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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13

John Lafranchi. Il dairy man, Twin
near Ignacio. Cal. and his l9-year- oil
nephew. Albertno, were shot and kille
and Mrs. Rose Lafranchi was ais
shot early Saturday by stranger VIII
ESCAPED and is being pursued by tw
posses of ranchmen in charge of tn
sheriff Of Marion county. Mrs. La
franchi. with two bullets in4her lef
leg. dragged hqrself more than hal
a mile to the nearest nfeIig bhor am
gave the alarm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
LABOR.

The Committee ~ labor will give a
public hearing In Its room, No 49, at the
state House I'm Augusta
WEDNESDAY, MARCH e. . 7. NJ.
An Act to constitute nine hours a day s
work for public employees.
An Act in relation to accidents and re-
curing them Ia be reported 10 the Com
missioner of Labor; recurring investiga-
lions thereof. and providing penalties for
the violation Of this act.
An Act 10 amend Chapter % of the
Revised Statutes az amended by Chapter
l9i of the Public Laws of 1868 in relation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The annual session Of the Maine
state Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which will be held
in Biddeford at the Foss Street Metho-
dist church, April 1924, Will be at
tended by prominent clcrgymen of the
denomination from all parts of the
country, who will preach powerful ser
mons and deliver stirring addresses
during the five. days of the convention
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13

Keunebec county. was on hand and
brought five good steppers Will Perkins
was there with his stylish track beauty.
There were two horses owned by Manley
Holt Of Hincklcy aud one by Warren
swain.
Edward f. Merrill. Esq. is candidate
for town solicitor n The annual town
ucetins. ncnrsc ", Cover declines 10
ne = C,ftdidotr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
INTERIOR WATERS.

The Comittee on Interior Waters will
give a public hearing in its room at the
State House in Augusta.
TUESDAY, MARCH (, at i. M.
No. 20 An Act to cEJnge the name OF
Goose pond in Cumberland county,
No.'42 An Act to amend the charter of
the Bangor Boom Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME.

Game viii give a public hearing IN It's
room at The stat" Ilous" in Augnsta.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH u. . +. NJ
No. IL Petition Of r. :. Sch"lield and
others for a change in The open season
Tor fishing on swift river and lis ffbn-
taricS.
Sf,T1I E Clark. Sow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13

TO doors swinging outward. fire escapes
or egresses from factories. workshops
tenement houses, halls and teu"ments
inspection, etc,
HENRY n. DESCOTEACX. Soc'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
MILITARY AFFAIRS

The Committee on Military Affairs will
give public hearing in room No. 49,
stat. House.
TUESDAY, MARCH IA, at . p NJ.
(ReassignedD An Act to make the pro-
ceedings Of the Department of.the Grand
Army of the Republic of the. state OF
Maine part of the public records Of the
State of Maine.
ARTHUR S. MOVES, Sec'y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13

Nominations to these races will close
April !. f.. W. Hanks will have fun
charge and will reserve the priv ilega
of running them off either at Water
vile. Lewiston or Portland in case the
Augusta Driving park is not in suit
able condition at the time of the races.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
SEA AND SHORE FISHERIES.

The Committee on Sea and Sh6rc Fish
cries VIII give q public hearing IN IT.
room Al tllr stat" House IN Augusta
THURSDAY, MARCH ii.
An Act relating 1" the packing If ar
dimes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
SKOWhEGAN.
Annual Exhibition Of The
Graded Schools.
Parents Surprised and Delight
ed BY Work OF Children.
Reception TO State Supi. Smith and
President Alley OF U. Of Maine.

|
Admiration i $EoWh'@nl for automo-
| lilies has ceased and an envy goes out To
Miss Eoth Gr"eH# od Who has the only
| saddle pony in SkeWhrgaH. which was re
| c'ntly hpuEt' he. tx H.f father, +. +.
| Greenwood
IN" wood saWinS records has been Won
'n SkoWhoraH by Omar Perkins. VINO
| ridaN sawed 'Wo cords Of wood, on"
| cord OF II he owed from o'clock t" ..
''oaf Is only l. ears aid aud weighs only
ah"#' 80 poHdHS. lie - tF" SON 81 Mi.
and Mrs Fred Perkins
y crew Of men has heft at work on
The dam across The West channel of the
which VA hai,r Of logs H5> hecn raised
Ia even height with tho re4p cement dam
which WIS completed last faN at Il cost Of
,lum0 The old dam has rreu raised
about three fret
Following Is list of tie jurvmen
drawn to servo On traverse hnfns 1T the
March term af court from the different
towns ia the county whose names have
not already hocH made public: Anon
Baker bingham. : J.. Durham. Emblem.
WA l.. Perkins Mercer. {. l.. stevens.
SNIIttlileli. W j. ItaHd, Arson. Alple3S
Mason Canaan. 4 f.: COLE, Cambridge;
Il. J.. Churchill and Israel 9. Ilalwav.
Madison. John Furnish Palmyra. sum
H"r McCauslm and Arthur T.. Chnwfnr,
PutsGeld Walker Z. Mcclure. Cornyille.
Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded at the Somerset
registry Of deeds:
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-13
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
JUDICIARY.

The COMMITTEES on judiciary will give
q public hearing I'm its room at the State
house in AuRusfa
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
DEATH OF ICY PALMER
Indian Woman Who Had Lived In
Manchester for over 80 Years

Manchester. July 12.-Until two
years ago Manchester numbered
among its residents an Indian WON.
an well known up and down the val
ley as Icy Palmer. Two years ago
her mind had so far wandered that
II was thought best by the authori-
ties to place her in the retreat at
Brattleboro and she died there July
10. The remains will be brought to
Manchester and inferred in the lot
at DellwOod cemetery. which Miss
Palmer acquired many years ago and
on which she Lad stone placed in
anticipation of her death.
Icy Palmer was born at sugar
house about two miles south of Man
chester about eighty-eight years ago,
Her parents were of the Tuscarora
tribe and wandered into this locality
shortly before lcy's birth and remain
ed here the rest of their lives. ley
was brought up In the family of Geo
/ purdy and cared for herself until she
became quite old. At one time she
went to visit the remnant OF the Tus
caroras intending to remain there
but was dissatisfied and returned tC
this locality.
When ley became too old to pro
vide her own living 1t was planned
to place her In the poor house, bu
she was SO much opposed to goinl
there that the town provided a small
cabin for her use and her wants were
largely provided by the Congrega
tlonal society and ladies' of the vii
lage Her quaint Indian ways gain
ed her some reputation as a peculia
individual Her main hobby wa
to catch a ride with any passing
team aud TO stop nc most any hous
Tor her meals. After Icy was 81
years old she would tramp the road
all day even Ia zero weather. cover
ing many miles "A day In her wander
ings
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
NUMBER OF SHEEP
IN VERMONT IS
DECREASED
BY Almost One Hundred Thou
sand in Ten Years.
LESS ALSO IN THE COUNTRY
Census Of 1910 Shows 5t,6ss, 500
While There Were 6f,5o3,71s In
United States in 1900

Washington, July 10 Statistics
relative to sheep and lambs reported
on farms and ranges for the United
States. by state and geographic divis-
ions, at the thirteenth decennlal cen
sus. April Is. 1910. are contained in
an official statement issued today by
Acting Director Falkner. 1t is based
on tabular summaries prepared under
the direction Of DR. LeGrand Powers,
chief statistician for agriculture in
the bureau OF the census. The fig
ures are preliminary and subject to
slight revision later when few
other farms. whose returns are now
incomplete. are included in the final
tables.
The total number of sheep and
lambs in the United States reported
for 1910 was 51,63S, $50 made up Of
%. 707 900 ewes, 714S,366 rams and
wethers, 1216S,27S lambs and 2,614,-
SAC sheep and lambs not classified by
age or sex in the 1910 reports In
1900 the total number reported was
61 .50S,7lS, comprising 31.S57 .652 ewes,
7,995.3l5 rams and wethers and a.
65O,746 lambs.
The total number reported for the
north Atlantic division was 1866, 033
in 1910, as compared with 2.
53S.579 in 1900. a decrease of approx
mately 100000, distributed through.
out all the states in that area.
In the north Atlantic division the
number of wool-produclng sheep re-
ported for Maine was 149,934 in 1910
and 252,21S in 1900: New Hampshire,
31.201 in 1910 and 65,31S in 1900: Yer
mont, S4,360 In 1910 and 1926 in
1900; Massachusetts. 22.672 in 1910
and 33.S69 in 1900; Rhode Island, A.
zoe in 1910 and 6.629 in 1900; Con
necticut, 14O43 in 1910 and 23,021 in
1900; New York. 6O5.655 in 1910 and
9S4,516 in 1900; New Jersey, 16.59S
in 1910 and 26,3GS in 1900; and
Pennsylvania, 637 1863 in 1910 and 959
4S3 in 1900.
Although the number OF mature
sheep decreased very slightly during
the decade the number of farms re
porting sheep decreased from 1853.
SIS to 6OS.S6S. which is 1885, or q
per cent. The decrease in the mum
Der of farms in the north Atlantic
states was at practically the same
rate as the decrease in the number o.
mature sheep. leaving the average
number of sheep per farm approx
mately y at both periods.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
WILL PLAY KEeNE TEAM
Tom Leonard's Aggregation Secured
for Tudor Park Game

Manager Higgins has secured
Tom Leonard's Keene, N. H., team
Tor the Tudor park game. The
keene team has thus far proved to
be by far the best in the Twin-State
league. II has beaten Brattleboro
and Bellows Falls in some instances
by large scores. Leonard, who is
captain and manager of the Keene
team started the season with Ben
nington last year and while in town
made a large number of friends who
VIII undoubtedly be on hand to see
what he can do against the Huckle-
berry boys.
The attendance at the games with
the Philadelphia Royal Giants on
Friday and Saturday is likely to
have an important bearing upon the
future of baseball in Bennington. The
patronage at these two games is ex.
pected to show whether or not the
public is sufficiently Interested In
the sport to warrant the booking OF
dates for the remainder OF the sea
son The weather has been too un.
comfortable to expect people to get
out to the games, but the salaries OF
the players are going on just the
same regardless OF the temperature
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
Photo by white

plexion. The unidentified negro had
ticket which reads from PhiladeI
phia to Boston, and his trunk was
checked from Westchester Pa. He
was young man. A clew to his
identity is possibly found in receipts
among his effects, bearing the name
of Mrs. Arthur Dunnigan, 1877 South
Worthington street Westchester Pa.
He checked a trunk from Westches-
fed by the name on her clothing and
tilted women one had very black hair
and the other very light, almost flax
en- hair. Both were probably 40
years old and well dressed.
A babe, about a year old, was
found in one car by policeman. II
was alive. and had become separated
from its mother, Mrs. w. V. Clephane
of Cherry Creek, Md, and its aunt
Miss Beatrice Cephane, both of
whom escaped with minor injuries,
chiefly wounds on the head In an
other coach Mrs. Whaton Of Philadel-
phia was taken out alive. but her
child was dead under her Mrs. l..
w. Page of 1928 Massachusetts aven-
ne. Washington, D. c., who was with
her maid and child escaped with mi.
nor hurts.
G. s. Rogers, an electrician. ser.
geant in the United States coast artil.
lery. who had been transferred from
Virginia to Maine. was travelling with
his wife and two little children. Mrs
Rogers was crushed and her tiny
babe was killed by her side Ser
geant Rogers was in the upper berth
with the three year old boy. Al
though fearfully hurt, Rogers took
out his boy, went back into the
wreckage to find his wife, the dead
babe was handed TO him. and later
his wife's body was recovered. Rog-
ers and the boy were sent to a hos
pital
With one or two exceptions. all Of
those in the hospitals last night
were expected to recover. Several,
however are in a critical condition.
ter for Boston. OF the two uniden-
head brakeman, whose home Is at
1914 Willis street, New York. His
skull and several ribs are broken,
and he has internal injuries. John +
Won Pfelffer OF Readvllle and Mary
McSweeney and Mrs Loretta NEGRO
kan of Philadelphia may not survive
Mrs. McCrokan received several bro
ken ribs and internal Injuries. The
wreck viii be responsible for two
more deaths II Mrs. Sarah Calabra
also of Philadelphia, succumbs, FOL
SIZE is about to give birth to a child
Three of her children, aged two to
Eve. are In the hospital with her
none of them badly hurt
All the patients are covered Will
bruises and cuts. showing the man
ner In which they were thrown about
their cars when the train rolled down
the embankment In a private ward
at st. Vincent's hospital is w. a
King. a young machinist, who recent
~ went to Bridgeport from Kansas
city. and who went TO Philadelphia
Friday to meet George IL. Kirby whS
was coming from Kansas City to sc
employment In q local factory. al
though King shows hardly a scratcl
the accident drove him stark mad
He ravod and shouted continuously
for his pal" when they were
dragging me out saw two legs un
der the wreckage." he said In one o
his lucid moments. THE trouser
we're the same kind George wore.
l Kirby has not been found, although
Rrldgcport was his destination, AM
IL Is feared that he may be one o
the two dead men still unidentified
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
TABB ADMITS HE
IS THE MAN WHO
SHOT ROGERS
Brandon Burglar Has Made
Full Confession.
HIS VICTIM WILL RECOVER
Bullet from Burglars Revolver Broke
One Of His Fingers and injured
TWO More.

Rutland, July l2-Henry Tabb has
confessed that he is the man who
attempted to burglarize the home OF
Thomas W. Rogers in Brandon early
Monday morning and that In strug-
gle with the householder following
discovery he shot Rogers twice with
revolver Rogers will undoubted.
ly recover as he Is in good health
and a man OF rugged constitution.
Tabb's arrest solves many myster-
les He is undoubtedly the man who
robbed the house OF James =. Sawyer
OF North Main street early Sunday
morning as two of the articles stolen
have been found in Tabb's home In
Burlington. He is probably the man
who entered the house of Barney AL.
drich Of Wallingford several weeks
ago.
Tabs movements have been
checked up for period covering sew
eral days. Saturday afternoon he
WAS in Rutland, where he bought a
box of pills at McClallen's drug store
Early the next morning he entered
the Sawyer house. Sunday forenoon
he went to Burlington by train and
left the rubber coat and Panama hat
which he got at the Sawyer house
In the afternoon he went TO Brandon
by train. He was seen in the park
and on the streets of Brandon by sew
| eral citizens Sunday afternoon and
evening. The next morning about
o'clock he entered the Rogers
house. His movements during Mon
| day are known to the authorities In
| the evening he was arrested at Fow-
Ter station by Arthur Hendry Of
Brandon. assisted by Arthur Ferris
of the same place. The two young
men were members of the posse
which watched all the roads for miles
in every direction from the village.
The mark which enabled Hendry to
know Tabb as the man he was look
| ing for was the wounded left hand.
In the struggle in the Rogers house
Tabb received a wound In his hand
from his own revolver The first two
| fingers of the left hand were groov.
| ed by the bullet on the back and
near the tips OF the fingers The
third finger was broken near the first
Joint. In his flight from Brandon
Tabb removed his shirt and tore II
up for bandage and a sling Some
where also he secured an old straw
hat and a pair of shoes to take the
place of the hat and the shoes which
he had left behind.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Rogers
identified Tabb as the man who was
found in Mr. and Mrs. Rogers sleep
ing room early Monday morning
Tabb was brought before Justice 4
o. Cool of Brandon at o'clock yes
terday afternoon lie was commit
ted to the county Jail without bail.
hearing will be given him when ii IL
known how seriously Mr. Rogers !.
hurt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
WHEELER HAD ONE
BAD INNING At
PIITSFIELO
Two Passes and Three Hits Gave
Garry's Men Four Runs
B0SK FINISHED The GAME
Shire City Team Won from 5ennlnu.
ton to 2-Vermonters' Hits
Were Scattered.
BOSK FINISHED The GAME

Pittsfeld beat Bennington O. TO 2.
in Pittsheld yesterday afternoon be-
fore small crowd Wheeler and
Harrington started the battle on the
mound for the opposing teams and
both had bad innings. Harrington
pulled himself out of his predicament
in the fourth, but Wheeler's loosen
ing up in the fifth, when he walked
Peloquin and Cronin and allowed Ken
ney, Harrington, DAILY and Campbell
to hit safely, caused burlington to
blanket him and Bosk was sent In
to finish up the struggle. One run
was made on Bosk and this was due
to Finnegan's error, followed by Ken
ney's triple. Peloquin caught a
deep fly to right with one hand over
his head and this play featured The
score
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
II. W. WHITNEY DEAD
Death Occurred Tuesday Evening
After a Lingering Illness.


Harry W. Whitney, aged 81 years
died at his home at the Guideboard
at about 10 O'clock last evening Of
heart failure He had been in poor
health since early spring and since
that time was unable to attend to his
duties.
He was native OF Chicopee, Mass
but came TO Bennington when very
young and had since made this vii.
lage his home His trade was that
of a moulder, having learned 1t with
the Bennington Machine works
where he has been employed during
the past 30 years He was married
here July 81. 1882.
The deceased was we'll and favor.
ably known In the village and had a
large number OF friends. Besides his
widow. who was before marriage
Miss Jennie French, he leaves one
daughter, Miss Sarah D. Whitney and
one son. Edward NJ Whitney, all Of
this village.
The funeral Will be held privately
from the house Thursday afternoon.
The interment will be at the Park
Lawn cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
COL. CLARKE STRICKEN
Secretary Of Home Market Club Has
Stroke Of Paralysis

Hghgate. July 12.-There win be
regret throughout New England that
Col. Albert Clarke Of Boston, secre.
tary OF the Home Market club. was
stricken with paralysis in this village
yesterday while attending a reunion
OF the 18th Vermont regiment assoc
iation, and is In a critical condition.
Col Clarke was TO have been a speak
er at the reunion yesterday and to
day was to have taken part in the
dedication of a soldiers monument
The 18th was Col. Clarke's old regl-
ment in which he enlisted In August,
1862. He was thrice promoted dur.
ing his connection with IL. and com.
manded a company at Gettysburg and
captured cannon and prisoners. He
was therefore with his old comrades.
Col Clarke is very much a Vernon
ter. having been born at Granville In
this state October l3, 1910, and was
educated In the schools of this state
lie studied for the law and practiced
In Montpelier He served as colonel
on the STAFF OF the elder Gov DlllIng.
ham In 1865, and was a member of
the senate In 1874 From 1865 until
1880 he was editor aud most OF the
time proprietor of the St. Alban'
Messenger In that position he am
tagonized the railroad methods OF
the late Gov. John Gregory Smith.
Col Clarke made n fortunate sale
OF the Messenger In 1880. served tol
a time thereafter on the Boston Ad
vertiser but In 1856 became editor
Of the Rutland Herald. continuing
there until 1889. when he became see
rotary OF the Home Market club ant
permanently removed to Massachu
sets, having his home In Brookline
His work In that connection is wei
known. and his identification will
Massachusetts interests was large.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
DROWNED SELF AND BABE
Demented Mother at Barton Jumped
Into the Lake

Barton, July ia case Of suicide
and murder by drowning was uncov-
cred today when the bodies OF Mrs
Bert Kelsey and her i've year old
daughter were found floating In
Crystal lake. The Kelsey family liv-
ed few miles from the lake ON the
Davis place In Glover, which they
had recently purchased Mr. kelsey
came to Barton yesterday morning ON
business and when he returned home
Mrs. Kelsey aud the little one were
missing.
A search was instituted and as the
two were seen near the lake by far.
mer about hoo a m, yesterday. the
west shore of the lake and the near
by hills We're secured until late this
afternoon. when the two bodies were
seen floating on the water
Mrs. Kelsey had had several at
lacks OF insanity In recent years and
Il Is supposed one OF these attacks OF
mental arrangement was the cause
OF her deed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
MARRIED TO SECRETARY
Widow of late John W. cramton
WEEDS Orwell Man

Rutland. July 12.--Announcement
Is received here OF the marriage at
Santa Barbara, Cal. June y OF Mrs
Florence d Cramion, one OF Yer
monts woalthiest women, and her
private secretary. George II, CUTS
SON eft the late Senator Henry I.
Cults OF Orwell. whose death occur
red few weeks ago.
Mrs. Cuts is the widow OF John w.
Cramton OF this city. who died In
1870 leaving an estate Of nearly a
million dollars She owns much pro
pertv In this city and has recently
invested heavily at Los Angeles, Cal.
her present home. She has offered
her large house In Rutland for sale.
For lew years Mrs. Cults has
made her home alternately In Rut'
land and Los Angeles Mr.. Cults has
hpou in her employ since the death
OF her nrst husband lie has a divor
ced wife and a child.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
FISH AND GAME CLUB
Meeting TO be Held at Putnam House
Friday Evening al 8 o'clock.

There will be a meeting at the
Putnam house Friday evening at 8
o'clock OF the Bennington Fish and
Game club. The meeting In called
for the purpose, mainly, OF securing
the cooperation OF the sportsmen In
this Vicinity In the work OF stocking
the streams that has been begun by
County Game Warden II. s. Higgins.
Under the laws OF this state there
are no funds available for the trans
portatlon OF young fish from the rail-.
way station TO the place Of planting.
Neither Is IL possible for the warden
TO attend to the stocking personally
only In limited number OF cases
Because OF these facts the assistance
Of the local sportsmen will be neces.
sary to carry on the work In a sue.
cessful manner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-12
PLAYS and Players

one Of the successful plays In Paris
Is Liable Constantin," dramatic
alton OF the we'll known story OF that
name.
II Is reported that William IL.
Crane intends a revival OF David Dem
Arrest Lloyds comedy, The Senator,
next season. MIR Crane first appear.
ed In the part of Senator Hannibal
Rivers in this place In 1890.