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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
END CAME UNEXPECTEDLY.
Mrs L. NJ. Bruce Had Seemed on Road
to Recovery.

The death of Mrs. L. NJ Bruce of II
Camp street occurred at the City hos
pital Saturday night after months ill.,
ness. July Mrs. Bruce was brought to
the hospital suffering with acute nephri-
tbs. Her condition improved slowly but
steadily and it was thought that she
would recover ultimately. The end
came by heart failure with scarcely a
moments warning. Besides her hus.
band, Mrs, Bruce leaves eight children,
the youngest of whom is four weeks old.
Five brothers and five sisters, all of
whom live in surrounding towns. also
survive. Mrs. Bruce was born in Gran.
vile, May 6, 1880, the daughter Of
Ephram Hough and Harriet whitney,
Hough. Her marriage to Mr.. Bruce took
place about fifteen years ago and since
the wedding she had hade her home in
Barre.
Mrs. Bruce was kind and svmpa-
thetic neighbor and was held in high es-
TEEN by all who knew her She leaves
a large circle of friends in Barre as we'll
as elsewhere and her death will be sin
cerely mourned by many Funeral serv-
ices will be held at the house Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock. The interment
will be made in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
GIRLS ATTEFPT TO DIE
PROVED OF NO AVAIL
Ellen Holmes, Age IS, Jumped Into
Water but Was Rescued by an
Unknown Man.

Rutland, July 2s. But for the quick
action Of an Italian, who saw lS-year-
old Ellen Holmes when she jumped into
East creek yesterday afternoon, the
girl. who is an adopted daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John L. Holmes, would prob
ably have drowned When she was
taken from the water it was thought
she was dead, but by continued work OF
DIR. G. H. Gebhardt, the girl was finally
revived at the Rutland hospital
The attempt at suicide was made fol-
lowing quarrel. Miss Holmes has
been in the habit of leaving home with
out permission and staying in the houses
OF neighbors for two or three days at a
time She left her home Friday of
last week and had not been seen since.
Dr. Gebhardt administered restora-
tiyes to her as she lay on the bank of
the river but not until after an hours
work at the hospital did she regain her
senses Miss Holmes then told of the
attempt to take her life. She said she
had had quarrel with woman on
Meadow street and she wanted to die
1t is probable that she will recover.
DIR. Gebhardt stated that her serious
condition was due to the exertion OF
holding her breath under water as much
as to the amount of water in her lungs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
GEORGE I'll. BABBITT
ALSO REMOVED
This Is Next Chapter In the
Telephone Situation In
Vermont, In Which Com
mission Differed From
the Governor.

st. Adams July 2s.-Governor Fleteh-
er this morning removed Charles d. Wat
son of this city from the Vermont pub
lic service commission, of which Mr..
Watson was chairman, having been ap-
pointed by Governor Fletcher and con-
frmed by the Senate at the recent ses-
sion. Notice of removal came to Mr..
Watson this morning by telegraph, after
Mr.. Watson had refused to resign at
the request of the governor
G. H. Babbitt OF Bellows Falls resigned
from the commission at the request OF
the governor. w. X. Warner Of Ver-
gennes, the third member of the com
mission, remains on the board at pres
ent, although he was given the same
hint to resign as the other two received.
Following the removal of Mr.. Wat
son, Gov. Fletcher appointed as a mem
her of the commission Robert G. Bacon
OF Brattleboro, who is lawyer.
The sensational outcome to-day was
another chapter IN the telephone en-
broglio in Vermont, of which the next
previous was the report of the special
counsel recommending that the public
service commission issue an order re-
ducing rates.
Mr.. Watson held that the public serv-
ice commission could not legally issue
an order with notice to the company and
a hearing had been given. At Vergennes
on July % the commission talked the
situation over and the three members
were of the same mind that an order
should not be issued. They so reported
to Governor Fletcher on July "A and
were given the hint to resign.
In explaining his position to-day Mr..
Watson said that complaint of telephone
service had been received by the COM
mission from various points in the state,
f. A. Cook of Lyndon, who afterwards
was appointed one of the two special
counsel in the matter, being the first to
enter complaint. Gov. Fletcher later APP
pointed the special counsel consisting of
Mr.. Cook and w. A. Graham, which was
agreeable to the commission. The coun-
sci reported earlier than was expected,
said Mr. Watson, having been at work
little over a month. Moreover, there
was considerable discussion over the
manner OF procedure in the case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
A. 0. H. AT DEWEY PARK.
Division No. Held Picnic Alone This
Year Instead of With County.

Division No. |, A. 0. H., observed its
annual outing and picnic Saturday at
Dewey park when around 200 people con-
gregated at the pleasure grove and made
themselves merry during the course of
the day. In the past Hibernian picnies
in this vicinity have been conducted m-
der the jurisdiction of the Washington
county branch, to which adherents of the
A. O. IL. from Northield Montpelier,
Barre and other adjoining towns wended
their way annually. After celebrating,
the local division decided to have a To-
cal event The innovation proved a
total success and will be continued in
future years to be run similarly.
Owing to the inadequacy of the park
the sporting committee were unable to
stage all the athletic contests planned
on. During the heated portion of the
afternoon considerable attention was de-
voted to the pavilion amusements. An
impromptu musical and literary program
was carried through by members of the
order. Among the noteworthy eontribu-
tions were step dances by Thomas Null
roy and James Quinn. Sullivan's or
chestra, which is composed of three
pieces, furnished music for the dancers
and fJlnmakers.
Quoting occupied a part of the days
outing. Many members of the order
proficient in this line of skill, attracted
large audience while engaged in the
sport A baseball game between teams
captained by Thomas McGoff and Will
liam Skerritt was the feature OF the day.
The team commanded by McGoff tri-
umphed by score of 8 to |. The pitch
ing of Capt. Mc(iof was so effective that
his opponents were able to CLEAN but
very few hits off his delivery.
The committee in charge of the out
ing comprised the following members:
p. J. McNulty, chairman, Thomas Nc
Goff. WilhamSkerritt, Daniel Linehan
and William Dunlevy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
MARRIED AS PLANNED.
Although the Bride Is at Present Con-
fined in County Jail.

A wedding peculiar in its setting took
place Saturday in Montpelier, when Miss
Mabel Cooney and William Hussey, both
of this city were married in the Mont
pelier city court room by Judge Har-
vey. The bride is an inmate of the coun.
ty jail and was released long enough for
the ceremony, after which she was re-
turned to the Jail. Miss Cooney was
tried before Judge Scott March 20. found
guilty of illegal selling of liquor and
sentenced to not less than eleven months
and not more than one year in Jail, With
fine of $500 and costs, which she paid.
The Jail sentence was suspended and
she was placed in charge of the proba
tion officer, but from later evidence it
was learned she had broken the condi-
tons of the parole and was therefore
sentenced July % to six months in jail.
Mr.. Hussey and Miss Cooney had been
engaged for some time and the date of
the wedding set for July 26 As they
desired to carry out their original plans,
the bride was released long enough for
the ceremony, after which she returned
to Jail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
AUTOS CRASHED AT TURN.
Antoine Burkes Machine and One Driv-
en- by William Downie.

crossing collision between A. II.
Burke's Cadillac touring ear and a
Buick roadster driven BY William
Downie of Nashua, \. H., below Mer-
chant street hill on Summer street early
Saturday afternoon did a large amount
Of damage to both machines and only
through fortuitous combination of cir
cumstances did both drivers escape in
Jury The scene of the accident is con-
sidered by motorists to be one of the
most dangerous intersections in the city
and there is an unwritten rule among
drivers that ears should proceed with
caution at this point.
A little before o'clock Mr. Burke's
car driven by Boston man was bowling
along Summer street in northerly di-
rection. At the same time the Buick
car entered Merchant street from North
Maine street and started. evidently, to
make the steep incline which starts at
Summer street Both the Buick and
the Cadillac reached the corner at the
same time and before either driver could
apply the brakes in time TO stop his car,
the machines had come together Neither
driver was thrown from his seat, al
though the impact and the resulting eff
feet on the two vehicles indicated that
the ears had come together with no little
force. The Cadillac was pushed toward
the side of the street and the Buick
came to a halt only after most of the
front had been disarranged by the col
lision. An inventory OF the damage to
the roadster showed fore axle badly
sprung, shattered headlights, bent mud
guards on either side AID a radiator
dented completely out of shape. Perhaps
$50 will cover the damage done to the
roadster. Perhaps it will need more,
auto men said as they looked the ma
chine over. Mr.. Burke was. more fortu-
nate in that his car escaped damage be-
yond broken running board and mud
guard which was found to be jammed
in places. II was possible to operate
the touring car, but Downie's machine
was taken apart and transported to a
nearby garage for repairs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
ENJoINS HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Maxine Raymond of Rutland
Wants Him to Keep Away.

Rutland, July 2s.--An injunction OF
the extraordinary sort was obtained
yesterday by Attorney c. V. Poplin
who represents Mrs. Louise G. Raymond
in petition for separate maintenance
and support in an action against her
husband, Maxine Raymond. The doc
ument was issued by Judge Fred NJ.
Butler and it enioins the husband from
entering the apartments now occupied
by the petitioner and her children.
keeps him from disposing or cucumber
ing any property, and it also restrains
the petitionee from conveying away any
household furniture. They have been
married for 35 years. In asking for the
injunction the petitioner claims that she
married Mr.. Raymond in Swanton and
that they lived together, she doing
everything possible TO make the home
happy. Lately she AYERS the petitionee
has shown an uncomfortable temper and
has frequently threatened her with bod
ily harm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
MARRIED MEN WINNERS.
In Two Important Contests at Martinson
Estate Picnic.

The annual picnic of the Martinsor
Estate Granite Go. was held at Fair
mount park Saturday afternoon. The
employers and employees, together with
their families, had a very enjoyable day
The first event was d baseball game be
tween the married and the single men
which resulted in a victory for the mar.
ried men by the score OF 5 to 4, who
were ably assisted by Ossolini, pitcher
and Joe Comolli, catcher.
The great feature Of the game was
the sensational play of Bob Cruden
which saved the day for the married
men. Crtiden smothered a hot liner
from Peter Morgan's bat and prevent.
ed scoring for the single men when the
situation was tense.
In throwing the hammer, w. Barclay
Scott won with heave of l04 feet 8
inches, with Robert Cruden second "a
feet, and William Ker third, sS feet.
The broad jump was won by Joe Comolli,
and the hop, step and jump by the same
man. The ladies' place kick went to
Mrs. Peter Brown, who kicked the sphere
% feet inches. Miss Jennie Blann was
second with So feet 8 inches and Miss
Ethel Morgan third, 40 feet 2 inches.
The married ladies' race was finished
with the following winners in the order
named; Mrs. John Booth, Mrs. Baldwin
and Mrs. Thompson. Miss Morgan, Miss
Erickson and Miss Mariotti finished in
that order in the young ladies' race and
in the one half mile race O.. Martanson
finished first and G. Manera second.
A special feature nf the day was
100 yard dash between Barclay Scott
and John Booth Az both the runners
appeared with their trainers they showed
signs Of having gone through a severe
test Of training Scott ruled the fa-
vorite, to 4, but as She runners neared
the tape, Booth gave d great burst of
speed and headed out his opponent. The
time was around 10 44s seconds. An
other feature was a football game be-
tween the married and The single men,
which resulted in victory for the mar
ried men by the score Of 3 to /.
Dancing was enjoyed throughout the
day, and toward the close OF the day
the picnic broke up, with all declaring
that it was great success. Music was
furnished by Alex. Reid, James Christie
and Tony Rossi.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
EPISCOPAL PICNIC.
Held at Dewey Park Saturday Was
Very Enjoyable.

The annual Sunday school picnic OF
the Church of the Good Shepherd was
held Saturday at Dewey park; the day
was beautiful and a large number Of
the children were present. The children
assembled at the church at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon and took the first car at
1915. Others with their parents con-
tinued to go during the day. At noon
a bountiful dinner was served and for
an hour afterwards games for the littla
folks were in order. In the afternoons
races, which started at O'Clock the fol-
lowing members of the Sunday school
were winners:: Primary department,
lst.. Mary Allen. End, Clara Gibson,
3rd., Catherine Lawson; juniors, lst.,
Lille Halsall. End. Frances Young;
juniors (2nd.j lst., Isabel Beattie, End,
Sadie Halsall, 3rd.. Muriel Beattie; in
termediate. lst., Ethel Loughheed, End,
Jennie Greig, Srd., Edith Jackson. Boys
primary class, lst L. Carroll, End H.
Young, 3rd., Edward Carter; juniors, lst.,
p. Young, End. C. Greig. 3rd., Edwin
Anderson; intermediate, lst., Hudson
Beattie, End, Clinton Loughheed, 3rd..
James Greig; seniors, lst, L Young, End.
w. Young, 3rd., w. Young; standing
broad jump, lst., Hudson Beattie, End,
L. Young, Srd., w. Young.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
AGED PHILANTHRoPIsT DEAD.
Francis J. Houghton, One of st. Adams
Wealthy Men, Died Sunday.

st Albans, July 2s.- -Frapcis j..
Houghton, the eldest resident of St.
Albans, died at his home on South Main
street yesterday morning at $3.50 o'clock
in his 92nd year. He had been in i'll
health for two years and confined to the
bed for nearly five months but suffered
no pain and passed peacefully away He
was born in Guilford October Is, 1921
and came to St Adams when 40 years
old His father took up his residence on
South Main street in what was then
known as the Curtis house, and this has
since been the residence of the family.
Mr. Houghton had lived continuously in
st. Albans since 1881 with the exception
OF period spent in school in Burlington
and a short time when he was in the
employ of the National Bank of Com
merce of New York City.
He had never taken an active part in
politics or other affairs OF the commu-
nifty, but he had been trustee of public
money for many years. He was ac-
counted an unusually able man in mat
ters of finance and owned D good deal OF
real estate in the city He had made
many public gifts, among them Hough-
ton park which he presented TO the city
several years ago and which is used for
athletic sports, and he had also made
several substantial gifts of money and
real estate at the Warner Home, the ST.
Albans hospital and the public library.
Several nieces and nephews are Mr..
Houghton's only surviving relatives
For the past few years Mrs. A. s.
Houghton twhose husband, the late DR.
A. s. Houghton, was nephew and her
daughter, Miss Emilia Houghton. have
made their home with Mr.. Houghton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
TWO SISTERS FIRE VICTIMS.
Oil Thrown on Stove in House Ignite
Their Dresses.

New York, July 2s.-Mrs. Eliza John
son, forty-ive, and her sister, Mrs. EN-
ma Franklin, ty-three, are dead, and
Martin johnson, forty three, was seri-
ously burned as the result of an explo-
sion in the Johnston home yesterday.
Oil was thrown ON a blazing fire in
the kitchen stove, and set fire to the
women's dresses. They ran from the
house and threw themselves on johnson,
whose clothing also caught.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
AUTO CRASH in BURLINGTON.
Machines Collided at Sharp Turn Satur-
day Evening.

Burlington, July 2S.-An automobile
driven by H. w. 0sgood of Essex juno
tion and a new automobile driven by
Lester l.. Henry OF the Vermont Hard
ware company crashed into each other
Saturday evening about 1880 o'clock at
the corner of Pearl and North Willard
streets. Mr.. Osgood's car, low run
about, from his garage and repair shop
ht Essex junction, was considerably
damaged in the crash, but the machine
driven by Mr. Henry escaped injury.
Mr.. Henry was driving with two young
ladies and Mr.. Osgood had as passen-
gers, George Dorr of Essex Junction and
Frank Prudential, master mechanic on
the new dam at Essex.
That there were no serious results OF
the collision seemed miracle as both
drivers had speeded up when they
crashed into each other Mr.. 0sgood
was going up Pearl street on the south
side Of trolley car, Mr. Henry was APP
preaching the corner from North Will
lard street, out of sight and unaware of
Mr.. Osgood's car. As the trolley slowed
down at the corner Mr.. Osgood put on
more speed to get ahead before it
stopped and let off passengers. At the
same time Mr.. Henry tried to dart in
front of the trolley car, with the result
that the two automobiles came together,
the motorman OF the trolley stopping
his car just in time to avoid a three cor
nered collision. Mr.. Henry was able to
proceed after a few minutes and the 0s-
good car was dragged on to South Will
lard street
Mr.. Dorr, one of the occupants of the
Osgood machine, was thrown from his
seat in front of the trolley car, and he
received minor cuts upon the hand. Mr..
Prudential was sitting on the tool box
on the running board of the same ma
chine, but he too managed TO emerge
unhurt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
ST. JoHNsBURY CHILD DROWNED.
Was Playing Near Passumpsic River
and Slipped in.

st. Johnsbury. July 2s-Viola, the
7-yearold daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Castonguay, was drowned Sat
urday in the Passumpsic river, near her
home on Concord avenue She. with
other children, was playing hide and
seek when it is supposed she hid in
the bushes and slipped in the water.
The water is especially high and muddy,
owing to showers north of here.
It was not known that she was drown
ed until children saw the body float
ing in the water near the yard. They
threw in a rope attached 10 hook and
caught the body Immediately. 1t is
thought the body was in the water
nearly an hour. She was the eldest of
four children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
SENT BACK TO JAIL.
John Kerr of Montpelier Was Arrested
Last Night.

John Kerr of Montpelier, who made
his maiden bow in policea court some
time ago, was arraigned before Judge
H. w Scott this forenoon on an intoxi-
cation charge, subsequent offense. to
which he entered plea of not guilty.
Kerr was taken back to his quarters in
the police station. Around the court
it was thought that he hadn't fully re-
covered from the effects of some prior
illness. At any rate he did not furnish
bail. Kerr was arrested on Depot square
last night by Officer John w. Dineen
The cases of State VS.. Morris Guerin,
the eighteen year-old New Haven, Conn,
boy. who was arrested Friday on two
petit larceny charges, was continued from
morning to this afternoon at o'clock,
by an agreement between his counsel
and States Attorney J. Ward Carver,
who has charge of the prosecution. When
the boy was arraigned Saturday. he
pleaded not guilty and his counsel asked
for jury trial Monday. To-day it was
said that he had decided to plead guilty
on one of the counts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
The New Commissioner.

Robert G. Bacon Of Brattleboro, who
to-day was appointed to the Vermont
public service commission to succeed
Chairman Charles d. Watson of st, AL
bans. who was removed from office, IS
a young man who was admitted to the
bar fourteen years ago. Mr.. Bacon was
born in Washington, D. c., March 4, 1879,
the son of r. A. and Josephine (Col-
burn) Bacon He was educated at Thay-
er academy, Dartmouth college and the
law school of Boston university.
Mr.. Bacon was admitted to the Ner-
mont bar in 1909 and the year later was
married to Georgianna Z. Cook. Since
being admitted to the bar, he has prac-
tieed law in Brattleboro and where he
served as states attorney for Windham
county from 1906 to 1905. In politics
Mr.. Bacon is Republican. He is con-
neeted with the Masonic and Elk frater-
mites
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
UNITED STATES GETS
DAVIS CUP BACK
Mclaughlin, Tennis Star, Defeated Dixon
in Straight Sets Making Three
Wins For United States.

Wimbledon, England July 2s.--The
United States team to-day recaptured
the Dwight F. Davis international lawn
tennis trophy from England, by adding
the victory of Maurice +. Mclaughlin
over Charles p. Dixon to the singles
match and the doubles match already
won, thus gaining three OF the five
matches of the series necessary to carry
off the cup. AieLoughlin wo8 in straight
sets, So, Ga, g. p The preliminary
contest this year was participated in by
seven nations, America, Canada, Aus
talia, South Africa, Belgium and France.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-28
The Chaimette Sends Out
Wireless Message For
Assistance.
TUG WAS DESPATCHED
EARLY THIS MORNING
Steamer Carried Grew of
48 But No Pas
sengers.

New York, July 2s.-The steamer
Chalmette, bound from New Orleans for
New York, went ashore during last
night on the New Jersey coast off Barne'
gat, and in response to wireless call
from the vessel early this morning a
tug was dispatched from here to her
assistance.
The news of the Chalmette's plight
was received by the owners of the
Southern Pacific company in wire
less message which said the steamer was
ashore off Barnegat and to send tug.
1t is believed at the offices of the COM
pany here that the steamer is not in a
dangerous position. The Chalmette car
ried crew of as but no passengers.