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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-13
CHELsEA's BANNER WEEK
Laying of Corner stone for Higl
school Building Thursday.

Chelsea, June 10.-Chief among the ex.
ercises associated with the annual com
mencement Of Chelsea Academy and high
school this week will be the laying OF
tho corner stone Of the high school build.
ing which will mark new era in the
honorab bile record and history Of the old
Institution, and the town as well.
The program will be In part as follows
Wednesday evening, June IL, at eight
o'clock. annual prize speaking contest a,
the opera house: Thursday. June 49, or
the school grounds at 80 p m. exercise,
followed by the laying of the corner stone
and address by Charles I. Hood of Lowell
Mass. an alumnus OF the old academy
whose name and fame has become world.
wide Following the address by MIR. HOOD
tho assemblage will repair to the opera
house for the remainder Of the afternoon
program which will consist of music
orations and ESSAYS by members Of the
graduating class and an address by tht
Hon. Clarke c. Fits of iIrattleboro. Yer
monts first Announcement.
The alumni banquet, which is an an
nual function of commencement week
will be held at eight o'clock on the even
ing Of June 10 In the parlors Of the Con
gregational church
The graduating exercises will be held !,
the opera house Friday evening, June IA
at eight o'clock. followed by an address.
by the Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified
member OF Congress from the seconc
Vermont district.
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ORANGE COUNTY COURT.
Man Who Beat His Mother Is Sent Il
state Prison.

state Prison.
Chelsea. June lin the case OF State
against Charles Stevens. the jury re-
turned verdict of assault with intent
to kill his mother. The court sentenced
the respondent to no less than five years
OF more than six at hard labor at State
prison in Windsor.
In the divorce suit OF Frank w. Wood
VS. Gertrude c. Wood. bill was grant
ed the petitioner for wilful desertion.
GRANGER BUXTON.
Rutland. June D.-Arthur Granger for
several years on the stan Of the Rutland
Herald as assistant night editor. and Miss
Julia p. Buxton. daughter OF Mrs. Mary
Buxton of this city. and for Num-
her OF years clerk in the Rutland Saw
ings bank. were married at noon to-day
at the BRIDES home by the Rev. 4. r.
Stevens. pastor OF the local Methodist
Church. Only members OF the family
were present. Mr.. and Mrs. Granger went
to the Maine coast on their wedding trip
PLUMLEY TO ADDRESS CLERKS.
Bellows Falls June 1l.-Arthur n
ShauRhnessy Of this place. president OF
the Vermont branch OF the National As.
ISOLATION of Postoffice Clerks. has ar
ranged for the annual meeting to be
held at Barre August Is. On that oc.
casion the Hon. Frank Plumley. con
gresham from this district will be the
guest of honor, and will make the prin.
cipal address. MIR. P1umley has been q
| consistent friend OF the postoffice de
partment and Its increased service 70,
the Vermont public.
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at Rutland. Sentence was suspended and
he was put in the hands Of Probation
Omcer DIN A. Smith. This was because
Daniels made full restitution to the com
pany and pleaded guilty. Daniels vas
formerly Of Bristol.
In the case Of Albert II. Hier Va. Ernest
]. Bodette. IN which Judgment by dcfaul,
was entered by the plaintiff on the firs'
day Of the term. the entry OF Judgment
by default was stricken off and the case
continued at the request of Attorne.
James b. Donoway Of Middlebury.
The third Jury trial OF the term Wal
begun with the case Of e. H. Sterling VS.
Q. NJ Ford. They are from Granville
and the plaintiff seeks to recover ovel
500 for services rendered while operating
a farm for the defendant in 1903 and 1909
Tho case will probably be concluded to
morrow.
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National Committee Splits Dele
CATION from Kentucky Dis
trict Contested by Taft.
GIVES PRESIDENT II IN ALL
Nineteen Greatest Number That
Cast Votes in Favor of the
Former President dur
ing the Day.

Chicago. June 11.-One delegate for
Colonel Roosevelt. the first awarded him
since the national committee began tho
hearing of contests cases last Friday, and
II for President Taft were the net results
OF to- days session Of the republican ma
tional committee.
In all a hundred and one delegates have
been accorded President Taft since the
committee opened its hearings. The one
placed in the Roosevelt column to-day
was D. C. Edwards from the 18th district
OF Kentucky. The Taft forces on the
committee refused by vote Of 80 to 10
TO seat both Of the Roosevelt delegates
whose places were contested, but agreed
70 split which gave Colonel Roosevelt
and the President each one delegate from
the district
The half victory for Colonel Roosevelt
came at the end Of day in which all Of
the other much-discussed contests from
Kentucky had been decided In President
Taft's favor. In some OF these the Roose-
Welt men had asquiesced in others they
had mustered vote of from II to II
against the Taft decisions.
Senator Borah. the most active adher-
emit in the committee, protested against
There Is no Justification for It." he de-
clared. IF one is given both should be-
Arthur I. vorys Of Ohio had made
the motion to seat the divi led dele
cation. John G. Capers. Senator Bor-
an and Francis J. Heney led an EFFORT
TO adopt a substitute to seat both
Roosevelt men. but they could muster
only ~ votes. The split delegation
was then unanimously seated.
President Taft's four contested iele-
gates-at-large from Kentucky. heade
by Senator W. O. Bradley we're seat
ed with only II votes in the negative.
He was given the six from the first.
second and 10th districts unanimously.
The contest against the two in the
fourth district was with 1rawn and
the FIVE from the seventh. eighth and
nth districts were won against the
votes of the Roosevelt forces.
Sharp interchanges between Francis
j. Heney OF San Francisco and Taft
members of the committee characterized
the long days session ever the Ken
lucky contests. Mr.. Heney. who will APP
pear tomorrow In the hearing of the
California contests. repeatedly referred
to frauds in Kentucky elections and COM
pared conditions to those that existed in
california under Abe Ruef. Early OBJ
tections TO his remarks We're followed
late In the afternoon by sarcastic re-
plies of thanks" from Taft members
of the committee when he criticised
their decisions.
Governor Hadley Of Missouri, who Is to
come before the committee this week as
a Roosevelt contestant from Missouri. was
also In the committee during the day. on
the proxy Of another member.
Restrictions upon the time OF argument
were abandoned in the Kentucky cases to-
day and all evidence was heard at length.
As a result the committee tomorrow will
begin its sessions at nine O'Clock with
the prospect OF night sessions the rest OF
the week.
Tomorrow the California. Arizona and
Louisiana contests will he taken up
up.
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SOMERSET DAM
|. PRONOUNCED SAFE
Eminent Engineer Assures Deer
field Valley People That They
Need Not Fear.
GOVERNOR WITNESSES TEST
Party Visits Scenes Of Construc-
ton Work and Hears Eulo-
CYSTIC Report from
the Examiner.
GOVERNOR WITNESSES TEST

Rrsttleboro, juno 1.-THE massive dam
of the New England Power company.
which IL being constructed in the town OF
Somerset, will not he a menace 10 the In
habitants of the Deerfield river valley for
no less a parsonage than the eminent civil
engineer, Alfred r. Noble of New York
CITY, in the presence of Governor John a.
Mead, seven well-known financiers. rail-
road men, engineers and press reporters
at Somerset this afternoon. said to the
people OF the valley: You ought not to
have any alarm about the safety of this
dam" The statement WAS made at the
close of dinner served in the great din
ing hall of tho Power Construction COM
pany after Mr. Noble. Governor Mead and
the rest of the company had made an ex-
animation Of the big dam which will i'm
pound two billion four hundred million
gallons Of water in a basin of about 1000
acres. The engineer said that OF course
proper care, vigilance and skill must be
constantly employed in the construction
Of the great structure and that with these
essentials continually In mind. he could
see no reason why the Inhabitants OF the
Deer field valley should have apprehen-
sion.
Mr.. Noble said that he had no hest
fancy On saying that he believed that
the Power Construction company was
| carrying out the work with these funda-
men,als constantly before Its engineers.
The Governor asker Mr.. Noble TO
make an examination Of the dam in
| the presence Of tho chief executive of
the state and this has been done. The
| report will he made public as soon as
Mr.. Noble can prepare 1t. but the state
ments publicly made by him make II
highly improbable that he will report to
Governor Mead In other than the highly
optimistic manner in which he charac-
terized the work and the safety Of the
structure with the close of his physical
examination OF the dam this afternoon.
| Considerable apprehension was Eel, by
several OF the inhabitants of the Deer
field valley about tho safety Of their
homes and property from the fact that
the great area of water to be held far
back in the mountains was to be re-
| tanned by an earth dam.
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PARCELS POST TO
COME SOON NOW

Washington. June 1o.--Legislation pro-
viding for general parcels post through
out the United States and It's possessions.
except the Philippine islands. Is practical.
Congress. perhaps before the end OF the
session now In progress. in the opinion OF
Postmaster-General Hitchcock He has
urged insistently upon Congress the de-
desirability Of n domestic parcel post
because. among other reasons. no believes
it will aid substantially in the solution OF
the problem of the high cost Of living.
In a statement Yesterday he expressed
the hope that the measure recently intro
duced by Senator Bourne, chairman OF
the committee on postoffices and post
roads. might he made into law.
In the judgment of the officers Of the
postal service. the Bourne bill represents
the most scientific and busnessike plan
yet devised for parcels post IT pro-
vides for a parcels service throughout the
country, both on rural and city carrier
routes. 1t consolidates the third and
fourth-classes of mail matter. reform
long advocated by the postoff1ce depart
ment, and raises the weight limit OF par
cells to II pounds. which Is the limit Of
the international parcels posts.
The rate TO be charged for articles car
rled in the rural route service and city
carrier service Is five cents 70 the first
pound or fraction Of pound and one cent
for each additional pound or fraction of a
pound. For the general parcels post serv-
Ice. which covers all mail transportation
other than local delivery by rural or city
carriers. graduated rates would he estab-
lished, BASED on distance
Six zones of distance would he estab.
lished. The first would have a radical dis
tance of 80 miles from the point Of mail
ing; the second would include the area
lying between IN and 200 miles: the third
that between go and 800 miles: the fourth
that between 500 and LOO and 1000 miles
and the sixth. distance beyond 1900 miles
The rate for delivery within the frs,
zone is six cents for the first pound OF
fraction OF a pound and two cents for
each additional pound or fraction Of a
pound The rates would increase for ca eli
additional zone until, in the sixth. they
reach a maximum of 10 cents a pound
the rate now charged In tho international
parcels post.
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NORWICH COMMENCEMENT.
Events of oath Annual Graduation
Week Of June 10.

Mortified. June 1O.-The program for
commencement week, which will open
June 10. Is one OF the best ever offered at
Norwich University. 1t will be the eath
commencement Of Norwich The class
numbers 80 men who are represented in
all phases of the college life here. Those
graduating are: Walter r. Adams, Car
rol F. Blanchard. W. Harold Bradley,
John Il. Buck, Myron J. Buck, Samuel
&. Cannon. Frederick II. Coiburn, A-chie
r. Cram. Harold L. Deane. Everett F.
Dowst. F. Vinton Hemenway Frank s.
Hofr. Norman C. Hooper. Warren w.
Inglis. Milton Jacobs. Hermon c. Kendall.
Philip J, Lowell. Eugene w Magnus,
Fred c. Mccarthy John e. Miles. F.
Palmer, Earl II. Parkman, James S.
Rand. Oscar W. Ray. Howard II. Reid,
John W. slattery. Arthur f. Taplin. Ed
ward p. Therrio, William D. Wallace
Charles l.. Whippe. Louis r. witt and
Harry J. Woodward. The program 70,
commencement week follows:
Sunday. June 1880 p. m. baccalau.
reate sermon Dewey hall 500. guard
mounting; $50. evening parade.
Monday. June l7--1O:OO a. m, drill. Com,
pany A. signal corps. wire section. wire,
less section and visual section 200 p. m.
Austin rife contest; 500. guard mounting
tmounted); $50. evening parade: 1000 p
m. fraternity banquets.
Tuesday, June $1,000 a. m, drill Troor
a, dismounted: Hoo. drill. Troop n
mounted; 2:S0 p. M. freshman sophomor,
baseball game; 500. guard mounting: $40
evening parade; sis p, m. senior con
cert
Wednesday June $500 a m, battalior
drill; 1000. polo game; 2:3O p. m, base
ball game, Alumni vs.. Norwich; 500
guard mounting; $50 evening parade
$3.50, alumni social and dance, armor,
hall.
Thursday, June 2O--l0:OO A. m, sradua
ton exercises class OF 1912. Dewey hall
200 D. m, review Of corps Of cadets
evening parade and announcement On
promotions. Anal review by graduatin,
class; $40, commencement ball. Dewe,
hall.
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SENATE ADOPTS ARMY
MEASURE AIMED AT WOOD

Washington, June 10.--The Senate to-
day by a vote Of 81 to "a adopted the re-
port Of Senate and House conferees con-
tanning a number OF anti administration
provisions on the army appropriation
bill. One of these provisions would leg
isiate out OF office General Leona I'd
Wood. present chief OF staff Of the
army. As agreed 10. the bill would re.
ouire army officers aoting as chief OF
staff after March I next TO have at least
10 years service In tho line with rank
below brisadier-g general
The provisions were the subject of a
three hours bitter debate II wa, con-
tended tho chief Of staff restriction was
directed at General Wood and that 1,
had been inserted by the conferees with
out the consent Of either house The
House has not yet adopted the report
but probably will do so at once. Adverse
criticism was voiced against the pro.
vision creating a commission to consid.
er the discontinuance OF many army
posts throughout the country.
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VERMONT NOTES

WIlliamstown's public library loaned so0
books in April. and in May. s3.
Spaulding high school OF Barre had a
record graduating class this year. SO men,
bers.
Goddard Seminary will graduate a rec
ord class this year. sending out Y, which
IS 10 more than the next highest num-
Der.
Brattleboro's annual tag day for the
benefit Of the rest room Will be held Sat
urday. Every portion of the town will DO
covered in "a hours
W. u. Lloyds. for 50 years a resident OF
Fair Haven and a prominent manufac-
turer of roofing slate, died Saturday morn
ing He was SO years Of age.
Governor Mead. civil Engineer Alfred
r. Noble of New York and a party OF
newspaper representatives inspected the
dam being built at Somerset Monday.
Ludlow has a Fletcher club with a
membership of about 30. Mr. Fletcher
will address the club some time this
| week at meeting to be held in the
opera house
The hay barn on the farm OF c. r..
Hendee OF Pittsford was burned to the
ground Sunday afternoon. The entire
building was In flames when discovered
The loss is between three and four
hundred dollars.
The Boston & Maine railroad has placed
| a contract for a bridge at South Vernon
requiring 80 tons of steel shapes. The
| a,,ia lob
The road has taken bids on several Other
small bridges.
| Miss Minnie Judd, a native OF Randolph
who had hut Just finished a sentence o.
30 days to Chelsea Jail for breakni
quarantine at Randolph. was sentenced
TUESDAY at Barre to three months in th'
county Jail for open and GROSS iewdness'
Marjorie Ide. daughter of United
States Minister to Spain Henry c, lde
formerly of ST. Johnsbury. was married
Tuesday afternoon at Fort Washing
ton. L. l., to Shane Leslie. Guests were
conveyed from New York in private
car.
katie Bioty. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Bioty of West Rutland, has beer
missing since last Friday when she lei
for school az usual. Tne cnliu mas uiS
appeared for number of days before
as il has been claimed that she MAJ
been mistrcated at home.
II In court held In the hospital. DAME
Sc xton. convalcscing from broken leg
pleaded guilty Saturday morning IN barr'
to breach Of the peace. lie received
terrific mauling at the hands or Nharie'
Nee last April and was sentenced To serv'
two and one haf months at the county
jail at Montpelier.
Papers have been flled transferring I'M
T.. NJ. Averill block Of Barre to tho Aver
III Block company. a corporation recently
formed to take over the property INT
consideration was $4,000
The body OF Miss Helen SmHth' wn'
was drowned a week ago Friday AT st
Johnsbury when her brother ana M's'
Helen Ellis lost their lives. was iouh'
Friday by professional DIVER from Dos
ton. 1t was lodged on snas III Inc cen
ter Of the river. half mile pelo" I'M
point where the canoe overturned Ih'
funeral was held Saturday afternoon
St Andrews Episcopal Chureh' "oet'
her brothers funeral was heio wss'
u naANioMA
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the city Of Rutland az fudge Of the NUM-
cipal court from 1907 to 1900 and he was
SO secretary Of thu state Senate at
1906
Hs secretary Of the Rutland County
AGRICULTURAL society ne brought from the
runs OF county fair an exhibition which
now ranks we'll with the biggest fairs of
the East. Mr.. Farnsworth is master Of
hutlaha valley Grange, 40. 3l4. Patrons
OF Husoandry. and is a member Of the ex-
ecutiVe committee OF the state grange
ne is secretary Of Rutland Lodge of Elks
Mr. Farnsworth has a law office In the
Mead building and from here he edits and
manages the Farm Enterprise. a monthly
paper Tor the furthering OF interest In
farming.
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ADDISON COUNTY COURT.
Another Day Given W TO Hearing
Case Involving 800.

Middebury. Juno 1.-THE entire time of
Addison county court to-day was taken
up with the continuation Of the case OF
Emery r.. Sterling W., Quinn NJ Ford In
which the plaintiff claims to recover a
hundred odd dollars while running farm
for the defendant In Granville from 1905
TO 1909. The evidence for the defendant
was completed At three o'clock In the
afternoon and half an hour was spent IN
the Introduction Of rebuttai evidence,
Altar the customary recess. the argu-
ments were begun, James H. Donoway
leading on for the plaintiff and being fol
lowed by Ira H. LaFleur OF Middlsbury
for tho defendant
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LUDLOW ALL FOR FLETCHER
Emphatic Exhibition of Public Opins
ION In Nesard TO Candidates.

Ludlow. June 1.-THE Fletcher club os
Ludlow held a meeting in the opera house
this evening. attended by about 80 men.
Alien NJ. Fletcher. candidate for the nome
nation for governor on the republican,
ticket. was the speaker Of the evening.
Others who smoke were Attorney General
Sargent and DIR. w y. Bryant. Ex-Cov.
w s. St!ckney presided. Music was fur
nished by the Ludlow band. which escorts
ed the candidate from the Fletcher Memo.
rial library to the opera house. He briefly
defined his position on state issues othee
speakers set forth the candidates speclat
fitness for Office and emphasized Ludlow'S
duty 1t was an emphatic exhibition %
public opinion here
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NATIONAL MASTER PRESENT
PHesident Thomas Also Addresses Ad.
Olson County Grange Meeting,

ur0nEc MeCuiu8s
Miidlebury. June 1.-the grange
rally In the town hall here to- lay was
one or the most important meetings
or the patrons Of husbandry ever hell
In Addison county. The meeting
opened at ten o'clock and was largely
attended The forenoon was taken
UP with a business meeting OF c. j.
Boil Pomona Grange. A literary and
misicnl program was also carried out
by members of the different oranges.
The business consisted of routine
affairs during which 10 of the subor-
dinate oranges reported The morn
ing session closed with appropriate re-
marks by National Master Wilson who
| congratulate tho large u1ience on
the success of the oranges in Allison
county. a banquet was held at noon
in the local grange hall
The afternoon session was given up
to addresses by National Master OIL
YER p. Wilson and President John NJ.
| Thomas of Middlebury college. Short
addresses were also given by other
| members of the state grange. Master
Willis n. Cady of Middlebury Grange
presided
| Owing to a misunlerstan ling Frank
| L. Greene Of St. Alhans arrived here
at five o'clock this afternoon. thinking
he was to speak this evening instea
OF in the afternoon. The afternoon
meeting was adjourned at FIVE o'clock
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FARNsW0RTH A CANDIDATE
Rutland Lawyer Decides to Enter Race
for Congress

Rutland. June 1l.-At a meeting in this
city to-day of number of republicans
from various parts of Rutland county, II
was decided to vigorously push the candi-
dacy OF Walter x. Farnsworth Of this city
for member Of Congress. Mr.. Farnsworth
has been quietly at work on his canvass
for some time. There has bee0 Q general
indifferences locally. " not opposition to
the other candidates. Messrs. Greene and
Austin OF St. Adams, who are already In
the field,
Mr.. FarnswoTth Is u member OF tho Vee'
mont 6ta&s 1ar ssseoistaoa. He segved
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LAMOILLE COUNTY COURT.
Tuesday Gwen Up to BiKamy ana Di.
vorce Cas~s-TwO Years for ROardman

Hyde Park, June lin the case of
State va +. W. Boardman. charged with
bigamy. respondent pleaded guilty and
was siven not less than one and ono ha II
years nor more than two years at hard
labor In State prison at Windsor.
Hearings for divorce were heard In the
cases of George w. Hunt VS.. Carrie l..
hunt Cambridge for adultery. Alma F..
sargent vs. Frank l.. Sargent. Johnson,
'htolerable severity: Fred c. Lowell vs..
celia NJ, Lowell. Morristown. for adultery:
Pearl kneeland Va. Zeno Kneeland. Cam
BRIDGE for adultery. Decisions not Yet an.
nounced. The petit jury was discharg ed
to-day and the indications are that cour,
VIII end tomorrow or Thursday.
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LAM0rLLE COUNTY COURT.
charles knceIand Of Hyde Park Pleads
Guilty 10 Assault.

Hyde Park. June lo,-Tn the case Of
W. II. Nye VS.. Mrs. NettIe Hunt OF
johnson the jury brought in verdict
that the plaintiff should recover balance
on note 500. This afternoon Hollis
I.amphere OF North Hyde Park pleaded
guilty to one first offensc of furnishing
liquor He Nas given not more than four
nor less than three months I'm county
Jail
In the case of the state VS.. Charles
Kneeland of Hyde Park. the respondent
to-day pleaded guilty to assault and was
fined $50 and costs. a divorce was grant
ed Agnes Mizo of Eden from Clarence
MILO for intolerable severity.
Tuesday morning the case Of State vs..
+. Boardman. bigamy. will be taken up.
Other State cases and several divorces,
as we'll as civil cases win occupy the
attention OF the court the entire week