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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
KILLED HIS FRIEND
WHILE SHOWING GUN
William Morris, After Staying Hayden
Morris at South PouItney. Tried to
Shoot Himself and Was Pre-
vented by School Teacher.

| Rutland. March I7.--Hayden Morris,
nine years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| j. Morris of Poultney, was shot and al
most instantly killed by his friend and
playmate, William Morris, II years old,
YESTERDAY afternoon Although of the
same name, tie boys were not related.
The shooting was purely accidental No
arrests were made, and 1t is probable
| that no inquest will be called
The shooting occurred on the steps of
the country sehoolhouse at South Poult-
ney shortly after the opening session in
the afternoon William Morris, in com-
pany with Richard Morris, II years old,
brother OF Hayden Morris. called at the
school and asked the teacher, Miss Anna
f. Dunn, for permission to talk with
Hayden This, was granted and soon
after he left the room the rifle report
was heard Miss Dunn rushed out and
found Hayden Morris lying on the steps,
with a gaping bullet wound in his neck.
The missile had passed entirely through
the ilignlar vein.
The children in the school building all
of them Young, were frightened by the
report and ran from the room. Medical
aid was summoned at once, but the
youngster was dead before the physi
elan arrived.
Soon after the gun was discharged,
William realized the gravity of the ac-
cident and be became frantic, attempting
to take his own life, and being foiled by
Miss Dunn, who grappled with the boy
and seized the gun. Just how the ac-
cident happened will never be known
but it is supposed that in playful
spirit William aimed the gun at his
friend when he appeared in the door and
accidentally pulled the trigger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
DUMPED INTO LAKE
BY ICEBOAT PLUNGE
All Occupants Escaped and After Trying
Experience Arrived on Shore of
Lake Champlain.

| Burlington. March IT.--Commodore
| Alexander Miller and Mrs. Miller and
several passengers on the ice boat, Eagle,
had a thrilling experience and narrow
escape from death yesterday when the
boat struck crack near Port Kent and
the entire party was plunged into the
water. Luckily nobody received serious
injuries and luckier still, nobody was
drowned
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were at the club
house yesterday morning when strang
er, who appeared to be sort OF good
natured chap, asked them If they would
mind taking him across the lake to Port
Kent as he wanted to 60 to Mineville
n. Y. They We're willing and the boat
was started, there being fair breeze
Besides the Aiillers and the stranger
there were two boys, one of them John
Jerome and another whose name is not
known. When they were about two
miles from Port Kent they observed
large crack but the way it loomed up
did not seem to present any possibilities
that il could not be jumped. All parties
observed, however, when the craft was
too near to stop it that the crack was
about twenty feet wide and when the
boat struck it went up in the air and
came down in the open water. Every
body aboard was thrown out but Mrs.
Miller and those in the water scrambled
to the thick ice. Mrs. Miller, however,
was pinned down by the mast OF the
boat and actually went under the ice.
Mr.. Miller jumptd into the boat and
with the water above his waist stopped
down and was just able to pull his wife
out. She was unconscious but was soon
revived and the party was then obliged
to start on a two-mile walk TO the hotel
and all were nearly exhausted on arrival
The party We're provided with dry gar
ments and Mr.. Miller wired to Burling.
ton for money. They arrived. home by
train from Rouses Point late last even
ing. 1t is thought that Mrs. Miller has
two fractured ribs. Mr.. Miller has an
injured knee cap and the two boys are
badly cut about the head, the jerome
boy having ono ear nearly torn off The
ice boat is still in the crack across he
lake and the stranger that Mr.. Miller
was so willing to accommodate has final
ly reached Mineville, according TO all
accounts. The party who had the ex-
perience are all rejoicing to think they
got out of it as easily as they did.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
INFORMATIONS
FOR 80 PERSONS
States Attorney Carver Makes Big
Sweep in Washington County Cities
and Towns--0fticers Begin
Serving Warrants.

lnformations against 81 persons were
filed in county court late yesterday aft
ernoon by States Attorney j. Ward
Carver. All of the respondents are to
face charges of illicit selling when they
are arraigned in the present term Of
county court. Deputies from the sher-
ifs department started out this fore
noon to round up a number of those
who are charged and as fast ais they
were arrested they We're to be brought
into court to have bail fixed and their
cases set for hearing
Early this forenoon Deputy Sheriff
Henry Lawson of Montpelier, Constable
George l.. Morris and Deputy Sheriff
Herbert j. Slayton started the ball
a-rolhng in this city. States Attorney
Carver at noon reported the following arr
rests: Mrs. WilIiamina Bisson, John
Clark, Manuel Orlando and Paulina Ger
asoli in this city. City court cases are
now pending against Clark and Orlando,
whose house on Granite street was the
scene of big raid a few weeks ago.
According to Mr. Caryer's report this
afternoon the officers were not idle ia
Montpelier this forenoon. Among those
NAp fNiE IthiAl liiib NitSLDhN LOi d1ltAea
illegal selling, according to the states
attorney, were Joseph Ala and. wife,
Lorraine Ala John Ala and Louise Ala,
Francesca Abiatti, 3. Abiatti OF Mont
peher, Manuel Lastra, Raphael Lastra,
Jose Ceres and Endozio Ceres. Bail
would be furnished by all OF the re-
spondents, it was expected. and ma
jority of them, it was believed, would
appear in court with counsel
The informations filed yesterday are
the outcome OF number Of inquests
held in this city and Montpelier since
the beginning of the new year. Under
the statute, an attorney for the state
may make requisition on the state
treasurer for a sum of money To finance
the inquests. The evidence secured in
such proceedings is held in strict conf
dence. One Of the assistant judges OF
the county court usually sits at the
hearings and the testimony is taken
down by a court reporter,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
RAISED FOR BARRE CITY
HOSPITAL
Hospital Campaign Notes.

In support of the cause to raise a
| fund sufficient to erect new hospital
the management OF the Biiou theatre
will donate the entire receipts of their
business to-day. The pia-thouse was
opened at 2 o'clock and will show con-
tinuously until 10 o'clock in the even
ing. Proprietor Marianni Of the theatre
has arranged for special program Of
pictures for the occasion.
The managing board Of team No. A
of the hospital campaign workers have
completed arrangements for the bur
lesque basketball game to be played &
the Church street gymnasium Wednes-
day evening. The game has attracted
considerable interest and team No. 4
Ffeels confident of affording the public
an evening of excellent entertainment.
The players viii assemble at the square
at 1880 O'Clock aud after arriving at
the gymnasium the game will be start
ed. The personnel Of tram No. is com
posed of excellent basketball timber,
from which two teams have been select
cd. These teams will render one of the
hottest and bitterest contests ever t."1
in Vermont. Henry Phelps has been Sc
cured to offieiate as referee Of the game
and DIR. Joe jackson will assume COM
mand Of the squad of timekeepers. To-
day for the first time the line-nps OF
the teams was announced to the public,
The teams are captained by Joe Weafer,
the former Peoples academy star, who
led his team to state championship two
consecutive years, and Louis Quimby, a
one-t time captain Of Stevens high school,
Claremont, N. f., basketball team. The
players on Capt. Weafef's team are
Weafer, Gregg, forwards; Rulfo, center;
Mercer, EATON, guards. Quimby and
Douglass are forwards on the opponents
team. Joe Calcagni will play center
and George Murray and Ed 1obin viii
play in the backfield. Numerous sub
stitutions will occur during the fray.
Tickets for the game can be procured
from individual members Of the team.
The promoters OF the movement for the
benefit Of the hospital have made arr
rangements TO seat all desiring admis-
sion to the hail.
The members of the Barre Citizens
band are requested to meet at band
headquarters Wednesday evening to es-
cort the combatants in the basketball
burlesque to the arena on Church street
81 n. Parker.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
The City Of Sydney Is in a
Dangerous Position in
Halifax Harbor
STEAMERS SENT
TO THE RESCUE
Her Fires Are Out and the
Stokeholes Are Full
of Water

Halifax, Nova Scotia, March H. The
steamer City of Sydney, bound from
New York for Halifax and st. Johns;
New Foundland, went on the rocks at
the Sambre entrance to Halifax harbor
during a dense fog early this morning
and was reported to be in dangerous
position. Her fires are out and her
stokeholes are filed with water. The
City of Sydney,carried number Of pas
sengers.
Steamers were sent to her assistance
but they had difficulty in locating the
City of Sydney because of the thick
weather.
The tug Rosemary was the first to
reach the steamer and she took off ii
passengers and part of the crew. The
Rosemary reported the Sydney in bad
position and likely to become a total
wreck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
TELEPHONE
RATES CUT
IN VERMONT
FEATURES OF ORDER ON TEL
EPHONE RATES

Action against 81 companies
dismissed.
Reduction from SIS to Sl5 on
multi-party farmers lines on
Springfield Local Tel. Co.
New England Co.'s subsidiaries
Except possibly Vermont CO.. or
ganized to suppress competition.
New England Co. has virtual
monopoly in its territory, likened
by commission to Consolidated
Gas Co. in New York City.
New England Co.'S 6-party res
idence rate and Is or more party
farmers line rate ordered reduced
from SIS to SIS.
No reduction in the multi-party
residence exchange rate or other
exchange rate of the Passumpsic
Co.
Substantial reduction in Barre,
Montpelier and Waterbury, except
in l-party business and residence
and 2-party business and residence
rates in Barre and Montpelier and
l-party business and residence in
Waterbury.
In Franklin County Co. reduc-
tion ordered in 6-party business
and residence rates in st. Albans
and East Fairfield and 15-party
business and residence farmers
rates.
Reduction from $2l to SIS in 6
or more party business rate and
Is or more party farmers line
rate on the Champlain Valley Co,
Action dismissed against West
ern Tel. g. Tel. Co.
Toll rates of all companies rea-
sonable and not to be disturbed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
"sAGE OF wooDFoRD" DEAD.
Stephen M. Bowles, State Representative
Three Times.

Bennington, March l7.-Stephen NJ.
Bowles, lifelong resident of the ad-
joining town of Woodford and known
throughout Bennington county as "The
Sage of Woodford," died yesterday.
aged 50. He had held nearly all of the
town offices and had been member of
three legislatures.
He was graduate of Burr and Bur
ton seminary at Manchester and his
chief occupation had been school teach
ing and corresponding for newspapers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
GIRL KIDNAPPED
BY ARMED MEN
Margaret Miller, Aged "a. Dragged From
Chicago Hotel After Proprietor of the
Place Had Been Knocked Down and
Guest Had Been Locked Up.

Chicago, March l7.--Six armed men
to-day went to a North Side hotel.
knocked down the proprietor and at the
point of revolver forced Margaret Mil
Ter, aged "a, to accompany them. The
men, according to the proprietor, d.
Evanoff, demanded to see the girl and
when he refused they knocked him down
and then awoke the young woman, after
which they forced her to dress at the
point of revolvers and dragged her to a
waiting automobile. A guest of the ho-
tel, who attempted to interfere, was
locked in his room. The identity of the
men is not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
CHALLENGE TO MONTPELIER.
Spaulding Basketball Team Seeks Third
and Decisive Game.

Through the columns of The Times,
the management of the Spaulding high
school basketball team wishes to ehal-
lenge the Montpelier high school team to
game which will be played on a neutral
floor in this state.
Montpelier bases its claim on larger
percentage of games won while Spauld-
ing bases its claim on the strength OF
teams played and having defeated Mont
pelier in one game and being willing to
play third and deciding game.
In championship contests it is Gus
tomsrv for the contestants to play the
deciding game on neutral floor and
the Spaulding management wishes to
follow custom and be fair to all.
II Montpelier high refuses to concede
TO these terms the championship title
will be claimed by Spaulding for 1914.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
PANTAL00NED "SUFF"
GETS SIX WEEKS
Declared That She Had Intended to
Thrash Either Premier Asquith or
Home Secretary McKenna
Publicly.

London, March ia sentence of six
weeks Imprisonment at hard labor was
pronounced to-day on Catherine Wilson,
a militant suffragette, who was arrested
last night in the lobby of the House of
Commons dressed in mems clothes and
carrying a dog whip in her sleeve.
When charged with being a suspected
person, she told the magistrate that she
went to the House OF Commons to give
Premier Asquith or Home Secretary Me-
Kenna a good thrashing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17

Rev. George w. Smith, rector of St.
Johns church. Randolph. win be the
preacher at the Lenten services in tho
Church of the Good Shepherd this even.
ing at 1880 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
Weather Forecast.

Unsettled weather tonight and We'd
nesday, probably rain or snow; colder
Wednesday; moderate variable winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
Turned in Far More for the
Hospital at the End of
| a Busy Day
GRAND TOTAL NEAR
$4,000 LAST NIGHT
The Allied Towns Responded
Nobly in the Good
Work

Previously reported ........ s37,eaa.53
MONDAYS SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Barre Mems Teams 4. sa6o.sr
Allied Towns Mems
Teams .............. $500
Barre Women's Teams. o33.5o
Allied Towns Women's
Teams .....,......s. SLABS
1901. 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
No Jurisdiction.

''The Coos Telephone Co., and Co.
operant Telephone Co.. do no business
which is exclusively within the state of
Vermont and not coming under the jur-
isdiction of this commission are there
fore dismissed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17

The allied towns mems teams report
ed the following results of the fifth
days efforts:
Team ra--F. C. Huntington, M.
w. Chamberlain, Washington,
Captains ...............,. sssIo
Team I4-Harry McAllister,
East Barre, Captain ........ $3.50
Total ..,..............,. So3 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
Out of Business.

The following companies are no longer
engaged in telephone business, cases are
dismissed: Bridgewater Telephone Co.,
Citizens Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Guilford Telephone Co., Hartford &
Woodstock Telephone Co., Woodsville
Telephone Co., Peoples Telephone Co.,
d. L. Mcguire. Essex Telephone CO., and
Vermont People's Telephone Co,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17

The allied towns women's teams re-
ported the following results of the fifth
days efforts:
Team ss-Mrs N. A. McDon-
aid, Graniteville, Captain !. SIoo.6
Team 34--Mrs. +. R. Northrop,
Barre r. F D., Captain 80. 3oo.as
Team s7--Miss Nellie Tillotson,
Topsham, Captain ...... Io4. so
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17

Continued on second page.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17

Springfield Local Telephone Co.
The commission gives brief attention
CONTINUED on second page.l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
County Field Day.
Attention Teachers.

The Noxubee County Field Day will
be held In Shuqualak Friday, April 10th.
A list of prizes will be sent to all schools
a few days before the event and other
information that will be necessary. An
urgent request IS made that all schools
in the county partake in some of the
contests and that all who a will at
tend. The literary exercises will be
held in the morning and no charge will
be made for them. In the afternoon
the athletic exercises will be held and
an admission of Is cents for adults and
Is cents for school children will be
charged. All contestants. of course,
will be admitted free to all the exer-
cises. Mr.. j. O. Van Meter of Meri-
dian has been selected to hold the ath-
letic events and he will decide upon the
order add manner of holding. In all
events Spalding's Athletic Rules Will
be the authority.
If you have not done so. send your
name and the name of your school tn
Prof. 0. P. Breland, Shuqualak, Miss,
and be entered for these contests.
Com. ON FIELD DAY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
Lyceum Theatre Improved.

Mr.. Wyatt Jones, Jr., has recently
at considerable expense, made many
improvements in the Lyceum Theatre
building and in the apparatus with
which the moving picture show is run.
An asbestos-lined booth, with cement
floor. making it absolutely fre-proof,
has been erected on the ground floor for
the moving picture machine, which has
also been improved with a new lens,
and instead Of the rays being diagonal
it is now direct on the screen.
The greatest Improvement that has
been made is in the quality of the pic
lures shown, as the Universal circuit,
with which the theatre is now connect
ed, is producing the very latest pictures
and as good as car be seen in the larger
cities.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
CHURCHES.
VI HnTNT.

CENTER HoINT.
DR.. J. E. Jones will preach at Center
Point Sunday afternoon. The service
will begin promptly at 3 O'Clock, A
full attendance on that day is looked for.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Sunday School at Gas. Che roll has
been reorgsnized and the grades are
classified for another year and the Ban
ner contest will begin. Please be pres
ent and aid vour class in winning the
the banner.
I Regular moring service at II o'clock.
On Sunday evening there will be a
short service and a song service.
Every member is expected to be pres
ent and visitors are cordially invited to
attend.
EPISCOPAL
Prayer and sermon Sunday evening at
1880 o'clock. Communion Monday
morning at 900 o'clock.
METHODIST
Regular services at IL a. m. and 7:15
p. n. by Rev. R. o. Brown, Pastor.
BAPTIST.
Regular services will be held at II a.
m. and 7:l5 p. M, by Rev. R. H. Pur-
ser, Pastor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

Mr.. M. ]. Duggan, manager Of the
Truck Growers association, returned
Wednesday from a few days stay at
his old home in Mobile. He says that
the truckers down there are having q
fine year, in fact, the best they ever
had. The crops, with the exception of
beans, and the prices are both good.
One young man, who has thirty-ive
acres in cabbage, he says, will clear
$40, 900. The bean crop, two weeks
ago, was utterly wiped out, and this
section will get into the market with
that vegetable as soon as the coast.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
The Weather.

A fraction wei three and a half
inches of rain has fallen this week, and
it is the first time this winter that wa
ter has run in the bitches. The rain
that fell last week caused the river to
fill it's banks and it continued to rise un-
til Thursday at noon, when it had COW
cred pretty mucn all the low lands.
The forecast for today and Saturday is
fair weather.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

Judge Carroll was in own Thursday
afternoon and Friday. He will shortly
make a formal announcement of his
candidacy to succeed himself as judge
of this judicial district. The record he
has made as judge should win for him
the vote of every right-thinking citizen.
Judge CAROLS acquaintance in this
county dates back to his student days
lin the old Gathright school at Summer
vile, and he, like many other of his
fellow-students, has won distinction,
The late Senator McLaurin was a stu
dent there and several members of the
national congress from other states re-
ceived their early education at Summer
vile.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
Death of Mr.. Frank Coleman.

The Brooksville items contain the
news of the death at his home north
west of Macon of the old citizen and
Confederate veteran, Mr. Frank Cole
man, who passed away last Sunday af-
ternoon after an illness of more than
two years. His remains were inferred
IN the graveyard at Soule Chapel Sun
dav.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
70 Oar Friends and Customers:

We offer for sale some excellent head
lettuce and radishes. Will have about
April Goth egg, pepper and tomato
plants for sale in any quantity. Ring
phone % or apply at residence of J.. F.
Ames. TRUCK GROWERS ASSN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

The ladies of the local w. G. T. U.
will meet the second Tuesday in each
month, at 3 o'clock with the president,
Mrs. j. W. Deupree. All who feel in
terested are cordially invited to join.
MRS. WYATT M, JONES,
Corr esponding Secretary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

o SALE Two nice JeSAey cows. with young
calves for sale, 5000 each; four nice Jersey heif-
ers IL to IS months old. $500 each; two 2-year-oId,
coming fresh. 500 each if taken in the next ten
days. T. W. JACKSON.
4-3 Prairie Point, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
Card of Thanks.

Through the columns of The Beacon
we wish to thank our friends for kind
ness rendered during the sickness and
death of our loved ore. F. II. Coleman.
MRS. +. II. COLEMAN
AND CHILDREN,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
CLASSIFIED

RUNNER DUCK EGGS for sale at Soc a set
ting. There are no better layers. giving plenty Of
eggs all the fall and winter and until midsummer.
Every one invited to see my ducks.
MRS. FELIX GHACE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

You do not need big money, a little
money will buy the largest Mating Art
Square you ever looked at. We have
fifty to make your selection from.
A. KLAUS & CO.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
Teachers, Examinations.

Examinations for white teachers will
take place at the court house on Friday
and Saturday, April Bird and 4th and
18th and 18th.
For colored at school building No. 2
on Friday and Saturday, April 10th and
18th and Oath and 25th.
]. r. JACKSON,
Superintendent Of Education.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

NOTICEi! = The service of DANDY IRENE
JACOBA hereafter will be IS. and cash must ac-
company animal and be paid to the lot boy, other
wise no service. Privilege of returning COW if de-
sired. GEORGE RICHARDSON.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03
l.. F.
NOTICE

Those owing last years accounts, and
balances, and other accounts past due,
are respectfully requested to call and
settle. Ed. M. MURPHEY.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

FOR SALE-Four young mules, out of good
standard bred mares. See A. L. Neville of write
G. M. NEVILLE,
2-6 St Meridian, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

COLTS TAKEN UP = One black mare mule
colt. coming two years, not sheared and one bay
mare colt, same age. We're taken up while stray
ing on my place about two weeks ago. Owner il
requested to come forward. prove property. pay
charges and take them away or they will be es
trayed according to law. J.. f. HIBBLER.
4-3 Mcleod, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

GLASSES LOST Pair gold trimmed glasses
lost somewhere between Nose Holberg's residence
and school building. Reward will be paid II re-
turned to Beacon office. 4-3.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-04-03

FOR SALE-0ne Registered Jersey Bull. Price
$500. N. SCALES,
2-l3 At Macon, Miss.