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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
Judge Frank L. Fish.

Franklin county was all prepared to
hear of the appointment of H. Charles
Royce of this city to be superior Judge
TO fill the vacancy on the bench caused
by the death of Alfred A. Hall of st
Albans, and the more so because it has
been acknowledged for many years that
Mr.. Royce was q man of scholarly abil-
tiles, undoubted personal integrity, and
rare judicial temperament. But men
upon whom the authority and response
bility of the appointing power devolves
sometimes have TO take in to considera-
tion factors that are larger than eoun-
ties and men, and so the appointment
has come to Frank L. Fish of Vergennes,
instead.
The record of Judge Fish from the day
he was youth working to make his own
way through school all mp till the day
he was named for the bench has been
that of a clean-minded, well-ordered,
we'll balanced, and high -purposed citizen,
and years and the study and the expert
enee that the years have brought have
mellOwed this first endowment of good
parts into a most serviceable and. useful
influence for good government and the
better ambitions of our social orders.
Judge Fish will be credit TO tbe
bench and justify the excellent judgment
of Governor Mead in his appointment
st. Albans Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
NEW LIGHT ON INCUBATION.
Developments That Have Caused Old
Methods to Become 0outgrown.

w. H. Brooks has the following to say
in a letter to the Louisville Courier
Journal on artificial incubation: Prog
ress in artificial incubation has developed
to point whereby the outcome of the
hatch can be determined inside of ten
days from the date of placing the eggs
in the incubator Who of us would 90
back to the old methods of determining
the time of day with sun dial and 20
the previous crude methods of handling
grain with hand reapers? Incubation
has developed hand in hand with other
things. Years ago incubator operators
used only certain degree of heat to
bring off matches. To-day it is known
to certainty by practical tests aud sci
entiic investigation that not only ror-
rect temperature, but also a well regu-
lated amount of ventilation and hursid-
ity are required to produce strong,
healthy and vigorous chick.
Climatic conditions will vary hatch
of eggs Certain combinations of heat,
humidity and ventilation will produce
chicks that weight 90 pounds per 100 at
the age of three weeks, others will pro-
duce chick that will weigh from so to
40 pounds per 100 in the same time.
Light colored or thins shelled eggs re-
quire less heat, also less moisture to dis
integrate the mineral properties of the
she'll than do dark or thick shelled eggs.
The thermometer bulb in an incubator
should never rest upon any egg for the
reason that infertile eggs or eggs with
weak fertility have less animal heat
than those showing strong fertility. The
temperature should be shown with the
thermometer bulb at Just the height of
the egg, but not touching same.
Chicks should be left in the incubator
approximately As hours after Matching.
that they may thoroughly dry, and with
no feed whatsoever, the yolk of the egg
supplying the required nourishment for
that period. Eggs should be cooled twice
day at least 10 minutes at each cool
ing and should be turned by hand in
the egg tray. This allows the cooling
process to continue which too often
is shortened 1t is not essential that
an egg be turned over exactly one-half
the circumference. There is always
more danger of spelling a hatch by too
much heat than by too little. In 1906
hatch was started in western city
and on the 18th day the eggs were tax
en- from the incubator, wrapped with
cotton. placed in an ordinary suit case
and were taken in a Pullman car to
Chicago. II required just is hours to
get them from the western incubator
into another machine already heated
at Chicago. The result was a 73 per
cent hatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
And Work on Construction is To
Be Pushed Rapidly
{. H. FITzHUGH, PRESIDENT
Barre Granite Railway Co., Which Was
Recently Chartered, Held Meeting in
Barre Yesterday Afternoon and
Elected Officers.

The directors of the recently-chartered
Barre Granite Railway company met in
the office of John w. Gordon yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of organiza-
tion. All five of the directors We're
present. They are +. II. Fitzhugh, presi-
dent of the Central Vermont railroad,
g. c. Jones, general manager of the
Central Vermont, c. w. Writers, vice
president of the same, William Barclay
and A. f. Campbell of Barre.
+. II. Fitzhugh was elected president
Of the company, A. Il. Campbell vice
president, and w. FL. Chaffee, secretary
and treasurer. William Barclay was
clerk Of the meeting.
Surveyors are busily at work on the
proposed route to the granite quarries
from Barre, and work on the construe-
tion will go ahead just as fast as con-
ditions will permit.
AT the close OF the meeting, the
Central Vermont officials boarded their
private train, the "St. Lawrence" and
the "Champlain," and started southwark
for Boston. Accompanying President
Fitzhugh, Vice-President Writers, and
General Manager Jones We're J. NJ. Nor
rison, superintendent of structures, and
G. 7. Riddell, stenographer Their
first stop on the way to Boston was
at White River Junction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
Man Under Arrest Was Caught
|. in Car Today
BUT HE DENIED HIS GUILT
He Had Four Watches, Two Revolvers
and More Than 500 in Money, But He
Claimed That 1t Was Given to
Him by Another Man.

Baltimore, Nd. Feb. 20.-F. A. Peeker
was arrested to day in car at Alemont
i'll connection with the robbery of the
passengers on Baltimore q Ohio train
between Alemont and Piedmont, w. Va.
last night. The man had over 500 in
money, four watches and two reyolvers
on his person, but the suspect claimed
that another man gave him the money
and the valuables.
Wheeling, w. Va, Feb. 20.-Detee-
tives and county authorities to-day
secured the country between Piedmont
w. Va. and Alemont, Md, in search
for the young bandit who last night
held up and robbed the New York and
ST. Louis express on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. on what is known as the
seventeen mile grade"
The man boarded the train at either
keyser or Piedmont and appeared in the
rear sleeper. He covered the trainmen
with a revolver and compelled the flag
man to rouse the sleeping passengers.
Then the robber proceeded to rob the
passengers. After securing loot to the
value of 5000, the robber dashed to the
rear of the train and disappeared in
the darkness. A number of women pas
sengers on the train tainted when the
robber approached them, but the man
robbed them as quietly as he did the
men, giving no heed to the condition
of the women.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
Supt. 0. D. MatheWson to GO to
Lyndon Institute
CLOSES . IN JUNE
Devel ,>c i of Barre's School System Is
in Large Part Due to Efforts of Mr..
Mathewson During 22 Years That
He Has Been in Charge.

0, d. Mathewson, principal of Spauld-
ing high school and superintendent of
al! Barres public schools for % years,
has rendered his resignation, to take
effect at the end of school in June, and
the same has been accepted by the school
con missioners. The principalship OF
Spa ulding school has been offered to
Carroll III. White, at present assistant
principal, and the school commissioners
expect to settle on superintendent
to succeed Mr. Mathewson within
week or two.
Mr.. Mathcwson is going to Lyndon
vile to accept the principalship of Lyn-
don institute at a largely increased
salary. Theodore n Vail is president of
the trustees Of this school and the NOV
iug spirit in a plan to rejuvenate the
institution and give it greater prestige.
There is now an agricultural department
in connection with this school, in charge
cf a director. The institute will con-
tinue to fit for all the leading colleges,
at the same time offering courses espe-
cially fitting for agricultural colleges
together with vocational courses for boys
and courses in all that pertain to
home life and home making.
Tho field it is expected to cover
is somewhat different one than that
covered by any other school in the state.
There is a belief that school of this
kind will meet growing need in the
educational work Of the state.
Mr.. Mathewson is a graduate of Lyn-
den institute and Of Dartmouth col
lege. He became principal of the Spauld-
ing graded school in the fall of 1896.
anl when the city government was in
augurated was elected superintendent
and principal of the city schools. a
position he has held continuously since.
Vixen he took charge of the Barre
schools, there were 4l2 pupils, Ii teach
ers and two school buildings, not count
ing Gospel Village nor Twingville. The.
two school buildings were the old Barre.
academy and the Church street build
ing The schools have grown during
his supervision to an enrolment OF
2.S4G pupils the present year, with "a
teachers and nine modern school build
irgs, one of these having IA rooms, an
ether IL, third s, fourth O. and four,
with four rooms each With all this
rapid growth. Barres schools have main
tanned standard equal to any in the
state, at the same time at cost per
pupil lower than in any other city in
Vermont. and to Mr.. Mathewson is due
nuch of the credit for this efficiency
and economy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
cAMEL'S HUMP CLUB OFFICERS.
c. c. Graves of Waterbury Reelected
nt-Improvements Planned.

Waterbury. Feb. 90. The Camels
Hump club had an enthusiastic meet
ing in the office of the president G. C,
Graves, last evening. After the read
ing of the treasurer's report, which was
accepted the following officers We're
elected: President, G. c. Graves; secre-
tary and treasurer, w. b. Clark; execu-
tive committee o. L. Ayers, w. II. Sea-
bury and A. H. Smith. 1t was also vot-
ed that committee be appointed to in
vestigate the advisability Of the club
affliating with the Green Mountain club,
and the chair appointed Rev w. = Boi-
court, Rev. L. H. Newell and H. i.
Palmer, jr,, as such committee.
II was voted to maintain camp upon
the mountain this year and also to buy
a new tent. Much interest and zeal
was manifested and the success of last
year showed that this club is bound
to do great deal for this grand old
mountain of Camel's Hump.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
THREE RESPONDENTS UP.
Each of Three Men Was Charged With
Intoxication In Barre Court.

A trio of intoxication cases were dis
posed of by Judge H. w, Scott in city
court this morning. Edward Hall of
Williamstown, who, yesterday after
noon walked into the police station and
delivered himself over to the law. en-
tered a plea of guilty to the charge
OF intoxication and was fined S5 and
costs of $3.50, which he was unable
TO pay. Later in the forenoon an Off
Ger took Hall TO the county jail in
Montpelier TO serve the alternate sen
tence.
VIM. Guy pleaded guilty to first Of
fclse and was fined s5 and costs OF
S5.5o, which he paid. Guy was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Officer
John Dineen.
The third man to face the court,
Thomas DesJardins, pleaded guilty to
first otfense of intoXication and was
fined IS and costs of $5.95, which he
paid. DesJardins was arrested on Ber-
lin street Yesterday afternoon by Chief
of Police Sinclair.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
HELD ANNUAL REUNION.
Carpenters and Joiners Union Had
Pleasant Affair Last Night.

| In carpenters hall in the Nichols
building last evening, members of local
No. 4Sl, Carpenters and Joiners of Amer
ica, assembled for the thirteenth OBJ
seryance of the founding of the local.
Knights of the hammer and saw We're
there at the sign of the jack-plane, and
with the wives and invited guests pres
ent there was an attendance of more
than seventy-fve people, The commit
tee from the builders organization had
prepared a notable program OF music,
speeches and readings. Riley's orehes-
ira was present and with the spirit of
mcrrymaking which has marked these
reunions in times past, the members
carried out one OF the most pretentious
gatherings of its kind in the history Of
the local.
During the exercises, Fred l.. Page
acted as chairman and at the opening
he introduced Rev. Il. O. Thayer. pas
tor of the Hedding Methodist church.
DIR. Thayer spoke for several minutes
on timely subject that readily held
his hearers. Taking the carpenters vo.
thtioii as uH tAdHiple heu IeN a Jd4tI-
lei of the part which the members of
the craft might share in the upbuild--
ing OF the community interests.
States Attorney J. Ward Carver fol-
lowed DIR. Thayer, and his address oe-
eupied nearly twenty minutes. MIR. Car
Yer urged his audience TO consider the
duty that was theirs in aiding the ati-
thorities to enforce the law He said
that the duty of the community was
partially a police sduty and that the
officers elected by the people were only
too glad to recognize the cooperation
of all the citizens. Both DR.. Thayer
and States Attorney Carver were heart
lily applauded at the conclusion of their
remarks.
The program was interspersed by Sc.
lections by Riley's orchestra Miss Hat
tie Holt also gave reading and later
responded to the call for an encore. Rod
erick Cameron lent a pleasing variety
to the program by contributing sew
erol violin solos. He was accompanied
on the organ by Mrs. Grafton.
After the program small tables were
distributed about the room and several
ladies Of the company served delicious
refreshments OF coffee. cake and sand
wiches. The affair came to close
shortly after 10 o'clock, The commit
tee in charge Of this years observance
consisted Of Henry Powers, Alya Lit
til and Fred L. Page.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
SOUTH CABOT.

Ernest Duce is in this place saving
wood and is doing good work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter White of Marsh
field were at Wilber Wheeler's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Bailaw of Plain
field were the guests of Eugene Putnam
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Palmer and friend from
North Danville have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Scribner the past
few days.
w. o. Southwick had the misfortune
to cut his hand very badly on the cir
eular saw at his home Monday morn
ing, cutting the cords of the hand.
Those from this place who went to
st. Albans last week with the Pythian
Sisters of Marshfeld temple were Josie
Morse. Marion Lamberton, Lettie Boul-
dry, Lena Scribner and Nellie South
wick. They all reported fine time
and the weather was perfect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
THE COMMISSIONS REPORT.
Recommends Most Drastic Legislation
Proposed in Many Years.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 20-The most
drastic employers liability legislation in
many years is proposed by the employ
ers' liability and workmen's compensa-
Ition report, made public to- day. Headed
by Senator Sutherland of Utah, the COM
mission personnel also consists of Sena-
tor Chamberlain of Oregon, Rep. Moon
of Pennsylvania, Rep. Brantley of
Georgia, and d. l.. Cease, editor of a
railroad mans magazine.
The report is accompanied by the draft
of bill in which the commission elm
mates the common law doctrine Of neg
ligence with what it characterizes as the
unjust defenses of assumption of risk,
fellow servants faults and contributory
negligence. Compensation with a gem
eral basis of an equivalent to one-half
wages, is to be paid in every case except
where the injury or death is caused by
the willful intention of the employe to
iniure himself or another or in case of
intoxication on duty.
The combined railroad companies of
the country are paying out to their en-
ployes for accidents in settlements and
judgments approximately sl0,0S5,0 900 and
the proposed law, as nearly as the COM
mission can estimate it, will raise this
by 25 per cent. Figuring on the period;-
cal payments extending over term of
years and capitalized at 5 per cent, the
commission points out that the total
received by the beneficiaries would reach
an aggregate of Sl5,000,0o0 annually. 1t
points out that for every dollar the rail-
road companies are compelled to pay
under existing law they viii under the
proposed law pay approximately SI.25,
and that for every dollar the employees
and their dependents now receive they
would receive sum very much in excess
of SIPS.
1t says that during 1908, 1909 and 1910
the railroads paid Sl4,5OO,OOO in settler
ments and judgments alone on account
(Continued on fourth psge)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
DEATH OF E. G. COLLINS.
Waterbury Man Had Suffered Long with
Cancer of Liver.

Waterbury, Feb 20--Late yesterday
afternoon, Elan Galusha Collins passed
away at his late home on Main street,
after long illness with cancer of the
liver. Within the past fourteen months
he has been through two serious opera
tions and since his return from the hos
pital last August he has gradually failed,
having been confined to his bed most OF
the time since the first of December.
Mr.. Collins was born in Westford, VT,
in May lS40, the son of Lorenzo and
Emily tBlossl Collins. In 1868 he was
married at 'Rouses Point, N. Y, to Miss
Ellen Ford. They came to Waterbury
the day following their wedding, and this
has since been their home. Mr. Collins
was carpenter by trade and very well
known in this vicinity. He was faith
full member of the Advent church.
The funeral will be held from his late
home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Rev A. D. Page of the Advent church
officiating.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Frank johnson of Manchester, n. H..
/ was business visitor in this city yes
tcrday.
/ Mrs. & Comi left last night for Bos-
! ton. where she will visit relatives for
a few days, going later to Quincy for
an extended stay
| At City auction rooms YOU can fit
ynur house with many kinds of house
hold goods You had better look them
over before YOU buy elsewhere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Flynn, who have
been visiting relatives in the city for
the past week, returned this noon to
their home in Braintree, Mass.
The Past Noble Grand club will meet
with Mrs. George Barnard ON the Mont
pelier road Thursday evening, February
p. Members please take the 5:45 car.
Mrs. William Bolt of Elmwood avenue,
had slight operation at the City hos
pital to-day. Frank 4, Lang of II Hill
street had slight operation for an in
fected hand.
The supporters of L. IT. Thurston, the
candidate for mayor, win have their
headquarters in room s, Gordon block.
where all who favor his candidacy will
be welcome at any time.
Arturo Fare leaves tonight for New
York, where he will visit relatives for q
few days before sailing on the French
line steamship Espagna for several
months soiourn at his former home in
Milan. Italy.
H. b. Reynolds of Boston. an ad-
vance agent for Dante's "Inferno," TO
be shown in motion pictures at the
opera house Thursday afternoon and
evening. was business visitor in the
city to-day.
Riley's orchestra has every nieht en-
gagged for the rest of the week: Tonight
they play for the Clark dancing SCHOOL,
Wednesday night for a leap year dance
at Stowe; Thursday night for the
Knights of Pythias in this city; Friday
night. unsettled; Saturday night for the
Woodmen dance.
Mondays arrivals at the hotel Otis
were: w. +. Welch, Boston; E. f. Perry,
Boston; A. C. Bennett, Brookfield; F. d.
Simmons. Boston; Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
Davis. Plattsburg, y. W; L. A. Sed-
dem, Rutland; T. II. Brown, Burlington;
Louis Molinari New York: II. G. White
head. New York; Frank Frost, Boston;
+. B. Smith, Burlington: John Lavery;
John w. Chapman, Bellows Falls.
David Mercer, jr., of the Montpelier
road, suffered a painful injury to his
left hand while employed at the Le-
land shed. this morning. Mr.. Mercer
was assisting other laborers about the
derrick, when the carrier of the ma
chinery at the base passed over his left
hand The member was at once re-
leased and Mr.. Mercer sought the serv-
ices of a physician, who dressed a finger.
which was found to have been iammed.
1t viii be several weeks before Mr.. Mer-
Ger will be able to resume work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
AFTER RUTLAND r. R. STOCK.
Hearing Given To New Haven Systems
Application To-day.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 20. The hearings
on the applications OF the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad COM
pany to acquire majority of the stock
of the New York, Ontario & Western
Railroad company and Of the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad com
pany to acquire the capital stock of
tie Rutland Railroad company we're con-
tlnued to-day before the New York pub
lie service commission Presidents
Brown of the New York Central and
Mellen Of the New Haven system we're
among the several important officials OF
both companies who had been subppnaed
To attend
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
ELKS CHARITY BALL.
Decorations In Montpelier City Hall En-
blematic Of 0rder--Large Attendance.

The Elks' charity ball, held in Mont
pelier city hall last night, was largely
attended, An orchestra OF ten pieces,
five of the players from Barre and the
other five from Montpelier, furnished
niUsic for the dancing, which began at
rs o'clock. The floor was filled to its
capacity and there was large number
Of spectators.
The decorations were especially wor-
thy Of mention. From an electric sign
at the front Of the stage, bearing the
words, "B. z, o. Elks," purple stream
ers extended and at the rear OF the
stage large flag was draped to repre-
sent the button of the order. with a
clock pointing to the hour of IL, the
star OF fidelity and the antlered elk.
As the clock struck H., all the lights
in the hall We're eXtinguished except
those in the emblems.
Refreshments were served i'm the ban
quet hall. The excellent patronage of
the ball assures good sum for the
charitable purposes OF the order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
NEW MAN AT HEAD
OF LAWRENCE POLICE
Capt. John ]. Sullivan Took Charge To-
day and the Work of Reorganiza-
tion Was at Once Started.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 20.--With a
new city marshal at the head of the
local police department, the reorganiza-
tion Of the force was begun to-day.
Every effort will be made to render tie
department capable of dealing with the
situation that has developed as the re-
suit OF the strike Of the textile opera
tiyes. Captain John j. Sullivan succeeds
James I. OSulliyan, who retired yes-
terday. The change was made to have
a younger man at the head Of the force.
The officials of the mills reported that
more operatives than ever were work
ing to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
TWO NEW CANDIDATES
FOR CITY OFFICES
II. X. Bush For Assessor For Two Years
and H. A. Rugg For One Year Filed
Before Time Limit Closed
Last Night.

The time limit in which names could
be filed as candidates at the municipal
election on March ), expired last night,
or fifteen days before the election: aud
two new names were added to the list
to go on the official ballot. They are
II. X Bush cor assessor for two years,
as an independent candidate against f.
b. Cate, the citizens caucus nominee.
and John T. Callaghan, the Socialist
nominee; and II. A. Rugg as an inde-
pendent candidate for assessor for one
year, against the caucus nominee, Ai-
gustus Nj. Rossi, and the Socialist can
didate, John Davidson
The time in which names can be
withdrawn from nomination expires on
Thursday night. twelve days before the
election, after which the ballots will be
printed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-20
BURIAL AT CHELSEA TO-DAY
And Funeral of Charles c. MOorcroft Was
Held Yesterday.

Funeral services for Charles c. Moor
croft, whose death occurred at his home
ia South Main street, Saturday morn
ing, were held at the house yesterday
afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock. Rev. George II
Watt officiating. The bearers were:
John Mooreroft, a brother OF the dc
ceased, Lester B. Mooreroft, a son, ROB-
ert W. Foster a son-in-law. and w. A,
Bradford, a brother-in-law of Mr.. Moor
croft.
The remains were taken this morning
to Chelsea, where burial services and in
terment were held this afternoon. The
body was accompanied by members OF
the family and Rev. Mr.. Watt.