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Vol. 43 No. 17
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1914
Single Copies 5 Cents.
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FOB SALE.
FOR SALE Al Day-old white
Wyandotte chicks. Hazen Clark, Bar
ton. 9tf
FGfR SALE Om nair of work hors
es, weighing 2600 lbs. S. E. Norris,
East Charleston, Vt. ;f 16-17
FOR SALE Nice Jersey bull, two
years old soon. L. K.Heath, Orleans,
Vermont. 17.19 j
P FOR SALE Seed oats. "Mammoth
Cluster." Choice hay and straw. F.
W. Baldwin. g7 --' 16tf g
FOR SALE Day old Barred Ply
mouth Rock chicks. "Thoroughbred
heavy laying strain. Frank D. Thomp
son Barton. ' 16tf
FOR SALE Extra 'fine home-grown
seed barley, 90 cents'per bushel. Also
Early York seed potatoes. JW. S. Mc
Dowell, Evansville. ..,-1 tM 16tf
rFOR SALE Smith and Barnes up
right piano." Nearly rnew and in al
most perfect condition. 1 Price How.
Amos R. Robinson, Barton. : 4tf.
FOR SALE Doors, windows, clap
boards, lath, shingle and lumber at
retail. Ritchie Bros. Lumber 1 Co.,
Greensboro Bend. - x. - .-rr 17-30
FOR SALE Having sold my poultry
houses stock, etc., I have for sale a
number fof incubators," brooders and
automatic feeders at bargain prices.
E. Ray Martin, Derby.": i7-20p 3
FOR' SALE Two full chamber sets,
two beds complete, refrigerator,
stoves, 1.1 two"' feather : Fbeds, sewing
machine'at the ; Belknap home, High
street. lw
P FOR SALFJ or exchange for heavier
team, blacks, weight twenty hundred,
age nine, extra drivers and workers,
safe sound and kind. 1 One pair light
work harnesses. Lothrop & 'Hunt,
Orleans. 14tf
FOR SALE Or would rent for a term
of years, 15-cow farm. Also for sale 4
horses, 1 Gorham broadcast seeder for
grain and grass seed combined, also
six tons of good hay near Barton. E.
A. Norton, -Glover. lotf
t'OIi SALE On a corner lot in
Orleans a very neat 8-rocm house,
including bath etc., Lot and cold
water, fine cell sr. cemented, wood
shad, new barn, 24x36 with basement,
3 stalls. carriage and automobile
rooms, all electric lighted and conven
iently arranged. All newly paintedin
1913 and in first class repair, with
large garden, shade and fruit trees on
the law:-!. This must be sold to close
an estate and the price will be right.
Inquire of Jerre Marston, Orleans or
N. B. Williams, admr., N. Crai'tsbury.
Phone, 9-5.
14 tf
WAN TBI J
WANTED Mapje sugar at highest
market pricey. Ritchie Bros. Lumber
Co, Greensboro Bend. 17-20
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
farm. Good
127, Barton.
To hire out to work on
family. Address Box
Tel. 15-13. lwp
WANTED Save your feed and
fertilizer sacks. Will pay highest
market price, not Jew prices. E. L.
Graves. 17-18p
WANTED Salesman to look after
our interest in Orleans and adjacent
counties. Salary or commission. Ad
dress the Victor Oil Co., Cleveland, O.
lwp
WANTED AT ONCE Five painters
for inside and outside work. Good job
for right men. A. B. Morency, Bar
ton. 15tf
SALESMEN $75 to $100 weekly
selling our line of oils, greases, paints
and fast selling specialties. Salary or
commission. Warren Refining Co.,
Cleveland, O. lwp
WANTED a bright young man or
woman to represent us and take orders.
To give whole or part of the time.
Big income. Write for exclusive terri
tory. International Oil Co., Boston
Mass. 16 18
TO KENT
TO RENT First class organ. H.
C. Gay, Barton. 49etwtf
TO RENT Furnished restaurant
opposite depot in Barton. 14tf
TO RENT Tenements and rooms.
Inquire of J. C. King, Barton. 13tf
TO RENT Furnished rooms. Mrs.
W. R. Powney, High street, Barton.
16-23p.
MiscFXLANEOUs.
The Davis garage in the rear of the
Davis block, Barton, is now open for
general repair work on all makes of
cars. Now is the time to fix up before
the spring rush. A. L. Urie, manager.
'Phone, 31-11. Geo. H. Davis.
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Several More Real Estate Deals.
C. A. Nute has purchased the Pills
bury house on Park street of W. E.
Hanson. This is one of the, fine resi
dences of the place.
v H. A. Cleveland, who lives on the
urleans road, has purchased the farm
at the end of Elm street owned by C.
II. Blood. This will make Mr. Cleve
land a fine home and we welcome him
to Barton. Mr. Blood has purchased
of H. V. Drown his Elm street place
where C. E. Pierce has been living.
; ; Wallace H. Gilpin has purchased an
acre of land from E. W. Barron on
what is known as the syndicate proper
ty situated on the new street leading
to the bathhouse and beach.
Brown vs. Brown.
At Seaver's hall Thursday evening,
a large audience gathered to witness
the mock trial of the famous Brown
vs. Brown separate maintenance case,
given by a local talent cast for? the
oenefit of the library fund. The stage
was arranged so as to give the appear
ance of a real court room and the trial
commenced. The rejection of several
iurors Droved a source of amusement
foi the audience but finally after meet
ing with several difficulties, Mrs.
i?.rown (Mrs. Ruth Webster) entered
her complaint against Mr. Brown (N.
.tay Underwood). Evidence was intro
Juced on both sides, by sworn witness
es and when the jury brought in their
verdict it was very evident that they
sympathized with the poor plaintiff,
for Mr. Brown was found guilty. But
much to the surprise of the audience,
Mr. and Mrs. Brown forgetting their
former troubles united again. After
the day music was furnished by the
B. A orchestra for a dance. The net
proceeds for the play and dance were
$68.03.
Favor Ballotby Direct Primary.
Over one hundred of the leading
republicans of Vermont gathered at
the roof garden of the Hotel Vermont
yesterday afternoon in response to a
cali of the state comtnittee. In the
gathering were present and past state
officials, members of the "rank and
file." The sentiment of the meeting
appeared to be that no special session
of the legislature was necessary. The
following resolution was adopted by
the mass meeting.
Resolved, That the meeting here
present request the Republican state
committee to carry out the will of the
people to have a primary law and
apply the same as far as practicable to
the next general election.
Acting upon this resolution the state
committee adopted the following:
Resolved, that the Republican state
committee having in mind the recent
declaration of the voters of the state
of Vermont in favor of a direct primary
law, hereby pledge their efforts toward
carrying out the expressed wishes of
the people as to the manner of the
nomination of candidates so far as the
same may be done by the committee
under existing law or under law which
may be enacted hereafter and to that
end the committee urge co-ooeration
of all Republican voters and especially
of all persons who are or who hereafter
may be candidates for nomination by
the Republican party at the approach
ing primaries, and be it further
Resolved, that a sub-committee of
three members be appointed by the
chair to work in conjunction with a
special committee already selected by
a mass meeting of representative Re
publicans this day to devise plans for
accomplishing the above purpose and
to report with recommendations at a
subsequent meeting of the committee
c C. S. Skinner of Orleans was made
county committee man of Orleans
county in place of F. C. Williams,
resigned.
Republicans!
To the Republicans of the town of
Barton :
A meeting of the Republican voters
of the town of Barton is hereby called
at Seaver's hall Thursday evening
April 30 at 8 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of filling vacancies occurring
in the town committee and the trans
action of any other business thought
best when convened.
Any voter who considers himself a
Republican now or anticipates voting
with the Republicans next fall is invit
ed to be present, regardless of his posi
tion in state or national politics at the
last election.
Wallace H. Gilpin, Chairman.
J. W. MATHIEi Glover, Registered
veterinary surgeon. Castration a
specialty. 1522
FARMERS' NOTICE Will buy
stock, sugar and wool on Monday, May
4th and every Monday thereafter.
Dodge, Orleans. 16tf
Skinner. French & Co,, of Orleans
nave another car of old growth cedar
shingles. Bunches are full count.
42tf
Come and buy a farm, where there
is extensive business, making a good
market. Send for our list. C. ' H.
Hopkins, Claremont, N. H. 16-17
Pianos, Player Pianos, Organs,
Banjos, Guitars, Violins, Accordeons.
Harmonicas, bheet Music, Music Books,
Stands, Rolls. Satchels, Strings and
everything pertaining to music.' . A.
R. Cowles, Barton. 50tf
WANTED AT ONCE A few more
reliable men to learn to repair and
drive autos and prepare to fill vacan
cies at salaries of $15 to $30 per week
for spring. Write stating age. Maine
Auto Co., 779 Forrest Avenue, Port
land, Me. (Woodford's Station.)
- 16-19
$1260 FROM U. V. M.
Vote That Amount toward Agricultural
Agent Work in Orleans County. Vote
to Hire Man.
Word has been received by Clarence
W. Richmond, secretary of the Orleans
County Agricultural association, that
the trustees of the University of Ver
mont have voted $1200 a year toward
the support of an agricultural adviser
in Orleans county providing the county
wil raise $1800 a year for the work.
While that amount has not yet been
raised it is. assured that it will be and
the executive and advisory board of
the association voted in conference at
Orleans today to hire a county agent.
This appropriation of $1200 by the
U. V. M. is made possible through the
money received by the university
through the Lever bill from the federal
government for extension work and
the money voted by the state for agri
cultural extension work. Agent work
is included under the head of extension
work and thus Orleans county comes in
for the $1200.
The Monitor understands the univer
sity has a first-class man in mind and
in all probability he will be on the
ground soon.
Notice.
The annual meeting of the Welcome
O. Brown Cemetery association will be
held at the office of F. W. Baldwin in
Barton on Tuesday, May 5th, A. D.
1914, at 7.30 o'clock p. m., to hear the
report of its officers and elect officers
for the ensuing year, and do any other
legal business. i
F. W. Baldwin, Secretary.
Barton, Vermont, April 2, 1914.
Equal Suffrage Discussion at Grange
Next Week.
Demonstrations in favor of equal
suffrage are to be held May 2 all over
the United States and will be partici
pated in by different suffrage associa
tions, the granges, the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, the Good
Templars and other organizations
which have declared themselves in
favor of Woman's suffrage. In our
village it was not thought advisable to
call a special meeting for this purpose,
but instead to take the lecturer's hour
at the regular meeting of the grange.
May 7. The regular meeting of the
grange will be dispatched as promptly
as possible, and the lecturer's hour
will begin at 9 or earlier. It is ex
pected that three gentlemen and six or
more ladies (these last representing
the W. C. T. U.. the Village Improve
ment society and the Vermont Suffrage
association) will make brief, pointed
addresss, giving their reasons for
considering equal suffrage desirable
and necessary. The meeting is to be a
public one, and everyone is cordially
invited to come in and listen to the
stirring music and the speaking by
representative men and women.
Signed
B. J. Jenness, Master
Mrs. Blanche S. Wilson. Lecturer,
Crystal Lake Grange.
EARTO?-.
Ralph King is ill with tonsilitis.
E. E. Liddell is 'working in Pike, N.
H.
Murray McFarlane has been on the
sick list.
Richard Salter is in St. Johns, Que.,
on business.
Mrs. Annie Jewell is out of town for
a few weeks.
Mrs. Berton Wing has been quite ill
with the grip.
Miss Drew is the guest of Mrs.
Nancy Simpson.
A. R. Cowles has been spending a few
days in New York.
Chas. Davis of Sherbrooke, Que.,
spent Sunday in town.
Kenneth Winters of North Troy
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Ezra Martin has been quite ill
with grip the past week.
Albert Buskey is working as a
chauffeur in Rock Island.
Miss Harriet Austin has been at her
home here for a few days.
Frank E. Miles of Newport was in
town on business last week.
Walter Murray was in Littleton, N.
H., last week on business.
Richard Liddell is working for Chas.
Percival in South Royalton.
Lizzie Masher of Irasburg is work
ing for Mrs. E. E. Flanders. v
Mrs. F. H. Pillsbury spent Friday
with friends in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. H. J. Stannard was in St.
Johnsbury on business Friday.
Harland B. Howe of St. Johnsbury
was in town on business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Spring have moved
into one of the Seaver tenements.
Several people from here attended
the dance in Orleans last evening.
H. G. Spaulding of St. Johnsbury
visited relatives in town yesterday.
C. L. Hutchins has returned from
Waltham, Mass.,- for a few weeks.
The Afternoon Studv cluh will mopt:
with Mrs. Batchelder Thursday after
noon. Fred Marshall; of : St : Johnsbury iis
employed in J. WV Murkland's. office for
a time. : - . -:
Regular communication of Keystone
Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M., Monday
evening.
Alden Owen of the bank force has
gone to North Troy to assist in the bank
for a short time. Frank Dana is ex
periencing trouble with his hearing. .
HOPE FOR PEACE WITH MEXICO.
Argentina, Brazil and Chile have
offered their services to the United
States and Mexico for arbitration pro
ceedings and Huerta has accepted.
Wilson favors this plan and while
preparations for war are progressing
without any cessation it is thought our
difficulties with Mexico may be settled
without further armed conflict.
Representatives of the above-named
governments will .ask both the United
States and Huerta what their demands
for peace are before any formal medi
ation congress is held in order that it
may be determined whether or not
either government will make unreason
able demands.
Clean-up and Paint-up Week.
Next week is New England clean-up
week according to schedule. While no
organized campaign has been inaugu
rated in Barton there is a feeling that
the idea is a good one and many are
ready to take hold of the idea individ
ually. The Monitor suggests that we
all do something toward cleaning,
painting and beautifying our streets
and premises. Other places are doing
it. Why not Barton? Here is the
program as outlined by the New Eng
land committee :
MONDAY, Fire Prevention Day
All merchants, manufacturers, house
keepers and property owners will
give special attention to cleaning out
all accumulations of rubbish in
cellars, hallways, attics, cupboards,
etc., the idea being to get rid of any
accumulation indoors . that might
cause a fire.
TUESDAY, Back Yard Day
On back yard day, a complete reno
vation will be given to bacs yards,
all waste and trash that has accum
ulated during the winter is to be
removed.
WEDNESDAY, Front Yard Day
On front yard day, everyone will
devote special attention to cleaning
up his front yard, trimming up
lawns, flower beds, shrubbery, etc.
THURSDAY, Paint Day
On paint day, every property owner
is requested to provide paint and
brushes and to touch up all piazza
chairs furniture, fences, and the like.
Thus will values improve and the
beauty of things be increased.
FRIDAY, Fly and Dandelion Day
On this day all garbage cans, and
other places that breed flies, are to
be screened all dandelions and rank
weeds are to be dug up and removed
from lawns, streets, etc.
SATURDAY, Children's Day,
On children's day, all the school
children are requested to form into
groups and help by picking up papers
and other waste on vacant lots in
fact to make all open areas clean and
tidy.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Palmer are
boarding with Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Rember.
Miss Ernestine Willson has been
suffering with a sprained ankle the
past week.
Howard Wilson is working for ' the
Western Union Telegraph company in
Wells River.
Frank Merriam will be taken to
Brightlook tomorrow for an operation
on his throat.
J. R. Winslow of New Bedford,
Mass, is visiting his mother in town
for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Mason of Hard
wick attended the funeral of Mrs. A.
B. Blake Saturday.
Merrick Winslow, who has been
working in South Albany for several
weeks, has returned home.
Roy Norton of Morrisville was a
guest of Katherine McGookin last
week.
Mrs. Rufus Miller of Newport spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. C. H.
Jewell.
Frank Sheldon, who sustained an
injury to his leg recently, is improving
slowly.
Dean McLellan is assisting in Batch
elder's store during the sickness of A.
R. Robinson.
Judge and Mrs. W. W. Miles have
returned from Rutland where Mr.
Miles has been holding court.
Rev. W. C. Johnson, formerly of
this place, but now located at Windsor,
was in town the first of the week.
Mrs. Harry W. Patterson has joined
her husband in Watkins, N. Y., where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Annie Strobridge and son,
Edward, of White River Junction
recently spent a few days with friends
in town.
; Eva Nault is to be operated upon for
appendicitis, here today. Dr. Aldrich
of St. Johnsbury will perform the
operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Derusha of
Burlington have moved into the Suitor
tenement. Mr. Derusha . is employed
in the creamery.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rouleau of St. Johnsbury Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Rouleau are former
residents of this town. , ; ,
Mrs. ; Florence Fields of : Sherbrooke
and Roland Watson of Glover were
married at the parsonage on Apr. 25
by Rev. W. A. Warner. H
The following ; letters remain un
called for at the postoffice. Please say
advertised when calling for these
letters. Gertie Chultey. Claude Davis,
Vera Cheney Miller, Miss Ethel New
ton, Mrs. Ai C. White, C. H. Whitcomb.
CONFERENCE REPORT
Vermont Methodism Flourishing. Local
Appointments and Abstracts from
Superintendent Lowe's Report.
The 70th annual session of the Ver
mont Methodist conference was held
at Hardwick last week, opening on
Wednesday forenoon with the sacra
ment of the Lord's supper. Bishop
Frederick. D. Leete of Atlanta, Ga.,
presiding, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. B.
Hingeley of Chicago, secretary of the
board of claimants, and by the three
district superintendents. More than
200 people received communion. Fol
lowed the roll call, which referred to
three deaths during the year, Rev.
Alanson L. Cooper of Randolph, Rev.
William E. Allen of Barton and Rev.
Carroll D. Lance of Newport. There
were responses from 17 conference
members and four probationers. The
transfers of Rev. Frederick A. Lon
drum from the Mexican conference to
Vermont and Rev. Peter Black of St.
Johnsbury to the New England confer
ence were announced. Morning elect
ions for the conference sessions were as
follows : Rev. F. W. Lewis of Groton.
secretary ; Rev. E. L. M. Barnes of
South Royalton, statistician; Rev. S.
H. Smith of White River Junction,
treasurer; Rev. Joseph Hamilton of
Randolph, biographical secretary. The
secretary appointed as his assistants,
Rev. W. R. Davenport of Springfield
and I. A. Ranney of Cabot. The office
of railroad secretary was abolished.
Fraternal denominations were intro
duced by Rev. John Jones, pastor of
Bethany M. E. church as follows:
Rev. H. H. White of the Baptist
church, the Vermont State Baptist
convention ; Rev. G. E. French, pastor
of the Congregational church, Congre
gational state convention ; Rev. David
L. Sanford, diocesan roissioner for the
Vermont Episcopal diocese. Rev. Mr.
Sanford brought the personal greeting
representing the diocese itself, he said.
Rev. E. E. Phillips represented the
Free Baptist denomination in Vermont.
Bishop Leete replied to the messages.
The conference was largely attend
ed and every department of Methodism
was reported as flourishing. The ap
pointments made in this vicinity in the
St. Johnsbury district are as follows :
The Rev. Ralph F. Lowe, district
superintendent.
Albany I. P. Chase.
Barton I. A. Ranney.
Coventry E. R. Harris, supply.
Craftsbury C. D. Pierce.
Derby O. J. Anderson.
E. Burke and E. Haven G. W.
Keeling.
Evansville and Brownington Center
John Robinson.
Glover Glenn W. Douglass.
Greensboro Bend and Stannard A.
D. Simpson, supply.
'--Hardwick John Jones.
Holland and Morgan S. M. Harris,
supply.
Irasburg G. L. Wells.
Island Pond O. E. Barnard.
Lowell fc'eth Oldridge, supply.
Lyndon F. B. Blodgett.
Lyndonville and E. Lyndon R. H.
Moore.
Newport R. N. Joscelyn.
Newport Center C. W. Kelley.
Orleans W. S. Smithers.
St. Johnsbury J. A. Martin.
St. Johnsbury Center F. B. Blod
gett, supply.
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
H. V. Drown is building a public
garage at the rear of his residence on
Main street that will be about 100 feet
long and accommodate 15 cars.
Regular meeting of Crystal Lake
grange Thursday evening, May 7th.
Topic for discussion, "The Potato
Seed, Planting, Cultivation, Spraying,
There will be a meeting of the
alumni association of Barton academy
Thursday evening at 7.30 in the school
building. Important business is on
hand and every member is urged to be
present.
The Raymond Sisters, who have
been spending several days with rela
tives in town, have gone to fill a
theatrical engagement in St. Johns,
Que.
The season is advancing slowly.
Sugaring is about over. The frogs
are out and in a few favored spots
something is being done on the land,
but the general condition of the season
is backward.
The B. A. baseball boys enjoyed
their first outdoor practice Wednesday
afternoon. The team goes to Lyndon
ville Saturday to play their first game
against Lyndon Institute. A hard
fight is expected.
I. A. Ranney, who has been assigned
to the Barton M. E. church is a young
man who has had marked success in
his work. He is a native of Sheffield.
His nearest pastorate was in Westfield
where he served the united churches
there for two years.
The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting of Orient Chap
ter, No. 13, O. E. S., Friday evening
for the ensuing year : F. W. Cutting,
W. P. ; Isadore D. Foss, W. M. ; Jose
phine Cutting. A. M. ; May L. Bar
rows, Sec. ; Altha L. Pierce, Treas. ; ,
Mabel Hibbard, Con, ; Mabel Thomp
son, A. Con. ; and with the appointed
officers were regularly installed by H.
J. Stannard, P. W: P.
H. H. Wetherly, who is in Barton
until the end of August preparing
Delille for a long distance ride with a
view to demonstrate, the endurance
powers of pn. American bred trotter,
will ride him from Barton to Lexing
ton, Ky., visiting points on the grand
circuit enroute, going from Lexington
to Washington, D. C, where the war
department requested him to show De
lille and going from there to the na
tional horse show in New York in
Mrs. Emily Mason Blake.
Mrs. Emily Blake died at her home
here after a long, Jong illness, Friday
morning. Emily Mason was born of
the late Moses and Olive Mason in the
town of Glover, Dec. 7, 1844. She was
educated in the common school and
academy in that town, later teaching
school there for everal terms. She
was united in rnarriage to Rev. A. B.
Blake of Barton, Oct. 10, 1864 and for
a number of years they resided in this
place. Mrs. Blake then itinerated with
her husband for about a quarter of a
century as he preached in different
parts of the state, until her health
failed when they returned to Barton in
1900. For many years her health had
been declining and for the last four
years she has suffered with Bright's
disease. Mrs. Blake was a true, lov
ing, faithful Christian, to whom her
Saviour was a blessed power in her
life, a power of strength and consola
tion, sustaining her through years of
suffering. She believed that God gives
to every human soul a message to
deliver and she gave her message by a
life of gentle service and loving minis
tries. No little child ever went hun
gry or uncomforted from her door. For
many years her voice was raised in
song again and again in circles ot
mourning. Her life was a life of
trust.
"I cannot know
why suddenly the
storm
Should
rage so fiercely round me in
its wrath ;
But this I know God watches all my
path,
And I can trust.
"I may not draw aside the mystic veil
That hides the unknown future from
my sight.
Nor know if for me waits the dark or
light ;
But I can trust.
"I have no power to look across the tide,
To see, while here the land beyond the
river .
But this I know I shall be God's for
ever; So I can trust."
And that sweet spirit of trust soft
ened days of pain, and gave her a
resignation and patience that will be
remembered by her friends as a beau
tiful example of Christian endurance
ana selt-renunciation. With her con
secration" meant to meet life's actual
duties and sorrows with fidelity and to
follow her Lord with love and joy
wherever He led. She made the home
God gave her here on earth, a heaven,
and those that are left there are con
scious that they have had these many
years an angel of wifely and motherly
devotion. Mrs. Blake was fcr many
years an honorary member of the
Aiternoon btuay ciud. fche was a
member of the M. E. church of this
place. The funeral service was held
at the M. E. church Sunday, Rev. W.
C. Johnson of Windsor officiating and
the interment was in the W. O. Brown
cemetery. .
To all those who, with their kind
words and deeds, have lightened our
sorrows during our recent bereave
ment and the long illness that pre
ceded it we offer our heartfelt thanks.
We" also wish to express our gratitude
for the beautiful music and flowers
that brought to our minds the symbo
lism of the awakening to the new life
beyond the portals, which have closed
forever here.
Rev. A. B. Blake,
Dr. J. M. Blake,
J Mabelle Hull Blake.
November. Other types of
possibly "hook up" with
part cf the trip. While
Wetherly will give riding
horse may
Delille a
here Mr.
lessons to
pupils and he already has quite a large
class.
WILLOUGHBY
Mrs. O. E. Gray
with friends in town.
spent
Saturday
Aaron Drown attended the soldiers'
reunion at St. Johnsbury last week.
Walter Bostridge of West Barring
ton, R. L, has come here to spend the
summer.
Miss Retta Drown of St. Johnsbury,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Drown.
It is understood tKat Fred Robbins
has sold his farm and intends to buy a
farm in Sutton.
Gib Gray, foreman of the B. & M.
steel gang, is taking his first real
vacation in fourteen years.
E. C. Drown, road commissoner,
went Monday of last week to repair
the road that was. washed out
Julia Drown has returned home from
Mrs. Ruggles's at Barton, where she
has been for the past five weeks.
ALBANY
Gus Sargent of Orleans was a visitor
in town the past week. -
Mr. Steele of Sherbrooke has been in
town the past week tuning pianos.
Mrs. Whitcher, who has been quite
sick the past week, is some better.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Winnie Gowen of
Glover are visiting at O. M. George's.
Mrs. Eben Flanders is caring for
Mrs. Osmond Shepard and infant in
Irasburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Farr have crone
to Fred Good win's farm to work for
the coming yean , ; . ; - j
Geo. Sinon has returned from !
Glover, where he has been working
the past winter. .
Mrs. O. E. Barnard was in Hard
wick last week with her hasband to
attend conference. -
Bernice Martin, who has been spend
ing some time here,- has returned to
her home in South Albany. N : -
COMTlttUKD ON; PAGE POUB '
The Meddler
"If the coat fits you, put it on"
Keep the lights going on our little
park. They add much to the looks'and
cheeriness of the town after dark.g22
Coming np to the money order win
dow a patron of the office asked the
postmaster to fill out a money order.
Getting to the space to be filled' in
with the amount for which the order
was to be made the P. M. said, "for
how much?" The "customer" (I
didn't hear of what house) said in a
whisper, "Just two quarts. "
In view of the fact that we don't
have cyclones, earthquakes or poker in
Barton and our listers use some reason,
I invite such Westerners as the follow
ing gentleman to make their abode
here :
"Whose horse went dead and his mule
went lame
And he lost his cow in a poker game,
And a cyclone came on a summer day
And blew the house where he lived
away.
Then an earthquake came when that
was done
And swallowed the ground that the
house stood on
Then the tax collector, he came 'round,
And charged him up with a hole in
the ground."
The 1914 number plate
Offence No. 1.
was not on.
The Meddler considers it a part of
his business to correct the awful names
he hears given the so-called president of
Mexico. The correct pronunciation of
the name Huerta is Where-tah and
the rebel chief, Villa, is Vee-ah. Don't
let me hear about Hew-erta again.
"I want a pair of fancy trousers for
dress," said a dandy young chap to one
of our clothiers. "For dress, eh.
meditated the clothier, " er, where
do you expect to wear them." The
young fellow, being somewhat fiustrat
ed by the presence of ladies, replied,
"Why, er, right where I'm wearing
these, sir." .
There are one or two Canadian im
migration officials operating on trains
in this vicinity that the Canadian
government would be better cff with
out. Both are said to be comparative
ly new men, and appointed through
official pull.' They operate by rules
onbT. As Ex-President Tuttle of the
Boston & Maine railroad said when
parties waited upon him with a com
plaint regarding certain rules: "That
rule is all right but I can't, make
brains to execute it with." One of
these gentlemen's initials are Barnet
and he makes himself obnoxious to the
traveling public by asking questions
without his jurisdiction and arbitrarily
enforcing rules over which there is
question. He sets his doubting ignor
ance aboye the word of professional
knowledge to the extent of forcing
sick people, who seek relief in Cana
dian hospitals of a few days' duration
only, off his train into the storm at a
moment's notice. The passing of
immigration and customs regulations
is a trial at best but such officiousness
is intolerable. That a superior officer,
whose initials are Gangras, should
back such things up is still more to be
wondered at and puts the whole Cana
dian immigration service on a low
basis by observant citizens of the U.
S. A.
I am told that the young lady across
the way recently asked her mother
before dressing for a certain party
whether she should wash her neck for
a high or low collar.
Ophelia says, "Cheer up, beauty iz
nuthin but a skin game."
A gentleman who uses electric cur
rent and pays for it, recently re
marked to the Meddler that he thought
it "- curious that we have to be
without lights every time a stiff wind
comes up." That makes me wonder if
the powers that be could not give this
matter their serious attention. There
must be some reme'dy.
The Duck Pond Road Philosopher
says : "There is tew kinds o" fools.
Them that knows it and them that
don't. I seen both kinds in Barton.
The feller that knows he's a fool does
no one no damage and is usually an
easy character ter get along with, but
the feller what's a fool an' don't know
it, is like a balky mule, wuth more
dead than I alive. Especially if he
(sometimes she) carries considerable
life insurance.
I don't like the idea of the women
folks cracking - any jokes on folks in
that mock trial. They might get some
one riled up. That ought to be left
entirely to me. That reference to a
new line of hair goods was downright
mean, it was. - r ; - ; :
There is a young lady named K8,
Who thinks her figure is gray 8,
But when she's undone
She looks like a 1,
And not very roach like an 8.
The Meddler