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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE OR To HENr-At once. to good
reliable party. a seven room house with barn.
hen house and two acres of land Garden all
planted. Fifteen minutes walk from the car
line. win rent on reasonable terms for one
year or three years Inquire at 70 North Main
Street. 98t6
FOR sALE--or exchange for city property !:
Cnrtis Pond Large quantity OF wood ard
lumber; cuts A No. 1 hay; all machine NOW
log. Good buildings Inquire Of George y.
Lacksy. Telephone 5e5-M, Montpelier. Tu
FOR SALE "A cottage house on Church st.
Hard wood finish: all modern improvements.
For immediate sale, cheap Apply at No. 10
Church Street, city. 96tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
The D. A. Perry Real Estate Agency
BARRE, VERMONT

HOUSE FOR SALE - A modern seven room
cottage at 2s Nelson Street. Only few steps
from the electric car line on Washington Street
aud handy to the big sheds on Batchclder
Meadow. Lot is large, with good-sized garden
and rosm for barn or hen house. This 10 good
property on n good street. and in n nice neigh
borhood. The price 10 low Inquire OF G s
Baldwin s2tf
FOR sALE-A new house Just completed,
situated in a residential portion Of the city, on
Nelson Street Beat of birch finish with hard
wood floors. Steam heat. bath. hot and cold
water set tubs and electric lights II is
thoroughly built house. Back plaster. 1t 10
located on a large lot and on dry soil, within
two minutes walk Of the car line. This is an
ideal proposition Tor sue wanting home on
easy terms. Harry G. Patterson. e0?u
FOR SALE-A modern granite plant, $50 feet
isag by 60 feet wide, good fer two gangs Of
men; up to ate IN every way and ia oentrally
iscated en- the Montpelier and Wells River
track. The price 10 lew. Inquire of or address
Sweeney Brsthefs Granite Company Mont.
pelier, Vt so2tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
Auction Sale
Real Estate and
Personal Property

As we are leaving town, we will sell at
public auction to the highest
bidder, on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

Kenneth, the fve-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace Waite of Rutland. was
injured Tuesday while playing with =
percussion cap, the nature of which he
did not know. He pounded the cap with
a stone and the resulting explosion tore
off part of one finger, bruised one leg
and tore his clothes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

A. G. Boardman, section hand at
Hardwick, was injured internally on
Wednesday, July 3, when he was acct
dentally hit by a tie which he was
helping put in place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
AUCTION

will sell at public auction at the
clay mill in North Clarendon, VT, near
the Parker bridge over Cold river, on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

Walter Fl. Shaw, who has been a mem
Der of the faculty of Burr and Burton
seminary, Manchester, for the past tfre,i
years, will not be connected with that
Institution next year, having taken tie
position of secretary to the executive
committee Of the Bennington County I'm
provement association, beginning his du-
ties as such July |.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

our Farm Catalogues are now ready
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
HELP WANTED

WANTED - Two hrst-class granite cutters
Steady job to the right men. Passera Brothers
williamstown, vt. 100tSs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

As horse belonging to Asa Willard
of Vergennes, attached to a moving
machine, was going down slight in
cline, the neckyoke broke and the kniyes
struck one of the horses legs, cutting
the main artery end bone and injuring
the animal so seriously it had to be
killed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

The j. r Slack corporation of Spring
field shipped carload of shoddy wool
to mill in Maine recently by sx-
press. in a 60-foot Boston & Maine cx-
press car, the express charges being 5000
on the shipment. The Slack mill is
now the largest in the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

Rev. Dr. j. H. Coleman, superintend
ent of the Burlington district of the
Methodist church, has received the de-
gree of LII. D., from Willamette univer
sity at Salem. Ore. He was formerly
president of the university
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

WANTED - Men for shoveiing. Inquire OF
T. A. William, Road Commissioner. South
Barre, VT. sstf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12
AUCTION

Real estate and personal property
will be sold at the residence of the late
L. E. Walbridge, South Cabot,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

TO RENT - Room with or without board, at
u Church Street. Mrs. Pitkin. e5tf
TABLE BOARD AND MOONS - At The
weoseins," ~ jefferson Street 227f
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

The new Y. M. c. A. building in 9ut
land will be ready for occupancy by Sep
TENDER |, it is expected, and also thai
residents will be called together soor
in public to discuss the financial enc
of the enterprise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-12

Frederick Hammond knight of Lud-
low was the only one of six boys to pass
the examination for entrance to the nav
al academy at Annapolis, which was held
at Mortified recently. Knight had an
exceptionally high mark, being over 90
per cent.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-18

sor Merriam is a liar. Merriam
says Dement'S liar. It's hard to /.
choose.
Strange, weird thing about in
crease in cost of living is that no
body, absolutely nobody, rakes
in any profit out Oft. -
20 Utah bachelors, not NOR
mons, have published, signed ap-
peal for wives. Say Mormons
have hogged all available supply
at hand. 8,
Connecticut man refuses to
support Gov. Woodrow Wilson
because there are Is letters in his
name. About as good a reason
as any of Wilson's unfriends have
put forward yet.
Attorney General Wickersham
has kindly found that all the
charges against VIM. C. Hook,
railroad candidate" for supreme
bench vacancy, are groundless.
Considering the Cuban affair,
let's amend the 'life, liberty and
pursuit of happiness clause, to
read: So long as business" in
terests are not interfered with
thereby. .
mo child asks to be born; but !
born it is. 1t should have fair
chance after it has had life thus
thrust upon it."-Sen. Albert ]. ,
Beveridge, advocating federal
law against child labor.
Chief trouble with War Lord e,
Bills rule over Germany is thatit
positively terminates Socialism.
Osaka, Japan, fire of last Tues
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-18

power of the United States be
used to help out the business
menu The desires of the com
mon people of Cuba are not to be
considered for a moment.
Since the day of his confession,
Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson
never has heard from his father,
Thomas Varland Richeson, of
Virginia.
Violet has "spurned" her fos-
ter mother-done it right in the
N. Y. building of the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children Society,
too!
Mrs. Paul kellogg, 26, Battle
Creek, Mich, committed suicide
because her father-in4law, Dr. J.
H. Kellogg, sanitariun founder,
objected to her marriage.
". Brown, negro TO De hangeQ
at Guthrie, Okla, for murder,
Friday, chiefly concerned over
getting new suit of clothes to be
hanged in.
Fort Scott, Kan, jury voted
man was guilty, then brought in
verdict of disagreement because
they thought penalty too severe.
In the ecord-Herald, 100000
greeted Cardinal Farley on his ar
rival at New York yesterday. In
the Examiner, 100000. In the
Inter-Ocean, 100000. Cooling
up?
1t was right and proper for the
American colonists forcibly to
ob;act to Hh11cinesS interests" of
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
WIFE DEAD.
HUSBAND
MAY DIE

With his wife lying dead Of typhoid
fever, A. NJ. Peterson of 36I1 Grape
vine street, Indiana Harbor, was taken
yesterday noon to st. Bernard's hos
pital in Englewood. suffering from the
same ailment which proved fatal TO
Mrs. Peterson.
The funeral over the remains OF Mrs.
Peterson win take place this afternoon
at / o'clock from the late residence,
Rev. f. G. Svenson. pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church officiating.
The deceased was thirty-three years old
and born in Sweden. She had been in
this country eleven years. coming to
Indiana Harbor three years ago from
East Side, South Chicago where one
year before she was married TO Mr..
Peterson The latter holds the position
of roller boss a the Inland steel mill
Mrs. Peterson had no children and is
survived by her husband, two brothers
and one sister. the latter and one of
her brothers being in Sweden. The in
terment viii be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
ALBERT BECK.
MARTIN HARRIS.
JOHN FERGUSON.
ODD FELLOWS
HOLD BANQUET

DR.. Jacob Goldman of East Chicago
has called for this evening meeting
Of the committees Of the various lodges
interested in a banquet that is to be
given by the odd Fellows OF Lake
county IN January.
The meeting will be held in the odd
Fellows club rooms. committee OF
three members each from seven lodges
being expected. The lodges are two in
Hammond. two in Gary. one in East
Chicago. one in Indiana Harbor and
one in whiting.
The date of the event and the place
OF gathering have not yet been set, but
It Is expected to take place soon after
the first OF the year. in either the East
Chicago Masonic temple, II the latter
is completed anticipated. the Audi
forum, or some large hall in Ham
mond, and these are details for con-
sideration at tonight's meeting. Prep
arations will be made to serve between
so 0and 500 persons and speakers of
distinction from out of town viii be
invited to address the banqueters on
odd Fellowship and Its aims and bene-
fits If successful the banquet will be
made an annual feature of lodge life
in this community in the future.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
DYNAMITE BANK.
CONTINUED from raz. /,

Continued from F2zs IL
bank was being robbed. The telephone
in the bank is automatic. and one Of
the three explosions used in tearing
the doors off the safe raised the re-
ceiver of the telephone causing the
shutter to drop at the telephone office.
Mrs. Bramer answered the telephone
and getting no reply rang the bell.
HEARD ANOTHER EXPLOSION.
At the same time another explosion
occurred. She saw three men run from
the bank. She gave the alarm and
soon many Medaryville men were on
the scene. There was nothing to indi-
cate the direction the burglars had talk
en-. The Ions distance telephone was
used to notify surrounding cities, and
the Chicago police were notified at 4
o'clock to watch incoming Chicago
trains.
STEAL HAND CAR TO co EAST.
1t was learned that a hand car had
been stolen from the section house at
St. Pierre on the Monon railroad. and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
CHANNEL
WORK IS
HURRIED

The East Chicago company is rush
ing with all possible speed the work of
preparing the channel of the canal and
the turning basin in Lake George for
the Schlesinger people. so as to be out
of their way early as possible in
the Spring. at which time work on
their mammoth steel plant Will be be-
gun.
The big dredge New York broke the
bank into Wolf Lake on Sunday and
the water poured into the canal like a
mill race. The Indiana is working
with the big dredge and it is also like
~ that the dredge Michigan will be set
70 work. its work on the Inland docks
having been completed The steel
company has already begun it's con-
crete work for the proposed coke ovens
and the piles are being driven for the
docks.
The turning basin in Lake George is
600 feet square. on the East side the
company viii put in about 500 feet Of
dockage. They viii also dock both
sides of the canal at the junction of
the south and west branches. to pro-
tect the banks Of the channel at this
point. There VIII he 1900 feet of
dockage here,
Tho East Chicago company in fact is
putting into work on the canal the
/ entire sum paid them for the SchIes-
niger tract of four hundred and fifteen
acres.
Ferdinand Schlesinser. the head Of
the company which purchased this i'm
mense tract. impressed it upon Messrs.
Tod and Westbere of the East Chicago
company on the occasion OF their re-
cent visit to Milwaukee. that it was his
wish that the latter company finish
their work on the canal at as early a
date as possible in order not TO in
terfere with work by his concern. when
il was ready next spring to begin OPP
crations. The East Chicago company
! can scarcely finish its work before the
latter part Of next spring. but in all
probability Mr.. Schlesinger viii begin
his preliminary work before the land
company is through Mr.. Schlesinger
had read in THE TIMES the estimates of
the amount of money to be expended
by him in the erection of his plant, and
/ he said that while making no definite
promises as to what he would do, it
would undoubtedly he fully as much if
not considerably more than the pre-
dictions would indicate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13

taken to Wildcrs. the Erie railroad
crossing, where. 1t is presumed the
burglars took the train for Chicago
at 3 O'Clock. The sherf of I.aporte
county. who was hunting at Lacrosse
station. near Medaryville. had esvera1
bloodhounds with him. and these were
brought to MedaryviIle and placed on
the trail
The officers OF the bank are Michael
Robinson Elmert c. Williams, Charles
y Guild cashier, and Edward c. White
assistant cashier. The bank was pro-
tected against robbery by insurance
with the Massachusetts, Bonding Com
pany The Medaryville postofffce was
robbed twelve days ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
building supply Yards were shattered
to pieces by the blast.
CkVSES LANnSIIDE

building supply Yards were shattered
to pieces by the blast
CAUSES 4 LANDSLIDE.
Employees Of the Garden city sand
company at Dock Siding, seven miles
east OF Miller. werc engaged in driv-
ing timber TO prevent a landslide on a
big dune $50 feet high from which a
steamshoveI was digging sand. Under
the direction Of Judge William Wester-
greu. superintendent Of the sand COM
pany. barricades had just been com
pleted when the explosion occurred. 1t
cause a landslide and many of the
workmen were partially buried by the
falling sand. Westergren himself was
knocked from his horse
or the twenty injured by the blast
not more than six were seriously and
as far as can be learned at this time
none was fatally injured. That not
more deaths occurred was due to the
fact that the blowup took place few
minutes before starting time.
TOLD ny IEc-WITNESS
Probably it VIII never be known
what caused the blast as every man
who was in the pacllhouse went TO his
death. superintendent Walter Ed
wards Of the powder company could
advance no theory for the explosion.
1t was rather dark yesterday
morning" said one employee at Miller
asst night Il saw flash in the sky.
then a puff or smoke. and then a deaf
eninE roar. In another minute splin-
ters. pieces Of timber. sand and bits Of
flesh and bone came dropping down
about me and the noise Of shattered
glass could be heard on all sides
SIREN WHISTLE CALLS MEN.
{ soon bp bIa had onfurra1
the siren whistle a. the powder mills
which give warning Of danger sounded
FIVE blasts summoning the survivors to
man the fire post superintendent Ed
ward s was on the scene in a few
minutes and the first duty Of the
powderworNers was to quench several
small fires Then came the work or
rescuing injured men in adjoining pack
houses other mon were sent out "a
gather up the pieces Of the dead bodies.
Every one at Aetna and Miller in
stinctivcly felt that the blast had sent
more than one soul into eternity and
there was much fear until the names
of the victims We're learned. Fears of
other employees were confirmed when
they were able to rush to the site of
the marks Of death were on all sides.
ROLL CALL NAMES SLAIN.
Even then 1t was known how many
We're dead and it was not until all Of
the injured had been cared for that a
/ roll call toned off the names of the
Inflated.
+ Hurry UP calls were sent to Gary
/ and Hobart for doctors and little
I while later DIT Frank Smith. coroner of
/ the county. came down from Gary.
/ In the afternoon Mayor Knots and
1 Chief Martin motored down from Gary
/ TO see if there was any further danger.
A peculiar fact in connection with
/ the blast was that the shock extended
\ to the eastward. Not a single window
/ pane in the Aetna offices were broken
nor was any damage done to any
house to the west. But to the east the
story was different. AS Yet no blast
has ever Travelled toward Gary. Had
the force been westward many believed
mat Broadway would have been q
street y shattered panes yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
HEALTH
OFFICERS
WARNING

Continued from Page one,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13

Continued from Page one)
age within short distance of its wat
CT intake. 4 favorable wind viii not
only carry the typhoid germs in the
Harbor sewage back into the nearby
mater intake. but carry them beyond
into the intakes of East Chicago. Whit
ing and Hammond This is the season
for typhoid anyhow, and DR.. Weis in
sists that the public cannot be too
careful There arc at the present time
four typhoid cases in private homes IN
Hammond. and a number of cases in
St Margaret hospital. although the lat
ter include patients from the surround
Ing cities.
Smallpox Wiped Out.
There has been a slight increase IN
the number of cases Of measles IN
Hammond, there being at the present
time sixty patients in the city. The
quarantine on the one case of smallpox
has been raised Within the last two
days. one case OF scarlet fever was re-
ported, the city having been temporari-
~ free Of this disease. The number of
diphtheria cases remains the same.
There are two chickenpox guarantees
up
Only the most faithful cooperation
on the part of the public will prevent
an epidemic Of measles in Hammond.
and seeing that some people are beyond
suggestion, DR.. Weis says he will insti-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
WATERWAY PROJECT
GETS SOME BOOSTS
scontinueo from Pax. ~

$685. 600 appropriation recommended by
Col. linn and how John b. Peterson.
the new congressman from this dis
trict, has agreed to go to Washington
at the coming short session OF congress
and use his influence in the interests
of the appropriations
After this the $50 members present
adjourned to the banquet hall where
they partook Of one or the finest din
ners that was ever served for so cents
The dinner was served by the ladies' Of
the Christian church
FarveH Speaks.
After the dinner President Virgil S
Reiter introduced Arthur Burrage Far
well OF Chicago who spoke at some
length on the subject Of civic righte-
business. His speech was an exhorta-
tion rather than explanatory of the
work ne is doing However, he re-
ceived the attentive consideration Of
his audience
Following that Judge Reiter intro
duced Charles Fowler of Indiana Har-
Dor who made q stirring speech in the
| interests of the creating Of sanitary
/ district TO cover all Of the cities in
( North township. this district to take
charge of the water supply and santa
ton Of the district
He suggests that il be made sepa-
rate taxing district and that in this
manner the common problems Of water
supply and sewage disposal be solved.
His reference to the probability of the
amalEamation of the cities Of the
region ELECTED tremendous applause.
Judge Beiter then called on W c
Relman. who has been active in the
interests OF improved street lighting.
4 TO ol:.a
All Favor Lights.
He did so IN his usual vigorous and
/ concise manner and pointed out the
! dire need of modern street lights in
Hammond. The result was that the
entire audience present jumped to it's
feet and declared 1t TO he the sense of
the organization that the new lights
be installed
Then W y. Conkey, the chairman Of
/ the committee on parks and boule
Yards, spoke a length on what has
\ been accomplished BY civic organiza
! tions in other cities notably Akron,
, Ohio
| He told Of a project. now on foot.
] which Is expected to result in the crea-
/ tion Of new parks and the linking OF
them by boulevard loops. He told of
! the progress that has been made along
! 'htS me pN othef cflles IL was Mi
/ conkey who with the cooperation of
the press. forced the local street car
company to give Is minute service
number Of others made remarks
during the evening and it was nearly
| twelve O'Clock when the meeting ad-
/ journed. The dinner and after dinner
| talks were splendid and the affair is
one OF the most successful that has
| ever been given By civic body IL
| Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
CLUB THREATENS SUIT.

Galesburg. III. Nov. 13-Directors
of the Galesburg Baseball association
are considering the question Of insti-
tuting suit against the Central associa-
ton for throwing Galesburg out of the
league without due notice.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13
PARTIES
MAY GET
TOGETHER

There is some talk of having
merger OF the republican and hull
moose parties in Gary fro the comiuS
cIty election should this be done
Mayor Knots and the democratic
forces viii have to walk the plank.
The plan has met with the approval Of
many Of the leaders Of both parties
and something definite In the way Of
amalgamation news is expected within
a few DAYS
Republican candidates for mayor in
clude Judge A. G Huber. a G. Hoover.
Judge P J. Fitzgerald. Peter Lamb,
and Clarence Bretsch. on the bun
moose end there is talk Of John @.
Bowers. c. r Davidson. Harry Hall and
moose Billy Warren. superintendent
Of the rail min is also mentioned.
Cnst:~man In Race.
There VIII be an independent demo
cratic ticket in the field with Ex-
Alderman Battleaxe Castleman in COM
mand 4 number Of saloonmen have
been promised berths on the ticket
Gary socialists plan to have a complete
city ticket
1t is probable that the winning ticket
neNt fan VIII be an independent or
citizens ticket Homer j. Carr, the
Fifth avenue editor. would like TO run
on SUCH ticket but he IS 50 closely
allied with the steel corporation that
there is some frowning on his candi-
dacy Aldermen ". ;, Feuer. it is said.
would run on such a ticket. DR.. Frank
Smith is declared to be the best har-
nlony candidate SO far.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-13


terday are the only remains If the six
employees WIN the exception of the
head Of the foreman. Halpin, Identified
tion Of the others was almost impossi-
BILE So badly uuriated were the pieces
of the bodies, Halptn is the only vic
tim who leaves "A wife and child to
mourn him.
HAD DEATH PREsENTInENT.
William Odds of Hobart one of the
general soremen at the Aetna plant
was driving In the Aetna Miller ROAD
to work when he saw William Halpin.
the powder line foreman who met his
death Yesterday leave his house at
Blanllville and cut across the tracks 10
work Mr. Olds waved at the foreman.
In less than ten minutes Halpin had
met his death
rt annears th,t 15ainin was killed
i,is+as he was. .,t,ot,+ IN e7,ter INC d,.r,-
,,,tts no,,sa Ms Nod v-as blown M af
~ shoulders
When sxnl,sjon occurred his wife
said ~ ! noiebbor 81 know that nv
btebond Is ae,d"
49,, ,,.,,-,
BreathlessIy size ran up TO the gates
q the powder nuns ana ASKED the men
i het husband vas saved