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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
CITY PROPERTY

| Ahop, & minutes from the city building,
! honses land and fruit trees, at the price OF
ore. lots adjoin one Is a e-room cottage VIII
fsrrc garden /: wellmade house with good eel
ler rorch. etc: very pleasantly htunteo
,,orth 81 500. 90 or more.
/ The other house is large 5-room tener1ents.
al n good shape hardwood floors in part Of
~, rcN,ns. large basement barn and about
aere ~ land shade and fruit trees one tene-
,,snt s occupied by owner, but this property
i GOOD for $500 per month the cottage rents
for $1,000 making the whole pay nearly
S4s0 90 per year: as the owner wants 70 go
West he offers the whole property Tor SS,hgl :
good terms can be had. -4su
Fieht-rpom house with barn and acres Of
land. lust outside the city limits. for Si,s5n.no
II sold within 80 DAYS. z4su
For 81. 200 you can purchase a e-room house
on main ruad 20 East Barre, with easy teams :
nearly 2 acres % land small barn or henhouse
about . miles from the city. and good trade
for so1neCne $50
Rirht in the hear1 Of Rsrre For sa.2oo
sre will eel yon q 2-story 2-teuenent house
With Z acres Of land a chance 70 develop ana
make some money. good home VITA ehenfe
70 DO gardening there are few better iocaticils
IN the city handy to everything. A%su
rou-t-y hs,si. with livery bcuse is wsil fur
nishra. hsated and Rrhiei : larre porrhes, i
sieypinE ROOMS. ercd larre lof. barn eoNfe; =
nos re-tsd. bat viu give rcssezsiun April / :
urice. $1,000: rniEhf szehanEe for cther rrop-
cry. -sa
Aren't you interested! Then call a.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
Gems and Precious Stones in 1915.

The annual report of the United States
geological survey, department of the in
terror, on gems and precious stones in
1915 is now available for distribution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
HORSE COLLARS

We keep one whole side of
our big show room hung
with Horse Collars.
SIPS, SLAB, $3.50, $3.50, $500
Sizes as small as 16-inch--
Sizes as large as "a inch.
We send them anywhere,
parcel post prepaid.
"You can always get the size
you need at Colton's."
COZ TON "a State Street. Montpelier, VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The Vermont State Bankers associa-
ton will meet in Montpelier Feb. %.
At special town meeting held in Bris-
toll Saturday, it was voted to exempt
the Vermont Last Block 90. from taxa
tion for period of five years.
Mrs. Y. S. Langdon was injured recent
~ at her home in Rutland when she fell
into register hole, the cover having
been removed for cleaning purposes.
Francis Ketcham who Is charged with
the murder of William Costello in North
Bennington Sept. Is, is to be committed
to the state asylum at Waterbury for
observation.
Stephen French aged 50 years, died
Friday at his home in Rutland. Mr..
French was formerly proprietor of the
st. James hotel, which he built. For 10
years he had been deacon of the Rut-
land Baptist church.
II, w. Lawrence, ir., has succeeded the
late Prof. Wetherell as instructor in the
history department of Middlebury col
lege Mr.. Lawrence is now on the fac
ulty of Dartmouth college. but will as
sumo his duties at Middlebury Feb 5.
Mrs. David Hammond and three chill
dren were nearly asphyxiated at their
home in Burlington Saturday night. The |
children were unconscious when Mrs. |
: Hammond, who was suffering from a Sc
we're headache and dizziness, awoke, but |
they were revived by freshsair. Gas es-
Gaping from coal stove was responsible |
for the trouble
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
FOR IMMEDIATE
SALE

No. zoos, lis acres; 35 acres tillaqe
dark loan. slopes to south; balance pas
turc and woodland: excellent sugar bush
OF 800 trees, equipped with 1000 tubs
and new evaporation never used; very
nice fruit orchard; barn 36x52 and lean.
to; chicken house, good Groom house
never-failing spring water at house and
barn; slo full of corn; r. f. d. and tele-
phone; | minute to school; cream gath.
cred at door; s nice cows; ! full-blooded
Durham heifer ] extra good team; 4d
hens. all tools, and all crops this is an
excellent proposition at $4,000, 81 900
down, balance very easy payments. 262tf
Double tenement house, good condi-
ton, rents $50: good chance to start
store; good location; price, Sl,75o, 252tf
New single tenement house; good loca-
ton; price very reasonable. 252tf
These places must be sold; let us show
them to you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
DETECTIVE AGENCIES

NEW ENGLAND DETECTIVE SERVICE
with secrecy and despatch honesty and relia-
biity guaranteed best references consultation
free; Quinn building. Rutland, VT; day and
night telephones. 245t2Ts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

FOR SALE-l0o-acre farm 90 acres ma
ehins-workcd tillage, balance pasture and
woodland; $50 M. IT. spruce and hardwood
lumber. near 2 good mills n. +. n. and tele-
good buildings and nevcr-failing snring water
at house and barn; 2. mi. from village and
mi. from railroad; inquire tx Y e." Times
Office. 256t26
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

FOR SALE--Two-tenemen house apply at
Long street. 257t6s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
HIGH SCORING cows

In winooski Valley Cow-Testing Asso-
citation for Six Months.
The following is the report Of the Wi
nooski Valley Contrasting association
for the six months ending Oct. j. 1915,
the list including the cows that have
produced 40 pounds of butterfat or 1000
pounds of milk in any one month;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
"COme on Over, See
My Corn Fall OFF,
81 Put Drops of 'Gets-It' on Last Night
Now Watch"

''Ses--all you have to do is TO your two
fingers and lift the corn right Off. That's the
way 'Gets-It always works. You Just put on
about drops. Then the corn not only shriv-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
FEMALE HELP WANTED
LOST AND FOUND

LOST. STRAYED OR SToLEN-Tuesday
Jan. 9, a cocker spaniel. black collar Will
license number 2OT attached finder please re
turn TO A. Matthews, Forsyth place. Barre
25St2'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
MALE HELP WANTED

WANTED AT ONCE -- Two experienced
teamsters apply to NJ. Goslant, Lanesboro. Vt.
25Stf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

The Vermont State Bankers associa
ton will meet in Montpelier Feb. %.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

LOST-Jan. I. between s 80 and 10 y. m, a
ladies black fur muff between Eas, Barre and
Washington street esrlirc finder please return
the above TO The Times Office and receive re-
ward 257t6'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

LOST--Bunch of keys metal tag with
number 1896 on one side finder please leave ~
Times Office 250tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

TO RENT---A new house Of rooms with
basement kitchen, sleeping porch. furnace
heat electric lights and gas also rooms To
rent apply to Mn. Laura Cassie. 20 Sheridan
street, City. 2btu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

II. A. PHELPS co.
Telephone 3l4-2 Miles Block. Barre, w.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-fwo good jersey cows 8 and 9
years old fresh. other 10 freshen abcat Psb.
good mixers and riRht Ia every way reason
for selling, more stock than wish TO keep A.
Farquhar. East Ill., tel. 8s6-ij l56tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16
TO RENT

TO Reimbursement at 10 South Main
street inquire of II. =. Cutler. phone 4O2-W.
25st3
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

At special town meeting held in Bris-
toll Saturday, it was voted to exempt
the Vermont Last Block Co. from taxa
tion for period of five years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

These places must be sold; let us SHOW
them to you.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-16

FOR SALE Kitchen stove also bedroom;
suite and some household furniture: 20 fremont
street. s57t3s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
GERMANS HELD BY COURT.
Came from New York and Refused $40
Month Jobs at Exeter, N. H.

ENETER, y. H., July L. - Wilhelm
Backhaus, 26, and John Flamman, 81,
both Germans, are held by the Exeter
police court in 5000 for a further hear
ing on a technical charge that they are
idle persons.
They We're sent here by an Agricul-
tural Relief association of New York,
aud reported to the Rockingham County
Farmers association. Agent X. f.
Deuel. obtained positions for them at $40
month, but they refused them, and
this act caused suspicion. They said
the wages were not what they were
represented by the association, and they
had rather 90 back to New York
The men say they are sailors. Moth
ing discriminating was found in THEN
baggage. They claim to have been il
Meth-o at the time of the breaking ON
of the war, but have not visited that
country since. They have been in tile
United States four years, and were boil
registered June ,.
The hearing was continued till july
u.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
VERMONT LAKE REGION.
Booklet Issued by Publicity Department
Handsomely Illustrated.

\ handsome illustrated brochure, The
Lake Region of Eastern Vermont. has
been added to the list Of similar publica-
tons which the Vermont publicity bureau
has issued. The most recent booklet con
tains G3 pages, nearly every one Of which
bears a haitone of some handsome bit
81 scenery on one or the other OF the
Green Mountsin states many small
bodies Of water, particularly those in che
northeastern portion of the state.
HE booklet contains a foreword by
Guy w. Bailey. secretary OF state, who
writes that the purpose Of the issue is
to give publicity to a part of Vermont
that is not very well known, portion
where sparkling waters and mountains are
united in endless variety.
y few Vermont poems, including one
by the late Mrs. Julia G. X Dorr OF this
city, are printed in the book
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
PASSES ANNAPOLIS EXAMS.
Clarence E. Aldrich of st. Adams Must
Now Take Physical Test.

ST. JALBANS, July 17.-Clarence f.
Aldrich of this city, who last winter re
ceived an appointment from Senator Dill
lingham to the United States naval
academy at Annapolis and who recently
took the examinations for entrance to
the academy, has received word that he
has successfully passed them and that
he was to report at the academy Wednes.
day night for his physical examination.
Mr. Adrich was born in Pittsfeld,
n H., August 24 1899. lie received
his early education in the schools Of
that town His family moved to this
city two years ago and he entered the
Junior class of the st. Adams high
school. lie received his high school
diploma last month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
Expert Advice on Food Gardens
Daily Hints on How to Make Back Yards Profitable

along the bottom. Do not beat.
The time required for cooking the
Jam Will depend upon the kind OF
fruit. In general it may be said that
the mixture should be heated to go
degrees Fahrenheit, at which time a row
Of drops should form on the preserving
spoon when held lengthwise.
malade.-Great care should be
used in the cooking Of marmalades,
because of the fact that no water is
added TO the fruit. If large fruit is
used, it should be washed, pared
cored and sliced. Berries should be
picked over, washed and crushed
through a sieve to remove seeds and
skins.
Weigh the fruit and add one half as
much sugar. Rinse the preserving ket
tie SO that fruit will not stick, put {
layer of fruit at the bottom and Their
alternate layers of sugar and fruit
Heat the mass slowly with frequent
stirring, breaking up the fruit as much
as possible. Cook for two hours ans
place in small jelly glasses which have
been sterilized in boiling water JUS
| before marmalade is ready to remove
| from stove. Set in cool place til
cold and then seal as for jelly.
/ By sending a two-cent stamp to pa.
postage a canning or drying manua
will be sent free to the readers of thi
paper by the National Emergenc,
Food Garden Commission at 2lo Mary
land Building, Washington, d. c.
Canning lesson No. Is.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Mrs. Stone of Greenfield is visiting
in town with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Hoyt H. Barber.
Leone Herrick is comfortable in the
MelrOse hospital, following an opera
ton performed last Friday on her eyes.
The Woman S association of the Con
gregational church will meet tomorrow
AFTERNOON with Miss Maria l. Stedman
to sew for the Red Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gordon and
daughter, Miss Helen Gordon of Somer
vile, Mass, called on friends in West
Brattleboro Monday. They had been
visiting relatives in Putnev.
Miss Mary Scanlon, who had been a
patient in the Melrose hospital several
| weeks, following serious operation
was discharged Sunday and went to
| her home on Oak Grove avenue.
Clinton Convey, Helen Woodwork,
Arthur Woodworth and Ruth Gay
have finished work at the Miller farm,
where they had been employed picking
Strawberries. The season is about over.
Martin Good, Charles Peppel and
| George Uthi, all Of Nov York, came
| y " Dt SutSlS IL Week dt IAdlhI
| Kozy, Sunset lake, Of John b. Adkins
The party went to the lake last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Winter and
children came from Athol, Mass, Sat
urday to spend the weekend with hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. II. Daven
Iport. Mrs. George Winter, who haC
been visiting there a few weeks, &c
companied them here and is at he
home on Greenlaaf street.
II. F. Weatherhead met with an acct
dent yesterday at the Robb farm, where
he had gone to help out with the NOW
ing for the afternoon. a scythe slippe,
and inflicted a cut several inches lons
on the back of his left hand. He went t
his home, where he called DR.. c. r
Aldrich, who took him TO the Memoria
hospital where the wound was dressed
Mr. Weatherhead had not begun TO NOV
when the accident happened, but wa
getting ready when the scythe, whiel
was standing near him slipped, strik
ing him on the back Of the hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
To Make Jam and Marmalade.

Fine color and flavor may be had in
jam if about half Of the fruit is dead
ripe. However. il is essential that at
least half Of the fruit is slightly under
ripe in order to get a jelly-hk con
Sistency.
= Pick over fruit, wash carefully III
colander with cold water, and then
weigh so as to determine the amount of
sugar necessary Add quarters
of pound Of sugar to each pound Of
fruit if a very sweet jam is desired
and cook rapidly. Use less sugar fol
a moderately sweet jam. Stir con
stantly with wooden paddle or spoon
slowly and gently moving the paddle
across the middle, around the sides anC
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
TWO BROTHERS. KILLED.
st. Johnsbury Woman Gets Bad News
from the Front.

ST JOHNSBURY. July l7-Word has
been received by, Mss. IsaPs. Mcleod Of
the death OF her two brothers who were
killed somewhere in France in the ac-
ton Of June % Miss Mcleod who has
been in the employ OF DR.. VI. G. Benedict,
LETT in the afternoon for her home in
Springfield, p. e. When last she was
home IN December a family reunion was
held, and soon afterwards her three
brothers enlisted in a Canadian contigent
about to leave for the front For some
time the boys had been in a training camp
in England. and in the early part Of june
two Of the boys went with their regiment
to the trenches in France The Older
brother, being confined to the hospital
was unable to sail No news was re
ceived of the boys at the front unit
official notice Of their death
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS AND PRUNES
Are The -Four Fruits Used in
Making "Fruit-a-tiVes

"FRUIT-A- is the only
medicine ia the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, il is manifestly unfair to say, 81
won't take Fruit-a-tives because have
tried other remedies and they did me
no Rood". On the other hand, the fact
that "Fruit.a-tiyes" is entirely different
/,om any ether preparation ia tie 7oorid,
isjust whyyou should give it fair trial,
in any trouble Of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. "Fruit.a.
tiyes' Is oombosed ofhe actf1e PyiaeiPhs
oJfynit and ne gycaiest ncJ7e tonic eoer
msco'e,cd. 5Oc. box, for S.. 50, trial
size, pc. Atall dealers or sent by Fruit
atiyes Limited, Ogdcusburg, NY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
Girls! Use Lemons!
Make a Bleaching,
Beautifying Cream

The Juice of two fresh lemon
strained into a bottle containing tire
ounces of orchard white makes Who'll
quarter pint of the most remarkabl
lemon skin beautitier at about the COS
one must pay for small jar of gan or
binary cold creams. Care should be
taken to strain the lemon juice throug
4 fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in
then this lotion will keep fresh 70
months. Every woman knows tina
lemon Juice is used to bleach and re
move such blemishes as freckles, sal
lowness and tan and is the ideal ski
softener, smoothener and beautifer.
Just try it, Get three ounces o
orchard white at any pharmacy an
two lemons from the grocer and max
up a quarter pint of this sweetly frf
| grant lemon lotion and massage it Gail
| into the face, neck, arms and hand
It naturally should help to softer
/ freshen, bleach and bring out the rose
and beauty of any skin. 1t is simpl
marvellous to smoother rough, re
hands.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE STAND.
Church Is Not Opposed to Military
Service.

\ WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Chris
tian Science board of directors yester-
day announced that a Christian Scien-
fist could not claim exemption from
military service under the draft as a
conscientious objector, without misrep-
resenting Christian Science. 1t was eX-
planned that in the church tenets or plat
form of the Christian Science church
no specific reference was made to partici
patton III war. 1
The announcement was contained 10
an ANALYSIS of the military service act
drawn up, it was stated, after the boarJ
had learned that Gin a considerable
number of cases Christian Scientist,
have claimed exemption in three ways
These were said to be: As practitioners
as readers and as conscientious objec
| tors,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
The Reformer is conaucting this col

The Reformer is conducting this col
umn with the cooperation of the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission to inspire the planting of moro
food gardens throughout the country
Members of the commission are
Charles Lathrop pack, president Of
American Forestry association; Lu-
Their Burbank. Dr. Charles w Eliot
Prof. Irving Fisher, John Hays Ham
mond. Fairfax Harrison, Myron
Herrick, DR.. John Grier Hibben, En-
erson McMillin. \. w Shaw, Car
Nrooman, assistant secretary of agri
culture; Capt j. B. White, L. S. Ship
ping Board, James Wilson, former sec
rotary Of agriculture. You should
watch this column every day ANY
questions should be written on one
side of the paper and sent to Garden
Editor OF The Reformer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
TWIN STATE MEN
OVERCOME BY GAS
Edmund M. Smith and David FITZGERALD
Had Cut Pipe in Deep Trench on
Chaplin Street.

superintendent Edmund NJ. Smith
of the Twin State Gas & Electric com
pany' s gas construction work and Da-
vid Fitzgerald, another employee of the
company, were overcome by gas yes
terday afternoon while working in a
deep trench in Chaplin street. They
had cut three-inch main without
shutting off the gas as they had done
before to ma Ike connection, and were
overcome. DR.. G. Il. Aldrich worked
over them some time before they re
gained consciousness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM.
Will Be Rendered on Prospect Hill at
s O'Clock Tonight.

The Brattleboro Military band will
give a concert tonight at 8 O. clock on
Prospect hill. The following program
will be rendered:
The Star Spangled Banner.
March, Charter Oak, Claus
Waltz, Wedding of the Winds, Hall
Overture, The King of the Dwarfs,
Adam
| Selection. Katinka, Friml
Melody, Song Of the Voyager,
Paderewski
Descriptive, On the Bosphorous, Lncke
SeXtette from Lucia, DOnizetti
Entire Acte, Poor Butterfly. Hubbell
Songs of Uncle Sam, Hosmer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
PROMISING CLUE
IN HOLDUP CASE
Keene officers Expect Definite Report
Soon on Identity of Parties Who
Shot o. s. Eaton.
Special to The Reformer.)

NEENT, Y. IT.. July II.
Sheriff + III Lord and City Marshal
w. II. Philbrick have returned from Bos
ton, where they investigated a promis
ing clue in the case of the holdup and
shooting of CLEANS S. Eaton at West
port on June % They found that the
automobile nsed in the holdup was a
stolen car and that the owner recovered
i in a damaged condition
The officials in Massachusetts are aid
ing the local officers in running dowr
every clue, and County Solicitor Roy NJ
Pickard expects to have definite reporr
on the identity OF the parties concerned
in the affair very soon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
"'Scots Wha Haze. -

AT Scottish watering place Macpher-
SON was found stretched in contented
mood on the sands, putting his old pipe.
''Come on, Mac, - said his companion
let S go for a sail.
"Na, ma, replied Macpherson. q
haze had a guild dinner at the cost o
three and saX-pence, an | IN takin Ms
risks. Liverpool Post.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
A Mercifrll Man.

81 say. Pat. that s the worst looking
horse | We ever seen i'll harness. Why
don t you fatten him up!'
. Fatten him up, is il ! Shure the poor
haste can hardly carry the little mate
| THAT s on him now
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-17
TO ELECT Wilson'S stccEssoR
Republican State Committee to Meet
Wednesday at Burlington.

BURLINGTON, July l7-- A meet
ing of the Republican state committee
viii be held in this city tomorrow after
noon for the purpose of eleeting a chair
man to succeed Stanley c. Wilson of
Chelsea, resigned, and to elect mem
Der from Orange county.