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The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
MISS DODS0N ASSUMES LEAD
WITH MARGIN OF 10000 VOTES
Miss Blackwell Second With Largely Augmen-
ted Total; All Candidates Make Strong
Gains; Count Completed at Noon.

Miss Agnes Dodson with the mag
nificent total of SO,320 votes to her
credit, takes lead in The Sentinel's
Great European Tour and Yellow
stone Park ContSt.
Miss Dodson leR all contestants in
the first three counts made in the
contest, but she has been either sec
ond or third in the race in the three
counts previous to the count made to-
day.
Miss Blackwell. who had the lead
in Saturdays count, takes second
place today with 70,230 votes to her
credit.
Miss Dodson made an increase of
23.2S0 votes since Saturday.
Miss Blackwell made an increase
of l0,G45. Miss Sahl made an in
crease of 6.255. Miss Ruby Davis
of Clifton doubled her vote in the
count.
The vote cast since last Wednes-
day reached a total of nearly So
600.
The count was conducted today
by Messrs. Shackleford, Wentworth
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
Associated Press.

Associated Press
Peru Ind March 26-Dayigh showed how great had been
the devastation of the flood last night when the Wabash
river burst its banks Houses half submerged were drifting away
floating among the debris the and only showed the
location of church.
Death faced hundreds who dawn clngng the roofs
where sought refuge last night and had LAIN throughout the
dark night because of the cutting off of the and electric supply
Hundreds ammed into the house and
lodging buildings Telephone communication established with
these marooned buildings and learned that many people
Including some women held babies their had been
cngng to roofs exposed almost freezing all
night Several persons slip from roofs into the muddy
waters having become completely exhausted Water IS feet in
depth raced through the principal business streets the rate of
20 miles an hour.
This morning the number of deaths here estimated
from so
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
HEROIC REsCUES REPORTED

Associated Press. !, 81.
\ Columbus o. March 26.-From Lake Erie to the Ohio
river and from the indiana the Pe vana nes the state OF
Ohio TODAY experienced the flood its history With
annallng loss of life at DAYTON almost city and village
he follows with death roll that cannot De toaeo h e
subside
Cox estimated this morning that more than quar-
fer m million persons are homeless he state is unable to cope
with The situation entirely and has asked the National Red Cross
Society and the adjoining for assistance
~ ,ert damaqe cannot accurately estimated at this
time hnt + viii run into the millions This includes actual loss
occasioned by fire and floods e.;, h;h .,+
the nm the tops of buildings the cold and drenchmg ram
we're marooned and some became exhausted
and dropped into the torrent OF water.
ThrrlIna rescues are reported without number ,
The t IS cut off from the rest of the country by ra ana
practically by wire. l h. drowned here +,
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
10000 WITHOUT SHELTER
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
DAYTON o. March ooThe of the flood passed here
about midnight but the few hours showed appreciabe
lowering of the wnter
This morning brought little hope for relief those who had
spent night of horror The work looked hopeless
Yesterday No in the city attempted sleep last night
More than 10000 persons either unable toeach their homes
were held waeroced houses and buildings unable reach
land
The inundated district than fifteen square miles
the most of which under from to IS feet OF water.
communication could be established with the commercial
district of the CITY, any attempt say whether any all Of
persons there have been drowned the
lecture.
The immediate and pressing need for the day is food and
medicine
The situation somewhat frightened this morning by the
the orren which had been falling for S hours
had ceased
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
ALL TRAINS ARE ANNULLED
Associated Press.

Associated Press
Chicago March 26Ih floods practically tied up all rail
read transportation Indiana and Ohio lines today The Big
Four Chesapeake Ohio the Panhandle and the Nonon have
announced that schedules have been annued until further
notice The Fort Wayne division of the Pennsy vana SYSTEM the
Baltimore Ohe0 Erie reads able get occasional
by the Lake Shore Michigan Southern tracks
Ohio. The officials declare that the situation the
cal of any in the past twenty years
staff from the Chicago office of the Associated
Press yesterday had succeeded reachn indianapolis
80 this morning The best he could do after travelling all day
Yesterday and all night reach West indianapolis There
he halted by the flood without immediate prospect of entering
the city
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
THOUSANDS NEWT ESTIMATE
Associated Press.

NSsOclatcd PreSS ]
indianapolis Ind, March 26-Ihe Associated Press office
here communicated with the Western Union telegraph
Wolfe Geek o., mile and half from Dayton, and
learned that the tier the had fallen four feet mid
night.
The operator sad that there several bad fires the
section of thd and that the damage would into the
millions Several fires had been extnguhed by dynamitng he
said.
The declared that the people in North Dayton had
been trapped by the flood and that the number of deaths would
reach least a thousand.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
THE SENTINEL WILL RECEIVE FUNDS
FOR AID OF THE FLOOD VICTIMS

en- to aid the of and city
has Il pd inci fundo 10 lpa ane
an car
t n W f a { lie proper fal IN OF
uuesa aprmptnd hbmusp Ito hK Kappal
8
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
THOUSANDS ARE MAR0ONED

Associated Press
indianapolis Ind. March 26.-The first word from West
indianapolis which off when the Washington Street bridge
last night this morning from Associated Press
correspondent marooned there.
his correspondent said that generally estimated that
had been drowned when the Morris Street evee broke
early last night Many families living in onesory houses
the mercy this sudden rush of and believed have
been trapped.
Sixty passenger shut of the city lines
and all the passengers sharing practically the lot the
homeless refugees
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
DAY TON
ABLAzE

2 Columbus. o., March 26.- .
3 Governor Cox received word .
= from Dayton at 2:47 this after .
= noon that the entire business :
: section was on fire and indica- !
Z tions are that it will be destroy :
= ed. People are reported jump :
3 ing from roof to roof of the
= buildings to keep out of the
Z way of the flames. 4.
3 {
9 Associated Press. {
Z Columbus, o.. March 26.- :
= A message came from the cffi- {
= cials of the Home Telephone
= company to the governor and {
= Immediately asked the Associat- {
Z ed Press to notifythe mayors of :
= all the cities and towns sur {
!, rounding Dayton who could :
i reach that point to rush boats {
2 to Dayton as the buildings were {
8 burning with people in them.
2 Associated Press. 5
z Columbus, o.. March 26.- :
Z The governor received a tele- :
2 gram at 1880 from Secretary !
:, Burba. who went 10 Dayton :
y last night as follows: :
r The deaths may run as :
= high as 1900; property loss of
= S10,000.000. The river is four
= miles wide"
2 A later dispatch from Burba {
: said that great disorder pre- 9
!, walls and the demand for .
:, troops is imperative. :
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
Associated Press.

Associated Press
Connersvle Ind March 26-NIany persons probably
drowned Brookse last night when caught the confux of the
and west forks of Whitewater which in that
tell of the attempts of and children
cape light lanterns the cys lights had been extn
gushed by the flood Five children of family seen
cngng the posts of oldahoned wooden bed when they
were swept into stream Brooksvie completely
off Fifty houses south Of No bodies have
been recovered.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
800 DEAD IN PERU, INDIANA

Associated Press.
Mayor Charles Geoz of this city o45 this morning stated
that 800 people had been drowned Peru but that of the
bodies had been recovered The report stated that less than
block of the entire city under
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26

and Aupperle.
Some 90 or more coupons depos-
tied in the ballot box since last
Wednesday were thrown out today
by the judges, owing to the fact that
the time limit had expired. num-
Der of blank coupons We're found in
the box
Many of the coupons deposited
since Wednesday were badly trim
med, in spite of the fact that we have
urged that care be used in cutting
the coupons from the paper. There
is no necessity of putting a quarter
of page of The Sentinel in the bal
lot box with a coupon.
The following is the standing of
the candidates as shown by the sev-
enth count made this morning by the
judges:
Miss Agnes Dodson, city -. 800
Miss Ethel Blackwell. city .70,230
Miss Florence Sahl. city. -. 2S,52
Miss Bertha Combs. Fruita. | . $50
Miss Lena McGehee. city -. 7,3tO
Miss Flora Springston. Fruita G.950
Miss Ruby Davis. Clifton =. .10.705
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-26
ADRIANOPLE HAS FALLEN

Associated Press.
Berlin, March ,6-The fall of Adranoplc announced
definitely by the Sofia correspondent of the esse Central hc
Bulgarian Schpka regiment the first the fallen CITY,
All Turkish military depots have been blown up.
Associated Press.
London March 26-Shukri Pasha the Turkish commander
suicide after the capture of Adanope according
agency dispatch from Sofia.
The Adranople fortress taken by by the Bugar
this morning after desperate fighting which had lasted
Monday Flames devastating the city
Associated Press.
Sofia Bulgaria, March a6-Ihe great artillery arsenal
Adnope has burned and the barracks and forts in flames
tonight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
SALISBURY.

The people OF the Methodist and Con-
Grcgational Churches rendered a reception
to the Rev and Mrs. Ernest X. Ryder at
the town hail. The former pastor ana
wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Peter HelIer'
were present, with their daughter, Retta'
Refreshments were served to about j."
persons.-Orlo S. Bump was In Middle
bury Monday.-Mlss Eliza J. King, VINO
recently fell and broke her left arm just
below the shoulder Joint. is doing as Wen
as could be expected.-Tho regular meet
ing of Dunmore grange will be held FIJI
day cvenng.-The Sunday school Of the
Congregational Church will have its an
nual picnic at Warehouses; Wednesday,
August 20-Rollin Whitney is expected
home from Mount Hcrmon. Mass boys
school on August 20 for few days
While returning from the creamery Tues
day morning Mrs. Frank Whitney met
with an accident when one Of the thilla
dropped down. The horse ran and over
turned the wagon. Mrs Whitney was
thrown to the ground. George Mathew
assisted Mrs. Whitney to the house
where her bruises were attcuded.-Mis-
Emma Bump of the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai is spending her vacation with her par
crts Mr.. and Mrs W f. Bump
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
CALEDONIA COUNTY
HARDWICK.

w, S. Perry or St Johnsbury las in
town Wedncsday.-Mi Ethel Powers
and James Mackll were united IN mar
riage Tuesday.-Miss Mary Sergeant of
Danville was in town Tuesday. Mrs.
Morgan Hatch of Barre was in town
MondaY.-lIorbert Han, an employee in
the Howard & Martin stone shed, re-
ceived severe injury to his right foot
when block dropped on it-Abel e.
Wakefield of Hyde Park many years a
resident of this place, died at his home
in Hyde Park Friday morning Miss
Ethel Hicks of Fall River, Mass. is visit
ing al the home of Or. and Mrs s. +.
Darling Carson of Woodbury.
was thrown from his carriage Friday as
he turned into y, j. Bells livery stable
Friday night and was injured about the
head. The carriage was badly damaged
He was able to return home saturday,
II. II. Parker of Wolcott was in town
Saturday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
MONKTON.

Miss Lena NJ. Gee has been appointed
postmistress for the fourth class post
office at this place and the office will be
removed from the store to her dwelling
house.
The Rev. and Mrs. G. c. Cornell are at
home from Middlebury. preaching SER
vice Will be held Sunday at II 90 a. IN. and
the Epworth League meeting in the even
ing at 1:30-A pleasant occasion was the
meeting of Floronia grange Friday even
ing A children's program, in charge Of
the lecturer. d. W. Eddy. included songs,
rectatlons and dialogues, and also piano
and violin solos.-Mr and Mrs. Edward
Gee Of Fcrrisburg We're guests of the
Misses Helen and Lena McGee Sunday
Mrs. James MCDonough and children have
gone to Bristol to visit her sister Mrs.
y. p Brown.-Mrs. Orinda Crandall and
Mrs. Miranda HutChins of Bristol We're
over Sunday visitors at Mrs. Orinda Nc
Entee's.--Mrs. Mable Collamer of Boston
Is visiting at D. f. Meech's.-Mrs Phoebe
Stlson. who has been i'll at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Z. H. Palmer. Is now
cOnvalcscing Mrs. j, T.. Ladd OF Bur
lingtOn who was the guest Of her mother
Mrs. Helen Ross, has returned home
Miss Lena NJ. Gee has been appointed
pOytmistrpSs Of this OfFiCa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
NORTH FERRISBURG.

The Ladies' Aid lawn party and sale
Saturday afternoon and evening at the
Wheeler home was great success.
socially and financially. The music
furnished by the Henry orchestra
added much. The Aid society realized
| nearly $100.--Dr. and Mrs. George
| Woodall of Schenectady, " Y, are
spending a few days at NJ. f. Aliens
| DR., Woodall was the pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church some
years ago.--Mrs. Fred Harrington en-
tertained her Sunday school class at
her home Saturday afternoon. The
children played various games and
were served supper.--Mrs Cassius
Russell of Burlington with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. b. Yorger. ami grand
daughter, Grace, of WASHINGTON. d. c.,
are visiting her brothers, jerome and
j Homer Chase.--Mr. and Mrs. Hezekiah
stone of New Haven spent Sunday at
| calvin Martin's.--The Rev. ana Mrs
Albert Parker and son, Donald. are
spending the week at his fathers in
Manchester They made the trip by
automobile.--Mr and Mrs. Frank Ba-
I ker and daughter Elizabeth. spent
Sunday at Grand Isle with his brother
| Ralph Baker.--The Y NJ. c. A. boys
who have been In camp at Long Point
broke camp and returned to their
homes last Monday,-Mr and Mrs
! Gardner Marsh and two daughters of
! Elizabeth, n. j., are visiting his sis
| ter, Mrs. Frank Baker.-Miss Caroline
| Williams of Charlotte is visiting her
| cousin, Mrs. Carlos Martin.-Edward
| Frye, the monologist, gave his enter
tainment. "Capn Warren's War Is" at
| the Methodist Church Tuesday even
! ing..-Wllliam Stone has entered the
employ of Elmer Preston.--Mrs. Flora
Harrington spent Tuesday at John
Williams's in Charlottesville Ladies'
Aid society met Wednesday afternoon
at Allen hall
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
ADDISON.

MILFORD CYr has moved from the Noon
Ian place to his fathcr-in-laW' Martin
Barron. Howard King has moved to the
William Noonan place.. j. Tracy and
family and r. y. Warner ANA family are
camping at the lake.--Glcun Torrcy and
family and Frank Wood and family are
camping at the ake.-Mrs. L. +. iullcy
has returned to her home i'm Burlington,
Grand View Grange held meeting Fri
day evening and conferred the third and
fourth degrees on a class Of seven n
short program, consisting of piano solos
by Miss Olive Gage ana Mrs. c. II. Mar
shall and a recitation by r, Il. Norton and
report of the state board of health at
Burlington by L. G. Seegar, after which
a banquet was scrvod.-Mrs. Gcorg.
Wright Of Whalensburg, Y. Y. has beer
a recent guest of her sister. Mrs. Arthur
Adams. THE Ladies' Aid will meet Thurs
day at The Spooncrs. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
A. Smith visited at the lake Sunday
Miss Grace Gardner Of Bridport IS at the
telephone office for a few DAYS She vii
soon take up her duties as telephone op.
| q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
(Co1stnued from page IL

ments1 by an additional petition or
amendment brought by the Rev, Il. A.
Vazina a. president OF THO board of trade
of Vergennes and 50 other citizens of
VsreonnNs against the Rutlan1 Railroad
company. alleging that the passenger sta
ton 81. that place Is Inadequate ana un-
Heted Lor tae city OF Vergcnnes and IS in
many ways an inconvenience to the
tray siing public. and that said station Il
located at n point not suitable for the
reasonable accommodation OF the public
at a. hoarinQ nails July %. The order In
substance provides for tho erection Of
a new passenger station at a point north
of the Sheffield Farms-Slawson Decker
con,panys Mil plant, but gives the rail
yoad company the privilege Of utilizing
the Oh station by removing it to the loca-
ZION indicated. enarg1ng it by at least !;
feet in length, providing for new toilet
rooms, heating apparatus and platform
awnings The order also specifies that il
. connection. with the newly located pas
sanger station a baggage room snnll bt
furnished and maintained and kept warn
yor the reception Of perishable goods. anC
that the work to be done. unless other
wise specified. be completed January /
lE14, AID shall be subject to the approva
OF the commission. The commission alst
order that the present freight house b,
removed to "a convenient point north o
the newly located passenger station.-Th,
lawn party given Tuesday afternoon b,
this VerRennes Improveme society a
! the home of Mrs. Y. N. Graves and Mrs
. Wayland Bristol was largely attended ant
netted the society good sum.--Mrs
Edwin Lewis went yesterday to Lonl
Point to visit relativeaS--Arlle Alden o
Port Henry ". Y visited his parents
Mr. and Mrs. John IA. Alden. yesterday
The apple crop In this section is report
AA to DO aln9Ss a complete failurA.-Th
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
ORWELL.

orwell will celebrate the 15Oth ami
versary of the chartering of the town
on the 18th The addresses of the day
will be given by the Rev. DR.. j. NJ.
Thomas and Judge C. I. Button of Mid
dlebury, \ band viii furnish music.
The Rev. and Mrs b. Swift of Wood
stock have been in town for few
days.-Mlss Helen Stevenson of Salem,
n. Y, returned Thurs lay after spend
ing some days with Mrs S. G. Stevens
and other friends In town.-The an
nual picnic of the Congregational Sun
day school was held at Somerset
Lake Wednesday.--J j. Vail of Boston
is with his family at the Vail home
Fred e. Ray left for Boston Monday
TO spend week with his son, Elos, and
family<-George Needham is much bet
ter-Mrs. John Nickerson of Albany,
n. Y, is in town.-C H. Brooks of
Abilene Kans,, has been for IL few days
at the home of his aunt Mrs. J, S
| Wilcox
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14
WHITING.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Needham and Mr..
and Mrs Edward Branch were guests of
Mr.. ana Mrs. clyde Ketcham In Water
bury Saturday and Sunday.--Mr. and Mrs.
C. Filion have gone to Montreal by au-
tomohile TO visit relativcs.-Mrs. Cutting
Of Bristol and Mrs, Nellie Baker OF
ShorehGn We're guests ut Emery Pat
nodes Friday Horace Atkins of Pleas
ant Lake, Mass. Is the guest Of her aunt
and coLdrs here Mrs Florence Kelsey
and children.-Mr and Mrs. T. w. Ford
and grand-daughter. Gladys, Of Gran
vile were guests ut Mr. and Mrs. Free.
CARDS Thursday.-Mrs. William Keele'
passed Tuesday in Brandon.-The Ladies
Aid Of the Congregational Church will
meet With Mrs. William VILLAINS Wed
ppa1nv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-14

condition of Or, IT. C. Phelps, who la at
the Mary Fletcher hospital. Burlington,
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis, is highly favorHble-Miss
Catherine Fish is visiting Miss Grace
Meade of Albany, N. Y.-Mrs. IT, j.
Fluette and Mrs. Sarah Labombard of
springfield, Mass, are guests Of Mt ana
Mrs. John Daigneault. Miss IL T.. Kings
bury has returned TO Taunton, Mass,
after weeks visit to Mrs. Frank L.
Fish ut hor cottage at the lake August
Ely and Harry Hubbard OF Newton Cen
ter arc visiting Waldo Powers of the lake
John Strong of New Rochelle, N. Y,
| is visiting his brothers, Charles H. and
William J. Strong. and their sister. Miss
Mary Stropg-Mr. and Mrs Timothy
| Neville passed yesterday with Dr. Ford
| LnngworthY Mt the Lake,. r BARLEY,
r. ". McCucn and ]. NJ Alden went
Tuesday TO Port Henry, n. Y, to witness
the essex county, n. Y, league game be-
between st. Iiubert's Inn nine and the
! Port Henry club. OF which Arlie Alden
Of this city is manager, tho latter win
ming by a score Of 4 to o. These teams
arc now tied for first place.-Mrs. 3. p.
| Simonds of Now Haven is passing a few
| days with Mr., and Mrs. George c. Ross.
| Judge Frank J.. Fish Is presiding over
the Grand Islo county court this week -
Miss Emma Raymond Of Randolph Is
visiting Miss Margaret Mor1is--Dr ].
Churchill Trades and son Of Winchester
Mass, are visiting Mr.. ana Mrs. A. w
Norton at the Norton cottage Mt Mile
| point-Trustee George w Stone has
! closed the estate of John C. Hayes. the
common creditors receiving 3S per cent
| The preferred claims amounting to about
$500 were paid In full.o-Miss Sue Smith OF
! Colchester. a student of Middlebury Col.
leEe, Is passing a few days with her class
Innate, Miss Mary Stone. --Postmaeter and
A,rs Thomas Mack aud John II. DonnellJ
Iattendcd the Cray-Oram wedding az
Brandon Tuesday. Mise Stella st. Claii
lof Charlotte visited in town Tuesday
iCharles Norris OF Randolph is spend
ling few DAYS with his parents
Mr.. ana Mrs. Louis Morris Mr., and Mrs
Charles BErrows ard laughter, Miss
Josephine, ~ Barre ace visiting his
=! parents, Mr.. and Mira Dustin G, Barrows
l--Osman Usher of Bristol visited his SON
Henry Fisher, Yesterday.-Miss Rhea
Patno and Miss Eleanor Ferguson are
land Mrs. Alfred Charbonneau and chill.
dren of Springfield are visiting Mr. and
Mrs, Henry Ringer-Miss Josephine
Roharge of Springfield, Mass, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Dustin C. Bar.
lrows.-Miss Marjorie Phelps has return.
ed from a visit to her father Dr. r. G
Phelps, at the Mary Fletcher hospital
| Burlington.