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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
ONLY ONE SURVIVOR
French Transatlantic Steamer
Wrecked in TreacherOus Channel.

Paris, Feb. 1.-THE French trans
Atlantic steamer General Chazy from
Marseilles has been wrecked on the
north coast of Palma. Only one
single passenger was saved out of all
on board.
The General Chazy sailed from
Marseilles on Feb. 8 bound for AL
giers. 1t seems that she was ovei =
taken by a strong gale and a dense
fog. She tried to reach a refuge
through the channel between the
islands of Majorca and Minorca
when she struck rock near Ciudade-
la, Minorca, a notoriously dangerous
place where the Vile De Rome was
wrecked three years ago. The bot
tom of the General Chazy was ap-
parently ripped out, fcr she filled and
sank in a few seconds.
She foundered so quickly that there
was no possibility of launching the
small boats and 157 persons were
drowned, of whom about so were
passengers. The name Of the sole
survivor is given as Maurel, who is
said to be a customs officer, but his
name does not appear on the official
lists.
1t is slated that those drowned
were nearly all French and Italians,
many of them belonging to Marseil
les. They included military officers
and other soldiers, members of Il
theatrical company, customs officers,
priests, clerks employed by the
Lyons Railway. and many children.
According to a brief telegram from
Palma, Maurel is in the hospital at
Ciudadela too i'll to give any details
of the disaster.
A girl whose bethrothed was on
board the lost steamer went to the
quay at Marseilles about the time
of the wreck, which occurred near
midnight. in state of great excite
ment and shouted time and again:
There has been a disaster. I had a
vision of It,"
The news of the laundering of the
vessel did not arrive until hours la
fer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
FACE CHARGES TODAY.
Rutland Grocery Men Must Appear
In Court In OleOmargerine Cases.

Rutland, Feb. 1.-Two of Rut-
lands grocerymen will tomorrow
face charge of selling and keeping
with intent TO sell, oleomargerine in
the place of butter. They are A. y.
Tossing and Thomas p. Mangan.
They will be arraigned before Judge
F, G. Swinnerton of the City Court
and States Attorney J. &. Jon IS
will prosecute. Attorney B. II. Stick
ney appears for Mr.. Tossing and !
is understood that he will waive ex-
animation and be bound over to tho
March term of County Court, when an
information will be filed by the
States Attorney.
Several weeks ago States Attorney
Jones, with Health Officer C. f. Ball,
obtained several samples of the pro-
duct being put over the counters in
the local stores for butter. These
were sent to Burlington for analysis
and the cases brought against the
two grocery men are the results.
The warrants allege that both men
kept with intent to sell and that they
sold a product for butter that was
not made entirely of milk and cream
and that it did not contain the word
"oleomargerine" printed in the size
letters required by the law by fins
in these cases is 500 for each of
fense.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
COVELL-SAWYER.
Manager Of Orange County Telephone
Company Welded at NOrthfield.

Northfield, Nov. 14.-A very pretty
wedding took place Saturday, when
Miss Clementine Sawyer of this
place became the wife of Arthur l..
Covell Of Montpelier and of Berlin.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Alma l.. Sawyer, a well known RESI-
dent, and the wedding ceremony and
breakfast took place at the home of
the brides mother.
Mrs. Covell is graduate of the
State Normal School and has been for
several years teacher in the Barre
city schools. Mr.. Covell is interested
in the lumber business in Berlin, be-
sides being the manager of the Orange
County Telephone Company. After a
shcrt wedding trip the couple will re.
side in Montpelier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL.
Rev. Donald Fraser Resigns Pastor
ate of Berlin Church to Go to Wells

AS was announced in the Journal
a few days ago, the Congregational
church at Wells River has extended
a call to Rev. Donald Fraser of Ber-
lin, to become its pastor, but Rev
Mr.. Fraser stated at the time of the
announcement that he wished to
reserve his decision until Sunday,
when he would state his position to
his Berlin congregation.
On Sunday morning, he announced
that he had decided to accept the
Wells River call and rendered his
resignation, which is to take effect
on March 31st. The Wells River
church, while not large in member
ship, is considerably stronger than
that at Berlin, where Rev. Erase.
has been stationed for the past four
years, and while his many friends in
this vicinity deeply regret his de-
parture, they will congratulate him
on being invited to the pastorate of
the Wells River church.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
PIONEER SCOTCHMAN DEAD.
Alexander j. Murray Expires From
tuberculosis of the Lungs.

The death of Alexander J. Murray
one of Barre's pioneer Scotchmen,
occurred at his home, Murray
street, at 1880 Sunday morning.
following a long illness from tuber-
culosis of the lungs,
Mr.. Murray was born in Pether-
head, Scotland, August 4 1874 and
came to the United States in 1873 anG
10 Barre in 1888. He learned the
granite polishing trade in Scotland
and worked at it for many years in
this city.
He was twice married, first to
Catherine Common, who died in 1881.
and later to Annie Mcdonald, who
survives him. The other survivors
are two daughters, Mrs. A. Guthrie
of Akron, Ohio, and Miss Kate Muir
ray of this city and one son, William
A Murray also of Barre.
He was member of Clan Gordon
Order of Scottish Clans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STEPS IN
Matter of Settlement of Dispute Be.
tween Cutters and Manufacturers
Left in Hands of International
Headquarters.

The latest development in the strike
situation, and one of the most import
ant that has come to light for a long
time, is that the whole difficulty has
now been taken from the hands of the
local branches and put up to the eX-
ecutive committee of the Internation-
al Association of Granite Cutters, o.
which James Duncan is secretary. i;
was not given out officially, but it is
known and stated on the very best
authority that the Barre branch, after
voting to reject the manufacturers
proposition at the meeting held yes
terday, received a telegram from
James ], Duncan, instructing them to
call meeting Of all the branches af-
filiated with the granite industry, no
alternative being left.
The cutters then decided upon a
positive action and by way of reply
telegraphed Mr.. Duncan, voluntarily
surrendering all right to carry on fur
ther negotiations with the manufa
turers and putting it squarely up tc
the national executive committee. 1t
is known that the executive committee
has been in favor of accepting the
manufacturers terms for some time
past, so that settlement may be
looked for at almost any time now.
The Italian members of the union
have been unalterably opposed to the
calling of joint meeting, but having
the utmost confidence in the integrity
and spirit of fair play, always mani
Tested by the national executive COM
mittee, they did not oppose yester-
days move.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
EXTEND RAILROAD SYSTEM.
Central Vermont Would Extend Its
Line to Providence and Thus Give
the Grand Trunk an Eastern
Terminal.


Providence, Feb. 1.-THE first Leg
islative step toward establishing a ri.
val to the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad in this city was
taken yesterday when a bill was pre-
sented to the Rhode Island Legisla-
ture asking for charter for the
Southern New England Railroad Com
pany to operate lines from the north
ern boundary fthe State through
Burrillville, down the Blackstone val
ley to tide water in Providence.
The Southern New England Rail-
road is a proposed extension of the
Grand Trunk system, establishing in
Providence the eastern terminal OF
the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Using the tracks of the Vermont Cen
tral Railroad from Montreal to Pal
mer, Mass, it is proposed there tc
branch off and bui1d new right OF
way to Providence. Permission is
asked to issue $3,O0O,O0O in stock and
$6,000,000 in bonds. OF this $5,000,-
600 is to be spent in and around Prov
idence a considerable part going for
wharfage, as the plan involves inn
mense docking schemes.
The bill asks permission to make
surveys in the towns of Burrillville
Gloucester, Smithfield, North Smith.
field, Cumberland, Lincoln, North
Providence, Woonsocket, Pawtucket
and the city of Providence.
The incorporators named in the bill
are: President, Charles M. Hays oil
the Grand Trunk Railroad E. H. Fitz-
hugh and M. M. Reynolds, vice presi.
dents in the same; James S. Kenyon
vice-president of the Atlantic Nation
al Bank of Providence; d. F. Sher-
man, president of the Providence &
Danielson (electric) Railway Com
pany; Herbert w. Rice, director OF
the Westminster National Bank; Hen.
ry A. Carpenter, general manager OF
the A. Carpenter e Sons Foundry
Company of Providence; George H
Webb. secretary of the Providence
board of trade; G. c. Jones, genera
manager and c. w. Writer'S, genera
attorney for the Central Vernon
Railroad Company; e. c. Smith, pres
dent of the Sherman National Bank
of New York; City; Albert Tuttle,
president of the Montpelier (VD Ma
tional Bank, and E. H. Baker, presi.
dent of the Mattapan Deposit ant
Trust Company of Boston.
The formal agreement of Tuesday
at Montreal was signed by President
Hays of the Grand Trunk, President
Sherman of the Providence & Daniel
son Street Railway Company ant
John S. Murdoch. who is to be gener.
al attorney for the new railroad com
pany.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
TAX CASES APPEALED.
Actions Against l.. II. Roscoe Taken
Into County Court.

Burlington, Feb. 16.-Three cases
by which the town of Essex sought to
collect three years taxes of l.. II. Ros-
coe and in all Of which the town was
awarded judgment by Justice j. H.
Macomber, were entered as appeals in
Chittenden County Court today by Mr.
Roscoe. They will probably not be
tried until the September term. Two
were brought by Tax Collector j. H.
Douglas and judgments were obtain
ed for $3145 and $3717, both with
costs. A third judgment was obtain
ed by Ira Bixby, tax collector, and was
for $31.46 and costs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Funeral of Mrs. S. C. shurtIeT.

The funeral of Mrs. G.. s. Shurtleff
was held from her late residence, 172
Main street Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, interment being in the family
lot beside the deceased's husband
the late S. c. Shurtleff who died a
number of years go. Brief services
were held at the house, at which Rev
Stanley f. Bloomfield of Bethany
church officlated. The bearers were
j. B. Morse, F. w. Morse. George At
kins and Frank Dwinell.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
HOUSE PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
Newport Visited by Blaze Which
Consumed Effects OF One Tenement
of Building.

Newport. Feb IA fire alarm
from box 50 called the fire depart
ment to the house known as the
Deacon Hill place at 175 Main street
where they found the ell part of the
house a mass of flames. The build
ing was occupied by Elmer Currier
and H. A. Schoolcraft, the fire catch
ing in the part occupied by Currier
There is some speculation as to
the origin of the fire but the most sat-
isfactory explanation of the matter is
that the children were playing with
matches in closet and set fire to
some paper. The fire department got
in some very good work and were
able to save the main house, but Mr.
Currier was unable to save any OF
his personal effects. There was in
surance on the furniture of the oc-
cupants.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
RtPUKl HARB0R BILL
Measure With Appropriations Ag-
gregating $i2,355,276 Goes to

gregating $i2,355,276 Goes to
House.
xiously awaited river and harbor bill
carrying a grand total of $42, 1856, ,276--
$S5, ,14S.S46 in Immediately available
cash and $7,206,43O in continuing con-
tract appropriation-was reported to
the House today. One important fea-
ture of the report of the committees
recommendation that river and harbor
Dor bills be enacted annually instead
OF every three years, as has been the
case with one exception since 1896.
Vermont receives $4,000 for the
Burlington harbor, Massachusetts ges
$597,00O including $135,000 for Prov
incetown and 100000 for harbor OF
refuge at Sunday Bay Cape Ann, OF
which Rhode Islands share is 1000
split up into six items.
The House passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, re-
manning in session an hour longer
than usual so as to complete the meas
ure and be able to take a day off to-
morrow. With the exception of a few
slight changes the bill went through
in practically the identical shape in
which it was reported from the for.
,eign affairs committee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
SUES RAILROAD FOR $4,000.
Action For Damages Brought Against
Central Vermont Railroad.

Rutland, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Bridget
Stewart of Mount Holly has brought
suit in the Rutland County Court
against the Central Vermont Railroad
Company to recover $4,000 for in
juries alleged to have been received
through the neglect of the company.
Mrs. Stewart alleges that on March
/, 1909 she bought ticket at Barre
for Burlington and that while stand
ing in the isle of car while the train
was at Montpelier an engine YVES
jolted against the train with such
force that she was thrown against a
seat and to the floor injuring her
spine and hip and also injuring her
internally. She claims to have paid
out over $500 for medical services
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
COL. Il. W. HALFORD INJURED.
Chairman OF Laymen's Missionary
Convention Breaks Leg.

Little Rock, Ark, Feb 13.-Col. f.
W. Halford, chirman of the Laymen' S
Missionary convention of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, broke his leg
in two places today. as he stepped
from Pullman car. He had just ar
rived from Memphis.
Col. Halford is the founder and edi-
tor of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, the
Indianapolis News and other papers
During President Harrison's term he
was private secretary to the Presi-
dent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
FUNERAL OF MRS. BLAKELY.
Obsequies Held mt Her Late HON,
Saturday.

The funeral of Mrs. Collins Blake
ly was held from her late residence
at III Main street Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Rev. Ward r
Clarke, of the Church of the Messiah
assisted by the Rev. J. Edward
Wright officiated. The bearers wera
Arthur d. Farwell, George w. Wing
Charles E. Harris and w. c. Mason
Interment was in Green Mount cem-
etery. Among the out of town attend
ants at the funeral were: Mr.
and Mrs. Byron Wilbur, of Calais; W
c. Mason of Pawler, and Mr.. AMI
Mrs. c. Fl. Harris of Middlebury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
MINOR MEi5CRES PASSED.
Calendar Wednesday For the House
UnprOductiye of Any Great Excite
ment.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 16.-This
was calendar Wednesday in the House
Under the rule, bills were called from
the calendar and passed, unless OBJ
lection was made or the measure
talked to death. Among the bills put
through, were the Parsons bill, appro-
priating $4,000 for the painting in oil
of the portraits of certain speakers
of the House; Bills creating additional
district judgeships for Ohio and Mary
land, bill appropriating $4,000 for
the erection of monument over the
grave of General Shields at Carroll
ton, Mo-, a bill authorizing the con-
struction of a memorial monument at
Fort Recovery, Ohio, and other meas
ures of minor Importance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
CONSIDER 63 CASES.
United States District and Circuit
Courts Open Tuesday at Bennington

Burlington, Feb 16.-The February
term of the United States District and
Circuit Courts will begin at Benning-
ton next Tuesday, Judge James L.
Martin of Brattlebore presiding. Three
cases are set for trial on the circuit
court law docket, Ella Barney, admin
istratrix of William G. Barney VS.
Quaker Oats Company Abraham Cohen
VS.. John r. Slack, C. M. Tice & Com
pany VS.. j. M. Beaman G. Son. Four
teen cases are set on the circuit court
docket, 80 on the circuit chancery
docket, on the district court civil
docket and 10 on the district court
criminal docket
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
A HINT OF Melon CUTTING.
Late Trading Market Turned Strong
Under Leadership of Reading.

New York, Feb. 16.-The late
trading the market turned strong
under the leadership of Reading
Steel and Union Pacific. There WAS
renewed talk of melon cutting in
Reading. Close was strong vita
gains ranging from u in Denver to
more than three points in Reading.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Seventh Alumni BANQUET.

Northfeld, Feb. 1.-THE seventh an
nual banquet of the Vermont Alumni
Association of Norwich University
was held at the Northfield House to-
night, there being large number In
attendance. Officers were elected for
the ensuing year. The association Is
in fiourishing condition in all res
poets.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
HELD In $500 BAIL.
Burlington Man Arraigned for Steal
ing Bicycle and Threatening Life.

Burlington, Feb. 13.-Charles
Drown was placed under $500 bail in
City Court. Saturday for stealing
Ia bicycle and was also arraigned for
beating his wife nd threatening her
life. Arthur Htin was fined $25 for
larceny of clothing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
ED GEERS INJURED.
Veteran Race Horse Driver Breaks
Leg mt Track.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 16.--As the re-
suit of an accident in which he suffer-
Ed Geers, probably the most noted
driver and trainer in the world is
confined to his home with several doc
tors attending him. The grand old
man of the harness turf was riding
from the race track after having ad-
ministered workouts to the various
crack trotters and PAGERS in his
charge when his horse stumbled,
throwing him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
BUYS JEWELRY STORE.
Wayne NJ. Reed, Former Manager of
A. G. Stone Establishment, Pur-
chases Business.

w. M. Reed who for the last four
years have been connected with the
A. G. Stone jewelry store as watch
maker and optician, has purchased
it from the estate of the late A. c.
Stone and has already taken posses
sion. Mr. Reed is a man of wide ex-
perience in the jewelry business and
at one time held a responsible posi-
tion in the adjustment department OF
the Waltham Watch Company, de-
partment requiring more than the or
dinary amount of skill as watch
maker.
Mr.. Reed is to be congratulated upon
securing such a well-established and
well-known store aid his friends wish
him all kinds of success in his new
venture
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Ex.Goyernor Proctor Returns.

Proctor, Feb. 0-Ex-Governor +.
d. Proctor returned home last eveE-
ing after a several weeks business
trip to the Pacific coast
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-26
BRECkONS GETS
SOME MORE DOPE
Letter OF Chinese Prisoner Leads
to Discovery of Two
Tins of Opium.

~ have two piece rice in a kerosene
can on the roof. Please get them for
me- wrote a Chinese prisoner at tae
jail TO a friend who is still outside.
The friend didn't get the two piece
rice. but United States District Atror-
ney Brechons. being a very obligiug
person always ready to accommodate
a friend, did. Strange to say, the
Chinese prisoner doesn t seem to ap-
preciate the favor done him. This
may, perhaps, be accounted for by the
fact that the two piece rice turned out
to be two tins of opium Of a parricu-
IarIv poor grade.
Breckons, by some curious mistake,
got the letter written by the Cn~ese
to his friend, and, Just to make sure
that there We're no grammatical err
rors in it, had it translated. Then, to
make sure that the request of the pris-
oner was complied with, he chartered
a sea going hack and visited the place
where the two pieces Of rice were said
to be stored IN the Kerosene tin
Later he sent Tor the prisoner. the
same who not long since offered, for
the sum OF 500, to tell 'hlet Acbuthe
where opium was being sold and who
later claimed he was only joking, and
asked HIM about those two piece nee.
The celestial had forgotten all about
them, but Breekons plled nm INTO the
hack and had hlm direct the driver
where to 90. Arrived there, the ,hl-
nese made search OF the place, but
couldn t find tn two piece ree-at
4east he sad ne couIdn t. Brechons
asked HIM # by any possibility they
might be IN certain Kerosene TN.
Certainly not, sald the ohlheSe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-26
ATHLETES FOR BERLIN.

CHICAGO-Pre~ident Everett c..
Brown of the Amateur Athletic Union
Of America has announced that he would
give his official approval to the plan to
send team Of American athletes to
compete in world games at the German
American exposition in Berlin this sum
mer Mr.. Brown said he heartily favored
the scheme, especially since there would
be no international games in Greece this
year. \ team of from - to 20 picked
men win nroLallv 90.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-26
RESER VATIONS.

A. The Maunalua Fish Pond. and )
acres Of pasture land, adjoining the
house lot of Kauai; also the right to
take the small fry OF mullet. etc from
the sea fishery for the purpose Of re
stocking said fish pond.
B. The Sea Fishery of Mauualua.
from Makapuu Point to Koho Head.
together with a strip Of land, along the
shore, - feet in width from high wa
ter mark, for the use and benefit OF
the lessee of said fishery, under lease
No. CO.
c. Rights of way to and from the
premises demised under Bishop Estate
Leases Nos. 692 and 900. such as have
hitherto been exercised and enjoyed.
D. All land deemed necessary or de-
sirabIe by the Lessons for the purpose
Of opening, extending or widening of
roads or trails, or the construction Of
railroads. at their discretion, and with
out abatement or reduction of rent
NOTE. Form of proposed lease can
be seen at the Office of the Bishop Es-
tate, - Merchant street, on and after
February 18th, 1910.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-26
HARVARD MEN
TO BUILD BIPLANE

Thoroughly imhued with aviation en-
thusiasm, Harvard students are to have
Aeronautical Society has ordered the
materials necessary for the construction
Of blpIane machines of the Curtiss
type, and work viii begin at once under
the supervision Of Prof. \. l.. Rotch and
J. t. Martin. director of the society.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-26

DAMIEN COUNCIL. NO SOS. Y. MI,
meets every second snd fourth Wednesday ~
r 80 o'clock ?. N. IN ST. Louis College
Alumni Hall ,Dreier Harf. Union street
tsit,IE m-mhers .re ajwsss welcome
T. D rREEDDE. Pres lent.
II O'SULLITAE Secretary
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-26

COURT LUNALILO NO. $500, A OF.
Meets every first and third Wednes
u day evenings of each month, at 1870
~ p. m, in Pythian Hall. corner Fort
OK and Beretanis streets. Visiting broth
IA cordially inv ed
A+> ". KELLE. T R
JAS. K. KAt LA, p c., rS