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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

/ Miss Grace Carr of White River June
| tion arrived in the city this morning to
pass the week end with friends.
In one of the sehooLrooms in the
Spaulding building last evening, Chaun-
cey Wiley very pleasantly entertained
the teachers and pupils of the fourth
grades of the Lincoln and Mathewson
schools with a microscope depicting
views obtained by him on his western
trip. Most of the pupils in the grades
were present and the entertainment was
much enjoyed.
John G. Wilson, jr., who was formerly
employed as a night clerk at Hotel Barre,
is back in the city after an absence of
several months in Augusta Me-. where,
for time after his departure from
Barre, he had a position in printers
shop. Illness overlook him while he
worked at the font and he was removed
to a hospital last fall. After undergoing
a severe operation, he was detained in
the hospital for nearly three months, be-
ing discharged three weeks ago. Mr..
Wilson will remain at the home of his
father on South Main street until he re-
covers his health.
ployed in the Barre Savings Bank &
Trust CO., will go next week to Essex
junction, where he will assume his du-
ties as treasurer of the Essex Trust Co.
to succeed Merl b. Clark, formerly of
Barre and formerly with the Barre Saw
ings bank, who has resigned to go with
the Smith Wright company. Informa
tion about the two changes is contained
in the following Essex Junction item in
the Burlington Free Press to-day: "Merl
b. Clark. who has been treasurer of the
Essex Trust company since its organ
ization. has rendered his resignation to
accept a better position with Smith
Wright company, wholesale dealers in
eggs and poultry. The resignation Of
Mr.. Clark is regretted by both officers
and depositors, who have appreciated his
ability and moral worth. He
has the best wishes of all in his new field
Of labor The officers of the Essex Trust
company announce that they have Sc
cured Roscoe p. Lynde of Barre TO fiji the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Mr..
Clark Mr.. Lynde j. son OF james X.
I.ynde OF Williamstown. He was grad
uated from Williston seminary. East
hampton. Mass, in 1907 and from Nor
wich university. Mortified. in 1911 with /
4 r. :. degree. He comes 20 the Essex I
Trust company with the highest recon- I
after serving four years in /
eading hanks Of this stste and one year /
With the Federal Reserve bank Of Bos-
.on. which, together with special course .
m banking and law. have made him ex-
septionally vel qualified 20 fill the posi-
ion Of treasurer. Mr.. and Mrs CLARK
sill continue TO reside here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
MoRETowN
Mrs. A. c. Child Died Wednesday After
Several Weeks Illness

The community was ssddened to learn
of the death of Mrs. A. c. Child, which
occurred at her home on Moretown Com
mon Wednesday, March /, after several
weeks illness. Ella A. Howes was born
in Moretown Dec. 2s, 1852, the second
daughter of the late Charles and Mary
Davis Howes She received her educa-
tion in the public schools of her native
town and was a successful teacher in
this vicinity. On Feb. Ia, 1872, she was
married to Abner C.. Child. Five chill
dren were born to them: Myrtle f.,
Estella NJ, c. Arthur, who died in in
fancy. Walter II. and Wesley NJ. Her
entire life was passed in this town,
where she leaves a large circle of friends,
who extend their sympathy TO the be-
reaved family, as she was woman who
was loved and respected by all who knew
her. Besides her husband and four chill
dren. she is also survived by n ne grand
children: Evelyn, Clair and Leslie Dens-
more. Doris Farrsr, Raymond, Mildred
and Leon Childs. Lorraine and Winston
Childs. The funeral services viii be held
at her late home Saturday at I o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
GOING TO BRATTLEBORO.
John N. Harvey to Form Law Partner.
ship with Harold z. Whitney.

John n Harvey of Barre, who is at
present clerk of the commissioner reyis-
ing the public statutes and also executive
clerk of Gov. Graham, has formed law
partnership with Harold Z. Whitney OF
Brattleboro and viii move to that town
within a short time to participate active
ly in the extensive law practice which
awaits the firm. Mr.. Harvey sxpects 10
90 to Brattleboro next week, and during
the remainder of the session OF the leg
islature win divide his time between his
new Office and his work as executive
clerk at the State House. His family,
consisting of his wife and two children,
will remain for the time being at their
home, I Maple Grove street.
Mr. Whitney, with whom Mr.. Harvey
enters partnership, was for long time
associated with the late Clarke c. Fits,
former attorney general of the state,
and with the late Senator Hermon f.
Eddy as well; and the business is largely
devoted to corporation work, line of
practice to which Mr.. Fits especially
devoted himself The opening presents
good opportunity for Mr.. Harvey to car
ry out his legal predictions along the
line of corporation law. During much OF
the IL years in which he has been a
member of the Vermont bar he has been
in corporation work, although
spending considerable time in assisting
in the revision of the public statutes.
Mr. Harvey is a native of Topsham,
graduate of Montpelier seminary and
the University of Vermont, receiving also
the honorary degree of A. NJ. from the
latter institution the same year (l904l
that he was admitted to the bar. For a
time following the latter year, he was
associated with his father, r. NJ. Harvey,
and his brother, r. NJ. Harvey, in the
practice of law at Montpelier. going
later to Montreal. to look after the legal
md OF a corporation there. He returned
to Vermont in 1915, locating in Barre
hat year.
Besides the practice of law, Mr. Har-
vey has been engaged in work of similar
nature, having been clerk of the legisla-
i've revision committee in 1904. assist
INT to the reviser of the public statutes
rom 1904 to 1906, executive clerk during
GOV. G. H. Prouty's administration, as
istant to the reviser of the public stat
ties from 1915 to 1917, and executive |
lerk to Gov. Graham at the present |
ime. Mr.. Harvey will assume his new |
luties under favorable. conditions, and a |
arge circle of friends hereabouts will |
congratulate him, although sorry to have
Tim leave.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
ARE NEAR BAGDAD.
British Continue to Sweep Turks Back in
Mesopotamia.

London, March 9-Two holy eities"--.
Jerusalem of the Christians and Bagdad
of the Moslems--lie almost in the grip of
victorious British armies. British cav
airy, in pursuit of the fleeing Turks, is
within few hours ride of Bagdad, hav-
ing passed Ctesphon, where Turkish re-
sistance was expected, without a strug-
gle.
An official statement issued last night
says:
"Telegraphing Tuesday at midnight,
Gen. Maude reported that little opposi-
tion had been encountered by our pur-
suing troops Tuesday, though a high
wind and sandstorm rendered marching
arduous.
"a Turkish force which ATTEMPTED to
oppose our advance at Lajk Monday had
evacuated its positions by Tuesday morn
ing and our cavalry, passing Ctesiphon,
which was found to be unoccupied, biv-
ouacked for the night near Bawl, six
miles southeast of Dialah, which is sit
uated at the confluence of the Dialah
river and the Tigris, eight miles from
the southern outskirts of Bagdad
During Monday and Tuesday S5 Turks
and one Turkish gun were captured"
In Palestine the British have arrived
within short distance of Jerusalem, in
chase of the retreating Turkish forces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
MORPHINE SELLERS
HEAVILY FINED
in u. S. COURT
Green Bros, Fair Haven Druggists,
Pleaded Guilty to Charge-other
Cases Disposed OF.

| Burlington, March 9.-After disposin,
of number OF cases yesterday, United
States district court adjourned to Apri
| when the cases of Mrs Catherine Ha
vens of Schenectady, N. Y, charged with
violation of the pension law in max
ing false afIidavits, will be taken up
just prior to adjournment Michael Green
and John Green, who conduct a drug
store in Fair Haven under the name oil
Green Brothers, pleaded guilty to a
charge of making an illegal sale of NOR
phine, and each was fined $500, the fines
being paid. In the indictment it was
charged that they sold 227 grains OF
morphine sulphate to Patrick Leonard
of Saratoga, N. Y, in violation of the
provisions of the Harrison act. Fele-
NOUS intention on the part of the men,
the court thought, was absent.
Charles Manahan, who has been con-
fined in Chittenden county jail for the
last four months, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with SNUG
CLING Chinese into this country The
court thought that as he had already
been in Jail four months the sentence
should not be severe and the man was
sentenced to serve six months in the
county jail at Montpelier. The court
stated that there was evidently syndi-
cate engaged in the business of snug
CLING in Chinese but did not think Mana
han was a member OF it.
Sam Feldman, who has been in jail
at Newport for four months, pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him
with bringing an alien woman into this
country from Canada. He was sentenced
to serve six months in the Chittenden
county jail in this city.
Austin w. Phelon of Dorset pleaded
guilty to an indictment charging him
with embezzeling funds. He was post
master at Dorset and it was charged
that he failed to make three quarterly
postal reports to the department, the
money which he should have remitted
having been placed in private lock box
in bank Another indictment charged
him with failing to remit on three c. o.
ID. packages. On the first count he was
sentenced to pay S27s79 the amount
from the government, and on
the second count he was find S2066, the
amount to which the three c. O. ID. pack
ages came TO.
Ernest Il. Keefe of Bellows Falls plead
ed guilty to an Indictment charging him
with keeping money which was given to
him by persons on the rural free deliv-
cry mail route on which he was the car
rier and with which he was expected to
obtain money orders He was fined $30l7
and costs of $25, the sentence being
light because of his previous good rec
ord and because OF the fact that he was
married.
Louis Gerard Of Berkshire pleaded
guilty to charge of resisting a Unit
ID States officer, he having struck an
,ificer while drunk. He paid fine of
$50 and costs.
Nicholas Melissones. charged with IL
egal bringing narcotics into this coun
ny from Canada. was admitted to bail
n the sum OF $1,000, furnishing Nation
Il Surety company bond. The court in
itructed him to report at the govern
nent office in New York every few days. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
A SPY SUSPECT.
Was Thought Later to Be Only Medi
cine Crank.

st. Johnsbury, March 9-St. .Johnsbury
has been greatly excited over the pres.
enee in the town of a man who was
thought to be a German spy. The agita.
tion resulted in the examination in po-
lice court yesterday afternoon of A. b.
Hyde, a stranger who has been around
here about two weeks. Suspicion was
first directed towards the man when
he hung around the company d new
srmory. He had been seen at the Fair
banks shops and driven away by the
night watchman.
Several people became SO thoroughly
alarmed that Sheriff w II. Worthen or
dered that the man be taken to the
police station for examination A
search Of his room in Caldbeck block
was made. A case Of vials filled with
various liquids was found and at the
direction Of the sheriff the contents Of
these were examined by DR. W g. Rick
er and :. X. Brigham, a druggist. They
nothing but legitimate medi-
cines
States Attorney J. T. Campbell ex-
amined the man, who insisted upon tax
ing down the examination in shorthand.
He was finally released the officers be
ing satisfied that he was a medicine
fend. harmless. but very eccentric.
Several patents were found IN his
room among them one for a fountain
pen. He would not give his place Of
residence and said he had come % this
town for his health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

c. II. White was in Burlington to-day
attending the meeting of the Schoolmas
tens club.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sullivan Wednesday, March Z, at
the home of Mrs. w. A. Price, Al Branch
street.
Mrs. Robert johnson of 46 Circle st was
removed to the City hospital this fore
noon. This afternoon the patient under
went an operation.
Charles Kenyon returned to his home
on Merchant street yesterday after n
business trip to Boston of few days.
Miss Bella Daniels, who recently com
pletely her duties at the Eureka restau
rant. has commenced work as waitress at
the Hotel Barre.
Albert 7. Crosby, formerly employed
a. stone cutter here and OF late EN-
ployed at Quincy, Mass. was visitor
in the city yesterday while en- route to
Sherbrooke, z. O., where he will visit his
brother. Edgar Crosby.
Wallace McWillisms of Goddard sem
mary left last evening for his home in
Rochester. y. IT,. where he will remain
during the coming week.
A very pleasant evening was passed
at the home Of Reginald Abare Of 30
Prospect street last evening when about
80 Of his schoolmates and friends assem-
blei 10 remind him Of his 10th birthday
anniversary. The hours we're passed in
PLAYING games and other smusements.
after which the party was served re
treatments He was the recipient Of
many beautiful gifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
CHARLES BIANCHI
WAS WELL KNOWN
IN GRANITE TRADE
Head of Firm of Charles Bianchi & Sons
Died at City Hospital Last Night
The Funeral Win Be
Held Saturday.

Charles Bianehi of GA Summer street
one of the st-known granite manufac-
turers in the Barre district, passed away
last night around 9.30 o'clock, the end
following a severe surgical operation to
which he submitted at the City hospital
Sunday. Mr. Bianchi was stricken last
week. and the operation followed his re-
moval to the hospital Saturday night.
The deceased leaves his wife, three
daughters and two sons. His daughters,
Miss Ida Bianchi, Miss Adele Bianch and
Miss Teresa Bianchi, reside in Barre.
The sons surviving are Tony Bianchi and
Charles Bianchi, jr,, both of Barre. Mr.,
Bianchi leaves sister in Italy.
Charles Bianchi was born in Viggiu,
Italy, in November, 1851, town which
has furnished much of the brain and
Drawn in the development of the cutting
industry in Barre, Mr.. Bianchi worked
at the banker and learned his trade. He
came to America in 1892 and immedi.
ately located in this city, the firm of
Bianchi Bros. being organized soon after
his arrival here, the other members of
the firm being Joseph and John Bianchi.
Later Charles Bianchi bought the inter
ests held by his brothers and admitted
his sons to the partnership. In 1905
they purchased the Mutch & Calder
plant, so called, ON West Second street,
and for some years the concern has been
doing business under the name of Charles
Bianehi & Sons. The elder Bianchi, in
recent years sharing the management
with his son, Antonio Bianchi, has long
been an outstanding figure in the bust
ness life of Barre, and those who mourn
his passing away are many. He was a
member of the Granite Manufacturers
The funeral will be held in st. Moni-
cas- church Saturday afternoon at p
o'clock. The parish priest, Rev. P. NJ.
Mckenna, viii officiate. The body viii
be placed in the vault at Elmwood
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
GREAT QUANTITY
OF FOOD BOUGHT
FOR RETREAT
Statistics Also Presented, Showing That
There Is an Annual Deficit in
the Institution.

Statistics showing the large amount
OF food products bought for the Brattle.
boro Retreat were presented at the in.
vestigation of the institution now be.
ing conducted in Montpelier Other fig
ures were given to show that the Re
treat runs into a deficit every year and
that the state patients showed a net
loss of Sl.6s a head.
The Retreats star witness was Jean
J. Nanderveer, former caterer on Ad-
miral Dewey's flagship, who is now stew
ard at the Retreat.
The witness produced an elaborate
card system showing the purchase in
1916 OF l6,3{A dozen eggs, 43,4o0 pounds
of sugar, 1912 pounds of creamery but
ter, 7',525 pounds OF fresh beef, 63s5
pounds Of lamb, etc, total OF a9,53o
pounds OF meats, representing an ex-
pense of sl3,937.7s.
The witness said that 1870 private pa
tients paid profit OF S244 each but that
this profit was all swallowed up in the
loss on state patients at 81 week
He said the deficit in 80 weeks had
amounted to 81 267 and that the institu-
tion had to turn away profitable private
patients in order to take care of the
states charges.
Mrs. Margaret Brown, referred to in
Mrs. Guilford's testimony, said the pa
tient was subject to delusions. She knew
nothing of any trouble outside Mrs. Gull
ford's room and swore that Night Watch
Hill had only been in the women's ward
once to her knowledge, and that was to
assist her in handling a violent patient.
She said the institution was kept clean
and was not infested with bedbugs, rats
or mice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
SUSPECT GERMAN
RAIDER AT WORK
American Steamship Suruga Reports
Having Been Circled by Strange
Vessel While En- Route from
Havre to New York.

New York, March 9.-Thhe presence of
a vessel suspected of being German
raider in the sea lane Travelled by ships
running between New York and Medi-
terranean ports was reported by Cap
tain Nicoll of the American steamship
Suruga, which arrived to-day from
Havre and the Azores. The captain said
when north of the Azores Feb. 20, in the
direct track of the New Mediter-
ranean trade, he sighted the strange
vessel bearing down upon him. The
vessel steamed completely around the
Suruga and then disappeared, as if sat
isfied of the identity of the American
vessel. 1t did not signal the Suruga and
Captain Nicoll did not learn its identity,
but was able TO give good description.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
RELEASED AS
SCHEDULED
American Prisoners on the
Yarrowdale Are Now Re-
ported in Switzerland
OTHER NEUTRALS
ALSO STARTED HOME
The Report Says They We're
Held in Quarantine Be-
cause of Spotted Fever

London, March "a dispatch from
Berlin says that Americans and other
neutrals who were ON board the cap
tured British steamer Yarrowdale left
Germany Wednesday. Americans, Span
iards and Brazilians were sent from the
prisoners camp at Brandenburg to
Switzerland via London Wednesday aft
ernoon, according to dispatch received
by Reuters via Amsterdam. Other neu-
trails were sent home through various
frontier towns. The dispatch says the
prisoners were released on the expira-
tion of quarantine imposed upon the dis
covery of case of spotted fever in the
camp
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
CHANGE INAUGURATION DATE.
Effort Will Be Made to Put Through an
Amendment

Washington, ID. C., March Congress
at the next session viii be asked to pass
a constitutional amendment, changing
inaugural day from March 4 to the last
Thursday in April. Announcement to
that effect was made to-day, following 4
meeting of the Washington members of
the national committee on the change of
Inauguration day. President Wilson,
who is still suffering with a severe cold
on account of exposure Monday, viii be
urged to help in securing the passage of
the proposed amendment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
II. S. AMBASSADOR
TO JAPAN is DEAD
George w. Guthrie, Whose Home Was
in Pittsburg, Died Thursday in
Toxic, Cause Being Apoplexy.

Washington, d. c., March George
W Guthrie of Pittsburg, American am
bassador to Toxic, is dead.
Word of the ambassadors death
reacheded the state department yester-
day from Toxic in dispatch from the
embassy.
Post Wheeler. secretary of the am
bassador at Toxic, informed the state
department that Mr.. Guthrie died at s
p. m. Thursday Il am. eastern United
States timel of apoplexy. Mrs. Guthrie
was at Toxic with the ambassador.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
ENTENTE LOST
81 AIRPLANES
IN FEBRUARY
According to German Official Statement
Which Says Germans Lost Only
"a in the Same Period.

Berlin (by wireless, March 9.-The
entente military forces on various fronts
lost 81 airplanes during February, as
compared with "a lost by the Germans,
army headquarters announced to-day.
The statement says: During February
we lost "a airplanes. Our enemies on the
western. eastern and Balkan fronts lost
9l airplanas, of which 81 are in our
possession and 40 were observed to fall
beyond our lines and five were forced
to descend"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09

4 l5-horsepower kerosene engine is be-
ing used by Charles Peake in his port
able mill to fill contract let by j. J.
Dashner, who recently purchased the
Gapp woodlot in Williamstown. Mr.
Dashner has only a small gang of men
at work, but choppers and sawyers were
figuring in an animated scene when he
arrived on the grounds to-day and the
prospects for a record cut are considered
altogether good Mr.. Peake's portable
mill will be anchored on the lot a. long
as there are logs TO cut and the sawyers
are expected to be busy far into the sea-
cor. Upward Of l50 acres are included
in the Dasiner purchase and fair-sized
farm viii be marketed by the owner
when the cutting is done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
COUNT ZEPPELIN DEAD.
Inventor Of the Dirigible Airship Died
Near Berlin.

London, March Count Zeppelin is
dead, according to a despatch from Berlin
received by Reuters Telegram company
Count Zeppelin died yesterday fore
noon at Chsrlottenburg, near Berlin,
from inflammation of the lungs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
VETERAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Alexander walsh's Home at Arlington
Destroyed.

Burlington, Mar. 0.-Alexander Walsh,
aged n. who served in Co Y. 5th Yer
mont regiment, in the Civil war. was
burned to death early yesterday in a FIRE
which partially destroyed his home al
Arlington.
A son. Alexander, jr-, with his wife
and child. escaped in their night clothing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
GERMAN ARRESTED
AT HARDWOOD, CAL,
ON PLOT CHARGE
Capt. Alfred Fritzen Said to Be German
Naval Officer, Wanted in Connec-
tion with Welland Canal

Los Angeles, CAL, March Capt. Al
fred Fritzen, said to be German naval
officer, was arrested at HARDWOOD, near
here, late last night by a special agent of
the department of. justice on suspicion of
a felony. The authorities said he was
wanted in connection with the alleged
plot to destroy the Welland canal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
WILSON STILL A-BED.
President Suffering from Cold, Cabinet
Meeting Cancelled

Washington, D. c., March 9.--President
Wilson was still confined to the bed with
a cold to-day and as result the usual
Friday cabinet meeting and all other en-
gagements were cancelled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09

Mrs. J. H. Jangraw Of Midlesex was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
The members of the Goddard Ministries
viii present the show at the Universalist
church week from tonight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09
NO FIGHTING YET
BY U.S MARINES
ON CUBAN SOIL
Advices Received by Navy and State De-
partments Told Of the Land
ing of Troops.

Washington, d. c., March o. The
landing of American marines and blue
jackets at Santiago, Cuba, to protect the
lives of Americans and other foreigners
and property, was reported in dispatches
to the state and navy departments to-
day. The reports said there had been no
fighting in the city or suburbs up to
midnight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09

EIlery Clark. who was called to Barre
bv the death Of his father. Emory II.
Clark of Perry street. has returned to
his home in st. JOhnsbuTy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-09

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