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The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
THE BEST OF AUTHORITY.

Now you're wondering how I know ali
this.
Its quite simple. He told me about II
himself, and if ever you want 10 set your
self a little brain exercise. just you try
explaining what a Matinee Idol Is to an
actor who has never piled his trade out
side of France.
If he was bit slow on the NJ. I. guess
ing game. however. it's all he was slow
about. l never met such an electric light
ming change personality in all my varied
Young life. Teddy Roosevelt is lotus
eater beside him and Whitman Il district
messenger boy. You can almost hear him
crackle and sfbot forth blue sparks like
trolley wire in q rainstorm-
Jumpy! Why, l was Jumpy for two
hours after conversing with him for fif-
teen minutes. and l never expect to be
able to tell you what ne said when he let
himself go. because it was like hearing
and seeing three rings and a stage all
going full swing at the circus.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
LIE BARGY COMES CLOSEST.

Now, the nearest approach TO Maunee
Idol in Paris is lie Bargy.
He is really Charles Gusta"e Aususte
as well. but no one gives him credit Tor
all these snowy front names. He Is just
Le Bargy to his public.
In appearance he is the ideal Broadway
NJ. l., Greek god effect and all. though ne
is getting a little heavy with years AS
for clothes, we'll. Paris is the last word In
garments, and lie Bargy leads her by the
nose. as 1t were. The giIded youth wait
with bated breath for his edict as to ties
and the latest cut of his morning coat
and tales are recounted of the magnitude
of his wardrobe which are like those re-
lated of Queen Elizabeth or Beau Brum-
mel or any other dressy back numbers
In spite of this, the beautiful youth Of
him was spent in acting leading Juveniles.
with never any encourageInent from the
very well brought up girls OF his native
land and never g burning glance from the
shadows of the stage door.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

" nee IDOL!
w You don't know?
Why, when he is born and bred In Paris.
of course.
It's very hard on him. He may have all
! the hallmarks of the Matinee IDOL. he
may be tall and svelte. with large, lus-
! trous eyes and the features OF Greek
god. and many a young girl may worship
him in secret. but he never sees any out
ward evidence of this. He never gets any
mash notes" written with Florentine
frenzy nor the burning requests for auto
graphs which are the natural perquisites
of the Matinee Idol elsewhere. Nor does
he stroll out OF the stage door dressed In
beautiful off-the-stage clothes. to find
lines of palpitating sirlhood waiting just
10 gaze adoringly at him.
You see, the Young Person in Paris
can't do these things, at least not IL she
is bien elevee-which means well brought
up. in case you've forgotten for the mo-
ment. Poor thing. she would be sent on
to a convent or shut up in an asylum at
once by scandalized relatives II she stood
at a stage door, and If she tried to get
into correspondence with a handsome
actor shed cause about as much conster-
nation in her circle.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
BY KATE CAREw.

Paris. March 8.
THEN is a Matinee Idol not Matt
" nee Idol?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
WEST TOPSHAM

Rev. James Struthus, pastor of the
Union churches here and at f. Orange
exchanged pulpits with Rev. Mr.. Cart.
shore of Websterville last Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Knowles from the Bap-
fist Publication Society's Office of Bos-
ton is visiting at G. H. McCrillis'
The Herran family from Massachu-
sets are occupying their residence for
the summer.
j.. c. Poole and DIR. Dow were in Bur
lington several days last week.
f. A. Davis, cashier of the National
bank at Bethel, with his family, made
his uncle, George H. Rice, a call the
first of the week, leaving by auto by the
way of Bradford and returning through
Williamstown gulf.
The ladies' aid viii hold an ice cream
social in the church diningrooms on Sat
urday evening of this week. A good
time may be expected.
Mrs. George Newton and Mrs. A. n.
Fellows visited in E. Corinth Tuesday.
VIII Paine of Island Pond visited his
mother and friends in town the first of
the week.
William Hight and lady friend of
Warren, n. H., are stopping with his
Madam Mary Hight.
Mrs. Clinton Smith and son of Bridge
port, Conn.,, are visiting at Mr.. Smiths
mother, Mrs. Carrie Smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
WATERBURY
Mrs. w. R. Elliott Died Yesterday After
Few Weeks Illness.

Mrs. W. r. Elliott died at her home
on Main street yesterday morning at
two o'clock after few weeks illness
with liver trouble. Electa Stevens was
born in Duxbury Jan IL, 1913, the
daughter of Charles and Aurilla Cobb
Stevens. On December 2, 1860, she mar
ried Mr.. Elliott and they Immediately
went to keepir.s house at North Dux
bury, where Mr.. Elliott still has large
lumber interests. About thirty years
ago they moved into this village and
here Mrs. Elliott made fast friends by
her strong personality and CHEEKY dis
position. Mrs. Elliott was member of
the Methodist church, of Queen Esther
chapter, l. o. +. S., of the Pierium club
and the Shakespeare and Art clubs. 1t
was in the home, however, that her
beauty of character shone steadfast and
made everyone happy with her sincere
hospitality. The deceased is survived
by her husband, one daughter, Hattie,
wife of Dewey Graves, Supt. of the
Tenn, schools, and one
son, Frank W., treasurer of the Burling-
ton Trust Co.; also one brother, Albert,
of New Jersey. She was a sister of the
late C. p. Stevens of Troy and G. w.
Stevens of Essex Junction. The funeral
was held this afternoon at half-past
two from the house, her pastor Rev. w.
Z. Douglass officiating.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14

as candidate If / am correctly in
formed there is difference of opinion
between the members of the board re-
garding the most suitable person to fill
the position.
81 believe that whoever succeeds Mr..
Morgan should have the unanimous sup
port of the penal board and that in no
other way can he give the best he has
for the benefit of unfortunates and for
the best interests of Vermont.
81 believe that the personal ambition
of no one man should stand in the way
of selecting the man best fitted to have
the care of men confined, and to help
them to live TO redeem the past.
"For the best that can be had for
these boys, for harmony on the penal
board and that some one that can have
the united support of said board | ask
that my name be no longer considered in
connection with the appointment.
whoever your honorable board shall
name Mr.. Morgan's successor will have
my best wishes for a successful, humane
administration.
81 shall continue in the same way as
during the last few, years to try to be-
come acquainted with and to know bet
ter the boys who are committed to this
Jail and hope we may be of some bene-
fit to each other.
Il ask that when the appointment is
made the few Endorsements sent be re-
turned to me and to ask you to convey
to the governor my sincere thanks for
his kindly interest in this matter"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
FIREMEN's TOURNAMENT.
The State Association Will Hold Annual
Convention on Fair Grounds.

White River junction, Aug lathe
the Vermont State Firemen's associa-
ton will be held this year on the
grounds of the Vermont State Fair as
ISOLATION in this place, and the events
will take place the week of the state
fair, Sept. 10 to 10, inclusive.
On Wednesday, September II, the an
nual convention will be held and a large
representative body of Vermont's fire.
men is expected to be present. The bus
ness of the gathering will be concluded
this day and on Thursday, September
II, the annual tournament will take
place.
Nearly $1,000 will be offered for
prizes, to be distributed to the winning
running teams and the winners in lad
der climbing contests.
Chief Niles of the Burlington fire de-
partment is taking an active interest in
the tournament and he states that this
early active preparations for the events
are under way by many hose teams of
Vermont, New Hampshire and New
York. Teams have already been entered
from johnson, Winooski, Vergennes,
Barre and Lebanon, n. H., and teams
from Middlebury, Fair Haven, Ran
dolph, Fort Edward, Port Henry, KEGS
vile and several teams from towns in
New Hampshire are expected to enter.
1t is some years since prizes aggre-
eating 81 900 have been offered at Yer
mont state fremen's tournament and
this was brought about this year by the
liberality of the state fair association.
The hose races will be run from the
three-quarter turn on the track and the
couplings made directly in front of the
grandstands This will permit the spec
tator viewing the races from start to
finish. With the large number of teams
sure to compete for the liberal prizes
spirited contests are promised.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
BETHEL

Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Leavitt of Island
Falls, Me-, are guests at Amos Leav-
tits and will also visit relatives in East
Barnard
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ryder and son of
Boston came Tuesday to spend few
days at j. W. Curtis.
Edwin H. Smelling Of Zion City, H.,
and Mrs. A. f. Smelling of Lyndon came
yesterday for visit at F. B. SMELL
ing's.
Mrs. Ida Rice Davis and her son,
James, returned Tuesday from a six
weeks visit in Salisbury, n. G. On their
return they called on friends at Fitch
burg, Mass, and Salem, n. Fl.
A much advertised game of baseball
between Fats and Leans failed to come
off yesterday because of heavy show
er which left the field in bad condition.
1t is now intended to play it on Sat
urday.
Mr., and Mrs. S. A. Smith lately came
from Randolph and are living in the
Lavere block. He win run the photo.
graphic studio in the Child block, be-
ginning sometime in September and she
will carry on grocery and variety store
in the room lately vacated by w. T.
King in the Lavere block
Teachers in the village schools for the
coming year will be as follows; High
school, f. J. Lockwood of Brandon, prin-
cpal; Ethel Chapman of Sutton; May
Campbell of Lyndonyille, assistant;
grammar school, Pearl Ralph of Lowell,
Mass; intermediate, Ellen NJ. Preston;
third and fourth grades, Jessie NJ.
Spaulding; second grade, Ruth Leonard
of Stoekbridge; first grade, Helen
Brooks; music, Mrs. Edith Greene Put
nam.
Miss May Blossom has returned to
her store after three weeks vacation
spent in st. Johnsbury, Barton and other
places.
Walston Perley went yesterday to Cor
nish Flats, n. H.. to drive a team.
Miss Jessie Abbey will enter the Ran
dolph sanatorium this week for treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Edmunds are
spending the week in Rutland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
FOUND SHOT WOUND
IN WOMAN'S BODY
Autopsy at West Rutland Showed How
Miss Alice Kerrigan Was Murdered
Her Sister Alleged Slayer,
Had Acted Queerly.

Rutland, Aug. l4.-An autopsy per-
formed yesterday in the cellar of the
house where the dead womap's body was
found bears out the confession, made to
the authorities Tuesday, by Mrs. Eugene
Mccarthy of West Rutland that she
killed her sister, Miss Alice Kerrigan of
the same town, last Friday by shoot
ing her with a shotgun. The post NOR
tenn examination, however, which was
made by DIR. B. H. Stone of the state
laboratory of hygiene at Burlington, as
sisted by DIR. c. b. Ross of West Rut-
land, showed that the charge of lead en-
tered the woman's right side near the
upper rib, penetrating the lungs, instead
of crashing into her head as Mrs. Nc
Carthy stated.
There have been no further arrests
since Mrs. Mccarthy was placed in the
house of correction. 1t is believed that
she alone is responsible for her sisters
death and that no one else had any
knowledge of the crime until it was unt
covered by the discovery of the body on
Tuesday afternoon.
Various theories as to the reason
for the terrible act of sister, who in
her younger days was one of the most
y
popular women in the village, have been
advanced Since her arrest, Mrs. Me-
Carthy has been in high state of ner-
vous excitement and her friends believe
her mind is deranged. West Rutland
people say that she has been intemper-
ate of late and that she has done many
strange things, some of semi-crimlnal
nature The house in which the murder
err and her victim lived was decided to
Alice Kerrigan by her father some time
ago and this is said to have created a
feeling of jealousy on the part of Mrs.
Mccarthy
The funeral of Miss Kerrigan took
place yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
Rev. T. r. Carly conducting services at
the grave in the village cemetery.
The tragedy is stirring up the town
the more because of the prominence OF
the persons concerned. The murdered
woman was a highly respected spinster.
Mrs. Mccarthy, whose maiden name was
Mary Kerrigan, was the village belle a
few decades ago and her marriage about
Is years ago to Eugene Mccarthy was
the occasion of the largest wedding West
Rutland ever saw.
Alice Kerrigan leaves two brothers and
The sister mentioned, and her father.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
M. III. LOUKES NAMED
AS SUPERINTENDENT
Windsor County Man Named for Head
of the House of Correction. Sheriff
Tracy's Letter Made Public.

Rutland, Aug 14.-Merton II. Loukes
of Woodstock has been appointed by the
state penal board to be superintendent
of the house of correction to succeed d.
i. Morgan resigned. Mr.. Loukes VIII
assume his position within week.
The appointee was born in Highgate
40 years ago. He was for three years
a keeper at the state prison at Windsor,
afterwards being for three and a half
years assistant superintendent, or ward
en-. He resigned the latter position a
year and half ago and since that time
has been keeper of the jail at Wood
stock. He is a deputy sheriff of Wind
sor county. He has a wife and small
daughter.
1t has been understood that Penal
Commissioner Baldwin has been in favor
of Sheriff Frank H. Tracy of Montpelier
as Mr. Morgan's successor and that
Commissioner j. f. Weeks of Middle
bury favored some other man. The two
commissioners are in agreement as to
Mr.. Loukes' appointment and speak I'M
reservedly of him as a penologist of the
highest character.
Following the announcement of Mr..
Loukes' appointment the following let
ter from Sheriff Tracy was made public
yesterday:
'Some of the different papers of the
state have mentioned my name as pos
sible successor to Mr. d. J.. Morgan as
superintendent of the house of correc-
ton.
81 am informed that some of my
friends have written Governor Fletcher,
Mr.. Weeks and yourself in my behalf.
These Endorsements / might say have
come without any solicitation on my
part and without any move by myself
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
A Farm Hand Who Was Once Famous
Ball Player.

In the August American Magazine
Hugh S. Fullerton writes an article en-
titled "The Making of Big Lacquer"
1t is the story of one of the greatest
ball players in the United States as told
by himself to Mr.. Fullerton. This play
er was country boy and, of course, be-
gan TO play the game early. He tells
the following story about an incident of
his boyhood:
Father had a hired man named Ned,
tall, quiet fellow with pair of blue
eyes that seemed always about to laugh
but seldom did. He had been with us
year. He got drunk periodically, and
after each spree father hunted him up
and brought him back TO work. We
asked him to play with us, and he
laughed and said he reckoned he would
try to play first base if Paw would let
him off. | fixed it with father, and Ned
played first base barehanded, making
catches and stops that filled us with as
constituent Also he made five home
runs, two into the railroad pond and
three into the barn lot back of left field.
Walking home that evening he told me
he had played ball professionally, yet
il was not until two years later that
learned he once had been famous out
fielder with great team"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
MONTPELIER
City Council Decides To Insure New
Street Auto.

The Vermont public service commits
sion gave hearing yesterday on the
question of taking certain lands near
Montpelier Junction by the Consolidated
Light & Power Co. for the purpose of
erecting poles. The owners OF the land,
Mrs. c. II. Pitkin and Mrs. Frank George,
were represented by counsel, who object
ed to the petition on the ground that 1t
failed to show what land was to be
taken. After partially hearing the case,
the commission went to the Junction
to view the land in question and also
went to Middlesex to view property of
Mrs. Abbie Dennison, who also is inter
ested in the proposal of the Consolidated
company as the wires would cross her
farm. Afterwards the hearing adjourned
for two weeks, and it is expected That
at the same time the petition of mem
bers of the Barre Board of Trade for
better service on the Barre branch of
the Central Vermont railroad will be
taken up.
In a one-sided game, the Montpelier
l. A. G. with several Barre players par
ticipating, defeated the Logan Squares
at the city baseball park yesterday art
ernoon by the score of IA to /. The
winners hit J. Laird hard, while Tomasi
kept the seven hits off him well scat
tered.
The most important action at last
nights meeting of the Montpelier city
council was to decide to place insurance
on the new auto truck for the street de-
partment with the Travellers Insurance
Co. and the Vermont Mutual company
against accident liability, property liza
bility and fire loss. A new ordinance
regulating street traffic was adopted and
payday in the departments of the city
was changed from Saturday TO Fri
day. The matter of letting the Yer
mont Poultry association have the city
hall for the week of Jan. 1924 was
brought up. and it was found that the
Allied Reading clubs had secured Jan. 20
and were unwilling TO give up the date.
1t was voted that the clerk notify Sec
rotary Wallace of the poultry associa
ton that it would be impossible to give
the association the week asked for.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
Dealers wanted in every town
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states the case in bulletin of the
United States bureau of education:
"The getting of the water from the
source of supply to the point of appli-
cation requires more manual labor than
any other item of housekeeping. The
water for the kitchen has to be lifted
from the well, carried to the kitchen,
poured into a kettle, poured out of the
kettle into the dishpan, and from the
dishpan out of doors. This makes six
times the water is handled; and buck
ct containing two gallons, with the con-
tanning vessel, will weigh 20 pounds.
When this is handled six times, the total
lifting is 100 pounds. The cooking of
three meals day on meager allow
ance of water will necessitate 10 buck
cts, which will make for cooking alone
1900 pounds of lifting per day. When
to this is added the water necessary for
bathing, scrubbing and the weekly
washing, it will easily bring the lift per
day up TO a ton; and the lifting of
ton day will take the elasticity out
of womsn's step, the bloom ont of
her cheek, and the enjoyment from her
soul"
To eliminate this item of drudgery is
easy, according to President Cook. Al,
that is necessary is for the farmer TO
realize that the farm is also the heir to
modern invention: "An isolated farm can
be supplied with system of water
works for an outlay of about $3.50;
Pump, S25; gasoline engine, $40; tank,
$40; bathtub, $50; commode. $40; kitch-
en- sink, 81; basin, 81; 500 feet of pipe,
$40; valves and installation, S75. These
figures are for flrst-class porcelainlned
fixtures; cheaper fixtures can be had.
Such system, if intelligently and com
pactly planned, will not only supply all
of the household needs, but will supply
all the farm need besides"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
WAITSFIELD

Miss Ethel Tenney of White River
Junction is visiting Miss Edith Howe.
Mrs. Bert Campbell of Waterbury is
in town.
Mrs. Dan Bisbee who underwent a
serious operation at Heaton hospital,
Monday, is reported doing as well as
can be expected.
Miss Isabelle Barre of Hyde Park,
Mass, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Poland.
Miss Lydia Bisbee is confined to her
bed by illness.
Mrs. II. T, Howe celebrated her Goth
birthday by entertaining some twenty
ladies at her home Tuesday afternoon.
The ladies tied puff and presented
Mrs. Howe pair of cut glass salt
shakes. Supper was served on the lawn,
and a most enjoyable time was re-
ported by all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14
RANDOLPH

M. G. Washburn has gone to Cam
bridge to have charge Of creamery
and the first of October he will move his
family from the house of Mrs. G. L.
Newton on School street
The double team of Merton Rogers
drawn by a pair of gray horses, while
standing hitched to their load of cream,
took sudden start near the feed store
of Il. II. Mason on Wednesday and struck
in for sharp run up the hill to the
Brigham creamery; but when they had
gained the top of the hill they were
caught and no serious damage was done.
Mrs. Hiram Bean of Rockland, Mass,
came by automobile with DIR. Arthur
turned by railroad Wednesday to her
home. Mrs Bean resided in Randolph
for several years and is well known to
many people here.
Harold Spear of Ludlow is visiting his
brother, b. H. Spear, and Miss Lillian
Coburn, sister of Mrs. Spear, is also
being entertained at the same place.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Bruce went to
Sharon Wednesday to attend old home
week exercises, which are now being
held there.
Charles Beedle and Miss Lucina Sax
ton of Keene, n. H., arrived here Tues
day to visit Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Beedle,
who have also had for guests this week,
Mrs. Samuel Dyke and her daughter,
Miss Dyke of Aburndale, Mass, the lat
ter leaving here on Tuesday.
Mrs. Gilman Mann and her father,
Frank Parsons, have been here from
Manchester, where they have been for
returned to Manchester Thursday. Soon
Mrs. Mann will join her husband in San
Domingo, where he has been passing the
last few months, and Mr.. Parsons and
his daughter, Ella Parsons Connor, will
go to California, where the family of
Frank Parsons, jr., are for the present.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Clark, who have
been here from Danvers, Mass, for
month with their parents, left Wednes
day morning for their home, making the
trip by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hatch will soon
move from their house on Prospect ave.
nue. to the home of Mrs. Hateh's mother,
on South Pleasant street, and have rent
ed their tenement to Mr.. Gibbs OF Waits
field, who comes here to reside.
Hazen Sanford, who has been in Win
chester, Mass, for several weeks, has re-
turned accompanied by his granddaugh
ter, Winsom Abbott, for a short stay
here. Mr.. Sanford returns improved in
health somewhat, though not yet strong
Mrs. r. G. Morton and her daughter,
Jennie Morton, left Wednesday for Hyde
Park, Mass, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Morton.