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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
WATERBURY,

When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn
adv.
At ST. Andrews church tomorrow
mass will be celebrated by Rev Robert
Dewey at 1880. Catechism classes al
5 o'clock and benediction of the blessed
sacrament at 4.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
the pastor, Rev. Verne l.. Smith, will
preach concerning The Spirit of Lin
coin" and in the evening viii give act
one of ''The Drama of job
A letter received by Mr.. and Mrs. 4. II,
Graves from their son, Private Eric
Graves, tells of his continued good health
and the work he is putting in drilling.
News is received of the continued i'm
provement of Frank c. Evans, who is at
the Mary Fletcher hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. O. Evans have re-
ceived word that their son, Earl, has
probably sailed for France. He has been
in training at Pensacola, Fla.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
WAITSFIELD

When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn.
adv
DIN Joslyn went Saturday to Georgia
to enlist in the medical corps.
Richard ]. Brown is moving his farm
to his village residence.
Clyde Jones has taken his prelimi
nary examination in the aviation de-
partment
Leon Joslyn has employment in the
state hospital at Waterbury.
Mrs. Hugh Carpenter was in Water
bury Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kew have re-
moved to the Fred Eaton house in the
village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
WILLI4MSTOWN

When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn
adv.
The board OF civil authority viii meet
in town clerks Office Wednesday, Feb.
10 at 2 p. m. for the purpose of revising
the check list and placing thereon any
names that are eligible after taking the
freeman oath. G. F. McAllister, Clerk,
Feb. Q. l9lS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
BERLIN

When in Chelsea, stop at Chelsea inn
adv.
Eighteen ladies of the Berlin Red
Cross society met at the parsonage on
Thursday. The result of their work was
four pillows I3xl5, three pillows Ilxl3,
five pillows 9xll and $40 in cash.
Luncheon was served at midday and a
good social time was enjoyed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
Not Interested.

My life is an open book" said the
candidate, who had been discussing
at some length his qualifications for
office
so far as I'm concerned, it's in the
same class with volume OF polemical
essays" said the impatient listener.
How ia that"
Whether opened or closed, it's a
book haven't the slightest desire to
peruse."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
Junior High School Notes.

Following is a correct list of articles
knitted for the Red Cross up to date
II pairs thumbIess mitts, sweaters, one
of which was knit by boy, Clois Robin
son, helmet, l pair wristers, 3 wash
cloths, % seven inch squares and 81 five
inch squares for afghans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
Looking Back.

This car OF yours seems to give
you great pleasure.
Yes | often wonder how / ever
got along without it. answered the
motorist. loftily. Walking tires me
dreadfully and somewhat
plebeian."
Pardon me for reminding you of
the painful past, but happen to know
that you used to cover considerable
territory as a mere pedestrian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
Pomona Grange Meeting in South Barre

Central Vermont Pomona grange will
meet with South Barre grange Wednes-
day, Feb. l3, with the following pro-
gram; 1890, fifth degree meeting, H.
dinner and social hour; 80, public SEES
sion; music, members from Williams
town grange; words of greeting. master
Of South Barre grange; response. mas
ter of Central Vermont Pomona: music.
from Mirror Lake grange; reading, Mrs.
l.. +. Perry, Cobble hill; Piano solo.
Mrs. Putnam, Williamstown; reading.
James Wheatley. North Randolph: vo-
cal solo. 4. /. Smith. Cobble hill: read
ing, Earl Winter. Cobble hill: music.
from Mirror Lake grange; address. s.
Hollister Jackson. Mrs. Arthur Wash
burn. lecturer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
wEBSTERvILLE.

Public dance IN gymnasium hail. Gran
teviile. Saturday evening. Feb. q. Three
piece orchestra Admission. gents 75c.
ladies free
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
GRANITEvILLE.

Public dance in gymnasium hall. Gran
itcvillc, Saturday evening. Feb. ?. Three
piece orchestra. Admission, gents 75c.
ladies free
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-09
For Children

KNoS EIAN s 800 s.: n. NJ -. -:
ffrs for snufles cruupy
cough. sore threat KNOX EREAN - agree
AIRY nentholstcd -coolirr. ailsTs irriistion pre-
vents Infection. hasteua heziirr Acts Quickly,
gently ard szfsly-has unlimited hc-ne ssss.
Criisre- fke a. Cfaf tryE ~. 81 dfaErtffE.
ks1e b. kireK Cornnany. Rrflsnd. VI
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
IN AN AEROPLANE.
Lieut.. Rodes Jesse, Mexico Soldier
Boy, Wants That Experience
Is Here On A Furl0ugh.

1t is thought that it is only
matter of time till aeroplanes will
be making trips across the Atlantic.
LieuteRant Rodes Jesse, who is
at his home here on a short fur
Tough, wants to make one Of these
trips. He recently received his com
mission in the Aviation Corps and
soon he goes to a Southern camp as
an instructor in aeronautics.
Mr.. Jesse is some flyer already.
He has been thru all the stunts.
He tells The Message of a cross
country fly he took recently-to
Clarksdale, Miss. He was humming
along at nice clip when the motor
wheezed and stopped motion. He
was forced to land, and came down
near Lula, Miss. But in landing he
tore one section of his wing and
was obliged to send back to camp
for a new wing.
After three days delay he was
ready to speed Off again. Up
over Lake Cormorant, Miss, his
gasoline gave out and again he was
forced to land. This time he glided
safely to the ground and was soon
on his fight again. The remainder
Of the trip was uneventful. When
he flies across he will be fixed"
against such happenings.
Lieutenant Jesse is a stalwart in
strength-army training has proven
very fine thing for him,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

The AuXyasse Review mentions
that Everette, the 15 year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Breid, who
left Auxvasse last spring and NOV
ed to a farm near Mexico, was quite
badly hurt last week when a horse
he was riding stumbled and fell
In some way the horse fell ON the
young man rendered him uneon-
scious, broke his arm and dislocat-
ed his shoulder. He was taken to
Mexico for surgical treatment and
at last reports was thought to be
doing very well, Their little daugh-
ter, Alma Clyde, last week was re-
ported quite sick Of malarial fever
but is considerably improved
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
Prohibition Is
Crime Solution

Jefferson City, Mo-, August e
Kelly Pool, a member of the State
Prison Board, today told the State
Tax Commission that prohibition was
the only solution for stopping crimes
among young men.
Pool said that during the year
ending July /, St. Louis and 30
"wet" counties had sent a total OF
1908 men to the Penitentary
while 81 "dry" counties had sent
only 1873 men to the institution,
He said there was an average %
only 2.2 per cent of convicts from
the dry counties, while the aver
age for the "wet" was 1928.
81 don't want to be placed in the
position of making a prohibition
speech," said Mr.. Pool, but that is
the solution of the whole matter
Pool made the statement in an
swer to a question of Chairman Cor
nelius Roach of the Tax Commis-
sion.
There was a total of 25 counties
which did not send any priso..ers al
all to the Penitentiary during the
past year, according to the figures
submitted by Pool.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
Soldiers In France
Need More Books
The Friends OF Our Soldiers in
Mexico And Over The County
Are Urged To Make Donations.

The Mexico Public Library has
received a request from the Ameri-
can Library Associations headquar-
ter's in Washington for more books
from this community for the men
overseas.
The appeal states that new nov
els and good Western stories,
whether new or old, are most need
ed. Books by Zane Grey, Rex
Beach, Jack London, Ralph Connor,
owen Wister and o. Henry are very
popular. The Mexico Library will
receive and forward all suitable
books that are turned in. 1t urges
the friends of the soldiers and sal
lors, many of whom, have alredy re-
sponded most generously, to give
more books.
The communication received says
that over 100000 books have been
sent overseas. The supply is nearly
exhausted, and several hundred
thousand more will be needed soon
by the six dispatch offices which are
now shipping books to France. The
books are packed at these dispatch
Offices in strong cases, so built that
| they serve as a bookcase.
They go on the docks of trans
ports, in cargo vessels and in naval
vessels. Those that go on the decks
of transports are open so that the
men may have reading matter for
use on the voyage. All these books
are gathered together again, how
ever, replaced in the cases and de-
livered to the proper officials in
France.
In France the books are distrib-
uted by an experienced librarian.
Most OF them go to Y. NJ. c. A, Red
Cross and Salvation Army huts, hos
pitfalls and canteens. Others go di-
rectly to chaplains and officers.
Take your books to the Mexico
Library any afternoon in the next
four weeks.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
HDid You Understood
The Hun Spoiled His Own Game
Spirited Enthusiasm OF Boys 1S
To Fl Makes Them The Best
Sailors.

Lieut.. Commander Shane de-
clares such men train best and fight
best under strain in the Navy.
We've got 'em buffaloed." This
slangy phrase used so often on the
other side of the Atlantic by the
boys of our Navy fighting the u
Boats, aptly tells it's own story of
pep of boys under 81, makes them
the best fighters in the Navy.
This was the encouragement given
contingent of S5 Navy recruits in
st. Louis last week at the Recruit
ing Station by Lieut., Commander
Shane as they prepared for depart
ure to training stations, nearly ev-
eryone of whom was under 81.
Over there in the naval war
zone, he said, life aboard the roll
ing destroyers engaged in their
ceaseless hunt for U-Boats means a
strain that the older men do not
stand so we'll as the more adven-
turesome youths. It's their eternal
'up and at 'em" spirit that keeps
them on edge, and not only makes
them the best sailors for Uncle
Sam, but wins quick promotion for
them as we'll
More than 5000 recruits have
been accepted at the st. Louis Sta
tion since May 1st, and of these 6S
per cent were Under 21.
Lieut., Commander Shane COM
manded the Neptune, one of the
first ships to go across Immediately
after we declared war, and he told
the boys of an incident on this trip
which indicates the deep-rooted 'ac-
tivities of German spies in our
country at the time, and he admon'
ished the boys to keep eyes open
and mouths shut while in the serv
ice.
The Neptune received radiOgram
orders to proceed to the war zone
with a cargo extremely valuable tC
the Allies. The Germans intercept
ed these orders in some way and
stationed a U-Boat in the war zone
to wait for the Neptune. While
waiting for it's wireless orders from
the British, the Neptune received {
message signed by a British Patro
asking the Neptune's position
Commander Shane would never
have revealed his position to any
one, and did not answer the reques
even tho it was repeated four times
Finally, in desperation, the sendel
asked, Did you understood?
The Hun operator spoiled his owl
game with his bad spelling, but la
ter Shane learned that SPANISH
merchant ship had been sunk fiv
miles away from his position, b.
, the U-Boat that was trying to ge
/ the Neptune
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
MRS. BURNS DEAD.
The Oldest Member OF Mexico Pres
byterian Church-Became A Menu
ber Near 20 Years Ago.

Mrs. Ida Burns, 70 years old
died at her home in Mexico Thurs
day, after a protracted illness. She
was born in this city. Her husband
w. G. Burns, died IL years ago.
Mrs. Burns father, Jackson
Thomas, was the founder of the
Mexico Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Burns leaves the following
relatives to mourn her death;
Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Burns oil
Mexico, and Mrs. Susan MCGEE, oi
Oklahoma; one daughter, Miss sa'
die Burns, of Mexico, and FIVE sons
R. t. Burns, of Mexico; j. j. Burns
of Mexico. S. d. Burns, of Mexico
Yeaman Burns, of Benton City, anc
Rev. o. L. Burns, of Golden City
Mo.
The funeral was held at the home
saturday morning, conducted by he
pastor. Rev. A. A. Wallace. Th'
pallbearers we're as follows; DR.
Carl Pasqueth, S, d. Stocks, Eioi
pearing, chas. Leeper, Earl Brow
and s.. j. Buckner
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
THREE TYPHOID. PATIENTS.

Rev. j. M. Hornback, who mas
been here at the bedside OF ms
brother and sister, who have been
i'll with typhoid fever, left yesterday
for Cummings, Kan. Mrs. HornpacA
who accompanied him to this place
remained for a longer stay Inc
condition of the three typhoid pa
tients at the Hornback home Is
much improved.
The above is from the Mohroe
City News. Mr., Hornback is wen
known in Mexico. He was the pas
tor of the Mexico Methodist Circui'
two years ago,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
ORLANDO WORREIA Is
IN THE TRENCHES NOW

The Fourth of July with the Ame|'
can Expeditlonary Forces in France
was not what could exactly he term
Cd gala event. The following eA-
tracts from letters written by Lieu
tonont Orlando Worrell to his par
ents. MIR and Mrs. II, d. Worrell' Oh
Mexico, tell Of the quiet independence
Day and other interesting news irom
the front:
81 received your letter the thlf0
day, and spent good part OF yesteF-
dav reading it time and time again
with the newspapers got from Faith
or II sure was pleasure TO hear
from you for it had been so long since
| received any mail at all
"We are getting along fine and are
stiu in rest camp. No excitement
though, and yesterday was the most
quiet of any Fourth of July ever
spent.
"on guard as Commander OF lh'
Guard for today, and it is nos SO ba'
for a twenty-four hour job,
"While | would hate 10 do every
thing over again have done in th'
past year and | do things every day
dislike to do, yet wouldn't trad'
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
MANGLEn IN A BINDER.

George Stuart, whose death at
clark s. D., was mentioned in these
columns last week, met his death
nv falling into his selfbinder. Just
how the accident happened is not
known. According to a Dakota pa
per neighbor farmers found his
foam IN the field unattended and
when they investigated they found
him mangled and dead as stated
anove MIR. Stuart was brother OF
Mrs. C.,B. schopp of Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

On Active Service With ths Brit
ish Expeditionary Force, June 20
1918,
Dear Folks:
viii write you a few lines. have
nv feet on solid ground now and am
feeling fine. and the weather is fine
out here, only it seems a bit cooler.
Crops are looking good. The best
field of potatoes l ever saw III all
nv life. ] haven't seen any corn
out here. 1 saw good fields OF beeta'
And garden plants.
Wei, / know nearly all the boys
in my Company, and we have good
time.
In all my days l never thought OF
seeing things which I have up to
this time.
will close for this time,
ED. X.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Il. J. Britt and two
children. Esther and Willard, Of
near Rush Hill, and Mir. and Mrs.
G. +. Doeblin, the parents OF Mrs.
Britt. left last week by auto for
two weeks visit at Pocahontas, and
other points, in Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08


Mexico, MO, August 5.-Dr. and
Mrs. ]. G. Moore went to Dayton,
Ohio, about ten days since to visit
their son, Shields Moore, who is in
,1 Aviation School there. They
found him getting along fine. Last
Sunday afternoon, d week ago. Day
ton was visited by a heavy wind
and hail storm, similar to the storm
that passed over Mexico about five
weeks ago. DR.. Moore says air.
planes were up at all hours Of the
day. One was caught in this hail
storm, a little French machine, but
it shot up above the cloud and cir
cled about till the storm had sub
sided. Sure a new way to dodge
storm.
DR.. p. E. Coil has named his new
hotel '"The Amanda" for his moth
er, Mrs. Barbara Amanda Coil. The
hospital is soon to 6e opened for
the care Of patients.
Miss Ora Liter OF yandalia and
Mr. BENJAMIN u I<aaIer also of
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
A Great Revival
Near300 Decisions
Two Stacks OF Oats Burn--A Mules
MISUNDERSTANDING Woman Cards
Wool In The Old Way.

Wnlle Ine0d0re hle1nSorgS, east
of Wellsville, was threshiug at the
farm of Ed. Kleinsorge sparks from
the engine set fire to the stack of
oats and in a short time two stacks
of oats and a rick of straw were
burned
The big revival meeting which
was conducted at Paris for three
weeks by Evangelist THOMAS closed
with 900 decisions and 1T actual
conversions. Among the confess
sions were SS men, women and chill
dren who signified a preference for
the Christian Church. The congre-
cation decided to baptize them in
the river instead of the baptistry at
the. church. The baptizing was held
Sunday afternoon at the Palmyra
Bridge, where in years gone by the
pioneers of this church administer
ed the sacred rite, and all the old
songs characteristic of the days
gone by were sung.
Prof. F. G.. Hale, superintendent
of the Centralia public schools, has
resigned and enlisted in the army.
DR.. VIM. DeJarnett, dentist, and DR..
c. w. Ausine, a physician, have al
SO enlisted and will soon 60 to the
war.
A Martinsburgt woman, 80 years
old, when she had her sheep shear
ed, carded the wool, spun II in the
old-time way with her own hands
and is now knitting it up into socks
for the American soldiers.
Cooks and servants are becoming
almost obsolete in Macon as result
of the war. Many housewives are
doing their own cooking for the
first time. Many have rigged UP
clotheslines and installed tubs fol
the family washing. Negro women
whose husbands are in the army re-
ceive monthly allotments from the
Government With the first install
ment of Government money the
cook generally "kisses the kitchen
goodbye"
Ad. Peery, near Wellsville, wa
kicked by mule and suffered thre'
broken ribs.
Someone asks the Jefferson
Democrat-Tribune what has Decom
of the farmer boy by taking sum
mer boarders used to just barel
keen the mortgage from being fore
closed. The Democrat-Tribune eX
plains: "Well, several of 'em Know
to us are now riding in automoblle
while the boarders walk and brusl
off the dust"
The owner of a Shelby count
watermelon patch has found
watch therein. The watch is said |
he in good condition and is READ
TO he restored to its owner upo
proving property, paying Tor IN
newspaper notice, and possibly tul
ly explaining just how and wny III
watch got into the melon patch.
On last Sunday Steve Brimer G
Rowling Green who worked
Booth, just west of that place wa
run over by an engine and his BOD
horribly mangled in the sight
many of his fellow employees nj
gines were going toward each oth' m
and onlookers say that Mr. Brine
seemed to have become dazed an
aid not respond to their cries to g.
out of the way, and when the ei
gine backed on him it knocke
him down, pushed him severai ie'
and gradually ground him to piece
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.
Private Edward Klusman OF Near
Mexico Writes His Sister, Miss
Dora KIusman, Two Interesting
Letters.

Somewhere in England, June %,
1918.
sDear Folks: = ~ ,s.-
Will write you few lines. l ar
rived across the foam safe and feel
ing fine. I enjoyed my trip very
much. Well, in fact, the weather
has been fno since we LETT the L. S
A. never got a bit seasick. And
saw all kinds Of water. 1t certainly
is a long way over here.
l must close. Hope you all are in
the best Of health. With love to all.
Ed. Klusman. Co. X, S54th INIT"
American Expeditionary Forces, via
New York.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
cREEN.BIRD NUPTIALs.

Mr.. oscar Green and Mrs Mary
Bird were united in marriage by
Judge w. w Bolts Saturday morn
ing. The bride came here from Per
~ some time ago. Our best wishes
extended the happy couple,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
MRs. AsRURY DEAD.

Mrs. Gertrude Asbury, a former
resident Of Mexico, died at her
home in Fulton Friday The burial
was at Clarence, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

Mr. and Mrs, Will Young OF near
Rush Hill, went to Illinois last weeN
n their auto for two weeks visit
with, relatives and friends
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

Robert Wilson, with MePheeters
Brothers. furniture dealers, became
very III last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

places with anyone in the United
States II we live through 1t we have
lat least done one thing worth While
Love and best wishes to all, and tell
Mr. Riley he had better turn Scotch
if he wants to be q proud man after
the war"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08
He Sailed Above
A Hail Storm

Miss Liter Married Soldier Boy
Miss Haskell To Teach In Mober-
ly--NIr. And Mrs. StOy Leave
Mexico--The amanda Hospital"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-08

35th Div. End Bait HAD, Co.
1S9th Il. s. Init, A. r. r.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-05-11
BEWARE OF CRITICS AS YOU WOULD
OF A RATTLESNAKE,

In the course of his address, last Lords
Day, the General Overseer said:
eve have people moving in here from all
directions, and number of families will ar
rive within the next few weeks.
II pray God to help these people to steer
clear of critics. Beware of critics as you
would of rattlesnake. Anybody can criti-
else, and the devil is past master at it. /
would rather be a drunkard than a critic.
There is nothing that so poisons the Chris
tian life, that so communicates others, as
criticism.
GAS much as I abhor liquor, as much as I
abhor tobacco, I would rather be addicted to
either of them than to be critic. The critic
parades in sleeps clothing, but inwardly is
ravening wolf, preying upon the unwary
who think everyone they meet in Zion City
is all right, and who do not understand their
real, treacherous character. Thank God, we
do not have many such.
"Let me say to you, do not expect perfection
in Zion City. But, where you will find one
or two who criticise and try to paint every
thing black, you will find hundreds of lovely
people here who will help you on to glory.
"The great body of our young people are
converted. The few who are not, are the
exception not the rule. You will not find as
fine lot of young people anywhere else"
It is a healthy indication when managers
of institutions are too busy with their work
to stop and talk about it. In making our
weekly rounds, we often find that to be the
case Every minute is precious, and any in
formation impaired for publication is given
on the fly.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-05-11
LOCAL ITEMS
&C. B. w.

We give the following report, as showing
what one twelve-year old boy in Zion Schools
is doing. Besides taking all the twelve stud
les, he is taking piano lessons, piccolo lessons,
and lessons in drawing. This report shows
his average for the past seven months:
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-05-11

a very blessed time. The next morning Evange.
list Cunningham sold them quite number OF
Elder Jordan's book, to read and distribute
among their neighbors, and since then they have
also subscribed for The Theocrat. They were
thrifty, hardworking people, and their poultry
farm was a wonderful sight. Think Of seeing
$1,000 young chicks at one time! They had
eighteen hard coal brooders on the place. We
were much impressed with the neat and sys-
tematic manner in which they kept their prem
Uses.
"At another place young lady told me her
mother was healed in Zion years ago, and that
probably her mothers pipe was still hanging on
the wall as trophy.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-05-11
Strength For Work Renewed

Deaconess Zweizig, in the course of brief
talk, after speaking of the many pleasant ex-
periences Of their trip, as well as the hard ex-
perience, said in part:
Sometimes / have felt that the strain Of the
work was almost more than could bear; but