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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
TOLD OF QUARREL
Which Led to Death of Man at White
River Junction.

Woodstock, Jan. 26.--In the murder
trial OF State VS.. Angelo Aecomand o
charged with the killing of Bernardinc
Mastrobernadino at White River june.
tion December 81, the state yesterday
put in testimony on the affair that
resulted in the killing. The chief wit.
ness in this regard was Fillipo Maffeo
who testified through an interpreter, IL
substance as follows:
We were eating supper, Gaetano Vita.
limo. Bernardino, Angelo and myself
we all boarded with Angelo; Bernardino
said: Tonight ! shall eat all the mac
aroni"; he ate all of his and Gaetano
asked him if he wanted more; he said
no: Gaetano said: "You fooled us say
ing you would eat it ALL" they were
joking; then Angelo says to Bernardino;
"You - fool, you fooled us" Ber-
nardino says: why do you interfere
when we do as we do" Angelo says; !;
81 interfere because / want to-" Ber-
nardino says: ''You can keep still"
Angelo SAYS why do you tell me to
keep still?" and Bernardmo says: 'Be-
cause it's nothing to you" Then Angelo
took a beer bottle and threw it at Ber-
nardino. Gaetano put up his arm and
the bottle hit his arm.
Then Angelo Delucea came in and says
to Bernardino to go upstairs, and he
went up. When be got up he said: "He
threw the bottle at me for nothing"
Then Angelo, the respondent, followed
upstairs. He and Bernardino started
talking, and Accomando slapped Bernar-
dino in the face and he struck Acco-
mando and they fought, hit and
each other, up in our bedroom
Then someone came in and stopped them
and then Angelo Aceomando' went down
stairs and came right up with his knife
in his hand and said to Bernardino, T
want to kill you,' and he stabbed Ber-
nardino with the knife.
Witness then identified the knife,
bright, new hunting knife. On this
weapon DR.. Dalton had testified to find
ing human blood stains.
Gaetano Vitalino testified about the
same in substance as Fillipo. The cross
of the witnesses tended to
show that they had all been drinking
together during the day, and playing
cards in a friendly way. This evidence
was offered and admitted on the ques-
ton of whether the killing was with
malice aforethought.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
YOUNG CRIMINAL RECORD.
Leon Bushee of Arlington, Aged 1o, Re-
ceives Third Sentence.

Bennington, Jan 26.-Not yet 10
years of age and receiving his third SEN
tence to prison was the spectacle pre-.
sented by Leon Bushee of Arlington in
the municipal court here yesterday. And
in consideration Of his previous record,
Judge u. H. Holden meted out SEN
tence which would otherwise have ap-
peared severe. The young man pleaded
guilty to a charge 6f burglary and he
will pass the next FIVE years and pos
sibly the next seven years in the state
prison at Windsor.
Bushee was arrested at his home in
Arlington on the charge of having broken
into the general store Of Ralph Walker
in that village on the night of january
10, and stealing miscellaneous articles
valued at about $50 When given
hearing and held for the grand jury, he
confessed to the offense and at his own
request an information was filed against
him yesterday by States Attorney w.
J. Meagher. He was arraigned at once
and his sentence followed.
When but l3 years of age, Bushee
broke into the store 81 Adams s Howard
in Salisbury and was convicted in Ben.
nington county court, btst sentence was
suspended upon a promise that the lad
would be kept out of mischief by his
relatives There was also an agreement
that he should leave the state. Shortly
afterward he was convicted OF forgery
in Windham county court. This Of
fense consisted of raising his pay check
and was considered by the court Off
cials TO be neat piece OF crooked pen
He was sentenced to six years
at Windsor and had been in that insti-
tuition some time when he was taken
seriously i'll with pneumonia, and was
pardoned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
PHELPS CRIME.
Shot a Deputy Sheriff Who Had Gone
to Arrest Him.

Boston, Jan. 26-Phelps entered the
Office of the Ramage Paper company at
Monroe on the afternoon of June IL ,
1910. and following an argument with
Supt. William Penman of the mill about
his work, was elected. AS Penman was
walking home with Paymaster Andrew
Mcintyre of the paper company he was
met by Phelps. The latter drew jack
knife and stabbed Penman beneath the
right shoulder, inficting a serious but
not dangerous wound. Phelps escaped.
The authorities were notified and
Deputy Sheriff Emmett F. Haskins, ac-
companied by posse, started for Phelps
homo in Monroe Bridge, arriving about
daybreak. The deputy sheriff knocked
on the door, and when there was no
response, the door was battered down.
With Lewis Sears by his side, Deputy
Haskins walked across the kitchen to
the foot of the stairs, which led to
the upper floor of the house. There
The two men were ordered to stop by
Phelps, who stood at the head of the
stairs on the second floor with a shot
gun in his hands. He said, 81 will shoot
-the first man who tries to come up the
stairs"
Deputy hasKins made move TO cl1mb
the stairs and shot rang out. The
deputy dropped dead. So menacing was
Phelps in his attitude that the other
members of the posse retreated.
Phelts then telephoned to Seleetman
George Phelps, his cousin, saying there
was a body in his home. The outlaw
escaped to the woods. After two days
search by the militia, Phelps, suffering
from thirst and hunger, gave himself
up.
The trial of Phelps, who was charged
with murder in the first degree, began
in the criminal court in Greenfield dur
ing the week beginning Nov. 81, 1910,
before Judge William A. Scho6eld. Aft
or week of hearing evidence. Phelps
was found guilty and was sentenced to
die in the electric chair. He was re-
->1sed to the Greenfield Jail, where he
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
DEAF BOY LOST LIFE
IN HOUSE FIRE
Edward A. Miles, Aged S, Lost His Life
at Winchester, Mass, and Baby
Was Badly Injured by
the Flames.

Winchester, Mass, Jan. 26.-Edward
A. Morse, five-year-old deaf and dumb
boy living in the house of the Rev. viii
liam johnson, was burned to death and
Mary Hern, an ls.months- baby, was
badly injured by the flames, which
caused considerable damage to the min
ister's house yesterday. The two chill
dren were colored.
Edward, il is believed, was playing
with matches and set his clothes on fire.
He was unable to call help and the
flames from his clothing set on fire the
crib in which Mary was sleeping. Both
children were badly burned before help
could reach them and Edward died with
in a short time. The baby will prob
ably recover.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
HoNoRED BURNS.
Banquet Was Held Last Evening in a
Burlington Hotel.

Burlington, Jan. Pa banquet to
mark the l53d anniversary of the birth
of Robert Burns. the Scotch poet, was
held at the Sherwood house last night.
there being an attendance OF about 300.
some coming from outside the city and
swelling the number of local Scotchmen
who thus honored their country's famous
writer. Among the speakers were May
or Roberts. President Benton of the
university OF Vermont, and Rev. +. p
Guthrie of this city. After the banquet
there was dance of some twenty mum
bers, including Scotch figures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
PRECIOUS STONES FOUND,
STOLEN TWO YEARS AGO
Monk Accused of Numbering Brother,
Who Threatened to EXPOSE For
mer's Theft of Gems Valued
at $4,000.

Czenstochowa, Russian Poland, Jan.
2e. Precious stones, valued at $4,000,
the statue OF the virgin, known as the
miraculous "black virgin" in the famous
monastery of St. Paul here, were re-
Gently discovered in a jewelers. store in
LUhlin, Poland. Father Macoch, one of
the monks in the monastery of st. Paul,
is now accused of numbering his brother
because he threatened to inform the au-
thorities that he was the author of the
robbery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
DUKE LIKED OUR SIMPLICITY"
Trip to Washington Pleased Him-Back
to Ottawa Tonight.

New York, Jan. 2d.-The Duke of Con-
naught returned here this morning from
his visit to President Taft in Washing
tor. The duke was delighted with his
reception at the national capital, being
especially pleased with the democratic
simplicity which marked the ceremonials.
The royal guests plan to return to OF
tawa tonight and intend to spend the
final day here sightseeing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26

stayed until a short time ago, when he
was brought to the Charlestown state
prison TO be executed
Phelps was sentenced to death during
the week beginning Dec. 81, 1911, but on
Christmas day, Governor Foss and Mrs.
Foss visited the prison and the govern
or became so much Interested in the case
that he obtained a fifteen-day reprieve
from the executive council just before it
went out of Office on Jan. A.. Last week
the governor obtained an informal ex-
preston from the new council on the
case and learned it was against COM
mutation. After obtaining few days
respite from Warden Bridges of the
state prison, however, he formally placed
the case before the council yesterday
afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
NothfieId Came Near Breaking
Its Own Record Today I
vrflCIAL REPORT WAS 81 $40
U. S. Weather Bureau Promises Snow
Storm Tonight and o-morrow--Un-
official Temperatures in Barre Ranged
from 3s to a. Degrees Below Zero.

Following night Of intense cold, the
temperature throughout Vermont was
the lowest of the present winter at .45
o'clock this morning, the official report
IRON the United States weather bureau
at Northield being 81 $40 degrees below
zero, while unofficial thermometers in
Barre registered from 80 to ~ degrees
below at about the same time. The Off
cial registering was about nine degrees
lower than at any other time during
the winter and was within 4 2-l0 de
grees of the lowest mark known at the
Aorthfield station in a guarter-century.
II was on February 5. 1908. that the
trustworthy register at Mortified noted
the 35 degrees below zero mark. accord
ing to Mr.. Shaw of the bureau to-day,
and several times since then, and before,
the temperature has run between 80 and
the 1908 record To-day Northfeld was
the coldest place in the country.
However, the mercury is going up rap
idly as the day advances, and at l0:30
o'clock the Mortified bureau reported 10
below zero. The next will be powerful
young snow storm which is now centered
oven Iowa and is sweeping eastward.
There is heavy fall Of snow in that
region, and the storm is expected to
reach the East tonight The predic-
tions are for snow tonight and to-mor
row.
Barre Weather Conditions.
Thermometers throughout Barre made
a strong bid for the low record, as well
as that at Northfeld. The spirit ther-
e n L .EI
which hits the low places rs soon as any,
touched the ~ degrees below zero mark
early this forenoon. On one other oeca-
sion this thermometer has had worse
tendency, which was memorable day
when 50 below was noted; but it rare
ly goes as low as it did this morning.
In the north end of the city, near the
river, the register ran from 3S to 40 be-
low zero
So cold was the weather that the
school commissioners seriously eonsid-
cred suspending all the schools for the
day; and it is probable that such
course would have been followed if it
had been thought the parents and chill
dren would have understood the "no
school" signal on the fire alarm system.
The signal has never been used for cold
weather, or any other reason, and it is
probable that it would not have been
understood So the commissioners de-
cided to open the schools. The attend
ance kept up well, although in the lower
grades there was a noticeable falling off
AT the Ayers street building. sessions
were suspended as the youngsters came
to the building thoroughly chilled and
the building was not considered warm
enough to keep them there; so, after
time, they were sent home.
In the granite industry the force of
the low weather was even more power
full, as there were very few whistles
blown this morning and the plants were
idle as rule II is thought that all
Of them will resume operations to-mor
row morning. Other business through
out the city was seriously hampered
during the early hours of the day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
DAMAGE WAS SLIGHT.
Chemical Engine Called TO Washington
Street House To-day.

A telephone alarm sent in TO the cen
tral station this forenoon at 1880
o'clock, brought the chemical apparatus
and several regular firemen to the house
AZ ls9 Washington street owned and oc-
cuped by s. Z. Wasgatt The alarm
was occasioned by slight blaze dis
covered under sink in the kitchen
The fire was easily extinguished by
hand chemicals and the damage was in
consequential The fire developed in a
quantity of combustible matter under
the sink when a hot stove cloth was
placed on a shelf nearby.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
No Romance in His Soul.

what enthusiastically exclaimed
the man of 40 who was attending the
Coming out party" sis more beautiful
than a girl of 20 who is just budding
into womanhood :"
"Well," replied the man of 60, eff you
really want my opinion, ! should say a
nice, new $50 bill" Chicago Recorl-.
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Twenty sweet oranges for 25 cents at
the United Fruit store.
More people than ever are patronizing
the Sunday dinners at the City hotel.
Get the habit.
Twenty sweet, juicy oranges at 25c at
the United Fruit Store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
so BELOW IN MAINE.
Coolest Morning in That State for Many
Years.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 26.-The coolest
morning in Maine for a number of years
was experienced to-day. At the East
Winthrop pumping station on the shore
of Carlton pond, the thermometer reg
istered so below and the national sol
diers' home at Togus reported 3s below.
At Manchester it was 32 and at Au-
gusta 2S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
ONCE A HERO, BUT
NOW TORN BY MOB
General Pedro Montero, Shot by Angry
Crowd, Dragged into Street, Beheaded
and Burned at Guayaquil.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, jan 26.--General
Pedro Montero, recently popular hero
of Guayaquil, was yesterday shot by an
angry populace, dragged into the streets,
beheaded and burned. Last November
General Montero was proclaimed presi-
dent by the troops stationed here, but
handed over the leadership in the provi-
sional government to General Elavo
Alfaro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
IN NORTHERN VERMONT.
43 Below Zero the Maximum Record
at Sheldon.

st. Albans, Jan. 26. Cold weather
records registered in this vicinity this
were as follows: Sheldon, 80
TO 43 below zero; Richford, 3s to ~
below; Swanton, 30 to 36 below; Enos-
burg Falls, 35 below; Highgate, 80 be-
low; St. Albans, Is to % below.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
WAS ILL, BECAME MELANCHOLY.
Mrs. Mary Lennes, New York Woman,
Killed Herself.

New York, Jan. -Melaneholia re-
sJlting from i'll health is believed TO
have been the cause of the suicide last
night of Mrs. Mary Lennes, the young
wife of Nels j. Lennes, instructor in
Columbia university. She cut her throat,
severing the jugular vein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
ONE WRECK VICTIM DEAD,
ANOTHER WILL DIE
Locomotive Blew Up Near Oneida, N. Y,
This Morning, Killing Engineer
and Fatally Injuring the
Fireman

Syracuse, \. Y. Jan. 26-Alfred Bret
ger, engineer, is dead and John Keams,
a fireman. is fatally injured as result
of the blowing up of a locomotive on
Boston and Buffalo special on the New
York Central railroad near Oneida this
morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
FOUR KILLED IN WRECK.
Passenger and Freight Trains collided
at Leesburg, Ga.

Leesburg, Ga Jan. 26.-Four persons
were killed here this morning in col
lision on the Central Georgia railroad
between passenger train and freight.
The cause of the wreck has not been
ascertaned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
GRANITEvILLE.

Be sure and attend the dance in Miles
hall. Graniteville, Saturday evening, Jan
uary q. Music by the Imperial orches-
ira. Admission soc. Dances please all.
Ladies' free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
VERY COLD IN BURLINGTON.
Registered "a Below Zero
This Morning.

Burlington, Jan. &c. The mercury was
at "a below zero at 1880 this morning.
The weather bureau says it was the
coldest morning since February, 1905,
when it was p below zero. The eoldest
recorded was 30 below in January, 1859.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-25
Bustins Island
- -
The q. .. C.. A.

The B. j. c. n.
On Wednesday, July 10, the annual
meeting OF the Bustin's Island Cot
tagers Association was held in the
grove.
The president, DIR. +. w. Mar, report
ed that the executive committee had
taken up the matter of acquiring site
for a building where the meetings Of
the association could be held during
rainy weather. Mr.. Fuller and Mr..
Grant had acted as a special COM
mittee on this matter and were ready
to report. Mr.. Fuller reported that
the Merrill heirs had decided to a
trustee for the association, the So
called school house lot on condition
that a building be erected within three
years. The grove had been offered for
sale during the TALL and II had been
thought that 1t should be bought by
the association.
In order that the b. I. c. A. might
acquire 1t II II should SO desire, Mr..
Grant had bought 1t and would let the
association have II at the same price
or would keep 1t himself IL the asso-
citation did not wish to buy 1t.
The action of the executive COM
mittee in acquiring the school-house
lot was approved and 1t was voted
unanimously that a vote Of thanks be
given to the donors. 1t was also voted
without dissent, to buy the grove and
a vote Of thanks was extended to Mr..
Grant for his thoughtful act.
Mr.. E. w. Tuthill, chairman Of the
float committee, reported that the COM
mittee had prepared the following
rules for the use OF the float and
recommended their adoption:
1. No boat shall tie up on the front
Of the float unless in charge Of a care
taker. who shall see that his boat does
not interfere with others wishing ~
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-25

Mr.. H. H. Gilkyson OF Montclsir.
Pa. Joined his family last Thursday.
Mr.. c. @. Mann and family, from
Dorchester. Mass. arrived at the ISL
and last week for q short stay at his
cottage. Mr.. Mann is the New Eng
land representative for the John
Briggs Paint Co.
r. 8. Davis Co.. Portland Is the
9lace to trade II you want the bee*
In cottage furniture. Call and see
their line OF piazza furniture this
week. Adv. 80
The baseball team IL going along
fine now and the players are anxious
to meet the different teams around
the bay. They went over to Long
Island last Friday and were going to
try to repeat their victory which they
attained q few weeks ago over the
Long Island bunch. Chff was going to
put Libbey In the box with Grimm on
the receiving end.
Mr.. F. w. Rodman and family. OF
Northampton, Mass. are occupying
the Quannapowit cottage until August
9Th. Mr.. Rodman Il express engineer
on the Hoosac Tunnel.
Mr.. H. w. Foster. consulting en-
gineer OF the s. d. Warren Paper Co..
of Cumberland Mills. Me-, is occupying
the Overlook Cottage until the first
OF August.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-25

and Mr.. Thomas Stott of Portsmouth
N. H., are making a short visit with
Mrs. Z. F. Cobb. at the Daisy cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic SAWYER and
daughter and Mr.. +. l.. Anderson of
Roxbury, Mass, are to occupy Mr.. r.
T.. Blacks cottage on the north shore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Ward OF
Cumberland Mills and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hessner OF Jacksonville, Florida. were
guests on the island last Thursday.
Another very delightful Wednesday
afternoon tea was held at the Cliff ISL
and library. There were many young
people present, especially from the
Aucocisco House, which takes much
interest In the affair. Mrs. Solomon
and Mrs. Bachelor poured.
Have you any fire protection? Ev-
cry cottage should have a Pyrene
Fire Extinguisher. II you want to see
one work. write to w. w. Obear. Bus
tins Island.-Adv.
Mr. j. X. Parks and friend OF Prov.
idence, r. l., are stopping at the Ap-
pleton Inn. for the rest OF July.
A large reception was given at Cant.
Dyer's home I'm honor OF Steven n.
Grimm and Miss Elizabeth Dyer. who
were married short while ago.
There were about one hundred guests
present and they enjoyed immensely
the different affairs on the program.
The feature OF the evening was the
wonderful display OF fireworks which
were furnished by Mr.. G. w. Knight
OF Lynn, Mass, who Is occupying the
Casco cottage. The fireworks lighted
mp the darkness and fog and presented
a very pretty sight to the spectators.
Some very fine solos were sung by
Miss VI. Kelly, Mr.. Peter Parks. Mr..
John Lewis and Miss Iva Walker. all
from Boston. Mass. and Miss Edna
Marshall. also Of Boston played the
accompaniment Refreshments were
served all during the evening.
Mr.. y. r. Hersey. foreman for the
Edmund Clapp Shoe Co. OF East wey-
mouth, win join his family on the
South shore, where he has q cottage.
Mr.. John Hendricksen and family
and Mr.. II. l., Hendricksen and his
family, have taken the Bay Cli6 cot
tage for the balance Of this month.
The Messrs. Hendrfcksen are employ.
ed In the 8. D.. Warren Paper Co. in
Cumberland Mills.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-25

Bright's disease and that Mrs. Bald
win does not expect to visit the is
land this summer.
The many friends of Mr.. John Raw
are pleased to see him SO greatly
improved in health. He expects to
have his famous launch, More Trou-
DIE, at its usual anchorage this
week. Mrs. Ray. who this week had
the distinction Of being the first per
son to be the subject OF a surgical
operation at Bustins, is recovering
nicely from her aifment and expects
TO be up again in a few days.
Bustins has such a reputation for
sanity and steady habits that even
the street lights have acquired the
dim religious" habit-or have the
young men and maidens tipped the
captain" to keep them so?
Two well-known people of Bustin's
are spending the summer hunting
Mr.. Dan" Mcmillan Of Peary Artio
fame Is hunting renown, biologicaI
and ethnographical specimens and
Incidentally lecture material in Lab
rador and Miss Cassie Paine is hunt
ing coll baccalaureate degree I'm
ing baccalaureate degree in the
to be able to spend the latter part of
the summer hunting the usual and
abundant game Of Bustins recreation.
Casco Bay breeze., 1912-07-25

The Beachwood IL nearly flIe6 with
guests and they are enjoying the many
pleasures OF the island The only new
conner is Mrs. Anita SiIcox and her
daughter Mary. from New York.
They VIII remain there for several
Mr.. c. G. Mann and family of Dor.
chester. Mass. are occupying the
Spray for the rest Of the month.
Mr.. w. G. Gibson Of Concord. N. H.
has again Joined his family. who are
staying for the summer at the Sunset
View. Mr.. Gibson IL connected with
the Associated News Company of New
EbRiapd.
Mr.. Frank z. Black. Mr.. II. p. Cobb