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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
Blacksburg Social News.
oecial to The Times-D Dispatch

n T0PcS'1t1t 70 TO = -'e1'e'''e1et''1
Blacksburg. Va. June 1S.-Mr, and
Mrs. Walter Beall, sof Washington, are
with a visit to the formers cousin. r.
l Y. Elicit, here.
Miss Margaret Patton. OF Lexington,
Is the guest Of her sister Mrs. ]. d.
Williams. until the list OF July,
lin, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wysor Marsh,
Of Pulaski. were guests of Miss Hous-
lon for the week.
Miss Montgomery, Of franklin coun-
ty. Is here to spend some time with
Ger sister, Mrs. William y. Saunders
Misses Beulah Evans and Mary
stanger left to-day to attend the SUM
nler normal at Charlottesville,
Miss Susie Herd erson is at home
tEena school Ia Rlchm ond. ana NalI
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lin for commencement week. this did

rain for commencement week. this did
not deter a great number of people
from attending. but 1t did prevent all
but one of the military features that
have always been among the most
promise Of sunshine In the afternoon
on Tuesday made the sham battle pos
sible, although 1t had been given up.
and this bit OF mimic warfare was we'll
concluded when the rain began again.
lnecessitating the Abandonment Of tho
band concert and illumination OF the
campus in the evening. M
Several important elections were
held by tho students just before flnals,'
"A. "A. Waldrop, of Richmond. was
chosen president Of the class Of 1911:
a.. N. Hodgson, of Falls Church, vice.
president,R, j., Cousins, OF Portsmouth.
secretary; ]. A. SatterW lite, treasurer,
y Officers Of the class Of 1Sla n y,
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a successful term of teaching
Orange,
Pa1nplin City Social News.
i Special.to The Times-D Dispatch. 4

Pamplin City. Va, June 1S.--Rev A.
j. Ponton who has accepted call -
the PRESBYTERIAN Church here, preached
his t!rst sermon last sunday.
have been attending tho HighS School
commencement in Lynchburg. have res
turned home,
Mrs. Wyatt and daughter. Miss Ethel.
or I4ynchbnrg, who have been Visiting
the Misses Tho rnton here, have rathrn-s
ed TO their homes'
Misses Ruth Rice. Logan Gillian and
Jamie Harwood have returned 10 their
homes, after \ session at the state
n orrnal school. at Farmyilla. @ M
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!, returned homo from Hollins, left Fri
day for Washington and New York
In visit sfsHst
Ballsville Social News.
Especial to The,riues. Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times ispatch.l
Ballsviue, w.. June lS'-Rev. Mt
nary. will conduct revival services at
Hobson's Chapel next week.
Professor p. NJ, Tyler and family.
of Chester, are at MT, Laurel for
Mrs. Hunter Hurt is on a visit to
her parents in Amelia
While and Tom Gray We're IN the
village on Sunday and Monday.
Mrs, Laura b. Hurt has returned
home after a visit to Culpepers
Rev John r. Ba gby4is spending sew
eral days In Richmond,
\ Miss Resale Gtlls is at home after
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Steele president; B. Williams, vice.
president; @. W. Mcknight treasurer.
Glass of 1918: r. L. Minshall, presl-
dent; r.. 2. Bates, vice. president: G, p,
TAYLOR. secratary; M. w. Gillian, treas
urer. Editors Of IVA. Tech" the week
" publication of the student body.
are w NJ. Herrin, edttor-in-chief; Paul
Tanner, business manager.
O. M Bishop, OF the class OF 1910,
has lust obtained scholarship in the
PENNSYLVANIA State College, over mon
from all the Eastern colleges. This
scholarship Is valued at $500.
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N. Hardy, commander the John NJ.
Jordan Camp Confederate Sons or

-Veterans, and the monument VIII DIG
received by Major H. A. Edmondson. OF
the Fifty second Regiment Armistead's
nFigade h. hsing the r9nk rho eS
this place. president OF the Board of
Supervisors, will formally take charge
of the monument in behalf OF the CIT
liens of Halifax county. The Sons
of Conf Veterans will go mount
ed and wear gray uniforms.
Miss Fannie Fourquerean, Of Beau
font, Tex, Is the guest OF her aunt
Mrs B. II. Jordan, at this place
Miss Louise Owen, of Green Bay,
visiting at the home Of S. c., Morton.
Sir
Walter w, Norwood OF ST. Louis,
is visiting relatives here.
Miss May HilL who haa recently
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spend the summer with her father. Or
w EJopdarS0n f84Aat

spend the summer With her rather, Dr.
w. FS Henderson.
Rev. David j. Woods left Friday for
Floyd county, where he will hold a
series OF mission services lasting two
sam T. Knight, OF Washington, has
been the guest Of MT. and Mrs. Alex
ander Black, for the finals
Mrs, j. Kyle Robinson and Miss
Susie Robinson. OF Pulaski, ere spend.
ing week at the home OF Professor
and Mrs. H. L. Price.
b Although the majority Of the stu
dents and many visitors
left on the special train Wednesday
afternoon, and the regular trains
THURSDAY. enough remain OF both to
keep up semblanoe OF gaiety. and
the calm Of the vacation season has
not yet descended upon the campus.
While ", II. I. shared with the other
schools of,tha rhss1 n1xSon afans
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South, Boston Social News.

\ Especial to The Times -Dispatch,l
South Boston, Va, June 1S.-The un-
yelling of the Confederate monument
at Houston has been postponed from
June 20 to July 4. The exeroises will
IA -und Ter the direction OF Captai ~,
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This beautiful material is shown
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dainty colorings of lavender,
light blue, pink, green, rose,
navy and black and white.
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About ten pieces in this lot, in
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flowers.
Narcisse Raye, SIC.
This pretty thin material is 80
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bands, dots, figures, floral and
Persian effects, and is a 12Hc
value.
Extra Fine Organizes, 125zc.
An extra sheer material, in beau
tiful floral designs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
DIVORCE BARS
SONS FAMILY


Worcester Mass FEB. s. Because
their mother divorced tbeir father. the
children Of George OTIS Draper are cut
Of without any inheritance under tile
win Of their grandfather, the late Cen
eral William F Draper, former ann
bassador to italy which was filed ia
the Worcester county probate court here
yesterday
The provision IS also made that n
George OTIS Draper should marry sec.
ond time and have children BY the I'M
ion, such children would share the es.
tate the same as all other grandoha
dren
The specific bequests are, Fifty thou
sand dollars to his daughter Elizabeth;
$4,000 to each q his grandchildren who
bear the name William FranklinH; SIS.
000 to Massachusetts, eofnnandery. Min
tary Order Of the Loyal Legion of The
United States $1,000 each To Andrea
Bennotti and Mary Fitzgerald servants
$500 TO each servant VINO has been IN
his employ for FIVE years. and sl00 each
to an other family servants
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
WOMAN FOUGHT
FOR HER FREEDOM
One Of State Asylum Patients Cross
examined Witnesses aud Testified
During the Hearing for Re-
commitment.

Burlington. Feb. S The hearing Of
Mrs Ellen McCuen before a jury on the
question Of whether she e insane or not,
as demanded BY Mrs MeCueu, was held
before tie probate court yesterday.
Ezra Horton. Mrs McCuen' guardian APP
peared for her. city Attorney Martin
s. Villas appeared for the city and
States Attorney H. b Shaw for the
state The witnesses examined By the
state included Dr. w. W Gront. su-
pcrintendont of the state hospital, Miss
Case, and Dr. Bone Of the same inatitu.
ton, John 0'Niel, her former guardian
Deputy Sheriff Frank Lord, who once ar
rested Mrs MeCuen when she was vio-
lent, Henry Rivers, who took her 10 the
asylum, and Dr. + Il. McSweeney. for
merly her physician
The asylum witness testified that Mrs
McCuen was subject te cts 81 violence,
when she resisted used violent and pre-.
fame language and mode ther demon.
strations during her two YEAR eonhue,
ment, but that she was an right when
not IN these spells. Dr G.ront testified
that sho was not demented. As her mem.
ory Is good and her mental powers nor
mai, her case being Of q periodical de-
pressiye and maniaeal tendency.
Mrs Ncllien cross examined the wit.
ncsses with intelligence seh then took
the stand IN her own behalf and denied
that she was violent as accused. OF ever
spoke proiane language Her husband
IS also an inmate 81 the asYlum.
After the hearing Mrs AeCuen Was
ordered recommitied
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
AULD VERDICT IS FOUND.
court-Martial Sends It to Washington
but Gives Out Nothina.

Boston. Feb 5-After short and IN.
formal session, court.martial which has
been considering the case Of paymaster
George P. Aud, U S. ~. Yesterday fin
ished preparing It's verdict and recon
mendations for disposal 81 the case. and
the report was forwarded 10 Washing
ton, securely scaled These are various
rumors about the yard and elsewhere
as to what the finding, reached after
two hours aud one.halt Of deliheration
late Thursday afternoon, really says, but
each officer of The court and Judge ad-
Voeate Is sworn to secrecy and there IA
no doubt but they viii remain absolute
Is silent
Wien the report he's been received bv
Secretary Of the Navy George Won u
Never at Washington and he has exam
ined il IN conjunction with other Of
feials of the navy department, the End
ings probably win be made public. The
secretary Is not bound to follow the
eourt'a recommendation for punish
ment provided the accused is found
guilty unless he deems il proper and
best to Dc sos
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
CHANGES
In ARMY PLANS
General STAFF Wants Some Garrisons
Eliminated, Thirty New Regiments
Added and Entirely New
Plan Adopted

Washington, D. @, Fsb. 5 The United
Press is able to-day to give the prinai.
pal features Of the forthcoming report
Of the general staff for the reorganization
Of the army. Only the explicit orders Of
Taft prevented the report going n as
part Of tha annual report Of the secre.
tary Of war. He instructed the other
cabinet officers to cut down their esti-
mates and expects to use tbe saving Ia
apply on The new army plan The
changes desired by the general taff viii
be presented 70 Congress later III d sen
arate bin, which viii be accompanied bv
a presidential message
Here Is what the general STAFF wantssI
Five new regiments 4 year for six wears:
the abolition Of small departments and
4 concentration il four zones of defense:
the training Of the national guard ii
these zones with armyi the elimination
Of seventysix parrisons, dubbed Stitch
ing posts by the general staff. Tits
new plan is expected to Be completed
within six years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
HIS ACTIONS STRANGE
Benson A. Leautt Placed IN chittenden
County jail

Burlington. Feb 5 Deputy Sheriff w.
M Smith Of Cambridge arrived III Tie
city yesterday with Benson A Ieavitt,
3 mon whose home Is unknown ana
Who has heen disturbing the peace ana
dignity of affairs II i part of Westford.
near the Cambridge border line Taavitt
is now "a jail awaiting the action Of
the proper authorities.
Several days ago Ieavitt arrived az
the home of Luther Putnam of Westfnrl
and applied for 4 job Mr. Putnam hired
him and nothing more was thought Of
Benson, until be commenced to cut up
capers Mr. Putnam makes a speciality
Of raising fine apple trees choice p0ta.
toes seed corn etc. Mr. Putnam found
Leavitt was amusing hmsef with
throwing ears of corn against the wall
He practised this So long and 50 dilh
gently that he shelled IN tie valuable
corn. Mr. Putnam then became fright
ened over Leayitt's actions and drove
hiwriodly TO Cambridge, tie nearest VII.
lage, after DeputySheriG Smith Ieavitt
raved and howied and was taken Ia che
Iamoile county jail ia Hyde Park. still
bowling ia tile jail lie sefeeched all
night
sheriff Smith then discovered that Mr.
Putnam lived IN Westford, not Cam.
bridge. and that bis residence was but
a short way across the town limo. 50
Leavitt was carted to the Chittenden
county Jail IN the local iail yesterday
he made lots Of noise and many threats
in fact, he made noises like the mob
Il q.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
WAS NATIVE OF ORANGE.
Mrs. philista Udsn Died Yesterday IN
Randolph.

Randolph, Feb. 5.-Alrs Phiiista
(Millsl widow 81 the late Rev. Keno
phon Udall, died early yesterday morn
ING after an illness 81 three months
duration from heart trouble She had
lain ia somistupor since noon Of
the 24th and had not been expected
Is live from one day 10 another Mrs.
Udall. who was IN her 18th year, was
native Of Orange but was living in
Craftsbury at the time Of her marriage
to Mr. Udall whose death occurred in
October OF 1907 He was a veteran Of
the Civil war, in which he saw three
years Of service as a member Of Com
pany +, Sth Vermont regiment At the
close of the war be entered the Meth.
odist ministry and was IN active work
for Is years. ia 1884 the family Joined
the Vermont colony Ia Loyalton. North
Dakota, and lived there FIVE and half
years. They then came east and, after
q soi0un Of two years IA Stafford, re
moved to Randolph, where they had ever
since resided Mrs. udall left two chill
dren. Nelson W Udal and Mrs Charles
both of this place She i
also survived By two brothers, John
Mills Of Craltsbury and Henry Mills Ok
Albany, this state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
uNANIMous FoR ApJoURNMENr.
And That Was the Only Unanimous Vote
During the Day.

Toledo. Ohio, Feb, 5. Unable to ef
feet aa organization because of the dead
lock over the admission 81 the miners
delegates from Illinois. the ioint wage
conference of The bituminous coal opera
tors and miners Of Ohio. Indiana and
Pennsylvania adjourned last night sine
die. No provision was made for another
meeting
This. il Is declared. does not mean
necessarily d suspension of work at the
expiration Of The present contract on
April l. This would Affect all the bi.
luminous districts controlled by the
United Mine Workers, as they decreed
at their indianapolis convention that
do districts should sign q wage scale un-
It'll the scales for all districts were ne
eotiated
Both sides have declared, however.
that they viii not recede on the Illinois
proposition.
Some plan may be worked out 10 get
the miners and operators together again
before April 1 What this will IA,
neither President Thomas 3. Lewis Of
the miners nor leading operators could
say last night II may be call for
another convention Or the selection Of a
representative scale committee
The night session lasted but a short
time AS no one had anything 70 say,
the futlhty Of continuing the session was
expressed by President Lewis.
His suggestion for dividing the re.
sponsibility for adjournment was fol.
lowed. delegate from the miners
moved 20 adjourn and one OF the opera
tors seconded il, A call by states re-
suited in the only unanimous vote re-
corded in the meeting yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
SHARPENERS
AND POLISHERS
Have Practically Come to an
Understanding
With MANUFACTURERS
They win Not Be Able to Reach FINAL
Settlement Until Cutters and Man.
ufaclurers Have "Crossed
the Gulf"

Conferences between the ccmmiHeca
representing the tool sharpensrs and tho
manufacturers, and the polishers and tie
manufacturers, have resulted in pract,cal-
n an understanding on all points that
can be agreed upon until q settlement
is reached with the granite cutters, and
yesterdays meeting Of the tool sharp
euers union approved the action OF its
committee. When the gulf that sep
arates cutters and manufacturers is
crossed, it viii be only few hoors
work to complete settlement with all
The unions in Barre
There vas only short conference Of
the committees representing the granite
cutters and The manufacturers yesterday
afternoon, and when adjournment was
taken il was subject to the call Of tie
ehairmen Of the two committees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05

Leroy +. Adams Died Last Night in
Springfield, Mass

Springfield Mass. Feb 5 Leroy n
Adams president oi the Springfield -four
and gram company formerly we'll.
known business man Of BrattlcborO. w.t.,
died last evening at his home, SO Spruce.
land avenue, after several days Illness
with pneumonia.
Leroy Franklin Adams was born in
Marlboro, W., April %, SAC, Que Of the
four children Of Luoius i and Clorinda
lWinchesterl Adams His early life was
spent in Marlboro and Bis education WAS
received IN the district schools Upon
reaching the age OF p he went TO North
ampton, where be entered The employ
of e. II Smith
Alr. Adams was stonch Republican.
lie served for three years as chairman
OF the school committee and at the last
town meeting was reelected as q mem
ber Of the school board While he had
lived in Springfield, Mass, for the past
two years on account Of extensive busi-
ness operations, Mr. Adams considered
Brattleboro bis home and he owned a.
handsome residence at 0nk and High
streets
Tie had been a valued member Of the
Centre Congregational church and one
of THE trustees Of the church society.
He was q prominent Mason, being a
member Of Bgattiehoro lodge H. and A.
NJ Fort Dummer chapter r. a. NJ,
and Beauseant commandery, X. r.
Dir Adams was twice married In 1899
be was married 70 Helen H., daughter
Of s. B. Emerson, who survives him
he also leaves six children, Fred G. Of
nrattleboro George D., Ruth j., Crosby
md Ella G., BY his first marriage and
Edith By bis second marriage He is
also survived By a sister. Mrs G. III
Smith Of Minneapolis Mimi. and
brother, Lucius Adams Of Bmttlsboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
Tests Given in Barre and
Montpelier Today
AND MANY OTHER PLACES
State Supervisor Hays Reports That
About 800 People Took the TX
aminations In Yer-
mont.

Examinations for positions as census
enumerators were held this afternoon ii
tho Spaulding high school building, and
about 20 people took the examinations.
The applicants present included people
from this city and many Of the surround
ing towns Several women we're among
them. The examinations were conducted
BY Assistant Postmaster Frank Z. Rob
iuson, assisted BY Letter Carrier Charles
&. Converse, who began examining the
candidates at 1880 o'clock.
At the same time examinations were
held in Montpelier there being nearly
aily applicants for the jobs Of counting
aoses' The examinations we're conduct
ed At various places IN the state. as
designated by Supervisor Hays, IN order
To accommodate those who could not
easily 90 70 Burlington, where the Yer
mont headquarters 81 the census taking
is located There were about 500 appli.
cants for the 800 positions IA Vermont.
To-day was the day Set apart by the
census bureau for the examinations
throughout the country, and Il Is esti.
mated Chat half a million applicants were
examined FOR the places
Burlington Feb. 5-OYer a hundred
applicants took the examination here 70.
day for positions AZ census enumeratora
IN Chittenden county. Seven hundred
others took the examination at eighteen
other points in the state. State Super
visor Of the Census j. M Hays conducted
the examination here At tie ether places
civil service officials and postmasters
conducted the examinations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
BIG FIRE RACED
in NEW YORK
Building Of Medical Supply Department
Of United States Government Was
Destroyed.

New York, Feb. 5.--For second time
within two years, the medical supply
department Of the United States army
was burned out Of its headquarters at
West and vestry streets on the lower
west side water front yesterday, this
time with loss rariously estimated
at a5o,oo0 and sl00O0Oo There was
no loss Of life, but frequent explosions
from 1900 cases Of gasoline. 1000 cases
Of benzine, 500 gallons Of turpentne and
large quantities OF alcohol made the
work q the hremen highly perious.
Major Edwin P, Wolfe, in command.
was badly singed IN one explosion and
but for the timely arrival of a truck
company would have been burned to
death. The cause Of the FIRE Is un-
known.
Fully rs serious As the monetary loss
TO the government is the inconvenience
caused TO the sanitary department Of tbs
Panama canal commission a consign
ment Of medical supplies to the canal
zone, valued at $4,000, packed and ready
for shipment, was among the goods de
isayed. and Il Is feared a serious short
age on the isthmus win arise. The only
other similar supply depot is at st. Louis
No.
The high pressure water service, al
though It finally flooded ont the fire and
saeed other nearby downtown ware
houses. worked sad havoc in the ada
cent property. One stream, momentarily
detected tore through a dwelling house
window and almost drowned Mrs. Mary
Kass 10 years ola.
Major Wolfe was the first to discover
the fire. lie smelled smoke and stepping
ont Of bis Office to the hallway. saw /
flames licking up The elevator shaft Hs
did not realize that it was bia FIRE +
already well under way and throwing 1
open the elevator door tried to tackle
II with q hand extinguisher. Instantly
there was an explosion, a great gush 0f
fame, and the major was painfully
burned about the face and Aands. Then
he began to look for way down stairs
and found that the freight elevator shaft
was also adre. All escape had been
cut off.
Firemen saw the major at window
and ran mp an extension ladder. He and
his 20 odd employees and assistants were
all gotten safely 10 the street. One man I
jumped down the elevator shaft Ga to
the heads Of eight others below him.
There was some complaint at his i'm
petuosity, but no broken bones.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
TALK OF THE TOWN.

John B. Wilson Of Worcester visited
bis daughter Mrs A S. Jones Of Elm
street. to-day.
The funeral Of Grace Ksefe viii Be-
held st the Catholic church ia Granite
vile tomorrow morning at eight o'clock
and the body viii be taken to Randolph
for burial
Among arrivals at the City hotel last
evening and to-day were G. O. Abbott,
Plainfeld G + Wilson BOSTON ]. n
Hobart. Cambridge Mass; F @ Sargent,
Boston J. 4. Jadkins, Nortldeldj J. y.
sweanyi Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-05
LIGHT ON MURDER SOUGHT.


attorney Ntoaeiy Questioned IN Glover
VIII Case Hesring
Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 5.-Twe INV.
yers made strenuous efforts YESTERDAY
to obtain from S. p. Elmors, 1 brother
barrister and executor of tie win of
Clarence r. Glover, the murdered wal
than laundryman, some evidence that
would throw more light on TIE murder.
and Al the same time aibstantiate the
claims of their clients, that Glover was
influenced unduly when he wiiled his
property to his wife, Lillian +. Glover
and bis brother. Seymour.
1T was Mr.. Elmores second day on tie
witness stand and very few additional
facts We're brought out regarding the
family circumstances Of the murder and
the arrest Of Miss Hattie Leblanc. the
servant girl accused Of the crime
Mr. Elmore declared that Gl0Ver's re-
iations with his wife were extremely
and that lie was always soiiei
tous for her welfare
Mr. Emore said he carried out the di
rections in drawing the viii and that
Seymour Glover was made beneficiary
because Of has assistance in the laundry
business
He admitted that Albert Il Glover,
brother, and one Of the contestants. had
seen hin after The murder, and had hint
AZ strongly that there We're other facts
II connection with the murder that had
not been brought out Glover was told
% see the district attorney
Mr. Gilmore admitted also that he was
somewhat surprised that tile police, aft
er two fruitless searches 81 the Glover
house finally found Miss Leblanc there
under 3 bed The hearing viii continue
an Monday