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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
A. P. ABB0TT'S BROTHER
DIED In BANGOR FIRE
Telegram Received In Barre Told Of
Death of George Abbott, Volun-
ter Fireman From Brewer,

A. P. Abbott Of A. P. Alb
bctt g. Co.. reeived telegram
yesterday afternoon announcing that
his brother, George Abbott of
Brewer, Me-, was a victim Of the great
fire, which swept Bangor Sunday
night, and Mr.. Abbott left for Maine
last night Only two persons We're
killed in the fire, the other victim be
ing John n. Scribner, also Of Brewer,
an aged cobbler
George Abbott, according to the
Associated Press account had gone
from his home in Brewer, just across
the Penobseot river from Bangor, as a
volunteer fireman to assist in eNtin-
gushing the flames While fighting
the ire in the street he was caught be-
meath the debris Of chimney which
collapsed during the height Of the fire
The chimney fell directly across the
street when Mr. Abbott was working
The injured man was taken to the hos
pital, but died ten minutes later
The dispatch, which was received in
Barre, did not add ans details to the
accident. There IS one other brother be-
sides A P Abbott of this city. The
latter came to Barre from Bnckport,
Ne
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Much to the Surprise Of Spec
tators at Guildhall
WOMAN is THE ACCUSED
After the Jurymen Had Been Sworn In
Judge Alfred A. Hall, Who Is Pre-
siding, Instructed Them AS
TO Their Duties.

GuiIdhall. May 2--To the surprise OF
those present in the courtroom, the jury
to try Mrs. Florence NJ. Dodge on the
charge of numbering William Heath at
Mrs. Dodge's home in Lunenburg ON
September II, was completed this morn
ing in Essex county court. 1t had been
expected generally that considerable
time would be required for the selection
of a jury. When the jury had been
completed the jurymen were sworn,
and then Judge A. A. Hall, who is
presiding, instructed them regarding
their duties.
When court adjourned last night the
jury box was filled, but there were sew
eral challenges left. The jury was
made up as follows: L. J Payeur,
blacksmith, of Brighton; Geo. H
Davis, farmer, of Concord; A. H Will
liams, farmer, of Concord; William f.
Deering, farmer, of Guildhall; Eugene
Rivers, farmer, of Brighton; A. w.
Bosworth merchant, of Brighton; Fred
Frizzell, farmer, of Canaan; E. H..
Cole, farmer, of Easthaven; Carl p.
Ball. farmer, of Easthayen; G. ID.
Thurston, locomotive engineer, OF
Brighton; Z. II. Bazin, mechanic, of
Concord; Frank Fuller, farmer, of
Guildhall
At the opening of the court it was
announced that Associate Justice Har-
ris f. Brown, who, in the usual course
of events, had been the presiding JUS
tice, had been excused because Of dis
tant relationship to the accused. Mrs.
Dodge, sitting by the side of her at
torneys, watched the faces of the men
as they were called before the judge
and answered questions as to their be-
lief in capital punishment and the like.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
For Railroad Line Through
WilliamstoWn Gulf
FOLLOWING SURVEYING
Several Pieces of Land Permitting Right
of Way All the Distance Through
Are Said to Have Been Bought
or Secured by Option.

Railroad surveying has now turned
into land buying to the southeast Of
Barre, and deeds have been drawn or
options secured on land which win give
complete route through Williamstown
gulf More than that, line of stakes
leading from South Barre to Williams
town reveals the trail of the surveyors
accurately, while surveyors have been
at work in the local yards OF the Barre
railroad, their operations there being
done yesterday South Barre people be-
lieved, from the fact that the surveyors
went down through their main street,
that it was for an electric line that
the work was being done but the buy
ing of land in Williamstown gulf
seems to remove that possibility in
favor of a steam railroad line
The land bought on secured by option
extends from the Cutter pond north Of
the gulf directly through to open terri
tory on the south outlet of the gulf.
The property reported to have been
sold is the Wolcott farm, owned by
Edison s. Martin; the Stone place,
owned and occupied by Oliver Martin;
the Staples and Carnes pastures,
owned BY H. H. Martin; twenty acres
of the land of A A. Reed on the east
side of the gulf In addition to this,
the buyers are said to have secured an
option ON the land connected with the
Gulf house, a little summer hotel about
midway through the cut.
1t is said that when the buying was
actually started, it was carried through
very rapidly As one Williamstown
man expressed il, the whole dicker for.
all the property took only ten minutes
from the drop Of the hat. The dicker-
ing for the land followed the survey
ing operations which have been going
on in Willamstown and south of Will
Jamestown the last week. The stakes from
South Barre to Williamstown are
said to parallel the line Of the Central
Vermont, or the Grand Trunk adjunct,
which gives the impression that the
operations are by some other system
than the Grand Trunk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Funeral of Alison Burnham Gale.

The funeral of Alison Burnham Gale,
the six-years-old son Of Mr. and Mrs
Leslie d. Gale of Williamstown who
died Saturday morning, was held from
the house at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Rev. D. H Strong of Williams
town officiating There was a large
gathering OF friends and relatives. The
pal bearers were Leslie d. Gale, DIR.
c A. Gale. George Mari and William
G. Pirie. The interment was in the
family lot in the village cemetery at
Williamstown Among the relatives
present from out OF town were DR. and
Mrs. c. A Gale and Miss Edith Gale
Of Rutland, and Mrs. Martin Of Kirks-
vile Mo,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
FINDS YOUTHS IN ARMY.
Rutland Lad Accused of SIPS Theft, Now
at San Antonio.

Rutland May 2.-John Carnell, aged
about Is, and William Day, 23 who
have been wanted by the sheriff's de-
partment Of this city since February II,
the former for alleged grand larceny
and the latter under suspicion that he
had something to do with the stealing,
have been located by States Attorney
b. L. Stafford at San Antonio, Texas,
having enlisted in the United States
army Deputy Sheriff David a. Barker
Of this city and Deputy Alfred A. Leon
ard of Wallingford expect to leave here
at once armed with the necessary req
uisition papers to bring Carnell to Ver-
mont, evidence against Day not being
sufficiently strong to warrant this.
Carnell is alleged TO have stolen Sl25
from A. A. Prouse, his employer, at
the Uwanta mnchroom here February
H. Both young men were missing be-
fore the theft was discovered, The oiii-
GERS suspected that the fugitiyes ex-
pected to enlist but they could not be
located at the time.
Later John Coates of this city, who Is
member Of cavalry troop, not know
ing OF the charge against Carnel and
Day, happened to write to his brother
in this city that he saw the two Rnt-
land men at Fort Sloeum, n. ". giving
the assumed names under which they
enlisted. The letter was written from
Wisconsin and meanwhile Carnell and
Day had been transferred to Texas, but
few days work on the part Of States
Attorney Stafford and Deputy Barker
who went to Fort Slocum and San An
tonic, served TO locate them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
Supreme Court ReyerseS in
Wells River Accident Case
AGAINST BOSTON & MAINE
Lower Court Judge Placed Too Great
Emphasis on Care to Be Taken by
Common Carner--Barre Case
Up This Afternoon.

Two opinions were read at the open
ing of the May term of Vermont SUI
preme court in Montpelier to-day, one
OF them reversing the lower court ver-
diet of $1l 900 for Arabelle Parker
against the Boston & Maine railroad and
the other affirming the verdict of &c.
coo for Henry Blanchard against the
Vermont Shade Roller company OF Yer
gennes. All the Judges were on the
bench, and with them sat Judge zed S.
stanton Of the superior court, his pres.
ence there being accounted for by the
belief that he was to render an opinion
later in the day Fifty lawyers, an un.
usually large number, were in attend
ance.
In the case OF Parker VS.. the Boston
& Maine railroad, Chief Judge Rowell
read the opinion, stating therein that
the presiding Judge of the lower court
in delivering the charge to the jury,
placed too great emphasis on the care
to be used by a common carrier The
accident happened at Wells River on
June 26, 1909, the engine of a train leay-
ing the rails and causing the passenger
coaches to be iounced about The plain
tiff in the case claimed that she was
injured by reason of some suit cases in
the rack above her head falling and
striking her. The plaintiff claimed that
the cause Of the accident was worn rails
and rotten ties. The railroad claimed
that the verdict of $1,000 was excess
sive. Judge Rowell ruled in favor OF the
defendant company, reversed the verdict
and ordered the cause remanded.
In the second case, that Of Henry
Blanchard VS. the Vermont Shade-rol-
Ter company, the plaintiff was hurt by
an elevator. In affirming the verdict,
Judge Munson read the opinion.
The greater part OF the forenoon OF
the court was taken up in the reading
of opinions and the making Of motions
This afternoon the nandamus case
brought by citizens Of Barre against the
assistant Judges of Washington county,
to compel the appointment Of license
commissioners, came up, as did the quo
warranto proceedings in the case OF
Simpson VA. the Percival Furniture com
pany from Orleans county The latter
case was to determine which of two sets
Of directors of the company were legally
elected, there being an internal dispute
over the matter.
All of the Washington county cases
are for hearing this term They are Me-
Kane VS.. Gordon and Hoar Bean VS..
Atkins, Montpelier vs.. Mcmahon, DON
ovan VS.. Selinas There are SO cases on
the dockets. In the Bennington county
case of George Smith, VS. Joseph Almon,
the verdict for the plaintiff to recover
500 and costs was affirmed, and in the
case of state VS.. Edward Hurlburt of
Franklin county, assault with intent to
kill. the exceptions were waived. The
Orange county case Of Woodsville Guar
anty Savings bank VS., Albert Roge 5
and others was discontinued. Decision
in William A. Harris VS., Fred H. Moore,
also from Orange county, was affirmed
and the cause remanded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
HIGH FINANCE.
With Borrowed Check, Charged Against
st. Johnsbury Youth.

st. Johnsbury, May 2 "A youth
giving his name ae Joe Tolion is IN Jail
here. awaiting trial on the charge of
burglary It is alleged that he broke
into The fruit store Of Dominica Costa
on Eastern avenue and stole check
for thirty dollars. The check was
drawn bv Mr. Searles Of the Searlos
drug store to Costa II is alleged
that Tolion then formed Costa's name
in endorsing the check, afterwards pre-
senting the check in payment for a
pair of shoes at Amos SCOTS store
and getting change therefor, using the
change in paying for a suit of clothes
at Frank Harris store.
When Costa learned Of the loss OF
the check and Fred Babcock, clerk
in SCOTS store had tried to deposit the
check, the sheriff was sent after Tolion
and escorted him to jail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
NO TRUST DECISIONS.
But Government Wins In Forest Reser-
walton Case.

Washington. May 1.-The supreme
court of the United States did not am
nounee decision yesterday in either
the Standard OH or the tobacco suit,
arising under the Sherman antitrust
law
BY holding that the federal govern
ment without consent of the state af-
fected may set aside vast areas of
public lands as forest reserve and
that such reserve is not subject to the
state fencing laws, the supreme court
OF the United States yesterday settled
two burning issues.
The United States government had
brought suit to enjoin Fred Light, a
prominent Colorado cattle man, from
causing or permitting his cattle to tres
pass upon the Holy Cross forest re-
serve in Colorado. A stubborn contest
arose and among the other defenses put
forth by Light, was the one that the
formation of the Holy Cross reserve
without the consent OF the state Of Col
orado. was unconstitutional. 1t was
pointed out that the reserve had not
been fenced by the government and 2
Colorado law provided that no person
should recover damages for trespass
unless the land in question was fenced.
as barring the government from relief
Therefore, Light pointed to this law
The government retorted that the fence
law applied only to individuals, and
not to the state of Colorado or to the
United States
So widespread was the interest in
the cause and so vital the questions in
yolved that the state of Colorado threw
itself into the contest Attorney General
Barnett was authorized TO assist Light
in fighting the federal government and
did so. ~
1t was urged that the withdrawal OF
such large tracts of land, said to be
one-fifth of the entire area of Colorado,
was the denial of equality with the
oler states, which had been allowed to
exercise dominion over all the territory
within their boundaries
Stock men of the west lost a hard
fought contest when the supreme court
also decided that indictments could be
brought against persons grazing stock
on forest reserves without permits.
The court held that regulations OF
the secretary of agriculture requiring
permits were not an unconstitutional
exercise Of legislative power
The decision was announced in the
case of Pierre Grimand and p. J..
Caraious, indicted for grazing sheep
upon the forest reserves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeInuel Chandler Observed
Golden Wedding Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Chandler, who
live ON farm between West Berlin
and Northfeld Falls, observed their iif-
tieth wedding anniversary yesterday at
their home. Informal receptions were
held both afternoon and evening and q
goodly number were in attendance.
Mr.. Chandler is 78 years old, having
been born September 30, 1888, In the
house where he now lives and where his
father, Daniel Chandler, settled when he
was married, in 1906. May !, 1861, Mr.
Chandler married Lucretia +. Crossett OF
Essex Junction and went at once to
live upon the Chandler farm, where they
have remained ever since. Mrs. Chand-
Ter is 70 years old, and was born the
10th of September
Five children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler, DR.. NJ i. Chandler OF
Barre. Irwin L. Chandler Of Mortified
Falls. George w. Chandler and Miss
Marion Chandler, residing at home, and
Miss Mabel w, Chandler, q teacher IN
Barre.
Mrs. Chandler has brother and sis
ter living, Mrs. Georgiana Smith OF
Montpelier and Roswell e. Crossett Of
Washington.
A large number from ont Of town
were present at the anniversary, includ-
ing the children and w. d. Chandler Of
st. Albans, a nephew OF Mr., Chand-
Ter; Mr. and Mrs Charles Baker OF Wal
than, Mass, Mrs. Baker being niece
of Mr.. Chandler; p. B. Howe of Ram
dolph, George G. Adams of Orleans,
nephews OF Mr.. Chandler; Miss Eaton OF
Orleans; Mr.. and Mrs. George Mason
of Brookfeld Mrs Eliza Crossett OF
Montpelier, sister.in-law of Mrs. Chand-
Ter; Mrs. Cleora Bliss of Montpelier, a
cousin, and Mrs. Georgiana Smith OF
Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
BOYS DEATH SUDDEN.
Alden Dewey Phelps, Son of Henry A,
Phelps, Was III But a Day.

The death of Alden Dewey Phelps,
the eldest son of Henry A. Phelps of
Academy street, occurred at 1880
o'clock last night after an illness last
ing little over day When going
to bed Sunday evening he complained
to his father of not feeling well and
soon afterwards became unconscious
and remained in comatose state most
OF the time until the end last evening.
The attending physician pronounced
death due to a depression on the brain
He had been in his usual health all
day Sunday, going to Church in the
morning and to ride in the afternoon,
and had not complained of being i'll
until he was retiring.
Alden was born in Barre, June 0,
1895 He was member of the Con-
gregational church and of the boy
scouts He leaves to mourn his loss,
his father, Henry A. Phelps, brother.
Nelson, and three sisters, Evelyn H.,
Mildred T.. and katherine, also wide,
circle OF young friends in this city.
The funeral services will be held from
the home Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock Friends are requested not to
send flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
MCNAMARA RESOLUTIONS.
Have Been Adopted by che Barre Cen
trail Labor Union.

The following resolutions have been
adopted by the Central Labor Union
Of Barre and vicinity relating to the
arrest Of John ] Mcnamara for al
legged connection with the blowing Up
Of The Times building in Los Angeles:
Whereas the fourteenth amendment OF
the constitution ordains, that no state
shall deprive any person Of life, lib-
erty. or property without due process
of law, nor deny any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection Of
the laws
And whereas it is reported in the
public press that one John J Me-
Namara. heretofore residing in the city
Of Indianapolis, Ind. has been de.
prived Of liberty, and put in jeopardy
OF his life, without due process Of law,
therefore be it resolved by the House
Of Representatives tthe Senate concur
ringl that a committee of each house
be appointed to investigate the arrest
and extradition of the said Mcnamara,
and report its findings to the two
Nbouses at .ae earliest practical moment.
Be il further resolved that the sec
retary Of the c. l. u. be Instructed
TO communicate with the senators and
congressman of our state at Washing
ton, D G., requesting them to sup
port the aforesaid resolution intro
duced by Congressman Victor L. Berger
Of Wisconsin
And it is understood that the A .
H. of l.. is preparing to take action
towards the defense Of John J Nc
Namara and other members of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
union, be it resolved that the c. J..
U. stands prepared to cooperate with
the A. +. of l.. in all measures that
they may adopt towards the proper
defense OF those men
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
YOUNG GIRL DISoBEYED.
Miss Ila Cook of St. Johnsbury Sent
to Industrial School.

st. Johnsbury, May miss LA
Cook, aged II, who was informed
against on the charge of adultery with
the actor, Lorne Elwyn, at the last
December term of Caledonia county
court and who pleaded guilty at that
time and was sentenced to the Vermont
industrial school for term Of not less
than one year and not more than one
year and three months, afterwards hav-
ing her sentence suspended and being
placed in the care Of Probation Officer
Elisha May, was yesterday brought be-
fore the county clerk to show cause
why her sentence should not be revived
and mittimus issued because she had
broken the condition of her probation.
Since being placed on probation she
has worked In private family until
recently.
At her appearance yesterday her
father accompanied her and no objection
was made by either of them to her be-
ing sent to the industrial school
Sheriff Worthen will take her to Ver-
gennes to-day where she will be con-
fined for full sentence,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
STOLE HORSE,
SOON CAUGHT
George Wilson, Aged II, Sent
to House of Correction
FOR NOTLESS THAN IA MOS.
Boy Took Animal From Barn of His
Employer, E. c. Kilborn of Pittsford,
and Then Rode to Rutland
Where He Was Caught.

Rutland, May ., George Wilson Of
New York, aged II, was sent Co the
house of correction for not less than
fourteen months and not more than
three years by Judge Swinnerton III
Rutland city court to-day for stealing
horse from e c. Kilborn of Pitts
ford, his employer. The boy took the
horse out of the barn last night and
rode the horse to Rutland Mr.. Kill
born discovered tho theft this morn
ing, and sent word TO this city. With
in half an hour the boy was arrested
here. Young Wilson says he never
knew any parents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
HARDWICK JUMPERS
ARE SETTLED WITH
And the Difficulties Lasting Two Months
Will Be Called OFF This After
noon.

Hardwiek, May 2.--The strike of the
Jumpers, drillers and cutters unions,
which has been on here since March l
with 800 men out of employment, ended
to-day. Concessions on both sides made
possible settlement under five-year
agreement. Under the new schedule the
Jumpers and drillers, who have been get
ting S2Os a day, viii now get a raise of
II cents a day. men who have been get
ting S2.0s a day, viii now get a raise of
who have been getting S2.35 will get a
cent raise and men, who have been
getting $3.50 and over viii remain the
same.
The cutters union, which went out
in support of thelumpe rs and drillers,
have also signed fiye-year agreement,
but have not yet returned 10 work as
the strike has not been formally called
off. though it will be at a meeting to
be held this afternoon. Under the cut
ters' new schedule they receive an in
crease Of 10 per cent The monumental
cutters viii receive SS.25 and the build
ing cutters, $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
FIVE DROWNED WHEN
WIRE CABLE BROKE
Six Persons Thrown Into River When
Ferryboat Upset--0ne Man Chung
to Craft and Was Rescued.

Edmunston, N. b., May 2.-Three men
and two boys were drowned in st. John
river, near here, to-day. They We're
crossing from the. American to the Can
adian bank of the river in ferry oper-
ated by wire cable, when the cable
broke and the scow was upset in the
freshet of swollen waters. One other
man on the ferry managed to cling to
the craft until he was rescued The
bodies of the victims have not been re-
covered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
BANGOR FIRE STARTED
BY A CIGARETTE
It Is Reported To-day That Poker Play
er Threw One Into Hay--Plans Be-
ing Made for Rehabilitation
of the City.
of the City.

Bangor, Me-, May 2.-That Bangor's
great conhagration, with its estimated
loss of about s3000O0O was started by
a cigarette thrown into hay in J. Frank
Green's storeroom by participants in a
poker or crap game Sunday afternoon,
was the report circulated through the
city to-day. The police officials say
they had not heard the report and have
made no progress in determining the
origin of the fire. The work of clean
ing away the debris began in earnest
to-day and conferences have been ar.
ranged for a discussion Of plans for the
rehabilitation of the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02

ST. Albans expects to hum with build
mig activity this spring, witt four
story apartment. hote' of sc rooms to be
erected on the Welden lot at the cor
ner of Bank and Maiden streets; and
new school house, two stories high
and containing eight rooms as the prin.
eipal structures to be built. Besides
this the s. Albans Foundry company
Is to rebuilt sbd thoroughly repair the
entire plant; the Standard Oil compu,y
will build a large blfn for its horses
ana two oil tanks, ihc Green Mouttaia
T. exing compan- WIN erect Az
s,orehouse. setcrai n1H dwelling honar s
are 10 BE- put w anu extensive repairs
err to be- made "a Faua properties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Arrivals at the City hotel yesterday
and to-day were registered as follows;
c. J Gilfllan. st Johnsbury; W.
r. Messer. Randolph; X. w. Buchanan,
Graniteville; p. c. famson, Boston
p. + Donovan, Burlington; J. b.
Jordan. New York City: W. T. Full
Ter. Woodsville. y H.: J L. Fulton,
White River Junctioni l. II. Palih,
Boston; II Glover, New York City;
". 5. Taught, Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-02
CONFESSED A. CRIME
TO GAIN N0TERIETY
That Is Belief of Prison Warden In the
Case of F. W. Gerbrick, Who Was
Sentenced to Thirty Years.

Denver. Col, May 2.-Ofiicial recoin-
mendation has been made to the state
pardon board to release from the state
penitentiary Il. w. Gerbrick, who was
sentenced last July to term from thir-
ty to forty years for having caused the
wreck Of q railroad train at Apisha sew
Ell years ago. Although Gerbrick was
sentenced OIL his own confession, War
den lyman is convinced that the man
confessed to crime he never committed
because of his love of notoriety.