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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
SUES SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Widow Attaches Cars In Vermont for
Injuries Of Husband.

Brattleboro, Feb. Nellie Harwood,
administrators OF the estate of her hus.
band, Gilbert b. Harwood has brought
suit against the Southern Railway com
pany for $4,000 for injuries suffered by
her husband February l3, 1905, while
riding as a passenger ON that railroad
between Washington D. G., and Bates
burg. Deputy Sheriff G. +. Mann at
tached several freight cars belonging to
the railroad, which he found in the yards
IN Brattleboro and at White River June
tion. The attachment upon the com
pany's cars was made to get jurisdic.
ton in Windham county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
MEN HURLED
A LONG DISTANCE
BY Explosion of Barrel of Gasoline at
Jamaica, L. l., To-day-Five of
Them Are Expected
IN Die

New York, Feb. Nineteen men were
injured, five OF them fatally, by the ex-
plosion of barrel of gasoline at jam
aica, i. l., this morning. The gasoline
was on a work car in the yards of the
Rhode Island railroad, and the men in
iured were laborers who were engaged
in clearing snow from the railroad
tracks. The cause of the explosion is
not known. Several of those injured
were thrown a hundred yards by the
force of the blast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
TABLET TO FIRST SETTLER.
Memorial to John GoIdsbury, First Nan
to Settle in Barre.

A bronze memorial tablet to John
Coldsbury has just been erected in the
Universalist church by members OF the
Goldsbury family. Mr.. Goldsbury was
the first settler OF Barre, coming to this
town in 1888. lie and his three SONS
William. John and Sylvanus, were four
of the little band OF sixteen men, who
organized the first church in this town
In the first volume OF the Barre town
records, we find the following certificate,
probably the only article of incorpora
tion necessary for the legal organiza-
tion of religious society
Barre, Oct, q, 1906
"These may certify whom ii may con
cern that John Goldsbury, John Colds
bury. H.. William Goldsbury, Thomas
Dodge, Calvin Smith, Bartholomew
French. Thomas Ralph, Amos Conant,
Eliphalet Densmore, George Little, Lem
uel Farwell Jonathan Culver, Sylvanus
Goldsbury, Henry Gale, Phineas Richard
son. have formed themselves into a re-
lgious society, processing themselves to
be OF the Universalist denomination,
viz: believing in Universal Redemption
and Salvation by the merits OF Jesus
Christ.
William Farwell, Elder,
''Gardner Wheeler Clerk"
These were sturdy pioneers, waging a
fierce conflict with the forces of nature,
that they and their families might be
housed, clothed and fed, yet they remem-
bered that "man cannot live by bread
alone" and took such measures TO sup
ply their spiritual needs From that
early date to the present time there has
been no disbanding or breaking up of
this parish, and il has sustained practi-
cally continuous preaching from the be-
ginning.
The bronze tablet bears this inserip-
tion;--
Dedicated to the memory of
John Goldsbury
and his sons
William, John and Sylvanus
the first settlers of Barre
1888
With twelve others the founders of
Barre's first church
this Universalist church
Oct. 27, 1906"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
PROMINENT vERMoNrER DEAD.
Henry W. SpaffOrd, Resident Of Rutland
for rs Years

Rutland. Feb Henry W. SpaGord,
for many years general passenger agent
for the Remington Rutland railroad, and
q resident OF this city for twenty-five
years. died last night at Seattle. Wash.
ington He was 70 years OF age and was
a native Of Weathersfeld He was a
veteran Of the Civil war being a mem
Der Of Company a, fourth Vermont regi.
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT.
Miss Rhoda White, Dean Of Woman's
College at Middlebury, Will Lecture.

The ladies Of the civic federation will
present to the public their first enter
tainment Of the season one week from
next Friday night, Feb. II. The enter
tainment viii be a lecture given BY Miss
Rhoda NJ White dean OF the woman's
department OF Niddlcbury college
The subject of the lecture is Social
Bettermeut.' and Miss White is es-
pecially well qualified TO treat the sub
lect. She has studied sociology and
economics in the university of Wiscon-
sin and abroad, and has been a resident
of and enthusiastic worker in social
settlements. She is a charming speak
er and has been well received wher-
ever she has spoken since coming to
Vermont. Her address to the women
teachers at the state teachers conven-
tion in Burlington, last fall, was con-
sidered one of the best Of the conyeu
tion. She has received more calls TO lee
ture this winter than her duties at the
college will allow her to accept.
The object of the lecture Is two-fold;
To bring a speaker TO the city OF I'M
usual merit and to raise funds to aid
in carrying on the work Of the fedora
tion. which has always been progressive.
The work this year includes the con-
tinuation during the summer Of the pub
lie play ground, the support Of the even
ing school this winter and the intro
duetion Of sewing in some Of the lower
grades of the public schools. 1t re-
qures money to carry on this work sue
cessfully
The tickets for Miss Whites lecture
have been placed at the small sum of
25 cents. making it possible for all to
attend who enjoy a good lecture or are
interested in the work OF the fedora
tion. The lecture will be held in the
Congregational church and the date is
Friday, Feb. II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
FUNERAL AT WATERBURY.
Mrs. Andrew Browns Remains Buried in
Village Cemetery.

Waterbury, Feb THE funeral OF
Mrs. Andrew Brown was held from the
home OF her daughter in-law. Mrs Harry
Brown. yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock. Rev. w 4. Boiconrt 0iIiciated.
The burial was in the village cemetery.
The bearers were G. c. Graves. Bert
Daniels. T. W Nichols and Henry Dam
iels. Among those from out Of town
Who attended the funeral were Mr.. and
AIRS. ID. W Daniels and Nh and Mrs.
Z W Nichols Of Middlesex. Henry Dan.
iels of Moretowu. AIr. and Mrs. ". v.
Farr Of burlington and Phineas Lsdd of
Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
BEGIN RAILROAD SURVEY.
Grand Trunk Prepares to Construct a
Connecting Line

Windsor. Feb. III G. Estep Of
SouthbridQe. Mass. who has charge Of
the Grand Trunk railroad extension from
Palmer. Mass. to Providence. r. 4. ar
rived III town Yesterday, and with a
force of twelve men will begin the pre-
limjuarv survey for the Central Yer.
mont Railway company on the new line
from here 10 Brattleoro- The line viii
run through Windsor. Neathersiield.
aud Rockingham 90 Bellows Fails and
from there to Bmttleboro on the west
side Of the Connecticut river.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
THAW'S LAST HOPE
FOR RELEASE GONE
Court Of Appeals To-day Dismissed His
Appeal from Decision of Appellate
Division--Not Detained Illegally
in State Hnsnital.
in State Hospital.

Albny, " v. Feb. Harry X.
Thaw's appeal from The decision Of the
appellate division. whieii was adverse to
his contention that he is edteined illegally
in the state hospital for the insane at
Matteswan, was dismissed by the court
of appeals to-day. This practically
sweeps away his'last hope for release.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
LIEUT.. GOV. SLACK RECEIVERS.
Able to Be Out for First Time Since
Legislature Adjourned.

81 Iohnsbury. Feb Lieut. GOV. L.
T. Slack was able 60 be ont yesterday
for the first time since the adjournment
OF the Vermont legislature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
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Respectfully submitted,
20. J. L. Matthews
&C. J. Lease.
u. L. Wallace.
Auditors
The auditors report was accepted aud
ordered printed in the annual city re-
port. Two Of the aldermen. Even and
Wiley, were absent last night because
of illness, and little work was done.
Alderman Thurston stated that. j y.
Sanguinetti wanted to purchase the der
rick and hoist at the old Bush granite
plant now owned by the city. and the
matter was referred to the property COM
mittee to attend to. Alderman Thurs
ton also stated that the pumping sta
ton on the Smith stock farm was no
longer needed there, now that the Orange
brook reservoir was completed, and It
should be removed, as the city is paw
ing $50 a year rent while il is there.
The water committee was instructed TO
take the matter mp with the water SUI
perintendent and have the building and
boiler removed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
STORM STRIKES BOSTON
But Land Trslhc Was Carried On With
Little Inconvenience.

Boston, Feb. THE western storm
settled over New England to-day and a
heavy wet snow is falling. Land traffic
was but little inconvenienced this morn
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
Baptist Church supper Menu.

The ladies aid society Of the First
Baptist church will serve a supper Tues
dav evening. February 7. from $3.50 to
Z So O'Clock. Menus-
Plain and vegetable hash
Assorted cake Doughnuts
Pickles Cheese
Hot nolls Coffee
Price. 20c. Home made candy viii be
on sale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-07
No Choice On isth Ballot.

Albany, n l., Feb. There was no
choice for United States senator here
to-day on the eighteenth ballot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20
YOUNG MAN CHARGED
WITH R|FL|NG LETTERS

Earl Arundel, a young man of
pleasing address who has been at
tending one of the local educational
institutions, was arrested late yester-
day afternoon by Postoffice Inspec-
tors Egge and Bate on a charge of
rifling registered mail matter. He
was taken before United States
Court Commissioner Benjamin Taylor
for arraignment. He waived an ex-
animation and was bound over to
await the action of the federal grand
jury which will convene in Fergus
Falls. His bond was fixed at $1,000.
Son Of the Postmaster.
Arundel is the son of the post
master at Staples. He was employ
ed i'm the postoffice as clerk. During
last January complaint was made to
the postoffice inspectors that regis
tered mail matter was being tamper.
ed with. The thefts continued for
some months. Others in the post
office were suspected, but an investi-
cation proved them to be innocent OF
any connection with the crimes that
had been committed.
Young Arundel left Staples and
came to MankatO to attend school.
The inspectors began to suspect him
of the thefts, but they had but a
slight clue to work on. But with a
single thread of evidence in their
possession they came to Mankato
yesterday and after locating Arun-
del they took him in charge.
Young Man Confessed.
At the pOstoffice he broke down
and is said to have confessed. His
thefts amounted to between $500 and
$500.
Deputy United States Marshal
Wells came in on a, late train yes
terday afternoon and after I the ar
raignment Of Arundel before the
court commissioner he took him to ST.
Paul where he will remain until
court convenes in Fergus Falls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

Madison Lake is not so slow.
That village is on the map al
ways and it will loom large on
October "a when President Will
liam II. Taft will stop there fif-
teen minutes.
The invitation to President
Taft to be the guest of the vii
lage was extended by the citi-
zens through Senator Knute
Nelson and this morning Post
master Patrick Lyons received
the following telegram:
Los Angeles, October 16.-
Hon. Knute Nelson, Alexandria,
Mimi: Letter of October re-
ceived. Have arranged for fif-
teen minute stop at Madison
Lake, as requested. Charles D.
Hilles, secretary to the presi-
dent
Madison Lake will decorate for
the occasion, and the people of
that enterprising village will give
the president hearty welcome.
The Madison Lake Tribune issued
an extra this forenoon annOmc-
ing the news of the presidents
acceptance of the invitation. to
stop there.
The train bearing the presi-
dent and party is expected to
reach Madison Lake at 8 p. m.
next Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

day. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of the immediate
relatives of the bride and groom and
a few close friends.
The bride is the only daughter of
William j.. L'Engle, president of the
Orleans. On the paternal side she
comes from a noble French ancestry
and on her mothers side from a
family noted for it's beautiful women,
including Mrs. Oliver Hartman, Mrs.
Francis d. Carley and the former
Mrs. Richard Hunt, all of New York;
Mrs. Avery Robinson of Louisville
and Mrs. Francis Howard of London.
She has spent several years in
Europe and is prominent in the
American set of Paris.
Mr.. Iselin, like his father, is an
enthusiastic yachtsman. He was edu-
Gated at Oxford and has spent most
of his life in Europe. Mr.. Iselin and
his bride will spend their honeymoon
motoring on the continent, going in
the late winter to New York, where
they will make their home.
The bridegroom's father is largely
interested in several New York banks
and is reported to be worth many
millions. He owns the yachts Vigi-
liant, Defender, Reliance and Column
bia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

1t was found today that the pas.
sing of two bogus cnecks on Phil
Leas and r. j. Mettler were not the
only operations of Frank Nielsen
who has skipped from Mankato.
AS stated in yesterdays Free Press,
Nielsen passed two yalueless checks
on the aforementioned gentlemen.
Today a third one came to light.
A. B. Bovey of the Kaiserhoff
saloon is the third victim. Nielsen
had worked at the KaiserhOff about
a day and half the latter part OF
last week, and being an agreeable
sort of fellow, Mr.. Bovey did not
suspect anything when he presented
check for $12 after banking hours.
This time however, he made the
check payable to Peter Nielsen,
drawing on Phil McGraw for the
amount.
When the check book belonging to
Mr.. McGraw was found it was seen
that six blanks had been torn from
the book, but that three checks
were there, so that it is believed
that Nielsen did not pass any more
checks. The police have not yet
succeeded in getting line on the
forger.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

Washington, October 1S.-Some-
body in the postoffice department
has acquired case of ingrowing
morality, and newspapers and maya
zines had better look a leetle OUT
about what they publish in the
future. Two of the leading news
papers of Richmond, Va, were re-
Gently indicted for sending unfit
matter through Uncle Sans sacred
mails, the Rockefeller vice report
has been branded as too naughty
to enter a mail bag, several tons of
post cards have recently been seized
and a number of foreign magazines,
principally French, have been re-
fused admission to the United States
mails Recently two Atlanta news
papers were Investigated on charges
similar to those which caused the in
dictment of the Virginia publishers,
and newspapers in several cities all
over the country are said to be
threatened with the departments dis
pleasure. Whether Anthony Com
stock is again on the warpath, or
the crusade is due to somebody
higher up, the officials involved
profess not to know. 1t is rumOred
that the manufacturers Of under
wear for ladies have been warned
to be less frank in picturing their
goods in advertisements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

Rochester, Mimi, October 1S.-MayO
park, the pride of Rochester, was
partially submerged late last night.
The Zumbro river ragged through the
pleasure resort, tearing out the work
OF three years and causing many
hundreds of dollars damage to the
park system.
Gravel roads were carried away,
shrubs, foot bridges and boats went
down the stream, and for time it
seemed as if the loss of 1908, when
the flood washed Mayo park almost
off the map, would be duplicated.
Thousands of dollars of damage to
property was done by the food in
this section.
Many cattle We're lost, while in
places homes were vacated, residents
in the country seeking refuge with
neighbors. The water came within
two feet of reaching the mark of
1908. 1t is now slowly receding.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

Kingston, Jamaica, October 1S.-
Sir Sydney Oliver, governor o. Jamai'
ca, is preparing for Il visit to the
canal zone next month, to Investigate
for the British colonial office the
probable effect the opening Of the
big ditch will have on Tie British
West Indies. He will collect data
and statistics and make through
report to the secretary of state for
the Colonies at London.
The giving of this important mis-.
sion to Sir Sydney is construed here
as an Endorsement by the home
government of his policies in the
government of Jamaica. While highly
popular with the people at large,
Sir Sydney has made influential enc.
mics here because Of his extreme
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

1t has been many years since the
walnut and butternut trees, which
by the way, are quite numerous in
Blue Earth county, have borne SO
heavily as this fall. Nearly every
tree was loaded with nuts which
now can be seen drying on the back
porches and woodsheds of those who
gathered them.
Wild grapes were more plentiful
than usual and sold in the market at
Is cents a bushel. Elderberries bore
exceptionally well and while there
are not as many bushes as formerly
yet there were many to gather. FL
derberries, however, are not sought
for as much as formerly. They
make delicious pies and sauce and
excellent wine. The elderberry bios
som makes choicer wine than the
grown and developed or ripened
berry and has All exquisite flavor.
Butternuts are selling in the mar.
ket at so cents bushel, and wal
nuts when they are to be had com.
mand q price of 65 cents busEel
Thorn apples were also plentiful this
year, the fruit was rather small but
much sought for by the small boy and
girl.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

The Free Press is in receipt of the
following communication from Ma
pleton:
"The article in your paper Of
October 16, in regard to the Man.
kato Commercial college and Maple
ton football games is before me.
The Mankato coach has grossly mis-
represented matters to you. He made
no arrangements to play the Maple
ton high school team for l told him
We had no team. | do not allow the
Mapleton high school to play game
of any kind unless all members Of
the team are actual students of the
school.
THE Mankato coach is piqued be-
cause of the poor showing made by
his team and is doing the unsports.
manlike act Of complaining about
his treatment. Very truly yours,
Robert. N. Davies, superintendent of
schools.
When shown the letter written by
Superintendent Davies, Coach ALI
son of the Commercial stated that
he was glad indeed to learn that
the bunch his boys were up
against last Saturday was not the
high school eleven. 81 do not blame
Superintendent Davies for making
a public statement to the effect that
the Mapleton eleven has no connec-
/. 4.
village. | do not believe that any
superintendent would want such a
bunch of sluggers in his school,"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

st. Paul, October 1S.-Secretary
F. w. Mcintosh of the State Dairy
and Food commission yesterday re-
ceived the full list of scores made by
the Minnesota buttermakers exhibit
ing at the national dairy show at
Milwaukee, at which Minnesota won
the $500 cup for the best average
score. The cup was won by the
average score Of the best seven
samples from each state, but the
average of all of the entries from
this state was also high. There were
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

Is your time worth anything to
you? If so you should waste as
little as possible. If you are plan
ming to buy suit, hat or pair
of shoes, how much time do you
spend in finding satisfactory article
and how many stores do you enter
before you spend your money? There
is a way to avoid this waste of
time.
The progressive merchants in Man.
kato tell you through the newspapers
what they have in their stores. Read
their advertisements and find out
whether they have the particular
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

An unfortunate accident occurred
Sunday. noon at John Holm's place
between here and Cambria, says The
New Ulm Review. About ten young
men started out on hunting trip
Sunday forenoon, and on reaching
Holm's farm, went into one of the
shanties for a rest. Herman Adam,
one of the party, remained outside
for the purpose of cleaning his gun.
In the act of taking out shell, it
exploded and the shots went through
the boards of the shanty, striking
Norman Anderson in the face. One OF
his cheeks was badly perforated by
the metal and two shots penetrated
through the wind pipe. The unfor-
tunate young man was Immediately
taken to the local hospital, where he
was put under medical care. Accord
ing to latest reports, he is out OF
danger and will recover in a short
time. There is no particular blame
attached to any one of the party for
this sad occurrence, and most of all
Mr.. Adam feels deeply grieved over
the affair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

At the meeting of the advisory
board and the different committees
who have the reception of President
Taft in hand, the matter of getting
an engineer to come here to look
over the bridge situation was dis
cussed. Besides the Commercial
club will be very busy up to the ar
rival of Mr.. Taft next Tuesday, it
was decided not to send for the en-.
gineer which the Omaha railway
has promised to furnish at the con-
venience of the Commercial club, until
after the presidents visit to Man
kato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

Two hundred and more merchants
are expected to convene in this city
on. Wednesday, November l, for the
purpose of discussing the advisa-
bility of organizing wholesale
grocery company. This is a matter
that has been under consideration
by a number of country dealers for
some time, and preliminary meet
ing was held in this city several
weeks ago at which it was decided
to hold another session and invite
merchants engaged in business in
Southern Minnesota to attend. The
purpose is to organize a cooperative
company.
The meeting Oh Novmber / will
be held at the Hotel Heinrich at
one o'clock in the afternoon. A
committee. headed~Sby George Ran
dali of .Amboy is making the .neces.
sary arrangements.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

ST. Peter, Mimi, October 49,
Thomas Cahill, committed to the st.
Peter state hospital for the insane
from Ramsey county because of his
eccentric conduct and his annoyance
of Henry CARING, a st. Paul artist,
encountered the relay system yester-
day afternoon.
With score or more of the In.
mates, Cahill was taken for a walk
through the grounds of the institu-
ton, and when an opportunity seem
ed to offer, he made dash for lib
erty. One of the attendants started
in pursuit, and an automobile load
ed with reserves was sent after the
fugitive.
Cahill had little trouble in outrun.
ming his first pursuer, but in his
exhausted state he was no match for
the relay man and was quickly re-
captured.