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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
FAMOUS UMBRELLA CASG.
In Which Defendant was Found Not
Guilty Because Absent Minded.

In the case" of Glysson VS. Lyon at
the Hedding NJ. +. church parlors last
evening, the jury returned verdict of
not guilty by reason of absent minded
ness and charge preferred against the
defendant, Eugene NJ. Lyon, for the al
legged theft of an umbrella from T.. c.
Glysson was mol pressed
Lyon was arrested by sheriff ilcnn
Carpenter and arraigned before Judge
II. w. Scott. For legal battery he
retained DIR. l.. D. Martin, Sidney Cl-
liver and George Halvosa, while T. r.
Davis and D. J. Morse appeared as coun-
sci for the plaintiff Some of the most
"Clerk" Lee Tracy was introduced by
both sides. The courtroom vas filed
with spectators and several times the
presiding Judge, with his assistants, John
Sowles and Walter +. Perkins, was
obliged to halt until order could lc re-
stored.
On the jury there were men Of sucn
timber as L. b. Dodge. the foreman;
William H. Eager, c. H. Kenersou. Nor
ton Lebourveau, II. G. Wells, Newell
Barber, John b. Bishop. William Oliver,
Charles oliver and James Roberts. Two
or three spectators were detained in the
cooler" for contempt of court.
For the plaintiff such men as sheriff
Carpenter, Arthur Blackmorc and Viii
liam OLIVER testified to their suspicious
defendants connection with
the umbrellas disappearance. Things
looked dark for the defense when the
defendant come into court with the um-
brella under his raincoat Neil Hooker,
Bridget Malone and Leon
Page, who gave transcript Of testi-
mony sworn to by Everett Hood. an
mender, testified to the defend
ants reputation for probity, etc Evi-
dence offered by the former, however,
tended to show certain absent minded
traits in the defendants makeup.
Attorneys for both sides made elo-
Iuent pleas and several times the jury
men We're nearly swayed from their
seats. The court charged them at 9:l5 |
and half hour later they filed in with 4
the verdict as reviewed above. The de |
iendant" Lyon was ut once the center /
Df hundreds of close friends and the 1
courtroom rang with cheers.
The mock trial was held under the /
auspices of the Methodist brotherhood, /
md neat sum OF money was realized 4
rom the proceeds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
FORMER BARRE MAN.
Frank P. Kenerson Died in Cabot Late
Yesterday.

Frank P. Kenerson, for more than 20
years resident of Barre and for sew
eral years well known Granite street
manufacturer, passed away at his home
in Cabot yesterday afternoon at 5;2U
o'clock. For two years he had been in
failing health as the result of hardening
of the arteries. Last Friday he suf-
fered a shock and had failed rapidly.
Besides his wife, he leaves daughter,
Mrs. Archie Stone. wife of the principal
Of johnson high school; sister, Mrs. f.
Mack. of Cabot; and two brothers,
Charles Fl. Kenerson of Church street,
and ". I. Kenerson of st. Johnsbury.
The deceased was born in Cabot March
81, 1858, and lived in his native town
until he came to Barre 80 years ago.
tie was married in the early SOS 20
Francina Austin of Craftsbury. After
moving TO Barre, Mr.. Kenerson learned
the granite cutters trade and later con-
Quoted manufacturing business and
polishing mill on Granite street in the
Seven years ago he removed to Cabot,
where he resided until his death. Nj.
Kenerson was an attendant ut the He'd
ding Methodist church while IN Barre
and transferred his allegiance to The
Cabot Methodist church upon lis re-
moval in 1906.
Funeral services will be ct his home
in Cabot Friday forenoon at IL o'clock
1t is expected that Rev F. 4. Currier,
pastor of the Methodist church in Dan
vile, will officiate. The internent will
be made in the village cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
DEATH OF MRS. H. H. DYER.
One of vermont's Most Prominent
Women in Patriotic Societies.

Rutland, Nov. 20,--Mrs. Abigail Jane
Hitchcock, widow of Horace Hoxie Dyer,
one of the most prominent women in
Vermont in patriotic society circles, died
at her home in Mill village, a short dist
Ianee from Rutland, yesterday afternoon
at three o'clock, after a ten days illness
with cerebal hemorrhage. Although she
had been i'll, her death was sudden. The
funeral will be held at the house Satur
day afternoon at two o'clock.
Mrs Dyer was born in Clarendon
Springs May 3, lS43. the daughter of
Henry and Hannah Lucy Hulett Hitch
cock. She was married to Mr.. DYER of
Rutland February Is, 1866, Mr.. Dyer died
in 1905. A son. Col. H. Edward Dyer,
commander of the Vermont national
guard, survives and she also leaves a
sister, Miss Louise Hitchcock of Rut-
land.
Mrs. Dyer was a charter member of
Ann Story chapter, ID. A. R.. was twice
elected regent and held numerous other
Offices besides representing the chapter
many times at Washington. She had
attended every congress of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution until
two years ago. Her interest in
patriotic circles is in some measure ex-
planned by the fact that she was de-
scended in direct line from Ira Allen,
brother OF the immortal Ethan. She
was chairman Of the national board for
patriotic education in Vermont and
chairman of many committees for mark
ing historical sites made memorable by
Revolutionary happenings.
AT the time of her death Mrs Over
was vice president Of the National So
ciety OF Colonial Danes in Vermont. She
was secretary OF the Order of Descend
ants of Colonial Governors, Vermont
branch of the National Society of the
Order of the Crown. The Mary Wash
ington society also numbered her among
its members and enlisted her Jealous
la bors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
BRANDON MAN
FLOURISHED GUN
Mrs. John Evans Says He Followed Her
to Fitchburg, Mass, When the
0ffense was Committed.

Fitchburg, Mass, Nov. 20.-John
Evans, who his wife says, followed her
here from Brandon, VT, and threatened
to shoot her Tuesday night, was ar
raigned yesterday and charged with
carrying a loaded revolver without II
permit and also with drunkenness.
Mrs Evans said she was obliged TO
leave him a few weeks ago because Of
his cruel treatment and that she came
to this city to earn her own living;
her husband pointed a loaded revolver
at her head Tuesday night and threat
ened to kill her if she did not return
to live with him. She said that her
husband was under the influence OF liq
uor at the time. She said he had not
contributed to her support for several
months.
Evans was found guilty upon both
complaints and sent to the house Of cor
rection for 20 days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
AMERICAN TEL. & TEL. DOMINATES
Has Controlling Interest in the New
England Company.

The story of the New England Tel. &
Tel. Co. was continued before the Ver-
mont public service commission at Mont
pelier to-day. The total capitalization
is $43,0S5, 400. Out of 25l,7l6 shares
the American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. owns 5s.4 per cent. It's original in
terest in the New England Telephone &
Telegraph Co. was obtained from the
American Bell Co., its predecessor. That
company owned the Bell patents and in
1888, when the New England Telephone
& Telegraph Co. was formed, it gave the
latter company license to do business
in this section of the country in eX-
change for stock amounting to S4,26S,-
600.
When an inventory taken by order of
the Massachusetts highway commission
few years ago disclosed plant value
of more than $5,000,000 in excess of the
book value of the property, this amount,
originally paid for contracts and licenses,
was written off the books and is no
longer carried as an asset.
Auditor Longley gave history OF the
organization of the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. 1t was organ
lied Oct. 10, 1883, and began business
on Nov. /, of that same year. Eight
different companies were purchased; The
Suburban Telephone Co., the Bay State,
the National Bell Of Maine, the Granite
State, the Boston & Northern, the Tele-
phone Despatch Co., the Pioneer com
pany and the Cheshire Telephone Co.
The total plant so purchased aggregat-
ed $5,S95, 800. For the right to do busi-
ness under the Bell patents in New Eng
land, the New England company gave
the American Bell Telephone Co. stock
to the value of $4,26S,0 and also is
sued to trustees, 1921 900, making the
ca pitalization at that time Sl0,394 800
Mr.. Longley in describing how the
amount of toll income credited to Yer
mont was determined produced several
calculations from his books.
Commissioner Warner asked if he could
produce record of calls from Vergennes
to Boston during the IL days set apart
for the actual computation of toll bust
ness. Mr.. Longley found record OF
three such messages and then proceeded
to apportion each companys share of
the proceeds. As the company in whose
territory the toll call originates gets n
on all originating business,
the Champlain Valley Co., which oper-
ated in Vergennes, first received a com
mission of SO cents ON the three calls.
The mileage from Vergennes to Boston
is ia miles, 81 miles in the territory
of the Champlain Valley Co., "a miles
over the lines of the New England COM
pany in Vermont and 100 miles over
the lines of the New England company
outside of Vermont. OF the mileage pro
rata the Champlain Valley company re-
ceived AZ cents, which added to the 80
cents commission made its share of the
three calls, SO cents. The New Eng |
land company in Vermont got 52 cents,
and the New England company outside
Vermont received Sl.65 as its share of |
the pro rata.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
BUYS ALL WATER RIGHTS.
Burlington Traction Company Acquires
Property in vergennes

Vergennes, Nov Representatives
of the Burlington Traction company yes
terday acquired by purchase all the
water rights, plant and property of the
Vergennes Electric company, and will
take possession on December l. The pur-
chase price is not stated
The acquiring of this property will
give the traction company more power
and will make an excellent auxiliary to
its own modern plant here which fur.
nishes power for the electric ear service
from Burlington to Essex junction and
also for lighting service
The Vergennes Electric company now
furnish street and house lights Tor the
city, and power also for several indus
tries. The plant will be modernized
and brought to greater efficiency and
new equipment will be added.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
SHORT COURT TERM.
Vermont Supreme Court Concluded Ses-
sion at Rutland.

Rutland. Nov 2O.-After having dis
posed of nine cases, six of which were
argued. two submitted on briefs and one
discontinued, the Vermont supreme. court
adjourned the special term yesterday.
The only case argued yesterday was a
Windsor county case, Nellie f. Newton,
administrators of Tyler Newton, VS..
American Car Sprinkling company. This
is a trespass case involving the cutting
of timber Davis & Davis of Windsor
were counsel Tor plaintiff and ID. A. PIN
gree of White River Junction and Ernest
Z. Moore of Ludlow for the defendant,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
MARRIED FOR 90 YEARS.
A. B. Comstock Only Survivor Of 10
Children and His Wife of II.

Burlington, Nov 20.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. b. Comstock of South Burlington
celebrated yesterday the Goth anniver-
sary of their marriage. Mr. Comstock
is "a and Mrs. Comstock nearly 50.
Both are well and active. Their mar
riage was twice postponed by the deaths
of their respective fathers.
Mr.. Comstock alone survives of q
family of 10 and Mrs Comstock of a
family of IL. He has held every town
office, served in the legislature and has
been widely known as breeder of
horses. The aged couple live in house
built by Mr. Comstock's grandfather in
1900
Six of their seven children survive:
Albert of Montpelier, Grant, Kate C..
and Sarah of South Burlington, Mrs.
Frank Forbes of Williston and Mrs.
Frank Prior of South Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
wELL-KNowN IN BETHEL.
Robert Upper, Cousin of G. H. Upper
of Barre, Electrocuted.

A dispatch was received in Barre to-
day announcing the sudden death of Rob-
crt Tupper OF Orange. Mass, a former
resident of Bethel and a cousin of George
II. Tupper of this city and X. H. Tupper
of Montpelier. Details of the mans
death are lacking, except that the tele-
gram stated that he had been electro
cuted while reading meter. The de-
ceased was 2S years old and leaves
wife and two children. who live in Or
ange He was born in Bethel and is
well known in that section of Windsor
county. With his family he left Bethel
several years ago and had lately been
employed by a lighting company in
Orange.
George II. Tupper of Keith avenue and
r. II. Tuppcr OF Montpelier left this
forenoon for Orange to attend the fu-
neral, which will be held tomorrow. The
interment will be made in Orange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Burlington Creditors Petition Against
C. H. Kendrick & Co.

Rutland, Nov 20-An involuntary pc
tition in bankruptcy against c. II. Ken
dric & Co. of Barre has been filed
with Clerk F. 5. Platt OF the United
States court. The petitioning creditors
are the Burlington Drug company, who
have a claim of 1929, o. c. Taylor & Co.,
Burlington, S275 h. L. Parker & Co.,
Burlington, S63.l5.
A voluntary petition was yesterday
filed by 0rville II. Mann of Newbury,
a telegraph operator, whose liabilities
are $65l.57 and assets $l66.45, with $3.50
claimed exempt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
Party of 400 Navajo Red
skins Are Defying Gov
ernment Police
COUNCIL FIRES
BURN ALL NIGHT
While Indians Sang Songs
and Danced About
Them

Pennington, New Mexico, Nov 20
Four hundred renegade Navajo Indians,
encamped on mountain % miles south
west of Shiproek agency. sang songs
and danced around the council fires all
night while sentries stood watch of the
many signal fires which fringed the
northeastern side of the mesa,
At Shiprock extra precautions We're
taken to guard against night attack by
the Indians, while traders and settlers on
the reservation have appealed to Agent
Shelton for protection. Other Indians
on the reservation numbering 5000 have
given no indication where their sympa
thy lies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
HOLD PUBLIC INVESTIGATION.
In Endeavor to Settle the Mill Firemen's
Strike in Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass, Nov. 2O.-The state
board of conciliation and arbitration
held a public hearing to-day in an en-
deavor to get the facts on which to base
further efforts to settle the strike of
the textile mill iremen. The strikers
demand an eight-hour day, seven hours
week, having refused the mill mems
offer of a l2-hour day, five days in
the week, without loss of pay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
PINDELL NAMED
FOR ST. PETERSBURG
Seth W. Jones Appointed Internal Rev
enue Collector in New Hamp-
shire,

Washington, d. G., Nov. 2o.-Presi-
dent Wilson to-day nominated Seth w.
Jones to be collector of internal revenue
for New Hampshire; Henry NJ. Pindell
of Peoria, ILL.,, ambassador to Russia;
Fred Morris Deering of Missouri, secre-
tary of the embassy at Madrid and Seth
+. Clark of Maine, appraiser of mer-
for Maine and New Hampshire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
John Thompson Found the
Mourners &c ID
About ~ n
H | S - y T H E R
COLA PS ED
Man at Hamilton, Ontario,
Was Supposed to Have
Been Drowned

Hamilton, Ontario, Nov 20.-WhiIe his
relatives and friends were gathered about
the coffin which was supposed to contain
his body, John Thompson, the supposed
victim OF last Sundays storm on the
Great Lakes, raped at the door of his
home. On opening the door, Mrs. Thomp-
son, the young mans mother, collapsed
at the sight of the man before her.
When asked for an explanation, Thomp.
son said that he was in Montreal at'the
time of the storm and he had just heard
he was reported to be dead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
CALDER QUALITIES.
Begins His Duties as Alderman in
Fourth Ward.

William r. Calder, who was appointed
to the aldermanic vacancy in ward four
by Mayor w. H. Ward at the regular
meeting of the city council Tuesday
night, went to city hall this morning and
qualified for office before James Mackay,
notary public. Alderman Calder will
take his place in the council next Tues
day evening. Meanwhile he will become
a member of several aldermanic COM
mittees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20

Ray Fisher the well known baseball
pitcher, viii have charge of the basket
ball at MiddIebury college this season.
According to rumors circulating from
the Addison county hamlet, MiddIebury
will be represented this winter bv one
of the strongest minor college quintets
in the East. Fisher was a well known
figure in this sport during his college
days. All during the fall he has been
actively grooming an aggregation into
line for the big season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
CONDUCTOR RUN OVER.
Cornelius Crowley, Aged so, was Hurt
at Bellows Falls.

Bellows Falls, Nov. 2o.-Cornelius
Crowley, aged 55, for many years en-
ployed as conductor ON the Boston &
Maine railroad switcher in the yards
here, was run over by the switch engine
in Nvrth Walpole yesterday and his left
leg was cut off. He was taken to the
Rockingham hospital. The accident oc-
Cured when Mr.. Crowley jumped from
the step in front of the engine and lost
his footing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
DIVIDED CURRENCY REPORTS
Will Be Submitted in the Senate on
Saturday.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 2O.-The ad-
ministration currency bill viii be re-
ported to the Senate Saturday by the
banking committee. The opposing fac
tions met to-day and agreed to submit
divided reports. one signed by Chairman
Owen and the administration Democrats
and the other by Senator Hitchcock and
the five Republicans of the committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
SEEK woMAN'S ASsAILANT.
Mrs Fred Rogers of Castleton Was At
tackled by Man.

Castleton, Nov 20.--0fiicers are look
ing for the man who attacked Mrs.
Fred Rogers last Tuesday night and was
driven away by fear of being caught
when the woman screamed.
Mrs Rogers, who is about "a years old,
lives a quarter of mile south of the
village, and when attacked was, return
ing home after seeing young woman
relative to the 6:l5 O'Clock car. She
had reached point just out of reach
of the glow of the street lights when a
man appeared from a point between the
houses of John O'Neil and William Cut
ting. AS she reached a place opposite
Patrick Lavery's residence, in very
dark spot, the miscreant seized her and
threw her violently to the ground Mrs
Rogers screamed loudly and the man
told her that if she did not stop he would
kill her
The woman says that she continued
to scream in spite of his threat and he
kicked her several times in the side. He
finally became frightened at her outcries
because of the nearness of houses and
the fact that there were many people
passing in front of the brilliantly lighted
stores 800 yards away and fed Mrs.
Rogers managed to reach the house of
MIR. Lavery but she fell in a faint on the
floor and it was 10 minutes before she
regained her senses sufficiently to tell
what had happened. BY that time her
assailant had had good opportunity to
escape and a search conducted by Mr..
Beach and her husband was fruitless.
States Attorney B. L. Stafford and
Sheriff Z. c. Fish were notified of the af-
fair yesterday. Mrs. Rogers says that
the man was of medium height and
stoutly built and he wore a heavy cap
and light suit but no overcoat. She was
by his effeminate voice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
DESCRIBED MEXICO CONDITIONS.
Mexican Statesman Appeared Before the
Latin American Conference.

Worcester, Mass, Nov 20.-An expo
sition of the point of view of the con-
stitutionalists opposing Huerta in Mex
leo was given at the Clark university
conference on Latin America to-day by
Luis Cabrera, the former leader of the
House of Representatives. To-
day was Mexico day at the conference
and several of the addresses had to do
with the conditions in that country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
NEXT YEAR IN BOSTON.
New England College Presidents Decide
to Meet.

Burlington. Nov. 2O.-At the closing
session of the conference Of New Eng
land college and university presidents
here yesterday it was decided TO hold
the next annual meeting at Boston uni
versity. There was a discussion of in
ter-collegiate relations in athletics and
matters of curriculum and entrance cred
lie
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
POVERTY DROVE TO
DOUBLE CRIME
Chicago Man Killed His Mother and
Himself Because He Thought They
Would Be Better OFF.

Chicago, Nov 90 Because he and his
mother were hard up and he believed
they would be better off dead. Albert
Zinkie, aged A years, killed his mother
and then himself to-day. He left a note
telling why he had committed the double
deed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20

make a sweeping increase in internal
taxes of Mexico. Stamp taxes requiring
revenue stamps on all documents of a
public nature were doubled and the tax
on tobacco, alcohol and crude petroleum
was considerably increased
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
HUERTA RAISES
MEXICAN TAXES
One of His Final Acts Before New Con-
gress of the Country curtailed His
DietatoriaI Powers.

Mexico City. Nov. 2O.-One of the last
acts of Provisional President Huerta
as dictator before the new Congress
places restrictions on his powers was to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-20
Weather Forecast.

Unsettled tonight and Friday; prob
ably local rain; somewhat colder; mod
crate southwest winds.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12

l stopped down-the entrance was
scarcely three feet high. but quite
broad-and made to go through.
'sWait!'' She seized me in great
alarm. You can't go there and leave
me herer' she cried.
II promise you that l will not stir
three feet from the entrance if you will
suffer me that far" | answered.
II must come, too, then,' she urged.
II will see what is there first and if
it is safe you shall come with me-"
answered.
AS | spoke crawled through and
found myself in another smaller cham
Der There being no danger. | stretch
ed out M h3nd to her ana brought her
through after me- From some distant
creyice the air came to rs. We conid
feel it blow upon rs. and it was sweet:
also | could hear water habhinr over
rocks IL The Gi.ttHnca It was a little
damp in the cave pa?I.a:,s because OF
that. There was little ii"!lt, however
save that cast by the lantern. I could
not see the further wall.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-12

chievously. that you would give up
your portion Of the treasure-for me?'
Great God"' I cried, moved beyond
measure by her imprudent remark and
thrown off my balance by her-dare
say-coquetry, Il would give up the
world itself for you. Don't you know
it?'
And | made step toward her. but
she put up her hand.
flush, hush, Master Hampdon"' she
cried. ,affrighted at the consequences Of
her pleasantly. and | could swear she
turned crimson in the candlelight
''Tis not time or place now. Remem-
Der that l am alone and that | am at
your mercy
Il shall never forget that again."
said grimly. ''This treasure remov es
you further away from me than ever"
''What mean your
'When you get back to England and
take your place once more among your
friends in that society to which your
birth entities you and which this
wealth will enable you to sustain