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The Seward gateway., 1916-03-21

15O,O0O Standard Railroad Cross Ties to be used in the construction of Matanuska Branch Line and Main Line from Matanuska Junction north ward to Willow Creek.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

See Abbott's line of wash skirts.
Children's wash dresses zoe at Abbott's
Tyler Thompson of South Main street
left the city this morning for business
trip to st. Adams.
Mrs. H. j. Hanson and daughter. Freida
Cheever, OF Woodstock are passing sew
eral days in the city as the guests of
Edward II. Cheeyer OF Mount street.
THE Dupe,' three-reel drama, fea-
turing Herbert Rawlinson and Agnes
Vernon also Billie Rhodes comedy,
The Lions Breath" at the Biiou.- LADY.
Michael kickham left the city last
evening for Springfield, Mass, where he
is to spend several days with relatives.
Joseph Loso of Platttburg, N. Y.
Stanley Loso of Roxbury, and Walter
and Clarence Loso Of Chazy, n. Y, are
in the city, having been summoned here
by the illness and death of Charles Loso
of Maple avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ricardo Rizzi, G. Spania.
COLA and son and Mrs. Antoinetta NAL
natl left the city to-day for New York,
whence they are to sail Wednesday for
their former home in Italy, there to
make an extended sojourn. Travel to
Italy by Barre Italians has been limited
for the past year on account of Italy's
entry into the European arena OF war
fare, but fairly sure guarantee of pass
age on American-owned passenger boats
is inducing a large number to plan ex-
cursions to the homeland this summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
WEST BERLIN

The Memorial exercises given by the
graded school in this place were well at.
tended and very interesting program
was finely carried out.
Mrs. H. A. Stockwell spent Thursday
and Saturday in Montpelier.
Miss Corrie Streeter, accompanied by
Mrs. Susan Reyes, spent Thursday after
noon in Montpelier. )
Mrs. Laura Boswell from Montpelier
spent few days with her brother, w. A.
Cooper, last week, and also visited her
sister, Mrs. Abbie McAllister.
Mrs. Walter johnson of Montpelier
spent short time last week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Cove, leaving
here Sunday noon with her husband for
Greenfield, Mass, where Mr.. Johnson has
a fine position.
Miss Clara Davis, who was thrown
from carriage while out riding with
Mrs. Robert Cross at Mortified Falls
last week, is reported to be doing nicely.
She was not seriously hurt.
MIR. and Mrs. F. B.. Bailey, also Mrs.
f. A. Glines, were in Montpelier last
Thursday.
Mrs. George Adams of Mortified visit
ed Mrs. NJ. ]. Ayers and Mrs. E. A. En-.
erson Memorial day.
Mrs. C. H. Robinson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sherlock, in Bel
dens She win go to Brandon before her
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Guilmette are now
living in the house they recently pur-
chased from John Delodge.
Mr.. and &NIrs. w. A. Cooper were in
Montpelier Memorial day.
The district superintendent will occupy
the pulpit in the church in this place
and will be here in the evening
also.
First quarterly conference viii meet at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Cooper
next Saturday evening. Rev. Mr. Sharpe
will be there.
Miss Nellie Tillotson was a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Kimball last Sunday. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
TALK OF THE TOWN


New neckwear at Abbotts.
Partisan ivory for graduation present
at Russel's
James Carswell spent the week end a
Rutland. with Mrs. Carswell, returning
last night.
Nice household furniture for sale. Ap
ply to w X. Mckay, 81 Washington
street; tel 556-M.
Enjoy commencement week by attend
ing the big Spaulding hop Wednesca
evening, June I, Rowland all.adv.
Mrs. r. r. Jameson and daughter
Natalie, have returned to Montreal, F
O., after spending several days in Barre
their former home.
Mrs. William H. Jones of Central
street has gone to her former home in
Fair Haven, where she plans to make a
visit OF several days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Page of Suffield,
Conn, will arrive in the city late this
afternoon. having been summoned here
by the death of the formers mother, Mrs.
Peter Thorn of North Seminary street.
Howard S. Sands, general manager of
the Tenney company's holdings in cen
trail Vermont, returned to Boston Sat
urday. after spending few days in Barre
and Montpelier on business.
Victor Anderson returned to the city
this morning, after passing the week -end
with friends In Burlington. John 2. Cor
coran of the Barre postoffice was also a
Sunday visitor in Burlington.
Harry Mcintosh, the B. 4 NJ. T. & p.
Co.'S conductor. who was hurried to the
City hospital May ~ after having been
hit in the head by a telephone pole at
the Marvin farm, WAS able to return to
his home in Montpelier last Friday. Mr..
Mclntosh's condition is much improved,
he will not return to work for
several days.
Tonight at the regular meeting of the
city council, the municipal statesmen
hope to get somewhere in the matter of
providing the police department with
deputy chief. The second step in making
the provision has been accomplished by
amending the ordinances, and the final
move viii have been made if the council
acts favorably on the selection of a can
1idate for the office. Since the confer
nee between the councilmen and officials
If the intercity traction company last
members of an aldermanic
committee have gone outside for more
bearing upon the company's
'efusal to assist in paving South 1iain
treet, and the findings viii probably be
,roached this evening. The special band
appointed by Mayor Gordon |
fortnight ago, will return second |
eport on negotiations with the Barre |
'itizens' band for series of concerts,
nd inasmuch as the young Christopher
band has come to be a factor
n proceedings with the musicians, devel-
pments may be anticipated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
MONTPELIER
Miss Sybil Elizabeth st. John and Earl
L. Allard Married To-day.

At ST. Augllstine's rectory on Court
street, Montpelier, at 1880 o'clock this
morning Miss Sybil Elizabeth st. John
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George st. John
of los Berlin street, Montpelier, and Earl
l.. Allard of White River Junction were
married. The ceremony was performed
by the rector, Rev p. j. Long. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
0sier of Montpelier. The bride wore blue
tatfeta and hat to match and the
bridesmaid was dressed in gray taffeta
suit. The bride is a graduate of st. Mi
chaels' school and has many friends in
Montpelier and Barre. The groom is
employed in the Miller garage at White
River junction. They will reside in that
village after a brief wedding trip.
In probate court an appeal has been
taken by Nellie II. Morse, executrix of
the will OF George w. Morse, from the
allowance of the claim of the town OF
Waterbury, amounting to $l,359.S0,
against the estate OF George W. Morse
An appeal has also been taken by the
executrix from the dsallowance by the
commissioners of the offset presented by
Nellie N. Morse, the Offset amounting to
S9,309.50. The appeal is thken to county
court.
marriage license was granted by the
city clerk this forenoon to George f.
Smith OF 10 Cummings street and Bertha
Batchelder The former is 4s years old
and the bride 3s. He is employed by the
Montpelier Ice Co.
Cecil Pierce, II years old, was appre-
hended yesterday afternoon by Chief OF
Police p. j. Connolly on the charge of
stealing a bicycle from Merl Wheeler, y
high school student. The alleged theft
was committed over two weeks ago,
Wheeler reporting his loss to the police
at that time. Yesterday he found his
wheel on Main street in front of the Sc
gum store and Immediately ran to the
police station. He waited with Chief
Connolly for someone to appear and
mount the bicycle and their patience was
rewarded by young Pierce emerging from
the store. He started to ride away and
was halted by the chief. The police say
that he admitted the theft after an ex-
animation at the station. The wheel had |
been treated to coat of paint and the /
seat and handle bars changed so it would |!
not be easily recognized. Pierce win |
probably be arraigned on charge of petty |
larceny.
slight blaze in Chapman Bros store |
early Sunday morning caused an alarm
to be rung in from box Is at the corner
of East state and Main streets, the en-
tire department responding The firemen
found some mops and clothes pins burn
ing in the rear Of the store and easily ex-
tinguished the fire with chemicals. The
damage was slight. The cause of the fire
has not been determined. An overheated
stove which caused the Perry garage on
State street to be filled with smoke
shortly after 6 o'clock last evening sum-
moned the department, telephone mes
sage being received at the station. 1t
was not found necessary TO use chemicals
Or water.
The Bradley Cemetery association, Inc.
Of Plainfield Center has filed articles of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
The Homer Fits Company

association with the secretary Of state,
having capital stock of $500. The sub
scribers are John Mitchell, r. /. Soule,
H. f. Bradley, II. w Morey, S. A. Soule
and II. S. Gilbert, all of East Fairfield.
President Guy Potter Benton OF the
University of Vermont was visitor in
the city yesterday on his way to Burling
ton from Orleans, where he delivered
class sermon Sunday to the Orleans high
school graduating class.
Miss Leonide Graney of Burlington re-
turned to her home last evening after
brief visit in the city as the guest OF
Miss Nancy Puffer of Elm street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
Astronomical Charity.

In the June Woman's Home Compan-
ion, Hayden Carruth says: eve think
that Mr.. Carnegie's advice to folks with
surplus wealth-to devote it to promot-
ing astronomy-was far from wise adj
vice. Promoting astronomy at present
seems to us much like man who, when
his house is afre. takes out pair of
manicure scissors and begins to trim the
cats whiskers."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
REBELS SURROUND rUNGAN.
City Twenty Miles North of Annoy in
China Beleaguered.

Annoy, China, June 5.-Tungan, %
miles north of Annoy, is reported to be
surrounded by revolutionists.
The American mission station under
supervision of the Christian and Mission
AIRY alliance is at Tungan with an Amer
lean missionary and his wife in charge.
Partisan ivory for graduation presents
at Russelrs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
GRANITEvILLE.

The ladies' aid society will hold its
regular business meeting at the home of
Mrs. Harry Clark Wednesday afternoon
at , o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
Special Town Meeting Warning.

The legal voters Of Waitsield are here.
by notified and warned 20 meet at the H.
brsry hall in Waitsfeld on Saturday
June Il. at o'clock p. m. to transact
the following business
First-To see If the town viii appro-
pirate = sum Of money not 70 exceed five
thousand dollars ts5.o00l for the purpose
Of providing suitable quarters and equip
ment for a high school.
Second-To transact any other bus
mess relative 10 the above proposal
p. n. Jones,
s. =. Joslin.
n. ". McAnister
Sslectmrn.
Dated AZ Waiis6sld. VI, June ., 1916.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY, JUNE S, 1916.
The Weather

Generally fair tonight and Tuesday;
cooler tonight; moderate west to north
west winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR sALE-A complete stock Of almost new
househoid furniture al private sale. including
a square piano. splendid opportunity Tot
anyone thinking Of furnishing home Apply
70 W. X. Mzcksy, 81 Washington street; 81
556-M esu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05

HOUSE FOR SALE Near corner Of Circle
and Batcheider streets: on good lot and VIII
be finished TO suit purchaser easy payments
IL desired X A Lane. - Liberty street.
tel ssf-M esu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
Women's Neckwear

Surprising what dainty piece
of Neckwear will do in the way of
helping to improve the looks of a
dress or suit.
Ours is a collection of very
pretty ideas, fashioned of soft,
pleasing materials. They are in
round and fichu shapes, some are
edged with lace, others with en-
broidery. Colors seem to be very
popular. Seelour line marked at
popular prices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
WAITSFIELD
orr-Howe Marriage at Brides Home Sat
urday at High Noon.

| A pretty home wedding occurred Sat
urday at the residence of Wallace w.
| Howe in lrasvile. when his sister, Miss
! Florence Belle Howe, and Don Orr of
Vershire were united in marriage. At
high noon the bridal party advanced to
the strains of the wedding march from
Lohengrin played by Miss Ula Orr, to the
arched corner in the living ROOM where
the officiating clergyman, Rev. W. A. Re
mele, pastor of the Congregational
church, was standing, under an arch of
evergreen and apple blossoms The groom
was escorted by Roy Lsthrop as best
man; the bridesmaid was Miss Dora
Smith, niece of the bride. and gowned in
pink crepe. The bride, in white silk, with
a filmy veil and carrying white earna-
tions, was led in by her brother, W. w.
Howe, who gave her away.
At the close of the ceremony, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howe served bountiful collation.
to the bridal party and assembled guests
Only the immediate relatives of the con
tracing parties were present. After
fortnight's wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Orr
viii make their home in Vershre on the
Orr farm, where the groom and his ia
Their before him were both born. Mrs.
Orr, previous to her marriage, was a
successful teacher in the Durgen hill dis
trict school in Vershire.
Those present from out of town were
Mrs. William II. Orr, Miss Ula Orr, Mrs.
Matte Humphrey and Roy Lathrop of
Vershire, Herbert Kingsbury of Fairlee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scruten and David
Eastman of Groton, Mr.. and Mrs. F. p. |
Billings. Mrs. George Douglass of Stowe. |
Mrs. Robert Clark of Tifin, o., and Mrs. !
Frank Smith and daughters, Dora and /
Maude, of Fayston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05

Union prayer meeting at the NJ. F.,
church Thursday evening.
Walter and Richard Gaylord attended
the Gaylord Chedel wedding in Randolph
Wednesday.
Paul Buzzell has sold his FIVE passenger
Ford car TO Lewis Seneski.
Miss Emma Joslyn returned Sunday
from Colorado.
Misses Blanche MeAllister and Carrie
Hubbard were in Montpelier Saturday.
w. +. Long and wife and Carl went
to johnson Sunday.
Miss Frances Hnrtshorn spent the
week end at her home in Lincoln.
Miss Martha Buzzell was home for
over Sunday.
Misses Marion and 2sriline Nell re-
turned Sunday from Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05

FoUND-An umbrella in City PHrk Sunday
Owner can have same At this offioe BY payins
costz. sst2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
Pretty New Summer Dresses

The styles are so attractive and the Dresses so
delightfully."- cool in appearance that you cannot
help liking them. 1t is to your advantage to buy
now and get full seasons service out of your
Dresses A splendid line of both White and Col
ored priced at from $169 to $500 each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05

WANTED-A young man 70 work IN lunch
ruoui. Army at 10 North Main street seu
WANrED-A woman or uliddie-aEed woman
Tor tirhf ha.sssuro-E IN GrauiteVille. Apply -
letter - b. 80 care Ttnes uficc- -et-
MEN WANTEn-ou hixhwsy construction
AZ Lyme. y. III carfEre paid Aprly 3. =
Davis. foreman. Lyme. ~ II. tstA"
WANTEn-Nen % learn - drive ard rerair
zutc-nctiiss and rrsrare thsrzselrss - ~ r.ast-
items cr-srzs-sf-z rrrf e. iaries erite Ser So
rtal rTer. Wzi-s Auto Corznary. ceice 81 Ea-
rhsrrs stuset. Farzre 20 Fuust sveurs. Pert
iand Wa5sa fsLzss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-05
The Popularity of Waists
Demands a Separate Skirt

We know very we'll that if woman is attracted
by pretty Waist and purchases, she must neces-
sarily have Skirt to wear with it. and that is
why we have an unusually broad selection to
choose from Don't fail to see this line of White
and Coored Skirts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
ELeUation Contest
Won BY Carlstron7
Ncwport NcWs Auiator Rca chcs
Altitude Of I4,200 Feet at
Sheepshcad Bay.

NEW YORK, y. y. May 22--victor
Caristrom, Newport News aviator. to-
day won the elevation contest at tho
preparedness tournament at Sheepshead
Bay by reaching an altitude OF 1920
feet. Miss Ruth Law was second,
ascending 1880 feet and setting n new
record for women aviators.
clarins that tho silent" sham
battle staged on Sunday by the New
York CITY guard at Sheepshead Bay
Speedway violated the Sunday observ-
ance law. the Kings County Sunday
Observance Association to-day began
court proceedings in the Concy Island
court against those directing the mill
iary tournament and obtained seven
summonses against officials and en-
ployees of the speedway corporation.
Tho association also will proceed,
IL was said. against Major-General
p'Kyan. head of the State militia, hold
ing that his order banning The firing
of guns during he exhibition ba,tl.
did not excuse him from blame.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
BRANDT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
serrctHry-Trcasurrr Of the tncrrn n
surety Society NJ Point of Death
From Knife Wounds
I Special to The Times. .Dispatch.1

i'NH'' ''tI W ~" lTneS- lJlS ia. tch,
NEW YORK. May 22.-Surcring from
eleven knit. wounds ia the abdomen,
William y Brandt. secrctary-treasurer
OF The American Surety Company. is at
point OF death in the Hudson HOSPITAL
lie is under technical arrest for at
tempting suicide
Mr.. Brandt was found this afternoon
OIL the floor Of a retiring room OF the
hudson Terminal Building He had
stabbed himself repeatedly with q five
inch blade Physicians ut the hospital
TO which he was taken expressed the
belief that vital organs had been
pierced
Nice-President r. Il. Brown tonight
declared that Mr.. Brandt's accounts are
in perfect shape. The only cause he
could assign for the attempt at suicide
was nervousness, from which Mr..
Brandt has heen suffering for several
months.
He is married. hut has no children.
He is tysiX years old.
Mr.. Brandt has been In the service
of the Surety Company for the last
thirty years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
WAR EXHIBITS ARRIVE
Hoofy Captured From Germans u,
French to he Seen I'm New York
BuZuar.

NEW YORK, May 22.-The unusual
sieht OF foreign steamship coming
into port with her decks loaded with
boxes and cases containing aeroplanes.
h|droaeroplanes. cannon and other war
appliances was witnessed here to-day
with the arrival Of the French Line
steamship Lafayette from Bordeaux.
The war equipment, listed on the
ships manifests as weighing fifty tons
and having n value of 100000. belongs
TO the French government. and the
greater part of ii Is booty captured
from the Germans. 1t has been loaned
by France to the exhibit committee Of
bazaar to be held next month by
friends OF the entente powers to raise
funds for relief work. The exhibits
were.sent here In charge OF the Mar
ouis Of PollGnac.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23

General George! was n.ncty-cight
years old. He came of Il saxon noble
family, and on the outbreak of the
revolutionary war Of lsiS he offered
his sword 10 the Hungarian govern
ment. receiving commission as cap-
tam He won number OF successes
against the Austr:ans. and was made
commander n-chief He was dcpoyed
temporarily on account Of ordering a
retreat against the advice OF Kossu,h,
put subsequently, WAS reinstated On
kossuth's resignation as dictator.
when Russia interviewed on the side OF
Austria. Gcorgei became dictator, and
eventually surrendered 20 the Russians
After being released he retired from
public life. and for many years had
been living IN retreat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
VIGOROUS PROTEST
GOES TO BRITAIN
Wilson Completes Note Insisting
That Interference With Ship
ping Must Stop.
TO BE SENT FORWARD TO-DAY
Inconvenience and Loss Result
ing From Detention of Mails
Chief Complaint.

WASHINGTON. May o2.-President
Wilson tonight completed note
vigorously renewing the protest of the
United States to Great Britain against
interference with American shipping.
at Is expected to go forward tomorrow.
Secretary Lansing and legal experts
at the state Department made the
original draft of the note. and the
President revised it's phraseology. II
is made zip largely OF legal arguments
10 meet the contentious of Great Brit
ain in the memorandum concurred in
by France presented to the state De-
pariment several weeks ago The
United States takes the position that
practices of interference have been
used. and that the American govern
rnent must now insist moro emphati-
cally that they cease.
L. 8. MAILS SUBMITTED
TO LOCAL CENSORSHIP
state Department officials consider
the chief weakness of the position Of
Great Britain is her policy of taking
neutral mail vessels into British juris-
dic;ion and submitting them to local
censorship regulations. It is under
stood that il is on this point that the
renewed protest is chiefly based
The British memorandum avoided
this phase of the question. Rapid
transmission was promised TO true
correspondence" hut the right to seize
contraband sent in the mails was main
tanned.
The Hague Convention of 1907. the
United States contends, guarantees the
inviola ability OF postal correspondence.
and the new note again points 10 the
inconveniences and actual money loss
resulting from the continuance OF the
British policy of taking neutral mail
vessels into British ports. and there
examining and OBTAINING the mails. 4
mass of evidence has been collected
showing the effects Oh American husi-
ness OF the British policy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
COME TO GET LINCOLN
Scotland Yard Officers Will Take Self
Confessed Gcrmnn Spy Bnck to
England.

NEW YORK. May 2c.-Chief In
spector Alfred ward and an assistant
from Scotland Yard arrived from Eng
land to-day on board the Anchor Line
steamship Cameronia from Liverpool
to take back TO England the self
confessed German spy and former
member of the British Parliament,
Ignatius T. T. Lincoln.
Lincoln is wanted in England to
answer charge of forgery. His en-
tradition was ordered by the Supreme
Court OF the United States, after LIN
coin appealed to that court on a writ
of habeas corpus, alleging that the
real purpose of his extraditton was 10
try him as spy In England.
Lincoln was first arrested here in
August last year, but escaped from
Jail In the following November, and
was at liberty until February last,
when he was rearrested.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-23
RUSSIAN SUBMARINES BUSY
Continue to Hnrass German shipping
In Bnitic-Ihe Worms believed to
lie Latest Victim.

LONDON. May 22--Russiau subma-
rines continue to harass German ship
ping In the Baltic. An EXCHANGE Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen quotes
the Politiken as saying the German
steamship worms. i.i2S tons gross and
owned In Hamburg. is believed To have
been one of the latest victims. The
Worms left Sweden several days ago
and has not reached Germany.
1t Is also reported that the Swedish
steamship Rosalind SI7 tons gross,
struck mine near Stockholm last
night and sank. The crew was saved