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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13
MORTIFIED

Cards have been received here an
nouneing the marriage of Miss Marion
H. WinSate, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wingate Of Amesbury, Mass,
land John A. Holmstrom. Mr.. Holmstrom
is sister OF Mrs Coliu~J. Cameron
and spent some time in Mortified when
her sister lived here. Mr.. Cameron being
associated with the Mortified News.
Oliver Kerr of Bellows Falls, former
| " of this town. and Miss Edna Nolette
Of Bellows Falls were recently mar
ried
Mrs Charles Dutton OF Mortified
Falls passed away Saturday morning,
after short illness of pneumonia. She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John
| Greenwood of this town, and a son.
Frank Dutton of Waterbury. Her twin
sister. Mrs Thresher, died about year
ago. The funeral was held Monday. with
burial in the family lot at Mortified
Falls.
The play, Charles Wife" given un-
der the auspices of the local Universe
list church Friday night, was a decided
success. There was a large and very APP
preciative audience. Those taking part
in the play were Colonel Edwards, Pro.
lessor A. w. Peach, Professor Spencer
of Norwich university, Mrs. Spencer.
Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Flint. The parts
were all exceptionally we'll taken. The
proceeds are to go toward a fund TO re-
pair the church,
Mrs Frank Pratt, whose death oc-
Cured in Montpelier last week, was
native of Northteld and was the sis
ter of the late Mrs. Johanna Wake
field. Her son, Harry Pratt, was a grad
uate of Norwich university in the class
OF 1907, and member of the Theta Chi
fraternity.
Mrs. George Martin and family of |
Montpelier have been spending a few |
days in town with her mother, Mrs |
w. A. Plastridge, at her home on Cross
street.
Mrs. !. c. Donahue. who has been !
spending several weeks with her sis !
ter in Canada. returned home Sunday |
morning. She stopped over Saturday in
st. Adams with her daughters, Misses
Mary and Anna Donshue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Greenwood |
at Mrs. Greenwood's former home.
The banns of marriage were pub
lished Sunday in ST. Johns church for
the first time between Edward McCarty
and Miss Lillian Campbell, both of this
town.
Mrs. p. Flood went to Inverness, p.
O.. Monday afternoon TO spend some
time with her sister, who is in poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Thompson. who
have been away during the winter,
have returned and opened their home
Dn Vine street. They spent the time
with their daughters, Mrs. A. A. Hutch
nson in Atlanta, Ca, and Mrs. G. W.
Schwenger in Springfield. Mass.
Mrs. w. A. Blake, who has been
pending some time in Hartford. Conn.
ind vicinity, and who accompanied her
.on, Carl Blake. TO Vermont recently,
5 at her old home on Central street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13
ORANGE

Born. 20 Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Jerry,
March -. son.
Herbert II. Clark. who went 10 Barre
City hospital week ago for an opera
tion following pneumonia, is gaining
slowly
Nelson Peske is slowly recovering
from rheumatic fever.
Frank Machia has purchased Mrs.
Alma Cutters farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nixon have sold
their farm
Clyde Whitcomb has returned from
> couple weeks' stay in Washington.
Mr.. and Mr. r. L. Flanders spent
Sunday At Eugene Hoods in Barre.
W. J Chsmbsrlin and family Of
Barre called On friends here Sundsr.
The grange program friday night
sill b. IN the hands 81 the overseer.
Reuben Lord fell o. some stairs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13
TJNBRIDCE

Mrs. Mary j. Durkee attained her
SD birthday Monday. She is in about
her usual health.
County Agricultural Agent Harold A.
| Dwinell Of Chelsea is expected to speak
upon the Congregational world move
ment at the usual service next Sun
day
The singing school convened again
last Saturday night.
An adjourned annual meeting of the
Congregational church will occur at
the church Saturday at p. m.
Fred " fuller was in East Ran
dolph last Wednesday as delegate from
the local camp, M. w. of A, at county
camp, and was elected delegate to the
state camp at Burlington the first
Wednesday in May.
Oscar Campbell, Civil war veteran
and member of the local G. A. Il, post,
and many years a resident OF this
town, died at the home of his son in
East Barnard last week. Interment
was in Branch View cemetery in Roy
alton Friday. Comrades A. p. Os-
borne and Il. fuller were present.
Miss Eona Totman saleslady at the
Thomas store, Randolph. spent Sun.
day and Monday with her parents here.
The pupils at Chelsea and South
Royalton high schools returned to their
studies last week and Miss Lima Stew
ems to her teaching in Bethel this
week.
Mrs. Della Flanders. who has been
spending several days at the home of
w S. Blake, returned to her home in
Chelsea Sunday.
Mrs. Ellen Larkin is staying with
Judge and Mrs. H. r. Hayward while
Mr. and Mrs. L. f. Durkee are on their
Ohio trip.
George Pratt and family and Mrs.
Louise FELTON, of Woodsville, N. H.,
we're weekend guests at c. A. Tuck
er's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13
STOWE
Mrs. Carrie Lawrence Badly Bruised in
Carriage 0verturn.


Keith Lawrence of Morristown was
driving to this village Monday morn
ing when the colt he was driving be
came frightened at child at Clayton
Morrill's. The colt SHE'D so violent
ly that the buggy turned turtle into
the ditch and at the same time freeing
the colt from the wagon. Mr. Law.
rence's mother, Mrs. Carrie Lawrence
who was with him, was thrown under
the buggy and the two cans of cream
that were in the back of the buggy
She was able to crawl out and was as
sisted into the house by Mrs. G. Nor
rilI and Mrs. A. l., Morrill,. 1t was
found that although much shaken and
bruised, she had escaped serious injury.
One hand and arm were covered with
bruises and an ankle and knee were
painfully bruised and her face was
scratched somewhat. The buggy was
damaged but Mr.. Lawrence kept the
colt under control and with borrowed
wagon and harness he and his mother
proceeded to the village after an al
most miraculous. escape from serious
injury.
The Stowe Teachers club held a
meeting Monday evening at the school
building with the usual attendance
Principal G. j. Strand gave very in
teresting review of Stephen Colvin's
Introduction to high school teaching"
The Misses BigeIow and Southland
served as entertainment committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Scribner motored
Saturday to Irasburg, where they Wis
tied Mrs. Scribner's parents, returning
Sunday. They report the roads in very
good condition except for about mile
and a half in Albany. Their son, Ce
ell Scribner, has employment at the
Jersey Star creamery in Irasburg.
The Misses Nadine Boardman,
Louise Morgan, Kathryn Recor, kath
crime insolvency, Marjorie Young, Ef
fie Sleeper and O. K. Jenney, l. n.
John Boardman, Floyd
Sleeper, Douglass Barrows of the Uni
sersity Of Vermont have returned to
Burlington, after 10 days vacation.
The Misses McSweeney and Young |
we're guests of Miss Boardman over |
sunday.
Il. W. MacGibbon, head butter maker
Il the Wachusetts creamery at Enos
,urg Falls, was visitor at c. M.
Watts Sunday.
Mrs. n. G.. Styles, who has been in
DOR health for some time, was recent
v given a bountiful sunshine box by
riends and neighbors and is very CRATE
al.
James Oleson went Tuesday on
usiness trip to Lincoln. N, H.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest French and fam
y have returned to Stowe from Gregg !.
i'll in Waterbury, where they have {
zen employed by Dan Jones. q
Mrs. Eva Bentley and daughter have !
one to Cambridge. where Mrs. Bent
y has employment as housekeeper. q
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13
EAST CALAIS

Porter Colby was business visitor
in Montpelier the last of the week.
Mrs. Lucina Nevers, who lives with
her niece, Mrs. r c. Goodall, is in
very poor health,
John Slayton was recent business
visitor in Montpelier.
Mrs. C. r. Dwinell, who has been
quite sick all winter, is improving.
Harvey Burnham was a recent bus
mess visitor in Montpelier.
Mrs. Gny Bancroft was business
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13

visitor in Woodbury. the first of the
week
Mrs. Nina Daley visited her broth
Ter, Gardner Celley, in Woodbury. part
of the week.
Merl Gray is spending couple of
weeks with Mrs. Guy Bancroft.
Clarence Wilbur and Clyde Gilman
are boarding with Mrs. Clara Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Saxby are
visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Sanders were
business visitors in Montpelier SattIr-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13

few days ago and hurt his side quite
badly.
John Wood is taking a vacation from
his work in Barre,
H. G. Hurd is working for W. Il.
Tucker
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-13
Card of Thanks.

wish to thank all the friends who
so kindly remembered me with letters
and cards during my stay at the hosp-
tai in Hanover. Mrs. Waldo Hood.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
ZIMMERMAN NOT GUILTY.
Tried on Charge of Killing His Faith
er-Jury Out Nine Minutes.

Spartanburg, July 29.-Not guilty
was the verdict of the jury in the
case of Morgan Zimmerman on trial
in the court of general sessions here
today. The jury deliberated nine
minutes and returned with the ver-
dict.
The trial was hard fought from be-
ginning to end. For two hours today
court was at ease while the attorneys
for the state looked up points of law,
the point being raised that one of
the jurors had so expressed himself
as to disqualify him for juror.
The defendant went on the stand
this afternoon and told of the killing,
breaking down and weeping while he
was making his recital. He said that
he had never made threats against
his father and that there is not a
boy in the country who loved his
father better than he. That he shot
because he felt his father would Kill
him and his mother.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
SETTLE FINAL DETAILS.
Contract for AlIendale Court House
in Hands of Contractors.

The building commission, the coun-
ty board, the legislative delegation,
the architect, and the representative
of the successful bidders of the con-
tractors for the construction of the
county court house and jail met on
Wednesday morning here and went
over the details for the two buildings,
making final selections of details and
turned over the contract to A. j.
Krebs company, of Atlanta, for con-
struction. All the county officials were
pleased with the details as drawn up
by the architects and all We'd in the
opinion that nothing should be cheap
ened about the building even though
the cost should run over the money
raised by the bond issue. 1t was
thought at one time that this would
be insufficient to construct the build
ings as planned but by strict economy
and the getting of cuts here and
there it is believed now that all the
details can be worked out as original
ly intended and the cost still remain
within the bond issue limit.
Mr.. Nonamaker, representing the
A. J. Krebs company, stated that that
concern expected to begin work on
the two structures at an early date.
It was the desire of the construction
company to have plenty of time in the
placing of contracts as they thought
by this means they could make some
savings by competitive bids. 1t was
the concensus of opinion of Mr.. Mona
maker and the building commission
that the two buildings would be
ready for occupancy by the Septem-
Der term of court, 1922. The matter
OF clearing the building lot and pre-
construction details would. begin at
once, it is thought.
w. Il. OIsdu, q mCu UCl VI tuC
building commission, threw bomb
into the meeting on Wednesday
morning by insisting on the collec-
tion of the thirty-nine or forty thous-
and dollars that had been raised by
public subscription in and around AL
lendale. Remarks from some mem
bers in reply to Mr.. Bryan's remarks
suggested that some difficulty would
be experienced in collecting these
subscriptions inasmuch that it was
believed that they had been suppressed
de by the bond issue and that the
subscribers would fight the PROPOSE
tion in that they were paying per-
sonal subscriptions and also paying
taxes in connection with the bond
ue.-Allendale Citizen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
RRANCHVILLE TEACHERS.
E. ID. Whisonant Will Be Superin.
tendent for the Season.

Branchville, July 30.-Teachers
for the coming session of the Branch
vile school have been elected by the
trustees as follows:
High school: E. D. Whisonant, sup
perintendent, English and French;
John S. Seymour, principal, mathe-
matics and science; Miss Vera White,
Latin; Miss Evelyn Crouch, history.
Grammar grades: Miss Corrie Wat
kins, Miss Nelles Schort Moore, Miss
Viola OFT, Miss Claudia Quarles, Mrs.
G. NJ. Noble, Miss Annie Woodward.
Miss Marion S. Williams, OF Black
shear, Ca, has been elected music
teacher. Miss Williams studied at
Converse college from which institu-
ton she went to the New England
Conservatory of Music. She has had
a wide experience in several of the
larger school systems in Georgia and
comes highly recommended.
The trustees are considering the
addition of a half-time teacher to re-
lieve the overcrowded condition in
some of the lower grades. This mat
ter is expected to be decided after
Mr.. Whisonant returns from Rock
Hill.
The date for the opening of the
school is to be announced some time
in August. At least two weeks be-
fore school opens a list Of books
necessary for the different grades will
be posted at the store of J. B. Hen
derson so that everybody may get
down to business the very first day
of school, it is announced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
SELECTION PLEASES.
Orangeburg Commends Election of
w. A. Schiffley.

Orangeburg, July 2S.-The news
of the election of W. Archie Schifley
by the state board of education as a
successor to j. Claude Rast, resign
ed, as superintendent of education
in Orangeburg county has been re-
ceived with much satisfaction in
Orangeburg. Mr.. Schif1ey has had
considerable experience in school
teaching in the city of Orangeburg
and is one of the promising young
citizens. Recently he has been en-
gagged as state organizer for the
Jnior Order of American Mechanics
and was meeting with signal sue
cess in this work He is graduate
of the University of South Carolina
and is well equipped to make sue
cessful and competent superintendent
of education.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04

gone, bound for South America. Dan
enlisted in the United States calvary,
as did his companion, and served his
enlistment. After being discharged
he probably would never have been
captured, but became involved in an
alleged theft of a horse and buggy
in Georgia. He was convicted and
was serving a chaingang sentence
when recognized by an Orangeburg
man, who reported his whereabouts
to the penitentiary. Dan was brought
back and has been in prison ever
since. That was years ago. He still
says he didn't kill Copes.
Although apparently having no
hopes of ever breathing Gods free
air again, the old man labors day by
day and is saving money every
month. He runs a little store at the
prison and makes numerous nickels
and dimes through his sales. He is
depositing the money in bank, what
he does not send to his people down
in Georgia. Dan has made a good
prisoner, his escape not being held
against him by the authorities as
few men with life sentences would
not take an opportunity to leave
prison bars behind if they had the
chance. He never worries and takes
life much better than plenty of peo-
pie who are on the ''outside." Dan
has hopes that some day he may yet
be a free man.
Dan is Of ordinary build. clean
shaven and good appearance for
man of his age. He carries himself
we'll and is liked by all the prison
of1cials.-The State, Sunday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
ASKS REPUTATION
FROM PRESIDENT
BYRNES WRITES SECOND LET
TER TO HARDING.
Regrets From South.
Statement as to Famine and Plague
Brings Forth Much
Resentment.

Washington, July 30.-Represen-
tative James F. Byrnes, of South
Carolina demanded of the president
today a refutation of his statement
that famine and plague prevail in the
South.
The president in replying to a let
ter from Byrnes yesterday intimated
that his Indictment against the South
was justified in view of the fact
that pellagra is, in certain states,
on the increase. He carefully refrain
ed from reference to his statement
that famine and starvation existed
in the south.
1t is in respect to this statement
that Mr.. Byrnes calls him today.
Il write you again because of
your statement" said Mr.. Byrnes,
that if investigation develops that
reports have misrepresented condi-
tions, an official refutation is de-
sirable. I thought that you should
know that the people of the south
do not question the accuracy of the
statement that pelllagra may have
increased in one of several states of
the south, but what they complain
Of is the statement that the entire
south is actually menaced with fam
inc and plague. If you will direct
the investigation of the accuracy of
this statement, and if the facts do
not justify it, and if you will make
an official refutation of it, it will be
exceedingly gratifying to u.s."
Mr.. Byrnes informed the president
that it was with regret that the south
took the position that he had been
unfair. In that connection, he said:
''I assure you that it is with the
greatest hesitation that the people
Of the south have taken exception to
your statement. They are conscious
of the fact that your utterances
were based upon information you be-
lieved to be reliable and impelled by
the highest motives that can prompt
the actions of man."
Representative Byrnes furtherm ore
requested the president if, as result
of his investigation, it be found that
there is no starvation in the south,
proceed against the officials on
whose report he made his statement.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
MANY BEES FOUND DEAD.
Boil Weevil Poisoning Thought To
Be Responsible.

Orangeburg, July @.-Farmers
all over lower Carolina killed mill
ions of bees this past spring while
they were trying to kill the boil wee
vii, if reports coming to the office OF
Farm Demonstration Agent L. S.
Wolfe, are true. Several farmers in
Orangeburg county noticed large
numbers of dead bees around their
gums and upon Investigation they
found that the bees had been eating
the poisoned syrup mixture pI. On
cotton plants in an effort to control
the weevil. Where calcium arsenate
had been busted on as recommended
by the United States government
there seems to have been no damage
to the bees, but the syrup-calcium-
arsenate mixture seems TO nave
played havoc with the little honey
gatherers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
Moonshine Haul in Barnwen County

Williston, July 29.-In a raid near
Williston today Sheriff Keys Sanders
and Special State Constable Paul
Parker made what is said to be the
biggest haul ever made in Barnwell
county. Twelve hundred gallons of
mash was seized and about three
hundred yards from point where
mash was found Dick Burgess, Esco
C. Burgess, Luks P. Dubose, all
white, and Erwin Bethel, colored,
were found in a barn in the process
of putting up copper still. All
four were arrested. A Quantity Of
copper sheeting, copper piping, blow
pots and other necessary parapher-
MALTA was found and seized by the
officers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
Says Sex Get Worse.

Chicago, July 21.-Ambrose j.
Rose, 81 years old, granted decree
Of divorce from his third wife, as
serted today that women were get
ting worse with every generation.
"Wy first wife was pretty good y
he said. "My second just medium.
and the third no good at ALL" He
asserts he is through with them all.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
HUSBAND KILLSWlFE
AND THEN HIMSELF
AS CHURCH BELLS RING KILL
INGS TAKE PLACE.
Leaves Seven Children.
Joe Chesser, of Brunson, Shoots His
Wife and Commits Suicide.
Domestic Troubles Cause.

The little town of Brunson, in this
county, was the scene on Sunday OF
quite tragedy. Joe Chesser, about
thirty-seven years of age, a white
man residing in Brunson, first shoot
ing three pistol balls through the
heart of his wife and then turning
the weapon upon himself inf1icting a
mortal wound through the mouth in
stantly killing himself. The quie-
tude Of the Sabbath morning was very
rudely disturbed when as the church
bells were calling the people to the
various churches in Brunson the
three distinct pistol shots rang out.
Quite a flock of people rushed from
the main street Of the town to the
little home occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Chesser from whence had come the
sound of the shooting to find the wife,
a young woman of about twenty-six
years of age, lying dead in pool Of
blood on the piazza of their home.
Three line shots, all of them enter
ing at or near the heart of the wife,
inflicted by her husband was the
cause of 'ner death. The husband had
re-entered the home after inficting
the wounds, had leaned himself up
against the door and with the words
to the seven little children gathered
around him, you children make out
the best you can,'' placed the pistol.
in his mouth, ranging upward, and
fired the fatal shot.
It seems as if the domestic rela-
tons of Mr.. and Mrs. Chesser had
been strained for about two or three J.,
weeks past, but it is known that
reconciliation was effected about
two weeks ago by interested friends.
1t is understood, also, that Mr.. Ches-
ser had been married about five
times. Mrs Chesser before her mar
riage to Mr.. Chesser was Mrs. Mix
son, having one child by former
husband. 1t is reported that she and
Mr.. Chesser married several months
ago. 1t was stated to the represn-
tative of The Guardian that the i'm
meo ate cause Of the shooting was an
alleged writing of note to some per-
son by Mrs. Chesser other than a
relative, but the truth Of this state
ment is not vouched for. 1t seems
as if Mr.. !esser had forbidden his
wife going to certain house at which
it was claimed by Mr.. Chesser that
the wife would have written for her
certain letters. This was bitterly
denied by the wife, but on Sunday
morning after talking over this stu
alton, it seems, that Mr.. Chesser went
away from his home for just short
time whereupon it is stated that Mrs.
Chesser went to this forbidden house
and was seen by Mr.. Chesser who
went to his home and upon the re-
turn of Mrs. Chesser he met her with
the statement that he would end it
all now. The shooting then occurred.
It also seems, that Mr.. Cook,
brother of Mrs. Chesser, had been
making some overtures in the way OF
courtship of the eldest daughter OF
Mr.. Chesser by his former marriage,
who is about sixteen years of age,
and that Mrs. Chesser was shielding
the eldest daughter in some manner
unknown to those who know and that
this was one of the things that pro-
voked Mr.. Chesser.-Hamton Guard
ian.