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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

There have been but four arrivals
of oyster-laden vessels at this city for
more than a week, caused, it Is stated,
by the inability of the large fleet of
vessels down river to get loads. = as
practically all the oyster tongers and
dredgers take a week off at Christmas
and cannot be persuaded to take an
oyster from its beds. The vessels that
have arrived here since Christmas
either loaded before the holidays bega n
or were able to obtain oysters already
dredged. Now that the holidays are
over 1t is expected that the oyster men
Will return to work, and within the
next day or two vessels laden with the
bivalves will be sailing into Iort. In
consequence of this holiday taking
spir!s which prevails along the Po-
.tomac at Christmas times the arrivals
OF vessels fTo;;; river points have been
very few during the past week Bust
ness VIII pick up now. however. and
VIII continue as long as the river re-
mains free of ice. A number OF wood
and lumber laden vessels are expected
10 arrive here at any time.
The two big sand and gravel digging
machines belonging to the Potomac
Dredging Company. employed until re-
Gently in taking sand and gravel from
hHS boio az tHS llNSE lot DuliUtnE and
other purposes in this city, are living
out of service in the harbor off the foot
of 11th street southwest, and the sand
dredging business of the company is
suspended until next spring The
dredges are receiving a general over
hauling preparatory to returning to
work. and the big tug Marion Cameron
the tender of the Potomac company.
is at Baltimore undergoing repairs. 1t
is stated that machines of the Smoot
Sand Company and of the Columbia
National Dredging Company are work,1
ing down the river. and will be con-
tinued in service as long as the weather
conditions will allow them to work
Arrived: Schooner w. III. Hargraves
lumber from the Paumonkey river, Va.
for dealers; tug Dixie. towing a coal
laden barge from Baltimore for George
town: tug s. o. No. IL. towing tank barges
81 and q oil in bulk for this city and
Georgetown: Seberness Fair American,
Lottie Thomas and J. F. Brennan oysters
In the shell.
Sailed: Schooner Blue Bell, for the
Potomac oyster beds to load for this
city; schooner Edna A. Pogue, light, for
the Rappahannock river to load lum-
Der; schooner Emile Birdsall, light, for
the James river to load lumber Tor New
York; tug Dixie, towing barSes from
Georgetown, for bay points: tug Mi.
nerva, with tow of lighters for
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PRICELESS PA|NTING STOLEN
BELGIANs SEEK TO RECOVER
FAMOUS WORK OF ART.
Officials of the United States
Through Baron Moncheur,
Asked to Aid in Search.

Stirred I'D over the theft of the priceless
Van. Dyck painting. the Elevation of
the Cross" the Belgian government is
making every effort possible to locate
the missing canvas The painting, which
hung in the Church of Notre Dame at
Courtrai. Belgium. was cut out and taken
from the frame the night of December
), 1907
The Belgian minister to the United
States. Baron Moncheur. has been in
formed of the loss through F. Soudan,
one of the judges of Courtrai. and the
baron is leaving nothing undene toward
accomplishing its recovery. He has re-
quested the police of all the large cities
in this country to aid in the search.
The picture is considered by many artists
as the apotheosis of Van Dyck's art. For
subimity of conception. 1t is said, none
other of his remarkable work can be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

FORD CITY, Pa, January AFTER be-
ing shut down for repairs. No works of
the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company has
resumed operations. 1t will run both day
and night turns. The department en-
ploys from 100 to 1 .JO3 men, and there
Is general rejoicing here as a result of
the resumption. Owing to the shortage
of finished stock on hand. 1t will take at
least three months work. running both
day and night, to accumulate the neces-
sary stock to fill orders. No ) works,
employing, 1.2G0 men, will also resume
within few days.
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a cent per- foot was the valuation quoted,
and the ground was owned by Oden. In
the early days it was bought by John P.
Ingle and afteTward was in Oden's name.
In 1899 Edward Dyer owned it and made
a subdivision. and among the Investors
were Lynn Boyd, prominent in Congress
as Speaker of the House, and Josep. Gill
let and John Ball
The remaining squares west of New
Jersey avenue and south of street long
remained unoccupied. figuring only on the
tax books and as a playground.
JAMES CROGGON.
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TRANSFERABLE EMBRoID.
cry DESIGNS.

This cut is a small reproduction of an
embroidery pattern 10x15 inches. On
receipt of 10 cents we will send the large
design by mail to any address. The pat
tern may be transferred to any material
for. embroidering by simply following the
directions given below. t-.. Z
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Old-Time Subdivision.

North of Massachusetts avenue so,,sre
south of SIC was subdivided in 1896, and
the. lots were for sale by the commits
sioners There was no demand for the
property for over thirty years and the
ground was not; very productive the as
sessed value OF the ground being but half
cent per foot. The fl st purchase made
was of lot II, the west point of the square,
Ulysses Ward purchasing it in 1898, and
In that year Remegius Burch bought lots
s and Z; John S. DevlIn, 8 to IL. and
John A. Smith, to ;. The whole south
front was thus disposed of. and the rest
Of the square belonged to Smith In the
SUs Mr., Ward was assessed on $500 i'm
provements. and the ground " cents per
foot. In 1888 William DougAerty owned
lots q and Z. which four years later were
t-ans erred to w. j. Rawlings and c.
sLanEdon. r. B. Owens resided there the
following year. It was on these lots that
SMr. RaWings for years operated a pot
terry.
In 1880 Mr.. Charles Hibbs long con-
nected with the land office. bought lots
to 3 and u to 22, the entire east end of
the square Lot -. on 4tl, street. went to
Frederick, Iddins, painter afterward a
grocer. in 1880. and the next year to
Samuel G. Wroe. In 1910. James Lynch
owned lot 81, on 4th street; E. NJ. Pres
ton. lot IL. west end of square; j. 4.
Walker, lot ! lots 10 to Is. east of the
square; w. H. Hanover lot 20. 4th street !;
Charles E. Walker and Roger Beck, lot .,
on MASSACHUSETTS, avenue.
Between G, II. I'd and 4th streets was
square go cut into twenty lots, title to
which In 1892 passed to Benjamin Stod-
dert.s This was also a half cent foot
locality, and lay idle until 1927. In that
year j. Eyre had most Of the lots w s.
Nichols. two: James Moore, ir., three
j. a.. Wilson. two. and j. a. Smith two.
In 1899 r. Gallagher had lot s. on 4th
street: in 1885 James Douglas. lots 5 an 6,
on G street: in 1885, B. Giveny, lot 10.
and J.. p Papper lot "a. In 1897 E.
Laouen had lot g. ]. A.. Smith. IL and
l5: In 1895 l.etitia Spears had parts / and
9: Sarah Gallagher, part {: G. Bowen.
part l., and Catherine Airs, parts and .
to 90 =.
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MINGO JUNCTION. Ohio. January f.
The Fiyst National Bank which closed
it's doors November last. has been au-
thorized by the. controller of the currency
to reopen for business.
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DITCH-CLEANING SHOVEL.
Improved Implement for Cleaning
Out bitches, Etc.

An Iowa man has designed and pat
ented a shovel that will be found exceed
ingly convenient for cleaning bitches.
Cleaning Il ditch with an ordinary shovel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-04

entails almost as much work as rolling
a peanut with toothpick. In this ditch
cleaning shovel the shovel proper is
rounded to correspond with the contour
of the ditch, providing convenient
means of reaching dirt in the lower re-
cesses of the ditch The shovel is sup
ported from the handle by an adjustable
angle lever, it being possible to tilt the
blade of the shovel at any desired angle
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Increase in Valuation.

+ The ground bore two and three cents
|:vaiuation. according to locality. and the
Improvements were listed: $50 to j. A.
smith, lot /; 500. Susan Thomas, lot .;
T.. Gallagher, 800, lot .. and NJ Lowe.
$500. lot .. 1t is believed this list is
short. since it, is pretty we'll established
that Mrs. Laomen and others were living
in the. square In the thirties
No. j64. between ID I'd and G. streets
and Massachusetts avenue. was an undi-
vided square for very many years. Half
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Phe degrees were conferred on a large
class OF candidates by the new officers OF
the chapter. y
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Mount Vernon Tent, No. 4. X. o. T NJ,
installed officers Thursday night Deputy
Supreme Commander Gall officiated. Re-
marks were made by the deputy supreme
commander and knights Worrell, Han
nan. Geier. Litz, Suydan and others
Thursday night an open debate will be
given. The tents musicians rendered
selections while refreshments were being
served.
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Past Grand Emma J. s. Murray was
named to act for the grand master in the
of those officers r ut present to
be regularly installed. Refreshments
were served
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At the last regular meeting of Dorcas
Rebekah Lodge, No. 4, !. o. o. F.. the
following officers were elected: Noble
grand, Mrs. Abbfe NJ. Gates: vice grand,
Miss Lucille Fehl: recording secretary,
Mrs. 'Rena ". Bayliss; financial secretary,
Mrs Mary Dement,: treasurer, Miss Nell
lie NJ. Smith.
The elective, and appointive officers of
q Esther Lodge will be installed January
10 by Mrs. Annie e Grigsby. acting grand
master. with her corps of officers from
Ruth Reoekah Lodge. No. =. 4. o. o. F.
onicers for. the ensuing year were in
stalled Thursday night by Columbia
Lodge No. 10, !. o. o. f.. .as follows:
mobile grand. Thomas A Shelton: vice
grand, u. A. Swingle: treasurer. T.. NJ.
Fowler: recording secretary. E. C, Grum-
: ley; financial secretary. R. r. Williams;
right supporter to noble grand. G. 2. COL
Olson; left supporter to noble grand. s. NJ.
Taylor. right supporter to vice grand, W.
". Keck; left supporter, A. r. Malone
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Columbia Commandery. No. 9. Knights
Tempiar. conferred the Ilhistrious Order
OF the Red Cross at its regular conclave
Last evening. @
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13

Mrs. J. P. Cleveland and Mrs John
Manney were in Bethel on "Wednesday
Mrs. r. NJ. Chase Of eBtbel was III
town on Wednesday calling upon friends.
Mrs. Gonrlev Il taking care Of Mrs
Moses spaulding, who has been i'll TO-
two weeks.
Air Pierce. the regular driver 81 The
express team. is i'll and oil duty and
carmoay Is taking his place.
Miss Helen Miller returned to HaaIey
Mass, on Wednesday after visiting i'll
White River Junction one ray while on
her journey there
The case Of Fred Rappe, who has So
long been i'll with pneumonia Is con
sidered more serious and great alarm is
felt as to his condition.
The condition Of Mr.. w. Il Edson,
Mrs. Fabieu Dupsies and Mr. Gran
vile Barnes are very much improved and
recovery i now anticipated.
Mrs. Dr.. Stewart Il very III 1T her
home on School street Miss Stewart
from the high school building work was
excused Wednesday on account OF her
Illness.
Mrs. Hayden Sharpe returned from
Newport, y. H.. on Wednesday where
She has been for sometime assisting
in the care If her stepmother MR.,
Aletha Mann, Of that place Mrs Mann
has suffered another stroke Of paralysis
and cannot speak and IS almost entirely
helpless,
Elmer Bean il at present doing nicely
Some anxiety was given an Tuesday 81
the continued rise Of his temperature
but on Wednesday morning it had fall.
en- somewhat and the condition now is
favorable II is understood that the
danger point will not have been passed
till Friday and Dr. Ligour is expected
here 10 attend him before that time.
Meanwhile strong belief ms his ulti
mate recovery is entertained
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
People Do Feel Safer When
They Know Their Money
is Invested in Vermont
Won OrIeans Counly MonItor.


II every business man in Vermont
were as thorough believer in and
practicer Of the use Of printers ink as
is c. S Page ,f Hyde Park old Yer
mont would be the most famous and
influential state Of the Union
Mr. Page has made Hyde Park
known the world over where there is
a calf-skin to sell or scrap Of leather
to be used, and likewise has Mr. Page
made the Lamoillc County Savings
Bank and Trust Co, known the state
over wherever there Is a dollar TO
deposit.
A few months ago Mr. Page began
a thorough and judicious advertising
campaign in every paper in Vermont
and the result is a gain Of 1926, 600 in
deposits in the past six months.
And there is no use talking, people
do feel safer when they know their
money IS all invested in Vermont.
Other banks may do this, but they
don't tell the people So Page does
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
EAST CALAIS

Schools in town closed last Friday.
Henry kennedy was in Worcester
Wednesday
Ernest Peck Of Cabot was in town
last Thursday
Rev. ". J. Jennings OF Cabot was IN
town Tuesday
Q, W Guernsey was in Woodbury.
Center Monday
Mrs. John Thomas Il reported better,
80 she is able to sit up.
Mrs Carl brennan and son, PhiIlop,
visited in town Friday.
d. i. Scott and L. p. Burnham were
in Plainiield Wednesday.
Mrs. Guy Bancroft visited her father
In Worcester Wednesday.
W. L. Bliss and daughter, Sylvia,
we're in Montpelier Friday.
Mrs. Myra Ainsworth was in Mont
pelier Tuesday on business.
Carl brennan and Fred Weeks Of
Woodbury. Center were in town sun
DAY.
X. B. Ta-sie Of South Woodbury. is
III town with bis saving machine al
work
Mrs Annie Pierce Of Hardwiek il Wis
iiing aer mother, Mrs Albert Dwinell,
for few days
Mrs Alkaline Hall died Tuesday at tae
home of !. @. Lilley The funeral was
held this afternoon az The some place.
AZ the close 81 school Friday. the
teachers Of the village scaooI held an
entertainment for TIE houeht Of the
school library The primary depart
ment presented Mother Coos and Her
khymes7 The grammar department
presented squire .JuaSins PAIRING Bee
The proceeds amounted % between nine
am ten dollars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Cut flowers at Youngson's. Tel. 3l7-e
Wanted.-2oO Carriages to store for
the winter Geo e. Mcfarland
Masonic charms and pins at L. P. Aus
tins, THE watch and clock man."
i. r. Austin sells stone cutters glasses
all kinds and prices, from zoe TO $500
per pair.
Any framed or unframed picture in
the store at the Wholesale price. H. +.
Baldwin.
Clairvoyant. Tuesday and Thursday,
2 p. m. to Q p. M, Mrs r. E. Ellis, rs
Spaulding street, telephone 1861.
A complete line Of ovcrshoes and rub
bers for men, women, boys, misses and
children, at the Peoples shoe store.
Typewriting and copying, writing
from dictation, circular letters q
speciality. Mrs. Mary G. Nye. and 8
Blanchard block.
To Rent, Ready February LIST, an
eight room cottage house with all mod
ern improvements, $50 per month rental.
Apply az o0 South Main street, or 3O3
North Main street.
If your eyes smart or feel bad when
you attempt to read in the evening, it
means that they need attention. You
can get the right kind Of treatment at
L. P. Austin's, the "watch and clock
man.
w. = Loughheed Co., have opened
plumbing shop at 80 South Main street
and viii be prepared to do sanitary
plumbing and repairs and high pressure
steam work; equipment with up to date
tools for hucing boilers and expanding
boiler tubes from . inches to 3 inches.
MIR, Loughheed having had rs years ex-
perience at the trade and having work
ed for Reynolds & Son the last eleven
years, being known az Jack" in the
stone sheds, solicits patronage. Tele
phone 2l6.l2 Open MoaJay and sat
urday evenings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
DEATH OF RANDOLPH WOMAN.
Mrs. Jane Wills Hatch. Her Funeral
was Held TINS Morning.

Randolph, Feb. 10. The funeral of
Ms Jane Wills Hatch. whose death
occurred at her late home on Central
street. was 8el tfrom there at 10 o'clock
this forenoon the Rev Fraser MetzgeI
officiating ard the remains were taken
10 East Randolph and placed in the
tomb there lnterment viii be made IN
the family lot in the spring
Mrs Hatch had been III about ten
days with pneumonia and her strength
was not sufficient so 80 through the
illness she had reached the age Of "a
years and was the widow Of the late
John Hatch, whose death occurred about
three years ago. Sae was lie mother
OF II living children, seven boys and
fanF girls. an Of whom save one. David
Hatcn, who resides ii New York citY
are all residents 81 town. She mas
been very teaderlv cared for by her
youngest daughter Miss Lena Hatca.
who lived az the old homestead and who
WAS, at tao time Of the death Of her
mother very i'll with The grippe and
whose present physical condition IS I'M
changed David Hatch Of New Yort
city was in town to attend the funeral
Of i5 mother
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13

The length OF life or a queen bum
blebee Is probably little more than a
year at most. Here is one reason for
this belief: She matches among the
late broods Of summer and soon after
leaves the nest, leading a vagabond
existence, night and day. among tho
autumn flowers. The winter she passes
in an earth burrow dug by herself and
unaided establishes colony IN the
spring. These combined periods Of fall
and spring require the daily use Of her
frail wings in the field at least four
months. Now, we know that the wings
Of the worker honeybee wear out in
less than half that time; also that the
old queens who take to the field after
the nest breaks up in August fire.
quently have tattered wings and soon
disappear. Nature does not supply in
sects with new wing cells as 1t sup
plies birds with new wing feathers.
So the loss OF the power OF flight at
this season OF the year to the queen
bumblebee means the loss Of life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
WASHINGTON.


G II Bigelow has moved his family 70
the Edward Emery house
SCHOOLS closed IN town last Friday
and the teachers, Miss Colby, Miss Tut
tlr and Miss Washhun have given good
satisfaction.
Thost having no tardy or absent
marks during the year, Frank Bradbury.
Edith Blake, Minnie Baaif. Ernest
Frost. Arthur Jeffords, Dan Mcdonald.
Fred MeAllistcr, grammar room. Ber
nice Colby, teacher
Homer parkhnrst and Allen Calef, III
the village primary school, have not
aand an absent mark during the year.
Alice Towsley and Lena Calef have had
perfect attendance during the winter
term In the intermediate room, those
having no marks during the term, are
Neol MeAllister. Ha2el Bohonon. GLADYS
ana Hergert Perkins. Miss Laura Tuttlc
teacher.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
PLAINFIELD

Israel Wood Of Orange was in town
Tuesday.
George Bliss Of AIarshfeld was III
town Tuesday.
Repairs are being made on the stage
in the town hall.
William Prescott il visiting his broth
er in Lawrence, Mass,
D. D. Lamb OF East Calais was in
town Tuesday on business.
r. Il, Battles Of Montpelier was in
town Monday on business.
Mrs. Burt Gale Of Montpelier spent
Monday at DR.. I. p. Gales.
win Whitcher went to Lisbon Satur-
day for few days stay.
Miss Marion Perry has been i'll with
grippe for the past few days.
Mrs. Chandler Of Berlin is visiting at
the home Of Rev /. r, Chase.
G. r. Soule Of Burlington was in town
the FIRST Of the week on business.
Mrs. Sophia Pierce Of Barre Il tho
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Howard Mar
tin.
Mrs. John Hill is quite sick with
pneumonia. A trained nurse is caring
for her.
Miss Lena Pitkin Of Barre recently
visited her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Martin.
Mrs Oney Raymond has sold her farm
to Mr.. Phelps Of Barre. He is to take
possession March !.
Mrs Herbert Holt, Mrs. Emma Best
Batchlder and Mrs. Clar Clarke were in
Montpelier Tuesday.
Jonathan Perkins OF Montpelier was
in town Tuesday TO attend the funeral
of his cousin, Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Warren Wright and children
went to Groton Wednesday, where Mr..
Wright has charge Of creamery.
Several Of the young people Of this
place surprised Miss Iona Nixon at her
home in Barre Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcknight Of
East Montpelier are spending few
days &C the home Of d 4. Page
Mrs. Mary Sherburn and son. Earl, Of
Montpelier were in town Tuesday to
attend the funeral Of Mrs. Eliza Per
kins.
Rev. A. j Hough Of Montpelier will
give an address at the Good Templars'
union in North Montpelier, Saturday
evening, Feb 10.
Miss Alice aBtchelder returned To
Goddard seminary Monday after spend
ing a few days at home with her mother,
who has been III.
Rev. Perrin B. Fisk was in Montpelier
Monday to attend the meeting Of the
Ministers Monday club Mr. Fisk was
host al this occasion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13

cause OF ms accident Of much more
weight than the accident itself. At
last, when the pain was too much not
only for my wit, but for sleep and
rest, so that to neglect the thing any
longer seemed not courage. but mad<
ness, I was forced TO call In the docH
tors, who have now for some day9
been fussing over this really ridicus
lous wound, not without great pain
and some danger to the wounded limb,
as they insist, though think you know
just what reliance ] place on their
representations either Of good or evil.
SO this is how my beloved Cicero has
treated me- He long ago struck my
heart, and now he has struck my leg"
From II. c. Hollway-Calthorp's "Pe-
trarchp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-13
QUICKLY BUILT.
4 Tyne Steamer Launched in Sixty
nine Days.


nine Days.
a 400-foot vessel has lust been bpilt
and launched on tile Tyne. England. m
the record time Of sixty nine working
days. The vessel in question Is the
steamer Blackwell SHE was speeiallv
constructed to the order of the Tvzack
& Bancroft Steamship Company. Linn
tied, and is designed for their Well line.
trading between marlborough and
London and Calcutta. The PRINCIPAL
dimensions Of the steamer are: Length
over al,4l1 fet; breadth. extreme. so
feet inches; depth, moulded. - feet
inches. The Blackwell has been con.
strlcted under Llayds special survey
Tor their highest elias on the spar deck
rules and deep frame system, and has a
poop p fet long, bridge ll2 feet long
and foreeastle 43 feet long. The officers.
engineers and passengers aeeommoda.
tion Is on the bridge, the saloon being
tasteiully hted up in polished hard
woods, and the whole Of this accom-
mediation Is heated by steam radiators.
There is a most elaborate arrangement
of deck machinery and derricks for tho
rapid handling OF all kinds Of cargo. and
provision IS made for dealing with lifts
up to 255 tons weight, complete cleo
trio light installation IS now being fit
ted. This includes clusters Of lamps 60
provide illumination when loading at
night and a search.light for use in the
Suez Canal. The vessel was built at the
North Sands Ship Building Yard, sun
derland Scientific American.