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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

her hair caught fire and she disappeared.
That was the last time she was seen
until the eharred body was found in the
hot ruins hours later.
Aged Peoples Terrible Death
"AIiss Alice Perkins, the only one of
the Perkins family of four to survive,
stood wringing her hands. Her father
and mother. both Of whom were past
90 years of age, had slept in one Of the
third story rooms, and as vet nothing
had beef seen of them by the huddle of
survivors in front Of the hotel Their
bedroom window was on the other side
of the building, so the Springfield young
men and two or three others with Miss
Perkins ran around the flaming building
to the other side keeping outside the wide
circle of terrible heat. AT the back of
the building they saw the aged couple.
terribly burned. dragging themselves en-
their hands and knees toward the edge
of the lake, which was about 40 feet
from the house. Their clothing and hair
was burned off and Mr.. Perkins beard
was gone. The two struggling feebly
| toward the water in the cooking heat
presented spectacle that unnerved the
onlookers. Miss Perkins did not rec
| OgiiEP Het ldtnpT ana mother. BOL1
were almost helpless and some times
stopped and lay still for moment ur-
til the awful heat seemed to 1rnve
them on again. When they reached the
shallow water, Mrs Perkins saw her
daughter and the two Springfield men,
and waved feebly to them to come to
the rescue. Young Harry Perkins tried
repeatedly with his men companions. but
| 4.
up the attempt until the hotel had
crumpled upon itself and the heat circle
lessened. When they went to the cou-
pie they found them terribly distressed, |
the flesh of their bodies cooked and the
skin shriveled. Mrs. Perkins died al
most Immediately and her husband gave
up the fight for life on the way to the |
hospital several hours later.
Tried to Save Invalid Daughter
Harry Perkins thinks that the invalid |
girl, Efie Perkins, who hal second |
floor room did not see the out side at |
any time. From the appearance CT IIr |
Perkins. the young Springfield man be- |
lieves that tie elderly father Irshe | |
downstairs 81 the first warning OF the I
fire and trial TO rescue his daughter, I
but was baily burned in the futile as.
tempt. Then be Jumped from second /
story room and his wife leartd from
their third-story room, although posi-
bly, she too, may have deeended to the
second floor to make the jump.
'The fire in the dry, wooden build
ing with its leafy and infammable in
terror decorations, began burning at
$50 o'clock a. m. and at 700 o'clock
the whole was fattened into a smoking
heap of ruins, with two bodies in their
midst. Harry Perkins and Everett
Mcclure found themselves after the fire
with only pair of trousers and an
undershirt apiece, together with Per-
kins's serge coat, which had fiuttere1
down from the third story with its
owner. A youth who lived in cot
tage nearby came to the assistance of
the two and gave them socks and ten
mis- shoes. which they wore back to
Springfield yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

her hair caught fire and she disappeared.
That was the last time she was seen
until the charred body was found in the
hot ruins hours later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

company, the price OF beef continues TO
soar to levels attained only in time OF
war. Prime corn-fed bullocks yesterday
attained in the stockyards the topnotch
price of SOTO per hundred weight, a
price not heretofore reached on this
market since 1867 the period following
the Civil War.
Range cattle also sea new mark when
the price touched 1925. Last years
high figure was 800.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07
GRANITEVILE.

A joint meeting of the Granitevills and
Websterville Sociolist locals will be held
in the Socialist club rooms at Granite
vile, Wednesday evening, August !, at
7.3O o'clock. Important business. Per
order secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07
GRANITEvILLE.

Dance in Miles hall Thursday. Aug.
s. under auspices of L. A. A. o. H., Div,
No. 3. Riley's orchestra will furnish
music for dancing from until 70. Adj
mission, soc per couple.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

Barre, Vt. Aug. 7, 1912.
Farm products from all along the
linz
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

Eggs Fancy hennery 34@35c, choice
eastern 30@3lc, fresh western. extras
27d2sc, choice 25@26c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

Cadum stops the terrible itching of eczema at once
and begins healing with the first application. me
suffering it has relieved has been widespread that 1t
is called blessing by thousands. 1t antlsePc and
destroys disease germs. Trial box Ioc at druggists
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07
$40 BEEF AT CHICAGO.

Highest Prices Since 1867 Paid.
Chicago, Aug. 7.--Nothwithstandirg
the dissolution OF the National Packing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07
IN RICKER'S MARKET,
Beef and Veal Are Reported To-day as
Selling Well.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. 7.-Ricker's mar
ket reports mixers dull and beef and
veal selling well. The receipts for the
week were as follows:
Poultry 1000 pounds, l0@l5c.
Lambs-200, 4@6c.
Hogs-700, 6@7c.
Cattle-l50, 2@7c.
Calves-700, 3@6he.
Mich cows-30, $40@ $65.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07

Wanted-At once, an engineer. Steady
job. Cross Bros, Mortified, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-07
INTHE INTEREST OF THE LABORING MAN
State Inspection of Factories Workmen's Compensa-
4r ton Law---A Board of Cancellation

Vermont hash Republican, 1t IS Republican
tinue to remain Republican.
There why this has been why why
will remain
Vermont manufacturing and its farming highly
with the Republican continued control of
ment, will remain prosperous
The Republican platform, adopted the State Convention
presents the State with the purpose
mind giving the citizens of Vermont prosperity
than they have already enjoyed
To the labong whose condition in life everything
the State the plank labor should strongly
peal better this subject found
platform adopted other political Weug the
consideration of the abong this plank labor from the
Republican State PLATFORM
ATTITUDE TOWARD LABOR
Scarcely O than arsaean dsan
esandpa
to OF
saegu
a law
attn fest that the State Constitute nwHiper
oil ConGia media
ouhes Justify
andwe ugth sub upont o ouL w makers
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
Burlington VT, August S. 1912
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
1ylcrs Win.
Cascarets for a
Sick, Sour Stomach
Gently but thoroughly cleanse and reg
nIntc your Stomach, Liver and
Bowels while you sleep.

Thut awful sournsss, behching Of
acid and foul gases; that pain in tho
pit of the stoinac en-, the heartburn. ner-
vousness, nausea. bloating after cat
ing. feeling of fIl!ness. dizziness and
sick headache, means indigestion, q
dsordered stomach, which cannot be
regulated until you remove tho cause.
1t isn't your stomaoh's fault. Your
stomach is as good a s any.
Try Cascarets: they cure indigestion,
because they Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach. remove the sour.
undigested and fermentlng food and
foul gases; take the excess bile from
the liver and carry off the decomposed
waste matter and poison from the In
testines and bowels. Then your stom-
ach trouble Is ended forever. A Cas-
caret tonight vii! straighten you out
by morning. i0-cent box from any
drug store viii keep your entire fam
lily feeling good for months. Don't
forget the children-thsir little In
sides need a good, gentle cleansing,
too.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

mond Va. about the last OF March.
1866. Of all the archives and so forth
Of the said Department of state. and
transporting them to a supposed place
OF safcty in the South.
Brom,vclI'r Declaration.
That having complied fully with all
his Instructions, and having turned the
said archives and so foftl over TO 9TH
or officers of the said Confederate
States. the nduciary relations OF The de-
ponent to said archives ended. and In
as,nuch as he shortly after renewed his
allegiance to the United States. he
gave himself 10 further care with re-
gard 10 the archives. and presumed
that they had been captured by the
United states forces. That he became
archives had never come into the pos
session of the United States. but were
spirited away by private parties. and
that John r. Pickett. attorney at law.
at Washington. WIS employed 10y hold
org of said archives to negotiate their
delivery to the United States govern
mcnt should Southern and Northern
Democrats refuse to take them. The
dcponent was privy 10 .ii of MIR. Pick
ctts negotiations and he. Pickett had
given n truthful relation of same,
avoiding any breach Of confidence. to
the public press.
HE declared that Pickett had no
relations to the archives:
that he delat honestly with everybody
connected with the matter. and al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

though the entire sum CT $4,000 paid
by the United states government for
the archives was ultimately received
BY MIR. Pickett. he retained less than
half OF II for his own~arduous. rcsron-
siblc and valuable services. Soon at
ter this declaration was published
Cromwell went TO Europe.
n sum of money was held in trust
for Mrs. Bromwell by Colonel Pickett
and that Colonel Pickett was RESPONSE
bic for MIR. Bromwelrs departure is
shown by later correspondence.
In that Interview Judge Montgomery
said that he was satisfied that the seal
was In one of the boxes which Brom-
well took to Charlotte. and that Pickett
got the seal when the records and
papers Of the department. came into
his possession.
Several limitations.
Several of the medaliions made from
the Great Seal In 1879 have turned
up in various places under the claim
of having been the original. and have
In each case been refuted There
should be no confusion when the two
are put together, since the seal is !.
remarkable piece of die cutting. while
the medallion shows the reverse or
printed side made by molding electro
types. Copies of the medallion belong
Ing to the State of South Carolina and
TO Trinity College. Cambridge. Eng
land. have been claimed as originals
and In each case have been shown to
have been the medallion electrotypes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
HIGH WATER STOPS
CREWS PRACTICE
River Has Become Normal, and
Men Will Work Hard
This Week.

hish water has prevented the crew S
or the virginia Boat Club from taking
to the water during the past week
The club house has boon flooded b,t
with the river returning to its bed
practice Will be held each day dur
ing the coming week. Most of tho
men have been Keeping in condition.
and little time has been actually lost
The members of tho club as well as
the members OF the crews are looking
forward with the kecnest anticipation
to the regattas. which will shortly be
held. The Blues expect to win more
than one race with their eight and
with this end In view viii do every
thing possible to make 4 good show
Ing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
OLD DOMINION LEAGUE
How They Stand.
NXhcr. Thcx play ~

Where They Play Next Saturday
Cairos vs.. Barton Heights, at Barton
Heights.
Park
Kahns VS.. woodali ouarles, at
Athletic Park
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

an official inquiry having been hsld
In England to prove that the seal held
there was one OF the mcdalions and
not tho original seal.
VIII Test Its GenuIncncss.
1t Is the purpose of the present
by every possible method the genuine
ness of the seal as secured from Ad.
iniral SelfridEe. and 1t will be sent To
England this summer to he examined
by the frm which made IT, where the
cipher marks on tho base can no doubt
be tested.
For it's permanent resting place no
definite decision has been reached 1t
Is to be placed in some institution
worthy of II. where ii viii ne pcrpctu-
ally treasured as the chief enduring
memorial of the Confederate states
government. The choice is said to lie
between the Confederate Museum and
the new Battle Abbey. either of which.
II Is held. would be fitting custodians
OF the emblem of sovereignty OF the
republic which was and Is not
selfridgc Distinguished officer.
Rear-Admiral Thomas oliver Self
ridge. from whom tho Great Seal was
purchased. and who has been It's GUS
todian since 1873. when it was given TO
him By Colonel Pickett in recognition
of his services in cffecting the sale OF
the state Department papers to the
United States government. Is Il naval
officer of high rank. Himself the son
of a distinguished rearadmiral of tho
me name. ne was born in Boston In
1896 and entered tho United States
Naval Academy In 1851. He was on
the Cumberland in 1851. when she was
sunk by the Confederate ironclad
Merrimac in one of the most desperate
naval engagements Of the war. Later
he commanded the Cairo. of the Mis-
sissippl Squadron, which was blown
up by a torpedo and commanded
battery at the capture of VicksburS.
In 1871 he commanded a survey OK
petition TO the IstrnIus of Darien In
preparation for the building of tho
Panama Canal, and at the time of the
purchase of the Pickett papers by tho
government was stationed at the Navy
Yard in Boston. He has since seen
distinguished service, and was COM
mander-i chief of the European
Squadron. 1se5-1s97. and was retired
with rank of rear-admiral February ..
1928, with distinguished honors from
several Foreign nations. He makes his
home In Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

The final sta ndins in each section will ne
published as soon ~ all the games are re-
ported TO Mr. Rcthard.
The school winning the city championship
The Times Dispatch In former Years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
ORIGINAL SEAL
HAS BEEN FOUND

NNNhS'Hhtt from TlTSt fdbc)
trunks and four boxes OF records AMI
property of the Stute Department,
which he had stored some weeks pre-
Viousiy at the Danville Female Coll .se,
under his superiors directions
He took the ten packages TO Char
Aotte. He arrived thers on April ans
stored them In room In the cuuiI-
mousse. Five days later he reported in
writing to Mr.. Benjamin that no had
placed all OF tho boxes In ok large,
strong boxes. which he had Ind mad.
ut charlotte, having Thorn marked with
MS own Initials TO attract as little at
tenuon az possible.
Pickett Offers 10 Sell.
After the war Colonel Pick ,tt get
tied In Washington To- practice law and
al the Same time engaged In buying
and selling Confederate curios ana res
ords. In September. 1866. Bronwuil
VINO waB practicinB law in Richmond
without SUCCESS. accepted - proposition
to enter Picketts service.
Soon Pickett offered to sell the com.
plete records CT Mr.. BenIamins Office
10 men OF prominence and wealth I'm
The South. Upon the refusal Of any Of
them to buy, IN 1868 he offered 10 SCH
TO Secretary Of State seward large AND
valuable documents of the late Confed-
crate States embracing all the papers
belonging TO MIR. Benjamins Office
Seward declined to buy except upon in
spection In Washington and further be-
cause the price. $500 600 was exces-
sive. Pickett said the papers were I'M
Canada. and refused 10 allow them 10
he brought TO Washington for inspoc-
ton.
Government Paid 10000.
I'm July. 1872. they were bought by
the United States government. by spe-
cial act OF Congress. for $4,000 BY
the agreement OF sale. the papers were
to be delivered In Canada. and Lleuten-
ant Thomas o. Selfridge, u. s. ". yyts
commissioned TO receive them from
Pickett. They wer. secured By Lieu
tenant Selfridgc. inventoried by him
with remarks. delivered TO the proper
authorities. and ara now in the Library
OF Congress, are are known as the
Pickett papers
When the sale was announced.
Pickett was denounced in the South
for selling the archives of the Confed-
eracy. On September ,. 1872, about a
month after Pickett received the s75.-
600. Bromwell made declaration and
certificate before N. Cailau in WASH
ington In substance as follows: That
his. j. W. Bromwell's. last official act
az duty as an official 81 the Depart
ment OF State OF said Contede rato
States consisted In packing up at Rich
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
GRAMMAR SCHOOL LEAGUE

Game. reported FOR the week were as fol-
tolws
Paramount 50. Springfield /: Paramount s..
Nicholson l: Rufner .; Randolph 3: Fox
II; Sidney Z: Jackson {. Ruftner 4; Jackson
6. Sidney O.
There are a number OF games still TO be
reported In the eastern section. The cham
pionsnp in each section. however. is set
tied. Sionewall Jackson School won out in
the western section with clean slate and
Fairmount School did the same trick in The
eastern section. The first of tho champion
shlp games Will he played between these
schools Byrd Park on Monday afternoon
at ( o'clock. The second game OF the series
Will be played on Christ Church AsDcia-
ton field Thursday afternoon.
Teams standing as FAR as rcported:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

lowed Sanders with hit through
short. winning the game. The features
FOR Wrignts We're the pitching of
creekmore and the CATCHING of Chit
tuni. the newly married catcher for
the Wright boys. Tho umpiring of Mr..
Bottoms was of big league style.
Score by innings: r HE
W. 8: q. .... 100000 Z s
IL s. W. .... 10000 10000 !
1ylcrs Win.
Score by innings: r. II. Z.
Tylers ........ 20110O0 OF 0 4
Coco-Colas -. 90 80 DO o 0--3 10 /
Batteries: McCrcady and Winters;
tawhite
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
MEADE WINNER
OF HANDICAP CUP
Hermitage Golfers to Play Chevy
Chase and Baltimore
Teams.

In the golf tournament which ran
from May ! to May IS at the Hermit
tagc Golf Club. the lowest net score,
81 was made by Il, Massey. The May
handicup cup was won by r. IL. Meade
The championship tournament started
Yesterday and large field qualified.
Thu first round Will bc played On Mon
day. Tuesday or Wednesday of this
week The entries in the several
classes follow:
Class A-Allen Beivin with r. Win
ston, William Wilson with .. Il. Hin.
W. C. Locker with Thomas Atkinson
X II. Meade with John w. Atkinson,
Joel Perrin with ~ l. Hawke w. r.
Who'd with John 3. Orgain. w. w
Neale with William II. Palmer. L. b.
Moon with c. II. Dunaway.
Glass PC T.. Borden with II. Mas
sey. c. VI. Jordy with 6. Winston. NJ
NJ Mcclure with p. Fl. Ruckcr, Thomas
3. Gay with D. W. Durrett. w. f.. Craw-
ford with Il. L. Word. r. p Neale with
G. +. Wood, J. s. Jones with NJ. 6.
Wright. B. B. Valentine with David
Edmands.
Class C-J. NJ. Atkinson with II. G.
Capers, r. NJ. Jones with q. W. koiner,
Carnctt Nelson with y. l. Cranz. Z. w.
Ruckcr with Z. y. Palmer.
Saturdays classification into a. b. c.
classes will he used in n Round Robin"
tourna ment just commencing. Eaca
player will play every other player in
his class of sixteen, using handicaps.
The matches played in the spring
championship may be counted. The
tournament runs until August. Prizes
are offered In each class.
On May 90 the women golfers Will
play for the May handicap cup. New
handicaps are posted. Teams have
been selected TO play Saturday on the
Hermitage links against Chevy Chase
and the Baltimore Golf Clubs. and
names OF players are posted at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
W-oodnu a aunrIc. ykr,n.

In one OF tho Iastest played games
OF the season, the Woodall & Quarles
defeated the strong Horace Wrights
by the score of Z to l at Byrd Park
Yesterday The features for Woodail
& Quarles' were the fielding of the
Roy and Fowle; also the pitching Of
Roy, who held the Wrights down to
four measley hits. all being scattered.
The fireworks started in the eighth In
Powell. the first man up. famed. Roy
singled over second; Sanders hit for
two bases. scoring Roy. Pullen fol.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

"GF3rS-IT'' is the new corn cure on
a new plan, that Is as harmless to the
skin as water. but blazes. how it
works. Nothing TO stick or hurt. Lo
and beholdl your corn comes out. You
don't have to drag 1t out. Every owner
of corn. callous, wart or bunion lis
going to get the surprise of a lifetime.
No more digging at corn. no more slic-
Ing with razors and drawing blood. no
more blood poison, no more sticking
plasters "GETS-I1" is sold at all
druggists at % cents bottle, or sent
direct by T.. Lawrence & Co, Chicago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
Negro Convict. at Large.
Crap Game Rnided.

Henry Jones, Bul, Graham and Arthur
Bailey. colorcd. were engaged in merry
gamc or crap early last night when they
were rounded up by Officers Manning and
Webster. The men were unable TO get bail
and were taken TO the Third Police Station
TO await trial tomorrow morning
G. O.. Williams, charged with opora;ing
A team tho streets without a license was
dismissed upon payment OF costs and
promise TO get license nj once
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
News Of South Richmond

charge ., Mira. T.. B, Franklin and Miss
Lucy Wingo. while close second was that
OF the southern Shops In charge OF Miss
Lucy owens.
Convention To-1Iorrow.
The Chesterfield County Democratic Con-
vontion Will meet tomorrow at Chesterfield
Courthouse for The. selection OF delegates to
the State convention at Norfolk. Tho dole
gates II In thought. Will DC sent unin-
structed.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-14

even if they should work over
time and Sundays. How ridicu-
lousy silly, sounds like the whim
Of an old maid when she is in
love, and it is really pititul to
hear his little whine. He tackled
a subject that he knew nothing
of and got lost.
We would advise the Messeng-
or man to call in some Of the
third graders from the common
school 10 do his writing in the
future. they are better posted,
and will at least respect the
truth enough to honor it in
argument as to the virtues Of
his country.
The Avalanche represents
things as they exist in this sec
ton Of the country and If We
had to misrepresent the country
in which we live 10 make it ap'
pear a decent place to live in,
we would resign our position ano
send for the Messenger man e
come IN and take charge, for ir
a case like that he is a buckle.
berry. He is Wonderfully
Wise.
We accomplished our point al
least, we got the plains country
before the eyes Of the Wonder
full Wise" people and they'll soor
be looking to Lubbock for
home. Come TO Lubbock
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-03-14

The newspaper man catches
il on all sides and from every
direction on campaign year, es-
pecially from people who are
looking for a seat at the pie
counter in the state lunch room.
We have received this week
from various candidates, enough
gush about themselves and what
they stand for TO fill the Ava
Ianche twice full If we used il
all. We want 10 state at this
point of the game that we are
not going to let any of them
run into office by getting their
dope printed in the Avalanche
free. We have an extra large
waste basket, and such com
munications are promptly con
signed to il. II they want Of
flee and believe that space II
the Avalanche would be bene
fetal to them, its for sale al
so much per inch.