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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Cash paid for watches, diamonds, gold
and silver jewelry. Burr the Jeweler.
c. w. Averill and Co. give n go cook
book TO every purchaser of Quaker
range.
Stone cutters glasses. All prices from
90 cents to $500 each. l.. P. Austin,
the watch and clock man.
Wanted, position by stenographer.
Albany business college graduate. Call
at No 0 Summer street.
"In. time of peace prepare for war"
is your furnace in condition for winter
frest The N. ID. Phelps 60. repair fur
naces and carry q full line of the best
heaters.
An opportunity is offered for anyone
TO purchase very desirable residence,
modern in every respect, located on the
French estate, at low price and on
easy terms with monthly payments.
7 he house is arranged so part could be
nted very readily and the only reason
fer selling is because the owner is leav-
i3g town within a week, and the house
must be sold before he goes. If you
want bargain, see the d. A. Perry
Real Estate Agency at once.
Henri Bernstein, the brilliant young
author of THE Thief which plays here
next Monday, Oct. Goth, is the leading
dramatic writer of the French theatre
and one of the most commanding figures
among modern playwrights. The author
of other plays of ingenious plot and
finished workmanship, it remained for
"The Thief" to secure for Bernstein his
most emphatic success. With an original
plot developed with remarkable adroit
ness, creating an intense and anxious
suspense that is maintained unbroken
till the very end, THE Thief" ranks with
the best of the few masterpieces of the
modern theatre and entities its author
toEhe highest place in his art.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
EAST CALAIS

Miss Sylvia went to Montpelier Mon
day.
Mrs. c. R. Dwinell was in Montpelier
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. E, Bliss went to Montpelier
"Wednesday.
Chester Bugbee was in Montpelier on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. 0. w. Guernsey IS visiting in
Montpelier this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sweat are visit
ing in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Inez Ballentine of Hardwick is
visiting friends in town.
David Keniston returned from the
state of Maine, Monday.
D. L. Scott and son, Frank, were in
Barre on business Saturday.
Silas Irwin, wife and children Of
Marshf were in town Sunday.
Rob Shaw of Walden visited his uncle
d. L. Scott, Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Frank Marsh and Mrs. Archie
Parsons went to Montpelier Tuesday.
Harry Pike of East Woodbury. visited
his sister, Mrs, Frank Marsh, Thursday.
George Sanders and wife and Edd.
Wallen went on the excursion to Bos.
ton.
Barnie Adleson of Plainfeld was in
town Saturday with a nice new line Of
goods.
Frank Shaw and wife of Walden visit
ed at Che home of d. L, Scott Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. Walter Coates preached for the
Uniyersalist people last Sunday at the
Union church,
Albert George and wife of Hardwick
are visiting at the home of his brother,
Arthur George.
d. b. Dwinell went to Bellows Falls,
Tuesday, as a delegate to The Sunday
school convention.
Mrs. Myra Ainsworth and Mr. and
Mrs. Levi Wheeler were in Plainfeld
Sunday to attend the funeral OF Mr..
Felch.
The friends of Ivan Grey and wife
gave them surprise Monday, it being
their tenth anniversary, leaving with
them good supply of tinware and their
best WISHES.
Quite disappointment of a great
many hunters win be the fact that they
have thought best, owing to the long con
tinued drouth, to postpone one month
the deer season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Unwin were in
Cabot Thursday.
S. II. Irwin was in Montpelier Wed.
nesday on business.
Mrs. Il. C. Pitlin was in Montpelier
Tuesday on a business trip.
Mrs. o. II. Smith was in PlainReld
Tuesday to visit her brother, Edwin
Bond.
S. II. Unwin and family visited at
the home of Fred Thomas in Woodbury.
last Sunday.
Lewis st. John received news Sunday
of the arrival of another grandson at
the home OF Ernest st. john in Cabot.
Ernest Douse was in Orange Sunday
and Monday; called there in the inter
ests of the fish and game business.
S, II. Irwin took Marion and Law.
renee Irwin TO Barre Monday to have
their eyes examined by an optician.
Mrs Edgar Lamberton went Tuesday
to Montpelier to be with her husband,
Representative Edgar Lamberton, this
week as it ladies week" there.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. L. church
is to hold its annual harvest concert
and supper at the church Friday evening.
Oct. % Supper from 8 to p, m, and
after the concert. Adults IS cents, chill.
dren 10 cents Concert az o'clock, adj
mission cents Every one cordially in
vited to be present and every one who
can is invited TO bring fruits or Yege
tables for the sale.
J, Berton Pike, with Mrs. Pixies sister,
Mrs. Herbert Emery, went Tuesday TO
Burlington and Wednesday brought Mrs
Pike home from the Mary Fletcher hos
pital Mrs. Pike stood the Journey home
as well as could be expected, although
she was very tired and rested but little
that night but says in few days she
hopes to be able TO sit by the phone and
talk with her friends, as they care to
call for her; or 10 see them for a little
in her home The VOICES of many are
heard wishing for her steady and com
plete recovery.
Our county fish and game warden, ] b !
Pike, received word from state Commits
sioner H. G. Thomas OF Stove, u the
effect that the usual open season for
hunting deer has been called of for the
present, on account Of the woods being
so very dry. This i done to prevent the /
spread Of the dreaded forest fires in our I
state 1t IS left with Governor Prouty I
to determine the date of an open season, (
which depends solely on the rainfall, I
which everyone is watching for so anx
iousIy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
RANDOLPH

Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Kimball haze been
entertaining Mrs. Il. M. Kimball OF Bos.
ton for several days.
Mrs. j. w. Case from Boston IS pass
ing a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. w.
j. Blodgett, and relatives at the Center
G. w. Woodwork of Lowell, Mass,
who is brother Of II. G. Woodworth
is clerking in the store OF Barney Sha.
piro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Eaton have had
Miss Abbie Eaton, their niece, from Han.
cock, as the guest for several days re-
Gently.
Mrs. ]. D. Williams has purchased
from the estate of her late husband
the two tenement house on Hale street
for $1,000.
Fred Washburn recently underwent a
successful operation for appendicitis at
the Randolph sanitorium, from which he
rallied and seemed to be doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. s. S. whitcomb were
in Mortified Thursday TO attend the
funeral of Hiram Thatcher, whose death
occurred this week following short
Hines from grippe.
The funeral OF George j. Prince was
held from his late home on Pleasant
street yesterday afternoon, the Rev
Fraser Metzger officiating, and the in.
terment was in Southview cemetery.
Randolph is this week without lights,
either in the house or on the street, the
water being so low at the GaysviIle plant
that ii has been thought best TO adopt
steam power, which win be installed in
about one week.
Rev. w. T. SparhawlS Of Cabot passed
a few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Sparhawk, and then contin.
ued the journey to Bellows Falls, where
he is delegate to the Sunday school
from his church at Cabot.
f. J. Burnell, who was formerly asso.
'iated with II. NJ. Totman, but who the |
asst year has been acting as gardener
If large estate at Woodstock, has
been engaged by II. NJ. Totman to act
Is foreman after November LIST at the
greenhouse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
MONTPELIER

James Towle has resigned from the
captancy Of the high school football
team and Pcrley Pitlin has been elect.
ed to his place.
The funeral ceremonies of Peter
Gauthier who died Tuesday from the
effects Of a paralytic shock, were held
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at has
late home on Ridge street. The funeral
was attended by many members of
Brooks Post OF which the deceased was
member and floral tributes were also
rendered by this organization. On ac-
count Of special request Of the de.
ceased the funeral was conducted by
Rev. J. Edward Wright assisted by Rev.
Purtin Of Waterbury. The bearers
were George Felt, l.. $. Goodwin, Capt.
J.. VI. Hutchinson and Col. j. II. Lucia.
The interment was made in Green
Mount cemetery.
An intedesting development of the
assault upon G. b. Evans of Waterbury
On Monday evening, as result Of which
Fred Strong is confined in the county
iHil to await the action of the court,
~ tlt ldtb lNib ~ mas btttAut HctthFAA
for the jail authorities to administer
morphine 70 the prisoner in order to
quiet him. Strong is a confirmed NOR
phine fend and when the craving for
Che drug comes on, he will commit any
crime, even murder TO obtain a supply
Of it to satisfy his desire.
Few people are awayc Of the fact
that the Montpelier public schools fife
and rum corps consisting OF forty mem
bers, holds the distinction OF being the
third largest corps in the United States,
Denver, Chicago, Montpelier, is the way
the schools rank and this city is justly
proud Of the Youngsters in their natty
green uniforms. Harold Smith is cap
tain Of the corps and William Bartlett
student Of the high school, is leader
Young Bartlett has already composed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23

music for the organization and is doing
good work in this direction.
The annual meeting and banquet of
The Vedmont Fish and Game league will
be held at the armory in Montpelier
November IS. An important feature Of
what is expected to be the most inter.
csting session of the club, will be the
exhibition by DR.. Eeber Bishop, of Bos.
ton, of a collection Of motion pictures
OF wild game in their haunts, taken by
DR.. Bishop in connection with Md. Kel.
logg, the naturalist, during a trip in
Maine, New Brunswick and the pro-
vinces. These pictures have been shown
in Philadelphia where they received
highest praise. Dwight w. Huntington.
author OF "Our Feathered Came" will
give an address as will other equally
Interesting speakers The banquet will
be the most elaborate ever served the
leagu and will be under the direction
of Boston chef. The menu will in
clude moose, deer, bear and other wild
game.
Albert Johonnott, VINO has been very
III with pneumonia, is improving gradu-
ally.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
Notice.

The Aldrieh library trustees solicit
bids for the janitor work for the public
library. Bids must include attending
fires, sweeping and busting rooms, care
Of grounds both summer and winter and
closing building at night Bids must be
sealed and addressed to N. d. Phelps,
secretary, and to be for one year from
and after October 30, 1908. All bids to
be in hands of secretary at 6 o'clock D.
M, October 10, 1905. The trustees re-
serve the right to reject any or all bids.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
WILLIAMSBURG.

II. j. Drury was in Barre Wednes-
day on business.
Thos. Jameson left Wednesday on
the excursion to Montreal where he
will visit friends.
Appleton Perry and wife who have
been living in John Perry's tenament
have removed to Montpelier.
The carpenters are making the best
of this nice weather and doing all they
can to get the new Grange hall ready
for use
Regular services will be resumed at
the Congregationalist church Sunday.
the pastor having returned from his
vacation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
MARSHFILED
Annual Meeting of the Creamery: The
Business Done.

AT the annual meeting of the cream
cry, held October H. the following bust,
ness was transacted. The old board OF
directors was reelected, viz, first direc-
tor, b. f. Chester, second 0. II. Smith
third Mark Mears, fourth O. c. Bent,
fifth Joe w. Mears. The auditors were
also reelected, first j. Bcrton Pike, sec
ond L. G. Pitkins, third George o, Smith.
After the annual stockholders meeting,
which passed of all tremendously, the
directors met and elected the following
officers for the next years president,
b. f. Chester; vice president, G. G. Bent /;
secretary, j. Berton Pike; treasurer,
Mark Mears, II was voted to pay an
annual dividend of per cent. on stock.
Total pounds of butter made last year,
so tons, 52s pounds, at cost of making
of 2lac per pound; average price paid
26llc oil test; total receipts Of creamery,
Si3,s26.24; cash paid into treasury, $42,-
2s3.22.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
Confident Of the Euture.

Mary. FIVE years old, and Stella, who
was about the same age, were talking
about their future dreams.
when grow up" said Mary, "Fm
going to be a schoolteacher"
We'll, I'm going to be a mother with
four children" said Stella.
well, when they come to my school
I'm going to whip them. whip them.
whip themF'
You mean thingi" said Stella as
the tears came into Der eyes. what
have my poor children ever dene to
you
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
Where Bullets Flew.

David Parker of Fayette, N. Y, vet
eran of the Civil war, who lost a foot
at Gettysburg, says: THE good Electric
Bitters have done is worth more than
five hundred dollars to me. spent
much money doctoring for bad case OF
stomach trouble, to little purpose.
then tried Electric Bitters, and they
cured me. / now take them as tonic,
and they keep me strong and we'll" SOC
at Red Cross Pharmacy, Riekert & Wells
drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
4aA
XII
woLcoTT.

Mrs. n. J. midget was in MorIisvillc
Wednesday
r. NJ Hubbell was in Worthwhile on
Thursday.
A. W. Foster was in Morrisville on
business Wednesday.
S. c. Whttemore has moved to the
Charles Laurence house.
w. &P. Gowen is expected home from
Mas sachusetts next week.
II. H. Edwards has sold his farm to
B. p. Clark, consideration $4,000.
w. L, Richardson has moved into the
A. E. Phillips tenement, recently va
Gated by S. C. Whittemore.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
Annuities Pay Quarterly.

Age go. Men, over nine per cent.
Women, nearly eight and a quarter per
cent. As true as you live, as long as
you live. 50th year National Life In
suranco Company, Montpelier, VT. (Mu.
tual.l
S. S. Ballard, general agent, Mont.
pelier, VT; N. D. Ballard, local agent,
Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
EAST CABOT.

Frank Mcfarland has begun work for
r. S. Barr.
Nelson Felix and Lee Sicily are press
ing hay at n. L. Wilson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Houghton have
returned from their trip to button.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Dodge and infant
daughter are visiting at East Calais.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
MontpeIier 8 wells River RailrOad.
ELECTRIC Street halfway.

Cars leave square in Barre for Montpelier at
10 minutes OF and 10 inmates past the hour.
Leave Montpelier for Barre on the hour and
half hour until 10 p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23
TRAVELLERS RAILWAY GUIDE.
Central Vermont Railway.

Trains leave Barre for White River Junction
and Boston. aud way stations, also Windsor
and Bellows Falls and New York &C 100 and
lla0 q. m. and Hap. m. Also leave Barre for
Waite River Junction, Bellows Falls, Spring
field and New York at 5.45 D. m.
Trains leave Barre for Burlington, ST.. Al
bans, Montreal and way stations At La0 a m,
400, b46 and ii.s5 p, m.
Montpelier & Wells River Railroad
Trains leave Barre for Wells River, connect
ing at that point with trains going both north
and south, &C 7.30 a. M, 1880 and a0op. m. The
~ 80 train connects with train for Boston, and
north for Lisbon, Littleton. Fabyans and Lam
caster, also with Montreal express, and tho 100
and 400 trains with ST. Johnsbury trains.
Trains leave Barre for Montpelier at l5O
1898 a. M, $780, 3 %, 40 and 5.20p. m.
Electric Street Railway.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23

James Towle has resigned from the
captaincy Of the high school football
team and Pcrley Pitkin has been elect
ct to his place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-23

music for the organization and is doing
good work in this direction.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
Webster's Homo Squadron.

A few days before his death Daniel
Webster wished to leave his sickroom
once more TO look upon the little para
disc which his taste had adorned about
his mansion. Dressing himself with
the utmost care, be went through the
house on the arm Of servant and
finally reached the library. The night
before there was terrific storm, and
The great statesman expressed solici-
tude for the safety of the fishermen
off the coast AS he looked from the
window his eye fell upon a number OF
pleasure boats which had been moored
to a little mound in the artificial pond
In the rear Of the house. "Well," said
he, "the home squadron is safe. !
think / will go back" 1t was his last
playful remark. He never left his
room again.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
The Right Of Way" in Boston.

Klaw & Erlanger will present Guy
Standing and Theodore Roberts in Eugene
w. Presbrey's powerful dramatic version
OF Sir Gilbert Parker's widely read roman.
tic novel, "The Right Of Way" at the Hollis
Street Theatre in Boston for three weeks
beginning Monday evening. March goth
This play is one Of the great dramatic sue
cesses Of the year and will undoubtedly at.
tract much attention in Boston, where Sir
Gilbert Parker's novels have been widely
read and admired because Of their great
literary value and singularly convincing de-
velopment Of the characters in these tales.
Mr.. Presbrey follows the novel quite
yet has found it necessary TO
make some departures from the trend Of
the book story for dramatic effect. The
play is presented in FIVE scenes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
POTTERSVILLE

Mr.. Tucker has sold his place to party
in Newport.
Miss Lottie Adams entertained Mrs. Pep
pered over Sunday.
Harley Phillips is doing job of plaster
ing for Gilbert Adams.
Henry Parker visited with Hr. Walter
Hicks Of the annex on Monday.
Misses Mabel Tucker and Nellie Parker
called on friends in this place Tuesday.
Miss Lottie Adams is helping care for
Miss Flora Hicks of Lowell avenue, who
is very sick.
Miss Bertha Seigel Of Providence was a
welcome guest at Miss Mabel fuckers,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Phillips attended
a birthday reunion at Mrs. Eva Chase's Of
Providence, Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva Parker and son, Chauncey, and
Miss Gertie Phillips spent Monday with
Miss Eva Hopkins of North Foster.
Between fifty and sixty gave Samuel Pot
ter birthday party, Saturday. He was
presented with a gold locket. Refresh
ments were served and at late hour all de-
parted for home, after having nice time.
Spring millinery opening and sale at
DesRoches', Olneyvile Square. Ten OF
the newest styles ladies' straw hats in all
colors 49 cents worth 81. Compare prices
before you buy
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
Sensitive Plants,

There are plants so sensitive that If
when standing by them you should
suddenly put up your umbrella or sun
shade It would be quite sufficient 60
cause them instantly 10 close together
their leaflets and turn down their leaf
stalks. just as II they were startled and
alarmed by the movement. Indeed,
on a sunny day when the temperature
is sufficiently high you need not make
even so decided a movement; merely
your shadow coming in contact with
their leaves Will often cause them 10
fall slightly.-Srand Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
Clothino In China,

In winter throughout the cold lati
tudes OF China the Chinese OF al
classes wear fur, wool or hair lined
garments. Even the cody laborers
have their sheep or goat skins, and
people of the middle and ofllcia.
classes have many sets OF garments
lined with the richest furs. In China
houses are rarely heated TO the winter
temperatures OF European or Ameri.
can interiors, and in consequence fur
lined clothes are worn indoors as well
as out.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
AN ANCIENT HIGHWAY.
eneland's Great North Road Is Two
Thousand Years Old.

Before we reached Hatfield. few
miles out OF London, we had already
been impressed with the maCnlnccnce
or this Great North road. which is
said 10 have been built by Mr. Cae-
sar. whose headquarters were I'm Rome
at the time. Ii is the direct route
from London 20 Edinburgh and has
been travelled for SO many centuries
that the earliest histories OF England
contain acccu-lts OF the movement Of
troops upon H. Ii is great thorough
fare for vehicles OF all sorts. motor
lists ana cyclists. and I'm these modern
days there are well worn footpaths
along either side for pedestrians. We
passed scores OF motors. and was
told while In England that the popu.
larity OF motoring had noticeahly IN.
miniShed the number OF first class
travellers by rail. We found the road
for its entire length Of 400 miles I'm
perfect condition. In many portions
the macadam IS said 20 be nine feet
thick. Long sections OF the road are
oiled, and on no part Of 1t was there
any appreclable amount OF dust. There
are few sharp curves and the grades
are so slight that II has become a
great thoroughrare tor spcedcrS. with
the result that there are many police
traps for which one has 10 watch We
found that we could stop i'm almost any
little village and get information MS TO
just where the traps were located AS.
for instance, they told us at Biglcs-
wade, which IS better looking place
than its name. TO look out for traps
just the other side of Buckden and
again in approaching Weston. Frank
Presbrey In Outing Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-27
CHINESE WRITING.
Every Scrap Of Every Kind 10 Held TO
Be Sacred.


The Chinese hold every scrap Of
writing sacred. no matter what the
characters express-the merest COM
mercial message. advertisement. etc.
Since Confucius used these characters
TO teach his wisdom they are holy.
In the average Chinese community
away in n clean receptacle to await the
collector. who appears at regular inter
walls TO transfer the waste papers TO
the sacred furnace. IL the papers were
burned hy the Chinese in their own
homes. the ashes OF the sacred writ
ings would mingle with the ashes OF
wood and other fuel, and the ashes of
Chinese writing are as sacred as the
writing itself.
The ashes from the sacred furnace
are placed in sacks, the sacks are con-
veyed by wagons TO the sea and there.
where the tide runs swift and con-
signed 20 the waves.
The Mon War boat belongs TO the
Mon War Sher. which is lodge with
branches everywhere, organized and
maintained for the purpose OF paying
reverence TO the spirit of Confucius.
The furnace in the Chinatown which
nearly every large city in the United
States harbors is generally a brick.
ovenlike structure about five feet high.
Opposite it on the wall there will usu-
ally be an inscription Of the character
Of the following: THE spirits OF our
ancestors are pleased that we keep
sacred the writing Of our country"
The society Of Mon War Sher Club
of the Beautiful Writing is made up
in each cnse OF the prominent denizens
of Chinatown. who support 1t by vol
untary contributions. which pay the
salaries of the keeper and his assist
ant.-New York Tribune.