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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
THINK L4BORER
VAS MURDERED
Investigate Death of ]. w. Graney, 40
Found Dead With Skull Crushed
and Lying Partly in Stream.

Brattleboro, Sept 23.Acting on the
possibility that murder may have been
committed Attorney General Frank C.
Archibald Of Manchester, States Attor-
ney Harold Z. Whitney Of Brattleboro,
Sheriff Frank L. wellmap Of Brattle-
boro and DIR. Charles F. Whitney Of
Burlington. accompanied by court
stenographer, Mrs. Katherine Nichols,
of this place, went yesterday TO Whit
ingham to investigate the finding Of
the body of John W. Graney of Wilkes
Barre. Pa, late Thursday afternoon.
Whether Graney met with foul play
or was killed by accident has not been
determined. Graney was 40 years old
and was a laborer, employed by the
Garry Construction company>of New
York, which is building an immense
earth dam at Whitingham. He worked
week ago Thursday and had not re-
ported since then. His body was found
by some men who were clearing away
brush from the land which will be
flooded when the dam IL built. II was
beside a small stream about half mile
from the works and was between Whit
ingham station and the village. lying
partly in the water.
A bridge crosses the stream at that
point. but persons on the bridge could
not have seen the body as il was
shielded by bushes. The skull was frac-
tured hack of the ear. but there were
rocks beside the stream, so that the
fracture might have been caused by
falling from the bridge.
A suspicious fact is that there was
no money in Graney's clothing. while
he always carried money in his pockets,
not in large amounts More
or less trouble has been caused in
Of late by dispensers Of |
hootch and home brew. The officers |
questioned many persons, but made no !
arrests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
SCHEDULES
CHANGE TOMORROW
In Most Cases the Central Vermont
Trains viii Depart Later than
During Summer.

The new winter schedule of trains
over the Central Vermont railway goes
into effect to- morrow with a complete
change Of hours on which trains run
in and out of this city. The north
bound local, which formerly left this
city at $3.50 al m. daily will now leave
at 6:l5 a. m. while the south.
bound local will not leave the city unit
s 80 a. m. The first train to William.
town leaves this city at 10; 10 a. m. A
train leaves this city at 1925 p. M
TO make connections with the mail
train north and express south. The
train formerly left this city at ll;2J
a. m.
The afternoon north bound express
train which formerly left the city at
2.45 p. M, will now pull out at 345,
an hour later. The night train south
bound instead Of leaving the city al
l0:55 p. M, will be changed to ll:50
p m. aud the early morning train, in
stead of leaving at l:50, will depart at
2:45 a. m. completing the days
schedule of departure.
Sunday trains will leave at 1905
d. m. nortbound, 5.I5 p. m. express
with the 7:35 p. m. south
bound, 1925 local, and 245 a. m. ami
ll;50 p. m. leaving as per the daily
schedule.
Trains will arrive in the city, as fol-
lows: Ito a. m. southbound, 4:l0 a. m.
7:35 q. m. northbound,
9:55 a. m. southbound 1901 p. N.
.illiamstown, 2.20 p. m. mail from
north and south express, Sis p. M.
north bound express. All arrivals are
somewhat later than those of the
Summer schedule. The lilo a. m. and
/: TO a. m. will run at the same time on
Sunday. with the paper train arriving
At 1l:l5 a. m. Other special Sunday
trains are as follows: lao p. m. ex-
press from south. 6:35 p. m. express
from north and $50 p. m. local from
HE south, making the schedule com
olete.
The change in the train schedules are
.oincident with the change in Massa-
.husetts from daylight saving time TO
standard time. Clocks viii be set back
n Massachusetts one hour early to-
morrow morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
TALK or THE TOWN

Full'line Of cream goods at My Bak
cry, cream puffs, rolls, cakes, buns
adv
c. P. Folsom Of South Royalton wai
a business visitor in this city yester'
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Powers Of Di-
vision street are spending few days
at Groton pond.
Mrs. Nellie Belden Of Benson, en-.
tered the City hospital for radium
treatment yesterday.
Mrs. Hattie Tillotson and Miss Grace
ingalls, of thi- city left yesterday for
Mortified TO pass the week end.
Miss Alice Morgan returned TO the
city last evening from Burlington,
where she has been visiting friends.
Miss Bradley of King street has gone
TO New Bedford, Mass. where she has
secured employment as a teacher.
Mrs. A. H. Smith left to-day for Bos-
ton to spend week with DR.. Smith,
who is taking a special course Of study
there.
Miss Amore Tanguay. attendant at
the Washington County Tuberculosis
hospital, underwent an operation at
the City hospital today.
Friday afternoon, Sept 20. Mrs.
James l.. McGlsflin gave a birthday
party in honor of her mother. Mrs Di-
ana Pierce. with her friends, Mrs.
Amelia White of Bolster avenue and
Mrs Nettie Gray of Washington street.
These three ladies formerly lived on
the same street in Fast Calais and had
spent many happy birthdays together.
The combined ages Of the three is in.
tentionally omitted
Mrs. Isabel Even and Mise Louise
Watt left Barre Thursday for Mont
treai, from where they sailed to-day on
the steamer Matagama. for Aberdeen.
Scotland. where they will make their
home in the future. They viii be much
missed in Barre by their many friends.
Mrs. Even having been engaged here
many years in church work and her sis
ter ss a teacher in the public schools.
The past summer Mrs. Even served as
pastor of the church in Tyssn-
The schedule of games arranged for
the Spaulding football team thus far
this season i currposed Of only six
games a. follows: sept. p. Norwich
1916. 81 Barre: Oct 3 Puriington high,
At Barre. Oct IL. 81 Allans high. AZ
Bsrre Oct p. Newport high. al New
port; Oct q. IFndonyille. ~ Barre
Sov 4. Montpelier high. At Montpelier
Coach Iundholm stated that he does
49, r~-r.rrs A., salr a. Nnrw-ssA --.r,.-
but feels that Il vii give the team the
initiative 10 fight Burlington pcxt
moath vhsn fhe two leans clash here.
Al hcpts are set for q successful ssa-
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
MONTPELIER SEMINARY NOTES.
The Various Classes Have Organized
for the Year.

The second week of the school yea,
for Montpelier seminary has fulfilled
the expectations OF the faculty and
students. Every department Of tbs
school is running in fine working or
der and the good spirit among the stu
dent body and faculty promises the
best school yearsyet
The four literary societies have held
their social evenings and the student
body has had an opportunity to choose
the society, of which they wish to be-
come member. The Ladies Literary
society has elected Miss Edna Steele
|of Groton president and Miss Mary
Preston secretary. The boys society
which corresponds to the L. L. is the
Adelphi and David Irons il president Of
that society. The opposing girls soci-
ETY. is called the Aesthetic and the girls
have elected Miss Elsie Dodds OF North
Hero president and Miss Edith Place Of
Randolph secretary. The Band society.
the corresponding boys society, has
elected Lynwood Smith. president.
These societies have very large place
in the life Of the seminary and their
literary programs do much toward en-
rjching rheir school days.
The class organizations are nearly
complete. The president of the senior
class is Charles Gardyneso of Montgom-
cry Center. Miss Elsie Dodds is vice
president and Alban Baker Of Concord
secretary and treasurer. The juniors
have elected Eileen Randall president.
Miss Randall is from Wolcott. Miss
Effie Nelson of Ryegate is vice -presi.
dent and Miss Ruth Currier of st.
Johnsbury Is secretary and treasurer.
The sophomore class this year will be
headed by Miss Mary Louise Preston Of
as president. Miss Marion
Brooks Of Colebrook, n H.. win act as
secretary and treasurer. The freshmen
were organized by the junior class and
Miss Alice Nelson of Ryegate was elect
ed president and Miss Emogene Spear
Of Willsboro. N. ", vice-president. Ray
Nichols of Greensboro Bend was elect
ed secretary and treasurer.
On Saturday evening, Sept. l6, the
seniors gave corn roast TO the other
Of the school This was an
thhuof tfcht auu 1ilo Nett hudlI WAS
successful.
The Y. w. c. A. and Y VI. c. A.
have already begun the work for the
year and the leaders have many inter
sting plans which should make the So
'ieties strong factors in the school this |
coming school year.
DIR. O. B. Chassell Of Chicago. direc- |
or of organization for the Methodist
Episcopal church. has been doing some
cry valuable work on school records |
md gave most interesting school |
ak in chapel the morning Of Sept. %.
Miss Evelyn Bishop, daughter OF DR..
!. A. Bishop, for twenty years head Of
dtpr. Sem, was a visitor at the school
he morning of Sept. %. Miss Bishop
; doing wonderful work as head of the
ii Beta Phi settlement school at Gar
inburg. Tenn.
Rev j. c. Sails Of Waterbury Cen
er was a visitor in chapel the morn
ng of Sept. % and led the devotions
lr Sails is a good friend Of the school
nd IL is always with pleasure that he
ONES TO visit on Seminary hill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
WALKER PLANKS
TURNED DOWN
Massachusetts Republicans
Refuse to Approve Hard
ing's Bonus Veto
MIGHT OFFEND
SENATOR LODGE
Vice-Pres. Coolidge Ad-
dresses Convention on
National Issues

Boston, Sept. 23.The Republican
state convention assembled at Sym
Sphony hall to adopt a platform upon
which Henry Cabot Lodge will seek
reelection to the United States Sem
ate and Claiming H. Cox to second
term as governor
Republican national and state
achievements in administrative and
legislative enactments were put for
ward in addresses by Vice President
Calvin Coolidge as convention chair
man and by Senator Lodge and Gov
ernor Cox as heads of the state ticket.
Compared with former Republican
state platforms the platform of 1922
wiN be brief
Five planks, proposed by Joseph
Walker, who opposed Senator Lodge
in the Republican primary, were not
reported by the committee 1t was
explained that were any one of the
five adopted it would east a reflection
on Senator Lodge. One Walker res
olution urged the party to go on rec
ord as approving President Harding's
veto of the bonus, which the senator
voted to override. Another favored
declaration Of conditions upon which
America would enter the league Of
nations, against which Senator Lodge
as majority leader in Washington
waged a successful fight.
The remaining planks calling for
more scientific tariff, the unseating Of
Senator Newberry and opposing any
change in the prohibition act also were
omitted.
Mr.. Walker, as soon as he heard the
fate Of his resolutions reiterated his
night before statement Of carrying the
fight to the convention.
Reviewing present dav conditions
which he said constituted an era Of
Vice President Coolidge as
serted they would not have been pos
sible without the foundation laid by
The government in its economic pol
icy at home and its peaceful policy |
abroad
The promises of the Republican |
party, Mr.. Coolidge asserted in lay |
ng before the convention the record of |
he national administration ''have
,een and are bein performed"
Governor Cox in his address to the /
convention dwelt at some length on
vomen's place in politics and govern
nent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Env whitconb is enjoying a two
weeks vacation from his duties at
Ladd's store.
Mrs. G. s. Eastman Of East Cerinih
underwent radium treatment AZ the
CITY hopiial yesterday.
y. J. Morrisou Of Hill street. who is
confined TO his home on account Of ill.,
ness. Is improving.
Y. A. Mccarthy, Who has been spend
ing the past few dayt in the city. re
turned 70 Roston today.
A Randolph item IN the Randolph
Herald and News this week i a. fol
lous. An cficisl Of the state ausomo-
hile department Declares that there i
morr notor vehicle traffic on Main street
and Merchants row On Saturday eve
ming thar on anr busy corner Of Mont
rrlier ~ Barre Two trafhc cops are OF
dufv there several hcurs every Sat
urtav rtrht. anf thus far accidents
have been aFerts1-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
BUILDINGS BURN
AT PLAINFIELD
House and Barn and Con-
tents on Hutchinson Farm
Destroyed
LOSS ESTIMATED
CLOSE TO $4,000
Seasons Hay Crop and
Number Of Hogs Burned
With Barn

Plainfeld, Sept. ga fire Of IN
determined origin between ] and
o'clock this morning, completely de-
stroyed the house and barn on the 50.
called Warren Fifield place, bought
only few months ago by Ernest
Hutchinson of Barre and occupied by
him and his family.
When the fire was discovered the
roof Of the barn was ablaze and after
calling aid on the telephone there was
nothing that could be done except to
remove the furniture from the house.
The cows were in the pasture and no
stock was lost except several hogs in
the basement. The seasons crop Of
hay was burned.
The house and barn were connected,
leaving no chance Of saving the for
mer, with the barn 80 thoroughly
ablaze at the discovery of the fire.
The opera house bell in flainfieldi vii
lage, which is used as fire call. was
rung, but little could be done by those
who went except to assist in remoy-
ing the furniture.
The blaze seemed to have started
where the house and barn were con-
nected. Although members Of the
Hutchinson household had been husk-
ing corn in the barn during the eye-
ming, there seemed little likelihood
that any fire started then and did not
break out until many hours later, SO
that 50 far no cause has been deter
mined
The buildings on the place were the
largest and finest anywhere about, and
the house, although butt many years
ago by William Martin, is said to have
cost $4,000 at that time With con
tents of house and barn it is estimated
the loss viii reach $4,000. The farm,
although in the town Of Marshfield.
i about one-half mile above plainfield
village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
TO ESTABLISH FREEDOM
or THE DARDANELLES
The Policy of Great Britain, Under Su'
pervision Of League Of Nations, De-
chres Lloyd George.

London, Sept. 23 tBy the Associated
Press) The policy Of Great Britain N
the Near East is to establish the free
dom of the Dardanelles under the SUI
pervision. of the league of nations, de-
'-lared Prime Minister Lloyd George
In a statement at conference with the
newspapermen this afternoon.
Mr.. LLOYD George said that whatever
steps the government had taken to
strengthen the military and naval
forces In the Dardanelles and the Bos-
phorus had been dictated by the su.
preme consideration: Our anxiety as
to the freedom of the seas between the
Mediterranean and Black sea" and sec
ond "to prevent this exceptionally prod
igal war from spreading into Europe
The prime minister declared at the
outset he would like to make it clear
that any action that had been taken
had nothing to do with the merits or
demerits of the case under dispute be-
tween Greece and the Turks.
The British government, said the pre-
mier. had been impartial as between
the Greeks and the Turks. He pointed
out that few weeks ago the Greeks
threatened to march on Constantinople
and at that time General Harrington.
the British general in chief command
ant at Constantlnople, warned the
Greeks in identical terms as the warn
ing now given TO Mustsphs Kemsl
Pasha.-
In dealing with the question of the
freedom Of the straits Mr.. LLOYD
George said that what had happened
In the late war demonstrated how vital
was the freedom Of these narrow seas
TO the protection Of commerce and ito
humanity in its brosdest aspects
The closing of the straits by Turkey
during the late war, he declared was
responsible for the disaster 'of one of
our strongest allies and the defeat Of
Rumsnis. and prolonged the war by at
least two years
In pointing out Great Britain's i'm
psrtiality. as shown by her warning to
the Greeks. Mr. Lloyd George added
I'VE acted then in the interest Of
peace. The same motive j. inspiring
our action to-day
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
F4TOR.S CONSOLIDA-
TTON TO PROTECT
THE SMALL ROADS
Richard Billings Also Declared That
vermont's Interests Ought to Be
Looked After--Others OPP
posed Consolidation.

With James r. Dewey, chairman OF
the commission on foreign and domes
tic commerce, presiding. the commits
sion received considerable information
Friday afternoon at hearing that
took place in the Senate chamber in
the State House at Montpelier rela-
tive TO the consolidation of the New
England railroads. Richard Billings
Of Woodstock, although stockholder
in different railroads and official in
two, spoke from Vermonter's point
iof view, telling the commission that
it must protect Vcrmont's interests by
seeing that the small railroads are
consolidated, if need be, to protect
them and that the differentiai rates
which now prevail in Vermont are rel
tanned.
He also pointed out to the commits
sion that Vermont is in one corner
of the New England states and that
the New England states are in a small
corner OF the United States, and if
the railroads in these states are
hooked onto some outside line, pro
lection should be given, to Vermont
first and New England second, as to
The meeting was attended by only
a few persons. although nearly $50
personal invitations to attend were
mailed to business men, including
bankers The South Rovalton board
OF trade sent a delegation OF four.
r. Fl. Deavitt of Montpelier and
West Of Hartford were opposed to
Others present stated
they came to listen and learn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
MONTPELIER

| At the Brunswick Shop, excellen
bargains in used pianos. .-ady,
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Moulton of Eas
Ryegate were visitors in the city oil
Friday.
George r. Reed OF Barton was a Wis
itor in the city on Friday.
1 Verne Jones of the state department
of agriculture is TO attend a meeting
OF the directors Of the Derby creamery
o-day.
The supreme court justices met here
yesterday for conference.
Roger w. Hulburd of HYDE Park
Frederick G. Fleetwood of, MorrisviIle
and Glenn Wilkins Of MorrisvilIe were
in the city yesterday. Mr.. Hulburd,
who is general agent of the National
Life Insurance company, has been men
toned as possible successor to Joseph
G. Brown as state insurance commits
sioner, but it is understood that he does
not desire the Office.
H. M. Mcintosh of Burlington. for
merly state engineer, Mrs. Mcintosh.
Miss Willard, Miss Wheeler and A. G..
Collins of. Burlington were visitors in
the city on Friday.
Two derailments we're being cleared
up at the same time on the Central
Vermont railway Friday afternoon, one
OF them short distance north of the
Montpelier Junction station when a
freight car was of the iron and the
other when the north bound morning
mail train was derailed near Milton, the
latter delaying the New England
States Limited so It was over four
hours late here. These two made three
derailments within "a hours. the third
being Thursday night near Bethel.
For Saturday, at the Brunswick
Shop, two Toe records for sl.-adv.
The winter train schedule on the
Montpelier and Wells River and the
Central Vermont railways becomes ef-
fective Tomorrow morning. There are
many changes, some trains running
earlier than they have and persons
taking these will need TO watch ont.
There will he no connection between
the Montpelier and Wells River and
the Central Vermont at evening time,
as there has been for few years, the
Wells River trains srriving some over
an hour after the Central Vermont
train has left. The departure of trains
on the Wells River road are: 7:5O a.
m. insssad of 6:55; l:30 p. m. instead
Of 12:40; while the mixed train leaves
at 1890 p. m. Arrivals. II 80 instead
of l0:30; 9 p. m, instead OF SOB: ii !
a. m. for the mixed. On the Central |
Vermont the southbound mail train |
will leave at s:55 instead of 1855, the |
New England States Limited at 1850 |
instead of ll:50, the southbound eve
ming train at 4:l0 instead Of $50. the |
night train at l2:l5 instead of II 30,
the southbound Sunday evening train |
at O'Clock. The northbound trains |
viii leave at 6:s0 instead of 6:55. |
This car has the Boston sleeper on
IL. l:3o instead of 6:02 train number
5; 4;l0 instead Of 3:0s, New England |
States Limited; $40 4. m, the night
sleeper; while the paper train leaves
Sundays at 1880 instead Of $50 and
the Sunday afternoon northbound
train at $3.50 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
THREE BIDS ON BARTON JOB.
BrattIeboro Man, D. w. 0verocker
Was Far Below the Others.

Bids were opened in the state engi
neer's office at Montpelier Friday aft
ernoon on the construction OF 3.24
miles Of highway in Barton. ID. w
Overocker of Brsttleboro was the low
est bidder. his figure being $50. 403.lo'
Pascal C. Ricci of Rutland bid $74,-
247. 50 and Streeter a Sons OF Worces-
ter. Mass, put in a bid of Ss7 ,599.60.
The state highway board viii meet in
the near future TO award the contract.
II Mr.. oserocker. the low bidder, re-
ceives the award. he plans TO proceed
with the installation Of bridges on the
project this fall. The date for the COM
pletion of the highway, half the ex-
pense Of which win be refunded to the
state through federal aid. is Oct. Is.
1923.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Frank Macrae of this city, who has
been employed during the summer
months at Sunapee, n. H., arrived in
the city last evening to take up duties
as operator at the local Western Union
office.
Preparations are being made by mem
bers of the American Legion football
squad to get fall practice started at
once and with that aim in view il is re-
ouested that all those trying out for
the team meet Monday evening at the
clubhouse. Among those of last years
team who will be back in the lineup are
"Ovster' Laird, Graham Giacherio,
Bjorn. Watson, Sawyer, Wilson and
Tomssi.
Fully 500 students and alumni gath
cred in the spaulding assembly hall
last evening for the annual reception
10 the freshman class. which this year
Is one of the largest In the history Of
the school. As usual. the program
opened with the receiving line, in which
were the class presidents. new teachers
and school officials. Upper clessmen led
the freshmen decked out in their green
ribbons. Following that. a number Of
upper classmen or rather upper class
girls. gave an imitsticn Of travelling
show. during which the popular little
ditty about. do you know the fersh-
manf- caused q great deal Of laughter
on the part qf all Several other songs
were given BY them. but the feature
most appreciated was q selection BY the
Spaulding comb and tissue paper or
chestras led by Miss Madeline Glad
ding. who was acting a. head Of the
rhow. Following the little proErsm
dancing vas enjoyed for short time
70 the strains of Jacobs erche=trs un
III Home. Sweet Home call came ~
hall pasf ten % . rsi'losn group q
dsncers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-23
GUARD DIES OF WOUNDS.
Accidentally Shot by Sergeant Fisher
at B. q NJ. Shops in Concord.

Concord. y. H.. Sept. 23.-WiIfred X.
Haldee. a National Guard ba;teryman
from Manchester. died at a hospital
here this forenoon. a short time after
being shot Just beneath the heart bv
Sergeant Edward J. Fisher Of the same
city. Both men were members Of the
National Guard battalion on duty a.
the shops Of the Boston and Maine
railroad here. Preliminary inquiry led
the police 10 express the opinion that
the shooting was accidenfal