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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
TUFTS BOYS SING
And After Concert at Goddard Seminary,
They and Big Crowd Danced.

The eighth and closing concert of the
holiday tour of the Tufts college glee
and mandolin clubs was given at God
dard seminary last evening before large
audience which showed its appreciation
by very liberal applause. Tufts Is gen
erally strong in harmony, and this year
the clubs are no exception to the rule;
and their effort last night must have
been the elimination of a successful trip
through the northern states of New
England.
Both the glee and the instrumental
clubs are well balanced and they show
the result of efficient training and pains
taking work on the part of the members.
While the glee club was accorded the
greatest show of appreciation, the mon
dolin club was strong with difficult Sc
Iections. The solo work was exception
ally good that of r. r. Lamont bass.
being perhaps the most enjoyed because
of the elearness and strength of the
tones. r. +. Wood had a sweet, though
less powerful voice. r. II. Page, second
bass. had a voice of much depth, and as
he is something of mimic he drew forth
a hearty round with some OF the "eap'n's
warns" C.. L, Scott, the reader, who IS
y
4 Goddard graduate, was recalled many
times, because of the effectiveness of
his renderings, particularly in the dia-
lect.
The program as whole was varied
and calculated to appeal to all musical
whims. from the comic Jumbo song
to the classical "Toreador'; and there
were so many eneores that the fourteen
numbers were almost doubled.
Therefore. it was after 10 o'clock
when the last number, "Brown and
Blue was given by the combiued clubs
and the Tufts graduates who were called
from the audience to the stage. Then
the floor was cleared, and dancing was
started. to the music Of Riley's orchestra.
The dance order continued to midnight
The Tufts boys left to-day for Medford
to resume their studies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
VOTED FOR AUTO FIRE TRUCK.
ST. Johnsbury Village Will Expend ST.
500 For the Apparatus.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. AT the annual
meeting, yesterday, the old officers OF
last year were all reelected with the
exception of one fire warden. Voting
was done by the Australian ballot sys-
tenn.
At the business meeting, which was
taken up at 1880, an appropriation was
made for the benefit of the St Johns
hurry band to the amount of 5000. They
are to give sixteen evening concerts in
return for it. Some attempt was made
to divide this amount between the St
Johnsbury band proper and the so-called
Harmony band but the attempt failed
Last year this was done and the result
was that two bands furnished concerts
Frank Brooks spoke of the coming
need of ward for patients infected
with contagious disease at the local
hospital This word of warning came
to this time because of the scarlet fever
scare and the epidemic of smallpox in
the surrounding towns. No action was
taken at this time.
One of the most important acts was
the passage of the resolution authoriz-
ing the village trustees to purchase an
auto truck with a chemical engine and
the proper apparatus for assisting in
the case of fire. The trustees were au-
thorized to purchase one not to exceed
81, 800
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
AGED CASHIER coNFEssEs.
Bearing and His Son Robbed the Albion
Bank of $4,000.

Battle Creek. Mich, Jan. Ain the
hearing last night before United States
Commissioner Clark, H. NJ. Dearing,
cashier of the failed Albion National
bank, and his son, p. NJ. Dearing, plead
ed guilty to charges of embezzlement
and forgery. They were bound over to
the Detroit grand jury and bonds We're
placed at $4,000 each,
Both men made full confess sions. They
told OF their operations by which they
obtained 100000 from the bank by means
of notes to which they forged either
fictitious names or the names OF veal
thy farmers living near Albion. In adj
dition to this amount they admitted
that forged documents signed by the
Cook Manufacturing company, of which
the elder Dearing was president and
the son secretary.treasurer would bring
their total populations up to about SAL
600.
For several hours prior to the aTaign-
ment, the elder Dearing assisted the
district attorney and commissioner in
drawing up the warrants that were TO
send him and his son TO prison. The
father, an aged, white haired man, told
the story of his dealings with quiyering
lipS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
CIVIL WAR MAN GONE.
Harry M. Densmore of East Street Died
in Winooski.

The death of Harry NJ. Densmore OF
2O2 East street occurred at 1890 last
night. at the home of his son in Col
chester, whence he had gone on visit
several days prior to New Years. Death
was due to complication OF diseases
growing out of heart trouble. Mr.. Dens-
more's death came Unexpectedly. Be-
sides his wife, he leaves three daughters,
Mrs. A. n. Troup, Mrs. George Collamer
and Miss Pearl Densmore of Barre, and
three sons. William Densmore of this
city, Carl and Frank Densmore OF Col
chester.
Mr.. Densmore had been resident Of
Barre for the past eighteen years. He
was born in Colchester about sixty-five
years ago. and there he passed the great
er part of his early life. When the Civil
war broke out in 81, he enlisted and
saw considerable service in those trying
TINES. The deceased was known among
his friends as possessing a quiet and
retiring disposition. He attended the
Methodist church until i'll health com.
pelled him to remain indoors much of
the time. The body will be brought to
this city tomorrow. The funeral ar
rangements have not been made, but the
burial will take place in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
DOCTOR DENIED CHARGE
And He Was Partially Supported BY
Fellow Physician in Court.

Woodstock, Jan. 4, Witnesses in the
case Of State vs DIR, j. IT, Theriault
of Claremont n. IT,, charged with hav-
ing performed criminal operation on
Alice Towle of White River Junction
and with having murdered the child,
John Towle yesterday corroborated. the
testimony of Tuesday Chief of Po-
lice Obcr testified that Theriault acted
strangely when he left the train at the
Junction the night of the operation.
Harriet Howard said that Theriault had
a bag in his hand when he came to the
room. James Ellis corrohorated the tes-
timony of Alice Towle and identified
the check for $50 given her to pay Their
iault.
For the defense, DIR. Theriault denied
the charges and said that he refused to
help Alice Towle when she called. He
was called ag in and stayed through her
ccnfnementA lie gave her chloroform to
ease the pain Ellis asked him to take
the child and he refused. He did no.
iniure or choroform the child. The bag,
he said. was a small medicine case.
DR.. Minor OF Windsor testified that
the respondent could not produce a
miscarriage by the means aseribed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
WOMAN PRESSED TRIGGER
And Bullet Passed Dangerously Close to
Her Nephew's Head

Burlington, Jan. ALBERT Marks, a
waiter at the Plaza cafe, had narrow
escape from being accidentally shot in
the head Tuesday afternoon. Marks
called at the home OF his aunt, Mrs.
Bessie Perelman ON North Winooski
avenue and while there she undertook
to show him revolver that belonged
to her husband. It was 32-calibre gun
and Mrs. Perelman did not know It was
loaded until it is supposed she must
have pressed the self acting trigger and
1t went off.
The ball passed within very few
inches of Marks head and imbedded it
self in the wall Immediately back OF
him and the discharge took place SO
close to his head that his face and eyes
were literally spattered with the burnt
powder. Marks was blinded for some
minutes by the powder and Mrs. Perel-
man, when she realized what she had
done. was so frightened that she faint
cd and was in such nervous state
after being revived that she found it
impossible to sleep for even minute
throughout the whole night that fol-
lowed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
MADE NEW CITIZENS.
A Number of Aliens Take the Oath in
United States Court.

The United States court for natural
iyation purposes was held at Montpelier
yesterday and continues through to-
day Those passing the examination
and receiving second papers We're:
Barre. Philip Rossi, Switzerland; Gas
are Maino, Giscomo Giacheric, Domen-
leo Cerosa, Ricardo Sironi, Battista Nal.
natl. Angelo Fontana, Luigi Valli, Al
fredo Aimi, Paolo Lucchini, Italy; Gia-
cinto Valli. Switzerland.
Websterviile, Gonzala Ala. Spain.
Waterbury, Thomas Parker, Arabia.
Montpelier. David Caron, Canada
Jose Perez, Spain; John Arthur Mason,
New Brunswick; Giovanni Battista
Francassi, Italy: William Theodore Rich
ards, Canada: Ricardo Trueba, Spain
Gavoretto Pietro, France,
Those who made application for sec
ond papers yesterday We're all from
Montpelier Maurice Rockovitz, Samuel
cratusky. Usaac Aronski, Russia; Jose
Cantara, Spain; Giuseppe Areoli, Italy.
Applications for second papers were
made by Antonio 0ssola of Barre, ma
tive of Italy; Alexander c. Sim of
Mortified, native of Scotland, and Lui
Jurras NATIVE of Austria) and Hielle
Udelafsky (native of Russia) of Mont
pelier.
Judge ]. L. Martin presided at the
session Of court and was assisted by
Clerk F. S. Platt and Marshal Horace w.
RsileV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
is ACUTELY INSANE.
Young Man Who Attacked Bennington
Man With An Axe.

Bennington, Jan. 4-Oveda Pereault,
aged q, who was committed to the
county Jail Tuesday as suffering from
acute insanity, following an attack with
an axe upon George Mattison Of North
Bennington, was taken TO Brattleboro
yesterday. Young Pereault, accompanied
by his father, August Pereault of Con-
gress street was placed on the car by
Officer Hurley. He offered no resistance
but when a crowd formed about the car,
again became violent and put up strong
resistance. Shackles were placed upon
his feet and four men had to hold him
down.
Complaint was made to w. T. Nary.
superintendent of the trolley line, and
he at first refused to allow the car to
depart. However Overseer of the Poor
George R. Mathers questioned the right
of the road to refuse such passengers
and upon his assurance that the prison
err was no longer violent, the car was
permitted to leave.
Young Pereault was committed to the
Brattleboro retreat for treatment. He
spent six months in that institution in
1908 and was discharged as rational
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
SMALLPOX PATIENT LOOSE.
Lumberman Thought He Had Blood Pois-
oning and Started For Hospital.

North Conway, n. H., Jan. A case
OF smallpox has been discovered at one
of the lumber camps of the Conway
company at Passaconaway, A Swede,
who came from the camp, distance of
20 miles from here, took the train at
Conway, \. H., on Monday afternoon
to 90 to Berlin for treatment for blood
poisoning. as he supposed, resulting from
cut
He spent some time in the Conway
station before taking the train. and then
changed cars at Intervale, n. H., where
he was obliged to wait several hours.
On reaching Berlin be went to the hos
pital, where it was discovered that he
was suffering from smallpox
The authorities at Berlin notified DIR.
G. II. Shedd of this place, chairman Of
the board of health. who has been los
ing no time in having all camps in which
this man had been, placed under quar-
antine and the railroad station and pas
senger cars fumigated He also ordered
trainmen and all those known to have
come in contact with the man to be
vuccinated Immediately.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
MoRGANIzING THE MAGAZINE.
Undertaking Writers Take to the Lee
ture Platform to Tell Stories.

A significant piece of corToboration
comes Just at this time to give color
to the report that Wall street has
stopped the mouths of the muck -rakers.
Their pens, rather, for close on the al
legged Morganizing of the magazines
comes the news that such prominent
writer's as Eugene Wood and Charles
Edward Russell have taken to the lee
ture platform, there to tell the stories
of graft which are no longer acceptable
to certain magazines.
No less significant is the alleged fact
that in the last three months the ma
tional Socialist party has developed the
largest lyceum bureau ever known in
America for the purpose of touring
speakers, whose work will be essentially
to continue what was begun in Every
body's, McClure's, Cosmopolitan, Amer
lean. Hampton's and other periodicals,
but has now been discontinued.
Charles Edward Russell is to speak
in the Congregational church Tuesday
evening, January Q. His subject is to
be "How We Are Gouged," and local
Socialists, who are managing the lee
trre. promise that he will tell more
things than have been even limited at in
the magazine exposes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
wILLIAMSTowN.

The second half of the dancing school
will commence Friday evening, Jan. ..
The gray mare. owned by j. X. Lynde
company, which was taken sick week
ago yesterday at Howard Winchester's,
was taken home yesterday and appears
to be gaining all right. Ernest Bancroft
of South Barre was the veterinary.
A fair number were present at the
grange meeting last evening, when the
newly elected officers were installed by
Mrs. Whitcomb of Washington grange.
After the installation exercises, there
was a pleasant and enjoyable program,
also a supper provided by the committee.
BY new ruling OF the postotiice de-
partment, the rural carriers will leave
the Office here at o'clock a. m, com
mencing to-day. This schedule is to be
in effect from Dec. l6 to March Is, in.
elusive. March Is to December Is, in
elusive, leave the office at Z a. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
TAPPING GAS PIPE
Is Charged Against Joseph White Of
Burlington.

Burlington, Jan. 4.-7Ioseph White,
who sprang into fame few months ago
by suing the hotel Vermont corpora
ton for $4,000, which he claimed re-
suited from injuries received while at
work there, was heard of again yester-
day afternoon when he was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Todd at his home on
Walnut street on a warrant issued by
States Attorney H. B. Shaw for tapping
gas pipes belonging to the Burlington
Light & Power company.
White formerly worked for the com
pany and in this manner became rath-
er clever with the tools, and when the
officials visited the place yesterday, they
found pipe attached to the service
where meter had formerly been. The
pipe was concealed by some meal bags
and was found to be attached to gas
range in the kitchen on the second floor
of the house. White was placed in Jail
and will probably be given hearing
in city court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
NEW BRIDGE IN PLACE.
Substantial Steel Structure Spans Black
well Street For Railroad Traffic.

Immediately after the passing of the
s o'clock train yesterday morning, bridge
builders started to transform the old
wooden bridge over the Blackwell street
underpass into modern steel structure,
foundations for which were laid by the
Central Vermont railroad last Novem
Der. The work OF spanning the gap
with the last of the steel girders oc-
cupied just one hour and twelve min
utes. A short time after its completion,
one of the yard engines with string OF
freight cars passed over the new strue-
ture to prove its WORTH
Bridge No. II. as it Is designated in
Central Vermont road maps is designed
after the type Of bridge known to build
crs as the through girder bridge with
the steel floor system. Such structures
are installed where head room is at a
premium. as is the case at the Black
well street underpass. It is one OF the
first of this type to be put into position
by the Central Vermont railroad. Com
pared with the old wooden bridge, which
had outlived its usefulness. the steel
structure Is longer and Of greater
breadth. Measuring 80 feet in length,
ii has width of approximately IS feet.
wider by IL feet than the one which
it replaces The steel girders are strung
in one span and either end rests on
obuttments of solid concrete masonery.
According to ]. +. Cole Of st. Adams
superintendent OF bridge building for the
railroad. It il one Of the most substan-
tial structures Of it's kind ever erect
ed by the company. Mr.. Cole has been
in the city during the past few days
engaged in overseeing the final details OF
the work.
Since the bridge is in a section where
traffic is always heavy, the work has
been carried on with some little ineon-
venience. Iaborers in charge of =. y.
Normandeau bepgan the masonry work
early III November and the installation
Of the steel girders, etc, was started
last week under the direction of G. Don
aldson, a master bridge builder. The
steel for the construction arrived some
time ago. but the amount of traffic in
cident to the holidays, made it neces-
sary to postpone operations until lately
People who inspected the bridge yester-
day were struck by its substantial ap-
pearance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
Elroy Kent's Execution is Sc
For Tomorrow at - M.
THE SpnT MAKES REPLY
He Declares He Has Already Invited One
Newspaper Man to Execution and
May Invite Another-He Says
Kent Has Not Collapsed.

Woodstock, Jan. 4.High Sheriff j. H.
kiniry of Windsor county, who has been
ia attendance at the trial OF DR.. j. H.
Theriault here. left for Windsor last
evening to complete arrangements for
the execution of Elroy Kent, who is TO
be hanged Friday afternoon at ! o'clock
at the Windsor prison.
Sheriff kiniry was indignant over some
Of the statements to the effect that
no representative Of the press would be
allowed to witness the hanging.
THE report is entirely without foun-
dation" he said. ina smuch as / have
already invited one member of the As
sociated Press to be present, and it is
quite probable that ! viii invite an
other member of the Vermont press to
attend
Other reports that Kent is in state
Of collapse, both mentally and physi-
cally. Sheriff kiniry also wishes to con-
tradct He says the doomed man is in
perfect health and his mental condition
the same as it has been for years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
NET PROFIT FROM FAIR
Reported to Addison County Agricultural
Society Yesterday.

Middlebury, Jan 4.--The annual meet
ing of the Addison County Agricultural
society in the town hall Yesterday aft
ernoon was largely attended. The re-
ports of Secretary Frank G. Dyer OF Sal
isbury and Treasurer Charles +. Rogers
of Middlebury were unanimously adopt
ed. The treasurer's report gives the re-
ceipts from the fair last fall as Sl4,-
OPT go and the disbursements as Sl3,350.-
Is, leaving a net profit OF S677.50 The
general account shows receipts OF So
1887 and expenditures of $5,0ls.35 OF
which $2.S49.Sl was for new eonstrue-
ton, leaving a balance of S476.92 and
with other assets, a balance of S4,97S.28.
President John r. Weeks of Middle
bury was elected president and on tax
ing the chair made a brief address in
which he mentioned that this was his
fifth election to the office. He made
several recommendations, among them
that the price of season tickets be raised
from 81 80 to 50 and a motion TO this
affect. made by j. ri. Donnelly of Yer
gcnnes. was carried unanimously. Col.
S. o. Ilsley OF Aliddlebury was chosen
first vice president. and +. \. Bissell
Of Shoreham, second vice president.
The other officers elected are; Secrc-
tary. L. C. Dyer of Salisbury; treasur
er. Charles F. Rogers of Middlebury;
auditors, Charles A. Chapman of Fer
risburg, J. NJ. Bafke of Middlebury;
directors for three years each, John A..
James OF Weybridge, William G. Hack
OF Orwell, and Cyrus IT, Smith Of Brid-
port. The next fair will be held August
27. 2s, 20 and 80.
The meeting was followed by the Gus
tomary entertainment provided by Col
onel Ilsley. II was given by the Stand
ish male quartette of Boston and by
Herbert A Clark OF Boston, humorist,
singer and impersonator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
JOY RIDE ON LOCOMOTIVE
Resulted in Wreck on New Haven Sys-
tenn Last Evening.

Webster, Mass, Jan. A locomotive
joy ride is declared by New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad officials to
have been the cause OF head.on coll
lision last night with the Norwich line
boat train running between Worcester
and New London. the slight injury of
eleven passengers and the arrest of
Ralph I. ,Iardne, Worcester cigarmak-
er. who is said to have been at the
throttle of the wild engine. The pas
sengers on the boat train were given a
bad fright and shock The most se-
riouslv injured was Mrs. Benjamin Saw
ory Of Willimantic, Conn, who suffered
fracture of the lower jaw, and nu-
merous cuts and bruises
While the engine was standing with
out an occupant in the railroad yard at
Worcester, Jardine is said to have
climbed aboard and to have run it over
II miles of track in wild flight to
this city where he met the boat train
and the collision occurred. Both en-
gines were wrecked. Flying Goals set
fire to the express car of the boat train
and the local department was called out
to extinguish the blaze.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
TO HELP NATIONAL GUARD.
Organization of officers is to be Formed
For the Purpose

Burlington, Jan. 4-There was a meet
ing last evening of the officers of the
lst infantry, V. \. g., who make up
the committee formed TO draft con-
stitution and bylaws for the proposed
National Guard association of this state.
The members present included Col. II.
Edward Dyer of Rutland. Lieut.-Col II.
T. Johnson of Bradford, Capt. B. S. Hy-
land of st. Adams, Capt. J. NJ. Ashley
of Burlington. Capt. X. A. Pember of
Woodstock, Capt. Linn d. Taylor OF
Brattleboro and Lieut.. Arthur II. Fuller
of Bellows Falls.
The final steps were taken in pre-
pairing the plans for the association, and
these will be presented to the officers
of the Vermont National Guard here
this afternoon, when action upon them
will be taken. The purposes of the as
soeiation are to advance the interests
OF the National Guard. and il is ex-
pected that the organization will do
much toward this end
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
VERMONT SUSPECT RELEASED.
Man Taken in Bennington Doesn't Re-
semble Donate

Troy, n. Y, Jan. 4.-Samuel Bas-
sino. turned over to the sheriff here by
Bennington, VT, authorities because he
was believed to bear resemblance to
Edward Donate, wanted in connection
with the Staying of four members of
the Morner family on their farm near
DeFreestville, Dec. l3, was released yes
terday and his fare paid back to Yer
mont, where he was at work on the
day piven. Persons who knew Donate
said that Bassino bears no resemblance
to the young Italian sought.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
MIMIC FIGHT OFF CUBA.
Entire Atlantic Fleet Will Engage il
Battle Acknowledged to be Difficult.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 4.-Somewhere
off the coast of Guantanamo, Cuba, dur
ing the next few weeks, the entire At
lantic fleet of twenty.one battleships
four armored cruisers and dozen tor
pedo boat destroyers will be engaged in
ono of the most difficult games of mimic
warfare ever devised for American naval
commanders. Not an inkling of the
plans to be worked out have been made
public
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-04
Ludlow in 1912.

What has the year nineteen hundred
and twelve in store for LudlowI
And what are you going to do, citizen
of Ludlow, to ensure the best things FOL
your town.
Cooperation is the most effective pre-
ventive of disintegration.
Let's cooperate, without prejudice and
with an eye single to the welfare of tht
town, to advance its business, its moral
its social and its educational interests.
It's question of individual response
bility-nothing more, nothing less.-Lud
low Tribune.