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Newport daily independent., 1913-06-23
Paul Revere's Ride.

Paul Revere S name is lmmOr-
tai. Ever since that far-away
April midnight when he rode
from Boston to Lexington and
/ Concord, warning the patriots
along the way of the near APP
proach of the British, his fame
has been securely enshrined in
the hearts of all Americans.
Historians have honored them
selves in honoring him. Poets
have found inspiration in prais-
ing him. He is an idol of child
hood, an example in the prime
of manhood and solacing men,
DRY of old age.
How few characters loom up
like great peaks above the noun
tain ranges of times!
And Paul Revere was one of
these. He was one of the prec-
ious few great enough to grasp
an opportunity to do an incalcu-
liable good to mankind.
But while we give deserved
glory to Paul Revere let us no
longer forget that there was
another hero in that wild mid
night ride.
There was the horse.
"Any other horse might have
done as well, perhaps. So might
so might any other man have
done as we'll, perhaps. ST might
we flippantly disparage any he
70.
But the fact remains that it
was Paul Revere and Paul Re-
vere's horse that did it. And
the harder work fell onthe horse
that did it. But for the true
horses faithfulness Paul Re-
we're would have been a failure.
See what the poet says:
"a hurry of hoofs in village street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in
the dark,
And beneath, from the pebbles in
passing, a spark
Struck out by steed flying fearless
and fleet
That was all: and yet, through the
gloom and the light,
The fate of nation was riding that
night
And the spark struck out by that
steed in his flight
Kindled the land into flame with its
heat"
We need tear no garlands from
the head of Paul Revere to put
a wreath on the neck of his
horse. There ought to be en-
ough flowers of gratitude in the
American hearts for both.
Volumes might be made up of
the horses part in the heroism
of history. But man ungenerous-
ly takes all the glory to himself.
One of Aesop's most pointed
fables is of the king of beasts
that saw a statue representing
man conquering lion, and re-
marked that it would have been
different statue if lion had
made it.
1t would be interesting to have
a history from the horse view
point of the great Journeys and
battles and rides of the worlds
heroes.-Memphis News-Scimi-
tar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
DIED OF COMPLICATION.
John Stratton Wright of Burlington was
Well Known Citizen.

Burlington. Oct. 21.-,Iohu Stratton
Wright, well known and respected res
ident OF this city, died Saturday after
noon at 4.30 o'clock OF a complication
OF diseases after an illness OF seven
weeks at his old home in Waddington,
n y. where he had been with his fam
ily for several weeks The funeral serv-
ices will be held Tuesday afternoon at
Waddington.
Mr.. Wright was born at Waddington
April o. lS4S, the son of Scranton and
Nancy Reddington Wright. In 1870 he
began travelling for Wholesale manu-
factnrer in New York City, OF which
firm he was for many years member.
In 1872 he married Harriet Chapman, a
daughter of John S. Chapman OF Wad-
dington, who with five children survives.
Toe children are; Mrs. Sally Wright Far
rar, Miss Harriet Richard Wright OF this
city, John S. Wright, ir, Of Antwerp,
Belgium, Fred b. Wright OF New York,
and Miss Alice Reddington Wright OF
this city. A grandson, John G Farrar,
also survives.
Mr.. Wright moved to Burlington from
Waddington in 1886 He was com
municant OF the First church OF Bur
lington. and he was member of Kane
lodge, f. q A. NJ, OF New York City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
VAIN PROTEST BY WIRELESS.
Ships Passengers Wanted to Land Last
Night.

Albany, n. Y, Oct 27.--Passengers on
the steamship George Washington which
arrived at Quarantine last night made
an unsuccessful protest to Governor
Glynn against being forced to remain on
board until to-day because the health
officer had failed to pass the vessel
The protest came to the governor in
the form of wireless message. He inn
mediately got in communication with
officers at the station and learned that
under the law it would be impossible to
permit the passengers to land before to-
day. That statute provides that vessels
must be passed only between sunrise
and sunset. This provision was made,
it is explained, because health officers
have found it impossible to detect all
kinds of disease by artificial light, and
it is especially dangerous to pass on
steerage passengers at night The George
Washington arrived at $40 O'Clock and
it was held at Quarantine that the sun
had set at that time. After receiving
this information from the quarantine Of
iicers the governor notified the passen.
gers that he could do nothing for them.
This is the first time in the recollec.
tion of any one connected with the gov
ernoTs office that the executive of the
state has been asked to ntercede in such
a case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
suLzER TELLS OF TROUBLES.
Differed with Murphy on Conceptions of
Honesty and Dishonesty"

New York Oct 2T.-In an address be.
fore an interdenominational church
meeting in a Broadway theatre yester.
day, William Sulzer explained that il
was not a question OF patronage, APP
pointments to office, that led to his rup-
ture with Charles F. Murphy, leader OF
Tamamny hall, and resulted in his inn
peachment and removal from the Office
Of governor.
THE truth, however, is" Sulzer de-
clared, that my troubles with the boss
arose out OF our conceptions of honesty
and dishonesty"
The deposed governor began his adj
dress by giving his side OF the Meadow
prison investigation by Geo. ". Blake,
which he declared resulted in the indict-
mcnt in Washington county of II per-
sons on charges of graft after murphy
called the attorney-general off" Per-
sons had come to him, he said, and told
him that the new great Meadow prison
was being shamefully handled, and that
later Blake had reported to him that
"the place was being subjected to graft
of both Democratic and Republican pol
iticians and contractors Then the Fraw-
lev committee was appointed to inves
tigate the great Meadow prison, he said,
and but few people knew that that was
the original reason for the existence of
that committee, because it was upon the
results of this committees work that
the impeachment charges We're brought
against Sulzer.
At the beginning of his speech, Sulzer
declared that "Hennessy is telling the
truth" adding that "Henncssy is going
to tell the story of the canal graft later
on" .----.
"Nv real trouble with Mr.. Murphy
was on account of graft He wanted me
to let the graft go on. / refused. If
had agreed i would be governor to-
day. but because | made up my mind
that was going to do my duty, and no
influence would control me in the per-
formance but the dictates of my con
Murphy set in motion every
agency he could command until | was
finally removed from Office because Mr..
Murphy had the votes to do it in the
legislature.
"That is the story-the story of
graft"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
HENRY G. MORTON DEAD.
He Spent Great Part of His Life in st.
Adams

st. Adams, Oct 27,-Henry G. Morton,
aged over s4, and for many years one of
the most prominent citizens of this place,
died suddenly this forenoon at 1880
O'Clock.
Mr. Morton leaves his wife and four
sons, Leonard j., Carroll II. and Fred
erick b., all engaged in business here,
and Dr. Arthur o. Morton, also located
in ST. Adams; and two daughters, Mrs.
Nelson Weeks of Boston and Mrs. George
Webster of Berlin, Germany.
He was born in Salisbury on Sept. l3,
1920, the son of General James L. and
Maria Morton. He early engaged in
farming and later took up the occupa
tion of painter Subsequently he en-
gagged in the clothing business in st.
Albans. selling it in 1879 to his sons.
After that he was interested in the real
estate business about st. Adams. Mr..
Morton was a Democrat in politics and
had held several minor town offices. He
was a member of the Episcopal church
and for over 30 years had been yes
tryman. He was senior warden at the
time of his death.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
PROMINENT BURLINGTON MAN.
Eugene A. Smalley, Veteran, Died Yes
terday Afternoon.

Burlington, Oct 27..Eugene A. Small
lev died yesterday afternoon. He was
the fourth son of Judge d. a. and Laura
Barlow Smalley and was born in Bur
lington Jan. 26, 1899. He attended I'M
ion college and the University of Yer
mont, and on the outbreak OF the Civil
war he enlisted and served through the
war.
In business life, Mr. Smalley was en-
gagged with the Central Vermont railroad
from 1880 to 1882 and received the APP
pointment rs deputy collector OF United
States customs in September, 1885, con
tinuing in the same position until his
resignation in September 1890. He re-
entered the customs service again May
l., 1898, as deputy collector. remaining
in Office until December, 1910, since when
he has quietly passed the time at his
country home, "Cedarhurst, at Malletts
Bay.
Mr.. Smalley married Oct. s. 1896, Alb
bic Duncan Brownell, who died in Feb
ruary, 1911 He is survived by two step
children, Chester A. and Ruth A. Brow
nell; also by a niece, Mrs. j. Holmes
jackson. of this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
EXTRAORDINARILY.
Former Western Union Manager in
Barre and Former Pianist Married.

The marriage of Miss Lillian Alice
Warner of Burlington, formerly pianist
at the Pavilion theatre in Barre, and
Ernest r. Shackford, formerly manager
OF the Barre office of the Western union
company. were married at St. Paufs
church in Burlington Saturday evening
by Rev. G. c. Wilson, after which they
left for Montreal, where Mr.. Shackford
has been transferred by the Western
Union company.
The Burlington Free Press says OF the
wedding: They were attended by Mr..
and Mrs Fritz Buchner, and a reception
was held at the home of the bride for
relatives and near friends. The bride
wore blue travelling suit and a white
picture hat. Mrs Buchner was dressed
in biue, with hat to match. The groom
is telegraph operator and was former
ly in the Burlington Office of the West
ern Union company. The bride is
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Adams Warner
of St Paul street and has been pop
ular pianist for several years. They re-
ceived many beautiful gifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
SEEK ALARM RINGER.
Police, Firemen and Aldermanic Com
mittee on the Trail.

For the third time in nine months the
firemen were called out early Sunday
morning by false alarm. When the
big whistle at the gas plant doomed out
the box number, 10, late homegoers
turned their steps toward North Barre
and all of the city's fire apparatus as
well as two companies of call men start
ed post-haste for the box location. No.
l3 is located near Whitcomb Bros plant
at the Blackwell street intersection of
North Main street and when the oc-
cupants of the auto fire truck arrived,
the signs of fire were scant, indeed. A
careful search of the neighborhood failed
to reveal any traces OF smoke or fire.
The all-out signal was given and the
men returned to their quarters, but not
before small-sized circus crowd had
gathered to ascertain the cause of the
alarm.
As usual, clues are scarce and the ma
lieious humorists who turned the alarm
are still at large. A number of police
men assisted in the investigation soon
after the alarm sounded at 1925 o'clock,
but their search was also futile. The
aldermanic fire committee had the mat
ter under consideration to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
FOUR CANDIDATES OPTIMISTIC.
Walsh, Foss and Bird Are Claiming Bay
State Election.

Boston. Oct 27.-Predictions of victory
in the state election Nov. 4 came from
the rival camps last night together with
announcements of plans for giving some
vigorous finishing touches to the cam
paign during the closing week.
Judge Thomas r. Riley, chairman of
the Democratic state committee, issued
a statement in which he said:
observers who know every side OF
the political situation unanimously ad-
init that Lieutenant Governor Walsh will
be elected governor by plurality esti-
mated at 10000"
Governor Foss, who is running for re-
election as an independent, announced,
Il never was more confident of victory
in my life" In discussing his prospects,
Il am always defeated ten days before
the election" he said, "but / always land
on my feet when the votes are counted.
The journalists who have me fourth in
the list must be reading the list upside
down"
In attacks upon his candidacy by lead
ers of both the old parties, Charles Sum
ner Bird, head of the Progressive ticket,
declared in statement last night that
he saw signs of victory. He charged
that Republican machine leaders were
conducting their campaign merely topre-
vent his election. while covertly prepar-
ing to support the Democratic candi-
dates. and that the Democratic leaders
also, fearing his success, had directed
their campaign against him.
While the headquarters of Congress
man A. p. Gardner, the Republican can
didate, gave out no official prediction,
strong confidence of success was ex-
pressed by his supporters and the cam
paign of the Progressiyes was declared
to be "sagging"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
HIS EMPLOYERS HIS BEARERS.
Funeral of A. Prario Was Held Sunday
Afternoon,

Funeral services for A. Prario. whose
death occurred at his home, p Addison
place, Saturday morning, after an illness
of several months. were held at the house
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. There
was large gathering of friends from
Barre and Montpelier and profuse for
al offering testified to the esteem in
which Mr.. Prario was held by his coun-
trvmen- in this section The bearers
were as follows; c. Valz, d. Valz. A.
Valz, and G. Nalz, members of the Nalz
Granite CO.. by whom the deceased was
employed for number of years. The
interment was made in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
Some Views and Nieces
dncis ]. Houghton
Ssw Not Satisfied
ST. ALBANS ESTATE
SAID TO BE LARGE
A Hearing on Probating of
the Will Was Held
To-day

St. Adams, Oct 27.--In the matter Of
probating the viii of the late Francis j..
Houghton, who died a few months ago,
an adjourned meeting was held before
Probate Judge o. N. Kelton this morn
ing and the will was allowed. Under the
will the Peoples Trust Co. was made the
executor, and pending the proving of the
viii, John Branch was made special ad-
mnistrator, which position he will con
tinue to hold pending an appeal which
must be filed within the next 20 days
When the will was first offered for
probate there were indications of dis
satisfaction over the provisions of the
document by nephews and nieces. The
amount of the estate is not known, but
it is said to be quite large.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
TWO WOMEN HURLED
BY RUTLAND TRAIN
Their Horse Became Frightened and Ran
in Front of the Engine at North
Clarendon.

| Rutland Oct 27.--Mrs. c. W.Mohuron
! OF Ira and Mrs. Willard Parker OF Clar-
endon Springs are. in the Rutland hos
pital suffering from injuries received
yesterday when wagon in which they
were riding was struck by a freight
train at the crossing at North Claren-
don Both cases are considered critical
| by the hospital staff, although from
what examination was possible it seemed
| that Mrs. Mohuron's chances of recov-
cry were not so good as her companions.
, Neither of the two had unusually bad
external hurts, but both were suffering
| from shock, and it is feared from inter-
nal injuries.
The accident occurred at l2:45 in the
afternoon at the crossing of the Bellows
Falls division at the Rutland railroad
near the railroad station The women,
in buggy, were driving west, and the
train. an extra freight from Bellows
Falls, was coming north into Rutland.
Conductor II. G. Perkins was in charge.
There We're no witnesses of the collision
but the trainmen and the women, both
fof whom were in o stupor the greater
part Of the night From what some of
the train crew said at the time, however,
it would appear that just before the
women reached the crossing they lost
control of Mrs. Parker's horse, which be-
came frightened at the approaching
tram, and ran directly in front of the
engine.
The engine struck the box of the
wagon, throwing the women, so the
trainmen say, as high as the smoke
stacks and hurling them many feet up
the track The buggy was demolished,
but the horse, which belongs to Mrs.
Parker, was uninjured. Mrs. Parker
and her companion were unconscious
when picked up and carried into the sta
tion few feet away. The train was
Immediately stopped and the engine de-
tached and run TO this city for medical
aid a physician being taken back in the
cab
The ambulance was also summoned,
and the victims taken to the hospital
immediately Mrs. Parker showed few
external injuries so far as could be as
certained, but was suffering from shock,
and internal complications are feared.
Mrs Mohuron is apparently in a much
more serious condition, one ear being
nearly torn off and numerous wounds
and cuts having been sustained about
the head. Her arm was also hurt.
Whether the skull was fractured is not
known, no outward evidence of such an
injury being disclosed by the examina-
tion. Mrs. Mom1ron is a woman OF mid
die age, and her companion is quite el-
DERBY. The Clarendon crossing is said to
be a dangerous one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
AvERTED TWO WRECKS.
vigilant Track Walker Found the Track
Undermined.

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 27-The vigi-
lance of a track walker averted wreck
on the Western division OF the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
near the Laurel street bridge late yester-
day afternoon. The recent heavy rains
had undermined the road bed 10 feet
deep, but had left crust of earth and
cinders, so that it was not apparent to
the casual glance.
The track walker rushed up the track
and tagged an incoming train, which was
due in 10 minutes, and later tagged an
outgoing train. Traffic was tied up for
some time until the damage was re-
paired.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
$4,000 FROM RAILROAD.
Court Orders Damages for Death from
Central Vermont

Lebanon. N H., Oct. 27.-The jury in
the $4,000 damage suit broght by Mi
chael f. Connolly, administrator, against
the Central Vermont railroad returned
verdict late Saturday evening for
$1,000 to the plaintiff. The action was
brought to recover damages for the
death of William NJ Merchant of White
River junction, VT, who was killed in
December, 1909, by being run down by a
Central Vermont freight engine.
Merchant was employed as section
hand by the Boston & Maine railroad.
and was on his way to his work at
West Lebanon when an engine backing
across a bridge caught him, the wheels
passing over his body,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
WILSON REACHES MOBILE.
President Will Make Two Addresses To
Southern Commercial Congress.

Mobile, Ala, Oct. p. President Will
son arrived in Mobile to-day to make
two speeches to members of the South
ern Commercial Congress. the principal
address to occur at 10 o'clock, after
which he was to review a parade, speak
briefly again from the reviewing stand
and leave Mobile for Washington at
noon. Business interests throughout the
South were represented at the opening
of the congress to-day. Many sessions
will be devoted to the stirring up of
interest in the opening Of the Panama
camel and calling attention to the advan-
tages it offers southern business inter
ests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
RESUMES SPEED TRIAL.
Superdreadnought Texas Started Out
This Morning.

Rockland, Me-, Oct. 27.--Repairs to the
engine which interrupted the standard
ization trials having been completed, the
superdreadnough Texas, the most pow
erful American battleship afoat, left an
chorage this morning to resume the Off
cial builders acceptance trials. To com
plete her Standardization trials, the Tex
as was to make three runs over a mile
course at 2l knots and five at her high
est attainable speed. At the close of
these runs, she was to go to sea for en-
durance tests and complete other trials
on the way back to Newport News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
HIS BACK WAS BROKEN.
William Robey Was Terribly Hurt BY
Hand Car at Newport.

Newport, Oct. 27.-Some one of viii
liam Robey's 20 fellow-workmen. who
were riding with him on handcar in
the south yard of the Boston 4 Maine
railroad here Saturday, hit him in the
ribs, causing him to lose his balance and
fall in front of the car. Robey's feet
caught in the framework of the car in
such a manner that he was doubled over
backward and his spine was broken.
He suffered such intense pain while
awaiting the arrival of physician that
he begged his companions to shoot him.
He was taken to the Brightlook hos
pital at st. Johnsbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
OREGON'S VETERANS
WANT TO RE-ENLIST
To Be in Service When the Old Battle
ship Is Sent Through the
Panama Canal.

San Francisco, Oct. 27. Fifty former
members Of the crew OF the famous old
battleship Oregon have petitioned the
secretary of the navy for permission to
enlist for a period Of so or 90 days when
the battleship is sent through the Pana-
ma canal inN 1915. All are desirous of
again treading the decks of the war
ship on which they made their forced
run from the Pacific to the Atlantic in
1898 and arrived off Cuba in time to
play an important part in the destruc-
tion of the Spanish fleet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
ILL ONLY AN HOUR.
Ora Copeland Died at Randolph Sunday
Morning.

Randolph, Oct. 27.-The people in town
were shocked on Sunday morning to learn
of the death OF Ora Copeland, after an
hours illness. Mr.. Copeland has been in
Bethel at work as carpenter for L. J,
Robinson for several months, but came
here sometime Saturday.
Mr.. Copeland is survived by three chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Kidder of this village,
Mrs. John Jacobs of Brsintree, and a
son. Frank Copeland, who is here at
present. A mother also lives at East
Braintree. and his wife, who had been
divorced from him some time ago. The
remains are at the undertaking rooms OF
A. F, Lamb,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27
The Matteawan Fugitive
Left Concord for That
Place To-day
GOV. FELKER TO HEAR
CASE AT 4 O'CLOCK
Question Is Over Continu-
ance of Extradition
Proceedings

Concord, N. H., Oct. 27.-Harry X
Thaw, accompanied by Sheriff Drew and
the attorneys for both sides, went tc
Rochester to-day to attend hearing
before Governor Felker at o'clock this
afternoon on the question of further
continuance of the extradition proceed
ings, which was sought by Thaw's coun-
sci and opposed by William 7. jerome
who represents the state of New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-27

MARTIAL LAW
If Strike in Southern Coal
Fields Is Not Settled
at Once
COLORADO GOVERNOR
ISSUES STATEMENT
Conference Is to Be Held
To-day in Effort to Set
tie the Trouble

Denver, Col, Oct. 27.--If the strike in
the southern coal fields is not settled
at once, Governor l.. NJ. Ammons has
announced he will declare it state OF
insurrection and the militia will be or
dered out to conduct a general disarma
ment of strikers and mine guards, and
suppress the Importation OF strike
breakers. A conference has been ar
ranged for to-day and if its work proves
fruitless, troops win be ordered out, the
governor said.