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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
PASTOR RESIGNS.
The Rev. Dr. Eaton to Leave St. Johns.
bury for Beloit College.

ST. Johnsbur, Dee. 81 The canrre
CATION Of the Moth Congregational
church was surprised Yesterday. when
the Rev, Edward D. Eaton, d. D., read
his resignation, 10 take effect ApriI
80. DIR. Eaton resigned the presidency
Of Beloit college in December, 1905. to
accept the pastorate here. Strong influ-
ences have been brought to bear to in
duce him to return to Beloit and he has
finally decided to resume his college
work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
IN DEATH TOGETHER.
MI. and Mrs. George Smith Of sharon
Died Yesterday.

sharon, Dee. 81 The deaths Of ceayce
smith and his wife. an aged comic
occurred yesterday within two hoursf f,,i ns
each other. One week ago Mr.. Smith
was taken III with pneumonia. H;s Nc
was his faithful nurse until wednass.n''e m.'e
night' when her friends prevailed ,ipon
her 70 take sonac rest. She soon was
stricken with the disease, and the raw.
ages OF It brought death to her AZ six
o'clock yesterday morning, two hours bc,
tore the death Of her husband. 4 donble
funeral will be held tomorrow (Tnesdave
afternoon at one o'clock Mr.. smith wsS
one one of the most prominent neonle ~
sharon, having resided here eli his IN
Beth We're ~ years old W N
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
C. v. OFFICIALS
DENY STATEMENT
That There are io5 Cars Of Stock Wait
ing to Be Unloaded--say There are
Only Four Cars at The
"a Present T,xua 3

Officials at the local Office Of the Cen-
trsl Vermont freight department take
exception TO the statement Of = quarry
owner IN Saturdays paper that les car.
loads OF granite are waiting to be placed
by the Central Vermont railroad. Thev
state that there at the present time
only four cars waiting TO be ulslaoded
and that ct no time have there boen
more than 80 cars to be unIoaded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
LEwIs-cHENEY.
South Barre People Married and Go to
New HAMPSHIRE on Visit.

Miss Vera Cheney. daughter Of Fred
Y. Cheney Of Quarry street, this CITY.
and Walter Lewis Of South Barre. we're
united in marriage at III o'clock This
forenoon by the Rev w. A. Kinxie al
his home on Camp street. They were
attended by Miss Bessie Shepard ard
John B. Mclean. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
left at once on a weeks welding trit
to New Hampshire. after which they viii
return to reside at the home OF the bride
on Quarry street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
BRAKEMAN INSTANTLY KILLED.
Louis Snyder of cuttingsyilla, Veteran
Of War With Snain

Rutland, Dec, 3f.-louis Snyder. aged
30 years, an unmarried man living al
Cuttingsville, a brakeman on the Boston
& Maine railroad was run over and
instantly killed at Fitchburg, Mass, on
Saturday. He served eight years in the
regular army and saw rctive service h
Cuba during the war with spain. lie
Is survived by his parents, two sisters
and two brothers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
Pleasant Reception Given on Maple Az,

reception WAS given Saturday night
a. the home Of Mr.. and Mn, Philisa ce ca
ton, 62 Maple avenue. IN honor ~ h the
pride and groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Narnire
eanton' brother Of the host. Refresh.
ments consisting Of lee cream cake and
,.mt and punch were served. Mr.. and
Mrs canton were married in Boston.
Dcccmber 25, ~ p. N. They were Tia
recipients of many elegant presents from
Boston and also Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
SHOWS NO IMPROVEMENT.
But Physician Hopes for CleveIand's Re.
covery Within a Week.

Princeton, N j. Dec. si.-- Former
President Cleveland, who has been seri-
ously II for week, shows no improve.
ment this morning, but his physician
hopes for his recovery within a week IL
no further unfavorable symptoms de-
yelop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
Lay Arrest to Liquor Agitation.


S. Johns court, c. O. f.. will hoId !
whist party IN X. of G. hail Scnmninj
block, this evening. Playing will bepin
promptly at o'clock. Refreshment .
will be served. Admission Is cents,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31

u suppose your motto IS BE sure
you's right, and then go ahead
Not IN the financial game answered
Mr. Dustin Stax. "My motto Il Be
sure you're ahead then you're all right.
Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
BISHOP BERRY CHOSEN.
To Preside at the Next Vermont Meth
odist Conference.

st, Johnsbury, Dec. 81 Bishou ,Jos.
eph r. Berry Of Buffalo, n. II, has beer
chosen to preside at the Vermont Meth.
odist conference next spring in place OF
Bishop McCabe, who recently died.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
NOON EDITION TOMORROW.

The Times win issue at 1s o'clock
noon tomorrow, New Years day. and
advertisers and contributors should bear
this in mind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31

But 1t Is Farm up in the Gold Nine
Region on Milestone Hm

~ttsH WI 4AAtetQuc Hill.
The farm Of Merrill Eastmnn in Web.
sterville has been sold by him 10 ,Ichn
E.' Donald and Angus a. Smith Of Barre
and the consideration is said to be about
$1,000 The farm contains 60 acres ~
land and is iocated just opposite the
isamson granite quarry. A small o,nrrv
has already been opened up or the Me,.
r'ii farm. Mr.. Merrill sold the farm
because Of i'll health. He will remain
there for the presnt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31

both Mcqueen and Grossman jumped
/ their bail and left the country. Me
Queens bondsman went to England and
prevailed on him to come back and give
himself up While on his way back %
Paterson, Mcqueen came to Barre and
participated in a public meeting held in
Miles hall, at which anarchism and So
cialism were discussed in friendly de-
bate between few followers Of each
belief
After giving himself up in Peterson,
Mcqueen was sentenced to FIVE years in
the New Jersey penitentiary, where he
is now notwithstanding the strong ef-
forts Of his friends To get him pardoned,
Among the solicitors il b clergyman who
has spent a great amount of time and
labor in belian Of the imprisoned man.
trossman never has bgen definitely lo-
Gated, although 1t has been said that he
rs in England. His bQndsman, Philip
Heyer. father of Grossman's counsel, was
compelled to pay $4,000, the amount Of
his bond, and the payment il said to
have left the old gentleman in rather
pinched circumstances
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-31
Calleani Is Man Of Influence.

ALI this time that the Paterson au
thorities have been looking for him, Gal
leani has been living quietly in Barre
with his wife and three children, the
latter aged three, five and eleven years
He would be picked out at once as a
leader Of men. He is about So years oi
age, a man Of striking physical appear
ance. a little above the medium height
heavily built and wearing dark beard
tie has q clear, piercing eye. So great
y his physical magnetism that it IL
said that when he gets up to address an
audience of his followers lie sways them
like q reed
Highly educated. he carries the more
power for that reason. When arrested
in Barre year and a half ago for
breach Of the peace at an Italian picnic
he conducted his own case with skill
that might have resulted in acquittal,
instead Of conviction, as it did, had he
been better versed in Vermont law He
was fined $40 for breach Of the peace.
which fine, with costs, was promptly
paid. His arrest at that time grew ont
of an incident which followed a raid
by the local police on picnic party
which was meeting Just on the outskirts
Of the city The officers were after con
traband liquor. The picnickers resented
what they thought an unwarranted in
reference with their picnic and SQUAD
bled q little for possession Of the liquor.
They had with them target rife which
they were to use for practice. The po-l
lice decided to get possession of this also,
and it was for participation in the strug-
gle for the gun that Galleani was ar
rax*ad
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

Hugh Brown. just home from a four
years cruise in the navy, said to his
little sister Juliet. What do you call
the dog now?" "Roly,' she answered.
Short for Romeo, isn't it?' remarked
Hugh. But Juliet, who had v
heard of Romeo didn't appreciate this.
"You seem very good friends at my
rate" he continued. HE ought to
be" she exclaimed. HE pulled me
out of the water and saved my life
four years ago."
In the afternoon he noticed Juliet
curled up under a haystack fast
asleep, and asked his father il 1t was
safe for her to be about the fields
alone. "Oh, yes" said his father,
"Old Roly wouldn't let anybody touch
hair of her head or anything of
hers" Hugh said nothing but resolv-
ed to test the old dogs fidelity. Al lit
tie further off he saw lying on the
ground Juliet's copy Of Anderson,s
Fairy Tales. Roly was stretched out
nearby apparently asleep. Hugh
went to take the book and old Roly
was upon him like a thunder.bolt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
JUNIOR STORIES.
FEEDING TIME.

Beatrice was a little city girl, and
when her mother told her they were
TO live on a farm a whole month In the
summer h thought she would not
like 1T at all. At first she was afraid
Of everything-that the cows would
nook her and the chickens pick her,
n that the geese meant to do some
thing terrible when they Missed at her
but .by and by she learned that If
n showed no fear, they would not
try to frighten her, and became fond
OF taking care of them. She used to
run GU to the barn when ever she
near a hen calling. Observation-Disclosures
dah-kut!" telling out the great news
that another egg had been presented
to the world. and she was a very
proud little girl when she could find
II and bring it in to the farmers
wife. What she liked best Of all was
feeding time, and when she appeared
with her little basket of corr there
was a great meeting of the poultry
tribe. Even the cross old turkey
gobbler became friendly. She used to
a him the colonel, because he strut
ted so.
The three queer little ducklings she
named Hans, Otto and Fritz. She
n old hen Mrs. Grundy, be-
cause she was always cackIing about
something. She spent every day out
of doors with her barnyard friends
and when the time came for her to 20
to the city, would have shed
tears at leaving them, but her mother
her h was too biz to cry, and
promised her she should visit them
all again next summed.
Louisa Mccartney, aged 10.
425 west Albany ST., Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
TOILETS OF THE BIRDS.

Ha- a.lg4s HsEarN aaa4ff
Birds are very particular in the max
ing of their toilets. Some use water
alone, others dust and water and 9th
ers dust alone.
Wild ducks feeding by salt water
will Dathe in fresh water and fly inland
twenty or thirty miles in order to get
a fresh water bath.
Sparrows take two kinds Of baths,
water and dust. They are not particu.
lar about the former, but for the latter
only the cleanest and driest dust will
serve.
The partridge takes a loan bath.
Scratching off the turf, he loosens a
square foot lof rich, chocolate colored
loan and battles therein his sleek
plumage.
All birds love a bath of ashes. He
who walks through a field that has re-
Gently been burned off will note, every
little whilel a disturbance in the
charred ash and up. shaking OFF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
HOW WE MADE OUR FLOWER
BEDS,

1t was one fine May morning and
we children went to school. The bell
had rung and we were in the school
house trying to study but the weather
was too nice to stay in SO teacher
said we might 60 out and make some
flower beds as It was time to plant
flowers. Sc we boys and girls went
and got some shovels, spades and
rakes and went to work. The first
thing we did was to select the spots
where we were to have our beds, and
here; before we thought, we had six
places fixed. We then dug the soil
loose and carried some rich dirt from
the creek bottom, then we raked the
dirt over and broke up the Jumps. We
went over and gathered up a lot Of
wild moss and put it around the sides
and planted our flower seeds. We
made some beds equare, some round,
some heart-shaped. Then we watched
for the first flower to appear. Finally
the little leaves and stems appeared.
These kept growing larger and taller
when one day there was some buds
and nexb, morning there were flowers.
We thought we would surprise the
teacher and we took her in a nice
bunch. She came out and looked at
them and said we had done first rate
with our first flower beds at the school
house. Some time afterwards we
planted some trees and they are nice
now, to shade the school yard.
Edna Lewis, aged 10.
Avery. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
A STORY OF WILD ROSES.

Dear Editor:
am a little girl IL years old and as
have a wild flower bed l will tell you
about 1t. Every spring when wild flow
ers bloom I go to the woods, which are
near my home, and get more flowers
and put in it. 1t contains bluebelIs,
%hairbells, v~iolets, sweet Williams and
other beautiful flowers.
They, grow near a fence and l put
sweet peas along the fence. Ny bro
Their and I are going to put small ce-
dar trees along the fence also.
We will have a picnic the last day
OF school. We will go flower hunting
that day, but the school always goes
flower hunting anyway.
When / hoe the weeds and grass
from my flower bed I have to watch
the chickens or they will dig it up.
Well, will close. From
Lizzie Hillery.
Agency, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

are the prettiest wild flowers. When
school begins | am going to try to get
the first wild flowers of any Of my
schoolmates. We have a bed of wild
flowers in our yard. They bloom early
IN the spring. l went one spring and
got them and planted them in
u yard. And l have another
ped OF wild flowers on the
north side Of u house against the
wall. There are Ferns, Mayfow-
ers and Violets in it. 1 am anxious to
see them come up this spring. We
have a bed OF wild flowers on the east
side OF our school house which comes
up about the time school begins.
May Shaffer, aged IL.
Douds-Leando, Iowa,
r. F. D. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
SPRING FLOWERS.

There are many kinds of spring
flowers which blossom in the woods.
The spring beauty Is a common little
flower. The leaves are long and slen-
der. The blossoms have five petals,
being a pinkish or white color. The
leopard-tongue, ferns and violets are
some other spring flowers. The leaves
of the leopard-tongue ar, long and.
slender. with reddish spots. The flow
ers look like small lilies. They have
a blush Or pinkish white color.
The wild ferns grow in a shady
place. They never bloom, but | think
the leaves are 80 pretty that they don't
have to blossom.
The violet is I'M of my favorite wild
flowers, 80 / will tell more about it.
They have a short stem, or are stem
less, having in the latter case a short
root stock. The leaves are alternate
and have long stalks. The flowers
have five petals, different in form and
size, the lowest having a spur behind.
Nearly two hundred species have been
described by the natives. chiefly of
northern temperate countries.
The buttercups and bluebells are
two other pretty spring flowers. The
buttercup has a golden flower with
leaves that are somewhat divided. The
bluebell is sometimes called the hare
bell. It is the most common of all
British species Of bell flowers, growing
abundantly in dry and hilly pastures,
and On waysides. They bloom in sum-
mer and autumn. It is everywhere a
favorite from it's beauty and graceful
ness, and Is the subject Of many al
lusions in poetry.
l like spring and summer better
than any of the seasons because there
are so many wild flowers, and the
birds come back.
Yours truly,
Myrtle Anderson, aged IA.
Ottumwa, Iowa,
1920 e. Main street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
"HEAR nv poLLlEs, PRAYER.n

Q Lord, l pray thee, hear my dollies'
prayer,
And teach them how to ask for what
is right;
But Il it's going to give you extra care,
Then you might skip my blessings
for tonight.
Please make them all more loving and
polite;
I pray thee not to let their cover
tear,
But keep their sawdust stufings out
Of sight.
And please help Anne to grow a
head of hair.
l wish poor Bella's knees were made
to bend.
am truly as sorry as car be.
I hope that you won't mind, and that
you'll send
The blessings that each dolly asks
Of thee.
And, Lord, I pray that you will Just
pretend
This is my dollies talking, stead Of
me.
Burgess Johnson in E%verybody's
Magazine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
THE BIRDS.

Dear Juniors: The editor Of the
Courier Junior would like to have
some nice bird stories. This is just
The time OF year when all the Juniors
ought to spend just as many hours as
they a in the woods studying the
habits Of the many beautiful birds.
The editor will tell you of a few of
The birds that stayed in this part of the
world during the past winter. Some of
the winter residents of Iowa are the
jay, the downy woodpecker, the red
headed woodpecker, the c%hickadee, the
white breasted nutlach, the junco, the
shore lark, the crow, the tree or Cana
dian sparrow, and the golden crowned
kinglet.T The chickadee is a CHEEKY little
chap, wearing a black cap and he will
lisp his name with something of JOY in
defiance of frost. The kinglet is a
royal bird, as his name testifies. He
is of long and ~aristocratic lineage.
One Of his forefathers conversed with
the philosopher Aristotle, and Alexand-
er's tutor, recognizing the golden
crown of royalty on his visitors head,
at nee called him Kinglet-of course
he did it in Greek-and the bird bears
the name to this day.
The nutlatch is a beauty with an un-
beautiful voice. He says "quank,
quank," continuously in a q%uerulous
sort of way, but he doesn't thus mean
it, for to him the note is the essence
of cheer.
The tree sparrow is a bird with a
gray-white, breast with a dot in it's
center. He wears a chestnut hood and
carries amiability wherever he goes.
His cold weather companion is apt to
be the slate colored junco, who wear
two white feathers in his tail, and he
is SO proud of them that he takes
pains to show them every time he
takes to flight.
Now il the Juniors in the cities and
towns want the spring birds to make
friends with them, put a shallow wood
en- dish in the tree. Fasten it firmly
and fill it with bird seed and bread
crumbs. The birds like a change Of
diet. They will come daily to the feast
and in a short time, if it should be that
you have forgotten to spread the board
anew and it be found bare, the visitors
will clamor at your window for the re-
p%lenishing of the larder. If you would
scrape closer acquaintance with your
feahered friends, hang a bone to the
middle sash of your window. After a
little confidence is gained the birds
will come to it, though you be sitting
within and only a foot or two distant.
BY and by open the window and
spread seed on the floor and the birds
will enter and will make friends with
you.
The Next Contest.
The next contest will close April IL
and will be a Bird contest. To the two
Juniors writing the best bird stories
and in their stories telling about the
greatest number of birds we will give.
an Easter prize. We will send the
prizes to the Juniors by Easter Sun
day morning. Let all the Juniors 'get
busy" i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

"Oh!" said Juliet coming up, 81 told
him to guard the book" 'He is a
good guardian" replied Hugh, but
he treats all strangers as foes" II
Will introduce you," said Juliet. "See
Roly. my brother" and putting one
arm around Hugh's shoulders, she Of
fered his hand to Roly, who put one
OF his big paws in it. WELL" said
Hugh" he seems satisfied now Ger
tainly. Pick up the book" she said.
Hugh picked it up, but Roly's only
sign was to wag his tail in token that
all three were nov firm friends:
Evelyn G.. Mccartney,
Age IL years.
425 West Albany street, Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
THE GOOD DIME.

Once upon a time there was a little
boy who was going down town for his
mamma. He had to go through the
farmers yard. He saw something
shining in the grass and he wondered
what it was, SO he picked it up and
1T was a new dime made in that year,
and SO he always kept it in his peck
ct. One day he went owe to the far
mer's house to play with his little boy.
The farmer said he had lost a dime
and he told them the year it was
made. I have got it with me and he
gave it to the man The mar thanked
him.
Edna Collingwood, age 8.
OttumMa. la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
If WE WOULD LISTEN.

I was reading the other day that
on the shores of the Adriatic sea the
wives Of fishermen whose husbands
nave gone far out upon the deep, are
in the habit of eventide, of going
down to the seashore and singing, as
only women's voices, the first stanza
sung 1t, they listen until they hear,
borne by the wind across the desert
sea, the second stanza sung by their
gallant husbands. as they are tossed
by the gale pom the waves, and both
are happy. Perhaps If we would lis
ten, we too might heal on this desert
world of ours some sound, some whis-
pers borne from afar, to tell us of a
heaven and a home above.
Charlton. r. r. n No .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
JACK N REX.

Rex was a great big yellow pup with
a long, bushy tail, long ars and kind
looking brown eyes. Now, Rex, being
just a dog and not a boy, did not know
it was wrong to take things which did
not belong to him, so, whenever he
saw things lying around that looked
nice, he would pick them up in his
mouth, and run away and play with
them. But n day he nearly helped
to get himself and little Jack into
trouble in this way.
Jack was a little boy who wanted,
when he grew big, to be an artist-a
man who draws lovely pictures.
One day. just a little while before
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
PRIZE WINNERS.

The prize winners for this week
have written four beautiful little
stories about flowers. Each Of these
Junior girls will receive a large enve-
lope which will contain several
little packages of different. kinds
of seeds from the Courier Junior
Flower Garden. The editor is very sor-
ry that the Junior boys do not Hike
flowers. We hope to have some boys
in the next Courier Junior Flower
Garden contest, the winners of which
will be announced next week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03
WILD SPRING FLOWERS.

It will soon be spring. Hurrah! for
the wild flowers. 1t will be fine to go
to the woods again and gather big
handfuls Of flowers. We have many
kinds of wild spring flowers in our
woods. There are Mayfowers. Easter
Lilies, Hairbells, Bluebells and VIC
lets. I think Bluebells and Violets
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

that measured six feet in length. The
winters are very mild here, although
we had a little more snow this win
ter than usual, The weather was not
so cold. We have four gray horses,
cattle and chickens. had some
sleigh rides this winter which I enjoy
ed very much. / will close.
Lydia Ann Schroeder, aged II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-03

ing I got 30 per cent, arithmetic 80 I
cent, geography IS per cent, langua,
SO per cent, spelling 30 per cent, ar
never passed in history, because )
Just started In 1t in the fall term. AS
! have written enough I will close. AS
AS ever, Your friend,
Bertha McFarling, aged ..
r. r. D. No, 3.