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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
WILLIAMSBURG.

The dreamy old legend of Rip Van
Wrinkle always clings to the American
people more closely than any other writ
ten story. This play of four acts to be
given as the third entertainment in the
lecture course by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Sprague Tuesday evening, Dec. o. Tick
cts for sale at Williams drugstore.
The men of the Presbyterian church
are going to give their second annual
supper in Miles hall on Dec. IL, and
they hope it will be a success. The last
one proved to be good supper, so come
out and see what the men of Granite
Vile can do. A good program follows
the supper. Mr.. Walbridge of Williams
town win give several readings, also
good local talent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
HANCOCK

Misses Rita Fiske and Lulu. Whittier
have returned to their school in Mont
pelier, after spending the Thanksgiving
vacation with their parents.
Miss Jo Goodyear has begun her win
ter term of school in Bethel.
Miss Lora Blair is teaching the school
at Graniteville lower village.
Miss Blanche Manning was at home
from her school in Rochester over Sum
day.
Only eleven deer are reported as hav-
ing been killed in town.
Grace Leary is attending school at the
village.
H. r. Perry is little more comfort
able
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
CABOT.

The masquerade promenade, Thanks
giving evening, under the auspices OF
Green Mountain orchestra, drew full
house The prize for the best costume
worn by ladies was awarded Miss Allen
Of Planfeld, the worst looking one to
Miss Edith Allen of Cabot. For the
best costume worn by gentlemen, Rob-
ert Harvey; hobo suit, George Hough-
ton. The proceeds of the evening
amounted to S32.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
The Man who Neglects Himself

when his condition points to kidney trou-
BILE takes an unwise risk Backaehe,
pain and soreness over the kidneys,
nervous or dizzy spells, poor sleep, are
all symptoms that will disappear with
the regular use of Foley Kidney Pills.
They put the kidneys and bladder in a
clean, strong and healthy condition.
Cummings & Lewis.--Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
GRANITEVILLE

Special meeting of Maple Leaf camp
No. 1892, M. w. of A., Tuesday evening,
Dec. 0, at Gilbert's hall. Business, in
itiation of candidates and other business
that may come before the meeting. Per
order clerk. j. j. Sullivan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
Guarding Against Group.

The best safeguard against Group is a
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound in the house. p H. CHM. Mid
dleton, Ca. writes: "My children are
very susceptible to Group, easily catch
cold. | give them Foleys' Honey and
Tar Compound and in every instance
they get prompt relief and are soon
cured. We keep it at home and pre-
vent Group" Cummings & Lewis
Adyt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
wILLIAMSTowN.

Our Christmas neckwear display is the
pride of our store We're showing the
finest creations of the best makers, 25c
to 50. Lamorey's, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
A Card

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar, il
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25.cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded.
Red Cross Pharmacy Barre Drug Store.
C. II. Kendriek 6 Co. E. A. Drown.
George l.. Edison. J. D. Macarthur,
w. II. Miles Co., McAllister Bros.,
d. C. Howard. J. A. Cumming.
J. w. Parnaenter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
EAST BARRE.

We've so many just right things for
mans Christmas that there's no diff
Guilty in making selection. Lamorey's,
Barre. a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08

The local ministers club holds its
monthly meeting to-day, and welcomes
Rev. John p. Hoyt to membership.
Mrs. w. o. Bailey and son returned
to-day from weeks visit in Barre and
Montpelier.
Mrs. Clara Cole, who has lived sew
eral years at White River Junction, will
break up housekeeping there and spend
the winter with her nephew, Frank f.
Mccullough.
A. Y. Newell and A. G. Perkins were
drawn as jurors from this town, but
both were excused.
Mrs. Eta Bryan of Montpelier has
been visiting at w. G. LaRock's.
Vilho Miettinen is learning the print
ers' trade at the office of the Bethel
Printing Co.
The Demers bakery has added home
made candy department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
BRooKFIELD.

The dinner and the diner should both
be well dressed on Christmas day. Our
store is at your service. Lamorey's,
Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08

A shower was given Saturday evening
at the home of Mrs F. n. Parrott in
honor of the approaching marriage of
Miss Lucy Robinson, former teacher
in this city, to Chester Anderson OF
North Craftsbury.
Wood & Gregware, the Barre con-
tractors, completed the granite wall at
the rear of the State House Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
BETHEL.

Lewis Z. Dean and Miss Grace Washburn
United in Marriage.
Lewis 4. Dean and Miss Grace Wash
burn were married Saturday evening az
the home Of Rev j. Wesley Miller. They
will retain their positions as clerks in
the stores of ). s. Kimball g. Co. and
the Brooks & Washburn Co., respective
w
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
MONTPELIER
Norman Colby of West Berlin and Mis-
Gladys Bedell Married Yesterday.

Norman c. Colby of West Berlin and
Miss Gladys Bedell of this city were
married yesterday by Rev. S. F. Blom-
field at Bethany parsonage. They were
attended by George Bedell, brother of
the bride, and Gladys Lawrence. The
bride is the daughter OF George Bedell OF
this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
Fountain Pens

A large variety to
choose from.
Waterman's Ideal
Regular, Safety, Self.
Filling-from $3.50 to
$1,000.
Conklin's Self-Fill-
ing, $3.50 to $500.
Houston-The pen
with the safety chain,
$3.50 to $1,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
MORE ARRE.,S
IN ST 3
MRS. Schultz
Mother of Charles "A. Schultz
is Dead at Her Home
at Salem.

Mrs. Henrietta A. schutte's funeral
and burial took place at sedalia,
Doddridge county. Sunday. She died
there at noon Friday as result OF old
age. She had been i'll three weeks.
Her last days were painless.
Mrs. Schultz came to this country
with her husband. Charles G. Schultz,
in 1852. He died in 1902. Three
children survive. They are Mrs. Kate
Hawker, wife of Henry Hawker, of
Palisades, Col; Mrs. Anna Ritter, wife
of A. NJ. Ritter, of Fowlerton. TEX. and
c. A. Schultz. of Salem. She was a
member of the Vermont Baptist
Church at sedalia, and an exemplary
woman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
ABSENT
Are Defendants in the Audit
Gases as They Were Not
Notified.

When the November term of the
criminal court was adjourned last
year until Monday by Judge
Maxwell, when he was Judge of that
court, opened Monday with Judge
James w Robinson on the bench,
counsel for he defendants in the
county audit cases contended that
they were discharged from custody
by Judge Maxwell after the last
trial last November. AS that was
their belief and as they we're not
under bond nor personal recogni-
zance, as we'll as owing to the fact
that they had mot been notified to
come to court, the defendants did
not appear in court, Capiases were
issued for them and the court took
a recess until IL ts'clock. at that
hour the sheriff reported that they
had not been found ana another re-.
cess was taken until 9 O'Clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
OUTSIDE MINERS
Come to the Financial Aid Of
the West Virginia
Strikers.

wILKEs-BARRE, Pa, Feb. IA
fund Of more than $4,000 has been
raised by the United Mine Workers
OF District No / and will be imme-
diately sent to the strike fields of
West Virginia as part payment Of
the debt the anthracite miners owe
the West Virginia unionists for relief
given during the strike Of 1902.
During the six months struggle Of
1902 West Virginia miners were en-
joying an era of prosperity. They
freely gave to the relief funds OF the
anthracite men. Now that conditions
have changed. and the anthracite re-
gion is enjoying almost unprecedented
prosperity while the West Virginia
men are engaged. in industslal strife,
1t has been decided by the union men
of District No. l to pay back part Of
the old debt. Part of the $4,000 was
raised byeassessment and part by con-
tribution. The money is in the hands
of the district officials and is to be
sent to the strike fields at once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
ARRESTS
OF Six Prominent Politicians
in Connection with Brl-
berry May Be9Made.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 17.-Many
members of the West Virginia Legis-
lature appeared this morning at the
Kanawha county court house pre-
pared to testify in the investigation
into charges of alleged bribery in
connection with the United States
senatorial campaign last week.
This is the last Week Of the regular
session of the Legislature, and much
business in addition to the election of
a Senator remains to be done. II the
senatorial deadlock continues the
election will go to the people at n
statewide primary at which, 1t was
stated today, all the men whose
names have been before the Legisla-
ture as candidates will be on the va
rious tickets. A report from the
grand jury was expected during the
course of the day, although it was
not thought its work would be COM
pleted until later in the week.
Persistent reports that additional
arrests would be made this afternoon
caused an unusual stir. Prosecutor
Townsend refused to discuss this
phase of the situation, but 1t became
known that warrants had been pre-
pared this morning Six well known
men, it was rumored, whose names
had not been mentioned in connec-
ton with the bribery, but Of proml-
nence in West Virginia public life
were being freely discussed in con-
nection with possible sensational dis
closures when the next report of the
grand jury is made public.
At 3 O'Clock the witnesses for the
state We're excused until 8 o'clock
Wednesday morning and the court
took q recess until Tuesday morn
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
AGED MAN
Quite Well Known in State
of West Virginia is
Dead.

William 9. Bumgafdner, OF Elk dis
trict, died Sunday night Of dropsy,
aged So years. Mr.. Bumgardner was
widely known in West Virginia. He
was a prosperous farmer, and had
accumulated much money. Besides
his farm in Elk he owns valuable
property in Clarksburg. He was
prominent in politics. having attend-
ed nearly all the state and county
conventions in the last twenty years,
For many years he dealt ON large
scale in Chester white hogs, having
sold hundreds in clarksburg annu-
ally.
His widow and the following chill
dren survive him: Gideon, Emma,
Homer. Roy, Cor and Charley
Mr. Bumgardner was loyal mem
Der of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and died triumphant in the
Christian faith.
He will be buried Tuesday at 2
o'clock at Trinity Church, on Brushy
Fork.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
MR.. TAFT TELLS MADERO
LATTER HAS WRONG IDEA
ROA DROPS DEAD
IN A RESTAURANT
AS a Result of Heart Disease,
from Which He Suffers
Several Weeks.

Michael Roa, a local italian
dropped dead in Fourth street Ital-
ian restaurant Sunday night shortly
after being taken there from the
street, where he had tainted.
Roe had been in failing health fol
some time and was patient in To-
cal hospital several weeks ago suf-
fering from heart trouble. which
caused his death.
DIR. S NJ. Mason, coroner, was sum
moned shortly after the man died,
and after making thorough inyesti-
cation he decided tsat an inquest was
not necessary.
Roe was employed by Joseph
Fuccy, railroad contractor, before he
became i'll. He had no relatives in
this country. No funeral arrange
ments have been made as yet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
CA SH REGISTER MAN
IS HEA VIII FINED.
And a Sentence of One Year
in Prison is Imposed
on Him.

oINclMNATI, Feb, 17.-John NJ.
Patterson, president Of the National
Cash Register Company, who, with
twenty-eight other former oficiaIs
of the company, were convicted OF
criminal violation OF the sherman
anti-trust law, was sentenced today
to pay fine OF $4,000 and to serve
one year in jail. The twenty-eight
other defendants were sentenced to
terms ranging from nine months to
a year and to pay the costs.
Before passing sentence. Judge
Hollister denied the motion OF the
defendants for new trial and de-
clared the defense had submitted no
new evidence. Heeame to the con
clusion, he said, that the verdict had
been upheld by the evidence.
The bond of President Patterson
was increased to $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
DIAMOND
Theft Charged against Young
Women, Who Are Held.
for Grand Jury.

Treva Mount and Mattle Smith,
young women, were placed ON trial
Monday afternoon in Justice T. G.
Nicewarner's court on a charge Of
feloniously entering the room of A. ].
Smith, Jr, an employee of the Owens
Eastern Bottle Company, Sunday
morning in the Peoples hotel and
stealing pair of cuff buttons, valued
at So, and diamond stickpin, valued
at $50, both belonging to the com
plainant.
The young women were arrested
Sunday night at Fairmont, whittier
they went from this city the same
evening, by Constable Robert Nc
Chung, who brought them to the coun-
ty Jail here to await hearing.
Both defendants were arrested Sat
urday night in this city by policemen
for assembling for an immoral pur-
pose and were released by giving cash
bonds of $11.6O each, which they for
feited Sunday morning by not appear
ing for trials.
Justice Nicewarner held both young
women for the grand jury and jailed
them in default of bond.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
DR.. WHARTON
Delivers Sermons to Large
Audiences in Both Thea
ter and Church.

The Robinson's Grand theater was
crowded with men and boys at a
meeting there at 8 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon, addressed by the Rev. H. NJ.
Wharton, of Baltimore, who is
preaching at the union eyangelistic
services begun here a week ago. DR..
Wharton delivered fine discourse on
death at Frolic.1 There was an
other large turnout at the night
meeting in the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church. P. Woodbury. Bush,
DIR. Whartons singer, led the singing
at both services, with large choir
assisting him. DR.. Wharton will
speak again tonight in the First
Methodist Episcopal chruch. Doubt
less the edifce viii be filled to over
flowing, as the meetings have grown
to the extent of very great interest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
Military Eourt Does NOT
Begin Trials as Are
Scheduled
MAY DAOK EVIDENCE
And is Said.to Be Waitinef for
the Arrests Of Other
Miners.

CHARLESTON, deb. II. Many
additional arrests have been made
by the military authorities during
the last few days as the result Of
investigations being made ~ the
military authorities preparatory to
the trial of the cases before the min
itary commission al Paint Greek
Junction. The military commission,
which was to haA begun tine trial
OF cases for the last several days.
will not sit today as was reported
Saturday owing to Developments a.
"a result of Investigations during the
last few days.
OF course. the military authors
ties will not disclose at this time
where these Investigations lead 10,
or whether they impiIcate persons
now under arrest, or others who are
concealed somewhere in the dis
trict or have left thA state.
None of the ruInors emanating
from the unlon sections Of the coal
fields that the miners would march
to the military camps ana annihilate
the soldiers or that they would come
to Charleston to show their resent
ment at the arrest OF their leaders.
among them Mother Jones and
the Socialist leaders who have been
so successful in frnstrating the
plans of Thomas Cairns, president
of District Seventeen, United Mine
Workers, are believed.
President Cams has Consistently
endeavored to keep the men ii the I
union mines on tile north side of tlte
Kanawha river at work but the
agitators. amcng them 'Mother
Jones, and others, are. alleged % sa
persistently frustrating his plans.
Approximately 125 men are cons
fined at Paint Creek Junction,
where the court win sit. A number
have been released and others have
been taken. Squads Of military con-
tinued to raid the district IN search
Of suspects but the officers are meet
ing with difficulty in secuaing evt
dence and the op,nion is expressed
that the prosecution against many
of them will fall. The district was
quiet during the night
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
TAX MAY
BE PROVIDED FOR
AS a Substitute for That
Proposed Tax on Mat
ural Gas.

a board of trade committee sent
to Charleston to oppose proposed
law to tax natural gas made report
TO i. ", King, secretary OF the
board Monday as follows through its
chairman, A. X. Thorn:
Your special committee begs
leave to report that. in accordance
with the appointment by your board
of trade, it proceeded to Charleston
and found, upon investigation, that
the bill levying a production tax on
natural gas had been abandoned,
and that, in lieu thereof, House bill
No. S56, "a bill imposing a license
tax on the privilege of owning or
operating pipe lines used for the
transportation Of oil or natural gas,
and fixing the rate of such license
tax and providing for the assess
ment and collection thereof was
before the committee on taxation
and finance of the House of Dele
gates for consideration.
Your committee having arrived
Friday morning, February Z, did not
succeed IN obtaining hearing be-
fore the committee until Tuesday,
February II, at which time argu-
ments were heard, your committee
advocating a material reduction IN
the taxation, and laying special en-
phasis upon the matter of exempt
ing pipe lines under twenty miles In
length, and not to include feed lines,
service lies and distributing lines.
After arguments were heard, and
after due deliheraticn by the COM
mittee on taxation and finance OF
the House, they amended the bill
making the annual license tax of
one cent per barrel on oil and ONE
lines in this state; and providing
of gas transported through such
line sin this state; and providing
for the exemption advocated by
your committee increasing the mile
age to thirty miles in length of ne
pipe lines not part of nor under
the control or management or oper-
alton of any other such pipe line,
whose entire length is over thirty
miles.
The taxation and finance commit
tee reported the bill in the amended
form, with recommendation that it
pass to the House of Delegates on
wednesday, February u, and is, at
this writing. on first reading.
The speaker of the House en-
deavored to call it up on Thursday
the toath, but the press of other leg
isiation on the calendar was so great
that he found it necessary to post
pone action until some time during
the week beginning February II
We are now Of the opinion that II
will pass both branches OF the leg
islature. If it does not, 1T leaves us
/ just where we were before the legls'
/
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
SPECIAL
Train and Trolley Car for
Basketball Game at
Buckhannon.

d"
Arrangements have been made to
run special train on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad from ciarksburg to
Buckhannon next Monday evening
and return for the basketball game to
be played there that night between
the Wesleyan and Fairmont Z. N. @.
A teams.
Fairmont fans have chartered
special car on the interarban trolley
line to run to and from clarksburg
in time to make connections with ne
special train. A. large attendance
from places along the route OF the
specials is expected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
WELLS
Are Holding Up Well in the
New Field Near
Shinnston.

In the fourth sand development on
the West Fork river, Clay district,
this county, the wells are holding up
very creditably. The philadelphia
company's Nos. 8 to Ii and Nos. II
and 10 on the Lucas Bros. tract are
producing $50 barrels day. The
Hope Natural Gas Company's No.
F. M. wadsworth, 49,. and the " Y.
Ice Oil company's No. J., G. L. Fur
sey, 100 barrels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
AND MANN
GET same NUMBER
OF Votes on the Eleventh Bal
lot But Lakin May Be
the Winner.


CHARLESTON, Feb. 17.-For the
eleventh time the West Virginia leg.
islators today voted in joint assembiy
for a United States Senator without
an election. a
A Republican caucus will be held
tonight and an effort made to make a
nomination. The belief exists that II
the Mann forces. fail to put through
their choice they will support James
S Lakin. chairman Of the Republican
state committee.
The vote today was: c. w. Watson,
Democrat, 46; J. NJ. Hamilton, Demo-
crat, l; R. W. Daily, Democrat. i;
Isaac T. Mann, Republican, IS; Davis
Elkins, Republican, IS; W. P. Hub
bard, Republican, II; A. B. White,
Republican, 6. Nathan Golf, Repub-
lican, 2; W. S, Edwards. Republican,
8, and Elliott Northcott, Repubn-
can. /. tn II EE:
Changes in the votes were: Eng
land, from Mann to Edwards; Bro
hard, from Goff to Edwards; Rhodes,
from Northcott to Elkins; Sutton,
from Cor to Mann; swiger, from
Hubbard to White; Elson, from Davis
to Watson, and Harmon, from Cor to
Mann. The total vote was 11S.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
|I||||Tstl
Of Habeas Corpus . Granted
BY Supreme Court to
: Mother Jones.

CHARLESTON. Feb. ia writ
OF habeas corpus was issued at noon
today by the West Virginia supreme
court Of appeals to compel the an.
pearance Of Mother" Mary Jones
Paul j. Paulson, Charles Boswell and
Charles Bailey. now awaiting trial he
fore the military commission at Paint
Creek Junction, before the supreme
court of appeals forthwith. The writ
was asked for this morning by the at
torneys for these leaders to get the
accused persons away from the mill
tary authorities and their cases placed
in the civil courts.
The writs were directed against
Governor William r. Glasscock, Adju-
tant General Charles ID. Elliott and
Major James 1. Pratt, President and
Captain samuel L. Walker. Captain
James "A. Watson. Captain Charles r.
Morgan, and First Lieutenant Charles
F. Templeton, members of the mill.
tary commission.
The summonses were served on
Governor Glasscock and members of
the commission at 1:15 today by sher-
if Bonner Hill.
The prisoners were arrested in this
city by civil authorities and turned
over to the military authorities. They
are charged with conspiracy and caus-
ing rioting, in what later became mar
tial law territory. Other writs will
probably be asked for today or tomor-
row to prevent the military commits
sion from trying any cases.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
AGED
Resident of the County Dies
at His Home Near
Bridgeport.

Willis j. Drummond, aged 50
years, well known retired farmer,
died at his home near Bridgeport
Sunday morning at O'Clock after
lingering Illness of Bright's dis.
ease.
The funeral services VIII be held
at the home Tuesday afternoon at l
o'clock. The Rev. Benjamin Stout
will conduct the services at the home
and Adelphia Lodge, 90. s, Gadepen-
dent Order of odd Fellows. will
have charge of the services at the
grave.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-17
JAILED FOR BEATING WIFE.

Will Washington, a West End me-
gro, is in jail awaiting hearing ii
Justice g, H. Gordon's court on a
charge Of beating his wife sunday aF-
ternoon at their home. The Justice.
who was called to the house, arretsed
him just after he had struck his wife
on the head and cut d cash that bied
profuseIy.