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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

The discussion regarding the biz
Yard of March ll-l2, 1883, and the bliz-
Eard Of March rs, 1920, continues
spacej and the concensus Of opinion
leaves the record Of the latter some
what in the ascendsncy as far as dis
location Of traffic, business and the
ordinary routine of life is concerned,
but with the distinction OF the great
er snowfall to the previous date. By
common consent, the blizzard of 1888
is credited with having deposited no
less than two feet of snow in nearly
all parts Of New England and in some
places with having left as much as
three feet on the level, after which
rame the piling up Of the snow into
huge drifts by the sharp wind. How
EVER, the snow was deposited on les
ser foundation of hard-packed accumu-
lation and the blizzard Of 1858 was
succeeded by comparatively mild.
weather which aided man in overcom-
ng the handicaps of the blockade In
no instance was traffic held up in 1888
90 long as It has been restricted dur
ing the most recent visitation of win
ier's severe. combination Of snow and
Eind. No waiting for a week to get
ailroad lines opened up for passage Of
trains. No delay in street car service
until squads Of citizens went to the
I'D Of the harrassed transportation
companies. No cessation Of mail sery-
re for q stretch Of days in some Of the
rs inhabited regions. No such inter
krence with general routine SO long as
ne covering Of snow Rad been laid.
70 i must Be put down that while the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

Robinson, Sl6l5; Montpelier & Barre
Light & Power CO., $s43.05; John Pa.
pin, $3.50; Granite City Tool Co,
s3O.s4 sewer tile, $3.50; Lowell Nc.
Leod, $2l50; S. N. Parker, S925; G. w
Averil & Co., S2756; Barre Electric
Co, S42.42; Burroughs Adding Machine
Co, $500; Calder 4 Richardson,
Sll9.67; Chapman Valve Mfg. Co.,
Sl56.75; city water, cash paid out,
$500; Cutler Bros $3.50.
II. w. Dubois Co., Sl075; d. Giudici,
s2l.66; street department supplies,
$500; b. II. Griffith, $3.50; c. A.
Lundgren, $40; New England Tel. &
Tel. Co, $l3.72; Reynolds & Son, s225;
n J. Roberts, Sl4,20; Adams Co, $40,
Alexander & Co, IS; Barre Gas CO.,
$3.50; Cudahy Packing Co., s4430; b.
w Hooker & Co., s2439; Harvey &
Mower, IS cents; Houghton & Robins,
se.5s; Hoyt 4 Gallup, sll.07; F. ID.
Ladd Co., $S.03; Petrie & Daniels,
$40; \. A. Slaytou, $45.58; Tilden
Shoe CO.. $l4.50; H. w. Scott, admin
istrator of DR.. V. c. Goodrich estate,
$50; Elmwood cemetery superintend-
emit, sl4.25; Hope cemetery superin-
tendent, S2275.
A. j, Loranger, 80 cents; J. w. Dill
lon, $3.50; McAllister a Kent, $50;
g. II. Pape, s6.ss; Barre Drug Co.,
s24.s5; KeeLox Mfg. Co., 81; c. +.
Lowe county taxi, s652.25: George L.
Morris, $3.50; street payroll, S455.0l;
payroll, Sab; water pay
roll, sl6l.l3; fire payroll, sl90.25; po-
ice payroll, $50; physicians payroll,
ss675; cash paid out on street superin-
.endent's orders, sl7l; c. l.. Booth,
s20; Miss Gridley, 500.
A bill of ssl9.9l, submitted by the
Co. of Vermont for tires on
he large automobile fire truck was
leld ZIP pending further examination of
he items.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
SOME BIG CONTRACTS
Have Been Coming to Harrison Granite
Company.

Perhaps no other granite firm in the
| Barre district is so taxed with mauso-
leum contracts as the Harrison Gran
itc Co, which ait the present time has
ordgs aggregating into the hundreds
of thousands of dollars, work completed
and set. Drawings for Il mausoleums,
ranging in value from $4,000 TO $780,
900 each, after being set in their re-
spectiye locations, are held at the Barre
office, to say nothing of the numerous
orders for large monuments that the
company has received contracts for.
Among this quantity of orders is one
for an exceedingly beautiful mauso-
leum for the Couzen family Of Detroit,
Mich, that when set in place in De
troit, will have cost approximately
100000, for it is one Of the largest
buildings of its kind ever sent from
the worlds granite center. The Doric
style of architecture is carried out TO
the minutest detail, cornices, triglyphs,
and guttas being nodded from the
rough light stock Of the +. L. Smith &
Co. guarries.
The contract for this edifice was
placed with the Harrison company last
fall, and the work begun Immediately
or during the month Of October. Ev-
cry exterior piece of this building, that
when completed will have dimensions
of 44-30-25 feet, must be finished with
a l2-cut hammer, for the structure.
both interior and exterior, according TO
plans, will have neither piece Of pol
ished granite nor any marble in il. The
interior plans call for ironed stones.
Supporting the massive roof and sur
rounding the mausoleum will be Is col
umns. Il feet inches by feet, rest
ing on the uppermost of three steps.
approximately l65 tons of granite has
been shipped from Barre to Detroit,
and at present two more large steps,
30 feet long await shipment, while a
large side-wall stone measuring Pills
feet is fast nearing completion. This
splendid piece of architecture viii pro-
long the memory OF the Couzen family
relatives of Henry Ford.
Another single mausoleum contract, |
which is also being filed gradually is
a $4,000 order, placed by the estate of
Peter Kuntzff. a late western million |
airc lumber king.
Such extensive operations at the |
Barre plant have caused rapid and |
radical changes to be made in the i'm
Of the manufacturing i'm |
plements and accessories. Chief Of /
these are preparations for the install
lation Of another large compressor.
driven and with a capacity /
OF 5000 cubic feet. a new piping sys
tenn for the distribution Of the com
pressed air is being laid, five-inch pipes
being supplied Tor this system. The
rope driven cranes are 70 BE- trans
formed TO electrically driven apparatus,
and the grinding wheels, wood saw,
and sharpening machines likewise, each
being driven BY separate motor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
Fred A. Robinson.

After an illness of nine days of dou.
bic pneumonia. occurred the death OF
Fred Allen Robinson of Marshfield. He
leaves to mourn his loss a wife and five
small children, also four sisters and
three brothers, George of Florida. Rob
bert and Harry Robinson of Massa-
chusetts; Gertrude Smith, Fanny
Beers. Maude Woods and Louise Rob
inson, all residing in Massachusetts,.
Had he lived until April he would
have been 81 years OF age.
Funeral services were held at his
late home on Thursday at ! p, m. Bur
ial was in Eaton cemetery The fam
lily circle has the sympathy OF the en-
tire community
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

Under the primary system Vermont
has had presidential candidate foist-
ed upon it in the person Of William
Grant Webster of New York City, who
seeks the Republican nomination. Odd
~ enough, Vermont knows absolutely
nothing about this candidate for whom
the people are supposed to vote, except
that he comes from one of the oldest
families in the United States and that
he is a lawyer in the metropolis. 1t
is learned, however, that he has been
seeker after nominations to high of
flee in the nation heretofore but, need
less to say, without success. OF course,
the same fate awaits Mr.. Webster in
the present instance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
THE SIZE OF THE TAX.

YouAcannot always judge the size Of
town by the size of tax If you
could, Waterbury would show larger
| population than any other town or city
| in the United States. Some distinction
and some disgust in having a town and
village tax around Waterbury
Record
The contemporaries seeming petu-
lance over the size of the combined
tax of Waterbury town and village is,
perhaps, natural in view of the fact
that the figure is so much larger than
ordinary and larger than the average
of the state; but it all depends on how
the money is spent whether there
should be real dissatisfaction. We are
not conversant with the problems which
the two Waterbury corporations have
to meet at the present time, but we
assume that there are some calls for
money to meet abnormal conditions
other than the Accent state tax, which
account for the large total Those
calls may be the accumulation of some
years accretions and they may, un
fortunately, descend on the town and
the village at one and the same time
and must be met with real money.
That being the case, Waterbury ttown
and villagel may look forward to better
days in respect of its financial de-
mands
This much we may say about Water
bury, that it does not give the appear
anee of being a community in the
financial doldrums by any means. Wa
terbury appears to the casual observer
to be one of the most up to date and
communities in the state;
and its grand list and general business
add to the good impression. SO the
and the people of Water
bury should take courage with the
hope and expectation that in due time
here may be a reduction Of the tax
rate more nearly on the level of Yer
mont towns and villages When
own is so we'll founded as Waterbury
here is every reason to take hopeful
,iew of the situation, providing good
business management is back of the
temporary high rate of taxation and
viii see to it that the money is admin
stored in a wise manner. /,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

A Burlington man who has just re-
turned home after several weeks
visit in Florida reports that the wealth
er has been unusually cold there, be-
ing, in fact, too cold for golf playing
If it was too cold for the dyed the.
wool golf enthusiast it was remark
ably cold, for golfer of the confirmed
type can play on snowshoes or skates,
providing the holes are visible. How
ever, the Burlington mans report of
weather conditions in Florida confirms
APP opinion which has generally been
held by those who are not winter resi-
dents of Florida and which is never
admitted by Florida people unless in
an instant OF mental alteration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

Although dropping down from act
ing secretary of state to his former
position as under secretary of state,
Frank L. Polk will lose none of his
capacity for carrying out the details of
the office of secretary of state. Bar
ring few contingencies, the nation
could probably get along during the
next year as well with merely an under
secretary of state as it could with
secretary of state, considering what
the secretary of state would have to
be.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
N<@e> sS:''
F. II. Rogers &
Company
RANDOLPH

Miss Minnie Davis oil Hartford
passed couple Of days here with
friends this week, returning to Hart
ford on Wednesday night.
The funeral Of the late Forrest
Southland was held from the home on
Weston street on Tuesday afternoon,
with a fair attendance, Rev Fraser
Metzger officiating, and interment was
in the new cemetery. Several from out
of town were here TO attend the serv-
ices, among whom were Mrs. Charles
Kidder and Mrs. Levi Kidder of Bethel.
The remains OF Joseph Sherlock of
Sharon were brought here last week,
and service held in the Catholic church,
and interment made In the Catholic
cemetery. A large party of relatives
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

The filing of papers in Nebraska for
the candidacy of Gen. John J. Pershing
for the Republican nomination to the
presidency is probably done more as a
tribute TO famous son rather than as
a serious plan to make Pershing the
president of the country Nebraska
claims Pershing as a resident and it
would be only natural that the people
of that state should wish TO do some
thing along this line for the distin-
euished citizen. The Pershing pres
idential boom win not find much real
support throughout the remainder of
the country, much as the people value
Pershing's services in the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

blizzard of 1883 may have exceeded the
blizzard of 1920 in mass of snow It
was surpassed in duration of resistance
to the efforts of man to recover from
the effects; and in the latter case the
damage sustained was far more mpor.
tant than in 1888 The blizzard of
1920 will certainly do as a subject for
during the next genera
ton when thoughts revert to winters
rigors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
CURRENT COMMENT
Barrels Good Quality Milk.

Milk dealers in Barre are conducting
newspaper advertising campaign with
the slogan, Buy the best, buy Barre
Milk" If memory is right, all milk
dealers in Barre must have license
from the city government, and licenses
are given to those only who supply
milk from tested herds, II that is the
case, Barre is justified in growing as
long and loud as it wants to.-Bellows
Falls Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
rEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

One good thing has been accom-
plished by the new German revolution
the kaiser has been saving more
wood than usual because of his mental
strain over the events in Berlin Many
Vermont farmer would like to hire
the ex-kaiser when he is in that frame
of mind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
No Altruist.

Friend--I suppose you wouldn't be
defending that bank robber if you
thought he really took the money,
Shyster-I wouldn't be defending
him if didn't think he took enough to
pay my biIl.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank all our friends and
neighbors who SO kindly assisted us
during the illness and death of our
dear one.
Mrs. Fred Robinson and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert May,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Carpenter.
Marshfeld. VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
Not Pure Reading Matter.

How to lie when asleep runs a
newspaper headline. The space would
be better filed persuading people TO
tell the truth while awake-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

Poverty j. sometimes blessing
the sort Of BLESSING thai even the nos
vindictive nan never begTudges his en-
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
CITY ACCEPTS
BRIDGE BID
Continued from first page.l

BY the civil service regulations, which
states that not less than two names
and not more than three shall be pre-
scented from among the persons taking
! the examination.
On examination OF the papers, the
mayor found that only one Of the APP
plieants was eligible under the civil
service rules, the other being over the
age limit Of 30 years. Therefore, he
appointed James w Sullivan as chief
| of police.
Following out the usual custom, the
aldermen prepared TO ballot on the
appointment but 1t was determined by
closer inspection of the civil service
rules that the appointment was com
plete with the action of the mayor, the
confirming power being denied to the
aldermen.
The New Chief of Police.
The new chief of police is AZ years of
age native of Sarsnac, n. Y, and a
resident of Barre for 26 years. In an
swer to various queries on the ques-
tionnaire, the applicant gave his height
as five feet 10 inches. his weight as 2l0
pounds, his hearing as good and his
eyesight as good Mr.. Sullivan is now
employed by R. L. Clark as delivery
clerk in the feed business. His pre-
vious police experience has been con-
fined to three years work as a special
on the Barre police department. Mr..
Sullivan is well and favorably known
by large number of people through
out the city.
Other Appointments.
Several other appointments were
made by Mayor Langley, two of which
were rejected by a tie vote of 8 TO 3.
The first was that of William Wishart
to be city attorney to succeed Albert
A. Sargent, who was not a candidate
for reappointment. A. G.. Fay was
then appointed for the position but he,
too, failed OF confirmation by similar
alignment. Later, Mr. Fay was APP
pointed and confirmed as a city grand
Juror, by a vote Of to ?. George M.
Rand was appointed and confirmed |
unanimously a. building inspector to
succeed Oscar Slayton, who was not a |
candidate for reappointment. MIR Rand |
held the position prior to Mr.. Slayton's !
occupancy but has been away from the |
city for year or more. James Smart /
was unanimously confirmed as a mem
her of the board Of health, and John G..
Mcleod was confirmed to the same |
board by vote of to ?.
The Theatre Lease.
City Attorney Sargent presented
copy of a proposed lease between the
city and the Barre Theatres, Inc,
previous motion for advertising for
bids for lessee having been rescinded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
A Serious Obstacle

weakness
from of immunity
something has to acquire
well that should cultivate desire for the bet
should
the happiness
a of shall discriminate
Saving putting o
of helping acquire and hold to this
fulfilled the mission Of
banking institution.
The Peoples National Bank of Barre
- National Bank Protection for avngs4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
The Theatre Lease.

City Attorney Sargent presented a
copy of a proposed lease between the
city and the Barre Theatres, Inc,
previous motion for advertising for
bids for lessee having been rescinded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

The Y. NJ. c. A. magazine says:
"Of the 1852 leading men in the
United States, 5,76s had a college
education"
But with or without a
collie ge education, a
good appearance the
right clothes--is a big
asset.
Special suits for young
men that give self-con-
fidence because they
are right, make you
feel and look right.
Then, and only then,
can you do justice to
yourself.
Let us show you the
new browns or novel
wide-wale blues at S35.
Your size is here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
Bills Ordered Paid.

The sum of $4,000 was voted for
the school treasurer out of the school
funds. Other bills ordered paid were
as follows; Stamped envelopes, S2l .92;
II. G.. Bennett, $3.50; street superin-
tendent's orders, s2694; r. L. Clark,
1907 so; n. d. Phelps Co, S92.94; J. b.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17

and friends from Sharon, South Royal.
ton and Montpelier were here for the
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10
ys.
FOR SALE BY THE
GED DRUG STORE
GED, LOUISIANA
SECRETARY Of State
GED, LOUISIANA


Which certificate after the delays
provided by law have expired and in
accordance with Section 81 of Act
256 of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1910,
and the laws amenjatory thereof,
shall be signed by tire Secretary of
State, of the State of Louisiana and
have attached thereto the great seal
of the State of Louisiana. The in
crest coupons ATTACHED to said bonds
shall have printed or engraved there
on the facsimile signatures of the
President and Clerk of the Police
Jury.
And when said bonds are thus is
sued and registered by the Secretary
of State According to law, they shall
again be talen into possession by the
Clerk of the Police Jury and Ey HIM
held until negotiated.
SECTION a. That when said bonds
have been signed, issued. registered
and returned to the Clerk of the Po-
lice Jury, they shall be ready for neg
citation and the President Of the Po-
lice Jury is hereby authorized fully for
that purpose.
SECTION 5. That the Police Jury
OF the Parish Of 81. Landry La, shall
Ivy on all ia cable property in said
Road District in accordance with lSw,
at the same time rs other taxes are
levied, in addition to all other taxes
row authorized by the Constitution
an laws including any special tax, a
tax above all said taxes sufficient to
pay the interest and principal Of the
bonds herein directed to be issued as
the same may mature; which tax may
be levied and extended on the ass
rolls at any time prior TO the
final collection of taxes due for that
particular year; and when collected
shall be used for no other purpose
than that of retiring maturing bonds
and coupons.
SECTION 6. That the Clerk of the
Police Jury shall cause the original
Of this ordinance to be recorded in
The Mortgage records of the Parish of
st. Landry, and also published in the
the official journal of
the Parish of ST Landry, according
-n law
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10
BIDS ON ROAD WORK

Sealed bids. will be received up and
until 4 p. M, August 3rd, 1920, by
the Board of Supervisors of the First
Road District of the Fourth Police
Jury Ward Of the Parrish of St. Lam
dry. La, at Krotz Springs, La, by the
cubic yard of approximately sixty
thousand cubic yards of dirt to be
placed on the Krotz Springs road, as
per specifications and profile with
said Board Of Supervisors. All bids
must be accompanied with a certified
check to the amount of five go per
cent othe bid. Bids must be address
ed to the Board of Supervisors Of
said Road District, at Krotz Springs,
La, with additional words on sealaed
envelope, viz: "Bids on Road Work. I"
The Board reserves the right to reject
AMY or all bids.
ALCEE DEVILLIER,
Chairman,
A. w. KROTZ.
Secretary.
OF the Board of Supervisors or the
First Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward, st. Landry Parish, La.
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SECTION 7.Be it further Ordain-
ed, ETC., that this ordinance take eff
feet from and after it's PRONUNCIATION,
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and majority
Of the members elect being present.
voted as follows, to-wit:
FOR: Messrs. ]. T. st. Cyr, R. L.
Mills, F. H. Phillips, E. M. Dupre, E.
A. Cummings, C. Guidroz, F. o. Pavy
D. P. Moreau, w. F. Brown, B. W.
Cloton, NJ. ]. Godeau, Thos. Mccall
fiery, A. Deshotels, A. Sylvestre, w.
C. Dejean, Eloi Guillory.
AGAINST: None.
ABSENT: None.
Adopted June s, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
y. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10
''How We Cleared Our Summer Home
of Rats" by Mrs. Perry.
J. ]. HEALEY,
Clerk.

"When we opened our seaside
home last May, it was alive with
rats. They'd gnawed all the upholster-
ing. We cleaned them out in week
with RAT-SNAP. 1 prefer this rat
killer because it comes in cake form,
no mixing. Saves dirtying hands and
plates" Three sizes, Csc, SOC, $1.00.
Sold and guaranteed by Est. of J, B.
Sandoz and Littell's Drug Store.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10
Clerk.
INTERES TCOUPoN

On the day of--,19--,
tie Parish Of st. Landry, State Of
Louisiana, for and on behalf Of the
Fourth Road District, Fourth Police
Jury Ward, Parish of st. Landry, La,
4 lawful political subdivision of the
state of Louisiana, will pay bearer
sat the office of the Treasurer
y said Parish or at the National Park
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10

Bank, in the City andsState of New
York, at the option of the holder, be-
ing interest due that date on It's road
bond date July 1, 1920. NO.
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President of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of st. Landry, La.
Clerk.


Each bond shall be signed by the
President Of the Poli,o Jury and the
Clerk thereof and the said officers
are hereby required to have written,
printed or engraved on the reverse
of said bonds the following certifi-
cate:
"This bond secured by tax, Reg
istered on the----day of-19-.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10
soNlAT AND DEsLIEUx, INC.
opelousas, Louisiana

Cypress Lumber and Shingles.
When you build use cypress. 1t
outlasts any lumber. Phone or write
US for prices.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10

We are proud of the conf.
dence doctors, druggists and
the public have in 666 Chill and
Fever Tonic.-adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10
CARBON TREATMENT

The treatment has been used with
SUCCESS for enriehing the blood,
thereby keeping horse in a healthy
condition.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10

President Of the Police Jury Of the
Parish Of st Landry, La.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-10

Ten Drops on the feed Every Four