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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
PERFEOT SCHOOL RECORDS

Blain, Pa, March 20.-Pupils of the
High school who attended every day
of the fifth month: Dobbs Ehlman,
Ruth Hench. Arthur Collier, 10y Shu-
maker, Edith McVey, James Shu-
maker. Pauline Johnston, Jesse Sny-
der, Lou Snyder, Sarah Smith, Sarah
Shumaker, Nellie Smith, Verda Pryor,
Mary Mumper and Florence Gut
shall.
Those who attended every day of
the term: Edith McVey,. Jesse Snyder,
Nellie Smith. Mabel Anderson, Lou
Snyder, Verda Pryor and Florence
Gutshall. Average attendance, males,
IL; females, 12. Per cent. of attend
ance. males, s6f females. 81,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
BANKER DIES A PAUPER

Bradford, Pa, March 20.-Charles
d. Brewer, "a years old, who was
friend and fellow worker of John d.
Archbold and other Standard Oil
heads in the early days and who was
a cashier in q bank in the oil fields
of this State, died in the city poor
house here yesterday. Drink was the
cause of his downfall. He failed to
take advantage of the opportunities
offered and permitted himself to drift
downward. Brewer had been a city
charge for some time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
Did Me More Good
Than Two Years
I|Under Doctors Care

good than all my two years treatment
by special physicians. | can really
say that L feel like another person.
No more swollen feet and limbs. No
more bloating of the abdomen. No
more shortness of breath. No more
stiff and sore joints. You have no
idea what your treatment has done for
me. 1t certainly has prolonged my
life and made new woman of me. .,
such blessing have received through
your kindness, Doctor, and the assist
ance of the medicine which you so
kindly prescribed. I am able to work
since [ began your treatment, but be-
fore l was not able to help myself
much less work for anyone else. All
praise is due to your medical depart
ment and treatment"
Those who object to liquid medicine
can now procure Pcruna Tablets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
LENTEN SERVICE

4 Lenten service will be held at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Irwin, 206 Cumberland Road, Enola,
this evening at s O'clock. The Rev.
Floyd Appleton, rector of st. Paurs
church, will officiate and preach. AT
the special Lenten service at st.
Paufs church, Second and Emerald
streets, Wednesday at o'clock, the
preacher will be the Venerable f. tt.
Eastment rector of st. Paurs, Phil
ipsburg, and archdeacon of Altoona.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
$3,000,OOO Gift For Yale
From Mrs. Hardness

New Haven, March 20.-The Yale
Corporation at it's monthly meeting
yesterday received the largest build
ing gift ever presented to the univer-
sity in the offer by Mrs. Stephen V.
Hardness of more than $3,000,000.
Dormitories are to be erected for
the use of the students on the squares
bounded by High, Liberty, Elm and
York streets. This is to take the
form of a quadrangle, in memory of
Charles w. Harkness, son of Mrs.
Harkness, of the class of 1888, who
died May l, 1916. Mr.. Hallness in
his will left 100000 to Yale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
FOOD RESCUED FROM RUINS

Sunbury. Pa, Mach 2O.-Youngsters
delving in the ruins of Shamokin's half
million dollar fire ruins uncovered Il
grocery ell dorado that helped their
families combat old II. c. l.. for q few
days. Hundreds of cans of corn, peas,
meats, etc. were found in the ruins,
and unopposed by the owners, who had
no use for them, the boys worked like
Beavers and carried away the whole
stock. 1t was said that the contents
in most cases were in good shape.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
MINES WANT MORE PAY
By Associated Press

Columbus, Ohio, March 20.-Coal
operators of Ohio, Pennsylvania, In
diana and Illinois, are meeting here
to-day to pass on the recent request
of Ohio United Mine Workers for in
creased wages. The Ohio operators
decline to consider the request until
the matter is presented to the op-
orators of the other States, as the mine
workers now are employed under a
four-State agreement. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
HIGH PRICES FOR FARM STOCK

Balm, Pa, March 20.-Record
prices We're received for farm stock at
the public sale held by Gruver Webb
ley in Madison township, on Friday.
Gross receipts were between $2,5OO
and $4,000. Cows brought exceptional
ly high prices, four of the best sold
for $122.50, $119, $102 and 500, and
the rest $S5 and $50. Six horses were
sold which brought from $120 to
$223. Hogs sold from 10 to 16 cents
per pound. Corn, oats and wheat is
selling for more than market prices
at the public sales in this section
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
GIRL TO LOSE ARM
FROM SHOOTING ACCIDENT

Lewistown, Pa, March 20. - Miss
Lillian Huffnagle. 19 years old, was
found unconscious in the kitchen of
her home here yesterday with her
left forearm shattered by a bullet
and a revolver at her side. She says
she heard some person trying to force
an entrance to the house, and when
she went to the door the pistol was
accidentally discharged. Amputation
will be necessary. -.....---
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
WILLIAM SCOTT BURIED

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March 20. -
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon for William Scott, colored, who
died after short illness of pneumonia.
He was member of the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Burial was
made in Lincoln Cemetery, Chestnut
HILL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
DEG OF TRUCKER BROKEN

William Scott, 1902 North Twelfth
street, trucker at the Division street
transfer station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. suffered a broken leg yes
terday afternoon when he was struck
by piece of iron.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20

sary and proper for corporate pur-,
poses The companies are to pay tax
es and make returns to the auditor
general the same as similar COM
panies in the state. ~"--,ss. - II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
SPECIAL GOSPEL MEETINGS

Special gospel meetings are being
held nightly this week at Gospel Hall,
1114 Capital street, by S. C. Keller. OF
Camp Hill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-20
II TRESPASS
CASES LISTED
Suits to Be Heard at April Spe.
cial Session of Common
Pleas Court

Seventeen suits
are set down for
trial at the April
special session of
Common Pleas
court, beginning
Monday, April 8.
The trial list as
compiled by Pro-
thonotary Henry
#. Holler, fol-
lows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
DOCKET ISSUED.
For January Term of Supreme Court
Chitt,nd County Leads.

The trial calendar of the January
term of the supreme court has been is
sued BY Clerk l.. c. Moody. IL is in the
form of a general docket, which sets
every case on the docket for argument.
This will mean that each attorney in
the state must look after any case in
which he is interested that is on the
docket
The cases by counties are; Addison, 2;
Bennington. s; Caledonia, s; Chittenden,
81; Essex, 3; Franklin, Z Grand Isle, | /;
Lamoille, /; Orange, 4 Orleans, 10;
Rutland, 81; Windham, 0; Windsor, l2;
Washington. IL.
In Washington county, the cases are:
Annie Bean VS.. Atkins and Atkins;
Blanchard Real Estate Co. VS.. Montpel-
ier; Mcdonald vs.. Mcneil; Spaulding VS..
Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Barclay VS..
Wetmore & Morse Granite Co.; Davis VS..
Union Meeting House; Globe Granite Co.
VS.. Clements; Bianehi & Son VS.. Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad Haglin-
Stahl Co. vs.. Montpelier & Wells River
railroad; Gilpin VS.. Northtield; State vs.
Villa: in re Cote; Hutchins VS.. George;
Nichols vs. Lane; Dodge VS.. Central Yer
mont railway; in re Clogston estate
Pinard VS.. Cato. The last six cases
came from county court on exceptions of
the last term of court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
WHEELER--INGLIS.
Barre Girl the Bride of Sergeant Sta
toned at Camp Devens.

At the home of the brides mother
Mrs. Annie X. Inglis, . Clark street, Sun
day forenoon, Miss Dorothy Katharine
Inglis and Sergt. Howard Kingsley
Wheeler, son of Mrs. Nellie b. Wheeler
of Brighton, Mass, who is stationed at
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, were married
by Rev. b. j. Lehigh, pastor of the First
Baptist church The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Ethel V. Inglis, and
her brother, Fred 1nglis, acted as grooms-
man. The bride wore gown of white
net over white silk and her attendant
was attired in blue eharmeuse. Mendels-
sohn's wedding march was played by
Mrs. f. j. Batchelder, sister of the
bride, during the ceremony, which took
place under large flag and against a
back ground of decorations in red, white
and blue The double ring service was
used
After fhe ceremony a wedding dinner
was served. Sergt Wheeler and his bride
left last night for Boston, Mrs. Wheeler
was graduated from Spaulding high
school in 1915 and has been employed in
The office of the Wells, Lamson company,
sergt. Wheeler. before he joined the col
ors. was well known travelling sales
man, and is highly esteemed by manu-
facturers and quarters in the Barre
granite district. No cards were issued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
DOUBLE FATALITY
IN LUMBER CAMP
Just Before Dying from Self-Inficted
Rifle Wound, Harve Buker De-
clared He Killed Mrs. John
Sacor By Accident.

Brattleboro. Dec 24.-After shooting
and instantly killing Mrs. John Secor
whose husband manages Camp No. OF
the Deertield Lumber company of Viii
mington, Harve Buker turned his Savage
repeating rifle on himself and inflicted
injuries which resulted in his death in
the company's hospital yesterday morn
ing.
The double tragedy took place in the
dense woods of Somerset Saturday night,
80 miles from Brattleboro on a
branch of the Deerfield river, Buker
and Mrs. Seeor and her two babies were
the only persons in the shack, Mr.. Secor
being in Albany, ~ Y, after help and the
other men being away temporarily.
Telephone wires were out of commits
sion and il was late when officers from
Wilmington got the news. Deputy Sher-
iff Walter r.. Howe went to Somerset on
a locomotive sent by the corporation
over its private log road He found
Mrs. Secor dead on the floor and Buker
was kneeing, with his hands on his head,
the lower jaw shot off and tongue hang
ing He was fully conscious but could
not talk, but by nodding or shaking his
head in answer TO questions he gave
the officer to understand that the rifle
when he accidentally discharged it and
then, seeing what he had done, he put his
chin over the muzzle of the weapon and
fired again.
Buker and the body of Mrs. Secor were
taken to Wilmington on the locomotive
and Buker was taken TO the hospital
1t Mountain Mills where he died. He
was about 32 years of age. Mrs. Secor
vas about 2S
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
WITH CANADIAN FORCES.
George Stewart of Barre Writes of His
Experiences.

The following letter from George Stew
art, which was received recently by Rev.
Edgar Grassland, will be of interest to
the formers friends in Barre
With the Canadian Forces, Nov. 10. II.
Dear Mr.. Grassland: | have Just re-
ceived letter from John Morrison with
clipping out of the Barre paper and
see by it that you have lost quite a few
of your Sunday class, so / thought
would write a few lines and let you
know how | am getting along. | can't
tell you very much about the place be-
cause it win not pass the censor. l have
Just arrived back to civilization after
being almost four weeks in Flanders. and
it is an awful place, too. Everything is
in ruins; not even the trees are alive
All you can see for miles around is
stumps of trees and the remains of
houses, and the open country is all torn
up by shells. The she'll holes are not ten
feet apart and not small either. They
average about six feet deep and 10 to 20
feet wide, and they are all half full of
water
| never was in a country that has so
much rain. II is something awful. II
was up to my knees in mud all the time
am having a dandy time just now. /
am taking in all the shows. No London
concerts. YOU know, but concerts gotten
up by the soldiers, and they sound pretty |
good after hearing nothing but shells for
so long.
never have seen so many dead horses |
as l saw up there. Every other she'll |
hole you can see one sticking out of the /
water, and when You get close to the /
line you can see dead Germans and our
men too lying in the holes. 1t is not
very healthy there. / was glad to get
away.
don't know if all this will pass the
censor, but. ! hope il does. II will give 4
you an idea what the country Is like 1,
am still in b. yet. but expect TO 90 TO
- / heard YOU were giving
some sermons on the war. | would have
liked to have heard them. but I am get.
ing all ] want Of the war Just now. ls
Vel, ! an out OF news. Give my re-
,ards 60 Mrs. G. I hope yuH are both in =,
gcod health. J wish you both a merry
-hristmas and a happy New Year.
George G. Stewart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
PEACE OFFER
ONLY A RUSE
Germany's Action Sh ould
Not Cause the United
States to Relax
SEC. BAKER SAYS
IN WEEKLY REVIEW
Germans Realize Part That
American Army Will
Play

Washington, ID. G., Dec. 2i.--"Gcr-
many's newest peace propaganda viewed
as the forerunner to an offensive in the
west unless German made peace is ac-
cepted by the allies should not for a mos
ment induce us TO slacktn our prepara-
tions for war" says Secretary of War
Baker in his weekly review of the mill
tary situation.
"The Germans realize" continues the
statement, that within short time our
armies will form the principal body of
fresh strategic reserves remaining avail
able on the battle fields Of Europe The
review points out that the fighting NOR
ale of Italy may be relied upon no mat
ter how intensive the German peace cam
paign becomes and says that the enemy,
impatient of the delays which have oe-
Cured in penetrating the Italian plains
and overthrowing the Italian armies, has
dispatched further forces to the Italian
front with view to achieving decisive
result
None of the engagements recorded on
the western front was of more than local
Importance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
FOUND FROZEN BODY.
Mcclellan Rankin Had Died Alone on
Valcour Island.

Burlington, Dec 24.-When A. H.
Stone, who lives on Valcour island, went
into fishing shanty on the north end
of the island Friday he found the frozen
body of Mcclellan Rankin, an old sol
dier and a veteran Of the Spanish Amer
lean war. The body had the appearance
of having been frozen for at least two
weeks.
Stone found the body lying on one
of the cots in the shanty and as soon
as he saw that Rankin was dead he went
to Plattsburg to notify the coroner. On
account of the weather Friday and the
lateness of the hour, the coroner did not
conduct his investigation until Saturday
when death was pronounced TO be due
TO natural causes.
Last fall Rankin inquired of F. A.
Finn if he might use the shanty for a
home during the winter He was given
permission and gained living by fishing,
eked out with a pension. He has not
been seen of late and Stone merely hap
pened to stop ip at the deserted spot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
LIVED in BARRE 90 YEARS.
Mrs. A. F. Dodge Died at the Home Of
Her Son, o. j. Dodge

Mrs. Laura S. Bacon Dodge, widow
of Capt. Albert +. Dodge, passed away
early Sunday morning at the home of
her son, 0ramel j. Dodge of Elm street,
where she was spending the winter, hav-
ing closed her home at the corner of
Brook and North Seminary streets. She
was taken i'll with pneumonia two weeks
ago and because of her advanced years
she was unable to throw off the effects
of the disease, declining steadily until
the end Sunday morning.
Mrs. Dodge was born in Orange Oct. 90,
1888, being the youngest of three children
born to John and Hannah (Thwing) Ba-
con. Her father moved TO Barre in 1857
and she had been a resident of this place
ever since that time She was united in
marriage in August, 1862, to Albert +.
Dodge. At the close Of the Civil war, in
which he served, Capt Dodge built the
residence at the corner of Brook and
North Seminary streets and there they
lived together until the death of the
husband on Nov. 81, l0l4. She leaves
two sons, Frank Il. Dodge of New York
City and Oramel j. Dodge Of Barre The
former son came to visit his mother re-
Gently and returned to New York week
ago. He will arrive in Barre again to-
morning There are also four
Malcolm Z. and Albert
Francis Dodge of New York and A. Os-
mon and Louise Boyce Dodge of Barre,
The funeral will be held Tuesday after
noon at o'clock from the residence of
her son, Oramel ]. Dodge, 46 Elm street,
Rev. j. B. Reardon Officiating; and the
nterment will be in the family lot in
cemetery, II is requested that
lowers be omitted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.
Went from Camp Devens to Their Homes
Without Permission.

Rutland, Dec. 24--Six men from Rut
land county who went to Camp Devens
with the first bunch of men drafted into
the national army were among the hun
dreds of soldiers who left the camp at
Aver. Mass, the latter part of last week
without proper passes, and four of the
men were detained by the local officers
acting under orders from the command
ing officer of the field artillery battery
to which the men belonged. One of the
young men, Amos Stratton of No. l07
Temple street, was removed from the
police station to the hospital yesterday
afternoon, physicians fearing that he
might develop pneumonia.
Two of the other men, Francis j. Raj
ferty of River street and John w. Cline
of Granger street returned to camp on
the sleeper. while the remaining three
were held at headquarters over night and
will be sent back to camp to-day. These
men are Francis Rabitoy of Cuttingsville.
Fred Sabourin of West Rutland and Ed
ward J. Rogers Of No. 10 Meadow street,
this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
FARMERS MEETINGS.
Schedule for Six Places in Washington
County Arranged.

There are six meetings scheduled for
this week, to be conducted by the county
farm bureau, in regard TO the recently
organized Farmers Cooperative ex-
change. AT these meetings the county
agent will be present Go explain about
the exchange and Mr.. Dodge will also
be present to discuss the purchase of
seeds and fertilizer. The meetings that
have been held the past week have been
well attended, much interest shown and
many orders taken for material to be
purchased through the exchange. DO not
fail to attend the meeting that is near
est you. You will certainly learn some
thing new. The meetings will occur as
follows;
Thursday, Dec. 81 afternoon, Maple
Corners, church vestry; evening, Mont
pelier, county agents office.
Friday, Dec. 2s, afternoon, Worcester,
town hall; evening, Shady Rill, grange
rooms.
Saturday, Dee. %, afternoon West
Berlin, schoolhouse; evening, Berlin Cor
ners, grange hall.
F. II. Abbott, County Agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
SLID TO HER DEATH.
Enosburg Falls Girl Coasted Into Mis-.
sisquoi River.

Enosburg Falls. Dec. 24.-Myrtle Cross,
Is years old, was drowned Saturday
afternoon between and 3 O'Clock while
coasting. With party Of boys and girls
she was coasting down the bank on the
north side of the AIissisquoi river on st.
Albans street, and the sleds went down
the hill and out OIL the river. There was
an open place in the ice near what is
called the rapids and the water is six
or eight feet deep at that point. Into
this went the girls sled Ray Rushlow.
a little boy of about eight years. handed
a stick TO the girl and told her to keep
padding. In the meantime he tried to
reach her, but was unable to do so and
she sank exhausted
Selectman IT, W. Towle Is dynamiting
the ice. but the body has not been recov-
cred vet. Myrtle Cross was an adopted
Of Mr. and Mrs. Orvis J. Cross.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24
EXTEND RED CROSS DRIVE.
Poor Weather Conditions Cause Post
ponement of the End One Week.

Washington, Dee. Managers of the
Red Cross campaign for 100000 mem
bers before Christmas day decided yes
terday to permit local field workers to
continue their drive throughout the week
In several OF the divisions because of UNI
favorable weather during the first davs
OF the campaign
Torrential rains in the Northwest
washed out bridges and made roads inn
passable, but i'll spite of this Oregon has
exceeded its quota of $4,000 and Wash
ington and Idaho promise to pass theirs
The gulf division already has reported
2s3,0l4 enrolled members on a quota of
204 1000; Pennsylvania is within 1900
of its quota of l,l920O0; the Pacific di-
vision is within $4,000 of its 467 900
quota, and the central division has volun-
tarily raised its quota from l.lS9, 900 to
100000, figure which the local directors
expect to pass.
Secretary of State Lansing last night
wrote this Red Cross Christmas mes
sage;
"The Christmas tide has become bv
long established custom the time for the
giving of gifts, time when hearts, in
spired with thankfuiness to God for His
supreme gIJ TO mankind, thrOb with
responsive emotions which find expires
sion in acts of love and generosity.
''It is peculiarly fitting therefore in
these days when the world is darkened
by war and misery that the American
people should, with true Christmas
spirit, give of their bounty to that great
agency of mercy, the American Red
Cross, which is doing such splendid serv-
ice in alleviating suffering on the battle
field of Europe and in bringing comfort |
10 the thousands of helpless ones who /
are victims of the brutalities of war.
In response TO the generous impulses |
awakened by thoughts of Christmas let
us as a nation show our love for human !
ity and our gratitude to God by remem- .
herring at this time the Red Cross and its
needs"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-24

and Rev. J. b, Reardon of Barre off.
ciates.
State Fuel Administrator II. J. NJ.
Jones arrived home Saturday from
Washington, ID. C., where he has been in
a weeks conference upon coal. and he
feels much pleased over the conference.
II gave indications OF more coal than
any other conference which the New
England delegation has attended. The
combined heads in Washington are now
working 10 get coal TO the industries in
the New England states, for the govern
ment depends to no small extent upon
these. While away Mr.. Jones succeeded
in locating two cars OF hard coal for the
State House They have been burning
wood DAYS for a week. This will place
the capitol in good shape He feels that
the hard coal viii come along about as
1t has been coming but that soft coal
wall move more lively.