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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
Annual ThankagIving social and Dane


The amusement committee OF Clan
Gordon No. IL have been busy for the
last four weeks, making arrangements
for their annual social and dance. which
will be held in Hale's pavilion, Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 23rd The commit
tee have neither spared time nor money
to secure the best talent to be found in
the city Of Barre. Mr.. William Good.
fellows serial comic songs are worth 90.
ing a long way to hear, and it is sci.
dom that one has a chance to hear one
of his ability as an entertainer. Mr.
Henry Davidson VIII also make his first
appearance before a Barre audience and
will no doubt make a favorable impress
sion upon all who hear him. FIe Ii I'M
doubtedly a singer Of the first water
Mr.. John kess0ck needs no introduction
as q comedian, neither does Mrs. Peter
Muteh as a reader. This is but few
of the artists, but watch the Times Sat.
nrday for the programme IN full. Make
no other engagement for Wednesday
evening, for if you do You viii surely
be sorry for it. The concert viii start
Int o'clock sharp, after which tea, eof
fee, sandwiches and assorted cake vii
be served, Then the hall will be clear
led for dancing, when programme 81
twenty dances will be gone through, K
music furnished BY Gilbertson's orehes
ira Admission to the whole business
AS only fifty cents for adults and TWEEN
ty-tive cents for children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17

..Iudgs not that y e nol iadged.r
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
New port Arthnr schedule.

1t Is reported that O'ku 0'Yama and
Kuro Pat Kin are trying to postpone
the fall 81 Port Arthur 70 March IT,.
New York Mail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
rHE pARD0NING p0WER-

GOV. Bell has been hammered BY the
first claimant for executive pardon and
he has refused to extend elemeney to q
man convicted en- the charge Of rape.
The attack on the chief executive BY
friends Of those who are now serving
their sentences Tor various misdemean-
ora has begun, and the governor has
been in his chair less than two months.
It II proof that this matter Of pardon
ing criminals has been oyerworked il
the immediate past Too much elem.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
RoYaltY,s &C., ii 80

Grand Duke Boris Of Russia has been
decorated by the car with the Cross Of
st. George. Boris is the Young man
who slashed General Kuropatkia's ear
because the commander wouldn't let
the grand duke hold high reyel in camp
with a lot Of women who claimed to be
perfect ladies' Thus il yaior reward
ed at ST Petersburg Chicago Record.
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
OPENS TONIGHT
Fair Programme for This
Evening.

evening.
The programme at the Presbyterian
fair this evening viii be;
Piano Trio
Reading .... The Soul OF the Violin
The Katy Did 0peretta
Characters.
Little Katherine IA pleasant child
Ltiana ....s.......s.. Fairy Queen
Puck .......+.t-...ss A fairy
Moonlight and Starlight Other fairies
The Katy Did ~ Sayages and Chorus
The following is the story Of the little
play The scene is Fairyland. The
Queen Titiana rules. The penalty of
sitting on her throne is death. Star
light, a fairy, finds Katy, a pleasant
child, on the throne. The queen dis
covers someone has yrespassed and Is
Idispieased. No gifts from the fairies
can appease her. Puck, anoher fairy,
while bagging mosquitoes, finds Katy,
and, bringing her to the queen, pro.
nounces her the culprit Katy denies
The queen leaves the matter the law
yers but they can't decide. The queen
at last pronounces pardon if anyone will
unrayel the mystery. Moonlight, q
fairy, then explains that Katy had wan.
dered upon the throne in her sleep. Then
comes the closing chorus and general
rejoicing.
Entertainment win begin at o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17

Perhaps if this Legislature allows Mrs.
Rogers to hang the next one that meets
will be more inclined to enact a law
abolishing the death penalty. Il is 50
long since there has been a hanging ii
Vermont one more is needed to impress
On the people the Importance q q
change IN the present law
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17

Alaska, Arizona and Vermont ia the
United States are without an attorney
general. Vermont should lose no time
in breaking up the trio 81 baekwardness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
Is Douglas Constitutional?

Senator Lodge should get down his
copy Of the constitution Of Massachn-
sets to see whether a Democratic gov
ernor who makes shoes can really hold
office id that commonwealth Chicago
News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
ON the road

what are yon doing now
I'm a highwayman
"Wha-a-ti
Yep. Paving contractor get
there Just tile same Chicago Trib.
une,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
JINGLES AND JESTS.


He latter tile showl guess th,
curtain must have fallen too hard Of
the first act
She Why, what do sou nlean2
He That might account for the play
being so fat Baltimore News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
he Discreet.

You should not strike a man when he
Is down. Its mean, and then
Il isn't safe, because You see,
He may get M again.
Philadelphia Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
Carries It's Own Explanation.

That Watson got more votes in Ne
braska than Parker, Is one OF the eIee-
tion facts which require no explanation.
Providence Bulletin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17

The indirect cost Of having a battle-
ship ii the navy named after Vermont
IS $1,000, it seems. That's The pnce
Of the silver service Vermont win he
expected to present To the saip at its
launching. Well, let's mortgage the
prize heller and keep IN the swiia,
bgosh Randolph Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17

The programme at the Presbyterian
fair this evening win be;
Piano Trio
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-17
CURRENT COMMENT
What the Press Of the State and Coun
try Is Talking About.

The eurfew law az we look at It is
negative quantity. 1t docs neither
good nor harm 1t Is true that the par
hts are the best curfew law, yes, tribe
only carfew law II parenes renoance
government Of their children he cur
few law il helpless to take their places
Burlington News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
VA II US.

Usanchen, Dec. H. Occasional al :
tillery firing is heard east of the rail-
way. The general position is uhcer-
tain. Mo- ements on both sides are
hampered by the freezing of wells and
the lack of snow, which renders it
necessary to keep near the river for
water supply and near the coal mines
for fuel Brigandage is increasing
There is considerable want and suffer.
ing among the natives. Reports from
Validnstok state that the number Of
sick in the hospitals there is rapidly
decreasing and that there are few
cases of serious illness.
London, Dec. II. General Stoes-
sci, the Russian military commander
at Port Arthur, according to des-
patch from Che Foo to the Daily Tel
egraph, has again been wounded. this
time by a rife bullet, The cores
pendent adds that the wound is not
serious.
1
asserts that thousands of tons of dyns-
mite and other explosives, she'll and
ammunition, all clearly contrabrand,
have been Struggled from the Thames
the past few months on barges and
transferred to mysterious steamers at
a rendezvous at the mouth Ut the
river for the Far East the authorities
being apparently powerless to prevent
the traffic. The Daily Mail comments
| upon the terrible dangers attending
this traffic saying a spark or colli-
sion might cause catastrophe within
a stone s throw Of the House of Parli-
ament.
Russian Headquarters, Mukden,
Dec. 17.-There was considerable
desoltury firing on both sides yester-
day The japanese made an advance,
but it proved to be only a demonstra-
! tion.
The night of December "A fourteen
Russians scouts penetrated to the
village of Faushon, where th,y des.
troyed japanese 81 nal tower and
carried off al old bell. which had
been used by the japanese to signal
the approach of Russian troops.
Toxic. Dec. IA telegram from
Fort Arthur states that General Stoes-
sell has opened negotiations with Cen
era Nogi to obtain protection for the
hospital inside fortress during the
bonbardmeut. He has furnished Ger
eral Nogi with plan of Fertilization
indicating the positions of the hospi.
tails.
Manchester. Eng Dec. 10 A
despatch reports that The Russian
secret agents have discovered a plot
against the Gear which originated in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Doc" .DOWNING DEAD.

Mortified, DEC. ~ The commun-
ity was saddened on Sunday morning
to learn of the death of Arthur K.
Downing which occurred at his home
on Central street about IL O'Clock on
Saturday night. The deceased had
been j II but short time with typhoid
fever which developed serious turn
that caused his death. He was about
fifty years of age and had for many
years conducted a barber shop in
town. He is survived by two sons and
daughter Guy. and Ernest of this
place and Mrs. Maude Eastman of
Milford Mass. besides a sister, Mrs.
Goss of Milford, Mass. doc" held
a warm Place in the hearts of the men
with whom he came in contact and
will be sadly missed by the many
friends who are left to mourn the loss
of genial. kind and jolly fellow.
For the family is felt tender sym.
patty. TIE funeral arrangements
were not made at this writing but it
is understood the services will be in
charge of the Odd Fellows of which
Mr.. Downing had been q member for
some time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
MORE CASES or FEY ER.

Scarlet fever still RACES in Mont
pelier, Two cases broke out in the
Jerd family, at the Marvin farm on
the electric car line from Montpelier
to Barre, on Sunday and one of the
children was already suffering with
the disease, the case having broken
out last Friday.
On Friday one of the pupils in
Miss Fosters room in the new school
building was taken i'll with the dis
ease and this room is now closed as is
that taught by Miss Hattie Rock we'll
One other child was i'll in school IN
Friday, but it Is said that the case did
not prove to be one of scarlet fever.
The attendance in the schools has
decreased greatly in the past few days
and in many of the rooms less than
half the regular enrolment is pres
ent The schools will all close on
Wednesday to reopen on January o.
There are now a great many cases
in the city and a traveller from the
corner of Barre and Main streets to
the Pioneer can count a number of
quarantined places. A milkman
stated today that he should say there
were more than thirty cases in the
CITY
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22

will be paid by the city while Judge
Harvey will provide the furnishings,
These are practically the only rooms
now available and in any wise suit
able for city court purposes.
Miss Priscilla Parmenter. who has
been art teacher in Montpelier Semin-
airy since the fall of 1903, left at
the close of this term, last Saturday.
She makes this move because of the
health OF her mother with whom she
will go to Florida within few
weeks. The many friends that Miss
Parmenter has made both in the
schools and in the city will greatly
regret her departure and hope that she
may return to the school next year.
The St. Jean Baptiste society elected
the following officers for the six
months ensuing at the meeting on
Sunday President, A. Galaise; first
vice president, LeonldBs Bertrand (;
second vice president, Thade Their
iault, recording secretary, George
Leblanc; corresponding secretary,
Emery J. Fisher; treasurer. Seraphin
Neveux; collector, Napoleon Dan.
cause; first MARSHAL, Alphonse Hamel /;
second marshal, L. Oorrelle. All
j. Fisher, II Franklin street.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
no OK EF ELLER'S GIFTS.

Chicago, Ill Dec. 17,.-John D.
Rockefeller has given between So, 000-
600 and So. O00, 600 as a Christmas gift
to the university of Chicago. This
report is declared to be true by
member of the advisory committee of
the Baptist theological union The
money, it is understood. is to be used
for the creation of school Of engin-
eering, President Harper has re-
turned from New York, where he met
Mr.. Rockefeller.
Lincoln, Neb, Dec. l7.-The
board of regents of the University of
Nebraska have passed a resolution
formally accepting the conditional gift
of S67, 000 from John D. Rockefeller
for the erection of university build
lug to be devoted 10 religious and so.
cial purposes, Mr.. Rockefeller S
proposition was that tbs money should
be available only when the citizens of
Nebraska contributed enough money
to make up the sum of Slo0, 900 The
work of raising this additional money
has been prosecuted by an oTgsniza-
ton for that purpose and, after a
long, arduous campaign, the amount
h as just been secured,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22

England. Two men who were sus
pected of having connection in the
plot, left the country .hurriedly ON the
capture Of discriminating correspon-
dence by the police. 1t is feared they
will reach Russia where, because of
unrest, great difficulty will be ex-
perienced in locating them.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 10. - There
has been an alarming outbreak of the
Siberian plague in the factories in
Province and Viatha, where sheepskin
coats for the troops are being made.
Two hundred and forty seven cases
were reported on Saturday.
Moscow, Dec. 19,-This city was
the scene of revolutionary demon
stration Sunday from noon till early
evening About five thousand people
participated. Many were wounded
and more were arrested. As far as is
known none of the rioters were aotu-
ally killed, bat one policeman is re-
ported to have been fatally injured.
St. Petersburg. Dec. ia tele-
gram from Mukden says Field Marshal
Oyama has received a number of
heavy calibre seige guns from Dalny
The guns are the newest type. Thirty
of them have been posted opposite
General Kuropatkin's right flank.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
FAN RIY Err STRIK T..


Fail River. Mass, Dec. l9.-Ihe
textile council voted yesteI day to sub.
init to arbitration propositions for the
settlement of the strike in the cotton
mills to the individual unions, and
in case of their approval by vote
on Tuesday, to ask the Civic Fedora
tiou to choose board OF arbitration.
The ipdiyidual unions will act on the
proposition Tuesday morning and a
two-,hirds vote Of the unions viii be
necessary to adopt the resolution. The
labor leaders take the stand that they
are satisfied to submit the settlement
of the strike to arbitration and be-
eve tat il will hurt the course of
the manu facturers materially if they
refuse to accept the plan. The man.
u'acturers views Of this step have not
been Learned
The strike, which is now entering
npcn It's twenty ST cond week, was de-
clared when the manufacturers an
nouuced a new wage scale reducing
the income of the operatives twelve
and one half per cent Thirty seven
mills aud nearly 26, COO employees w're
involved
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY

Mrs. j. f. Waterman is assisting in
the Boston Bargain store during the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs H. NJ. Farnham re-
turne from Bellows Falls on Friday
evening. They have been attending
the annual meeting of the State
Grange.
1t is currently reported that after
the first of January all the extra SUM-
day trains that have been running on
the Central Vermont Railway this
summer and fall Will be discontinued
AS reported the paper train and the
early morning trains are the only ones
that will be continued.
These are busy days in the office Of
the secretary of State, rs all the laws
enacted at the recent session of the
Legislature must be engrossed in the
official book The engrossed copy ia
recognized as the law, while the or
iginal copy is preserved for purposes
of reference.
At special conclave of Mount Zion
commandery, knight Templars, held
on Friday evening, the Order of the
Red Gross and Order of the Temple
were conferred on Fred Oster hout of
Lowell, Mass After the>work was
over banquet was enjoyed at Mil
ler's Inu,
Rev. Guy @. Lamson has decided
not to accept the call to the assistant
pastorship of Calvary ohurJh in New
York city After his first two re-
fusals of the call great pressure was
brought to bear on him to reconsider
The people of Montpelier, both in his
congregation and out Of it, aud OF this
State. where he is so widely known,
will be rejoioed to hear the result of
his final decision.
Montpelier Camp, No 9O65, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, held an
election of officers on Friday evening
that resulted as follows; Venerable
counsel, Il. j Callahan; woI thy ad-
wiser, j. F. Goodenough; banker, A.
d. Harris; clerk, W. p. Whitcomb
escort, O. f. Baird; watchman, II. O.
Jary; sentinel. A. Allen; manager
for three years, #. l.. Gray. The
installation of officers will be held
the first Friday in January
Arrangements have been made by
which city court will soon he estab.
lished in the rooms in the LanRdop
building No. 2. recently vacated by
f. S Carey q Co., and situated dir
eotly over d. S Wheatley's store. In
accordance with vote of the city
council Wednesday evening the rent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
FIRE IN P1SSUMPSIC.

Passumpsic, Dec. ia file that
caused the greatest damage of any
that has occu red here in years broke
out this morning in the mill of the
Passumpsic Leather Fibre Company,
about 3 O'Clock. Before the blaze
was controlled it had wiped out that
factory and the old Ide's mill. Aid
was called in from surrounding towns
but the fire had gained too much
Roadway to save these two buildings.
At 30 this morning the fire was
still raging. The Leather Fibre
company was engaged in the manu-
facture of leather board and the lde
mill has been -four and grist mill
for over seventy five years. Over 100
hands are affected by the fire The
loss on these two properties will
reach upwards Of $4,000, a par of
which is covered by insurance in the
Vermont Mutual and Union Mutual
Fire Insurance companies of Montpel
Ter, besides other companies The
owners of the leather board bushes;
are largely from the families of Messrs'
Chase ard Cushman
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
M RkOW ESCAPE.

Bethel, Dec. 10. - Elmer Spauld-
ing, third selectman, met with what
N ght have been serious accident,
aud vet may prove So while engaged
in cutting timbers in his wood lot on
Saturday last, La telling large
tree il went different than intended,
lodging its top in tree The i'm
petus it gained and the sudden stop il
made in falling caused the butt end to
jump striking Mr.. Spauldins in the
lett hip and throwing him some dis
lance Fortunately in making It's
final fall it went over other 'elled
trees thus raising the trunk so the in
jureu man could extricate himself.
At last. repoIts-no bones broken
he was resting quietly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Revolution Imminent.

Z A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is
nervousness, sleeplessne SIS, or stomach
upsets Electric Bitters will quickly
dismember the trou blesome causes.
1t never fails to tone the stomach,
regulate the kidneys aud bowels slim
ulate the liver, and clarity the blood.
Run down systems benefit particularly
and all the usual attending aches
vanish under its searching and thcr-
ough effectiveness Electric BIttars is
only SOC, and that is returned if IL
don't give perfect sstisfarti H. Guar.
anteed by O. Blakely, druggist
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Fight Will Be Bitter

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual recon-
mendation of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, will have long
aud bitter fight with their trouble 5,
If not ended earlier by fatal termina.
tion. Read what 7. h. Beall of Beall,
Miss, has to say: Last fail my
wife had every symptom of consump-
ton. She took DR.. 6ipg's New Dis.
coyery after everything else had
failed. Improvement came at once
and four bottles entirely cured her. {"
Guaranteed by @ Blakely. druggist.
Price SOC. and $l.00. Trial bottles
free.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
PLAYED ~ BURLING TON.

Owing to social function at Fort
Ethan Allen on Friday evening, the
bowling matches between the Ethan
Allen and Capital teams, in which
the latter were the viotors, were
played on the Burlington alleys.
Moses Yeti rolled in the first game of
the matches,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
4, HOOLEY NOT UILTY

London, Dee. II. The jury in the
case of e. L. Hooley, the famous pre-
moter, charged with manufacturing
false company contracts to deceive the
public, today returned verdict of
not guilty. Henry j. Lawson. who
was Hooley's partner, was found
guilty and sentenced to twelve months
imprisonu ent at hard labor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Keep Thinking About 1t.

Cough syrups that are constituting
cave the stomach aid bowels in a
dangerous condition, A cough syrup
that is a laxative is sure to give bet
ter results. Lix-all is a laxative. and
II 1T fails to cure your cough or Id
we Will pay back your money.
W: Il. Poole, George MeRrath. II.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
NO BLOOD SHED.

Boston, Dec 17.-The conference lie.
tween Thomas W. Lawson and Col.
W. O. Greene came TO a close yester-
day afternoon and both gentlemen
made hurried exit from the hotel,
departing at once, leaving the ourios-
ity of the crowd unsatis6ed, The re-
suit of the conference is yet mystery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
A Pleasant Pill.

No pill is as pleasant and positive
a. DeWitt's Little Early Risers. De-
Wits Little Early RiseIs are so mild
and effective that children, delicate
ladies and weak people enjoy their
cleansing effect, while strong people
say they are the best liver pills sold.
Sold by all druggists
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
A Costly Mistake.

Blunders ara sometimes very expsn.
sive. Occasionally life itself is the
price OF a mistake. bat you'll ever be
wrong If you take DR. Kings New Life
Pills for Dyspepsia. Dizziness, Head
ache. Liver or Bowel troubles. They are
gentle yet thorough. 25c, at o. Blake.
ly's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Mothers Be Careful

of the health OF your children. Look
out for coughs, colds, Group and
whooping cough Stop them in time
One Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy Harmless and pleasant.
Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22

Half the ills that man is heir TO
come from indigestion. Burdook
Blood Bitt9rs strengthens and ton es
The stomach makes Indigestion i'm
possible
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Neckwear

The common expression at our neckwear
counter is, "They are just as handsome as are
seen in the great cities"
If you want neckwear go through our stock
and you'll meet with no disappointment; there's
kinds to meet every pocketbook,
Csc to $500 each.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
HandkerChiefs

We have endeavored to show the largest
collection of pretty handkerchiefs ever shown
here. There is handsome variety of embroid-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-22
Umbrellas
Waists

In Silk, Wool and Cotton from 80 to a A
From a CSC one to $500 kind