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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
CHICKENS NOT AFFECTED.

Experts in universities and colleges of the state have been asked to in- form the state department of agricul- ture why .strychnine will kill crows and not affect chickens when eaten,
 The State Live Stock Sanitary board stirred up the question by sending out aNnotice urging that crows be exter- minated and giving instructions as to use of the poison. .g
 Some people wanted to know if chickens would be harmed by it. The board officials replied that they would not, and told of the result of an ex- pertinent by one man who had writ ten to the department that he had fed strychnine in corn to brown 1eghorn chickens and that they had not mind ed bit. c-@s'sse., ..g ..As
 When he threw it out for the crows to eat he had to send out. burial par ties. On the other hand, quail did not seem to mindit particle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
UNION LEACUER WILSON VOTER,
 HE ANNOUNCES
Adrian Blanchard Says the Frenzy for Office Ac-
 tuates G. o. F. Men.

New York. Oct. 12-Though twen- ty years a member of the Union Lea que Club, the celebrated Metropoli- tan Home of Republicans, Adrian Blanchard Herzog. of 1070 Madison avenue, has announced himself for President Wilson. His reasons for leaving the Republican party are giV- en in the following letter to the Wood row Wilson Independent League:
 "On Jan. 4, 1917, I shall have been a member of the Union League club of this city for twenty years. As such, it is fair to assume that my political connections and affiliations, barring one hereinafter mentioned have nat urally and normally been with the Republican party. My complete sev- erence with those lifelong connec- tiops occurred in;1912, the Hateful year in which Theodore Roosevelt not only betrayed the, once great porirlcai par ty that discovered him and that sig nally and generously honored him, bNt also his intimate and trusting friend and chosen successor to the Presidency of the United States.
 "Since then it has seemed to me that Woodrow Wilson, whose election was wholly due to Roosevelt's political treachery, which thus turned out to be fortunate for the nation in the end,S has served the American people in a singularly patriotic, statesman- like, capable and acceptable manner. This under the most trying and dis couraging conditions that any Amer ican President has ever been confront ed with. not excepting MT. Lincoln. It cannot be denied that by dint. of abil- Iity, patience and diplomatic skill, President Wilson has saved the coun- try from the inexpressible horrors of participation in the European war. His ladministration's record of legislative achievements along the lines of en- both prodigious and superb.
 "Only frenzy for office and the
 venom of political hate can explain | the issueless and sensless attacks be- ing waged against the President-par-
 ticipated in by Wall Street gamblers
 Mexican exploiteFs, seditious aliens
 and famished Republican office seek
 CTS. Their hypocrisy and unpatriotic
 lack of honest purpose is best exem-
 plified by their own shameless sle-
 gan, Anything to, beat Wilson | Against such men, whose fight is
 only sincere in it's selfishness, I am
 bound in honor, as an American. to
 support in every way the man know
 can trust and depend upon, Our | President
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
HEP ROOSEVELT
 FROM SPEAKING ! INMIDDLEiWEST
2 tident That Republicans
 Are Appealing For Votes of Germans

{ New York, Oct 12-Announce- nnent by the Republican National SCommittee yesterday of Theodore Roosevelt's speaking dates for the re- mainder of the campaign corroborates reports of frantic appeals by the man. agers of the Republican State cam paigns in the principal States of the Middle West to keep him out of their territory. A4
 + Though subsequently denied by him, the report was recently published in Ohio that National Committeeman Hynicka of Ohio assured the local .committee in Cincinnati and the Ger mans thereS that Roosevelt not only would not speak in Ohio, but would not be invited to do so. The dates now announced for Roosevelt are sew en in number and include addresses at Wilkesbarre. Pa; Louisville, Ky; Phoenix, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N. M.; Denver, Colo; Chicago and Brooklyn.
 That Roosevelt is to be kept out of such states as Ohio, Indiana and Missouri and the Northwest is highly significant The obvious reasoning is that in the far west Roosevelt's war policies may appeal with effect to the militiamen on the border and to his former Rough Rider following; that in Chicago and Illinois. he may help hold some of the Progressives in line; and that he is counting on an appeal to the coal miners of the anthracite re- zion. It is clear that his itinerary was arranged to take him as far as possible from territory having a large German vote.
 This development is, just another evidence of the Republican plan to ap- peal to the German vote through Hughes vague speeches and to the ] un-neutral pro-Ally and the war-at- any-price vote through Roosevelt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12

operated by Crawford, coming out of the driveway of his summer home, crowded the Driscoll car off the high way and that the bank on the side of the road caved in with the weight of the Driscoll car and overturned the car, injuring the occupants.
 For Killing a Dog.
 Judge Meigs of the district court of Waterbury has rendered his de- cision in the case of Raymond Att wood against Dr. G. D. Ferguson. The judge decided in favor of pr. S. D. Ferguson and Mir. Atwood will have to assume all costs in the case. Mr. Atwood entered suit against Mir. Ferguson some two years ago for damages of $500 for the killing of a dog which was run over by the doc tors automobile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
FROGS FORECAST WEATHER.

Brunswick, Ga, Oct >12.-Bruns- wick now has a weather forecasting station, althoughNit has no connection with the governments weather depart ment. The forecasting station is To- cated in the fountain in front of the Oelethrope hotel and consists of a number of long winded and sweet voiced frogs. It is said they never miss the weather and that when they sing one might as well look out for rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
COULDN'T oUTRUN ERIE.

Passaic, N. J., Oct. 12.-Joseph Scar pa of Lodi, a New York commuter, was just ten seconds late for the 1850 a. m. Erie train.
 s ''Tll get it if I have to break my neck" said Scarpa as he raced after the moving train. He grabbed the rail on the rear of the last car./ He held on as the train gathered speed, every now and then pumping the ties. At Pennington avenue, Passaic, Scar pa, exhausted, lost his grip and fell to the roadbed. He was taken to St Mary's hospital with dislocated hip and many decorations and contusions but his neck is sound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
PATCHES ALLIGATOR
 WITH HANDS

Newark, N. J., Oct. 12.-WiIIiam Fry Smith, aged nine, has baby aIli- gator, where until lately he had an alligator egg, which was sent to him by relatives in Florida. The boy has played with the egg constantly since it arrived week ago, and it is believed the warmth of his hands matched the egg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-12
LITCHFIELD COUNTY NEWS
New Game Preserve.

The Morris Fish and Game Pro- tective Association, in conjunction with the White Memorial Foundation of Litchfeld, has determined to try this season. an experiment which if successful, will be made permanent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
THE WORK OF THE HUMANE
SOCIETIES.

Now and then the good work that Is
being accomplished by the humane So
c;atv of the state of Vermont or some OF
its branches is brought to attention
through prosecution of serious cases IN
various courts. Prosecuting officers In
MANY instances are too slow in bringing
action for alleged violation OF the law IN
This respect and therefore it devolves
upou the agents of the humane society
70 start the action. Sometimes, indeed,
the humane society agents work up the
whole evidence in the case and then ask
the prosecuting officers to put on the nm
;sb;no touches in court Be it said to
their advantage, too, that they are gen
erallv so careful in their investigation
that no mistake is made that will need
rectifving when the cases come INTO
court. Probably large part OF the good
work accomplished never gets into gen.
eral publicity because of the faet that
persons notified of neglect OF, or cruelty
TO. their domestic animals prefer to have
the matter kept as quiet as possible and
consequently, promise to do better by
their animals. In any event splendid re-
sults are reached. The humane societies
of Vermont deserve greater support, both
moral and financial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
BIG BUSINESS RULED.
Barre Merchants Report Very Satisfac
tory Trade.

Merchants INDUCED themselves to-day
in the pleasant indoor pastime of check
ing up their Christmas receipts and the
returns evidently were not at all I'M
satisfactory. The volume OF business
transacted in Barre Saturday probably
would eclipse any record previousl es-
tablished if the truth could be deducted
from available comparisons. shoppers
moved no more rapidly than in former
wears, despite the perennial warning to
shop early and not until the middle OF
the week was reached did business as
sumo large proportions. II reached ITS
climax Saturday and throughout the DAY
the shops were thronged. At the Union
Clothing store the doors were closed at
G 80 o'clock while clerks attended to the
wants of crowd that packed the place
TO the exits. Nearly an hour elapsed be
fore the company opened the doors. DC
currences of this kind are rare even IN
Barre on the last shopping night before
Christmas. One merchant who makes
practice of giving each caller package
OF cigars, distributed nearly 5000 smokes
yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Il. Abbott returned TO Barre this morn
ing from Manchester, \. H., where he mas
been visiting friends aud relatives over
the holidays.
Mrs. Frank Lawrence, who has been
visiting friends in Barre aud Montpelier
during the past week. returned TO her
home in burlington yesterday.
Hellmer NJ. Rich, who had been visiting
friends on North Main street during the
past ten days, returned 20 his home IN
Sherbrookc. L. O., yesterday.
Mrs. Hattie u. Waite returned 10 her
home on Eastern avenue to-day after
spending several days visiting friends
and relatives in Waterbury.
OLYMPIC Cardereli of Bethel, who has
secured work in the stone industry in the
Barre granite belt, is moving his family
this week from their home in Bethel TO
this city.
Robert Brown tetdIaed to his home in
w .,dsor to-day, est,I spending several
DAYS as a guest /. the home OF his par
,nts. Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown o. Bas-
sttt street
Miss Evelyn MaeDrew returned yester-
day To her home in Lisbon, \. H., after
spending several days visiting friends
aud relatives on South Main street and
in last Barre.
Fancy bathrobe blankets Sl.5O and
81 .65; also woolnap blankets, sl.95 each:
Just received, a new lot of fancy wool
and serge remnants. Little Dry Goods
Store, Cottage street.
A deal was recently. consummated
through w. W. Perkins, the Bethel agent
OF the D. A. Perry Real Estate agency,
whereby the farm, known as the Howard
farm in Tunbridge, was sold to X. II.
Stebbins of Watervile. Mr.. Stebbins
buys the property for a home and will
take possession on the first of January.
The deal consists of the farm with no
personal property, the consideration be-
ing $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

January clearance sale at Abbotts.
The public is cordially invited 10 at.
tend the whist party Thursday after
noon. Dec. ~, at $3.50 in X. of {. hall
Admission, Toe
Edward Abbott Of Washington street
arrived in the city this morning after a
visit of n week in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts.
William Guerin. who Is employed as a
bellhop in the Hotel Sherwood in Bur-
lington, is passing a few days in Barre,
where he formerly lived.
Miss Lena Samuelson has returned to
her homo in Burlington after having been
guest in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nj.
s. Levin OF Merchant street.
Mrs. Mabel Cole and daughter, Helen,
of Maple Grove have returned from Il
visit of several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Il. White of Morrisville.
Mrs. William Mathieson is acting as
librarian at the Aldrich public library
during the absence of Miss Ruth Parker,
who left Monday for California.
Miss Esther Buchan of the Waltham,
MISS, training SCHOOL lOf NURSES II ~
the home of her mother, Mrs. Alexander
Gordon Of Spaulding street, for the holt
days.
Stephen Marches, who has been en-
ployed in New York for the past eight
months. returned to his work this morn
ing, after passing a few days at his for
mer home here.
b. A. Eastman Of Camp street has re-
turned from a visit of a few days in Bos'
ton. Mrs. Eastman, who preceded him
to Boston last week, will remain for a
more extended stay.
In common with Knights Templar
throughout the world, the members OF
st. Aldemar commandery gathered in the
Masonic lodge rooms at noon Christmas
day for their annual exercises. A silent
toast was offered to the absent ones and
a light luncheon was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor, who have
been visiting at the home OF Mrs. Tay'
lor's mother, Mrs. j. r. Wilson Of the
Miles block during the past few days, re-
turned to their home in Worcester yes
terday. Their son, Richard, will remain
for an extended visit with his grand
mother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
TlLK OF THE TOWN

Miss Stella w. Mayo of Waltham,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs IL. H.
Brooks of Washington street.
The first weeks payment is now due
on the 1917 Christmas club accounts
Come in and join to-day. Barre savings
Bank & Trust Co
Carl Marrati left yesterday Tor Gum
ey, Mass, whore he will stay with ms
sister, Mrs. John Bruno, through the
winter, and in the spring will leave Tor
Denver, Col, where he will seek en-
ployment.
MIR. and Mrs. George Anderson and
Mrs Josephine Anderson, who have been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
David \. Farrand of North Main street
over the holiday, returned To their homes
in Burlington yesterday.
The "White Gift" Christmas exercises
which were held Sunday evening at the
Hedding Methodist church brought a
very generous response on the part OF the
Sunday school. to the appeal OF white
gifts. which are to be given TO the Meth
odist chapel in North Barre.
Miss Florence Granger OF SomerVille,
Mass, who had been spending the Christ
mas holiday at the home of her parents
in Randolph, was in the city briefly
Yesterday and left last night Tor Boston
Her mother, Mrs. c. IL. Granger. accom-
panied her to Barre and remained Tor
a longer stay with friends.
A policeman went to Beckley hill last
night and arrested Fred Dole, who Is
wanted by the Montpelier police. Dole
was probationer from the state hospl-
tai at Waterbury, where he was commit
ted sometime ago as an inebriate. lie
was detained at police headquarters last
night and transferred TO Montpelier tins
morning to be arraigned before Judge
Harvey on a charge OF having violated
his probation order
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; Mr.. and Mrs
ID. w. Haynes of New York, II. n.
Leavitt of Royalton, +. G. Clewly OF
Burlington, f. l.. Follansby of st. Johns
bury, Martin +. Wenz of Uxbrldge,
Mass, II. II. Milne, j. E. eastman and
r. d. Spear of Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Williams of Beebe Plains, II. NJ.
Jellison of Burlington, L. G. Adams OF
Manchester, p H. Oliver of Potsdam, n.
Y, George H. Wilder and f. NJ. Noble
of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
GR4NITETILLE

Monday evening the Presbyterian Sun
day school had their Christmas tree cx-
ereises in the church hall. which was
packed with parents and friends of the
scholars. They had very good program,
which was well carried out by each little
one, especially a song by eight little
boys After the program ended, Santa
Claus came and distributed gifts from
two well-lsden trees and everyone was
made glad by his presence. Each scholar
was presented box of candy by the
Sunday school. The hall was nicely dee
Grated with Christmas colors. Santa
left the hall after the last gift had been
taken off the tree and all wished him
merry Christmas and happy New Year.
DIR. J. +. Piani will preach in the First
PRESBYTERIAN church next Sunday morn
ing at 1890. The annual meeting OF The
congregation will be held on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 3, at o'clock. Rev. Edgar
Grassland of Barre will have charge OF
the meeting.
Rev. George Atkinson Of the Knox
PRESBYTERIAN church, Lake Megantic. will
preach in the First Presbyterian church
on Sunday, Jan. I, both morning and
evening All are cordially invited to at
tend.
John L. Miles, who has been spending
few DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Miles. leaves o-morrow for short stay
in Boston before returning TO his work
In New York. Mr.. Miles is now connect.
ed with the Emerson Photograph Go. oil
New York City.
Gardiner McLeay of Claremont, N. H.
is visiting relatives here.
Regular meeting OF Maple Leaf camp
1892 NJ. W. OF A., Miles hail, Thursday
evening at o'clock. Business OF i'm
portance. All members requested to be
present. Fred Pirie, counsel.
John Murray and John Smith, who
are employed in New Haven, Conn, are
home for the holidays.
Miss Sophia Campbell returned to Bos-
ton yesterday after passing lew days
as the guest of Mrs. John McRae
Mr.. and Mrs. William McCaskill spent
the week end and Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. w. IT, Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dalglish and fam
ilv. who have been living in Mount AIRY,
n. c.. for the past eight months, returned
here Sunday to take up their residence
Miss Iselda Gilbert of Lewiston, Me-,
is visiting relatives in town.
E. N. Aldrich, who has been confined
TO the house by Illness is able to be out.
Duncan McC,inis, who is employed IN
Montreal. is spending the holidays at his
home Other holiday guests in town are
Archie Belanger, Ernest King, jules lsa-
bel and John Allaire of Hartford, Conn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Russia's reported firmness against any
peace movement at the present time Is
one of the surprises of the war because
it was generally believed that the Rus
sian government would be one OF the
first to tire of the struggle and because
of the belief also that Russia might be
one of the first to be led away from the
entente circle through German diplomacy.
However. Russia was the first to reject
the central powers first open proffer OF
peace and is the most outspoken IN de-
nuuciation of the Wilson proposal.
Knowing that she would not be able 10
secure the Dardanelles under any com
promise agreement at the present time
Russia is DESTROYS of claiming the prom
Use so tantalizingly held out to her by her
allies in the event of victory. SO Russia
wants to fight and to keep on lighting
until the great prize is won
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
DIED AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
Charles Butcher, Father of Mrs. F. E
Gleason of Montpelier.

States Attorney and Mrs. F. f. Glea-
son of Montpelier, who went to the home
of Mrs. Gleason in Cambridge, Mass, to
spend Christmas, found that death was
also a visitor, as Mrs. Gleason's father,
Charles Butcher, died Sunday morning
He had been in somewhat poor health
although his condition was not eonsid-
cred serious.
Mr.. Butcher was II years of age and
was native of England, having CONG to
the United States when young man
He engaged for many years in the manu-
facture of wood polish. He leaves his
wife. two daughters, two sons and six
grandchildren. The funeral is to be held
Wednesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Another evidence of the metropolitan
character of Rutland; A masked gunman
rifles the till of one of its hotels, coWinS
two of its brave employees and putting
an | before the in the fight they made
TO protect the property entrusted to
them. 1t viii be a long time before Bur
linpton or Barre, or even Brattleboro, can
hope to have such bigcity episodes
Rutland News.
Meanwhile Barre hopes that it VIII
not display such incapacity as Rutland
did when the wonderful transformation
from small city to big city character does
come.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
SOUTH BARRE

Regular meeting of South Barre grange
Thursday evening The following pro-
gram will be given: Grange song, page
IS; reading, Vivian Dodge; recitation,
Mrs. Dell Cutler; song, Marjorie Worces-
ter; discussion. what Convenience OF
Your Home Pays the Biggest Divi-
iendg" Mrs. W. II. Nye, Mrs. +. A.
arey, VI. L. Towne, Mrs. Charles Cor
Ion. f. A. Witham; recitation, Mrs.
Perley William; song. Marjorie Bartlett;
Trials of Farmer" f. f. Bancroft;
Trials Of a Schoolteacher,' 6. J. Sesger;
Trials Of a Farmers Wife" Mrs. NJ. J..
Towne: Trials of an Auto Driver Mrs
". II. I'VE: Trials of a Lecturer the
lsst lecturer; piano duet, Misses Cora
md Marguerite Roberts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
MRS. PARIEZo'S FUNERAL
Was Held in st. Monica's Church, with
Burial in Catholic Cemetery.

The funeral of Mrs. Minnie S. Pariezo,
whose death at the home of her father
Telles Stone, on east hill Friday morning
followed long illness, was held in St.
Monica's church Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Rev. p. NJ. MeKenna officiating.
The bearers were: James Kelly, Mark
Kelly. John Kelly, George Coloumb,
Charles Smith and Philip Canton. There
were many floral tributes. lnterment
was made in the Catholic cemetery on
Beckley street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Methods heretofore employed by Ger
many might indicate that her peace prof.
fer now was designed to pry one or more
of the entente allies loose from their
agreement. or at least to make them far
less in harmony than they are now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
DESPoNDENT MANS ACT.
Herbert o. Spaulding Hanged Himself at
Morrisville.

Morrisville. Dec. 27.-Herbert o.
Spaulding committed suicide by hang
inc himself Sunday afternoon. His wife
had been to see her daughter. who i
in. and Mr.. Spaulding took his life in
her absence. He had been in almost a
helpless condition for many years and
was subject to fits OF dependency
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Now that the State House sweepers
have been appointed, they might as well
understand that it is their duty to sweep
the legislature out of the building just as
soon as its job is done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Sir Sam Hughes, former minister oil
militia in Canada, did not have his nose
nut out of joint by losing his POSITION
for we note that he is now going about
Canada preaching the gospel OF greater
military preparations for the continuance
of the war. Hughes is OF the patriotic
stuff,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Millinery at unusually low prices, to
close out winter stock. Nourse 4 Wilson.
Public whist party Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 in X Of G. hall, under the aus.
pieces of the Cecelian club. Admission,
loo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

That Harvard university student de-
elared mentally perfect has an awful
reputation to live up TO. He will be apt
TO regret the designation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27

Admiral George Dewey had the con
cratulations of all Vermont on his 10Th
birthday, albeit some OF the people may
have overlooked the exact date