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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-26

The home of Mr.. and Mrs William
Oliver, jr.. on Park street. was the scene
Of very enjoyable family reunion yes
terday when % members of the oliver
family gathered there. the occasion being
the first family gathering during the past
IL years. The home was tastefully dec
GRATED in a manner appropriate to the
event, and the spirit of the two-fold oc-
easion made itself manifest throughout
the day. The event was of special signi-
ficance due TO the fact that the day was
also the oath wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Riggs. who were among
those present The people present at the
gathering were Mr. and Mrs William
oliver. ST., Mr. and Mrs Charles Higgs
and family. Mr. and Mrs Charles oliver
and family. Mr. and Mrs. William oliver.
ir and family, Mr. and Mrs w J. Oh
liver and family, and Miss Kate oliver
of Springfield Mass
Some hundreds OF pedestrians who
Travelled North Main street Monday aft
ernoon in a last hectic tour of the shop
ping district probably did not attend
upon the strange antics of two birds. and
20 the depressing effect of a holiday
tragedy was lost upon them. The mem
Der most intimately concerned was
small sparrow which was performing an
ante-C christmas obIation in the granite
watering bowl north Of City square when
the kaiser Of its little kingdom en-
reached One who watched. had he I
been 4 serb % Belgian. could sympathize /
aith THE sparrow a bird 1t the singing /.
.Isecies. ~ he prepared 20 do battle with /
pant hawk The big bird. with all the +
summing # Hun. attempted 20 csjulc 4
be little sougster. and when it, advances I
EeHe spuued. its demeanor changed The .
.1sarrow vas ruthlessly seized aud borne
way to a tree in the square.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-26

Barre and the manager and his wife, Mr.
and Mrs. John " Rowen. celebrated the
festival with a Christmas tree in the din
ing room. Through the thoughtfuiness
OF the day clerk 0rrin Hughes, the tree
was appropriately trimmed and ilumi-
mated with incandeseents. There was a
Yuletide remembrance for every employe,
and one of the pleasant features of the
gathering was the presentation of
chatting dish set to Mr. and Mrs Rowen,
q gift of the employees
Word has been received in Barre Of
the death of James Grant in Atlanta.
Ga. on Dec. a. Mr.. Grant was in his
18th year. Surviving are his wife; one
son. G.. ". Grant; two daughters, Mrs.
Ernest L. King OF Schenectady, " Y,
and Miss Violet b. Grant. Mr.. Grant
was a member of the Evening Star, No.
IS, Wateryliet. y. v, lodge, +. & A. NJ;
also Clan Gordon, No. Il. o. S. C., and
the Burns club. He was well known TO
many Barre people, The funeral was
held At Atlanta Dee Is. Rev. Jere Moore |
officiating; and interment was in West |
view cemetery there.
The police blotter was clear Of Christ
mas sojourners this morning, although /
.wo respondents arrested Monday even
ny were srrsigned before Magistrate 1
D. W Scott in municipal court yester-
Law Ezra Devenger Of Ryegate acknowl-
dyed first offense. paid the minimum
inc of - and Gusts and went his way
george l.. Cummings of Barre. listed a.
IN habitual disclosed on seventh class
and told Of purchss sing u
.uor on previous occasions over the bar
The respondent paid costs and signed the
otal abstinence pladce for a year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-26
LOCAL BOARD.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. VT.
Federal BUDDING. Room 6. MontpsIi.r. VI.

Important Notice to Registrars Under guris-
dictiOn Of This LEGAL Board. Whose Order
Numbers Are Between Ne. 1891 ard Ne. 1851.
Inclusive.
There has this aay been mailed % you =
QUESTIONABLE which you are required b. las
10 eNerute ard rtturu within seven days from
date hereof
Failure - d - cnrstitHtcs a uiisdefncanor
punishable - uot 10 eEoeed one years isr-
pfiscnmcnf and seen failure rnay aisc deprive
yuu r. valushle rizhts ard rcssh in Fcur Ira-
mediate inductinn into uailiisrg aertire ard
trial b. edur1-r1zTfsaL
Date. Decker 80 1af.--
Leafs q lsass1E Ws-ri41 81 49, E.a-aa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-26
wILLIAxsTowN

4 card party viii be held iu I.ynde
hall Friday evening for the benefit Of
the Red Gross. Admission, lOc
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30
WYOMING WOMAN HAS
FOUR SONS FIGHTING

Wolf Creek. Wyo., Sept 2g.-of
the seven sons OF Mrs. NJ, Il, Gallo.
way OF Wolf Creek. three are en-
listed in the lighting forces OF Uncle
sam and fourth is employed In
government service, A hfth Is shcr-
IN NJ Denver Colo, and MS such had
part In the raising OF the new ma.
tlonal army.
Mrs Galloway at SO Is the mother
OF l2 children and has reared 10
other children. eight step-children
and two foster daughters
At % Mrs, Galloway gave birth
to u male Quartette. all OF whom now
are living. The boys were named by
President Mckinley, who was third
cousin OF the Galloways, The names
are; Mark, for Mark Hanna; VIII
liam. for President Mckinley; Ben
jamin. for BENJAMIN Franklin. and
Edward, for Edward Clinton. Mark
Is sheriff at Denver and the other
three are hghting for the United
States.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30
THREE BALL TEAMS
CLOSE CONTENDERS

SAN Francisco. Sept 20 Three
teams OF the Pacific coast baseball
league now are eontestlng in what Is
considered to be one OF the best
struggles that ever has developed
for pennant honors In this organi-
Eation, While san Francisco still
has small edge on It's two rivals,
the Salt Lake and Los Angeles clubs,
the margin is so small that u tenn
porary slump could alter the stand
Ing OF the clubs In u few days, Los
Angeles aud salt Lake already have
see-sawed back and forth u number
of times In the struggle for second
place. So close has been The hattl-
ing between these two teams that
no one has ventured an assertion as
TO the probable outcome,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30
SWEDISH WOMEN GAIN
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE

Stockholm. Sept 80 Approx
mately a half million of the king
dom's popular vote was cast for and
quarter OF million against the
democratic revision OF the Swedish
constitution, abolishing plural vot-
ing In municipalities, and giving
women the franchise In elections.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30

II Old Mother Hubbard should go
to the cupboard
She'd find all the food she'd do
sire
For stored away there Is foodstuff to
spare,
The product OF Gamer and dryer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30

Pat-a-cake. pat-a-cake, bakers man.
Look at the things we're going to
can;
Can 'em and dry 'em and store 'sm
away
To give us our food for the cold
winters day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30

ter. Mrs. r. X. Woodson. and her
son, Ralph.
Jim Beagle. who has been helping
his brother harvest beans. returned
to his home in Ashland last week.
No damage reported by the frost
the other night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30

Red Cross workers held their
regular weekly meeting Wednesday
afternoon.
A fine time was reported by those
who attended Pomona at Williams
last Saturday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30
MURPHY

Frank Knox and wife visited
over night at the McFadden ranch.
Mrs. Wood. of Los Angeles, came
up Saturday to visit with her daugh-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30
FALL T0PC0AT.

Brown velours in the faddy tobacco
shade gives this natty coat, so suitable
for knockabout purposes. The odd belt
and arrangement Of pouch pockets, to.
gether with huge bone buttons and
white broadcloth collar, make modIsh
finishes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30

Engraved calling cards--100 cards
and plate. In script, $3.50; II plate
is furnished. 100 cards for 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-30

job wsrk at Ne 0surfsr.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
P0ltH'loof'
Second-FIoor Plan.

which is a room 9 feet 6 inches by II
feet with adjoining pantry. The pan.
try is equipped with cupboard and
a small door is placed in the wall be,
tween this room and the rear entry,
through which an end-icing refrigera.
tor can be filled. The sink in the
kitchen is placed beneath two small
windows. There is chimney in the
outside rear corner of the kitchen for
the range, if one is used, or for con-
nection with the ventilating hood of
gas range. The second door in the
rear wall of the dining room leads to
a short hall off the kitchen at the end
of which there is door at the foot of
the stairs to the second floor.
There is bedroom on the first floor
which is entered from the living room.
This room might be fitted out as
den If such an arrangement would be
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
BY WILLIAM A. RADFORD.

For neat appearance, pleasing bal
ance and harmonious color scheme, the
little house shown in the accompanying
perspective view is attractive to
marked degree. One of the principal
features of the design is porch which
is thoroughly adaptable to the design.
The house expresses comfort and hos
pitality in it's appearance, due very
largely to the effect of the porch. A
low arched effect is used across the
front of the house and the ends of the
porch have a similar treatment; the
vertical measurement of the curve Is
the same for these two arched effects,
however, which gives that at the end
considerably more of curve than that
across the front of the house. The
graceful effect obtained by the use of
these false arches is well shown in the
perspective view.
The typical bungalow lines are not
sacrificed in any way by making this
home of the story-and-a-h type. The
low fiat dormer breaks up the roof ex-
panse and gives q decorative touch to
the design while, at the same time,
abundant light is furnished to one of
the rooms on the second floor. Rafter
ends are exposed across the width of
the main roof and the dormer roof.
SiXteen-light windows are provided in
the dormer and large plate glass win
dows Of the double hung type, having
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

pleasant. The contractor could, at
small cost, fit in some attractive book
cases and whatever else might be need
ed to conform with the owners ideas
regarding such a room. The man who
appreciates his home and spends some
of his evenings reading or planning for
the future is sure to obtain full re-
turns for the money Which he invests
in the fitting out of such a room.
There are three full height bedrooms
on the second floor, each opening on
the hall which runs back to the stairs.
Generous closet space Is provided for '
each bedroom. The bath is placed at
the rear near the head of the stairs.
All of the rooms are we'll lighted and
pleasant. In order to keep down the
height of the house, for the sake of
appearance, it is always necessary to
place the cOrnice of roof of this type
lower than the ceiling line of the sec
ond floor rooms. Few people will toll
crate low rooms or rooms having the
ceiling sloped down at the end and
this must be avoided in this type of
house. 1t is done by the use of large
dormTs, such as that shown in the
accompanying perspective view. Such
dormers, properly designed, do not de-
tract from the good appearance of the
house; in fact, since they break up the
expanse of roof, they are benefit to
the appearance of the building. BY
the use Of a decorative cornice, attrac-
tive windows and perhaps a small bal.
cony with railing of pleasing design,
the large dormer is made one of the
striking features of the exterior. There
is no objection to closet which has
a sloping ceiling, provided portion OF
1t has sufficient height so that all of
the clothes which must be hung in 1t
will be kept off the floor. The bedroom
closets in this type of house, then, may
be placed under the roof on either side
of the dormer and very little space.
is actually wasted.
A full sized basement Is excavated
under the house. 1t Is divided off into
heater room with handy coal bins
which may be shut off while being
filed to prevent dust from covering
everything in the basement, laundry
room with tubs installed and vege-
table room having built-in case for
fruit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

cillty for the establishment of n com
Portable home. The living room is
large brick fireplace connecting with
small windows. There is a group of
three tall, narrow windows at the 9th.
er end of the room. These, together
with the two large plate glass win
dows in the forward wall, ensue a
bright interior.
Back from the living room, through
large cased opening, is the dining
room. The three-windOw bay, which
can be seen on the perspective view,
comes in this room. Opposite this bay
a modern buffet is built against the
wall. The room is 13 feet by II feet,
which size is well proportional to the
size Of the house. There are two doors
in the rear wall of the dining room.
One of these leads to the kitchen,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
SWAMP proof FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root, physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. 1t is a gen.
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

being laid with standard exposure.
There is an abundance of white in the
trim to brighten the building and the
dark shingle surfaces are further re-
lieved by the light gray stucco used In
finishing the porch walls and columns.
Again, there is just enough contrast
between this stucco and the white trim
to produce a very pleasing effect. The
materials are so well proportional and
distributed that the appearance from
any angle gives an impression of per-
feet harmony.
The interior Of the house is lconve-
aiently arranged, providing every ia
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
BUNGALOW
WITH WIDE PORCH
Little House Described Here Is
Attractive and Thoroughly
Convenient.
MATERIAL WELL HARMONIZED
Stained Shingles and Stucco Walls
Add Distinctive Touch to the Ex-
terior-Plenty of Light Gets
Into Every Room.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give &C, ice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

twenty-one light upper sash, are used
on the porch. All features combined
give the house a most attractive IA
cade.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
Of the external design Of the house is
the pleasant harmony Of materials
used in its finish. The walls have been
severed with stained shingles and the
appearance of the surfaces Is made
distinctive by having every fourth
course, narrow, the intervening courses
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
Wealth of Australia.

The recently completed census of
wealth in Australia shows that the
country's net assets are equal to ST.
675 per head Of the population. The
migration returns show loss of 279,-
900 males since the war began and
white women now outnumber the men
by $4,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

When q man first makes a fool OF
himself he gets an awful jolt-but he
soon gets over 1t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16
He Wants to Know.

"Pa, what is a bookworm"
"a man who loves books, my SON."
"Then is q man who loves fish fish
worm2"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-11-16

Ships that pass in the night are gen
orally frail ones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-07
The Peanut to the Rescue

From the Minneapolis Journal.
PT HE American peanut, which till recent years was
held by those who consumed it at five bag as a
CONNECTION and joke. has risen to the dignity Of
food. and first class food at that taking place the
pantry alongside Of and wheat In cotton belt
has filled the empty cottonsee oil barrel where the boil
weevi has raYaged the fields incidentally has turned
the cotton farmer from his destructive crop system
tillage to sane diversified program.
In Texas, where the boil weevl has done its worst
they have planted this year 100000 peanuts
twice the acreage of last year Georgia planted this
900 against 10000 year. and the entire
south planted this year than 100000 acres as
against less than 1,250,0o0 last season
The peanut produces not only food for man but grain
alfalfa forage while hogs on the nuts
which they harvest themselves making as high as 400
pounds Of meat to the acre.
AS human food the roasted peanut is said to be an
almost complete ration while peanut oil is now one of the
dependable sources for the vegetable oils are
pensatng for the growing shortage of animal fats Cot
ton seed oil has already become shortening
the American kitchen, and much the so-called olive oil
we use is squeezed from the peanut
The peanut in this Of is bringing UP the fat
reserves, and In either it furnishes
perfect substitute for lard AS butter the ground
is rapidly coming into popular and is driving con
sierable amount of dairy butter off the American
sandwich.
Thus the little peanut humble though it be- has al
ready braced the lean pork barrel has supported the
waning butter jar and has laid firin under
tribute Of thanks while jot abating its visible
and welcome presence on the corner popcorn stand.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-07
The Defeat Of Alfred Bavis

Alfred Bavis went down in defeat before Dr.
w. W. Zimmerman in the election yesterday The
cause of his defeat is to be found in himself and
not in lack of political discernment among the
voters who supported Farwig and Zimmerman
Bavis has been accused consistently and per-
sistently as being autocratic and dlctatorlal'
Men who have observed his four years in office
have noted time and again that Bavis had to have
his own way or he would oppose measures.
Voters feared that if he went into office, Rich
nond would be ruled by dictator, and that there
would be no need of board of works, city con-
troller, fire and police departments.
This feeling of the voters against Bavls was
strengthened by the paid political advertisements
which his committee employed to further his
candidacy Cursory reading of any one OF them
left the impression that Bavis was the only man
in the present city administration. No reference
to the work of Mayor Robbins who appointed him
to office, to his associates on the board of works
and to the other city officials who cooperated in
CARRYING out administration measures, are to
be found anywhere. Bavis took all the credit
to himself, leaving the impression that ev-
erything had revolyed about him.
Citizens of Richmond are quick to detect and
resent q false note of this kind. They refused to
give approval to the methods used by the Bavls
campaign managers to elect him.
The statement which Bavis gave out after his
defeat confirms the judgment Of the citizens who
voted against him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-07

Italy it Is due to their decision that the western
front needs the men and the munitions.
The misunderstanding regarding the import
ance of the various fields of fighting suggests
that the allies organize general staff that will
have supreme command over all operations Then
the Importance of each front will be viewed in
the proper perspective, making it impossible for
one nation to lose the fruits of two years of bril-
liant fighting because it lacked artillery to back
up the gain.
The allies would then be able to negate the adj
vantage which Germany has in this respect. All
plans and decisions are made by one Teutonic
staff, and the particular needs and requirements
Of each front are constantly before the men who
are able to cope with the vicisstudes of military
operation.
A general staff of the Allies would enable
them to concentrate vast forces of men and artil-
lery at one point and smash through to a decisive
victory. Under the present arrangement, the
British, for instance, mass the men they can
spare for their offensive. They do not call on the
French to give them as many men as they can
spare from their line. The result is that the full
force of the Allies is never exerted against any
one point.
The German general staff is smashing its way
through Italian lines because it stripped the Rus
sian front of all the that could be removed
It is repeating the same tactics it used in the Rou
manian and Russian campaigns.
The final upshot of the Italian campaign may
be general revision of the staff activity of the
Allies and the creation of a general board that
will supervise their military movements.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-07
The Food Pledge Campaign

The refusal of number of persons in this city
to sign food pledge cards reveals the presence of
both ignorance and pro-Gerrnan propaganda
This city has been exceedingly lenient with
persons who are not heart and soul for the United
States. It has resorted to no drastic steps to
check an evil that is greater menace than most
Of us imagine it to be.
Severe measures were employed in other COM
munities to check dsloyalty. In Kansas City, re-
fusal to sign pledge card was interpreted as a
disloyal act and the names of many persons were
handed to the government agents for investiga-
ton.
Perhaps it would be Statutory if federal offic-
ials investigated the reasons assigned here by
persons for refusing to aid in the conservation of
food. It might clear the atmosphere to marked
degree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-07

matrimonial alliance with such a
man."
Well" said the witness sarcastic
ally. Il was getting old. and had to
choose between lawyer and a burg
lar
The cross-examination ended there.
The man who had built up the new
tow and was showing Q prospective
settler about the place pointed with
pride to pretty little church Just
completed.
DO you belong to the church %
asked the visitor.
I should say not replied The head
man with an air of injured pride, "the
church belongs to me-