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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
RANDOLPH

Mrs. Z. S. Fogg left on ThursAy for
Portsmouth, n. H., where she viii visit
friends for a time and then will Join
her sister. Mrs. Howe of Chicago, in a
trip to Florida to pass the winter
months. Miss Alice Hatch, who has been
with her, went to Boston to pass some
time with her sister, Miss Maude Hatch,
and the house on South street is closed
for the season.
Kimball public library will be closed
except Friday and Saturday afternoons
and evenings, on account of shortage of
fuel, for the present.
Mrs. Conrad Hazen, formerly Miss
katherine Metzger, who was the ste
nographer for G. G. Dubois in his New
York office. that of comptroller of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
has been summoned to serve him in his
office as comptroller of the American
Red Cross in Washington, d. c. Mr..
Hazen is an aviator in the American
army now in France.
Mrs Fraser Metzger accompanied her
husband to New York last week and was
the guest of friends for few days.
Mrs. NJ g. Ferry, who has been i'll for
most of the time since Thanksgiving is
not yet able to be out
Mrs. E. I. Sault, who has just re-
turned from Derry, n. H., has been quite
i'll for a few DAYS with severe cold.
B. D. Chadwick of Concord. N. H.. has
been in town this week to visit his fa-
Their, Silas Chadwick, and other relatives.
He has been installing for the Thompson,
Hoag company, an electric lighting plant
for domestic purposes in Bethel.
Alton Briggs has finished work in the
Homer Fits store of Barre and has gone
to Burlington to work in the Abernethy I,
store, but his family viii remain in |
Barre for the present.
Clarence Ellison of Manchester, n. H., |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21

has moved into the rooms of Miss Alice
Hatch this week, having come here to
work for the Brigham Creamery COM
pany.
Miss Doris Lattimer has resigned her
school position and taken up CONNER
cial work the rest of the year.
Mrs. Emma Mcintyre of Burlington
has been passing the week with her
niece, Mrs. J. c. Sherburne.
Marion, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Mcintosh, fell out of a chair
and broke her collar bone recently.
A son was born Thursday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Therrien, and also son was
born last week to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bushor.
j. II. Dubois, who has been quite i'll
for about week, is thought to be bet
ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
CABOT

Charles Rogers has returned from Flor.
ida, where he went expecting to spend
the winter. but thinks Vermont good
enough for him.
There will be rehearsal at the Con
gregational church next Saturday after.
noon at | o'clock to prepare for Christ
mas exercises.
Mrs Arthur Rogers and Mrs, w. P.
Lance were business visitors in Hard
wick Wednesday.
Christmas tree exercises at the M. Z.
church will be held Tuesday evening, Dec.
25.
The Red Cross Christmas drive is all
ready to enroll any who are interested in
the cause Owing to Cabot people so
readily enlisting when a town canvass
was made, it was considered best TO not
make another canvass. Give your name
and 81 to Rev. NJ. w, Hale and receive a
Red Cross pin. II is hoped Cabot will
reach the 500 mark for members.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
H4RDWICK STREET

Mr.. Kimball and Mrs Brunette Good
win were business visitors in Hardwick
Wednesday
Miss Addie Goethe has finished work
for Mrs. Lillian King and gone to her
home in Walden.
The sick ones in the families of r.
Norcross and p. A. Eastman are improv-
ing.
Mrs. Roulliard of Boston is spending
the winter with her daughter. Mrs. Eva
Russell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
WEBSTERVILLE

Dance in Lassaso's hall Saturday even
ing. Dec. p, three-pieces orchestra. Ad-
mission. soc. Ladies free-adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10

Events of To-Day.
Gates open daily $3.50 A. NJ.
Exhibits open for inspection
6:45 A. NJ.
Midway opens 10 A. NJ.
Band concert, Administration
Building. IL A. NJ
Horse races begin p. NJ.
Eaudeville in front OF grand
stand 100 u. NJ.
Concert in front of grand
stand, p. NJ.
Balloon ascension by Lucille
Belmont, p. NJ.
Night vaudeville S p. NJ.
Balloon ascension. illuminated,
$40 p. NJ.
Fireworks 10 p. NJ.
Midway closes IL p. 81.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10
Richmond Day
at the State Fair
Gates open $3.50 A. NJ.
Gates close II P. 81.

Program for Week.
observation-disclosures Day.
hursday-Farmers' Day and
National Army Day.
Friday--Children's and Auto
mobile Day.
Saturday-Farewell and Auto
mobile Day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-10
Seccinl EYcnfs.

Lectures in women's Buildinr
daily on care Of children at IL
noon.
Thursday - General and star.
with 700 men, from Camp Lee
will give exhibition drill in front
of grand stand.
Automobile show Industrial,
Hall-open daily. under auspices
OF Richmond Automobile Dealers
Association.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the woman's dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the days
work. ooh! how my back aches" GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM OIL Capsules taken to-
day eases the backache of tomorrow
taken every day ends the backache for
all time. Don't delay. What's the use
of suffering? Begin taking GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules today and
be relieved tomorrow. Take three or four
every day and be permanently free from
wrenching, distressing back pain. But be
sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Since 1896
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil has been the
National Remedy of Holland, the Govern
ment of the Netherlands having granted
special charter authorizing It's prepa-
ration and sale. The housewife of Hol-
land would almost as soon be without
bread as she would without her Real
Dutch Drops" as she quantity calls GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules. This is
the one reason why you will find the
women and children of Holland so sturdy
and robust.
GOLD MEDAL are the pure, original
HARLEM Oil Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories in HARLEM, Hol-
land. But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL:
Look for the name on every box. Sold
by reliable druggists in sealed packages
three sizes. Money refunded If they do
not help you. Accept only the GOLD
MEDAL. All others are limitations. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
ANYTHING for Comfort.

II wouldn't grieye so about your boy
going to war" ,..
at is dreadful; l can't bear the
thought"
II know, but you remember that if
he stayed home he might take it into
his head to marry some girl you have
no use for"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
For UnruIy Window Shades.

When a roller window shade refuses
suddenly to remain unrolIed at GER
tain point, handy kink is to insert a
small wooden wedge, such as match
or toothpick, between the unroIled cur
tain and the roller. This is only an
emergency device and may injure the
fabric if repeated often at the same
point.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Easr 10 Remedy.

Jones was always complaining OF his
wife's memory.
"She can never remember anything,
said he. "It's awful"
my wife was just as bad" said
Brown, till l found out capital re-
cipe."
"What is it?' asked Jones, eagerly.
why" said Brown, whenever
there's anything particular l want the
missus to remember l write it on a
slip of paper and gum it on the looking
glass;"
Jones is now contented man.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
CUTTING Down Gossip.

"How do you suppose some people
spent their spare time before motion
pictures were invented?"
81 don't like to appear unkind to
those persons, but before they started
to spending practically all of their
leisure moments in photoplay houses
they knew a great deal more about
their neighbors' private affairs than
they do now"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Left Them Outside.

where are your manners, sirT
asked the crusty business man of a
stranger who unceremoniously rushed
into his private office.
II left them out in the main office
answered the irate caller, "where l
was insulted by two or three of your
impudent clerks"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
NITROGEN From Air.

The production of nitrogen from the
air in Germany, which was only 10000
tons in 1913, has been so successful
that 100000 tons were so produced in
1916, and it is expected that 100000
will be produced this year. According
to the Frankfurter Zeitung, the cost is
only six cents kilOgram.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Soldiers and officers.

The lieutenant was testing the squad
in visional power.
"Tell me, No. 1" he said, show many
men are in the trench digging party
over there?"
"Thirty men and one officer" was
the reply.
"Quite right. But how do you know
one was an officer at this distance?"
"Cos he's the only one not working !"
Scottish American.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Goo sick
60 1lork
Many Women i'm this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.


Rdgway, Penn. - Il suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months so could not do any of my work. L
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me
how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health, so I now do all of my homework which is
not light as I have little boy three years old"
Mrs o. M. RH1NEs, Ridgway, Penn.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Ii|IIIIIlIII !. !, IIIIIII'
mfrs. Lindsey NOW Keeps House For Seven.

Tnne GT want to tell how much Ihave been benefited
by Lydia Pkhas Vegetable Compound About eight years agoI
got health Twas unable okeep house for three in
the family had dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
the time and could scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
severe of liberation and without operation would always
invalid but told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised my husband get Lydia Pnkham Vegetable Compound
entirely cured Now keep house for and work
in the garden some thankful got this medicine feel
as though saved life and have recommended to others and
they have been beneted"-Ns W. E. LINDSEY r Tennle Ga.
If want special write to Lydia E. Pnkham Medi-
cine condenta Mass. Your letter will be opened
read and by held in strict confidence.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29

II didn't say
that at all, Will
liam," Mrs. Bar
ton corrected her
husband with her
u S u al acidity.
"You never get
anything right"
you don't re-
member what you
said. The way
you flew out at
that poor usher
he was scared
stiff"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Just So.

'Their love-makings course was per-
fectly even."
How oddt'
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Cruel Comment.

Stout Party They say lot of fat Ia
disappearing from the country.
Kind Friend Why, / didn't notice
that you had been reducing any.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
Force Of Practice.

"That singer knows how to manage
her range"
"She ought to know. She used to be
a cook"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29

Compressed peat is being developed
by European inventor as sound
insulating material.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29

After a woman reaches a certain age
she never mentions it.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29

Too many things we wait for are moi
worth the delay.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29

A woman who loves money doesn't
necessarily love man because he has
1t.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-29
HELENS GUESTS MAKE NO EFFORT TO CONCEAL
THEIR DOMESTIC iNFELIClTlES

scopyTisht ST. BY the syndcateS
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
EXODUS OF THIRSTY
TO WET baltimore
sNASHEs RECORDS
Ccontihasd. ffom rir.t Psgs:l

Washington went dry These tick
cts to Baltimore were in addition 10
those, sold to Bowie, Annapolis Camp
Meade and-other points. :. ( 49,
Policeman J. +. Davis, OF the First
precinct. whose beat covers this cor
ner, spent most OF his time during
the afternoon Keeping the sidewalk
clear and preventing disorder. as. the
crowds scrambled to get on the cars.
There was n long line at the ticket
office for several hours after noon
yesterday.
In the. 2 o'clock crowd about one
person IN every three or four carried
suitcase or market basket. Most OF
the containers were empty.
/. sSro Get Personal Liberty,
One happy looking colored man VINO
had his car window up was asked
what he was going to Baltimore for.
ITO get some personal liberty" he
said. fondling a suitcase held in HIS
lap. "Ain't you going, too?" The
same question was put to another whp
furtively replied, Baltimore? Where
is that? I'm going to Annapolis"
Policeman Davis stated that he
had been approached by numerous
women who asked him IL that was the
only way to get to Baltimore He d.
rected them to Union Station. He also
stated that his sergeant had instruct
ed him to keep his eye on this cor
ner more than any other part of his
beat, and to keep the sidewalk in
front of the Bond building. clear.
At Fifteenth and H streets north
east practically the same conditions
prevailed, and the ten extra cars
kept in, the compapy's yards there
for -emerGencfes were AFT In use, the
ticket agent stating that all the cara
the company could furnish are util-
lied on Saturdays now. A CONNER
cial traveller from New York left a
Washington. Baltimore and Annap-
oils car In disgust at the northeast
station after II had taken -thirty-five
to go from the Bond build
ing corner. SO slow was the process
of loading, with everybody trying to
get on at once. o..
n. & o. Carries Crowds
While the electric line bore the
brunt OF this extra November traf-
fc," the Baltimore and Ohio carried
its share on trains leaving after 6
o'clock and returning around mid.
night The Peunsylvania trains car4
rIed only their normal number. of
passengers. because their Baltimore
terminus is outside OF the !'1iquor
district"
The "St. Denis House." Just across
the Baltimore county line from Elk
ridge, about thirty miles from Wash
Ington. has become the real "last
chance house" for motorists returning
10 Washington since Bladensburg
went dry. Its proprietor is doing an
businesB and machines
can be seen lined up in front af his
place at all times during the day and
early night.
Warehouses;" at Relay, the Wade |
,hain OF saloons along the Washing
ION road, the Sulphur Springs Hotel |
At Lansdowne, Uncle Jefr' wade's |
Patapsco House, a mile OFF the main |
road, famous for its Maryland chicken
dinners, and half a dozen booze en-
poriums in Mt. Winans are all doing
1 business such as they never dreamed
of before.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
OCCOQUAN RULING
DOESNOTAPPLYTO
J. ALL LLtIsSYMEN!EN

Recent court rulings viii not pre-
v6nt the taking of prisoners from the
District Jail; 10 the: occoquan work
house. 10 the Dpinion OF Conrad II.
Syrne Corporation Counsel
All. that will be. required. said Mr..
Syrne todaE, Is a written order for the
transfer, signed by the District Conn
sioners The eject of Judge wad-
.diII's ruling in the United States dis
'trict court in session at Alexandria
yesterday, in the case of the militant
suffragettes, means that prisoners
cannot be transferred from the place
TO which they were originally SEN
fenced on a mere verbal order.
The. ruling OF, Justice Hitz in the
case. OF Joseph W. Croft against Or.
L. F. zinkhan, superintendent- of the
fail, could not be controlliugs accord
ing to Mr.. Syme, Inasmuch as Croft
was in the District, Jail for, contempt
OF court. Croft was sent to occoquan
by DR.. Zinkhan and, the court ruled
that in this particular case. the latter
did not have that right. Such a
ruling would not apply in otherscases,
according to the Corporation. Counsel.
This Interpretation Of the court
rulings brings relief to- District offi-
,cials. inasmuch as II was feared IN
some quarters that the present
method Of relieving congestion at the
District Jail by making Occoduan
take care of the overflow might have
to be discontinued. ..-l--...........
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
GOMPERS REELECTED;
AEL. HEAD Sc YEARS

BUFFALO, Nov. 24-with Samuel
Gompers reelected president, and st.
Paul. MINI, selected as the American
Federation OF LaJor convention city
for, 1915. the delegates quickly dis
posed of the various resolutions re-
naming and adjourned sine die at
$50 last night Gompers is begin
ming his thirty-sixth year as labor
chief in the United States.
The convention pledged Its aid to
union labor members indicted and
convicted of the San Francisco bomb
outrages. and urged that the authori-
ties reopen the case. Importation OF
Chinese coolies as farm laborers was
opposed. Elimination by Congress Of
those sections OF the war revenue law
classed as ian unwarranted tax on
all publications by means, Of an tp-
creased po5tage rate and the applica-
tion OF a zone system" was asked.
Although there were scattered
"noes" today when Gompers' re-elec-
tion by acclamRtion was asked. Fred
w. Voigt, OF Oakland. Cal, delegate
from the Central Labor Council OF
Alameda, was the only one to go on
record against Gompers. Gompers
was roundly cheered. He pledged
himself to liberty and democracy.
Joseph A Franklin. Boilermakers
Union, and william ]. Bowen. Brick
layers Union, were elected fraternal
delegates to the British Trade Union
Congress. Stuart A. Hayward, Buff
falo, was elected delegate to the Ca
madam Trade and Labor Council
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
SEVEN TRAINS CUT OFF
PASSENGER RUNS

The largest pairing OF schedules yet
attempted went into effect today. sf-
fecting seven local and three express
runs of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, as ths result of increased de-
mands by the Government upon the
service.
The runs affected are: Locals-No.
90, Philadelphia-Baltim run: No.
90, Baltimore-Aikin; No. 1872. Balti-
more-AilCin Sunday local; No. 756, Bal
Observation-Disclosures Sunday local; No.
761, Aikin-Baltimore Sunday local;
No. 769, Philadelphia-Baltimo Sun
day local; No. 751. Philadelphia-BaIti-
more Sunday local Expresses-No.
is. Duquesne limited. No. -. Philade1-
phia express. and No. 81, Washington
express.
Hundreds of commuters will be
forced to change their travelling
schedules. several additional locomo-
tives will be released from set runs,
and a more open movement will be
permitted of other scheduled and ex-
ira trains by the elimination of the
runs.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
3lRtJNKA ARRESTS {
WITHIN ONE HOUR
IN. DRY CAPITAL

"~nry" Washington today has fur
ther blots on it's record as a prohibit
tion town. Three arrests were record
ed last night for drunkenness within
an hour. Fr
TBnl Maneatis, owner Of huckster
wagon, and living in Jackson Hail
alley northwest, came near losing his
life when his vehicle 'coIlided with
Capital Traction car No. 13O at Elev-
enth streeS.and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, smashing the side Of the
wagon and throwing Maneatis to the
street. He is held at the First pre-
cinct station in default OF furnishing
500 collateral for operating a We
hicle while Intoxicated.
Charles Day, Aged thirty-eight, of
S144 ppmbSrton avenue. was taken up
for dunkenness and lodged at the
First precinct.
Policeman Lomax took Charles
Franklin Clark into custody at Fif
teenth and H streets northeast at $50
o'clock last night. Clark. who is
thirty.f9ur years old and lives at 800
Fourteen-and-a-half street northeast,
obtained his iiauor. in, Baltimore, Lo-
max says, His collateral, was set at
$zV:f ma '..r - -; a =
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
HELD ON CHARGE
OF POSING AS
ARMY OFFICER

FORT oGLETHoRPE. Ga, Nov. 2s.
C. A. sprafks, or Stevens Point,
Wis. is under arrest and facing court
martial, charged with surreptitiousIy
securing First, Lieut., Steven Frank
Ffench's note to report at Fort ogle-
thorpe as an officer In the dental re-
serve corps.
The arrest ofsspraflxa followed the
arrival here from Chicago of Lieuten-
snt French. French states that he
passed examination for commission
and was expecting orders to report
when Sprafka, learning OF this, wrote
the War Department to send any or
ders for French 10 New York and that
Sprafka went there. received the or
ders. and left Immediately. for Fort
Oglethorpe.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
FUND COLLECTORS.
FREQUENT VISITS
STIR MERCHANTS

Ha = e. AL q ~.
Raising money for purposes other
than to directly help The country win
the, war must cease" Charles J.. Co
lumbus, secretary, OF. the lRets Z 'Aisr-
chants Association, deeiared, today, I
''The pressure that Is brought 70
bear kn Washington business men is
terrific and a Serious economic ehect
will result unless the practiee is; stop
ped. Managers and praprietors or
business houses are subject even to
abuse in the efforts 20 secure/a con-
trihntion to some class cappugn. So
large are the demands for money and
goods that we are IN the midst. Of a
evil. Nm normal times the
appeals for aid would not NjhAve to be
50 strenuous but these are not nor
NAL times. We must use all our re-
sources to win the war;