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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
REQUESTS TO DIOCESE.
VIII Of the Late Daniel w. Robinson
Filed i'm Probate Court.

burlington, Jan. 26-The will of
the late Daniel w. Robinson of Burl-
ington, was entered in probate court
today. Several bequests are men
toned and the residue is to go t.
his widow, Elsie A. Robinson, but up
on the decease of Mrs. Robinson.
several public bequests become oper
ative.
Five thousand dollars is left to the
trustees of the diocese of Vermont,
to be known as the Mary Letitia Rob
inson fund, the annual income to be
paid st. Paul's parish and expended
in such a manner as the vestry may
deem best. An annual sum is also
left to the diocese, the income cf
which shall be given to the diocesan
missions in Vermont. One thousand
dollars is left for aged women and
$1,000 given to the Y. NJ. c. A. Elsie
A. Robinson, H. l.. Ward and G.. L.
Smith were commissioned as execu-
tors of the estate, while E. c. Mower
and NJ C. Grandy were appointed as
the commissioners appraisers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
HIGH WATER DAMAGE.
Trains Blocked by a Wash Out Cul.
vert on Saturday.

Brattleboro, Jan. 23.-Southern
Vermont experienced one of the
worst winter floods in it's history on
Saturday night Two days rain had
raised the Connecticut river and It's
tributaries to flood proportions and
the snow has nearly all been carried
off.
Early Saturday morning a culvert
between the old Central Vermont sta
ton in South Vernon and the new
station in West Northfield, Mass, just
below South Vernon, was carried
away. The culvert supported four
lines of track on the Connecticut and
Passumpsic division of the Boston &
Maine and the Central Vermont rail-
roads.
All trains south were from one 20
two hours behind schedule.
The West river overfowed its
banks, carrying the ice with it. Wa
ter and ice have set back in the hills
so that roads leading from Brattle-
boro to Dummerston, Williamsville
and Newfane are impossible, and
the Brattleboro retreat and the Brad
ley meadows are flooded. At the
lightning station at West Dummers-
ton the water is so high that the
plant has been rendered useless. A
foot bridge over Milestone brook
between Frost and Pearl streets has
been carried out and house in Es-
teyville has been moved from its
foundations.
Reports from the back country
districts are meagre, but the damage
is believed to be great, Roads in all
sections have been torn out and bad
ly gutted.
In the Hinsdale mountain road the
sleigh of M. II. Robbins, a milkmaG,
was overturned through the sinkinS
of a culvert. In order to escape Mr..
Robbins was forced to smash out the
front of his sleigh. He escaped and
pulled the horse from the river, but
the contents of the sleigh was total
loss.
Should the water continue to rise
grave fears are entertained for the
safety of the West river bridge, which
is being raised from its present posi-
ton by construction engineers of the
town of Brattleboro.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
BIG CUT IN RATES.
BrattlebOrO Power Concern Reduces
Price On Electricity.

Brattleboro, Jan. 26.-One of the
greatest booms that has come to
Rrattleboro and it's industrial con-
ditions, took place today when Man
ager e. NJ Adds of the Twin State
Gas and Electric Company, announc-
ed that a decided cut had been made
on electrical power per kilowatt. To
those using electricity for lighting,
the rate has been reduced from IL
to 13 cents. To Industrial concerns
of the three classes, the rate has
been reduced from TO- and 6 cents
to 8, and A cents. To the largest con
Germs, this means a cut of one-thiri
from the present rate.
The change is the result of the
abandonment Of the steam generatin /;
plan and the taking over of current
from the Connecticut River Power
Company's plant at Vernon. Brat
tleboro will now be able to offe.
heavy inducements to manufacturing
concerns, and the reduction marks
one of the greatest changes in a de-
cade.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
SPLINTER THROUGH NECK.
Unknown Man Operated on at st.
JOhnSbury HOSPITAL,

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 21.-The surgi-
cal staff of the Brightloog Hospital
here operated upon a man under
strange circumstances last evening
At about six o'clock team came hur-
rying into the hospital drives and
discharged it's passenger which prov
ed to be a man with a huge splinter
passed through his throat. The sur
geons saw that it was serious case
and set to work at once. 1t was found
that the splinter had nearly severed
the tongue of the unfortunate man
and it was feared that he would die.
This afternoon, however, hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
This morning the hospital manage
ment had no idea from whence the
patient came or who he was as he
was unable to speak on account of the
accident. At last it was discovered
that he was Abner j. McGrath, who
was employed by the Moose River
Lumber Company at Damons Corner.
McGrath ran an edger at the mill and
the peculiar accident occurred yes
terday afternoon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
CUT APPROPRIATION
House Eliminates Provision for I'M
migration OmmissiOn-CustOm
Court Salaries.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 24.-After
electing Representative Graham of
Pennsylvania a member of the Bal
| linger-Pinchot investigation commit
tee and passing seven District of Co.
lumbia street extension bills, the
House today took up and passed the
urgent deficiency appropriation mea-
sure. During the consideration of
this bill, bitter fight was. made
against an appropriation of $125,000
| to continue the immigration Com
mission until December. 1910, and as
the result of the efforts of Represen-
tatives Macon of Arkansas, Butler OF
Pennsylvania, Goldfogle of New
York. and SABBATH of Illinois, the pro-
vision was eliminated.
There was something of a fight
also over the paragraph appropriat-
ing for the salaries of the judges and
officials of the new court of Gus
toms Appeals. The law fixed the sal
ary of the judges at $4,000 a year,
but did not appropriate the money.
Chairman Tawney of the appropria-
ton committee, claiming that this
rate of payment would disarrange the
whole salary system of the United
States judiciary, fixed the amount as
1000 in the bills, which was then
adopted for the balance of this fiscal
year, the whole matter to be threshed
out when the permanent appropria-
ton for these judges come up in the
sundry civil bill. Half an hour be-
fore adjournment, the agricultural
appropriation bill was taken up Tor
consideration.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
DROWNED WHILE SKATING.
Two Young Men Met Death While
Going After Mail.

st. Adams, Jan. 25.-Frank NJ.
Hathaway, aged 2S years, son of Hi
ram Hathaway of ST. Adams Point,
and Glenn Jennis, a young man EN-
ployed by Mr. Hathaway as farm
hand, were drowned in Lake Cham
plain at st. Adams Bay last evening,
while skating from the Hathaway
place at st. Adams Point over to the
Bay to get the mail.
The young men left home about
| 1880 o'clock and carried a sail be-
tween them to hurry their passage
across the bay on their skates, a dis
tance of about three miles. Not re-
telephoned to the village at the Bay
only to find that the men had not
been seen there Searching parties
we're made up at once and patrolled
the ice all night. This morning the
young mems caps were found float
ing an dfollowed up this clue about
in crack in the ice only little way
from the shore opposite W. B. Hal
bert's store. 1t was evident that they
went into the water with such force
that the impetus carried them under
the ice at the other side. Hathaway
had apparently made a desperate
Lea, II 10 Il
on his overcoat being torn off as if
! he had worked hard to throw off the
circumference so that he might
swim.
The bodies were taken to the home
of W. B. Halbert where they were
prepared for burial after which the
body of Mr.. Hathaway was taken to
his home. No word has been re-
ceived from Jennis family this al
ternoon but his body will probably
be taken to Northfield as soon as
word has been received from the ia
mily
Hathaway leaves a wife, who was
Miss Bertha Meigs, a son, Robert,
aged about three years, and his moth
er and father. He and his family
lived next to the family home on the
old Hathaway farm by the lake
shore, that had been cleared by pio-
neering ancestry and has been in
the family name for a great many
years. Jennis had only been about
here for a few months. He came
from Northfield and it is said leaves
mother and several brothers and
sisters.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
NOT A CANDIDATE
Hon. Olin Merrill Decline to Run for
Governor This Year-Health VIM
Not Permit.
Especial to the Journal.)

New York, Jan. 21.-Hon. Olin
Merrill of Enosburgh Falls, was in
this city today to consult a promin
ent physician who was able to cure
him of a serious illness several years
ago. This physician advised him that,
while his health at the present time
is reasonably good, it would not be
safe for him to engage in a strenuous
political campaign. Mr.. Merrill
therefore announced that in view of
this fact he would not be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Governor of Vermont at the State
convention to be held next summer.
Mr. Merrill has been strongly urged
by many prominent Republicans to
become a candidate and it is known
that, had he consented, he would have
received very strong support. Mr..
Merrill had decided that, if this ply
sician, in whose judgment he placed
the greatest confidence, had assured
him that it was safe for him to en-
gage in the campaign, he would have
announced that he was candidate
for the governorship. This is the rea
son, and the only reason, why Mr..
Merrill refrains from entering the
contest, as he feels that in justice
to himself and to his family, he has
no right seriously to endanger his
health by assuming the arduors
labor which a hotly contested cam
paign always necessitates.
When asked if he knew of any
other probable entries in the field of
candidates, Mr.. Merrill replied that
he did not. This leaves Lieut.-Gov.
John A. Mead of Rutland and Hon.
Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morris
vile as the only candidates for the
office now in the field.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
HOWE RETAINED AS COUNSEL.
Vermont and New Hampshire Inde-
pendent Telephone Companies Sc
cure His Services.

Wells River, Jan. 26.-Harlan B.
Howe of st. Johnsbury will be re-
tanned as counsel for the Vermont
and New Hampshire Independent
Telephone Association next year. The
vote authorizing his employment was
the most important action taken al
the business meeting of the associa-
tion this morning. Mr.. Howe was
the representative from st. Johns
bury in the Legislature of 1908, and
his work in behalf of the independ-
ent companies is remembered by all
who were familiar with the affairs OF
that session. The public utilities
bill as passed was much different
from the bill as originally introduced
and to Mr.. Howe belongs much OF
the credit for effecting that changes
that were made. Howes great fight
of the session was on that bill, aud
if he proves as effective in the capac-
ity of a retained attorney as he was
III Tie SdpdSity VI iC6ioidlOi IiC ia
dependent companies need not have
much fear of hostile legislation.
The constitution of the association
was amended in several particulars
this morning, with the purpose OF
bringing the companies into closer
relations and Strengthening the as
sociation itself. An enthusiastic
feeling prevailed among the men,
bers present and they entertain the
belief that the prospects of the in
dependent companies are brighter
than they have oeon for years.
C. M. Libby of South Ryegate was
chosen president of the association; /;
DR.. o. d. Eastman Of Woodsville, N.
H., vice president; Mrs. Lena M.
Owen of st. Johnsbury, secretary and
treasurer The executive committee
appointed by the president consists
of the president and secretary eX-of-
ficio, e. H. Kennedy of Chelsea, c..
l.. Speare of Corinth d. L. Mcclure
of Hardwick, NJ. e Beckley of Gro
ton, c. A. Washburn of Corinth,, H /.
Il. Moore of Newport and G. r. An
drews of Northfield.
The Independent companies are
doing more business in the territory
in which they operate ,tdn are the
Bell companies and are firm in the
belief that they can wipe cut mon
opoly in this section.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
To HEAR CASE SOON
Attorneys Want Supreme Court t.
Advance Action to Test Tax Law
Both Sides Agreed.


Washington, d. c., Jan. 24.-The
Supreme Court was today urged to ad-
vance and hear out of turn the case
brought to test the validity of the Fed
eral corporation tax included in the
tariff act of last summer. Record
time has been made in this case, which
was brought to the Federal Court in
Vermont on January 10 By Stella p
Flint to restrain the Stone, Tracy
Company from the making the returns
on its business required under the tax
law. The court dismissed the bill on
January 90, an appeal was taken i'm
mediately and the record filed in the
Supreme Court January 21.
Today Mexwell Evarts of New YORK
counsel for Mrs. Flint, asked the court
to expedite its determination. Solicl-
tor General Bowers, on behalf of the
Government, also presented a petition
that the Department of Justice be per-
mitted to file briefs and take part in
the arguments. The Chief Justice said
the Court would take both motions un-
der advisement.
1t is not improbable that the day to
be fixed for hearing the case will be
March IA, that being the date upon
which counsel have agreed as agree
able to both sides. The Courts decis-
ion in the matter will likely be handed
down next Monday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
WATER SITUATION IMPROVED.
White River Junction Residents An.
ticipate No Further Difficulty.

White River Junction, Jan. "a. -
The reservoirs of the Hartford Wa
ter Company, which have been eX-
tremely low the past few weeks,
have been greatly benefited by the
thaw of last week. The capacity of
the rGdervoirs is about 90.000,00t
gallons. At present the greatest
number of the residents are receiv-
ing good supply of the necessary
fluid
Last week the water main under
White River bridge leading to that
part of the village designated as "The
Point" burst, and owing to this fact
the residents of this portion have as
yet no water. 1t is expected, howev.
err, that the main will be replaced at
once and all parts of the place re-
ceive the usual supply. 1t is about
three weeks since the Point residents
have melted snow carried water from
the Junction proper for drinking
purposes and had water carted from
the river for washing purposes,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
NEW LUMBER COMPANY.
National Flooring Company Organizes
and Absorb Tuo Concerns.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 2S,-The Nation
al Flooring Company, with a capital
stock of $4,000, is the newest stock
company in ST. Johnsbury and is Or
ganized for the purpose of increasing
the business at the old Northern Lum-
ber Company mill, now operated by
W. ID. Stinson. 1t also takes in the
mill and lands of the Hastings Supply
Company, in Lunenburg and Concord.
There are about 80 men now employed
at the Stinson mill and from 80 to 40
in the employ of the Hastings Supply
Company, so the new concern starts
off with about 10 employees
The company was organized b. C,
H. Stevens, Joseph Fairbanks, w. A.
Kicker and l.. w. Hastings. The first
meeting was held Friday and these di-
rectors were elected: w. d. Stinson,
Joseph Fairbanks and L. w. Hastings.
The directors have organized as fol-
lows: President, w. d. Stinson; trea-
surer, l.. w. Hastings; secretary, JOS
eph Fairbanks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
EASTERN STAR ENTERTAINED.
WenOna Chapter at White River
Junction Gives Annual Dance.

White River Junction, Jan. 25.--
Wenona Chapter, o. E. s., gave its
eighth annual concert, sociable and
dance at the opera house this even
ing. Leightsinger orchestra of Brat
tleboro furnished music, giving q
concert previous to the hour when
dancing begun. Frank d. Talbert
was chairman of the committee on
arrangements, while the floor mana
gers were Charles Jamason, A. A
Sawyer and C.. H. Brown. On the
reception committee were Bloomfie ID
'almer, Mrs. c. Lazelle, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Howard and Mrs. A. NJ. Hall.
The hall was very prettily decorated
for the occasion in red, blue, green
white and yellow.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
UNDERGROUND LAKE
Paris Rests on Shell of Earth Over
Vast Subterannean Expanse of
Water.

Paris, Jan. 26.-There is reason to
belive that the worst of the flood has
not yet been reached, as the Seine
has been rising all day, and at late
hour tonight it was still rising. Ov-
er night there was a spell of fair
weather and hopes rose in conse. e.
quence, but two or three hours later
snow began to fall and it has con-
tinued almost increasingly ever since.
Meteorological reports from the up
per valley of the Seine and it's af.
fluents, give no indication of perman-
ent improvement, and the central
weather bureau of Paris is unable to
encourage the hope that the down
fall will soon cease.
Water spread through several more
districts of the city during the day,
chiefly through the various subway.
1t is thought subtereanean lake ex-
lists under Paris with only a thin
crust to support the city. Water
bubbles through in the most uneE-
pected places. Workmen were en-
ployed on the main boulevards to-
day seeking holes in the paving, and
wherever they found a crack it was
cemented. A large part of the thor
oughfare in front of the st. Lazaire
railway station was closed by ropes,
lest the street subside. The same
thing was done in the Rue Royale
facing the church of the Madeleine.
1t is figured that there are at least
$4,000 persons sheltered tonight in
public buildings, glad to have a straw
mattress to lie on and soldiers ra-
tions for supper. Their homes and
furniture either lie soaking in mud
and water, or are completely wrecked
for several slight houses in the sub
urban districts collapsed beneath the
pressure of the flood.
The city itself has been divided into
sections for the distribution of relief
under the joint conci oil of the military
governor and the prefect of police.
The work done for the public under
their direction is of incalculable value
and the soldiers and police are busy
from daw nto dark. Tonight, of about
$4,000 persons residing in the district
of Javel, some 1000 are homeless.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
FIRE THREATENED STEAMER
Blaze in Shops of Champlain Trans
pOrtatiOn Company Causes Loss.

Burlington, Jan. 26.-Fire. which
was discovered early this morning IN
the saw mill, destroyed the machine
shop and paint shop of the Champlain
TRANSFORMATION Company at Shelburne
harbor. The loss is estimated IRON
$4,000 to $4,000.
The blaze caught in the boiler room
of the machine shop. Heroic work by
a bucket brigate of the employees
and the assistance received from Shel-
burne farms, the steamers vermont
Ticonderoga and Chateaugay were
saved as was the remainder of the
plant.
The fire will greatly Inconvenience
the company. The plant VIII be re-
built.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
COMMISSIONER ACQUITTED.
Burlington Board of Aldermen Fail
to Find Charges Against Him.

Burlington, Jan. 26.-Michael C.
Powers, the police commissioner ap-
pointed by Mayor j. e. Burke during
his former administration, was this
evening acquitted on the charge oil
negligence, incapacity and misconduct
preferred by the mayor and heard
before the Board of Aldermen last
night and all day today. The vote
stood 10 to 8 for acquttal, the al
dermen voting to sustain the charge
being Cowles and McCafrery, Repub-
licans, and Pine, Democrat. The
principal witnesses were two detec-
tives from Boston, who testified as to
the alleged irregularity of Powers
connecting him with the so-called
"sure thing" game here during the
tercentenary week last July. The
case has created widespread inter-
est.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
VALLEY FAIR PROFITABLE.
Reports of Officers at Annual Meet
ing Yesterday Showed Satisfactory
ConditiOn-New Executives Elect
Especial to the Journal }

|
Brattleboro, Jan. 21.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders and the
advisory directors of the Valley Fair
Association, was held today in the
Brooks House, when officers were
elected as follows President, DR.. F.
H. O'Connor; vice-presidents. Charles
j. ONeil of North Walpole. N. H., and
Frederick L.. Houghtoh of Bratteboro: I:
general superintendent, F. A. Shum-
way; secretary, Oscar +. Benson;
treasurer, F. c. Adams executive
committee, DR.. O'Connor, L. e. Hold
en-, A. B. Clapp, w. A. Shumway and
Frank G. Helyar; auditors, Herbert
B. Chamberlain, G. L. Dunham and
II. p. Wellman.
Following the election of officers,
the principal interest in this being
confined to the election of DR.. O'Con =.
nor as president, to succeed James
F.. Hooker and w. A. Shumway as
general superintendent to succeed j.
A. Taylor, Mr.. Taylor having resigned
sometime ago, after many years of
service with the association, the re-
ports of the treasurer were read and
accepted These showed a profit for
the last fair of $71573, a net indebt-
edness of $1,670.S1 and balance Of
&001 in tba troa ac,trtr
The annual complimentary dinner
to the directors and stockholders
was held at 12:4O o'clock and the
after dinner speakers were Vice
President Hooker, L. S. Judge J. L.
Martin, Rev. Roy NJ Houghton, f..
j. Waterman, Judge F. B. Hier and
Judge E. w. Gibson. The new pres
ident, Dr.. O'Connor is 40 years old,
and was born in Keesvlle, n. Y. He
is a graduate of st. Joseph's College
in Burlington, the University of Ver-
mont, the Montreal School of Phil-
osophy and the medical departments
of the University of Vermont and
Dartmouth college, the Long Island
College Hospital and ST. Mary's Hos
pital of New York. While at Dart
mouth, he pitched for two years on
the varsity baseball team He has
practiced medicine in Bellows Falls,
New York, Brooklyn and Brattle-
boro and is a surgeon on the staff Of
the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
He is a prominent member of Leo
Council X. of c. and has been State
deputy of that order.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
EPIDEMIC CONDITIONS IMPROVED
Diphtheria Situation at State Indus
trial School Looks Much Better.

Burlington, Jan. 26.-J. g. Weeks
of Middlebury, one of the trustees
of the State Industrial School, was
here this afternoon. Mr.. Weeks said
that the situation at the institution
as regards the epidemic of diphthe-
ria, has not been so bright in three
months, there being only about thirty
cases now, while month ago there
were more than a hundred.
DR.. Buttles of the State Labora-
tory, has been in charge of the cpl
demic since the meeting OF the
State Board of Health a short time
ago and the situation has greatly I'M
proved. All work of permanent
nature, which had been in progress
on the building. was abandoned al
the outbreak of the disease in octo-
hpT