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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Tied for first place with the 8. s. Whites, Of
Philadelphia, and with an unbroken string OF
Victories behind them, members OF the BanH-
dale squad ers more than optimistic concern, ,.
ing the lnal result Of this year race. inc
club, which was born In 9 amokehouse some
30 years ago. has reached the zenith OF It's
power.
The next league match for Lensdale IL with
the du Pont Club, OF Wilmington, Saturday.
March 4.
The Lansdae Club will be the scene Of the
State shoot on May II, is, 10 and 20. This
is tho premie~. trupahooting event OF the year
In Pennsylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
SCRAPS ABOUT sCRAPPERs

Negotiations for a Johnny Dundee-Johnny
Kilbane six-round bout in this city are still on.
Despite the fact that Dundee was given the
decision against him in his match with Joe
Mandot, Jack Hanlon still is trying to get the
champion TO meet the Gotham gloyeman,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
IVAN HAS GREAT CHANCE TO DEVELOP VII
LANSDALE GUN CLUB
NEAR LEAGUE PENNANT
Now Tied With s. S. Whites, of
This City

I,ANsDABB. Pa, Fob. 22-The Lansdale
Gun Club team OF the philadelphia Trap
shootera' League Is nearer winning tho league
remnant right now than II has been since
the clubs annexation to tho league in 1905.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

e Ugly rumors are afioat in New Orleans re-
gardng the Dundee -Mandot bout The reports
speak mysterlousIy of big bets having been
won Nothing definitely was charged and no
names specifically mentioned, but the talk
centred on the fact that certain betters got
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

League asserted itself last night BY outrollng
the Federals in all three games OF their
bowled probably in the best form Of the sea-
but totalcd 2737 pins, 1t was clever eXhiPi-
series with q score OF 257, one OF the best ln
and 1ss, while Doctor shields. who rolled 5thfs
scores. National totaled 95S in their last
game.
Wampole kept In the running by winning all
three games from the Mulford Company quin-
tet. Wampoe is runner-up to National In
the tourney.
Smith. Kline & French Company bOwlers
won the odd game from Eckman ManHfaGtur
establishments alleys and improved It's stand
Ing considerably.
Buchanan rolled consistently for Smith.
Kline g. French, having scores of 1913 and ls2
before he ran into his third game. when 1873
was his portion.
Aikens began with 173. got 124 in his sec
ond game and finished with 22l,
Prayer rolled we'll for the White Company
quintet, as Is shown by his tallies Of 2ll, III
and .1S5.
The proposition TO permit bowlers rolling
in the National Bowling Association champion
ships to use alleys on the morning or afternoon
five-man team matches will give many OF those
who contemplate entering a chance they never
had previously 1t Is likely to be inaugurated
at the next tourney which will begin March
Is In New York.
Each of the Philadelphia League teams
seemed to have It's own high scorer last night.
viz: Butch. OF Tioga. 236; Phpps. OF Sub
urbanites, 226; Bailey. OF Crescent, 1885, Camp.
bell, of Keystone. 22s. $50 and 1905 Flick. Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Les Darcy is no longer mlddleweight cham
away sSSa from fss and save il e Ilck Klns; ths
man who formerly held Il. Mick didn't enjoy
the old honor very long. He fought Fritz Hol-
land. who learned the gentle art Of hsticuffs
trule in Australia, an edet OF '"rhe Con
ference" which says that man Eh9 holds h,o
one Australia has acclaimed Darcy worlds
middleweight champion That's superior
championship.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Following his two-round knockout over Jim
my Cannon, Frankie White resumed training
today. Larry Hansen. his opponent at the
Olympia Monday night. is tough and hard
punching fellow and White says he will not
be caught asleep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Some rather overdone acting by Jacob
Ahearn and some rapid thinking by Dan Me-
Ketrick gave AheaTn victory over George
Chip on a foul In Brooklyn yesterday. The end
WAS decidedly unsatisfactory to everybody In
the Vicinity with the exception OF AheaTn and
McKetTlck. In the early part Of the fight L
seemed a certainty that Young Ahearn would
be knocked out. Chip sent Jacob TO the mat
tress for the count OF iye IN the third round.
and though Ahearn was boxing prettiy II was
evident that ne could not last 10 rounds,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
Boxing at the Gayety

i ne ne ssmihnals in the lO5-pound class and
sa'ssted ~ ssied tonight at the Gayety Theatre with
aoyls s9wlng WING contestants in the 1865; Tootsie
CO Matte Burns. Charles chaplin, Kid
Sfssas Young WallH Frankie Flood, Young
Hss,t SAVIOR, and IN the 110-pound class.
FrsnLlis quinn. Young COster. Tommy O'Toole
ssseiAiie Brady and Young Cassiday, and four
Selsi~ bouts between Joe Coney and Peter
Hssstn, hattling Quinn and Eddie Wills. Eddie
-Aa Tony Keller.
OTHER SPORTS ON PAGE "A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Joe Phillips Of Kenslngton. is ready TO ac-
cept Willie Houcks challenge to local light
weights at any old time. Mike Malone, another
battlerS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Peopie had begun 10 think that Leach would
go on and ON, even tn his grogans had
grown far below his knees before he would
submit to the indignity OF X o. And Young
Sayor ilcked II over. far away from home
and sympathizeTs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Prayer rolled we'll for the White Company
quintet, as Is shown by his tallies OF 2ll, III
and 1855,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23

Aikens began with I73. got "a in his sec.
ond game and finished with 22l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
There Are Other Good Cigarettes

In fact, some other
good cigarette may just
happen to please YOUR
particular taste better
than Fatimas. We don't
know.
What we do know is
that Fattmas please most
men so well that they OUT
sell every other cigarette
costing over Sc
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
SOUTH RANDOLPH

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Hamilton, the lat
tel formerly Miss Ruth Riford, of Cam.
bridge, Mass, are stopping for few
weeks at Z. p. Riford's
Will Camp is cutting the second crop
ri hay on the Henry Camp place.
j. C. Green has sold eight cows to L. y.
Bacon and sons of Chelsea for an even
81 1000.
Ona Camp has returned to her school
at Pennington, Me.
Horace kingsbury went to Montpelier
last week and bought an automobile.
Wellington Titus went with him and
drove the car home for him.
Miss Grace Gowan, after three weeks
visit at c. f. McPhetres', has returned
to her home in Lynn, Mass
Charles Peavey, who has been stopping
at Z. P Rford's for few months, has
returned to the home of his son at Brad
ford.
Clayton Saunders of Bethel cut the
hay on 0. w. Brockway's farm for one
half the hay. They were unable to agree
on division so that Mr.. Saunders could
press his part of the hay, so f. D. Camp
and Henry Davis of Bethel We're called
on to make the division. They met
Monday and division of the hay was
made which appeared satisfactory to
both parties.
Miss Lucy Rae, recent graduate from
the South Royalton high school, has Sc
cured position as teacher in the Essex
county training school at Lawrence,
Mass, where her brother, Loren, also a
graduate of the South Royalton high
school, has a position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
TALK OF THE TOWN



Abbott's anniversary sale this week
Cash paid for old gold and silver. F. Z.
Burr.
f. O. Spaulding Of Abbott avenue has
gone to Hyde Park for a visit with his
uncle and friends.
John Mayo who has been carrying on
the farm for II. J. Slayton in East Cal
ais, has moved his family to the labelle
farm in Williamstown.
Miss Dorothy Chalmers, who has been
spending week at her home on Ayers
street. has returned to West Corinth to
remain a few days before going to East
Orange. n. j.. to enter school.
Mrs. George Mills and Miss Minnie
Huntington, who have been stopping at
Joe's pond for several weeks, are visit
ing in Barre. Mrs. Mills returns to Bos-
ton the last of the week, but Miss Hunt
ington viii remain during the month of
September.
The Philathea class of the Congrega-
tional church will have their picnic
Thursday, Sept. I Members please meet
either at the church or at the Lincoln
school building about , p. m. In case OF
weather. the picnic viii be
held the following day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
TALK OF TIE TOWN

Mrs Shepard Co., Inc, has received a
new invoice of Sl25 waists.adv.
Regular meeting Of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge No H. Wednesday evening,
Sept. 6, at O'Clock.
Misses May and Kate West left this
morning for Maiden, Mass, called by the
death of their brother.
Masquerade ball in sehoolhouse hall,
Washington, Thursday, Sept Z. CAROLS
orchestra; SOC per couple; refreshments;
everybody invited adv.
Miss alice Anderson, who has been
visiting friends on North Main street
since the latter part of July, left last
night for her home in keene, n. II.
Mr. and Mrs Clark Chase, who have
been visiting at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Reid of Green street during
the past week retained to their home
in Lebanon, y. H., Yesterday.
Regular meeting of the A. o. H. Thurs
day evening, Sept Z. at I o'clock. As
this meeting viii be important, all the
are requested TO attend. There
will be card game after the meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mr. and Mrs Frank Wilcox of Brook
field were among the business visitors
in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ, Martell returned
to their home last night, after spending
several days in Chelsea on business
trip.
Miss Eva Gardens returned to her home
on Maple avenue last night after visit
ing relatives in st. Adams for a few
days.
Mrs. George Bolton, who has been Wis
iting relatives in the city for the past
two weeks, left yesterday for her home
in Boston
Miss Arthuretta Ross OF Central street,
who has been visiting friends and rela
tives in Burlington during the past week,
returned to her home on Central street
yesterday.
Charles Mercer, who recently moved
from this city to st. Adams. where he
has found employment, visited friends
in the city over Labor day, returning TO
st. Adams last night.
Robert Sawyer who has been visiting
friends in Portland, Me. during the past
week. while on his annual vacation from
the Trow & Holden machine shop, re
turned to the city last night.
Mrs. n r. Davis and daughter, Lii
Ian, of Northfeld visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs G. t. Bugbee Of Washing
ton street through the day yesterday, re-
turning to their home last night.
NJ. L. Hanson, who visited friends on
North Main and Seminary streets last
week, and visited in East Barre for the
past few days, passed through the city
this morning on the way to his home in
North Hero.
Mrs. G. Lottie and daughter Elga and
Yollie, who have been visiting at the
home of Mrs, Lottie's sister, Mrs. Frank
Casama, of Quincy, Mass, since the lat
ter part Of June, returned to their home
on Berlin street yesterday.
An all-star baseball cast selected from
PLAYERS in number OF fast semi-pro
fessional teams here in the city got an
even break with a team in Antrim. \. H.,
Labor day. Barre taking the first game
by the score of 3 to and losing the
second BY | TO score. Nichols, Men
iez and Alonzo We're in the points for
Pare in the opener and Mendez and
Vanetti did the battery work in the sec
md game.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

The amusement committee Of the Odd
Ladies will meet with Miss Margaret
Carrie, John street, Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Miss Nina Dayne who has been visit
ing relatives on Maple avenue during
the past week, left last night for her
home in Peru.
L. Brussa returned to his home on
Blackwell street last night after visit
ing friends in Waterbury over the week
end and Labor day.
Regular meeting of Harmon hive, No
i, W. b. A. o. T. NJ, will be held in
X. OF p hall Wednesday evening, Sept. 8,
at 1870 Election of officers and re-
freshments
Mrs p Bianchi Mrs. John Lamperti
and Mrs. j. A. Canceria returned to the
city last night from Waterbury. where
they have been visiting friends since
the latter part OF last week. The Misses
Marguerite and Lena Lamperti, who have
been visiting friends and relatives in
Waterbury during the past two weeks,
returned homo with them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

See the new silk waists at Vaughan's.
Read about our specials for this week
at Vaughan's.
Lowest prices on children's school
shoes. Shea's Shoe Store.
Regular monthly teachers meeting
will be held at the Presbyterian manse
at 1880 Wednesday evening. Officers and
teachers are urged to be present.
The ladies of the Church of the Good
Shepherd please come to the church on
Thursday evening at 730. This is an
important meeting and all are urged to
be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
THURSDAY. SEPT. Z
Wool Dress Goods
and Silks

In this sale are all of our
Silk and Wool Dress Goods.
This makes this one of the
best opportunities to buy
Dress Goods that you have
ever had. We allow a liberal
discount on all kinds. This
means our whole stock.
Kinds that are not costing
less, but a great deal more.
AS we have said, this sale
is for you this time, and not
for us. 1t is to keep up our
custom of the past % years
by letting our trade have an
Anniversary Sale "a sale
where they can buy the best
goods at a liberal saving.
Serges, yard wide, all wool, very
fine. all colors and Black--In this
Storm Serges ~ inches wide in
Navy, Brown, Green, Wine, Car
dinal, Copenhagen and Black
These are our best dollar Serges,
that by Nov LIST will he Sl25.
On this one day, per yard 9Oc
Silks-Thc same discount as on
wool dress goods This means silk
Poplin, Messalines, Crepe de Chine,
Taffetas, Georgette Crepe,
Satins. and Plain Taffeta. One Of
the largest lines in this part Of Yer
mont.
All Of orr Fancy silks. Plaids and
stripes in this sale.
Plan your Dress Goods purchases
'or this day and save money
This is a good time to provide for
school wear.
Cut these goods by New Idea Pa
,er Pattern to save material.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8
Children's School Dresses
and Lace Curtain Day
A. p. ABBOTT co.

For this one day we are 10 give you
a chance to buy Childrens School
Dresses at less than you will pay later
for the materials that it will take
TO make them up,
At 79c each you can buy any OF
our regular Sl.0O Bingham Dress.
e.. These are Dresses that are
made in the best of shape and
from the best quality Amoskeag
Bingham, in fast colors. These
are Dresses that we cannot buy
to-day for less than one dollar
each. In this special days sale,
only .......#........ 79c
At 500 we are putting into this
sale all OF our better quality
Dresses in Ginghams that sell for
SIPS and Sl.50. These values are
for this one day only and you
will find here some Dress values
that YOU cannot duplicate later at
the original price OF same. These
are made in the best of shapes
from a fine quality OF Toil.De-
Nord Bingham. The colors are
fast and the styles are the sea
sons best. For this one day, only
" 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

Buy your school hosiery at Naughan's
Anniversary sale at Abbott's this week
Latest STYLES women's dress boots IS
pair Shea's Shoe Store
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson and
family from Orange and Mrs. Frank
Spaulding and son Of Abbott avenue have
returned from an auto trip to Spring
field, Mass, making the trip home in one
day.
Announcement was made To-Day of the
sale of the Thurston property, so called,
at l07-ll5 North Seminary street to
Mrs Clara b. Mentzer or Somerville,
Mass who makes the purchase for in
vestment purposes The property con
sists of a five tenement house at the adj
dress indicated in the foregoing and a
small parcel of land in the rear OF the
building. The sale was made by the
trustee OF the Thurston estate.
Specimen contracts. together with spe-
clfications as prepared by City Engineer
Frank O. Lee. have been Incorporated in a
2O-page brochure for the benefit OF those
contractors who plan to bid on the South
Main street paving project. The book
was issued from the Roberts printery
under the authorization of the alderman
ic street committee and copies may be
obtained by contractors at city hall. The
specifications cali for the laying Of 1000
square yards Of granite paving, from the
present stone tagging terminus to the
proposed granite arch bridge at the south
end. One contract permits the contrac-
tor to bid on doing the work this fall, it
being stipulated that it must be com
pleted before Nov 20. An alternative
contract provides for a beginning on the
project not later than Nav l. 1917, the
work to be completed 6y July l. 1917.
The sum Of $500 must accompany each
bid. Sealed proposals will be received ar
the Office OF the city clerk M 10 SEPT. L.
az p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6
Housekeeping Day

Everything in our Linen
Department reduced in price
during this one days sale.
The following az special
prices.
Everything that you buy
in Linen to-day you will see
higher priced in a few weeks.
We have on hand a good as
sortment of Linens. Every
cent we allow you of the reg
ular price comes out of our
regular profits. There is no
way that we can buy to make
these prices good.
You should think this
Linen Sale over and plan to
save all that you can.
One lot of 64-Inch Bleached Mercer
lied Damask-This one lot cheap
to-day at 55c. VIII be sold as
leader at, per yard ..... 39c
One lot of 72-Inch Heavy Bleached
$3.50 Damask-1his comes with
out napkin and sells this one day
at, per yard ..........-. S129
All Table Damask in our stock this
one day at a liberal discount This
means Table Cloths Napkins and
Yard Damask with Napkins to match.
These allowances come out OF our
profit.
All Of our Sheets, Pillow Slips and
Bed Quilts in this sale at liberal
discount
All our Linen Crashes in this one
dav sale at a liberal discount
Blankets will be sold at special
prices in Fridays sale.
When we open our housekeeping de
partment with sale like this and
say to you that later prices are to be
very much higher this makes a good
time to save part Of your money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
Selfish Gensrosity.

Lie Insurance. which Is generous 70 9TH
ers. Is selfish TO the extent OF it, pro-
vision for personal old age and adver-
sity Insure and b sure National Life
Ins. Co. Of VI. Mutual :. : ballard
general agent, Rislto block Montpelier,
VI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
FRIDAY, SEPT. s
Blanket
Day

This makes "a years that
this Blanket Sale has been
regularly held, each year
growing larger.
Blankets are very scarce
not enough on the market to
meet all demands. Ours were
bought early. This means
more to you than to US. 1t
means a full assortment at
prices better than you would
see them if we had put off
our buying. This assortment
will appeal to you.
Beginning with the cheapest
Blanket up to the very best Wool
Blankets, we are making for this
one day a liberal discount. This,
added TO what prices win be before
September closes, viii give You the
largest saving on Blankets that YOU
have ever had.
One lot of Extra Size Gray Blank
ets-Our Sl15 Blanket this one
day, per pair .....,...... S139
One lot of Genuine Imported Scotch
Wool Blankets-These are extra
size, IS by So inches Our $1,000
Blanket This one lot at. per
-
One lot of Genuine Imported Scotch
Blankets, 90 by 50, all wool
These are our 1919 Blanket. This
one lot at per pair .... S7.75
No more Scotch Blankets until aft
or the war Doubt if you can find a
pair in any store in Vermont outside
If here.
All Of our Bed Comforters in this
sale at liberal discount This means
he whole Comforter stock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
Notice

All bills due the Central Labor union
should be in the hands IF the undersigned
by Thursday the 9TH inst. Angus Me
Donald. secretary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06

LACE CURTAIN SALE.

We have always been able to give
to the trade liberal discount on some
numbers in Lace Curtains, but this
season, owing to the large advance in
prices of yarns and laces we will be
unable to make so large a discount,
but viii, Nor this one day give you
discount of 10 per cent on all Lace
Curtains. This discount. together
with the advance in price Of this class
Of goods. makes unusually good Lace
Curtain values. These are our regular
stock and these values will have to
be marked about ) per cent higher
before the season is over. This is an
to get some good Lace
Curtains at exceptional prices.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-07-27

Dressing himself hastily in his
tramping tweeds. he traversed the
silent house, and selected a heavy
black thorn stick from the nall rack.
At the door a pallid, red.eyed SER
want barred his way.
Pardon" he murmured respect
fully. MIR. Evelyn requests no one
to leave the house,
Wendham sighed. Right. Alfred;
hadn't thought of that"
Besides" the man opened the
door slightly, giving glimpse Of
lawn. drive, and distant spangled
hills; in the foreground a young man
In puttees and heavy travelling
homespuns, was busily taking photo
graphs. That's the first Of 'em,
SIR" said the servant grimly, "and l
know what 1t is, sir. / was with
Mr.. Elwell-Kanes when Master Rob-
ert was shot"
Wendham Redeemed angrily.
"Have him sent off at once, the beg
gar!"
Whats the use?" said the ser
want, wisely resigned.
(To Be Continued.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-07-27

that four of us were to attempt the
along the coast of Danish Greenland
i Holstenborg, a distance Of about
1900 miles, where we could get the
( rst ship out for Copenhagen. The
Cluett was so crippled that 1t could
not make the trip north to Etah.
1--WE finally decided to take eight
sledges, drawn by nearly one hundred
dogs, and the party was to be compos-
cd of DR.. Hovey, Mr.. Allen, Ensign
Green and myself. We left Parker
Snow Bay and made Cape York the
first day. The cold was terrific, and
Dr. Hovey was so exhausted and i'll
that he realized 1t would be impossi-
BILE for him to make the trip. Accord
ingly he turned back to the ship again
and we went on. -
'Tt was January 20 when we left
Cape York, and we were ten days in
crossing Melville Bay to Cape Seddon,
the first Eskimo settlement. where we
rested few days. The snow had been
very bad on the trip across the bay,
and the party was much exhausted. 1t,
vas about February IL when we reach
ed Upernivik, our next stop to the
south.
ION March 3 we reached Uminak.
There we met the High Priest of
Greenland, Knud Bale, who was just
starting south to his home at Egedes.
minde and who volunteered to guide
us. We reached Egedesminde ON
March 81 and were taken into Mr..
Bales home as his guests. 1t was de-
cided that we should remain there un-
til the annual Danish mail left to catch
the boat at Holstenborg.
when the time came to leave 1t
was not deemed advisable to have all
three of us make the trip out. We saw
that 1t was possible to get one man
thru and it was decided that should
come.
81 reached Copenhagen on May 20.
When I got in touch by cable with
the National Museum l was a.vised
to make arrangements for relief ship
TO go to Etah and bring out the other
members Of the party and the speci-
mems which we had collected. finally
succeeded in chartering the Denmark
y small steamship, powerfully built
for ice work. They will get the other
members of the expedition lat, in the
summer