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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
FOUR YEARS COURSE
IN COMMERCIAL DEPT.
Important Change In Spaulding High
Business Course, Beginning With
New Students Entering Next

To conform with the standard Of
other high schools of the state, it has
been decided, beginning with the fall
term Of school, to change the CONNER
cial course of the Spaulding high school
from three years course to a four
years course This change will not
atlect the students who have already
the course, as they will be allowed to
complete the shorter course, as started.
Nearly all the other high schools OF
The state have established four year
courses for their commercial depart
ments, and Spaulding high school is
one of the last to make the change. 1t
i believed that this change will raise
the standard of the commercial depart
ment. The three years course has been
in operation only two years, the time
having been heightened from two years
to strengthen the department
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
OVER
HIGH BANK
G. G. Orion of Fairfax Was Bad
Iy Injured in Fall
WAS TURNING OUT FOR TEAM
Two Ribs Were Broken, One Shoulder
Bruised and Man May Be Internally
Injured--A Fellow Passenger Es-
capped All Injury.

Fairfax, June IL While driving in
this village and turning out for another
team, G. G. 0rton was tipped out and
thrown down a high bank, receiving in
uries which are considered to be very
serious. Two ribs were broken, one
shoulder was bruised, and il is feared
that he received internal injuries. A
council of physicians was held, includ-
ing DR.. r. B. Reynolds and DR.. G, II.
Hyatt of neighboring towns.
The accident happened near the Bap-
tist church, where there is a high em-
bankment on one side. Mr. Orton reined
his horse too near this embankment and
went off the road down the bank, the
carriage being overturned. Henry Col
Inns of St. Adams, who was in the car
riage with Mr.. 0rton. was not injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
ALL BIDS REJECTED.
For the Postoffice and Customshouse at
Richford.

Richford June II The Sweat Com
ipgs company, one Of the bidders for
the United States postoffice and GUS
tumhouse job here has been notified by
the United States treasury department
that all the bids have been rejected
because they were all outside Of the
appropriation New plans and speci-
fcations will be drawn UP and pre-
scented, which will cause considerable
delay in the construction Of the build
ing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Francis Cleary and James Coutts
passed Sunday with friends in North
field.
Miss Edith Sharkey of Waterbury has
been spending few days with friends
IN the city.
Mrs. Sam ]. Segel, who has been
passing several weeks with her parents
In Boston, returned home yesterday.
John S Hale, Russell Hoyt, William
Daniels, Walter Broggi and Clyde Fras-
er were among the weekend visitors in
Waterbury.
"The Maize of Mystery" a feature
detective story and an l. VI, r., is at
the Bijou. Three other excellent films
nre on the same program.
Thomas Davidson Of Garfield avenue,
who recently fractured his left leg while
PLAYING baseball at East Barre, is MAX
Ing good progress toward recovery.
Mrs. Ella Russell, who has acted as
pianist at the Dreamland theatre for
some time, completed her duties there
Saturday night. The vacancy has been
filed BY Miss Mildred Clark.
A. II. Buzzell, Arthur Jones, Linn Nell
Eon and r. G.. Wetmore have returned
home, after passing weeks outing at
Alexander Bay. Me. The trip through
Maine was made by automobile and the
members Of the party report several ex-
eellent catches Of fish while absent.
Among the arrivals at the City hotel
yesterday and to-day ssre; A. H. Nor
lis. Boston; +. NJ Garthwsite. New York
City; Miss Ruth Nelson Watertown.
Mass: J. L. Lance, Northied; s. J.
l.apier. J. f. Miles, Burlington; A. VI.
Hunt, Boston; F. II Mann, Woodsville.
n. Fl. f. d. Hammell Fort Wayne.
Ind; Harry DerandeT, F. L. Huyck, sus-
guehanna, Pa; II. B. oTcutt, Barton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
PLACES BIG ADVERTISING ORDER.
The Robin Hood Ammunition Company
Makes Contract With the Hays
Advertising Agency.

The Robin Hood Ammunition com
pany of Swanton, Nt has Just placed
a large advertising contract with the
flaws Advertising agency OF Burlington,
and copy viii begin appearing in the
July publications to he used Outing
magazines will be used extensively,
trude papers quite generally and over
5000 weeklies
The Robin Hood company's product
has grown in popularity to an extent
beyond the dreams Of the management
and its annual sales are now so great
that the capacity Of its large and
ncdern plant Is taxed to the fullest.
This Vermont manufacturing con.
cern believes in advertising and the
campaign the Hays agency will conduct
means an expenditure Of many thous-
aud dollars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
LIGHTNING PLAYS
TATTOO ON ROOFS
During Sharp Brief Electrical Storm
Late Yesterday--0ne Set Of Build
ings In Middlesex Burned
Last Night.

The first severe electrical storm of
the season occurred yesterday afternoon,
shortly before ) o'clock, lasting about
fifteen minutes A heavy fall of rain,
which accompanied the thunder and
lightning, continued longer at intervals.
Although no serious damage is report.
ed, several buildings in this vicinity
were struck The house at 202 Wash
ington street, owned by Harry Patterson
and occupied by Mrs. Eta Eastman, was
visited by bolt which ripped shingles
from the roof and put the telephone and
electric lighting systems out of commits
sion The inmates of the house felt
only slight shock, although somewhat
frightened by the presence Of the cleo
tricity
AT East Barre bolt came in contact
with chimney on the building occupied
by Frank Roark as drug store aud the
Foresters' hall. The chimney was bad
ly shattered by the shock and flying
bricks were sent in every direction A
few shingles on the roof were also loos-
ened up in places. A bolt entered
George Lermonds house in the same Vi
einity and wrought considerable havoc
with the telephone and electric lights.
Evidences of the bolt could also be
traced In different parts Of the house.
The old elm tree within a few rods of
Charles Perrin's barn on Quarry street
was struck shattering the bark from
| top to bottom.
A disastrous fire in Middlesex village
was probably the worst outcome of an
electric storm, which visited that place
after midnight. The house and barn
owned by Thomas E. Price and oceu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs Trueman Fay were
burned to the ground soon after mid
night, the loss amounting to over S3,-
900. A portion of the house is unoc-
eupied, and it is thought that the fire
may have smouldered for some time aft
FER the bolt entered the house. The oc.
cupants awoke. by the smoke and noise
of the, flames. An alarm was quickly
spread and soon the entire neighborhood
was aroused Little or no supply of wa
ter was at hand and consequently the
large crowd which had gathered was
powerless to stop the flames. A horse
and COW were taken from the barn, but
nothing else was saved Mr.. and Mrs.
Fay barely escaping with their clothes.
1 The house was situated a short distance
from the railway statioV and one of the
most pretentious in the village.
/ Swanton, June l2-During the cleo
trical storm late yesterday, lightning
struck one of the small buildings, known
as the sitting room building, on the
west side Of the Missisquoi river, set
ting fire to the building and causing its
destruction. The loss was small.
In the same storm. the barn of II. G.
Jones was struck and also the house of
Arthur Hail. nearby. There was no fire
in either case, and the damage was
small. The electric light wires near the
house of DR. E. r. Late were struck
and burned off. causing a brilliant and
terrifying illumination for a time. The
lights of the village were put of COM
mission through the night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
MASONIC WEEK IN BURLINGTON.
Thirty-Seventh Annual Session of Yer
mont Council in Session.

Burlington, june l2 Masonic week
opened here this afternoon with the
thirty-seventh annual session Of the
Vermont council Of deliberation An
address was given by Deputy Marsh
O. Perkins Of Windsor General Lee
:. Till0tson read memorial. Dan
lei S. Danforth, an honor member OF
the supreme council aud a well-known
Vermont Mason. gave an address. fol-
lowed by an address by d. \. Niehoi-
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12

Spaulding high school will play a
return game with Northfeld high at
Northfeld tomorrow afternoon. The
last game Of the school season viii be
pulled of against Goddard seminary at
the campus Friday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
GODDARD CLAIMS
CHAMPIONSHIP
OF THE STATE
In Baseball, Rounding Out Year Of
Remarkable Success In Interschol-
astic Athletes.

The Goddard seminary baseball team,
which closes its season this week, lays
claim to the preparatory school cham
pionship Of the state under the school
masters rules. Goddard claims the
championship on its record of five
victories out of seven school games
played, losing one and tieing the other
Ii this claim is established land the
teum has announced that it stands
ready to play any team that disputes
ID, Goddard will have closed one Of
tie most successful years in athletics
that it has ever had Last fall in
football the championship was won with
record of six games won and two
lost In basketball Goddard made an
enviahle record of Is straight victories,
playing the season without defeat and
winning the championship Of the state
" hen the interscholastic track meet,
held BY the university OF Vermont,
was pulled off this spring, Goddard cas-
lily won the meet against field of
eleven schools
In baseball this spring Goddard
played seven school teams under the
schoolmasters' rules and lost one of
them to Peoples academy by a score
Of to 8, and tied with Spoulding high,
to 4 Peoples academy, however,
was decisively beaten in the return
game played here Goddard and Spauld-
ing will play again Friday. but as both
teams are to use ineligibles the game
will not interfere with Goddard's claim.
The following is the record upon which
Goddard placed its claim for the cham
pIonship:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
BOTH SIDES SCORE
IN LIQUOR SCRAP
Probable the Trial of Jack
son Twp. Case Will Be-
gin Tuesday.

Blood was drawn by each side in
the Jackson township wet and
dry" fight at the conference between
the counsel and county commission
ers Monday After an all day session
it was decided that the litigants and
the commissioners should meet again
Saturday and complete the issues in
the case, and then set date for trial,
which will likely be next Tuesday.
Demurrer by the temperance faction
to Fraunberg's challenge Of the legal
ity of the signatures of fifty-f1ve vot-
ers, on the ground that fraud had
been exercised in the case of forty
eight; that one was induced to sign
through bribery; another through in
timidation, and that FIVE had signed
twice, was overruled by the board
The council for the "drys' contended
Fraunberg could not be benefited, ev-
en- though his charges Of fraud were
substantiated, because he was not the
person against whom the fraud was
practised.
The proposition of the "drys" to
settle some of the challenges of
Fraunberg by agreement in order to
expedite the trial was turned down
by the "wets." The "drys" scored
when the "wcts" conceded that four
signers who had been contested were
demonstrators and withdrew their
names from the petition to have the
rcmonstrance annulled. These four
were julius p Knipe. Joshua S. and
Linton l.. Terrence. and W. F.. Meds-
ker
AS the case now stands the "wets"
attack the legality of the signatures
Of the other six hundred and thirty
eight voters on the ground that the
power of attorney in fact was improp-
erly transferred by the voters to
Michael Gehring, julius knipe and
Thaddeus Frazier. The "wets" do not
waive charges of fraud, intimidation,
bribery and duplicate signatures
which are made in other paragraphs
of tho comDlaint
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
TEACHER
WITH BRUTALITY
Preble County, Woman Al
leges Her Child Punish
ed for Giggling.
palladium Specially

EATON, O., Dec. 12.-Seeking an
investigation of conditions in SUBJ
district No. 7 of Somers township,
Mrs. Marvin Lindsay has lodged
charges of cruelty and unnatural
conduct against the school teacher,
Miss Grace Reeves, and appealed to
the Somers township board of edu-
cation and County Prosecutor Hugh
r. Gilmore for relief.
According to Mrs. Lindsay. her
little 1o-year-old daughter Phrona
on November 20 was subjected to in
human punishment because of the
child's infraction of school rule
against "giggling." 1t is alleged that
the teacher, by way of reprimand,
compelled the child to go outs de
the building without wraps, and
stand there for considerable length
Of time in the flurries of snow and
lowering temperature. In conse-
quence of the act, says Mrs. Lindsay,
the child was taken i'll and has con-
tinued to be indisposed even to the
present time, being possessed of a
severe cold and probable incipient
pneumonia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
ANGRY TEAMSTER
CHASED ANOTHER

Becoming angered at Adolph
Floyd, farmer youth. William
Wade. a negro. is alleged to have
struck Floyd this morning as the
latter was driving a team Of horses
in an alley between North Ninth and
Tenth streets. The youth became
frightened. he said, at the negros
actions and he drove his team south
on North Ninth street at a lively
pace with the regro following close
ly. Floyd said he ran the horses for
several blocks before he felt safe.
Floyd stopped at South Seventh
and B streets for a few minutes but
when he saw the form Of Wade loom
up again he drove as fast as he
could to police headquarters where
he related his story to the police.
Wade was arrested, charged with
assault and battery. Owing to the
Illness Of the mayor the case was
postponed until tomorrow morning
when Wade will be given q hearing
in police court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
Building Record for 1911 Ex-
cellent One, but the Total
Building Cost Does Not
Eqoal Last Year.
252 PERMITS HAVE
BEEN ISSUED HERE
Several Factory Buildings
Were Constructed During
Past Year-Good Houses
Are Erected.

More homes have been erected dur
ing 1911 than for several years, &C
cording to the records in the office OF
+. G. McMahan, city controller. How
ever. q comparatively small number
OF factory buildings were construct
ed, and the result Is that the total
number Of the building permits issued
by the controller is not as large as in
previous years. During 1911, 1,26O
has 80 far been expended for build
ing purposes in this city, according to
the permit records, which are very
conservative The preceding year
more than one-half a million dollars
was spent in building. The reduction
Is accounted for by the fact that sew
eral factory buildings, and the Second
National Bank building, were erected
in 1910. The factory building con-
structed by the American Seeding Ma
chine company last year cost $4,000.
while the bank building cost 100000.
Other factory buildings erected last
year shot the total building amount
above the $5OO,O00 mark.
- NVVO SuO"S"8s
1t Ia believed that the majority Of
residences built this year were erect
ed by individuals, and not by compan-
les who erect houses with the idea of
disposing of them. Most of the hous-
es were erected at an average cost OF
from $4,000 to $4,000.
During the year the fronts OF a
number of business houses were re-
modelled. and additions made to busi'
ness houses and private homes. for
which building permits were issued.
Among the factory buildings con-
structed during the year was the
building Of the Gaar, Scott and com.
pany, on Washington avenue, costing
$4,000; the new Dille-McGuire Co.,
building, at Thirteenth and North F
streets. costing $4,000; the addition
to the F.. E. ~ Lawn Mower plant on
Washington avenue, costing $4,000;
and the Haynes Track Appliance COM
pany's building on North Third street,
constructed at cost of $4,000.
The apartment building. erected by
Jonas Gaar at Fifteenth and North A
streets, cost $4,000. The detention
hospital erected at the county Jail
yard cost $3.50.
In all two hundred and fifty-two
building permits have been issued by
the controller so far this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
DIED EARLY TODAY
Mrs. T. A. Mott, Heart Dis
ease Victim.

Mrs T. A. Mott, wife Of Prof. T. A.
Mott, superintendent of the Richmond
public schools, and for over half a
century a resident of Richmond. died
suddenly this morning at her home,
11S North Eleventh street, following
an attack Of heart trouble
Mrs. Mott suffered with q heart
disease for three or four years, accord
ing to a statement made today by her
physician. About three o'clock this
morning she was suddenly attacked
by pains in her heart, and awakened
her husband. Prot. Mott summoned
a doctor at once, but Mrs. Mott died
before a physician could reach the
residence, after an illness of only q
few minutes.
Mrs. Mott was born in Pennsylva.
MIA sixty-two years ago, her maiden
name being Eliza Tiff. She came to
Richmond when three years old. Be-
sides her husband, she is survived by
her daughter, Mrs. Walter Woodwork
and by three sisters, all OF whom live
in Richmond.
The teachers Of the city, as body,
will send a floral tribute. The funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
new REVOLUTION
IN MEXICO SOON
General Uprising Expected
on Dec. 15.- u. S.
Troops Alert.
(Eational News Assoviattcn)

(Nattonal News ASSOGlaticn)
Ell PASO. Tex, Dec. 12.-United
States troops along the Mexican
border. under special orders from
Washington. became more alert to-
day when word was received that
friends Of former President Diaz
would start new revolution in
Mexico on Dec. Is. The general up
rising is expected to be centered
against every port OF entry in Mexi-
co and the revolutionists will make
determined attempts to capture all
the Mexican government customs
houses
The fight for the Juarez customs
house just across the river promises
to be desperate, as Madero has sta
toned a large force of soldiers in
the town, where he made one of
the most spectacular and successful
fights of the revolution, by which he
raised himself into the presidents
chair. General Orozco, who led Ma
deris forces in the fight against the
Diaz troops at Jarez in the former
revolution, is preparing now again
to attack the city as commander of
the new rebel army.
Gen. Reyce will be at the head Of
the entire revolution. Furnishing
money for the revolt are former
President Diaz. former vice-president
C1rro1 opd former Ninistor nf Ri.
nance Limanteur.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
JUROR EXCUSED FOR
A PECULIAR REASON
Packers Dislike for Prisons
Causes Dismissal of
Ex-jailer.
(NatiOnal News Association

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Because Ed
ward Morris, millionaire packer, al
ways did dislike prisons or anything
connected with them, William j.
Thomas, grocery clerk of Ottawa,
ILL.,. will in all probability not be a
member of the jury which will try
ten millionaire beef barons, who are
charged with criminal violation Of
was accepted by attorneys for the
packers as q tentative member OF
the jury which may send the mill
ionaire packers to prison for a year,
hut when Morris, who was absent
from the courtroom at the time,
heard the life history Of Thomas, he
promptly urged his personal counsel
to have Thomas removed, even
though it was necessary to use a pre-
mptory challenge. Thomas was for
merly city jailer Of Ottawa. Nearly
all of the twenty-nine Chicago men
summoned as new veniremen in
Judge G. A. Carpenters court, where
the packers are on trial, appeared
in court before the opening hour to-
day. They had been served with
subpoenas by Deputy Marshals dur
ing the night, after it appeared that
the trial would be halted for lack
OF veniremen from which to COM
plete a jury of twelve. Few of the
thirty-one men living outside the
city, to whom summons were mailed,
have appeared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
CHARLES PRICE IS
PLACED ON TRIAL
Preble County Man to Allege
Killing A. Avery in
Self Defense.
palladium Specially

EATON, o. Dec. 12-The court room
was crowded with eager listners, when
the case of the State of Ohio against
Charles E. Price, charged with MUIR
der in the second degree, was begun
Tuesday morning, although seven
State witnesses were examined late
Monday afternoon after the principal
part of that day had been spent in fill
ing the jury. Price is charged with
having slain Andrew F. Avery
From the regular venire but eight
jurors were selected, the other ten
being disqualified for various reasons
The fact that many of the ten had
formed opinions that could not be
swayed by any evidence the defense
might produce was the chief reason
for disqualification. drawing of a
special venire was necessitated and
from this the remaining five jurors
were secured. Nearly all the jurors
are farmers, as is the accused The
personnel is as follows:
John Button. Casper township;
George Morningstar, Washington;
John Voge, Twin; John Maddox, Is
rael; w. H. Miller. Lanier: c. P.
Jones, Jefferson; w. II. Ulrich, Lam
ier; Ed. Bunger. Monroe: Wash. Mar
ker, Washington; L. NJ. French, Dix
on; Marks Deem, Eaton; John Toney,
Dixon.
The witnesses called Monday after.
noon gave no evidence of particular
Importance. though all testified that
the aze handle produced in the court
room was the one with which Price
had struck the blow that proved ia
tai to Andrew F. Avery, a farmer who
lived in the Muttonville neighborhood,
southeast of Eaton. The handle had
been purchased by Price in store at
Richmond, where he had spent sever
al hours of the afternoon on the day
Of his crime. When he returned from
that city he was in an intoxicated con.
dition. Going east on Main street after
alighting from an Ohio Electric car at
Barron street, he met Avery at the
corner of Cherry street. where the
tragedy was enacted. It is said that
Price struck without provocation,
though his attorney, John Risinger
stated to the jury Monday that the de-
fense would show that Avery had
made an attempt to strike Price.
The outcome of the case has been
watched with considerable interest
and until the statement of Attorney
Risinger to the jury the defense OF
Price was not known. 1t is now prob
able. however, that a great fight will
be made to establish a plea of self
defense
Price, who is out under bond OF
5000, came alone from his home,
miles north of town, Monday. He re
NAMED with his attorneys in the
court house while the jury was escort
ed to the scene Of the crime.
He entered the co1c room today
with the usual expression on his face
though from his eyes had worried
look. Price is married and is the faith
er of a 3-year-old daughter, and lives
with his mother, Rebecca Price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-12
LEE RERELLlOUS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Edwin
NJ. Lee, chairman of the Indiana Re
publican state committee was on the
point of issuing statement last night
to reflect the attitude of hostility Of
Indiana Republicans oward President
Taft's denomination. The rumor can
not be verified but the Indiana Re
publicans friendly to Taft were busy
trying first to suppress it and later
to forestall it. The Taft managers
were much exercised over it, and took
immediate steps to kill it. Big Chief
Healing was hunted up and induced
to give out an interview, declaring
the Indiana Republicans were for
Taft and that Taft would have a solid
Indiana delegation. Chairman Lee
vas noncommittal. He said he was
taking no part in political affairs.