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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
WALKED HOME AND DIED.
Alexander Ross Had Suffered from Indi.
gestion.

st. Adams, Feb. 3.-Alexander Ross
aged 81 years, died suddenly at his
home on Messenger street Saturday aft
crnOon at two o'clock He suffered a
severe attack of Indigestion early in
the week, from which he had apparently
recovered. Saturday afternoon he went
out of the house for few minutes and
on his return sat down and expired al
most Immediately. Mr. Ross was born
in Ireland December 4. lS4S. He re-
moved to Montreal while he was a young
man and to st. Albans 81 years ago.
For many years he was employed in the
st. Albans foundry but had not been
able to do work for some time. He is
survived by a son, William A. Ross. and
two sisters. Misses Harriet and Elizabeth
Ross, all OF this city. The funeral will
be held at the house this afternoon at
? 80 O'Clock and the body will be placed
ia the vault of the South Main street
cemetery. Later il will be taken TO
Montreal for burial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
HORSE TUMBLED DOWN
2O0-FT. EMBANKMENT
Rare Performance-From Kinney Street
to Burnham's Meadow Without
Great Mishap

Two hundred feet down bank that
extends almost perpendicuIarly from
Kinney street to the fiat layer of land
known as Burnham's meadow, is a fall
that few men would care to indulge
in for minute. Yet valuable driving
horse belonging to f. C. Little of Gran
iteyille took just such drop Saturday
1 evening and emerged from the expert.
ence with only a few slight scratches.
! TO be sure, the animal took the fall in
! relays, for scrub growth of birch trees
that elings to the precipiee broke the
plunge and held the horse fast until q
gang OF men came to its release.
| The accident occurred when one OF
Mr. Little's employees was leading the
animal into Charles Sharkey's barn for
the night The stable is located on the
brink of the high bank that skirts Kin
ney street and before the man at the
halter could offer any assistance to grav.
ity, his charge had slipped easily over
the edge of the drop. In the darkness
into which the horse plunged. the hired
man could do little with the aid OF q
lantern. At the same time, however.
he could hear the helpless animal as it
went crashing through the underbrush.
and his first thought was to secure aid
Several local horsemen, including W. S.
Page, Fred A. Slayton and Hubert Tacy,
were among those who went to the
scene, and within fifteen minutes after
the horse disappeared, a plan had been
formed for its rescue.
One end of strong rope was hitched
to a tree at the top and with its aid
the hired man and Others picked their
way cautiously down the bank to where
the animal had become lodged between
two trees. One who witnessed the ami
mafs predicament says il would have
died within five minutes had not help ar
rived. Once released from the vice-lil;e
grip of the two saplings. the horse could
DO nothing but complete another section
of the distance TO the level Around
its girth sling was wound and vita
the combined aid of the men at the top.
il was lowered to within fifty feet OF
the base.
For the second time the trees held il
fast and several minutes were consumed
IN releasing il again. The last quarter
was made with fewer distractions and
perhaps an hour after the accident oc
9rred. the horse was standing on all
ours at the bottom Of the bank. Dr.
Page made a careful examination of the
,east and found that minor scratches
N the back would inventory it. injuries
Men who have had long experiences
With horses say the outcome OF the fall
vas little short Of marvellous The hauE
4 the point where tie animal took Sc
.lunge i 30 steep that man corsd
limb il only with dinicalty in daylight.
,everal wears ago. il is claimed nm
rent through an experience similar -
hat Of Mr. Iittle's horse. He was -
ercly bruised By contact with the ia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
PARALYZED BY INJURY
AND SOON DIED
Alphonse Daignault of Burlington Fell
and Machine Fell on Him at
Winoosh Mill Friday
N;oht

Burlington, Feb. 3.--Alphonse Daig.
nault OF this city, who was injured at
the wooden mills in Winooski Friday
night, died at the Fanny Allen hospital
at three O'Clock Saturday afternoon
without regaining consciousness. Mr..
Daignault was employed in the card
room OF the American wooden mills.
About eight o'clock Friday night he was
taking 4 worker, part of a carding
machine, and was hanging it on hook
when the hook gave way, letting him to
the floor and the weEker falling on him.
He was picked up in an unconscious con-
dition with a threeinch cash in his
head and it was found that blood ves-
sci had broken in his brain and caused
complete paralysis. He resided at Oak
street, and was 2s years old. He leaves
a wife and two children. The funeral
will be held at st. Joseph's church at
nine o'clock tomorrow morning. with
interment in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
Great Addition to Barre and
Montpelier's Electric
Power
ALSO GET FLO NJ
RIGHT ,,ops EACHAM
1t Is Expected 5000 Horse
Power Will Be De-
veloped

The Consolidated Lighting company,
which is controlled by the Charles II
Ienney syndicate, has bought the Alollys
Falls Light d Power company, the pa.
pers being passed in the transaction SAT-
urday; and the company expects to de.
yelop 5000 horsepower, where now only
400 horsepower are developed. The in.
crease may not be attempted this yeaI
but it surely viii next year, according
to statement issued in behalf of the
company to-day.
The new development will have head
OF $50 feet, whereas now it is only lsG
feet. The dam to be constructed at the
head of Peacham pond will cause tha
water in the pond to be raised eight feet
and increase the tiowage one hundred
acres. The company has acquired the
storage rights about the pond and viii
be enabled to hold such a volume of wa.
ter as to make steady development
OF electricity regardless Of weather con-
ditions.
Besides the dam at the outlet Of thu
pond there will be another dam at what
is known as Lambertons mills. WITH
a penstock mile and half long Tho
field has been gone over by an engineer
ing expert, and the plans of the COM
pany are thoroughly laid.
1t is proposed to conduct the elec.
trieity from the Molly's Falls playt ia
the plant of the Consolidated company
at the Pioneer between Barre and Mont
pelier, after which it is to be distribute
ed to the two cities.
AT the present time the Molly's Falls
water power is not developed anywher.
near to its capacity, the company con-
trolling it sending the electricity TO
light the villages Of Plainfeld, Marsh
field, Upper Cabot and Lower Cabot.
There were sixteen stockholders in fha
Did company, of whom fifteen resided in
Vermont j. w. Mears was president,
,. d. Cole vice president and Fred PER-
in treasurer.
The Tenney syndicate to-day began
,perating the plant of the Cory, Deavitt
Frost company, although the actual
ransfer Of the property has not beer
'ffected 1t is expected that the parties
Interested will go to Boston tonight
nd that the formal transfer will be
made in the latter city tomorrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
WAS BORN IN SHARON.
Mrs. Sophronia Fishers Funeral Held in
Bethel Saturday.

Bethel. Feb. S.-The funeral of Mrs.
Sophronia Fisher, aged ~ years, was
held Saturday afternoon, Rev. J. w.
Miller officiating. She was the oldest
person living in this village and old
est with one exception in the town.
She was born Oct. 26, 1918, in Sharon
and spent her long married life here.
She died Thursday of bronchial pneu-
monia. Her husband. John Fisher. died
10 years ago. and since that time un-
til two years ago she lived with q
daughter in Woodstock She was moth
or OF Mrs. Laura Williams of Bethel and
Bentley G. Fisher of Boston: grand
mother of Mrs. James r. Marsh; great
of Mrs. Willis c. Whittak-
er; and great great grandmother of the
Whitaker children
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
MRS. G. l.. LEARNED
NO. / HALTS WIFE
NO. 2'S DIVORCE
Marital Affairs of Waitsheld Man Arr
Alleged To Be in a Very Tangled
Condition at Present.

Burlington, Feb "A ease of rather
unusual interest was filed in the coun-
ty clerks office Saturday by Joseph +.
Stearns. 1t is in the nature of peti.
ton whereby Lizzie f'ieIders Learned of
Waitsfield seeks to enter as amicus Gu
riae into the divorce case of Florence 7.
Learned vs.. George l.. Learned, which
was heard at the September term of
court.
If the facts set forth in Lizzie
Learned's affidavit are correct, George T..
Learned may have two wives on his
hands. He already has two divorce cases
to defend. The case was brought to
the attention Of Mr.. Stearns by Richard
A. Hoar of Barre, and the latter APP
pears with Mr.. Stearns in the case.
The evidence in the divorce case of
Florence I. Learned against George J..
Learned was heard at the September
term and Judge Taylor, it is said was
about to sign the decree when facts were
brought to his attention which caused
him to hold the matter over.
Lizzie Fielders Learned was the first
wife of George Learned. The latter, t
appears, left her, and went to Reno,
New. where he secured divorce BY
publication. His wife, Lizzie Learned,
claims that she never appeared before
the courts at Reno or submitted her
self to the jurisdiction Of the Nevada
court, so that. so far as the laws of
Vermont are concerned, she still claims
to be the lawful wife OF Learned.
In the meantime, after obtaining his
Reno divorce, Learned returned to Ver-
mont and married Florence NJ Terrill, |
and the couple went to live on the place |
IN WaitsfieId where Learned had lived |
with Lizzie Learned. The latter. by the |
way, now has divorce action against |
Learned pending in Washington county
n which she names Florence Learned,
sife No. 2. correspondent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
And 1000 More Garment
Workers May Be Added
to the List
40 SHOPS AFFECTED BY
TO-DAY'S MOVEMENT
Pickets Placed Outside the
Shops, But There Was
No Disorder

Boston, Feb. 3. Five thousand gar
ment workers employed in forty shops
In this city struck to-day to enforce the
demands for increased wages, an eight
hour day, better working conditions and
recognition Of the union.
Officials OF the unioH planned to visit
twelve shops which were not affected by
the strike order during the day and to
present the demands to the employers.
If the demands are not granted strike
will be declared against those establish
ments, thus affecting another thousand
operatives.
pickets were placed outside Of all the
shops this morning, but no disorder was
reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
SCHOONER RAMMED
STEAMER, THEN SUNK
Latter Has Large Hole in Her Port Bow
Mo Lives Were Lost in Yes
terday's Collision.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 3.-The Ham
burg American liner Prinz Oskar, which
sailed from this port Saturday for Ham
burg, has a large hole stove in her port
bow and the fourmasted schooner City
OF Georgetown, is at the bottom of the
sea as the result OF collision early
Sunday morning near Five Fathom Bank
light, beyond the Delaware breakwater.
The schooner, laden with a cargo OF
salt from New York for Savannah,
rammed the steamer and sank within
eight minutes.
Capt. A. J. Slocum and his crew OF
seven men succeeded in lowering boat
and left the schooner just before she
sank. They were taken aboard the Prinz
0skar, returned to this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
REALTY DEAL IN MONTPELIER.
Union Block Co. Buys Remainder of the
Union Block.

A real estate deal has just been com
pleted in Montpelier. whereby the Union
Block company has purchased Of the
Joseph A. Wing estate. Collins Blakely
administrator, half interest in the
Union block on state street, making
the Union Block companw the sole own
er. The other half Of the property has
the Union Block company the sole own
the death OF Col. Fred r. Smith, when =
stock company was formed by Mr.
Smith. The company has tried several
times 10 purchase the remainder bu:
failed up to the present. time.
It i probable that the Union Block
company viii now begin the erection Of
a business block in the space where the
Rialto building was suspended over the
river until recently destroyed By fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
WAS IN 18TH YEAR.
Mrs. John Loughheed Died Yesterday Of
Heart Disease and Complications.

Mrs. Alice (Marshall) Loughheet
passed away at her home. IA Frencf
street, Sunday forenoon at II O'Clock
after a three weeks illness Of heart
disease and complications incident to old
age She was IS years old and with heI
husband she had lived in Barre since
1908. Besides her husband. John Iough.
heed, she leaves FIVE children as follows:
Miss Emma Loughheed of Barre, Mrs
II. f. Smeltzer OF Pittsfield, n H., w. j,
Loughheed of Barre. Thomas Loughheeu
Of Sherbrooke, p. O.. and Fleming j.
Loughheed Of East Lyme, Conn. A
brother William Marshall of Ottawa,
Ont, and nine grandchildren, Also sur
viye.
The deceased was born in Hamilton,
Ont, July IL, 1885. Much Of her young
er life was passed in her native town
and her marriage to Mr.. Loughheed took
place in Quebec June %, 1856, the cou-
pie having been married 81 years at the
time of her death. Afterwards. Mr.. and
Mrs. Loughheed lived in several different
places in Canada, coming to Barre 10
make their home with their son in 1908.
Mrs. Loughheed was devout member
of the Church of the Good Shepherd AMI
her affiliation with the Episcopal church
began in childhood.
Prayer services will be held at the
house this evening at o'clock in charge
of the rector, Rev. W. j. NJ. Beattie.
1t is requested that no flowers be sent.
The remains will be taken over the Cen
tral Vermont road tomorrow morning
at o'clock to Sherbrooke, p O., where
the funeral viii be held at st. Peters
church in the afternoon. The interment
will be made in the family lot at Sher
brooke.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
S. S. RUSSELL CHOSEN
TO NEW POSITION
Becomes General Superintendent o
Transportation for the Central
Vermont Railway Company.

st. Adams, Feb. 3.-In circular issued
to-day by General Manager G. c. Jones
and approved by President L. j. Cham
berlin of the Central Vermont Railway
company, it was announced that $. S.
Russell of st. Albans has been appointed
general superintendent of transports-
tion and that the Office of superintend-
ent of car service, held by Mr.. Russell,
since October 20, 1911, has been abol-
ished.
Mr.. Russell is 3s years of age and en-
tered railroad service in 1891, serving in
the office of the assistant superintend-
ent of the Grand Trunk system at Belle
vile, Ontario. He has been with the
Central Vermont company since 1902.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
LARGE NUMBER ATTENDED.
Funeral of Mrs. Nicola Rossi, Which Wa.
Held Saturday.

The funeral of Mrs. Nicola Rossi
whose death occurred at her home, 81
Berlin street, Thursday afternoon after
a short illness of pneumonia, was held
at the house Saturday afternoon at !
O'Clock, Rev. f. +. Newell, pastor of the
Hedding Methodist church officiating.
There was large number of floral
tributes and the services were largely
attended. The following relatives and
friends of the deceased acted as beaS-
ers: Antonio Rossi, Augusta NJ. Rossi,
William Ross, sons of Mrs. Rossi, Jo-
seph Frattini, Peter Pedroll and Louis
Frattini The burial took place in the
family lot at Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
BREAK IN RANKS OF
RANKIN STRIKERS
Two Hundred Out of 1900 Resumed
Their Places This Morning and
There Was NO Disaster

Pittsburg, Feb. 3.--The first break in
the ranks OF the striking iron workers at
the Rankin plant OF the American Steel
and Wire company occurred this morn
ing when about two hundred OF the
fifteen hundred strikers returned to
work. The mills we're picketed at the
time the men returned but the presence
OF twenty-three deputy sheriffs prevent
ed disorder.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
BEN wooLHoUSE AGAIN.
Former Visitor To Barre Court Was
There To-day.

Ben Woolhouse. said to be an old Of
fender, was arraigned in city court this
forenoon before Judge II. w. Scott on
a charge of intoxication. subsequent Of
fense. He entered = plea of guilty and
on the courts request for disclosure.
Woolhouse told OF buying quantity Of
"The Colonel a sour mash beverage,
in Boston. Police officers allege that the
respondent, with Others, had been on
earousal here in the city for over a week
and the court was inclined to believe
that some of the whiskey was pur-
chased within the corporation limits
Woolhouse was sentenced to serve thirty
DAYS in the county Jail at Montpelier in
addition to paying costs of $3.50. An
officer took him 10 the capital this noon.
tie was arrested on Prospect street las,
night by Officer Harry Gamble.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
FUNERAL OF LUIGI TONIC
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon. With
Interment in Hope Cemetery.

Funeral services for Luigi Tomo. whose
death occurred at his home. - Rail
road street, Friday night. after an i'll
ness OF two months. was held at The
house yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The bearers were as follows: Adlofo
Malnati. Feliee Monti. Attilio Bottigi,
Augustine Bottigi, Louis Lsnge aud Er-
nest Lange. There was a profuse floral
Offering and number OF men who were
employed by Mr.. Tome. when he oper-
atei a granite manufacturing business
at North Barre attended the funeral IN
= body. The burial took place in Hope
cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
STILL NEGOTIATING
TROUBLE In MAINE
There Is a Chance That Conductors and
Trainmen May Not Go
on Strike.

Bangor, Me-. Feb. Negotiations for
adjustment Of the difficulties between
the officials OF the Bangor & Afoostook
railroad and their conductors and train
men had not been suspended early to-
day. There still remains chance that
the strike order may not become eff
fective
All the conductors and trainmen took
out their trains as usual this morning
and were to continue at their posts until
formal strike order is issued
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
Menelik of Abyssinia Said
To Have Sue
cumbed
AND HIS GRANDSON
ASSUMES THRONE
Report New King Is Lidj
Jeassu, Who Is
Only II

London, Feb. 3.-king Menelik of
Abyssinia is dead, according to special
dispatches from Adds Abeba to-day. His
successor, Prince Lidj Jeassu, entered
the capital yesterday with great pomp,
No official confirmation of the report
has been received.
Lidj Jeassu is the son of Menelk's
daughter and was named by Menelik as
Lis successor He is IL years old and has
been educated by European tutors.
During the past five years there have
been many rumors of King Menelik's
death
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
TURKEY STILL HOPES
TO AVERT FIGHTING
Because of Representations Made BY the
British and the German Min
listers at Sofia.

Constantinople, Feb. 3The outcome
OF the representations made by the Brit
ish and the German ministers at Sofia
is awaited with strained tenseness and
although the termination of the arm
istice is only few hours distant, the
Ottoman officials have not abandoned
hope the resumption of hostilities will
be avoided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
WAS POSTMISTRESS
QUARTER CENTURY
Mrs. Laura Davis Warner Died at East
Enosburg Yesterday Afternoon
at the Age of ~ Years.

Enosburg Falls, Feb. 3-Mrs. Laura
Davis Warner, aged Y years, died Sun
day afternoon at her home in East Enos-
burg. Mrs. Warner had been postmis-
tress at East Enosburg since the es-
tablishment of the office a quarter OF a
century ago,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
BRAKEMAN HURT.
Charles Grew Slipped of Car Step and
Had Foot Torn.

st. Albans. Feb. 3.-Charles Grew OF
Ferris street. a brakeman on the Central
Vermont, suffered severe injury to his
left foot at Waterbury Saturday after
noon. He was on the steps Of a coal
ear when he slipped and fell. In some
way the foot was caught and badly
torn and bruised. The injured man was
brought 10 this city at once, arriving
here about three O'Clock. He was ac-
tompsnied by Dr. Don d. Grnnt. one Of
the railroad surgeons. Mr. Orew j. q
wars old aud j. a sou % Mr.. and Mrs.
E. y. Grew Of Burlington. His condition
to-day Is very favorable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
ADD FISH DEPARTMENT.
And Frank W. Robinson Will Have
Charge Of II for F. d. Ladd & Co.

Franksw. Robinson has purchased
shares of stock in the r. ID. Ladd Co,
and will at once assume charge OF a
fresh fish department which the company
viii open the latter part OF the week.
This will BE- another department added
to the large and prosperous business Of
this hustling firm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
WYOMING RATIFIED
INCOME TAX TO-DAY
Under Suspension of Rules Both Houses
of the Legislature Adopted the
Proposed Amendment.

Cheyenne. Wyoming, Feb. 3.-Under a
suspension of rules, both houses of the
Wyoming legislature this morning passed
a joint resolution ratifying the income
tax amendment to the federal constita-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
weather Forecast.

Snow tonight Tuesday probably fair
and colder; Increasing east 70 south
winds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-19
POULTRY, PET and LIVE STOCK

filth of the barn lot, drinking from filthy
pools of water with scarcely enough of
anything to satisfy her, will give you an
egg lacking in nutriment and question
able in flavor. l have seen persons
laugh at the idea about difference In
quality and flavor of fresh laid eggs.
They simply show their ignorance in
the matter. Eggs have different fiavors
just as Irish potatoes have. If you
want to establish a good retail trade
for eggs, just look well to the feeding,
its quality and variety. and you will
soon have a line of customers that VIII
want more of those fine rich eggs.
Do Not Be Discouraged.
Do not be surprised or discouraged If
this is your first year with thorough
bred poultry. and you find good many
of your young chicks are not up to
standard. They do not come perfect by
any means, no more so than any other
kind of stock. although perfection Is
often expected by those who have not
had the experience and do mot stop to
think and reason the case. If you get
some good ones. keep them for breeders.
Sell the culls or keep them to themselves
simply for layers of market eggs. The
old time farmer, who has been declar-
ing chickens a nuisance since Adam
was a yeering, is fast passing away.
His days are numbered. and ii will not
be long before he will be like the buff
falo on the plains. They are not going
to die off so fast as this might indicate
but they are being changed. converted
to the modern ideas and methods Of
poultry keeping SO rapidly that the end
seems almost in sight, or so near that
we say, Hail the day" When one Of
these old fossils becomes changed to
the new way he makes the strongest
supporter Of good poultry that we
have.