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Vol. 43 No. 25
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1914
Single Copies 5 Cents.
Orleans
County
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Advertisements will be inserted under this
bead at two cvts per word for first insertion
and one ont per word thereafter. Cash must
accompany the order. No advertisement will
be inserted for less than ttrenty-five cents.
FOB SALE.
FOR SALE Nearly new rubber-tired
Concord body wagon. G. L. Merriam,
Barton. 23tf
FOR SALE Farms, houses and
timber lands. Inquire of Barton Real
Estate company. Barton,. Vt. 20tf
FORTSALE Extra fine home-grown
seed barley, 90 cents per bushel. Also
Early York seed potatoes. W. S. Mc
Dowell. Evansville. "T U6tf
"'FOR SALE Smith and Barnes up
right piano. Nearly new and in al
most perfect condition. Price low.
Amos R. Robinson, Barton. '?.T4tf.
? FOR SALE Doors, windows, clap
boards, lath, shingle and lumber at
retail. Ritchie Bros.; Lumber Co.,
Greensboro Bend. 17-30
WANTED
WANTED A small credit register.
State size and price. Box 453, Barton.
25tf
WANTED Live poultry. Eggs not
over week old. Elrick, Express office,
Barton. rl Kv&y.& 18tfi
WANTED Middled'housekeeper
in family of four. Gilbert Gray, Willoughby."-"
!' 23-25
S WANTED Highest Tmarket price
paid for stock, and wool every
Monday. W. E. Hanson, Barton.
21tf
WANTED I solicit your eavespout
work after several years' successful
experience. G. H. Gravelin, Barton
R. F. D. 2. 23-25p
WANTED Honest, reliable young
man to do janitor work for tuition
while attending business college.
Nashua Business College, Nashua. N.
H.
25-29p
WANTED At the Gem theatre to
morrow afternoon and evening, every
body to see the wonderful feature play,
"Hiawatha." See our advertisement
in this issue.
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TO KENT
TO RENT Furnished rooms. Mrs.
W. R. Powney, High street, Barton.
16-31p
TO LET At Willoughby lake, fur
nished cottage and barn with bot for
the month of July only. Please inquire
Mrs. W. E. Tripp, West Derby, Vt.
Tel. number, 114-11. 25-26
TO RENT First class tenement on
High street, nine rooms including four
chambers, e11 with closets, screen doors,
windows arid storm windows. Large
veranda. Every room newly painted
and in thorough repair. H. C. Gay.
25tf
MISCKT.LAN EOUS.
FARMERS Will take no stock June
29, as the stock train will not run
next week. W. E. Hanson, Barton, lw
FARMERS, NOTICE ! Shall not buy
stock June 29(4th-of-July week). Shall
be ready for business again Monday,
July 6. FOR SALE 2 yearling bulls.
Dodge, Orleans. lw
HAVING PURCHASED the famous
stallion. Red Homer, will meet cus
tomers at my stables, or will be met at
reasonable places this season. Both
phones.
A. M. Clark, Orleans. 23tf
MR. MERCHANT You can buy of
A. D. Beede, Postoffice Square, Or
leans, some good silent salesman cases
used a short time, common counter
show cases, counters and a great many
other store fixtures at nearly your own
price. If you want scales, oil tanks or
wagons, see what I can do for you. A.
D. Beede, Orleans. 21tf
At the Methodist Church.
Rev. I. A. Ranney gave a very
interesting sermon Sunday morning,
the theme of which was, "Cheapness
in Religion." He spoke of the ten
dency of us all to offer to God that
which involved no sacrifice or cost on
our part. The text was II Samuel,
24 :24.
In the evening he gave an address
on, "Half Baked People," showing
that through a one-sided development
a person becomes mentally, morally
and spiritually warped and unable to
attain that strength of character
which might otherwise have been
possible.
Baseball Again.
We learn from a former Barton man,
now a member of the North Troy team,
that the Troy team is looking for
games. It would be a very easy matter
for Orleans and Barton to get together
and give this team at least three good
games, one at North Troy, one at
Orleans and one here at Barton. We
have material enough in the two towns
to make a very good ball team, and
even though we did not care to con
tinue a team all season, this would
give us at least three good games.
We learn too that the semi-professional
team known as the "Boston Reds"
will again tour northern Vermont in
July and this would afford a chance for
a few more good games. It would not
require a big subscription to make a
go of this, probably $50 would cover
the expenses outside the gate receipts.
School Meeting Warning.
'EThe'legal voters in the Barton Acarl-
demy and Graded School district are
nereoy warned to meet at the school
house in said district on Tuesday, June
30, 1914 at 7.30 o'clock p. m.to trans
act the following business :
1 ll To choose a moderator, clerk,
and treasurer and auditors for one
year ani one committee to serve three
years.
2. To see if the district will 'vote
to sustain a school or schools for the
ensuing year.
3.1To see if the district will vote to
raise a tax on the grand list to defray
the expenses of said schools.
4. To see if the district will voteto
collect the taxes by the treasurer as
provided for in the revised laws v of
Vermont.
?5. To transact any other legal busi
ness.
Barton, Vt., June 20, 1914.
Josiah A. Pearson, Clerk.
1912 General Assembly Members to Meet
""The Orleans County members of
the Vermont general assembly of
1912 are t j hold a reunion at Willough
by lake oi June 30, with roll call and
at noon a picnic dinner. There will be
several invited guests as well as the
members of the 1912 legislature.
Orleans c unty can settle its political
complexion after -that dinner to the
satisfaction of "almost" everybody.
George Kendrick.
George TKendrick died in a Boston
hospital on June 18. after an illness of
a few weeks. Mr. Kendrick left
Barton, gvvhere he had been a shoe
maker'for over thirty years, soon after
his wife died, and since that time has
madelhis home with his children in
Roxbury, Mass. He was born in
Ireland nearly 74 years ago, and came
to this country as a boy. He is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. A. W. Tipert
of Sherbrooke, P. Q., and his daughter,
Alice, of Roxbury, Mass., besides his
two sons, Frank and Tom, both now
working in Boston. The body was
brought here Saturday morning and a
service was held in the Catholic
church, all of the members of the
immediate family being present. In
terment was here in Barton.
BARTON
Charlie Nault has built a barn on his
property on May hill.
Miss Hazel Folsom is visiting Mrs.
Cyrus Cassidy this week.
Mrs. G. H. Twombly visited in St.
Johnsbury the past week.
Mrs. Z. E. Hanson has been visiting
friends in Craftsbury the past week.
C. F. Cutler has erected a small
barn on his land on the May hill road.
John Rowen has sold his cottage
across the lake to Dr. W. M. Magoon.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter
No. 13, O. E. S., Friday evening at
7.30.
Robert Newcity and family visited at
Homer Rushford's the first of the
week.
Miss Lillian Pike of North Troy
visited Mrs. C. L. Erwin the past
week.
Miss Grace Kent of Beaver Falls,
Pa., is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. D.
Pierce.
Miss Grace Bliss, formerly of West
Glover, has been a guest at C. F.
Cutler's.
Mrs. Harry Perley gave a party
in honor of her mother' s birthday yes
terday. Miss Nellie Kellogg of Boston is
a guest at the homes oe J. N. and P. L
Webster.
Mrs. C. P. Jenness is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Wilson, of Boston,
this week.
Fred Pickel has increased his string j
oi norses to 29 and has four more
applications.
Tom DeGoosh injured his finger so
badly last week, that he has been
unable to work.
John Webster of Lyndonville was
the guest of Harlow Foss last week
for a few days.
Miss Katherine Ansboro and friend,
M iss Bessie Murphy, were visitors in
town the past week.
Miss Nellie Stone of Hotel Barton
spent several days at her home in
Barre the past week.
Miss Katie Smith was compelled to
go to her home in Glover the past
week on account of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rand of Mont
pelier were the guests of Dr. and Mrs.
M. F. Prime, the past week.
Miss Isabel Henniker has returned
from St. Albans and is again working
as table girl at Hotel Barton.
The Rev. R. F. Lowe, St. Johnsbury
district superintendent of the M. E.
church, was in town Thursday.
Harold Jenness, who was in Lake
port and Merideth. N. H., the past
week on business, has returned.
A-new strip of cement' walk is
being laid on South Main street from
the'concrete walk to the creamery.
Albro Larabee, Mr. Story .. and Mrs.
Geo. Burnham are having cement
walks laid from their doors to the
street.
Mrs. Tate has moved from the
Baldwin tenement to her new home,
recently purchased from W. E.
Hanson.
. The Epworth League will hold an ice
cream social on the M. E. church lawn
Tuesday evening, Jane 0. All cordial
ly invited. -
OUR GRANITE INDUSTRY
Already Largest Employer of Labor and
Has Largest Pay-roll of Any Single
Industry in Town. Bright Pros
pect for Future.
To be of real value, every new thing
or enterprise must pass through its
experimental stage, and very often
those things though the most worthy
become failures, while others with
apparently little merit become the
actual successes. Our granite industry
has been passing' through just such a
crucible, and today has not been found
wanting and promises to be one of the
town's leading industries if not the lead
ing one. Five years ago the more opti
mistic of our townsmen predicted a busi
ness future for Barton granite.while the
pessimists smiled, but those five years
have shown us that the optimist was
right, and today the granite industry
of our town employs a larger number
of men and has a larger pay roll than
any other singe industry in the town,
and it is still in its very early
childhood.
THE QUARRIES
There are three or four quarries
owned by as many individuals, but up
to the present time, only one of them
has actually produced granite in any
considerable quantities. The Fisk
quarry was worked only a short time
and while the stone quarried there is
not adapted to certain work there is a
market for the stock and it will be
further developed some day in the near
future. The Damon quarry seems to
contain some excellent stone, but
neither that nor the Gary quarry have
been worked to an extent that has
actually shown their real value, but
the Barnard quarry, which is now
under a six-year lease to Henry
Charland, is being worked every day
and with a modern equipment. Last
fall the electric power was carried to
this quarry, and it has revolutionized
the entire equipment there, as now a
man with a pneumatic drill can drill as
many holes as could formerly be done
by twelve men, also by using the
Lewis drill for deep holes, shelves of
granite containing hundreds of tons
can be quickly and readily cut out
from the ledge. At this writing one
shelf of granite is being marked out
for a single break, it is over eight feet
deep and this one blast should loosen
in excess of 10,000 cubic feet. We are
not making any attempt to show by
this article that we have any wonder
ful industry, as yet, but you can verify
every statement as an actual fact if
you will take the trouble to do so.
Last week the output from this quarry
was over 950 cubic feet of granite, the
best day being 268 cubic feet, a new
record for any quarry in Barton, the
main quarry is over 400 feet long and
a depth of about 16 feet has already
been reached. There is over 2,000 cubic
feet of granite all marked and ready
to be drawn to the sheds or the cars.
Mr. Farquharson, the foreman at the
quarry, is a practical granite man,
having worked three years in the
Newport shed, later leasing those
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
H. J. Stannard was at Greensboro
Bend a part of last week auditing the
books of the Independent Telephone
association.
George W. Reed and R. W. Buchan
an received a consignment of finger-1
lings from the state fish' hatchery, the ?
past week.
T. H. Allchurch and daughter,
Beatrice, of Albany, N. Y., called
Monday on Mr. Allchurch's sister, Mrs.
Victor -Hunter.
C. A. Norris will not take possession
of the Arkley shop as was reported.
He will probably come here about May
1st next year.
The automobile truck which recently
made the trip up Mt. ' Mansfield
carrying a load of 1750 pounds, was in
town Thursday.
Harland Paige and Ralph King went
to Burlington in the Paige car last
week to attend the commencement
exercises at U. V. M.
John Campbell of Pratt "Institute,
Brooklyn, N. Y., is at home for .the
summer and will work in the E. W.
Barron company's store.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the postoffice. Please say. ad
vertised when calling for these letters.
J. H. Porter, F. A. Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brunning were
among the relatives who attended the
funeral of Dr. Caleb Clark of Melrose
Highlands, Mass., at Glover.
C. A. Nute was in Manchester, N.
H., last week on business. He has
shipped over 1400 bushels of potatoes to
New Hampshire the past week.
All bills against the town school
board must be presented before June
27, to G. B. Robinson, chairman of the
board. 23-25.
Harry Connor and family went Sat
urday to St. Johnsbury where they
visited Mr. Connor's sister, Mrs. Fred
Drown, and friends, returning yester
day. ,
Rev. R. B. Wright, D. D., of Boise,
Ida., who came to attend the reunion
of his class at . Hanover, N. H., will
stop with relatives in this vicinity for
a time.
Ralph Devereaux of this town and
Miss Grace Brown of Evansville were
married at the Congregational parson
age by the Rev. W. A. Warner Monday
morning.
Automobiles will leave the square
Tuesday morning about 9.30 o'clock to
convey all Masons to Craftsbury who
desire to go to the. dedication of
Meridian Sun Lodge's new hall at that
place. The , exercises begin at 11
o'clock.
Orleans County Republican Meeting
All theRepublican town committee
men of Orleans county and all other
Republicans in said county interested
in the success of the Republican party
in the coming elections, are earnestly
requested to meet with the Republi
can county committee at the village
hall in Orleans on Friday, June 26th,
at 1.30 p. m., for the purpose of
considering matters to come before
such meeting, to exchange views, and
devise plans for the conduct of a
successful campaign this fall.
Republican County Committee,
By George B. Young, Chairman.
Congregational Church Notes.
The Congregational Home Mission
ary society will meet at the vestry
Tuesday afternoon. A very interest
ing history of the Vermont union will
be gfven. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all who wish to help in this
work. We are hoping to send a barrel
of supplies to some school in the
South, this fall,1 and we need your
help. !
At it3 semi-annual reorganization
Sunday evening, the C. E. society
re-elected the officers serving for the
past six months : Mrs. E. G. Baldwin,
president; Gustavus Burdick, vice
president; Miss Julia King, secretary;
Miss Glenn Lang, treasurer. The
usual committees were also named.
S. A. Hunt an3 F. H. Foster will
represent this church at the installa
tion of the new pastor, Kev. Mr. Rand,
at Westmore Tuesday.
The Sunshine Circle of the Cengresra
tional Sunday school, Mrs. W. S.Hibbard
teacher, went to St. Johnsbury yester
day visiting the museum and other inter
esting places. Marjorie King, who was
stopping at Passumpsic, met them
there for the outing. '
Rev. G. L. Wells of Irasburg will
preach in exchange with Mr. Warner
Sunday morning but Mr. Warner will
return for the evening; which will be
the last evening preaching service
until September. During- July and
August the C. E. meetings will be
held at 7 instead of 6 o'clock.
The C. E. meeting Sunday will be
an ou door meeting on the rocks near
Hubbard's house and will be at 6.30 in
the morning. Everyone is invited."
The sermon Sunday morning by Rev.
Parmenter was a strong presentation
of the text, "Go thou and do like
wise." ' You will find just the hat for the 4th
at Mrs. Hutchins's. Large line of
white hats for any occasion displayed
on July 1. See my avdertising on an
other page.
Mrs. Albro Larabee has returned
from Minton, P. Q. Accompanying her
were her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Bean, and Miss Bertha Abbott of
North Hatley, P. Q.
George Stevens has greatly improved
the appearance of his place at the foot
of May hill, by adding a veranda and
painting, as well as building a small
barn and carriage house.
C. E. Tenney, formerly of Barton,
and now of Southern Pines, arrived in
town last night. He will occupy his
camp in the Foster grove at Willough
by lake for several weeks.
Band concert will be at the upper
end of the town with practically the
same program as printed for Saturday
evening, which was postponed on
account of the cold weather.
Prof. C. L. Erwin was called to
Bradford on account of the severe
illness of his father the latter part of
the week. He returned yesterday
leaving his father somewhat better.
The ladies of the. Village Improve
ment society will hold a lawn party
supper to defray the expenses in
curred in making the tennis court and
croquet grounds near the school build
ing. The Gem theatre will have a special
attraction both tomorrow afternoon
and evening, in the feature play,
"Hiawatha" four reels, this will be
added to the regular four reel
program.
Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Lyman Brown
of Sheffield were guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sisco last week.
Mrs. Smith of Newport has come to
spend the summer with her daughter,
Mrs. Sisco.
The proposition of building a new
office at the freight station here is
under consideration by the B. & M.
railroad. Mr. Cree of Lyndonville was
here Thursday and seemed to favor
the project.
Harry E. Cook, a traveling man,
who is well known here, was almost
instantly killed in Springfield, Mass.,
a week ago, by being hit by a motor
cycle, while he was stepping from a
street car.
Rev. W. O. Parmenter of Spring
field, Mass., who gave an eloquent
sermon at the Congregational church
Sunday, has been the guest of F. W.
Baldwin the past few days. He re
turns to his home today.
Amory Seaver, a sohomore at U. V."
M., was one of the ten elected from
the freshman and sophomore classes to
compete for the Kingsley prizes, in the
prize speaking contest. In this contest
he was one of the winners and drew
down a $10 prize.
The Woman's Alliance will have a
sale of aprons, fancy work, candy, etc.
at the M. E. church on Friday after
noon and evening. Ice cream will be
served in the evening. Ladies are re
quested to bring their articles in the
forenoon if possible.
More than fifty members of our fire
company responded to the practice call
last -evening and some very lively
practice was had in th&i square. All
CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE
The 74th annual meeting of the
Orleans Association of Congregational
churches was held with the church at
North Troy on Tuesday and Wednes
day, June 16 and 17. On Tuesday at
10.15 a. m., the meeting was called to
order by Rev. M. W. Farman of-West-field,
registrar of the association. The
devotional service was conducted by
Rev. W. R. Price of East Charleston.
Each session was opened by a devo
tional or praise service lasting fifteen
minutes and conducted by Mr. Price,
who is an admirable leader for such
services.
The roll call showed that more than
a quorum of the churches were repre
sented. Organization was completed
by the election of Rev. L. A. Edwards
of Newport as moderator and of Rev.
M. W. Farman as scribe. Mr. Farman
appointed Rev. M. W. Hale of Coven
try as assistant scribe. The minutes
of the meeting at Barton were read
and approved. The Rev. O. E. Barn
ard, pastor of the M. E. church at
Island Pond, and Miss Ethel M. Gallop,
missionary in western China, who were
present, were made corresponding
members. The corresponding members
by appointment on the program were
Rev. E. W. Eldridge of Orleans and
Rev. G. Ellery Read of Sherbrook,
Que.
A cordial welcome was extended
to the association by the Rev. Wro.
Millar, pastor of the entertaining
church, and were responded to by the
association. Deacon Wallace H. Gilpin
of tiarton brought "Echoes from the
State Convention" at Rutland and
Rev. C. E. Gordon of Derby reported
for the committee on apportionments.
The moderator appointed and the asso
ciation elected the following commit
tees: On business. Rev. M. W. Hale.
G. W. Parker of Orleans, Rev. S. T.
Achenbach of Greensboro; on appoint
ments. Rev. E. R. Gordon of North
Craftsbury, Deacon F. W. Baldwin of
Barton, Rev. F. B. Hyde of Westfield.
A bountiful dinner was served in the
vestry as also were suDoer and the
uiuiici tin ncuucsuaj. .n.t, tilt! aiter-
noon session the report of the registrar
was read by Rev. M. W. Hale and
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
the carts were out, and with practi
cally full crews, as well a3 the ladder
company, which did some very clever
work.
Through an error we neglected last
week to say that Mrs. H. A. Clark,
has returned from California and will
make her home again with her
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Hamblet, also
that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Clark of
Kansas were guests of the Hamblets
for some time.
Orleans Lodge No. 55 F. & A. M.,
has accepted an invitation from Meri
dian Sun Lodge of Craftsbury to be
present at the dedication of their new
hall Tuesday, June 30, and all mem
bers who desire to er are ure-pd to
notify C. E. Hamblet at once and
automobiles will be provided.
Automobile parties from town in
cluding Fred Com stock and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Roystan and'Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Perley went to Mt. Mans
field the first of the week and made
the ascent. Mr. Roystan lays claim
to driving his car as far as any car
ever driven 1ip the mountain.
Hotel Barton is always well patron
ized, but has been having an excep
tionally busy time the f past week.
Among the arrivals we note : A party
of -six from Stanstead college, a party
from Littleton, N. H., a large automo
bile party from North Hatley, P. Q..
and a well-filled house of commercial
travelers during the entire week.
One of C. H. Hanson's big gray
teams, frightened by the train, ran
down Main street yesterday, but
through the efforts of 15-year-old
Harold Woodbury, who was driving,
were stopped at the road leading to
Cutler's home and ...no damage was
done. Much credit is due the boy for
his presence of mind and ability to
avoid automobiles and other traffic.
Among the graduates of the Univer
sity of Vermont this year we note
another man from Barton, Harry
Dutton, who gets his M. D. degree
this year. "Dut" has been prominent
in athletics since his first year in
college, playing on the ball team three
years. Another man who practically
through his own efforts and persistency
has won out. ,
Stanley F. Berry graduates from the
medical department of the University
of Vermont today. "Big Berry" is
well known here, having for a number
of years played on our ball' teams. He
has this season been captain of the U.
V. M.ball team. He has practically
worked his way through the four
years' course at the university and
deserves much credit.
The. tennis court which the Village
Improvement society has had made on
the school grounds is ready for use.
It is for the benefit of the young
people in town under twenty years of
age. No charge will be made for the
use of it and we. hope a large number
will avail themselves of this splendid
opportunity to learn tennis. 'The cro
quet ground is also ready. All 'using
this court and croquet ground- will be
expected to obey the rules posted on
the same. ... : .
' An interesting letter from Herbert
"Weatherly, the trainer of the famous
saddle horse, "Delille." in which he
gives an account of his trip to Ogdens
burg,N. Y., would be printed in full,
if space would permit. A summary
gives the distance as 217 miles in three
and one half days and the last eighteen
miles from Morley to Ogdensburg in
three hours. Mr. Weatherly speaks in
glowing terms of the horse and of the
splendid roads for saddle horses to be
found in Vermont.' He expects to
return to Barton sometime' the ' last of
the week.
Bath House on May Shore.
Again this season Le Beau Lac club's
bathing house on the beach is
being much used by the young people.
This bath house was built two years
ago, on land given the club by C. A.
Darling and through the popular
subcription of club members the house
was built at a cost of over $250. The
house is fitted with 20 lockers, on each
side, the owner of lockers having a
key to the bath house. The rental is
only two dollars per season for a
locker and it is certainly value
received. The beach where this bath
house is located is exceptionally fine,
and takes so gradual a slops to deep
water that it is comparatively safe for
children, however you will find usually
that there is some adult there, and
danger is removed to the minimum.
It has been contemplated doing some
work about the grounds of the bath
house, putting out some park benches,
and other general improvements. The
wharf, which has to be pulled in shore
in the fall on account of ice, will again
be put out this week as will the diving
float. To be sure of securing a locker
this season, you should see Dr. F. R.
Hastings at once.
K. P.'s Hold District Meeting at North
Troy.
The annual convention of district
No. 3. Knights of Pythias, was held
with Trojan Lodge, North Troy, June
16. The lodges at Island Pond. Rich
ford, Stanstead and Orleans were well
represented. The third rank was
conferred with impressive ceremony by
Trojan Lodge, No. 30. An excellent
banquet was served at the Frontier
House, after which, A. H. Butterfield
acting as toastmaster, responses were
made for the good of the order by
Grand Chancellor Vernon W. Rand of
riardwick, Chauncey M. Miller, grand
keeper of records and seals, of Barre,
C. E. Frost. P. C. of Stanstead, Col.
N. J. Roberts of Barre, W. F. Morong,
C. C, of Island Pond and others.
WILLOUGHBY
Mrs. H. B. Orcutt has company
visiting her here.
Mr. and Mr3. Frank Kimball, Jr., are
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H-. Duke and Mrs.
J ane Duke spent Sunday in Lyndon
ville. W. W. Bostridge, who has been
suffering with a bad eye, is much
better.
M. E. Howe and Mrs. Clark of
Bethlehem, N. H., were recent callers
in town.
H. J. Kimball has finished work at
Wheelock' and taken a position as fore
man at Greensboro for the Ritchie
Brothers.
" CHARLES L ACLAIR
Charles Laclair died at his late home
here after a long and painful sickness.
For about two years he has been in
failing health and for the past year
has been confined to the house most of
the time. Mr. Laclair was born in
Berlin and was. 78 years and ten
months old. In early years he married
Miss Rose Shatney and to this union
were born eight children, Joseph and
Dana or button, Charles of Westmore,
Lewis of Glover, Mrs. ,C. Grondin,
Mrs. Henry Tinker and Mrs. Israel
Valley of Barton. Mrs. Laclair died
in Albany in 1878 ard later Mr. Laclair
married Miss Julia Stone of Richmond,
P. Q., and to them were born six
children, Eldine of Barton, Sophia of
Northwood, N. H. , Frank of Sheffield,
Treffiey, Isaac and Alfred, who reside
at home. He was tenderly cared for
by his wife and children, who gave
him every comfort up to the last. He
was a hardworking and Christian man,
and he displayed great courage and
cheerfulness, never complaining. He
bore his cross with patience and tried
to hide his suffering. The deceased
was a good neighbor and kind husband
and father and will be greatly missed
by a large circle of friends. The
funeral was held at St. Paul's church
at Barton, Monday, June 15, at 10
o'clock and he was buried in St.
Joseph's cemetery, Barton. The be
reaved family have the deep sympathy
of their many friends in this hour of
trouble.
BROWNINGTON
Henry Newton visited at home a
few hours Sunday. (
Eva Day is at home from Derby for
the summer vacation.
Robert Kitchen visited in Craftsbury
a few days last week.
Gilbert Dutton and family recently
visited friends in Albany. i
Miss Ruby Dutton is helping at Miss
Lizzie Bryant's. Miss Bryant is im
proving. Miss Alberta Day and Miss Ruby
Dutton came home from Johnson
Thursday.
There were no services Sunday on
account of the work on the church not
being completed.
Francis Tinkham and family from
Newport visited their brother, Scott
Tinkham, Sunday.
Miss Alsey Young is at home from
Burlington and Miss Marjorie Young
from Newport for the summer vacation.
The C. E. society held their meeting
Sunday at the hall and chose Mrs. R. A.
Dutton, Misses Alberta Day and Eva
Day as delegates to attend thee onven
tion at Coventry.
The following officers were elected at
the regular C. E. meeting Sunday
evening: President, Max D. Newton;
vice-president, E. S.Kelley; recording
secretary, Grace Going; corresponding
secretary, Bertha Newton ; treasurer,
Mrs. E. S. Kelley; organist, Grace
Going; assistant organist, Eva Day.
Willoughby District S. S. Association
Meets at Evansville.
The annual meeting of the Willough
by District Sunday School association,
which comprises all the schools in the
towns of Westmore, Barton and Glovj
er, met Saturday at Evansville with
representatives from every school pres
ent. The program as printed last
week was carried out in full and all
the papers and addresses were good.
Mrs. Edith Balch Wright gave a com
prehensive talk about the work inS
state-wide aspect and also spoke of
the Bible and its necessity to the
home and the Sunday school. The
symposium on new ideas for the work
conducted by Rev. I. A. Ranney of
Barton, brought out the fact that
many new ideas are good and worthy
but the fundamentals of teaching:
the Bible truths must be adhered to.
This same thought was enlarged upon
in a most excellent paper by Mrs.
Allen S. Gilmour of West Glover.
Rev. G. L. Wells of Irasburg spoke
very urgently upon the need of the
right men and women for class teachers;
Rev. M. W. Hale of Coventry, presi
dent of the county association, used as
a subject, "20th Century Goldsmiths."
and brought out the thought that gold
smiths worked in a metal of enduring
quality and so the Sunday school work
er wrought in things of enduring:
value, the character of the individual.
Miss Clemma Seaver of Barton spoke
of the need of temperance teaching in
the Sunday school. A roll call of the
delegates brought out many interest
ing facts from the various schools.
The usual formalities of welcoming
and response were performed but the
welcome worn on the outside of the
Evansville people and fine repast were
evidence enough that they were glad
to have the workers meet with them.
At the close the resolution committee
presented a concise set of resolutions
upholding the work of the anti-saloon
league of the state and thanking the
local people and church for their hos
pitality, which was adopted. The
officers elected were as follows, mostly
re-elections : President, W. G. Dutton,
Brownington ; vice-president, Clyde
Cooper, Barton ; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. Bertha L. Wright, West
Glover; superintendent cradle roll. Mrs.
M. H. Brunning, Barton; superintend
ent home department. Mrs. S. B.
Parker.
MRS. E. SCOTT TINKHAM.
Marion E. Leach was born at North
Troy Aug. 20, 1851. She was the
daughter of a veteran of the Civil war.
who died in the battle of the Wilder
ness, leaving his wife, a son and three
daughters to face the hardships of life
alone. Later the family moved tc
Derby where the children attended
school. At the age of fourteen -years
Marion began teaching and taught
over thirty terms of school. In 1885
she was marriage to E. Scott Tinkham
and came to Brownington to reside,
where they have since lived.
Early in life she united with the
Baptist church and was for many years
a Sunday school teacher. She was a
charter member of the Maple Leaf
grange and for some years its secre
tary. Was also a member of the
Pomona grange and the W. C. T. U.
and for several years was superintend
ent of schools of the town of Brown
ington, and at the time of her death
was acting as assistant church treas
urer. She was one who was always keenly
interested in the mental and mora
1 r .
advancement or the people among
whom she lived. She passed away
June9th after a brief illness of only a
few hours, and was laid to rest in the
family lot in the cemetery by the old
church on the hill where she had been
a constant attendant, her pastor, Rev.
E. W. Eldridge officiating.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Smith were in
Orleans Sunday.
E. A. Emerson and family spent
Sunday at Willoughby lake.
Laura Whitehill finished her school
at Brownington village Friday.
Chas. St. Peter was in Montreal
last week for medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foster of Evans
ville visited at C. C. McDowell's Sun
day, v
The- baked-bean social was well
attended and all report a pleasant
time.
George and Albert Blouin of Sutton
visited at Collins Lacourse's last
week.
Mrs. A. H. Gardyne of Richford was
a caller at W. P. Smith's one day last
week.
Mrs. John Collins visited her mother,
Mrs. Kendall, at C. C. McDowell's
Friday. v
Abram Grav of Morgan ha a
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lincoln
uampDeu.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Willis of Charles
ton recently visited Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Whitehill.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold WhitfnmT nf
Lyndon and M ss Leone Whitcomb of
North Troy are guests at T. G. Cran
dall's. Mr. andMrs. Dennison Allen and
daughter, Lola, of Orleans spent
Sunday with Mrs. Allen's sister, Mrs.
Philo Powers.
Mrs. Ulie Grav who IK stfmnmtr
with her sister, Mrs. Philo Powers,
spent part oi last, weeK at her home in
East Brownington.
EVANSVILLE
Mrs. M. A. Foss has crone tn Alhsnn
visiting. J
Fred Foss of Albany was in town
last week.
Mrs. A. H. Allard ,has returned to
her home m Newport.
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