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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
MORE ELECTRIC PROPERTIES
SOLD BOSTON COMPANY
Contracts Signed Saturday Whereby
Charles II. Tenney & Co. Acquire
Electric Railway and Cory, Dca-
witt & Frost Electric Co.

Charles II. Tenney & company OF Bos-
ton have acquired still further electric
properties in this section by the signing
of contracts al Boston Saturday by
which they take over the Cory, Deayitt
& Frost electric company and the Barre
& Montpelier Power & Traction COM
pany, taking possession January ], un-
til which time the present owners wilt
continue to operate them.
Included in the purchase of the trac-
tion company are the street railway,
the ten miles or more OF track, all the cars
both open and closed, the repair ear,
ear barn and equipment, the storage
battery, switch board motor generator
set and rotary converter.
In the Cory, Deavitt & Frost pur-
chase. the new company gets the hydro.
electric plants at kenney mills, the
steam auxiliary plant and the pole lines
to Montpelier, Barre and the quarries.
Extensive changes are to be made ON
the station of the Consolidated Lighting
company at the Pioneer, taken over BY
an earlier contract Of the Charles H.
Tenney 4 Co, which are to be complet
ed BY March l. The building is to be
enlarged additional boilers to be in
stalled, with mechanical stokers and me
rhanical drafts. In the engine room will
be installed at 1000 horsepower $500
K. W turbine generator, with all the
auxiliary apparatus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
ENTERED PLEA OF GUILTY.
But He Won't Be Sentenced Till His
Record Is Looked Up.

Burlington, Nov. Il.-Deford Alfred
Robinson, alias Forest A, Robinson, alias
james Davis, was arraigned in county
court Saturday and entered plea of
guilty to charge of burglary. Robin
son il the man with many names, who
entered the Queen City meat market.
He was not sentenced Saturday, as
States ATTORNEY Shaw is not vet
through looking up his past record. So
far as he has progressed, however. it.
looks as though Robinson had had
eheckered career The Pinkerton office
reports to Mr. Shaw that Robinson was
sent to the New Hampshire state prison
in 1905 for arson. to serve not less than
five nor more than seven years. He was
released in zoos on a pardon. From
North Adams. Mass, comes the informa-
tion that in 1909 Robinson was sent to
the reformatory, charged with being a
vagrant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
ONE WAS DROWNED
AND TWO WERE SAVED
Workmen Repairing Dam Near Brattie-
boro Lost Control of Boat and Two
of Them Were Swept
Over the Dam.

Brattleboro, Nov. H. Richard Whe-
Ian, aged 20, was drowned at the Con-
necticut River Power company's dam at
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
and his brother, Martin, and Thomas
Owens went out in boat to fix flash
boards on the dam.
The boat got away, and in their en-
deavor to escape, Richard Whelan and
Owens were carried over the dam, while
Martin Whelan succeeded in saving him
self by clinging to the flashboards.
Owens swan ashore.
Richard Whelan is supposed to have
struck rock or have been hit by the
boat. Although the river has been
dragged, the body has not been recov-
cred. but further search will be made.
The drowned man leaves wife and
three children at Vernon He had been
employed as master .mechanic and as
sistant superintendent by the power
company. He formerly lived in Utica.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
U. S. ships ARE READY.
The Montana and Tennessee Will Pro-
tect American Interests.

Philadelphia Nov H. With steam
up, bunkers filled with coal and decks
piled high with provisions and other
stores, the armored cruisers Montana
and Tennessee are in readiness to sail to-
day to protect American interests in the
Balkans war zone and lend assistance to
refugees.
Four hundred sailors from Norfolk
yesterday completed the compliment Of
the vessels detachment having already
from other naval stations on the At
lantic coast. Rear Admiral Knight will
command the expedition from his flag
ship the Tennessee, OF which Captain
Harry A. Field is the commander Cap
tain w. B. Fletcher will command the
Montana.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
WON PRIZES BY ESSAYS.
Announcement Made at Spaulding High
School To-day.

At the reopening of spaulding high
school this morning, Principal c. IL.
White announced the prize winners in
the annual contest instituted by Barre
council, knights Of Columbus, for the
best essays ON Columbus or on some
phase OF Columbus life. Under the ar
rangement for this contest, the high
school is divided into two sections, the
two upper classes in one and the two
lower classes in the other. Principal
White announced that the winners OF
prizes from the upper division were as
follows; First, George Cove, second,
Philip Gordon; from the lower division,
first, Cecil Watt, and second, Mavis Bar
nett.
In the ninth grade, in which a similar
contest was held, the prizes were award
ed as follows: First, Elizabeth LaFlam;
second, Grace Bixby. Both the winners
are pupils in Miss Estey's room in the
Spaulding building
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
RoBBER WAS JAIL BIRD.
Discovery of Fact Was Made When Ar
rest Took Place.

Vergennes, Nov. ll.-The first part of
last week, the cottages at Basin Harbor
belonging to Prof. Smith of New York
City and S, w. Hindes were broken into.
From the Smith cottage a shotgun and
rife, few cooking utensils. clothing and
fishing rods were taken On Wednesday
Sheriff Richards of Essex county. \. Y,
came to Basin Harbor in search of
prisoner who had recently escaped from
the county Jail at Elizabethtown, \. Y,
and who had committed burglary at
Westport. n. Y, after his escape, and
crossed the lake in stolen boat. On
Thursday Sheriff Richards engaged a
steam launch of J. G. Walker of Basin
Harbor and with II. +. Beach began
search OF the lake shore north from
Basin Harbor. and finally found the es-
capped prisoner at Noble Kimball's, North
Ferrisburg In his possession were the
articles taken from the Smith cottage
Friday Sheriff Richards took his prisoner
back to EliZabethtown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
George W. Smith Killed Joseph
DeStsano at Wilder
AND THEN GAVE HIMSELF UP
Destsano Is Said to Have Been Drunk
When Smith Elected Him from House
and Was Attacked--State's
Attorney Takes Charge.

White River Junction, Nov. IL
Joseph Destsano, who was EN- ployed on
the construction gang at Wilder, was
shot and killed at that village last
night, and George w. Smith of Wilder
is under arrest, he having given himself
up to the authorities shortly afterwards.
Destsano boarded at Smiths house.
having been there for several weeks.
According TO the story as at present
known Destsano yesterday received sew
eral quarts of liquor, part Of which was
consumed during the day. Toward night
fall he returned to the Smith house in
drunken condition, sat down for a
time and then talked about going to
bed, finally trying to induce Smith TO
Join him in the drinking. This Smith
became abusive. Presently he became
so abusive that Smith ordered him out
of the house.
Going out of the house, Destsano be-
came so noisy and demonstrative that
Smith went out to quiet him. 1t is al
legged that when Smith went outside he
was seized by the throat by Destsano
and that a struggle ensued, in which
Smith drew his own revolver and COM
menced shooting. Finally. dropping his
weapon Smith started to run and was
followed by Destsano for a short dist
ance. After circling about the houses
in that vicinity for time Smith re-
turned to his house and found Dest-
sano's body. Several bullets are said
to have taken effect.
After the shooting Smith went to the
and told what he had done,
that the shooting was in self
defense. States Attorney Skeels was
notified and he stated that he would come |
to-day to take charge Of the case
Smith has been employed by the In
Paper company at Wilder
,ut had been sick for some time; and /
ais wife is also now i'll. Little is known
II Destsano.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
VERMONT oUTRAN BowDorN.
Hayden Had Long Lead in Cross Country
Run at Burlington.

Burlington, Nov. 1.-THE eross-coun-
try run with Bowdoin was won by Yer
mont on Saturday by a score Of 81 10
"a. Hayden Of Vermont was the first
Go finish. having a long lead over the
second man. and finishing as fresh as
ever The remaining men came In ac.
cording Go the following orders Hall
lB,. Jones W.. Tarbox lBl, Adrieh
W.. Haskell III, Bacon lB,l. Minckler
tV). Tennie w Emery lB.l had an
attack Of cramps and did not finish.
The time was 80 minutes Al seconds.
The course was unusually slow, and ev-
cry runner finished well covered with
mud.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
Thirty Persons Were Killed at
Monta, La, Today
SEVERAL SCORE INJURED
Freight Train Crashed into an Excursion
Train on the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley Railroad Just North
Of New Orleans.

4 New Orleans. La, Nov. ll.--Thirty
persons were killed and over fifty We're
injured on the Yazoo & Mississippi Val
ley railroad to-day, when freight train
crashed into an excursion train near
Monta, place 81 miles north of this
city.
The ill-fated excursion train left here
last night, carrying several hundred per-
sons who had spent Sunday in New
Orleans. IL stopped on sharp curve
near Monta soon after midnight, and
the freight train crashed into the rear
coaches. Many of the victims were SO
mangled as to make Identification i'm
possible. The excursion was bound for
Woodville, Missouri.
A train carrying many of the injured
and number Of the dead arrived here
this morning, and the more seriously
injured Were placed in the Charity hos
pital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
WILL RUSH TRUST SUITS.
Taft Determined to Do as Much as Pos
sible Before Leaving Office.

Washington, ID. C., Nov. ll.-The de-
partment OF justice is making n strenu-
Gus effort to push as close to conclusion
as possible all the pending antitrust
prosecutions of the Taft administration
for President elect Wilson and his at
torney general when they take the oath
OF Office ON March 4. The taking Of tes-
timony in most OF the suits will have
been completed, il is believed, and the
cases be before the courts for dccisIoil
before the Republican administration ex-
pires.
The steel suit probably will extend
we'll into the new administration, but
officials foresee the end of the testimony
aud arguments in the harvester case by
April or May.
Several of the suits against retail
lumber dealers associations, regarded as
among the most important cases be-
cause they involve the extent OF the
rights of the "middleman" in commerce,
will in all probability be ready for de-
termination by the courts before Presi-
dent Taft retires.
Waile the taking of testimony in the
civil suit for the dissolution of the
American Sugar Refining company is APP
conclusion, il is understood
that Attorney General Wickersham will
not retry the criminal sugar case, which
resulted in a disagreement of the jury.
The cases against the keystone Watch
Case company, the magazine trust and
the trans Atlantic steamship pool" ac-
,ording to expectations, will be in the
hands Of judges by Inauguration day.
Among the important issues which
kelly will go over into the Wilson ad.
for final preparation for the
'ourts, are the cases against the Ma
ional Cash Register company, the emo
ion picture trust" several alleged
steamship pools and the United Shoe
company.
President Taft has established rec
,rd in antitrust prosecutions, having |
instituted total of II cases, while the |
total antitrust prosecutions
# the administrations of Presidents |
Cleveland, Mckinley, and
Roosevelt, or since the passage of the
sherman law, were 50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
COAL DEALERS WARNING.
Say Consumers Will Not Suffer If They
Buv Moderately.

New York. Nov. Because Of the
uneasiness regarding the supply Of an
thracite and the fact that some cousum-
ers are complaining that an abnormally
high price Is asked for coal the cofnmit-
tee of operators yesterday issued a
statement. in which they Gays
The larger mining companies are
hohing absolutely to their circular
prices. They have not advanced these to
the dealers 70 whom they sell and have
no intention of doing SO. BY far the
greater Part q the total anthracite out
put i being sold BY the original produe-
ers AZ the circular prices
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
ADRIANOPLE STOOD
OFF BULGARIANS
Bcmbardment Started Yesterday Was
Stopped in the Afternoon and the
Turks Claim a Victory.

Adrianople, Nov. 1.-THE lombard
ment OF this city by the Bulgarians was
begun again yesterday and continued
from the south and west. In the after
noon it stopped, and Shukri Pasha, the
military commandant, had piacards post
ed all over the city announcing the vic
tory Of the garrison which had repulsed
the Bulgarian attacking force around
Madras and had the besiegers driven a
considerable distance into the surround
ing country.
This is the first dispatch sent by any
correspondent from the besieged Turkish
garrison at Adrianople.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
AGREEMENT NOT KNOWN.
But One Is Supposed to Exist Between
Grand Trunk and Boston & Maine.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. Il.-Tn the
absence of President Mellen. no informs-
ton was forthcoming to-day from the
officers Of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford railroad upon the supposed
agreement between his company and the
Grand Trunk railroad over trafic rights
Az bearing on the supposed agreement.
Hays Of the Grand Trunk. the Titanic
victim. was strongly in favor of ths
extension Of the Grand Trunk system
20 Providence by the Southern New Eag-
land road. and that his death NAV have
changed the rival policies Of the tvo
great corporations, which. before his
death, had reached an acute stage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
NECK WAS BROKEN;
PROBABLY BY FALL
John McCarthy's Body Found at South
Northfield After His Horse Had
Run to the Village.

Northfeld, Nov 1.-THE body Of John
Mccarthy was found beside the road
at South Northfield early yesterday
morning the neck having been broken,
presumably by a fall from his wagon.
The first intimation Of trouble came
when his horse ran into Northfeld viii
lage, driverless.
Chief Of Police Donahue was notified
of the occurrence, and search along the
road was instituted resulting in the
finding OF the body in the ditch.
Mccarthy was about SO years old and
was unmarried. He leaves his mother
and one sister in Burlington and sis
ter in Northfield. He was employed as
a crossing tender here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
FATALITY AT HANOVER FIRE.
Sperry Thomas Lost His Life, Being
Suffocated While Asleep.

Hanover. N. H.. Nov. ll.--sperry
Thomas, aged about 50 years, team
ster. was sufFocated IN FIRE here yes,
terday afternoon and died before reach
ing the hospital.
Thomas went to lis attic room and
after starting 4 fire be went to bed Tie
fire ignited the woodwork and when
smoke was seen coming from the room
an alarm Of FIRE was sounded.
While the figemen We're at work, Dart
mouth college students found Thomas.
He was rushed to the hospital but was
dead on arrival
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Charles II. Weodes ~ south Main
street is III with tonsilitis.
New candy, tobaeco and ereoeTy store
at iss South Main street. Come in and
see goods Charles Plouh.
Henry Wells, representative Of Whit
ing. passed the weekend at the home of
his cousin. Mrs. u. II. Cutler Of jefferson
street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
WALKED OFF STAGING.
And Workman Fell is Feet Without
Breaking a Bone

Middlebury, Nov. ll.-John Smolin-
sky, an employc on the annex TO the
Battell block, while at his duty carry ing
the hod, walked off staging and fell
distance of 10 feet. He was picked up
by his associates and was unconscious
for about 10 minutes. DIR. T.. L. Dorey
was summoned and he was removed TO
his home on Mil street. After a care
full examination IL was found that there
were no bones broken. He was some
what bruised. II was a mystery how he
took the fall without being seriously
hurt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
MAITLAND KILLED HIMSELF.
Reported to Have Worried Over Expected
Grand Jury Investigation.

Kansas City, Nov. Ill. A. Walt
land, owner of = Socialist paper, who
was eNpeeted to speak at Girard, Kansas.
to-day, shet and killed himself last
night. lie was disappointed and was re
partei TO have been worrying over the
possible aetien % the grand jury ex-
pected 60 investigate = charge against
him ef sending ohiectienable matter
through the mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
CONSTRUCTION STOPPED.
Grand Trunk Extension Work Suspended
Indefinitely.

Providence. r. l.. Nov. Il.-Construe-
tion work on the lines Of the Southern
New England Railway company, the
proposed extension 81 the Grand Trunk
railway system IN Rhode Island and
has been ordered stopped
by President r J. Chamheriin n the
Grand Trunk. The order j. effective i'm
mesiiately snd i announced a. being
for an Indefinite period"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
Persien Fund slo,ooo.oOo.

fhieaee. Nov. ii.-Ten mSilon dollars.
II was announced yesterday. would te
appropriated January !. 1918. by the as
sociated interests controlling the Bell
Telephone system, the Western Union
Telegraph company and the Electric
company ss permanent Peasioa faHd
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11
Wssfhsr Forecast.

Local rains tonight or Tuesdavs
warmers moderate south and southwest
winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-11

Drs. Whitaker and Stewart are out
Of town. This list Of physicians in
cludes those two on the local board Of
health.
To-day's Public School Registration.
The total attendance at the Spaulding
high school to-day was 2g0: absent y.
not Faocinatod 50 In the other schools
the attendance was 2,l60; absent 2sa.
not vaceinated 2nI The total attend
anee in all schools was 2450; absent
3ii. not yacclnatcd 236.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-07-18
A. B. Warrington Testifies Be.
fore Arbitration Commission.
ROADS FIGHT naturalization
Increase of Wages for Engineers
Would Mena Advance for other
Employees and Weaker Roads
Would Suffer.

New York, July 17.-The commits
sion Of arbilrators who are sitting at
the Oriental hotel, Manhattan, heard
President A. b. WorthingtOn of the
Chicago ard Alton tell how it would
undoubtedly force many of the weak.
er roads to the wall If the demands Of
the locomotive engineers were grant
ed
The great burden Of the increase
would fall upon the smaller lines, he
explained, and not upon the richer
ones who are much better able to az
ford it, The strongest arguments of
the railroads seem not to be leveled
at the increase as much as against
the standardization on the lines, which
is one Of the things that the engineers
are seeking. Mr. Worthington frank
ly admitted that if the commission
granted the increase to the engineers
the roads would be forced without a
fight to make similar concessions to
all their other employees, and he esti-
mated that this would mean 500, 000,-
900 annually.
" oHoN tIit ma 1iliuNt vi TIE inter
ests involved in the question Mr..
WOrthin%ton stated that the fifty-tWo
roads operated in 1871 2GG, 1856 miles of
main track, l20,532 ,004, 595 ton miles
OF freight and 13,S46,216,743 passenger
miles. The operating revenues were
$1,O8S9G7 ,0S7 and the net operating
revenues 1851 ,973,429. In 1900 they
employed 1888 engineers at an aver
age salary OF $1,130 and in 1910 PITTS
engineers at an average Of 1880 An
Increase amounting to total of $4,-
O44,230 was granted to the engineers
In 1910
'"Tho standardization of pay is a
new proposition and | think it is radi-
cally wrong" continued Mr. Worthing-
ton. "The present rates are adjus ted
to local conditions and weak roads
and the burden Of this change would
fall entirely on the latter"
Warren S Stone grand chief Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
finished his general presentation of
the case He went over the rest of
the demands which the engineers
have made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-07-18
PREACHER MAKES STIR
New Orleans Minister Argues
in Favor of Divorce.
Says Marriage Is Legal Act and Not
Sacrament, and Divorce Is
Personal Matter.

New Orleans, July 17.-Rev. A. J.
Schleisser of Trinity Lutheran church,
has come very near setting Catholic
New Orleans by the ears because he
preached sermon saying that mar
riage Is not sacrament and defend.
ing divorce, The sermon was preach.
ed Sunday, but it was not until it was
published in the papers that the gen
eral public knew what the minister
said
During the day Rev. Schleisser re.
ceiVed several score letters and nu
merous telephone messages upon the
sermon, mostly condemnatory, The
part of the sermon that caused such
a stir was as follows:
When two competent persons Of
their own free will, with the consent
of parents of both, promise matrimony
to each other, this engagement makes
them. in Gods sight. husband and
Wife Were Joseph and Mary, Christ's
mother, lawfully married when God
called Josephs wife? No: only en-.
gagged, The person who breaks the
engagement before God is divorcing
himself. This is sin and is adultery.
When lovers are, in Gods sight.
husband and wife, they must not live
as such until they have met with the
requirements OF the state. That is,
get license. Then they are, in the
eyes of the state. man and wife, The
ceremony is purely a legal act, and is
no sacrament
The state grants divorce. but does
not divorce. People divorce them
selves in Gods sight"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-07-18
DIR. w. @. HALES
MODERN DENTISTRY
AT RIGHT PRICES.
LOCAL n EWS ITEMS.

In Milwaukee last week we met John
Jackson, who used to gather news for
the Democrat. He was hustling IA us
ual. He holds n position in tho postal
service and also does some newspaper
reporting.
Mrs. Oscar Nelson is here from
Aitkin, Mimi, visiting her brother
Otto Lee and family. Her son Otto
who accompanied her here is visiting
with relatives at Ridgeway.
Mrs. Annie Perkins of .Dodgeville and
Wallace Ct. Martin.
Secretary H. r. Priestley of the First
and Best Fair, with his able assistants
w. V, Parkinson, Frank Suthers, j. A.
Meserole, made an advertising trip by
auto on Tuesday, covering II territory
of over 80 miles.
Mrs. +. w. Matson and Miss Maude
Matson are here for brief stay pre-
paratory to their removal from Mineral
Point.
Daniel Buss, Jr. Of Darlington was Il
visitor in Mineral Point ON Saturday.
Nicholas Brewer came up from Chi
cago last week to visit his mother. He
reports Mrs. Alfred Penhallegon, who
il at his home in Chicago, as improving
in health.
r, II. Arthur, j, IL. Ford, w. j.
Parry and r. E. Williams were here
on last Thursday, advertising the field
days in Dodgevile, Aug. 3 and 0.
Henry Brinigar Of Fayette was Wis
itor in Mineral Point on Tuesday.
T, J. VanMatre came in on Monday
from his farm home in the town of
Fayette, and attended the meeting Of
the Commercial club in the evening
He is a member of the club and always
takes an interest in its doings
The members of Trinity Episcopal
Sunday school are ut Crystal lake,
Dodgeville, enjoying their annual pie.
mic. They went there this, Wednesday.
morning, by automobiles.
Word was received here ON Saturday.
of the death of Mrs. Sampson Richard,
at Green Bay, She was II sister of our
aged townsman Mr., Richard Williams.
On last Sunday the following persons
picnicked at Castle Rock north of
Montfort: Mr., and Mrs, Guy White
and daughter Bernice, Mr. and Mrs.
w, j. Jeuck, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Wearne and daughter Beatrice of Mo
line, H., DR.. and Mrs w. &. uales
and daughter Ellen. They went by
auto,
At a meeting of the board of drec
tors of the Peacock mining company
held ON Tuesday July u.s. 1919, 81 pei
cent dividend was declared, payable
semi monthly.