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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

no for consideration, but were left in
the hands Of the officers and executive
committee. The officers elected were
President, Thomas Magner, Burlington;
first vice president, l.. S. Norton, Ben
nington; second vice president, +. 3.
North, Burlington; secretary, Glenn A.
Wilkins, Morrisville; treasurer, 5. ).
Ballard, Montpelier; executive commit.
tee, f. L. 0'Brien, Burlington, J. c.,
Farrar, Rutland, and H. c. Elliot, Bel
lows Falls. After the adjournment of
the business meeting, a banquet was
served, with postprandial speeches by
Governor Mead, j. A. DeBoer, president
of the National Life Insurance company,
Guy w. Bailey secretary Of state, and
Edward H. Deayitt, state treasurer.
Archie Wiley was arrested Thursday
in Duxbury, charged with tampering
with the switches in the Central Yer
mont yards at Middlesez, and the boy,
who Is only about ID years old, is now
in charge Of Sheriff Tracy. He was
sent to Vermont by the state of Massa
chusetts department for neglected chill
dren and had been living on the farm
of Bert Demeritt in Duxbury for eight
or ten weeks. 1t is thought the boy
has been tampering with the switches
for some time and he has confessed that
he opened the switch by pounding it
with stone on one occasion. He seems
to realize the seriousness of the offence
aud the question now is what viii be
the best way of Furnishing him, II he
is sent back to Massachusetts,, it viii
relieve him Of paying the penalty and
it Is probable that he win either be sent
to the reform school at Vergennes or
allowed to remain at the farm Of Mr..
Demertt, where he is still, if Mr.. Dem.
eritt cares to take the responsibility
Of BRINGING him UP.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16
AN ANNINERsARY.

Barre people and, in fact, all people
in the Barre granite belt are feeling
better than they did one year ago to-
day, the date on which the long labor
trouble started, continuing thirteen
weeks to the very great detriment Of the
industry and the people dependent upon
it. To-day there is good feeling, and
the prospects are as good as the average
at this time Of the year. Therefore, we
can look forward to the coming Thanks
giving season with much more compla-
cence than we faced the same period one
year ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

The Democrats are already squabbling
over the speakership of the national
House when they shall come into power
there, and thereby they are jeopardizing
their chances on one of those few oeca-
sions when they have a chance. Champ
Clark, as the leader of the minority see
tion in previous sessions, is the natural
selection for the Democratic nomination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16
We Knew a Professor Once

whose college work will be known by
his constant use of the terms practical
work and "the average man" The
average man win find on investigation
that msuring his life is the most practi-
cal work he ever did for his family or
for society. National Life Insurance Co,
Montpelier, vt. (Matual.)
S. S. Ballard. General Agent, Mont
pelier, VT; N. B. Ballard, local agent,
Barre, VT. tMutuali
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

A Lynn, Mass, man who only three
years ago was pronounced by medical
experts to be a perfect man physically,
has just died of heart failure. Less
perfect men do not know now whether
to take courage or number their days
hess
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

Springfield, Mass, may be one Of the
country's most attractive cities, but its
murders are not one of those features
Springfield is constantly contributing to
Massachusetts record Of such cases
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

Maine, likewise, is rather backward in
population, though the percentage Of
gain is about double that Of Vermont
and New Hampshire. But Names po-
tato population goes merrily on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

ton. The Judge also accused the attor-
news OF the Rutland road with having
drawn up the bill presented by those rep
resenting Burlington. When this was
called to the attention OF A.. w. Law
renee, counsel for the Rutland road and
pretty smooth proposition in the way
Of lawyer, who was not present when
it was made, he promptly denied it; all
Of which was extremely pleasing to those
who are fighting for new station at
Burlington.
II is said that there is some question
about the governor signing the bill put
ting a tax on evergreen trees cut Tor
shipment without the state. The gov
ernor has had remarkably good luck
with the two bills he has already vetoed,
but when he strikes something the House
is really interested in he is very likely
to find that the overriding of veto is a
very simple and easy matter There are
a dozen men in the House who could
oppose veto and carry the House with
them, and while, of course, no meritori-
GUS veto will be turned down, it will not
do to tri1e with the dignity Of the House
too far,
Mr. Cory Of Montpelier did neat
little trick yesterday, when he persuaded
the House, with the aid Of Mr. Peck of
Burlington, to reconsider the vote taken
only a few minutes before, killing the
bill to make Columbus day a legal holi-
day The bill was reported adversely,
but it has now been ordered to a third
reading and is very likely to pass when
it comes up this afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

The statement that the use of rifles
is barred in the first deer season in
Massachusetts since 1898 leads to the
conviction that the deer are tame enough
to be attacked with a club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

The Panama canal will be finished
December !, 1913. Barres big ditch is
scheduled for completion January |, 1911.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

The Massachusetts governorship comes
high at $4,000 expenditure by Mr.. Foss,
to say nothing Of other expenditures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

The legislature might introduce a bill
to prohibit the introduction of more
bills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

The sobs and thrills have played their
part womanly in the st. Adams murder
trial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

Dissatisfied steamship passengers car
now aeroplone back home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16
MONTPELIER.
Ernest Brothers, Prominent In Police
Court Here, Wanted for Forgery.

Court Here, Wanted for Forgery.
Ernest Brothers formerly Of this city,
was arrested Saturday night in St. Al
bars upon a warrant issued from Platts-
burg, n. ", whore he was wanted on
the charge of forging checks. He had
been working in ST. Adams, but Is
thought to have learned that officers
We're after him, as he left there. He
took roundabout way, probably
through st. Johnsbury, White River
Junction TO Randolph, where he bought
ticket 10 Canada, Word was sent
ahead that he was on the train and at
st. Adams the immigration officers took
him He declared that he was a deputy
sheriff, on his way to Canada to make
some arrests, but was recognized by the
authorities and placed in Jail until the
arrival of an officer from Plattsburp,
who took him to that city. Montpelier
has several charges against Brothers,
who has figured considerably in local
excitement, attempting once to take his
life, after a quarrel with his wife, and
otherwise figuring in police circles.
Chief Durkee Of Montpelier was sent
a circular from Plattsburg, asking him
to be on the lookout for the man, but
he evidently avoided Montpelier.
4 daughter was born Monday to Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Locklin OF fremont
street.
A ten-pound son was born Monday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Smith Of As East
State street.
The will Of Sarah A. Bonohan has
been admitted to probate court. All
the real and personal property, valued
at $1,000, goes to her daughter, Mrs.
Lucy Sayers of Roxbury, and her chill
dren
The marriage of Miss Hazel +. Burn
ham and E. Stanley Jayne of North
Adams, Mass, takes place this after
noon at o'clock at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. C. E, Moulton, Rev. S. F.
Bloomfield OF Bethany church officiating
Articles Of association were filed yes
terday at the office Of the secretary of
state by the ladies' aid society of Union
Village, which is organized for the pur-
pose Of holding real and personal estate
or to erect buildings in which to hold
meetings. The proceeds OF the society
are to be used for religious purposes,
aud the subscribers are Mrs Kate NJ.
Ruggles. Mrs. Maud B. Gates and Mrs.
Emma A. Tilden of East Thetford and
Mrs H. f. French and Mrs L. O. Ellis
Of Union Village.
Miss Emily Garfield, formerly Of Bur
ington, gave the first Of series Of
three lectures last evening at the Kel.
logg Hubbard library hall, under
Che auspices Of the woman's club,
for the benefit of the district nurse fund.
Her subject last night was Through
Southern Greece on Horseback" Her
address was illustrated with stereoptieon
slides, which seemed 10 place her hear
ers in Greece itself. On Thursday even
ing, her address viii be on Brave Lit
tie Holland aud on Saturday evening,
Through Sicily and Pompeii."
Twenty-Five members of the Vermont
Lie Underwriters society met last night
at Miller's inn for banquet and the
annual business meeting. The assoeia-
tion is in a prosperous condition. Sew
eral matters Of business were brought
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

What is more, not every Vermont
woman has 100000 to give away.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16

Entered at the post office at Barre as
second class matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-16
fl:HER)Gi.iEi::..R....i..S. .. &:!i:G.

The big store with little prices
ia North Main Street. Barre, Vermont
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
BLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED
ON THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Over 1000 Miles of the Company's s
Lines are Now Protected by the
Appliance.

A bulletin just issued by the
Interstate Commerce commission
gives the mileage of railways in
the United States operated by
the block system on January l,
1910. 1t shows that 2,O8O.1
miles of track on the Southern
railway, constituting 80 per cent.
of the entire mileage of the
system, is now equipped with
this safety appliance.
The working of the block
system may be best explained
by taking two block stations.
Gainesville, Ca, and Oakwood,
Ga, for example. A train ap-
proaches Gainesville bound for
Atlanta. The telegraph operator
at Gainesville asks the operator
at lakewood if he can have the
block for the approaching train.
II there are no trains between
Gainesville and Oakwood the
operator gives the required per
mission and both operators make
a record of the time, train
number, etc. The operator at
GAINESVILLE then clears the signal
by pulling it down to an angle of
about 60 degrees below horizontal
after the train comes in sight.
That is called clearing" the
signal and is done after the
train comes into sight to assure
the engineer that the signal is
cleared for him and he will not
proceed into the block unless he
sees it go clear" This
assures him that he is not taking
a signal given a preceding train.
AS soon as the train passes the
signal the operator returns the
signal to a horizontal position.
This indicates danger, stop, 3"
and it remains in this position
as long as the train is in the
block. 1t will be noted that two
men, one at each end of the
block, must cooperate to allow a
train to enter. This provides a
check which effectually prevents
mistakes, it being unlikely that
two men would make the same
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Fort Mill Loses to Yorkville.

Honest Injun, cross your heart
and hope to die if you tell, Bo, and
I'll take your word for bond that
you'll keep this thing quiet: The
Fort Mill boys went over to the
ancient town of Yorkville last
Wednesday and lost three games
of ball. 1t was this way, Bo:
Fort Mill has a fairly good anna
teur team. Well, they were in
vited to the capital of the county
for series of games and accept
ed the invitation, thinking the
contests would be between anna
teurs. That's where they were
tagged for overrunning the base.
The Yorkville ball folks were so
anxious to win the games that
they had gone to the expense of
hiring a team, composed largely
of professionals and semi-profes-
sionals. But at that, the Fort
Mill boys do not complain. You
understand they are in the game
for the love of the sport, Bo, and
it is not a matter of life or death
with them whether they win.
They neither sing songs of tri-
umph over victory nor despair in
defeat.
so they are willing to accord
the Yorkville boys whatever
qualification there is in dressing
up a team of hired help in York
vile uniforms and claiming that
they are the towns ball players.
AS | said, 30, or meant to say,
there is no dark brown taste in
the mouths of the Fort Mill boys:
they are used to defeat. They
did, however, feel that in each
of the three games a little more
might have been given them by
the umpire. The score? Well,
let's forget it. Fort Mill got
beat; that's all. The Yorkville
team is over here for a series of
games, beginning today (W ed
nesday) and our boys hope to do
better on the diamond, but do
not hope to excel the kind and
hospitable treatment they re-
ceived off the diamond over
there. Now, | enjoin you to
keep all this quiet except the
visit of the YorkviIle team. Let
everybody know they are here. "
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Mr.. Witherspoon's Fine Reduced.

About a hundred Yorkville
citizens felt enough interest in
the second hearing of the case of
the town of Yorkville against
j. Harvey Witherspoon to attend
the trial at the court house
Thursday morning. Mr.. Wither-
spoon was charged with fighting.
He is the superintendent of the
graded school in Yorkville. On
June 18th ball game which he
was managing was played by
the school team and the Hickory
Grove boys. Mr.. Witherspoon
endeavored to collect an admis-
sion fee to the game from r. M.
Whitesides, a 50-year-old citizen
of Yorkville. Mr.. Whitesides
refused to pay and would not
leave the grounds when ordered
to do so by Mr.. Witherspoon.
Mr.. Witherspoon then caught
hold of Mr.. Whitesides and
threw him to the ground, choking
him a little.
Mr.. Witherspoon was tried
for fighting before the acting
mayor, j. M. Starr, and given a
fine of $40. He considered the
mayors fine exorbitant and ap-
pealed to the town council for a
rehearing of the case. The re-
hearing was held Thursday
morning and the council reduced
the fine to $40, after listening to
the testimony of several wit
nesses and the speeches of the
lawyers-W. w. Lewis for the
prosecution and Thos. F. Mellow
for the defendant.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Local Boys Give Catawbas a Game.

The novelty of seeing an Indian
baseball team at play was wit
messed on the local diamond
Saturday afternoon when the
Catawbas came to Fort Mill for
a game with a local team. The
Fort Mill boys were generous
and presented the game to the
Indians after it was seen that
they could have beaten the red
skins with ease. The score was
II to 10 in favor of the Catawbas.
More interest was manifest in
the personnel of the Indian team
than in the result of the game.
Their oldest player, John George.
was about 40 years of age, and
their youngest player, the second
baseman, a little brave not more
than Is. A Chippewa, VIII
Saunders, from Minnesota.
played the short ield for the
Catawbas. The batteries were:
Catawbas, John George and
Floyd Owl; Fort Mill, AL Fergu-
son and Holt Ardrey.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Fort Mill Man CharIotte's Chief.

A fist fight on the streets of
Charlotte Saturday afternoon be-
tween Recorder d. b. Smith and
Chief of Police T. NJ. Christen-
bury, both of that city, resulted
IN the elevation of a former Fort
Mill man, Sergeant James Nj.
Youngblood, to the office of the
latter, which he is filling until
the executive board of city coun-
Gil acts upon the case of assault
which has been made out against
Mr.. Christenbury. Sergeant
Youngblood is filling the position
of chief of police satisfactorily
and it is said to be not unlikely
that he will be elected to fill the
office permanently should Mr..
Christenbury be indefinitely sus-
pended or dismissed from the
service. Some years ago Ser
geant Youngblood was citizen
of Fort Mill, being am employe
of the Charlotte Brick company.
The difficulty between Record
er Smith and Chief of Police
Chrlstenbury grew out of a re-
port that the latter was taking
part in the election for solicitor
in Mecklenburg county. Re
corder Smith was a candidate
and the report became noised
abroad that the head of the police
department was working against
him. The two men met Satur-
day afternoon and a personal
difficulty ensued between them.
Chief Christenbury is said to
have been the aggressor. Hence
the action of the executive board.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Death of Arthur Potts.

Arthur Potts, the 23-year-old
son of Mr.. Walter Potts, of the
Steel Greek section of Mecklen-
burg county, died suddenly at
the store of his father Monday
morning. Mr.. Potts was in ap-
parently good health a few min
utes before his death and the
announcement that he was dead
was a great shock to his family
and friends. He was member
of Steel Creek Presbyterian
church, where the funeral SER
vices were conducted by his pas
tor, the Rev. Mr.. Cleveland.
The burial was in Steel Creek
churchyard Tuesday afternoon.
The dead young man has a
number of relatives in Fort Mill
and was a frequent visitor to
this place. He was a nephew of
Mr.. j. II. Potts, who attended
the funeral. He was said to be
the tallest man in Mecklenburg
county, his height being 6 feet
6 inches.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Reasons for Small Wheat Crop.

A number of Fort Mill farmers
do not agree with the statement
made in The Times two weeks
ago by Mr.. w. J. Stewart that
the lands of this section are not
adapted to wheat-growing. One
farmer told of the unusual
yield he had received from a few
acres which he put to wheat
some years ago, but admitted
that he had abandoned wheat
growing on his plantation to be
able to devote practically all his
land to cotton and corn. Another
farmer who mentioned the mat
ter stated as his opinion that the
lands of this section are not un-
suited to growing wheat, but
that the seasons are so uncertain
that it does not pay to risk a
failure with wheat since there
are more certain crops which can
be grown. Still another farmer
thinks that the reason why
there is so little wheat grown
hereabouts is because of the poor
quality of flour which is turned
out by the mills. The average
man is not now satisfied with
flour, however wholesome and
nutritious it may be, if it is
off color" it must be as white
as the product of the great roller
mills of the West and Northwest
much of which is adulterated
and unfit for human consump-
ton even though it be of better
quality but unbleached. What
ever the cause, all agree that
there is not one-tenth the acreage
in wheat that there was 20 years
ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Charlotte Citizen Kills Himself.

James w. Wadsworth, one of
the wealthiest citizens of Char
lotte, who was known in a busi-
ness way to hundreds of people
in York county, committed sui
eide at his home at $3.50 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Wads-
worth shot himself in the head
with a pistol. Death followed
an hour after the shooting. The
excessive use of stimulants and
worry over business matters
We're given in a statement by
the family as the cause of the
act. A brother of Mr.. Wads-
worth, Charles Wadsworth. took
his life in a Greensboro On. c.
hotel last year.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Mecklenburg's Vote for Clerk.

In the Democratic primary
election in Mecklenburg county
Saturday, Clerk of Court J. A.
Russell, who is we'll known in
this section, failed of a majority
vote and will therefore have to
go into second election, which
is being held today, with his
highest opponent, G. c. Moore.
In North Carolina, as in this
State, majority vote is neces-
sary in the Democratic primaries
to secure the party nomination.
This Mr.. Russell failed to get. In
deed he ran 739 votes behind Mr..
Moore. There were 1882 votes
cast in the race for clerk of court.
Of this number Mr.. Russell re-
ceived 1,045 and Mr.. Moore
l, 7S4. 1t will be seen. there
fore, that to secure the nomina-
tion, If the total vote is the same
in second primary, Mr.. Russell
will have to gain 972 votes. Upon
the same basis Mr.. Moore would
have to gain only 1873 votes. Mr..
RusselPs friends fear that he
will not be able to overcome the
handicap.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Capt. Allison Again in the Service.

The friends of Capt. J. A.
Allison have been pleased to
note during the last ten days
that he is again in the passenger
service of the Southern railway.
as conductor of trains 35 and 28,
between Charlotte and Columbia.
For the lest two years Capt.
Allison has been in i'll health and
has been on his truck farm in
Florida recuperating. In point
of service, he is one of the
Oldest conductors on the South
ern. Capt. Allison succeeded
Capt. E. Bonie Chase, who has
returned to his old run on the
Columbia and Asheville division,
which he held for 80 years be-
fore coming to the Columbia
division two years ago as the
successor of the late Capt.
w. H. Sprinkle.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1910-06-30
Will Not Speak in Fort Mill.

Lieutenant Governor T. c..
Mcleod will not come to Fort
Mill Friday evening to make a
speech to the voters of this com
munity in behalf of his candidacy
for governor. Some days ago
local friends of Mr.. Mcleod con
ceived the idea of having him
come to Fort Mill from the county
meeting in Yorkville Friday, but
an agreement has been reached
by the various candidates for
State Office making the county
to-county campaign that no
political speeches are to be made
by any candidate during the
campaign at other than scheduled
meeting places. This agreement
kills the proposed Fort Mill
speech of Mr.. Mcleod as well as
the meeting which it was hoped
10 have in Rock Hill Friday
night.