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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-20

Several months ago / publicly de-
clarcd that should not. unless
forced to do so. recognize the ex-
istence OF two factions i'm this State
the people of South Carolinay and
the welfare Of South Carollka are
greater than any man In this State,
be he who ne may. l have many
friends who voted for Blease. and
many who voted for Jones. Neither
Blease nor Jones Is n candidate for
the governorship. and this fact
should eliminate both OF them from
tho race. Since. however. some OF
the candidates have already inject
cd Bleaseism as an Issue In this
campaign. I wish to say now def
nitcly and unequivocally that I have
never been n follower or supporter
of Governor Blease; that I have not
approved and do not now approve
his course.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-20

IL In easy and popular to attack
the railroads. I have no pecuniary
interest In railroads. I believe that
railroads should be under regula-
tion Of tho state. and be required tn
give the public the best service con-
sistent with conditions. but l believe
In fair treatment Of railroads. as OF
anything else. believe that what all
business interests require is u read
justment OF rates In order that dis
elimination may be wiped out. There
In no reason why Virginia should have
lower rates than South Carolina. nor
why North Carolina should have low
er rates than South Carolina. I he
heve we can and will have read
justment of rates based on Charles
ton as our chief seaport. favor pro-
curing n workable mileage book sys-
tem-commercial travellers and the
public are entitled To this much.
Liquor Question.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
MONEY MANIPULATION CHARGED
Former Insurance Man in Rutland on
Trial in County Court.

Rutland, April 10.--A jury was EN-
paneled In Rutland county court yes.
terday in the case of state VS.. Clifford
10. Fletcher on the charge of embezzling
S2l55 from the Vermont Accident In
surance company of Rutland, during the
time that he was director, from Au-
gust, 1907. to December, 1908.
The claim of the state is that Mr.
Fletcher obtained money on the credit
of the insurance company, without au-
thorization, and converted it to his own
use. Cashier G. X. Montgomery of the
killington National bank testified that
on July IA, 1908, he paid Mr.. Fletcher
81 ,955 in currency from the company's
account Cashier Carl s. Cole OF the
Rutland County National bank stated
on the witness stand that on the same
day Mr.. Fletcher desposited 81 ,955 to his
own personal account at the county
bank. Further alleged embezziements of
sl75 and S75 are alleged by the state,
the Indictment under which Mr.. Fletcher
is tried containing three counts.
,Judson Fletcher, father of the respond
cnt, is one of the wealthiest farmers in
Rutland county, and e. p. Jaquith, fa-
ther of the respondents wife, is owner
of extensive timber lands in Weston and
surrounding towns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
GOLF RULES UNCHANGED.
Two Proposals Were Not Accepted Last
Evening.

Rather important measures came be-
fore the Barre Golf club at specially
called meeting in the city court room
last evening. There were 80 members
present and a considerable part of the
time was devoted to discussing a pro-
posal to increase the dues. Sponsors
for the proposal argued that a moderate
increase i'm the dues would tend TO Wild
en- the scope of the club and to improve
the opportunities for pursuing the pas
time. The measure was voted down.
Sentiment split for second time when
a number of restrictions on the use of
the links were proposed. 1t was decided
to retain the present set of rules in re-
lation to entertainment of persons out
side the club As has been the custom
in former years, greens-keeper will b.,
engaged TO begin his duties in the near
future. Because of winters tendency to
linger in the lap of spring, the opening
of the golfing season at Cherryville park
will be postponed a full fortnight, the
members believe. One year ago last
Saturday. the winter eounterpane had
been removed from the links and the
greens keeper had started work for the
season. On that day few hardy golf
ers circled over the course and the tent
eaterpillars were sizing up the trees that
border the greensward.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
MORE OATS FROM CANADA.
Cause Increase in Customs Collections in
Vermont District.

Burlington, April l0.--The amount
of business done in the customs district
of Vermont last month was in excess OF
the amount in March, 1913, when the
old tariff law was in effect. The duties
collected last month amounted to $780,
994.9s as against S50,96s.S2 in March,
1913. The reason for the large collec-
tion seems to be in the fact that the
mportations of oats have. greatly in
creased under the revised tariff. The
old tariff charged Is cents per bushel,
which was almost prohibitive, and the
revised tariff is five cents per bushel.
About $4,000 of the duties collected
last month was on oats and about S2l,-
900 was on hay.
The value of importations in March
was S5l7 ,423.73 as against Sl,ls3,939 of
March of 1913. The March exports were
1852, ,954 as against $959,657 in March of
1913.
An interesting comparison of the Gus
toms business of the quarter ending
March 81 with that of the quarter end
ing March 81 in 1913 is as follows; Du-
ties collected, 1914, $l62, 2,954.7o; in 1913,
$I70,579.32.
Value of imports, 1914, S3,32000s; in
1913. $l,TS3, ,672.73. Value of exports,
1914, $2,523,7 ,769; in 1913, S2,793, ,40s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
DEATH OF GEORGE CLARK.
Barre Resident Since 1877, Was Vet.
eran of Civil War.

George Clark, veteran of the war be.
tween the states and for thirty seven
years one Of Barre's well-known resi-.
dents, passed away at his home, 81 Mer-
chant street, yesterday. Death followed
a confinement of three weeks, although
the end was due to general break
down that became more noticeable in the
last year of his life. Mr.. Clark leaves
his wife, four children, brother, ten
grandchildren and one great-grand-
daughter. Two daughters Mrs. w. p
Day and Mrs. Fred Knapp, live in Barre
and Northfield respectively. His two
sons, William A. Clark and Charles A.
Clark, are both residents of this city,
A brother, Daniel Clark, lives in Chelsea.
Mr.. Clark's sister, Mrs. L. u. Hyde,
died in Chelsea many years ago.
The deceased was born in Williams
town June %, 1882. While he was a
lad his parents moved to Chelsea, where
most of his hoyhood was spent. His
marriage to Elmira Allen of Baltimore,
Nd, took place in Baltimore January
20, 1858, and when death came to the
husband a union of SO years standing
was broken. When the call for volun-
teers was sounded in the stirring days
of '6l Mr.. Clark came home to Chelsea
and, was among the recruits who enlist
ed in Company j Of the 18th. Vermont
infantry. He was nine-months' man
and saw hard service while with the col
ors. Some years after the war Mr..
Clark returned with his wife to Yer
mont. He had lived in Barre continu-
ously since 1877. In his religious affili-
alton, he expressed preference for the
Universalist church.
Funeral services will be held from the
house Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
The officiating clergyman win be Rev.
j. B. Reardon of the Universalist
church. Burial will be in Elmwood
cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
DOUBLE DEATHS
DUE TO MARBLES
Swampscott, Mass. Children Had Pro-
pensity for Swallowing Everything
They Could Seize.

Boston, April l0.--A seemingly harm
less game of marbles that the two lit
tie sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry O. Russ
of swampscott began happily yesterday
afternoon ended in tragedy when each
of the lads, in the absence of their moth
sr, swallowed a glass "aggy" and choked
to death before physician could reach
them.
The victims were five.year-old Veryl
and three -year-old Sherman. Three men
with pulmotor, summoned from Lynn,
worked over them for three-quarters of
an hour but could do nothing. In the
opinion of the physician who was called
the lads probably were dead when their
terror-stricken mother with her fingers
removed the marbles before he could
reach the scene.
Mrs. Russ left the children in the
kitchen in the middle of the afternoon
and went upstairs to rest. When she
last saw them alive they were playing
with two glass marbles, half an inch and
quarters OF an inch in diameter,
respectively. They were rolling the
spheres around board and allowing
them to trickle down past series Of
pegs into slots in the base of the board
Soon after the mother went to her
room the children's prattle ceased and
after short silence she heard strange
sounds, half-gurgling, half-choking Mrs.
Russ rushed downstairs and found both
sons prone on the floor, black in the
face.
She had the presence Of mind to tele-
phone for doctor and then, pending
his arrival, sought to assist her children
herself. Though she got the marbles out
without great difficulty, the boys did not
stir or show any sign of life.
When the pulmotor was of no avail,
Medical Examiner Joseph +. O'Shea was
summoned, viewed the bodies and pro-
nounced death due to asphyxiation.
Only two weeks ago the Russ boys
came near death when they swallowed
some poisonous substance. Their recov-
cry was due TO the large amount they
took, for most of it was thrown off.
They had always shown in marked de-
gree the childish propensity for swal-
lowing anything and everything they
could lay their hands on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
DEATH OF YOUNG DENTIST.
DR.. H. S. Hammond of Richford. Miss
Linnie Bishop Also Dead.

Richford, April l0.--Dr. Harry s
Hammond, dentist, aged 25 years, died
OF pneumonia Wednesday afternoon aft
er only few days illness. The funeral
viii be held at the Baptist church Sat
urday forenoon at $3.50 O'Clock, the Rev
d. G. Guest officiating, and the body
will be taken to North Troy for burial,
The deceased is survived by mother,
Mrs. Laura Hammond, and one sister,
Miss Maude Hammond, teacher in the
Albany, Y. Y, business college. Mrs.
Hammond was passing the winter in
Virginia and did not arrive home until
after her sons death. The sister ar
rived from Albany the evening before
her brothers death.
Miss Linnie Bishop, aged 81 years,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bishop
of Thomas street, died of tuberculosis
early Wednesday morning. The funeral
will be held at All Saints Catholic
church Monday morning. The deceased
is survived by her parents and two sis
ters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
FINAL MASONIC BALL GIVEN.
There Was Large Attendance in How
land Hall Festiyity.

A series of winter dances which have
been given during the season by st.
Aldemar commandery, No. IL, Knights
Templar, came to an end last evening
with largely attended Masonic dane
ing party in Howland hall. Hitherto
the parties have been held in the COM
mandery barracks, but the decision to
give the last dance in Howland hall was
well timed. for there were nearly 100
couples on the floor when the grand
march began a few moments after 5
o'clock. The march was led by Arthur
C. Tilden of the eommandery, Charles w.
Mcmillan of Granite chapter, William
Hurry of Granite lodge and George
Stewart. The hall was attractively dec.
GRATED for the occasion, the American
flag being used with excellent effect as
a predominating feature of the color arr
rangement.
The dance program offered a pleasing
variety of old and new fashioned reels
and steps. There were dances to suit
the terpischorean taste of every individ-
ual. The commandery orchestra, aug
mented to IL pieces, furnished excellent
music. Throughout the evening dainty
refreshments were served in one corner
of the hall by Misses Marion Tilden,
Merle Cow, Caroline Anderson and Kath-
ryn Martin.
The committee in charge of the affair
was composed of the following men
prominent in Masonic circles; DIR. Joe
w. jackson, G. f. Millar, w. d. Mower
and A. c. Tilden of st. Aldemar com
mandery; c. w. Mcmillan, William
Milne, Charles G. Scott and George
Stewart of Granite chapter, No. 26, II.
A. NJ; Peter Mutch, William Hurry, Ar
thur T.. Averill and James r. Mackay
of Granite lodge, No. 35; James G. Pirie,
Fred Pirie, Arthur knight and Charles
Davidson of Graniteville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
HEARD TWO ADDRESSES.
st. Johnsbury Commercial Club Also
Was Told of Progress Made.

st. Johnsbury, April l0.-The annual
meeting of the st. Johnsbury CONNER
cial club was held in Pythian hall last
night with large attendance. A ban
auet was served at $50. Afterward
Pres. John NJ. Thompson of Middlebury
college spoke on the educational situa-
ton in Vermont and Hon. Walter w.
Husband of Washington, d. C., on immi-
grafton. -
Sec. James B. Campbell, in his report,
called attention to town Improvements
which might be traced to the aetivitylof
the club. Among these were better fire
protection. new hotel, the coming
state teachers convention and the pos
sibility of reduction in fire insurance
rates. The club membership is now 2lO,
an increase of 35 in the past year.
Music was furnished by the following
quartet: Ralph Parker, w. B. Atwood,
Eldredge French and George Bollinger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
Lawrence, Mass, Mill Girls
Claim They Cannot At
rord to Work
ON COMPROMISE RATE
RECENTLY OFFERED
Now They Declare They
Won't Resume Except
Under Old Scale

Lawrence, Mass, April l0.-The q
girl burlers and members at the Plym
outh mills, who struck last Monday be.
cause of dissatisfaction over the new
scale of wages on rugs and who returned
to work yesterday after compromise
offer had been made by the management
of the mills, quit work again to-day
claiming that they had given the com.
promise rate fair trial and had de.
cided it meant so large reduction in
their weekly wages that they could not
accept it. They assert now that they
will not return unless the old scale is
restored.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
Allowed by Court in Grant
ing Pc m for Her
ivorce
! JITIONAL TESTI-
MONY INTRODUCED
Bill Granted to May E. Lon
don from Benjamin
London Also

Following the presentation of addi-
tional testimony in Washington county
court divorce was granted Ethel De-
Boer Field, who sued Edward D. Field
on the ground OF intoerable severity
The petitioner was given the custody of
the minor children and was allowed ST.
500 alimony yearly, to be paid in month
ly installments of $l25. Additional tes-
timony of the following witnesses was
| presented, the petitioner, her mother,
Mrs. Joseph A. DeBoer, Miss Florence
Cory, Richard Jerome, Paul Dillingham;
and DIR. G. y. Chandler
A divorce was also granted to May +.
London from Benjamin London, also on
the ground of intolerable severity. The
petitioner testified that her husband was
of Jewish descent and she was not that
they were married by Jewish rabbi in
October, 1911, in New York. She said
while they lived in New York he did
not treat her very we'll; that she went
to st. Adams and lived with her mother
| for year and that her husband spent
a good deal OF the time there and con.
tinued to treat her badly, even strik-
ing her once; that after her husband
had secured position in Harris Yett's
store in Montpelier she came to live with
him and was treated more cruelty, be-
ing struck in the face by her husband.
Much of Mrs. London's testimony OF
bad treatment by Mr.. London was cor
roborated by the petitioners mother,
Mrs. Baker, and by Mrs. c. d. Wheelock,
who conducts the Jewett inn at Mont
pelier, where London and his wife lived.
The case of George Merrill VS.. Emily
Merrill for intolerable severity was heard
yesterday afternoon. Merrill testified
they were married in Burlington and
lived in Williston and later in Middle
sex, moving about, he declared, so his
wife would behave. herself At Middle
sex he objected to William Close being
wouldn't do any good he licked Close
and spent 90 days in the % lty Jail for
ii. He said his wife cursed him and had
him put in jail on tile charge OF being
drunk, so she could get him away from
the house. He said once they disputed
about Close and she hurled hatiron
at his head. Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibbs
OF Middlesex also testified for Merrill.
The following divorce entries have
been made: Matte w. Wiley VS.. Henry
p. Wiley, petition for the support of a
minor child, continued; Veda Lang Gull
len VS.. Thomas Cullen, continued; Maud
T.. Thorton vs.. Hiram Ii. Thorton, dis
continued; Il. B. Van 0rman VS.. Nora
p. Van 0rman, divorce, and the counter
bill, discontinued; Mary Sullivan VS.. Mi
ehael Sullivan, discontinued; Lucius NJ
Bruce VS.. Euniee L. Bruce, divorce, dis
continued.
The case of James Canning against
Martha Canning, on the ground intoler
able severity, was heard this morning,
when few witnesses were put on the
stand. 1t was shown that the Cannings
were married ON February 10, 1898, and
that on January /, 1909, they agreed 10
live apart, since which time Mr. Canning
has been paying alimony to his wife.
Mr.. Canning is superintendent at the
Lane Manufacturing eompany's shops in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
BRAxToN GETS THE LIMIT.
Elusive Bond Jumper May Stay in Pris-
ON for Three Years.

Burlington. April l0.--"Slim'' Braxton
who could rot elude the watchful
Joseph Agel, who had gone on his bond
for $1,000, was sentenced in Chittenden
county court yesterday to not less than
nine months and not more than year
in the house of correction and to pay a
fine of $500 and costs, the whole not to
exceed three years on the alternative
That is the limit sentence. All of that
was for illegal sale of liquor before Brax-
ton began dodging his tendsman.
Ray Schuman and John Swiffin, two
troopers, who pleaded guilty to an at
Tempt to break into the second-class
place of Lee RavIin in Winooski, were
sentenced to from year to year and
a half each in the state prison at Wind
sor.
Silverware No Fit Food for Pigs.
During the trial of Hotel Vermont Co.
VS. David Cosgriff for the remaining por-
tion of $l75 to be paid for the hotel
garbage, one-fourth having been paid, it
developed that glass and silverware
We're not considered good for pigs.
On the stand Mr.. Cosgriff testified
that, while gathering the garbage, he
found and returned to the hotel los doz-
en- pieces of siker-ware, knives, forks,
spoons and butter knives. He com
planned that picking these articles OF sill
verware out of THE garbage consumed
too much time, and that when left in
the mass a diet of cutlery impaired even
a pigs digestion. Anyway, he would
rather not have any SOW Of his going
around with a silver spoon in her mouth.
MIR. Cosgriff testified that ten hogs
died with broken glass in their insides.
He objected strenuously to being com
PEELED TO weed the glass ont of .heir fod-
der, and still more to having them die
of such high living.
To add to the tale of woe, he said that
he also took back 10 the hotel two bar
rels and half of unbroken dishes.
These also tended To make the swill too
rich for common hogs
He also received in the swill, he said,
thirty five unopened gallon cans of to-
matoes. He testified that he opened
some of these and tried to tempt the
hogs with the contents, but the hogs re-
fused to be tempted. Then, he said, he
tried them on the hens and the hens
also denied themselves the feed. So he
piled up the cans and has them now. j
Counsel for the plaintiff claims that
these foreign articles got into the swill
by accident or mistake" and that it
was not adulterated with silver-ware for
the purpose of defrauding Mr.. Cosgriff,
or of causing pig funerals.
As soon as the plaintiff rested, the
plaintiffs counsel moved to have the
court direct Judgment. The court was
Of the opinion that the other side of the
ease ought to be heard before the mat
ter was closed and so the hearing went
on. The plaintiff claims that by going
ahead and accepting the garbage Mr..
Cosgriff stopped himself from bringing
up these later objections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
DIED AT END OF SENTENCE.
John Devlin, Inmate at House of Cor
rection.

Rutland, April 10-After a brief i'll
ness with pneumonia, Johp Devlin, age
~ years, prisoner at the Rutland
county Jail, died yesterday at that in
stitution Devlin was ailing Friday and
became worse rapidly, pneumonia de-
from Poultney to serve three months
for tramping and his time was out last
Saturday. IL is understood that the
man had sister in Yonkers, ~ Y, but
no other near relatives.
Because of the quarantine for small
pox in force at the house of correction,
the body will be inferred in the burial
ground there, probably to-day.
There are no new cases of smallpox
and the inmates who are sick with the
malady are making a good recovery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
NEARLY so YEARS WITH C. v.R. R.
Oliver Trudeau, Sr., Formerly of st
Adams, Died in Roxbury, Mass.

st. Albans, April lo--The body of
Oliver Trudeau, ST., who died in Rox-
bury, Mass, Wednesday night, was
brought to this city to-day for burial.
Mr.. Trudeau was 81 years old, is sur
vived by five children; Mrs. w. J. Bald
win of Palmer, Mass, Francis Trudeau
of Springfield, Mass, Frederick Trudeau
of Ontario, Oliver Trudeau, jr., of Rox-
bury, Mass, and Charles H. Trudeau of
this city. Mr.. Trudeau was one of those
spirits who, during the Cal
ifornia gold craze, crossed the Isthmus
of Panama in 1850, returning in 1856.
He was for nearly so years employed in
the Central Vermont shops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
GOT BULLET WOUND IN THIGH.
Bennington Man Didn't See Shooter but
He Has His Suspicious

Bennington, April TO- Search has
failed to develop any trace of Joseph
Parrotte, who is charged with having
fred revolver bullet through glass
door in house on River street Wednes-
day night. The shooting, it is alleged,
grew out of a quarrel between Parrott
and Joseph Calleno, another Italian, in
which the two men came to blows Some
two hours after Parrotte had been eject
ed from the house a 32-calibre revolver
bullet came through the glass in the
front door and hit Calleno in the thigh
The bullet passed through his clothing
and made a slight flesh wound. 1t was
late at night when the affair was re-
ported to the authorities and in the
meantime Parrotte disappeared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
OBJECTS TO WORD REMOVED"
Rhinelander Waldo Wants Resigned"
Substituted on City Record

New York, April -Rhinelander
Waldo, Mayor Gaynor's police commits
sioner, obtained yesterday supreme
court order requiring Mayor Mitchell
and other members of the board of es-
innate and apportionment to show cause
why a peremptory writ OF mandamus
should not be issued directing them to
correct the city record by changing the
word removed" in the notice of his sep
aration from the department OF police
to resigned"
Mr.. Waldo put in evidence his letter
of resignation and pointed out that
person removed" from the Office of
police commissioner is ineligible to re-
appointment 1t was after the receipt
of his resignation, Waldo says, that Ar
dolph L. Kline, then mayor, pretended"
TO remove" the commissioner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-10
BOYS BODY IN A WELL.
Found by Mother After Posse Had
Hunted Supposed Kidnapers.

Danbury. Conn, April lo.-After a
posse of citizens had secured the woods
in the town of Brookfeld all night We'd
nesday night in an attempt TO apprehend
the supposed kidnapers of 7.year-old
Charles Beers, the body of the boy was
found yesterday by his mother, Mrs.
Agnes Beers, in deserted well only 20
feet from the house The water in the
well was only three feet deep.
The boy had been playing around the
cover of the well, when the rotted
boards gave way. Two strange men in
the neighborhood that day were believed
to have kidnapped him.