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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07

A reception was given Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles L. Hooper on the evening OF
Jan. 2s at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hooper, their parents. About 80
friends and neighbors attended, and all
enioyed good time. Refreshments of
sandwiches, cake and coffee were served
and games were played. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hooper were recipients of many beau
tifui and valuable gifts and the con
nratulations and best wishes OF all
present.
William Foley has moved his family
to the house he recently purchased OF
d. II. Jones and vacated by him the
middle of the week
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Darling were
at South Ryegate Thursday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Darling
aunt of Mr. Darling.
Mrs. Roy Vance left Wednesday for
Tilton, n H., TO attend the funeral
OF her niece. Alice Rose Page, the nine
wear old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Page, former residents Of this
town
A. r. Taylor. who has failed very
rapidly of late, is now very low
Judge +. NJ Harvey of Montpelier,
Deputy Sheriff Fred Hartman and ID.
S. Conant, attorney, OF 1t. Johnsbury
were in town Wednesday to attend the
sherifT's sale Of the Whitcher mountain
lot. The property was bid off BY /.
S. Blanchard, the holder of the ludg
ment in the sale.
Sunday morning service at the
Methodist chuch. Rev. Stead Thornton
pastor. Topic. The Seeking Savior.
Address to young people on Being
Asleep." Topic Sunday evening,
abraham. the Friend Of God. Come
Yourself and bring your friends.
Airs. Christie WEIGH and Mrs. II. y.
Welch we're visitors in Montpelier
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Davidson and
daughte!, Ida Mae, were in ST. Johns
bury Thursday.
Mrs. William Emery was called to
Burlington Wednesday by the death
of her brother John Stearns.
Mrs. ]. II. Tasey Of Woodsyille, \.
H.. is spending few days at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Page
The village school was closed Thurs.
dav and Friday because Of the large
number Of pupils absent with colds.
The high school was not in session
Wednesday, owing TO the illness OF
Principal Garvin.
Mrs. LINN IInl Of Mortified was
the guest of Mrs. Levi Wilson, her
mother. the first OF the week On her
return, to her home she was accom-.
panied BY her daughter, Phyllis, who
has been passing a week here.
Grover c. Smith was a business sis
itor in st. Johubury over Wednesday
night
Mrs. W. c. Chamberlain and dsugh
ter. Pauline and Amanda, of Newbury
Center. were in town Tuesday visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eastman, her
grandparents. and other relatives.
w. G. WEIGH was in Burlington
Thursday and Friday for medical I'D
vice and treatment.
The condition Of II. II. Page vino has
been sick since the first 81 the week,
became worse Thursday when pneu
monia developed and he Is now report
cd seriously ILL.,
Mr.. LYMAN Blanchard, X Blanch-
ard. David Hall. and several others
who have been on the sick list this
week. are said 10 be improving.
Floran Church Of West Topsham
and Hilas Church Of Woodsville. n.
IT.. were visitors Of Mr.. and Mr.,
Charles Heath last Tuesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
CROTON
American Legion Changes Name OF Post
to Wendell Z. Lord Post.

The most important measure taken
at recent meeting of the Groton post
of the American Legion was the chang
ing of the name of the post to wendell
L. Lord" post, in honor of Private Wen
dell u. Lord. The change was unanl-
mously agreed upon. Officers elected
for 1920 were as follows; Commander,
Roy Hanchette; vice-commander, Ger
aid e. Smith; adjutant and finance of
ficer, S. b. Heath; historian, l.. p. Freer,
1t was voted to raise an assessment Of
$500 for 1920.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07

wings has been out of commission and
he has found friends who fed him
while others ARE trying to solve the
reason of his presence in such zero
weather.
Philip Lapoint is visiting his chill,
dren in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07

Accept "CaiiIornia" Syrup OF Iigs
o.ly-look for tie name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
little stomach, liver and bowels. Chill
dren love its delicious fruity taste.
Full directions for child's does on each
bottle. Give It without fear.
Motherl You must say California. :"
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07

Mrs H. L. Emery is visiting friends
in Waltham. Mass.
Mark W. Stiles is at the sanatorium
for treatment for pneumonia.
Mrs Bertha Hartwell has leased her
farm in RoyaIton for the coming sea
son to Thomas H. Holland, the occu,
pant OF her house Tor the last two
years.
Miss Marion Marden is at her home
in Waterbury for few days.
Arthur L. O'Brvan, while unloading
logs al Randolph, crushed a finger and
is unable to do his milking for some
days al least
Vermont guests at the Baseom house
Thursday included L. H. Adams Of
Bellows Falls, w T. IIuggard of Brook
field, w A. Huggard OF Middlebury
college. G. & Clough. +. II. Edgerton,
+. :. French and p. $ DeSantis of
Rochester, f. j. Townsend OF Barnard,
II. w. Buchanan of Barre, Thomas J.
Adams OF Woodstock. W. {. Hummell
Of Newport, G. L. Hodge OF st. Adams
aud Anthony Cassano Of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
STOCkBRTDGE
Death of Preston A, Rand After a
Years Illness.

tdl ltAEkA 80
Preston A. Rand passed away Thurs
day at 4:30 D. m Mr. Rand had been
in falling health for a year. So his
death comes not a. surprise to hi,
many friends He has been cared Tor
in the home Of Nh and Mrs g. y.
Fish
Mr. Rand was a Civil war veteran, a
member Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public, aud mau respected by All.
The funeral was held AZ Stockbridgc
Mon church This afternoon at J.
The Sunday school sorial which was
to be at Mrs Putnsm's has been post
poned a week
Officers night at Tweed River grange
will not be held Feb Z. as planned but
viii be held Feb. p when play viii
be presented, entitled. MIR Spriggiu' :
Quiet Afternoon.
Marion Baker and Winoua Fish are
al home from Randolph high school
for the week end
Elwyn Whitcomb is spending the
week end with his parents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
While There's Life.

there j. an income. III you have an an
nuitv. We write many forms. send
FOR circular descriptive. National Life
ln-. Co Mutual s. = Ballard general
agent. Rislto block, Montpelier. Vt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Body of William Batchelder, Who Died
in Brookline Hospital, Brought
Here for Burial.

William Batchelder, whose name
stands among those OF the prominent
LAWYERS in Vermont, died last Sunday
morning in the 10th year of his age, at
the Corey Hill hospital in Brookline,
Mass. Mr.. Batchelder had gone to the
hospital three weeks earlier for surgi-
cal treatment and was apparently
making good recovery from the opera
ton performed a week previous TO his
death, but an embolism formed, caus-
ing almost instant death on Sunday
Ne had been in failing health for two
years, but attended to business and
was more or less active until his going
away for treatment. The body ar
rived in Woodstock Tuesday, accom-
panied by his son, Charles Batchelder
of Bethel, and his grandson, j. Will
liam Batchelder, and the funeral serv-
ices were held Wednesday afternoon at
st. James church. Mr.. Batchelder was
born in Westminster, this state, Sept.
IA, 1874. He was the son OF the late
Rev. Calvin Reddington Batchelder, his
iather being the first rector and found
or Of Emmanuel Episcopal parish in
Bellows Falls. He received his early
cducation from private tutors, includ-
ilg his father; later graduated from
lsurr & Burton seminary at Manches-
Ter, and studied law with the Hon.
Augustus p. Hunton of Bethel In
S16 Mr.. Batchelder married Miss Julia
Elizabeth Kennedy of Langdon, n H.,
who died four years ago. OF their
hree children two survive, namely,
Charles Batchelder of Bethel and Anna
Maria Batchelder of Woodstock. Mr..
Batchelder was admitted to the Yer
mont bar in 1873 locating the same
year in Windsor, where he practiced in
partnership with the Hon. J. B. Farms
worth and later formed partnership
with Hon. James n. Administer. He
moved to White River Junction in 1898
and with the exception Of brief resi-
dence in Springfield, had practiced here
and in Woodstock ever since. having
moved to Woodstock about six years
ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
BETHEL
Mrs. James Gibson, Victim of Last
Iune's Wreck, Died in Maiden

Mrs. James Gibson of Maiden, Mass,
who was injured in the Central Yer
mont railroad wreck in Royalton June
1, 1919, sustaining internal injuries,
and who was a patient three weeks at
the sanatorium, died recently at a
Boston hospital Of idiopathic peritonl-
tbs. So far as known, hers Is the first
death among the 20 persons injured in
the wreck
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
SLOW
DEATH

Aches, pans, nervousness, diff
Guilty in urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney, liver,
bladder and uric acid troubles
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
Ard in His Ads.

A silver mine earns a bubble repu-
tation even at the brokers mouth
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
BE Better Loo king-Ia axe
Olive Tablets

To have a clear, pink skin, bright
ewes, no pirnples. a feeling OF buoyanoy
like childhood days, YOU must keep
your body free from poisonous wastes.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets "a vege-
table compound mixed with olive OH
act on the liver and bowels hike calomel
yet have no dangerous after effect.
Take one nightly and note results.
They start the bile and overcome
constellation. That's why millions OF
boxes are sold annually. l0c and 2oe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
High School Notes.


we expect the school play, Billy
Bungalow, win be given Feb p. Mrs.
kidder has kindly consented 10 help
Miss Doody coach the play.
There was no school in the lnterme-
date room this week, due to illness OF
Mrs Mcclellan.
Ethel Symes and Mae Dean have re.
turned to school after short illness.
The girls basketball team played
Bath Thursday night, and the boys
second team played Bath high team.
Gerald Darling was absent from
school for several days, due to illness.
The teachers Of the town of New
bury formed an organization at st.
Johnsbury last week for the purpose
of increasing the efficiency OF schools
throughout the town. The officers elect
ed were: President, Prof Jones New
bury; vice president, Prof. King, Wells
River; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Mary Hale, Newbury; executive COM
mittee, Miss Grace Whitman, New
bury, Miss Mary Barry, Wells River.
Miss Georgia King, Newbury. Most Of
the towns are forming similar organi-
cations
Word has been received OF The mar
rage Of Marjorie stark to Perley T..
Chase of Derry, \. Il.
IN the basketball games played last
Friday night, the girls team won
from Bath high school by score Of
) to 4, while the second team won
from Bath boys by score Of "A to 8.
The girls played good game, Miss
Doris Human being easily the star Of
the game. In the other game a young
chap from East Ryegate played we'll
enough TO be on the first team Owing
to the heavy snow the attendance was
small
Owing to the heavy storm Of Friday
and Friday night train traffic was
slightly derangcd, night trains that
arc due here at | aud , q m, reaching
here about . next morning, while the
night Montreal express. due at , a. m,
had not at that time lcf; Boston. The
paper train ran four hours late The
fall of snow here wa, about = inches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
WELLS RIVER
Norwich Musical Clubs Entertain Large
Audience.

The public has known for many
wears that Norwich university stood
second only to West Point i'll military
tactics, but few realized that they
have in this same university musical
clubs Of the quality that entertained a
large local audience in village hail iast
Wednesday evening. From start 10
finish of the 26 and more numbers rem
dered. the audience listened in great
enjoyment, applause was heavy ana
called forth many an encore. D. NJ.
Whitney and II. d. Martin gave their
comic sketch, Ike Welton iTpersonsted
Harry Lauder, and all the others proved
equally as good. The concert ended by
the singing of the Norwich university
song. and those in the audience who
had been at Norwich joined III. The
hall was we'll filled. over 400 beng
present, which Melted the senior class
of w. r. II. S. over $50. Everyone IS
hoping that when another seasons trip
is planned Wells River will be included,
Following the entertainment the boys
gave a dance, and from the..noise that
came through the doors it is thought
that everyone had a big time.
Claude Human, a Norwich man.
came up from Nashua, n. H., to meet
his old college friends on Wednesday
evening. returning on the night train.
One of the Norwich boys was taken
sick before the entertainment and was
taken to the hospital, but in the morn
ing he was reported much better.
A perfect image of ''Heine" Munsell
walked about in cadet uniform, and
but for the fact that his name was
Buck and he was from st. Adams we
should have thought that Munsell was
in town. We understand that the like
ness is so strong thai he carries the
name of "Heinie" at Mortified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-07
NORTHFIELD
Funeral of Grant R. Haight Held or
Thursday Afternoon.

The funeral of Grant r. Haight,
whose DEATH occurred in Syracuse, \.
Y, was held Thursday afternoon from
the home of his father-iu- law, w. j,
Fiske, on Union street. Prof G. '.
Woodbury. of Norwich oiticiated. The
remains were placed in the vault at
Elmwood cemetery Members OF the
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity OF Nor
wich. of which the deceased was a
member, acted as bearers. Mr.. Haight
is survived by his wife. who was for
merlv Hazel Fiske of Mortified, and
two Young children, Hubert, aged SIN,
and Leona. aged three, also his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs r. Haight OF South Bur
lington, and one brother, Earl Haight
of Akron, Ohio. The deceased was
graduated from Norwich university in
the class of 1909. in the c. i. course,
and at the time of his death was pro-
lessor of civil engineering in Syracuse
university.
The Young men of Mortified who
returned from service in the worlds
war too late for the big celebration
given. the Mortified boys in May are to
be given a banquet, dance and recep-
ton Tuesday evening, Feb. 10. The
banquet is to be served by Mrs. Mary
Broggi Gilbertson's orchestra OF Barre
will furnish music for dancing H. I.
Cady, n Pelaggi, w, w. Hartwell,
J. p. Rabidou and George Cross were
appointed to act on the committee at
the last meeting of the Commercial
club.
II. w. Smith and Alvah Smith We're
ca He'd to Proetorsville last week by the
death of their brother, Richard Smith.
Col. Charles II. Spooner OF Charles
town, n. H.. former president OF Nor
witch university, was a visitor in town
last week.
Mr. and Mrs Lynn Hill were at
Saranac Lake, \. Y, last week attend
ing the Adirondack mid winter carni-
val Mr. Hill won beautiful cup as
first prize for fancy and figure skating.
His costume was that of a Dutch come
dian. Mrs. Hill received honorable men
ton among the ladies for the most
beautiful costume.
Mrs. A. W Arthur. who was called
here by the death of Andrew Arthur,
has returned to Norton, Mass.
Miss Savilla Kingsley of New York
City has come TO Mortified to make
her home with her aunt for the present
and attend the Mortified high school.
At the regular meeting of Mortified
post, No. 63, American Legion. the
property which belonged to the mem
bers of Co +, Vermont National Guard,
before they were called into federal
service three years ago, was turned over
to the Legion and accepted by the lat
ter As soon as the Legion gets rooms
of its own. it will move the property
from armorv hall
At the Nisatin clubs masquerade, the
prize for ladies was won by Miss Hele-
ma FitzSimonds and for gentlemen by
Prof A. w Peach. Miss FitzSimonds
represented an Indian squaw, and Prof.
Peach impersonated cavalier. 4 very
interesting program of vocal and in
strumental music and resdings was
given before the dance Music for the
dancing was furnished by Carroll's Or
chcstrs and very enjoyable time was
reported
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
BRITISH DEMAND
 ACTION ON IRISH
tBy United Press)

tby OnILeU GTeS9J London, May 31.-With the press and the public clamoring for an i'm mediate settlement of the critical sit uation already developed in Ireland keen interest is manifested today in the meeting of the British cabinet with Premier Lloyd George. Wis count Sir John French, lord lieuten- ant of Ireland, Sir Hamar Greenwood, secretary for Ireland, and Sir John McCready, commander of British mili- tary forces in Ireland, are here for the meeting of the cabinet.
 Reports are in circulation in Lon- don that the British grand fleet is being prepared for duty in Irish waters. Reports today from Dublin state that attempts were made last night to burn the village of Kilmall- ock, where military and constobulary barracks were burned last Friday night.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
ARMENIA MANDATE
 DECIDED TUESDAY
(By United Press)

! Washington, May 31.-The ques- tion of accepting the mandate over Armenia, as recommended by Presi- dent Wilson, will be voted upon by the senate tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, under an agreement reached today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
NOTICE.

Lost, Strayed or Stolen, Govern ment Animals.
 Lost, strayed or stolen, 12 mules, draft, branded U. s. L. and U. s. w. A reward of $10 per head will be paid for the delivery of these animals to the Remount Depot, Camp Pike, Ar kansas.-5-20eod5t
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
WARNING ORDER.

In the Chancery Court of Faulkner County,
 Arkansas. Julia A. Brame. Plaintiff
 Vs. No. 3028 A. F. Brame, Defendant. The defendant. A. F. Brame is warned to appear in this Court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Julia Brame
 Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of May 1920.
 (SeaD w F. WHIDDoN. Clerk 4lw4t By J. E. Wofford, D. c.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
CARD OF THANKS.

I wish to thank all those who so kindly assisted and for the sympathy extended during the illness and death of my daughter, Miss Pearl Living ton. Mrs. A. J. Livingston.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
HOUSE G. O. I. HASTEN
 POSTAL SALARY BILL
tBy United Presal

Washington, May 31.-Republican leaders in the house today started a strong movement to secure passage of the postal employees salary increase bill before the proposed recess on June ,. Increases granted under the Dill average 25 per cent over present schedules of pay.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that there will be 6 public examination of teachers at the Ar. kansas State Normal School the 17th and 18th days of June, A. D. 1920. to ascertain the pro- fessonal qualifications of all persons desir- ing to teach in the public schools of Faulk. her County. A. A. PARSONS, JR, 4lw4t Examiner Faulkner County, Ark.
 Conway Ark. May IT. 1920.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

J. T. Flowers, 26, and Lesbie Odom IS, Conway.
 Tom D. Slough, 22, Hominy, Okla, and Doris E. McCulloch, 19, Conway.
 Levi Louis, 22, and Annie Hampton IS, Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
(By United PresAl

London, May 31.-Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Andrew Bonar Law went into conference this afternoon with M. Krassing, economic agent of the Russian soviet govern ment.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-05-31
HARRY T. MOREX

When not T.
 dressing studio of Vtagraph with Earle Williams The gallery ranging from policeman his first Joseph Wh the high Philip Grey in "Th Birth of Flaming
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-28

but a few hundred OF the hundreds
of thousands OF places are open equal
~ to self-respecting applicants. re-
gardless of parties or politicians.
Arthur also was the useful instru-
.ment of carrying forward the recon
Citation of the sections. He was the.
FIRST President in his generation who
made no reference in his annual mes
sages to the South or to a Southern
question. He was indeed almost h
first President in fifty years who felt
free TO ignore the unhappy issues OF
.sectionalism.
When he stepped into the White
House Arthur found his party rended
by faction. He left it more nearly
united than It had been before in
twenty years and with at least q
chance to win again in 1884. He might
himself have been the Republican
in that year IL he had not
scrupulously refused to take an active
i'm promoting his candidacy for
the nomination.
lie looked as well as acted the
President. The first city man In a Inc
of rural or small town men, Arthur
was the best dressed man to sit In the
chair since Washington, and perhaps
the handsomest, with a tail, tracefut
figure, the of the great world
and a grave but easy courtesy. -.
AlInOllE IL " 90
sister, Mrs. McElroy. was a charming
mistress of the White House ana un-
der them the social life of the mansion
took on a more sumptuous tone. MS
son and namesake vas away at school
much of the time, put his little daugh-
ter. Nellie Arthur. lit up the household
with soma and laughter.
Mrs. Arthur died only In the year
before her husbands unexpected rise
10 the Presidency. and her absence
from his side was a haunting sorrow
10 Arthur. He had ordered that every
things In her room in their New YORK
house on Lexington Avenue. even 10
tho needle In her unfinished sewing,
Should remain Just as she left II, n
the loyal husband kept 1t always as d
shrine to her memory. .
Declining to remove the collector OF
the port OF New York. whom Garneld
had appointed against his protest, he
even permitted that ~oficeholder 10
leave his post and oppose him in the
contest at the National convention.
No other President has done SO
little as Arthur did to obtain a second
term. 1t was well, not only Tor the
sake of the high example he set, put
for his own sake also. Arthur ;
health was not equal to the strain OF
lanother administration and another
term in the White House, where ne
lived not wisely but too well. IN less
than two years after leaving the
PRESIDENCY, followed by the good VIII
of all the people. he was dead OF apo
Iplexy.