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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
WESTERN GRANITE TRAINS.
Will Be Resumed Over Central Vermont
Railroad.

Station Agent Lester O. Morgan, in
charge of the Central Vermont interests
in this city, has received notification
from Superintendent c. 4. Soule of St
Albans that the railroad company will
resume at once its special daily service
for the handling Of western granite ship
ments, the through train for western
points to leave st. Albans at 9:30. The
order from the superintendent office
is dated May 9, and the service is already
being carried out. Trainmasters, chief
dispatchers and the agents at Barre,
Montpelier and Montpelier junction are
instructed to see that the shipments are
moved to st. Alhans to make the
promptest connections with the train
leaving st. Albans.
Granite manufacturers and the public
in general. who appreciated the excel
lent service furnished by the Grand
Trunk service last year, will be glad to
learn OF Superintendent Soule's plan TO
continue this method of marshaling and
shipping granite to its western destina-
tions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
DIES AT AGE OF 90 YEARS.
Rutlands Oldest Citizen Retained Men
tal Faculties to the Last.

Rutland. May s.. Robert 4. Patter.
son. Rutland5 oldest citizen, and the
oldest member Of the Congregational
church, died at l;45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the home of his nephew,
Albert L. Davis, Mr.. Patterson was in
his Goth year, and had been member
of the Congregational church for 81
years Death was due to bronchitis.
He was born in Montpelier in 1873,
and Rutland had been his home since
he was three years old. He married Miss
Harriet Davis of East Pittsfeld in 1854.
Upon the death of his wife, y years ago,
Mr., Patterson sold his farm to his neph-
ew, A. 4. Davis.
Until eight weeks ago, he was ex
eeptionally vigorous for man of his
years and remained in fun possession Of
his mental faculties to the last When
~ years old he took trip to Flor
ida.
He is survived by three nephews, A.
/. Davis, George Patterson of Park
street, and Willard Patterson of Flor
ida; and four nioces. Miss Elizabeth Nj.
Patterson. Mrs. Hattie Ram and Mrs.
Nellie Stevenson Of Lowell and another
in Florida.
The funeral win be held at II o'clock
Friday morning and burial will be in
East Pittsford cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
dietary must be restricted to its proper
sphere; the evils of the tariff system
must be corrected"
INSTRUCTED FOR WILSON.
Texas State Delegation Will be for the
New Jersey Man.

Dallas, Texas, May instructions
given yesterday by Democratic county
conventions to delegates chosen to the
state convention assures a state delega.
ton to the Baltimore convention in
structed to cast the vote of Texas for
the nomination of Governor Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey as the presiden-
tial nominee. Returns from l76 of the
$50 counties in the state give the New
Jersey executive 32s instructed votes, 10
in excess of the number necessary to
control
1t takes but l27 votes to control the
Republican convention. Returns re-
ceived up TO eleven o'clock gave Roose-
welt so delegates to the convention, Taft
80 and ~ are uninstructed. Four coun-
ties reported no conventions held.
1t is not believed probable that county
instructions will prove sufficiently de-
cisive to determine the attitude of the
states delegation to the Chicago con-
vention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
Arthur BosWorth Sentenced to
Be Hanged Jan. "a, 1913
He KILLED MAE LABELLE
Supreme Court of Verne NJ De-
MED All Exceptio eNNN ecenden
County Mus ~ -sosworth
Took 1T .ce Coolly.

Arthur Bosworth, who on June Z, 1911,
shot and fatally wounded Miss Mae La
belle at the railroad station in Essex
junction, was sentenced in Vermont SUI
preme court at Montpelier to-day to be
hanged for the murder on January "a,
1913, between the hours of one and three
o'clock. meanwhile to be confined in the
state prison at Windsor at hard labor
Judge Loveland Munson pronounced SEN
tence and read an opinion of the court
which denied all the exceptions taken
by the respondent during the trial in
Chittenden county court.
Bosworth heard his fate coolly and
when leaving the courtroom he remarked,
after being informed just what the SEN
tence at hard labor meant, that it was
tough luck for a fellow to be forced to
do hard labor and be hanged also. Bos-
worth was convicted at the September
term Of Chittenden county court in 1911,
after which the case came to supreme
court on appeal.
Bosworth's act in numbering Miss La
belle, the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Labelle Of Essex Junction, fol-
lowed a short period Of employment fot
him at Johnson's hotel in that village.
Miss Labelle was also employed in the
same hotel, and it is said that one rea-
son for Bosworth's desire to murder her
was because he held her partly respon-
sible for his loss of position there. 1t
was also declared that the girl had
spurned his attentions.
The tragedy took place at the rail-
road station as Miss Lahelle was going
from the hotel to her home. She was
met there by Bosworth, who pulled out
revolver and began firing. Station
Agent Fisher and others were attract
ed BY the sound Of the shooting, and
the former secured his revolver in the
station office and went after Bosworth,
ordering him TO throw up his hands.
Mr.. Fisher asserted that Bosworth
snapped his revolver at him, but the
weapon did not 90 off, after which the
slayer was rushed and captured.
The victim of the tragedy was still
alive and was taken to the Fanny Al
len hospital, where she fingered for two
days, death ensuing on june Q. 1t was
found that four bullets had taken ef-
feet, one entering the face one the
breast. and the others in the side. When
the crowd was attracted to the shoot
ing, the girl was on her knees before
Bosworth.
Little is known about the murderer
He had been employed at the hotel in
Essex Junction about six weeks. having
come there without references and ap-
plying for a position. He presented
fairly good appearance and was given
a place to work. He is a young man
Of % years, said to be of English paren
tage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
THREE RESPONDENTS APPEAR.
Two Charged with Intoxication-0n
with Non-Support.

Roscoe c. Smith, Graniteville quar-
ryman, was arraigned before Judge II.
w Scott in city court this morning on
an intoxication charge. subsequent of
fense. Smith entered a plea of guilty
and was fined Sl5 and costs of S6.04,
which he paid. The man was arrested
last evening by Officer Harry Gamble.
A pint of whiskey which was found in
his pockets was condemned by the court
and oruered destroyed. few moments
later, Roger Shregrave faced Judge Scott
on an intoxication charge and also plead
ed guilty. He was fined So and costs of
$5.54 which he paid. Shregrave was
taken into custody by Officer Gamble last
night.
Leonard Relation of River street, who
lately returned from an extended visit
in other sections, was brought before
the court on a charge of non-support.
Relation pleaded guilty to the charge
and his case was continued for two
weeks for sentence. Meanwhile Relation
will go back home having promised the
court to care for his family as a good
husband and father should. The re-
spondent is alleged to have left his fam
lily, consisting of a wife and five chill
dren. some time last winter. Upon his
return to Barre, after a long absence,
the officers took up his trail and his
arrest by Chief of Police Sinclair this 4.
morning was the result The warrant
responsible for his appearance in court
was issued by City Attorney Elwin l.,
Scott,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
DEMOCRATIC REGULARS
MET THEIR WATERLOO
And Wilson Won IL Delegates-at-Large
From Pennsylvania to the Con-
vention in Baltimore.

Harrisburg, Pa. May SIN the small
hall where the regular Republican or
ganzation of Pennsylvania was over
thrown last week, the regular Demo-
cratic state organization was yesterday
swept out of power by the 'reorganiza
ton" faction of the party after a fight
of nearly two years. The victory of the
new men in control of the partys ma
Ichinery was complete and no resistance
was made by the regulars after the vote
on permanent chairman of the state con-
vention showed that the "reorganizers"
had control of the convention by ITO
votes to 10. The party had been split
for more than year and two state
committees had been directing the des-
TIMES of Pennsylvania Democracy.
The ''reorganizers." under the leader
ship Of George w. Guthrie, former may
or of Pttsburg, Vance c. Mccormick,
former mayor OF Harrisburg, and Con-
'gressman A. Mitchell Palmer of Strouds-
burg. named complete state ticket,
elected IL delegates-at- large and IL al
ternates at large to Baltimore and gave
them binding instructions to vote for
Woodrow Wilson "as long as his name
remains before the convention; selected
q SIX eletlOIs-dh-thlE Ee+ Huppteu I0elf own
platform and ratified the selection of the
"reorganizers' state committee in elect
L ing Mr.. Guthrie state chairman. There
was no opposition in the convention to
the naming of the Wilson delegates and
in instructing them.
The platform adopted includes endorse
ment of the initiative and referendum
but ignores the recall of judges or ju-
dicial decisions. 1t deplores "destruc-
tion of representative government
through control of state and national
legislation by agents of special inter
ests.n
1t declares that three great issues
overshadow all others, representative
government must be restored; the ju-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
MISSING MINISTER LOCATED.
Rev. L. B. Grice of Shady Rill Applied
for Enlistment in U. S. Navy.

Rev. L. b. Griee, who disappeared from
Shady Rill, Middlesex, Sunday, and for
whom search had been made, is said 20
have applied for enlistment in the Unit
ell States navy at Boston Monday. Ac
cording to the Associated Press. Mr.
Grice stated to the recruiting officer that
he was a minister in Vermont and gave
all particulars concerning himself He
said he was getting $500 a year. but
thought by enlisting in the navy he
would get chance to see the world and
acquire knowledge of various Ian
guages II is probable he will be en-
listed. as he passed the physical exam
ination successfully and was told to call
for his papers Thursday.
II has developed that Saturday, April
27. Mr. Grice who was pastor of the
Free Baptist church at Shady Rill. called
up a Montpelier minister on the tele-
phone and asked the latter to give him
text fer the next days sermon. He
spoke OF his need OF rest and made some
inquiries as to summer schools.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
ENDORSED CHAMP CLARK.
Washington State Democratic Conven
tion Strong for Him.

Walla Walla, Wash, May s-The
state Democratic convention voted yes,
terday afternoon to endorse Champ
Clark as its candidate for president. The
vote stood: Clark, 455; Wilson, l06;
Bryan, 1852 Harmon, lla. An at.
tempt was made to stampede the con-
vention for Bryan, but it was unsuc-
cessful.
When the roll call of counties was
nearly completed and Pend d'Eille coun-
ty voted for Bryan, the convention was
in an uproar and delegation after dele
CATION, which had cast votes for Will
son. changed to Bryan. The Clark forces
stood firm, however, and half dozen
Wilson delegations switched their votes
to Clark.
The platform adopted advocated presi-
Dental preference primaries. the nitia-
tive, referendum and recall and publicity
of campaign contributions before cleo
tion.
The convention adopted resolution
felieitating the state on the extension of
suffrage to women.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

A. B. Clancy, the corsetiere, will be
at the home of Mrs. Charles Churchill
at 35 Merchant street tomorrow for fit
tngs and orders.
Mrs G. Sargent and little child Of
Brook street left yesterday afternoon
for Burlington, where the latter will en-
ter hospital for treatment
Miss Abbie Usher Of Goddard sem
mary. who has been visiting at her home
in Stockbridge for the past week, re-
turned to this city yesterday.
Manager Patteee of the Goddard sem
mary baseball team is trying to ar
range a game for Saturday afternoon
TO be played with Spaulding high school
on the seminary campus.
Carrick and Fowlie will be the bat
terry used by the Barre Athletic club
in their game with the strong univer-
versity OF Maryland baseball team on
the seminary campus tomorrow after
noon.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Socialist local win be held at their hall
in the Scampini block this evening at
1880. All members of the local are re-
qucsted to be present. Important bus
mess will come before the meeting. The
members OF the Italian Socialist local
will be present at the meeting.
S. S. Sampiea, lineman in the en-
ploy of the Western Union Telegraph
company, returned to st. Albans yester-
day afternoon. He took back with him
the self-winding clock that has hung
in the freight depot for the past two
years. The clock has not been running
wen of late, and it is understood an
other viii be sent from st. Adams to
replace the old one.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Premier, who
were recently married, entertained about
fifteen of their friends with whist
party at their new home at Currier
street last night. The first prize was
awarded to Mrs. Frank Geen and w.
Johnston The consolation prize was
captured by Mrs. w. f. Mann and
Charles Premier. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served during the
evening. The party broke up at an
early hour.
The meeting Of the INSTRUMENTATION
al Sunday school workers will be held
at the Hedding Methodist church in this
city Tuesday. May IA. instead of the
following Wednesday as previously an
nounced. The change was made on ac-
count of the performance of David. the
Shepard Boy at the Baptist church
Wednesday night. Wednesday, the con-
ference Of the Sunday school workers
of the town will be held at Webster
Vile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
Four Men Known to Be Shot,
Three of Whom May Die.
A WOMAN SPECTATOR HURT
Trouble Started When Superintendent of
a Coal Mine Attempted to Garry
Two Men to His Mine at
Minersville, Pa.

Pottsyile. Pa. May s. In pitched
battle between the state police and a
crowd of two thousand men at Miners
vile to-day, four men are known to
have been shot, three OF whom We're
probably fatally wounded. 1t is be-
lieved that dozens OF others were struck
by bullets during the fusillade. hi adj
diton, at least one spectator Of the bat
tie was injured Mrs. George Wool. who
was standing on her piazza. watching
the warning parties, was struck by a
brick and was painfully injured
The fight was the result Of a crowd
gathering before Ulmer's garage to pre-
vent Superintendent OF the Pine Hill
Coal company from taking two men by
automobile to the company's eolliery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
MAYOR TAKES A HAND.
In Effort to Effect Settlement Of Bur
lington Strike.

Burlington. May s.. Mayor Robert
Roberts has invited elergymen. employ.
ers Of labor business men in general
and the strike committee with j. F..
Potts, labor organizer, To meet this even
ing at 7;30 o'clock in the city courtroom
for a discussion OF the labor situation
and to endeayor to reach plan which
viii result in the settlement of the pres
ent difficulties The meeting will not
take on the style of a mass meeting, but
rather that Of a conference between the
people chiefly interested The calling Of
this meeting was practically the only
development in the strike situation yes
terday The mills which have closed
remained so, while the Others ran with
about the same crew of men which they
have had since the beginning of the
strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
As He Controls Kansas Republi-
can Convention
WHICH MET AT NOON TO-DAY
Not Only Will the Convention Endorse
Roosevelt But 1t Will Instruct the
Delegates-at-Large to Vote for
Him at Chicago.

Independence, Kas., May s.-The Re
publican state convention, which was
called to order here at noon to-day for
the purpose OF naming four delegates
at-large to the national convention in
Chicago. will endorse the candidacy of
{. Colonel Roosevelt for the presidential
nomination; and the delegates will be
instructed to vote for him. The con-
yention can only instruct the delegates
at at-large. as the delegates elected from
the congressional districts will vote as
they were instructed by their districts.
The Roosevelt delegation in the state
convention numbers $50 out of total
of s96.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
A TELEPHONE DEAL.
Passumpsic Company Acquire Two in
Northern Vermont.

st. Johnsbury, May s.An important
business deal was completed yesterday,
when the Passumpsic Telephone COM
pany purchased the business of the Citi-
zens' Telephone & Telegraph company,
with headquarters here, and the Nc
Guire Telephone system. with headquar-
ters at Hardwiek Elisha b. Seelev Of
Boston, president of the Citizens com
pany, was named by the stockholders
at meeting yesterday morning an
agent to transfer the property for SAL
$50. OF the 1924 shares. | ,423 were
represented at the meeting The deal
will be completed about June |. and the
Passumpsic company will expend from
$50, 900 to $4,000 on improvements,
partly in replacing open wires with un-
derground cables in the congested part
of the village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
York Beach, Me-, Was Visited
by a Fire This Morning
CAUSING LOSS OF $4,000
A Hotel, Cottage and Three Other
Buildings Wiped Out and Consid-
cradle Other Property Was
Endangered.

York Beach, Me, May s. The Sea
View house, cottage and three other
buildings were destroyed by fire which
threatened to destroy large part OF
the Long Beach section Of this place
this morning, and the loss is estimated
to be 100000 The absence of wind
helped the fremen in checking the flames
from spreading to nearby hotels and cot
tages. The origin of the fire is not
known, but incendiarism is suspected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
Seventeen Lives Lost.

Baton Rouge, La, May s. Seventeen
lives are known to have been lost in
the Torras crevasse in the Mississippi
levee. Three white persons were
drowned yesterday on Bayou Latnache,
when a raft on which farmer. his wife
and two daughters We're endeavoring to
reach high ground was broken to pieces
by the swift current from the break
The farmer was the only one rescued.
Fourteen negroes lost their lives in the
Dettsworth neighborhood
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
WORK OF RESCUE PROGRESSING.
Probable Flood Victims Reached Soon
One Woman in Water Three Days.

New Roads. La. May Sit is believed
that practically all the marooned inhab-
itants of the Pointe Coupee parish will
be rescued by the end of the week Tex
as & Pacific railway officials say the road
has transferred seven thousand people
from points along the line in the upper
part Of the parish. The railroad station
here is crowded with refugees waiting
to be taken to the relief camp at Baton
Rouge Among them are four women.
who stood in water several feet deep for
nearly three days before they were res
cued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
Testimony Regarding Steel Corporation

New York, May s,-Further testimony
to support the contention of the govern
ment that the American Steel and Wire
company. one of the largest subsidiaries
of the United States Steel corporation,
was in itself an illegal combination was
taken when hearings in the suit to dis
solve the corporation under the Sher-
man antitrust law were resumed before
Commissioner Brown to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
BUCK GROUSE THE WINNER
Although Decision Was Not Unanimous
" Popular in Boston.

Boston, May s. Buck Grouse Of Pitts
burg was awarded decision over Len
Houck Of Philadelphia. in twelve
round bout before the Pilgrim Athletic
association last night, that was met by
general disagreement among the spec
tators. Houck bad an apparently clear
head in half the rounds, and II was the
general opinion that Grouse led in only
two, the others being even. Houck
used both hands for solid blows con-
siderably. while Grouse had his left in
occasional execution, and caused Houck
serious trouble few times. Grouse end
ed the stronger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
NO HOURLY PAY
For Firemen at Brattleboro 1t Was De-
cided Last Night

Brattleboro, May Sat the annual
village meeting last night tax Of 43
cents on 81 of the grand list was voted
and the following officers we're elected
H. G. Barber, S. A. Richmond. John 7.
Kaine, Oscar T. Ware, G. r. Crosby, hail
ifs; w A. Shumway, collector; w. II.
Perry, treasurer H. w. Sanders, chief
engineer; +. X. Barrows. auditor.
The resolution introduced by John T.
Kaine to pay the members of the fire
by the hour instead Of a
yearly salary was killed. An appropria-
tion of $500 was voted for l6 open-air
concerts to be given by the lst Regi-
ment band on week days during the
summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
ANOTHER STRIKE IN LOWELL.
Mill Workmen Say Agreement of En-
ployers Is Being Broken.

Lowell, Mass. May s. Five hundred
members OF the Industrial Workers Of
the World remained out from work at
the Merrimack Manufacturing company )
mills to-day. The workers action was
in accordance with vote to strike in
support Of demands for time and quar-
ter for work during the noon hour at
the mills. which they claimed was prom
ised when they resumed work at the end
Of the recent strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
TAFT RIGHT AFTER OHIO.
Decides to Spend Ten Days More Cam
paigning, Beginning May IL.

Winchester, o., May S.-President Taft
has decided to spend ten days more in
the state before the primaries May 81.
He will leave Washington Sunday for
Marietta and will not return again to
the capital until May p. The program
for the campaign has not been worked
out in detail The president left Cinein-
natl to-day for the last day Of the pres
ent campaign tour through southern
Ohio
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
MRS. WILLIAM THOMPSON.
Died This Morning After Ten Days
Illness.

The death of Mrs William Thompson
occurred at her home, Cleveland avenue,
this morning at 6 o'clock, after ten
days illness of lobular pneumonia. She
leaves besides her husband ten children,
ranging in age from seventeen years to
one year. The deceased was born in
East Blue Hill. Me-. in November, 1873,
the daughter of Arson r. and Celestia
Carter. She was married to Mr. Thomp-
son about twenty years ago and had
been a resident of Barre during the
greater share of that time. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not been COM
pleted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
WILDER-MONGEoN.
Two Burlington Musicians Married Mon
day Evening.

Burlington. May s. George II. Wilder
the well-known Burlington musician, and
Miss Irene O. Mongeon, also we'll
known musician. were married Monday
evening at o'clock at the home OF
Jed z. Ladd, justice Of the peace, per-
formed the ceremony. The wedding was
very quiet affair and known only to
few intimate friends of the couple
Mr.. Wilder has had a studio in Bur
lington for a number of years During
that time he has developed some re-
markable pupils. Mrs. Wilder has been
his pupil for six years and is singer
and piano player of note. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilder will reside in the Walker block,
where they viii continue teaching mu-
sic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-08
Letter from Manager Hoban.

To the theatregoers of Barre and vi.
cnity; Regarding the "AIutt and JEFF
show at the Barre opera house Thursday
May Q, let me say that this attraction
is guaranteed to be an excellent musical
comedy, with beautiful costumes, excel
lent scenery, first-class comedians and a
fine chorus 1t should not be confused
with cheaper productions.
(Signed)
John +. Hoban
Resident Manager, Barre Opera House.