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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
Vermont Supreme Court
Starts at Montpelier
JUDGE WATSON ABSENT
Judgment Affirmed In Franklin County
Suit Against Telephone and Electric
Companies, which Were Sued
for Damagea

An the Vermont supreme cours judges
except Judge Watson were present for
the opening Of the February term at
Montpelier to-day, Judge Watson being
called to Putney 10 attend the funeral
Of sister Following the opening sx-
ereises, the docket was read and the fore.
noon WAS given up 70 the reading Of
opinions.
The most important was tns Franklin
county case Of Ernest Y Miner vs.. the
Vermont Power and Manufacturing com.
pany and the Franklin County Telephon,
company for damages sustained Will
working on a pole repairing a cable.
IN the lower court the plaintiff secured
- 1000 damages and costs, and the ST
preme court affirmed that judgment to-
day
The two defendant companies had
contract, while using the same poles, to
share responsibility; afterwards the
wires Of the telephone company were
removed from the poles, and the contract
for equal sharing Of responsibility for
accidents. The telephone company
claimed, therefore, that il vas not re-
sponsible for The accident to Miner
The court held that the plaintiff was not
supposed TO be eognizant Of a change in
the contract of the two companies and
affirmed the decision Of the lower court.
Cora &. Crompton in her case against
A. r Reedle and A. D. Thomas q Orange
county won her point in her action to
annul an option on some land. claiming
deceit and false representation. She
claimed that she gave a price Of 800 on
land which Is now known 70 Be worth
$4,000 because Of its granite deposits.
a decree was handed down to-day sus-
tanning the demurrer entered in the lower
court
Judgment was affirmed IN The case Of
Sylvester A. Ploof against +. v. Putnam
for 5000 and costs, damage to boat.
A petition for change 81 venue ii the
Essex county malpractice case Of Hettie
Willard vs. r. r Norcross was dis
missed
IA the Windham county cases of w s.
French VS. T Raymond and E S Niles
vs Adora Carleton the judgments Of the
lower court were affirmed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
VERMONT BANKS
INCREASE DEPOSITS
Approximately a Million and Three
quarters During the Six Months
Just Concluded

Newport, Feb. LA report from the
Office Of Frank c Williams, state bank
commissioner. summarizes the condition
Of the savings banks and trust com
panies January 1910, 81 follows
The p savings hanks ii The state had
deposits Of stl5l2e7244
July / 1869 The same banks had de.
posits a s4aaao seaQ7 which 4 q gain
ID six months 81 sl0oa s0847.
The assets 81 those g nks have Is.
creased during the same period sioas
1850
January /, 1910 the aa savings banks
and trust companies "a the state bad
savings deposits Of 1871 1879,
July / 1909. the same banks had saw
ngs deposits Of S2l $50 48l, which i
a gain IN sis months II 0les2TS
January 1910, The q savings banks
and trust companies bad commercial de.
posits Of S2.753 ,s6429
July 1903, the same banks had com
mefcial deposits 9f 81 735 6tz09, showing
decrease ii FIX months 81 slSls70
The assets of these 2a banks have m.
creased during che same period 5000,
5l35I
The total gain IN savings deposits in
The 80 banks over which the bank com-
missioner has supervision, from July 4,
1899. to January J 1910 Is sl,7l4.792 25.
All of the savings banks have made
gains in deposits ia the period named
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
CONFERENCES STILL
THE ORDER OF THE DAY
Otherwise There Is No Development in
the Labor Situation in Barre.
Committees in Session
To-day.

There has been no change in the gran
ite situation Ia the past twenty-four
hours. 1t has been one conference after
another and still more conferences sched-
uled for this afternoon and evening The
committee from the granite cutters met
The COMMITTEES from tie manufacturers
yesterday afternoon and last evening
and are again in session this afternoon.
They met this afternoon at / o'clock
The committee from the pollshers'
union met the committee from the
manufacturers last evening and they
met again at o'clock this afternoon.
The committee from the Jumpers box.
ers and derriokmen win meet the com.
mittee frem the Manufacturers this even.
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
UNCONSCIOUS IN WOODS.
Bennington "snow Shoer' Nearly Lost
His Life Sunday.

az , ~ s0s, =. y p 49, g 4. ~ Icy :
80 ~ sVn ,.. ~ M - !, en's ~
~ hoa; aaa sg sa es..aN Ma'ie
s's9W s w lseis'',',s hioe'''salh s5sta-
w lae PiaNil7N ~ Atses sNo t5eh-
l.iss9n 3oaas n'5H - eepin en tae
~ elisl 55.oie * '.ssAe llalleues n me
a9Mh wv e $4,000 io' .s'ilaag ulnheI n
sss mooaa5 s3 9ns l'a 80 '9s.ise e0i'l.
Ptiaio'9 i"lit@ "sieslIAeiib
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
.SPOTTER SYSTEM
NOT RELISHED
Great Disgust ExpFessa By Minority Of
School Board in Rutland over Its

Rutland Feb. Il Anger disgust and
other feelings. which are being vented BY
minority members Of the school board
because 81 joint reprimand administ-
ered By its teachers committee to nine
Young women employed ii the public
schools as tile result of facts CLEANED
through a spotter system, seem likely
to disrupt the board which has charge
81 this aity's educational interests.
The minority declares that the action
Of the majority members, composing tie
committee. ia using the spotter system,
which died u natural death here with
the prohibit0ry Hquor law, reflects on
the honor of all. Miss Rowena Pur.
don. employed as q substitute teacher,
was the alleged spotter, and it is said
she reported the work in the rooms she
visited
Facts about the special meeting Of
the teachers committee held week
ago last night have been leaking ont
gradually ard have brought expressions
OF Indignation The inception Of the
GNiNHbtAE6Ns M4AiNN - 1AtAA fInkA III ADtA1
missionefs Lamb and q. Nv. Ward and
H, r. Ross, president Of the board, Is
laid at the door Of Pres Ross. II is
said to have been adopted with the idea
Of merely inquiring into the work q
the various teachers and remedyine
Weaknesses ii the school system The
commissioners are silent regarding the
occurrences at the meeting
Miss purdon is q woman Of good edu
cation graduate Of q normal school
and an experienced teacher She would
visit rooms while the teachers were at
work. note their weak points and sub
sequentlY report it is said to the teach
ers committee, dwelling particularly on
the department of the children
It Is claimed By the majority that
the teachers were summoned before The
committee without any previous intima-
tion Of what was intended and that the
use Of the spotter system and the com
mittee's subsequent action were without
or justification.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
BIG GATHERING
OF FORESTERS
Was Held at st. Alhans Last Night,
Officials Will Visit Mont
pelier This Even

st. Albans, Feb 1.-The largest meet.
ing Of Foresters ever held iu the north.
ern part cf the state was held IN this
city last night when the high court Of
iieers made visit to che local counts.
At eight o'clock a reception was held
A. champlain BAN and informal speeches
were made By the visiting Of
iieers A company to the mum
Der Of about 250 repaired to
paiees hill where banquet was served
and post pfaBdisl exercises were held,
Dr 81 }. Melville acting as toastmaster
aud the out Of town foresters and 9TH
ers responded informally.
The high court officers begun yester-
daY 10 make a speaking tom through
the New Entlafd state theH visits be-
ing for the purpose 81 becoming better
acquainted with the work and the mem.
bers Of the order 80 this part Of the
country. They will visit only two places
II this state. thiA city and Montpelier,
and the visits are purely of 4 social ma
ture
The high court officers present we're
Hiqh Chief Ranger Thomas II Cannon
ol Chicago, Vice. Chief Ranger n *. Bill
odeau 81 Montreal, High Trustees Julius
A. Collier and Thomas p Flynn Of Chi.
eago, and Simeon Viegr 81 Lawrence,
Mass, also provincial Chief Ranger j.
G. u Demaftieny % MoAfrta
The state officers present were State
thief outa Afana af Tfnaoagi Wee.
State Chief Ranger J. +. NcGrath Of
Milton. State Secretary z. A. Austin Of
Rrattlebofo, State Treasurer w. SAINT
1T Swanton. state Directors J. y. Burns
81 Northheld. n. r. L'Ecuyer Of this
city. A. r. Goyette Of Essex Junction
and Jules Simays Of Burlington Repre-
sentatives were present from the follow
ing places Burlington, Eesex Junction,
Newport. Riehford. Montgomery Center.
Enosburg Fails Fairfield Hieheate,
Rouses Point, svanton, Winoosld and
Milton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
SHERIFF KNOCKED DOWN.
Amsden Men Held for Assaulting Officer
Willis Mahoney.

Springfield, Feb II Elisha Dickinson
and Edward Moote, both Of Amsden, ap-
peared before the municipal court yes
terday morning to answer to the charge
Of assauiting Willis Mahonev. a deputy
sheriff 81 perkinsviile The plaintiff
claimed That the respondents came to
his house Thursday and Moote asked the
sheriff % read a civil writ against him.
This Mahoney said Be did and while do
ing il, Mahoney claims Dickinson struck
him ID the back Of the neck, knocking
him down
The sheriff says ne got up and was
struck again in the chest, but ran 70 the
house and further claims that the re-
spondents attempted to enter the build-
ing, meanwhile making threats
The testimony pointed 70 the respond
ents prolonged drunkenness and threats
some time previous 70 harm If not kin
the plaintiff, Judge H. II. Blanchard
bound them over to county court IN $500
hail which Moote claims ~ can procure
F. r Buck 81 Windsor prosecuted, while
E. B Finn Of Springfield defended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
WERE BURIED TOGETHER.
West Burke, Vt, RscIuse and Faithful
Dog.

ST. Johnsbury, Feb Word has just
reached here of the suicide h Burke,
Thursday, Of Charles Aldrch, lonely
recluse Of ~ years. alr. Aldrich's on
ii companion was his faithful dog and
the poor creatures grief On finding the
dead body Of bis master was So pathetic
That he was ehlorofofmed and buried in
the same grave as his master
Mr. Aldrich was a veterinary surgeon
and was passionately fond Of animals,
He was becoming feeble and had grown
so weary Of his lonely life that he de-
cided to end it by taking poison. Be
fore committing the act he left a note
saying chat his only regret was ia leav-
inc his faithfui dog and requesting that
whoever found the note should see that
the dog was kindly cared for When
ueighbors arrived the dog was lying
across the body Of his MASTER, his cries
rendmg the air. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon at West Burke.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
MONTPELIER BUYS
MORE BERLIN LAND
Following up Plan to Wipe Out Summer
Resort Business at Pond, ia
Order TO Protect Its
Water Supply.

In pursuance Of plan to eliminate
Berlin pond as summer resort and re-.
duee the contamination Of rs city water
supply as much as possible, The Mont.
pelior city council has just purchased
the property Of Chauneey G and Ella
Poor and & b sibley bordering On the
upper pond and ageregating about fifty
acres The cost was $1,000. IN addition
to this, the city recently purchased the
lots of James 81 Boutwell, and Messfs.
Hastings and Cieayes
by the Poor purchase Montpelier
comes into possession Of the land and
cottages on the upper side Of the road
on the eastern bank Of the large pond,
up to the Clark Stewart line, excepting
the Blanchard and Iobin lots The city
proposes to dispose 81 these cottages
as soon as acquired Mr. Poor gives
sixteen boats and bis boating business
to Montpelier for 81 800, with the stipp.
lati0n that De viii not rent any boats on
the pond He Is also given SO 500 for
thirty 70 forty acres Of land bordering
on the pond.
The Sibley purchase includes the Bos.
worth house and ten acres of land on the
brook leading into the pond The land Is
part tillage and part pastuage, and runs
down to the Pike pasture The price was
81 800 lt IS intmated that Montpelier
will purchase other land bordering on the
pond from time To time. IN accordance
with recommendations 81 tile state board
of health and gradually wipe out The
summer outing business il Berlin. Clark
Stewart. one 81 the chief ones interested
in the renting Of cottages and boats, Is
reported 70 b. hostile to Tie plan
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
Contributions Acknowledged.

The Fiiou theatre management has
turned over 70 the assistance fund of
the Jumpers, boxers and derriclSmen s
union 20 per cent of the receipts Of last
nights performance and has generously
agreed to do the same next Thursday
evening The Pavilion management has
agreed to donate % per cent Of its re-
eeipts this evening and promises to put
up a go0d show While / am sorry to
state that is an can acknowledge at
the present time, J wish To extend thanks
to those who have So generously re-
sponded to the appeal for the assistance
Of the Jumpers boxers and derriekmen,
and while there arc m0ny who have TAX
en- advantage Of the Biblical teaching Of
doing with their left hand what they
did not wish their right hand 70 know,
there are still a great many who have
done nothing with their left hand that
they could possibly be ashamed Of their
right hand having knowledge Of, and
while the struggle for existence may
seem to be near finish, there are still
many cases that viii have to be attend
ed to. James Mutch, secretary g L, u.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
OVER 700
APPLICANTS
For Census Enumerat0rS' Jobs
in Vermont
EXAMINATION SATURDAY
Supervisor Hays VIII Allow Applicants
to Take Examination in Nineteen
Different Points in the
State.

Burlington, Fab. Between 700 and
800 applicants for positions as census
euumefators for Vermont win take their
examinations on Saturday at nineteen
different points in the state, said State
Supervisor lynn NJ Hays to-day The
local Office Of the supervisor is actively
engaged in sending admission cards to
the applicants for enumeratoFs positions.
One hundred 81 them win meet in Bur
lingteu. There will be about 800 sue
cessful ones, as that number is needed
to take the census Of 1910. Tie actual
work Of taking lhe census VIII b started
on April rs, simultaneously with tie
work throughout the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
MINES COLLAPSE
KILLS SCORES
Terrible Scenes at Primero, Colorado
Death List May be
One Hum
dfod

prmoro, Colo. Feb !. More than q
hundred men are believed 60 have been
killed Nv 4 terrific explosion iu the
PHmero mine 81 tie Colorado Fuel y
IRON Co. at 1880 o'clock yesterday after.
non
Three men were killed at the month
Of the mine slope by the force Of the
explosion. Both fans with which tile
mine is equipped were shattered and
ID was impossible 10 enter the mine un-
til they were repaired At 1880 last
night
Az soon d the fans were repaired
General Superintendent ! II Thompson
and rescue party entered By the main
air shaft but were unable TO reach the
main shaft, which shaft is com
pletely blocked The party returned to
the surface after securing FIVE bodies,
which were badly burned
a party equipped with oxygen helmets
replaced this party, workings were reach
ed through Che air shaft and are now
being searched for more bodies
There is little hope that any Of the
men IN the mine are alive. The com
pany clerks report that 70 safety lamps
are missing and it is sure that that
number Of men are entombed Many Of
The miners however, say that l50 men
are missing
Most Of the victims are Slavs and
Hunearians. Pit Boss Wilhelm s known
to bs among the missing
While every able bodied man is taking
his turn with pick and shovel 20 clear
the shaft the women and children, kept
back BY ropes, have gathered about the
shaft weeping and calling wildly for
their loved ones, who have not been
found
Experts from an the coal camps Of
the state have gathered 70 assist Super.
inteudent Thompson A. c. French, sup.
erintendent Of the Wooten mines, and
j r. Hinley mine Inspector win head
another rescue party as soon as bat
teries for electrical lights arrive by spec
ial train
Members Of the first rescue party say
that the effect Of the explosion under
ground IS indescribable The bodies re-
covered were horribly burned and un.
recognizable One body was impaied on
broken timbers
Officials Of the company say the dis
aster is the worst ia the history Of west
ern coal mining An explosion il which
2f were killed occurred ia the same prop
erty January g, 1907 The bodies were
not recovered for weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
Veracity Of Complainant Is
Being Attacked
AND HE MAY BE ARRESTED
Charge May Be Brought That He Has
Been Practicing Medicine in Massa-
chusetts without Certificate Prog
ress Of the Court-martiaL

Boston, Feb THE attempt to dis
credit the veraeity Of DR.. Edward S
cowles win possibly cause bis arrest fol
praetieing medicine without a Massaehu
aetts license, It was developed to-day AZ
the navy yard court martial Of Pay.
master George P Aud, who is charged
with insulting and assaultine DR.. Cowle'
at dance held last December a win
bur, a Boston theatrical manager, swors
that his brother died under cowles' treat
ment and that Cowles presented an item.
lied bin for Sl,700
During the course 81 cross-examination
Of DF Cowles yesterday afternoon Il de-.
veloped that be had been graduated from
the university Of Virginia and that he
bad studied eighteen mouths at Harvard,
but had not got a Massachusetts, certif.
cate to practice medicine.
Major Leonard acting for Paymaster
Aud asked DR.. Cowless
Have you ever appeared 70 ask per
mission 70 practise medicines A.-Ncs.
@ How many timesi Al don't
know
Q.-so many times you can't remem-
berl A. Perhaps So
o. have you appeared oHcei A.
Perhaps so.
Q-Haye you appeared twicei A.
pnrhau1 40
q. Have you tried 10 pass three
times9 al Perhaps So
Q-Four timesa Al don't know
QAre you. Dr. Cowles, a mental
healer or physician Al am not
allowed to practise within this state
QAre you mental healerq Al
am not q practising physician
@ 20 you pufport 10 be men
tal healer Al have told you
am not a practising physician
Odd you ever take fees for men.
tal healinpi All can't say.
Q-Nih you say on your oath that
you have not taken fees for mental
healing AL can't say
@ bid you ever render 4 BIN for
mental aealingl AL can't say
Qnid you render bin for mental
healing n gae name 81 y0af brother
A. You'll have % ask him.
Mr. Wilbur was followed On the stand
to day 81 Miss Madeline Swift Size
declared Tint Cowies never would have
been asked TO the hop but for his wife,
and she denounced him. Miss Dorothy
Hesler followed an the stand She de-
nied that she ever gave her photo to
Cowles She said he took It when she
was absent, and The delay IN returning
the same was the cause Of eli the un
pleasantness.
Cowias took the stand again to revise
His testimony when adjournment was
taken, + is expected that many other
Witnesses win BE called IN an attempt
to discredit Cowles
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
AND rHE IURY ooULDrr AeREE.


Barre Attorney Defendant in Malicious
Prosecution Case.
The large, old.fashioned farmhouse Of
Nelson Bowen in the town Of Bethel, five
miles from the village, was turned into
a courthouse yesterday, when 1 spirited
jury trial ease was heard there with Eve
lawyers present The case was that d
John R Race Of that town versus Attor.
ney Ii. NJ. Gordon of Barre for alleged
malicious prosecution NJ 81 wilson,
states attorney for Orange county, was
counsel for Race, and Gordon defended
himself with the assistance of Attorney
Wallace Batchalder of Bethel. The oth
ei two lawyers present were City Judge
ii, w Scott Of Barre and r. M Harvey
Of Montpelier, who were summoned a.
witnesses In the case.
Besides being courthouse. the ola
homestead was obliged TO turn itself into
hotel as we'll and because of it's iso-
lated situation the host had to open up
his harder and dine the whole coterie 0f
lawyers. witnesses and iurymen, who
drove il from all directions 81 The com
pass. The trial justice was Clayton Dun
ham, who was officiating for the first
time IN this capacity
The Iurymen were summoned in 9 sur.
prisingly short time BY the use Of tha
RI. +. n telephone. and by Z o'clock II
the afternoon the six imymen retired te
deliberate on the case and pronounce
thasr 4ap4ef,p p44f ftor an hNu4se aa
clusion they returned and reported that
they could not agree and were discharged
by the court
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
OWES 90 ACTORS s74as.
Charles +. Yale, Manager, Files Petition
in Bankrnptey.

New York, Feb l.Charles If Yale,
theatrical manager has filed a petition
IN bankruptcy, with liabilities Of s6l 545
and nominal assets Of sls,27s consisting
Of notes, S3s05; accounts, S3,46S; seem
cry, costumes, etc, $1,000 II storage
warehouses n New York and Phladel-
phia, subject to warehouse liens, and cash
in banks s5
He also has 9T5 shares of stock Of the
Charles +. Yale company and nine shares
Of the Charles Fl Yale Amusement com
paHy. Of no market value There are l20
creditors named ID the schedules There
are so actors aud actresses, to whom is
due s7 ,4s5 By the Charles IT. Yale com
pany and Charles H Yale Amusement
company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
BUILDING COLLAPSED
AND SIDEWALKS GAZING
Paris Suffering Greatly from After-Ef-
fects Of Floods--About 100000 Home
less to Provide for-Reiuse
e Leave Homes

psris. Feb. There haxe been more
serious after-elfeets Of the food today
that at any time since the water began
to recede Many sidewalks Are cawia9
m and some buildings have collapsed
Engineers declare that al the Paris
bridges can be saved. The Seine Is re-
cediag slowly, owing to the high water
in the Yonne. tributary There are
still 10000 ta cocoon homeless 10 pro-
vide for. The governments proposed
to move them to the country until the
conditions are normal was unsuccessful,
the people refusing to leave their homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01

Philadelphia Carpenters and Granite Cut
ters Return to Work.

Philadelphia. Feb / The granite cut
ters strike. which has been III force in
this city since Noveber IS and affected
more than 900 men, ended when the
non-union men employed by the contfaet-
ors i0ined lie pnipn
The grants Guitars struck Ia ympa
thy with union carpenters. who refused
to install ia a big department store
building wood fittings made by a nom
union firm The carpenters strike was
settled by sub-lettine the contract for
wood work to 4 union tlrm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
WOMAN DIES AT 100.
Mrs. Sarah g CLARK Of Amesbary Passed
Century Marx Sept. az.

Amesbury, Mass, Feb. Mrs Sarah
c. Clark, who celebrated the Tooth anni-
versary Of her birth on Sept 90 died
yesterday at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs ri r.. Sibey
She was born III Ameshurg and lived
most Of her life in the old homestead at
55 Market street, where she died She
was the widow Of Thomas ] Clark She
leaves daughter Mrs sibley
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
FARM BUILDINGS
BURNED TODAY
Major r. Edward Dyer Of Rutland Lost
$4,000 and Saved 10 Head
Of Cattle BY Hard
Work

Ruuand Feb. 1.-Two large barns
and silo attached. belonging to Major
II Edward Dyer Of this city. we're de-
stroyed hy fire this morning ami several
tons Of hay were burned Severity head
of cattle and sheep were saved with
difficulty The oaHse Of the fire is not
known The loss Is $1,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-01
MoRE NAMEs MENrIoNED.
Several New Ones Added to Those AL
ready Suggested for Aldermen.

There have been suggested to The
Times several new names for candidates
ward THE names Of Dr ID G Watt of
Maple Grove street and James Muteh
of Nelson street are suggested as men
VINO would make good aldermenj also
E z. Odds Of Washington street
In ward the names Of 4 A Slayton
and Dr Joe W. Jackson have been added
to the list.