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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

RAYMOND Waterman, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives in Westtord,
Mass. during the past week, returned TO
his home on Camp street yesterday.
John Chesser, who has been visiting
his family on Warren street during the
past few days, returned yesterday to
Hartford, Conn, where he has been EN-
ployed during the past summer in one OF
the Hartford machine shops.
William T. Clark Of Grsngeville, Idaho,
and Mrs. Minnie Fuller Allen of Barre,
until recently of Jericho, were united in
marriage at s o'clock last evening by
Rev. ]. w Barnett at his residence on
Walnut street. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will
reside in Barre, making their home for
the present in the Eastman building. He
is carpenter by occupation.
North Barre looked with mingled con
eternation and amusement on the pecu-
liar antics OF a man who spent part OF
his afternoon yesterday flourishing
knife as he made his way up and down
several streets in that vicinage. Comedy
to what might have been situation
fraught with tragic possibilities was in
ieeted by a troup of youngsters in red
pung who took up the chase in an effort
to corral the stranger. Little children
playing in the street beat hasty retreats
for mothers knee whenever the knife
aourisher came their way, but the boys
in the pnng were undaunted by the mans
war.like manifestations. Friends OF the
man finally persuaded him to abandon his
pursuit of imaginary enemies and an
afternoon Of extreme BUSINESS along the
trail ended in quiet evening by the lire
side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

See Abhotts clearance sale,
Watch for the big shoe sale at sheas
Shoe Store.
For the best prices bring your raw iuts
10 W, +. Best, Plainfeld, VI,
A meeting OF the truckmen's local WIZ
be held NJ the union headquarters tins
evening at 1880 o'clock.
W. d. smith OF Summer street LETT
yesterday for Fitchburg, Mass, where he
will spend day or two ON business
Miss Esteile Common of North Main
street left yesterday for Worcester,
where she viii spend the next few days
visiting friends
". Nadini and family, who have been
visiting friends in the city over the holi'
day, returned TO their home in Burling'
ton last evening.
CLYDE Iawliss. who is passing the holi'
dav recess at his home in Barre, left this
morning for st. Adams TO remain with
friends for u few days
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Buchanan re-
turned this morning TO their home IN
Montreal. T.. O.. after a weeks visit with
relatives in Barre and Granlteyille.
Stew AIarchesi who has been visiting
al the home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rocco Nlarchesi Of North Main street,
during the past week, returned yesterday
10 New York, where, he is employed IN
an automobile factory.
Parents teach your children TO save
their small change. Take out Christ
mas club account and encourage them in
habit that will be of great value to
them when they grow up. JOIN to-day
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Stanley Nutbrown, who has been pass.
ing the Christmas recess at the home oil
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nut
brown. in Websterville, passed through
the city yesterday while on his way back
10 Springfield, Mass. where he is EN-
ployed in munitions plant.
Through the J. ]. Dashner 4 Son Real
Estate agency, the farm on the Plalniield
road owned by Paul Lapree, was sold TO
John Fitzgerald Of this city. Mr.. Fitz-
gerald owns house in the city, so ne
will stay here through the remainder oil
the winter and move his family to the
farm in the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Municipal Skating Rinks1

Editor, Times, A free skating rink
has been maintained for the past five
years near the Lincoln school, from 10 to
so DAYS each winter. This rink was first
intended for the small children OF the
vicinity. but has been enjoyed by large
and small children and men and women
from all parts of the city and few from
other towns.
To maintain the rink some material
has been required more than $50 worth
Hose, shovels, etc. have been loaned by
private parties. Three hundred feet OF
one.in pipe and all the water needed
are furnished by the city. This pipe Is
laid on top of the ground and has TO be
taken apart aud drained every time IL is
used.
The rink is lighted by two 20o-candle
power lamps, the wire furnished by the
fire department, the lamps and electricity
donated by the Tenney Co. Plenty OF
seats are furnished by the woman's club.
The rink contains 10000 square feet
area, so there is plenty of room for 800
skaters and there il an average OF POO
with good weather and good ice.
A fall of snow means | 900 cubic feet
10 remove for every inch that falls,
Much labor has been necessary and with
the exception of considerable aid rem
dered by former water superintendent
this work has been performed by one
man and few good boys, who are usual
ly ready TO help. The percentage of
workers is very small when compared
with those who are ready TO skate.
Two years ago money was solicited for
few days. when skating was good.
Last year few contributions were made
and this year generous citizen volun-
tarily offered 81, which makes a total of
Sl2 received in five years. This money
has been expended for material and
equipment, no one having received one
cent for labor.
Probably more health and pleasure has
been furnished the city by this skating
rink than by any $1,000 ever expended
by the city of Barre.
An Interested Party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Announcement from Berlin that dur
ing the hull in fighting on the western
front the Germans have constructed an
elaborate system of very powerful de-
Tense trenches is calculated to bring a
grim smile to the faces of the British
and French custodians of the great guns
which pounded the original Somme line
into smithereens. As a matter OF fact,
no scheme of defense has been able to
stand against the terrific bombardment
to which the big guns subject them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
Praise for williamstown Concert.

Editor, Times; VIII you please allow
me little space in your worthy paper
to express myself in regard to sacred
Christmas concert that was given in the
Congregational church at Williamstown
on Sunday evening Dec. "a.
As | happened to be visiting in that
town and being somewhat interested in
music myself, | took the liberty to at
tend, and ! wish TO say that after listen
ing to the beautiful solos, duets and
choruses which were so ably rendered. |
think the people in the town OF VIII
Jamestown ought to be proud of their
musical talent and should be willing to
give them such support as they may
need from time to time, and | am very
much surprised that there has been no
mention of this fine concert in The Times
up to this date, for if ever a chorus OF
singers was worthy Of high praise it was
this chorus of some 80 voices that rem
dered beautiful cantata, entitled, as we
were told, "Star of the East"
The beautiful way in which the solos,
duets and choruses were rendered showed
that there had been some pretty thor
DuEn uiIiiliiS aii0 u rNNh NNN'A -
spent in preparing this cantata Tor the
public Such concerts as this, that are
rendered with such good taste, should
receive note OF praise through the
columns of any local paper, whether
daily or weekly, and it seems to us that
there either must be lack of public
spiritedness or that people fail to realize
the value of such a company OF singers
when the newspaper correspondents fall
to mention the fact even that there was
a concert given.
Personally, we have been privileged
to sing in some of the heavy choruses
that have been given in Burlington and
also in Montpelier, and we also have beer
privileged to listen to good many oth'
ers as well. but we never have heard q
small chorus of local singers do better
work than they did at Williamstown on
the evening of Dec "a, which, OF course
was due to the efforts of both singers
and director.
A Resident OF Barre City.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

First Chief Carranza probably has 9th
or and more pressing matters to attend
to than such a little thing as negotia-
tions with the United States as to a
course for friendly relations. As mat
ter of fact, he undoubtedly has consid-
cred the whole scheme of negotiations,
conducted for several months, to be more
or less of a farce calculated to appease
the government in Washington and to do
himself no harm. And it is farce be-
cause there is no assurance that any
agreement signed by the representatives
Of the two countries would be respected
after the ink has dried. Reliance placed
in the Carranza government Is like
house built on the sand of the seashore.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Holiday shopping was carried on with
considerable hazard in St Louis, where a
Baptist clergyman trying to reach his
pocketbook in order to pay bill was
shot by patrolman who suspected the
minister of being thief and who claims
he thought the man was trying to pull
a gun" There is only one thing TO do
with hair trigger patrolman like that
and that thing is to dismiss him from the
service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
DIPLOMATIC DIscoURTEsy,

Even before the official reply was
transmitted TO the state department AT
Washington, Germany made known pub
liclv her reply to President Wilson's
peace proposal, the text OF the message
having been sent by wireless and thence
directly to the newspapers. This Is an
unusual method OF handling diplomatic
matters, especially matters OF such dell
cate Importance as this; and President
Wilson might be expected to feel some
resentment at the lack OF courtesy shown
bv the government at Berlin. There Is a
possibility that Germany and the other
central powers were so feverishly ANXIOUS
10 have the negotiations for peace par
Low come to head at once that they
did not care to run the chances OF having
the reply pigeon holed in the state de-
nartment archives in Washington. 80
they appealed to the American people
at once and indirectly to the world, al
though ostensibly the reply was directed
to the government at Washington
Therein they made the mistake OF think
ing that the proposal for peace confer
ence was the result of the consensus oil
public opinion in the United states, when'
as matter of fact, the idea was the
product of the presidents mind alone
Public sentiment in the United States is
very much divided as to the propriety
and wisdom of the Wilson act at this
time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
The Tufts Glee Club.

Editor Times: The glee club of Tufts
college gives concert at the assembly
hall. high school, this Thursday even
ing. The club was organized at TUFTS
81 wears ago and now stands at the ze'
NTH OF excellence. 1t is universally con
coded to be the best of its kind this side
of the Rocky mountains; but the club is
certainly the best OF its kind the other
side. and. therefore, the best OF its KIND
on the round earth. It's 80 songs are
musical treat never to be forgotten.
''N'-'N-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

The state of Connecticut is an exem-
plar in one respect at least, because dur
ing the year ending on Sept. 80 the gross
expenditures of the commonwealth de-
crea sed about $4,000 over the previous
wear. bonds of S64 900 were retired, $780,
900 was turned into the sinking fund to
meet other bonds and there was still a
surplus of S4,23600O in the treasury.
When the trend is decidedly toward in
creased expenditures in public and pri-
vate life, the opposite result in Conpec-
ticut is greatly to be commended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Most of the State House attaches Just
appointed bv Sergeant at Arms Parsons
accepted the jobs because satisfied with
the stipulated pay; but along viii come
some drooling sentimentslists with the
plaintIve plea that the apPointees Just
can't live on the stingy little salaries
paid them. and won't the state Of Yer
mont be generous enough to boost the
salaries so the attaches and their fam
lilies viii be kept from starvation At
least that i what j. 10 b. expected in
the light Of past events At the state
House. The compensation looks like rea-
.onable pay for the kind Of work de-
rnsnded and IT ought TO stand - now
fxed. II the legislature docs what the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

The farmers residing in the vicinity OF
Plainfield should take advantage OF the
opportunity offered them through the
holding of an agricultural extension
school at the town hall in Plainfield dur
ing the coming week The subjects to be
taken up at the school, as will be noted
in another column, are of interest to the
average farmer and they will be treated
by men capable of presenting something
valuable. The school should have large
attendance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

1t may be irksome for New York and
New Jersey to come to Springfield, Mass,
for their farm banking business; but
the location of one of the federal banks
in that city will satisfy the people OF a
vast territory. For New England Spring
field is an ideal location for a bank of
that nature. For Vermont, incidentally,
it is most convenient
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

That snowstorm must have been about
as unwelcome in Los Angeles as that
earthquake was in San Francisco, grant
ing. of course, that there was an earth
quake.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Germany seems bent on having a peace
parley all her own at The Hague, The
next the world will know is that Ger
many has signed treaty of peace and
given Great Britain to Turkey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Almost every issue of the daily press
in Vermont chronicles the destruction by
fire of some property, generally farm
buildings or factories. In fact, Vermont
is burning up almost as fast as il is be-
ing built up. In most every case care
lessness is the cause of the outbreak OF
fire,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

The Germans profess 10 think the
Somme fight is ended Even so there
will be some other fight for them next
spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

state OF Vermont wishes II will maintain
the salaries for which the appointees
agreed TO work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Having virtually endorsed Germanys
peace note, Pres. Wilson may be called
upon TO settle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

The official title of Gen. Joffre is to be
marshal. More appropriately, it might
he savior of France"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28

Wilson's official plurality of 56s,S22 is
decidedly impressive.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
EASTER AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
Union Service of Christian Endeavor
 In Chapel at O'clock

First Baptist church, New Britain Conn, morning worship 1O:45 a. m Theme of the morning, Easter Conse- quences'; story-sermon for the chill away Sunday School Easter ses- sion, 12:15 p. m.; all departments will meet together for a special program. Baptismal service at D. m. Union service of Christian Endeavors at 6 D. m. in the chapel, at which Rev. G. w. c. Hill will speak. Make this church your home.
 Thursday-At the church-night ser vice on Thursday evening an address will be delivered on the theme. "John Huss and His COuntrymen", which will be illustrated by about fiftv-fve ster- eoptican slides.
 Frlday-A supper will be served hv the ladies on Friday evenine to which all members of the church and conere gation are invited. Following the sup- per there will be a business session a+ which deacons will be elected to fill present vacancies, and a discu<-on of the proposed Five Year Program of the Church in the Northern Bap- tist cosvention will be held.
 Cross will speak on the theme, "Tom, Dick and Harry next Sunday morn ing, in connection with the campaign to secure a new building for the Boys club.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
CHy Mems

One cent (1c) the smallest coin in the United States, has the Biggest Buying Power in the World today at Clark & Brainerd's Drug Store, 181 Main street See our window display. -adVt.
 Burdette Bassette is home from R. P. l., at Troy, N. Y.
 Dog licenses now due and payable. -advt.
 William Buell. is home from Syra- cuse for the Easter recess. For your Easter smokes buy Big Mozarts. 1Oc, all dealers. No. bands.
 -advt. Robert Sengle is home from Yale for the holidays.
 Mrs. w. l.. Halliday of South Bur- ritt street accompanied by her sister in-law, Mrs. w. z. Halliday of New Ha- ven, will spend Easter in Washington, D. c.
 John Walsh is home from the Uni versity of Penn, for the Easter hol from Yale.
 See Meshken's suit, coats and dresses, latest modelS.-advt. The New Britain Christian Endeavor Union will hold a sunrise meeting at the South Congregational church to- morrow morning at o'clock. Dance, Bungalow, Sat- evening.
 -advt. Eleven deaths were recorded and five marriage licenses issued at the town clerks office during the past week.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
EASTER WEEK WILL
 BE A COLD SPELL
General Rains Forecast for Next Week-End By Weather Bureau
 in Washington.

Washington, April 22-Easter week will be cold and unsettled over the northern part of the country, with probably local snows in northwest but in the south and on the Pacific coast normal temperatures and fair weather will prevail. The weather bureau today in it's forecast for the week beginning tomorrow said: "The pressure distributing over the Amer ican continent and adjacent oceans is such as to indicate cool weather during the week in all northern states.
 ''The chance to cooler will be pronounced over the northwestern states by the middle of the week.
 There will be unsettled weather at the beginning of the week along the northern border from the Great Lakes eastward and it is probable that a disturbance will develop over the far west Tuesday or Wednesday, advance to the middle west Thursday or Friday and to the eastern states near the end of the week. This dis tllrbance will be attended by general precipitation.
 Except for the period of unsettled weather and precipitation the weather will be generally fair during the week.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
IOWA GIVES BIG
 VOTE TO CUMMINS
His Opponent from New Jersey Makes Poor Showing at Republican Prt-
 mary-MarshaII Leads Major.

Helena, Mont, April 22.-Scatter- ing returns today from twenty of the forty-one counties in Montana show that President Wilson virtually had DO opposition for the democratic nomination in yesterdays presiden- tial preference primary election. He received 6,711 votes
 United States Senator A. B. Gum mins of Iowa received 3,588 votes for the republican nomination for presi- dent. He was opposed by Edward R. Woods of New Jersey, who re- Ceived 319 votes. Theodore Roose- welt, whose name was not on the ballot, was voted for by 1891 men and women, the writing in of @ name being permitted under the law.
 Vice. President Marshall had a big lead over Governor E. w. Major of
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
COST OF SHOES 70 ADVANCE THIS YEAR
European War Is Blamed for
 Scarcity Of Leather

A side-effect of the far-away war that interests every man, woman and child is the announcement of the fact that shoes must this season ad- vance in price
 The generally reported scarcity of leather and increased cost of tanning since the war. combined with an enormously increased demand for leather, all account for the advanced cost of footwear:
 Millions of pairs of shoes for the European armies have been and still are being made by American shoe manufacturers. On the average, these army shoes consume one and one-half as much leather as the average Amer ican mans shoe.
 Knapsack's, saddles, harnesses and other material for the armies at war and a general increase in equipment of the American army and state mil itia account for a still further demand on the none too large supply of leath- CT.
 Munitions plants have called thou sands of feet of leather belting and the general picking up of business has started thousands of factories wheels and greatly augmented the call for belting.
 Autos have also made great and in- creasing inroads into the available leather supply for upholstering. Leather is a by-product. The sup ply cannot be increased at will as crops and metals are, but is depend- ent on the hide supply; and cattle are not killed, primarily, for their hides.
 The latest census reports show that the cattle population has decreased 20 per cent. in the last ten years, and the population has increased the same percentage.
 Shoes, therefore, are to be more expensive. It is said that the in crease for the present will be about 20 per cent, but will likely be more by next fall.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
INNINGS IS SURE
 WILSON WILL WIN
People, Not Politicians, Elect Presidents
Especial to the Herald.)

4ashington, April 22-FIomer $. rnings. of Stamford, member of democratic national convention h Connecticut and vice chairman |he committee, is in Washington |ttend a meeting of the executive Enittca of the national committee, fE is discussing preliminary plans Ithe presidential campaign. MT. InIngS has been mentioned as pDle successor of Chairman Me- IDS of the committee. He has also mentioned as 8 candidate for led States senator against Senator lean in Connecticut. He is too lest to discuss theso matters, how MT. Cummings takes an op- Btic view of the political situa- Tn statement given to the B here he says:
 Df the presidents reelection, I \ no doubt. The people of the sec Statcs: are with him. and tho < is, Tot politicians, elect presi- Bs. Of the presidents reelection. V, ' am confident, but one 1nu7r with frankness the situation conf-cats. It is not going to be Flkover to elect the president. He
 et going to run away with the lfon. SIS he did in 1912. Therc Rxl&ny states, no doubt. that gave electoral vote to the president E12 that will not do so in 1916. Bng1aS2e, for instance, was al solid for The president. Then Es0publicans were split to pieces they are practically reunited. RecIicut, believe, Is debatable Rnd. I have strong hope that we carry it. Events moVo with celerity in these days that one lot predict today what may ben tomorrow. I have the ut faith, however, that the people
 he country are behind the presi- They wanted peace and pros- 2y, and he gave it to them. They ! not be quick to throw it away.
 know it is customary for the Zeal party that is out to make the &s, but it will not do it this in my judgment. The presidents lies will be the issues in the com He has made them Issues, and I firmly believe the Me will indorse them.'
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22

the senate committee, and Represen- tative Henry D. Flood of Virginia, heads the house committee. The lead ing republican of the senate com mittee is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Henry A. Cooper of Wisconsin leads the re- publicans of the house committee. All
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22

Missouri for the democratic nomina- ton for vice president.
 Scattering votes for the presiden- tjal nomination cast for Justice Charles E. Hughes, Henry Ford of Michigan, E1ihu Root, United States Senator LaFollette, William J. Bryan, Champ Clark and former Governor Joseph Folk of Missouri
 The socialist and progressive vote was small
New Britain herald., 1916-04-22
ROCHE GETS APPOINTMENT

postmaster William F. Delaney has received word from Washington, D.
 C., of the confirmation of the ap- pointment of James C. Roche of A crown street as substitute letter carrier at the local post office. MT. Roche stood among the three leaders in the civil service examinations at the post office last October. He is employed at P. & F. Corbin's factory.