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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
VERMONTER WITH
PICTURESQUE CAREER
Luther B. Harris of Lyndonville Had
Interesting Experiences in Many
Walks of Life.

Luther B. Harris, cashier of the Lyn-
donvillc National bank, who dropped dead
in the bank Wednesday, when he was
stricken with apoplexy, had picturesque
and varied career.
He was born in Worcester, Vt, Jan
II, 1917, and enlisted in the Civil war
when only - years old, joining Company
ID of the 4th Vermont at Barton. This
regiment saw severe fighting and though
Mr.. Harris was several times wounded
he never left the regiment until he was
taken prisoner at Reams Station, Va
June -, 1864,
It was during his long Imprisonment in
AndeIsonville that he organized a yolun-
teer police corps to protect the weak
against their stronger companions who
were getting more than their meagre
share Of rations Some of those that lie
| befriended were Italians who had enlisted
in the northern army and after the war
! they reported his generous work to their
/ home government and Garibaldi offered
! him the commission of colonel on his
staff lie went West instead and joined
the engineering corps who surveyed the
/ Union Pacific railroad Later he entered
/ the railway mail service and in the South
/ west he formed a friendship with the In
!
| Acoma lie was made a member cf the
! lIopi tribe of Indians and has freqImtly
returned to New Mexico to witness tho
famous snake dances and participate in
their camp fires.
In 1899 while commander of the depart
ment Of Vermont G. A. f. lie conceived
the idea of having the encampmcnt il
| Montreal This was the first time the
Civil war veterans had met III a foregr
country and the department was enthusi
!astically received by the Canadians
While on a pleasure trip to Europe a
flew years ago he formed friendship Will
the late Larkin G.. Mead, the famous sculp
tor, formerly OF BrattIcboro. who wat
then living in Florence and secured
through Mr. Mead replicas Of Donatello'
Hons that have for SO many eenturic
10 inrtO NcO cmfwyp >hrdlu taoinShrd,
stood IN the Ringiera OF the Palazz
Necchio IN Florence. He brought the<
bronze lions home and they guard the en-
trance to the bank Of which he had beer
cashier for the past 20 years.
He was for many years interested il
breeding Hereford cattle and >hropshir
sheep and had spoken to the farmers i
both Vermont and Massachusetts on shee
raising. which he believed should never b
neglected by Vermont farmers. lie ha
one Of the finest collections OF old chm
, in the state and a library on Vernon
books that was regarded as one of tn
finest in existence. He leaves three son,
. two OF whom are residents OF Lyndon
vile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
VERMONT GETS MILITARY CAMP.
War Department to Establish Summer
School at Burlington.

BURLINGTON, Nov. Huntington
is to have one of the four student
military cncampments next summer,
the students coming from states as far
West as Ohio and as far South as
Virginia.
Major General Leonard Wood, chief
Of staff, u. S. A., of the war depart
ment, has officially authorized the an
nouncement that the student military
encampment for the New England and
other eastern states will be located on
the grounds of the University of Yer
mont for six weeks during the summer
of 1914.
With this student military encamp-
ment as starting point it is proposed
to establish a naval and military pre-
paratory school in Burlington and the
initial steps in connection with this
project are already under way.
There are only two such naval and
military schools in the United States
/ at the present time, one in Wisconsin
and the other in Culver, Ind. The
latter has an attendance of about 500.
The site of the encampment will be
on the plateau Just east of the Yer
mont weather signal service station
overlooking both Lake Champlain and
the Winooski valley. From 1000 to
500 students will be in camp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

sic company would have difficulty in
meeting these notes.
1t appears that the trunk line of the
New England company extends through
the entire length Of the territory of the
Vermont company and that the latter
concern, instead of building a trunk
line of its own, pays the New England
company for bitches to the existing
company. These payments aggregate
s., 400 year.
1t appeared that the sum of 81 ,49l.S7
was paid the Vermont company by the
New England company in adjusting an
account for service rendered the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad during
several years. The New England com
pany stood at half the cost of this
service.
One per cent of the gross revenue
of the Vermont company was paid the
New England company for supervision
engineering and other overhead
nehretsSal. J-fnFf gionwtrgesach =
charges. No officer Of the New Eng
land company draws any salary from
the subsidiary companies.
Adjournment was taken until next
Tuesday morning, the commission hay
ing an engagement in Boston with the
interstate commerce commission today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
Philippine Scout Killed in
Hydro-Aeroplane Acct
dent at Manila
FAULTY CYLINDER
CAUSED ACCIDENT
Repairs Had Been Made just Before
Officer Started on His Flight ill
Have Met Death in Aviation Acct
dents Since 1903

MANILA, NOV. 14.-Second Lieu
tenant G. Perry Rice Of the Philippine
scouts was killed today in falling from
his hydro-aeroplane into Manila BAY
He was flying in circles around the
Asiatic fleet anchored in the bay wher.
the accident occurred. When launch
reached him life was almost extinct.
and he died few minutes later. The
accident j. said to have been due to i
faulty cylinder of the motor. which
was repaired Just before the flight was
started. Lieut.. Rice was llth aviator to
die in the work Of the army and navy
in aviation. In accidents of all kinds
the world over since 1905. IA have
met death. The toll for the present
year to date is 30 killed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
LarrOw, MOsher and Yearly
to Hold Ribbons at Fair
Grounds Tomorrow
EACH CONTRIBUTES
$50 TOWARD PURSE
Lady Mckinney. Boggie and Pedro to
Race Half Mile Heats-Street Cars
Will Run to Grounds - Proceeds to
Be Used for Decorations.

The horse race Saturday afternoon
at the Valley fair grounds, in wkich
X. L. Mosher, F. A. Larrow and II. 2.
Yearly will drive their own fast horses,
according to some dopesters is not nee
essarlly going to be won by the fast
est horse. More than one shrewd guess
cr is gambling some on the drivers, one
or two are gambling entirely on them.
There are no weight limits, handi-
caps or restrictions of any kind except
the purse of $50, $50 of which is con-
trlbuted by each participant, is to go
TO the driver OF the horse who first
wins three halfmiIe heats, the first of
which is to be started at 2.30 D 'clock X.
There will bc starter and Judges,
and, naturally, 10 one of the drivers
is TO be accorded the privilege of run
ming down and over either or both Of
the other in order to turn the half
mile track III the lead. Any driver viii
have the privilege Of driving with eth
or light colorcd or black reins, equip
himself or his horse with goggles if he
pleases, but headlights and Klaxon
horns are barred, for this is understood
to be strictly horse trot and not an
advertisement for any make OF automo
II bilcs or accessories. If the race cannot
be finished before dark it will indicate
that the drivers cannot get the speeo
out of their respective nags that they
are supposed to have or that it is {
real split heat race.
I The Judges will be II. f. Gurnsey OF
Keene, ~ H., G. +. Alderman ot
| South Vernon and l.. ID. Herrick Of
| West Chesterfield.
Mr.. Larrow is TO drive his new rae
ing mare. Lady Mckinney, while Mr.
Mosher will hold the ribbons over Bog
gle, and Mr. Yearly says that his Pedr,
will not be taking the dust of either o
the others. 1t ought to be worth seeing
Spectators will be permitted to hold
track meet for their own comfort be
tween heats.
superintendent Tripp of the stree
railway has arranged to have one ca
leave Main street for the fair ground
at l.50 clock, and two win leav
Main street at 2.I5 O clock ahead o
THE regular car and Will 20 direct t
the grounds For the next hour tn
regular ears will be met by one for tn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
NEW ENGLAND
WAS FOSTER MOTHER
To the Subsidiary Telephone Companies
Indebtedness Wiped Out by
Sale of New Stock

MONTPELIER, Nov. 1f.-Thc dead
IL dullness of d mass of figures present
cd at the telephone hearing before the
public service commission in connec-
ton with the affairs of the Vermont
Telephone company was cnlivened
late yesterday afternoon, by an in
formal colloquy on the subject of
finance.
The New England company has
been sort of a foster mother to the
different subsidiary companies, lend
ing money as it might be needed, and
collecting interest ut a six per cent
rate if the companies were able to pay
The New England company pur
chased the entire capital stock of the
Vermont company in 1897, but for tho
/ II years, until 1911, no dividends
were declared. Meanwhile q floating
Indebtedness, amounting to something
over 100000, had accumulated. II
/ 1911 this indebtedness was wiped GU
by the payments received from $50, ,00(
of new stock.
Mr. Longley. general auditor for th'
New England company, took issue witt
this method of doing business. He sal,
that if the money is put into the plan
it has constant value and if th
plant is kept up the protection to it j
an asset on which money can be boz
rowed at any time. On the othe
, hand if the investment of the surplu
is in securities, the market may be dow
when the company wants to realize 0
those securities.
State Treasurer Deavitt commente
on the fact that the New Englan
!; company charged six per cent on il
loans to subsidiary companies, but wa
: able to borrow all the money it nee,
ed at five per cent. Mr.. Longley too
issue with this as statement of fac
Mr.. Deavitt suggested that til
! $1OS.00 loaned the Passumpsic con
: pany was on notes that could be calle
y at any time. Mr.. Longley admitte
this but said he thought the Passum
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
Not Less than 13 nor More
than Is Years in State
Prison
CASE WILL GO TO
SUPREME COURT
Judge Miles Pronounced Sentence
Shortly Before Noon-Prisoner Was
Unmoved-Brief Arguments Were
Made by Three Attorneys.
Especial to The Reformcr.)
NEWFANE, Nov.

NEWFANE, Nov. II.
At Il few minutes before l. clock
today Judge Willard W. Miles, presid-
ing judge of the Windham county court
in session here, pronounced sentence on
Lou A. Foster Of Halifax, who on Tues
day afternoon was found guilty Of man
slaughter in shooting his neighbor, Os-
sic Proutv. The sentence was that Fos-
ter should serve not less than Is years
and not more than - years at hard la
bor in the state prison at Windsor.
Foster received the sentence with
characteristic coolncss, such as he mani-
tested last Tuesday when he heard the
foreman of the jury announce that he
had been found guilty of marslaughtcr.
hSayc for appearing somewhat downcast
there was no change in his countcnancc
or demcanor.
The respondent was brought from
the jail to the court house about j
o clock, and his attorneys, Judge +. w
/ Gibson and Judge w r. Daley of Brat
/ tleboro, made a plea for lenicncy in be
half Of their client, after which State 1
Attorney \. Y. d. Piper of Brattle
.boro spoke in behalf of the state
Counsel for Foster gave review OF
1 his career, stating that he was a man OF
standing in the community and that n,
a result of their Investigations into hi.
history they were prepared to say thai
he had been a man of influence and haC
accomplished much good. During hi:
trial many of the best citizens of Hall
fax were in attendance in his interest
For the state. Mr.. Piper argued tha
Foster had been troublesome, that h,
was always making complaints agains
his fellow citizens to the prosecutin.
department of the state, that there wa
no excuse for his act in shooting dowl
Proutv, and that the circumstances il
the case did not call for the exercise o
leniency.
After the arguments, which wer
brief. Judge Miles and the assistan
judges, Fred B. Pier of Brattlebor
and +. l.. Hastings of Townshend, re
tired to the judges room for consulta
tion, returning to the court room short
tly before noon.
The respondent saved many exceT
tions during the trial, and one of hi
attorneys, Judge +. w. Gibson, say
that the case surely will 20 to til
supreme court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
Nine Vessels Undoubtedly
Lost in the Storm on Lake
Huron This Week
MORE THAN 16O MEN
PERISHED IN WRECKS
interest Centers Today in the Over
turned Freighter a Few Miles Of
Port Huron Believed That Two
Ships Met in Collision.

PORT HURON, Mich, Nov. IL
With five steamers given up for lost
with all on board and hope gone for
four others that encountered the ter
rife storm on Lake Huron during the
early part of the week, interest today
centered upon the identity of the over
turned freghter which lies in the lake
a few miles northeast of this port. The
weather conditions this morning indi-
Gated that diver might be able to 90
down to ascertain the identity of the
ship before night.
The five steamers for which all hope
has been abandoned are the John A.
Mclean, Charles 5. Price, James 5. Car
ruthers, Regina and Wexford, and the
four missing vessels arc the Hydrys,
Argus, Isaac NJ. Scott and Harry b
Smith.
The loss of nine ships with all Of the
crews would make a total loss of more
than l6O lives. The general opinion
that the overturned vessel will bc
found TO bc either the Price or Re
gina, the opinion being that the yes
sells struck each other, one overturn,
ing and the other sinking Immediately
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
Hunter Surprised i'm GuiIford
After Hanging Quarters
of Doe to Tree
TWO PLACED UNDER
BONDS IN WARDSBORO
Doc with Horns Shot in Dummerston.
but Act Did Not Constitute Viola
tion-Warden Locke In Bellows Falls
Today Investigating.

bNJ Act Dlu NOT constitute Viola
tion-Warden Locke In Bellows Falls
Today Investigating.
\ large doe was found on the J.
Henry Pratt farm in GuiIford yester-
DAY afternoon about O'Clock by a
Guilford hunter. The animal apparent
~ had just been killed. When the
hunter returned about 430 the doe had
been dressed, and the hind quarters
were hung in a tree. The man who
dressed ii was surprised by the other
hunter and ran away toward the east
and has not been identified. The town
grand juror was notified at o'clock
and after trying to get into communi-
cation with local and county wardens,
without any result, ne went to the
Pratt farm and took possession of the
dressed meat and the doe s head. The
deer had been killed with large cal
ibre rifle with one shot through the
heart. The hunter had left his knife
and about y feet of rope with which
the deer was hung up.
County Warden Paul B. Locke of
Marlboro and Deputy Warden Sherman
Hill Of West Dover went to West
Wardsboro yesterday and Mr.. Hill ar
rested George l. Davis of South Lon
donderry on the charge of hunting
without a license. Mr.. Davis was taken
before Justice Perry of West Wardsboro
and placed under bonds of $50. Mr..
/ Locke arrested Farriss Shattuek of Ma
\ tick, Mass, a nonresident hunter. The
respondent, according to the warden,
shot buck in the forenoon of Nov. II,
Y loaded il into an automobile and ship
/ ped it to South Londonderry, but made
no effort to report il to a deputy war
den, although there was such an of
\ fetal within a mile or two. On the fol
| lowing day Shattuek returned TO the
same locality and resumed hunting. ac-
eording 10 the officers. He was taken
\ before Justice Perry and placed under
bonds of $3.50.
Both of these eases viii be reported
to State : Attorney a. V. ID. Piper for
prosecution Mr. Locke went to Bel
lows Falls this forenoon and had Road
Commissioner John :. Burnett arraigned
before Justice I. f. o 'Brien. charged
with killing a doe in Bellows Falls yes
terday. Mr.. Burnett had given himself
up. He pleaded guilty, but claimed the
shooting was a mistake. and was fined
800 and costs, amounting to $l05.0i.
Mr. Burnett acted entirely square about
the matter.
The unusual instance of q hunter
shooting a doc with horns was reported
to Deputy Warden +. G. Tenney at the
Scott farm last night. The doe was
shot by A. l.. Reed of Dummerston,
She had one horn five inches long and
one three inches long, and Mr.. Reed nat
urally mistook her for a buck. The
shooting did not constitute an offense
, against the law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
MISS MATTEL TAKES POISON.
Barre Woman May Have Had a Love
Affair

BARRE, Nov. l4.-Aurclia Mattel of
- Webster avenue lies in critical con
dition in the Barre City hospital from
poisoning with white powder, the
nature of which she refuses to dis
close The physicians who were call
ed first on Sunday were told that poison
had been taken Saturday and did what
they could to relieve her. The contents
Of her stomach have been sent to Burl-
ington for examination. Neighbors say
that the girl was morose and they
thought she was bTooding over a love
affair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
CONSIDER INCREASE IN RATES.
Important Conference on Railroad Mat
ters at Boston.

BOSTON, Nov. IA conference
between Interstate Commerce Commis
sioner Charles A. Prouty and the pub
lie service commissions of Vermont,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
and the railroad commissions of Maine
opened in the federal building this
morning to consider the railroad situa-
tion in Northern New England. The
sessions are being held privately. The
proposed increase in rates by the Bos-
ton & Maine furnished the principal
topic for discussion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
PLEASING RESULTS
OF HARVEST DAY
Many Useful Articles Beside Money
Received at Home for Aged
Inmates Express Appreciation.

The annual harvest day was observ-
ed yesterday at the Home for the
Aged and the committee in charge was
well pleased with the results, many
useful articles having been received
as we'll as a good sum of money The
inmates Of the home unite with the
committee in expressing their appreci-
alton, not only of the many contribu-
tions, but Of the kindly interest dis
played in the home and those who live
there
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
THAW CASE TO BE
HEARD NEXT TUESDAY
IIabcas Corpus Proceedings Before
Judge Aldrich in the United
States Court.

CONCORD, y. H., Nov. 14-Judge
Aldrich in the United States district
court will give a hearing to the case
Of Harry X Thaw next Tuesday, ac-
cording TO an announcement made here
today. At that the time the motion
Of the state of New York for the dis
missal of the habeas corpus proceed
ings will be received, also the pro
posed amendment to the petition from
Thaw s counsel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
The Referendum.

Helen had set her worldly little heart
on going to the theatre in spite OF family
scruples and prohibitions To fearful
and importunate appeal her mother said
with final decision, well, Helen, vel
pay about it." YES, sobbed Helen,
wringing her hands in desperation, and
while we're praying all the best seats viii
be taken.' = November Woman's Home
Companion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED.
And 100 Injured in Railroad Wreck i'll
Alabama.

EIFAULA, Ala, NOV. 14-Twelve
persons were killed and more than 100
injured, some of them fatally, yester-
day, when three ears Of a Central of
Georgia passenger train left the rails
ut q point II miles south of here and
plunged down steep embankment.
The train which consisted of five
ears crowded with cxcursionists was
from Ozark, Ala, to Eufaula, where a
fair is in progress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

fair grounds at Pine street corner Only
the regular fare Will be charged
The admission to the grounds is to
be p cents and the entire proceeds of
the admission fees are to be devoted to
a fund for decorating Main street next
year at fair time. There will be no
charge for admission to the grand
stand.
In the event of storm tomorrow the
race will be postponed, probably for
one week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
CASE OF so DOLLS
SOLD FOR 81 EACH
Early Christmas Buyers Had Unusual
Opportunity at Freight Office
Unclaimed More than Year

a private sale of dolls, which became
more or less public. was conducted at
the local freight office yesterday after
noon. A case of these "fair ladies
had been left unclaimed at the office
over a year, and permission was given
to dispose of them. The entire stock Of
80 dolls was sold between noon and
Q clock for S each. Christmas being
near, the sale probably was better than
it otherwise would have been
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
DEWITT BALLARD SENTENCED.
Five Years for Man Who Shot Boy
Halloween Night.

RUTLAND, Nov. l4.-DeWitt Ball
ard Of Castleton was today sentenced
to five years in the state : prison af-
ter pleading guilty to manslaughter in
causing the death of Thomas F. Leahy
Of West Rutland, while driving away
a crowd Of cclebrators on Halloween
evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT
n 2 IL each subsequent insertion

FOR SALE-Four nice rams from y
to = years old. Albert T. Hall, Deer
Park Farm, Halifax, Vt. 2I7-222*
FOR SALE-All kinds of dry wood
We offer YOU something exceptionally
good in solid rock maple, from the
Vermont Last Block Co. 5 factory.
Will furnish it split or in chunks Crys-
tai Springs Ice Co., Brattleboro, 2l3tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
THE WEATHER.
Rain Tonight; Somewhat Colder Satur,
day, But Generally Fair.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. = The
weather forecast: Rain tonight; some
what colder Saturday; generally fair
Saturday; moderate westerly winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.

Friday evening at 80 the pastor will
give an address on the new Congrega-
tionalism-a report Of the Kansas City
convention
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
TO RENT

The South Vernon House. Owing to
i'll health in family | will sell or rent
my hotel at South Vernon, Vt. An op.
portunity to the right man. G. E. Al
derman, Prop. 2lS-220@
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
TO RENT

Large barn and sheds on Dickinson
Street just vacated by the Estey Or
gan Co. This location is desirable for
livery stable and trucking business.
Apply to S. w. EDGETT & co. Agents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

Nearly 100000 persons yearly visit
Independence hall, Philadelphia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

WANTED want to contract at
once for standing timber, also for all
kinds of hard aud soft wood logs, de
livercd at our mill during the coming
winter. Will pay the best Of prices.
Holden & Martin. Frost street 207tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

WANTED-An experienced second
girl, 80 week for good work. Mrs,
Geo f. Crowell, Brattleboro, VT. 217-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14

WANTED-Good position in business
office. Address, M. Y, Reformer Of
fee. 2l7-219*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-14
Wanted

WANTED - Boarders and roomers.
Mrs. Frank Goodroe, % Green St. l9G If