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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-06

Chamberlain's Tablets for .Constipa.
ton.
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-06

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-06
IT'S A. MISTAKE
lIade By Many Ciarksburg Residents.

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
sTILwELL CONVICTED.
Jury Declared By Verdict Saturday Att
ernoon That He Asked Bribe.

New York, May 26. Stephen j. Still
we'll state senator from the Bronx, was
convicted of bribery Saturday afternoon
in the criminal branch of the supreme
court.
BY their verdict the jurors found that
as senator at Albany, Stilwell had
asked President Kendall of the New
York Bank Note Co. for $500 to en-
gneer favorable report from the codes
committees on Kendall's pet stock ex-
change bill. BY their verdict they cut
short practice at the bar that had last
ed quarter OF century and took from
him his membership in the upper house
of the legislature IL was ex-senator
Stilwell who spent Saturday night in
Tombs cell, and il is ex-senator Still
well who will stand before Justice Sea-
bury Wednesday morning to receive
sentence that may mean ten years
in prison or the payment of a $4,000
fine, or both. 1t is the same Stilwelt
whom the Senate exonerated less than
six weeks ago, after hearing the same
evidence which marked him guilty be-
yond reasonable doubt in the minds
of twelve New York business men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
A CENTURY OLD TO-DAY.
Mrs Sarah A. Dixie of Rutland Is Quite
Well

Rutland, May 26 Mrs. Sarah A. Dixie
celebrated to-day her Tooth birthday at
her home on farm on Furnace flats"
in the town of Pittsford where she has
lived for over 10 years.
There were present her daughter, Mrs.
Dethiah Dixie Sturtevant, wife of c. NJ.
Sturtevant, and their family, who live
on the farm, and Henry S. Dixie of
Hebron, H., seventy-fve, who is visiting
his mother. These are the eldest and
youngest of three sons and one daughter
horn to Sarah A. and Cyrus Dixie. one
son having died in childrhood and the
other, John Dixie, in the Civil war.
Mrs. Dixie is in possession OF all her
senses, being able to read the daily
paper and chapter from the Bible, or
more if she chooses.
Born in Fitchburg Mass, one of eight
children Mrs. Dixie moved with her par
ents to New Boston" in Chittenden
where she lived until she was young
woman. After teaching several terms
of school she married Cyrus Dixie and
the couple began housekeeping on the
farm where she now lives, known as the
Keefe place. OF her own brothers and
sisters. one only is living, Mrs. John P
Peabody of Pittsford, so years old, who
is in very poor health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
DEATH OF MICHAEL GLYNN.
Who Recently Came to Barre from
Northfield-FuneraI Tuesday.

Michael Glynn died at the City hos
pital at l1;45 Saturday night, following
a three weeks Illness of double pneumo-
MIA For the past week he had been at
the hospital
The deceased is survived by his moth
er, Mrs. Ellen Glynn, OF Mayo, Ireland
He also leaves three sisters and one
brother. who are as follows; Mrs. Fran
ces McGlynn of Mayo. Ireland; Mrs. NJ.
I. Shannon of Boston; and Miss Ellen
Glynn OF Manchester, n H.; and Martin
Glynn Of Galway, Ireland.
Mr. Glynn was born at Mayo Ireland,
in 1877 and resided at the place of his
birth until 1896 when he came to this
country. While in this country he fol-
lowed his occupation OF granite cutting
at Concord, y. H., Montpelier, Barre and
Northfeld. For the past few weeks he
mas been residing in this city, previous
to which he made his home at North
field. While in this city he resided at
the home of Thomas McGoff, $50 North
Afain street, where he was taken i'll. He
was a member Of the granite cutters
union and was an adherent OF st. Mon
iea's church.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
at o'clock at St Monica's
church. Rev. A. c. Griffin will officiste
at the service. The body will be taken
on the morning train to Manchester,
\. H., where the ntermert will be
made in the family lot at st. Joseph's
No flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
ONE DROWNED IN PANIC.
Two Boys Were Injured When Automo-
bile Started Off Ferry Boat.

Camden n. j., May 26. Hundreds o
passengers were thrown into a panic
one man was drowned and two boys in
jured yesterday when an automobile
with three passengers, started forward
ON a ferry boat entering the dock here
and was brought to a standstil only
after it had plunged half way over the
front of the boat.
The dead man, William F. Coos. a
deckhand, was standing ready to make
the boat fast TO the slip when the ma
chine crashed through the iron guard :
rail
He endeavored to hold back the heavy
automobile and was pushed into the riv-
er. Philip Kurtz and Jacob Mintzer, IL.
year-old boys. of Philadelphia, who were
in the path of the machine. were thrown
down and painfully injured
The automobile was owned by Charles
Fl. Buckley of Philadelphia. He was
standing on the deck beside il, but his
mother-in-law, Mrs. August Simpson. her
daughter, Miss Nellie Simpson, and his
Young son, Frederick Buckley, were in
the car when il started forward.
The two women and the boy screamed
with fright, but remained seated until
the car was brought TO a standstill when
its rear wheels caught in the wreckage
of the guardrals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
COMPANY is PAYING
FOR WOODS DEFENSE
Told Witness on the Stand To-day in
Trial of President of American
Woolen Company and Two
Others

Boston, May 26. William H. Dwelly,
Junior treasurer of the American Wool
en- company. was cross-examned to-day
by Attorney Hurlburt for President
William NJ Wood who, with Frederick
+. Atteaux and Dennis j. Collins, is on
trial charged with conspiracy to plant
dynamite in Lawrence during the tex
tile strike last year.
The witness explained the company's
methods of drawing checks, the inten-
tion Of the attorney appearing to be to
show that the payments to Atteaux pre-
viously testified to We're properly re-
corded and that no attempt was made
to conceal the payments. In closing his
direct examination, Dwelly said the ex-
ecutiye committee and directors had vot-
cd to pay the expenses of President
Woods defense.
Vouchers introduced by the defense
showed other payments on account of
he strike One indicated that William
NJ. Butler. former president of the state
Senate, and prominent lawyer and
textile manufacturer, had received 49,
900. and that the law firm of Poolers &
Hall had received 10000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
FOUND A GREAT ASSORTMENT
After Arresting Nelson w. Williams of
Burlington on Larceny Charge.

/ Burlington, May 26.--Nelson w Will
liams, formerly an employe at The
Strong theatre and also promoter OF
theatrical troupes out of Burlington, was
arrested Saturday afternoon on the
charge OF grand larceny. The police
visited Williams home on Walnut street
and unearthed a miscellaneous array of
goods that would stock a store. begin.
ming with satin gown which belonged
to one OF the girls in The Bohemian
Girl"
Enough instruments to equip an or.
ehestra were discovered There were
cornet, clarinet, violin, cymbals, drum,
foot beater, and other things Then
there was pretty nearly complete out
fit such as magicians nse, even to the
ca binet where persons disappear There
was the paraphernalia whereby healthy
people are made to float in nidair BY
simply waving ones arms over them,
and other deusions too numerous to
mention. There were six pairs OF shoes
of different kinds and sizes. four horse
whips, more gowns and cloaks, twelve
umbrellas, patent leather pumps, which
are thought to be the property Of the
Jack Lynn company, Roman sandals,
which vaudeville team reported miss
ing a quantity of silverware which was
marked NJ Dorm, a mould which is used
for making the glass balls which the
crack shots use in exhibitions. twelve
photographs Of stage celebrities which
were used for advertising purposes and
the stealing of which the management
has long been attempting to stop,
ticket box, valued at quite an amount,
which was the property of the theatre.
four putty knives, number Of wrenches. !
and other things such as revolvers, Irish |
point lace curtains, six suit cases. draw
ers full of linen, some of which looks |
suspiciously like that purchased for the
theatre, punch and judy show, etc,
etc.
Some Of this was taken TO the Jail |
with Williams, but many of the trunks
md boxes, which were filled to their ut
most capacity, were left untouched.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
DID NEIGHBoRLY ACT.
BY Calling Fire Department and Putting
Out Fire Themselves.

About half past seven Saturday night
when the congestion Of traffic on Nortl
Main street was at its height tele
phone call to central fire station sent
the American-LaFrance fire truck whirl
ing through the crowded thoroughfare IL
S74 North Main street, whore Kerosene
stove had started small blaze in the
tenement occupied by Henry Fridiani
The damage was confined entirely to
clothes in the proximity of the stove
damage to the building being nil. Mrs.
Walter Kidder is owner of the house. Had
il not been for the timely assistance
rendered by residents nearby, who de-
tected the blaze during the absence of
Mr.. Fridiani and his family, the blaze
might have assumed dangerous proper
tons. Neighbors detected light flick ),
ering in the tenement on the secoE
story of the building, and when they
saw the flicker develop into a flame the
central station was notified. In the
meantime detail of neghbors headed
by William Daniels mounted the second
floor Of the building with the assistance
of yeranda supports at the rear of the
This detachment of volunteer
fighters secured access to the kitchen.
where they found clothes near the oil
stove wrapped in flames. BY means of
water they succeeded in quenching the
flames before the arrival of the station
men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26

WITH SOUTH BARRE GRANGE.
Central Vermont Pomona Is to Meet on
May 70.

The following is the full program for
the special meeting of the Central Yer
mont Pomona grange. which is to be
held with the South Barre grange on
Wednesday, May 2s, commencing at
p. M:
For the afternoon session. which is
open to the public Music, South Barre
grange; address of welcome. master of
South Barre grange; response, master
of Orange grange; quartet by Sisters
Allen, Adams. BARTLETT and Bartlett;
paper, Farm and Home NJ. L. Townc;
paper, I'm what ways are we better
qualified for the duties Of life by being
granger" Brother Thurston; piano
duet, Sisters Camp and Roberts; paper
on domestic science. Sister Towne ques-
tion. Resolved, That women should be
willing to do jury dutyl' affirmative,
Sisters Nitham and Camp, negative,
Sisters Holt and Wheeler; vocal solo
by Sister Veda Allen; question, Re
solved, That none but tiilers of the soil
should be admitted to our order" af.
firmative. Brother Stone. negative. Broth
er Pike; piano solo, Sister Cora Roberts.
Dinner and supper will be served on
the basket picnic plan. with tables set
and hot coffee served by the local
At s p. m. the fifth degree will be
conferred in full form.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
PRISONER ESCAPED
FROM RANDOLPH JAIL
He Had Been Taken OFF Central Yer
mont Train and Placed in Lookup
TO Await Trial for Alleged
Intoxication.

Randolph, May 26.-Clarence Booth
was called by the train men from
a freight train which arrived here
on Saturday afternoon to arrest man,
who was said TO be intoxicated, on their
train. Mr.. Booth took the man off and
started with him, but the man escaped
and jumped into the cellar OF the vacant
lot owned by A. b, Gay. After hard
struggle the man was secured and taken
to the lookup, where he was placed in
the cell and left, as was supposed, in
safe quarters. Mr.. Booth took supper
down to him, but the man did not seem
in condition to eat it, and at II o'clock
Mr.. Booth went down again but the
prisoner had not yet arrived at sober
state.
Sunday morning when Mr.. Booth went
down, he found the lock k-up vacant, his
man having picked the lock of the cell
and gone out through the ventiIator, es-
Gaping without trouble. When arrested,
he was searched but nothing was found
upon his person of value, but he evident
" had something concealed, which as
sisted him in picking the lock. He gave
no name, and no information was. gained
of his residence or relatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
DEspoNDENr MAN A SUICIDE.
Will Spooner of st. Johnsbury Has
Brooded Over Wife's Death.

st. Johnsbury, May 26.-The body OF
Will Spooner long worker for the
Fairbanks Scale Co., of this place was
found at the rear Of his woodshed in
Fairbanks village Saturday about ii 20
o'clock. Death was due TO suicide.
Ever since the death of his wife, which
occurred last July, Mr.. Spooner had
been somewhat despondent although he
attended to his duties daily. Since his
wife's death, Miss Imogene Cox has act
cd as housekeeper for him. A few
days ago she lett him in good spirits for
short vacation.
On returning home Saturday she hap
pened TO 90 to the back of the house
where she found his lifeless body. A 3s
calibrc Winchester rifle was found be-
side him. He arranged the rifle so as
make death instantaneous. On the trig-
ger he had attached a string to which
he made loop with strap and with
his foot in the loop he discharged the
gun. the bullet entering his nostril and
splitting his head up terribly.
He left a note in very conspicuous
place on his desk, on which were the
address Of his two sisters and that Of his
son, Ralph Spooner, who is a freshman
in Harvard university.
Mr.. Spooner had worked for the Fair
banks people since he was sixteen years
Of age. His duties we're as moulder.
He was 81 years old. He was well liked
by fellow workmen and by the commu-
nifty as whole and many will mourn
his death,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
c. L. u. COMMITTEES
Named fer Work to Be Done During the
Ensuing Term.

The following Central Labor union
committees have been named:
Organizing committee-For Barre, j
/ C. Biorn, painters; f. Hall, carpenters
William Smith, boxers, Jumpers and
derrickmen; John S. Mcdonald, polish.
ers, and Silvio Cardi, granite cutters
For Graniteville, T. Riley. quarry work
ers; Robert Mitchell. steam engineers,
and George Rock, granite cutters, East
Barre.
Union label committee-For Barre,
George c. Stewart. granite cutters; Fred
W. Suitor. quarry workers; Wesley Hoff-
man. cigar makers; John Callaghan re-
tail clerks. For Graniteville. John Dom
aid, paving cutters; j. r. Osborne, East
Barre, granite cutters.
Educational committee. B. Como,
steam engineers; A. L. Pierce, retail
clerks: George Richards. machinists; ;
Frank Rogers, teamsters; Even Mcken-
size, tool sharpeners.
Resolutions committee-Silvio Cardi,
granite cutters; Gus Gregoire. masons
and bricklayers; George Cooper. polish
ers; \. L. Baker, BARRIERS; L. Pearson,
Credentiai committee-H. J. Hough-
ton. retail clerks; A. L. Noyes, painters;
J. Miller, laundry workers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
WOMAN SENTENCED
IN SELLING CASE
Mrs. Daisy Davidson, Who One Month
Ago Waived Examination on a
Keeping Charge, Pleaded
Guilty To-day.

In city court to-day, Mrs Daisy Da
wilson was arraigned on the charge Of
illegal sale Of liquor, following raiG
at 50 West street Saturday night by
Chief Sinclair and Patrolman Mcleod
The woman was not represented in court
by an attorney and she entered plea
of guilty, after which Judge Scott sen
fenced her TO not less than six months
and not more than twelve months in
the house of correction at Rutland and
to pay the costs of the search and
seizure.
The raiding officers secured 81 bottles
OF beer and four quart bottles OF Colo
mel" whiskey. Mrs. Davidson was in
city court month ago on the charge
of keeping, at which time she waived
examination and was bound over to
county court.
Fred Bishop. arrested by Patrolman
Mcleod. was arraigned for intoxication.
He pleaded guilty and was fined So,
with costs of S7.30, which he paid. Dan
iel Sexton, arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Morris, was arraigned for subsequent
pleaded guilty and was sent to
the state asylum at Waterbury for six
John c. Brennan, arrested by
Patrolman Mcleod, pleaded not guilty
to the charge of intoxication, was ad-
Judged guilty and took an appeal to
county court, furnishing bail of $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
BETTER STATE FAIR.
Promised by President Evarts of ver-
mont State Fair Commission.

| White River Junction, MAY 26.-The
annual meeting of the Vermont state
fair commission was held in the Office
OF the secretary Saturday and was well
attended. The officers elected are: Max
well Evarts of Windsor president; Fred
H. Davis OF Hartford, secretary and
trea surer; II. I. Baldwin OF Wells River,
w. Il. Carter Of Rutland +. $. Brigham
OF St. Adams, with the president and
secretary. executive committee; H. r..
baldwin, auditor.
The most important matter brought
beore the commission was the erection
Of an adequate building for the exhibits
made by women. Secretary Davis has
had plans drawn which he presented to
the commission and which were accept
ell The plans show an octagonal build
ing with four wings. the circular form
having depth OF 43 feet and the wings
10 feet The entire building is planned
for two stories. with a gallery on the
second floor circling the oetagonal part,
While it was not definitely decided to
build the building this season. it was the
opinion of all the commissioners that
such building is needed and the matter
of still further investigation was left
with the executive committee.
President Evarts stated after the meet.
ing that the fair would be even greater
and better than in any past season and
that from now till the date Of the fair,
which will be September l6, II. is and
10. preparations viii 90 steadily for
ward
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
MAYOR HEADED RAID.
And Found Much Evidence of Drinking
in Rutland.

Rutland, May 26.-Mayor Henry C
Brislin headed a raiding party yesterday
afternoon consisting of Chief of Police
Jesse Young, Officer T. c. Elworth and
Special Officer John j. Butler and be-
ore it was dark a party was discovered
in a room in the rear of the home Of
Antonio Cioffi of No. 263 West street
with much evidence of an illegal traffic
in liquor. Over 100 empty bottles,
many half-filled. and empty kegs to-
gether with a half full keg OF beer were
trundled out of the house into a wagon
and over to the police station. There
we're four men seated around table in
the kitchen when the mayor and his
party entered but the proprietor of the
house was absent. Arrangements were
made, however. 10 have him in court to-
day. The others agreed to appear as
witnesses. The place has been under
police surveillance for number of
weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
CUTTING COST OF LoBsTERs.
United States Government Interested in
Transplanting.

Washington, D. G., May 26 The
United States government, it was an
nounced to-day, proposes to undertake
practical measures to assist in cutting
the high cost of living. Lobsters from
the Atlantic ocean will be shipped
across the continent to the Pacific wat
ers in the hope that they will multiply,
and salmon will be taken from the
waters OF the Pacific and cultivated in
The waters off the rockbound coast of
New England This interchange is to be
under the direction OF the bureau Of fish
cries.
The bureau has announced that this
transplanting will not be dropped before
the experiment has been tried long
enough to establish fiourishing colonies
or to demonstrate the futilty of the
scheme
Several carloads OF breeding Holsters
are shipped to Washington, Oregon and
California points each season and cor
responding numbers OF Pacific salmon
are brought to New England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
OVER 1000 IN LINE
For the Annual May Day Procession OF
st. Peters in Rutland.

Rutland. May 26.-There were over
900 in line yesterday afternoon for
the annual May day procession Of the
societies Of st. Peters parish. marching
from the church TO Calvary cemetery.
where prayers were said and returning
to the church for benedietion. An even
larger crowd watched from the side
walks. The procession. headed BY the al
tar bows. was made up as follows;
Parochial school children. church choir.
Sodaiities Of our Lsdy Of Nazareth and
Of the Immaculate Conception. ladies'
auxiliary 10 the A. o. r.. ST. Peters
Hibernian Benevolent union. Catholic Or
der of Foresters. Ancient Order of Hi
bernians and the knights Of Columbus.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
TAKES ST. ALBANS CHURCH
Rev. F. A. Lendrum to Fill Rev. C. D.
Lance's appointment.

st. Albans, May 26.-Rev. F. A. Len
drum has been appointed pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church OF this city.
He has been working in Mexico but was
Obliged to leave there because of the
continued revolutionary movements He
will assume his duties the second week
in June. He is 35 years of age.
Rev. Mr. Lendrun is appointed to fill
the place made vacant by the death of
Rev. C. ID. Lance. who was appointed at
the recent conference and who died
shortly afterwards at his home in New
port The appointment was made by
Bishop Theodore S. Henderson of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, who presided at the re-
cent conference, and by Bishop John W.
Hamilton of Boston, the resident bishop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-26
TERRIBLE CRUSH IN LONDON
Both Men and Women tainted and Chill
dren Were Trampled On

London, May 26.Victoria Park in tse
cast end was the scene of rioting yester-
day when trades unionists and Social
lists attempted to hold a demonstration
in support Of votes for working men,
The crowd stormed truck on which
were Sylvia Pankhurst and other mill
tant suffragettes and dragged it outside
the park.
Mounted and foot palice drove the
crowd away Women and men tainted
in the crush and children We're trampled
upon, Clothes of many women were
nearly torn off. There were innumerable
free fights and the ambulance corps were
kept busy.
Saturday suffragettes attempted to
blow up Wheatley hall, at Doncaster,
owned BY Sir William Cooke. The place
was unoccuped, An unexploded bomb
and suifraget literature were found under
a staircase.