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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
ONE BURIED ALIVE,
FIVE MORE ESCAPE
i'm MINE CAVE-IN.
Big Cave-in at Mine In Brandon Yes
terday Afternoon There Were
Several More Marrow Es-
capes.

Brandon, June % One man was
buried alive aud five others narrowly
escaped 4 similar fate yesterday after.
noon at four O'Clock when d hie cave
in occurred az the mine owned by the
Horn Crockett Kaolin smpauy, about
two miles east Of this place Fred
Whittemore Of Forestlale il the miss.
ing man and It Is thought that he il
FAT the bottom Of the pit buried IN
more than 10 feet Of mud and water
There il no other sxit except BY the
main shaft aud this Il completely
closed Although the pumps were set
to work at once after the accident hap
pened they were not able to keep out
the inflow of water and clay
The product of the mine il baked
and ground mp. then used in paper
making The shaft il about 100 feet
into the ground, about six feet square
and boarded OH all sides After reach
ing the bottom the men were forced to
20 under the ground in drift about
100 feet further and II was while the
men were at the end OF this drift
that the eave-in came
TIE first intimation OF anything
wrong was sudden whiri and crash
with the inflow Of mud and water as
the sides of the shaft gave way The
men all rushed for the ladder which
was the only means Of exit and Whit.
ttmore being the last to get started
towards tile surface he was caught and
buried alive The man ahead Of
Whittemore On the ladder. William
Smith, was rescued by his fellow wGfk.
men, heing slightly injured about the
head He barely escaped being buried
alive. his comrades being forced to pull
him ont of The mud After the men
had gained the surface aud missed
Whittemore, an investigation showed
fully rs feet Of mud and water ia The
main shaft Whittemore was about 35
years old and is survived BY d wife
and two children of Forestdale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
Atwood Today Completed Flight
to Pittsfield, N. H.
STARTING FROM WALTHAM
He Then Hurried Back to Participate in
Experiments There This Afternoon
He Had An Easy Flight
Most of the Time.

Concord, n. H., June 20.--An air jour
uey over New Hampshire was made to-
day by aviator Harry n. Atwood, carry
ing Boston newspaper men on the va
rious stages OF the voyage, as he did
yesterday on the trip from the avia-
tion grounds at Waltham, Mass, to this
city. After their fight, the birdmen re-
ported that they could see the people
below, leaving their work and running
into the fields.
Aviator Atwood resumed his journey,
which was halted late yesterday, at an
early hour this morning. He carried
All Fowler on quick run to Tilton.
After q rest there, Atwood shot up and
headed toward Lake Winnipeesaukee,
passed down the lake after a rough trip
aud landed at Pittsfeld At that point
he left his machine and hurried back
to Boston to perform this afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon, II the weather Is
favorable. Atwood, with passengers. will
9y back to Boston from Pittsfield
The aviator landed in Concord last
evening at 7:44, coming down in bea,i-
tiful style on the state muster field.
Shortly before that time a faint speek
in the southeast, and six min
utes later Atwood was circling the dome
of the state capitol as 5000 people
cheered the daring birdman from the
front oi the capitol while fully 1000
had walked to the state militia field two
miles sway to watch the descent
The machine was 1000 feet high when
over the capitol and after making the
turn above 1t he, descending by a John
ston spiral to within 50 feet ot the bits
mess block on Main street, made sees
ond sweep in a circle above the heads
of the crowd while the people eheered
and automobile horns salnated.
After this Atwood went leisurely to
the east toward the muster field where
be cireied about Ave times and came
TO earth IN graceful glide that brought
him a great ovation
Az soon as lie alighted. he decided that
Ii was too dark to attempt d .nontinu.
ance Of his days aight and so telephoned
to Iiltou, which he had hoped TO reach
and pass
IN describing his trip. Atwood said;
sln Manchester | was delayed for this
reason more than an hour In making
the flight from that city reached the
highest altitude when passing over
H0oksett. which was $500 feet. Ny
average speed for the day was 45 miles
an hour. although At times ii exceeded
80 miles
Al Lowell we struck nasty wind,
and came very near a wreck, as il was
with difficulty that | controlled the ma
chime. From Manchester to Concord. al
though the wind was blowing 20 miles
an hour, we had d fine ride
II Just laid back. hung my feet over
the side and some Of the time did
not even have my hand on the guiding
lever The special feature lies In the
fact that | have passed over the heart
II five cities, Boston, Lowell, Nashua,
and Concord.
"This has never been done before The
ianger Of such trips lies IN the fact
that if anything goes wrong there i
absolutely no open space To descend to-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
BUSY COURT SESSION.
Held by Judge Post in St Adams City
Court Yesterday.

st Albans June 20 1t was a field
day in city court yesterday. the large
crop Of drrmks gathered in Saturday
and Sunday taking the time Of Judge
Post nearly all day Mrs, Amanda
Peters Menor. who headed this bunch
of spring brides, was convicted Of a
second offense of intoxication and was
sent up for 80 days @Blada Murphy,
Charles Skinner, Leonard Menor and
Harry Shannon were all convicted Of
first offenses and fined s6 and costs or
10 days. I'll q. Pierson and Babe
Brace, who got into fistic mix-np,
were convicted of breach OF the peace,
the former being fined SIS and costs and
the latter 81 and costs Edward LN-
Rock. charged with first offemse of
intoxication. will have his hearing to-
aay. Joseph Gero, charged with sec
ond offense Of intoxication. will be
tried by the jury tomorrow. Arthur
sweeney, arrested on a charge of as.
saulf. will be tried Thursday In the
case Of Frank Gonyeau, charged with
selling and furnishing intoxicating liq-
nor, the respondent waived examination
and furnished $500 bonds for appear
anee at the September term Of Frank
lin county court In the case of Ed
BlondiH. arrested on similar charge
the testimony Of some witnesses was
taken and the case adjourned till next
Monday, some important witnesses hav-
ing suddenly and mysteriously disap-
peared
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
AUTO RAN OFF BRIDGE,
CABOT WOMAN MAY DIE.
Mrs. Walter Ford Was Learning to Run
New Car, Which Jumped From
Bridge, Falling as Feet.

Cabot. June 20 While learning to
operate an automobile, which her has-
band had just purchased Mrs Walter
Ford was seriously injured Yesterday
afternoon and II il thought doubtful II
she RECEIVERS Mr. Ford was also badly
injured
Mrs. Ford was operating the car and
as they approached the village she lost
control Of II in some way and II went
off the end Of the bridge and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ford were thrown to the bottom
OF a 25- foot emhankment. The ear fell
upon them, pinning them down until
their cries for help were heard and res
euers arrived They were taken to a
nearby honse and physicians were SUM
moned, who feared Mrs. Ford's injuries
would prove fatal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
MAN BOUND OVER
I'm LIQUOR CASE;
ANOTHER FREED
Following Hearing, at Which Dozen
Witnesses Were Heard In Barre
City Court This Morning.

A hearing in the case of John
nemoeteh. charged with keeping, was
held in city court this morning and at
tile close the respondent was bound
over to county court under bail of
$3.50 After the evidence was presented
by dozen witnesses put on the stand
by the state, the court stated that it
was evident that the. house had become
a place Of public resort With this eir-
cumstance and the fact that one Of the
witnesses, an hahitual drunkard, testi-
fed that he had been at the house and
drank beer that was given him, which
Il violation Of the law, he would
hold the respondent for the higher
court. States Attorney J. Ward Carver
prosecuted the case and William Wish
art defended
The case against Valentine isle,
charged with keeping, was mol pressed
this morning BY the state'h attorney,
who stated that lie had been unable
to obtain sufficient evidence to war;
rant going ahead with a hearing A
half barrel of beer WIS seized at isles
house and this was ordered returned
AT Demoeteh's the officers found few
bottles Of beer and this was condemned
hy the court and ordered destroyed
The defense took an appeal to county
court in this case,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
TRIPPED OVER BANK.
Eugene A. Rowland Drowned at Trenton
Falls Gorge, N. Y.

Utica, n T., June 20 ugene A .
Rowland, uSited States commissioner at
Rome, n. Y, was drowned yesterday at
Trenton Falls gorge before the eyes of
the naturalist, John Burroughs, one of
his dearest friends. Mr., Rowland had
taken Mr. Burroughs to the gorge TO
show its beauties
They were walking along a narrow
path about twenty feet above the sur
face of the stream and 400 feet above
the Trenton Falls power house, when
Mr.. Rowland tripped and plunged down
the emhankment into the water Mr..
Burroughs ran to the power house for
assistance, while Mr. Rowland swan
about in the turbulent water. P. s.
Dley, n employe at the power plant
dove into the stream after Mr.. Row
land. who had sunk as Daley was run
ming to the scene In about a minute
the unfortunate man was brought out
of the water, but efforts to resuscitate
him were vain.
With Mr. Burroughs, Mr. Rowland
had taken his wife, daughter and two
other friends to the gorge for holi-
day He had his camera with him and
sought some exposures of the wild
scenes for his naturalist friend II
is thought tht he had bis eyes on some
vantage point for snapshots when he
stumbled over the edge
Mr. Rowland was an active alumnus
OF Colgate university. and an attorney
Of more than ordinary ability He was
prominent as an orator. was active in
Republican politics, though he never
held any Office except United States
commissioner, and bad Travelled exten-
slvely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
CHALLENGES GODDARD.
Rutland High School Seeks Preparatory
School Championship.

Rutland, June % Claiming the
championship Of the state among prep
aratory schools the Rutland high school
has sent challenge to Goddard sem.
mary at Baire for game to wind up
the season. The Rutland school de-
feated Bellows Falls high school at
Bellows Falls Saturday by a score Of
8 to 0 Their record for the season
is an enviable one, games having
been won and one lost All contests
have been under the Vermont School
Masters rules The only nine which
has defeated Rutland high is Troy
Conference academy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
PLACED ON PROBATION.
Wilbur Ring Had Pleaded Guilty to the
Charge of Selling.

Burlington, June 20.-W Wilbur Ring, an
aged resident Of Jericho. came into city
court yesterday and pleaded guilty to
an information filed against him on
charge of selling liquor illegally. He
was sentenced to spend one year in the
county Jail and to pay the costs of
the prosecution, but on motion OF States
Attorney IL B. Shaw, sentence was sus-
pended and he was placed in the hands
OF the probation officer upon the pay
ment of the costs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
CARS JUMPED TRACK.
Near Wreck on Boston g. Maine Near
Bellows Falls.

Bellows. Falls. June 90 The New
York express on the Boston & Maine
had very narrow escape from a seri-
Gus accident Just below the yard here
yesterday
The train was heavy one and run
ming 40 miles an hour when the parlor
car Goodwin jumped the track, taking
with another passenger ear They
bumped long, tearing up the track
for nearly H Of mile, stopping on
the bring Of a high embankment
The passengers were considerably
shaken up but al escaped without
serious injury
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
YOUNG GIRL DROWNED.
She Was Standing on Bridge at
Rochester, N. H., and TOppled Over.

Rochester, y H, June % While
standing on the railing Of bridge on
North Main street over the Cocheco
river. Ethel Stark. Ga yesr-old child.
and the daughter Of Mr. aud Mrs Alb
ram Stark of this city, fell into the
river at about 5 p. m yesterday and
was drowned
The child had bee nstanding there for
some time, and appeared TO suddenly
wave her hands about for some unknown
reason. She lost her balance. fell about
fifteen feet to the level Of the river.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
DARTMOUTH TEAM COMING.
Varsity to Play Italian A. C. on Cod
dard Campus Tomorrow.

The Dartmouth varsity baseball
team will come to Barre tomorrow to
play against the Italian A G., the
game being held on the Goddard cam
pus and starting at 4.l5 This is the
fans only chance to see the Dartmouth
varsity with either Eekstrom. Morey or
Olsen in the box nd Steen behind the
hat. The Italian A {. is playing
good ball and with its new battery win
without doubt make the game interest
ing for the college bunch Remember
the place. Goddard campus: the date,
4sl5 p. m, tomorrow and the price,
= cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20
SHOOTER FAST RECOVERING.
And His Victim is Showing More Favor
able symptoms.

Burlington. June 20 Reports from
the Mary Pitcher hospital last evening
gave more encouragement for the recov-
cry of Officer Christopher Miles Al
though be is. not out of danger, he
passed comfortable night and rested
considerably yesterday Ploof, who
tried 10 kill him, does not seem to
suffer much from the two bullet
wounds which he inflicted on himself.
and yesterday was able to be on his
feet for few minutes and in the aft
ernoon called for his clothes, but bis
request was net granted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-20

A special meeting Of the O. F. $. viii
be held tomorrow night at 1850 for
woFk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

eonelly at least by name
He came to America an immigrant
boy from Germany. He knew but few
words of the language, and had almost
no friends or acquaintances here He
hunted a long time before he got a
Job, and when no did get one it was
rs porter in the great emporium Of
y. T. Stewart SO long as Louis tug
Eled bales and boxes and indestructi-
hle wares his employer had no reason
TO complain of him. There never was
a more willing porter or one more
DESTROYS of doing his work We'll He
would work any length of time and
was extraordinarily eager to please.
But now and then. when they took
Louis In to move goods in this depart
ment or that. he fell into disgrace and
the stock fell into fragments lie did
not seem to have proper control over
his arms or legs or his body. With
the best Intentions in the world, Louis
would pick mp perfectly innocent cut
glass bowl--and drop it, In trying to
walk a straight line he would bump
into the counter on either side of the
aisle. Ii there was anybody in the
aisle he bumped into that person. He
was very apologize hut very trying
to the nerves
They put up with Louis for long
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

time because he was such a nice young
man. Two or three times official or
ders were issued TO keep him out of
the crockery department But that
didn't hold Louis They took him into
the lace department one day where
a new display of the latest importa-
ions was to be arranged. There was
no chance of his breaking any of those
delicate fabrics by dropping them. But
a genius for destruction can find ways
and means despite all handicaps.
Louis climbed a ladder to put a bolt
OF the filmy stuff away His legs and
arms mishehaved. as they had done
before many times. and Louis ana the
ladder and the lace had an awful mix
UP When they rescued Louis and un-
tangled his legs and arms from the
mass of stun in which he had en-
meshed himself. the choicest work of
one of the greatest mills of Lyons
was in shreds and patches. That end
co Louis's career with the Stewart en-
porium for he was fred incontinently
ana forthwith. He had dreamed dreams
OF being a great merchant He had
sat up nights studying the Englisi,
perseNering as only German can
persevere in his efforts to master the
apom'nahle English language, and
Wondering how it was that such an
absurd tongue could have been in
vented. And now it was all of no use
He walked the streets for MANY
days He tried to OBTAIN work as
common laborer on city contract but
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

cigar. Ach, Donnerwetter: Why
should 1T be that JUS, al that moment
I-ouis's laundering hand should blunde-
worse than ever. and that the match
intended for the tip OF that cigar
should instead rest on the tip of the
princely nose,
Well for Louis it was that IL was
Prince Henry and not the Kaiser, les,
! Louis should have Iesc majestic added
to his other crimes
They had great time that night an
ointing tho nose OF Prince Henry and
getting II In shape for its next public
appearance. Prince Henry IS a good
fellow and laughed over the affair as
! soon ms the blister had subsided
Tho little German beer garden tina,
Louis started in is conducted by Louis
; to-day But II has spread out until il
takes in a lot Of buildings in the neigh
| borhood HIS restaurant has grown
TO great proportions. II Is almost bat
not quite the largest In New York
Cnquestionsbly II !s tho most proftablt
not only IN New York, bur probabl,
in America In addition 10 his restnu-
rant and his heer agency. the man who
once was porter in a T Stewards
store is one OF the owners of Tho great
est hotel in Louisville one OF tho
largest hotels in Detroit. and is fnan.
c!aliy Interested In hotels Of other
cities. He has a rating OF 81 600. 600
He In the one shining example OF a
man whose path TO wealth and the high
regard of his follow men is strewn
with shivered glassware broken dishes,
torn lace and spilled champagne He
is one millionaire rho has prospcre6
by his errors And the end IS not yot
lie is only nt,y-nve.
But still he Is the same Louis Of
the days Of a. T. Stewart. He still is
n star member OF the awkward squad
HIS restaurant has but one blight. With
! the perversity Il genius. Louis promen-
AIDES each evening down one aisle and
np another great aisle OF his big estab-
lishment Those who know him dodge
The others tempt fate
Copyright. 1911. ny Richard Spillane1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
NJ nrcuApp spuLAyE.

There are 5000 mllionaires in New
York. Some Of them live on Fifth
Avenue, some on Riverside Drive. some
In other select portions of the me-
tropo,is. Louis lives in Fourteenth
Street, and not the most aristocratic
part of it AT that. Some Of these
wealthy men gained their millions
through inheritance, some through oil,
some through lumber; some through
sugar: some through steel (spell il
either way YOU wish: some through
ltheir graceful methods of separating
people from their money. Louis is the
only one Who came by his millions
through being awkward Louis was
the original bull in the china shop
He was born awkward; he grew mp
lumberly. and he is to-day perhaps as
clumsy a human being as YOU can find
in all New YORK Louis's name is no,
IN the Blue Book. and he is not a mem
her of any fashionable club. But
every one Of the $500 other million
aires in town knows him II not per
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

as 10 be almost unbeatable at times In this
way the sores would spread from one place TO
another, back and forth over the whole OF my
upper lip and chin. and at times the whole
lower part Of my face would be solid sore.
This condition continued for four or FIVE years.
without getting any better. and In fact got
worse al the time. so much so that my wife
became alarmed lest IL prove fatal
During all this time Of boils and eczema,
] doctored with the best physicians OF this
part OF the country. but TO no avail Finally
! decided to Try Cuticura Remedies. which /
did. taking the Cuticura Resolyent inter
nally. applying the Cuticura Ointment 10
the sores. and using the Cuticura Soap for
washing. In a very short time / began To
notice improvements. and continued 70 use
the Cuticura Remedies until within less than
Il year was well again, and have not had
recurrence OF the trouble since. which IS over
twenty years. have recommended Cuticura
Remedies to Others ever since. and havo great
faith IL, them as remedies for skin diseases"
tSisneD a. C. Brandon. Attorney-at-Law.
Greenvilc. o.. Jan. II. 1911
Sold throughout the world Send TO
Potter D. e. G. Corp. Dept. "a. Boston, FOL
iIee sample o! Cuticura Soap and Ointment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

With the increase in space there
came decided change in the char
acter of the patrons. Some Of the most
prominent Germans in New York
came To visit Louis's. William Stein
way and his associates took luncheon
there every week day. Oswald often
dorfer. Henry Willard and other great
Germans were regular visitors Louis
was climbing and beginning to make
money pretty fast.
1t was about this time that the Ger
man gentleman in Louis's line OF bust
mes were much stirred by the coming
to the United States of the greatest
brewer in Germany. maker OF the most
famous OF beers. In America society
frowns on brewers In Germany n man
who makes good beer is looked upon
with much respect. In England tho
brewer goes TO the House Of Lords
This may account for the fact that
when the great German brewer came
here. the German citizens went far out
OF their way to do honor TO him
Receptions were given to him ny the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

bo!ls, which lasted FOR about
two wears, when the atiiiciion
assumed tho form Of an
eczema on my face. the lower
part OF my face being In
famed most OF the time.
There would be water-blistcrs
rise up. and open. and
wherever The water would
touch II would burn. and
cause another one 10 rise.
After the blister would open.
The place would scab over.
and would hurn and t,ch sn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
WELl-K KNOWN LAWYER
CURED OF ECZEMA
ByCuticura Remedies Which He Rec.
ommends for Skin Troubles.

While attending school a Leosnon. Ohio.
10 1852. there was q smallpox scare and
we were all vacc!nated Presumably from
impure virus used. became afflicted with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-21
REGULAR MEETING

Niroqua. June &c. ISl1.
Regular meeting Of council called 10 order with
the mayor presiding. Aldermen Kuehn. Lake,
Morrison. Nc Jrt 81. Surensea and Spellu7, pres
ent. Minutes Of the previous meeting read and
approved.
Following accounts were read. approved by fin
ance sommitte. and upon roll call unanimously al
lower. under suspension OF rules, all members
voting aye.
Vernon County Leader printing So. 10; STANDARD
Oil Company. gasoline S29.l5; John E. Nuzum
cement crossings and bumpers, 81 S69; Anderson
and Sauer, supplies for water and public proper
ty s53.65. Labor account on streets William
Welcf- -. 60. George Hall SGl3 John Glenn, three
months fire salary SIS.
Moved by Alderman Lake and seconded, that
the following standard cement crossings be con-
structed: On Main street, from Opera house cor
ner to old Randall corner; from Mrs. Hanson's
corner to Mrs. VIC. Williams corner.
On motion of Alderman Spellum and seconded,
that mayor appoint committee Of three to pur-
chase table for of city treasurer. Adopted
and mayor appointed Aldermen Spellum, Nc In
tosh and Kuehn,
Bids for moving cells in old jail to site on city
property were received. Curtis and White were
awarded the contract. having the lowest bid. at
S6750
On motion council adjourned.
GEO, H. CLARKE, Clerk.