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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
TALK OF The TOWN.

Mrs. Noble s. Love went to Northfield
to-day for a visit with friends.
Special sale of boys and girls fleece
lined hose, l5c pair at Perry's Satur-
day.
Mrs. E. J. Owens went to Mortified
to-day for a few days visit at her for.
mer home
J. S. Potts of Battle Creek, Mich,
advance agent for the Uncle Toms Cabin
Co, was in the city yesterday.
NJ. w. Brown Of Boston, district man.
agcr Of the Direct Importing Co., was in
the city to-day on business connected
with the company's branch store here.
Billiards. steamship agency has re-
ceived word Of the arrival Of the steam
ship Berlin, at Naples yesterday. A
half-dozen or more Barre people took
passage on this vessel.
The public is cordially invited to wit
ness the d. o. X. X. "pee-rade" at 1880
O'Clock Friday evening on Main street
between Depot square and the city hall
The Barre Citizens band will lead the
procession followed by the diguitaries
and the royal Bengal tiger.
Wednesday and Thursday arrivals at
the City hotel were as follows: +. l.
Hodxins, Woodsville, y. H.; J. 4. Cole
ST. Albans; T. c, Brophy, Boston; Mrs.
Adelaide Webster. Montpelier; C. J.
SChulte. William r. Rhodes, Buffalo. y.
Y. G. r Dare. Worcester. & w Wit
ters, St. Albans: T. T Romer, Boston;
T. F. Jones, Reading; G. A. Love, Roch-
ester, y. y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
CAR PLUNGED OFF TRACK.
Some Exciting Moments for Passengers
On West River R. R.

Ou west hAFGA ~ ~
Brattleboro, Dec. l.-At 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon the two rear cars
of the mixed train on the West River
division Of the Central Vermont rail
road went off the rails about mile and
a half north of West Dummerston sta
ton. Though there were a number Of
passengers in the combination baggage
and passenger coach, no one was se-
riously injured as the ear careened and
toppled over on to its side, throwing
the passengers on the seats and under
them. Judge A. f. Schwenke Of Brat
tieboro was the only person having an
opportunity to Jump and he sprained
enc leg and was badly shaken up do
ing it, Mrs. Mary Golf aud daughter,
Hazel both Of Brattleboro, were badly
shaken up and Mrs. Goh received bruises.
Ernest /. Waterman, chairman Of the
board Of village bailiffs OF Brattleboro,
was thrown about in the baggage car
and mail sacks pinned him down. The
cause Of the accident is unknown. The
wheels climbed the rail aud the cars
went of the iron before the train could
be stopped. Had the coupling between
the two rear cars unfastened, the COM
bindtion car would have rolled complete.
~ over. 1t now lies on its side beside
the track.
The passengers spent several bad min
utes before they were extricated from
the overturned ear as two stoves start
ed fires which would have soon proven
dangerous The passengers were brought
to Brattleboro in a box car The train
was in charge of Conductor Thomas
Rouse and Engineer Jerry Curtin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
CARVER TAKES OFFICE
AS STATES ATTORNEY
States Prosecuting Office in Washington
County Transferred To-day to
Barre-0ther officers
Take Oath.

j. Ward Carver of this city took the
oath Of office to-day as states attorney
for Washington county to succeed Ben
iamin Gates of Montpelier, who has held
the Office for the last four years, and
hereafter the states attorneys Office
win be transferred to Barre into Mr..
Caryer's offices in the +. M. Averill block
on Main street The oath was admins
tered to the new states attorney by
County Clerk N. z. Smile in his Office
at the county court building. The states
attorney presented his bond for $1,000
which was signed by the American FL
delity company, and it was approved by
the assistant judges.
Assistant Judges w. r. Clapp of this
city and George IT, Dale OF Waterbury,
the latter Of whom succeeds Judge L. r.
Wells Of Middlesex, and Sheriff Frank
Tracy also took the oath of office this
forenoon. The county clerk was also
busy issuing commissions to the notaries
public
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
NEGRO BANDIT 81 AIN
WHILE ROBBING TRAIN
Was Shot by Railroad Watchman AS
He Was Going Through Passen-
gers-He Tried to Return

Memphis, Tenn, Dee. l.Jack Thorn
as, a negro of Blytheville, Ark, turned
bandit last night, terrorized and robbed
passengers aboard a westbound St. Louis
and San Francisco fast train and in the
cnd was shot to death by A. B. Wal
ton, railroad watchman,
The train, the ST. Louis. Memphis linz
tied, had just started across the bridge
over the Mississippi on the outskirts
of Memphis, when Thomas, revolver in
hand came through the doorway which
separated the white and colored smoking
compartments. He commanded "hands
up!" and there was a prompt compl-
ance by all the passengers. Then he
passed his victims along into the negro
section of the car, emptyng their pock-
cts as they went. Four had been di-
vested of their purses and trinkets when
Walton appeared, summoned from the
car platform by farecollector who had
escaped the negro.
Walton fred as he entered the coach.
The bullet struck the hold-up man just
above the heart. He staggered and at
tempted to aim his weapon but Wal.
ton continued his fire and two other bull
let's lodged in the negro's body. Thomas
toppled when the last bullet struck him
and was dead when the watchman made
his way along the aisle through the
now panic stricken passengers. One of
Walton's bullets went wild, striking
negro and inAicting a slight wound,
The train was stopped at the next
station and the body OF Thomas was
taken off A coroner's jury was EN-.
paneled on the depot platform and
Walton exoneratedt from blame. Then
the train proceeded on its way
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
PRESBYTERIANS REGRET
TO LOSE PASTOR
But Under the Circumstances They vot-
ed Last Night to Acoede TO His Res
ignation and Ask Boston Presby-
terry to Sever Pastoral Relation.

representative gathering Of mem
bers Of the Presbyterian congregation
was held in the church last evening to
take action on the resignation Of the
pastor Rev j. Dugald Mackenzie, whose
letter Of withdrawal was read before
the congregation Sunday, November 20.
The meeting came to order with the
reading of the call by the clerk, james
is. Milne. The pastor then opened the
question at issue By giving a statement
Of his reasons for resigning. Ia sub
stance, his remarks were identical to
those contained in his letter previously
read before the congregation. In clos
ing, Mr. Mackenzie expressed his appre-
citation of the interest and loyalty which
has been manifested during his pastorate
in Barre, and hoped that the parish
might continue to prosper in the future.
At the close of his remark, James a..
Rowen was called TO act as chairman
OF the meeting. James $. Milne, as
clerk of the session, was named as
clerk Of the meeting eN-otiicio. A
lengthy discussion ensued in which dif-
ferent members Of the congregation free
" participated Ii was the sense OF
the meeting that they would ike to
hsve Mr.. Mackenzie remain, but under
the circumstances as given in his eX
PLANTATION Il seemed advisable TO unite
with him in presenting petition to
the Boston presbytery for a grant OF re-
lease. The pastors i'll health being self
evident the motion was carried by a
good d-sized majority, although there were
many dissenting votes.
The petition asking for Mr. MaeKen.
zie's release will be forwarded to the
Boston presbytery at once An ad-
journed meeting of this body viii be
held in Boston on December 10, but II
is thought that special or called meet
ing viii convene in this city sometime
before that date to consider the matter.
Although the exact dag Of the meeting
cannot be given out now, it is believed
that it will be within ten days.
Mr.. Mackenzie win complete his Ia
bors in Barre at the end of two or three
weeks. when he viii leave for southern
Alberta in Canada, where it Is hoped
that the climate will prove Of some bene-
ft to his health A previous residence
in that district has convinced him that
the climate is really congenial TO him,
and it is quite probable that the change
will restore him to his former health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
INITIATIVE SUICIDE.
Depressed People often Moved by the
Force of Example.

The subject of initiative suicide has
recently attracted attention in the pub.
lie press The mental condition of an
individual who commits suicide is diff
cult to fathom. In one class Of case a
person will fancy that he is being con
stantly prosecuted, that he is always
watched, or that he is financially ruined
all these ideas being contrary to fact;
he destroys himself in order to escape
these imaginary evils
Such a man is obviously Of unsound
mind In another class OF case man
has committed a crime or disgraced him
self in some way, and in order to free
himself from the consequences of his
act he takes his own life in preference
TO facing exposure or the punishment
entailed Such an individual is not nee
essarily insane.
But there is yet another class-peo-
PIE who are subject to attacks Of depres-
sion and who are apt to brood over
real or imagined injuries. These are
weakminded or may be on the border
line between sanity and insanity.
Or another class likely to act upon
some sudden impulse are the alcoholics
IN these passing suggestion is like
ly 10 result In some deed Of violence
often Of a suicidal nature. Such inn
pulses are susceptible Of being spread
by imitation Reading in the newspa-
per of a mode Of self-destruction which
is likely to excite great notoriety has
been known to induce a similar act in
the reader; a suicide by coal gas es-
pccially when a description has been Civ
en- OF the exact manner in which the
deed was carried out, has found imitat-
orS
More particularly, however, the sight
Of a particular spot or locality where
previous suicides have taken place may
induce a person, who may hitherto have
been unsuspected of amy such disposi-
tion, to destroy himself Falls from
heights especially come under this head
ina Numerous suicides have taken place
from the suspension bridge at Clifton.
A writer in the Yorkshire Evening News
has recently said that much harm is
done BY pictures and descriptions, and
that initiative suicide may follow. We
agree with him that the necessary sug-
rt9tiun may be evolved hy such means.
The suggestion may aet on the conscious
miud Of the Observation-Disclosures Ian
Get.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
ARRANGE HARD SCHEDULE.
Goddard Seminary Basketball Team Now
Preparing for It.

Basketball practice .at Goddard semi
nary began Monday night with large
squad OF candidates out for the team.
The men will be coached during the win
ter by Mr. Stacy Of the faculty, who had
charge OF the football season during the
season Just closed With seventeen can
didates, who are all more or less familiar
with the game, 1t is expected that fast
team win result Carr, Chapel and
Richardson of last years FIVE viii form
a good nucleus for a team which should
be equally as good this year
Manager Scott has arranged the fol-
lowing schedule: Dec. 0, all Barre at
Barre; Jan 90 Montpelier Independents
at Montpelier; January 2T, Richmond
Athletic association at Barre; Feb 4.
Richards high school Of Newport, ~ H.,
at Barre; Feb 6, Peoples academy at
Morrisville; Feb. 7, Lamoille Central
academy at Hyde Park; Feb s, Spauld-
ing high school at Barre; Feb %, Peo-
ple's academy at Barre; Feb 81, Troy
Conference academy az Poultuey; Feb
25, Richmond Athletic association at
Richmond; March l, Spaulding high
school at Barre; March 4, Montpelier
Independents at Barre; March 7, La.
moille Central academy at Barre; March
l3, Richards high school at Newport,
N. H.; March II, Vermont academy al
Saxtons River.
Negotiations are also under way for
games with Rutland and Burlington high
schools. The seminary team has secured
the use Of the Church street gymnasium
for its games.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
Diaz Today Began Eighth
Term as President
WAS NO PUBLIC JUBILEE
Instead, the Formal Swearing-in Was
Held Before Only Diplomats and
High Government Officials,
Because Of Revolt.

Mexico City, Dec. l.--Poriirio D1az was
to-day sworn in for his eighth term as
president, and Ramon Corral was made
vice president Guerilla warfare still
RACES throughout northern Mexico
against his dictatorship. The inaugura-
tion was without public jubilee, as a
result at the revolt, and at the swear
ing in, which occurred in Congress hall,
only diplomats and high government Of
leials were present.
II is denied that President Diaz is
prostrated. He is in his usual health
and visits the national palace every day,
giving the affairs of the nation his per.
souaI attention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
TOOK GAS TO END IT.
Leon H. Haynes Of BrattlebOro Despond-
ent Over Domestic Troubles.

Brattleboro, Dec. Leon Henry
Haynes, "a years of age and married,
died at a room in Mrs. Ada Hydes
lodging house, 80 Elliott street, some
time Tuesday night Or early yesterday
morning after inhaling Illuminating gas
with suicidal intent The young man,
VINO is a son of Clifton Haynes Of Taun-
ton, Mass, formerly resident Of Brat
tleboro, came to Brattleboro from Taun-
ton about two weeks ago, after spend
ing the summer in that city, where he
WAS employed as a machiuist. About
ten days ago he attempted 70 end his
life by taking laudanum He was de-
spondent because Of his wife's estrange
ment His wife was Lucy, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goddard Of Home.
stead place, Brattleboro, and was mar
ried to Mr. Haynes about year and
Il half ago Their married life had
net been entirely without discord
When the man was found he was ly-
ing in bed and two .open gas cocks had
filled the small room with the fumes.
Before retiring Mr. Haynes had taken
tie precaution to All an Of the Creyices
around the doors and windows with pa
per and had made use OF his under
clothing to exclude air from tile room.
Besides his wife, he leaves three broth
ers, Lorenzo d, and Roy w. Of Brattle-
boro, Allan Z Of Fitchburg, Mass, one
sitter, Mrs, Lulu L. Haynes Of Beverly,
Mass, and his father, Clifton Haynes
of Taunton, Mas He was born in Brat
tleboro July 2S, 1886, and attended the
pupie schools Of Guilford. He had been
a machinist for a number Of years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
Fire Ragged Over Wide Area
In Dallas, Texas, day
THREE VERY BADLY HURT
D They Were Run Down by Truck-Thir-
ty Buildings Were Wiped Out,
Making Fire Loss Esti-
mated to Be 100000.

Dallas. Tex, Dec l.--Fire this morn
ing destroyed thirty buildings, six small
stores, six clearinghouse, part Of
the Buell. Planning mill and the Dallas
Ice and Fuel company's plant. The
damage is estimated at 100000. Five
hundred people were made homeless by
the confagration. A woman and two
firemen were run down by fire depart
ment truck, and all three were probably
fatally injured The flames broke out
at an early hour in the morning and
burned fiercely till o'clock, being then
brought under control,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
FAvoRs QUINCY PROPOSITION.
Barre Branch, G. c. / A., Voted Late
Yesterday to Defer Revision.

An adjourned meeting OF Barre branch
of the Granite Cutters international
association convened in Miles hall yes
terday afternoon at four o'clock Imme-
diatelv after the sheds closed at that
hour, the polls were thrown open for a
vote on the Helena proposition and the
Quincy substitute, so called The polls
were closed at s O'clock the following
figures resulting from the count: For
Quincy substitute, 445; against Quincy
substitute, l3; for Helena proposition,
10; against Helena proposition, 43S II
viii thus be seen that the vote for the
latter proposition exactly equals the vote
against the former, while the ballot in
favor Of the Quincy proposition tallies
nearly with the vote registered against
the Helena proposition. Yesterdays bal
lot, therefore. amounts 10 an almost
unanimous expression in favor Of the
Quincy proposition. The result of the
vote win be forwarded at once TO the
headquarters of the granite cutters asso-
citation in Quincy, Mass.
The monthly circular Of information.
issued to each of the branches, contained
in the last issue a proposition from the
Helena branch TO revise the constitution.
This motion set forth reasons for the
revisions, which were to be made prefer
ably by convention. The same circular
also contained a substitute for this prop
ositiou, which was supplied by the Quin-
cy branch. In this latter motion. il was
argued that the revision should be de-
ferred until more opportme time. The
concensus Of opinion among members Of
the local branch was determined at the
adjourned meeting yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
DEPUTIES NAMED.
Sheriff Frank Tracy Made His Appoint
ments To day.

Sheriff Frank Tracy to-day announced
his appointments Of deputies for the
cities aad towns in the county as fol-
lows: -
Barre City, Fl d Camp, II. j Slayton,
a.. Nj. Morrison, George Howe, Samuel
Sinclair, George Carrie, Harry Gamble. ,
Barre Town, A. B. Hutchins, w. T..
Cutler
Berlin, c. A. Dodge
Cabot, L. c. Lance.
Calais, John Graham
East Montpelier, +. L, Blodah.
Fayston. G. G. GranfeId.
Marshfield, s. H. Unwin
Middlesex, ]. +. Hastings
Montpelier J, l.. Iuttle, W. G. Law
son, II. b. Wedge, G. A. Smith. John
Doeherty, John Durkee, Patrick Con-
molly, T. J. McAyoy, f. B. Gilbert.
Northield, j. Il. Punkett, w. w. Hol-
den.
Roxbury, Myron Richardson.
Waitsfeld, @, G. Eaton,
Warren, f, NJ. Turner,
Waterbury, G. G. Graves, j. d. Grout,
v A. Dillingham;.
Woodbury., John A. Morse, H. s. Ben.
jamin,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
TAFTs ANNUAL MESSAGE
Calling Of Cabinet Meeting Indicates He
Wishes to Discuss 1t.

Washington, D. G., Dec LA hurried
~ called cabinet meeting to-day indi-
Gated that President Taft had completed
rough draft OF his annual message to
Congress and wished to discuss it. 1t
is thought that the cabinet meeting viii
last late.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
SHOT HIS BROTHER
But He Was Trying to Protect Him
From Bull Moose.

Montreal, Dec. lin a desperate ef-
font to protect his brother, Fred Drexel
Rodgers of Philadelphia, from the charge
Of wounded bull moose, w T Rodgers
fired several shots from bis rifle, one
Of which killed the young man.
Mr. Rodgers, grief stricken over the
accident, passed through here yesterday
en- route to their home in Philadelphia.
The fatal shooting occurred on the shore
OF Coulonge lake. The body was brought
down to Ottawa by Mr. Rodgers and his
guides and shipped here by train. 1t
was transferred to the New York express
yesterday afternoon Fred Drexel Rod
gers. was % years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
aGranlte cutters. Attention.

"on and after this date. Dec /, the
working hours shall be from 1880 a. m.
till II. noon. and } till p. m. six days
OF the week. and al members shall gov
eru themselves accordingly.
Thomas Nichols, president,
Geo c. Stewart, see protein. Z"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
WAS NOT RE-APPoINTED.
Edward S. Whitaker Had Been Rival
to Enos c. Fish for Sheriff.

Rutland Dec Edward c. Whit
taker OF this city, who has been
deputy sheriff nearly thirty years, was
not among the deputies appointed to-
day by Sheriff Enos G. Fish Mr. Whit
taker was a candidate in opposition to
Mr.. Fish at the last election.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
NEGLIGENCE CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Investigation of Mine Explosion Showed
That Miners Lost Lives Needlessly.

Trinidad, Col, Dec. 1.-The jury in
vestigating the explosion in the Starks-
vile mine Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company to-day reported that gross neg
ilgence in the failure to clean and
sprinkle the mine caused the explosion
and the death Of So miners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
ACCEPTS pAsToRATE in BERLIN.
Rev. Frank Blomfeld, for Six Months
Supply at East Barre.

The Rev Frank Bloomfield, who came
from Muskegon, Mich, and has conduct.
ed the services Of the East Barre Con-
gregetional church for the past six
months, has received and accepted call
to the Congregational church at Ber-
lin, where he commences his pastorate
Decemher II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
BEGIN WORK AT 1880.
Granite Sheds Started On New Schedule
This Morning.

Beginning this morning, the granite
plants under the Barre jurisdiction went
on a new hour schedule, work starting
az 1880 instead OF and continuing tin
noon. re-opening at ! p. m, and closing
at 4. The Saturday half-holiday is over
with until spring The following official
announcement is made by the officials Of
the union:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
IContinued on dfth page.l

Auction Sale-On account Of the storm
Wednesday, only a part Of the household
furniture OF William Brodie az No. l5s
North Seminary street was sold at Rue-
tion. The balance will be sold at aue-
tion Friday evening December 2. az
o'clock. same place; Beds, bedding,
aressers. commodes, chairs. carpets,
crockery glassware, etc, tee. G. I.
Smith, auCtiQneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01

Mrs. c. c. Ramsdell has a position as
compositor ON the Ludlow Tribune. She
ha the best wishes Of her many friends
in Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01

The annual fair of the Church Of the
Good Shepherd came to successful fin
ish in Howland hall last evening with
an excellent program, we'll planned and
ably carried out The fair, which was
conducted under the auspices of the la
dies guild OF that church, consisted Of a
supper sale and entertainment. and be-
gan Tuesday evening. When the final
figures have been completed, it is
thought that the proceeds will approXi-
mate Sl25, one Of the largest amounts
ever realized from these fairs. Last
evenings program was appreciated by a
good sized audience and consisted of the
following numbers; Piano trio, Mrs
Suitor, Mathieson and Tomasi; vocal
solo. Roland Cragg; drill, school girls;
violin duet, Miss Hortense knight and
Harold Knight; reading, Hazel Lyon;
piano solo, Evelyn Mathieson; star drill,
seven young ladies; cornet solo. Flor.
ence Russell; piano duct, Miss Coburn
and Edgar Ericsson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01

Mrs. W. \. Ward Of Burlington was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01
COUNTESS ToLsro1 VERY ILL.

In Critical Condition With Fever-Gnef
at Husbands Death Aggravates Case.
St. Petersburg, Dec Messages from
Pasnaya Poliana state that the condi-
ton of Countess Tolstoi. who IS dying
of fever, is critical, being aggravated
by her unchecked griel at her husbands
death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-01

The House Yesterday afternoon had
the longest sitting Of the session and