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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

Companion court, No ISL, Il. o. r.
will hold dance after their meeting
Friday evening.
\ The w. G. II. u. viii meet with Mrs
Bradley, Camp street, Friday Afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock.
/ Miss Laura Anderson returned to-day
from few days visit with relative,
at Middlebury.
Mrs. Lizzie Petrie, who has been visit
ing her mother in Barre for the, past
ten days, left yesterday for Boston.
John Hardigan of fremont street re-
turned yesterday from Boston, where he
has been passing few days with rela'
tiyes.
W. J. Clapp is in Royalton to-day, tc
attend the funeral of his aunt, Mrs
Laura T.. Clark, who died at her home
in Randolph Tuesday.
w. A. Bisonnette, who has been spend
ing several days with friends in Barre
and Graniteyille, returned yesterday
to his home in Groton.
Regular meeting of Hiawatha lodge
No. 20, l. 0. o. f., will be held to-nigh,
at I o'clock. Work, initiatory degree
All officers should be present.
Robert Ashline of Second street re,
turned to-day from st, Johnsbury
where he has been visiting as the guest
Of friends and relatives for The. past ten
days.
Godfrey Robinson, who has been a
guest in the home of Mrs. Ellen M
Stoughton of French street for few
days, has returned to his home near Al
lentown, Pa.
Martin Riley, jr.. of East street re-
turned yesterday from few months
business trip through the western states
in the interests of the Canton Bros.
Granite company.
At the Hetlding church this evening at
7 o'clock, there viii be roll call. The
pastor win give a short talk on "The
Book OF Remembrance" A large at
tendance is expected.
BY mutual agreement, the basketball
game between the Barre All-Stars end
the Berlin, n H.. team, which was slat-
ed for this evening at Berlin, was called
off. The Barre team win go later in
the season.
Among the arrivals at The Buzzell ho-
tel yesterday were the following. j. s.
Hedburg, South Ryegate; Harry Spell
man, New York; F. Q. Gall, Vinal Ha-
ven; A. Mitchell, Northfield; Mr.. and
Mrs. Flo Gattoni, st. Adams; r. T.. Me-
Carthy, Barre; J. o. Hern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myer S. Levin and
daughter, Rosa, and son, Harry, went
Yesterday to Burlington, where they
will remain for short visit with rela-
tiyes. They were accompanied by Mr..
Leyin's father, A. Moss, of Boston, who
is making an extended stay in Vermont.
Carlo Milano, who has been passing a
few DAYS at White River junction, re-
turned TO the city to-day. Joseph Brog
I'll of North Main street returned last
night from few days. visit to White
River Junction. Frank Abbiatti, who
has been visiting OF Richmond for h
few days, returned to the city to-day.
william Richardson Of Fishers Island,
N. ". Boston and st. Johnsbury arrived
in the city this morning for few days
visit with friends at Goddard seminary
Mr.. Richardson is graduate of God
dard, class of 1911. He has been man
aging basketball tour through the
state. Before resuming his studies at
Tufts college he viii visit friends at st.
Johnsbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
A Doctor for Sick Churches.

In the "About People" department of
the January Woman's Home Com
panion appear portrait and sketch of
DIR. Charles Sickle, Social Engineer"
who has developed system for advanc-
ing church efficiency in town and coun-
try. He is called "a doctor for sick
churches" Following is an extract
from the article.
why do churches lose ground? What
is to be done when, in the face of con-
scientious effort, there is still con-
tinuous falling off in attendance, inter-
est and support To discover what is
wrong with ailing churches and to pre-
scribe the different remedies applicable
in different cases is the task to which
the Rev. Charles Sickle and his assoc
ciates are scientifically applying them
telvcs as experts in church service.
q s1lr. Sickle has long been known as
social engineer with remarkable
record Of success IN establishing closer
relations between worSingmen and the
church and better relations between en-
ployers and employees Born in the
most thickiy populated tenement dis
trict on the East Side of New York
City, a tobacco fnctory worker at eight,
then newsboy. and from his sixteenth
To his twenty fourth year an employee
III the largest machine shop in the city,
he has had unusual opportunities for
Studying industrial and social problems
from the Standpoint of those most in
timately concerned. He established and
xun Err fsxrf, xraa rs 80 Al
unique labor temple, which through true
social service enlisted the interest of
I working people of many races and
creeds in a section from which many
churches had withdrawn, defeated by
changes to which they could not adapt
themselves. In the last ten years he
has addressed more than half million
workingmen on the relation OF the
I church to the labor movement. and
through his writings published in three
hundred and fifty labor papers has
reached millions more As a pastor of
great institutional church in the mid
die west, as header in the men and
religious forward movement and in
other official capacities he has gained
first hand knowledge Of the problems
confronting churches of different denom-
nations in many parts Of the country.
Mr. Stelzie says that he has found ear
nest church workers too frequently in~-
Filmed to coniine themselves to routine
sniethods that may have been highly
successful elsewhere, but that are not
adapted to their own emergencies. His
methods OF promoting church efficiency
are based on surveys OF individual con-
ditioRs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
MEXICAN BANK HOLIDAY.
Gets Extension Through Act Of Presi-

/ don't Huerta.
Mexico CITY. Jan. ]. An extension oil
| 10 days from January az the bank
holiday decreed by President Huerta a
week ago was agreed upon at confer
ence Of the finance department officials
and bankers last night A further ex-
! tension at the expiration of this period
is said to be likely.
The affairs OF the bank of London and
Mexico are responsible for this step, that
institution not having received the new
bills expected from the United States
which were TO be circulated in accord
ance with special permission granted by
the presidential decree. for the purpose
of increasing the ratio OF circulation
from two pesos paper to one Of collat-
eral, TO three to one. This would give
an additional six millions in bills.
1t is understood also that the nego-
tiations for the S4000.000 from London
have not yet been closed. The question
Of making legal tender state bills was
discussed at the conference, but met
with much opposition on the part Of the
bankers.
The government officials are said to
be again having difficulty in meeting
the pay rolls, some of the departments
paying only one third of the salaries.
The explanation is made that difficulty
has been encountered by paymasters in
changing the one thousand peso notes.
Senior de la Lama, minister Of finance,
has cabled from Europe that he has se-
cured acceptance by English and French
bankers of bonds amounting to 50000,-
600 pesos.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
BARRE BUILDING OPERATIONS
Rather Slack in 1913, but Still They
Aggregate About SII5,ooo.

Figures at hand to-day indicate that
Barre's building growth in 1918 will
compare favorably with the record OF
several years back. To state that build
ing operations here in the city aggre-
gate $4,000 will doubtless occasion a
smile or two among people who have
been led to believe that the granite city
had been in a state OF coma since the
golden era of her increase. The sum
total is greatly augmented by the cree
ton of the new North Barre school
house, which will cost in the vicinity OF
$4,000, and the Mcdonnell & Sons
stoneshed in Batchelder meadow, which
was erected and equipped this summer
at an expense of nearly $4,000. OF re-
modelling, piazza construction and the
like, there has been plenty. Building
annexes, not including stoneshed addi-
tions, alone cost $4,000 in 1913.
A more detailed report of the building
operations will be available when Build
ing Inspector George Rand makes his
Forthcoming annual report to the city
council next week. But for the time
being, the following figures coming from
authoritative sources, will suffice. On
the WHOit the HSuIts are eiNou "SihS
approximately, building operations
and their incident expenditures in 1913
may be classified as follows: North
Barre school, $4,000 conservative esti-
mattel Mcdonnell & Sons stoneshed,
$4,000 and upwards; stoneshed addi-
tions $1,000; dwellings, $4,000; bakery
(Co-operative association. Granite
street., $4,000; tool sharpening plants,
$1,000; barns, 81 coo; repairs, 81 500 mot
Including shingling nor roofingl; addi-
tions mot including stoneshedsl &c.
500; piazza construction, $500; re-
modelling, $500; store building George
street,, $1,000; skating rink structure,
800.
In order that the foregoing table may
not suffer through inaccuracy, il should
be stated that the item referring to
dwellings includes the estimated cost Of
two houses that are to be started at
once. Another factor that il to con-
tribute in growing measure is the de-
mand for tool sharpening plants that
has manifested itself only in the, past
year. 1t is not unlikely that the num-
Der Of these plants viii be doubled in
1914
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Involuntary Petition Against Gordon &
Manning of Bellows Falls.

Rntland, Jan. Am involuntary PEE
tition iii bankruptcy was filed yester-
day in the Office of Clerk +. $. Platt Of
the United States court against Gordon
& Manning of Bellows Falls, clothiers.
1t Is alleged that their indebtedness ex-
eeeds 81 900 The petitioning creditors
are Wyman Sehuman, Worlds Pants
company. Julius Rhomheimer and Sam
uel yatz. all of New York.
A voinntary petition has also been
filed by Burnice B.Bates Of Burlington,
a laborer. His liabilities are given as
$5472s aud he has assets of $500, all
claimed exempt.
Albert Roeder of Derby has filed Il
petition in bankruptcy with Clerk +. $.
Platt of the United States court, His
liabilities are given as Sl9,7ll and his
assets as $3.50, with 5000 claimed ex-
empt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
The Two Main Causes of Disease.

in the. Department for Better
Babies" in the January Woman's Home
Companion appears an article entitled
THE Importance of Good Health" by
DR.. S. Josephine Baker, director of child
hygiene in the department of Health of
New York City. Following is an extract
which tells the two main causes of dis
ease:
Putting aside the organic and more
chronic diseases that occur almost ex-
cmsively in adult life, let us consider
the two main causes of disease. First,
the germ of infection that is the actual
exciting cause and, second and even
more important, the non-resistance of
the individual Much has been written
about germs. and the few varieties of
disease germs have come to assume
such important position in the pub
lie mind that bad name and undeserv-
ed evil reputation have been given to
all forms of germ life; yet the great
majority of bacteria or germs are not
only harmless but actually beneficial
and necessary; indeed we could not live
at all if it were not for the millions of
little living organisms that work for us
in all forms OF vegetable and animal
life. ii the harmful germs, unaided,
could cause the diseases whose names
they bear, few of us would be alive,
for we find them everywhere and not
many of us escape exposure to them
every day and many times a day.
"Tbe way to avoid disease is not only
by attempting to kill the germs but by
making and keeping the body so strong
and well that it will resist all attempts
of the bacteria TO gain a favorable place
for growth. The real lesson of this APP
plies to babyhood, because then NAV
be laid the foundation of strong bodily
health and disease-resisting qualities.
Fresh air in abundance. nourishing food
TO increase the bodily strength. and at
tcntion TO the functions of the BODY to
help elimination OF waste products are
the three best methods we have of re-
storing health, no matter what the dis
ease. So they are, also, the best method
We have OF preventing disease. for like
three watchful sentinels they stand
guard against and repel the invasion of
harmful, disseminating bacteria. The
point to be remembered is that bodily
resistance to disease cannot be gained
rapidly. and the lack of it is often real
lied too late. The child who starts life
handicapped with low vitality is out
distanced in the race of life almost be-
fore it has started"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
TALK OF THE TOWN
1t is worth while, trade at knights

1t is worth while, trade at knights
A good time to buy crash at Perry:
on Saturday.
Companion court, No. 757, /. o. r.
will hold a dance after their meeting
Friday evening.
Mrs. Frank A. Walker of Edgewood
left last night for Boston, where she
will pass several days with relatives.
Among the New Years guests at the
City hotel to-day are the following
j. II. Stuart, st. Johnsbtry; M. b. Saw
yer, Toldeo, o.; A. W. Gomez, Boston
B. A. Colpitts, White River Junction
Ira G. Calef, Washington; X. II. Forsell
Montpelier; II. l.. Bent. Providence, r,
L.; J. II. German, Worcester, Mass;
10 members of "The Chocolate Soldier
company.
With the zero drops the fashionable
thing in weather just now, police head
quarters is nightly besieged with appli-
cations for lodging. In most instances,
the cold comfort of the none too thor
oughly heated cell room is accorded the
itinerant applicants. Accommodations
are never accorded this class to the dis
comfort of visitors who are brought TO
headquarters by the police themselves.
Which is TO say, that the unwilling
guests are never turned out into, the
cold for the sake of filing their hunks
with just plain dodgers. But there usual
ly are hunks to spare for the lodging
seekers. Last night one OF the unfor-
tunate ones called at the station with a
pitiful tale of having lost his all at
the hands of pickpockets in Lynn, Mass,
recently The man said he was 6S years
old. brick mason by trade, and wan
derer by virtue of circumstances. After
a profitable season in the Massachusetts
cities, he boarded the train at Lynn, only
to find that his little pile of Sl04 had
slipped into the velvet fingers of the
pickpocket. Montpelier's new high school
building called him to Vermont. but
there was nothing doing in the brick
mason's line when he arrived. His story
is only sample of what the police hear
nearly every night in the winter months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
NEGROES RESCUED.
Guarded by Detectives and Company of
Militia.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. l.--Guarded by
detectives and company OF militia
men, James PARKWAY, Normal Mabel and
"Tom" Blake, the negroes who narrowly
escaped lynching, after the murder Of
James Coleman, white farmer, near
Chestertown, were brought to Baltimore
on the state steamer Governor McLane
late yesterday. They viii be kept in jail
here until their trial at Elkton in March.
Normal conditions prevailed last night,
and it was not necessary to take any
special measures to maintain order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

The regular moHthly meeting of Vim.
citia club for December is adjourned
till Friday evening, Jan. 2. AT the
meeting the club officers will be elect
ed. A large attendance is requested.
R. B. Crandall post will give smoke
talk in g. A. r. hall Saturday afternoon,
Jan. 3, at o'clock. All soldiers and
sailors, Spanish war veterans ond sons
of veterans are invited. Per order com
mittee.
Ladies, attention! Is your sewing ma
chine in good running order? If it
needs a new part, new attachment or
thorough cleaning, we are at your
service. We carry complete line Of
needles for any make of machine. Sing
er Sewing Machine company, 10. Elm
street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
MAIDEN Y. M. C. A. DAMAGED.
For the Second Time Within Year
Loss $4,000.

Maiden, Mass, Jan. For the sec
ond time within year the building OF
the Maiden Young Mems Christian asso-
citation on Pleasant street was damaged
by fire early to-day. Forty young men
who were rooming in the building were
driven out. None of them was injured
The blaze was confined to the basement
and ground floor, and the loss was $l0,-
GOO.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

Eight-day 10 per cent. discount sale
at knights.
One dollar plaid waists for zoe at
Perry's on Saturday.
Go to John H. johnson, 81 South Main
street, for your roofing, cave troughing,
sheet iron and tin work, repairing, etc.
Tel. 2l2-W.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
who viii Claim Them?

Letters remaining uncalled for at the
Barre postoffiee for the week ending Jan
II, 1914, were; e
Men. Forrest Allen t2l, Eddie Clark
II. N. Conant Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Cor
dom, w. Il. Gale, Jas. Hector, DR.. and
Mrs. Mahan, John Manning, NJ. Orlando,
Jacob Stalker.
Womrn.---Grace Davis. Mrs, g Il.
French. Mrs. Fred Gonyo. RerfEa Hols
den. Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald, Miss a.
A. Rogers, Mrs. Delphine Stone, Mrs.
Lewis Shepard.
Transatlantic Savings. Bank q Tr.
Co, state Savings Bank 4 Tic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-01

Harvest Hands Dragged and Robbed
of More Than 500.

Sioux Falls, Aug. IA stranger
who gave the names of several farm
ers for whom he had worked report
ed to the police hat he had been
drugged by four hoboes on the Seney
island and robbed of s125. As the
young man tells a straightforward
story and gives the names of a num-
Der OF farmers for whom he worked
in the vicinity of Chamberlain. and
also gives the amount which he drew
at each place that he worked, the
police are convinced hat his story is
a true one
The young man tells of meeting
the four strangers who also pretend
ed to be farm hands in search OF
work. He says that he visited the
| island with the four men and drank
| with them and then all was blank.
When he "awoke" he was alone. He
found that the belt which he wore
had been cut away and his pants
pocket where he had the money sew.
| ed in was also cut open and the mon.
ey had vanished as had his four ac-
| quaintances of a short period. In an
other pocket were four silver dollars
which the robbers seemed to have
overlooked, evidently in their haste
to get away from the scene of the
robbery.
The young man came up town and
reported his experience and the po-
lice are looking for the -four
strangers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-01
RICHARDS IS OUT
HURON MAN MAKES FORMAL An
NOUNCEMENT FOR THE
GONERNORSHfP.

Huron, Aug. 1-R. o. Richards
of Huron will be an Independent can
didate for the goyernorship this fall.
While rumors of such intention have
been launched several times since the
state proposal conventions last spring
Mr.. Richards has not been decided
until within the last few days. His
entry gives assurance of a lively four
.cornered fight for the governorship.
The present governor, +. Nj. Byrne,
has been renominated by the repub-
LEANS: Judge j. w. McCarter is the
democratic nominee, and George w.
Wright Of Huron probably will be
the progressive nominee.
Mr.. Richards has given out the fol
lowing statement in connection with
the announcement of his candidacy:
II was an Independent candidate
for governor in the primaries on my
own platform and will be al indie
pendent candidate at the fall cleo
ton. standing on the anne platform
with no partnership with any indi-
yidual, faction or party. | am,
therefore, a non-partisan candidate
for governor. If / am successful, !
shall be the first governor in the
United States by an independent
choice of the people since the forma-
ton Of political parties. | recognize
that the only two political parties
are needed as a check on public opin-
ion and that we should develop the
independent feature, which is pure
democracy, as an alternative, both in
the primaries and at the general
election, as a check on the two par
| ties. A ~non-partisan movement in
| the independent column is much
more expedient to obtain results than
to start a third, fourth and fifty po-
| liteal party. Therefore, | am lead
ing the way in the use of the indie
pendent column to establish a bal
ance of power in political organiza.
ton in the primaries and at the gen
eral election to make the two polit
ical parties sensitive to public inter
ests. The independent vote in Soutf
Dakota is the largest vote and cal
easily determine who shall be United
States senator, congressman ant
state officers.
Il appeal to my friends to cleo
the best men who are candidates foI
legislative and county offices, re
CARELESS of party affiliations; unless
such candidates are positively hostile
to the cause which we represent, II
which event / ask my friends to brint
out good strong men as candidates
whom we can elect. We have tn
balance of power in practically ever.
county in the state If W. stand to
gether. All / ask is that we cleo
good, fair men to the Legislature
with whom | can cooperate, in the in
~terests of the people, in the even
that | am elected"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-01
BAD OLD MAN
Not Wanted i'm Yankton and Hur-
riedly Departs.

Yankton, July 31.-After four
teen years absence from Yankton
Capt. E. II. Allison, alleged old scout,
old soldier and second Buffalo Bill,
appeared here this week in the in
~terests of Charlie Bowman, held for
the murder of Nellie Brewer. AS on
a previous visit Capt. Allison. al
though 70 years of age. got in bad
with the police and hurriedly left
town afoot, after being hauled from
his bed in a hotel by a man and told
to get. The charges related to en-
ticing little girls to the river. This
trip Allison was accused by a 7-year-
old girl, but because of the lack OF
adult evidence he was again released.
In the meantime Allison's first rec
ord was pulled on him, he admitted
the charge and fled for the Indian
reservation. He poses as an old
scout, and only his gray hairs have
saved him. He shows Endorsements
from brigadier generals of the
United States army and others, but
his Yankton reputation is bad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-01
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