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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-03-06

Mr.. Clyde Dawson, who is employ
ed in a Cumberland drug store, spent
Sunday in Oakland with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Dawson.
Mr.. Lewis c. Bray, one of the
leading agrculturalists of District No.
Is, was business visitor at The Re-
publican office one day during the
past week.
Miss Ada Lee Lynn, of Cumber-
land, was the. guest on Saturday and
Sunday of DR.. and Mrs. VIM. w.
Grant at their home on Second street
in Oakland.
q. Mr.. Harold H. Harmed returned to
his home in Oakland Monday morn
ing, after having spent week in Bal
timore, Washington, Westminster and
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Milton Turney and two little
sons, of Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived in
Oakland Monday morning and are
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Little
Private Jacob Yutzy, @. M. Depart
ment, Camp Meade, after spending
a furlough of several days here with
his father and brothers, returned to
Meade Monday night.
Mr.. N. U. Bond, of Bond, KY, af-
ter brief social and business visit
to Oakland where he has countless
friends, returned to the Blue Grass
State Saturday night
For Sale-1918 Model Ford Road
ster; good as new; price S400. Com
municate or call at this Office for par
Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. Nathan Buckwald and her
brother, who have been in New York
for an extended visit among rela-
tives and friends, have returned to
their home in Oakland
Miss Elizabeth Leary, of Oakland
who is principal of the public school
at Kempton, spent Sunday in Oak
land with relatives, returning to
Kempton Sunday evening.
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which is now nearly completed and
which win cost several hundred dol
lars. The class conducting the sup
per on Thursday evening b composed
Of the teacher, Mrs. Hendriskson, and
Misses Katie Lauer, Lorsna Falken-
stein, Winona Whorton, Margaret
Aahl and Ruth yelling.
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venture in the business life Of the
community is of a rosy hus

Last Thursday the Faithful Four"
Sunday school class OF St. Marks
Lutheran church, of which Mrs. w. 2.
Hendrickson is the teacher, held a
chicken and waffle supper in the new
City Hall, which was quite largely
patronized by members Of every de-
nomination in the town, thus making
it a success from every viewpoint.
The sum realized from the supper
Melted little more than $106, which
amount will be used in applying to
paying the heavy expenses incident
to the repair and improvement of the
Sunday school room of the church,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-03-06
MUNICIPAL PRIMARY.
Republicans Requested to Meet Fri
day Evening 10 Nominate Ticket

The Republican voters of the town
of Oakland are hereby requested to
meet in primary on Friday evening,
March 7th, at the hour of Z O'Clock
at the City Hall for the purpose of
nominating municipal ticket to be
voted on Monday of next week.
1t is important that q full and rep
resentative gathering OF the mem
bers of the party be present at this
meeting as the ticket to be nominal
ed will consist Of members of the
Council as well as treasurer, bailif
and tax collector.
D. z. BOLDEN, Chairman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-03-06
Card of THANH.

We wish to extend to all our SIN
cere thanks and appreciation for ser
vices rendered during the sickness
and death of our brother, the late
Ray White.
THH FAMILY.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16

Whatever Congress in its wisdom may
do regarding military training in the
future, one thing is sure: Hundreds of
thousands Of young men, trained in the
arts OF war, are now putting off their
uniforms and are being absorbed into
civilian life. II gives a certain sense of
safety, this knowledge that there is a
great body of trained men who could, at
the call of necessity, rally TO the defense
of the country.
This feeling of safety, however, will
decrease with the passage of time, un-
less some plan is devised by Congress to
keep the ranks ready to be filed if need
be. But one look at the smouldering
fires across the ocean, at the Italians in
| ferment and the Jugo-SlacE rallying to
the colors again, at the unorganized
world still questioning the immediate
future, at the situation and the spirit of
Mexico, which may fame out in active
warfare again, makes the advocate Of
the old unpreparedness hesitate before
urging that we should slip back at once
into the condition of defenselessness we
were in when the war clouds gathered
and broke in 1914
For the immediate present, the feeling
may be one of security in the thought
of so many trained MN among us, but
everyone knows how rapidly time slips
away and how soon the old training is
lost
Normally one of the first problems the
next Congress should tackle is what
form of training should be continued or
begun to insure She continuance of "the
present feeling H security. Minneapo-
lis journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
How the World May Be Fed.

Shall we take up the frying pan
against the l7.year locusts and by de-
vouring end themf
#, Advocating this course of action, in
view of this years scheduled return of
the flying pests, DR.. Ethan Allen An
drews of Johns Hopkins university has
already done his gastronomic bit. A
handful Of flyers of the Cicada septen-
decim class, white and tender, fresh from
their shells, were to him Of pleasant fla
vor, lust like shrimp"
DIR. Andrews is not unaware, of course,
that +Ae dietary step he proposes is sane.
toned completely by ancient Biblical
law st. John ate his loeusts and wild
honey under the express permit thus set
forth in Leviticus: Even these of them
flying insects) We may eat; the locust
after his kind, and the bald locust after
his kind, and the beetle after his kind,
and the grasshopper after his kind" And
presumably in compliance with food
custom thus justified, consumers to this
day buy their winged delicacies by the
saclSful in the open locust market of
Fee, in Morocco.
Locusts may be delicate in favor, but
they are hardy and persistent in propa-
CATION. In Cyprus in 1881 egg cases
numbering 1900 100000 and weighing
800 tons were destroyed. Two years
later 5.076,000,000 fresh cases were de-
posited.-New York World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
ROCHESTER

Clarence kinsman, who is working in
Pittsfeld, building house, fell from
the attic to the second floor, dislocating
his shoulder and was badly bruised
Miss Lena Smith, who was injured in
the automobile accident, has been moved
from Warren and was able to go to her
home in Castleton the first of the week
Miss Mata Harvey is working in Al
drich's market.
Frank Mosher has gone to Springfield
to work.
Mr.. and Mrs Vaughn Whitney have
moved to Forestdale.
Merle Marsh of Charlestown, Mass,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Marsh.
Mrs. Quinn Ford and daughter, Mar
iorie, the latter having been very i'll in
Boston, returned to their home here last
week.
George Stevens has bought the block
owned by the late R. S. Morgan and viii
move his family there this week.
DR.. Lyman Allen of Burlington was
in town recently in consultation with
Drs. Merriam and Huntington in the
case of + 0. Kennedy, who is very i'll.
George Walker has sold his place here
and moved to Northfeld where he has
work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
VEST BERLIN

Mrs. Il. l., Cooper from Montpelier is
visiting her many friends in this place
for short time and is stopping with
Miss Corrie Streeter Just now.
Mrs. John Coburn, who has been In
the hospital for some time, returned
home Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Boswell from Montpelier
visited her sister, Mrs. Astie McAllister,
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Patterson and
wife from Montpelier were guests of his
brother, G. A. Patterson, and wife last
Sunday.
William Patterson and wife from
Windsor visited Miss A. r. Emerson
Sunday and are also visiting friends in
Montpelier and other places before their
return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter johnson left the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. s.
Cove, Sunday for Barre and win go from
there to their home in Greenfield, Mass.
Miss o. Plummer from Chelsea, Mass,
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs b. S. Cove
for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs Orrin Kimball and son,
Gerry, have been taking sightseeing
trip in the farming section in some parts
Of New Hampshire very recently.
Mrs. Abbie Newell from Ascutneyville
is visiting Mrs. M. J. and f. M. Ayers.
Mrs. +. B. Bailey is reported to be
more comfortable. She has been quite
i'll for some time
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stevens have recent
~ moved back into the #. B. Bailey
house. Mr.. Stevens is employed by Mr..
Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s. Gove's granddaugh-
ter will spend the summer with them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
WAITSFIELD

Chlldren's day was observed Sunday
at the M. E. church, with the usual pro.
gram of recitations and song. An inter-
esting feature was the baptism of six
infants.
Miss Marjorie Luce, former teacher of
home economics in the high school, was
in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean of Montpelier were
guests at A. w. Bigelow's Saturday,
Mrs. Hugh Baird was able to take an
automobile ride Sunday.
Mr.. and Mys. Fred Luce, Mr.. Luce and
Miss Luce of Waterbury were in town
Sunday.
j. G. Roy and wife of East Barnet
were over Sunday guests at G. w. Wal.
lis
n ID. Phelps and wife of Barre were
at B. d. Bisbee's Sunday.
Fred Baird was home from Barre for
the week end
Miss Vone Skinner spent Sunday at
her home here.
Mrs. Richard Martin and children have
gone to Dixville, Canada.
d. II. Skinner was in Burlington Sat
urday, attending the annual meeting Of
the Guernsey club.
Nine. Stafford of Essex junction is a
guest of her son, r. !. Stafford, of the
south district
Mr. Peck of johnson was Sunday
guest of his daughters, Mrs. Earl Joslyn
and Mrs. Stafford, and Mrs. Dodd. /,
Children's day will be observed at the
Congregational church Sunday, June %,
Rehearsal will be Saturday at p. m.
Mrs. r. I. Stafford is visiting her par
ents in johnson.
Memorial Sunday was observed by APP
propriate exercises yesterday in ]. o, o.
f. hall. George w. Wallis officiated for
Valley lodge and Maple Rebekah lodge
was represented by Mrs. G. w. Wallis,
Miss May Gleason, Mrs. Clara McAllis
ter and Mrs. Ernest Chase, with Miss
Clara Spaulding as floral maiden. Music
was furnished by male quartet, com
posed of Gurdon A. Fory, o. A. Bowen,
John and George Kingsbury. They sang
Drifting" composed by Mr.. Fory. A
vocal solo was given by Mrs. Remele,
who also presided at the piano. At the
close of the exercises in the hall the for
al tributes were taken to the cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
HANCOCK

Those who were placed in quarantine
for smallpox have been released, as the
disease proved to be chickenpox.
Mrs. Farley was in Randolph last
week
A. l.. Miller was at home from Mid
dlebufy eor the week end.
William LeBarr spent few days re-
Gently with his aunt, Mrs Charles Dur
fee, of Rochester.
Herschel Roberts, who recently re-
turned from France, has gone to Connec-
ticut, where he will take up his former
work as machinist
Mrs. Hugh Roberts and daughter of
Randolph have been recent guests at the
home of Charles Roberts
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Sturtevant of
Rochester have moved into the hotel.
Miss Ella Dutton, nurse at the
Greene sanatorium, was recent guest at
George Fairs.
Mrs. Walter Scott visited her mother
and sister in Ripton last week.
Darwin Davis of the U. S. navy visited
at Carl Boyd's recently
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
Bethel
Rev, F. R. Dixon to Sever His Connec-
ton with Congregational Church.

The Congregational church recently
invited Rev. f. r. Dixon to remain its
pastor for another year with increased
salary. Yesterday Mr. Dixon gave re-
port of the 18th annual conference OF
the American board of commissioners for
foreign missions with its newly appoint
ed and prospective missionaries, which
he had been invited to attend, expenses
paid, by Secretary Brewer Eddy. Fol
lowing the report, Mr.. Dixon, at the re-
quest of the church clerk, read a letter
which he had addressed to her and which
is here copied: 1T is pleasant to feel
that the work have tried to do at Beth
ell has met with such general acceptance
that you wish me to remain your pastor
another year.
"The fact that | am committed to the
American board and the advisability OF
making special preparation at Hartford
Theological seminary and the Kennedy
school of missions, makes it impossible
for me to accept your kind invitation.
! would be happy indeed to continue the
work in Bethel until early September if
the church so desires.
Thanking you for this manifestation
of confidence and assuring you that it
will be no easy matter to discontinue
my work in Bethel, | remain yours fra
ternally"
Mr.. Dixon stated that for some time
his plans for the future had been uncer-
tain and had been settled only since he
was last in Bethel In the Congregation
alist and Advance of June 10 is a group
picture of 40 young men and women who
are to be missionaries Of the A. b. Q.
r. M. Among them is the face OF Mr..
Dixon and his given destination is AT
RIGA.
The Congregational church wished
much to keep this pastor, who, whatever
the difficulties of his work, "has ever
one more shot in the locker" and a cheer
full courage to try the effect of it. The
three years pastorate, though broken by
college work and by release for army
Y. Nj. c. A. work, has been one for which
the church and people are grateful and
which they will long remember with a
warm feeling about the heart.
There will be no morning service in
the Congregational church next Sunday,
as Mr.. Dixon will attend bacealaureate
service at Dartmouth. At the Christian
Endeayor meeting at / o'clock, interest
ing letters from Rev. r. W. Mcclure will
be used. All come.
r. D. Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Spencer of Springfield, Mass, were here
yesterday to visit Mrs Warren at the
sanatorium.
Miss Ruby Abbey of Randolph is
spending week at Grover Bowen's.
Charles Billings came Saturday from
Poultney with his family and the house
hold effects, to occupy the A. N. Newell
farm, which he. bought this spring,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Townsend, Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Newton of Wallingford
were guests at the inn yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyford, Mr. and
Mrs. George Lyford of Chelsea were at
James F. Ripley's yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n Chapman, Mrs
+. A. Marsh and Edgar H. W. Owen
were in Warren Saturday at Pomona
grange meeting. They had parts on
the program and Mr.. Chapman presided
as master of the Pomona grange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
PRODUCTION OF SODA ASH
Was Well Maintained in 1918 in Spite of
Difficulties.

Sodium carbonate in the form of soda
ash is the foundation of the alkali indus
try, for it is used in The manufacture OF
soda and most other sodium compounds
1t is significant that the production OF
soda ash was well maintained in 1918 in
spite of various difficulties incident to
the war and of prices that were lower
than those of 1917.
The sales in 1918 were 39062S short
tons, valued at S35,635 500, as compared
with almost exactly the same quantity
in 1917, valued at S3s02S 900, according
to X. C. Wells of the United States geo.
logical survey, department OF the inte-
rior. The sales in 1916 were about
! 100000 tons, valued at SlS,000,000
These figures do not include sodium car
Donate reported in the form Of mono
hydrate and sesquicarbonate, for the pro-
duction of which exact figures are not
available, nor the soda ash consumed by
the manufacturers in their own plants in
making caustic soda and other sodium
compounds, The quantity Of soda ash
used for the latter purpose in 1918 is
estimated at 664 900 short tons, against
4SZ,UUU snort tons IN 1917.
Most Of our soda ash is made from
salt and limestone, but small quantity
is made in the west from natural sodium
carbonate, chiefly that obtained from the
water Of Owens lake, in southeastern
California. The quantity made from
this source in 1918 was l9,l00 short tons,
valued at S97 900, against 1880 short
tons, valued at Ss5S,000, in 1917.
AT some pulp and paper mills spent
liquors from the dfsestors are evaporat-
ed and the residues incinerated TO form
impure soda ash, the use of which saves
from so to 92 per cent of the soda ash
that would otherwise be required. A few
mills make sodium carbonate by an cleo
trolytic process, employed carbon dioxide
generated in their lime kilns.
The exports of soda ash in 1918 were
ll9,2ls short tons, valued at S7,s05, $50.
This material went principally to Japan,
Canada, Brazil, Australia and Cuba,
named in decreasing order of quantity
exported. The need of soda ash in other
countries has led to projects to build
soda ash plants in Canada and in Aus
tralis. The Canadian plant is TO be built
{ Amherstburg, near Windsor, Ontario,
where limestone and salt are found close
together. A very large deposit of nat
ural soda in British East Africa is now
being exploited, and when this soda is
shipped some of it may reach markets to
which we have exported, but it is not
likely to reach American markets. AL
though plants for making caustic soda
by electrolysis are being erected in sew
eral countries that formerly made it
from soda ash exported from the United
States, other foreign plants that will
use soda ash are under way that will
probably maintain if not increase our
exports,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
REGISTRATIONS 1000 A DAY.
Vocational Training and Placement Pro-
yided Free of Cost to Our Boys
Disabled in the War.

Washington, d. c., June I6.---New
cases of war disabled men registered
with the federal board for vocational
education as prospective training and
placement cases, number over thousand
a day. These cases are being handled
in the IA district offices OF the federal
board. Not all of the men enter voca.
tional training courses; some prefer OF
think they prefer to take the first job
offered and others can go back to their
former trade without training. They
may come back for training later. In
still other cases initiation of training
must be deferred for the time being, un.
I'll their eligibility for compensation un.
der the war risk insurance act has been
finally determined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
CHOIR OF 100 TRoMBoNES
Will Play at Methodist Centenary Cele-
bration at Columbus June 2o-July 49,


Columbus, Ohio, June ia choir OF
100 trombones, said to be the largest
ever organized, will be feature of the
Methodist centenary celebration here
June 20 to July 10, which will mark the
close of 100 years of missionary work
by the Methodist Episcopal church.
Alto and tenor were the principal
trombones used by. the choir which has
been rehearsing for weeks. To give the
complete voicing necessary, soprano and
bass trombones had TO be produced in
large numbers and those accustomed to
playing the mere common trombones had
to acquire new technique. The soprano
trombone, in particular, had not been
used in concert in more than 100 years,
according to III. b. Dickson, organizing
secretary.
Special scores had to be prepared for
the simplest church hymns and for the
the greatest choruses of sacred and semi
sacred music Besides the trombone
choir, there will be $4,000 pipe organ,
mixed chorus of 1900 voices, chorus
of 500 negro singers, group of trained
oratorio singers and band from the
famous Rainbow division
Public buildings and private homes
will be used to accommodate the 100000
to 100000 visitors expected at the cele-
bration which, directors say, will be the
biggest church meeting ever held. The
state school for the blind, the state
school for the deaf, and the former army
barracks on the Ohio State university
campus will be used to house the dele
gates. Forty thousand rooms in private
homes also have been listed.
Hundreds of delegates will eat their
meals in former saloons which went out
of business when Ohio became dry May
81 and which have been converted into
restaurants to accommodate the visitors
Automobile caravans viii bring the
delegations from Council Bluffs, Ia,
Springfield, ILL.,, Pittsbmg, Tex, South
Dakota, Virginia and other far away
points. The celebration will take the
form of big missionary exhibition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
NORTHFTELD

Mrs. Sarah Carpenter, who has been
spending the past six week in town,
has returned to her home in Stanford.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Curtis accompanied her and
will visit relatives for while. The trip
was made with Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
Slye in their automobile.
Prof. A. w. Peach of Norwich univer-
sity, accompanied by Mrs. Peach and
son, Bruce, have gone to Brattleboro for
the summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs George Lowell of Bellows
Falls were guests of Mr.. Lovell's sister,
Mrs. G.. v. Woodbury., during commence
ment week at Norwich university. Miss
Barber, who delighted the commencement
guests with vocal solos, accompanied
them to Mortified.
Mrs. Jennie Davis spent several days
the past week in Montpelier, visiting
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Magnus of Wa,
terbury were in town the past week, at
tending commencement at Norwich uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wheeler have
gone to housekeeping in Mrs. Fl. f. Esta
brooks tenement in the Mayo East
street block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy WEIGH of Grot-
on were guests at the home of their son,
DIR. G. n Welch, over Sunday.
Prof. and Mrs. A. A. Shapiro of Nor
witch university have gone to Revere,
Mass, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas, who
have been spending the past week in
town, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs i. S.
Dyke, have returned to their home in
Arlington, Mass.
Miss Florence Andrews, who has been
visiting friends in town the past week,
has returned to North Montpelier to re-
sumo her work.
Arthur Hill of the local postofiice is
enjoying his annual vacation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-16
"Hey, Rube" Days Over With Great
Circus of Present.

It's far cry from the days when
yels of "Hey, Rube!" on circus lot as
sembled razor backs, roughneeks, kink-
ers, punks, drivers and performers for a
elem" battle with stakes, pins and
fists around rowdies to the present
time when the Sells Floto shows troupe
in red, white and blue trains with far
less uproar than there is on home
seekers excursion.
In the old days even the executives of
circus mixed in the "clem," and great
was the carnage in plaid vests, celluloid
collars and pop bottle diamonds" Now
a fight on the circus lot is no more likely
than fight at Chatauqua. A battery
of typewrters is the most bellicose thing
the executives see. Heavy fines make an
occa sional cuss word costly. The circus
uses all its excess energy in getting the
road on time, loading, unloading, parad-
ing and giving two performances each
day save Sunday.
And when Sels-Floto circus comes to
Montpelier Saturday, June %, the man
who is known as the pioneer of clean
and courteous showmanship-H. B. Cen
try, the famous showman-comes with
it. This time he comes as big show
pioneer, it is claimed, for he has inject
ed just $4,000 worth of novelty and
laughter into the Sells Floto perform
ances, the "ten blocks greater" parade,
the "million-dollar pageant" with its
section after section of colorful and
striking surprises, and the beautiful
spectacle, "The Birth Of the Rainbow" a
colorful and inspiring extravaganza, EN-
ploying 600 persons and 400 animals in
groupings and animated pictures never
seen under a circus tent before. All the
circus sights one loves best will be there,
and, in addition, there will be many that
will delight with their freshness and
originality These things the men ahead
of the circus promise with the light of
confidence in their eyes.-Adv.