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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Clearance sale of damask at Abbott's
Carl Mute of Maple Grove returned
home Saturday night, after spending a
week in Boston on business.
Thomas Gall returned Saturday to his
home in Burliagton, after few days
visit with friends il the city
Several local clergymen went to Mont
pelier to-day 10 attend the regular meet
Ing Of the Ministers Monday club.
James Goodwin returned Saturday
night from Burlington, where be was
called to attend the funeral OF friend.
Fore.door passenger touring car, fully
equipped. It's dandy. just arrived,
Call at Perry's gauge and take look
at it.
Did you ever try a Mentholette for
your cough II not, do so. They are the
hest ever. Sc package at Davis drug
store.
Miss Ethel Wishart OF Camp street
will return home this evening, after hay
ing passed ten days with friends in Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Fred Young returned Saturday
afternoon to her home in Milton, after
spending the week with friends in the
city.
Fred Abbey. who has been visiting his
COUSIN Bert Abbey of Warren street, re-
turned to his home in Randolph this
morning.
One Jap mink set, was $500, now
$4,000: one sable squirrel set, was S24.00,
now $500. Henry w. Knight, success
sor to Yeale & Knight.
Forty-fve couples attended the dance
in Rowland hall Saturday evening held
under the auspices of the Woodmen.
Riley's orchestra furnished music.
Neil o. Ralph returned to this city
from Brookfeld this morning and began
work in a clerical capacity at the Mont
pelier & Wells River freight offices.
Rev. George F. Fortier of Rutland, SUI
perintendent of the Universalist churches
in Vermont, conducted services at tbs
First Universalist church in this city
yesterday.
Philip Gordon, William Halvosa. Fred
Julian, and Joseph Cook returned home
this morning, after spending the week
end in camp at -Niggerhead pond in
Marshtield.
Miss Mabel Lane, who has been pass
ing two weeks in the city as guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Eastman of Camp
street, returned this noon to her home
in Maiden, Mass.
A special meeting Of Barre Socialist
local will be held tonight at 80 o'clock
in Scampini block for the purpose of
collecting any unsold tickets and to do
any other business that may come be-
fore it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
In This Sale

All of our Warranted Holeproof
Hosiery. This comes in two grades
for ladies and one grade for children,
The children's sell for $500 per box
OF six pairs, with warrant for six
months or more wear. Now we are
to sell these six pairs for only $3.50
and give the same warrant. Ladies'
at same price and in all sizes. These
are real bargains, if you want a great
Hose for wear. II you or the children
are hard on Hose, don't pass this
chance.
One small lot OF Ladies' Sweaters
in dark red and gray that were $500,
now S1.5O--half price.
One lot of Gents very heavy Sweat
ers with high collar, the latest. These
come in dark red and green--Sweaters
that We sell to ladies at $500. Now
to close at loss S39S each
Received to-day, back order on
Aviation Yarn and Ladies' Sweaters.
These go on the table with the rest
to be sold at sale allowance the
same as the others. There are Grim
son Sweaters in this lot.
All OF our Winter Underwear with
the exception of Munsing now at
sale allowance This gives you our
profit.
You can buy Outing Night Robes
in this sale at a liberal allowance.
These come in Colored or Plain White.
The White Robes are the best, as they
are made Of better Outing and viii
wash better
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
Gard of Thanks.

The family of II. NJ. Densmore wisl
to thank the friends and neighbors fol
their flowers and kind assistance in oul
recent bereavement.
Mrs. II. NJ. Densmore,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Densmore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Densmore,
Mr. and Mrs. George Collamer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Troup,
Will DensmOre,
Pearl Densmare-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
In This Sale

Sheets and Pillow Slips-These are
cheaper than we can sell them again
this year. Pillow Slips from sc each
up to zoe. Sheets from 33c up to
s5c each. soc buys full-sized
Bleaehed Sheet.
Table Damask--From past expert
ence you have no doubt found out
that this sale has the lowest price on
Linens, Towels and Crashes that it is
possible to get on frst-class goods in
the Linen line.
GiHghams of these qualities won't
be sold at these prices again for at
least one year, and then it depends
on cost of production. Apron Cling
hams in small checks at Sc per yard.
Gmghams in the better grades, such
as Manchester Ginghams that sell for
Zoe and II LIE, in this sale at Z / &c
per yard. A loss TO US here in this
cleanup.
Dress Goods just now is our bust
est department. We are helping you
on the price of every piece in this
sale.
Silks as We are pricing them are
getting lots of attention. Who can
blame customer for saving 81 cents
per yard ON very best Silks? These
come In Dress Patterns or will cut
enough for waists or trimmings. Amy
way you say.
This week closes these low prices.
You still have enough time if you
come at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
You Cannot Make a Deposit

with the money you have spent. To
have, you must save, and if you save,
sou must invest. Insurance saves, in
vests and protects. Annuities likewise
National Life Ins. Co, Of VT. (Alutuall
s. S. Ballard, general agent, Lawrence
building, MontDelier. VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
Ladies' Tailored Suits

Those Of you who want good
Tailored Suit to piece out the winter
can get some good values among
the odd Suits we are putting into
this cleanup sale.
We have gone through our whole
stock and taken any and all Suits
that We do not want to carry into
our spring stock and have marked
them at one-half price to close.
This means all Suits where the
cloths are closed or the style is little
different than what will be carried
into the early spring business.
Here is chance to get good Suit
at less than the cost of the raw ma
terial.
These are odd Suits OF our seasons
best values in novelty cloths, serges
and eheviots.
The styles are not 50 much differ
ent than the spring models, but they
are odd and we must have the room
for the spring models.
We have some extra good models
in Suits that are just the same style
as the spring models coming in, that
we are making special cut prices on
through this sale. These are Suits
that we can duplicate, and are late
numbers that we will carry into the
season. The cloths are such as the
fine mems worsteds and medium
weight serges.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
Ladies' Tailored Suits

Among these half price Suits are
all qualities and nearly all sizes in
some style.
At 1926 are few Suits in serges
that sold at $3.50
AT $3.50 are few odd Suits in
serge and novelty cloths. Are q good
style, but we cannot duplicate them.
Were $500. Now $3.50 to close.
At $500 are few odd Suits
in number of different models. The
cloths are serges, cheyiots and novelty
cloth. Were among our best values
at $500; now to close at $500.
At $1,000 are few odd Suits
in blue and black serge, Are a good
styled Suit that sold at $1,000. TO
close at $1,000.
At S11.25 are few odd Suits
in the best values we had in the sea
son to sell at $3.50. If your size
is here you can get an extra value
At $3.50 are what we have in
odd Suits we cannot duplicate. Are
a little different in cut. Are made in
serges, cheviots and novelty cloths.
Were $500 Now to close at only
S12.5O.
At $3.50 are a few odd Suits
in cheviots, serges and mixtures that
sold at $3.50. These are the seasons
best values and are made in the sea
sons best styles; but we cannot du-
plicate. Now to close at $3.50
At $500 are few Suits in the
$4,000 quality that were our $4,000
values.
We have a few OF our latest Suits
in mems worsteds and serges. Are
Suits we can duplicate and are same
as the spring styles, that we are
selling at a liberal discount.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
Warmth Without Weight.

The Mash Comfort-madc with the laminated cotton
down is luxuriousy warm, yet light and fluffy.
It is made from pure and retains its lone per-
maneny You sleep in plenty of cold air with win
dows wide open and be without being weighed down
by heavy stiff
Come in and see the Mash-silk, and kaline
So co. a. So 400 3.75 J. So 3 So 2 Is 1 90 and / so.
PERRY @ CAMP.
Telephone 1854 rs Main Street. Barre. Vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-08
GOOD VALUES
Armour's Vegarol Bouillon Cubes per box, 25c

Armour's Vegarol Bouillon Cubes per box, 25c
combination of Extract Beef and Vegetables deiciouy
seasoned Simply dissolve cube cupu or boiling
Armour's Beef Extract, small size, each, 45c
Armour's Beef Extaact, large size, each, Use
Silver plated Butter Knife purchase of Beef Extract
Campbell's Tomato Soup has advanced. We
anticipated this and can still sell it to you,
three cans for 25c
Knorr's Imported Pea, Lent and Bean Soup,
Burnham's Clam Chowder, small can, Zoe
Burnham's Clam Chowder, large can l8c
Monroe Brand New York Tomatoes, two
Blue Label Brand solid packed New Jersey
Tomatoes, each 15c
F. D. LADD COMPAN
The day book., 1912-03-19
WHAT HAPPENED IN CHICAGO TO-DAY

Wilbur eileen Voliva, overseer
of the faithful at Zion City. will
announce himself as Elijah III in
near future; He will also choose
II apostles" Voliya and his
cabjhet will robe themselves ac-
cording to biblical dictates and
traditions.
Which means that the Duncan
fashion in apparel has reached
the outposts of the city of Dowie.
John Holicka, who was arrest
ed month ago at Kenosha for
attempting to kill his sweet
heart, was released today without
trial on the plea of the woman he
attacked. She is now his wife.
With trees, billboards and win
dows full of the Autographs and
posters of candidates for office,
the West Side landscape looks as.
The day book., 1912-03-19

if it had the political measles.
Former Senator Beveridge of
Indiana, acting as advance man
for Theodore Roosevelt, will
speak tonight at a mass meeting
at Auditorium.
"You would not be justified in
hanging yellow dog on such ev-
idence as the government has
produced here. Attorney Buck
ingham, representing the Swifts
in the packers trial.
We have respect for a yellow
dog, until he is made into saus-
age. But that is no argument
against sending few packers to
Jail.
Policeman Martin Scanlon of
the Cottage Grove Avenue sta
ton, fatally injured by an Indi
ana ave. car Sunday night, died
The day book., 1912-03-19

Il left our home the night the
thing happened before my hus-
band went. He told me to do
everything could for our two
little girls and to be kind to his
dog and cat. He talked like a
man under senence of death and
without hope of reprieve.
81 haven't seen him since. l
haven't heard from him. | don't
know where he is. He may be
wounded, dying, for all | know.
Whatever he did in court, he
wont give up unless I appeal to
him on behalf of our children.
mo father ever loved his chill
dren more, or was a kinder hus-
band. -. But he his the Allen
temper. That caused all the trou-
ble."
Mrs. Aliens story of leaving
her home the night after he rag
The day book., 1912-03-19

edy before her husband, is con-
tradicted by William T. Quisen-
berry, who has been employed by
Sid Allen for years.
"The. first l knew of what had
happened was when walked into
the house Thursday night" said
Quisenberry.
.Sid was lying on a couch.
There was a wound in his left
arm, and one-just flesh one
in his stomach. Mrs. Allen was
with him. 4
81 did not stay long, and when
l came back in the morning, both
were gone"
There. have been a number of
rumors that Sid Edwards, Sid
Aliens nephew, has been captur7
ed. No direct word of his has
been received from he posses.
N
New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
RELIGIOUS.

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Rs Malcolm James Mcleod l@Wo, pp. VI.
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some Of the chapter headings are "Fate
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Some Of the subjects discussed are "The
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The titles Of the stories are Midsummer
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Being the personal histories OF Algernon.
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New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK.

The Rev l. NJ. Haldeman Will preach
at the First Baptist Church tomorrow
morning on the subject, The Great AS
cription." His evening subject Will be. rs
Man Yet To BE Made Immortal? Is This
Earth TO BE Ills Final Dwelling Place"
The New Thought Church services.
which are held every Sunday at IL o'clock
in the new Aeolian Hall. continue TO
draw constantly increasing audiences. The
subject for tomorrow morning VIII be
The Unseen Power"
Tomorrow at the LenOx Avenue Uni
tartan Church the Rev. Merle ST. Croix
Wright will have as his sermon topic,
Mark Twain: Humanist.
The Rev Dr. Walter Duncan Buchanan,
pastor OF the Broadway Presbyterian
Church. will preach tomorrow morning
at II o'clock on AN Accounting Called
For" The Christmas music will be repeat
ed. In the evening at the closing service
OF the year, the subject will he Pilgrims
and Strangers" with a specially arranged
musical programme.
The subject for Sunday at the First
Church OF the Healing Christ, No. a
West 72d street will be. Dragging An
chors." Speaker, tho Rev. w John Muir
ray. Services at IL a m. sharp. Public
cordially invited.
a.. @f AC1fngfpp af
%. m. choral service. the Christmas Dor-
ton OF 1.-The Messiah" Will be given.
The Rev Dr. Howard Dunield will con-
duct both services tomorrow at the old
First Presbyterian Church, and will make
addresses suitable to the closing Of the
old year. At II a. m. his theme will be
THE Aim OF Life"
At the West End Collegiate Church the
Rev. DR.. Henry Evertson Cobb Will
preach. morning and afternoon. At the
afternoon service the choir will render a
programme OF Christmas carols
At the Brick Church tomorrow DR..
Merrill breaches at II and 4 O'Clock.
Dr. Edgar Whitaker Work, the pastor.
will preach morning and evening and
there will be Christmas music again In
the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
Called Back" will be the subject OF the
sern. IN in Washington Square Methodist
Episco. al Church, at II a. m, by the
pastor Dr. Philip NJ. Waters
"A New Years Vision OF New City"
will he the subject OF the address 10 be
given by DR. Wise before the Free Syn
New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
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The story Of the romance and adventure
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SPORT AND TRAVEL.

THE HEAD HUNTERS OF NORTHERN
LUZON FROM 1 FlGAO TO KALdNGA.
A Ride Through the Mountains OF Northern
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the government. I've political and social con-
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TBD FLOWING ROAD. Adventurng on the
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AROUND THE CLOCK IN EUROPE. A
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New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
COPPER RATES HELD UNJUST

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Interstate
Commerce Commission held to-day that
the freight rates on refined copper from
the upper peninsula OF Michigan to De
,roit we're unduly discriminatory as com
pared with the rates from the same point
Of origin 10 New York city.
At present the rate 10 New York City Is
o,,v three cents a hundred pounds higher
than Ia Detroit. The commission ordered
that the dlnerential in favor OF Detroit
sbould be al least 10 cents. All the car
,.,aro interested were directed TO readjust
their rates on that basis.
New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
POETRY.

THE POEMS AND PLAYS or WILLIAM
VAUGHN MOODY. with. an iutio4I.iIuu
ny John " Manly H. two volumes Fronts
piece l2mo pp. XVI. 44S 3St. Tine hough-
ton MiTiu Company
One volume is given 10 the poems and
poetic dramas. ard the other contains THE
Great Divide" and The Faith Healer
TIE MORTAL GODS. And Other PLAYS. BY
Olive ri.fOrl Dalgar. $50. pp 3u3 CHa'ies
ScHbneIs Sons)
Re~iles the play which gives 'he book -
til :. the volume includes a son Of HefWrs.
q comedy .r I've acts and 'klamlr
RHYMES OF a ROLLING STONE. By Rob
en- " Service I2mo pr. ~ ,Dodi Mead
a. Coz
Some of he tites are "a Soldier of For;
uue." 'AtaahasEd Dick The Blind and
the Dead "TLc LunEcr' 'Ihn Ginma
phone at Fori-dd-Lac" and ''Ihe TrappNI s
christmas Eve
New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
RENTS COOKIES SENTENCE
Taft Relieves Retired Army
Colonel of Penalty.

Washington, Dec. H.-President Taft
has remitted the uneXecuted part of the
sentence imposed by general court-mar-
tiaI in 1910 in the case OF Colonel George
i. Cooke (retired). Colonel Cooke was
tried at Seattle OH charges Of neglect and
carelessness I'm the handling of govern
ment funds and OF failure 10 pay money
borrowed from enlisted men.
The colonel was sentenced to dismissal.
and this was commuted by the President
~ the forfeiture of one-half Of his pay
on the retired list TO reimburse the gov
ernment for the money alleged TO have
been lost through his lax business meth
pdc