The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-09
cleanings and Gossip.

Lovers Of Jersey appleiack win be dis
turbed BY reports that the outlook for
the apple crop in New Jersey is unfaY-
orable. The San jose scale has Affected
the trees. Some orchards have been de-
stroyed, and many others seriously
damaged.
Granite NJ. Overion, a young news
paper man, shipped as an ordinary sea
man aboard the British ship Nayiarer,
which sled on Saturday from San Fran
cisco for England The trip VIII take
five months. and Overton expects 20
| learn lot Of things about a sailors
/ life.
Last April William N. SINNERS house
in Lakewood, y. y, vas robbed Of 81 r
900 worth Of iewelfy ON Monday
1 morning D hen WAS scratching under the
skinner front porch Presently she
turned up a piece OF jewelry, kicking u
out on 70 the lawn. The whole lot was
found where she began 10 dig
The salvation Army training college
, in Fourteenth street, New York, has
Just held its commencement. Fifty
three men and % women were graduated
and few hours later were on their
way to the places whore they viii work.
Assignments were not made until the
last moment Some went to distant
cities.
A year and half ago the Iackawan-
"a railroad installed the telephone sys-
tenn 81 operting trains over part Of
\ the line near Scranton. 1t found the
/ telephone service more satisfactory
than the telegraph, and this has been
extended, until now All it, trains ex-
lcept those on one branch IN New JerSeg-
arc operated by telephone
At Clark university last week tha
Child conference for research and sol
/ fare was organized as a permanent bodA
Dr. g. Stanley Hall head Of Clark UNI
versity, IS president, and among the vice
4 presidents are Judge Benjamin B. Lind
sey Of Denver, Dr g. W. Stiles Of WASH
ington, Miss Hill Of Teachers college,
New York, and Hastings II. Hart Of the
Russell Sage foundation.
The acting commissioner IN internal
revenue informs an inquirer that apo-
theearies are not required 70 pay special
tax to the United States for keeping
spirits of wine IN stock for use in max
ing up prescriptions. provided the
spirits Of vine before being sold Is com.
pounded with drugs sufficient ii quail.
~ and amount 70 alter its character
and render it unsuitable to use as a
bereaae
No one comes to me unless he Il "a
trollble,' SAYS Judge William j. Gavnor
of New York, aand ii / should run for
mayor suppose everyone in troubled
VIII vote for me At aA events, 50 that Ts
will have some votes The occasion %
TINS remark was q cali from Polieeg
Capt. hlune, who viii soon be tried in
tie police department on many charges.
II hope kuhne win not be removed. =
Judge Gaynor staid He only obeyed
orders and acted his part in a bad sys-
tenn
Miss Mary E. Davis Of Mt. Carmel.
Pa, left on Monday fer Crackmas.
Or, where within d month she expects Ia
&c married 70 man she has never met.
through letters written bv mutual
friends Miss Davis and Rev. # L. ZONES.
q congregational minister and mission
airy worker, became known to each 9th.
or. correspondence was begun and an
exchange OF pbptogra Us followed M.
Jones wrote Miss Davis month AGO.
asking her to be bis wife. She accent.
Cd the proposal. Then the cleryvmer
asked her to come West to have ths
knot tied, pleading that ne could not
Well leave his pastoral duties.
According to the Boston Advertisers
John Torrance, newspaper men are well
treated at the White House nowada VI.
-ometime Dir. Taft sees them while ssn.
ators wait IN the anterooms. aOn sun.
lay last, writes Torrance, "a larpe num.
per Of correspondents were with Tia
president for two hours, having o,,ita i
asst with hum and smoking Taft ciars.
= any correspondent does not know
where the president stands on importapt
questions, be is obtuse on unenfernris.
n5 indeed Yet be it said that the pres.
asle e not using the press. No inspir-
hg = peing done. # Is the correspon-
lg +, that seek the president, and at
II times ne Is frankly Illuminating
marshall Bell, wealthy resident ef
NeWnurg, caused something 81 sur
rise recently BY filing voluntary ap-
e be adiudeed a bankrupt. HIS
iapiaties were stated TO be $4,000,
ul On the day fixed for creditors "a as.
ear claims 70 the amount Of 50 900
ny We're presented in his apnlica.
lon Bel alleged TINT be- got into a
race game Of faro in New York Citv
M played rashly until ne lost alI fhs
ash he had with him and gave "a addi-
zen ms notes for $4,000. Tho faro
callers were too slrewd Ia attennt the
of a gambling debt 81 tie
as1Afu pieH court. The referee will set
e the claims presented and Bsl will
robaby get bis discharge.