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New-York tribune., 1919-02-23
Smokes Next? Good Night!

b having relegated alcohol from
W exalted realms as a beverage
and inspirer of poets to the lower
and doubtful plane of a scalp massage,
another vice stands in the van. This is
tobacco, and it is already shaking under
the blows of the cohorts of reform. AL
cohol as a hair tonic still has COM
mercial value. Even the arch enemy of
nicotine, Professor Frederick w. Roman,
admits that tobacco also has it's uses:
0) Florists, by diverting the smoke Of
the pipe upon the infested portions of
plants, are able to free the flowers from
insectivorous enemies.
(2) The angry bee, resentful of hos
tile intrusion into his hive, may be lulled
to soporifc passivity by judicious appli-
cation of tobacco in a burning condition,
though almost any smoke,will do as we'll.
60 In the manufacture of dyes to-
bacco has commercial value.
ca The hen, retarded in her efficiency
by the louise, still looks upon tobacco as
a cure.
Although Professor Roman was busy
a little while ago gathering forces for a
Nineteenth Amendment, prohibiting to-
bacco in all forms, it's admitted CONNER
cial uses besides that of habit form
ing sedative have obliged him to mod-
fly his views into the slogan of "event-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
Est CALAIS

Mrs Celley and daughter, Edna, of
Worcester, were Christmas visitors in
town.
Mrs Perley Pike and daughter, Ruth,
of Hardwick, were the guests of Mrs. II.
E. Marsh over Sunday.
Mrs Lillian Clark, teacher in Wood
bury, has been spending a few days at
her home here.
Miss Charlotte Peck, who teaches in
North Montpelier, spent the Christmas
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D, Peck.
News has been received of the death Of
Private Luke Daniels at Santa Domingo,
where he was stationed with the marine
corps. Private Daniels was a native of
Calais being the grandson of j. B. Van
Ornsm of Maple Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Robins of Barre
visited at George Wheelock's over Sun
day. ....
Carl Gray has returned TO Barre, where
he is attending the Spaulding high school.
Mrs. Archie Saxby and son, Edward,
have returned from a visit of several
weeks in Worcester,
Roena Nelson of North Calais, who is
attending school in New Hampshire, was
in the village on Sunday.
George Sanders was business visitor in
Montpelier on Monday.
Mrs Guy Bancroft is spending the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, j. r,
Wilson, in Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Smith of Boston
are spending short furlough with Mrs,
Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs, d. B. Dwi-
nell.
Miss Julia Wheelock has returned TO
Montpelier after spending a week at
home.
Harry Saxby has gone to Montpelier,
where he has employment.
Harold Dwinell has returned from
Sheffield, where he has been visiting.
Guy Bancroft was in Montpelier and
Barre on business Monday.
All the students returned to their
schools on Monday.
The dance Saturday evening was well
attended and a success socially.
Mrs. Guy Bancroft has several copies
of the Stars and Stripes, newspaper
published in Paris by the American
forces. If anyone would like to read
them, she viii be glad TO lend them,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
AD4MANT

Mrs. Maribah Taylor Of Groton is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Jennie Ferris.
Mrs. Cora King, who has been i'll with
heart trouble, is better
Eddie Ferris of Woodbury. was in the
place over Sunday.
Mrs Belle Celley and Mary VanOrnam
of Portsmouth. n. H., are at Camp Com.
fort Mrs. CelIey has received word from
Washington, d, c. that her son, Luke,
had died at sea with pneumania. The
body is expected to arrive soon for burial
at South Woodbury..
Mr., and Mrs. Robert Lowery and Mr..
and Mrs. Roswell VanOrnam have re-
turned to their home in Springfield, aft
er spending their Christmas vacation
here in Calais. They were accompanied
back by Mr.. and Mrs Louis Bancroft.
Mrs, Laura Robinson and daughter,
Irene, have been i'll with a cold, but
are better at this writing. Olive Stay
ton, who has been working there, has re-
turned home to East Montpelier.
Burt Converse and daughter, Josephine,
were in East Montpelier to visit Al
bert Mcknight and family recently.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
RANDOLPH


Miss Gladys Mccormick of Montpelier
and Miss Mildred Ballard of st. Adams
arrived on Tuesday night to be the
guests of Miss Doris Lattimer fer a few
days
Mrs, Alice Bruce, after passing several
days in Vergennes with Mrs Robert
Bruce, returned to her home on Monday
night.
Mrs. Selden Brooks, who has been at
the sanatorium for a week for treatment,
returned to her home in South Rovalton
on Monday night, expecting to come here
once a week for treatment until she is
fully recovered.
The report Of the Randolph rest room
for the year just ending is very crafty
ing to those in charge, as the room has
been literally patronized, proving that it
is an institution much needed in town
The largest attendance for one month
was the month of May, when there were
1874 registered. During the year the at
tendance has averaged nearly 100 per
month, the total amounting to much
| above 100 people The business men
and the Kings Daughters pay the most
of the expense of running the room,
which is such a convenience to the people
in the rural districts.
w H. Marshall Of Middlesex and his
daughter, Miss Leila Marshall Of Green
field, Mass, are the guests at the home
Of G. ~ Billings for few days.
Earl Shequin, who has been passing a
few days here with his parents, returned
to Burlington on Tuesday to resume his
studies at the University of Vermont,
Miss Jennie Johnston came from Leb-
anon, ~ H., Tuesday to pass New Years
with her sisters. Mrs. W. F. Edison and
Miss Maud Johnston. The latter is quite
i'll with a quinsy sore throat
Daniel Putnam of Washington. d. c.,
has been with his mother. Mrs. A. G..
Putnam, for several days on a vacation
but expects to return TO resume his work
in an office under government control in
day or two
Mr. and Mrs n. c. Buck were called
on Tuesday to FeIchville to attend to the
personal property of an estate in which
Mr. Buck is one of the heirs Miss Iris
Buck, their daughter accompanied them
to Windsor, and will pass the time with
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Warwick.
MIS-. lNbueFi culIlH ot W oEctsbefs Mass
who has been with her son, Earl Smith.
and wife for several days on the farm in
BraiHtree, returned on Tuesday to Nash
va and from there went to her home in
Worcester,
Mrs. David Adams went to Claremont
\, H., Tuesday for few dfys' stay with
her mother who resides there
Mrs. W. P. Flint went to Springfield
Tuesday to remain till Thursday with
her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Flint.
NJ. NJ. " ilson was in Montpelier on
business trip on Tuesday.
Gilson's orchestra of FIVE pieces was in
town on Tuesday evening to furnish mu.
sic for the bali given by Mrs. Brock, pro-
prietor of the Star theatre.
Miss Agnes Sault closed her engage
ment with Bell Brothers, where she has
been serving as cashier, ON Tuesday night
and will soon take up her new duties at
the office of r. B. Osha. Her successor
at the Bell store is not yet announced.
Mrs. f. NJ. Woodwork and her son,
Donald Woodwork, who passed Christ.
mas in Montpelier, have returned home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
SOUTH WOODBURY.

Walter Goodell of South Barre was a
recent guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
J. O. Goodell.
A. L. Benjamin was a business visitor
In Hardwick on Monday,
Eddie Martin, who returned from
France few weeks ago, has received
honorable discharge from the service. He
was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Edw.
Criplin, last Saturday.
Alvin Ainsworth, Harley Wheeler and
Arthur Ainsworth, while cutting logs fer
/. G. Swain, feled pine tree which scaled
s35 feet, log measure. The body of the
:ree ran up about 10 feet, branching into
Two parts. There were II logs. 1t is
thought that this is the largest tree that
has been cut in this vicinity for some
time. Mr. Swain thinks that it will saw
put 5000 feet of lumber.
Ralph Doty was the guest of his uncle,
g. H. Benjamin, last Friday.
J. c. Brown of Fitchburg, Mass, Is
spending few weeks at the home of
W. B. Goodell.
Bernard Ainsworth of Hartford, Conn,
was guest of his brother, A. l.. Aims
worth, the first of the week.
MI, ana MIS-. 81. II. CuibOI VI NIdHlGST
rile were visitors at i. NJ. Daniels Sun
LAY of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Neil Daniels of Granite
ville, who have been spending several
lays at L. NJ Daniels, returned to their
home last Saturday.
Mrs. w. H. Watkins wishes to thank
I'll those who so nobly responded to the
Red Cross membership roll call. We have
pue member over 30 years old. Mrs.
Nancy Clapp, aged 50 years, made a quilt,
aprons and holders for the Red Cross
yale in November.
Guy and Bernice Angel spent Christ
mas week with their father, w. II. An.
Tell.
The house and furniture of Joseph
Barcomb, on the west road, was burned
lhout 9:30 o'clock Monday morning.
Cause Of fire is unknown, as Mr.. Bar
tomb was in the woods chopping and
Mrs. Barcomb had gone to carry the chill.
lren to school.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
WILLIAMSTOWN


Musician j. Carbrey of Peabody,
Mass, at present stationed at Camp Dew
ems, has been in town for several days,
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Allie Wilfore. He returned to Camp
Devens Sunday morning.
Anne. Wilfore, who is employed in
Mortified, is at her home in town.
The selectmen will meet in the office
Of the town clerk next Friday afternoon
to draw orders in payment of bills
against the town.
A letter just received by Mrs. Mary
Newcomb from relative in Wichita,
Kan, states that there has been heavy
fall of snow there, covering the streets
to a depth of 20 inches.
New Years day being a holiday, the
library will not be opened and books due
nat day may be returned on Saturday,
the 4th, without payment of fine.
yesterday from his son, John, written
Dec. |, from France, saying that he was
George j. Martin received letter
well, but had been where he did not
have chance to write. He expects to
rome home as soon as some small mat
ters can be arranged
Ray Flint, who has been in training
in one of the camps in the southern
states, has returned and is at the home
Of his father, Fred A. Flint,
Thanks to the generosity of the differ
ent orders and societies in town, supple
mented by personal contributions, the IL
brary will be enabled TINS year as in the
past to furnish a goodly variety of pa
pers and magazines for the reading ia
bic. 1t would be difficult to estimate the
value of the reading table to the com
munity, especially to the young people,
and those who have aided in this way
may feel assured of the hearty thanks
Of the librarian and all who come to the
library.
John A. Perry, who was injured by a
fall from tree some ten days ago, is
mending slowly, being now able to sit
up for a short time daily,
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll Stewart and
daughter, Nadine, of Montpelier partook
Of Christmas cheer at A. II. Jewett's last
week. They we're accompanied by Mrs.
Stewards mother, Mrs. Ellen Wheat
ley.
The following officers of Fraternity
Rebekah lodge were elected at the an
nua meeting last week: N. g. Mrs.
Mary Dutton; V. g., Mrs. Lila Jeffords;
secretary, Mrs. Mary McAllister; treas
urer, Mrs. Jennie Drury.
Miss Nellie Tillotson and Miss Cora
Kennedy spent Christmas at East Or
ange with Miss Tillotson's father and
brother.
Mrs. Edwin J. Clogston has returned
from visit to her daughter, Bertha,
MRS. j. g. Reynolds at Belmont, Mass,
who has lately been quite sick with
pneumonia, but is now improving.
Many favorable comments on the mas
querade of last week are heard, good
things being said of the music, the pains
taking work of the prompter, who sew
nral times stopped the dancing to
straighten out tangled set, the refresh
ments, and the evident care taken Icy
the maskers to act their characters. The
committee having the affair in charge
was. Miss Ruth Bruce, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Anderson, c, u. Siyright and Mrs.
II. c. Townsend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
GRANVILLE

Mrs. Herman Ford has been visiting
her parents in East Randolph the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Hutchins visited in
Mortified Wednesday and Thursday Of
last week.
Mrs, Harry Hubbard and Mrs VIII
Gay visited in Randolph the first of the
week
Miss Gwendolyn Roberts and Master
John Roberts visited their aunt Mrs.
Colby, in Warren several days last week.
George Parish has been unable to be in
his blacksmith shop for several days on
account of illness
Miss Rhoda Hubbard, who is attending
Rutland business college, is spending the
holidays at the home of her parents.
Several from here attended the Red
Cross dance in Rochester Friday evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
NORTH RANDOLPH

Mrs. r. A. Huse and children of Ran
dolph spent Christmas week with rela-
tives here.
The families Of Will Buzzell and Don
Clifford have been i'll with the prevailing
distemper.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Taft entertained a
few friends at 500 Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs, Alvin Fletcher enter
tanned their children and grandchildren
Christmas day.
Willard Ashline spent the holidays
with his father, Albert Ashline.
The grange meeting last Friday night
was well attended and the program was
well carried out by the children. The
next meeting will be installation of the
new officers, followed by a supper for the
graugers and their families
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
NEWBURY

Dr. L. Z. Mckinley has accepted po-
sition as second assistant pathologist and
superintendent of the Vermont hospital
for the insane at Waterbury. This leaves
a fine opening for the right man to come
to Newbury and step into a good prac-
tice. We understand that there is resi-
dence at a low rental for just such
man. Newbury needs and will welcome
a doctor
Howard OImsted, son of the late AL
len Olmsted, has been in town for the
past few days. Mr.. Olmsted has a fine
government position, with headquarters
at Washington, D. c.
Dean and Glenn Bailey have been home
during the holidays.
The schools did not open this week on
account of there being considerable sick
ness in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
TOPSHAM

Influenza has broken out in the family
of Ernest Pierson.
Mr.. and Mrs c. B. Fisk have gone to
the home of their son, A. B. Fisk, for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Eastman spent
Christmas at st, Johnsbury, the guests Of
their son, Albert Eastman, and wife.
Mrs. Elmer J. Mills is in very poor
health
w. G. Rogers and daughter, Miss vii.
la May, of Washington, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Mcnamara last
week.
Miss Hulda Fuller has closed her la.
bors at James Welch's and returned to
her home in Newbury last Monday.
The many friends of R. A. Davidson Of
Groton are pleased to know that he is re-
covering from his recent illness.
Mrs. Frank Smith was thrown from a
sleigh, receiving injuries which necessi-
tated her going to Woodsville hospital
for treatment. We hope she may fully
recover soon.
The Christmas exercises at the north
district at 2 p. m. and at town hall were
in each case a marked success. Not to
disparage any work done in the past, it
is only correct to say that nothing finer
has ever been presented in this part of
the town. The entire audience, which
was of fair size, was highly pleased and
entertained. The parents of the school
children, and the people in general of the
community unite in extending thanks to
the teachers, Miss Mckay at the hill dis
trict, and Misses Smith and Cunningham
of the village school, for their painstak
ing labor in preparing and carrying out
in so successful a manner, fine program,
which reflected much credit to teachers
and scholars, and afforded much pleasure
to those permitted to be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
EAST BR4IINTREE

The following officers were elected at
the last regular meeting of Snowsville
grange: Master, David Abel; overseer,
George Cassidy; steward, Lynn Hutehin-
son; assistant steward, Hibbard Wheel
er; secretary, Rose Smith; treasurer, IT,
NJ. Hubbard; chaplain, Rev. L. &. Chase;
lecturer, Jennie Abel; Ceres, Hazel Fer
guson; Flora, Olive Tracy; Pomona, Avis
Blanchard; lady assistant steward, Eve
lyn Ferguson; gatokeeper, R. H. How
ard. The installation will be Saturday
evening, Jan. 4. An oyster supper viii be
served.
The Col F. V, Randall circle of the
Ladies of the G. A. R. elected at their
last meeting the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. G. W.
Flagg; senior vice president, Ella Wells;
junior vice president, Flora Wheeler;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01

chaplain, Ada Blanchard; treasurer, Ju
LA Perham; conductor, Helen Wheeler:
guard, Josie Keyesj pianist, Bertha
Wheeler. The installation of officers viii
take place Saturday evening, Jan. H.
Public installation. Light refreshments
will be served.
Miss Gertrude Batchelder has gone to
Atlantic City, N. J., to spend the winter.
Sergt. James Cruickshank, a discharged
member Of the service, is at home. Hs
was sent back here from overseas il.
September and since then had been in.
structiDg at Camp Funston.
Harry Sprague of East Randolph has
been passing part of the holidays with
Hubbard Wheeler.
About 90 friends aud neighbors Of Wa.
lace Blanchard gathered at his home in
honor of his 47th birthday. The party
was complete surprise to Mr. Blan
chard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
CORINTH

Otis Page has sold his COWS and pigs
and is soon to 60 to Hyde Park TO care
for his aged mother and stepfather.
There were IS members added to the
Red Cross here by the Christmas drive
News was received on Saturday of the
death of Mrs Byron o. Rogers at New
bury. She was Ella Williams, formerly
Of Corinth.
Wallace Chalmers erected the hood
upon his smoke stack on Monday, He
has his engine and boiler fully equipped
for business.
Jamie Jacobs has been discharged from
Camp Deyens and has resumed farming
on the Thurston farm on the Bradford
south road, which he had taken charge of
few weeks before he was called into
the service, it being a present from his
father, Abe Jacobs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
EAST BETHEL

The entire family of Charles Dodge are
i'll with influenza. Mrs Harry Turner
and Mrs. Lucy Benedict are caring for
them.
Alden Morrill, of Durham, n, IT,, spent
Christmas with his mother, Mrs, Kate
Morrill,, at j. H. Bucks.
Miss Florence Porter has influenza.
Several members of Fred Lyons fam
lily arc i'll with the prevailing epidemic
Mrs. G. G, Wight visited her husband
at the Randolph sanatorium Sunday
The opening of the village school is
postponed indefinitely on account of in
auenza.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-01
BETHEL
Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd, Aged 81, Died
of Heart Trouble.

Mrs. Elizabeth Shepherd, aged 81
years, died at her home yesterday after
noon of heart failure. She had been con
fined to her bed most of the time for two
weeks but had sat up on the day of her
death. She came six months ago with
her daughter, Mrs. Helen Hoagland, from
Ann Arbor, Mich, where they had lived
five years, previously living in Philadel-
phia. For 10 weeks she was at the sana-
forum for treatment and since that time
had continued the treatment in q house
hired for their residence on River street.
She had been in failing health several
years Besides her daughter, she is sur
vived by a son, Il. w. Shepherd of Port
land, Ore; three gra- dchildren and two
sisters, Mrs. John Grimm and Mrs. Net
tie Shoch Of Philadelphia. Delaware coun.
ty, Pa. Her grandson, Ray Hoagland, a
student at Whitcomb high school, has
been summoned from Chicago, where he
was enjoying the holiday season The
funeral arrangements have not been an
nounced
Albert l. Dinsmore returned yesterday
from few days visit in Windsor with
his daughter, Mrs. X. w. Perkins.
Mrs. Laura Williams is in poor health
and is under physicians care. "
A grange whist party will be held TO-
morrow evening at the home OF Mrs. Der
tina Hartwell,
Glson's orchestra furnished music for
a New Years ball at Randolph last even
ing.
The vital statistics for 1918 complied
by Town Clerk Guy Wilson show a total
of 40 deaths, IS births and IA marriages.
Many years have elapsed since the deaths
outnumbered the births. The fatal in
fluenza epidemic is held responsible for
the towns poor showing.
Miss Alfne Chiaradonna is at home for
the holidays from her work at Lynn,
Mass.
Miss Irene Cushing is here from Jack
son college for the holidays.
Miss Kate Bullard is in Melrose, Mass.
caring for John Rourke, who has been
critically i'll with pneumonia but now is
reported improved. Mr. Rourke is a
brother law of Mrs i. A. Davis and
is well known from frequent visits here.
The White River Telephone Co. has
leased for a repair shop the former livery
stable office on the Bethel inn premises,
The funeral of George c. Tuckerman,
who died recently, was held yesterday at
West Potsdam, n. Y
Mrs. NJ. n Kendall has retur. led from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. II. Miller,
in Springfield, Mass.
Daniel F. Carney and family are visit
ing relatives in Milford, Mass
Bascom house guests yesterday includ
cd L. L. Shepard and g. f. McCray of
Rochester, George l.. Morse OF Montpelier
and Earl S. Drown of White River June
ton.
Mrs. Mary A. Quimby was in North
field yesterday to visit an aunt, Mrs.
r. s. Adams, on her 18th anniversary.
w. A. Usher Of Stockbridge is at the
sanatorium for treatment,