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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-09

nsA co Psrpls Tsp white cisbs Tsrnip.
The Handsomest and Most Profitable
Turnip for Home or Market IL In q large.
rapid growing sort with globular- shaped
roots. Flesh pure white. The skin 10
Il vii viii OF. oatyieid any Other sort.
Bsigiane's New Imperial Very Carly
Long-standing kEle
Beautifully curled and crimpled sort:
bright green color; very attractive In ap.
pearance: superior to all late sorts. VIA
stand longer without shooting to seed than
Bslgiano's California Mammoth Radish
Solid snd tgisy =: an apple: pure sne,. white
I.sty: We never sent out Winter e R.S.s a,
d time. Sown any time after July LIST TO
the LIST OF September, it win keep all Win
ter In prime condition; mild In favor.
ter varieties. Market gardeners have found
IL to be a splendid seller and have always
made money with IL.
Other Delicious Vegetables
Bolgiano's MAY Queen" Beans. Enormous
Bush LImas. Emerald Isle Pole Limas. Deep
EleSd Bs:ssy ssst rsE sassrs DIAL sa
Der. Long Lest. Lettuce, wonder work
err" Peas. "Piucky Baltimore Potatoes.
New Improved Long-standing Spinach.
American Purple. Top Rutaeaga;
Crimson Clover. Go. Peas, pwarf ESSEX
Rape, Red Clover. Hairy yetch. Alfalfa.
an varieties domestic and imported Grasses.
for Market Gardeners. .Trueker. Farmers
md ssw hs1 ysa ~ai a. Ssna
Chant chs cannot supply you With Beisisno's
sBig Crop" Seeds. sand Us q postal and We
viii tell yeu where you can secure them.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-09

Was there much parental opposi-
ton % Aiss Preachers marriage 60
young 9cadscoin?s
"oh. yes. A great deal About q
dozen scheming msmas were disan-
pointed"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-09

: ssvW was zoo Sq1@@ky 10 % TH1@.
Bobby's mother sometimes pelsmaes
him to run his chubby little hands
over the piano keys. Last week no
thumped the keys In the middle regis-
ter with both hands and gurgled do
hghtedly over the emanating discord.
Then he touched the keys Am the treble
clef and fiaally reached the very last
top ivory and jabbed Il with one finger.
Hearing the faint. squeaky little high
note he looked around with q dis-
tressed smile and said: -Oh. muvver.
It's bwokel"-Kansas City Star.
Fertilizers Used In ireland.
The leading fertilizers used I'm Ire
land are Superphosphate Of lime. ni-
rate Of soda and muriate Of potash;
there are also many special come
pounds containing phosphate. nitro
gan. potash and other elements I'm
varying combinations.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-09-09
HOTEL SAINT
.kARY'o
l-eonardtown, Md.

HOT l. ST MARY's is
n, W building equipped with
gas. steam heat. hot and cold
water. well furnished rooms.
with telephones and ST iendio
service.
>Ince IN ilTst If November
the. eStaei,> hment has been
under the management OF w
A. FennICk. who for the past
IL years has made such al
success of the Donald" in
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
The management caters
To the county patronage.
There is a grill room and
the Bar is unexcelled.
All in all Hotel st. Mary's is
the ostcompletely equipped
hostelry in Southern Mary
land.
You can always be ac-
commodated.
Rates moderate.
Vim. A. EsnViek. Pro.
Dee -l9-'f
Md. Del. y Va. Ry. e.
PATUXENr RIVE iitift
| -
SCHEDULE.
In effect September 3, 1913.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
"CLEvEREST MAN IN NAVY
Becomes First Sea Lord of the British
Admiralty.

London May 2s.--Admiral Sir Henry
Bradwardine jackson has been appoint
ed first sea lord of admiralty to take thc
place of Admiral Lord Fisher, who re-
signed recently owing, il is said, to diff
ferences with Winston Spencer Church
i'll, then first lord OF the admiralty. Ad.
miral Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson will
remain with the board OF admiralty in
an advisory capacity.
Admiral Jackson. who succeeds Lord
Fisher as first sea lord of the admiralty,
is not very well known TO the general
public, but in the service he has long
been considered "the cleverest man in
the navy" He is the only naval off.
Ger who is fellow of the Royal Naval
society. His sea service as an admiral
has not been extensive, but he il fsmil-
lar with all the latest scientific develop
ments of hostilties at sea and enjoys the
fullest confidence Of the navy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
Village Of Gjlmanton Iron
Works, N. H., Totally
Destroyed by Fire
THREE OTHER TOWNS
SENT APPARATUS
But Suncook River Was the
Only Agency to Check
the Flames

Alton, n. H., May 2s.-The Main part
of the village OF Gilmanton Iron Works
was leyeled by firo early this morning
the buildings destroyed including a
church, three stores, woodworking mill
and twenty dwelling houses. The total
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The people of the town fought the fire
with buckets until the arrivals of ap-
paratus from Pittsheld, Alton and La
coma. BY that time the flames had
made such headway that they could not
be controlled until they reached Suneock
river at the edge of the village.
The conflagration started in the barn
of Osborne Price. A high wind was
blowing at the time and although the
inhabitants quickly turned out they
could do little te check the blaze The
flames spread quickly from one building
to another until the whole village was
afre at once. Not dwelling house or
a barn in the main part OF the village
escaped the fire. The cause of the con-
nagration is not known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
PASSENGER STEAMER SUNK.
All Aboard the w. G. Butman Escaped
in Small Boats.

Rockland Ne. May 2s.-The mail and
passenger steamer w. G. Butman wen,
20 the bottom while on her regular run
between Metinicus and Rockland late
yesterday. In rough sea the 10 passen-
gers and the crew Of four took 20 the
ships two small boats and after a hard
row Of seven miles reached Metinicus
island. act 20 the skin.
Although the steamer sank quickly.
the crew managed 90 save the mail,
which they brought 10 the mainland last
night in = motor boat Tho passenger.
were able 90 bring of their hand bag
gage.
According 20 the passengers there was
no panic Many Of them were experie-
enced in the handing Of small craft and
they helped the crew launch and row
the litcboats. which Was difficult feat
IN the ehoppy sea.
n i believed that the sinking of the
Butuau wss due ~ tho fact that one
of the dssdlights was not securely closed
The water vas first nOticed coming IN
over tic forvard gsncwav. Tho vessel
tlicn heean 20 81 rspidly until the en-
rns raoln vas hocded.
The steamer. vhich vas ~ g tons
bufdrn. wss owned ~ hsr commander.
Csrtsin ~. g. Butmsn. Shs vas tal-
ned 81 s1zWo and was not insured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
poLIoMYELITIs CONFERENCE
Doctors Urge Prompt Recognition of Dis
ease and Quarantine.

Rutland. May 2s.-That tn recognize
the disease early and enforce strict
quarantine in order TO check the spread
OF the malsdy is the best way 20 prevent
infantilc paralysis was the principal
point made by DIR. Francis n. Fraser Of
the Presbyterian hospital in New York
here yesterday. when he addressed 100
physicians OF Rutland Addison and Ben
nington counties at meeting held in
this city under the direction of the Yer
mont state board of health. His sub
iect was cause and Prevention of In
fautile Paralysis" Dr. Harold /. Amos
gave a lecture. illustrated with lantern
slides. showing the result on the spinal
cord OF the attack Of the germ which
causes poliomyelitis.
Yesterdays gathering was ono Of
series Of meetings under the direction Of
the state board Of health in an educs
tionsl campaign made possible by the
gift Of . substantial research fund by
person whose identity is no; disciosed.
a shore dinner was served the visiting
physicians yesterday and their railroad
fare 90 and from Rutland was paid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
DEAD TURKS sTREw GROUND.


London. Nav "a a statement gives
out last night ~ the ufficial press b.
fesu ssys that the Losses n the Turks b
the rseeut sighting a The Dsrds snsIies ).
considerably hrssisr thsn hsd trefn sup
posed. 7Ihe ststsmanf Nss IN tigs form ~
. report from Major cenarnl WfiIisrn y
hireNood. transmitted yesterday from
fsira. u foIlgss-
To AZ Geufrsi Firfsu,i5 rar.aFfs that
durfns tiss Suspension ~ fritsne. ~ ~
asr thHt fhF Turks rirlf brrF sissar
desH. snneh iarFer ls@4as tisn fia aass
aesa alrnsav Fsrurtes rxrie to ifrt8
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tions wterr hrnrr punishulrrt e. tbs
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naan
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
AUsTRIANs HAVE OFFERED
NO SERIOUS RESISTANCE

Italian troers arr fmshing stead
u.s. uto Austrian aluna > itf ruu
wing north "a the Gull ~ TRIESTE
Apparsgtlv thr Austrians haze -
~ orerrA 10 serious Tesisfsnrs.
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lsarn srtsfe fritinr
IN ti,sir uoFtierH eaFuFa On. the
Huzsiaus ars sfiH bFfuz f.re-aed
flossIr 81 Austrian nud Grrfnsn
arurias. sHirxl rsf.urts frurn "
s.rua state tissf furfirr snesesaes
hatr tssrn nun fn fif distrif ri
T'rrsrnrsi. tiss esfsuFf ui whish
unria - asranals hlnm ~ So
rmsaisws. The HsstFr0ra6 var -.
rss fsrurtr-. vfews So sitt ntinn
- g.rliaia agitfwiss isal'F. uardur
tiut fi,s Teusuuis siiiss issrs he-n
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
TR HAS BROKEN RrB.
was ThFs~r vhls Tryirr to xeunt |,
HOrw.

Ne Nark Nsr - u l-csrns knpsn
Irst riaht that Col Theoaurs Roosevelt
niss eta 50 scrident IN Mondss isst
81 %. lsons - SsgsuloFs hi. shen.
o. ~ ass tryinr - uount . hurss hs
fsn sra tstts . IN Ths discovery ~
$50 traaan tuns SIS rlsds ~ the ro'-
srsfs uhessrasu- suulutusied wher the
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40 FAR eursinae8 him thst sunsst ksss
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tirhfIr short So sofT Ens s1-srs sur
s1iris rain nrd ths inonrFrrisres fis
s.Fiasft hss rsu.~f hir ~ fruutls 7iss
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
William Blow, 20, Quarry
man, Died at City Hos
pital Last Evening
TWO DAYS AFTER
RECEIVING INJURY
Fracture Of Skull Sus4 Nnss
in Falling f. !, 4ssv
Of CSsSw..o

After lingering two days with a con-
tracoup fracture Of the skull, which ply
sicians feared from the first would prove
fatal, William Blow, young Webster
vile quarryman, passed away at the City
hospital last night at g: Is o'clock. Death
came after those attending the patient
had exhausted every known recourse to
save his life. From the outset Blow was
in an unconscious condition and although
he seemed brighter on the morning after
the accident, he suffered relapse toward
night and early Thursday morning it was
realized that the end was but matter
OF hours. With him in the hour of death
was his wife and his parents.
The remains were removed late last
evening to Whitcomb's undertaking es-
tablishment in East Barre and the fu-
neral will be held in st. Sylvester's
church at Graniteville Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. The parish priest, Rev.
Joseph Turcot, will be the officiating
clergyman and the body will be brought
t. Barre after the services for interment
in the Catholic cemetery on Beekley
street.
The accident which resulted fatally for
Young Blow occurred at the quarry OF
the Consolidated Quarry Co. in Webster
Vile Tuesday. = Since no one witnessed
the accident and Blow did not recover
long enough to tell con
nected story of how he came to fall. the
theory is accepted that he was pushing Il
carload of grout over the quarry trestle
when a stone, falling from the loaded
car forced him toward the edge of the
elevated roadway and over the brink tn
a road below which le.ds through two
grout piles. Others surmise that Blow
was riding on the car when he lost his
balance and fell from the trestle, a dis
tance of 20 feet. He struck on his head
and when Dr. G. /. T. Hayes was called
il was seen at once that fracture had
occurred near the base of the skull. He
was hurried to the hospital in this city
and an operation was performed at once.
Besides bis wife the deceased leaves
child eight months old, his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Adolphus Blow of Websterville.
and several brothers residing in Barre
Town. He was 30 years old and he he
rame employed as a regular ouarryman
for the first time wher quarrying sctivi-
ties i'm Webstervile were resumed Nav
II after a suspension of 10 weeks. Mr..
Blow was member of Wuchosen tribe
,f Red Men of at East Barre and had
been active in other circles in and near
his home. He numbered large circle OF
friends in the quarry district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
SUNK AMMUNITION SHIP
Bnrsh subusrins Ell Elective in Sea
of Wsrrors

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a. issuss ~ ieiiiuu ins rfFsurt frurn 81
ti-r .aduirsl n tiw f4stern Mnfffrrsns
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IN ths - ~ Mersusrn uesssd eont4in.
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asEwsFrt HiatEefHf So mr@nai nkf
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
ANOTHER BATTLESHIP
is CUT DOWN
The British Majestic Torpedoed in the
Dardanelles, But Most of Her OFF,
GERS and Crew Were Saved.

London, May 2s.-The British battle
ship Majestic another of the ships sup
porting the allied army on the Gsllipol
peninsula, was torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine yesterday after
noon. Nearly all the officers and crew
were saved.
AZ about the same time the steamer
Princess Irene, which was built last year
for the Canadian Pacific British Colum.
bia coast service and which was taken
over by the British admiralty at the
commencement Of the war, was destroyed
by an explosion while at anchor at Sheer
ness, where she was undergoing repairs,
AT her crew, number about $50, except
one seaman, and. besides, 7s dockets who
were aboard at the time, lost their lives.
The Majestic, the oldest battleship on
the active list of the British navy. is
the sixth capital ship lost by the allfs
since the beginning Of the operations
against the Dardsnelles. and the second
which has fallen a victim b German sub.
marines which recently arrived in those
waters.
The submarine menace is a growing
one both In the Aegean sea and home
waters, and these vessels promise 30
take an active part in the operations in
the narrow waters of the Adriactic.
where, a. in the Aegean. numerous H.
lands afford good shelter.
While the wsrships are able a. es-
cape them in the waters around the
British lsles, with The increase IN their
numbers, the carrying on Of sea borne
trade bccomcs more and more hazardous.
The Admiralty still believes that the
American Steamer Ncbrssksn ass tor
redoed and. in addition. the British
sfesuisr Morvenna. bound for Canada
and the Dsnish steamer Betty have been
sunk by Submarines. Only few days
ago the s-ornmandsr # . submarine m
FORMED nsrish rartain that hs had no
crdfrs a. sink Dsnish rrsssls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
JUMPED FROM AUTO, KILLED.
Timothy Connors of Brighton, Mass.
Feared Collision.

Waltham, Mass, May 2s.-Timothy
Connors, aged %, who lived with his
aunt, Mrs. Matthew Garrity. at 50 Shep-
herd street, Brighton, died about 10 last
evening in the Waltham hospital, from
injuries he received when, fearing coll-
sion. he jumped from an automobile.
The machine was driven by William l..
Baucom.
Baucom says he was driving from
Springfield to Boston, when, near
Worcester, he met Connors, who asked
for a ride, and Baucom took him in.
Baucom became confused at Weston
and Vernon streets. this city. He start
ed to drive into Vernon street but
changed his mind and. turning quickly,
attempted to proceed along Weston
street He lost control of the car when
il crashed into telephone pole, then
swerved across the street and brought
up in field, complete wreck.
When Connors saw there would be a
collision with the pole, Baucom says. he
jumped from the car and struck on his
head in the roadway. Baucom stuck to
the car and escaped injury.
The injured man was carried 10 the
Office of DIR. VI. J. Mosher. who ordered
him taken at once TO the hospital Bau.
com went TO the hospital with him and
was then arrested by Patrolman Stone.
Capt. Richard ID. Currin held Baucom
in 81 1000 for appearance to-day in the
local court on manslaughter charge.
Representatives of the company by
whom he was employed furnished hail.
Connors' skull was fractured, and he
never regained consciousness. His iden.
tity was established through card
found in his pocket. issued by the sal
walton Army home. 535 West 4sth street,
New York, emitting the bearer, Tim
Connors," 10 admission to the home
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
Then Steamer Nebraskan
Began Blowing Her
Whistle for Help
PREVIOUSLY SAW
SMALL CRAFT SUNK
Crookhaven, Ireland, Fish
ermen Tell What They
Saw Tuesday Night

Crookhaven, Ireland, via London, May
2s, 1927 a. m.-Captains of Crookhaven
schooners and fishing boats who were in
the vicinity OF the American steamer
Nebraskan when she was damaged by All
exposion Tuesday evening claim to have
witnessed the torpedoing of three small
fishing boats. Soon afterwards they saw
a steamer flying the American flag pass.
Then they heard two loud reports, aft
er which the steamer began blowing her
whistle for help. The fishermen say
that two patrol boats appeared in an
swer to her call.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
INSTANTLY KILLED.
wher NsioTcy1s Vas Hit BY Tram 81
Rrunrsick. Ns.

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
BIG PLANT DESTROYED.
Bay State Leather Company of woburn,
Mass, Has S225.ooo Loss.

Woburn, Mass, May 2s.--The plant OF
the Bay State Leather company was de.
stroyed by fire at loss of s225.O00 late
yesterday. Most of the so workmen en-
ployed there had gone home and the
few who were left escaped without in.
jury, although the flames spread with
great rapidity. The building was filled
with stock. The firemen had hard
struggle to save tenement property near
by.
One of the features of the fire was
the saving of picture OF Emperor Viii
liam OF Germany and pennant bearing
the legend. Deutschland ubcr Allies,
by Bufort Roche. one of the officials OF
the company. The picture and pennapt
were in the firms office, when Roche
eluded the firemen and dashed into the
blazing structure TO rescue the priced
articles.
The flames started in the buiing room
from an unknown cause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
REAL ESTATE GAIN;
PERSONALLY LOSS
Barre's Grand List Is Likely To Be About
81 900 Larger This Year Than Last
Slight Shrinkage Noted
in Polls.

Approximate footings of the real es'
tate. personal property and grand list
figures were reached by the assessors this
forenoon in their work on the 1915 tax
accounts. An increase of nearly 100000
over the real estate total of 1914 is noted
by fresh figures at hand, along with a
decrease of nearly $4,000 in the personal
property and proba bic increase of more
than $1,000 in the grand list, the number
of taxable polls shrinking from 1876 to
3,340.
Real estate appraisals total $4,552,000
for 1918 as against S4,352,535 in 1914, an
increase due in part to the quadrennial
appraisal Personal property in this year
Of grace is valued at 81 900, while the
figures last year were Sl,334,047. The
new law exempting 5 per cent. notes is
held to account in part for this detection
and the fact that the suspension in the
granite industry cut off month OF pro-
ducton from the usual period covered by
the assessors reckoning also had its eff
feet. The industrial suspension, however,
worked both ways. as the assessors figure
that months collections were added,
even though it is likely that proper
tion of the money received through col
lections was turned over to the banks
and, therefore, rendered exempt.
Notwithstanding the fact that the alb
stract of 1915 taxes has been placed on
file, very few if any appeals have been
made to the assessors and in every in
stance the accounts have been adjusted
to the satisfaction of the protestant.
This condition is calculated to preclude
the necessity for holding long and tedious
sessions of the board of civil authority
once the assessors have finished their
work and closed the books for the year.
As near as the assessors are able to de-
termine at the present time, the total
grand list of the city will be $64 900, as
against $63,6l5 last year. g.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
NEBRASKAN CAPTAIN
SURE 1T WAS TORPEDO
Says, Too, That Submarine Could Not
Have Failed to See Ships
Name and Nationality.

Liverpool. May 2S.-The American
steamer Nebraskan arrived here shortly
before midnight. The captain said
II saw no submarine but am certain
it was torpedo which hit us.
Moreover, a submarine could ncA have
failed to see our name and nationality,
which was outlined in huge letters on
our sides
The members of the crew of the Ne
braskan were agreed that the explosion
was undoubtedly caused by torpedo.
The forward part of the ship is com
pletly wrecked.
Below her water line the bottom has
been torn away and standing beside the
fore hatchway one looked down at water
which had risen almost to the coamjng.
The ship was saved from sinking by the
strength of her No. bulkhead which
held back the food and buoyed up the
ship. Considerable damage was done to
the deck and fittings. The steamers
derricks were blown away by the force
of the explosion.
Captain Greene of New York, captain
OF the Nebraskan, told this story of the
damage to his ship:
"We left Liverpool Monday. The next
night 4s miles off Fastnet at s:2+ We
were torpedoed. Only ten minutes be-
fore We had hauled down the American
flag. but it was quite light and the sub
marine must have seen the big white
lettering on our sides, which read:
"Nebraskan of New York"
Il was below at the time. There was
terrible shock which threw everybody
aboard of their feet. Immediately aft
erwards came a tremendous explosion.
which slightly injured two qusrtermas-
tiers and the gostswain, hurled the der.
ricks thirty feet high and blew up the
hatches.
The ship rapidly filed with water in
the lower hold and commenced 10 settle
We thought the ship was lost and got
into our four life boats. Two armed
British vessels came up in reply to our
distress signals.
As the vessel still hoated we returned
on hoard and made a more careful exam
ination. We found the No. bulkhead
holding firm and decided 10 remain
aboard and try 20 bring the chip into
Liverpool under her own steam, which
Vas accomplished successfully"