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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28

communities, the Russian convent OF
Panteleimon. IL was founded by st
Lazarus Knees of Serbia, but rebuilt
comparatively recently-by the Empress
Catharne !. OF Russia. For long time
II was kept only for Russians, but many
OF those set up little individual hermit
ages for themselves or small colonies
dedicated TO special saints, and the Rus.
sian convent now has two churches, in
one of which the service il celebrated in
Greek instead OF the ancient Slavonic
which seems to be the common tongue
among the Serbans, the Bulgarians and
the Russians on Mt. Athos.
The second convent beyond the Pante-
Lennon, perched high on lofty rock, is
the monastery of Simon Peter, founded
by st. Simon, the hermit, in the 18th
century--almost modern building com
pared to some of the others. The slope
between its exalted position and the sea
of the foot OF the cliff is terraced in
step after step of vineyards, cultivated
with the most mainstaking care-as in
deed is every propitious square foot of
the entire peninsula.
On the opposite side of the peninsula
is the largest of the 20 converts, that
called Laura, word meaning cloister.
Founded, according to legend, by the By
zantine Emperor Nieephorus, il grew in
the centuries that followed to be the
largest and richest convent of the entire
community. The library is still filled
with manuscripts of extraordinary an
tiquity and value and its treasure chest
contains some of the most ancient and
valuable pieces of gold work in existence
-pne in particular, a triptich of solid,
worked gold foot and half high, !
studded with diamonds, rubes, pearls
and emeralds, is peculiarly remarkable
for its barbaric beauty. The Turks in
their occupation of Mt. Athos respected
this sacred treasure of gold and precious
stones-but they used the pages of price
less manuscripts as wadding for their
guns.
There are some 5000 monks and lay
brethren on Mt. Athos. But there are
no women, nor any female OF any kind,
not even chicken. Women have sew
eral times sought to penetrate within
the forbidden bounds of the peninsula
the stringent prohibit
ton against their presence. They have
Utmost always failed, and their failure
las often been very uncomfortable for
hem.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
WARNING FOR ANNUAL
CITY ELECTION
March 7, 1916

The legal voters of the city of Barre,
! Vermont, are hereby notified and warned
to meet on Tuesday March Z, 1916, at 9
o'clock in the forenoon, in their respec
tive wards at the several voting places
hereinafter named, for the purpose of
electing a mayor, city clerk, city treas
urer, first constable, second constable,
three directors French's Barre library,
and three auditors, all of whom shall
hold office for one year; also one assessor,
to serve three years; also to vote upon
the following questions, viz;
"Shall licenses be granted for the sale
of intoxicating liquors in this cityi"
"Shal licenses of the fifth class be
granted in this city,
"Shall an act of the general assembly
of 1915, entitled AN Act to Prohibit the
Sale of intoxicating Liquors, become a
law May /, 1857
shall an act of the general assembly
of 1915, entitled An Act to Provide foG
Primary Elections, become law March
90, l9l6f"
"Will the city vote to install unil
form system of public accounting, as rec
commended by the officials as appointed
by the governor under the act of l9l5?",
Also, for the purpose of electing:
In ward two, one alderman to seryel
for two years
In ward four, one alderman to serve for
two years.
In ward FIVE, one school commissioner
to serve for three years.
In ward six, one school commissioner
to serve for three years, one alderman to
serve for two yparg
The following are designated as voting
places in the several wards:
Ward one. Church street school build
ing
Ward two, Spaulding graded school.
Ward three, Summer street school
building
Ward four, Brook street school build
ing.
Ward five, ward five school building.
Ward six, city court room, city hall
building.
Dated at the city of Barre, Vermont,
his oath day of February, A. d. 1915.
FRANK f. LANGLEY, Mayor.
Attest:
JAMES MACKAY, City Clerk.
7eb25-2eMar4
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HANCOCK.

Mrs. Nathan Page is slowly improving.
Mrs. c. R. Church has been on the sick
list for a week or two.
Miss Blanch Manning has returned to
her school in Rochester little hollow, aft
er spending the week end with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Manning.
Miss Dora Hatch of Warren has been
recent guest at Charles Blairs.
Miss Ruthe Blair was at home over
Sunday
Mrs George Marsh is gaining from her
attack of grip.
Josephine Taylor is very i'll with pneu-
monia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
ROCHESTER

The band concert was a great success,
as all note it the best time ever, and the
proceeds were $3.50. clear Of expenses.
Clark Kidder is on the sick list
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Lincoln were in
Burlington last week
States Attorney b. F. Cole Of Wind
sor was in town recently.
Miss Mary Briggs was in Brandon last
week
r. II. Upper Of Montpelier visited his
mother, Mrs Susan Upper, last week
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Huntington Of Bos-
ton are visiting relatives in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
WILLIAMSBURG.

The last entertainment in the course
given under the auspices OF the village
Improvement society this season will be
given in the grange hall on the evening
of Tuesday, Feb. %. The attraction viii
be the Lawrence entertainers, in varied
musical and literary program. Come and
hear a good entertainment and help the
ladies of the village improvement soci-
afV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
MONTPELIER

Plan to attend the firemen's ball in the
Montpelier city hall Feb. 20, benefit OF
the fremen's relief fund. Special fea-
ture concert, admission 25c. Dancing un-
til o'clock, music by Montpelier Mill
tary band orchestra of eight pieces, con-
cert and dance, 81.
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WILLIAMSBURG.
Board OF civil AuthoritY.

The board OF civil authority of the
town of Williamstown are hereby noti-
fled and warned to meet for the purpose
of abating taxes and any other business
that may come before said board at VIII
Jamestown on the Goth day of February,
at 7 o'clock in the evening.
Dated at Williamstown in the county
Of Orange this 22d day of February, A. d.
1916. Glenn F. McAllister,
Town Clerk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
GRANITEVILLE.

There will be leap year entertain
ment and social at Losasso's hall Tues
day evening, Feb. 90, under the auspices
OF the ladies' aid Of the Baptist church.
A good program is prepared and tickets
Tor refreshments will be sold to the la
dies for one cent each and given to the
men free. Peanuts and home made can.
DIV viii be on sale Admission, Toe and
l5c.
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It Is Necessary To

think before you act if you would be sue
cessful, 1t is equally necessary to those
you wish to protect, that your life in
surance be well placed BE sure of your
policy before you buy, and consult us be-
fore buying. National Life ms. Co, of
VT. Mutual. S. S. Ballard, general
agent, Rialto building, Montpelier, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
EAST BARRE.

There will be a leap year entertain
ment and social at Losasso's hall Tues
day evening, Feb. 20, under the auspices
of the ladies' aid of the Baptist church.
A good program is prepared and tickets
for refreshments will be sold to the la
dies for one cent each and given to the
men free. Peanuts and home made can.
dy will be on sale. Admission, Zoe and
10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28

and Ointment so / sent for sample. and It
did me so much good that l bought moro
and after using Cuticura Soap and oint-
ment for three months was healed and my
face is now clear" (SignedD Miss Cellna
Garant. 6s Wilbur St., Fall River. Mass.
Oct. o, 1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Adj
dress postcard "Cuticurs, Dept. L. Boss
TOM" Sold throughout the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
Teachers, Examinatio

Teachers examinations will be held
in Williamstown March and 3, instead of
March 3 and 4, as previously announced.
Candidates will meet at the school build
ing.
c. R. Beeman, superintendent Orange
Northwest District.
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GRANITEvILLE.

Regular meeting of Robert Emmett
court, No 564, G. o. f., Wednesday.
March /. at : o'clock. Work, final de.
gree All members are requested 10 be
present at this meeting. Per order Felix
McWhisk, c. r.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
BETHEL
Vermont National Guard May Mobilize
at Bethel En- Route to State Fair.

Vermont National Guard May Mobilize
at Bethel En- Route to State Fair.
That the Vermont regiment of tn,
National Guard will probably mobilize il
Bethel for the beginning of march by
easy stages to the state fair at White
River Junction next fall was the state
ment OF Colonel Ira l.. Reeves, command
ing officer of the regiment, at meeting
last Saturday evening in Cushing hall
Colonel Reeves came to Bethel to address
the men interested in the organization OF
a civilian rifle club affiliated with the
National Rifle association. His words
evoked much interest and q club was
formed, with officers as follows: j. Wes-
ley Miller, presidents r. A. Edmunds,
president; Paul +, Wilson, secre-
tary; G. G.. Clifford, treasurer; Wallace
Batchelder, executive officer Winter
practice will be arranged for as soon as
possible and later range will be Sc
cured and fitted up for practice with mill
tary rifles up to 500 or 900 yards. Incl
dentally, Colonel Reeves secured the
names of eight men who wish to join the
cavalry squadron of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard, at present only students at
Norwich university being members of the
squadron. Probably at least l6 Bethel
men will join. They viii receive instruc-
ton in manual exercises weekly by a ca
Diet officer from the university, and at
the annual muster at Fort Ethan Allen
they will have the use of the army horses
for exercises in Workmanship. A bill
now before Congress providing for fed
eralized National Guard, If enacted, will
require practically a doubling up of the
Vermont militia and will authorize pay
of $50 year to privates, besides arms
and uniforms. The men now joining the
cavalry would naturally form a nucleus
for Bethel squadron OF cavalry under
the proposed law
Wallace Batchelder entertained Col. Ira
L. Reeves during his stay in town re
Gently.
The Christian Endeavor meeting at
the Congregations church last evening
took the form ora discussion of the Ii
,ense question and to some extent of
The proposed prohibition law.
Miss Ida l.. Blossom of Cliftondale, |
Mass. came Saturday to visit her aunt, |
Mrs. F. f, Mccullough.
A large number of friends of the Whit
omb high school sophomore basketball
cam accompanied the team to Randolph
night and saw it win, 90 to l6,
yer the Randolph sophomore team.
Ralph Porter of Blandford, Mass, has
'een here for visit with Leslie South
worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Idle l. bearing have been
isiting at C.. c. Morse's in Windsor.
Goddard seminary basketball team
lays here Wednesday evening.
Willis R. Edmunds OF Rutland is visit
ng his mother and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Stuart of Bur
ngton have been visiting at r. w.
forse's.
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blisters and IL was itching
something terribly and |
was always scratching and
crying. The skin was in
famed and red and / stayed
up night after night and
had to loaf for months.
II had II for three years.
| read about Cutlcura soau
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
WASHINGTON

The East Topsham dramatic club was
70 have given play here Tuesday even
ing. but owing n sickness il has been
postponed. The date will Be- announced
later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28
FACE ALL COVERED
WITH ECZEMA
In Big Water BIisters. Itching
Something Terribly. Always
Scratching and Crying.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

Il worked In mill where there was
lot OF oil, and got eczema. IL was on my
face which was all covered with big water
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-28

strongly opposed to any statewide prohibition bill
being passed by the legislature because believe that such
impossible of a city the size of Baltimore
Such being the law OF this kind inter
with personal liberty and rights and creates hypocrisy in
the people.
The history of the world down to the present time demon
the fact that people always have INDUCED and always
will indulge the Intoxicating liquors Further am
opposed passage such law because would deprive
large without accomplishing results and
when both the city and state much
in need of the produced.
However heartily in favor of temperance and whenever
it nv pleasure a class of boys always exact from
pledge the of noxicants until they
become age | firm believer in local option and
whenever the citizens county portion
the question of local option their
wishes should be gratifed."
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Cardinal Gibbons for
Local Option
Strongly Opposes State Prohibition as Impossible
of Enforcement
Vermont Doctors Endorse Present Law

Addressing a delegation of business men in Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons on February 90 expressed himself fol-
lows:
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03

erican towns along the border to have
their battles used Americans as
breastworks and many Americans
were killed. Then came the actual
invasion of the United States with the
burning of an American town and the
slaughter of American citizens. Car
rama did not do it but Carranza did
not prevent it. If his will was good
he hadn't the power. If his power was
sufficient he hadn't the will.
American troops have gone in Mex
leo. There will be war if they are
not withdrawn. 1t may be prevented
at one time or another but it cannot
be prevented long. Are Americans to
be put to the expense of maintaining
permanently an army of one hundred
thousand men along the border to
protect Americans in their homes?
The president is right in opposing
war except as last resort, but what
other resort is there now?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03

far as can learn the boards Of trade
that were prepared and that did fol-
low up inquiries received were very
well satisfied with the results. Natur-
ally those bodies which did not use
systematic endeavor in the folow-up
work did not obtain adequate results.
A larger campaign was planned for
this year, and the concern having the
advertising in hand presented some
beautiful and attractive sketches that
were to be used, but it now seems i'm
the movement to make it worth while
to carry it further. California was
not built up in such manner, and if
Floridians wish to see their state
grow in the same manner California
has grown in the past twenty five
years they must at least give an imi-
tation of adopting some of California s
methods and not the least of these
methods was the use of printers ink.
We are like merchant with fine
goods on his shelves who refuses to
advertise. Such man would soon
fail, and while Florida win not fail
she will not grow as fast as she legit-
imately should.-Florida Grower.
The Grower should not have pub
lished the foregoing unless it had
good reason to believe the "Florida
First" plan was really and truly fall
ing down. All the reports we have
had from it show it has so far had
good results.
Ocala has put several hundred dol
lars into this advertising plan, and il
| it "falls down." as the Grower infers
there will not be much use in trying
to induce the town to support another
plan for the next dozen years.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03
PRIZES FOR THE BEST
LABOR-SAVING DEVICE

The home economies committee Oh
the Ocala Woman's Club will again
offer prizes at the Marion County
Fair for the best homemade labor
saving devices. The prizes will be as
follows:
So for the best freless cooker.
So for the best article of another
kind.
81 each as second prizes.
Since the prize for the best fireless
cooker was won last year by a. resi-
dent of Ocala, the prize this year will
be awarded to a person not residing
in Ocala but must be a resident OF
Marion county. The contest for the
best article of another kind is open to
all residents of Marion county, wheth-
err residing in Ocala or not.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03
THE LAST RESORT

1t seems to the Star that the
Times-Union has summed up the Mex
lean situation very fairly and SEN
sibly in the following:
A few days ago President Wilson
said we should extend to all nations
the same treatment we ask of them.
He was right and If any difference is
to be made it should be made in favor
of the weak. If we do not hold all
nations to rigid accountability for
their acts we will have less to be
ashamed of if we tolerate conduct in a
weak nation that we would not toll
crate in a strong one than if we toll
Grated in a strong one conduct that
we would not tolerate in a weak one.
In his speech before the New York
Press club night before last the pres
ident made it plain that he would not
countenance war against Mexico ex-
cept as a last resort. He is right
again.
But we are at loss to know what
resort remains to be untried. Has not
the United States government tried
everything except war? Has it not
endured everything? Has it not COM
PEELED the American people to endure
everything?
American rights in Mexico have not
been protected, Americans were told
to come out Of course in many cases
that meant the loss of all their earth
~ possessions except as the Mexican
government or the government of the
United States might indemnify them
after order had been restored. might
indemnify" is the proper expression
for the Spanish war claims assumed
by the government of the United
States when Florida was acquired
nearly one hundred years ago are
still unpaid. The original claimants
are dead. Their children are dead ex-
cept for an octogenarian here and
there. The government of the United
States is just and has been even gen.
erous in dealing with bondholders, but
it has been dishonest in dealing with
just claimants. The Americans who
sacrificed everything to come out Of
Mexico would have had no reason tt
think they would ever be paid.
But let that pass. For three or -four
years Mexicans by backing up to Am
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03

The "Florida First" idea seems to
be falling down. A few men cannot
carry the proposition through. The
Florida First commission was con-
ceived in the mind of d. C. Gillett, at
that time president of the board Of
trade of Tampa. His idea was that
by concerted movement, a co-opera-
tive advertising plan, that Florida
could be given a publicity in the
press of the country that would not
be possible for any one association,
business house, colony company or
even railroad corporation. Every
board of trade in Florida was asked
to contribute, the assessment being
according to population. All contri-
buting organizations were featured in
the advertising and were expected to
follow up such inquiries with suitable
literature in an endeavor to interest
the writer in their respective loca-
tions. Last year something like $15,-
500 was raised in this manner and so
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03

A number of our contemporaries,
seeing that bond issue for better
roads is being agitated in Marion,
have jumped to the conclusion that
the bonds will be voted and work
commenced at once. The Star has
consulted with a number of our lead
ing citizens and is in doubt of a bond
issue being voted at an early date.
This is big county and it would take
a million dollars worth of bonds to
give it the roads it needs. It's the
Stars opinion that it would be good
investment to vote the bonds and
build the roads, but the people are al
ready heavily taxed and they are not
to be blamed if they are very reluc-
tant to add to their burdens. 1t would
be possible for 100000 to bisect the
county with a system of nine-foot,
sand-asphalt roads, such as they have
in Lake, but the Star does not think
such roads would be satisfactory.
They are not wide enough for two
vehicles to pass on, and travel over
them would be rough on both the
roads and the travellers. The Star is
not is favor of putting down any less
than ffteen-foot roads. It believes
the county is able to pay for such
roads, and that such roads would pay
the county, and a systematic effort is
to be made to furnish the people with
information to show them that it is
to their real interest to bond. AS to
whether it will succeed, it is impos-
sible to say. The Star hopes it will,
but it is not building any high hopes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03

million men would spring to arms.
"The country has been in no danger"
said our friend; chad it been SO, the
million men would have sprung"
Perhaps it wasn't danger that caused
the government to call out the nation
al guard two weeks ago, but even if it
wasn't, our friend misses the point.
AS aforesaid, the government called
out the national guard, about 100000
of whom have found that there were
no arms for them to spring to. Had
there been real danger, and a million
men rallied to the defense of their
country, they would have been shy
about 100000 rifles, not to speak of
artillery, aeroplanes and almost every
thing else they needed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03
STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Financed. w. Tompkins, chair
man; G. A. Nash, w. A. knight.
Cemetery. T. Moore, chairman;
d. E. McIver, 81. A. Weathers.
Judiciary. NJ. Metfert, chairman;
j. ]. Gerig, d. E. McIver.
Street-D. E. McIver, chairman; d.
w. Tompkins, w. A. Knight.
Fire.. j. Gerig, chairman; ] M.
Meffert, G. 4. Nash.
Pol:s--W. A. Knight, chairman; G.
A. Nash, H. M. Weathers.
Market,-H. M. Weathers, chair
man; ]. MI. Meffert, j. J. Gerig.
Sanitary-H. A. Fausett, chairman;
d. w. Tompkins, j. 7. Moore,
Light and Water-G. A. Nash
chairman; D. w. Tompkins, j. NJ. Msf.
fert.
Building-H. NJ. Weathers, chair
man; III. A. Fausett, ID. z. McIver.
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A number of times since the Euro
pean war broke out, the newspapers
of the United States have comfort
ably referred to the magnificent
transportation system" of this coun-
try, and it's ability to move troops in
case of war. The experiences Of the
last two weeks show that our rail-
roads either can't or won't haul our
little handfulls of state troops with
the necessary dispatch. In case of
war with a frst-class power, the
country would be stuck unless the
government seized the railroads,
which Congress probably wouldn't al
low to be done.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-03

American papers have been full of
slurring remarks about the conduct of
the Italians during the war, but
Thomas Nelson Page, our ambassador
to Italy, who after brief vacation in
this country has just left for his post
at Rome says: mo country involved
in the European war has put forth
greater efforts, proportionately, than
Italy, or has met the losses and
borne the sufferings which the war
has caused with greater fortitude. /"
Mr.. Page referred to the country the
Italians are fighting in, saying no
more difficult region to penetrate
exists along any front and that the
Fighting has been as continuous on
both sides, and on both sides has been
conducted with as great valor and per-
sistence as at any other place on any
frontier, hardly excepting Verdun."