davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
LEASES HARDwIcK HOTEL.
W. H. Snow, Formerly of City Hotel, to
Take Charge at Once.

William H. Snow, who conducted the
City hotel here for several years until
fire gutted that structure last January,
has leased the Hardwick inn and viii
take possession of the property at once.
Friends of Mr.. Snow in Barre win be
interested to learn that he is going to
make a speciality of summer business
and will cater to automobile parties.
The Hardwick inn is rated with some of
the best small hostelries in Vermont and
has enjoyed nm excellent patronage in
years past. He will be assisted m the
management by Mrs. Snow, and will
move to Hardwiek at once. Edward N.
Ruddy, brother of the latter, who has
been in Barre since the fire, will continue
in Mr. Stones employ as day clerk. He
also eontemplates moving his family to
Hardwick at once.
In connection with Mr.. Shows ex-
perience in the City hotel fire, he writes
of similar escape which he went
through while guest at the Quincy
house in Boston a few weeks ago 1t
was at the time of the fire which Quilted
the top floor of the old Quincy house
and resulted in the death of one guest
Mr.. Snow had been assigned to a room
on one of the upper floors when the fire
broke out. With number of other
guests in that part of the house he
managed to escape with difficulty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25

IDENTIFICATION BY TEETH.
Sought by Persecution in Case of Girl
Charged With Forgery.

Burlington, March 25.-The forgery
case OF state VS.. Louise Townsend
Gauthier took an unexpected turn yes
terday when States Attorney Hopkins
asked leave to reopen the case of the
prosecution-or, in legal terminology, to
withdraw his rest. The request con-
cerned something entirely within the
discretion of the court and was granted
by Judge Fish. The state hen called
DR.. j. +. Taggart and later DR.. Taggart's
assistant Miss Emma Tatro.
DIR. Taggart testified that on the twen-
ty-first of February, 1913, the date on
which the check in question was said to
have been passed at the Sherwood, at
about nine-thirty in the morning, a
young lady giving the name of Avis
Clemens appeared at his office and had
some work done to one of her teeth.
She told him she was a stranger and Of
fered him a check in payment. DIR. Tag
CART identified the check in the case as
the one she had offered him. She told
him her name was Avis Clemens and
that she was stopping at the Sherwood
house. Dr. Taggart declined to cash the
check and she left That same after
noon she came in and paid him.
DIR. Taggart testified that he had ex-
perieneed some difficulty in collecting
bill for work done for Louise Townsend
four years before in his Office, and rec
ognized her in Avis Clemens. On look
ing up the chart of her teeth he was
able to identity the two people as the
anne. Miss Emma Tatro, assistant in
DR.. Taggart's office, identified the re-
spondent as Avis Clemens.
This testimony was so entirely un-
expected that Attorney V. A. Ballard for
the respondent asked for little time in
which to look into the new facts. This
the court granted. At the end of the re-
cess. Mr.. Bullard questioned Dr. Tag
CART about the filling which he put into
the tooth he had chartered, drew out
answers as to the permanence of the
tooth as fixed up and asked the witness
to see if he could locate the tooth in the
respondents mouth. The witness inves-
tipated and reported that the tooth was
missing. Asked if he could tell when
the tooth was drawn, he said he could
not. At this point the case rested.
Attorneys proceeded with their argu-
ments, the theory of the defence being
that Avis Clemens must have been
someone other than Miss Townsend.
while the states attorney argued that in
view of the repeated identitications
there should be no serious doubt as to the
identity of the guilty person and Mrs.
Louise Townsend Gauthier. Counsel on
both sides reviewed the evidence at
length.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
FAMOUS SINGERS Sc
CURED FOR FESTIVAL
Nine. Gerville Reache To Be One of the
Artists at Montpelier on May 27
and 2s-0ther Announce
ments Made.

Through the generosity and public
spirit of Fred A. Howland, Joseph A.
DeBoer, DIR. A. B. Bisbee. L. d. Taft and
Mayor James NJ. Boutwell,. the manage
ment of the Montpelier Choral society
was to-day able TO announce the appear
ance of a singer of world reputation at
the musical festival i'm Montpelier on
May 27 and 2S. The singer, who has
appeared both in Europe and America
on all the grand opera stages to the adj
miration of enthusiastic audiences, be-
ing pronounced by critics as the worlds
greatest eontralto, is Nine. Gerville
Reache.
A descendant OF French royal blood,
Nine. Reache reached the height OF Eu-
ropean fame when Hammerstein brought
her to America. where she became the
sensation of operate events. Since then
she has been identified with prominent
opera houses in the United States and
Canada, including the Metropolitan. Bos-
ton. Philadelphia and Chicago opera
houses and still later with the Montreal
opera house. A natural born actress
possessed of a voice of unequalled range.
lady OF high intellectual attainments
and marvellous iutcrpretative power, her
concert work is of such exceptional order
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
ULSTER ORANGE PLOT REVEALED.
Declared John E. Redmond, Leader of
Irish Nationalists.

London. March 25.--"The Ulster
Orange plot has now been completely re-
vealed," said John e. Redmond, the
leader of the Irish Nationalist party, in
statement yesterday to the Associated
Press. "Sir Edward Carson" he said,
"and his army have not and never had
the slightest intention of fighting. As a
fighting force against the regular troops
they could not hold out for week"
Mr.. Redmond continued;
'sThe plan was to put up the appear
ance of fight. and then by society in
fuences seduce the officers of the British
army. BY this means they intended to
intimidate the government and to defeat
the win of the British people. The ac-
ton of the commanders of some of the
crack cavalry regiments officers by aris-
tocrats has now fully disclosed the plan
of the campaign.
"The issue now raised is a wider one
even than Home Rule in Ireland. 1t is
whether Democratic government is to
be browbeaten and dictated to by the
drawing rooms of London and by that
section of officers of the British army,
who are aristocrats and violent Tory
partisans.
"Tbe cause of Irish freedom has in
this fight become the cause of popular
freedom and ordered liberty throughout
the world. 1t is impossible to doubt
what the result of such fight will be
"The second reading of the home rule
will be taken Monday and the bill will
be proceeded with until it finds its place
on the statute books"
James Henry Thomas, labor member
for Derby and organizing secretary of
the Alamgamated Society of Railway
Servants, speaking in the House Of
Commons last night on the Ulster crisis,
said that the notice given by 100000 rail
way men would expire in November.
Ii the doctrine pronounced by the op-
position were allowed to prevail, il
might be his duty in the interval to Wis
il the industrial centers and tell the rail
way men to drill and organize in order
to enforce their demands.
Would the opposition members, he
said, he content to sit quietly in their
seats and permit him to. preach such
doctrines?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
CHILDREN CARRIED OVER DAM.
After They Had Walked OFF Edge of
Ice

Claremont, " H.. March 25.-While
walking hand in hand on the ice in
back OF River street block, on the Sugar
river, yesterday afternoon, Alex Yaska
and Alex Bondarintci, aged Az and )
years. respectively, suddenly dropped
through, and 10 minutes later 100 per
sons saw their bodies pass over the grist
mill dam and disappear in the whirlpool
22O feet below Ray Wallace and Ben
Avon had seen the youngsters disappear
through the ice and gave the alarm.
News of the accident spread quickly
and in short while nearly 200 persons
had congregated on ward bridge at
great danger of causing the structure to
collapse. They were driven off and the
bridge was roped off by orders of Chief
Of Police Cole.
Other efforts failing to make safe
search for the bodies possible, dynamite
was used to break up the ice at the
place where the children finally disap-
peared. Volunteers and hired workmen
took many chances but they could not
locate the bodies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
CHANGERS TURN MINsrRELs.
Gave Performance at South Barre Before
Large Audience.

Unity temple at South Barre was
| taxed to it's capacity last evening for
the opening engagement of the two.night
minstrel show being conducted under the
auspices OF the South Barre grange. One
of the best collection Of fun makers ever
gathered in this vicinity occupied the
tier of seats on the end Of the big olio
setting and their antics proved to be a
source Of merrinlent all through the
evening.
Alex. Milne, jr, was interloeutor and
about him was a coterie of silver. throat
ed soloists. whose abilities are unques-
toned in local musical circles Among
the most prominent soloists were Louis
Menari, local Italian singer. who rem
dered several pleasing selections He
was Obliged TO respond to several en-
cores. Ray Ducharme, the popular bari
tone soloist. won the approval of his
audience with selected solos. Scattered
about the end tiers were found such
well-known comedians as Robert Foster,
Guy George William Roberts, Roy n
eharme, and Cassius Camp. Archie
Adams sang. Tango Is the Dance for
Me- Mr.. Foster rendered. "Good- Bye
Boys" in a very pleasing manner. Guy
George assumed conspicuous po-
sition in the program by rendering
when the Harbor Lights Are Burning"
Music for the grand olio was furnished
by the grange orchestra.
During the latter part of the show
the audience was entertained with high
grade vaudeville sketches. Ducharme and
Tacy in their littIe skit entitled. "The
Cigarette Dope" were entitled to great
applause. The show was brought to
close with an exhibition of iegerdemain
bv Granteville theatrical person.
whose name was not divulged to the
public. Much of the success of the play
can be attributed to the untiring efforts
of Guy George, who has been drilling his
constituents for the past month with
great zeal. At the close of the perform
ance the hall was cleared and dancing
continued until midnight.
The minstrel show will be presented
again this evening at Unity temple, to
be followed by dancing. On Thursday
night of this week the players will go
to Washington, where the production
will be presented again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
BIG PYTHIAN ASSEM-
BLY, IN BARRE ).
LAST NIGHT
In Ceremonial at Howland Hall Class Of
10 Took the Degree, After Which
Speeches Were Made.

Two hundred Pythians gathered in the
city last night for the annual meeting
of the sixth district. Six lodges sent
large delegations that cohfbined to make
the yearly get-together one of the most
notable of the year in Pythian circles.
The following lodges were represented:
Montpelier lodge Of Montpelier, Marsh
field lodge Of Marshield, Vincitia lodge
of Barre, Caledonia lodge of Groton,
Ethan Allen lodge of West Topsham
and Paul Dillingham; lodge of Water
bury. At o'clock tie delegates assem-
bled in the vestry OF the Universalist
church where the ladies' union OF that
society served supper. If The local lodge
outdid itself providing entertainment for
the visitors later in the evening an ex-
cellent pace for them TO follow was set
by the ladies who had charge of the sup
per.
The ceremonial was held in Rowland
hall. Thither went t,3c delegates at the
end of the supper. Ten candidates from
Barre and other towns presented them
selves for the rank Of page, which was
conferred by Vincitia lodge. with the as
sistanee of Uniform rank, No. G, X. P.,
also of Barre. The degree work was
one of the interesting features of the
meeting.
The closing hours of the meeting were
given over entirely to speech-making.
Homer G. Ladd, past grand chancellor
Of the Vermont lodge. presided and in
troduced the various speakers in turn.
There was an unusually large gathering
OF prominent Vermont Pythians and all
spoke Of the encouraging outlook for the
fraternity in this state. Among those
who responded were V. c. Rand of Hard
wick, grand chancellor; Henry Gilchrist
of Mclndoes, past grand chancellor:
Hugh w. buchanan of Orleans, past
grand chancellor. and Russell W. Parrish
of Burlington, grand vice chancellor. Re-
sponses were also made by chancellor
commanders of each lodge represented.
One of the pleasurable numbers on the
program came when Mr.. Gilmore of
Hardwiek contributed reading. He
was heartily applauded until he respond
ed with an encore. Most of the dele
gates left for their homes on late even
ing or early morning trains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
EXPECTS TO LIVE CENTURY.
Austin Winslow, vermonter in Wash
ington, Nearly UP to Mark Now.

Washington, d. c., March 25-Ver'
mont holds the record for hale and hear
ty old age, in this city, in the person Of
Austin Winslow, who says he remem'
bers when pigs and cows wandered about
the streets of the nations capital. Mon
day he celebrated his Doth birthday. Ap.
parently in excellent health, Mr. Win.
slow, who lives at the home of William
A. Adams at l0ll M street northwest
said yesterday that he is confident that
he will live another year and round Out
a full century of existence.
A well built, white bearded man. MIR
Winslow still talks with a deep, boom
ing voice and shows interest in all that
goes on around him. He is rather deaf
but otherwise his faculties seem unim-
paired.
Il know that have already lived
longer than people do usually, but
hope to live at least one more year, so
that / can be 100 years old" said Mr.
Winslow, this morning. Il am being very
very well taken care of, and | see no
reason why ! should not go on living"
Mr.. Winslow was born at Barnard,
VT, March 2l, 1915, and his father was
Hezekiah Winslow, who fought in the
battle of Bunker Hill during the Ameri-
SIN revolution. Later he moved to
Syracuse, N. Y, and then to Utica,
N. Y. He cast his first vote for William
Henry Harrison.
He first came to Washington in lS46
as a deputy United States marshal in
connection with postofiice robbery at
Troy, N. Y. He found Washington in a
very bad condition, with mud knee deep
in some of the streets and cows and pigs
wandering about. He came to Wash
ington to live in 1850. and married DR..
Caroline Brown. He had been married
once before.
Mr.. Winslow helped build house for
Salmon p. Chase, then secretary of the
treasury, near the corner of 10th and
III streets, and later worked at the
treasury for six years. Then he worked
at the navy yard and census bureau He
went abroad for one year, but returned
to Washington.
He is fond of praising Alexander r.
Shepherd, former governor of the dis
trict. and believes that TO Governor
Shepherd is due the credit for the pres
ent beauty OF Washington. He tells Of
the intense opposition TO some of Gov
ernor Shepherds plans, but says that all
OF these plans We're really for the good
of the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
KILLED BY HIS cHUM.
William T. Wight Victim of Accident
at Brewer, Me-

Brewer, Me-, March 25.-W William T.
Wight, Is years old. son Of Mrs. Samuel
Deering, was accidentally shot and al
most instantly killed by one of his best
friends, Ralph Hills, l6 years old. yes
terday afternoon.
The boys were in the woods about a
mile from the city, and, according TO
young Hills, neither supposed that their
rifles were loaded when they were
pointing them at each other.
Hills rifle was discharged, the bullet
entering young Wight's neck, taking a
downward course and coming out back
of the shoulder
Hills ran for aid, but when he returned
Wight was dead
Coroner Ralph L. White Investigated
and said last night that he had placed
the facts in the hands of County Atty.
d. F. Snow. The matter is generally
considered an accident beyond any
doubt, as the boys were close compan-
ions and school chums
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
REBEKAHS AMONG MoURNERs
At Funeral of Mrs. Lena A. Keith at Her
Late Home Yesterday Afternoon.

Close personal friends of the deceased
neighbors, many relatives and large
delegation from Bright Star RebekaF
lodge, No. IS, /. 0. 0. f., joined yestcr-
day afternoon in paying tribute to the
memory of Mrs. Leon A. Keith, whose
death at her home, 10 South Main street
Saturday afternoon, terminated an i'll
ness that began around Christmas. Fu-
neral services were held at the house at
2 o'clock, Rev. George H. Holt, pastor Of
the First Baptist church, officiating. The
bearers were as follows; 0rril Barre
Wilmer Barrett, Elon 4. Barrett ~
Bert Barrett, brothers OF Mrs. Il Is 4
Walter Boutwell, and Verne M eek,
who represented Bright ~ .ge, to
which the deceased bel - The re-
mains were placed in theS aeiving vault
at Elmwood cemetery, where they will
rest until spring, when interment will
be made in the family lot at Hope ceme-
terry.
Among those from a distance who at
tended the services and joined in the
escort to the cemetery were; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmer Barrett of Salem, Mass,
Bert Barrett and Leon Barrett of Lyn-
donville, Mr.. and Mrs. Orril Barrett and
Milo Barrett of Cabot Mrs. d. G. Keith
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Ellis OF Calais.
A profuse floral offering included the
following pieces; Pillow, children; pill
low, brothers. roses and carnations, Miss
Agnes Higgins and A. J. Guthrie; carna-
tions, Bright Star Rebekah lodge, Mrs.
Forbes and Lillian Piper, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Clark, Charles Birnie, Baptist
church, Philathea class, Walter Boutwell,
and Mrs. Fenwick. Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Howe, Miss Thomasena Kesson, Mrs.
L. J.. Mead, Mrs. F. W. Haskett; white
roses, Baptist Sunshine band; lilies,
friends; carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
FarIand
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
Is the Next Step in New Ha-
ven Railroad Disso-
luton
DIRECTORS HEARD
THE REPORT TO-DAY
Afterwards a General Meet.
ing of Owners Of Road
Will Be Held

New York, March 25.--Unusual inter
est was attached to the special meeting
to-day of the directors of the New Ha-
ven railroad because the dissolution
agreement recently entered into between
Chairman Howard Elliott and the de-
partment of justice was to be considered.
Chairman Elliott was expected to sub
come of the conferences at Washing,
ton.
1t was thought probable that after
the meeting call would be issued for a
special meeting of the shareholders in
the near future, as the consent of the
shareholders is necessary before final
steps toward dissolution can be taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
John Seely, British Secre-
tary of State for War,
Resigns
BIG OVERTURN
IN GOVERNMENT
His Action Was Taken Fol
lowing Publication of
Public Documents

London, March 25--Colonel John See
" to-day resigned his portfolio as sec
retary OF state for war in the British
cabinet. His action had been forecasted
earlier. in the day when he asked the in
diligence of the House in a view of a
statement which he said he would make
later in the day.
The action was taken following his ac-
tion in making public the documents
which officially disclosed the fact that
the British government had given the
officers in Ireland written understand
ing that there was no intention OF using
the army to crush listers political OPP
position to the home r'-'o hill. The cor
respondence pointed out. however, that
the government retained the right to use
the army to maintain law and order.
Premier Asquth refused to accept Sec
retary Seely's resignation.
London. March 25-The mutiny in a
section of British army officers IN Ire
land, when they believed they were to
be ordered to fight the Ulstermen, was
again to-day subject OF the most pro-
found interest in Parliament and among
the public
Correspondence between the war office
and army officers in Ireland, which led
to recent wholesale designations and re-
instatements, was made public to-day IN
an official communication to the Houses
of Parliament. II can be seen from this
correspondence that the war office was
informed early in December of the pos
sibility of the resignation of officers in
case the situation in regard to Ulster
came to crisis.
In consequence of this information,
Colonel John Seeley, secretary of state
for war, interviewed the commanding
officers, explaining that an officer OF the
British army is entitled to obey orders
to shoot only III case the order is reas-
enable under the circumstances. The
secretary told them that no one, from a
general to private, was entitled to use
more force than was required to main
tain order and the safety of life and
property. Continuing, he said that If
the officers and men of the British army
were led to believe there is a possibility
they might be called upon to take out
rageous action, for instance, at mas
sacre demonstration, if the Orangemen
were causing no danger, they would be
justified in refusal to obey. There
never has been, however, and there is
no intention of giving outrageous il
legal orders to troops.
Replying to later communication from
Brigadier General Cough, reporting the
feeling of his brigadier in letter ini-
tiated by Colonel Seeley and Field Mar
slial Sir John French he said the army
council was satisfied that the incident
which has arisen in regard to resigna-
tion is due to a misunderstanding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
COMPLETE VICTORY CLAIMED
BY Rebel Commander in, the Battle of
Guerrero.

Brownsville, Tex, March 25.-Fifty-
two eonstitutionalists and so federaIs
were killed, wounded or captured in Mon
days battle at Guerrero, Mexico, accord
ing to the official report of Gen. Antonio
Villareal, rebel commander, received
at the Matamoras constitutionalist head
quarters last night. Captain Jose Maria
Montamayer is reported among the rebel
dead.
General Villareals message, dated at
Guerrero, claimed complete victory
for the constitutionalists. He reported
25,000 rounds of ammunition, 90 rifles
and other additional reports indicated
that a large number of Mexican soldiers
had crossed into the United States dur
ing the battle. Rebel sources claimed
200 federals had deserted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
FRANK cARNEs' FUNERAL
Was Held at East Barre With Interment
in Wilson Cemetery.

Funeral services for Frank Carnes,
whose sudden death occurred at the home
of friend in East Barre Sunday night.
were held from Whitcomb's undertaking
establishment Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. James Ramage, pastor Of
the East Barre Congregational church,
officiating. There was large gathering
of friends and many flowers testified to
the esteem in which the man was held.
The bearers were as follows: Al. Il. Cut
Ter, Wilbur Cutler, William Crowley and
Charles Waterman. Interment was
made in Wilson cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
MRS. LUCY NJ. oRDwAY.
Montpelier Woman Died Tuesday Even
ing-Burial at Chelsea.

Mrs. Lncy NJ. Ordway, a native OF
Chelsea. died at Montpelier on Tuesday
evening of bronchial pneumonia AT the
are of - years. Mrs. Ordway was born
on September "a. 1859, the daughter OF
LYMAN and Louise Metealf, and she re-
moved to Montpelier % years ago. She
leaves two daughters. Mrs. Ethel T..
Macev OF Montpelier, with whom she re-
sided. and Ray II. Ordway Of Randolph;
also one sister. Mrs. ID. y. Howe, OF Ran
dolph
The funeral will be held Thursday aft
eruoon at O'Clock, and the remains will
be taken TO Chelsea for burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-25
KILLED WHILE RoBBING.
Michael Murphy Was Victim of Detec-
tive at Troy, N. Y.

Troy. n. v, March 25.-Michael Muir.
phv, IS years old, resident of Cohoes
was shot and instantly killed late last
night by Harold B. Smith, a detective il
the employ of the New York Central
railroad. Smith caught Murphy and sew
eral other men in the act of robbing d
freight car in the railroad yards at Green
island. Murphy drew a razor and at.
tackled Smith and the latter shot his as.
sailant dead.