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The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

1 want big doll and little doll trunk, I want table and some little chairs, and be sure that you bring me some fruit and fireworks. And be sure to come to see all children.
 Edith Steele
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
 I want a doll and doll bed for it; want some nuts, apples and all kinds of fruit; want set of dishes. Santa want you to bring Huel and Sidney something too. want a doll buggy. Goodbye, from
 Pauline Weaver.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
 want you to bring me bicycle and all kinds of fruit, some tirecrack- CTS and Roman candle, and that is all. Your friend,
 Henry Sharp.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

Please bring me a little rocking chair, a doll a bed for it, baby set of dishes and stove, little Teddy bear. Don't forget to bring big sack of fruit and candy and bring my mamma something too.
 am your little girl,
 Maria Harris.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
 want you to bring me football and fire crackers and Roman candles and an air gun and nuts and oranges and apples and put me a drum on the Christmas tree.
 Earl Dalrymple.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus t:

want you to bring me a few doll clothes, some books, and 1 want you to bring me little kitchen cabinet, a sewing basket and a sewing machine and lots of nuts and candy, and 8 bracelet Your friend
 Amelia BemiS.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
MT. Santa Claus. Iceland.

MT. Santa Claus, Iceland.
 v'ant you to bring me bicycle and some fire crackers, Roman can dies, oranges, knife, apples, candy, and some nuts. 1 want you to bring my friend Bartley Darlington a bi- eye. too. Remember my teacher, Miss Jessie Atef. l am in the fourth grade. From your little friend,
 Edward Kershaw
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14

Dear Santa Claus:
 Please bring me some candy, apples, oranges, raisins, pony cart, pretty vase and a sleepy doll am seven years old and have been a good girl. Orlene Young.
 Rosston, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
ia Claus, Iceland.

M. santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa: l want you to bring me some reading books, want you to bring me a bracelet, some candy, apples. some oranges and some nuts. A big doll and a picture book l am in the fourth grade. l am eight years old. From your little friend,
 Jessie Ogden.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus;

Dear santa Claus:
 Bring me 10 packages of 3-in. fire crackers, 10 Roman candles and bicycle and all the fruit you can bring, and a freight train and jumping jack and an air gun and a football and Christmas book. Goodbye.
 Everett Sandridge
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Mr. Santa Claus, Iceland.

MT. santa Claus, Iceland. Dear Santa: l want you to bring me a horn, a violin, a rife, boy scout suit, football, drum, and Billy Whis- kers in the airplane. l am in the fourth grade.
 From your little friend,
 Whitfield Davis.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Nl. Santa Claus, Iceland.

Ml. Santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa: l want you to bring me an air gun, boy scout suit, a baseball mitt and bat. want you to bring me a lot of torpedoes and fire crackers. am in the fourth grade. From your little friend,
 Bartley Darlington.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Santa Claus, Iceland.
Mr. Santa Claus, Iceland.

Mr. Santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa: 1 want you tJ bring me some hair ribbon, a story ooo., d biz doll. a little sewing box. l want some apples, oranges and candy. l sr, wears old. I am in the fourth grade. From your little friend.
 Mabel Huston.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
 want saddle and some apples and oranges and candy l want some frecrackers and some Roamn candles.
 Stella Moore.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14

Mir. Santa Claus,
 Iceland Dear Santa:
 I want you to bring me an air rifle. a bat, ball and init, and all kinds of fireworks, a false face and all kinds of fruit. 1 am in the fourth grade.
 From your little friend,
 Clarence Woosley. Don't forget my little sister, Wilma, and bring her lot of nice things.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Mr. Santa Claus, Iceland.

Mr. Santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa; l want you to bring me pair of rubber boots, a knife, a football, an air rife, a watch, and all kinds of story books, and fireworks, and fruits, and candies. l am in the fourth grade and I am nine years old. From your friend,
 Archie Johnson.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Mir Santa Claus, Iceland.

Mir. Santa Claus, Iceland. Dear Santa; l am writing to let you know what I want for Xmas. Please bring me a doll with brown eyes, also dolls bed, lots of fire works, nuts and fruits, and please aon't forget my teacher.
 Your friend,
 Grace Vick.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14

ai. santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear santa: want kodak, at pu'hfle Drug Store, some nuts, oran- seS' ' apples, cocoanut, candy, nigger l am 9 years old. am in the I .'.h grade. Please remember Miss un, ,sie Akers, my teacher, and Miss ,oah cured Moss, my Sunday school ro "er' Santa, please remember the ao ~ ,ttie children and give them 'spu 'hlngs as we'll as anybody.
 from your little friend,
 Marion Moore.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14

MT santa Claus, Iceland.
 Dear Santa: l want an air gun, a cowboy suit and a football. I want One ot those water pistols, you can se' the pistol at the Rexall Store. l want fruits, nuts and candies. l am :" the fourth grade. My sister wants uoii and a doll cart Please don't forget them.
 from your little friend,
 Roessler Darlington.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14

Dear Santa Claus:
 I am a little boy in the first grade and am five years old. Do please re- member our nice teacher, Mmy Moore, bring her some nuts and candy. l want doll, doll buggy, bed and some clothes and some fire crackers and Roman candles
 Yours very truly and sincerely,
 Alien Cornish. P. S.-I will go to bed early and you come early.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14
Dear Santa Claus:

Dear Santa Claus:
 Please bring me a wagon and some apples, oranges, candy, nuts, ralsins and frecrackers.
 Ostend Powell, Waldo, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-12-14

Pauline Weaver.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

A Goddard seminary student. whose
condition has developed symptoms of
scarlet fever, was removed this morning
to the house on Academy street, leased
by the school authorities when a number
of the students were i'll Of the malady
in February.
Lentea services at st. Monica's church
are to be held daily at 1880 o'clock in
the morning, when mass is to be cele
brated by the parish priest, Rev. r. NJ.
McKenna. Special evening services are
to be announced from time TO time, and
the schedule of services for Holy week
viii be given ont later.
A small child's illness at the Leuten
mass in st. Monica's church this morning
soon after 1880 o'clock. created some
thing Of a stir among the worshipcrs.
The child was seated vel toward the
chancel Of the church. when it suddenly
seemed to fall into a faint. Before any
one could reach the youngling. Il had
fallen into the aisle. Afr. Archamlauft.
father II Dr. 2. Y. 2 ArchamhauIt. was
the first b. reach the ehild's side. It
vas removed t0 the vestibule. restored
Ia consciousness there. and taken home.
The ehiidis name j. Hale and his condi-
iion i reported 70 Be- improved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
COUNTY FARMERS MEETING
Held This Afternoon Was Expected to
Take Action on County Agent Plan.

Washington county farmers began to
assemble in the city late this forenoon
for the meeting scheduled to open in
Howland hall in the afternoon at 1870
o'clock. For time it was feared that
the heavy snowfall would make post
ponement imperative and Thomas Brad
lee of the state college of agriculture
telephoned from Burlington to inquire
whether the local committee proposed to
-go ahead with the meeting. Reports
from outlying towns had indicated al
ready that the farmers did not intend to
ignore the invitations sent out and so
Mr.. Bradlee was advised to proceed to
Barre.
The farmers association was organized
last year for the purpose of employing
permanent agricultural adviser. Some
difficulties were encountered in putting
proposed plans into operation, but now
it is felt that the way for action is clear.
Those who are close to the association
anticipated this forenoon action in the
afternoon that would bring Washington
county into the ranks of counties al
ready provided with agents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
VILLAGE OF VAUX HAD
BEEN PENETRATED
A Semi Official Statement at
Paris Says That French
Repulsed Attacks on the
Village of Bethincourt, the
Germans Having Advanced
Repeatedly to the Assault

Paris, March o.-The Germans have
been repulsed between Douaumont and
the village of vaux after several heavy
attacks, accompanied by intense artillery
fire and violent infantry assaults, accord.
ing to- the French official statement
which says that the attackers were COM
pIetely defeated after having penetrated
the village of vaux.
A semi official statement to-day says
that on the Verdun sector west of the
Meuse the French repulsed repeated at
tacks on the village of Bethincourt.
Germans Claimed vaux.
Berlin, via London, March e.-The vii
lage and armored fort of vaux, north
east of Verdun, has been captured by the
Germans, the war office announced to-
day. The announcement says that in
addition to the village and fort numer
Gus Notifications and positions were cap
tured. The assault was made in the
night by the Posen reserve regiments,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
BODY OF KEARNS FOUND.
Former Mayor of waltham Disappeared
December %.

Boston, March 9.-The body OF Thorn.
az +. Kearns, former mayor of Waltham
who disappeared on December 2S last
was found wedged between two rocks in
the Charles river, just below the Water
town dam, yesterday afternoon. 1t lay
face downward. about 40 feet from shore,
and was covered by inches of water
when discovered by Matthias Renalt, a
machinist. OF II Scotland road. Reading.
Renalt, engaged in installing some new
machinery in the L. e.. Chase factory.
which faces the river, looked out Of the
window, about p. m. just as he was
about TO put on his coat and call il
days work. Uncertain. he went down to
the river hank. verified his gruesome dis
coyery, and then notified the police.
The body lay about half q mile from
the place where Kearns was last seen.
nearly 10 weeks ago il is probable that
il was brought up to the surface by the
high and turbulent waters below the
dam. and caught and held by the tWo
rocks Il required the active labors %
i've men. toiliug for enc hour. 10 bring
he body 70 shore. a. the current runs
VERY swiftly st this point. and the re-
uers were handicapped BY the binding
stern.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
TALKED WITH SEATTLE.
Bellows Falls Man Congratulated His
Mother on Her Birthday.

/ Bellows Falls, March 9.--Mrs. F. II.
Coe of Seattle, Wash, observed her birth
day anniversary yesterday and as a
pleasing reminder of the anniversary, her
son, II. L. Coe of 8 Green street, talked
with her over the telephone last night
for five minutes. This was the longest
paid telephone conversation which has
ever taken place. The total distance over
which the conversation was carried was
$500 miles. The call was routed from
here TO Greenfield, thence TO New York
by the transcontinental route to San
Francisco, a distance of $500 miles, then
1000 miles up the Pacific coast to Seat
tie. In addition to being the longest paid
call, it was the first transcontinental
talk sent from Vermont.
A talk between Poland Springs, Me-,
and San Francisco previously held this
record, until last evening. The conversa-
tion between mother and son was plain
ly audible to both. The telephone COM
pany through Manager II. W. BuzZell
had previously been notified of the pros.
pective call and special circuits were ar
ranged here and other points to insure
service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
RESIDENTS SHOT DOWN
AS THEY FLED FROM FIRE
Standing Guard Over Exits, Bandits Set
Fire to Buildings And Shot Down
the Inmates AS They Were Driven
Out By Flames-Mexicans Paid Dear
ly With Their Lives

Colurbus New Mexico March 9Five hundred Villa bandits
attacked this place o'clock this morning killed number OF
civilians and had OF the town
an hour half before they driven off by three troops OF
the 18th cavalry When they etreaed they left part OF the town
in flames large number of Mexcans killed. the bodies dot
ting the streets they had been posted picking off the Amer
leans as they emerged peme from dwellings and hotels
Several guests burned to death the Central hotel one OF
the first buildings fired by Villas The bandits standing out
side the flaming building killed the proprietor A. L. Rtch
and r. Walker guest they attempted to dash out the door
Miller the proprietor drug store shot while seeking
shelter in the Hoover hotel The latter hotel adobe structure
protected covering and children who remained
their while bowling mob of bandits surged through the
surrounding streets
bandits first attacked the OF the 18th cavalry Killing
and wounding number of American soldiers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
GIVEN LIGHT TERM.
Charles LOCKER Pleaded Guilty to Rob-
bing the United States Mail.

! Burlington, March 9.-Prior to the adj
| iournment of United States court yes
terday till May /, Charles LOCKER of
Hartford pleaded guilty to a charge of
robbing from the United States mail.
When arraigned in the forenoon LOCKER
pleaded not guilty, and the following
jury was drawn; Charles L. Mcnamara
of Northfeld. Carroll Bottom of New Ha-
ven, F. S. Lanou of Burlington, Frank
Ford of Isle La Motto, John H. Meaher
of Fairfield Center, w. b. johnson of Es-
sex. Frank Talcott of Williston, Harry
&c. Patterson of Barre, G. n. Roberts of
Shelburne, Charles A. Niles of Burling-
ton, James Murphy of Charlotte and
Edward L. Plant of Burlington. Five
witnesses were introduced to give tes-
timony for the government, United
States District Attorney V. A. Bullard
prosecuting.
Witnesses subpoenaed in behalf of the
were: Conductor w. A. Shan
non, Baggagemaster b. i. Warner, Brake
man C. w. Stewart and special agents
of the Grand Trunk, Tisdale, Maloney,
Sampson and Shea.
Following the noon recess counsel for
the defendant stated TO the court that
his client wished to change his plea of
not guilty to that of guilty. Following
Lockers plea of guilty. his counsel asked
that the court show clemency to the de-
fendant, who previous to his present
trouble, had led ar upright life. LOCKER
vas employed as brakeman on the Gem
raj Vermont railway. The package
among other small articles,
.hings which a child might wear. Dis
.rict Attorney Bullard stated that the
rhine committed was a serious oifense.
Judge Howe, in consideration Of the fact
hat the man had lived clean with the
xception Of the present trouble. and that
le has a wife and two children who
would feel the effect OF a heavy fine,
tated that he would inhict a light SEN
ence. LOCKER was sentenced TO spend
o DAYS in the Washington county jail
{ Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
THE FRENCH RALLY.
Turned on Germans with Strong Coun-
ter-Attack at Bethincourt.

London, March 9.--The French rallied
yesterday against the new German drive
northwest of Verdun, defeated a heavy
infantry assault ON Bethincourt and
then, by strong counter-attack, sue
ceeded in driving the Germans from the
greater part of the Corbeaux wood,
which they occupied Tuesday. Accord
ing to the official statement issued by
the war Office last night the Germans
now hold only the eastern extremity of
this road.
Northeast of the city, German regi-
ments thrown upon the French line cap
tured for the second time the redoubt of
Hardaumont Their plan of battle on
this side extended several miles about
Douaumont, but their attempts to at
tack near that village collapsed under
the French fire. Tremendous lombard
ments preceded and followed the infan-
try effort here, with the French replying
in kind, and the artillery battle contin-
ues.
The French also repulsed an assault
on the railroad and highway to Man
heillles, northwest of Fresnes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09

ing his first conference with the new
secretary of war, n d. Baker. The olli-
cials admitted that the raid put very
serious aspect on the Mexican situation.
While the policy of the administration
so far has been to look to the Carranza
forces to deal with the bandits, some Off
cials declared to-day that it was grave
question whether such raid as that on
Columbus was not sufficient evidence OF
the inability of the Carranza government
to deal with the situation to warrant
sending American troops over the line.
The raids started new agitation in
Congress where those opposing the ad-
ministration's policy in Mexico openly
charged that the attack was proof of
their repeated declaration that the Car
rama government is impotent to deal
with the conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09

The first volley of rifles woke up all the
townspeople Francisco Villa is said to
have been seen by several Americans di-
recting the men, and his personal papers
were found in bag picked up by troop
ers. The bandits cut the telegraph wires
east to Fl Paso to prevent a call for the
troops stationed there. The telephones
also were out of commission. While part
of his forces fought the rallied troops,
Villa is said to have detailed snipers and
soldiers to fire the houses.
The houses throughout the town were
riddled with bullets. Snipers posted in
front OF the frame buildings, which had
been fired, shot at the American inmates
as they sought to escape. The lighting of
lamps by the householders and hotel
guests, startled out of sound sleep by the
fusillade, promptly brought shower of
bullets. Every house in the town ap-
peared to have been hit from once to a
dozen times.
Civilians armed themselves and from
vantage points within their homes an
swered the Mexican shots. Villas buglers
began sounding the retreat shortly before
& O'Clock. and the town was cleared by
6.30. A number of the civilians shot
wer. here TO attend q Sunday school
convention.
Troop C, which was stationed at the
border gate south Of the town, caught the /
retiring Mexieans on the flank and killed
Is of them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
Other Traffic Seriously In
terfered With for First
Time This Winter
BREEZES ON THE HILLS
PILED SNOW HIGHER
Quarry Railroad Had the
Most Difficult Ex-
perience

Winter waited for March t. iver
the heaviest snowstorm of Z inter.
Like the fall which Lowell pc s. in his
famous poem-picture, it = in the
cleaning, and like the col > troops at
San Juan hill, it contin 1obly even
though it was unnecess On the dead
level if such Level rs more of q
perfect plane than il = ordinary level,
the new snow meaa - nearly l6 inches
to-day. Outside the-aity the fields were
all sheeted up with "pliant counter
pane folds of pure white having been
fashioned by breeze that showed its
real sturdiness without the city limits.
Train service was badly disrupted on
all lines in Barre. Officials of the Barre
4 Chelsea railroad sent the snowplow
into the hinterlands this morning, but
freight trains remained here on the flats,
for it soon developed that the wind had
wrought havoc with railroading beyond
Quarry street. 1t was thought that
freighting might be resumed late this
afternoon or tomorrow morning at the
latest. Numerous delays were reported
at the Central Vermont station. The
mail train, due to arrive in Barre at 4:05
a. m, nosed its way through the storm
in time to stop at Barre around 1920
o'clock. The local train from Burlington, .
arriving usually at DAT, was only Is
minutes late and the 1885 p. m. train
from the north was reported 40 minutes
late. Central Vermont railroad attaches
got to work early on the Barre and
branches, although ID
'ould not be stated whether the main
line would be clear enough to insure
prompt service this afternoon and to-
hight.
Over the Montpelier & Wells River
the Green Mountain express,
With its coaches piled high with Massa-
New Hampshire and Vermont
now, Hmped into the station at 9:05
''clock this morning, more than an hour
'yerdue. At Woodsville, n. H., last
light 10 inches of snow had fallen at 10
'cloek and more was expected of the
weather man. Boston mails
rriving over the Montpelier & Wells
liver at ll:50 a. m. We're 40 minutes
ate, but the suburban serstce was not
eriously impaired.
Here in the city the street department
ut in one of its busiest forenoons. For
he most part the walks were pretty
ell ploughed out by the time people
ere ready to go to school or to work.
Iany teams were busy all day in remov-
Ig the big accumulations of snow from
lie streets Colder weather for to- night
the weather prognostication, with
turn to balmier temperatures to-mor-
wv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
QUINCY CUTTERS
DRAW STRIKE PAY
Total Number Was 1,45o, Which Includ-
ed Also the Polishers and Tool
Observation-Disclosures
Stand Out for Four
Year Bill

Quincy, Mass. March 9.-The striking
granite workers drew their first strike
pay yesterday. The men are entitled to
sl.25 day and in the list of applicants
were 1000 stone cutters, 300 polishers
and $50 blacksmiths and tool sharpeners.
The granite workers have offered a
three or fve-year agreement, but the
manufacturers want four-year bill.
The latter say the union committee first
proposed the four-year bill, which was
accepted by the manufacturers, but that
later mass meeting of the union re-
fused to back up the position of the
committee.
The bill of prices in Barre, VT, Quin-
cy's biggest competitor in New England,
win expire in four years and the granite
enters here think it is not good thing
for the Quincy bin TO terminate at the
same time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-09
BLOODY BODY LAY
ON KITCHEN FLOOR
Grand Juror, Going to House in Rutland
to Begin Ejectment Proceedings,
Found Signs Which Pointed
to Foul Play.

Rutland, March 0.-What Is believed To
have been murder for the purpose OF
robbery was accidentally discovered by
Grand Juror Charles Z. Novak of this
city, when, on going to a house at 10
Meadow street, yesterday, to begin eject
ment proceedings against the family of
Louis Gruppe, who occupied garret ten
ement on the third floor, he found the
dead body of Domenieo Ragosto, wood
chopper, aged AZ years. The corpse was
on the floor in the kitchen. Blood had
flowed from the mans mouth profusely
and the floor for large area was stained.
A superficial examination showed no out
ward bruises and DIR. Frederick II. Cab
hardt, city health officer, who was called,
ordered an autopsy.
The officers are searching for the
Gruppos and a man whose name has not
been disclosed. II is alleged that Mrs.
Gruppo, who does not bear a good repu-
tation, went late last Saturday night to
Dandy with Ragosto and the unknown
man. presumably to get $50 which is
said to have been due Ragosto for wages.
Tenants on the second floor of the
house say that late Tuesday night some
persons entered the Gruppo apartments.
They heard cries of distress, but, as the
Gruppos had two children, thought moth.
ing of the occurrence. The neighbors
heard no one leave the apartments. Ra-
eostos had been dead at least five hours
when his body was found. There was
no money on his person A silver watch
was in his pocket. Wine and victuals
IN the table showed that the party had
/ midnight lunch. Ragosto was wild |
Dwer.