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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
CLAIMS TIES WERE ROTTEN.
Also That Other Rutland R. R. Equip
ment Was Not in Condition.

Bennington, Feb. l9 Papers were filed
at the county clerks Office yesterday in
a suit brought by William b. Sheldon,
ia Bennington attorney, against the Rnt-
land Railroad company. The plaintiff
claims $4,000 damages for. injuries al
legged to have been received November
is, 1912, when northhound train was
derailed in the town Of New Haven. The
plaintiff claims in his writ that the
roadbed at the point where the accident
occurred was not in proper condition be-
cause of rotten ties and old rails and
that the train was being rum at high,
unsafe and dangerous rate of speed He
claims that he was thrown to the floor
OF the car and that he was struck by a
piece of baggage, sustaining injuries
from which he has not recovered and
which have interfered with the practice
of his profession. The writ is return
able at the June term of Bennington
county court to be held at Manchester.
Batehelder & Bates of Bennington ap-
pear for the plaintiff The junior mem
Der of the firm was injured in the same
accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
X. OF P's. IN WASHINGTON.
Big Gathering for the Supreme Council
Convention.

Washington, d. c. Feb. l9.-Delegates
from practically every state, province
and territory of the North American
Continent are arriving in Washington
to-day for the convention OF the SUI
preme council. Knights of Pythias,
which began sessions here to-day that
will continue until Saturday night. The
calling to order Of the convention mark
ed the opening of the celebration of the
golden jubilee, commemorating the
foundation of the order here fifty years
ago, and similar celebrations will be
held by local councils in more than Il
600 cities, towns and villages OF the
United States and Canada.
The convention win be addressed by
several high officers of the federal gov
ernment including Secretary Bryan and
the delegates viii be received by Presi-
dent Wilson at the White House. Fully
G000 representative members of the or
der are expected to attend and pro-
gram of the most elaborate character
has been arranged. The order was
founded in Washington February Is,
1864, by - government clerks, headed
by Justus Henry Rathbone. To-day
it has nearly 100000 members scattered
over the American continent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
RUTLAND YOUTH
DIED STRANGELY
Frank Baker, Aged 2l, Died From Some
Unknown Cause, Knowing That
There Was Warrant Against

Rutland, Feb. l9.-What may be a
case of death from fear occurred here
Yesterday when Frank Baker, q years
old, an employe of the Woolworth store,
died knowing that the chief of police
had warrant for him, charging a states
prison offense.
On January IL Mrs. Margaret Dalton,
27, now serving a sentence at the house
of correction, left on the doorstep of
Bakers mothers home here an infant
daughter, which was born to her. Mrs.
Dalton has not lived with her husband
for several years. In statement made
to the police after 1t was found that
she had abandoned the child, Mrs. Dali
ton implicated young Baker. He was
summoned to police headquarters and
rigidly questioned, but denied the allega-
tions That night he was taken i'll and
has since been in state of great ner-
vous exhaustion, collapsing yesterday
afternoon. The death certificate gives
the cause of death as gastritis. The
warrant charging adultery was never
served on Baker because of his condi-
tion.
The young man is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Richard Baker, and sis
ter, Miss Bridget Baker, both OF this
city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
GRANITE MANUFACTURERS DEATH
John B. Dillon of Dillon & Haley, an
Old Montpelier Firm.

The death Of John b. Dillon of the
granite manufacturing firm OF Dillon &
Haley occurred at his home in Mont
pelier this morning, after i'll health COW
ering a period of two years, which be-
came dangerous when he contracted a
cold last Friday. Since that time he
ment was old-fashioned consumption,
but toward the end his heart became
weakened.
Mr.. Dillon was born in Bristol May D,
1850, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Dillon. His mother died when he was
an infant. He leaves two half lf-sisters,
Mary and Kate Dillon of Burlington.
two half-brothers, Michael and Andrew
OF New York, two brothers, Patrick of
Middlebury and Timothy OF Vergennes,
and one sister, Mrs. Hannah McGettriek
of Schenectady, n. Y. Mr.. Dillon was
married % years ago to Jennie Hen,
bricks of Frankfort, Me-, with whom he
became acquainted while they were both
working at South Ryegate' where he
learned the stonecutter's trade.
After residing for a time in South
Ryegate, they came to Barre and during
the lockout of 1902 Mr. Dillon formed
partnership in the granite business
with James 5. Haley. The partners
continued the business in Barre for four
months and then moved it to Mont
pelier, where it had been conducted ever
since Mr.. Dillon was member of the
Montpelier lodges of the Knights of CO.
lumbus and the Elks.
The funeral will be held from st. Au-
gustine's church in Montpelier Saturday
morning at 9:30 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
To Barre. Checklist at Board
of yil Authority
- Meeting
TOTAL OF 92 NAMES
WERE ACTED UPON
Ward Officers Were Selected
for Coming Municipal
Election

But few changes are recorded in the
newly compiled slate OF officers who are
to serve in the several ward polling
places at the approaching municipal cleo
tion. Vacancies caused by death, by re-
movals or BY the decision of former
ward officers to contest for city offices
We're filed last night at the first meet
ing OF the board Of civil authority for
the purpose of revising the 1914 check
list. Ten members were present and
Frank G.. Rowland was elected to act
as chairman "A total Of 92 changes were
made on the first night and of this num-
Der approximately go were new names,
the names OF citizens to whom the fran
chise is extended by virtue of natural
ization papers, new comers in Barre, and
by young men who have become of age
since the last city election.
The following ward officers will serve
March 8
Ward Ward clerk, George N. Til
den. lnspectors--H. A. Mcneil, George
+. Howe, G.. |. Beckley. Ballot clerks
n. b. Ballard, j. Carson, T. G. Carswell,
George Ii. Cook. Assistants >.
Owens, +. N. Philbrick.
Ward Ward clerk, T. J. Mercer.
Inspectors b. p. White, T. j. Denning,
Robert Inglis. Ballot clerks H. A.
Rugg, r. S. Currier, John Jones, John
Rowley. Assistants-James Brown, A.
G. Fay.
Ward 3Ward clerk, Il. i. Smith. In
spectors-C. G. Narney, George Hoyt, J.
b. Sanguinetti. Ballot clerks-William
Mcdonald, ]. Edward Murphy, Alto Mar
iani, Alexander A. Murray. Assistants
o. d. Shurtleff, t. II. Cave, jr
Ward Ward clerk, W. T. Calder.
Inspectors james Moruzzi, b. b. Jack
son, james Glass. A. w. Cordiner. Bal
lot clerks--T G. Carson, Duncan MeMil-
Ian, William Oliver. Assistants-J. X.
Anderson. Peter Thorn.
Ward 5-Ward clerk, James Rae. In
,spectors Frank f. Comolli, r. Il. Me
Nulty. O. u. Howe Ballot clerks--Jas-
per Bizzozero, James Walker, Celeste
Bianchi John Frontini. Assistants-C.
Cardi. James Hastings.
Ward 6-Ward clerk. William Brown.
Inspectors r. Mower, Charles Cay,
Frank Biermeyer. Ballot clerks-E. r.
Davis, J, d. Wood, Battista CALI, Carl G.
Rollins. Assistants-W X. Beck, George
Cooper.
Tonight the board will hold its sec.
ond meeting. 1t is expected that large
number OF citizens who contemplate vot-
ing at the election, will avail themselves
OF this, the next to the last opportunity,
to get their names on the check list.
The session will convene at 7 o'clock.
The last meeting of the board is to be
held on the evening of Wednesday, Feb
25. After that date the check list to be
used at the polling places March 3 will
be drafted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
RETURN MANsLAUGHTER VERDICT
In Case of Rance Grasse, Charged With
Numbering Wife.

Bangor, Me-, Feb. ia verdict OF
manslaughter was returned in supreme
court early this morning in the case OF
State VS.. Rance Grasse, for the murder
of his divorced wife, Mrs. Nettie NJ
Appleby.
In his closing, Attorney General Will
son dwelt upon the fact that all testi-
mony showed that there were no powder
marks upon the body or the clothing
of the victim, indicating, as the state
contended, that the shot that killed her
could not have come from a weapon held
in her own hand at close range and he
also referred to the accusation of mis-
treatment brought against Grasse by
Marcia Torrens, the l2-year-old niece,
with the suggestion that the child's story
had stirred Mrs. Appleby to such an
ger that she assailed Grasse with bit
terness of speech that maddened him
and prompted the fatal shot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
MUNICIPAL WATER SHORTAGE.
Bennington Water Main Believed to Be
Frozen.

Bennington, Feb. l9-Only those per-
sons who either live or have their places
of business in the lower sections of the
village were being supplied with water
from the village system yesterday. THE
village is entirely. without fire protec-
tion of any kind and it is not likely
that the condition will be remedied in
side of "a hours. Monday the supply in
the reservoir began to decrease rapidly
and an investigation developed the fact
the main supply pipe was out of com
mission, probably because of freezing.
The main supply pipe is over two
miles in length and while it is known to
be clear for a portion of the distance
there is still much of it to be tested.
There are two other supplies running
into the reservoir but the amount of
water secured therefrom is inadequate.
especially in times of severe cold wealth
er when the users of the water persist
in opening their faucets at night to
prevent freezing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
DIED AT AGE OF 70.
Mrs. Able F. Martyr of Plainfield Passed
Away Wednesday.

Plain6eld. Feb lD.--Mrs. Kate Martyr,
wife OF Able r. Martyr, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Dan l. Page, of
this place early Wednesday morning at
the advanced age of ~ years Although
her health had been breaking down for
some time, she had not been considered
seriously i'll until about four weeks ago,
on account Of her weakened condition,
she was obliged to take to her bed, since
which time she failed rapidly.
Kate Taylor, daughter Of Coolidge and
Desire Vincent Taylor, was born at what
is now known as The Cove farm in
Marshfield. November 6, 1894 On March
27, 1853, she married Able +. Martyr OF
Plainfeld. Immediately after this mar
riage they moved to the farm in the
east part of the town, which they con-
tinued to occupy for over SO years. In
the fall of 1905, on account of advanc-
ing years, the farm was sold and they
had since made their home with their
daughter, Mrs. Page.
Mrs. Martyr leaves to mourn her pass
ing her aged husband, now in his S5th
year, and two children, Nellie r., wife
of Dan /. Page of Plaintield, and Murray
A., of Marshiield Another child, Leon
S., died at the age Of four years.
: Although her sphere of activities was
not an extended one she did all she
could faithfully and well in the position
in which she was placed. She was d
woman naturally endowed with much
more than average ability, active, of
jovial disposition and ever popular in
the circle in which she moved.
Funeral services will be held at her
late home Friday afternoon at | o'clock,
with burial in the family lot in the Cen
ter cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
HAITscH HIS OWN KIDNApER.
Cleveland Man Tried to Get 5000 "Ran.
SOM from His Sister.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. ia hunt by
The police for the alleged kidnapers of
Michael Haitsch, said to be wealthy
tourist from New Kingston, Pa, was
transferred yesterday into search for
Michael Haitsch, alleged criminal from
Cleveland. Ohio, who alarmed his sister
in the Pennsylvania town with kilograms
pleading with her to pay 5000 ransom to
release him from kidnapers.
The police were besought by
IIaitsch's sister, Mrs. Martha Kunsch, OF
New Kensington, to rescue her brother.
Detectives were watching telegraph
office for some of the supposed kidnap-
ers to appear and claim the money
which she had wired when telegram
was received from the Cleveland police
requesting the local authorities to ar
rest Haitseh as a fugitive.
The message from Cleveland said that
Haitsch had wired his sister the tale
of having been kidnapped in order to
obtain 5000 from her. Haitseh has not
been found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
FUNERAL OF c. E. WHITE.
Was Held From His Late Home on
North Main Street.

Funeral services for Charles f. White,
Iong-t resident of Barre, whose
death occurred at his. home on North
Main street Sunday afternoon, were held
at the house Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Rev. l.. F. Newell, pastor of the
Hedding Methodist church, officiating.
Members of r. i. Crandall post. Grand
Army of the Republic to which the de-
ceased belonged. and delegation from
Col j. b. Meade circle. Ladies of the
IG. A. r.. attended the funeral The bear
ers were as follows +. L. Smith. COM
mander of the post, O. j. Howes. Charles
A. Lundgren, John i. Callaghan. John
Mason and Clarence Kenyon. Before the
remains were taken from the house. the
impressive services of the Ladies OF the
Ia. A. r. were read. The body was
placed in the receiving vault at Elm
wood cemetery.
Among those who attended from out
of the city we're: Fred /. White of
Hardwick. Mrs Robert Nelson OF Bos-
ton. George +. White and Mrs. Frank
White OF Boston and Mrs. Cole OF Stark.
y. II. Two brothers of the deceased
were unable to be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
LITTLE BOYS CONFESS.
Set Fire When They Were Exploring in
Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, n. H., Feb. l9.-Everett
Mcdonald, aged 10, and John Rossi,
eight. were arrested last night by Off
Ger Shannon and confessed having set
the fire which destroyed shed on Com
mercial alley in the rear of the f. A.
Gray & Co. print shop Monday night.
and which for a time threatened the
business section of the city.
The boys said they were out stealing
and broke into storehouse on Daniel
street, in the rear of Caters market
first, but did not find anything to their
liking. They next visited the she'd on
Commercial alley and found a can con
tanning oil. After turning the faucet
they lighted a match TO see what it was
and when il blazed up they ran away.
The fire was checked before it got
into the paint storehouse.
Both boys, it is said. have figured in
several petty thieving scrapes and have
given the police considerable trouble Of
late.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
WOMAN KILLED IN ELEVATOR.
Mrs. Georgianna M. Wood, Aged 70, Vic
tim at Worcester. Mass.

Worcester, Mass. Feb. l9.-Mrs. Geor-
gianna NJ Wood, 70 years old, a promi-
nent Concord, N. H., woman. was in
stantly killed here last night by an ele-
vator in an apartment house at S93
Main street.
Mrs. Wood was visiting her brother,
Charles H. Fisher, a Worcester business
man, and the fatality occurred as she
was leaving his suite to attend lecture.
The elevator is operated by the in
dividual desiring to arise or descend and
has no regular attendant. 1t is thought
that Mrs. Wood accidentally started the
machinery controlling it before she in
tended
Mrs. Horace Bell, an attendant at the
apartment house heard noise and
found the Concord woman, wedged be-
tween the car and the ceiling of the
fourth floor She screamed and Mrs.
Woods brother ran from his room.
The police ambulance was summoned
and DIR. Louis Cassell was called. but he
announced that death was. instantane-
Gus. Mrs. Woods neck was broken and
every rib in her body was fractured.
The remains were taken to the City hos
pital morgue, and sent to Concord to-
day.
Mrs. Wood was connected with several
woman's organizations in the New
Hamphire capital. She is survived by
her son, Henry F. Wood, of Everett.
Mass. brother, Henry +. Fisher, Of
Worcester, and sister, Mrs. Flora i.
Thompson, of Concord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
27 of Castillo's Crowd Have
Been Taken Pris-
OnerS
CASTILLO HIMSELF
HELD BY u. S. TROOPS
Mexican Rebels Chased His
Men and Broke
Them Up

Hachita, New Mexico, Feb. ia re-
port was received to-day that detach-
ment of rebel troops met the remnant
of Maxine Castillo's bandit outlaws and
made 27 of them prisoners.
Castillo was brought here yesterday
by United States troops. With him
were his brother. his trumpeter and the
Iatters wife, and two Indian women.
None OF the party was mounted.
The bandit, apparently was not
adverse to placing himself under the pro-
lection of the United States, while his
band, which for months has harassed
settlers, held prisoners for ransom,
burned, sacked and stolen in a career
which eliminated in the Cumbre tunnel
disaster, was scattered.
Since the Cumbre tragedy Castillo has
known no rest and seemed on the verge
OF nervous breakdown when brought
here. Villas rebels have been hot on his
trail and along the American border
hard riding American troopers kept
sleepess watch for him. Finally he
chose capture by the latter as his fate.
On his person, Lieutenant Rothwell
found the check for 81 900 given him by
w. A. Roxby as ransom. Roxby, an
American, who is manager of a Mexican
ranch, was held up by Castillo q week
or more ago. He is now in I'll Paso,
where the bank has been instructed not
to honor the check.
The troopers and their prisoners
camped Monday night at Las Ciengas,
Is miles south of here. The trip was
over the toughest roads and required
five hours.
Castillo was not talkative. He looked
at his inquisitors ont OF bloodshot eyes,
but yehemcntly asserted his innocence
of completely in the Cumbre tragedy. He
said he was a Socialist and was conduct
ing a separate revolution in order to at
tain that form Of government for Mex
leo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
WOMAN PUT UNDER CHARGE.
Daisy Rae Bresette to Be Given Hearing
on March II.

Mrs Daisy Rae Bresette was arrested
Wednesday afternoon by Officer Harry
Gamble on a charge of keeping house
of i'll fame. Before Judge H. w. Scott
she entered plea of not guilty and the
case was continued to March u for
hearing. The court fixed bail at $500,
which the womanwas unable to furnish.
Officers took her to the county Jail in
Montpelier last night. The respondent
was represented by X. A. Hoar. Grand
Juror A. q. Fay made the complaint for
her arrest.
Deputy Sheriff A. NJ. Morrison re-
turned from Cabot last night with an
other grist of alleged principals in the
high link performances that featured the
annual promenade and harvest home fes-
tival at Cabot last January. All of the
five respondents are farm hands and all
pleaded guilty when arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Scott. Emerson
Hoyt was fined So and costs of $l4.59.
On his representation that he and j.
Barleyeorn had severed partnership,
Emery was allowed to take the pledge
and the fine was temporarily suspended.
He paid costs. Raymond Abbott paid
the minimum fine and costs of Sl3l4
William N. Marsh paid So and costs of
Sl4.59. Bertel Emery appended his sig
nature to promissory temperance note
and paid costs of Sl4.59. Floyd Freeman
was fined $5 and costs of $l3.75, which
he paid. Complaints against the boys
were made by States Attorney j. Ward
Carver and the deputy was sent to Cab
OF yesterday morning. Three other men,
whom the state claims were in at the
Jan. 10 jollifcation, have cases pending
in county court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
5000 PEOPLE
TO BE SOLICITED
By the Campaigners in Behalf Of the
Barre City Hospital Building Fund
in Short Time.

More than 10000 names will be avail
able at the headquarters of the Barre
City hospital campaign, when the solicit
ing teams begin their duties in Is towns
early in March. These figures will give
some idea of the scope of the campaign
and its metes and bounds are not nec-
essarily limited by town lines or county
boundaries. Former residents of Barr
friends of hospital endeavor8 and Of /.
have signified in one way or %
that they will contribute to tbs eN j
when the proper time arrives.
The working unit of the campaign
corps is to be team consisting OF nine
men or women, and campaign Here
in Barre there will be six teams of men
and five teams of women. Their opera
tions viii be extended over the length
and breadth of the city. During the
days of the campaign, Barre, will be
covered by solicitors as though with a
fine -toothed comb. In Barre Town there
are to be five mems teams and five wom-
ems teams. They are to be stationed
at East Barre, South Barre, Graniteville,
Websterville and elsewhere in the town
limits. In ether towns about the cam
paign fervor is already manifesting it,
self. Teams are to be placed in the
following towns: Berlin, Corinth, Chel-
sea, Groton, Washington, Williamstown,
Calais, East Montpelier, Plainfeld, Cab
ot, Brookfeld Orange. Topsham and
Marshtield, among others. Advance in
formation from many of these towns
indicates that the campaign idea is be-
ing received with acclaim in all quar-
ters.
Unless all signs 90 astray, the City
hospital campaign is going to be far
reaching in its effects. One of its re-
suits will be the advertisement which
the city win receive if the highest hopes
OF the eampaigners are realized. In this
connection, reference made in the past
to the decision that benefit dances, fairs
and bazars would not be held while the
campaign is in progress, were not cal
culated to restrict other organizations
from holding social affairs that are not
connected in any way with the hos
pital. The campaigRers do not intend to
monopolize the field during the days Of
the campaign, although lodges, churches,
etc, contemplating fairs or public en-
tertainments would confer favor on
the campaign committees if they would
defer such engagements until after the
campaign. Such spirit of cooperation
would be received appreciatively by the
hospital workers and would 60 far to-
ward promoting a widespread feeling
that the hospitals welfare is of vital
interest to everyone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
In Storm Which Started in
New York Early This
Morning
STREETS ARE COATED
WITH LAYER OF ICE
One FIagman Slipped to
Death Beneath His
Train

New York, Feb. lo.-A fine rain which,
freezing, covered the sidewalks with a
slippery sheet that made pedestrians
seek the middle of the road, began fall
ing in New York early to-day on top of
the snow of the recent blizzard piled up
in the streets. The street car and ele-
waited railroad rails became coated with
ice, which seriously delayed traffic, and
on the streets where the snow had been
removed horses fell continuously.
On the Long Island railroad fagman
slipped and fell under the train and was
killed. Many other minor accidents were
reported also.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
SUES FOR ATTENTION.
Rutland Man Wants $4,000 Damages on
Allegation.

Rutland, Feb. l9.--James LaRich, an
employe of Newman & Cohen, horse
dealers of this city, has brought suit in
Rutland county court against Frank
Mccormick, laborer, also of Rutland,
to recover damages of $4,000 on the
ground that the defendant alenated the
affections of the wife and the plaintiff.
Papers in the case were served by Depu-
ty Sheriff II. r. Adams, Mccormack
was in jail yesterday in default of bail
but expected TO find surety. J. G.. Jones
is counsel for the plaintiff and C. V.
Poulin for the defendant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-19
CAN'T FIND SHIP
REPORTED SINKING
The Kineo Was Last Reported as Making
IL Inches of Water an Hour Off
Middle Atlantic States
Tnasf

Norfolk, Va, Feb. l9.--Wireless calls
sweeping the sea from the radio towers
on the middle Atlantic coast, from a
revenue cutter and number of steam
ships, to-day found no trace of the five
masted schooner Kineo of Bath, Me-,
which was last reported yesterday as
making II inches of water an hour and
disabled. When sighted by the steam
er City of Atlanta yesterday, it did not
seem necessary for the liner to take off
her crew, but the revenue cutter 0non-
daga was sent out in search of her.