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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
A Stubborn Cough
L0Osens Right Up
This homemade remedy n q wonder
for quick results. Easily and
cheaply made.


The prompt and positive action of this
simple, inexpensive homemade remedy
in quickly healing the infamed or swollen
chal tubes and breaking up tight
coughs, has caused it to be used in more
homes than any other cough remedy.
Under its healing. soothing influence,
chest soreness goes. phlegm loosens,
breathing becomes easier, tickling in
throat stops and you get good nights
Testful sleep. The usual throat and
chest colds are conquered by it in "a
hours or less Nothing better for bron-
chitis, hoarseness, Group, whooping
cough, bronchial asthma or winter
coughs.
To make this splendid cough syrup,
pour, "a ounces. of Pinex $50 cents
WORTH into a pint bottle and fill tho
bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup
and shake thoroughly. You then have
a full pint--a family supply-of much
better cough syrup than you could buy
ready made for $3.50. Keeps perfectly
and children love its pleasant taste.
Pinex is q special and highly concern
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, and is known the world
over for its promptness, ease and GER
tainty in overcoming stubborn coughs
and chest colds.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "21a ounces of Pinex" with
full directions, and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
or money promptly refunded.
The Pinex Co., Fl Wayne. Ind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
NORTH MONTPELIER

Willie Tibbetts spent Thanksgiving
at his home in Marshfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Guytte and fam
lily visited at her fathers, H. c. Hollis
tier, in Marshfeld last week
Mrs. j. White of Calais visited hel
sister, Mrs Clifford Rudd, recently.
Arden Chandler is helping at the
creamery.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Templeton of Frank
lin Falls, N. f., visited at Victor Tenn.
pleton's over Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Henry Kelton of East Montpelier
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Ellen Nye Lawrence of Plainfield
visited relatives and friends in town last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stoddard and
children spent Thanksgiving at Plain
field
Glenn Martin was in Barre Wednes-
day
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Williams went
"Wednesday to their home in Mortified
Falls for the rest of the week.
Webster Cate of Calais visited Mrs.
Cate at Mrs, Fannie Titles last week
The last meeting of the Red Cross
workers was held at the home of Mrs.
Jerry Byron, where bandages and surgi,
cal dressings were made. There was no
meeting this week on account of its being
Thanksgiving week
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Byron have re-
turned from Pittsfield, Mass. and for the
present will reside at Jerry Byron's,
Clarence Martin and family of Cabot
and Walter Chaplin and family were at
Glenn Martins for Thanksgiving.
A. Titchout of Montpelier is visiting
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Delbert
'Pearsons, this week.
Frank Colson of Waterbury Center
visited friends in town last week
! Mr.. and Mrs. Guard Noble and family
of Plainfeld have moved to her fathers
on the east hill.
Arthur Cook visited at his home in
Barre over Thanksgiving.
Carl Clifford was i'll part of this week
and unable to work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
WATTS RIVER
Letter from Pvt. Royal B. Downing, Who
Is Somewhere in France.

Mr.. and Mrs O. V Downing have just
received the following letter from their
grandson, Private Royal B. Downing
who is with the l03d Machine Gune bat
TALON, SD brigade, 26th division, Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces.
Somewhere in France, Nov. 5, 1917.
Dear ones at home: As / have lit
tie time, / win drop you line to let you
know that | am well and healthy and
hope this will find you all the same.
What is the news over there and how is
the new road packing down? Have you
had any freeze YETI
Give my best regards to all the peo-
pie around there and tell them ] would
like to hear from all of them, so that
can have the latest events once in a
while. How are Bertha and Earl, Frank s
folks and Dad? Tell them | will write
to them all later. Have any of the boys
been married since | leftY
Il would like to have my father or
someone of the folks send me some to-
bacco if they would, so please approach
them with the subject. Well. | must
close now, but will write more later.
Royal"
''P. S. If you see any of Capt. Brooks
folks, give them my best regards"
Miss Ada WEIGH is home from Goddard
seminary for few days.
Miss Dorothy Richardson spent the
week end in Peacham.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
CABOT

The Red Cross sale will be held in the
Congregational church vestry, Friday
Dec. !, afternoon and evening. Fancy
articles, aprons, handkerchiefs, holders,
food. jelly, etc, popcorn and popcorn
balls will be sold; also a few stuffed dolls
and animals. The fair committee has
deemed 1t advisable. owing to the short .
age of sugar, to eliminate the sale Of
home made candy. A short program VIII
he the feature of the sale in the evening.
Miss Louise Barber has kindly consent
ed to give few readings, and there will
be musical numbers. No articles Of any
kind will be sold at auction. The fair
committee, however. plans to afiix
price ON all donated articles so that
everyone will be able TO buy. Come and
help the local Red Cross organization.
Bear in mind the Cabot boys in the
trenches and training camps who viii
benefit directly bv Our efforts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
H.4RDWICK STREET

Mrs Kate Eastman has returned from
Cabot, where she had been for the past
week, caring for her daughter, Mrs. Nc
Intyre, who has been quite i'll.
Mrs C. r. Russell, who has been in
Boston and vicinity the past month, re.
turned to her home here Saturday.
Miss Mabel Tracy from Canada is Wis
iting her cousin, Ed Sails
Mr. Hamblin and son have finished
cutting Christmas trees in this locality
and expect TO leave for their home in
Scranton, Pa, Wednesday
Mrs. Fred Chase and Barbara of East
Hardwick were recent guests at George
L. Warmers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
M1RSHFIELD

From Dec Is to April the library
will close at s p. m, and it will be closed
all day on Christmas and New Years.
II. f. Brown returned last week from
Newbury, where he has been working
during the fall.
NJ. c. Ide of Groton spent Thanksgiv-
ing with his brother, r. r. Ide.
Mrs. Emery was called to Peacham
again last Wednesday to attend the flu
neral of her father. Her mother was
buried on Monday of last week.
Miss Marion Taylor was home from
Montpelier for Thanksgiving.
Ralph Ide was a visitor in Barre and
Montpelier last Tuesday.
Mrs. Gertrude Folsom went to Lisbon
Thursday to spend Thanksgiving with
her father and sister.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. A. Evans returned to
their home in Essex Junction Friday
after spending a few days with Mrs.
Evans parents.
Charles Labarron had the misfortune
TO break his arm recently. He and his
wife have just moved to Chelsea, where
his son resides.
Miss Hazel Billings of Barre spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. L. FL.
Taft.
George E. May has purchased the
building lot owned by Oliver Sicily on
Depot street.
Miss Florence Wooster was at home
from Barre for the Thanksgiving recess
Attention is called to the fact that a
fine new work entitled, The Foundation
Library for Young Folks" consisting of
III volumes, has recently been purchased
for the library and it is hoped that the
public will avail themselves of the OPP
lportunity to become familiar with this
excellent set of books.
Miss Sadie Huntington of Barre was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bouldry
a few days this week.
A union Thanksgiving service was held
Thursday evening in the Congregational
church and was well attended. Rev. Mr. !
Platt, pastor of the NJ. Z. church. deliv-
cred very interesting Thanksgiving ad
dress
Mrs. Rose Sheple of Waterbury was
the guest of her niece, Mrs. G. L. May, |
Thanksgiving day.
Marjorie Lamberton, Gladys Newton, |
Leola Taft, Evelyn Furness, Helen Lam |
berton, Percy Pitkin and Earle Mears |
were home from Goddard for the Thanks |
giving vacation. Laura Bliss and Stan
ley Lyndes were home from Montpelier /
seminary
II is understood that Miss Ethel Boz
honOn is to teach the grammar school /
during the winter term. as Miss Alice
Clark is unable to teach on account of
poor health
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
BRADFORD

The following are extracts from letters
recently received by Mr. and Mrs Jerry
Murphy from their son, Martin, who be.
longs to Co, ID, l0lst machine gun bat
Italian, American expeditionary forces
abroad:
Out on the sea, Oct Is, II.
Dear father and mother: For some
thing to do l thought ! would write a
little about what happened to-day. This
morning | got up at 6:l5, dressed, fixed
my bunk for inspection, then washed up
for breakfast, which was at 1880. After
breakfast went on deck till l:l5, each
man has to go on deck from till HIS.
Every day at 1890 we have lifeboat
drill. After dinner lay down and had
nap, at 2:30 went up on deck and had
calsthenics for an hour, then came down
to supper. There was a hail storm this
morning along with the rain. 1t made
the waves run high so the ship rocked,
but ] do not mind it at all now. 1t is
very cold out. / guess we are getting
into a cold country. / lay in bed couple
of days so my foot would get better. 1t
is all right now. Guess ] will go to bed
Pat.
Dear mother and father: We arrived
here safe few days ago and have been
moving around from one camp to anoth-
err. / was sick the first part of the trip
but enjoyed the last part I wrote let
ter when we got on the boat to send it
from there, You must have gotten it
right away, When we went through on
the train | dropped off a card. | wonder
if you got it all right. The people are
pretty good to us over here and there
are a number of strange things We are
in pretty close quarters, only ten in
tent. Went down to the village last
night and got something to eat some
what different than | used to get at
home. Not any sugar of any amount.
Went to picture show which was pretty
good.
Will write good long letter when we
get to the camp where we are to stay.
Pat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
DON'T FUSS WITH
MUSTARD PLASTERS!
Musterole Works Easier, Quicker
and Without the Blister

There's no sense in mixing mess of
mustard, -four and water when you can
easily relieve pain, soreness or stiffness
with little clean, white Musterole.
! Musterole is made of pure oil of mus
eard and other helpful ingredients com.
bined in the form of the present white
ointment. 1t takes the place of out.of.
date mustard plasters, and will not blister.
Musterole usually gives prompt relief
from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis,
group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head
eche, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
|umbago, pains and aches of the back or
3oints sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill.
bIains, frosted feet colds of the chest
lit often prevents pneumonia).
Soc and Coo jars; hospital size $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
WOODBURY.

Mr. and Mrs Walter Davis were in
Morrisville Monday to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Davis sister.
Mrs. Albert Crawford. who has been
quite seriously i'll for the past four
weeks. is concalescing
Philip brennan is a guest of his moth
er. Mrs. Myrtle brennan, at East Calais.
Mrs. Lizzie Glidden Is convalescing
from severe attack of the grip
Mrs. W. G. Daniels returned home FIJI
day from a three weeks visit with rela-
tives in Cohasset. Mass.
Mac Webber Is home for a short vaca :
tion from his school duties az Montpelier
seminary.
Robert Weeks has moved his family to
the quarry into one Of the company ten
ements.
Sidney Weeks has returned from Barre
snd gone TO work for the Woodbury.
Granite company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
BETHEL
Mrs. Robert F. Heating Died in Boston
City Hospital.

Mrs. Robert +. Heating of Boston died
in the Boston City hospital Thursday
morning after an operation. The re
mains were brought here yesterday, her
husband and his brother, II. X Heating
of Boston, accompanying them, as well
as the bereaved parents, Mr.. and~Alrs
A. III. Bowen of Waitsfield. The funeral
was held this morning in the Catholic
church, with burial at Randolph, She
was born in this village, graduated from
Whitcomb high school in the class of
1897, followed the profession of a nurse
several years and last year married Mr..
Heating, formerly of this place. She was
niece of Mrs. E. f. Cushman, Mrs. J. b.
Regain and J. G. Moriarty of this village.
Samuel Jebb, jr.. was home for
Thanksgiving from White River june
ton and John T.. Parrot from Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Preston of Windsor
were with relatives here over Thanks
giving.
Rising Star grange will give progress
sive whist party at Bascom theatre next
Monday evening,
Newell b. Byam and John N. Byam of
Randolph were Thanksgiving day guests
at r. W. Morse's.
Mrs. Matilda Rogers and her daugh-
tiers, Carrie and Eleanor, were Thanks
giving day guests in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. PARROT of Boston
are visiting relatives here and at South
Rovalton.
The Christmas tree shipments Of
Henry I. LaBar & Sons of Delaware
Water Gap, Pa, from this station are
concluded to-day, with total of ID car
loads, besides many from Rochester and
Woodstock, which also were cut and
shipped under the personal supervision
of Harry G. LaBar, who, with Mrs. La
Bar and their son, George, has made
his home at the inn for several weeks.
The young men of the Barnard, Bethel
group who have made many friends here
this season and in previous seasons, are
Charles Scott, Philip Keller and Julius
Bendix of Philadelphia, Maurice Lawyer
of Trenton, n. j., Stanley Every of
Canadensis, Pa, Thomas Owens and Al |
bert Godshalk of Bangor, Pa, and Ed |
ward Gebhart of Milford, Pa.
N. 4, Clifford of Burlington is visiting |
his son, c. G. Clifford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01
Annuities Act

pay 4 fixed income by
cheek annually. semi-annually. quarterly
or monthly, as long as you live No care,
no chance. The greatest money service
Send for details. stating age and sex.
National Life lns. Co. Of Vt. Mutual y
:. :. Ballard. general agent, Rialto block,
Montpelier. Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-01

The many friends of Col H. T. John.
son We're pleased to hear of his appoint
ment as acting sdjutant general in the
place of Adjutant General Lee s. Tillot-
son, who has been called into active
service.
Misses Florence and Hazel Hart are
visiting in Lancaster, n H., this week.
Miss Ruth Cunningham, who has been
working in an Office in Boston, has re-
turned to the home of her parents here,
She is to begin work in the bank the
first of the week,
Miss Dugdale, who lives on the Goshen
road, is working in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Fitzgerald.
Miss Helen Worthley finished work in
the office of the Peoples Telephone CO.
last week and Miss Edith Brooks has
taken her place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes Johnson and
family of Lyme, n H., and Carl Carrie
ton and family of Lisbon, y. H., were
the guests Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur johnson, Thanksgiving day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-21

Ernest Simons, president of the
Ernest Sirhons Manufacturing Co. of
Portehester, n. Y, is dead.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-21
HAWAII SENATOR
WOULD INCREASE
COUNTY Salaries
Kamauoha introduces Lone
Bill of Session Today; Sen
ate &djournS Early

Senator G. p. KanIauoha introduced
the only bill in the senate this after
noon when he presented one propos-
ing to amend Section 1881 OF the Re-
vised Laws 50 as t. allow for an in
crease in the salaries OF various Off
Gals of the county of Hawaii These
increases are as follows: III 49,.
Sheriff, $1,000 to $30ea: county clerk.
$1,000 to $240G: auditor, $4,000 to
$4,000; attorney, $4,000 to $4,000: treas
uTer. $1,000 to $1,000; deputy sheriff of
South Hilo district, $500 to 1890:
deputy sheriff OF North Hilo district,
$3.50 to $1,000; deputy sheriff of Puma,
$1GS0 to $500; deputy sheriff Of Kau.
$1,000 to 1920; deputy sheriff oil
South Kona, $500 to $1,000; deputy
sheriff of North Kona. $1140 to $1,000;
teTuty sheriff OF South Kohala. 5000
to 5000; deputy sheriff of North Ko-
hala, 5000 to 5000; deputy sheriff Of
Hamakua, $1,000 to 1920. This be-
comes senate bill "a.
Senator Shingles three bills, az, IS
and "a. wipins out old and obsolete
accounts, passed second reading as
oPCSAol Va tic Wy
Three bills came up for second read
ing under regular order and were re-
ferred to the following committees: :
Senate bill 76, relating to agricult.
ure and forestry, printing committee;
house bill 294, relating to service of
judicial writs and processes, judiciary
committee; house bill 29S, to purchase
law books in the third circuit, Hawaii
select committee. II ~
The following bills passed third
reading: go. g..
House bill So, appropriatlng $500
for law books for the fourth judicial
circuit, unanimous; house bill 1873,
making special appropriations for GER
tain claims, unanimous; house bill 155
making additional appropriations for
two years endln,. June 80, 1917, unani-
nous; house hill l56, additional APP
PRO 2riations eo' period ending June
30, 1917, Pacheco voting in the mega.
tive; house bill 165, relating to sales
by guardians, unanimous: house bill
1S5, relating to gambling, Baldwin.
Cooke and Mikaele voting in the mega
tive,
House bill 56 allows increases in
the salary of the adjutant general,
contrary to the recommendation of the
house finance committee, for the four
months ending in June.
The territorial road bill was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. The
senate adjourned at four minutes aft.
er ? o'clock. ,s.t
Viae-presiden-. Mlkekau presided
today for the full session, taking the
chair at the first of the meeting be-
cause President Chilling worth was not
present.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-21
PIER PROBE Will
soon HAVE START

Senator ]. H. coney of Kauai, chair
man of the special committee of the
senate appointed yesterday to inves-
tigate the construction of piers s, 3
and 10. Honolulu harbor, plans to be-
gin work just as soon as possible.
Coney says he would have called a
meeting today to decide on prelimin-
airy plans for the investigation had not
Senators Castle and Baldwin, both
members of the committee, been abb
sent on account of Illness
we intend to go just as thorough
ly and as fairly into this matter as
possible" says the chairman. IF
there is anything wrong down there
il is up to US to find it out On the
other hand if the chairman and others
are not at fault they should be exonert
ated and freed of The criticism that
has been direc-eil toward them"
AS printed in the second edition Of
yesterdays StarBllletin the other
members OF the committee are Sem
ators Baldwin, Castle, Pacheco and
Hind.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-21
House Asked to Investigate
Dismissal of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Brown +.

Speaker Fl. l.. HoIstein OF the house
CT representatives left his seat on the
platform this morning and descended
10 the floor to introduce his initial
bill, House Bill 319, which provides
for pensions for aged persons.
There, I'm glad that's over" he
remarked to newspapermen after the
measure had passed first reading and
been ordered printed. 1T is my first
bill and il may be my last"
The bill provides that ON and after
June 30, 1918, all citizens of good
moral character having an income of
less than $50 year, and who are
So or more years old, and unfit and
incapable of manual labor, and who
have resided permanently in the ter.
ritory for-not less than Is years, shall
be allowed an annual government
pension at the rate Of $40 month.
Territory to Pay H..
1t is provided that the pension shall
be payable from the treasury OF the
territory, through the respective tax
assessors throughout the territory.
the treasurer to formulate regulations
governing the payment of such pen
sions.
Business was dull in the house to-
day as far as the introduction of bills
was concerned. Only two measures
made their appearance, the first by
the speaker and the second by Repre-
sentative Leal, providing an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for walling and confin-
ing to its course the Alenaio stream at
Hilo.
Representative Wilcox introduced a
Petition, signed by residents of Kauai,
asking an investigation of Henry w.
Kinney, superintendent of public In
struction, and the department of pub.
lie instruction, in failing to reappoint
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Brown as principal
and teacher, respectively. at the Wal
mea, Kauai. school, and that the
house take action in accordance with
its findings.
Suit Still Pending
Brown already has brought man
damus suit against Kinney and the
education commission to compel them
to reinstate him as principal of the
school Following the failure of the
board to reappoint Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown, several hearings of their case
were had but the. board declined to
swerve from its initial action. The
petition in the house has been re-
ferred to the education committee.
Among the signers of the petition are
G. N Wilcox. Hans Isenberg. w. II.
Rice, T. Brandt, Frank Cox, F. A. AL
exander, A. H. Waterhouse, e. H.
Broadbent and J. M. Lydgate.
The secretary of the territory re.
ported to the house that the governor
has signed House Bill 20, as Act g.
relating to the scattering of poisonous
or poisoned foods. Representative Ly-
man presented letter from J.. K. Kai
requesting preference right to certain
lands on Kamehameha avenue, Hilo,
decided to his father by the late Titus
Coan Petitions were read from wom-
en- of the Wailuku. and Makawao dis
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-21
BREAKDOWNOF RUSSIAN TRANSPORT
SYSTEM UNDER OLD REGIME SHOWN

ing those difficulties connected with
supplies, inevitable in world war. /
count upon u that the Joint labors Of
the whole government will be concen-
trated in the realization on a large
scale and the development of the
measures recently taken toward this
end.
The question of provisioning the
armies and the civil population de-
manis the combined action, not only
Of ali the authorities at the front and
in the rear, but also of all the different
departments united under the control
OF the. council OF ministers.
Another problem to which / attach
supreme Importance Is the further i'm
proyement OF transport, railway and
waterway. The council Of ministers
should in this connection work out de-
cisive measures which will assure the
full utilization of the means of trans.
port in order to be able, through the
cooperation Of all departments, To fur.
nish our troops on the firing line and
behind It with all that they require
In pointing out these pressing prob
lens for your attention / express the
hope that the activity OF the council
Of ministers under your presidency
win meet the support of the council OF
the empire and the duma, uniled in a
unanimous, ardent desire to carry on
the war to a. victorious completion.
II is furthermore the duty of all per-
sons called upon TO serve the state to-
act with good win. uprightness and
dignity toward the legislative institu-
tons.
In its coming activity in organizing
the economic life of the country the
government win find Invaluable sup
port in the Zemstvos, which, by their
worn in time Of peace and Of war, have
proved that they piousiy maintain the
shining traditions OF my grandfather
VI imperfshabie memory, Emperor
Alexander H."
The cars rescript is of particular
importance at this juncture in view of
the openly voiced suspicion in the Ru-
nanian Liberal press that the recent
reconstruction of the cabinet in favor
of the Reactionaries meant triumph
for the Germanophile influence in
Russia.