davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13

deljO popoldne v g~ostilni; tudi premOzneisi pri
rejajo danes gOstije v gostilnah, lie zelo premoz-
mi in samOzavestni Sc drze stare navade, Ola pri-
rejajo gOstije ma domu. Pred g~ostijo je 'pola-
dial ladovec" ali vabilec vse tiste ma yOstijo, XII
so "svatbO dolzni" zeninovi in nevestini Hist, I.
j. one hiSe, pri katerih sta bila zenin in neve-
sta ma svatbah. HiSe ina "ladovec" popisane V
knjigi in mora povedati, ali maj pridejo ma vse
dele svatbe ali samo ma enega i'll ali Sc imajo ma
%tantnO, ali je bill zenin ali nevesta ali sorodniki
V tel ali Oni Hist dvakrat ali enkrat ma g~ostiji!
20 TEN sc ravna, kolko oseb maj povabi, da po-
vrne tako svatbo. "Ladovec" nosi, bodisi poleti
ali pozimi, dolg laski phase ali ''mantiljo," na
klobuku ina mnogo umetnih %cvetlic, od klobuka
mu wise barvni trakovi ali "zoje", pa .tudi ma dol
81 "ladOvSk' palici ina cvetlice Z dolgimi 80
jami." V Saljivih besedah vabi pc hiSah, kjer mu
prineso kruha S soljO in kupico zganja, pozimi tu-
di kako blobaso, poleti pa 20-40 vinarjev. Ia.
radi preobile place sreeaS ladovca nekoliko pi-
janega, in v tistih dneh, ko vabi, sc sploh ne more
iztreZniti.
Nekdaj so sejali pc Korotanu mnogo lanu in
%konopelj in fmela je skoro vsaka kmetica wee sto-
tOv preje in pOtem mnogo vatlov platna ali prta.
Dandanes je to precej prenehalo, lie Sege III nava-
de pri tericah SO Sc nekdanje. Besela dekleta po-
20, uganJaJo burke pi trenJu in gorje fantu ali
mlademu mOzu, Xxi Sc teric boji ali Sc Jill ogiblje.
Doteeejo ga in mu nasujejo pazderja "a obleko;
fantom pOsljejo %"rogu', "~roglo" ali "roglico',
XII je podobna malemu bozicnemu drevescu. Ma
vadno vzamejo sub cespljev vrh, nataknejo ma We
jice jabolka, ma jabolka pa zopet vrsicek it'd;
glavna stvar, smotke, morajo biti poleg. FAM,
XII je dObil "rogu," je ~pripeljal v hiso omega gos-
podarja, "a katerega so trle terice, nekdaj godbo
IN tam so peli in plesali do pozne noel.
Tudi IA prejo so rada zahajala nekdaj de-
kleta cd soseda k sosedu, kjer so prepevala, 81 pri-
povedovala pravljice in predla. Pred odhodom so
dobila cd gospOdinje ''poprednico." Ma prejo so
prisli veasih tudi moSki, XII so tudi pripovedova-
Ii razlicne pripovedke, pomagali pri petiu ter Sc
pokazali predicam uljudne 5 tenn, da SO jim stresli
) predpasnikov pazderje.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13

V korOtanu pravijo vilam in rojenicam ali
"zalik-zene" ali pa "Gastljive zene." Castljive
zene so prebivale v Adunkovi skali pri Zii, v ska
lah ma Sentkocijanu, ma Zingarici l. DIR.
Pod goro, en- streljaj od Bistrice proti Bla-
cam je AdmkOva Skala. V\tej skali so ~prebivalc
nekdaj c~astljive ali belle zene, kajti vrata V skalo
Sc poznajo Sc dandaneS. Raj skalo so videli cas-
live zene Grez cello spodnie BistriSko Pole in so
vpile ljudem: Zdaj orji in sci, ali pa zdaj he orji
III ne sci. &c so SluSali belle zene, Jim ie obrodilo
polJe obilno. Hodile so k ljudem V hiSe in Jim
daJale dObre Svete. Neko jutro je vstala Anduko-
va goSpodinja zelo zarana, skuhala zajutrk in ga
neSla mozu V izbo. Tedaj zapazi gospOdinja ma
SvoJem mestu V postelji ~caStljivo zeno, XII so il vi
sell dolgi in lepi lasje ma tia; goSpodinja il lepo
polozi lase pod odejo. Ko Sc je G~astljiva Jena pro-
budila, je dala gospodinji "a memo prijaznoSt
klobtit preje 4 naroGilom, da mai odvije Cd klob-
cica, kolikor hoGe, a nikdar maj ne reGe "ko-
nee tie bodi!" Gospodinja je snovala in odvija-
la veG let, vendar je bill klopcic vedno enak. Ne
Roe nj imela gospodinja casa, da hi odvila nekaj
NH raz klobcit, cato je prepustila to delo dekli.
XII pa sc je kmalu naveliGala in godrnjala, da hi
re bl vendar enkrat konec; tedaj je klobcic
izginil.
Skopnjak je neka poSebna vista Strahov in
nj mic drugega ko hudiG sam, XII Sc prikazuje V
podobi goreGe metle. Kjer ga je videti, kako seda
ma Streho, in 10 je zlasti tam, kjer Jude radi kol-
nejo, tam pogine aival ali pa pogori hi$a, ljudje
zbollJo IN imaJo neSreco. Nekdaj so videli Skrop-
nJaka, XII je Sedel pod "huto" "a steljo. To ie BIZ
10 pi neki kmetSki Hist pod PeGnico, ko je imela
hiSna goSpodinja ravno poroditi. DOkler ie sedel
~SkopnJak ma Svojem mestu, so zeno trgale groz-
ne nuke in priGakovati je bilo, da Sc ponesreGi
ali zena ali pa otrok. X sreGi je zapazila neka sta
ra dekla skOpnjaka, a Sc ustraSila zelo, ker je mi
slHa, ia zares gori. Ko nj mogla pogasiti ognja,
in je postal IL gorece metle goreG MOI, je Spozna-
la, da je posast hudic sam. Tekla je pc blago-
%Slovljeno vOdo in poSkropila 2 MO ~gore6ega mo-
"a, ma kar je Ia moral i~zginiti in kmetica ie po-
rodila lahko.
Povodnji MOI 81 pride III in tam po kako le-
pc, mlado deklico in io potegne k sebi v vodo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13
Fran Albrecht:

no jo je opazoval in motril tako nataneno,
kakor Ola Steje CUBE njenega celia in tiste drobne,
komaJ vidne zareze krOg ust, Xxi jh piSe ma naSe
lice cas- In zlvlJenJe, ko Je natO V nehlinjenO pre-
~kanjenim pogledom iskal v njenih Oeeh sledove
preplakanih noel in sc je naposled s samoljubnim
in samozadovoljnim usmevom zazrl ma memo, pref
tako polno, skorO prevee izxivajoGe, a zdaj udr-
to in neznatnO oprsje - Sc il je namah ~razOdelO,
zakaj je priSel. KakOr Osramocena je povesila gla-
vo pred MIN, n takoj nato stisnila svoja ustna
ter Sc viSokO vzravnala.
= Ne, dragi moi, %goljufal 81 SCI Ne hos ma
sci hrane "a svoje malenkostnO, nizko mas6eva-
ME, je pomiSlila V sebi in kakor Sc nikoli je "a
cutila, da ina - VISA ma svetu pravico, biti
ponosna pred MIN.
Pozdravljala je goste, nance in tujce in jim
predstavljala svoje domovje.
"Da, tukaj sem zdaj kakor kraljica v
solncu, zraku in samoti Twin kakor orel In mic
mi nj mar, kaj Sc godi tam spodai pri vas. -
All, tn Sc navadi clovek ponosa!" je vzkliknila
neprieakovano $ trpkim, osOrnim glasom. "Sicer
pa imam cello ~graScino, ali ne? Izvolite!"
Odpirala je vrata sobe, vodila goste po mra6-
men,, dremotnem in vlaznem koridorju, XII je "a
res spominjal ma z~apuscen gorski Cradle, in pO-
TEN IL izbe V izbo. Use pa je bilo prazno, tako
ubOgO prazno in zapusGeno in izumrlo, kakor da
nj nikogar, XII bi pozivil to zaspano, po vlagi d.
SeGe ozracje $ svojim svezim dihom.
Neprestano je govorila. Pripovedovala je ia
ko magic, zmedeno, skoraj brez zmisla in zveze o
TEN svojem ~zivljenju in samOtarstvu, kakOr da
hoee prepricati yes svet, da sc il gOdi ~sijajno,
dObrO brez primere. Nj pazila ma to, kaksen uei-
mex ~napravlja memo pripovedovanje ma goste;
v neskoncni mnozici besed je hotela zatreti svo-
10 skrito osramocenost, svoj neumljivi srd ma
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13

NaSlanjala sc Je Ia omrezeno okno in raz-
tazovala naokrog stOjecim gostom okolico, XII Sc
je SulnGila pod hrihom V vSo neskonGno, carob-
no dali, Eakor 2lato Jutranje morje. Dusa ME
ma pa je >atas hitela Svojo pot, lepso in Sc boil
%Solntno, kot SO pota tam zunaj, iskala besed in
izrazov, tako precudezno zvenecih, Sc lie nstyar-
ienih Misli so sc j zapletale' v minulost,
opajale Sc oh Mi in Sc razSanjale kakor v tihi,
bOleStni nasladi.
o, Aleksander, o, Sasa, ii edini, XII sem
te ljubila zareS! Tvoje belo in visoko cello sem
ljubila najbolj i'll tvOj veliki ponos. Cemu 81 Sc
p%onizeyal pred menoj, Aleksander? TvOje strmo
in gladko cello je bio polno BRAID in CUB, fej,
vSe tako grdo in starikavo je bio, kadar Sc je
saiila mad MIN moja svilena dian in so Sc igra-
Ie gubii V tvojih voljnih kodrih moi roznati
prSti Sal 81 dejal, Aleksander, da je svilena
moJa dian i'll da so roznati moji prsti, nj Ii resi-.
GleJ, Ia Svilena dian, i'll Ii roZnati prSti so To-
mill in drobili tisti veliki tvoj ponos, XII Sc nj
uklonil nikoli in nikomur, kakor drobno trhlo
bilko Iakaj to, AlekSander, Zakaj poni5e-
vanje? Zakaj 81 bill toik otrok pred menoj, Alex
sander, ali RiSi vedel da zenska ne ljubi otroka,
temve6 moza? Cemu nisi hotel razumeti te mole
%ljubezni, Xxi ie bila tolika, kakor nisem niti sa-
ma Slutila? Necja, Siria in glOblja je bila ia mo-
ia lJubeZen, AlekSander, ko 81 sci, strt in ubog,
a sc nisi wee povrnil In je prisel drug, XII sem
ga s%ovrazila re takrat! I'll 81 beraGil "a to, kar je
bilo tvoje, ker 81 me liubil. On pa, XII me nj lju-
bill, je wei brez prosenj, kar nj bilo ~njegovc-
ga SovraStvo MENU Stala sem sredi vain
in Sc igrala. Use je bilo samo igra, nevarna
igra r.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13
(Dal.je.)

Stopili so V reSno aivljenje in so u~vazevali prak-
ticne razmere, zakaj muGeniStvo je dolgo6asno,
ce pride clovek V leta. GoSpod Valentin pa lie
ostal; telo Je umrlo, scnca .je ostala.
Stefan Poljanec je pozvonil in prsla mu lie
odpirat prijazna, okroela gospa z dobrodusnimi
ocmi, XII so bile tiSti veGer nekoliko zatekle in
O%bjokane. nssEsa
je gospod Valentin doma?"
donna j, donna, goSpod Poljanec. da bi tako
ne bl! lie noter stopite, gospod Poljanec!''
Stefan je stopil V izbo in Sc je zacudil. ko ie
ugledal gospoda Valentino. Lezal je ma zofi.
glavo naslonjeno ma belo blazino; ma kolenih mn
Je lezaia pisana odeja, noge so tiGale v rdeGih
copatah III so poGivale ma blazinici. Obraz gospo-
da Valentino je bill rumen, z~grblien, lepa dolga
brada je bila nekoliko zmrSena, o6i pa so bile Tive
in nemirne kakor nekdaj.
go, ~prijatelj Poljanec, prav je, da ste prislii
VI sic edini, Xxi Sc me ie spomnil V teh zalostnih
cash. Teden dni re lezim in Sc he morem peniti.
pa hi nikogar k meni. Pocakali hi bill vsai. da
Ieezm v grob, potem DO Sc zmircm prilike dovolj,
da Inc pozabijo."
(Dalje.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13

VeJiko Judi je Sc dandanes pc Rozu, XII ~verujejo
ia ''cOpranjc", "oreke'' in slicne styari, dasi-
ravno Jill zasmehujejo bolj premeteni. Posebno
praznoverne so Sc zenske, ce krava noce DAFT NILE
ka, dc je mleko krvavo, te Sc noee skisati ali Sc
ne da napraviti IL smetane maslo.
&c stops V hiSo, kjer imajo otroka ali boz
nika, usedi Sc nitro, ia mu ne vzameS spanjal
&c pogledaS majhnega otroka ali mlado zival, te-,
daj pljmi i'm reel: ''Ne bodi mu orek", drugace
sunni praZnoverna kmetica, da hoceS napraviti
orek otroEu ali zivali. Kadar dobi otrok ali MIA
da zival orek, noce JEST in pitt, trga ga pc vseh
udih in kmalu umrc po hudih mukah.
Carovniki in darovniee imajo moe, ustavlja-
ii kravam mleko, oziroma napravljati, da priteee
mleko tarovniku V mie6nik, 'imajo tudi moe, ma
p~ravljati ljudem bolezni in nesrece ali "ponare-
jati" ljudem Taxa narejena bolezen so zlasti tako-
zvane "preti', skrnina ali protin. To belezen
dobi, komur je "ponarejeno", in tudi tisti, XII je
hodil pc potih, kier Sc klatiio maGke ali pa kaee.
Tedaj dobiS maGje ali pa kacje ''preti.'
Pri Otrobu V Podsinji VAST je incl obcinski
''padar' wee let pridno, "A re malo priletno go
spOdinjo. ker Sc je pa porocil 2 neko drugo de-
klico, mu ie naredila prejSnja gospodinja. no je
incl "padar"'po poroki p%restopiti hiSni prag, je
della preiSnja gospodinja pod prag svinec in Ca
rovniSkih cVetlic, Iii so pri "padariu" poFzrocil"
grozne boletine Y krizu, in 'preti" so ga nu6ile
do smrti. 10 so nesli mrlita Grez hiSni prag k po-
grebu, je pocil prag.
Tudi "vred" je ponarejena bolezen, XII 10 ma
hajamo pri otrocih. TO je trebuSna bolezen, Xxi Sc
ozdraylia nayadno = tenn, da sc greje otroku ire
buh ; cunjami, namocenimi v toplem zganju.
"Preti.' odpravljajo Z "dolzebranjem" stare
zenske ali pa ''Sintarji', XII znajo pregnati skoro
vSako bolezen in dobivati nazaj ukradene reel.
Navadno zdrayijo 2 razlicnimi vrazami in moli-
tvami, v6aSih tudi 2 mazami ali pa S praSki in
razlicnimi vodami. Tatu najde konjederec S TEN,
ola pogleda V svoje skrivno o~gledalo, kjer Eagle
da pc gotovi molitvi vsakega tatu, in ga prisili s
skrivnO mocjo lahko, da prinese ukradeno stvar
nazaj.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13
Poslednji dnevi Stefana Poljanca.

kateri ljudje imajo sreGo, pravi Kositar; lie ma
10 pameti je treba craven in ve je dobro. Me.
mu sc ne ola ocitati prav mic, pac pa ME, XII ie BIZ
la tcko ~nespametna, ola Sc mu je hotela obesiti "a
suknjo, ko je lahkO videla, Ola Sc ne spoGobi
Sramota in zalcst il je zdaj placilo in Bog vedi,
&c nj posteno zasluzeno. "
Premisljeval je Stefan Poljanec, pri srcu pa
mu ie bilo sitno in ogibal Sc je svetih ulic. DaleG
v predmstju je pozvonil v prvem nadstropiu
mike, hise.
Stefan Poljanec je incl prijatelj9 in ga jc
ljubil cd srca. Kadar mu je bilo sitno in tezko.
Sc Je napotil k MENU, samo cato, da je sedel pol
ure v njegovi blizini in da je slSal njegov glas.
Pripovevedovanje prijateljevo ga nj nikoli po-
sebno zanimalo, zdelo Sc mu je dolgoGasno in
blebetavo. Sedel je ma mehkem stolu, gIedal je v
strop in premisl jeval, ma uho pa mu ie plju-
skalc pripovedovanje prijateljevo, neakomer-
no in nerazumljivo, kakor Sumenje vode. Zaha-
jail je k MENU in incl ga jerad, ker je cutil V
svojem srcu, da sta obadva nedozorela sadovA
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13
"Cegava je?"
"Kdo?"

Cegava JeT
"Kdo?"
"PetrinOva nevesta."
"Majerjeva. Lepa je in hudo bogata; su.
plent Komar jo uci slovensGine, cato ker Petrin
nj filolog.'
Stefan Poljanec je vstal, poslovil Sc je ma
kratko in ie Sci. Sci ie in je dospel natanko do
tiste hise, kjer je bilo okno zagrnjenO. Noe JIG
bila, ma ulici 30 gorele svetilke, okno pa je bio
temno. Stopil je v vezo in je sci pocasi po stop
micah. Pred durmi je ~vzdignil roko, da hi po-
Zvonil.
"Kaj pa? Kaj biz"
Prestrasl Sc je in roka mu je omahnila.
"Kako bi il mogel stopiti zdaj pred obraz1
Gospod je sci in hlapec misli, da je prisla ME
gova ura. Kako umazane so bile mole misli!'
Vrnil Sc je ma ulicO.
"Zakai pa sem Sc razburil?" je pomislil.
"Petrin je napravil, kar je bio treba, da je M
pravil. Stopil je v resno ~zivljenie in raeunati
mora s prakticnimi razmerami. Skoro sem &c ma
meraval v svoji nespameti, da hi ga z%aniteval,
10 je samo resnicnega obeudovanja vreden. Nc
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13

iste2a debla, obadva sinova iste zalostne in sme-
she uSode.
GoSpod Valentin je bill mucenik, trpel je ne
koc zelo "a svoj narod in "a svoje prepricanje.
Mice nj vedel natanko, kakSno je bilo tisto TRIP
lJenje in kdO je bill tako neusmil jen, da je pre-
ganJal %ubogega gospoda Valentino, toda nikogar
III bilo ma svetu, XII hi bill dvomil o gospoda Va
letntina mucenistvu. Sci ie pc cesti IS ponosnimi
koraki in v~ihrajoco suknjo, glavo pokoncu, Siroki
klobuk pomaknjen precej ma think, da Sc je ka-
zalo svetu lepO, visoko cello; ma prsi je padala
dolga. re nekoliko osivela brada. Sci je pc cesti
IN gledali so "a MIN "Tam gre gospod Valentin.
Trpel je "a svoj narod."
xiv spOmenik je bill gospod Valentin, spome.
NIX tistih lepih Gasov, ko SO ljudje, kakor nam
pripovedujejo zgodbe, trpeli "a svoi narod i'm ko
Je bl srok klobuk prav tako nevaren poSteni
k%arijeri kakor rodoljubna brada in slab verzi. Jaz
ne VEN in tudi Stefan Poljanec nj vedel, &c ie
bio takrat res toliko mucenikov ma svetu in ce
Je bill gospod Nalentin med mimi. Tista doba ie
minila zelo nitro, kakor mine vsak doba narodu,
III INA premalo sape, da hi pocasi in globoko dihal.
Nenadoma so muGeniki izginili, komai Sc da ie
oStal spomin. Zgodilo Sc Jim ie kakor Petrinu;
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-08-13

ce in ga vrzem ma cesto! Sposobna sem, ako ie
tako ordinaren Steer pa kako bedasto, kako
heskoncno nezmiselno je vse to! Stara, ~pozablie-
ma mladOStna neumnosti
Pricela sc je smejatti z boil starikavim. nego
mladoStnim smehom i'll sc je brez povoda iela SUI
kati Pc sobi kakor pri plesu.
Gostje so zrli nanjo z neprikritim, pomiloval-
MIN zatudenjem in MISC razumeli ~niGesar.
"kaj pa Sc cudite, gospoda il doline - Sc ie
SmeJala ona 4 buGnim, glasnim Smehom, pozviz.
gavala 81 tho in plesala pc izbi. "kaj pa sc Gu
dite, prosim vas! GILLETTE, tako Sc zabavam, kadar
sem zalostna cd neumnih reel. Sauna $ seboj pie
Sem, zvizgam in pojem, pa Sc zabavam in vso zo
volJo 81 prezenem. kaj meme briga svet, ljudje,
znanci in prijatelji, ce sem vesela in mlada -
"Ah, kako smo Sc mladil' je vzkliknila cez
mp III Sc viSoko vzravnala pred goSti, da so Sc il
napele grudi, oboGile in ~razSirile. V oceh, V .teh
navidezno mrtvih, oceh sc je pojavil skirt, tai
noSten ogenj i'll Je legel kakor trak earle preko
nJenega finega, upalega obraza.
Pokazati je hotela, kako je Sc mlada in soc
ma. In 10 Je opazila ma Sebi feline poglede gostov,
kl so 10 merrill 5 tihim Zacudenjem in obGudova-
mem, sc Je V trenotku Zacudila boil Svobodno,
men glas Je postajal drZen in odkrit, meme geSte
ne tollko pretirane. Tako postane Glovek, XII la
re, predrzen in nehote odkritosrGen, ako misli,
da mu Jude v~erujejo.
Lahko, skoro veselo j je bio srce. Zacutila
Je nenadoma vsO divnO Slast mladosti v sebi, ka-
kor v tistih n~ajlepsih dneh, ko so prvic vzbr-
stele kali njenih hrepenenj, ko il je zvalovalo
preko duse topic, mehko, neumljivo sladko in
bridkO %cuvstvo, all, in kaj bi dala, da hi spet
IN Spet priklenila nase omega, XII je zdaj tn, po-
leg nJe, a ne more pogledati mani
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-06
VEST BERLIN

George McCarty, who has been quits
ill, is reported better.
Mrs. NJ j. Ayers, who had been visit
ing her daughter in Woodsville, returned
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Brink of Stowe
were called here last week by the ILL
ness of Mrs. Elmer Culver.
Mrs. Nancy Camp from Mortified is
assisting in the general homework at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Patterson were
called to Montpelier Sunday by the ILL.,
ness of Mrs. George Patterson.
r. Pryor moved his family to Barre
last week, where he has employment
The ladies Of the Red Cross meet in
the parish house next Friday afternoon.
Let there be more there this week.
Mrs. T. Provost visited friends in
Waterbury several days last week.
George Streeter is again working on
the road.
F. B. Bailey was in Montpelier Mon
day.
Miss Addie Emerson and E. NJ Ayers
were in Montpelier last week.
A large number of people from out of
town were here last week to view the
place where the automobile and its oc-
cupants were struck by a Central Yer
mont train at the railroad crossing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-06
TALK OF THE TOWN
See those zoe voiIes at Abbott's.

See those zoe voiIes at sAbbott's.
Only four more days to pay your
taxes.
Miss Eva G. Smith Of Summer street
left the city this forenoon for a visit Of
10 days in Massachusetts,. She will call
on friends in Boston and Springfield, and
before returning she will visit her broth
err Carroll Smith.
Private A. Alletti of the 57th Pioneers.
stationed at Camp Wadsworth, Spartan
burg, s. O., arrived in the city last even
ing to pass furlough in the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Cassellini of Cottage
street Before the outbreak of the war
Private Alletti was employed as a book
binder in Montpelier
Gas tanks used largely at soda foun.
tains are among the commodities for
which the government ia finding ample
use these days and several Barre phar-
maeies, as the result of the scarcity, are
finding themselves without the fig which
figures so conspicuously in the concoc
ton of an ice cream soda. Manufactur
ers Of ginger ale and other carbonated
beverages experience a good deal of diff
ticulty in obtaining the required amount
OF cylinder gas, in consequence of which
imbibers of peppery drinks that come
put up in bottles oftimes call for their
favorite beverage only to meet with dis.
appointment,
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H,HEN is A POLICEMAN
NOT A POLICEMAN?
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too much for efficient men and he Of
fered to amend Alderman Loranger's
motion TO accept the recommendation by
referring il back to the police committee
for further consideration The lines were
pretty tightly drawn when the mayor
put the question on the amendment.
Aldermen Alexander, Milne and Rizzi
supported, and Aldermen Loranger and
Mcmillan voted in the negative. The
amendment prevailed.
letter from the office of probation
and charities reminded the council that
children, under the law, may not be re-
quired to reside at q poor farm more
than 90 days, and then only in an emer-
gency. II developed that all members
of the council had received the notice,
and on the motion of Alderman Milne it
was accepted and ordered filed.
Alderman Rizzi, after expressing re-
gret that Alderman Healy was absent,
presented the grievance of Berlin street
war gardeners who claim that refuse
from Canton Bros polishing mill is
causing them great deal of inconyen-
fence Alderman Healy, it appeared, had
represented the manufacturers in con
ference over the alleged nuisance, and
Alderman Rizzi suggested that his pres
ence might have served to clarity the
atmosphere 1t appeared that both the
city attorney and the city engineer had
gone over the scene of the nuisance, al
though later the war gardeners. were sur.
prised to learn that the nuisance had
not been abated. Alderman Rizzps ex-
PLANTATION got vote from the council
which instructed the street committee TO
investigate and then act.
A number of warrants submitted by
the clerk for approval included an order
in favor Of the National Life Insurance
Co. for $40, 3a3.34, interest and principal
on temporary lean foated earlier IN
the year. The face value of the note
was $4,000. 0verseer William Melon
aid sent in communication asking for
money enough to pay the July bills. His
request for 81 400 included 81 200 for or
binary expenses, Sl79,55 due the town of
Stowe for the care of an INDECENT, and
S52.75 for hospital bills. A warrant for
the required 81 400 was approved. 9th
ers were given the official o. X. as fol-
lows: Street payroll, $42s.Il; engineer
ing payroll, $60.sl; water payroll,
Ss0.sl; police payroll, $lO7.s7; fire pay
roll, $l24.32; assessors payroll, S72; g.
A. Bemis, SIG, services as Janitor; DIR.
j. w. Stewart, $50, salary; Barre Saw
ings bank, $l22,50, interest due on out
standing warrants.
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STOCK

One pair of fancy 3-yr.-old steers,
weight about $500 his, color black and
white, mostly white; they are nicely
mated and perfectly handy to pillow
alone with. This is an exceptionally
nice team.
One full blooded Jersey bull, 2Hs yrs.
old, dandy.
One large Jersey cow, silver gray, an
exceptionally nice COW, both for milk and
butter; years old.
One COW, years old, fawn color, full
blocded Jersey.
One COW, 8 years old, full-blood Jer-
sew, from Hood Farm stock and dandy
One heifer, years old, full blood Hol-
stein from the Taylor herd in Williams
town.
One Holstein bull calf months old. !
One Jersey bull calf, months old.
One heifer calf, months old, Jersey,
color silver gray.
One heifer calf, bull calf.
One horse, II years old, sound, kind
and right; weight l,lO0. This horse is
an exceptionally good all-around horse,
single or double, safe for anyone to work
or drive; color brown
One horse, IL years old, safe for lady
to drive; can step fast; nice family
horse, weight about 1000
Anyone wishing to dispose of any kind
of property, bring it in, and we viii turn
it into cash. Usual commission. Terms,
cash.
GEORGE A. TRACY, Owner.
B. H. ADAMS, Auctioneer.
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Only four more days to pay your
taxes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-06
Talk OF THE TOWN

Special sale of thin dresses at Abbott's.
Only four more days to pay your
taxes.
Front and back lace comets fitted at
Mrs. Shepard Co.
Miss Kathleen Letourneau, who has
been visiting at her home in Graniteyille,
was visitor in the city yesterday while
on her way to Hanover, n, H., where she
is doing graduate nurse work.
From her son, Private Joseph Bussiere
of A company, l0lst machine gun bat
talon, Mrs. Joseph Bussiere, ST., of 523
North Main street has received letter,
the first to be written by him after be.
ing severely wounded while fighting late
in May. The young man is eonvalescing
in well known French watering place
and he expresses himself as being i'm
mensely satisfied with the way Uncle
Sam has provided for the treatment of
his wounded nephews. Private Bus
siere's right arm was badly shattered by
piece of shrapnel and on the day Of
writing he was uncertain whether he
would be able to rejoin his comrades in
the near future. Private Bussiere was
one of the first Barre men whose names
have appeared in the casualty lists.