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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
THE BEST TEST
Is the Test of Time

Years ago nj. ]. Spaulding,
painter, of 33 Branch street,
Barre, told of good results from
using Doan's Kidney Pills. Now
Mr.. Spaulding confirms the for
mer statement - says there has
been no return of the trouble.
Can Barre people ask for more
convincing testimony?
Il had kidney trouble for five years,
brought on by the fumes of turpentinc,"
says Mr.. Spauldjng, My back aohed so
that could hardly sleep at night. Dark
spots hoatcd before my eyes, and my
kidneys acted irreeularly. | got Doan's
X idney Pills at i. A. browns drug store,
and they worked wonders.
. SEVEN YEARS LATER Mr., Spauld,
ing said; THE cure Doans gave me has
lasted long time"
Price 60c, at all dealers Cont simply
ask for kidney remedy get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Spauld
ing had FosterMilburn Co., Mfrs, Buff
falo n. Y.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
CROTON

Mr. and Mrs Allen w Crown of Bel
lows Falls and wis Crown of Woodsville
n. H., visited relatives here from Satur.
day until Tuesday.
Miss Matte Jordan returned Monday
from stay of several weeks in St
Johnsbury.
Miss Josephine Frost of Montpelier
was a visitor here on Saturday.
Leslie Thurston of Bellows Falls was
in town over Sunday.
A son was born last week to Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Page.
Mrs. John A. McAllister and infant
son returned TO their home at South
Ryegate Sunday after stay of several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. i. G. WEIGH,
Mrs. McAllisters parents.
Miss Kate Mayette of Newburv is
working for the family of Levi Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson remains about the same.
Henry Vance was business visitor in
st. Johnsbury on Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. \. Il. Caldwell were called
to Middlebury Tuesday by the death of
Mrs. Caldwel's father. Charles Reese.
Mrs, Jane Buchanan of South Ryegate
is housekeeping at the Caldwell home
and caring for their small son during
their absence.
Mrs. Emma Miller of South Ryegate
was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mil
Ter the first of the week.
Mrs. Ernest Taisey was visitor of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Taisey in Woodsville,
n. H., Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
WORCESTER

Mrs. Anna Ladd spent several day
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Charlie
Virgins, in Montpelier last week.
Lyman Hull j. very low
John and Dclmer Story are on the sick
list. John has the pneumonia and Delmei
the grip.
Mrs. {. ". Taylor is quite sick.
Mrs. Adolph Barney and son, Donald
are visiting in Groton and Barre.
Nern Utton is in town, taking down
his bobbin mill, preparing to take it to
Hardwick.
There will be a community social in
the town hall Wednesday evening, Jan.
30, for social time and TO get better
acquainted. Everybody invited.
Rev. l.. C. Clark has received word
that his father, who has been in poor
health for some time, is very low.
Thomas Symons Is quite i'll,
In The Times Of Jan. Is, the letters
from the two sailor boys were credited
wrongly, through misunderstanding Of
directions. The first one was written
by Jerry Bolton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. G. Bolton, who is now on the L. 5.
$. Florida, and the second by Hermon
Curtis, son of Mr. and Mrs. c. \. Cur
lis, who is on the L. $. S. Wisconsin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24

residents of Cabot. Three were present
Friday evening. Mrs. Bertha Marsh in.
stalled the officers, which were as fol,
lows. President, Carrie Bliss; senior
vice president, Gertrude Shu'e; junior
vice president, Maria Dow; secretary
Abbie Lamson trea surer, Florence Wood,
ry; chaplain, Fannie Waldo; conductor,
Luella Freeman; assistant conductor &c.
lia harrington; guard, Viola Whitcher;
assistant guard, Ella Bates; press cor
respondent, Ida Barr; patriotic instr'ie.
tor, Ella kittrcdge; color bearers, Lima
Wheeler, Jennie Bruce, Susie Nelson and
Eva Haines; musician. Ruth Buttcrfield.
After the installation, there was liter.
airy program and remarks by Comrade
Waldo. Rev. +. f. Currier, Rev. NJ W.
Hall, Rev. Platt, j. W. Butteriield and
Fred Marsh. Refreshments of cake, cof-
fee, doughnuts and sandwiches We're
served at Zoe per plate and the proceeds
amounted to sS0j.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
RANDOLPH

Mrs. Mary /. Freeman came from
Montpelier, where she had been for Tho
installation of officers of the Rebekal
lodge. to install the officers of Fern Re.
bekah lodge on Wednesday. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Pierce, who came IL
assist here, and while in town, Mrs
Freeman is the guest of Mrs +. \.
Heath, and Mrs. Pierce of sister Of
hers, who lives in town. Following The
installation, there were refreshments Id
social hour was enjoyed. The retiring
noble grand, Mrs. Edna Fairbanks, was
presented jewel in appreciation of her
effort for the lodge during the last year,
which has been very prosperous.
Mr.. Noakes, the superintendent of '.e
condensing department at the Hood milk
factory, has enlisted and will shortly 20
into service
William Tyler, who for several monshs
has been employed by J. II. Lamson &
Co., has severed his connection with that
firm and has gone to work for tea corr.
pany, travelling.
Mrs. Nellie Banyea. who for several
weeks has been with Mrs. c. J. Rumrill,
left town Wednesday for Barre. where
at present she is located for the prac.
tice of her profession as trained nurse.
Mrs. Earl Hibbard and son of South
after a several days stay here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
left for home on Wednesday
DR.. and Mrs. f. o. Blanchard will
shortly leave here for Chicago, where
hey will pass several weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Fitch, the latter being
he sister of Dr blanchard
Mrs. W. s. s. Buck has returned from
/ several days stay in st. Adams, where
The was the guest of her daughter, Mrs
J. G. Clarke.
Mrs. c. S. Booth is i'll with tonslitis |
md grip and the little daughter, Mol |
lie, is also ill at this time. Mrs. Heber
-olman is there for the present assist
ne in the family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
.ASTON|SHED
RHEUMATICS
MOST JOYOUS
All Over the Country, They Are Recon-
mending "Neutrone Prescrip-
tion oo'

'.Neutrone Prescription 90 in a few
days will permanently timber up and re-
move all aches and pains that none ex-
eept rheumatic suffers. The most skep-
teal persons have at once become its
wsrmest endorsers.
As relieved patient expressed il,
You can distinctly feel q modification Of
stiffness in your joints and muscles
"Neutrone Prescription 90" acts in a
mysterious manner that is almost unbe
lievsble. when in fact it Immediately re-
lieves the most obstinate cases OF rheu-
matism.
Are YOU troubled with rheumatism 2
II you are, ~Neutrono Prescription 90
viii cure you; YES, cure YOU.
80 10 vour druggist and sav good bye
rheumatism. Mail orders filled on sle0
size.
= 4. Drown. the druggist. Barre. Vt.
and leading druggists everyw here--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
They Put Belgium into Breakfast.

The January Farm and Fireside prints
the story of a Canadian soldier who was
captured by the Germans. Here is the
start of the story;
Say! Are you going to sleep all day +,
Where do you think you are! Time for
you to 60 Oh duty. Someone else wants
your share in the dug out
$50 said my chum, 'Reddy. one beau
tiful morning in June. Thus radely
awakened from the knot in which | was
doubled, | removed the sand bags that
were wrapped around my feet, and then
erawled out of the little two-by-four pile
OF mud known as dug. out
Bailey was out ahead of me, and al
ready the dixie was boiling and the ba-
con frying. | busted myself. and soon
had pot of porridge boiling Then from
the hole in the wall where we kept the
IA tions We took out the bread and a tin
Of plum and apple, and breakfast was
served, We both had a hearty meal, and
it was well that we did, because il was
many long hour before ] had another.
Gee, III some morningN said Bailey.
Wish | was back in Canada,
Same here said |.
1T was undoubtedly q fine morning.
The sky was azure. blue, the sun was
shining brightly, and the air was warm.
The wood behind was one mass of green.
Cur breakfast would have been very |
cheerful meal, indeed, but for some UNI
kind German sniper. This enterprising |
Boche' evidently believed that the early |
bird catches the worm. Every once in a |
while he would take a pot at the edge of
our parapet and knock a large helping of
sand bsgged Belgium into our break
last"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
TOPSH4M

Mrs. n. 4. Dickey is not as well at this
writing,
P. j. Mcnamara was at Bradford on
Wednesday to see Mrs. g. X. Church, who
is very ILL.,
Mrs Leon Mason is spending the week
with her mother, Mrs. Il. Il. Powers.
A branch Of the Red Cross has been
organized here with about so members.
Officers are as follows: President, Mrs
Rosamond Frost; vice president, Mrs La
vina Hood; secretary, Mrs Bertha Me
Lam; treasurer, Mrs. Matte Hood.
At the state dairymen's convention,
which was held at Burlington Jan Is,
our creamery man, c. L. Nolan, scored
9J points.
In compliance with DR.. Garfied's order,
the store of G. l.. McLam was closed on
Monday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
MIRSHFIELD

| The Marshfeld cornet band will give
another promenade and dance on Friday
| evening, Feb. /, in X. of y. hall.
Mr. and Mrs. c. VI. Lilley and daugh.
ter Barbara, were in Burlington last
week to attend the State Dairymen's as.
ISOLATION meeting.
Edgar Lamberton is quite i'll with
heart trouble His son, Dennis, is cx-
pected this week from Lowell
r. r. ldc left Wednesday for Mont.
pelier, where he has position in the
State House.
News has been received of the arrival,
Jan s, OF an eight pound daughter to
Prof. and Mrs. +. j. Pitkin in Enfield.
~ H.
Deacon John Thomas and Aaron Brown
are both very feeble and failing at the
present time.
The ladies aid society of the NJ. y.
church will meet with Mrs. Laura Wilson
Friday afternoon.
CLOSING Lessons From Daniels Proph
ecy" will be the theme of the pastors
sermon next Sunday morning.
The Bible study class will meet with
Mrs Frances Peck Thursday evening.
The lesson this week is the book of Ruth
and the first L chapters of /. Samuel.
On account OF the recent change of
schedule in train service the 6 O'Clock
closing hour at the postoilice will not be
observed any longer, and the Office will
be open till o'clock every evening until
further notice.
A. Il. Cole celebrated his birthday by
giving a card party to his friends Tues
day evening at his home. A pleasant
time is reported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
KEEP YOUR LIBERTY BONDS.
They Arc the Best Investment in the
World

Tho Liberty loan committee OF New
England writes us that patriotic eiti-
zeus who bought the first and second
Liberty bonds are being approached by
agents who try to induce them to ex-
change their Liberty bonds for securi-
ties of doubtful value. II is hoped that
all snch offers will be disregarded. Lib
erty bonds are the best investment in
the world, and should be kept. In case
it becomes imperative to sell Liberty
bond there can be no objection. but It
should be sold through reputable brok.
or. 1t should not be exchanged for other
securities, nor for merchandise. Liberty
loan committee Of New England John x
Allen, executive manager, publicity man
ager.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
Junior High School Notes.

The home economics class served the
first hot luncheon Tuesday noon. Sixty
lunch tickets at three cents each were
sold, the hot dish served being chocolate.
The home economics girls in their caps
and aprons served. the pupils all being
seated at tables set up by them. Grace
was asked by Prin. Nensble The next
hot lunch will be ON Thursday and the
dish will be soup.
Union Dist Supt. Martin w. Chsffee
was in town Tuesday.
Dalton Mclaughlin has, the measles,
also Donald Andrus.
The ventilating fan in the building is
out of commission and the atmosphere,
especially in the lower rooms, is any
thing but sanitary.
In the near future a Tom Thumb
Wedding is to be given under the aus
pieces of the village grammar and primary
schools. This wedding calls for from 30
to 800 children under 10 years of age.
and in other places where it has been
given it has been pronounced an excep-
tional success. An organizer will be in
town later. Proceeds for Red Cross bene-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
NORTH RANDOLPH

c. f. Taft and J. G. Perhsm arc draw.
ing ice from Brookiield pond
Mrs. f. c. Cone entertained few Ia
dies Wednesday at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Preston entertained
a few friends at 500 Saturday evening
There will be another Red Cross dance
at the hall Friday evening, Feb. l. Lar.
kins music. All come for another good
time. Bill, 20 cents per couple; extra
ladies, % cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
SOUTH RANDOLPH

! Clyde Preston has returned from the
| Randolph sanatorium, where his tonsils
We're removed and he was treated other.
wise.
Everett Smith was in Randolph two
days last week on business.
i. F, Smith is i'll at the home of L
son, Arthur Smith.
d. L. Loomis has not been as well as
usual lately.
Z. Barton Camp has been i'll for the
past week.
John Wells has received notice of the
death of his cousin, Charles T. Brown
of North Williston, at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, n. c., where he was trans,
ferred from Camp Deveus with Bur
lington company. He was clerk in the
quartermaster's store there and bunked
in barracks No 5 with Henry Race He
died Jan. of pneumonia attire an illness
of nine days and his body was brought
TO North Williston for burial. He was
IS years old and leaves father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. f. Brown, aud
two brothers, A. T.. Brown of North vii.
liston and c. l.. Brown of Baltimore
Md.
Henry Tucker Is working for John
Wells
Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett are both
quite i'll at the home of their daughter |
in Leominster, Mass.
Miss Greene has received another let
ter from her cousin in Saskatchewan, |
saying the people there are both frecz
ing and starving to death.
c. f. Camp of Stockton, Cal. writes
his father that while we have been hav.
ing an unprecedented cold winter here.
50 far they have been suffering from
Inc heat there. The thermometer there
las registered at los degrees for many
lays. The necessities OF life there are
much cheaper than here. Flour is 81 q
barrel, sugar nine cents a pound, pota-
.oes 81 bushel and onions so cheap
hat Mr.. Camp had two bushels given
him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
STRICKEN IN THE
Street
Completely Restored To Health
By "F[uit-a.tiYeS
3s2 ST.. Waller ST., MONTREAL.


Gin 1912, / was taken suddenly i'll
with Acute Stomach Trouble ald
dropped in the street. was treated
by several physicians for nearly two
years, and my weight dropped from 225
pounds TO l60 pounds. Then several
of my friends advised me to try "Fruit.
a.tives', I began to impyose almost
syiM the inst dose, and by using them,
l recovered from the distressing
Stomach Trouble and all pain and
Constipation were cured. Now weigh
208 pounds. / cannot praise "Fruit.
a.tives" enough. IL. WHITMAN.
zoe. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
AT all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit.
a.tiyes Limited, Ogdensburg, MY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
W1ITSFIELD

A thrift stamp program is being ar
ranged by the village schools for Friday
afternoon. This is on much the same
plan as pre- Memorial day exercises and
the general public and especially parents
are cordially invited. 1t is expected
thrift stamps will be on sale for those
who wish to buy. The purpose of this
is to arouse enthusiasm in re-
gard TO thrift stamps. Show your pa
triotism by your presence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
RANDOLPH CENTER

Charles Ellis of Brockfield was in town
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hibbard attended
the installation of the officers of Mystic
Star lodge, F. and A. NJ, at BrooIfield
Tuesday night.
Union church services are held at the
hall in the agricultural school building.
Mr., Carpenter, herdsman at the state
school farm, IS at the Randolph sanato-
rum for treatment
Wesley Abel. farm manager for V. s.
A., was married to Miss Mabel Nuttinc
at the Congregational church Monday
evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24

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odor Of catarrh Is an offense against all health
and decency. a stomach filed with droppings
from diseased nasal cavities may cause untold
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clcgged with strings Of ropy mucous indicates
= body literally reeking with catsrrh. causing
pimpies. blotehes and other skin eruptions
The blood. swsrnling with millions of catarrh
germs. entails upon the kidneys a labor that
may break them down the lungs and bronchial
tubs. scourEed with the distinctive influence
of syytenic catsrrh, can lead TO angina and
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50 why continue with all this misery send
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
UEBSTERVILLE

Alma Giguere returned to Manchester,
y. H., Monday, after visiting her par
ents a month.
Lizzie Blow returned to Mortified
Tuesday, after visiting her parents few
days.
NJ W Sanders is in Portland, Ne, on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Giguere, who were
called here by the death of the formers
brother, returned TO their home in Mont
real Tuesday morning.
Eva Blow of Mortified is visiting her
parents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
WILLIAMSBURG.

There will be a musical entertainment
in the Methodist church next Wednesday
evening The pastor will give a humcr
Gus lecture, the mems chorus will sing
and there also will be music by the or
chestra.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
GRANITEvILLE.

Dance At gymnasium hall SATURDAY.
Jan. 20 Good music. Admission 5Oc. a.
dies ee.-sdg-
Dance in iasssso's hsll Saturday even
inc. Jan ~, three-piscs orchestra Al
mission 5ec Ladies free.-sdt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
PL4INFIELD

Lecturers hour at the grange meeting
Thursday night will be in charge Of c. n.
Hanson. who will give lantern slide pic
lures. which he has secured for use at
school. school children will be admitted
at $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
EAST MONTPELIER
Auditors Meeting.

The auditors Of the town Of East
Montpelier viii meet at the town clerks
office Tuesday. Jan. -. al O'Clock a. m.
to settle the accounts Of the town off.
Ger. Also at the same time and place
there viii be a meeting Of the board Of
civil authority for the abatement 81
taxes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
NORTH MONTPELIER

Basketball game. church vestry, Sat
urdsy evening. Jan. - Little Wooden
CO. ". Barre All -Stzrs Dance after
game. Admission 10 game. soc; dancing,
- per figure. Coed music IN ATTENDANCE.
sdr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
EAST BARRE.

Dance in Lasasso's hall Saturday even.
mission SOC Ladies free.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
WV klNoXfiREaM

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-24
Catarrh Djstorts
Facial Expressions
Spreads the Nose, Blurs the Eyes, Pufs
the Face, Dries the Lips
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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-03-22
INVENTS A FLYING TORPEDO -'
 TO BLOW GERMANY OFF MAP

Development of an aeral torpedo which it's inventor, Lester P. Barlow, of Philadelphia, declares offers a new and terrible means of carrying the war into Germany is under study by the signal corps. Barlow calls his invention a long-distance flying tor pedo.
 With this weapon," he declared, i've could blast the German empire to pieces, drive the populace from German cities and munitions centers, stop all industries in Germany, intim- idate the people and cause them to flee from industrial centers.
 The inventor. said he planned to build the torpedoes to carry 1,5oO pounds of trinitortolum. the highest explosive known to modern warfare and hurl them 800 miles through the air to destroy whole cities.
 At present he said, mo defense known could stop the torpedoes as they would be launched at night by the thousands and would pass through the darkness to a distant city or other objective point and there destroy themselves and everything else 5n the vicinity"
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-03-22
METCALF MINES ID
 HALT OPERATIONS
PRESIDENT AMSTER OF THE SHANNON, INITIATES THAT OF. ERATIONS OF ITS METCALF MINES NO LONGER PROFIT ABLE.

N. A. Amster, president of the Shannon Copper company, who is now in Boston, has given out a state ment to the effect that operations of the company's property at Metcalf may be slowed down, for the reason that the ore is declining in value, and it cannot be operated at a profit. It is stated that the Metcalf propery, which for many years, has shown a steadily declining tendency, has reach ed point where it is believed opera tions will have to be suspended.
 MT Amster, in his statement given out to the press, after recent visit to the mines, says:
 ''The semi-oxidized ores at the Met calf property which Shannon even in times of low costs of operation found it difficult to treat at a profit have of late been steadily declining to poorer grade and the time is nearing when operations will have to be abandoned.
 This, however, does not mean that we will abandon all our properties at Clifton. We shall still continue to treat the concentrating ores that we have aways treated and shall continue to leach the tailings under a process that after four years of experimental tion, we have found to be feasible. We hope to treat 15 tons of ore per day, from which we shall extract IA to 16 pounds of electrolytic copper per ton at cost of 12 cents per pound.
 ''The new property purhased by shannon has a sufficient amount of ore in sight to assure of at least the purchase price,which with the amount of development work already done, there approximates $200,0OO. It is too early to forecast what we can expect in the way of profits but the import ant thing is that we can see return of our money with prospect that op. erations in future will prove profitable
 "The Leonard mines which also be- long to Shannon are continuing to show a reasonable tonnage of low grade sulphide ores with an occas. sional body of 8 per cent copper ore which in the average brings up the copper production from the lower grade sulphides.
 While the Leonard mine is looking better than ever before, we believe some new plan may have to be evolv- ed for the treatment of this ore to bet ter advantage than to ship it to Cliff ton.
 ''The strike at Shannon last summer cost upwards of $15O,0O0. Faced with this expense and loss of earnings Shannon directors have thought it ad- visable to temporarily suspend divi- dends..
 While we are exerting every effort to reduce costs to a minimum to kee1 Shannon in the active producing stage, the great increase in cost of labor, supplies and coke prohibit any large profits from operations, with copper selling at 23 1-2 cents per pound. Shannon is in comfortable financial condition; owes no money and has working capital sufficient for it's needs"