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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25
SOUTH CABOT

Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Cassidy were In
Bradford last week on business.
Mrs. James Cassidy of st. Johnsbury
was a visitor at L. e. Woodward's one
day last week.
Mrs. James Atkinson and sons, Owen
Vivian and Robert Atkinson, of Wood.
bury, and Mrs. Sidney Weeks and chill.
dren of Springfield were visitors Sunday
at P. A. Bashaw's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cassidy and fam
| lily were in Calais and Woodbury. Friday
on business.
Mrs. Elmer Lebree and children of
Lower Cabot visited at Jack Fosters
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Warden and Ru.
fus Allen and family were in Barre last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cram have been
visiting at Elmer LeBreck's and Ora En-
MIS- on Cabot plains for the past few
days.
d. S. Hall and Rev. Mr.. Furness of
Marshfield were here Friday.
Frank Walbridge of Woodsville, N. H.,
was caller in the place Friday.
Wilbur Wheeler had one of his horses
drop dead last Saturday when on his
way home from work.
Miss Maud Foster of Boston visited
her brother, Jack, one day last week.
NJ. f. Beckley of Groton was here Fri
day in the interest of the Molly Falls
Telephone company.
Mrs. Addie Cragg, who has been Wis.
iting at c. NJ. Lamberton's, has gone to
Peacham to visit.
Edna Walbridge of Woodsville, N. H.,
is stopping for a while with her aunt
Mrs. S. E. Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avon Hall have been
stopping in Marshfeld the past ten days
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Houghton of
South Barre were at Silas Houghton's
visiting one day last week.
Mrs. Melinda Bemis and Mertie Bemis
of Marshfield were calling in this place
last Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25
CABOT
A Protest Against Recent Lecture on
Germany.

|
Editor, Barre Times. At time wher
German spies and paid agents are work
ing in our midst to undermine the gov
eminent and aid our enemy, may we call
your attention to the meeting held in
Lower Cabot Sunday afternoon!
The attendance was large, IN anticipa'
ton OF patriotic service, but, TO the
surprise Of the audience, most of whom
have friends and relatives offering their
lives in the struggle against German
|frightfulness, the speaker took her sub
lect as Love" but not love of God, nor
love Of justice and right, nor love of
country, but love of Germany, whose
brutal soldiers are violating every law
of God and man.
Now, after three years of accumulate
ing atrocities, when our eyes have been
opposed to the real German barbarism,
this speaker, comparing the United
States to Germany, in favor of the lat
ter, does not ask us to love our home,
the land of freedom, America, but asks
us to love the country without honor,
Germany.
It certainly is an insult to the intel
ligence of Cabot to ask its people to love
the nation which invaded Belgium, sank
the Lusitania and is now by every dia-
bolical device devastating the fertile
lands of France; to forget the brave boys
who are crossing the seas to save our
homes from the ravages of the Huns.
While the audience gave courteous at
tention to the end, there were many
angry comments after the meeting
closed. This woman, who is understood
to be given talks in this state, should
be warned that our country is at war
with Germany; that aiding the cause of
our enemies. is treason and that pro-Ger-
man propaganda will not be tolerated in
this part of the country.
From group of American patriotic
citizens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25
VERSHIRE
Edwin Parker Died July After Brief
Illness with Pneumonia.

Edwin Parker, an aged and much re-
spectcd citizen, kind, loving father and
much.loved neighbor, passed TO his rest
Monday, July 0. Mr.. Parker had been
in failing health for long time, but
only Friday before his death he was
about the yard and showed his usual
interest in pupblic affairs by watching
the road help, but, not being strong, the
dread disease, pneumonia, was too much
for his strength and he had to leave on
Monday.
While II seemed to his family, to
whom he never spoke cross word, that
they could not spare him, yet all were so
thankful that the suffering was no
worse.
Edwin Parker, son of George and Har-
riet Cook Parker, was born in Thet-
ford Nov. %, 1886. His grandfather, Levi
Parker, was soldier in the war of 1912
and two brothers, Charles and James,
served in the Civil war. His early life
was spent in Thetford. When a young
man, he worked at mining at STAFFORD
and Copperfeld. Later he was employed
in CRANKY, where he met Miss Mary w.
Rice, to whom he was married Sept. 10,
1871, and shortly after he purchased the
farm of Jonathan Eastman, where he
had since resided.
Four children, Mrs. Z. o. Bradbury of
Vershire, Mrs. /. Z. Tucker of Hanover,
~ H., Henry A. Parker of Leominster,
Mass, and Francis d. Parker, who has
always resided with and lovingly cared
for his parents, and four grandchildren
are left to mourn the loss of a kind and
loving father and grandfather.
Funeral services were held July IL
with prayer at the house, and at p
o'clock at the Congregational church,
conducted by former pastor, Rev. w.
+. Russell of West Townsend, who spoke
beautiful selections, Reckoning Hands,
We'll Never Say Goodbye in Heaven"
and 1--WE Shall Rest at Eve" were sung
by Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Stacy, and |
Mrs. Blanchard presided at the organ.
The flowers were many and beautiful. |
Especial mention should be made of the
pillow with the word, Father" and
spray of so pinks.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral of Mr.. Parker were his nephew
and wife, w. A. Parker of Union Village
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. X, Daggett of Thet-
ford.
ID. Pratt has a sister from Somerville,
Mass, and her grandson visiting him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Smith
visited in Barre Tuesday.
Mr.. Allen, the insurance inspector, Wis
ted some time in town last week He
'eports finding things in very good con
lition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25

STAFFORD, expecting TO remain for some
time
Henry Blaine of Waterbury, a carpen-
ter. came on Monday TO assist Mr.. Sault
and his force of men on the house of y.
A. Salisbury. which is now in process
of building on the Rowell Addition.
Fern Rebekah lodge held its regular
meeting on Tuesday evening, and an in
vitation was read for them TO confer
the degree at the coming fall district
meeting 1t is expected that they will
accept the invitation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25
EAST RANDOLPH

A cloudburst on osgood hill Sunday
afternoon flooded East Randolph village,
doing quite little damage to gardens
and uncut hay on the meadows. During
the storm, the buildings of George Bus
well were struck by lightning, doing
a good deal of damage to both house and
barn.
w. A. Clifford has purchased a REQ
touring car.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25

vacation, having made the journey TO
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Miss Lima Brooks of Mortified was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. Il. Daven.
port, over Sunday, returning home on
Tuesday morning. Other guests were
also Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Blossom Of
Bethel, who came to pass Sunday.
A. A. wainwright was summoned to
Salisbury on Tuesday by the critical ILL
ness of his brother, who has been in a
helpless condition for several months.
Miss Hattie Sault, the trained nurse,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25

went TO Milton Tuesday to take care Of
a patient, i'll with scarlet fever there in
camp, as II was understood.
Miss Mabel Annis, graduate nurse
from the Randolph sanatorium, has de.
cided TO locate for the practice of her
profession in Rochester, where she has
been for several weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. G. o. Howe took Rev
and Mrs. W. 5. Smithers TO their home
in Orleans by auto last Friday and re.
manned for time with them for visit.
George Bennett left this week for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25
MARSHFIELD.

A canning demonstration will be held
at the village school house Thursday,
July %, at $3.50 p. m. Miss Cobb of Bur
lington will superintend the work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-25

d. Pratt has sister from Somerville,
Mass, and her grandson visiting him.
Mr. and Mrs Pratt and Mrs. Smith
visited in Barre Tuesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION
COMMERCIAL CLUB COMMITTEES
WELL HELP GET SEED, FARM
IMPLEMENTS AND MONEY

Cooperation with the state and ma
tional commissions and with the Red
Cross society in encouraging greater
crop production this year will be the
aim Of a committee from the CONNER
cial club Of this city, Of which A. F.
Koslosky, A. H. Vernon and II. A.
Rider are members. The necessity of
increased crop production because Of
the war is evident and every effort will
be put forth 10y the local committee to
get Little Falls and Morrison county
to do it's share.
AS to this city the Commercial club
committee will cooperate with a COM
mittee from the Red Cross chapter.
The committee is also desirous to know
of all vacant lands throughout the
county and this city which are tillable,
also to hear from those who are capa-
BILE and willing to till farms and gar
den lots. Arrangements will be made
to help all offers of merit by helping
get seed, Of getting the use Of neces.
sary farm implements and of financial
assistance in cases where it is war
ranted. Those who are in position to
help this cause may communicate with
any member of the above mentioned
committee, and shoald do So at once.
The committee intends to address a
number Of meetings throughout the
county to forward the movement.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
WILL train men FOR OFFICERS
APPLICANTS BEING SOUGHT
HERE-START TRAINING AT
FIT. SMELLING MAY

Men between the ages of 20 years
and months and A years are being
sought here by the Military Training
Camps association Of the United States
to train for commissions as reserve Of
fcers to officer the first war army Of
900 men. M. M. Williams is the
local representative of the association
and he has left literature concerning
same at the First National bank, where
those interested can get it.
Applicants must be recommended by
three responsible persons, must be able
to pass the physical examination for
the regular army and must satisfy the
examiners as to character, sobriety, ad.
dress and force, personality, reputa-
tion and standing in the community
and they must also have an adequate
education and be able to command the
respect Of officers and of enlisted men.
Applicants are advised to be exam
ined at home. DR.. L. M. Roberts of
this city will examine all men who en-
list from this city. Certain expendit-
ures for uniforms and equipment must
be borne by the applicants but the
cost Of this is later refunded. The
period of training will be three
months, beginning May 8, at Ft. SMELL
ing. .~ ,~-~ =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
DoINas OF TIE RED CROSS

The chairmen Of the committees ap-
pointed by the Red Cross chapter to
canvass this city and urge the people
to plant gardens, held a meeting at
the home Mrs, l.. N. Roberts yester-
day afternoon. They reported that.
the people were very enthusiastic and
agreed to. do everything possible to
nelp' increase the food production.
They also reported having distributed
hand bills urging the people to plant
gardens. ...-@
Work has already been commenced
at some Of the schools. A garden IS
being plowed for the Hawthorne
school on Seventh street northeast
and the land back Of the Columbia
school is being plowed. AT the Lin
coin work has not yet been begun as
no land was available until very re-
Gently, when T. G. Gordon offered the
use Of some lots on Fifth avenue
southwest. The Central school will
have a garden along the N. P. right
of-way north of Broadway. A canvass
of the high school recently indicated
that there were eight or nine boys
there who were willing to take lots
and do planting on them. A jitney
lunch at the high school yesterday af-
ternoon netted about $40 for the To-
cal Red Cross chapter. ~'~ :;
A. F. Koslosky, member Of the
Commercial club committee on crop
increase and food conservation, was at
the meeting for the purpose Of learn
ing how the club could cooperate with
the Red Cross. He suggested that the
merchants be requested to- help the
garden campaign by mentioning it in
their advertisements and that the man
ager of the local theaters be asked to
advertise the campaign on the screens.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
|AUT0 CLUB MEETING CALLED
FOR TOMORROW NIGHT TO PLAN
FOR JEFFERSON HIGHWAY
GOOD ROADS DAY

A meeting Of the Little Falls Auto
mobile club will be held tomorrow
night to make plans for work on the
Jefferson Highway in this county on
next Tuesday, May l, which has been
designated as Jefferson Highway Good
Roads Day.
The proclamation, as published in
the last issue of the Jefferson Highway
Declaration is as follows:
"On this day, all loyal Jefferson
Highway Neighbors are given the priv
ilege of laying aside all manner of
ordinary affsirs and taking pitchforks,
picks and pocket books, axes, mat
tocks and mauls, wagons, plows and
scrapers, graders, Jewelers. and drags,
hammers, bars and blasting powder,
patience, persuasion and subscription
papers, courage, courtesy and good fel-
lowship. (the Jefferson Highway Spir-
it), and proceeding voluntarily, cheer.
fully and harmoniously to the high
way, and when there, doing their ut:
termost for the space of eight hours to
produce the. best possible conditions
on the highway for the passing Of the
Relay Run" that starts May 18th from
Winnipeg. s>7s
"Do this, and their reward will be
a knowledge that in each Of the seven
states and provinces in each Of the
eighty-nine counties, parishes and
municipalities, in each of the two hun
dred and sixty-four villages, towns and
cities on the Highway, other loyal JET
ferson Highway Neighbors are cult.
waiting the spirit Of preparedness by
similar action a'+'band Of workers
twenty-six hundred miles long, and
are thus preparing the way-the JET
:ferson Highway foE Peace or War"
j. K. Martin, who is a director of
the Jefferson Highway association for
Minnesota, and who is also president
Of the local automobile club, has re:
ceived notice to the effect that the
steel highway signs are on their way
here. These will be put up before the
Relay Run.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
MCCREC0R TRIAL BEC|NST0DAY.
SPECIAL VENIRE SUMMONED
FOE JURY-COEN SENTENCED
TO STATE PRISON

"A special venire of thirty petit jur-
ors has been summoned to report in
district court here this morning at 9
o'clock.. The selection of the jury for
the case Of the State vs.. Roy Nc
Gregor will be begun this morning.
Mr.. McGregor is, charged with man
slaughter in the second degree in con-
ne"tion with the death Of Viola Bev-
eridge. Assistant Attorney General
Palmer will assist the county after
ney in the prosecution.
Ben Coen was found guilty Thurs
day evening by the jury of manslaugh.
ter in the second degree and was SEN
fenced by Judge Parsons to an inde-
terminate term Of from one to fifteen
years in the state penitentlary at
Saltwater. Coen was the person who
drove the car which caused the death
of Viola Beveridge, the young daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. William Bev-
| eridge of this city. The jury, in re-
turning it's verdict, requested that the
Judge exercise mercy in passing SEN
tence on Coen, but Judge Parsons ex-
| planned that he was unable to do so as
the offense was committed prior to the
enactment Of law allowing judges to
fix the maximum on sentences which
are indeterminate. He said that he
did, however, take into consideration
the recommendation and remarks Of
| the counsel relative to the place Of
confinement and that he was glad to
accede to this request, namely, to SEN
tence Coen to the state prison. This
case occupied the time of the court
since Thursday Of last week.
Lawrence Cook, who was to face
trial on a charge of assault, chose to
plead guilty and he was sentenced to
the county Jail for 60 days.
George Anderson Of Lincoln pleaded
guilty to charge Of selling liquor
without a license and was fined $3.50
and sentenced to so days in jail, but
the Jail sentence was suspended.
The case Of the state vs.. Kenneth
Corey and Mrs. Elizabeth Montbriand
was continued to the next term of
court because Of the inability Of Corey
to appear in court. He met with an
accident on Thursday Of last week in
which he lost one nand.
Yesterday the court tried the case
of Katie Wampa vs.. John Lyshik, ct
al. This case concerned mortgage
foreclosure. It was submitted and the
Judge will render his decision later.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
OLGA DAHL ASSAILANT FOUND
DEAD

Grand Rapids, April 24.-The mys.
terry surrounding the disappearance Of
the assailant Of pretty Olga Dahl, the
rural school teacher, who was attacked,
tied to a tree and shot in the face,
last September, was solved today,
when the body of the assailant was
found with bullet wound in his body
in Dunbar creek. The girl, who near
ly died from the wounds, was attacked
by an unidentified man in a lonely
spot near the school. Fishermen found
the mans body in the creek, where it
had laid under the ice all winter. Au-
thorities claim the Identification of the
body as that of the assallant has been
established beyond a question Of q
doubt, although the mans name still
remains unknown.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
LOCAL BOYS RESPOND IocAA.
MANY E1g1IsrNa m N616Y,
NAVY AND GUARD-OVER
FIFTY IN SERVICE

Enlisting is continuing at a very
favorable rate here and almost every
day someone is enlisting in the army,
navy or national guard. The total
number of young men from here who
have enlisted in some branch of the
service now exceeds fifty.
Sergeant John Tindell, who is with
Company F Of the First Minnesota
regiment, Minnesota National guard,
has been in the city the past week
and he succeeded in getting six men.
They are John Wudski, Ed. Rolph,
alec johnson, Carl Bolinski, Herman
johnson and Joe Witt. Herman John.
ssn is from Randall.
Clarence Artonowski, Michael Kar-
nowski and Michael Tandetski have
enlisted in the navy. They passed the
examination. at St. Cloud successfully
last. Friday and on Monday they went
to Minneapolis for the physical exam
nation. Vincent Merchlewicz also
went down on Monday to enlist in the
navy.
Kenneth Tourtillott and Warren
Highly, who enlisted in the navy re-
Gently, the former as a member of the
hospital corps and the latter as yeo-
man, have already been sent to the
naval training station at Great Lakes,
Ill. Walter Bastien, Charles Fortier
and Robert Mcconnell were also ac-
! cepted and they left the twin cities
Sunday for the same training station.
Four local boys who enlisted were re-
jected, for various reasons. They are
Stewart inns, Carroll Brown, Louis
Lentz and David Dinner. The first
named had defective eyesight, the Sec
ond crippled finger and the last two
were under weight.
Lawrence Longley, who has been en-
plo$ed in Arizona for some time, is in
the city for a visit with his parents.
He has enlisted in the navy as an as
sistant shipwright and he expects to
leave the first of next week for Nor
folk, Va, for training.
Earl Gordon, who has been employ
ed in Minneapolis, has enlisted in that
city as an electrician, in the naval SER
| vice. He has already gone to New
York for training in the electrical
school.
Clyde Livingston of Willmar, who
has been employed at the Clute barber
shop for couple Of weeks, has en-
listed in the heavy artillery.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
ROBERT MUSKE SELLS TO SON
WILL RETIRE

Robert Muskc, local implement deal
er, has sold his interest in the estab-
lishment to his son, Walter Muske, who
will hereafter be the sole proprietor.
Robert Muske has been a resident
of Little Falls for a number Of years
and has been engaged in the lmp!e-
ment business here for twenty-elght
wears. He was out Of the business for
about year and half, moving from
here to the southern part Of the state,
but he returned and re-entered the
business again.
Mr.. Muske will retire from active
business.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
BELIEVES new Law AN ERROR
G. E. VASA1.Y SAYS MODIFICATION
OF SENTENCE LAW DANGER
GUS DEPARTURE

st. Cloud Times: The legislature
erred in modifying the intermediate
sentence law, in the opinion of Chair
man Charles E. Vasaly and other stu
dents OF penology, expressed late yes
terday. The bill already signed by
Governor Burnquist empowers the trial
Judge to fix the maximum sentence
other than the original law provides.
Reformatory Affected
e'The new law practically destroys
the indeterminate sentedce principle
and put in its place that Of compen-
sation of crime by time,'' Mr.. Vasaly
said. cit is the first modification Of
the kind to be adopted by any state
in the Union and is generally regard
ed as dangerous departure.
In further explanation Of the posi-
tion of opponents of the law principle,
Chairman Vasaly issued this state
ment:
"The change not only extends to
the situation before the act of 1911
was passed, but goes further in chang
ing the methods Of sentencing to the
feformatory, which have existed since
that institution was founded.
"The reformatory sentences always
have been without limit of time and
the 1911 law extended this principle
to state prison sentences.
ftThere are at the present time in
the reformatory more than forty in
mates, who, if the facts about their
previous conviction for felony had
been known at the time Of the trial,
could not have been sent to that in.
stitution, which is only for first Of
tenders.
"In the great majority Of cases it
is not possible in trial t. get the
information regarding the prisoner 3
history and attitude that comes later
as the result of study, investigation
and observation" >..r-'-
Mr.. Vasaly added that students Of
the subject throughout the country
will regret to hear Of this legislation.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-04-27
RED CROSS REALIZES NEAT sum
), FROM BENEFIT DANCE

The benefit dance given at the Elks
hall by the local Red Cross chapter
Tuesday evening was a splendid sue
cess financially as we'll as a most
pleasing affair from the social point
Of view. More than one hundred per.
sons were present, in spite Of the bad
weather that prevailed.
The hall was beautifully decorated
for the occasion with flags. The din
ing room was decorated with red, white
and blue bunting and with red and
white carnations. The reception room
was decorated with aags and large
basket bouquet Of snap dragons and
.red-sroses soepnpiodssfh CENTER
table. Mrs: L. O. Vessel had chargt
kprthe decorating. - -. tS, - .1.s7.
Everything was donated5&to the Rec
Cross chapter free of charge, includ
ing the use of the hall, flags, flowers
food and the music: Bastien's 13-piect
orchestra played splendidly and ap
probation Of their excellent service
was shown by rising vote Of thanks
Sandwiches, cake and coffee were
served, this being in charge Of thu
young lady members OF the Red Cross
Mrs. Carl Bolander had charge OF the
punch bowl.
The sum Of $50 was realized from
the dance and all of this will 60 into
the Red Cross chapters treasury will
which to carry on its work. Mrs. w
E. Penfeld was in charge Of the dance
and is deserving Of much credit for it:
success. The reception committee wa:
composed of the officers Of the loca
Red Cross chapter and the Chairman
of the membership committee.
A number of new memberships were
received at the dance Tuesday evening
and the local membership now exceeds
one hundred.