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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

The courageous fight which the late
Chaplain NJ. w. Farman made against a
tremendous handicap of absolute sight
lessness should have tendency to shame
those who are inclined to lag in their eff
forts because of handicap that is slight
in comparison. We are likely to mag
Nifty our misfortunes too much When
in that mood, remember Chaplain Far
man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

The American pacifsts make the mis-
take of believing that the other kind of
Americans want war. The latter do not
want war, but they are willing to fight
if war is forced upon them by continued
aggressions against the honor and integ-
rity of the United States. 1t is the right
kind of belligerent spirit to have--a will
ingness to fight if forced to it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

The threatened uprising in Cuba comes
at time when it is calculated to arouse
suspicion as to its outside origin, Just as
the Villa raid on New Mexico did 1t is
to the interests of Germany to keep the
United States engaged on this side of
the ocean just as much as possible. How
ever, that may be wrong guess.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

Few people envy Henry p. Fletcher his
job as ambassador to Mexico, troubled
Mexico. However Fletcher has had ex-
perience there and ought to be able to
represent the United States government
as much as it is permitted to be repre-
scented.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17
Immune.

Il am delighted to meet you" said the
father Of the college student, shaking
hands warmly with the professor MY
son took algebra from you last year. you
know"
Pardon me" said the professor. he
was exposed to it. but he did not take
il. '-Christian Register.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

American ships which defy the German
blockade are not "wickedly tempting
Gods WILL" but they are certainly run
ming some chances of hitting German
proiectile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17
JINGLES AND JESTS
That's the Point.

Lawyer-On the night in question, Mr.
Witness, did you not have several drinks
of whiskey?
Witness-That's my business.
Lawyer know it's your business,
but were you attending to it?-New
York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

In spite of somewhat disquieting ac.
cusations made, patients are still being
taken to the Brattleboro retreat: which
is in itself somewhat of an exoneration
for the institution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

To our way of thinking, the two cart
loads of flowers sent to, Won Bernstorff
as he was about to depart from the
United States were two carloads of
wasted sweetness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

drive The world is being permitted to
know just about as much as it is consid
cred good for il to know under the pres
ent crisis in the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

Snow and ice enough for all the winter
sports one could desire Snowshoeing
skating and sliding makes one have
rosy eomplexion.-Waterbury Record.
And some Others get theirs in another
way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

As if to pile up its troubles over win
ter railroading, that freight wreck near
Sharon came to harrass the Central Yer
mont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

No special guard has been placed about
the State House in Montpelier. The rea-
son is, we hope, that there is no need of
special guard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

The Vermont anti-sufragists were
fully as clamorous against the ballot as
their sisters were for it, So what's mere
man going to do about it?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

Oddly enough, the five men nominated
in the Barre ward caucuses last night are
granite manufacturers, as is the nominee
for mayor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17
When Goinr IN pebt S W.

One may wisely 90 into debt to bring
back lost health One may also borrow
a reasonable and not too burdensome an
amount for home comforts and modest
pleasure.-Farm and Fireside
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

Papa-It hurts me more than you
when | whip you.
Willie-That's sort of sympathet-
ic strike, isn't itf-Jester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

Won Bernstorf has arrived at Halifax,
whittier he was consigned by most Amer
leans long ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

These are the days of winter sports
Enjoy them while you can.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

The resignation of young Mr., Boiling
from the brokerage firm is a leak" in it.
self.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

1t looks as if we must take the brand
OFF the Brandon school for feeble. minded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17

The craze for skating
has got most of us by
the neck.
If you are going to
glide with the crowd you
will much appreciate the
smooth articles we are
furnishing for the Ice
Kings.
Mackinaws in lively
patterns at S., $3.50 and
$40.
Sweaters in fast col
ors at SIPS to $3.50.
Special
A few mems small size
Sweaters, "a and 80, at
25 per cent. off the reg
ular price. A few boys,
size % to "a, at the same
discount. These come in
different colors and are
priced from SIPS to.
$3.50.
SEE OUR WINDOW.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
MORE OFF FOR
TRAINING CAMP
BELLAlRE, MOUNDS AND
WHEELING BOYS LEAVE LAST e.
NIGHT FOR INDIANA.
No More Will Likely Be Called to
indianapolis From This District
at the Present Time.

It WAS he sad parting. for more
mothers and sons lasI night when four
Young men of the Wheeling district
left over The Pennsylvania road for
The Benjamin Harrison officers re-
serve training camp at indianapolis 10
BE- drilled for war
Those who left lasl evening were
IT, r. Crawford. Madison Adrich, both
iof BeIlaire; W. J. Boomer, Of Mounds
Vile, and Ralph Healherington. OF
Bellaire. instructor at Lnsly institute.
Upon their arrival there will be sixty
five men from Wheeling and vicinity
and nearby towns in Eastern Ohio and
down The river Al the camp. The
parents, sweetheartS and friends were
At the station TO see the boys off.
II was stalled al the United States
engineer Office yesterday. where the
rnlistmentS were made. that il IS not
likely the resi- Of the 100 men who
enlisted here will be called 10 the
camp for III present. at least, as the
full quota for the officers reserve
corps has been filed. 1t was. how.
ever. said that il is probable that an
other regiment will be recruited and
those left oui in the first call will be
ordered 10 report later.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15

Panhandle Agricultural Club, returned
! home last evening from Bethany,
where he spent the day on business.
Captai" +. y. Wildly. of The United
States engineers Office, who has been
! in RarrnSwOod. Jackson county, since
! last week, examining recruits Tor the
! Benjamin Harrison training camp VIII
return. home tomorrow. he WAS OK
! prclrd to have come back Monday.
: Jacob Litman, Of Texas, ", the vet
eran river man. was in the city y"Ster.
! day. He has accepted the position Ut
mate on the new packet Milton. opcr-
. ating between here and Matamoras
! u. C.. Bennett. of Folsom. who has
been visiting here for the past few
! DAYS, returned home yesterday.
! Mrs. T.. 5. Morgan. OF Charleston.
) has been called to WhrcllnS by The
serious illness OF her sister. Miss
, Fanny Thoburn. Miss Thohurn is CON
fined 10 the Ohio Valley General hos
'plal with pneumonia.
! Sheriff II. p. Davis. of Mineral
county. W. Va. stopped in the city
yesterday on his way home from
| Pittsburgh and was the guest OF
Sheriff Howard II. Hastings for few
hours. He inspected the county jail!
and declared that il is one UG the best
kept jailS he has seen.
! Captain W. I. Quo left last evening
flor Charleston 10 take his place with
iOhio county'S delegates in the legis-
Ilalure Duties in connection with the
council session tomorrow evening
kent him from being present when the
llcgiSlalurc convened yesterday.
/ W. T.. Stone. of the Island, is 'ahl"
10, be out again after an illness Of ten
days.
Judge A. r. Sheppard. Inspector for
1.-THE state public service commission.
will arrive this morning 10 be wit
ness in the suir ni NeSbi1r vs.. Natural
;IiaS company in circuit court.
/ John I. Gallagher left last evening
| for Cleveland. o.. after spending Il few
days in this city.
Deputy Sheriff J. II. Lewis. Of Hunt.
jinClon. spent few hours in The city
yesterday morning, coming for Il pris-
oner who was picked up here for the
! Huntington authorities.
Mrs. Charles Monlord and little
daughter, Frances, OF Akron, o.. are
the guests Of the formers parents,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Byrd. OF South
| Penn street.
Mrs. Charles Bates, OF Hawthorn"
! Court, is the guest Of her father. DR.
IS. l.. JepSon, of Charleston.
Miss Martha Reed Sloan, Of Cum
hcrland. Md. is visiting her sister,
| Mrs. Hugh Brady, of the Virginia
apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. 4. \. Wheat returned
yesterday morning from Il visit TO New
York city.
Allan Burt, of Beech Bottom. spent
over sunday with his mother Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Burt, OF the Island.
George X. Wheat is wishing friends
in Cincinnati, o., making the trip in
his Franklin car.
Mrs. LIMA Schwertfeeer wifi return
tomorrow from Cambridge Springs,
where she has made an extended stay.
Mrs. Homer Jackson. OF WoodSdale,
Is the guest OF friends and relatives
lat Franklin. Pa.
Harold Bloch. Z. ]. Stone and Carl
Schmidt left yesterday noon for Camp
Benjamin Harrison in Indiana.
! Mrs. Edward Hickman returned
yesterday from Il short. visit with rel
Iatives in Markrton. Pa.
Mrs. Robcrt Reed will return home
to-day from New York city where she
Iattended a convention OF the Kings
Daughters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Expectant Mothers
Relieved of Pain
Women Use Prescription Of Fam
Gus Physician.

Since the days Of our first parents
in the Garden of Eden, women have
borne the pain and discomfort of
childbirth. Science on its part, his
worked to modify and to relieve in
part, the dreadful suffering at such
time.
The preparation known az Mothers
Friend" is applied by the mother
to-be herself, externally, night and
morning. 1t relieves the tension on
the muscles. cords and ligaments Of
the abdomen, and the expectant
mother is made much more comfort
able. The crisis is one of much less
pain and danger.
Thousands of women who have used
it successfully state that they cannot
say enough about the good Mothers
Friend" did for them and refer par
ticularly to the. absence Of nausea or
morning sickness.
Ask your husband to get you I
bottle from the drug store. If you
wish a valuable book for mothers,
write the Rradfcld Regulator Com
pany, Dept. r. III Atlanta, Ga. It
is free and will be sent at once.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
NEWS BRIEFS

Nick Morris was released from
the county jail yesterday when he fur.
nishrd bond guaranteeing payment OF
Sl29.7G fine and costs for operating
SprakcaSy. He had completed 6o-day
Jail term.
Fire companies responded yester-
day morning to call from box 81
and the chemical trucks were called
into action 10 extinguish fire at the
La Belle mill. \ grraS" pot had taken
fire and blazed GuriOusly for Il lew .min-
utcS.
DEPUTY Sheriff ]. II. Lewis OF Ca
bell county came to Wheeling yester-
day morning and took Lee DIetz to
Huntington 70 face charge OF OBJ
Judge II. E.. Heryey yesterday
named Attorneys D. Il. Curl. \. L.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
SPECIAL REHEARSAL
Woman's Musical Club Chorus Win
Meet at the Y. w. c. A.
Tomorrow. Z:

A special rehearsal of the chorus
of the Woman's cIup viii be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
y. w. c. \. The members will notice
the meeting is TO be held at this place
instead of the Hotel Windsor, where
the practice meetings take place us4.
ally.
The program for the May music
festival which will be held at the
Elks' club on Tuesday, May %, is very
delightfully."- planned and is we'll 10.
ward final details Fifty voices make
up its volume and Mrs. Elsie Fischer
Kincheloe Is director.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
VALUABLE r1MBEH HURRIED.

DCECANNO%. Pa, May l4.-More
than zoo acres Of valuable timber LAND
were burned over today and tonight by
Il forest fire that spread over Cote
Mountain. few miles from here. Fire
wardcns. tonight say the damage will u
the heavicst from a forest fire in the
central part of the state for many years.
The entire side Of the mountain 10
ahaze and an army of fire fighters alf
pear helpless 10 cope with the situation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Woman'S Club Gets Big
Sum From Flag Sale
Efforts of Last Saturday Produced
$685. for Child Welfare Work.

Mrs. Julian G. Hrarnc, chairman ul
he finance department OF the Woman :
club, announced last evening that
1886 had ben secured BY the sale Of
flags on last Saturday. Committees
of Woman's club members. under the
direction of a chairman, were assigned
ito various portions Of the city. and
through their efforts. despite tn" I'M
pleasant day, this sum WAS raised.
The money will be applied tn the
child welfare work Of The city, which
is unde rthe direction OF the Woman :
cl1lh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
AMERICAN DAY IN PARIS.

I'NI;IS. May li.--ThiS was American
day at III" largest aviation school in
Paris. William Graves SHARP, tn" Am
rricmm ambassador. WAS III" Surs! "f
homer during n review IF troops and IN
inspection If tho vast establishment.
The. elaborate program Of tho day cul-
minated tonight with brilliant crUlu-
iicnS 10y L great squadron of nlrplancs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
BANQUET Thursday Evening.

Tn" E,pwnrth League "i the Fourth
Street NJ. T.. church. of which Miss .lcu-
nlr Hall is president. will entertain its
nlrrnhrrS at Il banquet "n Thursday eve
ming. This will h" served at n'clo"k
and fniluwiug the service. Roy. j. w.
Eu"kIry. Of Pittsburgh. viii deliver an
address. Mrs. W. +. Irwin" ~ chairman
in charge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
About. People
Movements Of individuals to
and From the City.
tN-NJE.x.SNSCcE-Cx3'No3"
.TRI-STATE ARRIVALS.


Rosers-John Maher. East Liver
pool: E.. W t.Strp. Proctor: +. VI. Tut
tie. Pine Grove: Mrs. Louise Patter'
son. Bethesda: Marie Barnes. BetheS'
da. A. =. Caldwell. Alledona.
Stamm-Mr. and Mrs. t.. ". John
son. Bethany: L. Hatfield. Marietta;
&. W. Smith. Fairmont; :. +. Teller,
parkeCSburg: u. &. Bennett, Folsom !;
h. \. Henry. Clifton.
Windsor-D. :. Stowe. Marietta: W.
+. Fleming. Buckhannon: +. I. Can
roy. Washington: Marie h. Shanahan.
Adelaide L.aShley. Agnes McCarroll,
Gertrude McCarroll. Katharine Reidy,
Bessie Doyle. Steubeuville: s. C.. Bur
dette. Jr.. Huntington: {. Farrell. Fair
mont: C.. K. Andrew. ClarkSburg.
Mclure-R. Lewis. Charleston: T..
r.. Winters. Charleston: James I,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
1mnortant ANNUAL meeting.

ru Friday 2if"rnn"ii at "'"lh''E. the
,.nrnura;iun al III" Kings IauEht"rs
lay Nursery will h"ld lis annual meet
inG anu II ~ requested all members at
t"ud This meeting lS L" hr followed
immediately by til" meeting "i tho board
Of dirr,.iur$. and all ar" urged To attend
a:< lilr elect ion Of officers viii u" held
at tins 'inir. together with tho ConSld-
rraiiniI ~ other matters which come
HI nj th,. annual session.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Meeting POSTPONED,

The meeting OF the tit! tni"n @:
Kings daughters. which Was I" .la:r
been held on ThurS'iay afternoon Of this
w,.,k. has b:ru p"sili"u"d until Thurs.
tiaT Of next.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Dancing Party at. the Club.

MIR. aud Mrs. ..l". Sp"ld"l Of |ohctty
Farm. rnlcrt;tin,d at the Country clHl
last evening for their guest Miss Pear
E.riraIn, 81 London, f.up gland. Lavish
decorations ul spring flowers trimmed
the ball room and near midnight supper
served,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Misses.


TN" i'hIlaIhru class al Tia" Thum>"n
NJ. f.. church. al which Mrs. Elsie Fisher
Hiurhrlu.. l. TEACHER. IL piunnlnG 10 hold
= social affair L." its m"inh"rS on Tues :
day MAJ -. Mrs. t. \. Johnson Will
b.. huSl"sS ami Iur th,. occasion Il must
cal Program r"IubiIr-: with r"ClIatl"rS.
viii afford Il v"r" d'iighli"l ~ay -! ell
I"riaInlaS tn" guests.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Enchre Party.

TIN. ladies' 81 81. .\lphOnSus church,
will entertain with II 'urhrc party at III"
Columbia club. Tu"SIay evening. May
IL. Arrangements Hr being made for
the event hv Mrs Elizabeth Bult and
Mrs. L.izHIr Er"m"r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15

nr and Mrs. Z. T. I'lant. hhVr an
muulr"d the marriage OF their sister,
Miss Martha Adrlia Heller. To MIR. .llb"i
Joseph smith. The wedding tu"k place
yesterday. After Jun" l. Mr.. and Mrs
Smith viii be at home in The .Arbcnz
apartments on Fifteenth street
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
;uwteu and !. Harold Brennan a COM

Sawtell and ]. Harold Brennan com.
mittce to Investigate the record OF
benjamin c. jackson, a Washington
d. e., colored attorney, who Is seek
ing admission TO the Ohio county bar.
Relatives of Dana G. Morse. :t-
Gently found dead in Il room at the
Grand Central hotel. yesterday asked
Coroner R. G. Hobbs 10 order Morse's
body cxhumed and shipped to Ne"
York. Unable 10 locate relatives for
several days. the coroner had me
body buried in Peninsula cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
uoman's I,tterary Club

Wednesday afternoon AT n'riICK.
Mrs. Anna l.. iiruurr OF tcthnuy col
h.rr. will lecture NJ thu Hotel Windsor
h"I"r" tn" Wnmau'& Literary club. This
j. thu. seventh lrCtur" uf her series. and
deals with authors ui great interest and
iml,nrinucr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15

Meetings this summer. instead OF fol-
Lowing their usual Srmi-mOnlhlv custom
IN" members Will SIrnd this same lime
at the Red Cross headquarters.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Banquet This Evening.

M;Iulm rs at he Junior class of tho
TrihdrlrhIa High school. Will banquet
IN" Seniors this evening IN tn" assembly
room Of tn" ~,.hu"i FLAGS combined
with flowers VIII max" dccIurdlly pretty
d"r"ruii"nS and following III" banquet Il
pruErnlu ut varied numbers has h""n ar
ranged for. Guests "f the evening arr. In
i,,,sI IL.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
s-Rruukoycr.


! Yesterday "il"rr"'u ~ - ''".""h. !'"T;
/ L.. j.. Van Wiukl". pastor ~ ln' Island
; Christ IAN church, ~,'i"minH"d the mar
! RAG. Of Miss Iva i:r""k"N"r ana Mr.
Earl S,ar~. h"lh we'll knew H",iuS poo
III" Of thu city. III" only. attendants
w,r,.. Mrs S.ni~ AMI Mrs. t;""rg" l'in-
r.r. M. and Mrs S'arS ar" receiving
Ia. ,nnGrA'u'p,iuu> and good wishes IF
their fr,'fn'!s ami will be- at nom" W'thlH
a r,S day. Il, ~ South E:r"nawHy.
Aerial Club.
The Ncrial club has secured Mr.. ana
! Mrs 'aSw.ll. ;"r their dancing parl% III
,hr S'ralf"rj "T Friday evening. THIS
/ yrry. accomplished ,"upl" will demon
! >ir;t,c many II the new steps. during tn"
! evening. Excellent must" VIII h" pro-
! v!,lrd for the dam" Numbers and tn"
/ arramc"nirnI al th" program VIII he
! found very enjoyable.
Dinner Party.
This evening. ~ m" King : daughters
! I,lN Nursery uu lh' South Side. the
! members "i tn. .<c'utiN" hoard will n:
entertained At dinner 10y IN" h"msst,n
: Smith il ia Charge. y r"ni"rpr"r IN
mink aud whit" viii lr.m tn" table. AMI
= pink Will h,' used for tn" plar" cards.
I Tho businesses Will hw:
Misses:
! Ilrdvs I:,.,u,!d>. ,;nldIr S"Hm"E.
, Martins l;"hius'.i. Esther KHyl"r
! Anna kirSrh". Frances ltim"S.
! Vlrcruia knyl"r Ir"m" Spri'"!.
'rli,. quests viii Tnn'luri":
N"SdamrS:
! Jacob Eri,;inghan'. e \ I"hIn$"n'
: -. e. E"auS. ". II. Hare.
". NJ. Burt. Z. e. BURKE.
:lI>w%'ih S'h"- W W. irwin;
! Z. w Henry.
! jonni" Mr,;nwn. Carrie Frazier
Elizabeth Lawson. Sarah dudley;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15

polircwnmrn are IN official part Of
British ulIniilun plants.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
Returned from MorFunto wu.

\ crowd of Wheeling y";inG people.
wh" Went lu M"rEant"wH for ~" Junior
From a.! Friday evening. returned an
SuuhH% with The "N,r pi ion of Miss Nary
Eleanor Wright and Miss Edna Kidd
wh" a." staying tn" remainder of the
week. Besides lh,. ilH:i". uf Friday th.'r"
was = mat !HrC. dane. ON saturday after
nnnn and Il bridge lhHl evening. Return
lmsr hmm. mn SsnnMHN Mrrr:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-15
QUIET WEDDING
Of LATE WAY
MISS MARY ELLEN HAZlETT WILL
BE A BRIDE OF THIS
MONTH";
Social Interests of This Week and
Coming Days Presage Some
Delightful Affairs.

Another nf ihr quiet pretty we'd
dings This spring will b" that Of Miss
Mary Ellen Hazlcit. daughter OF Mrs.
Samuel Hazlrut. who will wed MIR.
Kent Hall on "Wednesday. May -. This
event will take place at st. Matthew's
i. t. church and no formal invitations
will b. issued \ reception later will
be attended by only close friends Of
the families and relatives.
At III" announcement of the engage
mrnt June WAS set for the wedding,
which has been FASTENED owing TO ihr
war. as Mr.. Hall expects III sec serv-
ice. Mr.. Hall is we'll known young
barriSter Of this city.
Invitations ISSUED.
Cards 81 invitation Is follows have
been issued
Your are invited To attend Il private
hrdriuK al
Miss Christine Miller
In" celebrated American CuntrHltO in a
number of her iuvurIlc songs
assisted by
Mr.. Arthur Walsh
at III" f"urt theatre. Wheeling,
on W"un"Sd day evening. May sixteenth
al "ight-Iiftrcn.
hdmlitarr" Will hc hy card of intro
dnriI"n only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
PEACEMAKER SLASHED
TO DEATH IN BOOZE RIOT
Free-for- All Fight Ends Fatally
at Quarry Near Lewiston. .
Two Held

LEwISTOwN. Pa. Feb. l9.--Alfreda
Rocci. twenty-five years old, Of Mount
Union was slashed about the head and
breast in u free-for-all fight at the foreign
quarters Of the Naginey stone uuarrles last
night and died his way to the local
hospital Louis Degi. twenty-four. and pan
Alexandra thirty-tve years. are in jail
charged with the X Hing. while Tony Bun
dea Frank Butterino. Rio Chardelea, Tony
Palermo and Harry Gomacina are held AS
witnesses.
The fight had its inception in an all-day
caruusal in which liquor played an inn
portant part. RocCi and Degi came from
Mount Union the previous ght to spend
sunday with the Alexandra family, with
whom they had boarded while working in
the quarries some time previously. Bad
feeling was engendered 10y the refusal of
the head Of the household t. furnish them
with Il he'd
y preliminary fight occurred at O'Clock
in the morning. which included shooting and
threats, hut the real scrap was reserved
until night. when Degi drew revolver, fir
ing -four shots,
Alexaniro accepted the challenge and
the two mon" soon ClinChed. Rocci, acting
ino the capacity of peacemaker. attempted
to separate the two men and was slashed
by a knife in the hands of Alexandra.
patrolndn NJ. A. Davis. Of the Penn
sylvana Railroad force followed the slay-
ers through the heart OF the Seven Noun
tains in an automobile. oVertaliing them
near Potters Bank, where he arrested
them.