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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
s5L.752.52 S2l. .234.Oo

The largest job was the North Main
street paving contract, the net cost to
the city Of which was Sl0,20S.S4, and
only one-hslf of this amount is to be
met by the 1918 taxes, the other half
to be paid from 1914 taxes. Says the
report: THE work was done in very
satisfactory manner and finished some
time before the time allowed in the con-
tract"
Continuing, the report says: cover
nine miles OF street have been sprinkled
this summer The city pays third
of the cost of this work and the other
two thirds is assessed against abutting
property, according to its frontage. Ow-
ing to the fact that more care has been
taken to prevent oil being tracked into
houses and owing to the increased cost
OF teams, labor and oil, the total cost
of this work has been considerably more
this year. r.... Four sewer extensions
were made, special agreements having
been reached with parties benefited,
they paid one-half the cost of
extensions on South Front and Boynton
streets.
Permits have been issued by the de-
partment as follows: Sewer connections,
%; sewer repairs, / surface sewer re-
pairs, | spring water companies, serv-
ices, 20; relqying pipe, 3; hanging flag
?; Gas company extensions, 4; services,
D: valve boxes, 3: repairing leaks, l2;
locating pine. 3; locating leaks, 4 to-
tai, S4. Over 80 matters have been re-
fcrred to the committee by the council.
A card index has been started by which
4 permanent record win be kept of the
manner Of disposing OF each matter.
A deed has been accepted of that por
ion OF West street between North Main
street and the c. Y. railroad tracks,
thus making it an accepted street. A
small piece OF land was purchased at
lie corner OF North Main and Blackwell
,treets. whereby the street was widened
md a round corner completed for the en-
rance to Blackwell street"
Some Street recommendations
That the committee favors a construe-
i've sidewalk policy is evidenced BY the
ollowing Quite an amount of cement
idewalk hqs been constructed this year,
md we would recoinmeRd that this work
,s continued. We especially recommend
hat new cement walk be built on
iCnntinusd ON third naGe-l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
FIVE CARS DERAILED.
By Piece of Iron Dropped on Tracks
Near Middlebury.

Middlebury, Jan. l4.-A piece of iron
dropped from some train going through
this village early Tuesday morning was
the cause of derailing five freight cars on
the siding just north of the passenger
station. The train was freight, in
charge of Conductor Clark. When near
the switch just north of the station it
ran into the piece of iron. The engine
was switched to the siding, but in about
the middle of the train five cars We're de-
rallied and it required the services of the
wreck train to clear the track. The
track was somewhat torn up and the
cars damaged. 1t so happened that the
accident occurred at point where trains
could pass on another siding, thus pre-
venting delaying of trains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
SCHOOLS CLOSED AT NOON
Because of Cold Buildings and Poor At.
tendance.

II was necessary to close the Aver
street, Ward and p.ook street schools
to-day on account of the severe cold.
At Summer street only 25 Of the ISL
enrolled wore present and they were dis
missed for the day. At the Lincoln
building only l05 ont of the 295 enrolled
were present and us some OF the rooms
We're hardly warm enough the pupils
We're dismissed.
In all the other buildings the attend
ance was less thar half what it should
be, and it seemed best to close all the
schools at noon for the remainder of
the day. In many cases the buildings
have been closed, not because they could
not be heated, but because it seemed
imprudent for the children to 90 out.
Signals for No School.
One ID long blast of fire alarm whistle
at 7;40 means no school in any of the
buildings, including the high school.
Two (2l long blasts at $50. no school
in any of the grades.
Three 81 long blasts at $50, no
school in Aver street, Ward OF sum
mer street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
FUNERAL OF GUN VICTIM.
Frederick S. Platt, Jr., Was Buried Yes
terjay at Rutland.

Rutland, Jan. l4.-Funeral services
for Frederick S. Platt, ir., of North Main
street, who died Saturday night of a
gunshot wound received in an accident
week before, were held at 1880 o'clock
Yesterday at the residence. Rev. Nelson
kellogg, pastor of the Episcopal church
in Brattleboro, formerly of Poultney, Of
ficiated and the body was taken to Poult-
ney, Mr. Platt's native place, for burial
being conveyed thence by special trolley
car.
The bearers were John F. MoIoney,
Robert McCammon of this city and
Charles Claeys, John Rensen and End
ers Borhees, students at Dartmouth col
lege, Hanover, n. H., and fellow mem
bers of Mr.. Platt in the honorary fra
ternity Phi Kappa Psi, and Carl d.
Brehmer of Rutland.
Among those present at the funeral
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore b. Platt of Wilder II. Russell
Platt OF Chicago, and c. A. w. Platt and
Miss Mary Platt of Amsterdam, n. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
OVER 50 FIRE ALARMS
Were Rung in Throughout Boston Last
Night.

Boston, Jan. IA More than fifty fire
alarms were sounded throughout Boston
last night, and when the firemen were
forced to use water they worked under
great difficulties as, with the tempera-
ture 10 degrees below zero, the water in
stantly turned to ice and the firemen
were obliged to work in relays, stopping
frequently to break the ice encasing
their suits and helmets The fireman
who was killed by falling wall at the
fire which DESTROYED the w. & A. Bacon
department store in Roxbury was to-day
identified as Joseph A. Hackett, driver.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
GAVE ADVICE TO DOCTORS.
A Lawyer Lectures Them on Subject Of
expert Evidence"

Rutland, Jan, l4-About ID physicians
attended the quarterly meeting of the
Rutland County Medical and Surgical So
ciety, held at The Berwick yesterday.
States Attorney B, l.. Stafford spoke
on expert Evidence" giving the doctors
some excellent advice along this line. He
went briefly into the history of expert
evidence even in jtay trials and referred
to various instances of the value of
cross-examination Mr.. Stafford cited
the contlictig medical expert evidence in
the instance of the Thaw case and re-
ferred also 20 the recent Koch trial in
Rutland county court,
DIR. E. l. Hall read paper on mod
ern Anesthesa," and a paper on "Con-
servative Surgery" by DIR. c. w. Strobell
was read. DR.. NJ. r. Grain demonstrated
lung motor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14

rigorous temperature. Yesterday Chief
Gladding returned to the fire station
from a chimney fire on Merchant street
and decided that he had frozen his nose.
A doctor confirmed the diagnosis. One
OF the men whom A. II. Buzzell employs
to manage lis Pearl street skating rink
froze to on both feet while skating
Aesterd .rnoon. lie had to be tax
en- hor
TIL g employed at the Perry ga
rage :. hunting yesterday. On the
wa they came out of the woods
at .eld and faced nine-mile walk
h rhey ran most Of the way, but
9 them suffered from badly frozen
) nd q third was SO far overcome
ne was confined to his bed to-day.
s . of the party was encumbered by
, Wy game bags, as rabbits We're n
minus quantity in the open yesterday.
All toted guns and snowshoes,. however.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
TEMPERATURES BEGIN
TO GO UP AGAIN
Nantucket Was the Warmest Place in
New England, Register There Being
Only Two Below Zero

Boston, Jan. l4.-The crest of the
cold wave passed over the New England
states at midnight and temperatures
rose to-day. The coldest point in New
England from the weather bureau stand
point was Northiield, VT where q 2-l0
below was registered during the night.
Nantucket was the warmest place, two
below. Among the official minimum
temperatures were Burlington, VT,
where it was 26 below, Greenyille, Me,
where it was "a below, Concord, n H.
where it was Is below, Boston, be-
low, and Eastport, Me, l6 below.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
BARRE SAVINGS BANK ELECTION.
F. G. Rowland Chosen President and
w. A. Drew Treasurer.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Barre Savings Bank & Trust
Co. was held at the banking rooms in the
Rowland block yesterday afternoon, when
the following directors were elected; Ho-
mer Fits, NJ. f. Howland. c. F. Millar,
f. A. Bugbee W. A. Drew and f. G.
Rowland.
Following the meeting of the stock
holders. the directors met and elected
the following officers: President, f. G..
Howland; ce-president, Homer Fits;
treasurer, W. A. Drew; secretary, Mary
j. Mright.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
SNOW NEXT POSSIBILITY.
1t Is Expected Over the Lake Region
Thursday.

Washington D. G.. JAN 14.-The last
of the bitter cold OF the present snap is
predicted for the east tonight, and to-
morrow the mercury is expected to
rise throughout the country. with fair
skies everywhere except in the lake re-
gions, where snow is probable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
RUTLAND SCHOOL
GUTTED BY FIRE
$50 Children Marched Out of the Build
ing Without Disorder-House Burns,
Driving Occupants Out in
Night Clothes.

Rutland, Jan. l4.-The Park street
school here was gutted this morning by
fire which started from an overheated
furnace. There were 100 children in
the building and they marched out with
out disorder. The loss is $4,000. The
building was of two stories and brick,
and it was erected 20 years ago.
The family of Michael Toomey were
driven out of the house in their night
clothes into 20 below zero tempera-
ture this morning. The house was de-
stroyed by fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
COLDEST JANUARY
DAY IN BURLINGTON
Register Was &c Below This Morning
the Weather Moderated During
the Day.

Burlington, Jan. l4-The mercury
reached 26 below zero at seven o'clock
this morning, the coldest January record
since the weather bureau was estab
lished here. The weather moderated CON
siderably during the day. The lake in
side the Burlington breakwater is frozen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
FIVE MEN SAVED
DRIFTING TO SEA
Schooner Went Down and Men Took to
Small Boat-One Man Died of Ex-
posure Just Before Others
Were Rescued.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Jan. l4-Five
members OF the crew of the schooner
John Paul, which sank in Nantucket
sound early Yesterday, were rescued as
they were being swept to sea by the
crew of the Cross Rip lightship. The
men were in small boat which they
had kept ahoat only with the utmost
difficulty. One of the crew died OF ex-
posure just before the Others were saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
ALL PORTUGAL
HIT BY STRIKE
Railroad Service Entirely Suspended,
Some of Lines Being Owned by
the State.

Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. l4.-The entire
railroad service OF Portugal was suspend
ed to-day, owing to the general strike
of the employees of the railroad. About
one-third OF the railroads are owned by
the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
Meeting of Hospital Trustees.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
trustees of the Barre City hospital viii
be held Wednesday evening at o'clock
in the school commissioners room, city
hall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
With $21,2 Coming Back
To the City in Assess
ments, Etc.
MAKING NET COST
FOR YEAR S30,518.43
Recommendations Made for
Further Extended I'M
provements.

The city fathers heard the first of the
annual grist of departmental reports for
1913 at the regular meeting of the board
of aldermen last night. City Engineer
George A. Reed the aldermanic street
committee and the trustees of French's
Barre library had the satisfaction of
having their annual statements read and
accepted for printing in the city re-
ports. Bids from two printing houses
in the city for handling this years is
sue of city reports were also opened,
read and referred to the printing COM
mittee with instructions to award the
contract to the bidder who made the
most desirable offer Alderman Calder,
member OF the committee is out of
the city, and decision will not be
reached until he Is called into confer
ence.
n. j. Roberts submitted three sep
arate proposals. in the first he offers
to print the reports for 81 80 per page,
the paper to bear the union water mark,
the typesetting to I've done In Barre un-
uel unlOH CONDITIONS anu JHe DinOlOR
to be done in Burlington, also under
union conditions. The second proposal
does not stipulate The union water mark,
but offers to do the work for 81 80 per
page, with provisions for typesetting
and binding the same as in the first. In
the third proposal. the same printer Of
fers to contract for the work at Sl20
per page, typesetting and binding to be
done in Burlington under union condi-
tions.
E. W. Cummings submitted a bid in
which he offered to do the work for Sl.l7
per page. When completed each copy is
to bear the union label The work is
to be done by the Free Press company
OF Burlington and the bid incloses a let
ter from the manager of that concern
guaranteeing to do the work under union
conditions. Each competing printer
agrees to comply with the provisions
mentioned in the advertisement for bids
published in the local paper. Each stipu
lates that tabular pages in the forth
coming issue be counted as double and
samples of paper, bindings, etc, are fur
nished in each OF the three proposals
submitted by the Roberts printery and
by Mr. Cummings. Last year the city
paid Sl.20 per page for the reports.
Gross Street Cost s51,752.52.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
Weather Forecast.

Fair and not so cold tonight; in
creasing cloudiness and warmer to-mor-
row.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
Gross Street Cost s5l,752.52.

The street committee, consisting of
Alderman Patterson as chairman, Alder
man Brown and Alderman Hoban, goes
into exhaustive detail in its accounting
OF the $50, 1876 appropriated to the
department in 1918. A table of the
amount expended and the income to
the city from assessments made on work
performed shows that S2l ,23409 has
come back to the city, leaving the net
S30,5lS.43. The statement
follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
1,ooo People Driven Out by Fire.

Four fires in RAPID succession in widely
separated parts OF the city caused in
tense suffering for nearly 1000 tenants
this morning while the temperature how
cred around zero. -Four hundred and If
ty people were driven out of Bowery
lodging house, $50 from an apartment
house in Harlem and 800 from lower
East Side tenement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14
Famous Amusement Resort
Was Seriously Threat
ened To-day.
FLAMES SWEPT
MANY BUILDINGS
Firemen Fought Two Hours
Before Getting Control
of the Menace.

New York, Jan. l4.--Fanned by high
wind, fire that destroyed the Roseben
hotel and dozen smaller frame build
ings on the Bowery at Coney Island to-
day threatened for time to sweep the
famous amusement resort. After a hard
fight OF two hours, the firemen brought
the flames ander control after total
damage of $4,000 had been done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-14

toontinuod on third nape.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

Montgomery has Just returned from
Europe. The work Of readjustment from
now on will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible.
by January T." he said, I'VE expect to
have things so arranged at the arsenal
that should the Government at washing
ton feel so disposed, or called upon to
increase our appropriation, enabling us to
augment the output Of the place, we will
be in a position to do whatjs required"
Colonel Montgomery said he was at
work collecting the names OF all old en-
ployes of the arsenal This is being
done, he added, so that they can be To-
Gated and put to work at the quickest
possible notice. BY the first of the year
IL is expected that, if called upon, off
cisls at the plant will be able to place two
sbIfts of men at work one week aftef
notice. and to be running three shifts
every "a hours before the expiration oil
month. F..
Colonel Montgomery returned from
Europe last Saturday on the Cunard liner
Campania. He went abroad on August IL
for rest He said he was Visibly I'M
messed by the state of preparedness
which existed in nearly every country VI
Europe prior to the war, enabling them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

ticipated in the assault, and peace was
not declared until the pieces were dis
tributed among the assailants.
But the high cost of living caused most
of the populace to refrain from the sport.
Then. too there were many who clunE
to their straws with an air of defiance.
Their demeanor clearly showed that they
wouldn't be ruled by the dictates Of
youthful fashion. They We're the object
of sympathizing glanCes and inaudible
comment. Some admitted that they had
autumnal headeear hanging on the do
mestic hall rack and boasted of their
independence. If they are happy. leave
them alone.
Most persons do not realize how the de-
parture of the straws affects business gen.
orally. The sign on the bootblack stand,
STRAW Hats Cleaned and Secured" must
go down, and all the celebrated cleaning
concOctons a the corner drug store must
be shelved in the storehOuse until next
summer Therefore, there Is tinGe Of
sadness in the exit of this once brilliant
headpiece. which makes even homely men
look natty and good looking men hand
some.
This raises the question. "Who invent
cd the straw hate" But let us not bother
about it now Wait until next summer.
Then let us hope that we will again blaze
forth happy and care free with peace in
the @ir and the high cost of living moth
ing but a faint memory
And skilled prophets say that it shall
be so.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

to plunge almost at a moments notice
into the great conflict. lie suggested that
this country might do well to follow to y
certain extent this example OF prepared
ness
He had no trouble in obtaining return
passage to America, he said. Going over
and coming back the ships on which he
Travelled passed several foreign warships.
The Canpania kept her portfolios darkened
at night during the entire voyage, because
her captain was taking no chances OF
running afoul of hostile craft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
STRAW HATS BEAT
HASTY RETREAT TO
VALE OF OBLIVION
at Commercial Ex-
change Successfully Exc
cute First Hostile Move
Against Summers Mascu-
line Headgear.
Exit-straw hat.

Exit-straw hat.
Today, in accordance with public oplE-
ion. the frail headgear bids good-by to
summer With its departure went many
fond memories of sunny beaches and i'm
promptu romances, 1t is true that many
of them had decidedly tired appearance
even before the official September 10. for
some had done continuous service since
the Princeton-Penn baseball game in May
the regular debut of this dainty mascu-
line millinery.
There were a few straw hat rushes here
and there. Brokers at the Commercial
Exchange in the Bourse took the lead
and three defiant members came to grief
in the centre of the floor under their
thatches of straw, The men We're caught
by double flank movement while they
We're trying to retreat into the corner
offices. At least two score brokers par
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
DEPARTMENT LACKS FUNDS
Can't Pay Physician to Examine
Child Workers.

That thousands of children at school
age are going to work when physically
unfit because there are no funds TO pay
the salaries of the examining physicians
was the statement made by Henry J.
Gideon, chief OF the Department of Com
pulsory Education, today
Heretofore before the department would
grant a certificate permitting a child be-
tween "A and l6 ars to go to work the
child had to sub IL to a physical exam
nation for fitness BY authorized physi-
clans. The salaries of these examining
physicians have up until this time been
paid through private subscriptions, which
this fan have not been forthcoming.
Mr, Gideon said that the work might
be done by the regular school physicians
but in that case the force would have
TO be increased,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
SOCIALISTS HANDICAP LEWIS

IrAGERsTOWN Md, Sept. 15.-By the
nomination Of ". clifford Wright. a rail
road man, Of Brunswi ll, as their sixth
District candidate for Congress Socialists
have put another handicap on Representa-
tive David J.. Lewis campaign for re-
election.
Mr.. lewis, who is Democrat, got
great many votes i'm Brunswick, one of
the railroad centres of the State, and
his hold on the normally Republican dis
trict largely depends on his continued
popularity with the labor vote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET

The business mans view of The Eff
feet Of the War on Business" will be set
forth September 81. at meeting OF the
Philadelphia Division. Sales Managers
Association, at Kuglers. The speakers
will include John j. Gibson. Westing-
house Company; +. &. Jackson. Packard
Motorcar Company; Frank S. Evans,
Strawbridge & Clothier; Leonard T.
Beale, John T. Lewis Brothers & Co. and
Fl, b. Tyson, Quaker City Shirt Company,
NorristoWn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN CELL
''"a'ting Trial for Arson, Man Makes
Moose From Necktie.

r. rn, ~ 80 LILLE, Pa, Sept. 15.-SelIing his
r,lace ~ Line the Beaver Valley, south of this
rSal.,. 'aVla keaer set out for Texas two
sh,a5,afo. ago. lie began drinking and
'ra ',,'',uonea ta his trip at st. Louis. Return,
h,5, ~ new home which his family had
bnrr 'o"Sht at Cressona, Reber tried 10
snr,aa py lgnitins papers which lie
restaS "n me sarret floor, lie was ar
tS,td S'. and brought here.
"1en placed m a cell Reber u,sa q
b'r bGose from his necktie and tried 10 hank
for. ~. L The necktie broke with him be-
her. ta s.ie was extinct, He will be tried
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
Leper Taken to wilkes-Rarrs

sent ieper' Joseph Norman, who was
day 10 70 the Municipal Hospital on Satur.
in a. S lle health authorities. was taken
on Ma, automobile 10 Wilkes Barre Iats
Buroa'.h alohosy by DR., A. A. Cairns Of the
h hIu bis OF Health, The man Will be kept
ehildror, nome there with his wife ana
e"' VINO are under quarantine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
QUALIFY ON MOTORCYCLES
Examination Produces Three Eligi-
bles for Police Service.

Three police candidates qualified in the
recent examination of the civil service
commission for lieutenant in the motor
cycle service, The salary Is $500 a year.
A., me eligible list includes William ].
Mcuo"an. ll3 South Twcnty-fourth street,
average '5.Oi; Charles t. Cassel. 1888 Van
re. reI street average 72.96; George w. Fritz,
''iS North Franklin street, average 721O.
pilector of Public Safety Porter was
sayised ss by the Civil Service Commission
cantu sat 'he AVERAGES attained by the appll-
esnts were in the general Examination
Or ~ lieutenant OF police. A test of ability
operate a motorcycle was given the
S{analdates, but did not affect the avera GO.
buase W. Fritz, one of the eliglbles, has
,r',n n acting lieutenant of the motorcycle
n. sIa az Tenth and Thompson streets for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
ARSENAL READY TO
AUGMENT OUTPUT OF
WARS MESSENGERS
Arrangements NJ a d e a t
Frankford Plant to Take
Care of Emergency in Case
of Rush Order.

Arrangements were made TODAY at ms
Frahkford Arsenal to place that institu-
tion in condition to take care of any
emergency in case of n rush ord.r for
materials. This was announced by LIEN
tenant Colonel George Montgomery. COM
"'7"oihg officer of the plant. Colonel