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Vol. 42 No. 31
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1913
Single Copies 5 Cents.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Advertisements will be inserted nnder this
head at two cents per word for first insertian
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash mast
accompany the order. No advertisement will
be inserted for less than twenty-five cents.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE My residence on Park
St. Inquire of A. C. Chester, Barton.
12tf
FOR SALE Pair working horses.
J. Golfifield, junk dealer, Barton.
. 31-32p
FOR SALE Full
ter tools with chest.
Farland, Barton.
set good carpen
Mrs. James Mc-30-32
FOR SALE 12 young horses,
weight 1200 to 1550 lbs. at Will
Hinton's, East Charleston, Vt., H. J.
Hudson. 31-36p
FOR SALE Sawdust at our
Brown ington mill. As large load as
you want for 25 cents. Chandler
Company. 6tf
FOR SALE Fine maple sugar in
ten-pound pails at 12 cents and linseed
oil at 55 cents per gallon. F. W. Bald
win, Barton. 30tf
FOR SALE Genuine Edison Home
Phonograph with 12 two-minute rec
ords and 12 four-minute records, horn
and all equipment in perfect order
used only three months for only $33.V
regular price $55. Lang Jewelry
Store, Barton, Vt. lw
TO KENT
TO RENT Furnished
Powney, Barton.
rooms. Mrs.
30-33p
TO RENT First-class
C. Gay, Barton.
organ. H.
49 etw tf
WANTED.
WANTED Competent cook. Mosh
er's Restaurant, Barton. 29tf
WANTED Live poultry. Eggs not
over week old. Elrick, Express office,
Barton. 18tf .
WANTED 20 men to work on state
road in Westmore. I. O. Robinson,
Barton, R. F. D.
31-33p
HELP WANTED A woman to do
housework in family of three. Mrs.
F. C. Williams, Newport. 25tf
WANTED You to train for and ac
cept a good position. Write for partic
ulars. Nashua Business College, Nash
ua, N. H. 29-43p
WANTED Highest market price
paid for firstclass dairy butter. Large
dairies solicited. G. M. Hassam, Ayer,
Mass. 26-31p
LOST.
LOST In Orleans, July 21st, small
gold brooch with baroche pearl.
Finder rewarded at Beede's store.
' lwp
LOST July 11, heavy hitch rope
with leather neck strap on West
Glover road to Barton. Mrs. C. W.
Cook, West Glover. 31-32p
ISCKI-liANEOCS.
WARNING A note for $125.00
signed by G. E. Newton, dated in Sep
tember, 1911,has been lost. The public
is warned against buying or selling
this aaper should it be found. 29-31
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Will give instruction in vocal music at
my house on Eastern avenue. Marion
G. Redfield, Barton. 26tf
BARTON
Wm. Williams visited
last week in
Albany.
Mrs.
Martha Seaver is visiting in
Sutton.
F. W. Baldwin is in New York on
business.
Gustavus Burdick was ill the first of
the week.
S. B. .Webster of Boston is visiting
relatives in town.
Rev. W. A. Warner has gone to
Lowell to visit relatives.
Wallace Miles of Troy has been
visiting at Verne Miles's.
John Wylie of Burlington visited this
week at Dr. J.. A. Pearson s.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. HUnt have re
turned from Ocean Park, Me.
i.
Miss Mary Wilkinson is visiting
relatives in Canada for a month.
H. A.' Harding is-in Brandon and
PJattsburg. N. Y., on business.
Miss Mary Wheeler leaves today for
a several Cays' stay in Irasburg.
W. W. Kcrris is movirg into the
Pierce tenement on Lincoln Ave.
Mrs. Hiram Simpson spent a week
with friends in Sheffield recently.
Mrs. L. R. Lewis and daughter
Freda are in Boston for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. White are visit
ing in Beverly and Wellesley, Mass.
Mrs. H. A. Bartlettof Newport Cen
ter visited last week at Wm. Cobb's.
Mrs. Hull, who sprained her ankle
several weeks ago, is able to be out.
Mrs. George Lamoray 'of Sherbrooke
was a recent guest of Mrs. J. C. King.
Miss Julia Bryant of Irasburg is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Webster.
Miss Annie Twombly of Southbridge,
Mass., is a guest of Mrs. N. D. Martin.
Mrs. L. B. McVicker is caring for
Miss Annie Wright, who remains very
ill.
A Good Word from Stanstead.
The Stanstead Journal of last week
says: "E. W. Barron and Charles E.
Hamblet of Barton were callers in
town on Thursday. They were here to
interest local people in the purchase of
the Orleans County fair ground proper
ty, which is located at Barton. The
scheme is to have sufficient citizens, in
the county buy one share of $25.00
each to raise a fund of $7,500.00 for
purchasing this property for the
purpose of perpetuating the fair as a
county:owned and managed institution.
The subscription list they had with
them indicated that they would be
successful in their undertaking, and
they well deserve to be. Some might
look at the proposition as' a Barton
scheme for the benefit of that village
and we would. like to know where
there is any harm in the facts admit
ted. All must agree that a well
conducted annual agricultural fair in
this or any other county is capable of
being of great benefit to every citizen
of the county, and if each village and
town of the county have a little of
their treasure invested in the plant the
success of the venture is much more
sure. The property is worth more
than double the price named, conse
quently is in and of itself a good
business proposition. The fair must
be located somewhere ; it has been in
Barton for many years, and it seems a
fair spirit to join hands with this
enterprising village and help them to
help the whole county of Orleans. It
is the very best rule in the world of
economics to aid self by boosting the
other fellow. The growth of any unit
of the county assists every other unit
more or less. The very best names in
Barton and other towns appear on the
subscription list and among them are a
great many farmers."
Congregational Church Notes.
The Epworth League will meet with
the C. E. society at 7 o'clock Sunday
evening.
There will be no morning service
Sunday and no session of the Sunday
school in the Senior department. The
Junior Sunday school will be held as
usual.
The Fidelity Class with friends is in
vited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
H. Fairbanks Tuesday, August 5th, for
a basket picnic dinner. Leave Barton
on 10.13 train.
A well attended business meeting
of the C. E. society was held at the
home of its president, W. H. Gilpin, on
Tuesday evening. Encouraging reports
were read by the officers and chairmen,
plans made for further work and much
pleasure, as well as profit derived fro m
the evening.
W. M. Fisher of Bethel was a guest
of Rev. W. A. Warner the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Hunter recently
visited in St. Johnsbury at E. A.
Smith's.
Misses Bertha and Lilla Craig of
Sutton have been visiting at Zelora
Marsh's.
Mrs. E. M.
Salmon
several
of Hard wick is
days at C. A.
visiting for
Silver's.
Master Francis Goodro
is in North
Mrs. W. H.
Troy visiting his aunt,
Warner. ,
Mrs. Craig Pope of Attleboro,
Mass., is , spending a few weeks at E.
H. Pope's.
Miss Foster, the deaconess, conduct
ed the services at Willoughby Sunday
afternoon.
Ephraim Choquette is moving his
family into one of Mrs. L. P. Page's
tenements.
Miss Eleanor Bliefling, who has
been very ill for two weeks, is slowly
improving.
Octavia Boisvert of Montreal has
been visiting for a week at Charles
Courchain's.
rt. a. ivicciary or Aioany, jn. i., is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H
A. McClary.
Mrs. F. G. McGoff and daughter.
Beatrice, are with, relatives in Cabot
for a month.
. - Miss Marjorie Aldrich of Somerville.
Mass., is a guest of her sister, Mrs.
V. F. Hunter.
Mrs. C. L. Holthaus and son Lewis
have gone to Glover, where they will
visit relatives.
Mrs. james Mcranane is moving
into Mrs. Emma Drown's tenement on
Glover street.
Mrs. A. C. Bush of Cambridge was
a recent guest of her sister, Mrs.
Homer Potter.
E. F. McClary of Bridgeport, Conn.,
was a recent guest of his sister, Mrs.
W. E. Hanson.
Mrs. Arthur Buswell has been
entertaining her mother, Mrs. Flint,
of Erownington. ' '
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alger have
moved to Lowell, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. W. W. Reirden has been enter
taining her sister. Miss Isabel Shea,
of Littleton, N. H.
Howard Dutton of Plainville, Mass.,
is visiting, his sister, Mrs. N. "M.
Hubbard for a week.
Mrs. A. R. Robinson has been visit
ing in Derby at the home- of her
father, H. H. Somers. "
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Phillips of
Manchester, N. H., are visiting their
brother, H. D. Phillips.
C. E. Austin of Moose Jaw, Sask.,
is the guest of his sister. Miss Harriet
Austin, for a short time.
" Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Croft of New
Haven, Conn., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Amos R. Robinson.
REMOVES WATSON
Governor and Public Service Commission
in Row Developing from Telephone
Report. Removes Watson and
Appoints Bacon. v
j. As the result of a disagreement
between Governor Fletcher and the
Vermont public service commission as
to action on the report of the special
committee named to investigate tele
phone conditions, Charles D. Watson
of St. Albans and George H. Babbitt
of Bellows Falls are no longer mem
bers of the board. Robert C. Bacon of
Brattleboro has been appointed chair
man of the commission in place of Mr.
Watson. It appears that the commis
sion gave Governor Fletcher to under
stand when the telephone report (a
summary of which was printed in this
paper last week) of Cook and Warner
was given that they would issue an
order for the reduction of rates and
putting into force the other recommend
ations of the report. Mr. Watson says
he worked long and faithfully to draw
such an order and finally sent a draft
to Attorney General Brown, but has
never had a reply from him. After
the reply of the counsel for the tele
phone companies was made (also
printed last week) Mr. Watson says he
"sweat blood because I had told the
governor I would produce an order
such as the special counsel's report
recommended but I could not bring
myself to sign the order I had drafted
and must face his Excellency and tell
him so. To my astonishment I found
the other two members of the same
mind."
. Consequently they notified the gov
ernor that before issuing such an order
they should treat the Cook-Graham
report and the governor Fletcher's
letter to them as a complaint against
the telephone people. That each tele
phone company be notified to shew
why toll rates and rental charges
should not be lowered as recommended
by the report and that an order would
be issued immediately prohibiting in
crease in rates, a decrease in free zore
territory and other similar recom
mendations in the report ot Messrs.
Graham and Cook. This would give
the telephone people a chance to show
facts and figures which they ' claim
they did not have a chance to do under
the investigation of Messrs. Graham
and Cook.
When the commission notified Govern
or rietcner the Governor hinted that
their resignations would be in order.
This the members of the commission
refused to do at first but finally Mr.
Babbitt resigned. Mr. Warner of Ver-
gennes refused to resign and Mr. Wat
son was later asked to resign by tele
phone. Mr. Watson replied that he
wanted the request in writing and the
cause for which he was to be dropped.
Gov. Fletcher's reply was a telegram
stating that he would appoint Mr.
Watson's successor and asked him to
forward his files.
Mr. Watson savs. however. "T
refusect to resign because none of my
actions warranted such a request. I
simply refused to pass judgment on a
case in which I had not heard the evi
dence." In an interview last evening Governor
Fletcher contraaicted some of the
statements of Watson. The Governor
said: "It has been claimed in behalf of
the telephone company that it stood
ready to furnish the desired informa
tion but to my mind, several letters
written by the officials to Messrs. W.
A. Graham and E. A. Cook, the special
investigators appointed by me, do not
bear out the assertion.
"Up to this time the state has not
been successful in finding out such
facts so all our steps have been taken
in the interests of the people of Ver
mont.
"I have been convinced that the
public welfare would be bettered by a
change in the commission and its ex
ecutive. 0
"I wish to state now emphatically
that I have at no time asked Mr. Wat
son to prejudge the case nor have I
asked him to take any action against
the telephone company before a . hear
ing was held."
A large delegation attended the
dedication of the new Masonic temple
at St. Johnsbury Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Lester have
been visiting in West Burke and
other places the past week.
Harry Dutton has gone to Bangor,
Me., to play baseball in, the same
league that he. did last year.
Miss Harriet Austin celebrated her
birthday on Tuesday by giving a lawn
party for a few'of her friends.
Miss tiannan uwyer oi tjoston was
a recent guest at the home of Clyde
Brooks on South L-hurch street.
Mrs. tL. w. 5arron is recovering
from injuries received by being thrown
from a carriage several days ago.
. Miss Ethel Twombly of. Springfield,
Mass., was in town to attend the fu
neral of her father, John Twombly.
Miss Gertrude E. Skinner of Brook
lyn, N. Y., is spending her vacation
with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Batchelder
Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Walters,' Miss
Shroder and Miss Gallup of Montreal
are new arrivals at Miss Elma May'si
Clyde Heath and Maurice Leland
played bal at North Troy Tuesday in
a winning game against the Boston
Reds. -
About sixty people took dinner at
Hotel Barton Sunday. Every room is
occupied and rooms taken outside the
house. N
The Misses Lida Paquette, Yolande
Blair, Belle Rollins, Octavia and
Florence Brooks, Isabel le and Florence
Blair spent the past week at Sunset
cottage near May pond, and all report
a very enjoyable time. Fish dinners
and visitors plenty. Accidents few. -
$12,000 FIRE AT COVENTRY.
Fire was discovered in the Coventry
House stables Friday night shortly
before midnight and before the flames
were under control eight buildings
were in ruins and a loss of property
suffered, very conservatively estimated
at $12,000, and probably this amount
can be increased by several thousand
dollars. The corner where the Thur
ber store stood is entirely cleaned out,
including the store owned by A. D.
Thurber, the hotel owned by J. H.
Rogers, the barn connected with the
hotel, W. R. Shippee's. house and barn
and A. D. Thurber's house and barn.
Considerable personal property was
saved by most of the tenants and Mr.
Thurber is doing business in the store
just across the street. Most of the
property was insured but much of it
very lightly.
Help was called from Orleans, New
port and Irasburg and Coventry people
believe that if they had not received
ready help from these outisde sources
most of the village, would have burned,
and had there been a wind the flames
would have been much more destructive
to the village despite the help. There
was no protection and bucket brigades
were the only means of fire-fighting.
Examinations.
Teachers' examinations and examina
tions for free tuition to high school
will be held at Barton academy August
14th and 15th.
C. L. Erwin, Supt.
Episcopal Mission Notes.
Services next Sunday in Modern
Woodmen's hall at 10.45 a. m.
Members of the Episcopal church
camping on the Jake greatly enjoyed
and appreciated the hymns played by
the Barton band Sunday.
Mrs. Alvin Tripphas been entertain
ing Miss Helen Allbee of St. Johnsbury
for several days, alsov friends from
Orleans.
Mrs. W. E. Hanson, Mrs. Mary
Freeman and Mrs. H. T. Seaver are in
Portland and at Kennebunk beach for
two weeks.
' Le Beau Lac Boat club will hold its
second social dance at the club house
on Friday evening. Its members are
urged to come.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
at Portland and Old
for a vacation. Miss
friends in Burke.
Underwood are
Orchard, Me.,
Clara is with
Miss Vera Weoster has gone to
Lebanon, N. H.. to work for a short
time as compositor for the Granite
State Free Press.
Mrs. Chas. Tarlton of Newport and
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Hamblet of
bpnngfield, Mass., visited at C. E.
Hamblet's Saturday.
The band gave a concert Sunday for
the cottagers in Crystal Lake grove.
This is a new departure and was much
enjoyed by the campers.
-The sewing circle of the Christian
Endeavor society will meet with
lemma Seaver on Thursday afternoon.
HiVeryone is urged to come.
Little can be said in favor the
weather for the past week or ten
days for haymakers. "Catchy" and
cloudy weather has prevailed.
Edward Varney, well known here,
and brother of Alfred and Thomas
Varney, who formerly lived here, died
in Lawrence, Mass., on July 22d.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Powers of Lu
nenburg motored to town recently and
Mrs. Mary Cassidy and daughter Nel
lie returned with them for a brief
stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Nye and son
of West Charleston were guests at
the home of A. R. Cowles, where
his mother is stopping, the first of the
week.
George Bailey of Manchester, N. H.,
who attended the funeral "of James
Knox of Beebe Junction, called on Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Smith enroute for
home.
H. C. Potter and M. H. Brunning
played in the Lyndonville band at St.
Johnsbury Tuesday for the Masonic
parade. Slayton Lang played with
the Newport band. .
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Paige are
entertaining . their cousins, Mrs. H.
A. Bassett and daughter Bernice of
Rushmore, Minn., and Fred Lyons of
North Attleboro, Mass.
ml " ? l i j
ine xoiiowing letters remain un
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. J. A. Blake, M. I. Buck, Mrs.
Hiram Elliott, Lucy Hare.
Mrs. Hooker and daughter of Mont-
peher, lr. and Mrs. Potter and two
children ot Guilford, Me., Mr. and
Mrs. Reece 6f Charleston were guests
at the home of Mrs. Carrie Burnham
last week.
Mrs. P. A. Bobbins and two children of
Niagara Faljs are spending a few days
with her sisters, Mrs. M. H. Brunning
and Mrs. S
JSicKtord and will take
a trip to
places.
ene, i. ti.t and other
: N. M. Sco'
placed on hi
t;nas had a monument
family lot in the Glover
cemetery,
hich -is of . red Scotch
granite. It
Scotland and
of this town.
Anyone w
as made in Aberdeen.
ttered by M. J; Smith
has not received
a
request for
cook book
ecipes tor. the v. I. S
ill confer a favor by
sending reci
es to Mrs. H. J. Stan-
nard, as ar;
such omission was
ws has purchased of
un intentional
W. H. But
Frank Lemos
of Irasburg his farm.
stock and t
Is for $8200. H. L.
ell has been engaged
Sargent of, L
to have charge;
of the farm-and will
take immediat
possession.
FAIR AUGUST 19,120, 21, 22
Nearly 200 Subscribers for Stock Meet
and Organize. Vote to make Admis
sion Price 35c. C. R. Hamblet
made Secretary.
Nearly 200 subscribers for stock in
the new fair organization were pres
ent in Seaver's hall Thursday after
noon . to discuss various points in
connection with the coming fair and to
choose officers and transact other busi
ness. .
H. T. Seaver was made chairman
of the meeting and Wallace H. Gilpin,
clerk. It was moved . that the clerk
appoint a committee to draft by-laws
and a constitution to be presented to
the meeting and he appointed C. H.
Root of Craftsbury, U; W. Brown of
Brownington, A. P. Bean of Glover,
A. N. Vance of A Ibany and C. E.
Hamblet of Barton.
While this committee was at work,
the question of the admission price
was-brought up and discussed. Some
thought 50 cents ought to be charged,
others said 25 cents was high enough,
but finally, on a motion to make the
price of single admissions 35 cents, and
children und5r 12 years of age, 15
cents, a compromise was reached and
it was voted to make 35 cents the gen
eral admission price. The chair being
in doubt, a rising vote was called for
and it showed 66 in favor of these
prices and 29 opposed. It was then
voted to make the admission price of
teams 35 cents and automobiles 70
cents, or two regular admission
tickets. The matter of parking prices
for automobiles and teams was made
25 cents for teams and 50 cents for
automobiles.
These points were quite thoroughly
discussed as were other subjects, when
the committee on by-laws was ready to
report. Their draft of a constitution
and by-laws was accepted with
little comment and adopted. The
name of the organization is merely the
Orleans County fair.
The capital stock is set at $10,000,
divided into 400 shares of $25 each.
and no one shall hold more than ten
shares, and no stockholder shall have
?iore than one vote. The by-laws call
or 15 directors, a secretary, treasurer
and two auditors, and from the board
of directors shall be elected a president
and vice president. The following list
of directors were selected: H. T.
Seaver, Barton; C. H. Root, Crafts
bury; A. N. Vance, Albany; A. P.
Bean, Glover ; F. M. Sears, Irasburg;
U. W. Brown, Evansville; Wm.
Nelson, Charleston ; . H. L. Todd,
Morgan ; Armour Anderson, Glover ; T.
W. Silver, Greensboro ; A. H. Bartlett
Newport Center; A. C. Aiken, North
Troy; Wm; Smith, Sheffield; Frank
Parlin, Orleans; H. W. Burnham,
Westfield. C. E. Hamblet, who was
for several years very successful as
secretary of the old organization, was
made secretary ; F. D. Pierce treas
urer and F. A. Hunt and W. W. Reir
den, auditors.
It was the sentiment of the meeting
that a four days' fair be held.
At the directors' meeting held
immediately after following adjourn
ment of the meeting, H. T. Seaver
was chosen president and C. H. Root,
vice-president. The directors then
immediately took up the many
matters of detail connected with
arrangements for the fair to be held
August 19, 20. 21 and 22. While some
thought these dates too early, the fact
that competing fairs took all . later
dates until late in October made these
dates almost compulsory for this year.
The famous quartette from Tuskee-
gee university, ot which Booker T.
Washington is president, have been
engaged to give an entertainment on
the evening of August 26 under the
auspices of the C. E. society. A
reader from the Tuskegee school also
accompanies the quartette. Watch for
further particulars.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Lewis move this
week to their new home in West
Burke and Mr. and Mrs. A. ' E. Brun
ning will move from Mr. French's ten
ement to occupy the Austin house va
cated by Mr. Lewis. The many friends
of Mr. Lewis and family are sorry to
have them leave town.
Rev. R. B. Wright, D. D., and
daughter, Mrs. McReynolds and
brother-in law, J. A. Crane of Boise,
Idaho, who return this week from the
World's S. S. convention at Zurich,
Switzerland, will be the guests of rel
atives, George E King, W. M. Wright
and other families for two weeks.
At a well attended meeting of the
Village Improvement society on Thurs
day: evening it was voted to make
grass plots on the north, west and
south sides of the passenger station,
surround these by cement curbings,
harden the roadbed with cinders and
do some grading and the work has
alreadyTbegun. x
Mrs. E. W. Barron invited the Ladies'
society of the Congregational church
to her cottage on Thursday for a
picnic dinner. Members and guests
to the number of twenty were
present and the day as usual at Mrs.
Barron's was one of pleasure. The
special feature of the dinner ; was a
literary salad, which occasioned much
meniment and called for intellectual
rather than physical aid for it3 assimi
lation. . . . ;
Among the guests at Hotel Barton
for a more or less extended stay are
Mr. and-Mrs. F.R. Strayer of Mt
Vernon, N. Y. . A. W. Bond and family
of Boston, Mrs. N. C. Gray and son
and daughter and Mrs. Callaghan of
Montreal, Charles M. White and family
and Mrs. W. A. Smith and son of
Stoneham, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. L. D.
Wneeler, Mr. and Mrs. G. Aj Wheeler
and Miss Marjorie Wheeler of White
River Junction. '
The friends and , neighbors of -Mrs.
J. E. Chase to the number of seventy-
five gave her a genuine surprisa visit
John Twombly.
John Twombly was born in Brown
ington, July 16, 1837 and died in Barton,
last Thursday, July 24. His parents were
Samuel Twombly and Arvilla (Flan
ders) Twombly. His early life was
spent, on the home farm and in 1864 he
went to Kentucky, where he was a
bridge contractor for the government.
In this service he was captured' several
times by rebels. At the close of the
war he returned to Vermont settling in
Barton, where he conducted a table
manufacturing plant on Water street.
Here he met and married Eliza A. Col
burn Emerson of Glover. Four chil
dren were born, of whom two died in
infancy and Mrs. Eva A. Hunt and
Ethel L. Twombly are living in Spring
field, Mass, In 1893 Mr. Twombly
sold out his business and' moved to
Manchester, N. H., where he resided,
until his wife's death in 1904. Return
ing to this village, he has since made
his home with his brother, R. S.
Twombly, and both have been tenderly
cared for by a brother and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Twombly. A remark
able instance in this case is that of the
family of eight children, all boys, two
died in infancy and six lived to old age,
this being the first death. Of the five
living the oldest is 83 years of age and
the youngest 66. Mr. Twombly joined
the Methodist church early in life and
was ready and waiting for the sum
mons to his Heavenly home. The fu
neral was at two o'clock Saturday af
ternoon, Rev. W. A. Warner speaking
words of comfort to the sorrowing
mends. Those from out of town at
tending the funeral were his daughter,
Ethel L. Twombly and youngest grand
son, William John Hunt of Springfield,
Mass., a brother and wife and two
nephews of St. Johnsbury and friends
and relatives from Sutton, Beebe Plain
and Albany. The flowers - were beau
tiful, including a wreath from the
daughters and other beautiful pieces.
Mrs. Hunt was unable to be present
and a brother in California, A. M.
Twombly, was also unable to come.
His oldest brother, R. S. Twombly, has
! been very ill for several years and is
j not expected to live from day to day.
CARD OF THANKS We wish to
express in this manner our heartfelt
thanks for the sympathy and help dur
ing the illness and death of our beloved
father and brother, also for the beau
tiful flowers:
Ethel L. Twombly,
Mrs. Eva A. Hunt,
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Twombly
and brothers.
on the afternoon and evening. of July
22d, it being the occasion of her
birthday... Refreshments were served,
money and gifts presented Mrs. Chase,
and a general good time enjoyed.
Much pleasure was added tP the
occasion by the presence of Mrs.
Porter Bailey, whose delicate health
rarely admits of her leaving home, in
fact, has not before, for twenty-five
years, eaten outside her own home.
Orleans Lodge, F. & A. M., was
well represented at the dedication of
the new masonic temple at St. Johns
bury yesterday. This lodge wemt as
an organization and fully eighty
marched in the Barton lodge division,
marshalled by J. A. Pearson. The
parade was fully half a mile long and
contained more than 600 masons from
this part of Vermont and New
Hampshire. Although a shot day and
the march was about two miles long
the boys all declare they had a good
time. The new masonic home is one
of the finest in this section of New
England.
WILLOUGHBY
F. P. Thrasher recently entertained
a party of gentlemen from Boston.
Mrs. Waters and children of v Lyn
donville are visiting relatives here.
Henry and Wm. Brooks are enter
taining their mother from Littleton,
N. H., for a time. '
Mrs. E M. Clough and her grandson
Ralph recently visited friends here.
Mrs. Clough has" gone to Westmore to
spend the summer with Mrs. Wheeler.
Ralph returned to Bellville, Ontario,
where he has a position.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark of Newport
visited over Sunday at Geo. Demick's.
s Mr. arid Mrs. Fred Drown of St.
Johnsbury, who have been spending
their vacation at May Pond and Derby
Line, spent the week end with Aaron
Drown.
Aaron Sargent of Glover, who has
been doing the bridge and cement
work, also fencing along the new road,
should come in for some credit. His
work has often been spoken of here
and it shows for itself. . Get a drink of
cold water from the spring but take
your drinking cup along. Aaron says
one can't be kept there.
SOUTH ALBANY. .
Miller, is working f or W. F.
Alvah
Ames.
Thomas Calderwocd has gene to the
Hardwick hospital for treatment.
: Frank P. Gates of Newport was a
business visitor in town last week.
Mr. and Mrs.' D R. Cobb are on an
extended visit to relatives in Enosburg.
Miss Florence Parks of Hardwick
was a recent! guest of Mrs Will
Courser. v--,..-""-""v . -v. '
; Work on the. new store, is progress
ing rapidly. -An excellent, foundation
has been laid. ; : ' f .
Mr.:and Mrs. George Anderson and
children visited relatives in Green's
Corners last week. - s
"?jr mttguun nas gone to
ITLt? week with
.,Mr- aPj, Mrs.' Frank Eldridge and
3 rt To I C;: 1 were
FiT Z i " uuiruay uy me serious
p.MriHira eir lather-' Augustus
COW FACTS AND FIGURES.
Report of the Year's Work of the Mem-
Made Lou" E Hazen, Official
.. -. : Tetter.
The Monitor is glad to -give a
complete summary- of the work of the
Mempbremagog Cow Testing Associa- '
tion for: the year enang July v as-
compiled hy tne omciai tester, Lcuis
A. Hazen. ; . ' - . . : :
The Monitor is a . tnorough believer -w
testing and ccw tpstir,. .
associations anf proud of -the fact that
so far. as this state is concerned, this ,
county has taKen a leaaing part m the
work.. , ' -
The Merophremagcg association in
cludes dairies in the towns of
Irasburg, Coventry and .Newport and
has been -very successiui and satis-factory-Testing
has- resulted r in
several instances in .farmers selling
their dairy to purchase better cows
and m one instance, at least, cows sold
at auction brought much higher prices
than expected because each cow's
record was shown when the animal
was led ouy The Monitor hopes this
summary may encourage farmers to
keep up the good work of testing and
be the means of interesting those who
a? - j xf i a
are
not, at present lesung. ..- as one
farmer put
it. "Testing makes the
difference bl
ween guessing and know.
ing what m j
dairy is doing." -
The averai
of 400 cows completing
the year's
k of the Memphremagog
association ll
follows : ; ; ;
Founds of
4,350
204.3
, - 4.7
$ .33
$68.19
$28.58
.lunds of .bl
terfat.
erage test
erage pn
)aid for fat
ina vf fat.
z oi rougi
ll! KONTINT
b on , page: seven
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the Kennebec,"
A!'!ompany, oxivreai mem, srenie
equla$ent unsurpassed byJizfr com
panjBraveling and a , play simple in
storytAd pure in sentiment are some
of th features-of, "Along the Kenne
bec"ihother of those "down east" ;:
plays, the' newest big success1 which
will he seen at the Seaver opera house, ' -Friday
evening. The " play .and com
pany have, pleased , large audiences
wherever presented and return dates , .
have been solicited. A special feature. :
of this season will be the introduction -of
some:' eleven 1 character specialties."-.
All special . scenery is carried- for the
production throughout. J ; r
- Miss VeraLarabee of Burlington .
was recently entertained at the ame
of Mrs: WiT'Courser. , '
Don Courser .and r his friend, Ray
Noyes of . Haverhill, were in camp at
Willoughby several days. . ' ' v
SMSJS- iMi- - - t . 4 " .
Frank Graham ; and family '"spent.
Sunday, at Island Pond. They made the.
trip by auto with relatiyes f ronpi Lowell. '
About, 100 attended ;the . social in M. :
B. Anderson's new i barn Saturday !'
evening. The proceeds ..were .ten"
dollars. !. v :j; ' .
Ray Noyes, who has been spending
some time with his - friend, Don
Courser, has returned to his home in
Haverhill, a 5 : : r
George "and ' Earle Vance spent
Sunday in Greensboro with Mr. and
Mrs. CeJer Gochie. while - on their wav
to Danville to work for, Vernon Vance.'
Master Glehdon Orne,who has beenj
spending several weeks here with hi;
o-rnnrirJVrrl"e M -r " o-nA ' Mm f Tf
t r -., ......A. uu imp. x. it
Porter, has gone to , his ; horned
Green s Corners.
Misses Isabelle and
and their father. .Thomas Mr
Boston came Monday of " la'1
attend the "fcr-ral of f.
Andrew Urahan: . ' ,
ANnRI GRA
. After a long and. pa
Andrew Graham, passed
home in South Al bany,
evening, JUiy i. Mr.
born in South Albany
iB4, tne youncest ' s
Mrs. William J. Grahr
man, he spent some ti
Boston, but later- r
Albany, where he haf
uec. y, 1875, he was
Agnes, daughter J
.tsrocK ot South Al
u. w. ;uis, who
iuvs.1 c hi an iorty y
nas ueen one of th
highly esteemed m
ity. twer ready
nanu 10 taose m s
nas endeared him
out his illness ,!
thing possible to i
in many ways to
iion or his V
Funeral
home on TuprHo
ten o clocks and
. . . - v..
ev Carles
v,nnsDury: A
relatives and
interment was
South Albany ,
widow, Mr
children, two c
and three Sons J
Walker and TtJ
AbrotherjVp
Albany.
sympathy v? I
goes out to
bereaveme,
CARD 0'
Grahanj ar.'
friends, v
in their
deeply c
helprV
grateful .V
arrange
many z .
Lucvr