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BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1914
Single Copies S Cents.
ADVERTISING
Ariv-rt i prce'ts will "re r-"rtp-i cider this
hfu; a t'ro o r v-r f- ;ir:t ir;serti3n
and one r n: per v d tht-r j ' r. (.'-ish mast
cci'' r;"v hoc f r. ! nd risement will
h inserted far lex han tn-eni ,-cents.
FOR SALK.
FOR SALE 10 cows and
David Jerome, West Glover.
one bull
12-14
FOR SALE F. N. Randal's houe
on Main street, Barton, II. T. Seaver,
12 if
FOR SALE Al Day-old whe
Wyandotte chicks. r Hazen Clark, -i-'r-ton.
9c c
?FOR SALE Two turkeys, toms. One
horse horsepower j, cheap. K. G -oh.
Glover. ll-:-
'sFOR SALE Ten good young eo... .
Part fresh in milk, rest nearby so.-.ng-ers.
- H. B. Chamberlin, Irasbu?v.
12tf
FOR SALE Sawdust st our
Brownington mill. As large ! a ' as
you want for 25 cents. Cra.ilp?
Company. rf
rFOR SALE Smith and Barnes up
right piano. 5 Nearly new and in al
most perfect condition. Price low.
Amos R. Robinson, Barton. 4tf.
FOR'SALE Eggs, B. B. red games.
R. C. B leghorns, S. L. Wyndottes,
$1.25. Guineas, t$.75 per 15. George
Urie, Greensboro. : ll-12t "
FOR SALE orexchange for young
stock, three small arches with evapor
ators, thousand good cedar buckets,
quantity ,j of sapl holders. Lothrop &
Hunt, Orleans. ;
I
5tf
FOR SALE 4 ft. slab wood. We
have about 500 cords of dry slabs lo
cated at our Irasburg mill and 500
cords at our Brownington mill. These
slabs make fine sugar wood and can be
purchased at the mill at $1.25 per
cord The E. L. Chandler Co., Or
leans. 8tf
MISCF.TLANEOUS.
NOTICE Will take
April 6and 20.
stock Monday,
W. E. Hanson.
NOTICE Hair Mattresses made over
New couches for sale. E. C. Brennan,
Orleans. 4tf
NOTICE Upholstering, furniture,
carriages and sleighs. R. E. Liddell,
Barton, Vt. 52tf
NOTICE Dressmaker and ladies'
tailoring, Mrs. Sarah Davidson, Brooks
residence, Water street, Barton.
10-12p
Skinner, French & Co,, of Orleans
have another car of old growth cedar
shingles. Bunches are full count.
42tf
FARMERS' NOTICE Will buy
stock
on the following dates only.
Dec. 15 and 29, Jan. 12 and 26, Feb.
9 and 23. March 9 and 23. Dodge,
Orleans. 49tf
Pianos, Player Pianos, Organs,
Banjos, Guitars, Violins, Accordeons,
Harmonicas, Sheet Music, Music Books,
Stands, Rolls Satchels, Strings and
everything pertaining to music. A.
R. Cowles, Barton.
50tf
LIBERAL COMMISSION and SAL
ARY to look after our business in
your community. Interesting, digni
fied, healthful work. International
Magazine company, 119 W 41st St.,
New York City. ll-12p
SUGAR LABELS Order them early.
Our popular two color labels with state
seal, cover the law fully. 500, $1.25;
300. 1.05 ; 200. 90 cents ; 100, 80 cents.
Order may call for part sugar and part
syrup. Labels delivered free, where
cash accompanies the order. Monitor
Press, Barton, Vt.
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TO RENT Good tenement. A. F.
French, Barton, 12-14p
TO RENT Furnished rooms. Mrs.
W. R. Powney. ll-15p
TO RENT Front room, Mrs. O. H.
Mossman, Barton. lltf
TO RENT Tenement. G. A. Katen,
Barton. lOtf
WaKTKU
WANTED Copies of the Monitor of
Feb. 4. Monitor Office, Barton, lltf
WANTED Board and lodging for
two elderly men. S. A. Hunt, over
seer. Barton. lOtf
WANTED A chance to save you
$2.00 per ton on your fertilizer. R. P.
Webster, Barton. 3tf
WANTED Live poultry. Eggs not
over week old. Elrick, Express office,
Barton. 18tf
WANTED Woman for housework
through sugaring. Paul Andrus.,
Glover. ll-12p
County M. W. A. Meet Here.
The Orleans County Camp M. W.
A., wtll be held at Barton in Odd
Fellows hall, - Wednesday, April 1st at
2 o'clock p. m. Delegates to the state
camp at White River Junction in May
will be elected.
alustjcn Established at Litters' Meeting
The annual meeting of "the" listers
.-f Orleans county was held in New
port. Mar. 23. At the close of a
meeting called for instruction by
Charles A. Plumley.state commissioner
of t3xes, the listers of Orleans county
dopted the folowing prices to aid in
(retting uniform prices throughout the
county, these prices to be used as a
base only, and all animals and articles
to he taxed are subject to a rise or a
fall as suits the best judgment of the
listers. M. A. Adams of Derby ws
made chairman of the meeting and
C. E. Hamblet of Barton, secretary.
Average light weight farm horse, $100 ;
; driving horses to average $150 ; heavy
draft horse. 250; stallions kept for
service, $300; three-year-old colts,
$100; two-year-old colts, S85; one-year-old
colt, $40 ; muleti, $200; work
oxen, six cents per lb. ; two and three-year-old
steers, four cents ; beef cows,
lour cents; the average milk cows,
45 ; store cattle, two and three-ye?r-d
steers and heifers, $20 ; two-yerir-icl
Lulls. $25; one-year eld heifers,
steers und bul s, $15 ; sheep. $5 ; swine,
S cents per lb.; bees. $3 a svarm;
hens and ducks. 40 cents; turkeys and
'repp p. $2 : wool. 15 cents per pound;
maple sugar, 8 cents ; loose hay, $10 ;
ortssed hay, $12; loose straw, $4;
pressed straw, $6; spruce logs, $11:
n zr M. v hemlock and No. 2 hardwood
logs, ?8 per M. x veneer logs. $15 per
VI. : sawed spruce lumber. $15; sav.Ted
hemlock and hardwood, $12 ; shingles
$1.50 to $2.50 per M. this price on
sawed lumber and shingle to be consid
ered at convenient shipping points.
BANK STOCK
TBarton Savings Bank & Trust com
pany, $90 per share ; Central Savings
Bank & Trust company, $100 per
share; Orleans Trust Company, $115
per share ; National Bank of Newport,
$100 per share; National Bank of
Derby Line, $115 per share : Valley
Savings Bank & Trust company, $100
per share. Bank stocks outside of
the county to be lilted the same as
where located.
Congregational
Church Notes.
The Misses Mildred and Glen Lang
entertained the meipbers of the Will
ing Workers class a their home last
evening. After business the usual
social hour was enjoyed -and dainty
refreshments were served. '
Rev. W. A. Warner will preach an
extemporaneous sermon Sunday morn
ing, using as his subject, "By a Way
side Well."
BARTON.
Clyde Cooper has had an attack of
grip.
Ada Murray has been ill with ton
silitis. Mrs. C. H. Jewell has been ill with
tonsilitis.
H. C. Potter was ill with the grip
last week.
Mrs. Thomas Jones is very ill with
rheumatism.
Wm. Cassidy of Pike, N. H., spent
Sunday in town.
Howard Wilson is visiting his parents
for a few weeks.
i
TVivq A nnio lowol 1 l'c nnf nt' tzrm rr )
a" short vacation.
Kenneth Winters spent the first of
the week in town.
Mrs. R. P. Webster, who has been
sick, is much better.
L. C. Colburne has been in New York
on business this week.
Laura Case, who has been quite ill,
is able to be up again.
Mrs. Richard Salders has been visit
ing her mother in New York.
Mabelle Telfer from New Hampshire
is visiting at G. L. Merriam's.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilkie visited
relatives in St. Johnsbury Sunday.
Master Henry Cutler has been quite :
ill with grip but is much improved.
N. J. Foster of Newport visited his
sister, Mrs. A. M. Tower, yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rollins visited
relatives in St. Johnsbury last week.
Anderson on his farm in South Albany.
V. K. Zimmerman of Lancaster, N.
H., spent the week end with friends in
town.
C. E. Buswell, Jr., of ' Bradford,
Mass., has been spending a few days
in town.
Carl Toote of Watertown, Mass.,
visited his aunt, Mrs. J. W. Murkland,
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tripp are the
proud parents of a daughter born
Monday.
Mrs. Bullard of Rochester, N. Y., is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Roystan.
Miss Alice Stephenson of Lowell is
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Harry
Williamson.
Miss Jessie Comstock remains very
ill at the home of her mother in Water
vleit, N, Y.
Miss Pauline Wallace of St. Johns
bury visited her cousin, Mrs. John
Millar Sunday.
Mrs. H. V. Drown visited over
Sunday, her uncle, Walter Simpson, of
Beebe Junction.
F. J. Gleason is working in New
Jersey for the Western Union Tele
graph company.
. Mrs. Fida Chasse of Craftsbury is
working for Mrs. Bickford in the
dressmaking shop.
A number of people from here
attended "Peg O' My Heart" at New
port Monday evening.
PASSUMP3IC DISCUSSION
t
Governor Alludes to Transactions of
Company in Board of Appeal Hearing
and Attorney Jones Replies.
At the hearing in Montpelier last
week before the state board of appeal
on telephone appraisals, the following
is reported as a part of the testimony.
Representing the state, Gov. Fletcher
said:
"Permit me to say, if you will read
that report you will discover that the
commission finds that one branch of
the state government, the then exist
ing public service commission, by its
action in the Passumpsic territory
barred the state from any act of
regulation and has left the people of
that territory with no alternative
other than competition to get at what
might be a fair basis for rates. Now
the state desires to avoid being in any
way placed in a position that is unjust
to it or unjust to any of the compan
ies. It does not desire to regulate
prices on the one hand and to increase
taxes on the other in an unfair and
unjust way. ,
"If you will read the history of the
Passumpsic territory it will be entirely
clear to you what the governor is try
ing to bring to your attention. Some
thing is said in the press this morning
relative to the attitude of some of
these public service corporations to
the other states, growing out of their
relations here.
"In that connection I ask you partic
ularly -to read the conditions that
developed in the Passumpsic territory
where particularly the New England
was a party, the1 guarantee of the
principal and interest of certain stocks
where companies were to be brought
together, and the fabric created
which it now says it cannot pay inter
est upon. Permit the suggestion to
you, for your consideration, what was
the attitude of- the New England at
that time to those other states? What
has been the attitude of the New
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
Russell, Elmer and Adelaide Hum
phrey are visiting their grandfather,
Wm. Cobb, this week.
Misses Mae and Dora Schoolcraft of
Derby spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Millar.
T. B. Piper has sold his farm in the
north part of this town to Eugene
Davis of Brownington.
Mrs. M. F. Prime returned home
from Boston, Thursday, where- she has
been visiting relatives.
Mrs. C. P. Jenness, who has been
visiting several weeks in New York,
returned home last night.
Arthur Robinson, Boston & Maine
train despatcher at Lyndonville, called
on friends in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Comstock at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Cornelius
Rogers at Albany, Mar. 14.
Mrs. Eugene Hobson has been work
ing in Miss-L. C. Colburne's store dur
ing her absence in New York.
Gladys Chandler, who has been
teaching school in Colebrpok, N. H., is
visiting her mother in town for a short
time.
Ralph King has returned home from
Burlington for a few weeks' recupera
tion after his operation before entering
college again.
The friends of Blanche Cutting are
nlpased to know that she is crainins-
rapidly and has resumed her work in
the Peerless factory.
Mrs. Nora M. Jackson, vice-president
of the Rebekah assembly of Barre,
visited Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge
Tuesday evening, Mar. 24.
Mrs. E. P. Wright, who has been
spending the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Cora Warner, in Gary, Ind, has
returned to her home here.
V. R. Govro is getting about after
being laid up with an injured leg and
ankle joint received by falling on the
ice while carrying sacks of feed.-
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hammond who
have been spending the winter at
New Hampshire and Massachusetts
points, returned home last week.
The Woman's Alliance will hold a
box social with Miss Sophia Drew and
Mrs. Bessie Adams, Friday afternoon
of this week. All are cordially in
vited. Regular meeting of Orient Chapter,
No. 13, O. E. S., Friday evening at
7.30. The work will be exemplified by
past matrons and patrons. Banquet
served at 6.30.
M. H. Brunning and family have
moved from the Katen tenement oi
Glover street into the Story house.
Edward Rember has moved into the
Katen tenement.
The following letters remain un
called for' at the postoffice. Please say
advertised when calling for these
letters. Jim Heaney, Wm. Martin,
Mrs. R. Patton, Mrs. Mabel Peavey.
Our weather item for the benefit of
distant readers must state that there
is no "sugann" yet. The weather
continues nice and moderates every
day above the freezing point but
things do not seem just right for sugar
operations.
The Woman's Literary club meet this
evening with Mrs. F. W. Cutting
This is an evening when the members
are expected to attend en masse, each
with her earned dollar for the benefit
of the club. A nice program is in
store for us.
The U. V. M. baseball team left
Monday for a southern trip, playing
college teams in North Carolina,
Virginia, - Washington, -D. C, and
Maryland. Stanley Berry is captain
of the team and we are told the boys
are looking for the college champion
ship of this season.
B. B. Blake.
Burton B. Blake was born in Glover
July 25, 185, and passed peacefully
away at his home in this village
March 19, 1914, after a long illness.
All that skill and tenderest care could
do was done, but all was of no avail.
As the beautiful spring is near at
hand, his life went out, and his body
now rests in the cemetery on the hill
side. Mr. Blake was a kind, pleasant
man, and had a host of friends, as was
shown by the large number who
attended the funeral and the many
beautiful flowers which covered and
surrounded the casket. The Bsrlfon
Fire Department, of w7hich Mr. Biake
was a member, gave a beautiful
wreath. He leaves a widow and brother
who have the sympathy of the com
munity in their great loss. Funeral
services were held at. the home Satur
day, conducted by Rev. W. A. Yvrarner,
a friend of the family.
A Card We wish to thank the
many friends and neighbors for their
kindness and sympathy which has
helped us so much in our great
sorrow.
Mrs. B. B. Blake,
C. H. Blake and family.
Academy Notes.
The B. A. baseball boys have com
menced practice in the cage.
Merrick Winslow has finished school
for the present and will work for Olin
Rowell at South Albany during the
sugar season.
" Monday evening marked a very
pleasant entertainment, given in the
I. O. O. F. hall by the Sophomore
class to the other members of the
academy. A short literary and musi
cal program was given, consisting of a
piano duet by the Misses Nellie Cook
and Hazel Miles, readings by Sadie
Wilson and Ida Wright, a literary
sketch by the ladies of Cranford, ;
which was exceptionally good, another
reading by Viva Potter and a clarinet
solo by Geo. Johnson. The floor was
then cleared for promenading and dan
cing and music was furnished for this
by members of the sophomore class.
Refreshments were served which went
to make the evening an enjoyable one.
Vernon Kimball of San Francisco,
called on relatives and friends in town
Sunday and Monday. He was the son
of the Rev. John Kimball, who was at
one time pastor of the leading Congre
gational church of San Francisco, also
nephew of the late F. C. and Austin
Kimball of New York city.
The talks given by Lawyer F. D.
Thompson and Supt. C. L. Erwin in
the high-school room Wednesday even
ing were listened to with great inter
est by all present, each .having handled
his subject in a manner worthy of
much praise. These talks have proved
to be very interesting- and instructive
and it is regretted that more have not
availed themselves of the opportunity
to hear them.
We notice in the Boston Post a
picture of little Miss Nedelka Simeon
ova, the little Bulgarian violinist, who
pleased so many Barton people with
her violin last fall and a letter to the
editor contributing to a fund that
paper is raising. The Post speaks of
her as a talented young violinist and
says : "Miss Simeonova has performed
at some of the society parlor enter
tainments in this city, including those
of Mrs. John L. Gardner and others in
the musical and social life of Greater
Boston."
Music from the opera was the sub
ject of the last regular meeting of the
Afternoon Study club held at the home
of Mrs. Mabel Hibbard on Mar. 19.
There were twenty-three members and
three visitors present. The roll call
was responded to with anecdotes about
famous musicians. Reading, "The I
Influence of the Phonograph on Grand I
Opera," Mrs. Hamblet; "Story of
Lohengrin." Mrs. Thompson; "Story
of Parsifal" Mrs. "Currier; Mrs.
Baldwin gave a description of a new
Italian opera by a young composer.
Italli Montemezzi. The club was
favored with several grand opera
sefections on the graphophone.
HOLLAND
Herbert Stone is working for Ed.
Batchelder.
Eusrene Perkins has finished workinsr
for George Gray.
Miss Betsey Applebee is a little
,better at this writing.
J. A. Bradford is stopping for a
while with his brother, Henry.
Ed. Beaubard of Stanstead was a
busirfess caller in town Thursday.
Miss Mabel Gray is working at
Derby Line for Mrs. Louis Hawkins.
Mrs. Chasr Smith had her goods
rroved to her home at Newport SThurs-
day.
Oscar Sykes has finished work for
A. R. Hall and has gone to East Rye
gate. V
Miss Ethel Sykes of Derby spent the
week end with her friend, Jennie
Lackey. .
Mrs. Smvra Hamilton is ill nt tVio
jhome of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie
Jenness.
M iss Margaret Vincent is visiting
her grandfather in Montreal, who is
very sick.
Frank Faufaw visited his brother,
Luke, at West Charleston Friday, who
is in very poor health.
Mrs. Wm. Palin and son, Harley, are
sick with tonsilitis. Arthur, who has
been sick, is able to be out again.
DEFERRED
Arthur Palin is on the sick list.
5 Miss Carrie Judd is teaching in Dis
trict No. 6.
town recently.
COUNTY CGURT.
County court has been a little livelier
this week and the first cases for the
jury have been tried this week. Not
one civil case has been tried by jury
this term which condition has not been
known to exist before. Some cases
which were set for trial have been
either settled or discontinued. - Follow
ing is the list of cases and disposition
of the same. Charles St. John vs.
Wm. Ottery, reported settled and dis
continued. Leon Labbe vs.
Tinkham, continued. Jn re
Cleveland, which is a probate
Cleveland was recommitted
state hospital for the insane at
F. S.
S. A.
appeal,
to the
Water-
bury but released on parole under an
agreement between parties concerned.
The guardianship case of Cleveland
was continued. Harry Vinton vs.
George Raymo, settled and discontin
ued. Charles J. Oben vs. H. W.
Adam?, case transferred to the court
calendar. Mary 1,., Lahar vs. F. M.
Hunt Piano company, no trial and
judgment for plaintiff entered. Mae
H. Clark vs. Chester Gray, continued.
The cases of Chase and Titus vs. the
Frontier Electric company and Pas
sumpsic Telephone company were
settled according to terms mentioned
in last week's issue of the Monitor.
The two state cases which were tried
by jury were that of state vs. Malcolm
Bronson for alleged burglary and re
sulted in a verdict of not guilty. The
evidence seems to hang on the owner
ship of a sweater and the jury decided
in favor of Bronson. The next case
was state vs. Andrew J. Bedell of
Greensboro Bend, who was charged
with stealing a quantity of grain from
the storehouse of Griswold &. Mc
Kinnon. The pleas were finished
Saturday forenoon and the jury, after
being out several hours, reported a
disagreement. The case of state vs.
Lucious Welcome was nol prossed as
he had withdrawn his appeal and
taken sentence from municipal court.
The case of state vs. Willie Westover
was brought up and defendant plead
guilty and was placed on probation.
Harry Payne has been in Newport
the past week.
A. R. Hall was a business caller in
Newport recently.
The Sunday-school social at the par
sonage recently was much enjoyed.
Annie Brewer, Kathlyn Todd, Ruth
Hall returned to their school at Derby
Monday.
DEMICK'S MILL
DEFERRED
A. M. Labarron has returned to his
daughter's.
Mrs. C. H. Vinton is quite ill with
rheumatism.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Demick visited
in Beebe lately.
Mrs. A. L. Demick of
visitor in town lately.
Mrs. E. H. Gray has
m Coventry and Orleans.
Derby was a
been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. kay E. Ames and son
have returned to his father's.
A. D. Wilcombof St. Johnsbury was
a business caller in town lately.
E. L. Taylor of Cambridge, Mass.,
was a business caller in town lately.
J. A. Bradford has sold his farm to
Chas. N. Ladd. including stock, farm
implements, furniture, etc. Mr. Brad
ford is going to Derby to reside with
his daughter.
LOWELL
Miss Bernice Winget is having the
mumps.
Harvey Mason is quite sick with
pneumonia.
R. A. Sinclair was in Westfield the
first of the week.
Frank Sanborn was home from New
port over Sunday.
C. C. Stannard was in North Troy
two days last week.
Miss Mamie Snider of Troy visited
he parents Sunday.
F. Guy Kinsley was in Johnson
Wednesday on business.
Frank Sargent?- has commenced to
move his goods to Johnson.
Clarence Rogers was in Newport
and Rock Island last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shufelt of North
Troy visited relatives here the first of
the week.
Miss Alice Stephenson has gone to
Barton to assist her sister, Mrs. Harry
Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Farman and
daughter of Westfield visited relatives
here Saturday.
Mrs. Almon Clark of Troy visited
her parents, Mr.' and Mrs. Francis
Jacques, last week.
Mrs. Wm. Richmond of Newport
visited her sister. Mrs. Frank Sanborn,
the first of the week.
David Batchum and Mrs. Matilda
Gardick were married Mar. 12 at the
St. Ignatius church by Rev. J. L.
Leblanc.
"Self Righteousness" was the theme
of the fourth Lenten sermon at the
North church, and instead of the
children's sermon, an essay on "How
to Like Sunday School Work. "
Meeting of the Camp Fire Girls at
the parsonage at four o'clock Satur
day afternoon, following the meetings
of the Boy Scouts and Junior Endeav
orers. . , .. '
We desire to express our most sin
cere thanks to the dear friends and
neighbors for the many kind deeds and
words of sympathy which helped so
much to lighten our sorrow in the
death of our beloved wife and daugh
ter. Marshall Ben ware,
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Trayhan
- and family. 4
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben ware.
Resolutions.
Whereas it
Chief of the
has pleased the Great
Universe to take from
our midst cur leader and adviser,
Resolved, That we, the members of
Barton Fire Department, in this public
manner, express our esteem and affec
tion for George R. Scott, who for six
years has labored with unselfish
fidelity for the advancement of our
Department.
Resolved, That to our departed
fellow-fireman we are indebted for
much of the organization, training and
equipment we now have.
Resolved, That few men labor on
after remuneration ceases, but he,
seemingly satisfied with having done
a good work, continued on.
"He is gone, but his memory liveth.
He is dead, but his example is here.
And the zeal and service it giveth,
Will linger for many a year."
Geo. E. King,
R. P. Webster,
S. A. Hunt,
Committee.
At the Methodist Church. j
Sunday morning Rev. Barnlund
preached a very powerful sermon on
"Whom Can We Trust" from the text,
"I know whom I have believed." The
male quartet rendered a beautiful
selection.
Services on Sunday as follows:
Morning at 10.45 followed by the Sunday
school. Ep worth League at 6 p. m.
Evening song service and sermon at 7.
Midweek devotional meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30. All are cordially
invited.
Union services were held at the M.
E. church Sunday evening, under the
auspices of the W. C. T. U. Mrs.
Adams presided at the organ, and a
male quartet, consisting of Messrs
Cutting, C. B. Webster, Perley and C.
S.Webster, rendered most acceptably,
"to Thee, O Dear, Dear Country"
The quartet also led in congregational
singing. Scripture reading was by
Rev. Warner, prayer being offered by
Rev. Barnlund. Mrs. H. T. Seaver
spoke very briefly on the beginnings
of W. C. T. U. work, and then intro
duced the speaker of the evening, Mrs.
M. L. Pearson, of Orleans, state presi
dent of Vt. W. C. T. U. Mrs. Pear
son's subject was, "The Advance and
Present Condition of Prohibition in the
U. S." Interesting facts brought
out in connection with the subject were
that the National Grange, the National
A.nti-Saloon League as well as the W.
C. T, U., and practically all denomina
tions (save one) of the churches of the
country had declared themselves as in
favor of national prohibition, by con
stitutional amendment. Nine states of
the Union already have prohibitory
laws, and five more are in the midst of
vigorous campaigns for the same. The
speaker gave interesting items from
the National and World's W. C. T. U
A? 11 t 1 1
conventions, wnicn sne attended in
November. The closing musical num
ber was "Victory," a W. C. T. U.
solo, beautifully rendered by Mrs. E
J. White. Let us have an occasional
meeting to consider what is doing in
our world for temperance. Barton is
a temperance town at heart, but its
voters need a little "jogging" to
remind them of their duty at the polls
every year, and perhaps nothinsr would
be more sure to produce this effect
than the public discussion of temper
ance topics.
MORGAN CENTER
Miss 11a Bemis is
Barnes's.
employed at C. J.
Leola Cargill is among those who are
illhere. '
Mrs. D. G. Brooks is caring for Mrs.
Harry Elliott.
Rufus Brown was a visitor in Island
Pond Monday.
Mrs. H. R Elliott has been quite ill
the past week.
Hollis Wheeler was a business visitor
in town recently.
Frank Kidder from California is the
guest of friends here.
Wilbur , Ellis of Orleans visited
friends here Sunday.
D. A. Elliott was a business visitor
in Island Pond Monday.
B. J. Williams was a business visitor
in Island Pond Tuesday.
Ray Maxwell has employment with
Ora Cargill for the season.
Mrs. C. L. Burroughs is home from
her trip to Groveton, N. H.
EJmer Batchelder had the misfor
tune to lose a good horse last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ewens were the
guests of friends in Island Pond last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Bushaw of East
Charleston were visitors in town
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Horn of
Derby were in town for a few days
recently.
Miss Tessie Goodsell Was home from
her work at West Charleston to spend
Sunday.
Mrs. Ellsworth Whitehill is spendirg
a few days with her mother, Mrs. J.
Williams.
Fletcher Griffin
has been working
forL. N. Elliott in
past week.
Island Pond the
Mrs. Geo. Kenney with her sister,
Mrs. Turcott, visited friends in New
port the past week.
Eugene Batchelder of Philadelphia
and a former resident of town is the
guest of friends and relatives here.
DEFERRED
C. J. Goodall has been quite ill
recently.
Miss Iva Bemis is in town visiting
relatives.
PRIZE WASHINGTON ESSAY.
The following essay on the Washing
ton trip was awarded the first prize of
$5 offered by the Monitor for the best
essay on the recent trip written by a
student. It is from the pen of Beatrice
L. Buck of East Charleston. , The sec
ond prize of $3 was awarded to the es
say sent by Esther Perley of Orleans
and the third prize of $2 to Miss Ruth
Gleason of Barton.
Mrs. j. N. Webster of Barton, a
woman of literary taste and talent, as
sisted the editor in awarding the prizes.
Our party, numbering seventy-three
people, left Barton Thursday after
noon, Feb. 26, in a special car on the
air line train. We arrived in Boston
that evening and went to the American
House.
Friday morning we left the hotel
quite early and went to Charlestown.
We climbed Bunker Hill monument.
There are 294 steps. From the top of
the monument we had a fine view of
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Episcopal Mission Note;.
The services of the .Episcopal
Mission in Barton are held twice a
month, at present. On the second
Sunday in the month, there is an even
ing service and sermon, and on the
fourth Sunday, service m the morning:
at 10.45. The Rev. Mr. Stephenson
extends a very hearty invitation to all
to attend those services. He does not
sk members of other churches to
forsake them to attend the Episcopal
church. But especially would he invite
to the services those who have no-
church home fixed. This note is pub
lished, first, that the people of Barton
may know that the Episcopal mission
exists, even if, at present, it'has no.
church building, and in order secondly,,
that they may know that the services
are for all that wish to attend themr
and not merely for Episcopalians.
Remember, all who are interested,
that the services of the Episcopal
mission are held in the Odd Fellows
hall on the evening of the second
Sunday of the month at 7 o'clock and
on the morning of the fourth Sunday
of the month at 10.45 o clock.
Walter Lother injured his foot quite
badly recently.
Alansford Judd has gone to visit
friends in Bethel.
Miss Calista Brown has returned to
her work in Newport.
Mrs. E. C. Burroughs has returned
from a visit in Richmond.
The King's Daughters met at the
home of Mrs. C. J. Thomas recently.
Mrs. Florence Burroughs has pur
chased a new organ of A. R. Cowles.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Cargill welcomed
a little daughter to their home recent
ly. Miss Hattie Pomeroy of Holland
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. A.
G. Burroughs, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Burroughs and
son Raymond' have gone to Groton,' N.
H., to visit their daughter.
ER.OWNINCTON
Lizzie Bryant remains very ill.
Ray Litchfield came home Sunday.
Mabel
a case.
Parlin is in
Island
Pond on
Marjorie Young is a home from
Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Lacoss are the parents'
of a son born last week.
Geo. Wheeler of Craftsbury visited
at Geo. Going's over Sunday..
The C. E. meeting will be held at
Geo. Wiggin's Friday evening.
Arthur Gelo of Lowell visited
friends in town the last of the week.
Gerald and
Pond visited a
Hazel
; O. A.
Farr of Island
Grow's recently.
Leslie Dutton, Henry and Ruth
Newton are at home from Lyndon for
ten days' vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Caron were in
Barton several days last week attend
ing the agricultural meeting.
Mr. Bryant, with his wife and
daughter from Coventry, was in
town Sunday to visit Miss Lizzie
Bryant". .
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Collins Lacourse's baby is very ill
with pneumonia.
R. W. Wood of the electric mill
spent Sunday in Charleston.
Mrs. Abbie Drown, who has been ill
for several weeks, is quite low.
Festus Kendall of Evansville visited
his uncle, D. H. Fox, last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Lund spent
Sunday at L. A. Lund's in Orleans.
Mrs. John Provoncha
recently visited at Collins
of Orleans
Lacourse's.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leonard of
Sheffield are visiting at Elmer Wat
son's. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Allen of Orleans
visited Mrs. Allen's sister, Mrs. Philo
Powers, Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Drown of East Brown
ington and Mrs. Gertrude Waterman of
Barton spent Sunday at Archie
Drown's.
Philo and Arthur Powers, who have
been working at East Haven this
winter, - have finished - work and ' re
turned home. .
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Young went to
St. Johnsbury Friday to see their
sister, Mrs. Fred Currier, who is in ,
Brightlook hospital. t
The comedy drama entitled, "A
Modern. Ananias ' will be presented
by the Brownington Center Dramatic
club at the town hall Friday evening.
Admission ten and twenty cents. Good
music will be furnished for dancing;
after the play at 50 cents per couple.