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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
UNDOUBTEDLY WAS LOST.
Alexander Thompson Coming to Barre
Was on the Titanic.

Copies of Aberdeen, Scotland, news
papers, received in Barre tell of the prob
able loss of Aberdeen people on the IL
tanic, including Alexander Thompson of
Boddam, Aberdeenshre, who Was on his
way to Barre to enter the granite bus
mess. As nothing has been heard Of
Mr.. Thompson in Barre it is supposed
that he was one OF the victims of the
disaster.
Concerning him, the Aberdeen Peoples
Journal says
Amongst the passengers on board the
Titanic was Mr. Alexander Thompson,
belonging to Boddam, Aberdeenshire, and
son OF Mrs. Thompson of Seaview hotel
there Mr. Thompson is a young mar
ried man, engaged as stone polisher
in Boddam Granite Polishing works, and
was on his way TO Barre, Vermont, to
enter on the same occupation. He had
experience OF previous work in America
and also in Africa, and is known as a
deft and artistic workman in lettering
and designing.
"Iis mother. his wife and three chill
dren are residents in Boddam, and much
concern is being expressed. Mr.. Thomp-
son was made Free Mason just before
sailing"
Other Aherdeenshire people reported
by the same newspaper to have been
aboard the Titanic were Mrs. James
Watt and l7-year old daughter and Rev.
John Harper and young daughter and
his niece, Jessie Leiteh. The daughter
OF Rev. Mr.. Harper and Miss Leitch We're
among the saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
LINEMAN ELEcTRocUTED.
Archie Younger Instantly Killed at Bur
lington.

Burlington, May e.--Archie Younger,
liueman employed by the Burlington
Light & Power company, was instantly
killed Saturday. when he received 1890
volts of electricity in his body. Younger
was repairing wires at the head of
Church street when, through a hole in
worn glove, the electricity entered his
body, the accident happening so quick
IN that Albert Fieury, who was working
with him on the wire, did not know of
il until he saw Younger lifcless beside
him. As the shock entered his body,
his hat fell to the ground causing peo-
Pile below to look up. His body was
lowered to the ground and taken to a
drug store, but all attempts to resusei-
tate him were futile.
Younger was "a years OF age and
had worked for the electric company
about six months. He is survived by
his parents, three sisters and brother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
$50 GIRLS IN WHITE.
Participated in Exercises of Growing of
the Virgin Mary.

Over $50 girls dressed in white
crowned with wreaths and carrying bou-
quets of white flowers, took part in the
procession in honor of the Virgin Mary
at the opening exercises of the May
devotion at st. Monicas church last
night. The procession was held immedi-
ately after the litany of the blessed vir-
gin. The girls We're assembled in the
church vestry with the small children in
the front ranks, and the line ranged TO
the larger girls at the end. Some of the
participants carried banners and Others
baskets of flowers They marched 10
one side aisle and down the other to the
shrine of the virgin, where the corona
tion of the holy mother was. held, Miss
Mary Tomasi. who was gowned in white
with veil to match, placing the crown
on the head of the virgin.
Rev. A. c. Griffin preached the sermon,
his subject being on the devotion TO the
blessed virgin, the mother of Christ, and
model of all Christian women. The
services were closed with the benediction
of the holy sacrament
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
TWO WAGON SPILLS.
No One Was Hurt but There Was Much
Excitement on Streets.

The runaway Nemesis of horses took
double toll among. the vehicle drivers
who crowded Main street Saturday aft
ernoon. and two young men who were
driving teams belonging to j. l.. Arkley,
the Merchant street livery man, and
Frank Roark, the East Barre druggist,
are congratulating themselves on emerg-
ing unscathed from rather narrowing ex-
perienees with their respective charges.
Early in the afternoon, Young William
Congdon was guiding truck horse be-
longing to Mr.. Arkley, out from the rear
of the Howland building The cart was
loaded with boxes and barrels filed with
excelsior and when the horse became
frightened and ran, the contents of the
wagon were discharged along the street
as far as the Bolster block, where the
animal released itself from the shafts,
overturned the truck and continued on
up South Main street as far as the
Union house. Here couple of pedes-
trians stopped the steed. Young Cong
don was fortunate to alight from the
wagon early in the race and the dam
age to the wagon was inflicted when
the front wheels became detached in
the turnover at the Bolster block.
IT was little after o'clock, when
a horse belonging to Mr.. Roark and
driven by lad in his employ, be-
came frightened at the junction of Wash
ington and Main streets. 1t appears
that one of the shafts becamec racked
and was rent asunder when the team
made the turn. The horse gave a sud
den jump, depositing the driver on the
paving and overturning the light buck
board to which it was attached. Free
ing itself from the thills, the horse made
a quick dash up Washington street, but
was stopped near Highland avenue.
When the blackboard reversed sides and
ends. one OF the shafts was broken by
the Jolt and quantity OF sulphur
wrapped in paper bag was spilled over
the street. No other damage was done
and the loss to the owner will be slight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
NEW PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT.
Byron E. Wright Located in the Boyce-
Durkee Building.

Extensive alterations and improve
ments to the interior of the old tailor
shop in the BoyceDurkee building are
underway to provide home for the new
Granite City Press, which will be opened
to the public Wednesday morning by
Byron E. Wright. The place has un-
dergone a complete remodeling lately
and the proprietor intends that no bet
ter appointed stationary store and job
printing office shall be found in the
state Mr.. Wright recently came to
Barre from Hyde Park, where he has
been for the past six months. He has
had ample experience in printing and
he will no doubt prove a worthy sue
eessor to I. II. Cave, sr., from whom
he has purchased complete equipment,
the latter having retired from the bus
mess. Mr.. Wright has moved the presses
and other machinery into his new quar-
ters. He intends to carry an extensive
line of stationery and novelties and pro-
poses to handle only the highest grade
of printing work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
SWEPT FROM H0USET0P
INTO FLOOD WATERS
Loss sof Life at ToTas When Motor
Boats Arrived Too Late-Fifty
Adrift in Floating House.

New Roads. La, May 6.-Flood refu-
gees reaching here declare there was loss
of life in that part of Louisiana in
undated by the overflow Of the Missis-
.sippi through breach in the levee at
Torras 1t is known that motor boats
sent to take persons from floating house
tops arrived too late. The number OF
persons who perished is not determined,
but large number of refugees claim
they saw families swept from the house
tops into the food waters. An appeal
for help has been received from Letters
worth, in the path OF the Torras tor
rent. Fifty people there are reported
in imminent danger of drowning. A
house in which they had taken refuge
was dislodged from its foundation, being
tossed about in the torrent A thous-
and people need rescue from the mum
dated country west of Lettersworth and
Batchellor. Town after town is be-
ing buried beneath the waters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
STRIKERS ENCOURAGED.
At Meeting Held in Burlington Yesterday
Afternoon.

Burlington. Nav 6.-The strike situa-
ton showed no remarkable change Sat
urday and the number of unemployed
remained practically unchanged. Yester-
day afternoon mass meeting was held
in Battery park but no important state
ments were made Afhe mill of the Hor-
alto Hickok Lumber company and that
OF the Robinson, Edwards Lumber com
pany were about the only busy places
on the lake front Saturday, the former
having about 50 men employed and the
latter its regular shift in the mill. No
effort was made to modest those work
ing and the sheriff's department kept
strict lookout that no one violated
the law in this respect.
The mass meeting. held yesterday aft
ernoon in Battery park, attracted a
crowd of many hundreds, composed OF
strikers, their sympathizers and onlook
ers. George Maynard, former candidate
for alderman in ward three, presided
and introduced. as the first speaker, ex
Mayor J. L. Burke, who had been in
vited to speak by the strike commit
tee. Mr.. Burke only took few mo-
ments, but in that time told the strik
ers that the sentiment of the city was
with them. He then admonished them
to show that they were worthy Of win
ming the object Of the strike by being
law-abiding and orderly during the next
few days.
j. r. Potts, the labor organizer in
charge OF the strikers. held the floor
for the remainder Of the meeting. He
read carefully prepared speech in
which. for the main part, he compared
the lot of the poor man with that of
the rich. He told of the advantages
of unionism and later went into the
affairs OF this particular strike and
urged the men TO 90 down to-day after
their pay in body just as they had
left. He offered to wager $40 with any
body that the average wage of the en-
ploye in the lumber mills was not over
So per week the year around and scoffed
at the letter which was printed Sat
urday and which he stated was written
by a man who did not dare to print his
name. He further stated that the oper-
ators of the mills were trying now to
devise some scheme by which they could
get the men back without hurting their
feelings"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
ENGINE SIDE-SWIPED
BY PROJECTING CAR
Crew on the Engine Jumped in Time to
Avoid Injury-Engine Was Badly
Damaged in Collision.

The Central Vermont locomotive No.
1856, manned by crew from st. Albans,
sideswiped loaded freight car which
did not stand clear of the main track
near the ID. NJ Miles Coal Co.'S shed at
Blackwell street yesterday forenoon at
1880 o'clock, ripped the cab clean from
the engine and momentarlly endangered
the lives of the engineer, fireman, con-
duct0r and two brakemen, all of whom
were Obliged to jump when danger be-
came imminent. The engine was in
charge Of conductor Parmelee, and had
been sent to the Blackwell street cross
ing to push the freight car clear OF the
main track, according to report. The
coal company's siding was stuffed with
cars and the box ear which caused the
trouble projected over the tracks to a
menacing extent. The lao passenger
train was shortly due when engine 336
went down the yards.
Engineer Barton was at the throttle
and according to the statement of an eye
witness, the locomotive was proceeding
at fairly fast clip. The engine seems
to have sideswiped the car almost with
out warning. AT the moment the side
collision became impossible to avert, all
hands on the locomotive jumped to the
banks The force of the blow swept the
cab from its roots and pushed it back
on the tender. Several steam pipes were
disiointed and the entire outfit was en-
yeloped in thick clouds of hot yapor for
several moments. One side of the cab
was left in the end of the freight car,
and the engine as source OF motive
power was crippled.
Locomotive No. 333, which is used as
a switch engine in the local yards, came
to the assistance of 1886 and afterwards
towed her to Montpelier Junction. The
locomotive will be taken to the
repair shops in st. Albans and several
days will probably elapse before it can
be pressed into service. Engineer Derry
and conductor Pecor were in charge of
No. 1893 when she hauled the crippled
engine and tender away from the scene.
Many theories have been advanced aB
to how the sideswiping happened to take
place. According to one railroad man
who was consulted this morning locomo-
tive 338 was sent to push the freight car
clear to open the way for the passenger
train to follow few moments after
wards In that case, it is argued, the
crew should have run the engine into
the coal company's switch and proceeded
along the siding until the freight car was
reached. With the heavy box car not
standing clear of the main track, prob
ably any train on the road would have
been placed in jeopardy had the eircum-
stance been unknown. A number of peo4
Pile saw the accident and within two
minutes after its occurrence, large
crowd had gathered on the scene.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.
That of James Trail Was Held Saturday
Afternoon; Burial at Elmwood.

The funeral of James Trail, whose
death occurred early Thursday morning
at his home on Windsor terrace, was
held at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd Saturday afternoon at ? o'clock
the rector Rev. ". j. NJ. Beattie. Off
eiating. Prayers were said at the house
prior to the church service. Large rep
resentation from Clan Gordon. No -,
O. S. c.. to which order the deceased
belonged, attended the funeral in body
and accompanied the remains to the
cemetery. The bearers were as follows
John Stewart, Alex. Watson, John Walk
er. Frank Walker, George Patterson and
George Cooper. The vested choir sang
during the service. The burial took
place in Elmwood cemetery and the
committal service of the clan was read
at the grave.
Among the people present from out
of the city were Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Currier of st. Iohnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hodgedon of Danville. and Alex
Trail, son OF the deceased, from Jack
son, Mich.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
Primary Today HotIy Contested
by Taft and Roosevelt
TO GET THE SIXTEEN VOTES
Owing to Peculiar Maryland Law, Com
plete Complexion of Delegation to
Democratic Convention May Not Be
Determined Till State Convention.

Baltimore, Md, May 6.-The Mary
land primary election to-day will deter
mine whether President Taft or Theo-
dore Roosevelt will capture the states
sixteen votes at the Republican national
convention. Owing to the peculiar Mary
land law, there is possibility that the
complete complexion of the delegation
to the Democratic convention may not
be determined until the state conven-
tion. Both parties expect close con
tests.
The names of Theodore Roosevelt and
President Taft appear on the Republi-
can ballot, while the Democrats have the
privilege of voting for Speaker Champ
Clark, Governor Judson Harmon or Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson.
The election will choose l29 delegates
to the state convention representing the
various counties and the legislative dis
trict win bind its delegates to vote for
a national delegation favorable to the
presidential candidate for whom such
county or district declares its prefer
ence Victory, therefore, will depend
upon the preferential vote by counties
or districts and not upon the popular
preference of the state as a whole.
An uncertain factor in the contest is
the negro vote, which is about 80 per
cent of the whole and in some Of the
eastern and southern counties comprises
more than half the Republican suffrage.
If the Republican election is close. the
result may depend upon returns from
these counties. In addition TO the presi
Dental preference both parties will nom
mate candidates for member of Con-
gress. Under the law the entire Demo
cratic vote will be counted first.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
LITTLE GIRL FOUND.
She Had Subsisted on Quart of Milk
for Two Days.

Exeter. n. H.. May 6-Elsie Jenness.
the girl who has been sought for by hum
dreds of townspeople since Friday night,
was found about o O'Clock last night in
the barn of Clinton d. Hatch, where she
was sent for milk, previous to her disap-
pearance. She was in such weak condi-
tion that she could not say much for
herself. but stated that she had slept
out -of-d doors for two nights, and that her
only nourishment was a quart of milk.
c. d. Hatch and Prof George II. Sell
leck found her, their notice being attract
ed by noise in the barn as they were
standing in the doorway. II was only
on assurance that she would not be
punished that she came from her hiding
place. Medical aid was rendered, and
it is thought she will recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
DEsPoNDENT, PROBABLY SUICIDE.
Henry D. Major, Colored, Long Time a
Resident of Newport, Found Dead

Newport. May 6.-Despendent because
he had been unable to secure work here
as a barber, Henry ID. Major, colored
q longtime resident of Newport. prob
ably committed suicide. as his body was
found yesterday near the wharf of the
Boston 4 Maine railroad here. He had
disappeared last Wednesday night
Major had returned few days prior
to that from the South, where he had
been spending the winter, having sold his
barber shop business here before going
there last fall. He had followed the
BARRIERS trade for about 40 years, and
he had been resident of Newport al
most since the close of the Civil war
The burial was held to-day in Pine
Grove cemetery, beside the remains of
his wife. who died few years ago.
There are no known relatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
NEW CHURCH coNsEcRATED.
Roman Catholic Edifce at Troy-Bishop
Rice Present.

Troy, May 6.-Troy's first Roman
Catholic church was consecrated yester-
day, the ceremonies being conducted by
Bishop j. j. Rice of Burlington. Rev
Joseph Lavigne of st. Ignatius' church,
Lowell, through whose efforts the new
church was erected, also had promi-
nent part.
The building, which is erected to ac-
commodate 200, was erected at a cost of
$3.500 and for the present the pulpit
will be supplied by Rev. Fr. Lavigne.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
CHINESE SEEK AID FROM U. S.
Whether They Be Admitted Involves the
immigration Problem.

Washington, D. G., May 6.-Several
hundred Chinese, fleeing from disturbed
zone in the state of Coahuila, Mexico,
are appealing to the United States for u
temporary asylum in this country. Ter
ror stricken by the memory of the Chi
nese massacre in the last revolution. the
Chinese are pouring into Piedras Negras,
opposite Eagle Pass. Texas. Their urgent
request for permission to cross the bor-
der reached Washington to-day. As the
immigration problem is involved, Secre-
tary OF the Treasury MaeVeagh will con
suit with Secretary Nagel of the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
MIGHT HAVE SAVED.
MORE FROM TITANIC
cred BY Minia Discloses That
Death Was Due to Expo
sure by Sixteen.
sure by Sixteen.

Halifax. y. s, May 6.-Only one of
the seventeen persons, whose bodies were
recovered by the cable ship Nina in
the vicinity of the Titanic tragedy. died
from drowning, in the opinion of the
cable ships physician. The others per-
ished from exposure, death ensuing some
four hours after the vessel sank and
long after the last lifeboat was drawn
away. This was demonstrated by an ex-
animation of the bodies, and in the lungs
of but one was water found.
This statement was made on author
ity of Rev S. W. Cunningham, who ac-
companied the Nina on her quest for
bodies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
Who is Said to Have Beaten
Old Man Selling Papers
CITIZENS WERE INCENSED
Another Deed of Violence Growing Out
of Newspaper Pressmen's Strike in
Chicago Was the Stabbing of
a Disputant To-day.

Chicago, May 6.-AleXander Hickey,
the striking driver of newspaper de-
livery wagon, was severely beaten by q
crowd of citizens after he and several
other strikers are said by the police to
have assaulted an old man who was
selling newspapers. Another deed OF vio-
lonce growing out OF the strike was the
stabbing of Joseph Murray while he was
engaged arguing with two men over
the pressmen's strike. The police ar
rested two suspects in the latter case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
SAT ON DYNAMITE.
Thomas J. Leary was Blown to Pieces at
Sharon, Mass.

Sharon. Mass, May 8. Thomas J.
Leary the town tree warden, sat down
beneath tree on East Roxboro street
last night and a moment later ter
rifle explosion blew him to pieces. A
hole three feet deep was made in the
ground where he had been sitting. The
report of the explosion was heard for
miles, and houses quarter of mile
away rocked dangerously.
The cause of the explosion is not posi-
lively known, but the theory is that
Leary. who was contractor, had a
stick of dynamite in his pocket and that
when he sat down it came in contact
with stone. Leary was 35 years OF
age and single.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
STRIKERS STOPPED woRKMEN.
Mounted Police on Duty, but No Serious
Trouble Resulted.

Pottsville, Va, May striking min
ers of the Shenandoah and Mahony
city districts stopped all men on their
way to work at the collieries to-day.
Thousands of residents were out, fear
ing trouble might occur. A squad of
mounted police dispersed the crowd sew
eral times, but no serious trouble oe-
CURED.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
MANY TAFT BALLOTS
WERE INVALIDATED
Shown by the Recount Of the Votes Cast
at Recent Primary-Ten Days Will
Be Necessary for Recount.

Boston. May Or Recounts of the votes
east for delegates pledged to Taft at
the recent primaries have been made in
several cities, including Boston,, In
nearly every case, numerous instances
were found where ballots for Taft dele
gates were largely invalidated by the
reason Of nine marks being made, in
stead of eight. 1t is expected ten days
win be required to recount the votes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
To Meet at Middlebury.

Middlebury, May 6.-The Il7th an
nual meeting of the Vermont Congrega-
tional conference together with the an
nual meeting of the Vermont Domestic
Missionary society will be held at the
First Congregational church here May
q, % and %. Clarke C. Fits of Brat
tleboro is president OF the Vermont con
ference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
SEVEN KILLED, MANY INJURED.
Special Train Bearing Confederate Vet
erans to Reunion Was Wrecked

New Orleans, May 6.-Four trainmen
and three passengers were killed and a
number of passengers were hurt when
the first section of a special train carry
ing Confederate veterans from Texas to
reunion at Macon Ga, was wrecked
on the New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad, near Hattiesburg Miss, to-
day. The engine and five coaches were
deraiIed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
LEFT THREE LETTERS.
Lawyer 0lcott o. Partridge of Boston
Killed Himself To-day.

Boston, May 6.-Oleott O. Partridge,
lawyer, committed suicide by shoot
ing, in his Office here to-day. Three let
ters, which were found on his desk, il is
believed will establish the motive for
the act. Mr.. Partridge had been in
poor health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
RAILROAD WASHED AWAY.
Flood Waters Make Situation at Batch
ellor, La, Very Serious.

Batchellor, La, May 6.The last link
binding this town with the outside world
was severed to-day when the waters
from the Torras crevasse swept away
stretch of the Texas & Pacific railroad
near here. The situation here is ex-
tremely serious.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
Exposition Commission Berlin.

Berlin, May 6.-The Panama Pacific
exposition commission arrived here to-
day from London. United States Am
bassador Leishman to Germany gave a
luncheon at the embassy in honor of the
commission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
Supper at Baptist Church.

The ladies' aid society of the First
Baptist church will serve a supper Tues
day evening, May Z, from $50 TO I
o oclock. Admission, 20 cents. Menu;
Hot Rolls. Cold Meat.
Pond Lily and Cabbage Salad.
Assorted Cake. Coffee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
Mine VIII Be Sold at Auction.

Providence, r. l., May 6.-The mine
and property of the Rhode Island Coal
company at Portsmouth are TO be sold
at auction May H. by order of the
United States district court. The prop
erty carries a mortgage of 100000.