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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-13
NORTHFIELD
Tax Commissioner Charles A. Plumley
Goes to National Tax Conference.

Charles A. Plumley, commissioner OF
taxes, and Mrs. Plumley left Saturday
evening for Atlanta, Ga, where Mr.
Plumley is to attend the sessions of the
eleventh annual conference of the Ma.
tional Tax association. He will also at.
tend the conference of states to be held
at Atlanta on the 10th, he having been
appointed a delegate to both conferences
by Gov, Graham, John NJ. Avery of
Montpelier is also a delegate to these
conferences. The conference of states
is called to consider the subject of fed
eral encroachment upon state income.
particularly in the case of income and
inheritance taxes with the object of
adopting and Urging upon the Congress
of the United States a definite policy in
the segregation of state and federal rev.
enue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-13

Mr.. and Mrs, Alex Eddie and Daniel
mccarthy We're in st Adams Saturday to
attend the funeral of John Donovan.
Extensive repairs are being made to
the int,.ior of the Mortified pharmacy
and new electric lights are being in
stalled.
Mrs. George l.. Upper was called to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
LOCAL PEOPLE BUSY
ON OIL OPERATIONS
Activity General in Wetzel
County, Close to Marion
Line.

Operations for oil are quite active
just now in the northwestern part of
Marion county and the edge Of Wetzel
county.
Hoffman & Elliott, oil contractors,
OF Warrington, have drilled well on
the farm OF Mrs. Mack Maple, which
has flow OF between th:rty.fiea and
lorty barrels OF oil daily. This farm is
in Wetzel county, close to the Marion
line.
The Carnegie Oil and Gas company
Is at work drilling another well Up the
farm OF Mrs. Alice Edgell, which ad.
joins the Maple and Shea farms. One
of the wells on the premises is being
drilled deeper.
Curtis b. Fleming, Scott c. Lowe and
Fay Hartley interested in oil wells on
the farm of James Shea in Wetzel
county on the edge of Marion, are max.
ing their fourth location.
Efforts are being made to find oil on
the farm Of E. F. Hoffman in Wetzel
near the tunnel. Drilling is at jepth
Of 500 feet at present.
Sheriff A. M. Glover is drilling for
oil on the Edgell farm. The work has
proceeded to point where the hole is
drilled between 1900 and 1900 feet in
depth.
The Fisher Oil company is drilling
an oil we'll on the farm of Sheriff A. NJ.
Glover at Glover's Gap in Warrington
district. Drilling has proceeded 500
feet thus far.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
taks ALI Towns
Ought to Organize

10. e. Meredith Press Bureau.)
|ARMINGTON, w. Va, Nov. G.
|(small towns and villages in the
should be organized for war duty.
riding to the contention OF w. h.
lei, Q merabel OF the Marion County
|icil OF Defense, who urged that
|jy at the first meeting OF the Ma.
county organization. Mr.. Mapel
Ich gratitied 20 find that the or.
stion plan is gaining favor with
in authority. Without more Than
Sgestion Of organization Farming.
turned IN her quota to the secona
|fty bond issue, which is something
= small town and country district
Hot do. The public schools gave
committee valuable help under 8
|,m by which the schools were di.
4 into three bodies, one calle,,
|, another Whites and the rest
n. and a prize OF IS In gold given
e pupil getting most subscribers
|ne Liberty bonds and $3.50 in gold
lie one getting the largest total
|ription. Mr.. Maple though the
|9ls might sell $4,000 worth OF
. but set the figure at $4,000 to en-
|ige the youngsters. The total
! $4,000 with Olive Reese winning
five dollar gold piece and Walter
ms the one Of smaller denomtna
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
BUILDERS SUPPLY
men TO MEET soon
Fair1nont Members are Up
on a Committee to Pre-
pare Program.

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Nov. v.-.a1
q meeting OF the board of directors of
the West Virginia Lumber and Build.
ers Supply Dealers Association, Sat.
urday evening, arrangements were
made to have the fourth annual con.
vention OF the organization February
is and 16 at the Waldo hotel in this
city. The association has member.
ship of about 800. Seven of the nine
directors attended the meeting here:
namely, Z. A. Short of Shinnston, pres.
ident Of the association; c. II. White.
scarver OF Williamson; j. j. Alinkemy.
er OF Wheeling; G. A. Grlsaver of
Charlestons NJ. B. Sprigg of Weston;
A. NJ Kinney OF Charleston, and John
Z. Biddle OF Clarksburg.
The committee to arrange the pro.
gram for the February melting is A. H.
Coudell, G. NJ. West. F. D. Mclnteer,
]. G. Biddle. M. B. Sprigg, c. H.
Toothman. G. A. Short, Geo. d. Haw.
kim, E. Eschberger, Murray Dicker.
son and o. L. Showalter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
|Ayl-CAB DRIVERS
|ANAGE TO GET STAY
hey Promise Help in Fran
ling Ordinance Regulating
Their Business.

sevefal .taxl-cab drivers reported q,
b meeting OF the Board Of Affairs yes.
rday morning, the time set for the
psideration OF the new taxi ordt
|knde The taxi drivers requested tat
e consideration Of the ordinance be
stpoued until next Monday morning,
aich request was granted.
Next Monday morning the orii.
lnce will be in the amendment stage.
he taxi drivers will be well represent.
q and will endeayor, to make some
bod amendments to the proposed or
nance, especially regarding the rates
fch they will be asked to charge.
apparently the taxi drivers OF the
had not organized their protest
inst some provisions Of the ordi.
ZEE yesterday morning and for this
BON requested that its considera-
be postponed.
hiet among the proposed regula.
Is Is the reduction in rates. Rates
opted are as follows:
twenty-five cents per passenger
q one point to another within the
over paved streets.
hirty-five cents per passenger
lin city over unpaved streets.
curly rates: Two dollars for the
hour, and one dollar and fifty
g for each additional hour for one
lore passengers.
syeral Of the taxi regulations that
now in use in New York have been
ed to the new ordinance as follows:
,r q taxi has been engaged by a par
no other person snail be admitted
he taxi without the permission Oh
one who has first engaged the taGi
'ithin one hour after passenger
been discharged. the taxi driver
examine his car to see If the pas
,er has left any yaluables. In case
ables are found they must be
ed over to the police authorities
nee.
by OFFICER at the city hall may. In
absence OF the mayor decide a Ills.
regarding the taxi-cab rates.
10 rates mentioned apply only 10
SEb drivers who solicit patronage
streets. and not to contracts
garages.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
Conditions Are Bad in
Italy Says Mrs. Brooks

Mrs. Marion ]. Brooks, settlement
worker of the Presbyterian church,
mades talk at the Epworth league of
the First NJ. e. church last night in
which she pictured conditions in Italy
as even worse than folks here dared
imagine. She says that sugar Is so
scarce over there that some families
only get a pound a month for person.
Italians Of military age still in this
country must pay an extra war tax OF
5000 year. When Italians here send
presents or make remittance to their
folks the government takes charge OF
the remittance or package and dishes
1t out to those for whom It is intended
as the authorities will.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
SOLDIERS WIVES TO
GET GOVT. CHECKS
Notices Regarding Allow.
ances Received by Lo-
cal Draft Board.

Under new provisions made by the
government. married men with only q
, wife TO support, may be drafted with.
cut any hardships on the part OF the
dependent. Fairmont wives that have
husbands at Camp Lee will all receive
SIS per month or one-half Of their hus,
bands monthly pay. BY act Of Con
gress, this was made compulsory. The
husband may send his wife all IN ex.
cess. Of this amount desirable, but in
every case one.half of his pay must
be sent home.
The War department will deduct
that amount and send 1t directly 70 the
dependent.
In addition to this allotment, the gov.
eminent has appropriated q fanny al.
lowanee, which will be paid by the gov.
eminent to dependents. Where the de.
pendent is a wife without child, the
allotment will be SIS per month.
Where the dependents are wife and
one child, the allotment will be $25 per
month.
The local board received notice OF
the above this morning as well az no.
tice from Charleston relative to men
now at Camp Lee attempting to re.
open claims Of exemption.
There seems to be misunderstood
ing to the effect that men now certi
fled for service can reopen their claim
for exemption, or at least the offices
at Charleston are OVERLOADED with let
tiers from various parts Of the state to
this effect.
Notice from Charleston this r.orn
ing made 1t clear that a claim TOR ex
option could not be opened upon the
request Of any local board, but permits
sion must first be obtained from the
state department at Charleston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06

Chicken pie and all the fixin's at
the First M. E. church. Thursday Nov.
8, till 8 o'clock.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
,rmont Autoist
hSued for Damages

tRLEs TOWN, W. Va, Nov. s.
,. L. Jordan OF Charles Town
fought suit against Miss Blanche
\, OF Fairmonr, for damages allep.
have been Insured when there
a automobile collision near
ierdstown q month or two ago.
dusk one evening as Miss Cor.
- driving her car towards Shep.
Town on her way from Charles
and Mrs. Jordan was on her way
Y latter place with q party Of
" the two machines met IN a
ln collision at Q sharp corner on
dge road at the corner Of the
.ird and Banks roads. Both cars
pretty badly damaged, thoush
Attely no one was hurt. Mrs. Jor.
As now sued Miss Corbin for
smages which 1t Is alleged was
FED by the car of the former.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
y Sunday School
Union Will Meet

Ee City Sunday School Union will
% meeting on Friday evening at
O'Clock in the First NJ. E. church.
he pastors, Sunday school Off.
and Sunday school teachers and
% school teachers, as we'll as the
H,al public, are invited to be pres.
b teacher in his personal relation
Esus Christ and his general conduct
70 discussed by Rev. 4. j. Yoak.
r Of the Methodist Episcopal
B;h, south. Tho teacher IN his
|Sration and Presentation OF the
a will be discussed by NJ. q.
and "The Teacher in His Rela.
10 His Glass Individually and Col.
LILY" will be discussed by Rev z.
E,rner. A general discussion will
IL these special discussions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
Farmer Gets Big
Buckwheat Crop

Among the best crops Of buckwheat
In the county is that OF Jacob Rodgers,
near Burners Ridge. Winfield district,
who has got yield OF 1884 bushels
on tract of five acres. He planted
~ bushels of buckwheat as seed.
Mr.. Rodgers said that he put 16 psr
cent acid phosphate on the tract AMI
at first he feared that he had over
fertilized. The stalks lodged and fell
down, but after he secured the acreage
he did he felt satisfied that he had lot
used too much fertilizer.
Mr.. Rodgers states that his neigh.
Dor, N. 7. jenkins, has q yield Of 1893
bushels Of buckwheat on a tract Of
seven acres. Mr.. Rodgers this after.
noon told County Agent H. L. Smith
that he believed that the average crop
over the county would run from fifteen
to twenty bushels to the acre.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06

SAM PoLINo HAS ROAD MACHINE
Contractor Sam Polino has purchas.
ed a large machine which will be used
in moving and spreading concrete TO-:
pavement purposes. The machine was
received at the local B. G o. station
yesterday evening and today is in oper.
alton in laying concrete along Msr.
chant street along the route of the new
street car line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
LUTHERAN WOnEN'S
9TH ANNUAL SUPPER
This Will be the Eighth An.
nual Event of That
Character.

ARRANGEMENTS are being made by the
Ladies Aid Society Of Grace Lutheran
church to hold It's eighth annual sup.
per in the basement OF the church on
Thursday evening, November % This
is a big event at the church and each
year 1t is looked forward to with q
great deal of pleasure.
The ladies have proved to the salts.
faction of the community that they are
good cooks. AS has been the custom
for some years they will serve sauer
kraut. pork, frankfurters and some Of
the staples along these lines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-06
s He Will Rid
Town Of Migrants

|laring that he will rid the com.
Of Migrants. Justice ]. M. Bar.
f Warrington, has spread the
let for ths undesirables. Yester,
6,rning he sent Thomas Wright.
Bnington. to jail for sixty days
posed q fine Of ;25 upon him,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
NEWS PRINT, MANUFACTURERS
 ASSOCIATION DISSOLVED
As an Unlawful Combination in Re-
 straint of Trade.

New York Nov. 26.-With the as- sent of the government, the News Print Manufacturers Association, which represents about s7 per cent Of the print paper production of the United States and Canada, was dis solved here today as an unlawful combination in restraint of trade, in violation of the Sherman antitrust act.
 Under this decree, signed by Unit ed States Judge Mayer, and which the defendants counsel said was ac- cepted by the accused men because Of patriotic motives and desire not to embarass the government engaged in war. evidence will be adduced be- fore the federal trade commission with 9. view to paper prices being fixed in this country by the commission.
 Pending the commissions decision, which under the decree may be re- viewed by the federal circuit court of appeals here. the price of paper is fixed at three. cents a pound. This contract, of which the United States attorney general is the trustee, is un- derstood to be satisfactory to the American Newspaper Publishers As sociation, the members of which are Included in the consumers of paper.
 Under. the decree; the three-cent price will prevail until April in the ease of some of the individual and corporate defendants, and until Jan- nary in the case of others.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
NOT TO CURTAIL PASSENGER
 AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION
Counsel of National Defense Has Found That 1t Is Not Necessary

Washington. Nov. 26.-Drastic cur t2ilment of passenger automobile pro- ! auction, which has been talked of since the manufacturers were called into conference recently with the ad- visory commission of the Council of National Defense has been found un- necessary, according to expert ad-. visors, of the commission. Facilities of the plants were said today. to be sufficient for handling government work now in sight and steel manufac- turers have given assurance that they can supply all the metal needed.
 A statement issued last night by Judge Lovett, presiding director of the war industries board, that he did not contemplate any order shutting off freight cars from the automobile industries, was prompted by exagser- ated reports of what the government intended to do in restricting the man. ufacture of so-called mon essential products. . Automobile plants now are making various kinds of munitions, including depth bombs used so. effectively by
 'stroyers in hunting submarines.
 some plants are at work on cylinder castings for airp1ane engines. Women are being trained in many factories to replace men who entered the gov ernment service and are even doing such heavy work as making six-inch shells.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
FIR ETFUL BABIES
 NEED A LAXATIVE

When your baby is cross and fretful he chances are it is constipated and hat a mild laxative is all that is neces- sarv to make it comfortable and happy inactive bowels are the cause Of much discomfort to children as to oide people, and unless the condition promptly relieved is very apt to develop serious illness.
 For children there is nothing tha will act more easily than the combina ton of simple laxative herbs with pep sin that is sold in drug stores under the name of Dr. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin It does not gr;pe and is free iron opiate or narcotic drugs, i. pleasant te t, the taste, and positively effective; chii dren like it and take it readily.
 If you have never tried this simple; inexpensive remedy, get a bottle ol Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin from your druggist and have it in the house to use the next time any of the children seem out of sorts. A trial bottle can be ob- tained, free of charge. by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 4s6 Washington St., Monticello, Illinois.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

number of III. for new construction
 work to cost $23s, ,991. A year ago in
 the corresponding week, 157 permits
 were issued in the same cities for new construction work to cost S796, 515.
 Contracts let last week include fac-
 tory construction in Meriden. Stan- ford and Easthampton, Mass; ona-
 family houses in Meriden, Stamford.
 New Heven. Bridgeport, Waterbury, New Britain and Hartford; brick church in Sprin gfeld. public garage in Holyoke, lumber sheds in Hartford. concrete barns and storage buildings in Middletown. addition to factory of flee building in Naugatuck, factory ad- houses in Bridgeport and New Ha- ven; brick garage. six mi1y block addition to office building and central cafe in New Haven and smaller con tracts in various parts of the state. Very few new projects are reported during the week and the amount of rev work Tor which plans are being drawn is still far below what it was at this period a year ago. Listed among g the new projects of the week are club house. residence work and alterations to residence in New Haven; church, business block and fire station in, Wa terbury; fire station in Milford; pub lie garage, auto station and store and loft building in Bridgeport: one fa m- ity houses in Fairfield: schoolhouses in Hartford and Springfield, addition lO DUSiDtSS OiOck III <NeW brick church in Bridgtport and six cne- family houses. in Norwalll. Norwich had seven sales of real es- tate the past week the same number | as a year ago, the mortgage loans for ] the two weeks being $12.150 and S14,- I o2O.
 New London had seven sales of realty last week against nine a year &go. It's loans for the respective
 weeks were s17,450 and s44,05o.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Decrease in Bank CIearings = Little Building Activity.

The clearings of the Hartford banks for the past week in comparison with the same week of last year. show a decrease of 23-7 per cent, while those of the New Haven banks for the same period show a decrease of per cent.
 Sales of real estate during the past week, as shown by the number of warranty deeds filed in the cities of the state reported in The Commercial Record, numbered 313, comparing with z34 in the corresponding week of last year. Mortgage loans for the week totaled $1,026,22S, as against $1,329, ,66S in the third week of November last year.
 Petitions in bankruptcy for the past week numbered four, with assets of $17,673 and liabilities of SEQ, ,5S6. A year ago but two petitions, having to- tai assets of s1,411 and liabilities of $1,839, were filed in Connecticut.
 New companies were formed dur ing the week 10 the number of seven, as against 12 in the like week of 1916. Total capitalization last-week amount ed to $470000. while last year the new companies had total capital stock of sS70,O00.
 Building permits were issued last week in the cities of New Haven, Bridgeport. Hartford. Waterbury, Stamford and New Britain to the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
DWELLING HOUSE FOR THAMESvILlE
W Erected Woodmansee Avenue for George Ellsworth David Dean to Build Bungalow Town Street-A 1oOFoot Reinforced Concrete Wall to be Built at the Municipal Gas and Electric Works.

A two-s story dwelling house is to be erected on Woodmansee avenue in ThameSville for George Ellsworth. The structure will be 24x24, two stor- ies high and there will be an exten- tion 10x24 and one story high. On ths front of the house will be a veranda SIX feet wide. The building will be Of wood construction with spruce sirders, sills. studdinig and rafters. The outside finish will be in cypress cjapboards and the roof will be shin gled with red cedar shingles. The extension will have paper shingles. The interior finish will be in cypress and the toors will be of North Caro- lima pine. Hyde Bros. who have the contract have filed a, building ap- pIica ton with Fire Marshal Howard L. Stanton.
 Erecting Concrete Wall.
 A reinforced concrete wall will be erected at the Municipal Gas and Electric plant in Greeneville by Con- tractors Peck McWilliams. The wall will be IS feet high and 100 feet long and will be located between the fac- tory office and the engine room. This wall will serve as one side of a con erected in the near future
 Reerforcins Chapman Block.
 Contractor Ambrose Sullivan has a force of workmen at work on the Chapman block at the corner of Broadway and Bath street. The wall on the Bath street side of the build ing is to be torn out and a re-en- forced heavier wall will be put up. The present wall is a 12-inch wall and the new one will be Is inches with steel piers.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT

will be constructed of hollow tile blocks, 29x3T feet, one story high and basement and will De built so that the roof may be carried up at some future time to provide additional room.
 Will Build for Two Families. Sherman street for a frame house which A. DiNoto will build for him self The house will be of frame con- struction. 2sx36 feet, arranged. for two families All improvements will be provided, and the cost will be
 Plans for Warehouse.
 Estimates. have been submitted for a building to be erected on Maple ave rue for E. L.~ Handleman of Worces- ter. It will be 50x130 feet, one story high, of brick. with gravel roof, and cupied by the National Biscuit Co.
 Building on Fitch Street.
 Contractor Potter of Norwich has started work on a frame house on Fitch street for Mrs. C.. A. Beebe. It will be 2S feet square, for one fam ily, with six rooms. There will be hot water heat and all improvements, costing about $4,000.
 Another Cottage Started.
 Work has been commenced on an- other cottage on Gorton street which the Home Builders Co. will erect. It will be 22x2s feet, ontaining six rooms, with hot water heat and all Improvements.
 Cutler Street House.
 \ new house has been started on Cutler street which Abraham Goldman will build for B. Goldman. It will be of wood. arranged for one family, with improvements. The cost will be about $3.500.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
RemodeIins Norwich Town House.

Remodelina Norwich Town House.
 The house of MT. Welte in Nor wich Town is being remodeled and foundations for addition have been laid. Other Improvements will be made about the property. Con tractor A. Sullivan is doing the work. Erecting Bungalow on Town Street.
 David Dean is erecting bungalow On Town street, near Hariand's cor her. The bungalow is to be 40x24, one story high. There will be six rooms. all equipped with modern inn provements. The exterior finish will be shingle with shingled roof. The interior will be in cypress with hard structure has been laid by Contrac- tor R. A. Kinney, who is doing the work.
 Alterations for Potter Block.
 Plans for the alteration of the Pot ter block on Thames street are be- ing made by Architects Cudworth & Thompson for the American Waste and Metal company. The present two family building will be reruod- eled into four flat apartment house. The house will be re-equipped with steam and electricity. Rathbun and Fowler have the ceontract.
 Storehouse Completed.
 The storehouse for the Ponemah company at Taftvillc has been com rleted by Contractor Torrance.
 Ready for Mastering.
 The outside work on the house for F. J. Langenbach on Lafayette street is complete and sne work of plaster ing has been started. The exterior finish is in paro;d shingles.