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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
s1.oo TAX FOR MONTPELIER
Is Recommended Because of Many I'M
provements Already Made and Planned.

A tax OF Sl.90 is recommended for
Montpelier this year in order to meet
an estimated increase of expenses incl
dent to improvements, such as an auto
mobile fire truck, regular fre depart
ment, maintenance of the new city hall,
added lighting service, 81 500 more to the
schools, city hall bonds and the sinking
fund. Montpelier's tax rate last year
was $l.60.
The Montpelier council estimates that
the expenses of the coming year win
be $l3506s76, and tax of $l.90 on a
grand list of ST. ,00447 will bring in
Sl34,000, or not quite enough to meet
the estimated expenditures. The city's
indebtedness remains the same as last
year, which is S236,9l5.60, with all
known bills paid except one small ac-
count of Frank H. Town for sheep killed
by dogs and over which there is dispute
as to the proper amount of damage.
The assets Of the city are given as fol-
lows: Real estate, $502,000; personal
property, S27, ,S05.40.
The net cost of various departments
last year was as follows; Streets, $50,
370l4; fire, $s,387 .23 schools. $27 ,372.-
IS; police, SO 3,363.S0; poor, 81, ,3S3.4l.
Expenses not included in department
reports are: Salaries of elective officers
$3.366.G5; light, s7,979.40; legal expenses,
$3.50; taxes paid, Ss,676so listing, s7o6..
22; election expenses. Se5376; mainte
nance of city hall, Sl,547.6s; city hall
building expense. sl4,599l6, from which
il to be deducted 5000 for rent of armo-
ry due from Company II, Y. n. G3I
expenses, S2,7l757; inter
est charges, S0.3t3.51; band appropria
tion, 81 500; Memorial day, $3.50; reg
istration of births and death, s6T Is,
rent Of land, blanchard estate. for hitch
ing posts at rear of opera house block,
which is to be 800 next year, $50.
The overseer OF the poor recommends
the sale of the present city farm. ana
the city council endorses that recon-
rendation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Delay In Their Home Trip.

About fifteen young ladies were invit-
ed on sleigh ride to the home of
Charles Mccarthy at Berlin, last night.
by as many members of the Yannigans'
club an athletic organization of this
city The evening at that place was
spent with singing and games of various
sorts, and refreshments of cocoa, cake
and sandwiches were served by Mrs.
Mccarthy. When the time came for
departing, they found that the driver
of the barge. William Mahoney, would
not venture out on account of the se-
we're blizzard that had arisen and there
fore the party was compelled to wait un-
til the storm subsidized and they arrived
in this city at s o'clock this morning,
after causing much worry on the part
OF the young peoples parents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
BARRE AID FOR STRIKERS.
Small Amount of Money Has Already
Been Forwarded.

Those having in hand the making of
arrangements for the mass meeting to
bo held in the opera house next Wednes.
day evening for the benefit of the Law
renee strikers have the assurances that
two prominent speakers will be present
to address the meeting.
Fred Suitor, who was appointed by the
local Socialist club to receive eontribu-
tiCns for the Lawrence strikers, wishes
to announce that the collection taken at
the last Socialist lecture in the Univer
salist church amounted to 50. Since
then one sympathizer has donated as.
These amounts. with several smaller do,
nations, have been forwarded to the
strikers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
GODDARD SPLIT EVEN.
Defeated Brigham Academy and Lost to
Newport High School on Trip,

The Goddard seminary basketball
team split even on its two-game "trip
this week, dropping a game to Newport
high school last evening by the score of
2l to 10 and winning from Brigham
academy at Bakersfield on Thursday
night by the score of % to IL.
Both were fast games, and added in
terest was lent to the Newport game
because Newport high school is making
bid for the state school championship
in basketball. The first half Of this
game ended with Goddard in the leaa,
IA to o, having shown superiority in
shooting baskets. In the second half,
Newport forged ahead and pulled out It
winner by two points.
The lineup and summary of the game
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Ritter North Wind Prevailed

The weather to-day made strong bid
for the most disagreeable of the winter.
Several thermometers registered from II
to is degrees below zero early in the
morning, and throughout the day the
mercury was almost constant visitor
at the zero mark and under. Added
to the frigidity of the atmosphere under
normal conditions, a bitter north wind
prevailed and even the thiekest furs
failed to afford sufficient protection from
its biting hold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
BANQUET AND DANCE
Held BY the Indian A. C. In Miles Hall
Last Evening.

The first annual banquet of the In
dian A. C. was held in Miles hall last
evening. and very enjoyable time was
spent There was music and dancing,
the program of the former including:
Vocal solo, Harold Mute; violin solo,
James Coutts; eornct solo, Dope" Nc
Millian. The supper was served with
much dispatch by Messrs. Livendale,
Forbes, Duncan, Cleary and Sievright.
Music for dancing was furnished by
Coutts' orchestra. assisted by the piano
player of the Franklyn-Hiatt theatrical
company. The party broke up ut an
early hour this morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
And Hose Burst, Permitting De-
struction of Large ChUrrh
ar.,,rroro,.' w ron,v
Al WA1ERIn syS~ %, TODAY
Aid Had to Be Summoned from Newton,
Brighton and Cambridge to Save Other
Buildings Near Church of the
Sacred Heart, Which Was Lost.

Watertown, Mass, Feb l0.-9he
Church Of the Sacred Heart, Catholic,
was destroyed by fire to-day, and the
less is estimated at $4,000 The cause
Of the fire is said to have been lefec-
tive fue, and the fact that hydrants
were found to be frozen delayed the
fremen, while the bursting of hose neces-
STATED calling help from Newton, Brigh-
ton and Cambridge 1t was with great
difficulty that structures near the church
we're saved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
S. H. S. Ride to PIainaeld.

The members of the class of 1915,
S. H. s.. went to Plainfield last night on
their sleigh ride. About forty indulged
in an oyster supper, which was prepared
at the Plainfeld house. Games and
dancing took up the greater part OF the
evening, music for the dancing being fur
nished bv Grifith's orchestra OF Plain
field Much of the success of the trip
is attributed to Wendell Averill and Nell
son Brown. who had charge OF the ride.
Misses Smith and Hitchcock and Mr..
Stevens. members OF the faculty. acted
as chaperones The party returned home
at an early hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
LOCKOUT TO AVERT STRIKE.
$4,000 Factory Hands at 0rizaba, Mexico
Are Affected

Orizaba, Mexico, Feb lo.--Nearly ff-
teen thousand cotton factory employees
were locked out to-day by the Industrial
Company of Orizaba, because they had
threatened to strike. 1t is feared the
unemployed men will join the rebel
forces in the state of Oaxaoa and Pueb
la. The situation has been complicated
by a strike of 200 mechanics in the
Mexican railway shops at Hera.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
FATAL GUN PLAY.
Guiseppi Nepolitano Falls with Four Bull
letk in Body.

Boston, Feb. l0.-There was lively
scramble in the north end yesterday,
when Guiseppi Nepolitano fell dead be.
fore four bullets, and score of persons
chased Rocco Salimoni to the housetops,
where j. Robert Green, one Of the over
seers of the poor, who had outdistaneed
the others, overpowered the man and
took away his revolver.
The two Italians had a quarrel some
time ago, according to the police, and
about noon they met near the corner
of Hanover street and Hanover avenue
Salimoni pulled ont revolver and began
firing, and Nepolitano fell dead,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
FUNERAL OF M. MANNING
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon, and
Burial Was In Wilson Cemetery.

The funeral of Michael Manning, who
committed suicide by hanging, at the
A. Tomasi farmhouse in Barre Town,
Tuesday noon, was held in NJ. j. Whit
combs undertaking rooms at East Barre
yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock,
Rev Robert Caster, pastor of the Bap-
tist church at Websterville, officiating.
The bearers were as follows: Ralph
Durfee, Daniel and David Manning,
brothers of the deceased, and NJ. j. Whit
comb Burial took place in the Wilson
cemetery at South Barre.
Among those who attended the funer
al from distance were Mr.. and Mrs
David Manning, Daniel Manning. Ralph
Dlirfee, Misses Mary and Susan Man
ming. all of Waterbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
BUYS so ACRES.
Middlebury College Acquires Land For
Athletic Field.

Middlebury, Feb. -Middlebury col
lege has acquired eighty acres of land
on Main street opposite its present
campus from Prof. Walter f. Howard
and J. Edwy ButtolPh for new athletic
field. The corporation voted to pur
chase the land of Professor Howard at
a recent meeting in New York, when
the funds could be raised. At the alum
nj dinner President Thomas had map
of the proposed field and before he left
the city he had the promise of the
money for its purchase and also for the
acquisition of the Buttolph property.
The transfers have been effected and it
is expected that the field will be fit
ted up for athletic purposes the COM
ing summer. This acquisition doubles
the extent of the real estate holdings
of the college in Middlebury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Fire In Cambridge. Mass.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. l0--More than
score of families were forced out of
their homes by fire last evening in
six-story double apartment house at
SS4 Massachusetts avenue. which caused
damage estimated at $4,000. No person
was injured, The circumstances sur
rounding the blaze are considered so
mysterious by the fire department Off
cials that they will be reported to the
state fire marshal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
DYNAMITE EXPLODED.
1t Objected Emphatically to a Thawing
Out Process.

Waynesburg, Pa, Feb l0.-Thirty
sticks of dynamite that a foreigner was
trying to thaw out at a blacksmith's
forge Thursday night exploded at
Shraggs. 10 miles from here, severely
injuring two men, shattering two houses,
breaking telegraph and telephone lines
and ripping up gas and oil lines.
One of the buildings disappeared in
a cloud of smoke and splinters, and the
oil and gas from the severed pipe lines
caught fire. sending into the air tongues
of flames 80 or more feet in height.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
THREE DEATHS IN HOUSE
WITHIN TWO WEEKS
Remarkable Series of Fatalities at Fair
fax, Commencing with Death of Benja-
min Loveland, Followed by Death of
His Sister-in-Law, and Next by
That of His Wife.

Fairfax, Feb l0.--MrS Boombower,
who came from Boston to attend the
funeral of her brother-in Flaw, Benjamin
Loveland, died Thursday at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. Loveland, OF organic
trouble of the heart, and yesterday Mrs.
Loveland died Of typhoid pneumonia,
making three deaths in the same house
within two weeks. The women are sur
vived by a brother, Charles Mudgett OF
Enosburg Falls, and Mrs. Boomhower
also leaves a son, who lives in Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Amount of Freight to Be Restricted.

Washington, d. C., Feb. l0.-To avoid
interference with the construction of the
Panama canal, Secretary of War Slim
son issued an order to-day which will
restrict the amount Of freight to be nc
cepted for transportation over the Pan
anna railroad. The freight rates will not
be increased.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Edith Pirie MANNED at penver.

Cards we're received in the city to-day,
stating that Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Howe announce the marriage of their
sister. Edith Ellen Pirie. TO Harry Georgc
Baer. Thursday, January IL, at Denver,
Colorado. The bride has many friends
in Barre and Montpelier. who viii extend
heartiest congratulations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
THREE MILLION DOLLAR WASH.
Securities, Saved In Vaults From Fire,
Washed and Ironed

New York, Feb. lO.-The staff of the
United States Life Insurance company
to-day completed ten days job of
washing and ironing. The "wash," f"
which they hung on lines strung across
the vault of the Wall street bank and
then ironed out carefully with electric
irons, consisted of three thousand pieces
OF paper representing more than three
million dollars. The securities were sal
vaged from the vaults burned in the
Equitable building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Rome, WatertoWn & 0gdens-
burg Line Was Abandoned
AFTER STORM ALL THE WEEK
1t Is the Most Severe in the Memory of
the Oldest Inhabitants Of Central
New York, Worst Coming at
Midnight Last Night,

Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. l0-The most
severe storm in the memory of the oldest
inhabitants of central New York broke
out at midnight and continued to-day.
The train service on the Rome, Water,
town & Ogdensburg railroad, which is
the only railroad line between here and
the country to the northward, has been
abandoned, since yesterday afternoon. A
storm has been raging north of Syracuse
practically all the week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
MARsHFIELD.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bartlett of Plain.
field We're geusts of J.. Berton Pixies
family Friday.
Mrs. Horace Brown remains in about
the same condition as last reported,
growing weaker continually.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Mentioned For Assessor.

Friends of Frank B. Cate have pre-
vailed upon him to become a candidate
for assessor for two years at the com
ing city caucus. In years past Mr.. Cate
has been prominently mentioned for the
position, but each time the pressure of
business prevented him from accepting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
More Troops to Mexican Border.

Washington, D. c., Feb. l0.A bat
talon of the 18th infantry has been
ordered from Whipple Bar Rapids,
Arizona, to FL Paso, Texas. The situa-
tion at Juarez, opposite FL Paso, is re-
ported to be ugly, the insurreetos being
much disturbed over the threatened en-
try of Madero troops into that place by
way of American territory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
New c. 0. F. Court.

Windsor Feb. l0.-A new court of the
Catholic Order Of Foresters with 80 char
ter members is to be instituted here
Monday evening and win be known as
Miehaud court, in honor of the late Bish-
op Michaud
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
MAINE NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD.
Col Henry A. Wing, Founder of Lewis
ton Daily Sun.

Lewiston, Me-, Feb. l0-Colonel Henry
A. Wing, the founder of the Lewiston
Daily Sun and for many years promi-
nent in Maine newspaper circles and
public affairs, died to-day after years
illness. He established The Sun in 1893,
later selling the paper. He remained in
active newspaper work, however, until
last March,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
SENATOR STEVENSON
EX0NERATED, 7 TO 5
BY Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections, Which Acted on Sub
committees Report.

Washington, D. c., Feb lo.--By a
vote of to 5, the Senate committee
on privileges and elections to-day APP
proved the report Of the subcommittee
generating Senator Stephenson from
the charges of corruption in connection
with his election.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
MORE UNTITLED ORDERS
On Books of United States Steel Cor
poration Than One Month Ago.

New York, Feb. l0.--The United
States Steel corporation announced to-
day that the untitled orders on the COM
pany's books on January 81 totalel
5,379,T2l tons, against 5,0S4,76l tons
one month earlier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
PLAINFIELD.

Those who attended the south school
every day this term were Adah and
Ralph Perry, Grace Batchelder, Alfred
Lapre and Lawrence Banciault. Those
who had been present every day for
the whole year were Adah and Ralph
Perry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Card of Thanks.

l wish to thank most sincerely all my
friends who sent post cards, also for the
flowers and the many other acts of kind
ness which have done much to cheer
tedious illness. Mrs. f. c. Bancroft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Iudge Dewey called Insane.

Boston, Feb. lO.-After a hearing that
lasted all day, Judge Robert Grant of
the probate court yesterday sdjudged
eA-Judge Henry S. Dewey TO be insane
and ordered that he be committed to
the Boston insane hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
was as follows;

Goals from loor-Kipp ?, Mossa 3,
Wilcox 3. Hunter l, Craig a. Chapel 2,
McLeay ,, Carroll |. Goals from fouls -
Kipp 3, Chappel |. Referee-Kurtz.
Umpire - Hamilton. Scorer - Hancock,
Timer Kipp. Time-Two Commute pc
RODS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
Candidate for Pastor to Preach.

Rev. John lB. Reardon of Springfield,
who is a candidate for pastor Of the
society. viii preach at the morning serv-
ice in the Universalist church tomorrow
and will be present at all the other serv-
ices of the day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
BRILLIANT STATESMAN DEAD.
Baion de Rio Branco, Minister of For
eign Affairs In Rio Janeiro.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. l0.-Baron de
Rio Branco, minister of foreign affairs
in the Brazilian capital, died this morn
ing. He was probably the most bril-
liant statesman in Brazil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

All this profusion from youth of sixteen! The sister
s rs rax VINO nor 1ev'ved + or 1 was
Washington followed her to her fathers country seat
and vany sought her hand She later became the wife
of Edward Amber The friendship, however, con-
tnued, and in his diaries Washington frequently refers
to her visits to Mount Vernon after his marriage.
Who the "Lowland Beauty was, tenderly referred
to in the foregoing excerpt, matter of conjecture
The honor to be divided among Miss Mary Bland
Miss Lucy Grymes and Miss Betsey Fauntleroy, each
of whom spurned the attentions of the beloved "Father
of His Country"
Miss Lucy Grimes married Henry Lee, and became
the mother of Light Horse Harry, the famous scout
of the Revolution, who euogized Washington in the
words quoted at the beginning of this artice,-words
the significance of which the lapse of time has strength
ened rather than diminished
Miss Betsey the daughter of William Fauntleroy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

Spanish girls can dance just as it is that all Frenchmen
spit when they speak. The explanation for the ira
dltlOn of the Alfonso A1CeS that not than
five thous nd in the audiences has been SPAIN
and that result unless the and mantilla and
fan (al of which indelby associated in the public
mind with SPAIN put the picture the audience
wouldn't know whether the girl Spanish Italian.
stage Italian girl always be spotted, incidentally,
by her earrings and red shawl She very poor ninety
nine out of hundred And the hundredth case,
the exception, frequently goes to the storehouse You
cant fool the public!
The first faithful negro servant presented to
American audience was stoop shoudered old and had
white hair, well the other qualities in the Stats
teal table; every faithful negro servant since that
time has had to follow in Number Ones footsteps. You
see the theatergoing public is peculiar. The moment
Old Sam out on the stage it likes to say to itself
before word is spoken "Aha! that's the dear old darby
servitor" Thus coloqually speaking is the audience
fond of beating the playwright to his written char
acterizaton And the public IS the one to be pleased
Yonder the stage college boy" and the tradi
tona Englishman. For reasons see remarks the old
faithful negro servant.
The Senator of the stage and the traditional stage
Congressman curious fellows Senator must have
large handkerchief handy always, because the public
expects him frequently to mop his brow Why Sena-
tors should ever have to mop their brows, I'm sure
do not know. That's thing have not been able to
deduce; but just the the audience wants them to-
The public probably likes to see Senators do some sort
of work, however little. The ncongruity of silver
matchbox and gold pencil indicate the touch of care
essness popularity supposed to be part of all important
mems makeup. The Congressman must look like the
magazine pictures that accompany Western fiction
stories. No stage Congressman may look if he came
from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Baltimore.
stage political character from the East is often
Senator Once in awhile, of course, the stage elects
Western SENATOR but not often. The Congress
man, never having much money Senator this,
dear reader remember is theatrical tradton), must
smoke panateasize cigar instead of perfecto. The
difference real cigar stand is ten cents but looks
like million dollars across the footlights.
The housemaid must never look like real, working
housemaid. The audience wouldn't stand for it. Years
Continued page IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

fused to respond further to the bidding of the young
poet-and the remainder of the page upon which the
poem was written is blank:
From your bright sparkling eyes 1 was undone
Rays you have transparent than the sun.
Amidst its glory in the rising Day,
None you equal in your bright array;
Constant in your calm and unspotted mind;
Equal to all, but will to Prove kind,
So: knowing, seldom Voting you'll Find:
All! woes me- that l should love and conceal
Long have wished but dare reveal
Even though severely Loves Pains l feel;
Xerxes the great vast from Cupids Dart,
And all the greatest Heroes felt the smart
1t is not known whether Miss Alexander appreciated
this literary tribute to an unkind love.
The Diary, "A Journal of My Journey Over the
Mountains" kept by Washington from March IL to
April IL, 174S contains copy perhaps the original
draft of letter addressed to probable school friend;
from which need not read between the lines to