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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
SAW BODY BESIDE ROAD.
Witnesses Testified in Murder Trial at
Manchester.

| Manchester, June 27.-At the second
day of the trial of state against Ketch.
um, for the murder of William Costel.
10 in Bennington on the night of Sep
TENDER Is, last, considerable testimony
was introduced. The first man on the
stand was a civil engineer, NJ. j. Bur-
rington of Bennington, who made draw
ings of the vicinity in which the murder
took place.
William and Berniss Powers, motor.
man and conductor on the electric car
line in Bennington and who stopped at
the scene of the accident on one of their
trips, having seen the body beside the
road, testified regarding what they saw.
They went to Bennington and returned
with DIR. j. d. Lane. DIR. Lane is now
in the navy and stationed at Portland,
Me-, and probably will not testify. Ten
other witnesses testified, several in re-
gard to being in the vicinity and hear
ing three shots on the night in question
and about that time the murder is sup
posed to have happened.
Ray Elwell testified that he gave the
respondent a ride toward home on the
night of the murder in the vicinity of
10 o'clock. The witness stopped at
his mothers for minute and on re-
turning his horse and buggy were gone
and the horse has never been found.
John Lane of Salisbury testified to
selling 80 calibre revelver to the re-
spondent some time before the murder.
The revolver was entered as an exhibit
and was shown the witness who testi-
fed that it was the one he sold the re-
spondent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
ONE MAN MAY DIE.
Two Other Men Were Pinned Under
Overturned Automobile.

Rutland, June &c. n. Fay of Bos-
| ton. owner of what is known as the
Sheldon slate quarry in Fair Haven, was
seriously and possibly fatally injured
yesterday morning when machine in
which he was riding left the roadway
between Granville and Whitehall, N. Y,
and turned turtle, pinning Mr.. Fay and
two men from Poultney and Fair Haven,
respectively, under the machine.
Mr.. Fay was taken to the Allen ho-
tel i'm Fair Haven where his condition
was said to be serious last night. He
is suffering with a conclusion of the
brain.
Mr.. Fay was in machine with Will
liam Kellow of Poultney, manager of
the Z. J. johnson Slate company of that
town, and William Mahar, member of
the firm, Mahar Brothers, of Fair Haven,
Mr. Kellow was driving the car, which
was Ford.
The men had been inspecting quarries
in the western part of the county and
were on their way to look over a red
quarry in Granville when the accident
happened. The machine was moving
along at a good rate of speed when the
steering gear went wrong. The acct
dent happened near the Ike Wood place.
Mr.. Mahar sustained a broken collar
bone, broken shoulder and possibly in
ternal injuries. Mr.. Kellow was injured
about the head. Both were removed to
their homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

A daughter was born at the City hos
pital last evening to Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Miles of Graniteville.
Miss Edith Sears has returned TO her
home in Concord, n. H., after spending
several days with relatives in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Landi, who were
married in Barre week ago, have re-
turned from a wedding trip through
Vermont and New York.
Mrs. c. +. Camp former resident of
Barre, who has been spending several
weeks with friends in the city, returned
to-day to Asbury Park, n. j., where her
husband, DR.. Camp, has established a
medical practice.
John Starky, who was arrested and
locked up at police headquarters ON an
intoxication charge, acknowledged SUBJ
sequent offense when arraigned before
Magistrate H. w. Scott in city court
this forenoon and made arrangements to
pay a fine of Sl5 and costs.
Subscribers to the Z. s. Liberty loan
bonds through the Barre Savings Bank &
Trust Co. are hereby notified that the
second payment at the rate of SIS per
hundred on their bonds, must be paid on
or before Wednesday, June 81, as the
money must be in Boston June 2s. Any
one wishing to buy bonds on the one
dollar-a-week plan can be accommodated
at the above mentioned bank.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy A. Harvey and Mrs. w. H. Up
ham of Southington Conn.,, Lera Harvey
of Bethel, A. G. Mansur of Burlington,
Evan Roberts of Scranton, Pa, George
L. Preston, n. E. Pierce and Master P.
D. Pierce of Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. Kirkpatrick of New York City, I.
J.. Mcdonald OF New York, George H.
Wilder. II. II. Crowthers of Burlington,
i. E. Butler of st. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. A. Franklin of Boston, II. w. Russell
of st. Johnsbury, ]. I. Trumbull of Long
Island, n. Y, L. X. Newton of Man
chester, y. H., A. o. Gates of Albany,
Franklin Kane OF Boston, NJ. Z. Jackson
of Portland, Me, George L. Mead of New
York City
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Edward Wells of l06 East stree
was taken to the City hospital to-day
for treatment.
N. i. Pierce and son of Burlington
have been passing few days will
| friends in Barre.
Mrs. Josie Waldo of West Topshan
underwent an operation at the City hos
pital this forenoon.
Ralph Rogers of Richardson street
went to Plainfield to-day to give dem
onstration of aluminium cooking ware
for which he has secured the agency.
Probate Officer Charles A. Smith
was in the city to-day to confer with a
number of persons who are on parole
| from various institutions about the state
Maccabees! A special meeting of Har.
mon review, No. l, will be held in X. of
P. hall Thursday afternoon at 2:30 for
balloting on candidates and any other
necessary business.
Charles L. Hoernle, instructor in COM
mercial branches at GODDARD seminary,
has gone to Derby for visit of few
weeks before leaving Vermont for his
home in Dorchester, Mass, where he ex-
Among the visitors in town yesterday
from Plsinfield were: Mrs. viii Wheel
er and daughter, Eileen; Edward J. Col
by, Will Coburn, Dan Page and son,
Ray; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bartlett,
Raymond Parks, and Will Prescott.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gordon and
three children, the Misses Gordon and
lnft
by automobile for Berlin, n. H., where
they are to spend several days with
Miss Esther Buchan, who is employed
there as a district nurse.
NJ. S. Rounds, who has made his home
in Barre several years, has vacated the
house on Park street owned by Mrs.
Mudgett, having shipped his household
goods to Melrose, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rounds and daughter, Dorothy, expect
to leave the city by automobile late this
afternoon for Melrose.
Supt. G. J. Seager of the Barre Town
school district announced to-day that
from January and up to the close of
the school year nearly 800 school chill
dren depositors, belonging to the school
savings club, have deposited S62s. II is
to note that practically the
entire sum is still in the bank.
Barre Elks, who attended meeting of
the organization at the capital last
evening, are positive that they heard
an aeroplane marking time overhead.
Their attention TO the presence of the
plane over the sacred dome of the capitol
was directed by brother Elk, who had
some difficulty in convincing members in
the clubhouse that he had not been hav- |
ing a hallucination. According to the |
observers, the plane lowered over the
city for several moments before leaving |
in an easterly direction.
The funeral of John Quincy Flint, from 1
1898 to 1905 a resident of Barre and 4
was held at Roxbury June p.
Mr.. Flint died at the Elliot City hospital /
IN Keene, y. H, june %, after a two
LAYS illness. His wife is in the same
hospital. where she had a severe surgical
operation about four weeks before the
ieath Of her husband. Mr.. Flint was
born in Brookfield. Feb Is, ls47, and
shen q child moved with his parents TO
Roxbury. where he lived until coming to
Montpelier. In zoos he moved back TO
2oxbury and three years later to keene,
Fhere he had since resided. j.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
CHILD FELL Is FEET.
Sustained Broken Leg and Some
Scratches.

Rutland, June 27.-While watching
several other children who were playing
in the road in front of the residence OF
her aunt, Miss Grace Potter of 1876 State
street, little Shirley L'Esperence, aged
two and half years, leaned too heavily
on the wire screen over second story
window with the result that the netting
gave way and the child plunged to the
ground 25 feet below.
Alarmed by the screams of her niece,
Miss Potter rushed to the front of the
house just as several of the neighbors
arrived at the spot where the child lay
on the sidewalk upon which she had fall
en-.
As soon as possible the child was car
ried into the house and DR.. C. F. Ball
summoned, who Immediately rushed her
to the Rutland hospital in his car, where
il was found that the child had brok-
en- leg in addition to numerous scratches
about the face.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

French sisters, palmists, clairvoyants
over browns Drugstore, 5oc.-adv.
Wash voile, crepe de chine and geor-
gette waists at Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc.
David NJ. G.. Newall of Westerly is
staying at Hotel Barre while passing
several days in the Barre granite belt
on business.
Alexander Finney of West street is re-
covering slowly from a severe strain
which he sustained while working at
Young Bros plant last week The strain
affected Mr. Finney's left side and for
some days he suffered considerably.
Fay Mann, a 1917 graduate of Spauld-
| ing high school, is employed as an as
sistant in the office of City Engineer
Frank 0. Lee, succeeding Howard Cole,
who has secured a position in the Office
Of Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum at Gran
iteville.
For several moments yesterday after
noon the northbound 325 train at the
Central Vermont station was delayed
while an angular eountryman was count
ing out in pennies the price of a ticket
to a point up the line. As matter
VI PitNoubioh aSaihnI any bilCh CITY per
son who might try to roll him for pa
per money, the traveller, confided, he had
changed all of his springs wages into
copper change. While the train tarried
Mr.. Safety First shook loose some six
hundred pennies and somewhat idly
counted out the fare, responding neither
to the prompting of the ticket agent nor
to the insistent "All Aboard" of the con-
ductor, who saw his belated passenger
flutter into the vestibule of a passenger
coach just as the train cleared the De-
pot square crossing
Signs multiply that Barre's observance
of Independence day this year is to be
strictly safe and mostly sane. The city
council prescriptions on fireworks and
firecrackers have caused dismay among
dealers about town, but there is no ap-
peal from the order and one merchant
has so far reconciled himself to a noise
less Fourth as to ship back more than
thousand dollars worth of grenades,
roman candles, sky rockets and cannon
crackers, reserving in the consignment !
only small bundle of toy pistol caps, !
which the city fathers have decreed shall |
constitute the measure Of the noise max |
ing on the might before" and during !
the day. The action taken by the coun- |
Gil is in line with restrictions that are |
to be enforced in many New England
cities this year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
MIRSHFIELD

On and after July /, the regular clos
ing hour at the postofiice will be p. M
but Tuesdays and Fridays it will clos
at 6 p. m, the same as the stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Bartlett OF Plain
field were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ID
S. Hall over Sunday.
| s. Il. Dwinell has sold the farm re
Gently occupied by his son to Fred Morse
Mrs. f. n. Parrott of Montpelier Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. +. L. Spencer, the
last of the week.
| Twenty Joined the Red Cross Friday
afternoon, making about so who have
Joined from this town.
+. II. Prouty has recently purchased
new Buick automobile.
Grace George and Clarence George, two
pupils in the primary department taught
by Miss Hazel Billings, had neither alb.
sent nor tardy marks during the past
school year This is a pretty good rec
ord, as they have about three-quarters of
mile to walk.
The Pythian Sisters will hold their dis
trict meeting here in Pythian hall Fri
day afternoon and evening, June 20. A
full attendance of members is desired.
Mrs. Eleanor Inglis of Barre visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Cole,
the first of the week.
H. d. McCrillis and family and Miss
Hazel Billings attended the baccalaure-
ate sermon in Barre, Sunday, June IL.
Hiram Wilson and Steve Frost have
recently purchased new Fords.
II. G. Carpenter and Mrs. Lillian Ward
and son. Clifton, are visiting in More
town for a couple of weeks.
Marshall Bullock has sold his house
in the village to Lewis Lunge.
Ellery Lyndes, Carroll Goodridge, Ed
ward Ward and Lewis Lunge, jr.. came
home from Fort Ethan Allen Saturday
evening on a 4s-hour leave of absence.
George f. May sold his automobile to
L. r. Adams last week.
Mrs. +. G. Merrill left Friday for Barre
to join her husband as caretsker at the
seminary
II. l.. Houghton has purchased Lewis
Lunge's farm on New Discovery.
Miss Dorothea Cameron celebrated her
10th birthday Tuesday by giving party
to several Of her young friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bowen of Worces-
ter, Mass. have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. F. II. Brown and other relatives in
town the last few days.
Miss Marion Taylor graduated from
Goddard seminary last Friday and is
spending the vacation with her mother. !
Mrs. ]. G. Wiley.
About 80 Of the young people from this I
own spent Sunday in camp with the ,
amp fire girls at Lake st. Joseph.
Owing to the illness Of Rev. George A. 4
Turness. a sermon was read by Mrs. 4
FUNNIEST last Sunday morning.
Mrs. L. d. Mute Mrs. :. A. Swerd-
eyer and Mrs G. I. Dwinell went as
delegates to the Washington county con
ference Of Congregational churches at
Iorthfeld Tuesday.
Prof. and Mrs r. F. Pitkin left sun
Law for Danville. where they are TO
pend the summer with Mr.. snd Mrs
'harles Swasey
"The octoroons viii be presented in
Knights Of Pythias hall Tuesday. July 3.
instead Of July {. as reported last week.
he proceeds are 20 he divided equally
etween the knights and the Red Cross.
remember the change q date and tell
our friends about II. Come and enjoy
pleasant evening and at the same time
elp along a good cause II
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
Wool Dress Skirts

The styles are good any that we can buy today
and quality much better for the money, yet we have
too many and must reduce them. One lot of Dress
Skirts, formerly 598 and $780, THIS SALE, S4o8
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

A regular meeting OF
Green Mt. council. No.
736. X. A.. viii be held on
/, Wednesday, June q, at
1880 p. m. in /. q. o. F.
hall. All members are
asked to he present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-CottsRe on Ahearn Place: al
modern improvements inquire Of Mrs. james
Ahezrn. al Eastern avenue. ssti
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

Special communication OF
Granite lodge, No. IS, F. and
A. NJ, Thursday evening at
1880. Work, VI. NJ. Per order
= w. NJ.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
Middies at Closing Prices

Including White Middies with contrasting collars
and cuffs also Sport Mddies.
One lot, formerly selling at 81. so, THIS SALE CSC
One lot formerly selling at So. 25, THIS SALE S15o
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

FoUND-A sum o. money f: owner can have
sane ~ proving property and paying for
adv. 2. d. Lsdd Co SSH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 81, 1917.
The Weather

Fair tonight and Thursday; fresl
west winds.
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FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. wEscHLER. AUcT1oNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK DWELLING sos
NEW JERSEY AVENUE NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust. duly re-
land records Of the District Of Columbia. and at
the request Of the party secured thereby. the
undersigned surviving trustee will sell by public
auction. in front of the premises. on MONDAY.
THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, 1917. AT
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK, PM. the follow
ing described land and premises. situate in the
city of Washington. District Of Columbia, and
known as and being:
All that certain piece op parcel Of land and
premises known and distinguished - and being
lot numbered ninety-six (96) In William ].
Acker. G. n. Acker and T. J. Acker trustees.
and Walter Fl. Acker's subdivision Of lots num-
bered nine t9), ten 1G0 and eleven (11) in John
B. Kibbey ct ais subdivision Of part Of square
per plat recorded An Liber B. folio 156. Of the
surveyors office Of said District Of Columbia
Sid lot numbered hinety-si1 being Of the sub
division as made By said Ackers and duly recorded
in Book Number Hourtsen t14). page 1853. of the
surveyors once fof said District Of Columbia.
Said property Icing known and being No.
SOB New Jersey avenue northwest Washington,
District of Col Gmbia.
Terms Of she: Cash. A deposit Of 800 will
be required 1t time Of sale. All conveyancing.
recording, ETC., at cost of purchaser. Terms Of
sale to be compiled with within fifteen days
from day o. sale. otherwise the trustee reserves
cost OF lefaulting purchaser. after five days
advertisement Of such resale In some newspaper
published in the city Of Washington. Distric,
Of Columbia
FRANCIS HUFTY. Surviving Trustee.
1e6d&ds,eKSu 418 9Th at. NV.
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FREIGHT RATE RAISE
HEARINGS ARE ENDED
Less Than Three Weeks for Commit
sion to Make Decision Before
Time Asked by Railroads.

The Interstate commerce COMMISSION
TODAY completed Its hearings on the
Is per cent rate increase asked by rail-
roads of the country to become ef-
fective July l.
with less than three weeks in which
to make decision involving sum
estimated by shippers at $500 ,oeo.o"",
the commission has before II TOR re-
view hundreds of letters, kilograms and
briefs as we'll as a great mass OF
testimony, arguments and statistics
Today's arguments were opeied by
Charles DonneIly. chief counsel for the
western railroads, who stated that sew
eral important western lines, with
long dividend record, would be Obliged
to reduce, if not pass, their dividends
in the near future IL the proposed in
crease is not granted.
THE western carriers base their re-
quest for q prompt advance in their
freight rates." Mr.. Donnelly said, upon
the ground that increases in wages,
taxes of fuel and railway supplies have
given rise to an emergency. II is
shown that of twenty of the leading
carriers in the western district OPP
Grating 10000 out of 100000 miles of
railroad the net income, which in the
calendar year 1916 amounted to s403.-
600, 1000, would have been reduced TO
s277 100000 IL those roads had been
operated in that year under the condi-
lions as to wages, fuel prices and ma
terial prices which now prevail, or
which within q few weeks must be
met"
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ADAM A. wEsoHLER. AUorIoNEER-

CHANcERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. 9th AND STREETS
SOUTHEAST.
BY virtue Of decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia. passed in equity cause
No. 1854. we, the undersigned trustees, will sell
at public auction. In front Of the premises. on
FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF
JUNE, AID. 1917, AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM,
the following described land and premises. sit
nate in the city of Washington, in the District
Of Columbia, and designated as and being lot
n in Daniel O'Connors subdivision Of parts Of
original lots and in square s42, in said city
as per plat recorded in Liber "a. folio 1O2, of
the records Of the Office Of the surveyor Of the
feet front by the full depth thereof of original
lot in square s42. together with the Inn
provements consisting Of one-story frame
building.
Terms Of sale: one-third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. and the balance IN
two equal installments, payable in one and two
year,, with interest at 8 per centum per annurn,
payable semi annually. from day OF sale, secured
BY deed Of trust upon tho property sold, or al
cash. at the option Of the purchaser. deposit
Of 800 win be required Of the purchaser at the
time Of sale. All eonveyancing, recording and
notar!al fees at the cost Of the purchsser Terms
Of sale to b complied with within fifteen days
from DAY Of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve
cost OF the defaulting purchaser, after nVe days
Advertisement Of such resale in some newspaper
published in the city of Washington, D. c.
EDMUND BRADY,
Union Trust building,
WALTER BRUCE HOWE,
TIT 14th st. NV,
1n11-d&ds e1su Trustees.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
ADAM A. wEscHLkR. AucrIoNEER

CHANcERY BALE OF s-sToRY BRICK STORE
AND DWELLING NO. COL b STREET
NV, FRAME STORE AND DWELLING
STORE AND DWELLING NO. 1924 9th
STREET NV.
By virtue Of decree Of tho Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia. passed In Equity
Cause No. 8S0se. the undersigned trustees VIII
offer for sale by public auction: in front Of the
TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE. AID 1917 the fol-
the city Of Washington. District Of Columbia.
to wit:
AT 4:so O'CLOCK Pm.
Lot %. square 1885, improved By prenisss Ne
AT 8 O'CLOCK Pm.
Lot I. square 517. improved by premises No.
AT $50 O'CLOCK Pm.
Lot q. square $40. improved By premises Ne
1924 9th street NV.
Terms of sale: one-third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. thu balance In two
equal installments. payable in one and two years,
with interest at six per cent per annum. pay9pie
semi annually. from day of sale. secured By deed
Of trust upon the property sold. all cash. At
the option of the purchaser. A deposit Of 600
on each parcel required Of the purchaser at the
time of sale. All conveyancing. recording and
notarial feets at the cost Of the purchaser
Terms Of sale to be complied with within fifteen
days from day Of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property at tho
risk and cost of tho defaulting purchaser. after
Eve days advertisement Of such resale in some
newspaper published in the city Of Washington.
D. c. CHARLES W DARR,
Southern Building.
". GWHNN GARDINER,
Woodward Building,
my81 Odds, exSu Trustees
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WANTED LICENSE BY POST.
Teuton Tried to Have It Sent for
Use in Baltimore.

Col W. A. Knoll. the marriage 1icenss
clerk, is accustomed to unusual re-
quests, but he had to admit surprise
late yesterday afternoon when he rs-
ceived a long-distance telephone mes
sage from Baltimore asking that .
license be forwarded for use In he
Monumental city last night. The voaco
at the other end of the wire was de-
cidedly Teutonic, said Col. Kroll. and
asked that the permit be sent by par
eel post. He seemed much surprised
and disappointed when informed that
the request could not be granted.
But l want to get married tonight I
must get married tonight 1 was to1d,"
continued the voice. that could get u
from you by parcel post Why don't
you send 1t to me?"
Retaining his patience he license
clark explained to ths voice tha4 apDlf-
SSe.Ae0A AAOtOs