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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
SPECIAL NOTICE.

On nm dafter May 1, 1914, along
with many other papers in the state,
the subscription rate of the .Clinch
Valley News will be $3.50 per year.
This increase in the rate is absolute
iy necessary ii anything like decent
or reasonable living is to be made
by its publication. Everybody knows
how the cost of living and of doing
business has increased. The H,..,5 crccs:
oil running paper now are double
what they were a few years ago. Our
prices have not, at any time, increased
We believe our readers, most OF whom
are reasonable, successful business
men, Will approve this step. They
do not work 1or nothing, and do not,
therefore,, believe that others should
DO so. 1he truth is, for the past two
years the paper has been supported
ny other departments of the office.
Inc paper mas not supported itself.
The merchants and business men of
the town have seen fIt to discontinue
advertising, which, heretofore, had
enabled the paper to be published at
small prOiit. But now, as our coli
umns VIII show, the town is doing
little TO support the paper. We are
forced, therefore, to put the paper
on a basis when will give at least
reasonable return on investment and
labor. Inc paper is worth $3.50 "a.
year--about s cents per week--if it
Is worth anything. at any rate, the
price will be Sl.o0 alter May 1, so
please make a note of this and gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
All subscriptions, new or renewals,
will be accepted, of course, at the
old rate up to May l.. All subscrib-i
ers paid up beyond May 1 will not be
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scriptiOn expires. For instance, if you
are paid up to date in 1915, or any
month after May 1, 1914, your new
rate will go into effect at the time
and date to which you are paid. On
and after the expiration of your pres
ent subscription you will be charged
$l.50 from that time.
All subscriptions, new and renew
ais, will be received for one year or
as many years as you choose in ad-
vance, at the old rate. Wen see now
who of our readers are reasonable
and fair, and who of them want il all
themselves, and the editors to have
nothing.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Snow Instead of Bluegrass.

Miss Ellie Gibson of Virginia Chris
tian College, and Miss Marina Stiles,
Sweetbriar Institute, were the guests
of Miss Minnie Harman here last
week. The two young ladies are from
Texas, and were anxious to see the
famous Tazewell blue grass, which
covers the hills and mountains of
this county so luxuriantly, but dur
covered with several inches of snow,
and the mercury registered below
zero, which was the coldest weather
they had ever experienced. 1t is
hoped that the young ladies will re-
turn in the spring, when the blue
grass will be with ua in all its glory,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
MIR. Fletcher Arch.Deacon

The Rev. Curtis Fletcher, of Tenn
pie, Texas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
e. Fletcher, of Onancock, has been
elected archdeacon of the Episcopal
diocese of Texas. Rev. Fletcher is a
graduate OF the Episcopal Theological
many friends here are pleased to
learn of the great honor which has
just been bestowed upon him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Views of a White Ribboner.

Richlands, Va, March %, 1914.
Editor The News:-
am sending IA communication for
the paper. ! snail be glad if you will
kindly give it space, il not this week,
next.
am truly glad that you have given
the ministers of the town space each
week. That is truly step forward,
and adds greatly TO the interest OF
your already popular and progress
slve paper. |, also as president Of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the county, wish to express
our appreciation OF the stand you
have taken on that all-important
question, and l am sure that it will
DO much toward rolling up big ma
Jority for statewide prohibition this
fall. Your paper goes where we can
not. hope, however, to say more on
this subject through your paper in the
near future if you Will kindly give me
space.
Yours very truly
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Yours very truly,
(Mrs.) M. M. WHITE,

The Clinch Valley News will gladly
give Mrs. White space as circum-
stances may permit, and we feel sure
every reader of the paper will be glad
to read what she writes. She says
something worth while every time
she speaKs.-Editor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Go-tO-Church Sunday.

Go-to-Church Sunday has been
observed in many sections, and will
be in others until the whole country
feels the effect of the movement.
Our Sunday here is April 5th. Ev-
cry church, in town and county, will
Every body in some church and
Sunday school, April 9th.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Does The Date Suit?

If April 5th does not suit for Co.
to-Church Sunday, select some other
day, and notify this paper, and we
will give it public notice. April 9th
cannot suit all country churches which
have irregular preaching. Select or
appoint another day and let us know.
However, April 5th ought to be a suit
able date for Go-to-Church Sunday
School Day. Everybody fall in line.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Held For Grand Jury.

d. B. Mccoy was arrested yester-
day on warrant sworn out before
Squire j. A. Chambers by c. A. Mitch
ell charging him with obtaining
goods under false pretense. Mccoy
was given hearing yesterday after
the grand jury, his bond being fixed
at $500, which he was unable to give.
Mccoy offered no defense in the case.
-Bluefield Telegraph of Tuesday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27

WV. Myers is prepared to do all
kinds of plumbing, steam fitting,
ETC., and to do it right at the right
price.
Call Phone 57rB, 2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
HOTEL CONTRACT LET
AND WORK is BEGUN
W. S. Swallow Construction Co. Will
Build Barre's Sixty-Room Hostelry
on Site Of Old City Hotel

The contract for erecting Barre's new
hotel was yesterday awarded to the
w s. Swallow Construction Co. of Bur
lington and New York, and the batter
boards for the building were set to-day,
following which the work of excavating
for the foundation on the site of the
old City hotel will be started at once.
The building is to be completed in seven
months.
The building is to be four stories high
and will contain sixty guest rooms,
thirty eight having baths. The building
viii have large dining room, measur-
ing forty.four by forty-four feet, large
lobby and all the accessories which 90
to make complete modern hostelry.
In fact. as lar as arrangements and
completeness is concerned, the hotel win
equal anything in the state. The build
ing is to be constructed of brick, with
granite trimmings, and will be Georgian
colonial in its architectural design.
George Nj. Bartlett is the architect.
The Swallow Construction Co., the con
tractors, erected the hotel Vermont at
and the hotel Rogers at Leb-
anon. y. H., and have the contract for
the new union station to be erected in
The local building commit
tee on the hotel is F. D. Ladd, chairman;
w. G. Reynolds and w. NJ. Holden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
.CUNARDER PASSED
THROUGH DANGER
Caught Message Being Sent
Between Two German
Warships Patrolling Off
The American Coast
The Arabic Sighted No
War Vessels.

New York, Aug. 6.--The White Star
liner Cedric, bound from here to Liver
pool put into Halifax to-day, presum,
ably fearing capture.
The captain Of the Cunard liner Pan
nonia, which arrived here during the
night, said he passed through zone
patrolled by two German warships.
Radiograms in code passed between the
warships early yesterday. The Pan
nonia passed the Lusitania, which was
dark and was being driven at full speed
Two German Cruisers Reported Sunk
Captain Hessig OF the Uranium an
nouneed at the British consulate to-day
that he had intercepted messages by
wireless yesterday from the Lusitania,
saving that two German cruisers which
pursued her had been chased and sunk
by British warships.
Swiss in United States Summoned.
The Swiss consulate here to-day is
sued call to $4,000 Swiss in the United
States to report here for embarkation
to join the Swiss army, which is mo-
bilizing TO enforce neutrality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
SELLING ROTTEN SAUSAGE.
Is Charge Brought Against Burlington
Man.

| Burlington, Aug. 6.--The police ar.
rested yesterday afternoon man
named John Popowics. sausage maker
on North avenue, on the charge of deal
ing in meat unfit for human consump-
ton. This is the first arrest in this city
for some time for like charge. At the
meeting OF the board of aldermen Mon
day night the milk and food inspector
called attention to the fact that lot
of bad meat was being offered for sale
in the city and he said that undoubtedly
much that was infected has found its
way into the bologna, frankfurters, etc.
The inspector called attention to the
fact that cows infected with tuberculosis
were frequently killed and cleaned up
fter butchering and the infection con-
cealed in such a way that it would pre-
vent discovery except by an expert.
The charges against Popowics, as
drawn by the states attorney, are that
on July il he kept with intent to sell
for food purposes the flesh of an animal
which died or was killed when diseased.
Another charge against him alleges that
on July he unlawfuly sold and Of
fered for sale a quantity of diseased,
putrid and unwholesome meat to be
used for food by man or domestic ami
mails.
Popowics formerly lived in St Albans
and has been ftp against similar charges
before. He admitted when arrested that
he was fined three years ago in st.
Albans for the sum of 5000 in a case
brought against him by the government
Inspector.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
AUTOIST ARRESTED
AFTER HITTING POLE
One OF Two Passengers Taken to Hos
pital and Large Amount of Liquor
Taken to Burlington Police
Station.

Burlington, Aug. o.. Following the
wrecking of his automobile in a coils
sion with telegraph pole on lower
Pine street late yesterday afternoon
Frank Callahan of Bristol was arrested
on the charge of careless driving and
Ezra Tucker of Vergennes was taken to
the Mary Fletcher hospital, while Peter
Austin of Vergounes, the third occupant
OF the ear, received scalp wound and
an injury TO one arm. Callahan was not
injured.
The arrest of Callahan was made after
report that he had been driving rapid
ly. He said the cause of the accident
was the skidding of the wheels which
threw the car against the pole. The
machine was considerably wrecked and
was towed TO local garage. A bag of
bottled beer in the automobile was
smashed, but twelve quarts Of whiskey,
a quart of wine and half pint of
whiskey escaped damage The police
took charge of the unspilled liquor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
WILSON CANCELS ENGAGEMENTS
Because Of Mrs. Wilson'S Condition and
War Situation.

Washington, d. c., Aug. o. Because
OF the seriousness of Mrs. Wilson's eondi-
tion and the European crisis, President
Wilson cancelled all his engagements to-
day. Although the physicians said Mrs.
Wilson was slightly better, the presi-
dent remained within call.
Mrs. Wilson hovered between life and
death to-day Her physician had little
hope and feared ii was but question
Of days and perhaps hours The cause
of her illness is a chronic kidney trouble
and nervous breakdown, brought on
by overwork.
At ! o'clock this afternoon Mrs. vii
son was being sustained by oxygen and
other artificial stimulants, but her heart
was about the same.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
REFUSED pRoFFER TO PAY FINE.
Louis Pochetti Preferred to Go to Coun-
ty Jail for Fifty-Seven Days.

Louis Poohetti. the North Main street
bother, went down TO Jail last night for
a sojourn of iifty-seven days. On July
10 Poehetti was convicted in city court
Of misappropriation OF bottles belonging
to another soda manufacturer in Barre.
Evidence introduced by the state led to
the conviction after the respondent had
pleaded not guilty. He decided TO take
the case to county court but at the ex
piration of twenty-one days allowed by
law for taking an appeal, he had not
entered the case. Judge H. w. Scott
issued a mandamus aud Pechetti was
taken in custody by Officer Harry Gam
Bile. The original fine of s. and S9.26
costs Pochetti refused 10 pay and the
court gave him the Jail sentence. The
mans wife and group of his friends
offered 10 settle the assessment, but the
respondent obdurately refused 10 any
such arrangements. He began his SEN
tence to-day. The case attracted con-
siderable attention at the time Of the
hearing. inasmuch as il was the first
of its kind to be tried in the local court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
ANOTHER BIG FAILURE.
In West Townshend, Charles H. Grout,
Well-Known Merchant.

Brattleboro, Aug. GA direct result
of the failure of Willis H. Taft OF West
1ownshend, lumber dealer and chair
stock manufacturer, who was adjudi-
Gated bankrupt last week Thursday
morning, is bankruptcy petition filed
Yesterday by Charles II. Grout of West
Townshend, well-known merchant.
Mr.. GrOut. who was on Mr. Taft's paper
as surety for large amount. was adj
Indicated a bankrupt by United States
Judge James L. Martin OF this town.
The petition was filed from the law Of.
fee of A. r. Sehwenk, who also prepared
Mr. Taft's petition
Mr.. Grouts liabilities. exclusive OF
taxes, the amount of which has not been
determined. are SS6.557.4l. His assets
are SI7,S34ll, of which sll30 is claimed
as exempted. Mr.. Taft's liabilities were
Sis,509 Both failures are for unusually
large amounts, considering the size of
the West Townshend community.
Mr.. Grout's liabilities are divided as
follows: Wages to employees, Sl3s, se-
cured claims. 81 900; unsecured claims,
So. .447.4l; notes and bills, Sll672.
Total s96,557.4l.
The assets are as follows: Real estate,
s3,575; cash on hand. $50; bills, notes
and securities. 1897: stock in trade SS,-
90; household goods. $500; horses, cows
and other animals, $500; vehicles. $3.50;
farming stock and implements. $50;
other personal property. SOP; debts due
ON open accounts. S3.7s0ll; stocks. ne
gotiable bonds, etc, 500. Total, sl7,-
SAIL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
KILLED BY MAIL POUCH.
Engineer Struck as He Leaned Out OF
Cab Window.

Warwick, r. l., Aug. 6.-ChsrIes
Mars, engineer of the Shore Line ex-
press on the New York, New Haven q
Hartford railroad. which left Boston at
3 o'clock yesterday, was found hanging
from the cab window suffering from a
fractured skull, as the train reached
here. His failure to slow down at a
crossing attracted the fireman's atten-
tion, who discovered the unconscious
man.
A mail bag. with its contents scat
tered about, was later located two miles
north of here near the track and il is
supposed that the bag struck Mars as
he was leaning from tine window. He
was rushed to New London. but died
before the train reached the station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
HAMPTON BEACH LOSS FIRE $4,000.
Three-Story Building and Cottage Are
Destroyed.

Hampton Beach. y. H., Aug. IA FIRE
that broke out here at $500 last night
destroyed n three story building used a.
store and lodginghcuse, also one cot
tage. and partly burned two other cot
tagcs on what is known as Whites
island al the southerly end Of the beach
The total loss is about $4,000.
The building containing the store and
lodginghouse was owned BY Georgs
Langford Of Raymond. The store was
conducted hy Mrs. Josephine Witham
There were eight dodgers occupying the
two upper stories. but all were az the
Casino. half a mile away. al the time
Of the FIRE Several Of them lost con
siderable sums Of money and such doth
ing ~ they had in their lodgings.
Adjacent 70 the building was = cot
taee owned by Mrs. Witham. This vas
totally burned The cottages Of George
? Little Of Rochester. y r.. were badly
damaged
Residents of the vicinity attached
hose to 4 nearby hydraut and succeeded
IN materially checking the spread q the
IRE tn the department came from
Hampton.
The loss Is apportioned thus. On tie
.anvford building. - no; cn the Witlf
an cottage. i.5no. on the other two
cottages. $3.50 each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
CAPT. ]. L. MosELY PRESIDENT.
Mortified Man Heads Seventh Vermont
Veterans Association.

Rutland. Aug. At the annual re-
union Of the seventh Vermont Veterans
association held in this city last night
the following officers were elected; Pres
ident. Capt. John J.. Moseley Of North
held: vice presidents Capt. Henry Stow
ell Of Troy. y. Y. Capt. r. VI. Knox Of
Rutland. Isaac Patty Of Penacook y. n. :
secretary. F. II. shepard Of Fair Haven !
assistant secretary and treasurer. o. r.
Murdick Of Keene. n II. IL was voted
70 publish a new roster Of the surviv-
ing members. Supper was served in the
rooms Of the Womans Relief corps.
after which campfire was held. There
were recitstions. stories. a musical pro
gram. aud among the speakers were
A. y Morse Of Springfield Mass. and
Albert p. Ray Of Nantucket, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
William Even, Hand Pol
Usher Straiton's Plant,
IS /, ne Victim
\ RUCK BY ROCK
FALLING FROM SLING
Physicians Were Called But
Man Expired Before
They Arrived

William Even, hand polisher whose
home is on b street, met death at 10: As
o'clock this forenoon while employed
at the George Straiton granite plant
on South Main street. Death occurred
almost instantly. Drs. w. d. Reid and
| William Mcfarland were hurriedlv
rushed by automobile to the scene of
the accident, but the end came before
they reached the she'd Both doctors
believe that the man lived only few
moments after stone which toppled
out of the derrick sling struck him to
the ground. The remains were taken
to the undertaking establishment of b
w. Hooker 4 Co.
1t was while Even was engaged in
polishing stone that the accident oc-
curred. His stone stood within the cir
Gle of the shed derrick boom and az
the boom swung over his head, the stone
toppled out of its sling and struck the
man on the head. 1t was qlancing
blow and the head was not badly
crushed. The shock threw him to the
ground, He gave one cry and by the
time other workmen arrived. life had
gone, it is believed Immediately the
shed was emptied of every laborer and
at noon it was said that work would
not be resumed until tomorrow.
The deceased was born in Aberdeen
Scotland, March .. 1880. He was mar.
ried in Aberdeen Aug. Is, 1904 to Miss
Mary Jane Mcintyre, who survives. Mr..
and Mrs. Even had pIamed to cele-
brate their wedding anniversary this
month. The deceased also leaves five
William. ir., Grace b., George,
James and Isabel Even The eldest il
about nine years old. Mr.. Ewen's fa-
ther il a resident of South Dakota and
his mother lives in Aberdeen. A broth
er, Robert Even, is employed in Salt
Lake CITY Utah. and two sisters, Chris
tina and Isabel Even, live in Scotland.
The family came to Barre from Scot
land in October, 1906. The deceased
had been an employe at the Straiton
plant for the past three years. He be-
onged to the polishers' union. Funeral
have not been completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
FUGITIVE WAS FIRED ON.
Then Fred Brown Threw Down His Shot.
gun and SurrCsdered.

Colebrook. \. H., Aug. 6.-For the
second time in five years. Fred Brown
Of this town Is behind bars, charged with
murder.
Brown was captured at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon near Hereford. p. O.
Three men from the sheriffs posse.
which has been on his trail since Tues
day noon located him in an old barn.
IL had not been believed that he could
be taken without bioodshed. ss he was
armed with a shotgun. Upon the sp-
proaeh Of the trailers. Brown started to
run toward the woods lie had a shot
gun with him. One Of the men fred at
him and he dropped the gun and sur
rendered He vas then brought 20 New
Hampshire and placed under arrest by
Oficer Whitman Allen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
WOUNDED MARINES
REACHING SHORE
But England Is Waiting for News of
Conflict with Great Anxiety-Ex-
citement Is at Fever Heat.

London, Aug. g.. England waited to-
day with anxiety for reports OF the
movement of the British feet, of which
not a thing had been heard since the
departure several days ago under sealed
orders. All eyes were turned toward
the German battleship squadrons, the
reports of firing and the arrival of a
number of wounded German and British
bluejaekets at Harwieh.
Excitement is at the highest point at
this evidence of contact between vessels
of the opposing navies. The morning
passed, however, without definite signs
of an important clash between the pow
erful squadrons.
From Rome came the report that the
German cruisers Goeben and Breslau
escaped the pursuit of the French and
British warships and reached Sicilian
port.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
PRIEST SUMMONED TO FRANCE.
Will Go to Serve French Nation, Al
though American Citizen.

FIR. Paul Gourmet, who has been in this
vicinity for several weeks ministering
to some OF the Spanish residents and
who went to Hardwick from Montpelier
on Tuesday, has been summoned home
to France to serve out the remainder OF
his time in the French army, having
fourteen months left; and although he
is an American citizen, he says he is
going back as a matter of honor.
He is a native of Montpelier, France,
but has lived fer some time in Bosnia
and for the past seven years in the
United States. He expects to be as
signed to the hospital service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
ABANDONS BUSINESS
ON CALL TO ARMS
Claude Druge, Barre Tailor, Going to
Fight for French Tri-Color in Re-
sponse to Appeal to Reserv-
ists--0thers May Go.

! There is reason to believe that a con-
siderable following of men between the
military age limits in Barre and Barre
Town may be liable to service in the
great European strife, but the first man
to receive a positive call to the colors
is Claude Druge, tailor whose shop is
on the second floor of the L. Nj. Averil
building. Since President Poincare's rs
famous declaration of Frances stats
the present controversy was put =
in America, Mr. Druge has been qu.
awaiting the summons. In came this
morning from the consul-generals of
flee on Bridge street, New York. The
call is written in French and contains a
moving appeal to all Frenchmen to rally
around the tri-color.
As he talked to a reporter this fore
noon, Mr.. Druge busted himself in pack
ing his belongings into small port
manteau which he will take to New
York. His bench and other tailoring
accessories he will store in Barre for the
time being. The tailor man let it be
known that he means business and that
all tie customers in the world cannot
hesp nun iloh HShtihS loI ibs couHtiV
il his services are needed Druge saw
three years Of military service in pro-
vincial regiment organized near Bordeaux.
Afterwards he was placed on the reserve
list and allowed to depart for America.
BY virtue of his service and the knowl-
edge of tactics gained in the three years
he is in the third class of reservists and
therefore likely to see some of the fight
ing. Either tonight or tomorrow Mr..
Druge will leave for New York to pre-
sent himself at the recruiting office,
II state street, no later than Saturday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-06
EAST MONTPELIER.
Youth Sustained Three FRACTURED Ribs
When Run Over BY Team.

John W. Gsllison. ir.. eight-yesr-old
son Of John Gallison Of East Montpelier
was run over early Monday morning BY
a single team. The two wheels passed
over the right side OF his body. breaking
three rihs. DR.. Wheeler Of Plaindeld
was called and the little boy is resting
as comfortably as could he expected.