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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
Splendid Progress by Granite
Mutual Fire Co.
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
city Auditor George W German Resigned
and Clarence J. Lease Was
Appointed to Fill the
Vacancy.

The stockholders Of the 0ronits Nu-
tuaI Fire Insurance company, who met
in the home Office in this city to-day
for their fourth annual meeting, istshed
to reports, which were very satisfactory,
inasmuch as the business 81 the company
has increased greatly during THE past
year, and the losses by aaa have been
normal. The total amount Of new baai.
ness taken on from January 1900,
to January ], 1915, was reported b. tas
secretary Add treasurer, r @. Robinson.
to have been slightly over a million dol
lars, or, 10 b exact, 81 082 ,aSo
This brings the total amount of inpar.
anee ii force up 70 s2,60&,7sl. with tie
premium notes in force amounting 20
sS22,l74 The gain in capital durina ne
year Is represented BY si27 ,aSa The re-
port showed much greater gain than a
least one of the cider mutual fire lnsur.
anoe companies 81 tho state and gave
encouragement to the stockholders TO
expect the same measure Of progress
during the coming years
There was good attendance Of stock.
holders when the meeting was called to
order in the Offices ia the wood block
% North Main street, shcrtly after ken
O'Clock TIE meeting elected the tot
lowing directors for the ensuing years
A. P. Abbott, Battista Albieotti. Thomas
H. Cave, ir., Fl. F. Cutler, o. j. Dodaa,
F. A. Drown, Frank C. Rowland. Alex.
Gordon, James Maokay, A. A. safank.
H w Scott and n. g. Woodruff, i'll u
this cityy VI Il. spragus of cheIssa,
Frank O. Banoroft, Charles N. Barber
and John Trow Of Barre Town, EHvsn
Davis Of White River Jsnotion, and
George Kent, Rssfss G. Bobinson ard
Alexander = Young Of BERLIN.
Az The subsequent alection of ths di-
rertors, officers ware chosen as foglowas
President, 7. q. Howland.
Vice president. II q Woodruff.
gies. president. c. n BarDcx
Secretary, &. G Robinson.
Treasurer, r. 6. Robinson.
Auditor, 4. #. Cave, X.
These oilicers vSre The same a. last
year, with the exception that Secretary
Robinson was elected also as treasurer.
taking the place Of Fl w. Scott 81 this
city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
ExoNERATEs RAILROAD.
Prom Blame for Death Of levitt BOY
u South RoYaltona


South Royaiton, Jan. A. The ver-
mont public service commission has ex.
onerated The Centred Vermont railroad
from bhma IN the death Of Ernest EEew-
itt, young son Of Ernest ]. Hewitt, who
was killed On the eompany's crossing
here on December i. Ths commission
reports as follows
a'We are well satisfied that the prop
ar signals were gwen hy the locomotive
drawing No 75a, both for the station
ard for the crossing ii question #
this lad had been an adult, one would
sag He was guilty a negligence ii
crossing the main line without looklre
nnd listening, which II he had done Ia
would not failed 70 haqe seen the eps
preaching train, hsit shs circumstances
including his e,leefn t8 scas0nahiv
raaeh he school ara very palliating.
The community Is still very much uxer-
eised over this unfortunafe accident.
and we win seriously consider the Al.
visibility cf eliminating this dangerous
crossing III the near future
This investipat tion was very search
ing and thorough, owing 70 the feeling
IN the community that we should fix
this blame upon some department Of the
railway service, but the facts and cir
cslnstances are as detailed above, from
which we are not 70 well satisfied that
any of The railway employees ARE so
manifestly 40 fault Chat We shonld ha
justified N finding that fact
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
rich IN LIVING ANCESTRY.
Master Arthur Langeyin Of Burlington
Almost Without Equal.

Master arthur iangeyin OF burlington
Almost Without Eqaal.
Darlington, Jan. i Master Arthur
T.apgevin of this city, aged three years,
has TIE unusual distinction II possess
ing Eve grandmothers and three grand
fathers, all living. There are probably
few children tn the country who can
claim this honor, The lad Is the son
Of Fred Lanpevin, who Is employed IN
Barre. Mr IAn9evin's wife being dead
The lad " with BIS grandmother. Mrs.
L. ]. White Of No. 2 Pine Place, wom-
an Of a3. Mr.. White. the lads grand.
father, Is also 8S. Mrs Thomas Erwin,
another grandmother. Is 81 and resides
IN New Bedford Mass A great grand.
mother, Mrs. Henry Ianeeyin Of R0uses
Point is GA. and the boyis other great.
grandmother, Mrs Joseph White of
West Cornwall, this state, IS SO. The
fifth erandparent Is The venerable Mrs
Octave Dachene of Laeolie. Can, who,
at a6. Is a great great grandmother Of
the lad and Is active yet, All, in fact,
are we'll and the patriarch Of the lot,
Mrs nucheue. IS looking toward to a
century Of life. The combined ages 81
the five arc sl5 years.
The boy has three QfaHdfatheFs alive,
L ]. White, 4s, Joseph White, 90, and
Clement Langevin, SIS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
wINcHEND0N Is sMALLPox.
Townspeople Do Not Venture on Street
for Fear Of contagion.

Winehendon Mass, Jan. 4--An adj
dtionaI case Of smallpox was reported
yesterday, bringing the total number
of cases discovered il the town up to
twelve Many Of the townspeople do
mot venture ont on the street for fear
of contagion,
An East Jafirey, N. Fl, man, who re-.
Gently visited one Of tile families striek-
en- here. is in with the disease N his
home town nine miles away. Strict
quarantine regulations are IN force
here. An puOlic gatherings have been
forbidden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
.SAWDUST CAVED TN
AND BURIED HIM
Dean Tufts, Aged 7s, was Killed at
Rochester N. ri, Yesterday Aft
ernoon in Peculiar Man

Rochester, n r., Jan. 4 Dean Tufts,
% years old, a member Of the firm Of
David H Tufts & Sons, was fatally ia.
iured yesterday afteruoon.
The firm, which ruA lumber mill on
Walnut street, has BEEN burning saw
dust under the boils AZ its plant, and
yesterday Mr. Tufts with his brother.
Earl. each with team, went to q saw
dust pile about three miles from the
city
The pile Is about twenty feet high
and they dug under the base and backed
their teams ia. They had partially
oiled one team whom, without warning,
the pile cayed in Earl Tufts Jumped to
one side, but Dean Was buried, together
with his team and the shovels.
Earl, with his hands, dug away the
sawdust, unoovering hia brothers head,
who though badly injured. vas con
seious and was able TO talk and give
directions to his brother, but 4 second
cavine again buried him
Ills brother again dug away the pile
with his hands. bat Mr. Tufts was nm
conscious. Realizing that b couid do
no more alone Earl ran to tie house ~
George Il. Pinkham, about bal miie
away. and he, with Charles morrill, and
Frank Trask, secured shovels and hur-
ried to the scene.
They extrieated Mr. Tufts from un-
der The pile and placing him on the sled
started fpr Mr. Pinkhams home. But
the injured man was SO badly hurt that
he died before re ning there.
Mr. Tufts was born IN strafford, but
had lived IN Rochester for the past two
years. He was a member Of Motolinia
lodge Of Odd Fellows aud Of Crown
Point grange III Strafford
He is survived BY his parents, two
brothers Cleon and Earl, and their sis.
ters. Mrs. Angie Goliath 81 Pennington
Mrs. Blanche Ramsdell Of East Roches-
ter and Miss Frieda Tufts Of Roches-
ter
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04

tried To bring about meeting with she
officials, the city clerk suggested that
tho joint committee bring III wrs8ten
report showing lust what had been dome
Aldermen Ihurston stated that II would
not be fair 70 the abutters 10 drop the
mater now, without giving them notice
Alderman Alexander then moved that
the hearing Be- adjourned to February Z,
and that the joint committee make an
other attempt 10 meet the officials Of
the road ana II they were unsuccessful
n getting a hearing To bring in q written
report and recommendations as to what
future action shall be taken
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
At the Fniseopal chuTch.

The second annual social gathering 81
the Church Of the Coed Shepherd viii
be held IA the yestry Of the church this
evening st eight o'clock. There viii be
program. including the following mum.
bers:
Violin solo, Master e Sauborn
Song, Mrs. Max Iunges.
A word from DR. Reid
Song by Mrs Allen.
Remarks, Dr Lamb
Song, Mrs Garrity.
Speech A. ~. Allen
Violin solo, Master Sanborn.
Speech. r g Howland
Remarks, Rev. w : a. Raattia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
Two RAILRoAD MEN DEAp.
Young Conductor and Al Old Employe
Of the Rutland.

Rutland, Jan. 4.--Alhert @. Halliday,
for nine years an employe Of the Rut-
land railroad and for few years q
eondactor, died here yesterday, aged q
years He leaves a wife and young son.
Horace g. Bateman, life long resi-
dent of this city, died yesterday aged
50 years HE and Mrs. Hateman, who
was native Of Richmond, had beon
married longer than any other couple
living in this city, 90 years. He was an
emplove Of the Rutland railroad mech
anieal department nearly half
century. He was a member Of the
Methodist church 40 years and Free
Mason 30 years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
-FOUR FIREMEN
WERE KILLED
Falling Wall at milwaukee Buried En-.
tire Company. Several Saved BY
Pocket. Property Damage Of
s250,o0o Done BY Fire in
Plant Of American Bridge
Company.

Milwaukee, Jan. 4 Fire IN tho Mil
waukee plant of the American Bridge
company. last night, eaused the death
of four firemen who Were buried under
"a faliing wall and s250000 property
damage The hremen killed were Capt.
John Hennessey, Lieut. Dominick 0'Don-
nell and bwo truck men.
Several others were injured and seY-
eral suffered grost bitten noses and ears
while lighting the flames.
The engine company, which suffered
all the casualties, took its station under
the main wall Of the factory, a long
two-story brick structure The wall
fell Oh tho men and II was at first
thought that all members of The com
pany met death, but several were saved
by d pocket il the collapsed wall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
BEeIN EIoHrH VEL oF LOcKour.
No Outward Signs Of an Immediate Set
tlement Of Differences.

The lockout Of granite cutters in Barre
enters upon it, eighth week today, with
no outward Indications of an immediate
settlement No move has been made
by either the manufacturers committee
or the Mortified committee towards fur
ther conferences, sincs the meeting Of
the two comnlttees iast Friday night
In fact, both sides seem TO be taking
time to think the matter over
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
WORKMAN BLOWN
By EXPLOSION
George Duscher Was on Roof Of Powder
Plant, When Some Of the STUFF
Went 0f-Ho Is Not Badly

swanton, Jan. 4. George Dnscher,
employed at the Robin Hood Powder
companys plant had narrow escape
from serious injury this morning Ile
was at work on TIE roof Of one Of the
small storage houses for powder, when
an explosion occurred Ha was thrown
from tile roof into a lot some distance
away. and though he was badly bruised
and shaken up, It Is not thought that bis
injuries are serious The cause Of tire
explosion in the powder house is mys-
terry. Only a comparatively small
amount 81 powder exploded and the
damage 10 the huilding was slight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
GOV. PR0UTY NAMES
BANK OFFICIALS
Fred A. Rowland Of Montpelier to Be
Chairman Of Board to Examine
and Revise the States Bank
ing Laws.

Newport, Jan. Governor Prouty
has appointed a commission to examine
the banking laws Of the state, revise
the same and report to The governor.
as directed by NO 4is of tha laws Of
1908. The members are Is follows
Fred A. Howland Of Montpelier, chair
man.
0lin Merrill Of Enosburg Falls.
Fred Fl Harrington Of Brandon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
WON RENowN As i PITCHER.
Dr. H. D. Dinsmore, Who Once Played
On Dartmouth Team. Dead.

Manchester n. IT., Jan. Herman
p. Dinsmofe. N. D., widely known As
one of the most effective baseball pitch
era Dartmouth college was ever repre-.
sented By and who afterward achieved
renown On the diamond while a student
in the university OF Vermont. died yes
terday Al the home Of his mother, Mrs.
John E Dinsmore, 8 Everett street, this
city.
tie was 30 years old A mother. wife
and one brother, C ~ Dinsm6fe 81 this
city. survive him.
Dr. Dnsmare had practiead in this
city Brattleboro, VT, North Woodstock
and Enfield
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
AVIATOR KILLED
IN FALL OF MACHINE
Delagrange Dropped Fifty Feet To-day
and Landed under the Machinery,
Being Terribly Mangled.

bordeaux France, Jan Leon Della.
grange TIE noted aviator was killed to-
dsy BIZ the falling Of his aeFoplane dur.
ing a fight The machine fell fifty feet
and was completely wrecked Delagrangc
was caught under the machinery Both
his legs we're broken, his chest crushed
and bis skull fractured On December
80 Delagfange Hew ia miles in two
hours and 81 minutes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
BURLINGTON NAN HURT.
Daniel Hannon Broke Leg ana Refused
Hospital aid at First.

Boston, Jan. 4Daniel Harmon, e7
years old, single Of Burlington, VT. fell
at Washington and Hanover Street yes
terday afternoon aad was assisted BY
policeman, who had hlsn removed to
tie Relief hospital where II was found
lannon's right thigh was fractured
He refused to stay at the hospital.
About an hour later the police received
an ambulance cali from the New Eng
land House sent him BY Tho man from
Burlington. He insisted on being taken
to the City hospital, and his request
was granted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
FIR. j. ]. Rice at Head Of Dio-
ceSe Of Burlington
HE WAS APPOINTED TODAY
Northbndge, Mass, Clergyman Chosen
BY the Church at Rome-His
Appointment Had Been
Forecasted.

Rome, Jan. .-Monsignor John Joseph
Rice Of the Springfield Mass, diocese
has been appointed bishop for Vermont
with headquarters in Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04
SENTENCED AGAIN

Two FTIsonaTs Used Temporary LI6eFFg
to Get intoxicated
Jos loyal and ] E Lindsey, two pris-
ouers IN Washington county Jail who
took advantage of their moments 81 lib-
erty, while working out for Sheriff Tracy.
bg filing up with intoNeants. were in
Montpelier city court odag. and each
was sentanesd to the county Jail fer
thirty days more,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-04

The Laurel Glen Cemetery association
q Cuttings vile has $4,000 ia its treas
uAFE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
The People S Rostrum


subject as absurd, but let the reader
ponder for a moment owe this ques-
ton, and he or she will find that 1t
is about as puzzling as the prob
lem of the sphinx.
l am fully convinced after giving
the subject considerable thought
that a shadow does occupy space.
1t must be admitted that a shadow
is visible to the eye. Therefore it
must also be admitted that it is
something tangible. 1t is some
thing material, not a phantasy, and
therefore wherever it is it must take
up space that something else would
occupy.
: True it is that you cannot pick up
a shadow, but neither can you
grasp a ray Of sunlight, and who
would neny that the SUMS rays do
not occupy a vast amount of space?
In these commercial times it is
hard to interest anybody in a purely
scientific subject, which / claim
this is. but if there are any readers
of your valuable newspaper who
think this idea worthy of considera-
ton l would be delighted to sec
what they have to say upon the
subject. Think it over.
SCIENTIST.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
GOVERNMENT BY
COMMISSION

towns, which originated in Texas and spread to other States of
the Southwest and West, is claimed to be highly successful for
Des Moines, Iowa, and, if a bill introduced in the Albany Legis-
lature shall pass, the people of Rochester will have the choice of
adoption of the system. BY the plan proposed the municipal gov
eminent will consist of a mayor, four counclmen, nominated by
petition and elected at large every four years. A majority must
elect. The mayor is to receive $500 and each councilman $4,000
The plan includes the recall. Onefourth the total registry of
voters can file a petition for an election to vote on the removal of
The mayor or councilmen, and the official named is entitled to be a
candidate for reelection. Onefourth the voters can submit to the
Council any proposed ordinance, which must be voted O n within
twenty days or submit it TO a vote of the people. Onefourth the
voters can direct the suspension of any ordinance passed by the
Council No ordinance that has been adopted by referendum cal
be repealed, except in the same way. All franchises are to be sub
jct to the popular vote. The ALBANY Legislature NAV not he
inclined to grant this experiment. Municipal commission govern
ment in the West has not progressed far enough to show it's
defects, as 1t is Il thing of yesterday, and the paternal care of
municipalities by the Legislature is proverbial.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18

staying to see how it takes after he
recites it.
The mograph works as smoothly
as a shell game operator at a coun-
ty fair. With some pleasant little
fiction the young woman is lured to
the vicinity of the machine. She Is
asked to place her fingers on two
disks. Suddenly from the depths of
a horn-like instrument rs sounded
Clarence or whatever is the lame
of the young man in the case.
Without knowing it the young
woman transmits waves of some
kind to the delicate indicator of the
phtymograph. A line Is recorded
on a little card. The youth ex-
amines the card. If the line runs
toward the top he knows he has
drawn the grand prize or feels that
way about it. But if the line runs
toward the bottom it reads: Here's
your hat. What's your hurry?"
AS we said before the phtymo-
graph is certainly w%onderful, but if
there was another Clarence this one
didr't know about, it wouldn't help
him. much.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
..Kicker.', Take Notice.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-I have noticed a great
many letters printed in your coll
umns of late rejecting on the eff
cheney of the p~ublic-spirited men
who direct the trolley car service
In your flourishing city. Some of
the "kickers," to use a vulgar term
popular among Americans, COM
plain that cars during the busy
hours do moi stop at the crossing
where they happen to be, and they
also complain that when they pro-
test the motorman or conductor OF
the car takes no notice of them.
1t is this type of American citizen
that should be dealt with severely.
He wants everything his own way
n neve appreciates what Is being
done for him. Now, in my coun-
try, commoners, as we call persons
who, because of their inferior sta
tion in life, work for a living. are
taught to be content with what
they are given, and so admirable is
the system in vogue over there that
we of the upper classes are seldom
annoyed by vulgar outcries against
fancied wrongs.
But the "kickers'' q ask pardon
for descending again to slang which
is most repulsive to me) never see
any good in anything, and never for
all instant think of the men who
have made it possible for them to
ride back and forth from their
dwellings in electric cars.
1t would no surprise me in the
least to read of some person of
the kind / allude to, making some
sort of an impertinent outcry
against the gentlemen who own
these trolley roads because they
ride in automobiles while he (the
"kfckers') cannot; not stopping to
think that if they (the owners) had
to ride in the cars they would prob
ably have to stand while ordinary
persons occupied seats! Will the
people never be satisfied?
AN ENGLISHMAN.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
DIARY OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER.

Jan. III. had returned to my
tent. which the boys insisted upon
calling "the little white house."
rather disheartened after my day
in the hunting field. Luck had
been against me all day, and l had
bagged but three lions, two singing
iboos, an otacyon vergatus, a half
dozen ring-tailed booble bingers, a
whipped cream colored rhinocerous
and a guide. Compared with the
fruits of most of my other days
spent in the chase, this bag was a
mere bag O. shells, as the saying is.
Imagine my surprise when a "a
tive courier who had run all the
way from the nearest seaport and
three times around the camp to
complete the regulation Marathon
distance, thrust a cablegram into
my hands and fell dead at my feet.
The message ram:
iidNS PithcQ YOU " TcltIct Inc
big picture poses July Fourth"
and was signed THE Jefferies and
Johnson Moving Picture Corpora
ton. The only original ]. u.s."
| realize how much the boys
want to get the best referee in the
world and the opportunity of bez
ing in a new picture every sec
ond makes the proposition most
tempting. But supposing my de-
cision was not a popular one? 1
never had greater occasion to be
careful in my life. 1 must think
this over.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
ON THE SIDE

ocopyrisht lale. hy rNe 3. =. 81.

shot up, cut to ribbons and pushed
Off precipices the durable hero of the
messenger boys was nearing the end
of the book. To one not familiar
with his recuperative powers it
seemed, indeed, that he was done
for. As the circle of his enemies
was narrowing Old Sleuth drew him
self to his full height and said:
III be dramatized and playing in
Paris long after this years six best
sellers arc forgotten" And to
man the enemies of the doughty old
detective fell back abashed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
LIKE THE IDEA.

THAT Jerseyite who advocated
compulsory matrimony for single
men 80 years old or more and for
single women who confess to at
least % summers, snever dreamed
the movement would be SO popu-
lar"
And how did he discover it
wasp
Every man and woman in the
country who would like to have
some one compelled to marry them
by law has written to c%ongratu-
late him"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
Where l. TT

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
What's become of that civil serv-
ice decision? Has it been lost in
the recent snow-storms. or is Gov
ernor Fort holding his whip so. that
the judges will not dance until he
cracks it? If SO, why? I believe
that | nave asked you once before
to give me a line' as to when
h a decision may be handed down.
or, rather up" in view of present
conditions. ! suppose if you knew,
you would have told me. AS even
the mystery of the discovery Of the
North Pole has been solved during
his wear of 1910, SO let us hope
that the great civil service decision
will be likewise solved before 1910
Is dead.
ANXIOUS OFFICEHOLDER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-18
VOTING MACHINES
COHORTS

fled. Senator Frelinghuysen was convinced a year ago that there
was mo general demand for the abolition of the unpopular device.
but the fact that 244 election districts have by large maiorities
and some almost unanimously flung out the machines has doubt
less penetrated his mind. Secretary Dickinson has not as vet
made any special report to the Governor on the subject this wear.
1t is doubtful if he will. The derision that greeted his elusive
plea for the voting machine trust a year ago, and the election re-
suits that followed, were too discouraging. But the voting ma
chine lobby will be in attendance at this session of the Lepis.
1ature, and no doubt has schemed to get a repeater in the hands
OF a committee chairman with a private morgue. The Republican
leaders at Trenton should realize, however, that there is a party
responsibility in the matter. The bill can be brought out and
passed if it is made a caucus measure. The public sentiment ex-
pressed in the district elections is too emphatic and unmistakable
for the majority leaders to ignore.