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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
FIVE LODGES REPRESENTED.
At Fifth District, N E. 0. P. Meeting in
Barre Last Evening.

Five lodges were represented last even
ing at the regular meeting of the fifth
district New England Order of Protec
tion, which was held in Odd Fellows hall.
Barre, East Barre and Graniteville
lodges, which properly constitute the dis
trict, were largely represented and there
We're sizeable delegations present from
Northtield and Montpelier. Supreme
Warden Arthur NJ Willis of Boston, who
was present with Mrs Willis, received a
cordial reception from his Vermont fra
ternity brothers, and officers of the state
lodge who were warmly received were +.
w. Crannell OF Burlington the grand Sec
retary, and L. A. Bullock of Northield,
vice grand warden,
Messrs. Willis. Cranncll and Bullock
each contributed informal remarks to the
Piano and vocal solos were
rendered by members of the order and
late in the evening refreshments of
punch and waters were served.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
CHIHUAHUA CAPTURED?
Washington Gets Fairly Authentic Re-
port of Villas Success.

Washington, d. c.. Oct. 26.-Apparent
ly authentic reports reached San Anto-
MO are TO the effect that Chihuahua City
was taken by Villa yesterday. Mexican
Consul Garcia at Ell Paso, however, tel
egra phed the Mexican embassy here that
he had been advised by General Trevino
of the arrival at Chihuahua of troop
trains bringing about 5000 men under
command of General Maycotte to rein
force the garrison.
Conditions in northern Mexico, revolv-
ing on the new ascendancy of Villa as
a military leader, are commanding more
attention than at any other time since
the raids which resulted in the dispatch
of the American punitive expedition.
Administration officials made no effort
to disguise their opinion that the Amer
lean Mexican commission sitting at At
lantic City, cannot be expected to ar
rive at satisfactory solution of border
problems until the situation in Chihua-
hua has been clarified. ANY agreement
for the early withdrawal of General
Pershing's forces from Mexico apparent
ly now is considered out of the question.
Moreover, the impression stood out
clearly from all the views expressed that
while the present situation exists there
is little possibility that the forces of
regulars or National Guardsmen on the
border will be reduced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
RECLUSE FATALLY BURNED.
And William Trainor's Two Dogs Were
Suffocated.

Quincy, Mass, Oct. 26,-Although he
had three children living in this city,
William Trainor, who was "a years old,
preferred to dwell alone in his little
house at Jenness street. Yesterday
morning neighbors saw flames leaping
from the windows of his tworoom struc-
ture and, forcing an entrance, they found
the old man dead, with his two dogs suf-
focated, near him.
At first his friends thought him mere
ly unconscious, but a physician soon dis
PEELED this hope. Later Associate Med
ical Examiner George V Higgins pro-
nounced death due to suffocation.
A table was found near the bed and
on the floor a Kerosene lamp. 1t is
thought, on attempting to rise, the old
man struck the table and upset the
lamp, which, falling to the floor, set
fire to the bed clothing. The dogs were
partly burned and their masters body
was somewhat charred.
For many years he was employed by
George c. Ballou as foreman in Quincy
granite quarry. A few months ago he
decided he would become a recluse and
refused the wishes of his children that
he would live with one of them. Two
daughters, Mrs. James Miller and Miss
Florence Trsinor, and a son, Thomas
Trainor, survive him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
BODY TAKEN TO PORTLAND.
Funeral of Little Cecilia Skerritt Was
Held This Morning.

Funeral services for Cecilia Skerritt
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Skerritt of s Farwell street, who
was run over by an automobile Monday
evening and who died Tuesday morning
were held this morning at I o'clock from
st. Monica's church, Rev. Father McKen'
ma officiating. Friends and playmates
attended in large numbers. The pail
bearers were four brothers. William, jr.
Harry, John and James. The body was
taken over the Montpelier & Wells River
road at 1920 for Portland, Me-, where
burial will take place.
The following is the list of floral trib-
utes: Carnations. brothers and sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hussey, Patrick Her
non, Mr. and Mrs. John Angwin, Mrs.
A. H. Wilkin, Mr.. and Mrs. Shannon,
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Fitzgerald, Mrs. Nc
Nulty, Mrs. Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w.
Badger, Mr. and Mrs. James Hastings Mr.,
and Mrs. L. NJ. Pease, Mr. and Mrs.
James Grogan and Gladys. Mrs. NJ. Nell
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ricciarelli,
Gockey and Massey Dunleavy, Miss A.
Mainini and brothers, Miss Dorothy
Brown, Misses Madeline and Agnes Hale,
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs
Garighan, John H. Carrick, Gladys Greg
oire, pietro Cappi; roses, James Thomp-
son; chrysanthemums, employees of gas
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
PIRIE--DEFERREST.
Wedding Took Place at Brides Home in
Waitsfeld.

A large number of Barre and Granite
vile people motored to Waitsfeld yester-
day to attend the wedding of Miss Har-
riet DeFerrest and Frederick f Pirie,
which took place in the home of the bride
at o'clock. Rev. w. A. Remele pastor
of the Waitsfeld Congregational church,
was the officiating clergyman. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
DeFerrest and the groom is the son of
Representative J. X. Pirie and Mrs. Pirie
of Williamstown. After the ceremony
there was a reception and wedding
luncheon was served the bridal party
leaving for Barre in the late afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Pirie left early in the even
ing on a wedding trip to Ballston Lake,
n. j. where they will pass their honey
moon. On their return they are to reside
in Williamstown, where the groom is as
sociated with his father and brother in
the large quarrying interests of j. X.
Pirie & Sons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
BOTH WANT CHILD
But Both Unwilling to Live Together; So
Divorce Action Is On.

The contested divorce case of Orenna
A. Stani VS.. Angelo Stani OF Montpelier
is being tried to-day in county court.
The parties appear to be eager for the
divorce but are mutual in their desire to
obtain the custody of the minor child.
Over year ago the parties appeared in
city court, Stani having been arrested for
taking the little girl and deserving his
wife. He was apprehended in Boston
Their difficulties were eventually settled
and they resumed family life.
At divers times Mrs. Stani has made
complaint to the grand juror about
Stani's treatment OF her. In court this
forenoon she testified that he had struck
her with a fatiron had threatened TO
kill her, and she had several times been
forced to flee to neighbors because of his
actions toward her. j. Ward Carver rep
resents Mrs. Stani and George L. Hunt
and Arthur c. Theriault are counsel for
Mr.. Stani
A divorce was granted yesterday to
Mary Reed from BERTHE A. Reed and she
was given the custody of minor child.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
25 BADLY HURT
IN LONG LEAPS
Fire Escapes on Structure
Were Not Adequate to Let
Them Flee to Safety-The
Hospital Building and the
Laundry Were Destroyed,
and Other Buildings Were
Damaged

Farnham, Que, Oct 26-Five children
are dead and fifteen are unaccounted for
as the result OF fire this morning in
the st. Elizabeth hospital in this place,
A miles from Montreal More than $50
children were asleep in the hospital when
the blaze was discovered. and when they
were unable to make their way to safe
ty over the fire-escapes nearly all of
them jumped from the windows. Twen-
ty-tive children who leaped from the
third story OF the building were badly
injured
The hospital and laundry were de-
stroyed and several adjacent buildings
were damaged The fire is believed to
have been due to defective chimney.
Later reports indicated that six adults,
as well as five children lost their lives.
At noon the ruins were still blazing and
at that time from fifteen to twenty per-
sons were yet unaccounted for. The in
stitution was run by the Grey Nuns and
two buildings, one for hospital
purposes and the other as a school for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
GAVE KEEPER THE SLIP.
George Tatro Was Being Held at Yer
gennes for Burlington Officer.

Burlington Oct. 26.George Tatro the
youth who left the farm of Dan Mansur
in Essex Junction Monday noon, taking
with him horse and lumber box wagon
belonging to Mr.. Mansur and who was
| found Tuesday in Vergennes at the
state industrial school. where he was
! to have been held until the sheriff from
this city arrived with warrant for his
arrest, succeeded in giving the keeper
at the school the slip again yesterday
and up to late hour last night was at
large.
Tatro drove to Vergennes in the stolen
rig Monday and left the horse at a barn
for keeping, going to visit Superintend
ent J. y. Barss at the industrial school,
where he was confined last winter for
having endorsed and cashed small
check belonging to his brother Sheriff
Allen had traced him to Vergennes and
Mr. Barss promised to hold him until
this morning, when the warrant would
be served on him. The warrant was is
sued by States Attorney T. +. Hopkins
yesterday morning charging the youth
with grand larceny the theft of the
horse and wagon. Soon after Super
intendent Barss arrived in the city with
the information that Tatro had taken
dutch leave of the school
He was placed in the hands of new
man at the institution, who was to have
kept watch over him. Tatro asked that
he be allowed to go to the barn to take
care of the horse and about five minutes
later could not be found A search or
the surrounding territory did not result
in his capture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
both EXCELLENT GENTLEMEN
Hughes and Wilson Get Recommend from
Prohibition Candidate.

Scranton. Pa, Oct 27-A new note for
a national candidate in the present cleo
tion was sounded last night by Ira Land
rith the Prohibition vice presidential as
pirant, when he declared &, t Wilson and
Hughes were both excellent gentlemen
and that he did not care who won the
presidential race. Landrith attacked
their parties, however. declaring that
they were responsible for the silent atti-
tude of their candidates on the liquor
question.
Both of these candidates are excellent
gentlemen, and the country won't be in
grave danger with either of them in the
White House" he said at Wilkes Barre
Il don't care whether Wilson or Hughes
wins"
But their parties are not all right
They are silent ON the liquor question
and they make their candidates silent.
If YOU can vote the straight Republican
or straight Democratic ticket all of the
time and remain decent then you're
moral acrobat and You should perform
for the entertainment Of the children.
81 used to be a Democrat. but found
couldn't be a straight Democrat and a
straight man, so I left that party"
4 wave of applause was quickly ST.
lenced BY Landrith with another that
brought new cheering for other persons,
obviously Democrats:
"0h, you Republicans need not cheer, !"
he said, you're as rotten as we're inde-
cent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
$4,000 FOR SCHOOLS.
And Not $4,000 as Expected, Commits.
sioner Hillegas Announces.

Burlington, Oct. 26.-Commissioner
Milo B. Hillegas announces that $4,000
or more, instead of $4,000, will be avail
able for expenditure under item 'g' of
section III of the laws OF 1915. The dis.
covery of the greater amount was made
after a little investigation which showed
that the balances OF the various funds
would be considerably larger than was
supposed. Item e" provides that "The
balance of the consolidated school fund
provided by section l76 of this act is
hereby placed at the disposal of the
state board of education for the purpose
OF aiding the rural schools Of the state
and for the purpose of equalizing edu-
eational opportunities and advantages"
The total surplus is little more than
the sum named, how much more will be
made known later. The investigation
revealed a balance of about $4,000 from
the fund for teachers training schools,
$4,000 to $4,000 in rebates to towns
employing trained teachers, about Sl2,-
000 of the transportation fund and about
$4,000 of the fund designed for admins
trative and allied purposes--fund "a" as
it is designated
The problem which nor confronts the
is how to distribute the
aggregate surplus equitably among the
various towns OF the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Ezemer St. Denis Stabbed a Man at Man
chester, N. H.

| Nashua, n H., Oct 26.-Ezemer st
Denis was found guilty of first degree
manslaughter in killing Reinholt Thum.
blom by a superior court jury which re-
ported at 9;35 last night after being out
about three hours.
Thumblom was stabbed to death at
Pine Island park, Manchester, on the
morning of July 4.
The only witness put ON by the defense
was St Denis himself
He testified that he went to Pine Island
park late on the evening of July 3; that
he arrived at the park after the lights
were out, heard voices which he thought
might be those of his friends, called to
them. was told to shut up, afterward was
attacked by two of the men he heard,
lost his hat, and ran from the scene and
all the way home.
st. Denis admitted that he wore the
blood stained hat which the police pro-
duced. He told the jury that the reason
why he told conflicting stories about the
case to the police was thet he was afraid
they would trim him. He said he was
born in Albany, n. Y, 80 years ago and
has wife and six children in Manches-
ter.
He said he had done considerable box
ing under the name of kid" st. Denis.
He had been arrested for wife beating
and other things and had been separated
from his wife year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
C0XON--WILSON.
Barre Girl the Bride of Graniteville
Man.

A very pretty wedding was solemnized
last evening at s o'clock at, the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson, Essex
street, when their daughter, Bessie NJ,
was given in marriage to Henry Coxon
of Graniteville. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Bert j. Lehigh, pastor of
the Baptist church, under an arch of
white, in the presence of about so in
vited guests. The single ring service
was used. The young couple were at
tended by Leslie Wilson, brother of the
bride, and Miss Irene Marr of Williams
town. Miss Elsie Wallstrom presided at
the piano.
The bride was dressed in white silk
and carried a beautiful bouquet of white
roses. The gown of the bridesmaid was
of georgette crepe and she carried white
carnations.
After psrtaking of sumptuous we'd
ding supper, the happy couple left on
the night train for Boston and other
eastern cities amid shower of rice and
confetti. Upon their return, they will
take up their residence in Graniteville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
DOUBLE FUNERAL HELD.
For Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond c. Morse, Vic
tim of Auto Accident.

Lyndon, Oct. 26,--At the Grace Meth.
odist Episcopal church here yesterday
took place the double funeral of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmond C. Morse, victims of the
automobile accident near the Maplewood
farm Sunday night. The funeral was
largely attended and business in the vii
lsge was suspended during the service.
Mr. Morse was 50 years of age and a
graduate of Peoples academy of Morris
vile and of the University of Vermont,
class of 1898. His wife was formerly
May |. Burnham of Concord They were
married 10 years ago and three years
later came to this place, where Mr.
Morse opened a general store. For ten
years he served as postmaster under the
Republican rule. He is survived by five
brothers and two sisters, Alfred Morse
of Passumpsic, n. j., George W. Morse
of Newport, n. H., William Morse of
Lyndon, Waverly f. Morse of Burling-
ton, Henry l.. Morse of Hyannis, Mass,
Mrs. Alice Robinson of Burlington and
Mrs. Fannie Keith OF Charlestown, \. H.
Mrs. Morse was Al years old and was
born in Concord. Since coming to Lyn-
don she had been an active club woman
and had been with several fraternai or
CARNATIONS. She leaves sister. Mrs.
Pownd of Lyndonville, an aunt, Mrs.
Sophronia Burlam, with whom she lived
from childhood, and brother, Lewis
Stockwell of Concord
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
WILL MEET IN BARRE.
Vermont Shoe Retailers Association Is
Coming Nov. /.

Hotel Barre has been selected as
meeting place for the Vermont Shoe Re
tailers' association on the occasion OF Its
yearly meeting Wednesday, Nov. ]. From
the Office of the secretary in Burlington
invitations have been extended TO every
member to be present and in addition,
every shoe retailer in the state, whether
he is member or not, is publicly asked
to join in the gathering. The business
session will be called at 2:30 o'clock in
the afternoon and dinner will be served
at 6 o'clock. Some important matters
are to be discussed in connection with
the retail shoe trade and visitors are as
sured that they will carry home a fund
of interesting information 1t is prob
able, too, that something in the way Of
entertainment, possibly an automobile
trip to Milestone hill, will be provided
by one or all of Barre's civic and semi
civic organizations.
The officers of the association are;
President, Thomas w. Ray; first vice
president, C, A. Brown; second vice
president, c. r. Boyden; secretary,
Charles A. Davis of Burlington; treas
lrer, f. S. Cram; executive committee,
w. +. Clement OF Middlebury, Fred 5.
Ralston of st. Adams, George n. Tilden
of Barre and C. H. Moore of Springfield.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
FIVE REASONS GIVEN.
Why Young Men Should Support Repub-
lican Ticket,

| New York, Oct. 26.--Charles f. Hughes
last night told an audience in the Acad
emy of Music, Brooklyn, why, in his
opinion, the young men of the nation
should support the Republican ticket al
the next election. Five chief reasons
were cited, in answer TO the question:
what sort of country does young
America, vibrant with patriotism, de-
sirel"
Mr. Hughes answered the question in
part as follows:
First, he wants country respected
throughout the world. He wants coun-
try which respects the dignity of its
citizenship.
"Second, young America must desire
country that is prepared for every
emergency
Third, young America, looking ahead,
must desire that when peace is once
more restored we shall contribute to its
maintenance by doing our proper share to
secure a practicable and effective inter.
national organization in the interests of
peace.
Fourth, young America wants govern
ment in the open, by visible constitu
tienal instruments, not by unofficial
spokesmen or invisible authority He
also wants government not sectional
but truly national,
Fifth, young America wants industrl-
al preparedness"
In citing his second reason, Mr.. Hughes
assailed the administration for lack Of
referred to manifest de.
fects" in the army reorganization bill,
declared that the navy department had
"incap Bile leadership" and touched upon
a recommendation by Secretary Garrison
in June, 1914, that the regular army be
filed TO its full strength" recommen-
iation, Mr.. Hughes said, that had been
ignored.
81 am informed upon competent au-
thority," Mr.. Hughes said, "that had
there been the addition to the regular
army then desired by Secretary Garri
son it would not have been necessary to
send our National Guard to the border"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
TWO WOMEN LEAPED.
And Were Killed During 100000 Fire in
New York City.

New York, Oct. 26,-Two young wom-
EN- were killed in four alarm fire which
wrecked a seven-story loft and factory
building in East Houston street last
night, causing property damage esti-
mated at about 100000. Several other
persons who were in the building when
the fire started have not been accounted
for
Sensational rescues were effected by
police and firemen who went to the aid
of score of men and women trapped on
the roof of the burning building. A num-
Der of persons, several of them firemen,
were overcome by smoke or cut by fly
ing glass.
According to the police, the two known
victims were killed in jumping from the
roof of the burning building to a tene-
ment house, adjoining, fall of two
stories. Firemen were trying to rescue
them when they leaped
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
Won MACKENSEN'S
PRESSURE WEAKER
IN DOBRUDJA
In Pennsylvania Rumanians Have Held
Up Austro- German Attack, AL
though Outnumbered.

Petrograd, via London, Oct. 26.-The
pressure of Field Marshal Won Macken-
sens army in Dobrudja against the Rus
sian and Rumania forces has weakened
somewhat, the war Office announced to-
day.
On the Pennsylvania front, the state
ment says, the Rumanian troops arrested
the progress of superior Austro- German
forces.
Russian troops in the wooded Carpa-
thians are successfully withstanding the
Teutonic assaults, the war office says.
1t reports the repulse of an attack on
the height northwest of Capul mountains
in that region.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
"TO AID SUBMARINES"
Declared to Have Been Purpose of Steam
er Willehad.

London, Oct. 26.--The following two
letters, intercepted on their way to Ger
many, were made public here yesterday.
The first one, from Max, 46l sth street,
South Boston, addressed to his brother,
said:
Dear Gustav-The Willehad sailed to-
day. / am to stay here till the end of
the war. The Willehad will act within
the American three mile limit, as tele-
graph station for submarines. He has
four months provisions aboard"
The second letter was from the cap
tain of the Willehad, named Jachens, who
wrote from New London to his sister in
Germany, saying;
II rejoice ! am now here as captain of
of the Willehad. The Koln still lies at
Boston. | am here with the Willehad on
a special mission.
Later you will hear more from me.
rejoice that | have done something for
the fatherland and that l still have more
to do
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-26
VERMONT MILL SOLD.
Cooper Company of Bennington Now in
Black Cat Corporation.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 26-The organiza
tion of a great syndicate for the manu-.
facture and marketing of hosiery and
underwear was completed here yesterday
and announcement Is made of the incor.
poration of the Black Cat Textiles Co.
whose officers and sales Offices will be in
Kenosha and which will control a mum.
Der of important plants for the manu-
facture of hosiery and underwear in this
and other cities of the country.
The new organization is incorporated
in the state of Delaware with a capital
stock of S3000000, and it is announced
that it is to be financed by Kenosha men.
Charles Chester Allen, who has been the
president of the Chicago Kenosha Hosiery
Co. in Kenosha, and unde whose man
agement the company has built up a
great business, is to be the president of
the new syndicate.
Announcement is made that the com
pany yesterday purchased the plants Of
the Chicago Kenosha Hosiery Co. in this
city, with capital stock of 100000
and known as the largest stocking max
ing plant in the world, employing more
than 400 people, and also the plant OF
the Cooper Manufacturing Co. at Ben
nington, VT, company with capital
stock of $50o,O00, which employs more
than 700 operatives.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Chicago Kenosha Hosiery CO., held
yesterday morning, the formal transfer
of the plant to the new syndicate was
made and the deal for the purchase of
the big eastern plant was consummated
at the same time. 1T is said that the new
paid between 100000 and
100000 for the Cooper plant and no
price is given out on the purchase of the
Kenosha property The Black Cat Tex
tiles Co. will take possession of the Ke
nosha plant at once and it will take over
the plant at Bennington early in Novem-
Der.