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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
R. R. SITUATION
IS DISCUSSED
New Haven is Attacked and
Defended.
MANY BUSINESS MEN SPEAK
Major higsinson Defended New has-
en- Road OF peplorable inees
SAINT Hostile Attacks
Other Speakers.

Bostcn-New England transportA-
ton problems were discussed at
hearing before the directors and mem
bers OF the Chamber of Commerce
which had been called To sound the
members and aid all the directorate
in forming an opinion as TO the best
methods OF dealing with the railroad
situation
Throughout the evening session, the
railroads were alternately attacked
and defended condemned and praised.
criticisms varying from meriless
castigation To unqualified approval.
The discussion revolved chiefly about
the question OF separation of the New
Haven and Boston a. Maine railroads.
President Storrow opened the meet
ing by telling of the petition which
favored the taking over by the state
OF the Boston a. Maine. The directors
were desirous OF hearing opinions or
others, he said TO aid them In deter
mining the stand OF the Chamber or
Commerce. No cross-examinaton OF
witnesses was to be permitted and the
conference was To be- conducted along
lines of gcod.nature with free express
sion from all who desired To be heard
Mai. Higginson sounded the keynots
OF the defenders OF the New Haven by
deploring the incessant hostile AT
tacks, which, he said, had damaged
the roads credit, throughout the coun'
try. instead of the helpful cooperation
which "A New England enterprise hao
a right To expect. He said. In part
"The New Haven road seems TO bs
without friend. It has done "A great
dal of harm, IL Is a wickd corpora
tion' The unification Of railroads is
great sin!
IL have taken pains to ask sey@A
shippers over the New Haven road
about their ommodations-two OF
them are very large shippers and they
have told me- We get perfect serx.ce'
We are well treated ! asked other
shippers and they made the same re
ply. So do not believe that evils here
are any greater than anywhere eise
This is not n perfect world ana IL IL
rather a dificult thing to get every
thing Just as we want II. ] have hVeu
or the Boston a. Maine so years and
during that time | have seen greN
improvement In service.
Joseph -. Eastman, secretary OF ina
Public Franchise League. urged 'he
taking over by the state OF the Boston
g. Maine AZ remedy for the present
control Of New England railroads oy
man who have no sympathy with hos
ton and New England, condltioh'
which constituted sore spot
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
SHOT HERSELF IN BED
Mrs. Geo. n. Dunham Found Dead by
Husband.

Nashua, n. H.-When George H..
Dunham of this city went to call his
wife about six o'clock Friday morning
he found her dead in bed. She oc-
cupied a room alone, and beyond the
fact that she was heard moving
about at one O'Clock nothing is known
Of her movements. A physician was
summoned, who made the discovery
that she had shot herself through
the heart with her husbands reyol-
YER the bed clothes mufilling the
sound A year ago last October while
in a canoe with others on the Nashua
river it was accidentally overturned
and her son was drowned. She has
never recovered from the shock OF
his death. and to this is attributed
the act which ended her life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
NEWS OF THE
GRANITE STATE
Items of Interest CulIed From
Here and There
FOR THE BUSY READER
Death Of Judge Mitcheil-Prisoner
confesses Killing Woman
Shoots Self Ia
Bed.
Had a Close Call.

Manchester. n. H.-Thomas Houle.
living near Goff's Falls, went up TO
Manchester Friday, and feeling the
effects of the extreme cold procured
two bottles of liquor TO warm up with.
He also imbibed rather freely before
starting TO walk home, and his ef-
forts in the warming up process re-
suited in such a paralyzation that he
got down in the snow and when found
by some wood choppers was pretty
we'll covered by snow drift and in
a state of stupor. While a part OF
the men rendered first aid, another
went 10 the nearest telephone and
notified the Manchester police, who
took the man 10 the station in an
ambulance and no doubt saved his
life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
FROM THE FARMS.

r. NJ. Welch offered for sale the
first new maple syrup in Sanbornton.
George w. Cults OF Newport killed
a one year old pig that weighed 625
pounds.
A hog raised by Mrs. Jennie Taylor
OF Salisbury weighed 500 pounds
when dressed.
Mrs. r. L. DollofT OF Snowville re.
ports that 22 pullets gave her 81 eggs
in a single day.
One hundred people attended the
recent banquet i'm Dover OF the Gran
ite state Poultry association.
Alstead thinks that John Allen Of
that town can claim the record for
early lambs with four that came in
January.
Arthur Cushing is the banner egg
raiser in Goffstown from Feb. ! TO
March J.. 2s days. he got i7i eggs
from % hens
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
FUNERAL OF JUDGE MITCHELL
Us MOST NOTABLE HELD IN
MANY YEARS.
Many Prominent Officials Were in
Attendance

Concord, " H-The funeral OF
Hon. John NJ. Mitchell of Concord.
who died Monday night or last week
after a brief illness OF pneumonia.
was held in st. Johns Catholic church
an that city Friday morning. and was
one Of the most notable held in that
city for years. Among those present
were Gov. Felker and several mem.
bers OF his council, heads or several
of the state departments. many of the
judges from the Supreme and Supe-
rior Court, members OF the bar from
every county in the state. clergymen
OF various denominations and prOmi-
nent citizens of the city The attend.
snce taxed the capacity OF the church
20 the utmost.
Requiem high mass was celebrated
by Mgr. O'Callahan. who was assist
ed In the funeral ceremonies By prom.
inent clergymen OF the order. Inter
mcnt was in Calvary cemetery beside
the body OF his wife who died about
two months ago. The floral tributes
were OF unusual beauty The local
banks with which Judge Mitchell was
officially connected. were closed dur
ing the funeral and the officers at
tended in a body.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
ADMITS KILLING AGED WOMAN
JOHN sAeeiTT, AGED So. MAKES
CONFESSION.
Remerse After Chapel Service over.
comes Prisoner in Portsmouth Jail.

Portsmouth, y. H.-Overcome by
remorse after he had attended a re-
ligious service in the local Jail, John
Babbitt. held on a charge OF larceny,
sent for the sheriff 10 come to his
cell and confessed that four years ago
last fall he murdered aged Emma
Brooks at Kingston, n. Y, by cut
ting her throat.
Deputy Sheriff w. B. Shaw got into
telephone communication with the au-
thorities Of Ulster couaty, IN which
Kingston is located, at a late hour
and established the fact that at the
time named an old woman named
Emma Brooks had been brutally muir
dered for SIS. A berry picker named
John Cooley, answering in every way
Babbitt's description, was suspected,
but escaped.
In an extended talk with the sher-
in, Babbitt admitted that, during the
majority of his 50 years OF life. he
has travelled from one part Of the
country TO the other, serving time in
many jails. He has been in Jail in
Portsmouth before
He described the murder In detail,
and his description tallies with that
told by the Ulster county authorities.
He said that when about three miles
out OF Kingston he met the old wom-
an and followed her TO her little
house with the idea OF robbery in
mind. He attacked her, he declares,
and cut her throat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Mt. Washington in Winter.

Hanover, n. H.-The Dartmouth
Outing club made its annual visit to
Mt. Washington this week, leaving
Hanover Saturday afternoon. The
party included more than a score of
students and member of the facul-
ty and went direct TO Gorham from
which place the tramp was made
across the country to the Glen House
and the ascent of the mountain made
from there. Popular mountain climb
ing pharaphernalia was taken which
included heavy blankets and each
man was provided with a rope. other
points of interest in the vicinity were
visited.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Sianal System Scored.

Hartford, Ct-Lack OF an adequate
causes OF a collision on Feb l6 at
the Cedar Hill yards in New Haven
between an express train and a
freight on the New York, New Haven
a. Hartford railroad in the finding OF
the public utilities commission. Five
persons were injured and considera-
BILE damage to rolling stock was done.
The company is allowed 30 days TO
say whether it intends to adopt sug-
gestions made by tine commission, in
cluding changes in the signal sys.
TEN.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
elames Vermont Hard Cider.

Burlington, Vt.-Religious condi
tions in rural Vermont were dis
cussed by +. c, Kinney, a Sunday
school missionary. at the Methodist
church in Burlington one evening re-
Gently. He declared that hard cider
was responsible for much sin and
crime and told how prevalent the
making and drinking OF this liquor
was in the back towns. A great many
inhabitants can neither read nor write
and have no religious instruction
whatever.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Seeks Doctors Degree At ts.

Cambridge, Mass. At the age
most boys are entering college. lS-
year-old Norbett Wiener, one OF Har
wards boy prodigies" and son Of
Prof. Wiener OF the University Is
studying for the degree OF doctor of
philosophy. Young Wiener entered
Tufts College when he was II, grad
uated at the age OF II. began a -
ial course oil 5AJy 81 Harvard the
year following, and last year was a
warded the degree OF master Of arts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Eccentric Woman Found Dead.

East Kingston, n. H.-Town off,
cials of East Kingston visited the
home Of Mrs. Dorothy A. NJ. Good
rich of that town last Friday morning
and found her dead in her bed. She
had apparently been dead for several
days, as the body was frozen. Her
death is attributed to natural causes.
She lived alone and summers peddled
berries, dried apples, etc, IN her own
and adjoining towns. In her home
were found 500 in money and bank
books and securities to the amount OF
more than $4,000. Her nearest reia-
tiyes are several nephews and nieces
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
VIII Continue Esporations.

Andover, Mass-Prof Warren X.
Morehead. curator of the department
of American archaeology at Phillips
Academy, will resume his Indian ex.
ploring work in Maine this spring
He led an exploring work in that
State last summer and he will CO
operate with the Bangor Historical
society. He has already unearthed a
total of 1850 specimens. 1t is the pur-
pose OF Prof. Morehead this summer
TO study the gravels along the Penob-
scot river.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Salvation Army as Church Of Rich
Man

Boston--Profcsso Thomas Nixon
Car, er OF Harvard. president OF the
Country Church Association, declar-
ed at the closing session OF the rur-
al conference that the Salvation Army
is going 10 become the rich man $
church. He said:
II prophesy that within three gen
erations the Salvation Army Will be.
come the rich mans church; not
because IL gets it's rich men ready
made. but because II is making rich
men out OF poor mon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Three Months for Murder.

ProvideEce-Mrs. Agnes Nadeau
will serve three months imprison-
ment for having shot and killed her
husband, Thomas Nadeau. II is the
liehtest penalty ever inflicted IN
Rhode Island for the offense.
That will be punishment enough,
in the opinion Of Judge Brown, VINO
in pronouncing sentence after the
State had obtained a conviction or
manslaughter. said the defendant was
laboring under great provocation
when the act was committed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Widow Valves Rights in viii.

Biddeford, Me.-Mrs. Ann J. Jordan
OF Hollis, widow OF Benjamin C..
Jordan OF Alfred, member of the Ma
tional Prohibition Committee. with
whom she had not lived for twenty.
five years. waived the provisions Of
her husbands will and. asserting her
privileges under the Maine law, VIII
get her widows third Of the estate.
The estate is at least $500. 900, and Is
expected to schedule more than that
figure
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
TERMINALS FOR FARMERS
DELEGATES TO RURAL PROGRESS
CONFERENCE.
Want Better Accommodations for
Market Gardens.


Boston-The relation or present
day methods OF agriculture. market
ing and farm finance 10 the "hign
cost OF living" and 10 social weltars
I'm general was discussed ia all iB
bearings at the dinner given by ths
committee on agriculture and a group
OF members OF the Boston Chamber ot
Commerce In honor OF the delegates
TO the New England conference on
rural progress
Cyrus &. Miller. chairman or ths
New York market commission. claim.
ed that In almost every city the ter
minal facilities are only those whicn
have been furnished by the railroads
or steamship lines without coordina-
tion or supervision by the city au.
thorities
The speaker advocated the odap-
iion for American cities OF whole
sale terminal market on the railroads
and on the waterfront wherever pos u,
sible. so that the goods could CONS
I'm carload lots and be sold at whole
sale at auction or by private sale and
distributed directly 20 the retailers.
George Woodruff urged for the re-
lief OF the present farm situation n
system OF mortgage banks, under
state or national supervision, loaning
money upon real estate. with amorti-
,ation provisions In the mortgages
md restrictions around the bonds.
The conference is henceforth 20 bs
,nown as the New England tederS
ion for Rural Progress.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
WON ANS GRAFT.

Boston-"The vaupted moral
ity OF woman is myth when
must be repudiated II women
desire real Improvement" de-
clares Miss Mary B. Mason,
Mans graft" she said, is
noisy and ostentatious; wo-
mans Is quiet and more subtle.
Mans graft has been external
dominion over woman. ana
monopoly of the most interest
ing and developing occupations.
Woman's graft has been ease
and avoidance OF responsibility,
riding on mans back"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Woman Suffrage Fails.

Augusta. Me--Woman Suffrage
failed Of twothirds vote on iis pass
age 10 be enacted In the House by
six votes, the vote accepting the re-
solve being - TO 81. on It's FIRST vote
the resolve was accepted By vote Of
ss to 50. This dlsposes Of the woman
suffrage question this session at least
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Held for U. s. Authorities.

Halifax. y. SACK Wrenn, whose
extraditlon on a charge Of numbering
John s. Hamilton. a railroad con
struction foreman at Hinsdale. y. r.,
is sought by the United States. has
been ordered held in custody by
Judge Walkie. The court ordered al
80 that the exhibits In the case, a
trunk and some bloody clothing, b.
turned over to the United States au.
thOrities
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
10000 Women Stockholders.

New Haven.-Ten thousand women
own stock in the New York. New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad. according TO
the annual census OF the corporation.
II shows the total number OF stock
holders TO be 227l6 There are 1852
stockholders in Massachusetts,, 5,llS
in Connecticut. 7G in Rhode Island.
3.432 in New York and 2.i07 living
elsewhere.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
New por,rsi, a, Stat. Capitol.

Augusta. Me-The latest addition
IN the fine collection OF portraits Of
lllustrious sons OF Maine which
adorn the halls OF the State Capitol
at Augusta. II one Of Rear Admiral
ROYAL Bird Bradford. II Is the gift
OF the admiral TO the State The por.
trait r. the work OF Artist ID. ID.
Coombs OF Lewiston.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
sneaks Well for Maine.

Portland. Me.-The eastern part Of
the state furnished the best students
In the class OF 1913 az BowdOin col
Iege. nine out Of the Is Maine boys
receiving provisional commencement
appointments living east OF Water.
vile. From the 10 men who received
these appointments the six writing
the best essays will be selected 20
deliver them on commencement day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
ABOUT SOME OLD PEOPLE.

still well and vigorous.
still an active man az the age Of 81
Mrs. Esther L. Newman OF Gilsum,
%. is still remarkably active and we'll
Daniel Twombly OF Dover has
coached the 92nd anniversary OF his
birth.
Mrs. Emily Hall Estey Of Hinsdale
gave party in celebration OF her
cath birthday.
A Newport golden wedding observ-
ance was that OF Mr. aud Mrs. Loren.
20 Lafayette Curtis.
From New Hampshire David n
Taylor's mother died recently In Cli
max. Mich. aged LOO years. sin
mouths and II days
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
An Amusing Pet.

Chelsea, Me. Frank Hassen OF
Chelsea. Me, has a raccoon that II a
very amusing pet. He plays with the
family like dog When Jet out Of
his cage he will sit In his masters
lap and kiss him with great affection.
re will wash his face and paws "a
handy "a "A person, anc~hold a cup
In his two paws 10 drink from.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
CRIME TO LET SCISSORS LIE AROUND.

Cambridge Mass-at to a pair
household OF
said Dr. sana,sn lecture ophthslms Ca
tastrophes" at the Harvard Medical school,
"Al children
continued "As lying
and todole of. Now todd,ns 10
world The first thing trip and f
tho and IL becomes blind
N
points
with
they always attached to the person."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
GOOD HUNTING RECORD.

Andover, n. Walter Dow,
who has spent the last few
months on Beech Hill in An
dover, drifted down TO Frank
lin Friday, where he told of
his success in bagging game
this winter. He has to his
credit thirteen foxes. two bob
cats, ten skunks. twenty-five
muskrats, one mink and one
weasel. He shot his legal al
lowance of deer, and ninety
rabbits have been shot in front
OF his rabbit hound.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Parcel Post Has Busy Month.

Boston.-Parcel Post Pete had a
busy February in Boston. Exactly
S42, ,OSl pieces OF mail were dispatched
by parcels post here. according TO
figures made public by Postmaster
Mansfield. The total number of pieces
delivered in this postal district was
4Si,1 The postal savings bank con.
tinued TO be popular. During the
month 1903 new savings accounts
were opened Deposits for the month
were slO0,O42 and payments reached
$57,71S.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Ah.ad Of Any City in the World.

Boston. This city with It's new
hospital for tnbsrculous children,
which will soon be ready for occupa
ton. is farther ahead In the battle
against the white plague tian any
other city in the world according TO
the statement which Chairman Ed.
ward +. McSweeney Of the Consump.
tives' Hospital trustees made 70 the
City Council.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS
People Pleased OF 3. 4 NJ. An
nounccment.

Concord. ~ H--The people OF this
city are much pleased over the an
nouncement that the Boston a. Maine
railroad is to expend $4,000 in i'm
provements In the railroad yard and
extending the system OF tracks. Three
switch towers are to be built with
many other additions. The improve
ments will largely expediate the
handling OF trains.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
OLD lin. Actress Dead.

Roxbury, Nass.-Mrs. william r.
Breen. remembered by tneatregoers
Of thirty years or more ago az Ger
truds Calef. an irnpcrsonator OF emil.
dren's parts IN the old Boston Muse
nm stock company. died last week al
her home ~ Roxjury. after an illness
~ little more than two months, al
the age Of foty.thTee years
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Passing OF Last Turnpike.

Montpelier. Vt-When the Peru
turnpike becomes the property ~ the
state. according 10 the bill passed by
the legislature. it will do awar with
the last tollgstc in New England. The
turnpike was chartered 100 years ago
and was buiIt by Gen. Peter Dudley,
who. IL is said received $500 for the
rnnsfructiOn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Found Dead in Field.

Rochester, n. H.-John Austin OF
Barre VT, was found dead In field
near Rochester Friday morning on
the Pennington road The body lay
face down and was partially frozen.
He was deaf and dumb and had been
working in lumber camps during the
winter. Death is attributed 10 natural
causes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Made ovsrooats for the Union Army

Lynn, Mass. Miss Frances Angus
Ia Sp!nney. "A member OF an old Lynn
family, died last week at her nome
in that city, at the age OF eighty-three
years. More than forty-hve years
ago, before the introduction OF stitch
ing machinery, Miss Spinney was the
proprietor Of n large shoe-stitching
room. At the time OF the civil war,
when the shoe business was very
dun. Miss Spinney took contracts
from the Government Tor Army over.
coats and she made thousands or
such garments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Costly Fire at Whitefield.

Whitefield, n. H.-Fire which start
ed in a lunch room in Bowles block
on Main street in Whitefeld Friday
morning wrought havoc with the in
terror of the building. and caused a
large amount of damage. 1t is sup
posed the fire started from a gasoline
stove. 1t was extinguished by hard
work Of the department without caus-
ing a total loss Of the block.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Lost An Eve.

So. Hooksett, n. H.-A little son OF
Mr.and Mrs. Lavirtue of South Hook
sett was playing Indian one day last
week with a bow and arrow and
thought his brother, twelve years old.
was a good sort of pale face to prac-
tice upon. He fred at him. with the
result that the arrow struck the boy
squarely in one eye, gouging it out
and utterly destroying the sight.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Road Commissioners Conference.

Montpelier, Vt.-The annual meet
ing and conference OF the road com
missioners Of the towns In Washing.
ton county will take place in Mont
pelier, Friday, March q.
State Commissioner Charles w.
Gates OF Franklin VIII be IN charge
of the meeting and there VIII be a
representative OF the ofiice OF pubic
roads, Washington, ID. G.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
Kill, Himself in eridoe Tower.

canse of ili health and having been IN
employed for three months. Charles
n. Miller OF this city climbed into A
tower of the West Boston bridge and
CON -nitted suicide b. shooting himself
thrs lgii the head with a 32-cakbre
revolver.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-14
His Leo Was Broken.

whitefeld y. H.-Ernest Chische
had a terrible accident befall him
while at work in the bobbin mill Fri
day.. Mr.. Chische came in contact
with a pulley and received a broken
leg and other injuries. re was taken
90 the Morrison hospital.