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PAGE 8 ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914 WESTFIELD Mrs, Philinda Day of Troy has been visiting Mrs. Homer Burnham. Miss Mary Farman of Troy is teach ing the Benware school until her school on the EastHill begins. The C. E. society will give a social in the church Saturday evening. The entertainment will be a candy pull and games. Louis Bell of St. Johnsbury academy and Milton Bell of North Troy high school are home for a vacation, also the Bailey sisters are home from North Troy and Miss Theo Hendrix is home from Barre. J. G. Watkins and Mrs. W.B. Gilpin went to Cambridge last week to attend the funeral of their uncle, Howard Watkins. A short time before his decease, Mr. Watkins and wife cele brated the sixty-third anniversary of their marriage. The last entertainment in the W. C T. U. course - was given in the .. church on Tuesday evening, March 24. It consisted of readings by the Misses McDuffee of Glover and music furnished by Mrs. Arno Burn and Miss Mary Farman. The program was greatly enjoyed by the audience. . Recognized. "How dare you lift your hat to me, sir!" she cried. "I never saw you be fore in my life." "I know, but this is my brother's hat, and he's a friend ol yours." rKUM JUHLA IV(lRS. F. A. FIELD, LOCAL EDITOR : Mrs. J. A. Wheeler is quite ill. Mrs. Thomas Siraino is on the sick list. Chas. Drew has been quite ill the past week. C. T. Miles has purchased the Case place in Barton. " A. M. Clough has been suffering from pink eye the past week. Ed. McGoff will carry on Pat Guer tin's sugar place this season. Miss Florence Winget is at home from her school in St. Johnsbury for a ten days vacation. Mrs. C. A. Barrett of St. Albans spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. O. J. Shepherd. D. A. Brahana and J. S. Willey are in Barton today as delegates to the M. W. of A. convention. F. E. Lee has purchased the town farm in Barton and expects to take possession about May 1st. Mrs. M. A. Wells spent Monday and Tuesday with her niece in Coventry. Miss Myra Douglass of Bradford spent several days with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Winget, last week. Arthur Boright and family of West Derby visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Phillips, over Sunday. The many friends of J. S. Brennan were pained to learn of his misfortune and all hope for his speedy recovery. C. H. Hannant and Oliver Wei's are among the first reported to have made naw sugar. Both parties sugared off Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook and Fon of Newport are at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cook, for the sugar season. TheW. C. T. U., will meet with Mrs. G. L. Wells Wednesday at 2 p. m. This being the annual meeting and election of officers all members are urged to be present. Please bring dues. Mir. Fairinmoir o o Are you looking for a low priced Fertilizer this year? If so, why don't you try PAGE S FERTILIZING SALT We are offering the same grade of Salt that we have sold for so many years at the very low price of $4.00 Per Ton, F. 0. B. Hyde Park We do not ask you to take our word as to its val uable qualities, but give below extracts from a few letters just received from some of ' our last year's customers: Ex-Governor Josiah Grout of Derby purchased a fifteen-ton carload. Read what he says. "I used the Fertilizing Salt last season on oats and think I realized a paying return. The ground was of light, quick soil and of medium quality, I applied as the oats were com ing up, about 400 lbs. to the acre. I used it on about 20 acres and harvested over 1,000 bushels of good oats. Used no other Fertilizer, The grass seed catch was fine' JOSIAH GROUT, Derby, Yt. Good Fertilizer and Cheapest Ever Bought The Fertilizing Salt I bought of you last year was very satisfactory to me. I experimented on several crops. On grassland it will double the crop. It will make pastures good for all sum mer if salt is put on as soon as snow is off. On Oats, it does very well. Also improved Mangels and Turnips. I am still experimenting on it, but can recommend it as a good Fertilizer and the cheapest 1 ever bought, Yours truly, JOHN BECK, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Excellent for Asparagus and Potatoes I used your Fertilizer Salt with good results on my Asparagus, I also used it on manure piles that I bought and piled and think that it stopped the loss caused by heating. The balance I used with the most strawy part of the piles put on to the load after it was loaded on to the spreader and used in on the lightest soil (an old ground) where I planted potatoes. Of course, the ground was well fertilized m addition to the salt with a suitable amount of manure for humus and po tato fertilizers and thoroughly culti vated throughout the season. The tubers were smooth and of good qual ity. Very truly, J. E. SMITH, White River Jet., Vt. Good Results on Onions The Fertilizing Salt I ordered last season was applied liberally to a piece sown to Onions and the results, taking into consideration the drought last year was good. Our observation dur ing growth led us to think that the Salt drew and conserved the moisture ; also done good work getting ahead of the onion maggot. Yours truly, WALTER CLARKE, St. Albans, Vt. Best Fertilizer for the x Money The Fertilizer Salt purchased of you I used on a light piece of land for Oats. I got a good growth and am well pleased. This Salt is excellent for light land and the besf for the money. Yours truly, JOHN C. McLANE, Underhill, Vt. Good Fertilizer for Oats I will say that your Salt is a good Fertilizer for Oats. I have about three acres that I have raised Oats on two years in succession; used about 500 lbs. to the acre and got 40 bushels of good heavy Oats to the acre. I intend to try more this coming year. Yours truly, B. P. CLARK, Wolcott, Vt. We willf gladly send you full information as to freight rates Joany station. The rates on carloads, especially to points on the St. J. & L. C. R. R. and Passumpsic division of the B. & M. are very low. We will tell you exactly what they are if , you are interested. DO Y0Y EXPECT TO USE ANY COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER THIS YEAR? If so getpur prices for home-mixed goods before making your contracts for the season. CARROL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt. - -- - . Dr. Grayson By SADIE OLCOTT A young man alighted from a train at a country station and stood looking about him at the beautiful hills and valleys which made up the surround ing country. He was handsomely dressed; his suit case was plastered over with the labels of foreign hotels, an indication that he had been a trav eler. There was but one person at the station except the agent and his as sistants, and that person was a young lady sitting in an auto runabout, who had apparently come to meet some one on the train. But as the expected per son did not arrive she was preparing to leave when the young man stepped up to her and. lifting his hat, politely said: "Beg pardon! Can you tell me if there is a hotel about here where I can put up for a few days?" "There is the Parsamowaddy inn, but it is a couple of miles from here." "Nothing nearer?'' the young man asked, looking at his suit case, which was a trifle heavy. "No place where you would be com fortable. I am going by the inn and will take you in my car if you like." "Thank you very much indeed! You are awfully kind. I fear I shall have to avail myself of your offer, though It will be a pleasure to me to ride with you." He put his belongings into the run about and got in beside the young lady. He was on a tour of inspection of different localities with a view to buying or building a summer residence, and it was not long before he was gathering information. He was the eon of a widow and virtually the head of the family. Presently he spied a house on a bill that caught his fancy immediately. "There's the place I want exactly. I couldn't grow those trees in fifty years. The view from its front piazza must be superb." "I can give you the owner's name if you wish to make an offer for it," said the lady. ' "You don't mean that it is .for sale?" "You can never tell what is for sale till you ask. We Americans have the credit among foreigners of being will ing to sell anything we have if we get our price." "Who owns it?" "Dr. Grayson." "How would I learn whether the property could be bought? It seems to me that it would be very imperti nent to go to-a man's house and ask him if he wishes to sell it." "You might say that you have heard that possibly the place could be bought and had called to learn the facts. There would be no impertinence in that" "I don't know that there would be." "You'll - find Dr. Grayson at home about noontime. Here is your inn." "I'm ever so much obliged, to you for your lift and for your information. Good morning." -- "You're quite welcome. I suppose you will go to see Dr. Grayson today." "I think I will." "Well, be sure to go at noon. You will be sure to find him then." "Thanks, very much." The young man went into the inn, which resembled a private residence and not a hotel. He spent the morn ing in a hired auto visiting different localities, but found nothing for sale and was averse to spending the time required to build. He kept his eye on the Grayson residence and hoped that he would find the owner willing to put a price on it. Between 12 and 1 o'clock he directed the chauffeur to take him there. He told the butler, who admitted him. to say to. Dr. Grayson that he had heard there was a possibility that he would sell his place. If so, would the doctor listen to a proposition? The butler returned and said that Dr. Gray son would be willing to discuss the matter; it being the luncheon hour per haps the gentleman would make a proposition at table. This was far more than the young man had hoped for.. He sent word that, though he felt like an intruder, he would accept the invitation. In a few minutes he heard a rustling of skirts on the staircase, and a lady entered the room. She was the person who had driven him from the station to the inn. "You are doubtless surprised to see me." she said, smiling. "Not more surprised than pleased," was the gallant reply. "You are" "Miss Florence Grayson. I put on a prefix to which I am entitled, but seldom use it The "doctor" indicates a degree I acquired In a postgraduate course at college. I trust yotf will ex cuse my not making myself known as the owner of this property. The truth is that we are thinking of spending some time abroad,- and if we do the place would be only an encumbrance." "And I having just come from abroad the property would be very useful to me." - ' At luncheon everything was talked tbout except the purchase of the prop erty. The gentleman having been a traveler and the lady having been high ly educated, they found far more in teresting topics to discuss than a mat ter of business. That was attended to by Miss Grayson's representative. The property was bought by the stranger, but when Miss Grayson went abroad he followed her and brought her back as his wife. Will continue to do business at the old stand with the same lines of high class merchandise as heretofore, until further notice, where I will be pleased to serve all my old customers, as well as new ones, with the latest up-to-date merchandise at the least possible prices. Call and inspect the new goods that are arriving almost every day. Trusting that I may have your valued patronage as in the past and assuring you that you will be served to the best of my ability, I am Yours for more business, C E Rollins BARTON, VERM O N u I IU uttieSk$L895 The Original Mitchell Engineer Again at the head of the Mitchell -Lewis Motor Company a matchless line for 1914- The Mitchell 1914 Line is being produced by Engineer John W. Bate, the man who created the Mitchell car, and the famous Mitchell Baby Six, After a year's rest he re turns to Racine to place the Mitchell in a stronger position than it has ever occupied. The Mitchell-Lewis Motor Com pany, with unlimited capital at its command, has surrounded Mr. Bate with the best facili ties and the finest factory that it is possible to build. It will back the car with the most liberal Service Policy for car owners that the business mind can conceive. This Means for the Mitchell Car for 1914 Qualify Efficiency Long Life Eighty years of faithful service to the American public is the Company's Guarantee The Mitchell little Sis is the most logical value on the market. It is a six-cylinder car of aristocratic design. It has fifty horse power 132 1H.U vvucc.-u.isc, live pacnger capacity, it nas a long, tow, rasisn streamline Doay, is luxuriously upholstered, is equipped with dl QQC electric self-starter and generator, electric lights and all modern conveniences and sells for the reasonable price of - - ,j 1 jOJO miiiiiiiiimiiiimimiiiiiiumii Equipment of All Mitchell Models Electric Self-Starter and ' Generator. El'ctric Lights. Speedometer. Mohair Top and Cover. Rain Vision, Ventilating v Quick Action Wind shield. Extra Removable Rim. Double Extra Tire Carrier. Bair Bow Holders. License Prate Bracket. ... Electric Horn Electric Exploring Lamp. ' Complete Set of Tools. Pump Jack. AH included in Ust price. Prices F. O. B. Racine iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiim It has It has The Mitchell Big Six is very much the same design as the Little Six. sixty horse-power, 144 inch wheel-base and seats seven passengers. big tires and the same splendid hmsh throughout as the Little Six, likewise the same fine equipment. Price, - - - - - The Mitchell Four has 120 inch wheel-base, forty horse-power and seats five passengers. It is a splendid tamuy car for little money. It is equipped J CQtC precisely the same as the two sixes and sells for - . .yijOJO No matter which one of the Mitchell cars you select, you will make an investment. You have Bate's word for it. You have our word for it. And the service that lies behind it is ten times better than a guarantee. We are going to make you like the car, like us and like the agent you deal with. In all respects this is to be a Mitchell year and you will love The Car You Ought to Have at the Price You Ought to Pay Racine. Wis, U.S.A. 80 Years of Faithful Service to the American Public !C-iiii;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiui:iiiii $2 350 Eeatarss of 1914 Left Hand Drive. Center Control. Tungsten Steel Valves. T-Head Fully Enclosed. Long Stroke Motor. Rayfield Carburetor - ' Gravity Gasoline Feed. Roomy Streamline Body. Timken Wheel Bearings. Full Floating Rear Axle. ! Big Tjres. r Luxurious Upholstering. Nickel Trimmiiurs. , Demountable Kirns. Jiffy Quick-Action Side. t Curtains. - Price F. OB. Racine siiiiuimiiiimimmiiimiiimui s pnn Dress G oocts Cotton Ratine4 iifsBlue, Tan, White, Pink and Grey at 25c and 50c per yard. Crepe in plain white andwhite ground with pink, lavender and blue flowers, 15c yard Silk and wool Poplin 40 inches wide in several best selling shades at $1.25 per yard. Kindergarten Cloth plain and stripes for Children's blouses. Russian Suits, etc., 15c yard. Yard wide Messaline Silks and a great variety shades Suesine Silk. Samples furnished on request, Goods mailed anywhere by parcel post without extra charge. Butterick patterns to cut garments by. Buttons made to match all goods. OUR SPRING LIME Men and Boy's Caps, Fancy Dress shirts, and work shirts now in. CRYSTAL LAKE GARAGE F. E. RICHMOND, Prop. - ' BARTON, VERMONT e April 15th we will have a Car of Grasimlafed Sugar at the lowest iIce ever made in Barton. BEST FRINT BUTTER 26c. ARMOUR STAR HAMS Am FRESH EGGS 20c. THE -wn7 ft uu a INI vl M) Opposite Passenger Depot BARTO VERMONT