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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
BARRE'S OLDEST is 90.
Alvin F. Smith is Remarkably Well for
Man of His Age.

Alvin r. Smith, Barre's oldest resi-
dent and as far as known the oldest person
in Washington county, to-day reached
his Goth birthday and save for a
slight stomach trouble, which has been
bothering him for several months, is
still strong and active, and he conf
IDENTIFY expects to reach the century
mark. He observed his anniversary to-
day quietly at the home of his niece,
Mrs Dan A. Perry, who resides on
the Montpelier road His sister, Mrs.
Mary L. Newton of Montpelier, who
Is so years of age, also spent the day
there with him
Mr. Smith was born in Brookfield.
May 25 1915, the oldest of a family of
nine children, of whom he and his sis
ter, Mrs Newton, are the only sur
yiving members His parents names
were Adm and Lydia Waterman Smith. '
His grandfather came to Vermont from
Connecticut and settled in the town of
Randolph where he was one of the
first settlers. His grandfather served in
the Revolutionary war and his father /
in the war of 1872 Four of Mr..
Smiths brothers answered the call for
volunteers in the Civil war, and only !,
one of them ever came back. His
oldest son, Emory l. Smith, Barre's
first mayor also served in this war.
Mr.. Smith was twice married His /,
first wife was Susan Lewis of Cabot. (
whom he married in Northfield in lS4l.
She died in 1854 Six children four
boys and two girls, were born to them;
Emory H., of Barre Sanford S., of
Barre; Amelia, deceased; Julia, who re-
sides in Iowa and Edwin r., of Barre.
He was again married in 1861 in Will
Jamestown to Ivania NJ Williams. She
died in 1881 For the last Is years Mr..
Smith has made his home at 10 West
street, with his son, f, L. Smith, and
IS well known figure on the streets of
the city, taking his daily walk and
chatting with old friends and ac-
llaintances.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
LIFE SAVED BY SHOE TAPS.
Unusual Means Of Protection In a West
Rutland Accident.

Rutland, May 255.A pair of shoes
heavily tapped probably saved the life
of David johnson of West Rutland, who
was seriously injured in the finishing
shop Of the Vermont Marble company
at the west side yesterday morning. As
it was, his left leg was broken between
the thigh and knee near the hip. It
was fractured transYersely.
johnson was at work selecting a slab
of marble from large pile. 1t is Gus
tomary to place an. iron bar at the
side Of the slabs, using this for support
in getting TO the center of the pile Six
large, heavy slabs had been placed so
they depended on the iron bar for sup
port, when this slipped and Mr.. John
son was pinned under the hundreds of
pounds of stone. He fell sideways and
in so doing, his thick taps partly saved
him from the brunt of the blow. His
left leg however, wits badly smashed
and there is a possibility of its having
to be amputated The man was taken
to the Proctor hospital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
MRS. LUNDY CONTESTS
Suit for Divorce Brought On Ground of
IntoIerable Severity.

In county court this forenoon, the
eiectment case Of Morrison VS.. Thomp-
son was finished and the motion to bring
forward the case and have the Judgment,
secured by the defendant, struck off was
dismissed.
The divorce case of Hodges Lundy and
Mary Lundy il being heard to-day, and
is contested by Mrs. Lundy Mr.. Lundy
brings suit on the grounds of intolerable
severity. He testified that his wife had
him arrested several times without suf-
fcient cause. Once he said he pleaded
guilty rather than have his wife brought
into court and another time she with
drew a complaint she had made against
him. The last time she had him arrest
ed was for adultery, and the case was
dismissed in county court after the
woman in the case had been acquitted.
Ezra Jewett was granted divorce from
his wife, Amy Jewett, on the ground of
wilful desertion.
The case of Flannery against Harvey
and O'Brien has been left to an arbitra-
tor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Mrs A. Cornon is passing few days
with friends in Burlington.
Joshua Bailey Of Williamstown was a
business visitor in the city to-day.
Joseph Long is spending few days
at his home in Leominster, Mass.
William Cook of st. Johnsbury is
spending a few days with his son, James
Ii. Cook, of Merchant street.
Charles Galaise went to st. Johns
bury last night to witness the exempli-
fication of the third degree in the
Knights of Columbus.
| am going to the Biiou. You are go-
ing to the Bijou Everyone is going to
the Biiou tonight to see that /. NJ. p.
picture, "Adrift." 1t is certainly some
picture.
II. H. Murphy has resigned his posi-
tion as night clerk at the City hotei,
and left this afternoon for his home in
Plattsburg, \. Y His place is filed by
+. L. Wallen of Middlesex.
The Hedding male chorus viii meet
frlQaN evening ~ the NelnOulSl enufCh,
Meeting Barre council, No. 0, tonight
at s o'clock sharp. Make an effort to
be present Per order Of captain.
Wednesday arrivals at the hotel Otis
were as follows: +. w. Nichols, Boston;
A. Hayward New York City; Mr. and
Mrs. J. +. Ball, Somerville. Mass; G.
+. MeCurdy, Boston; Louis II. O'Brien,
Portland. Me-; A, c. Clark, Boston; John
Henderson, New London, Conn; Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. L. Johnson. Buffalo, n Y; J..
A. Hewart, Burlington; +. L. White,
st. Johnsbury.
Arrivals at the City hotel yesterday
and to-day were registered as follows:
II. r. Cofferin, St. Johnsbury; J. II.
Taught, Burlington; n. BROWN, J. r.
Ellis, Boston; Mrs Y Hudson. Marsh
field; c. f. Doolttle Ticonderoga, n.
y: !. a. Rogers, st. Adams; J. G. Schu.
nell. New York City; f. J. MeEnelly,
r. o. Dodge, G. +. Grayson. O. F. FL
bridge. T. w. Keane, W. J. Cook. Mil
ford. Mass; ". B. Mason, Boston; J. r.
Reed. Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
Mail Carriers Windows in
Barre POstOffice
ORDER IS JUST ISSUED
But General Delivery Window Will Be
Open for Half Hour in the Fore
noon and Mail Will Be Sorted
for the Box Holders,

Beginning next Sunday, the carriers
windows at the Barre postofiice will
not be opened at any time on Sun.
days this order having been issued by
the postofiee department at Washing
ton following test of the sentiment
in the community Heretofore, the car
riers' windows have been open from 10
to II a. M. for the delivery OF mail
The change is in accord with a move.
ment that is extending over the coun-
try particularly throughout the West
Several of the larger places in Vermont
have already adopted the system not
ably Burlington and Rutland.
But while the carriers windows will
be closed and no city delivery mail will
be routed, provision is made for OPEN
ing the general delivery window for
half hour for the delivery of transient
mail. That half hour is from $3.50 to
10 a. m. Business men who desire
their mail regularly on Sundays, CAM
rent boxes since there will be Sunday
delivery to box holders.
Postmaster Bisbee furnishes the fol-
lowing outline OF the new order in the
following:
Editor of The Times.
BY direction of the postoffice de-
partment the following Sunday sched-
ules will be put in force at this Office
on Sunday May 2sth, and thereafter,
until further notice: {
Collections will be made from street
boxes; and mail will be dispatched ae-
eording to present schedules
Mail that arrives is to be sorted;
and that for the general delivery and
boxes in the post offices will be put up
for delivery and to be taken by box
holders
Special delivery mail viii be de-
livered by messenger.
"The material changes are: The
general delivery will be open from $3.50
to 10 o'clock a M, instead of from 10 !,
to ii o'clock as heretofore
THE carriers windows will not be
opened; and the city delivery and
rural delivery mails will not be routed
up for delivery
Business men who desire their mail
regularly on Sundays will be allowed to
rent boxes at the full rates established
by the department, in which to receive
their Sunday mail; and their mail can
be delivered by carrier on other days
OF the week
Edward A. Bisbee, Postmaster.ei
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
Ernest D. Hamilton Missing
From SOuthbridge, Mass.
WAS LAST SEEN TUESDAY
On That Day He Left Southbridge With
Intention of Going to Greenfield,
Where He Formerly Worked--His
Accounts Said to Be Correct.

Southbridge, Mass, May pa search
of western Massachusetts, is being made
to-day for Ernest ID. Hamilton, cashier
of the Southbridge National bank, who
disappeared from this place last Tues
day. Until six weeks ago, Mr. Hamil-
ton was teller in the Franklin County
National bank at Greenfield. The otn-
cals of both these institutions say that
the missing mans accounts are correct
Mr.. Hamilton left here last Tuesday,
supposedly for his former home in
Greenfield. When it was discovered that
he had not arrived at Greenfield a search
was instituted. Friends of Mr. Hamil.
ton believe that the mans mind is af-
feeted and that he is wandering about
the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
HAS GOOD PLACE.
Burns r. Eastman, Recent Graduate
of Goddard Seminary.

The Burlington Free Press of to-day
has the following to say about a young
man who was recently graduated from
Goddard seminary:
Burns r. Eastman OF the senior class
in the university Of Vermont college of
medicine. who was recently offered a
position by the Western General hos
pital Of Montreal, has accepted the open
ing. and viii begin his duties there on
July Is. He has received an appoint
ment as inferno, and win have excel
lent opportunities for post graduate
study He is to work under DR.. Will
son. who is a recognized authority upon
X-ray work and photography. He will
also have the advantages of experience
under some of the best surgeons in
Montreal. Mr. Eastman, whose home is
in Woodsville, N H., is brother of
Oliver n Eastman, who was graduated
here in l90s, and who is now connected
with the Mary Fletcher hospital"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
Eugene Danforth Had Been
Arrested the Night Before
By AN OFFICER In BETHEL
When Officer Went to Lookup the Next
Morning the Fellow, Who Was TAX
en- With Danforth Reported His
BIef That Other Was Dead.

Bethel, May 25.--A man by the name
OF Eugene Danforth was, with one other,
arrested by Officer John Wheeler on
Tuesday night, and the two were taken
to the lookup for the night. On the
visit Of the officer yesterday morning,
the companion reported he thought Dan
forth was dead, as he had spoken to
fhe fellow and had received no reply.
Upon investigation. II was found to be
true, that Danforth had died some time
during the night. His brother, Charles
Dnnforth, of South Royalton, was at
once summoned to take charge of ths
body.
Both Danforth and his companion are
said to have been intoxicated at the
time OF their arrest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25

the shouting marchers, who up to this
time were in the best humor to turn
their steps toward the presidential resi-
dence, but evidently thought better Of
it and contented themselves by waving
their banners in that direction, shout.
ing, "renuncia, renuncia" t"resign, re-
sign") and the usual plaudits for Ma
dero.
While this contingent was making its
way about town several other similar
aggregations sprang up and started out
on Independent tours Soon after dark
there were at least four separate bands
in action
Leaving the vicinity Of the presidents
residence, the original crowd marched
through the center of the city and head
ed back to the Chamber Of Deputies. II
was heterogeneous crowd Behind the
coach with the girl in white walked a
street vender, carrying half dozen
bamboo poles with feathers at the end
To the ends he had fixed lithograph
of Madero
Coaches, loaded down until the springs
touched, with here and there woman
crowded in among the men and boys,
followed Indians with blankets over
their shoulders tramped and shouted
side by side with smartly dressed young
fellows One Of the latter, observing
an American newspaperman trudgng
along in the crowd shouted to him above
the din; Tell it to our country. Tell
your people what you are seeing to-
day The people want Madero" From
windows along the way handclappings
and cheers answered the shouts from
the streets
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
WOMAN WITH HATBoX.
Only Clue to Mystery Surrounding the
Fin ding of Infants Body.

Rutland, May 25 Aside from the
fact that Conductor Paul Fish Of the
local street railway company remembers
carrying from Rutland to and from
Castleton Sunday night woman hav-
ing a hatbox in her hand States At.
torney b l. Stafford and the local
sheriff department have absolutely no
clue as to the identity Of the person
who is responsible for the death of the
week-old infant whose body was found
in a tightly shut hathox near the
Charles Griswold place east OF Castle
ton Monday afternoon
Yesterday Mr. Stafford was in con-
sultation with Conductor Fish and this
afternoon Sheriff r. G Fish and four
deputies were gathered at the Office
Every possible effort win be made to
run down the inhuman person who left
the helpless baby to smother in
full exposure of Mondays terrible heat
The case is particularly difficult one
to work out Vital statistics will not
aid materially in mrayeling the mys.
terry as there is in this county, like
every other community a certain few
doctors who viii not cooperate with
the state authorities BY reporting
births which take place under peculiar
circumstances A margin Of 10 days ia
given for reporting births before any
negligence on the part Of the physi-
clan can be charged
Conductor Fish states that the woman
in question boarded the 9;40 car out
of Rutland Sunday night She got off
near the Griswold place in Castleton
and when the same ear made
the return trip from Fair Haven she
again got on to it at point some
distance nearer Rutland, carrying no
box
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
BURGLAR TRAPPED HIMSELF.
Was Strangled to Death While Break
ing Into New York House.

New York May 25 The body Of a
man dangling from skylght was the
sight that greeted Mrs Elias Surut
when she returned yesterday afternoon
to her home in Harlem after a five
weeks stay out of town She fled and
returned with policeman, who took
the body down
Investigation showed that the man
was burglar trapped while trying to
break into the house He had raised
the skylight cover, which weighs about
$50 pounds propped it up with hath
and started to let himself down into
the house with rope, one end Of
which was tied to the chimney, As be
lowered himself the cover dropped and
caught him by the neck, and he
strangled to death He had been dead
at least four or five days
Skeleton keys and loaded revolver
were found in the mans pockets. He
was later identified as Jos. j Teur, but
two weeks out of Sing Sing and with
a long prison record
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
HE GAVE HIS LIFE
In BEHALF OF SCIENCE
DR.. Cyrus G. Pringle, Noted Botanist,
Died To-day in Burlington-Was
Famous For Collections In
Mexico.

Burlington, May 25.An expedition
into the country in search OF botanic
specimens week ago resulted in the
death here, to-day, of Prof. Cyrus Guern-
sey Pringle curator Of the herbarium at
the university of Vermont and one of
the best known botanists in the United
States. Prof. Pringle caught cold on
the trip for flowers. and the cold de-
veloped into pneumonia.
During the hours of deliTium in the
latter part OF his illness he talked much
about Mexico. where the greater part
of his life work was done He had
been planning for some weeks to con-
clude his collecting in Mexico and be-
gin work in South america, although he
had reached the age of 73. A year ago
he fell on the ice at Mallett's bay, where
he had gone TO visit man who was
collecting specimens for him. since
which time he had been in very poor
health. A week ago Sunday. DR.. Pri1.
gle walked nine miles in Windsor, and
from that time his final illness was dat
ed
Prof. Pringle was a native Of Char
lotte, this state, having been born on
May @, 1888, the son Of George and
Louisa (Harris) Pringle He was edu-
Gated in the schools of Vermont and
Canada and was honored by doctors
degree from Ayddlebury college and the
of Vermont For some years
he collected specimens for the American
Museum of Natural History in New
York, then for Harvard university, being
then appointed curator OF the herbarium
at the state university, to which he
had given many specimens of great
value. During his Mexican investiga-
tion he placed large collections in fifty
or more herbaria Of the world. He also
was frequent contributor to natural
science publications.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
is MORALLY WELL
Also Physically, and Carnegie Hopes to
Pull Through Financially.

New York, May %. 'I don't know
anything about the steel business now
said Andrew Carnegie yesterday just be-
fore he sailed for his annual summer out.
ing in Scotland. "The Stanley commit
tee at Washington has asked me to tes-
tify, and | have told them that / shall
be glad to, but don't know what they
will ask me, or how | shall answer
them.
There is nothing serious the matter
in business, either financially or politi-
cally. The Standard Oil decision is ad.
mirable and industry ought to benefit
under it,"
Mr.. Carnegie didn't know how long he
would be away. He is in excellent
health, morally and physically, he said,
and he hoped to pull through financial
w.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
L0ND0N'S POPULATION
IS OVER 100000
Worlds Largest City Has About One
Fifth of the Entire Population
of England and Wales,
Which Is So,o75 ,26o.

London May 25-Provisional figures
returned by the census officers give the
population of England and Wales this
year as S6.075,269, compared with 32,-
527 ,s43 in 1901. While most OF the cities
and counties show an increase there are
many cases, particularly in Wales, where
there has been decrease Greater Lon
don's population is over 100000,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
MONTPELIER CITY COUNCIL.
Many Matters Considered, But None of
Much Importance.

The Montpelier city council held along
session last night and much time was
spent In talking over matters aside
from the usual routine business
The Consolidated Lighting company
submitted bid for street lighting and
H. NJ. Cory Of the Cory, Deavitt a.
Frost company said that the present
rate for lighting was reasonable and
ii the new bid was for the same price,
his company would prefer not to enter
the contest at all, as they wished to
build up the house lighting part Of the
business
John Jurras wished a permit TO build
am Office ON Granite street, near his
stone shed. but the building would
project into the street several feet and
after talking over both sides of the
question, the council decided that it had
no authority TO grant the permit and
refused it
L. d Taft appeared for the purpose
of having the city keep open driveway
at the rear Of the Lawrence building,
but -thers were in favor Of closing the
present driveway, making it over into
a lawn and building drive on the
other side The question was left to
the street committee TO report A
protest was raised against the billboards
on the Lawrence building Mr.. Blanch-
ard has agreed 10 remove these when
requested and the council voted TO ask
their removal at once
The water committee was given
power to act regarding the furnishing
Of house at Berlin pond for the use
of Fl b Wedge, the watelman. The
", G. IT. Z has asked for city
playground and curfew law and the
matter viii be taken up at the next
council meeting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
PATIENT BECAME VIOLENT.
W. W. Tyler Of Randolph to Be Treated
at Waterbury Asylum.

Randolph, May 25 w. w. Tyler,
who has been suffering from harden
ing of the arteries for several months,
has developed form Of insanity which
makes him violent and requiring the
services of three men to control him.
He viii be taken to Waterbury at once
FOR care and treatment
At a hearing before Judge Stow and
States Attorney Wilson Of Chelsea,
Arthur Watrous was found to be IN
sane and was taken back TO Waterbury
by the assistant supervisor Of the in
stitution to remain for a longer time
for threatment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
ALWAYS RESIDED IN BARRE.
Archie Durfee Died Last Night, Having
Been Ill Several Months.

Archie Durfee, life long resident of
Barre. died at 9:l0 o'clock last oven-
ing at his home, 541a West street
He had been in poor health since
Christmas, when he was obliged to give
up work Two weeks ago he was taken
seriously i'll and sank rapidly Death
resulted from Brights disease One
sister, Mrs. j. l.. Hamilton of st. Al
bans, and two brothers, George Durfee
OF this city and Bert Durfee Of Con-
cord, n H., survive
Mr. Durfee was born in Barre June
~, 1867, and had always lived here
He was a stonecutter by trade and
up to the middle of last winter, he had
been employed as a cutter by William
Kenerson. For the past nine years, he
had made his home with Mrs E.
Polonghini, where his death occurred.
He was connected with the Baptist
church
The funeral will be held at the house
Friday afternoon at ? O'Clock Rev.
W F Braisted, pastor of the First
Baptist church, viii ofiiciate and the
burial will take place in Hope oeme-
terry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
Spaulding Boys Said They Would Play,
Goddard Said No.

Arrangements for Goddard Spauld-
ing baseball game at the campus this
afternoon are still hanging fire. Mem
bers of the high school team, who were
to line up against the seminary players
Yesterday afternoon had the weather
permitted, were confident that the game
would be pulled off to-day and notices
to that effect were scattered broadcast
about the school building. When ap-
preached this afternoon, the seminary
players stated that they had been re-
fused permission to play and had no rea-
son to give.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
"The New England Lines.n

The railroad lines largely covering
New England now in control of the
New Haven company. are being more
and more referred to in railroad circles
and beyond as "the New England lines
This is as it should be. Some day we
shall doubtless see that lettering on
all the cars of the combined systems.
Springfield, Mass, Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
HELD UNDER $1,000 BAIL.
Enrico Broggini Is Accused of Libel by
Mrs. S. Comolli.

Enrico Brogini was arrested yester-
day in a libel suit for 5000, brought
by Mrs S. Comolli by reason of an
alleged libelous letter said to have been
sent by Broggin to the husband Of the
plaintiff The case is returnable in
county court, and Broggini was held
under 5000 bail As vet the respond
ent has not been able to furnish the
bail and is being kept at the local
police station for the present. He
will probably be taken to the county
Jail to-day is he does not secure bonds
men S Hollister jackson is counsel
for Mrs. Comolli
This forenoon A. Tomasi signed his
bonds and he was released from Jail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-25
COULDN'T PAY ALIMoNY.
Because His Wife Had Injunction
Against His Mortgaging Quarry.

When the case Of George Libersont,
for contempt in failing to pay alimony
to Julia Libersont, was heard in Wash
ington county court yesterday after
noon, the court declared that the case
was one of technical contempt rather
than wilful contempt, as it was shown
by Libersont that he was unable to pay
Sl2 week for the support Of his wife
and two minor children as she had an
injunction served on him, restraining
him from mortgaging his quarry lands
in Barre Town and he cannot operate
his quarry without funds. 1t was
agreed then that a receiver be appoint
ed to operate the quarry.