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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
TOOK TASK
FROM JURY
Litlgants Settled Case in
County Court
BARRE BANK PLAINTIFF
Administrator Of Cabot Mans Estate
Sues Insurance Company for Inter
est On Fire Insurance Policy
Barre Liquor Case Up.

just after arguments bad been made
in Washington county court late yester.
day and before Judge Butler had started
TO charge the jury in the assumpsit eass
Of Barre Savings Bank a Trust com.
pany Vs. Charles Eliason Of South Rye
gate, the parties to the suit got together
and settled the case. 50 that the entry
settled and discontinued" was entered
on the docket The nature Of the settle.
ment is not known, but it is understood
that there was cash transfer. The
bank was suing the defendant to recover
slfl.0s on a note signed BY William
Fraser and endorsed BY the defendant.
After the settling Of that ease. it was
announced that a settlement had been
reached in the similar case Of the Barre
Savings Bank & Trust company vs..
George Roben, also Of South Ryegates
and a like entry was made on the docket.
When court resumed this morning. the
case Of Michael Montgomery, admins
traitor ior the estate Of the late Levi j.
Walhidga d Cabot ". the Union Mu.
tual Fire Insurance company of Mont.
pelier was started. the plaintiff suing to
coliect interest on q fire insurance settle
ment. The plaintiff asked for interest
from the time of proof Of loss to time
Of payment, o period Of about FIVE years,
whIch would make the amount about
$500 The plaintiff did not put in any
evidence
Adiustor Denny testified for the DE-.
fendant company stating that his COM
pany had tried several times 70 pay the
amount Of the insurance but each time
Mr. Walbridge had stated chat there
WIS an attachment on the property and
putting the company OF J. n. sonber
represents TIE latter ia the present ac-
ii0n. and Harland b Howe the plaintiff.
Tho Jury which heard the 1se is. p. 6.
bancroft ard ~ v. Wiley Of Barre
Town, Solomon Bartlett and r. b.
Batcheider Of Plain6ed. William Cole.
81. of Barre City, T. j Foster Of Water
bury William Freeman Of Warren War
ren R Go0deh Of WOODBURY. Lee Lane
and Herbert Wells 81 Narshfeld. John
Murphy 81 Paystou and Grant Temple
ton Of Worcester
This morning Victoria IhPier and Ern-
est Deeollet Of Barre were afraigned be.
fore the court On the charge of Illegal
Keeping Of Liquor having been bound
over from tue Barre municipal court
Bail was fxea az 5000, which was FIT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
BRlTAIN'S NEW
NAVY ESTIMATES


London, March TO- The navy esti-
mates for 1910 which were issued by
the admiralty last night, provide for the
expenditure of S208,0Is,509, an increase
81 S27 ,s05.000 over 1863 The increase
IS almost wholly taken up BY shipbuild-
ing armaments, authorised bY Parlia-
ment before dissolution
The new program provides for five
large armord ships five protected eruis
ers 20 desmoYers and considerable
number Of submarines.
by April J there win be under con
struction seven battIesbips three ar
mored, nine protected and two unar-
mored cruisers, 81 destroyers and nine
submarines,
Tine estimates further provide for an
increase Of 1900 men in the personnel
Of the navy and tie completion during
1917 of two floating docks to aeeonmo-
date the largest battleships These VIII
be stationed az Portsmouth and Med
way.
Beinald McKenna ifst lord of the ad
mralty, in az explanatory statement
announces tie formation of new naval
mobilization department. and q perma.
ncut navy war couel consisting Of the
first Tea lord as president.s tue directors
of tha naval intelinneer and naval
mobilization departments ard other
oiliciels, to deal with al matters relat-
ing % preparation for war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
WALLS FALL
BURIED MANY
Casualties in Pittsburg Fire
Not Surely Known
GROANS DIRECT RESCUERS
Manufacturing Plant Of N. Lanz & Sons
Gutted Early This Afternoon, and
a Wall Fen On Eighteen
LaboreTs.

pittsburg. March iO.-A Are ii N,
manufacturing plant Of NJ LAM & Sons
early this afternoon was attended by
considerable loss Of life, The exact mum.
Der Of casualties not being known al
present One man was killed outright,
another is missing and seven were prob.
ably fatally injured.
At the height Of the fro, a wall col.
lapsed and fell on a gang Of eighteen
lahorers. buryinp them in the debris.
Reseuers set 10 work al once 20 get at
the dead and dying. but FIVE were still
buried at one o'clock, and groans conld
be heard by the crowd Of rescucrs. The
LAM plant was gutted by Ere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
MASS ASSEMBLY
WAS FORBIDDEN
But Philadelphia Strikers Insisted On
Meeting in National League
Baseball Park.

Philadelphia, March l0-Despite Di.
rector Of Public Safety Clays order,
prohibiting a strikers meeting In the
National league base ball park this aft
ernoon the strikers have posted orders
to all strikers to assemble to marcn to
the meeting. If they persist q clash
with the police is expected. an the
striking carmen to-day received five
dollars, the first strike benefits paid
Business interests are fearful that
the strike may become state Or nation
Al, and big meeting viii be held to-
morrow to make a new effort Co set
tie. There we're no disturbances early
to-day.
The success Of the strike leaders in
indueing somewhat over ] 900 employees
in the Baldwin Locomotive works TO
walk out yesterday afternoon, follow.
ing the early morning desertion Of pos
aihly as many more, was the most
striking development Of the day yes
ierday in the local situation 1nss
alone was enough to cause the com
mittee Of 10 IN charge Of the general
strike, to regard the day as It's most
successful day. Their claim that nearly
6,000 men Of the Baldwin plant. which
is an open shop and had hitherto re-
sisted strike pressure had quit was not
admitted by the company, which cut
the figure more than half
Tie strike leaders, however, were
seemingly satisfied that they had won
their most important victory and last
night announced that not only had many
hundred men from other plants joined
the ranks Of the strikers. but that the
next day or two would witness even
more important accessious to their
ranks
20 the threat Of country wide
strike il the local traction neads did
not agree to arbitration with their
men. the officials Of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company made curt re
sponse, announcing That they had said
their last word on arbitration and that
ii the widespread strike depended on ts
yielding to the arbitration demand. THE
strike would have to come Other evi.
dences, too, were given BY the city's
employers Of labor Of many classes Chat
there was confidence in their ranks that
q national strike could not, OF would
not, be forced and That the sympathetic
movement in the city, prtentous as it
now appeared, would wear itself out
Several firms announced that their
hands were returning to work and 9th
ers announced that they were content
to wait and let time work for them,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
Business Block at Corner Of
Main and Elm Streets
AND STRAIGHTEN STREET
Trustees Of Aidrich Fund Voted Last
Night to Erect Three-story Business
Block Where 1902 Building
Now Stands.

The Aldrich library trustees votei at
their meeting last evening to erect a
three-story business block IN place Of
the present buildings, now occupied BY
the National Bank Of Barre and Mer.
chant Fmser's grocery gore. The
work Of construction viii be begun as
soon a. practical
In preparation for the erection Of this
new block. the library trustees have
passed deeds With the city, 70 that Main
street, from the Wood block to the
corner, can be straightened Mrs. Helen
Fowler and Henry Wood Fowler. owners
Of the Wood block, have decided 70 the
Aldrieh library trustees the land lying
between the Wood block and the Na-
tional bank building, and have also re-
leased the restrictions on the land be-
tween the buildings, which ia covered
BY deed 10 Mr.. Aldrich Of 1855. These
concessions give the trustees lot large
enough on which to erect a block with
a depth Of 90 feet along the end Of the
Wood property, and close up to IT, The
new block win have Ga feet frontage on
Main street and 50 feet on Elm street.
The new building win Be arranged for
stores on the first floor, and the second
and third win be given over 70 Offices
But for the concessions Of Mr. and
Mrs Fowler, the trustees would not
be able 10 erect 80 satisfactory a struc-
ture on the lot, and as this assistance is
without material expense to the trustees
they feel very grateful to the donors Of
the land
A committee has been appointed 30
select an architect and secure plans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
FOSTER MAY GET
FATAL POSITION
In Case Of Congressman Perkins Death
He viii Be the Ranking Man for
Chairman Of House Foreign Af-
fairs Committee.

Washington. D. g., March I0.-The
critical illness Of Representative james
Breck Perkins emphasizes the fact that
the Craftsmanship Of the house foreign
affairs committee The FIRST victim was
Representative Robert Hit 81 Illinois,
probably the most famous chairman the
foreign affairs ever had, who died some
seven or eight years ago Hit, In an
unfortunate moment, decided 70 run for
the vice presidential nomination. made
the race for the prize, and died Of a
broken heart soon after his defeat.
Following him the chairmanship fell
10 the lot Of Representative Birdie"
Adams Of Pennsylvania. Adams com
mitted suicide supposedly on account
Of financial reverses
The chairmans shoes then fell to
Robert Cousins, Of Iowa, VINO far q
number Of years vas one Of the rec.
ognized leaders Of the congressional
younger set Cousins soon after sue-
ceeding Adams, failed in health and re.
tired from Congress.
Now, fourthly Mr. Perkins Is strlols.
en- and according to the news received
from his bedside at Garfield hospital
can scarcely recover. Representative
David Foster Of Vermont S the rank.
ing Republican member Of tile foreign
affairs committee aud II Mr. Perkins
dies, viii naturally succeed.
Some members are wondering wheth.
er Foster may not hesitate to accept
the place in view Of the rather terrifg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
FIGHT OVER FARM.
Is Being Aired in chitteuden County
Court

- aptHk fAArN Al NN4AttANeM N4NAty
Court
burlington, March 10. The case Of
John schillhammer vs.. Fanny S. Clerk
in an action Of assumpsit Of recover
s475, was begun yesterday afternoon in
chittenden county court. it being the
FIRST case to be tried at the present
term I. y Wilbur appears for the
plaintiff and r. J Brown and " A.
Bullard for the defendant The htgi.
gants reside Ia Jericho
The plaintiff aets up that the defend
amt purchased 4 farm 90 the late Nj H
Packard 81 Jericho, when mortgage
on the farin WAS given hack by Afr ana
Mrs Clerlzin me plaintiff, Mi Schil
hammer at Chat time endorsed seven
mortgage notes for husband ana wife
This was followed by The death of Alr
Clerkin, and Mrs Clerkin gave up the
farm ii was agreed that Mrs Clerkin
Should pay $50 to Mr. Packard and give
warrant decd to the farm Mr.. scbill-
hammer was released from his liability
by paying S75 20 Mr Packard and get
ting His notes, The defense viii try to
prove that the transaction involving the
transfer Of the property to Mr. Packard
included the cancellation Of the notes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
THIRTY TWO PAPER
MILLS lNV0L WE'D
IN Strike Of international Paper Com
pany Employes-Fifty Strike Break
ers On Hand To-day-No Local
Disturbances Yet.
Disturbances Vet.

glena Falls, N. VI, March 10. Fifty
strike hrea kers are here 10 replace the
three hundred employees Of THE Inter.
national Paper company. who walked
ont to Join the strike which threatens
II close thirty two mills of The paper
TRUST There has been no local dis
furbanee yet either here Of at Corinth
where Company 4. Of the state guard
IS doing strike duty Ten thousand
men win probably be involved by to-
morrow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
POSTAL CLERK ARRESTED.
Z. w. Han Of Peabody Charged with the
EmbezzIement Of Two Letters.

Boston. March l0 Edward w. Hall,
25 years Old, married and inoe 1896 a
clerk at tfe Peabody post Office, was ar
rested yesterday by United States Deputy
Marshal Young on a charge of embez
zling two letters, one containing and
the other SD, from the mails yesterday
He was brought before United States
Commissioner Hayes and held in 81 900
bail for q hearing to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
TALK OF THE Town.

Sim Allen advance agent for the David
Holcomb company which plays at the
opera house March II was 4 visitor u
this city to-day
6. q Church Of Whiting Is visiting
In Montpelier for a few days with
friends. many Of whom le made while
there last year as member Of the legis-
RtBre AIf Church has iust returned
from South Afriea, where Is went about
Six mentbs ago vita cargo d aheeR
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
One American Woman Badly
Injured
AND ANOTHER SLIGHTLY
State Department at Washington Got
Dispatch To-day Telling Of an
Attack on Visitors in
Jerusalem.

washington. D q. March lo.--Ieru.
salem dispatches to the state depart
ment say that Afghan fanatics fired
upon a party Of Americans, who were
visiting the mosque Of Omar seriously
wounding Miss ?. Moore Of Terre Haute,
Ind, and slightly iniuring Miss Ma.
tiIda Maurice Of New York
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
CHASING A NEGRO.
An Angry Mob on Tran in e ceorgs
Town.

Columbus Ca. March i0 Armed pos.
ses with bloodhounds yesterday after
noon followed the trail ~ Love Randall,
"a negro murderer, for Us miles across
Stewart county in the direction Of OK
umbus. with the certainty af a yneh-
ng q the negro was caught.
Following i dispute Tuesday with Rol.
and s. Kite, assistant overseer 81 the
plantation on which Randall n employed
Randall and his wife attacked KITE vino
was stabbed by the woman Early yes
terday morning, Randall stabbed r.,
stratford, the oyerseer, as the Btter
was entering the plantation commissary.
stfatfofd drew his pistol but the negro
managed to gain possession OF It and
shot stratford To DEATH
Randall's wife. with a baby il her
arms and two small children by her side,
crossed the Aiver 10 the Alabama side.
There has been no attempt to arrest
the woman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
pRuaeEp ANp RoBpEp.
Syrian Merchant at Danbury, Conn,
Tells Tale to Police.

Danbury, Conn, March l0.-Mahs.
mood sarris, Syrian merchant IN this
city, complained yesterday to the police
that he had been drugged and robbed of
$1,000 on country road between Long
Hill and Bridgeport, early Tuesday
morning. sarris started from here Mon
day night 10 drive 10 Bridgeport IN
company with two men whom Ne knew
as James Rummellotes and Joseph Burg
hi. Ills story To sbe police Is tnat his
companions attacked him ID lonely
place on THE road and, after robbing
him threw him from TIC wagon He
recovered his senses sometime later and
walked to Bridgeport
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
SURE. ross Will RUN.
Former vermonter Decides to Be Can
didate for Congress.

Boston. March TO- Eugene N Foss.
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
governor OF Massachusetts at the last
state election, decided to-day to run as
Democratic candidate to succeed the
late Congressman w. G. Lowering in
the fourteenth district He VIII op.
pose w r Buchanan Of Brockton, the
Republican nominee Mr.. Foss and the
Democratic state committee were in con-
ference here to-day
An official announcement Of Foss for
the candidacy by the Democratic state
committee IS expected this afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
MONTPELIER CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Mostly Reappointmeuts-Ned Alexander
Chief Of Fire Department.


Ihe hrst meeting q ne Montpelier
city council was held last evening, al
the members peing present except Al
dsrman Atnerton. WHO was kept away
by The Illness q relative. Az the
city officials q iasf year We're reap.
pointed eNcept where tae RESIGNATION af
Chief John Wnaien mace cnauges nec-
essary N the fife depar tlneft. Ned a.
Alexander was made chiet e succeed
AAr. Wnaleh,
4 temporary loan, not to exceed slVs-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
TRIED 10 HANG HIMSELF.
Jeremiah w Collins Of Lawrence is
Hala at Nashua.

Nashua, N fl, March l0 Jeremiah
W. Collins, who claims to live in Law
renee, attempted To hang himself with
his suspendaFs II d cell last night
Collins walked into The police station
and asked for revolver. stating that
he wanted To Kill himself Ee was
locked lip for drunkenness. a few min
utes later he was found with his sus-
penders tied "a the cell door and around
Ills neck Ere was taken out and placed
ii a padded cell aud was afterward at-
tended hy Dr. 2. j Mclaughlin RE
refused to give further information
about himself
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
ALI-NIGHT LIGHT
Installed at Depot Square 10 Welcome
People to Town

The Consolidated Lighting company
put up tungsten street light on Depot
square for the city yesterday This
light win be bnrnea ali night and Il one
of several which the city will have in-
stalled IN The darkest places on the prin-
cipal streets for allnight burning. The
light Is hung from an electric pole oppo
site jacks hiqeh room and is To be
turned on and of By the police. The
company put on a l50-watt light, IN
stead Of 80-watt, which Che city or
dered Manager Millar stated that The
company did this TO show up what the
I50-watt lights will do. The rate which
the city win pay win be only the 4o-
watt rate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
Confidential IL

After all, Burlington is Just the kind
Of place that a runaway boy would
pick ont to make a fool Of himself
IN This is confidential to Franklin
county readers 1t viii not appear in
other editions Of this isaue-St Az
bans Messenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
WANT ssArE AID.


Burlington March TO- Mayor Burke
received 4 petition yesterday, signed By
large number Of legal voters, asking
that city meeting Be called TO see
of they VIII vote to raise sum Of
money not 70 exceed $500 to Be expend-
ed upon the city highways, IN excess n
The amount required by law TO be pised
for highways, and whether they viii
authorize the city council to appropriate
such excess for the benefit Of the high
ways II the city votes 70 expend $500,
the state viii furnish "a additional
$500 A similar offer was declined last
year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
LEAVES SONS IN VERMONT.
Mrs. Laura Beokwith Joy Dies in Lud-
low, Mass.


low, Mass.
Ludlow, Mass, March l0 Mrs Laura
Bsckwitn JOY aged 80, widow Of David
Joy and q wellkBown church and char
ity worker, died here yesterday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs "A Fl Bart
lett of North street
Mrs. JOY was born Ia Sutton, Nt her
maiden name being Miss Laura Beck
with In 1864 She came To Springfield
and lived there for no years having
been prominent in Che State treat Bap
tist church NH and Mrs JOY remov-
ed to Ludlow in 1874 where Dir JOY
died about l2 years ago
Mrs Joy leaves two sons, John JOY
of West Burke, VII. ana Daniel 81 New
bury, Vt Tine funeral viii BE held att
the home it 2.89, Friday afternoon,
with burial in Ludlow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
HUNDRED KNIGHTS THERE.
Annual Inspection Of Beauseant Com
mandery at Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, Marcn To- The annual
inspection Of Beaeseant commandery
took place last evening in Masonic hall.
A banquet was served at 6.l5 and was
attended BY about 100 knights in full
reealia. visitors being present from
Springfield and Northampton, Mass
Bellows Falls Rutland and other places.
Frank ID Dewey Of Montpelier, eminent
grand commander Of the grand com
manderv. and his suite received Ia full
ceremonial form The order Of The
temple was conferred
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10

Rev Jsmes r Harper who has been
pastor of the Congregational church
At North Bennington for nearly five
wears win preach bis farewell sermon
next Sunday and VIII soon after leave
loI Wilton Mass. where be has aceept-
ed eall extended By the First Congre-
gational church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10

teryiew with him that be accepted full
responsibility for MeFadden's act. lat.
er ia the evening Bulllt was released
on an order signed hy Magistrate Cor.
man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
ANorHER AvIAToR 80 nIE.
AS Result Of a Fail Of Forty Feet from
Bleriot Aeroplane.

Pau, France, March 10 Aviator
lorraine, III a Bleriot aeroplape. fell
forty feet and may die as q result The
aeroplane was smashed to splintera.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10
ON OLD oFEENsE.
Laroy Wilmot Goes to Jail at Chelsea
foF Three Months.

Chelsea, March l0.-In August, 1908,
March Al. Wilson. then states attorney
Of this county issued complaint
against laroy Milmot Of East Thetiord
for selling Intoxicating liquor contrary
TO law and until Monday Of this week
Wimot bad successfully evaded arrest
bY keeping ont Of The state But Mon
day. however, Deputy Sheriff George NJ.
Wilson of Post Mills learned the fact
chat Wilmoi was within his jurisdiction,
and 10 short order gathered him in, and
ION Tuesday at East Thetiord WiImot
was brought before Justice Of The Peace
C. c. Emerson. He entered plea Of
not guilty whsreupon the present states
attorney, s. e Wilsou, proceeded 20 put
in The states evidence. and after having
his memory feffeshad by q rehearsal Of
the evidence the respondent retracted
hs original plea and entered q plea o.
guilty Justice Emerson sentenced him
to bard labor ii the county jail for a
term of not less than three months nor
more than five months, and Deputy VIII.
son made the commitment 10 the popular
county hostelry Tuesday evening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10

We have inst received a new line Of
hand embroidered lingerie waists we in-
Yite your inspection. Paris shiFtwaist
House,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-10

Mrs. Jennie Ashley Robbins. widow Of
the late Edward Robbins, died at The
home 81 her dauYbteF. Mfs flarry o. Flint,
Wednesday morning from heart failure
after q decline 81 several weeks follow
ing an attack # the mumps. she was
"a most highly respected lady, with a
large circle 81 friends. Her age was
6s.
a meeting Of The Listers Of the vari.
.ous towns IN this county has been set
for March Is st the town han IN this
town, when the various phafes Of the
listing law viii Be discussed, for the puf
pose Of famillarizine the officers with
their duties ard arriving at a uniform
basis Of apprsising property. At this
meeting. The states attorney viii be
present 10 cid tie listers 10 a correct
Interpretation Of the law governing their
duties This viii Be a meeting at which
much benefit can Be derived and every
lister il the county should endeavor to
avail himself Of the opportunity to Be-
present
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-07

a ready market, farming will not be
built up
The supply Is already less than the
demand and we must develop our
farms
1T would be a splendid thing for the
grocers if you were to drive the ped
dlers out Of business; 1t would De a
splendid thing for the grocers if scr1e
of their own number were driven out
Of business. but it would not be a good
thing for the consumer and the wife OF
the man who earns 500 per month
Sweeney RidicuIes HuckxIerx.
Sweeney said, smiling: Il nearly be-
came frightened when our friend mt
mated that We depended on the buck
sters- If there is any attempt ut a
combination or trust we have two dis
trict courts and a grand jury chat can
investigate conditions
Nichols then said: Mr. Sweeney has
attempted TO turn this thing to ridicule,
but I am not going to take up your
time any further. I simply submit the
proposition TO you fairly as I have PEE
scented it,
Mayor Robinson then reported that
the council would take the matter Up
and report on it next Thursday 81 the
regular meeting.
Blumentha1 later asked the other
aldermen TO be present at p H. Ned
nesday for the purpose of considering
the amount Of license.