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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
WAS NATIVE OF BARRE.
Emily /. Bancroft Died Yesterday After
noon in Randolph.

News was received here last night OF
the death of Miss Emily |. Bancroft, a
former resident of Barre, which occurred
in Randolph Monday afternoon. Miss
Bancroft had been in feeble health for
some time, although she had been con-
fined to the bed but fortnight. The
only surviving relatives are Mrs. Phoebe
Gale of Summer street, city, and Miss
Drusilla Bailey, also of Barre. Miss
Bailey went to Randolph this forenoon
to attend the funeral, which was held
this afternoon.
Miss Bancroft was born in Barre Oct
2, 1862, the daughter of Kimball Ban
croft and Myra Wood Bancroft, both
of whom will be well remembered by
many of the older residents of the city
The deceased remained in Barre until
she was 2l years old, attending the town
schools during her girlhood. More than
80 years ago she went to Braintree
where she lived for some time before
going to Randolph, where she had made
her home for many years in the fam
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. ROYAL Robinson
Miss Bancroft attended the Congrega
tionai church while resident of Barre
and later transferred her allegiance to
the church of the same denomination in
Randolph.
The remains will be brought to Barre
Wednesday afternoon. They will arrive
in the city over the Central Vermont
railroad at 1886 o'clock. The body will
be taken at once to Elmwood cemetery
where interment will be made in the
family lot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
CLAIMS HE WAS BUNCOED.
Clark A. Rood of Colchester Sues for
$4,000 on Telephone Deal.

Burlington, Dec 23-Suit for $4,000
was filed in the Office of the county
clerk yesterday by Clark A. Rood OF
Colchester, who claims that on three
separate occasions he was induced to
buy stock in the Washington Telephone
and Telegraph company, alleged to be
insolvent at the time of the purchases
The defendants are: H: II. Reynolds, L.
r. Brown and Fred Howes, and the suit
is returnable at the March term OF
Chittenden county court.
According to the plaintiff, at the spe-
cial request of the defendants he bar
gained January 20, 1912, to buy 70
shares of the stock of the company, a
corporation Incorporated under the laws
of the state of Washington, paying 81,
050; September 10, 1912, he bought 80
shares for $3.50; and October /, 1912, he
bought so shares at 81 $50
1t is claimed that at the time these
purchases were made the defendants
well knew that the corporation was not
solvent and that its stock was of little
value; that they fraudulently repre-
sented to the plaintiff that the corpor-
alton was the owner of all or nearly all
the telephone lines in or near the city of
Spokane, and it had in operation be-
tween 500 and 600 telephones leased to
subscribers in and about that city; that
it received an income of many thou
sands of dollars; that there was urgent
demand for telephones and telephone
facilities there; and that it was the
owner of another line, the Local and
Long Distance line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED.
But Young Men Who Drove 1t Away
from West Berlin Disappeared.

The horse stolen from Clinton L. Slack
in Berlin last Saturday evening, while
lie was attending choir rehearsal, was
found yesterday at Hartford, after Dep
uty Sheriff Henry G. Lawson and party
had made an lS-hour search. The driv-
ers of the outfit, however, had disap-
peared and have not vet been located.
Mr.. Slack, whose home is in Berlin,
went to West Berlin Saturday evening
to a Christmas rehearsal and at $3.50,
when he went to get his team from the
church shed, found no trace of it. Think
ing it might have become unhitched and
gone home, Mr.. Slack investigated and,
finding it had not returned, notified the
sheriffs' department at Montpelier about
midnight. Deputy Sheriff Lawson and
party started out, and inquiry in near
by towns brought out the fact that two
young men, evidently foreigners, had
been seen in West Berlin, where they
stopped at store and inquired the way
to White River Junction; at Roxbury,
where team containing them asleep
had wandered into dooryard, and had
then departed to the southwark; at
Braintree, where a party had seen them
going toward Randolph; at Randolph,
where they doubled back and took the
river road; at Bethel and again at South
Royalton, man at the latter place be-
ing able to give the searching party
full description of che men and outfit.
When Sharon was reached, a telephone
message was received from Hartford
that team had been left there under
suspicious circumstances, and it was
found to be the missing rig.
The two men drove up TO the railroad
station at Hartford blanketed the horse
and inquired of the station agent what
time the train would arrive from Mont
pelier. On being told, they remarked
that they had plenty of time and left
the station and the horse standing out
side The station agent left the horse
standing there, but when he found it
still there in the morning, he took 1T
to a livery stable. The animal had not
been driven hard, but evidently had had
nothing to eat The whip and fur robe
were missing, but otherwise the outfit
was intact.
The investigation will be continued
and Mr.. Slack will drive the team back
from Hartford. The sheriffs party has
returned.
The men were said to be about Is
years of age, short and dark complex
ioned. wearing gray caps, frock overcoats
and weighing about 100 pounds. Two
men answering this description called at
a Montpelier house Saturday afternoon
and asked for something to eat, after
which they went to West Berlin and in
duired about trains and the road to
White River Junction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
NO MONEY RAISED TO
PAY FOR BARRE r. r.
Vermont Valley r. r. Tried to Float
S2,3oo,ooo 0ne-Year Notes Yester-
day to Reimburse the Bos-
ton g. Maine r. R.

Boston, Dec. 23.-No bids were re-
ceived for the S2,300,000 of one-year six
per cent. notes of the Vermont Valley
railroad, which were to be awarded yes
terday. The notes were to be sold to
reimburse the Boston 4 Maine for loans
for construction of the Vermont Val
ley's new Brattleboro extension and the
recent purchase of the Montpelier &
fpi--77lls River, Barre. and Barre branch
railroads. The Vermont vafiry Is ewned
by the Connecticut River railroad, a
leased line of the Boston & Maine, and
is operated separately under contract
made with the Connecticut River COM
pany by which the annual net income
is guaranteed to be sufficient to pay
four per cent. on the $l,000,000 out
standing stock.
The Vermont Valleys dividends have
been 10 per cent. per annum for the
past nine years. 1t has double tracked
wholly out of earnings and has for many
years made other extensive additions
and betterments therefrom. The funded
debt consists of Sl,5J0000 of four and
onehalf per cent. first mortgage bonds
of 1910. Besides stock ownership of the
three smaller roads mentioned, the Ver-
mont Valley owns the entire 5000 out
standing shares of the Sullivan County
and 5000 shares of the Passumpsic and
Massawippi Valley railroads. The cost
of all these stocks was $3,248,965, and
the dividend received upon them during
the past year was Sl52,652-a return
averaging four and seven. tenths per
cent. on the investments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
QUINCY FIREBUG ACTIVE.
Is Supposed to Have Set Another House
Fire Last Evening.

Quincy, Mass, Dec. 23.--The second
fire of supposedly incendiary origin on
successive nights completely gutted the
two and one-half story wooden cottage
of Harry Bettony of l27 Paul Gore
street, Roxbury, at Chick street, last
evening. The cottage was close to the
Metropolitan boulevard on the Quincy
Bay Shore drive, and only a short dis
tance from the summer cottage of DIR.
Furbush of Somerville, which was burned
Sunday night.
The Bettony cottage, which was fully
furnished, is believed to have been fred
under the main staircase, as was the
case in the Furbush house. When the
firemen arrived the house was found
to be securely locked and they had to
break their way in. The flames could
be seen for miles. Sparks from the
burning structure set fire to the roof OF
Joseph Wisweil at 3 Chick street, but
the flames were quickly extinguished.
Owing to the low water pressure, a spe-
cial alarm was sounded to summon the
steam fire engine, and hundreds of peo-
pie, mistaking the alarm for general
alarm, rushed to the scene.
The damage to the home of Mr.. Bet
tony, who is bandmaster of Post 68,
G. A. r., was fixed at $1,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
DEATH OF MRS. GEORGE BARNARD
Occurred at Providence, R. l., Yesterday
of Pneumonia.

Mrs. A, NJ. Dunham of the Morse block
received intelligence this morning OF the
death of her daughter, Mrs. George Bar
nard, which occurred in Providence, X.
IT,, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Barnard
had been critically i'll of pneumonia for
two weeks. With her at the time OF
her death were her husband, two children
and q sister, Mrs. w. +, Haskins, OF
this city. Mrs. Dell V. Stone, who had
been called to Providence by her sisters
condition, had returned to Barre.
Besides her husband, the deceased
leaves two sons, Paul and Neil Barnard,
who will be remembered here as stu
dents in the city schools. Surviving,
also, are her mother, Mrs. Durham, and
the two sisters, Mrs. Haskins and Mrs.
Stone. Mrs. Flora (Dunham) Barnard
was born in Tunbridge Sept. 20, 1867.
She came with her parents to Barre
at an early age and p years ago she
was married in this city to Mr.. Barnard.
For a number of years they lived on
the Montpelier road. Mrs. Barnard was
a prominent figure in the social life OF
Barre and had held offices in both Barre
lodge, No. l3S. n. i. o. p, and Bright
Star Rebekah lodge, No. Is, !. 0. 0. F.
At the time of her death she was a
past noble grand of Bright Star lodge.
She also belonged to a Methodist church
in Providence, to which city the family
moved two years ago.
Prayer services over the body We're
held at the home of the deceased, lT3
Verndale avenue, this afternoon at .
o'clock. The remains win be brought
to Barre for the funeral. Arrangements
win be made later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
LEWIS TALKS OWNERSHIP.
Airs His Views in Congress--What He
Would Do.

Washington, Dec. %. Government
ownership. OF the nations telephone
lines would cost less than nine hundred
million and would present no greater
difficulties of financing than the Pana-
ma canal, Representative Lewis of
Maryland told the House yesterday in
the analysis of his proposal to have
those lines operated by the postoifice
department.
Lewis took a leading part in the es-
tablishment OF the parcel post.
He doesn't propose to have the gov
ernment take over the telegraph COM
panies.
His plan is to have the government
first own the telephone network of the
country, to operate some of the telev
phone lines as telegraphs and to have
the government system compete with
private telegraph companies in the
same proportion as the parcel post now
competes with the express companies.
He said that investigation discloses
that our telegraphic rates are the
highest among twenty countries. The
toll and long distance telephone rates
compare with those of other countries
even less favorably, he said, than our
telegraph rates. The subscribers rates
in American cities are about three
times as high.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
ARE HOPEFUL
OF ACQUITTAL
Koch's Counsel Expressed
Confidence in Jury's
Verdict
ARGUMENTS
COMPLETED
Prisoner Showed Emotion
at Mention of Mothers
Name

Rutland, Dec. 23.--Arguments were
completed to-day in Rutland county
court in the case of William Koch,
charged with the murder of Charles Cor
don ON Nov. o, last Counsel for the re-
spondent expressed confidence last night
that he would be acquitted and asked II
the case would be appealed in case OF
an unfavorable verdict, one OF them re-
piled: "Yes, TO the highest court in the
land, il necessary"
For the first time since the beginning
of the trial Koch showed signs OF emo
ton yesterday afternoon. At the men
ton of his dead mothers name by AT
torney j. C. Jones of his counsel he
cried. covering his face with his hands
This outbreak did not last long, however,
and within a few moments he assumed
his usual manner, listening with appar-
ent interest to the closing remarks OF
the first argument made in his behalf.
A great deal of the discussion was
concerning the testimony of Oliver Ned
do, the government lighthouse keeper
who claims to have witnessed the shoot
ing. The state asked the jury to be-
Iieve, his testimony, which was to the
effect that following a dispute between
the trapper and the game protector,
Koch deliberately drew his revolver and
fred, the men being about 40 feet apart,
Attorney Jones pictured Neddo as q
periurer and claimed that the recita-
tion of the story of the quarrel and its
fatal result by the respondent was the
truth and the only story that could be
believed by the jury.
Swinging the heavy stick, which was
introduced into the case by the de-
fense and claimed by them to have been
the stick used by Gordon in his attempt
ed assault, Attorney Jones asked the l2
men to believe that this was as formid-
able weapon as the gun handled by
his client. He claimed it would put
ANYBODY in fear to be placed in the posi-
ton occupied by Koch ON the morning
Of Nov. o.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
James Cruickshank Sue
ceeds Thomas Nichols
as President
JOSEPH WILL NEW
RECORDING SEC.
Angelo Truba Takes Paul
Bianchi's Place as
Vice-President

Several important changes were ef-
fected in the administrative departments
of the Barre branch, G. G. |. A., at the
regular meeting of the branch held in
the opera house last night when officers
were elected TO serve for the ensuing
six months. james Cruickshank was
elected president of the branch to sue.
oeed Thomas Nichols, who has served
in that capacity for several years. An
gelo Truha was the choice for the office
of vice president, succeeding Paul BIZ
anchi, who likewise has held Office for
many years. Joseph VIII was elected
recording secretary to snceeed Angus
Mcdonald The only officers to retain
their seath were James Smart, who was
reelected financial secretary of the or
ganization, and William Mcdonald, who
was reelected to the Office of treasurer.
Changes were effected in the adjustment
committee, which is now comprised OF
the following members, Thomas Melon
aid, Sidney Kidd and Angelo Truba.
Owing to the Importance of the bust
ness to be transacted between 800 and
600 members of the branch passed the
turnstiles at the opening of the session,
The meeting was one OF the longest or
record Final work was not consummat
ed until after ii o'clock. During the
session the arbitration board on uniform
working day submitted its report. By
virtue of the final decision of the arbi-
tration committee. the cutters and man
ufacturers agreed to an eight hour work
day the remainder of this month and
to change the length of the day during
the months of January and February
to suit daylight. Before the meeting
was concluded the attendance had dwin-
died into smaller figures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
$4,000 FACTORY
FIRE IN BURLINGTON
Perfection Overgaiter Co.'s Plant Swept
by Flames Last Evening, and 40
Workmen Are Thrown Out
of Employment.

Burlington, Dec. 23.--A fire in the
Perfection 0vergaiter factory at the
Burlington end of the WinoosR bridge
last evening caused damage by water
to the amount of about $4,000. Ihe
fire caught N the south end OF the
cutting room shortly after Joseph <lg-
naszewski, foreman, and l.. nj. Harvey
had started the motor and shifted from
the water power which was just before
seven o'clock. Whether it caught from
a hot box or the wires is not known.
The fire was confined to this section OF
the building, which is the third moor:
On the upper floor is the stock room OF
the Overgaiter company, which IS dam
aged principally by smoke. On the sec
ond floor of the factory is the sewing
room, which was drenched by water, to-
falling damage to the company OF
about $4,000.
On the first floor of the grist mill in
the same building is the flour, feed and
hay stock of the Burlington FIGURING
company. This was ruined by water.
There were about eight carloads OF
stock here, netting a loss of $4,000. In
the basement of the building is the
power station of the FIGURING company,
which furnishes power to the Burllng-
ton Traction company. The loss there
is estimated to be about $1,000. Two
bolts used in the large generator were
valued at about $4,000, and the loss to
the generator and the regulator by
water is estimated to be about $4,000
The cars stopped running during the
fighting of the fire but were operated
afterwards by using the auxiliary plant
at the mills.
The fire was first noticed by Leon
Trask. who resides a short distance
from the building. He Immediately
rang an alarm from box l6, which was
responded to by the city fire depart
ment. The Winooski department re-
sponded shortly afterward to an alarm
from box IA. The steamer company
stretched some hose across the bridge
from the Canal and Main streets hy-
drant, to which the steamer was at
tached. They fought the fire from the
north side of the building, while the
Burlington department had some
streams on at the south end IN
the vicinity of the starting point
of the fire. The help to the Overgaiter
factory had returned to work upon a
lot OF samples which was rush order
to be shipped to Chicago.
The fire throws out of employment in
the factory about 40 hands. The build
ing is an old one and with the water
and wet feed it was thought that the
first floor might eivo away under the
weight. IT,. 's-.~. on each floor had
gained depth of about two feet. The
loss is fully covered by insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
DEATH OF LESLIE RUMRILL.
Occurred at Randolph Yesterday After
Long Illness.

Randolph, Dec 23.--The death of Les
lie Rumrill came as a release from great
suffering on Monday morning about Z
o'clock. Although never strong, Mr.
Rumrill was able TO be about business
until five years ago, when he underwent
a serious operation at the hospital OF
Mayo Brothers in Rochester, Mimi.
From this he seemingly recovered and
again was able to continue work until
about two years ago when he had a
severe illness from which he never re-
covered fully, and since that thine he
has been failing in strength, and finally
tuberculosis claimed him for one OF its
victims. For the last year he has been
in very feeble health, and in the last
months his suffering has been intense.
Leslie III. Rumrill was the third son,
of Edwin j., and Susie (Simonsl Rum
rill, born in Windham, July 10, 1875.
Here he with his parents lived for a
time and afterwards came to Royalton,
where sixteen years ago he married
Alice Everett Stoughton, whose home
was in Royalton. Twelve years ago,
they came here to live and Mr.. Rumrill
entered the employ of Z. w. Tewksbury
g. company and continued until this
firm sold to the present owners of The
Half Century store. For time he was
employed by the firm now in that store,
but was soon obliged to leave on ae-
count of i'll health, and then engaged in
the insurance business, but was obliged
to give this up. Mr. Rumrill was an
active member OF the Bethany church
and, when able to do so, was always
present at its services He was presi-
dent of the Christian Endeavor connect
ed with this church for several years,
and was ever interested in all that per-
tanned to the growth and progress OF
the church.
Deceased is survived by his wife, who
has been faithful in her ministrations
through all the tedious hours of his i'll
ness, and his congenial companion in all
the prosperous and happy years OF
health. He is also survived by two
brothers, DIR. G. j. Rumrill of this place
and Arthur Rumrill OF Roxbury, Mass,
and three sisters, Mrs. William Haskell
of Everett, Mass, Mrs. Eva Knight,
near Boston, and Mrs. Elwin Stearns OF
Charleston, N. II. One half brother, r.
H. Newton of Roslindale, Mass, also
survives. The funeral services will be
held on Wednesday at 8 O'Clock in the
afternoon, Rev Fraser Metzger officiat-
ing, and interment will be in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
WANT THEIR SON BACK.
Young Boy Started Off to Seek His For
tunes Far from Quarries.

Police headquarters was asked TINS
afternoon to assist in the search for Al
lie Trudell l6-year-old Websterviile
boy, who lett his home early this morn
inc with the wide, wide world ahead OF
him and at his back fearful mother
earnestly beseeching him to reconsider
his sudden decision to be gone. Allie
has been doing signal duty on the quar-
ries when the demand for capable nip
pers has not been pressing. Recently
he became obsessed with a desire to
leave home. He was tired of the dull
sameness of flashing signals between
the derrick and the engine room on a
big quarry near his home, but when he
broached the subject of striking out for
himself in that section of the world
which lies outside of Wehsterville, his
parents good naturedly told him to do
as he pleased.
This morning Allie decided to satisfy
the wanderlust which had created his
discomfort. Carefully packing his be-
longings in small knapsack, he donned
his Sunday togs, bade his mother a
farewell and started down the road.
She expected he would be back at the
lrSt turn OF tne Tuhu, Dub NHt loieHooii
passed and the lad did not return. THIS
noon the father returned from his la
bors and the feeling of unrest which
had permeated the household speedily
changed into one of alarm. Officers of
the law in Barre Town were notified of
the boys departure and hurry mes.
sage was sent to local police headquar-
tiers. 1t was learned that Allie had con-
fided to his young friends a desire to
go to st. Adams or Montreal and work
on the railroad. The lure of the shiny
brass buttons which the conductors wear
will probably lead him to railroad cen
ter if he is not overcome by homesick-
ness.
The Barre officers received instructions
at headquarters to keep sha.P lookout
for a medium-sized lad clad in a blue
suit. He carries bundle over his shoul-
der and is well shod. A lump over the
young fellows left eye will easily lead
to identification. Outgoing trains are
being watched and authorities to the
north and south have been asked TO keep
a sharp watch for the Trudell boy. Real
izing that her son is now fairly on his
way, the mother is said to be on the
verge OF Illness, and other members of
the family express the deepest concern
over his whereabouts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-23
FEW EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE.
Mexico City Won't Have Much Going
on This Christmas.

Mexico City, Dec. 23-Feeble efforts
have been made to arrange holiday fes-
tivities in Mexico City this year. Gov
ernor Corona of the federal district has
enlisted in a few cities fashionable
women to assist him in holding festi-
val in the public park, but even this
show of holiday spirit is half apologetic,
as the proceeds are to be used to buy
clothing for the poor. Merchants, who
usually Dress their windows and stores
to attract the present-buying public,
are making little efforts to capture holi-
day money.
Sentiment has dulled the buying
spirit and war has drained the money
bags. As a people, the Mexieans are
impoverished. Such shop windows as
are decorated with holiday goods this
year contain last years leftovers.