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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27

If President Wilson would give a
guarantee that he would appoint new
secretary of the navy in the event of
his reelection to the Office he now holds
there would be considerable percentage
of voters ready to swing from Hughes
to Wilson; but such guarantee is not
Forthcoming, and President Wilson's re-
tention of Daniels under severe criticism
of both sides seems to indicate that
there would not be change.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
NORTHFIELD
Funeral of H. H. Davis, Who Died in
Williamstown, Held Here.

The remains of Henry II. Davis, ma
tive of Mortified, were brought here
Sunday from Williamstown and taken
to the home of his cousin, Mrs. J.. l.,
Warren, on Pearl street, where funeral
services We're held in the afternoon, Rev,
G. w. Burke, pastor of the Methodist
church. officiating. Interment was in the
family lot in Elmwood cemetery. The
bearers were William, willard, Wallace
and A. f. Plastridge and W. j. Fisk. A
prayer was offered at the home in evil
Jamestown by Rev G. w, Keeling, pastor
of the Methodist church, after which the
remains were brought here, accompanied
by Mrs. Davis, two brothers, Amos Da-
Wis of Taunton, Mass, and Byron Davis
of Randolph, also by a large number OF
friends and relatives from Williamstown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

The Episcopal ladies will give a dance
lin Rowland hall Nov. Q, dancing to com
mence at 8 o'clock. CAROLS orchestra.
adv.
Don't forget the cantata, Queen O. the
May" at the elan fair Friday evening.
A chorus of 80 voices uader the leader.
ship of Mrs. James b. Laing and Mrs.
Lizzie NJ. Wood adv.
Friends of Miss Gladys Lane of Will
Jamestown viii be interested to learn
that she has returned to st. Adams,
where she is in training for the nurses
profession at the st. Adams hospital
Miss Lane was compelled to give up her
course temporarily on account of i'll
health year ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
TALK OF THE TOWN


Buy wash goods now at Abbott's.
Granite City lodge. l. O. O. L., NJ. T.,
will meet Friday evening at o'clock.
Special prices on millinery. A good
chance to save money at Mrs. H. s..
Miles, 200h North Main street, over
Dodge's Jewelry store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27

There was more or less irony in the
French official statement that the French
were ordered not to take Fort Vaux"
as if Fort Vaux were to be taken by
merely turning over the hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

Munsing underwear at Abbotts.
Hoagknit sweaters, the new ones, at
Abbott's.
Charles H. Northrop of Merchant
street has gone to South Royalton, where
he is passing few days as the guest OF
his brother on a hunting trip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
Card of Thanks.

For all the tokens of sympathy and
acts of kindness shown during the sick
ness and death of our husband and
brother, also for the many beautiful
flowers, we wish to express our heart
felt thanks.
Mrs. Henry Fl. Davis,
G. G. Davis,
Byron H. Davis,
Amos p Davis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27

The Germans confess to having sunk
l72 merchant ships during the month OF
September alone. The floor of the North
sea must be getting well dotted with
wreckage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
EAST BARRE

Peter Dubie who has resided here for
several years, has moved his family TO
Websterville.
Mrs. Leon Lord, who has been i'll at
her home the past three weeks, is gain
ing slowly.
The Rebekahs viii hold public whist
party in their hall Saturday evening.
Refreshments will be served.
The condition of Mrs. A Clough, who
has been on the sick list, is somewhat
improved.
Sale will last three days more. J. Mi
chael Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27

The weather man cannot be lenient Ia
the state building job in Montpelier
much longer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27

II was unfortunate that Hughes could
not take just one little trip into Vermont
when he was so near as Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
FRANK E. LANGLEY. Publisher

Are the Vermont Democrats to let the
election go by defaulty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
WILLIAMSBURG.

Members Of the grange are cordially
invited to corn husking Saturday night
at Fred Poor's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
A Poet Writes:

II delight in finding eternity packt
into single phrase or line. !
think Norma Thornton is the
masterpiece of the collection. Il
deserves place up beside 'Wsly,
Waly. Love Be Bonny, and Sir
Patrick Spens'" Later the same i,
writer saws: THE little volume
makes more of home inside me
all the time. Some poems ! had
read only once when ! wrote be-
fore grow better with re- and re-
re-reading. Vengeance is Mine Is
full of great, wild imagery"
An Artist and Musician Writes Of the
Poems in Harp Of the North:
They are music. they are pie
lures. they are the poems
] like best Of any poetry in ell
this world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27

| Order of Buswell's Book
store, Montpelier, Vt.
S1.25 Postpaid
These things are what the
critics say of it:
Hamilton Wright Mabie, the Fore
most Critic in America, Says;
IL think THE Wayfarer' an I'M
usually good piece of verse. It
appealed to my imagination,
which average poetry does not
do"
Charles Francis Richardson, Author
of american Literature" Late Pro-
lessor of Literature in Dartmouth
College Long Ago Wrote of One of the
Poems in This Book:
Vengeance is Ahne' rises to real
tragic power. The idea of soul
seeking continuous revenge in the
beyond is one that gives large
play to the Imagination.
The Boston Daily Advertiser, After
Crediting These Poems with Great
Beauty Both in Color and Rhythm"
Says:
"'Blue Hills Beyond the Green ,
is perhaps the simplest bit of
verse in the book, yet it has the
charm of touching with sympathy
and delicacy of coloring an expe-
rience common to all.
perhaps the Seven Songs of
Evening show best the authors
power of description.
These sonnets have all the mys-
terry of light and shadow, silence
and sound which belongs to an
evening in country town
Passages from The Bells of
Eternity remind strongly of Poe's
masterpiece, THE Bells"
The Hartford Courant with a Refer
ence to Sir Walter Scott says:
"Mr. Hewitt reminds us little
of the great Scotch poet and nov
elist. He sets in simple effective
measure some mythical legends of
wraiths and ghosts. The Gawky'
and The Shepherds Daughter are
merry and even humorous pas
torals."
The Cincinnati Times-Star Says:
"Singularly musical are the verses
of Arthur Wentworth Hewitt in
Harp of the North There are
songs of love, of the soul and of
nature. all of marked lyric quail
ity and lofty in sentiment.
The Buffalo Commercial Describes the
Book Thus:
Harp of the North is collec-
ton of verses by Arthur Went
worth Hewitt. They express in
well-written poesy the authors
conception of the dashing of cold
sea waves against bleak towers
and rocks, love bearing winds
over sheep pastures and mill
streams, and run the gamut of
fancy, now bright and now NOR
bid"
These things are what readers
of the book have written to
the author, unsolicited and |
of their own accord:
Professor of Literature in One of l
the Most Famous Universities of
America Writes:
"There certainly is a good deal
of beauty and good deal of mu-
sic in your lyrics. They are rem
iniscent of Poe. The poems
like best are "A Song of Her. The
Wayside Tree Blue Hills Be-
yond the Green, In Shadow
land
An Editor of One of the Great Stand
ard Magazines Writes:
81 have read your poems care
fully, and with a great deal of
pleasure. They are well worth it.
| am usually somewhat pessimis-
tic when / get group of verses,
because usually the verses are so
bad. | found yours possessed of
distinct merit To begin with,
they are not commonplace. You
have poetic feeling and poetic
ideas"
A Poet Writes:
II delight in finding eternity packt
into single phrase or line. !
think Norma Thornton is the
masterpiece of the collection. Il
deserves place up beside 'Waly,
Walv. Love Be Bonnv.' and Sir
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-27
An Editor of One of the Great Stand
ard Magazines Writes:

ard Magazines Writes:
81 have read your poems care
fully, and with a great deal of
pleasure. They are well worth it.
| am usually somewhat pessimis-
tic when | get a group of verses,
because usually the verses are so
bad. | found yours possessed of
distinct merit. To begin with,
they are not commonplace. You
have poetic feeling and poetic
ideas"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
COMPOSER TOSTI
TAKEN BY DEATH

PARIS, Dec. 4.-The death in
Rome of Sir Francesca Paolo
Tosti, composer and song writer,
is announced in dispatch to the
Havas agency. Sir Francesca
Paolo Tosti was born April 9,
1916, at Ortona, Italy. Among
the popular songs composed by
him are "Amore," " "That Day."
For Ever" Farewell and "At
Vespers. He served as singing
master to the princess who later
became Queen Margherita and
in 1880 he was called to London
to assume a similar position to
the royal family of England. He
was knighted in 1909 by King
Edward.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PARDON.

Notice is hereby given that an ap-
plication has been made to the Board
of Pardons of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for the pardon of Cena
Raul, lately a resident of Homer
City, Pa, who was convicted in the
Courts of Indiana County of Assault
and Battery, carrying conceal weap-
on, etc, and sentenced to the Work
house, where he is at present con
fined.
A hearing on the above matter
will be had, before the Board of Par
dOns in the Supreme Court Room At
Harrisburg Pa, on Wednesday. Dec
20, 1916, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
CHAS. j. MARGIOTTI.
Attorney for Petitioner.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
BLAIRSVILLE PHYSICIAN is
INDICTED ON CHARGE
OF FURNISHING IL
QUOR
to by American Press Association.

A true bill has been returned
by the grand jury in session
here, against DR.. F. w. Corson,
Of Blairsville, on a charge of fur
nishing liquor to persons of in
temperate habits. The arrest of
DR.. Corson was made recently on
information furnished by Rose
Palmer, of near Blairsville, who
alleged that she had secured pre-
scriptions from the physician
for liquor for 25 cents each.
December term of criminal
court is in session here. The
only matters Of Importance re-
ported by the constabIes were
roads and bridges and in a few
townships being in poor condi-
ton and the court advised action
be taken along this line Wher-
ever necessary to safeguard the
travelling public.
A list of jurors had been sum-
moned also for this week to hear
civil actions, but all cases were
settled or continued and the jur-
ors were sent home without be-
ing called.
Squire A. T. Weir, of Homer
City, was appointed foreman of
the grand jury, which immedi-
ately proceeded to it's inspection
of the public buildings, after re-
ceiving instructions from the
court, and no cases were called
before the grand jury on indict-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
BLOCKADE OF
GREECE NEXT
MOVE BY ALLIES
King Constantine's Attitude
In Recent AthenI Commo-
tion Cause of Action.

LONDON, Dec. 7.-Greece
will be blockaded by the allied
nations in retaliation for the
governments attitude in the re-
cent commotion in Athens, it
was stated authoritatively here
today. Formal announcement OF
the blockade may come tomor-
row.
The text of the Greek reply to
the written and verbal protests
of the American, Dutch and
Spanish ministers, made "on hu-
manitarian grounds" against
the ill-treatment of Venizelist
prisoners. taken during the at
tempt at a revolution on Friday
and Saturday, has been made
public. After thanking the neu-
tral ministers for their senti-
ments of friendship for Greece,
which inspired the representa-
tives in question, the reply says:
"The royal government from
the first day had in view only
the re-establishment and main
tenance of order in the trouble.
on Friday and Saturday caused
by revolutionary elements. This
was done completely with as lit
tie damage as possible.
"If contrary to the orders Civ
en- there was some excess of ten
sion and indignation on the part
of the population and troops who
saw in moment so tragic for
the fatherland, agitators taking
advantage of the unhappy
events of that day to take up
arms against the country and
try and overthrow the establish
ed government, this must be
taken into consideration. This
was particularly
aroused by the bombardment of
the royal palace and the neigh
borhOod thereof in this, an open
city, at the very moment when
an armistice having been con-
cluded, it was hoped peace would
finally reign"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
List Of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in the
Indiana office, December 2, 1916
Henry Bedorf, Charles Boiling
er, Miss Betty H. Cameron, A.
II. Clawson, Mr.. Andy Covach.
Mr.. Jesse Edwards, William
Goldsmith, Mr.. Charles Hileman,
Mrs. Harry Hood, Mario Morers.
J. A. McGaughey, G. B. McClel-
Ian, Ada Philips, Walter Rober-
son, Fred Reichenbach, Harry
Strayer, Mrs. d. L. Shank, Mr..
Vern c. Warner, Miss E. I. L.
Wilhelm.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they
were advertised, giving date.
HARRY w. FEE, P. M.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
NEWS OF THE COURTS

ments by the district attorney
until Tuesday morning.
The December Grand Jury
made their daily report to the
Court. The report follows:
William A. Speer, deSertion
and non-support, Mile I. Speer,
prosecutrix, true bill.
Thomas S. Runzo, embezzle-
ment by agent, Frank J. Schister
prosecutor, true bill.
Angelo Mainoli, false pretence
Marino Pace, prosecutor, true
bill.
Frank Turzit, larceny by bail
ee, Mike Lupjo, prosecutor, not
a true bill.
Frank Castagna, ct al, riot, H.
Il. Aims, prosecutor, true bills.
Frank Vachill, assault and
battery, Annie Vachill, prosecu-
triX, true bill.
William Klingensmith, burg
larry and larceny, w. Fred Wett-
ling, prosecutor, true bill.
William KlingenSmith, arson
and burglary, c. w. Seanor,
prosecutor, true bill.
William Klingensmith, burg
larry and larceny, H. C. Christy,
prosecutor, true bill.
William Klingensmith, burg
larry and larceny, J. H. McQuown
(R. w. Wehrle & Co.. prosecutor
true bill.
Chester Fry, furnishing liquor
to minors, furnishing liquor to
persons of known Incorporate
habits and selling liquor on Sun
day, Mrs. J. J. Palmer, prosecu-
triX, true bill.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
STEEL MILL RESUMES OP.
ERATIONS.

The Clearfeld Rolling Mills
situated on the Buffalo, Roches-
ter & Pittsburgh Railway at
Hyde, Pa, which have been clos
ed down since 1914, have been
purchased by G. T. Hennig, of
Bellefonte, Pa, and active oper-
ations viii be resumed at once.
The increased demand for
steel products is bringing into
action new plants throughout
the country and there is a re-
sumption of activity by many
plants which have been idle for
a time.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
WHILE ON WAY TO
CHURCH.

Sturdy devotion to her church
was one factor figuring in the
shocking death of aged Mrs. Eli
zabeth Jane McGaughey, here
Sunday. Mrs. McGaughey, who
would have been "a years old to-
day, Dec. 9, was on her way to
attend the Second United Pres
byterian Sunday School here, at
20 o'clock Sunday morning, when
she was struck and killed by a
train on the Oakland avenue
grade crossing of the Buffalo,
Rochester and Pittsburgh rail
road tracks. Almost every bone
in her body was broken by the
blow from the locomotive, but
otherwise there were few marks
to Indicate the manner of her
death.
Mrs. McGaughey seemed to
feel that her sands Of life were
running out. She had been max
ing her home with one Of her
sons, Joseph L. McGaughey, of
Parkwood, and came here a few
days ago to visit her other son,
Frank McGaughey, of 1885 Oak
land avenue. She had about fin
ish6d her visit with her sons
family and was preparing to
leave the following day for She
locta, to visit the family of her
only daughter, Rachel, wife OF
William Rankin.
Mrs. McGaughey was the Wi
dow of Joseph McGaughey, who
died in October, 1914, aged 70
years. She was born a Nc
Gaughey, her father being Mich
olas McGaughey, one of the pio-
neers in this section of the coun-
ty. Surviving her are the three
children named and a half-sister
Mrs. Benjamin McCreight, Of
Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. McGaughey, when struck
by the train, was accompanied
by a granddaughter, Eleanor
McGaughey, aged 16, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
Gaughey. The old lady had diff
Guilty in hearing and the girl in
trying to save her grandmother
narrowly escaped death herself.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
SIX SHOT AS Miners
CLASH At AVONMORE
Strikers and Guards Battle on Property Of
Salisbury Coal Co. Two May Die.

in left leg and left leg fractured,
removed to the West Penn Hos
pital.
Steve Kewich, 80 years old, or
ganizer of the United Mine
Workers of America; bullet
wound in head, near right tenn
pie.
John Rotali, 25 years old,
striker, Avonmore, bullet wound
in left foot and face cut; remov-
ed to West Penn Hospital.
John Morbedina, 25 years old,
striker, Avonmore; bullet wound
in the head and face bruised.
According to Murray, five 9TH
er strikers suffered bruises on
the face and hands. They re-
ceived medical attention and
were removed to their homes in
Avonmore and Edri.
Following the riot, Murray
said, four strikers, including Ke-
wich and Morbedina, who were
the most seriously wounded,
were arrested by the guards and
taken to the Indiana jail. The
two wounded men were reported
in a critical condition.
The two strikers arrested
were James Young, secretary of
the Avonmore local union, and
William Pierce, a striker of Av-
onmore. The men are charged
with rioting.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09

Six men were shot, two prob
ably fatally and several others
were badly bruised as the result
of a clash shortly before noon,
Tuesday, between deputy guards
and striking coal miners of the
Salisbury Coal Company, near
the Pennsylvania railroad, at
Avonmore, near Kiskiminetas
Junction. Four of the wounded
miners were brought to hospi-
tails in Pittsburgh.
The clash occurred, according
to Phillip Murray, president of
the Pittsburgh district of the
United Mine Workers of Amer
lea, who investigated the trouble
when striking miners attempted
to approach five men said to
have been imported by the COM
pany as strikebreakers.
The Wounded.
Joseph Boner, 28 years old, a
striker and president of the local
union at Avonmore; shot in the
right hand, removed to the
Pittsburgh Hospital.
Lorenzo Philipini, 80 years old
striker, of Avonmore; bullet
wound in left arm and right arm
broken; removed to the Pitts
burgh hospital.
DOnati Bottagolli, % years old
striker, Avonmore, bullet wound
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
MAIL PACKAGES EARLY
POSTAL HEAD PLEADS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-An-
other appeal to the public to mail
Christmas packages early to pre-
vent a crush of mail in the final
days before the holidays was is
sued today by the postoffice de
partment with a warning that
postal facilities would be taxed
this year to capacity because of
the country's prosperity.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
PUNXS'Y ATTORNEYS
GET BIG VERDICT
Charles MargiOtti Secured An
Award of $4,000 for Client.


Award of $4,000 for Client.
In the United States District
Court, sitting in Pittsburgh,
Charles J. Margiotti, of this
place, as attorney for Victor
GrenezkO, secured a verdict of
$4,000 for his client from the
Ebensburg Coal Company Judge
Thompson presiding.
The youth, who is 18 years of
age, was employed as a trapper
boy in mine of the Ebensburg
Coal Company at Colver. Six
cars broke away from a trip and
struck the boy as he was on his
way to another part of the mine
from that in which he worked.
on business connected with his
duties. His leg was broken and
as a result is two and a half
inches shorter than the other.
Mr.. Margiotti proved that the
rear end of the trip constituting
the cars that struck the boy, did
not carry a light as provided by
the law. The trip had broken
near the end, it was shown, be-
cause of deficient coupling pins.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
BACK TO THE BORDER

Capt. Richard w. Watson.
who had been spending Today
furlough at his home on North
Seventh street, left here for Ell
Paso, Texas, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Watson will again assume
his duties as Captain in the
Quartermaster's Dept, of the u.
S. Regulars.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
LUCERNE YOUTH DIES FROM ACCIDENTAL woUl

Larry Zentner aged 19 years. of Mr.. and Mrs
Zentne of Homer City, died Wednesday night from gunshot
wound received week while hunting The lad walking
through the woods when his gun discharged accidentally the
contents entering his left leg
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
INDIANA COUNTY FARMER ENJOYS
HIS MOST PROSPEROUS SEASON

James Lucas of Burlington township has made more mon
ey during 1916 than other II his
and reward for his abOTs
big yields during the and the products of his brought
him topnOtch prices He harvested oats bush
els OF buckWheat and 300 bushels of potatoes From field
tanning only oneth of he had yield
potatoes and for bushe of the ubers sold he
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09
FEDERAL BUILDING WORK TO START SOON

The erection of Indianas posoce building be erect
ed at the corner OF Church and Seventh streets the site
from Harry W. Wilson be started in the future Mr.
Wilson has been requested to vacate the that it
be at the disposal OF the Mr. Wilson announces that
he has no definite plans for carrying out the request
The of $ 600 has been authorized by the
for starting the proposed building here during coming year.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09

HARRISBURG, Dec 8-Two of smallpox reported
to the state department of health yesterday Samuel Sharpe
of Braddock suffering from the disease and has been
moved hospital persons who came in contact with
the man have been vaccnaed effort to halt further
break OF the disease also reported West Ma
honng township this county, James Kennedy farmer being
sufferer
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09

Carl Qugey of Homer City, II years. was hit by al
automobile driven by Dr. H W. Tu Tuesday afternoon
the Indiana Hospital Thursday morning
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-09

Best stores advertise liz FNa
Patriot.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-01
Hold HEARING
ON INFECTED
PORT QUESTION
H.ME A#H

Chairman William AHA of the sani-
tation and h fhlth commfttee cf the
board OF supeyiD6r has called 4 spe-
cial meeting 81 that body On the even
ing Of Septe Der Z to discuss the San
francisco d 4rantines question recent
" brought to public attention through
resolution introduced at the super
yisors meeting by F. M. Hatchs
This resolution provides that the
local board express its regrets to the
San Francisco mayor and supervisors
over the fact that their city IS treated
as an infected port through local gov
ernnient physicians who enforce IN
spection OF all vessels arriving from
there
Supervisor Hatch stated today that
the object of the meeting is to give
the public a chance to express its
views on the question. From the dis
eussion which the resolution has al
ready engendered 1t is likely that a
go0d-sized crowd will attend the
meeting, which will be In the city
hall.