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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
NORTHFIELD.

Summer school opened today after a
two months vacation.
Mrs. George Archer Of Montpelier is
visiting friends in town for few days,
Madam DE Rochierc OF Boston is Wis
iting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Jason
Dole.
Mrs. Lewis Durham of White River
Junction spent Sunday with friends in
town.
Mrs. Annie Lanier returned Monday
evening from a few days visit in Mont
pelier.
John Harrigan. who has been quite
i'll with tonsilitis, is able to be out
again.
Miss Dorothy Hurley of ST. Adams
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. James Weleh,
on Central street.
Mrs. Fred Callahan Of Montpelier is
visiting at the home of her father,
Timothy Harrigan.
Prot and Mrs A. +. Winslow have re-
turned from New York, where they have
spent the summer vacation.
Prof. c. "A. Carleton and Roy Batchel-
der returned Saturday evening from
Bethel. where they have been survey
ing the E. b. Ellis new railroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
BERLIN.


Rosie Perrin is the guest Of W. B.
Davenport.
Paul Rivers Of Montpelier was the
guest Of II. G. Reed sunday
Mrs. Melinda Mnerutte Of Nashua, N.
H. has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. zeb Dufrcy.
Miss Lillian Phelps Of Morrisville has
been spending week Of her vacation
with Mrs. Mary j. Covel.
Ned Merchant of Philadelphia is
spending his vacation with friends here.
Mr.. Merchant il an attorney, &
Two years ago our check list CON
tanned the names Of 2s2 voters, of which
81 have been dropped, 16 having died
and the others moved away.
The second meeting Of the board Of
civil authority will be at West Berlin,
August rs, in the afternoon, and the
final meeting Will be at Berlin Corner,
September 1, afternoon and evening.
The Republicans will hold rally at
West Berlin, August nth. The speak
ers are to bc r. ID. Thompson Of Bar
ton and w. A. Lord Of Montpelier.
Chairman Of the Committee G. H. Stew
art expects rally on the east side
later.
A West Berlin correspondent writes:
what can our town officers be about
that they don't clean out those two
places that are certainly nuisance
To the placer Please cali the attention
Of the proper official to the matter in
legal manner if there is no uncertainty
as TO there being q nuisance. Furnish
the evidence and We believe our officials
viii do the rest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14

A special eonvocation Of
Granite chapter, No. 70. r.
A. NJ, will be held Tues
day evening, August 1ath,
at 1880. Work, X. 4. de-
gree. Per order 4. II. =.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
TALK OF THE TOWN
Belt sale at Yanghan's.

Belt sale AZ Vaughan's.
Ladies' white shirt waist suits at very
low prices at Perry's.
Everything for baseball at lowest
prices AveriIl Music CO.
Get your outing trousers FOR your
vacation from the Frank McWhorter Co
store.
4. f. Austin sells stone cutters
glasses, all kinds and prices. From zoe
to $500 each
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
Quoiters, Attention.

All members OF
Clan Gordon in.
terested in quolt.
ing will please
meet in Clan Cor
don 5 room tonight
at 7.a0 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14

The attention of users of city water
is called to the regulation which allows
the use of hose only one hour day,
The hours Of the day during which hose
can be used this length Of time arc
2 and Q a. m. and 9 and p. M
ANY excess use will lead to the cutting
of of the supply entirely.
0. G. Russell, water superintendent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
RepubIican caucus, Barre Town.

The Republican voters Of the Town
of Barre are hereby notified and warned
to meet at Schoolhouse hall, East Barre,
Thursday evening at s O'Clock, August
l6th, to place in nomination candidate
for town representative and twelve jus.
tices Of the peace and TO do any other
business. Per order
Barre Town Committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
Republican Caucus.

The Republican voters of the City OF
Barre are hereby notified to meet in
August nth, 1906, at 1880 o'clock y.
caucus at the City hall Oh Friday,
M, for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for representative and fifteen
candidates for justices of the peace.
II. M. Scott, secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14

Green Mountain lodge, l.
0. o. #. M VI, has made es-ssgass.slsI
arrangements with the G s WI
" II. r. for an excursion
10 Highgate Springs, Saturday, August
18TH This win be III conjunction with
the lodges of Montreal district. which
hold their annual picnic at above place
and date. The fare for round trip Is
adults $1.00, children from 8 TO IL
years soc. r. w. Mutch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
EAST BARRE.

There will be social dance at the
Forestcrs hall saturday evening, All
gust ls, Ganthief's orchestra; dancing
from To II; bill, rs cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14

s.zkxzsss There will be regular
~ meeting Of Hiawatha lodge.
'''Ns* No. 20. l. o. o. 4. on Thurs.
day evening, Aug 10th, at 1880 O'clock.
II. w Clark, noble grand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
Notice to the Police Committee.

Come and settle for MY labor tin
August 15. After that date nv bill
will be in the collectors hands. Chas.
Brunette, Farwell street,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-14
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY, AUGUST IA, 1906.
Weather Predictions.

Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday,
light westerly winds, becoming variable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

OF virginia. The bride was only nine
teen years OF age. 1t is said that on the
evening following the wedding somebody
ster that 1t was strange that Miss Tyler
could consent to leave the White House
to reside In a simple Virginia home. Mr..
Webster showed he could apply Scott as
we'll as Blackstone, by his reply.
Love rules the court, the camp, the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

nivsrisa5ry has been observed within ii; It's
minated, and the national coat-of.arrns
was everywhere displayed. The members
of the cabinet, and n few near friends,
including the minister who had offlclateu
at the marriage twenty five years before,
were the only guests.
The only President ever married In tho
White House was Grover Cleveland. Pres
was President, Miss Julia Gardiner, OF
New York, but at her request. the core
mony was celebrated In that city In ordar
to avoid a demonstration. When MISS
Frances Folsom became Mrs. Grover
Cleveland. all the bells of washington
pealed forth as the minister finished the
words of the ceremony, and the city took
the contracting parties, u:le or both, were
personally dear to every citizen. An eye
witness says that Mrs. Cleveland was
rare vision OF beauty as she stood with
bowed head during the ceremony, her
eyes swimming In tears. The marriage
was performed by Rev. Byron. Sander
land, Mr.. Cleveland's Washington pastor.
Each guest at the wedding supper re-
ceived a white satin box. filled with we'd
ding cake. On the cover the date was
painted In colors, and inside was a card
with the autographs of the contracting
parties.
1t is said that the wedding tour Of Mr..
and Mrs. Longworth will be brief. as he
cannot get away from his congressional
duties. 1t Will include a trip to New York,
and a visit of n few days to his mother in
turn to Washington and begin house,
keeping lr the beautiful Connecticut
avenue home which Mr.. Longworth pur-
chased only a short time ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
WOODSTOCK, VA.
Especial to The Times-Dispatcn.l

Special to The Times-Dispatcn.)
WOODSTOCK, VA, January 2.-The
answer Of the Board OF Supervisors, OF
Shenandoah county, to the rule issued by
Judge Harrison, in reference to the jail
building, has been dismissed. The answer
states. that If the board had been cogni-
zant OF the conditionse existing prompt
measures would have been taken by the
board to remedy them; also stating that
tention to conditions instead of report
ing 1t to the court.
The board put Themselves on good re-
cord to erect modern jail as soon as
the plans can be furnished. The new
building will face the clerks office on
Court Street.
Mt. Albert Habron. Of ST. Davids
Church, Powells Fort aged q years. died
on Thursday after a lingering illness OF
consumption.
Miss Virginia A. Feely and Mr.. Jacob
G. Hickman, OF Lebanon Church, were
quietly married at st. Luke's Lutheran
parsonage, at strasburg. on Tuesday.
Rev. L. L. Smith, D. D.. pastor. ofici-
ated.
The groom is prominent young farm
er, and the bride Is the daughter Of Mr..
=. 2, Fesly, commissioners OF revenue
day morning for Lynshburg, where she
will visit her son. Mr., Herbert B. Miley.
An iron bridge crossing Toms Brook.
at Toms Brooks, which was erected by
the court at the cost Of $780, has been
completed and opened for travel.
Senator B. 8. Tavenner. OF woodstock,
and Representative Border B. Bowman,
mond to attend the session Of Legisla-
ture now In SeSqfON
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Beautiful East Room OF the White
House, where Miss Roosevelt Will be mar.
ried.
(From our Regular Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Jan. 13.-Al-
though there have been ten weddings cele-
brated within the historic White House
wallis. with the sole exception OF the mar
riage OF Grover Cleveland and Francis
Folsom it is well assured that all of them
put together were not the subject of as
much newspaper gossip as VIII be the one
celebrated in the famous East Room on
the seventeenth OF February, when Nicho-
las Longworth. member OF congress from
the Cincinnati district. claimes Miss Alice
Roosevelt, the Presidents daughter, as
his bride.
details have not been eoniided TO the pub
lie. But 1t Ii certain that the marriage
will be accompanied by gil the ceremony
and regard for form that can be made
to mark an affair of this character. For
while Miss Roosevelt Is straightforward
American girl. with little OF that quality
father likes the ''pomp and circumstance"
which 1t is possible 10 command from his
position. and the general atmosphere of
the present administration Is distinctly
more roynl and resembles more closely
that surrounding European courts than
that or any which has preceded II.
While tho papers have given so much
Space to discussing the engagement of the
young people and specializing on the char
acter OF the ;iuptials. II IA quite evident
tina, in this, rs in most cases. they have
simply been giving the people what they
wanted to read. The engagement has for
over month been topic all over the
country. and one individual who by some
oversight or neglect on the part OF the
proper authorities OF Nevada, In which
State the person alluded to resided, pro-
posed to raise a popular fund to which
nobody might contribute more than a
dime. for the purpose of buying Miss
Roosevelt bridal present. or course, the
President very promptly frowned down
such n proposition. though. and therein
lies joke. Representative Longworth.
when told of the movement, declared 1t
was great
The first marriage ever celebrated in tho
White HouHe was that of Miss Todd a
relative of Mrs. Monroe. Miss Todd be-
came the bride OF John G. Jackson a
member OF congress from Virginia in the
Eighth, Ninth Tenth. Eleventh. Thirteen
IN and Fourteenth congress, and judge of
The western district OF Virginia from 1918
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
NUGGETS FROM MINERAL

Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
;, MINERAL. VA. Jan. 13.-Mlneral, and
Its mining community around It, starts
the new year apparently with prospects
brighter than ever before in Its history.
The town of Mineral Itself has survived
the depression subsequent to the boom
Of q decade ago. nnd Is now enjoying q
healthy growth. Real estate has increas-
ed IN value; last year saw the erection
OF a score OF residences, new stores arc
tth a,,,, Community seems bright The
and their shipments are heavy. The
sArmlnlus Mines are now In full blast
again and running night and day to I'LL
orders. Durig the short shut down In
the fall their plant was put In thorough
repair and extensive improvements made,
and 1906 bids fair to be the banner year
= Mr. re q, B. Bailey, Manager Of the Com
missary at the sulphur Mines is confined
to his home through sickness. his absence
from business being much deplored by
his contemporaries.
Mr.. Robert r. Brown, Manager OF tho
kato, Mimi. has returned north after
Brown, of the Arminus Mines.
Mr.. "A. p. Man. Jr., son Of General Mana
ger A. Z. Man. OF the Arninius Mines,
left Wednesday, for q two months trip
to Florida and points south.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
SOCIET Y

. Continued from Sixth Page,)
the guest In Richmond OF his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Edmonia Perkins.
Mr.. Fred F. Hobbs. Of Alameda. Call.
was tho recent guest Of his cousin, Mrs.
Andrew Brown, Of Highland Park.
ss8s
Miss Stella Crockett, Of Onaneock, Ac-
comao county, has returned home. after a
pleasant visit to Miss Cammie, 500 Clay
Street, Miss Rider accompanied Miss
Crockett home.
Simple Faith.
Fond Mother-Dont you know, Johnny,
that the Lord sees everything you do?
Johnny--rhit oil night, Ma. don't
care. cause Hos mover tella,--I'uck.
Whoever goes after q fraud Is sure of
the applause and support Of the competing
frauds, and these, fortunately, most sen,
saatlon Of the unbtic. Puck.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Who Lost the Dollar?

Enclosed you will find clipping from
a paper. VIII you please be so kind as
to tell me in Sundays paper who was out
the dollar7
"a Missouri Pacific ticket agent In Ar
kansas tells the following: "A man pre-.
scented himself at the ticket window and
asked the fare to Adkins. Ark. told him
1t was 50. He said he had only Sc bill.
but could easily raise the other dollar.
When he returned with the three dollars
and was asked how he got tho other dol
lar, he said: IT went to q pawnbroker and
pawned the So bill for $780, Then sold
the pawn ticket for sl5o. While you are
making out the ticket kindly tell me who
is out the dollar?" The agent afterward
said that he had wrestled with the forty
seventh problem of Euclid. dragged
through quadrntics In algebra. worked
on "How old is Ann?" but the question
was too much for him."
There Is no problem about 1t. The silly
man who bought the pawn ticket lost
the dollar" He paid for 1t s1,5o; when
he redeemed the 50 note, he paid tho
pawnbroker $3.50 more. He paid out in
all IS. and he received 81.
Query Editor OF The TImes-Dispatch:
ing for some information about General
Lee which no history could give me. It
was this "Who accompanied General Lee
from Appomnttox to Richmond? Did
General Grant give him a Federal escort,
or did any soldiers go with him7 One
account says he camped out and slept in
his tent. Who carried the tent and put
1t up? Who prepared his food?"
learned recently that member OF his
STAFF was still living In Norfolk. and
wrote to him propounding the same guess
lions. and he promptly replied. I ems
close copy of his letter, which you can
use II you think proper
1t is astonishing how often / have heard
the above questions asked. and no one
could definitely reply.
Yours truly. THOs. d. JEFFRESs.
Norfolk. Va, Jan. 5, 1906.
Captain Thomas d. Jeffress, Chase City
Va:
Dear sir.-I have received your letter
of yesterday General Lee left Appo4
mattox accompanied by three members OF
his staf-Colonel Yenable, Colonel Mar
shall and myself.
He had no escort; no soldiers accou-
panied him. We had man driving our
wagon, one driving the Generals ambu-
lance, our steward. Bryan Lynch" and
servants; these pitched our tents and
cared for us on the journey TO Richmond,
II believe I have answered all your
questions but IL there is anything else
desired, please advise me.
Yours truly, w, H. TAYLOR.
There may have been one or two cour-
iers with us, but I do not recall definitely
about this. Details We're made for this
service from Il small battalion OF cavalry
every day, hut my impression is that this
was discontinued when we left.
w. II. T.
Colonel Taylor is author of -Four Years
With General Lee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

and drafts are called exchanges. Thes(
exchanges ore distributed by messengeM
among the clerks OF the banks that must
pay them. Each bank in turn received
from all the other banks the exchanged
they have received drawn on It and
which 1T must pay. Tho exchanges which
a, bank takes to tho clearing house arS
called creditor exchanges; those which,
1t receives from the other banks repres
scented there. are called debtor exchanges
If It's creditor exchanges exceed its debtor
exchanges. It Is a creditor bank and
must be paid the Balance; IL otherwise,
IT must pay balance. The amount 81
these exchanges are the clearings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Rats I

I saw where subscriber wanted
a receipt for rats. Ny corn-crib, meat
house and dwelling were infested with
thom. I tried everything except poison
ing to no effect, as last resort I
tried small box-traps, the kind used In
the country for catching hares, only on
a smaller scale. and bait with corn
meal. would often catch two ut one
fall as they go In pairs and turn
them out in room containing little
furniture and the pet dog will do the
rest The fun of the dog catching them
will pay for the trouble. I soon got rid
of them.
Ill FRANCIS
Somerset. Va. Jan. 0. 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Tobacco Tax.

Please answer in your next Wednes-
days paper what the revenue tax is
on tobacco? I wish to send some to n
friend In .dissouri. tied in bundles, in
the leaf, about ten pounds, and oblige..
A SUBSCRIBER.
The tax on smoking tobacco is six
cents pound. But the law is very
strict. In order to comply in this case
you would have to take out license as
a tobacco manufacturer; or qualify as
q leaf tobacco dealer. in which case the
Tobacco could only 10 sent to another
licensed dealer in tobacco. We do not ad-
wise you to violate the law. but the
probability is that II you should send
this little present to your friend, the
government would not have you arrested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
The Lee Family.

Please answer through your Sunday
Query Column: Whose son is R u. Lee,
Jr. and did General Lee leave a son
named for him? Also what ore tie
names Of his sons?
A CONSTANT READER.
He is son OF w. II. f. Lee and grand
son Of General r. p. Lee. General r. e.
Leo had three sons-George Washington
Custis Lee. William Henry F1tzhugh Lee
and Robert Edward Lee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Invitations to a Dance.

Kindly publish the correct form OF an
Invitation to dance. given by the
mother to a daughter?
READER.
The mother usually incloses her own
ard. her daughters card. with the word
dancing" written in the lower left
hand corner. OF hers. together with the
date on which the entertainment is to
be given. and the hour.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Bank Clearings.

What Is meant by the ''clearings'' OF
u banke We see in the papers that bank
clearings are $4,000 per year
READER.
Tho term means mutual exchange be-
tween hanks of checks ana drafts, and
the settlement Of differences. These set
Elements are made through the clear
ing house," In the couse-, of the day
Bank A win take in checks on Bank
b. and Bank b will take in checks on
Bank A, It is so with all other banks In
town, Instead OF taking the trouble to
collect these checks Individually. all are
sent TO the clearing house, such checks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
QUERIES AND
ANSWERS.
Gold and Silver.

I. What is the present market value
of an ounce of gold?
2. What is the market value Of an ounce
of silver?
8. What is heratio Of silver to soldG
". c, w.
2. About 651s cents.
8. About 81 to !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

was mistress of the White House.
The first time the East Room. in which
Miss Roosevelt is to be married. was used
as a wedding room was when Miss Eliza
beth Tyler, daughter of President Tyler
became the wife OF Mr.. William Walker,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

could consent to leave the White House
we'll as Blackstone, by his reply.
Love rules the court, the camp, the
grove.
For love Is heaven and heaven is love-
During the administration of John Quin-
cy Adams, his son, John Adams Jr., was
united IN marriage 70 Miss Helen, OF
washington 1t Ia related that President
Adams, the most austere man who ever
sat In the White House. in fact. a real
Benjamin Harrison OF man, only more
So" danced a Virginia reel at his sons
wedding.
During the two terms of Andrew jack
son there were two weddings in the White
House. the first, that OF Miss Eastern.
General Jackson's niece, and Mr.. Polk. Of
Lewis, relative, and NJ. Papueal,
French minister 10 America.
There WAS one wedding in the White
House during the administration of Mar
tin Van Buren,, that OF his seventeen
year pld daughter Martha. who became
the wife of samuel. Gouverneur. her faith
er's secretary, Col. Abraham Van Buren,.
the Presidents son, was married In the
November following his fathers admins
tration, to Miss Angelica Singleton a
South Carolina woman. but the ceremony
was performed in Philadelphia. On the
following New Year reception was given
the couple In the White House, and Mrs.
Van Buren, assisted by the ladies of the
cabinet, received with her father.
Ine most brilliant social event of the
administration of General Grant was the
marriage of his daughter, Ellen, to AL
gernon Charles Frederick Sartoris. She
was a beautiful girl OF ninteen when she
stood in the old East Room bride. her
iovelIness enchanted by n rich gown OF
white satin, and a veil which completely
enveloped her. She was attended by eigh-
teen bridesmaids, each wearing a gown, of
white corded silk, with overdress of
white Illusion" according to a chron!c,er
OF the time.
During the administration OF President
Hayes his. niece. Miss Emily Plat and
General Hastings were married in the
White House.
President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes also
celebrated their silver wedding In the
White House, the only Grne such an an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14

until the time of his death at clarksburg.
in 1s25. The room in which the cernony
was performed is not know. but 1t Is pref
ty nearly certain that it was sother than
the East Room, for Dolly Madison used
that room as a laundry annex while she
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
A String Of EN-.

(a) Who Is the editor OF Tho Times
Dispatch?
(b) What is the possessive case. slngu-
lar number OF the name Evans?
(c) What do tho letters G. o. z. (tnken
together) mean? They are generally seen
on an elephant. which. presume, repre-
sents the Republican party.
(d) What is the amount paid to the
University of Virginia by q student In
the academic course Of the above unlver-
sty for one complete session.
READER.
(a. Joseph Bryan Is editor and owner,
but the paper employs several editorial
writer's. sr
(b) Evans's.
tc) Grand Old Party"
(d) The Virginia students pay no tuition
fees. The expenses of a student otherwise
vary, according to his manner of living,
You can set close estimates by writing TO
President q. A. Alderman.