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Orleans
County
Monitor
Vol. 44 No. 4
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1915
Single Copies 5 Cents.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at two cents oer word for flrst insertion
and one cent per word, thereafter. Cash
must accompany the order. Ao advertise
ment will be inserted for less than twenty-Jive
cents.
FOR SALE
FOR SALE Laying pullets. Elrick,
Barton. 46tf
FOR SALE Horses, M. J. Owen,
Barton. 52tf
FOR SALE My residence on Water
street, Barton. E. E. LiddelJ. ltf
FOR SALE Choice young new
milch cow. Ray P. Webster, Barton.
4tf
FOR SALE Three young cows com
ing in s oi for cash or good notes. H.
C. Bassett, Orleans. lw
FOR SALE Glenwood cookstove in
good condition. Price $10. Box 345,
Barton. lwp
FOR SALE Farms, houses end
timber lands Inquire of Barton Real
Estate company, Barton, Vt. 20tf
FOR SALE Five-months-old fox
hounds One hlack and tan dog, one
black and white female. Best of
breeding. E. L. Alexander, Glover. 3-4
FOR SALE 50 bushels mangel feed
ing beets. Inquire or A. n.. vidik ai
Crystal Lake Hotel, or 11. T. Seaver,
hardware store. 3-6p
FOR SALE Two story house on
Irasburg street, Orleans. Six rooms
and bath, all in good repa r. Will sell
right if sold at once. J. K, Januszew
skt. ' 4-7p
FOR SALE 1 50 egg Buckeye incu
bator, 1 150-egg Old Trusty incubator,
1 240-egg Old Trusty incubator. Have
only been used one season. H. R.
Barron, Barton. 3tf
FOR SALE a one horse express
wagon built to order by Ryan of St.
Johnsbury. Newly painted and in first
class shape, also a one-horse pung
sled. E.W. Barron, Barton. 3tf
JUST FOUR of those 48 inch quart
ered oak dining tables left. A regular
$25 table for $15. See A. B. Morency
at the Pillsbury-Baldwin plant, Water
street.
FOR SALE The "Kondrick place"
so-called on High street, in Barton
village, consisting of modern two-story
house and barn with about one acre
land; buildings in good repair, best
cellar in Barton. F. W. Baldwin.
50tf
TO KENT
TO RENT Furnished room. Mrs.
E. J. Wilkinson, Barton. 50tf
M1SCE l LANEOUS
FARMERS' NOTICE Will buy
stock, maple sugar and wool, Monday,
Jan.25th and every other week until
April. Dodge. Both 'phones.
BEAUTIFUL, serviceable, reversi
ble rugs woven from your old carpets.
We pay freight. Circular free. Box
392, Manchester, N. H. 37tf
TELEGRAPHY AND STATION
WORK Anyone who would like to
learn this vocation see Wheeler,
Freight station. Barton. 4-5p
NOTICE You will get the same
fine quality Jersey milk from me as
from Mr. Coliison as I shall keep his
herd and add registered Jerseys. H. A.
Corrow, Barton. 4tf
We are paying the market prices
for skunk, muskrat, mink, red fox,
coon, etc. hides, skins and pelts. We
sell green cut bone for poultry. Smith
and Jenkins, Public market, Orleans.
48tf
PAINT SHOP A. B. Morency is
now fully equipped in the Pillsbury
Baldwin plant to paint sleighs, wagons
and automobiles and to store same.
Signs and lettering a specialty. Inte
rior and exterior work done promptly.
A. B. Morency. ltf
NOTICE Having secured the ser
vice of E. L. Field of Mclndoes Falls,
a first class blacksmith, am prepared
to do horseshoeing carriage repairing
and general job work. We solicit your
patronage. J. S. Willey, Irasburg.
. 1-4
WANTED
WANTED Live poultry. Elrick,
Express office, Barton. 18tf
WANTED To learn blacksmith's
trade. Wilfred Messier. Irasburg. l-4p
WANTED To exchange a new Ford
car for driving horse. Flanders &Moss
man, Barton. 2tf
" HAND SPINNERS WANTED. Rolls
taken home to be spun. Barton AVool
en Mill. 2tf -,
WANTED Will pay five cents each
for 3 copies of the Monitor dated, De
cember 31st, 1913. Monitor Office. 2tf
WANTED Fat poultry of all kinds,
chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
Smith & Jenkins, Orleans. 49tf
SALESMAN WANTED To look
after our interest in Orleans and adja
cent counties. Salary or commission.
Address The Harvey Oil Company,
Cleveland, O. lwp
Woman's Clubs Entertain Gentlemen.
The Afternoon Study Club and
Woman's Literary club held a joint
Gentlemen's night at the M. E. church
here last night. An invitation was
extended to the Orleans Book and
Thimble club and their gentlemen and
about fifty accepted the invitation and
were present. The receiving commit
tee were Mrs. P. L. Webster, Mrs. J.
A. Pearson, Mrs. F. W. Cutting and
Mrs. F. D. Pierce and the ushers Mrs.
H. R Cutler. Mrs. P. D. Thompson,
Mrs. M. F. Prime, Mrs. J. F. Batchel
der and Miss Fannie May. The Schu
bert orchestra of eight pieces rendered
delightful instrumental music through
out the evening. A program consist
ing of vocal solos by Mrs. W. M.
Wright and C. B. Webster and an
interpretation of Shakespeare's "Tam
ing of the Shrew," by Miss Marguer
ite Robingson of Newport was much
enjoyed and Miss Robinson's clever
handling of one of the more difficult
Shakesperian plays did her much credit
and showed her to be a very talented
person. As chairman of the refresh
ment committee Mrs C. A. Barrows
provided chifnr dsh refreshments
which were served by several ladies
from both clubs. It was withal a very
enjoyable occasion. The thanks of the
clubs are d ie to the M. E. society for
the use of the church and A. R. Cowles
for the use of one of his pianos.
Unprecedented Cruelty to Child.
A woman, whose right name has
been something of a mystery, but who
formerly, we understand, lived here in
Barton with a man named Longevine,
last week became jealous of a man at
Willoughby, and in order to wreak
vengeance upon the father, deliberate
ly heated the stove poker red hot and
applied it to the man's little six-year-old
daughter, inflicting terrible burns.
She told the child, it is reported, that
if she told her father, she would kill
her, and the next morning the woman
left. Deputy sheriffs feel that they
have found the whereabouts of this
creature and have gone to bring her
back for trial. It is commendable that
our state's attorney has said that if
this woman was in the United States
she would be found and returned for
trial. It would seem that this woman
must have been insane, but her reputa
tion has always been that of a very
fiendish character.
BARTON
John Rowen was in Barre again last
week on business.
Mrs. Julius Hazen is visiting her
daughter at Rochester.
Mrs. Emily Wild of Royalton was a
visitor in town last jveek..
Schuyler Bickford is working at
Woodsville, N. H., this week.
Hiram McLellan is home from Dart
mouth for the midyear vacation.
Maurice Leland is home from Dart
mouth for the midyear vacation.
F. D. Pierce has purchased the
Roystan house on Lincoln avenue.
Dean McLellan visited friends in
Barnet and St. Johnsbury last week.
Wm. Copp of Haverhill, N. H., was
a business visitor in town last week.
H. A. Corrow has purchased the
Coliison herd of cows and milk route.
A. A. Larabee was the guest of
his mother at Craftsbury for the week
end. The Peerless company report a very
satisfactory business at their annual
sale.
Geo. Gorham is taking Ai Dana's
place on the milk route for a few
days.
Mrs. Abbie Humphrey of West Burke
was the guest of Mrs. S. A. Hunt last
week.
Miss Frances Butler has returned
from a week's visit with friends at
Barre.
Mrs. Emma Woodard of Lyndonville
was the guest of Mrs. E. F. Dutton
last week.
The Peerless sale closes Saturday at
5 o'clock as announced on page eight of
this issue.
Charles Buswell, Jr., of Haverhill,
Mass., was a recent guest of his par
ents here.
Will Cassidy has returned to his
work at the Pike company store at
Pike, N. H.
Miss Susie Cunningham of Lyndon
was the guest of MissMary Wheeler for
the week-end.
Sam Maxwell was a week-end visitor
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Harry Connor.
Will Hibbard has recovered from the
recent injury to his foot and is again
able to be out.
Rev. Warner was in Brownington
yesterday to attend the funeral of
Ethan Gilfillan.
Varnum Abbott has finished work at
Lyndonville for a time and is visiting
his parents here.
The new bakery here is running a
baker's cart in the village and to
neighboring towns.
Scott Brooks recently entertained
his cousin, Mr. Crawford, of Lyndon
ville at his home here.
Oscar Foss of Windsor. Ont. was
here last week to attend the funeral of
his uncle, Harlow Foss.
Mrs. Lucinda White of Springfield,
Mass., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
A. M. Tower, this week.
Fred Richmond has fully recovered
from his recent - illness and is back at
the Crystal Lake garage.
The Neighborhood club will meet
with Mrs. Laura Potter on Eastern
avenue Tuesday evening.
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
Court Matter Settled. Important Bills
In. Orleans County Plays '
Important Part. 0
Monday marks the time limit for the
introduction of bills into the legisla
ture, althuugh committee bills may
come in later or bills may be introduced
by suspension of the rules. This means
that probably the educational bill will
be in within a few days, and that the
legislative mill will begin to grind out
its work. At present the committees
have most of the bills in their hands,
and as fast as they are brought out
will receive attention.
The committees are the unit of the
legislature now, retarding or aiding
the progress of our legislative body.
At the reconvening of the legislature
Monday there was little work for the
senate but in the house a number of
important matters were considered.
A resolution was presented for a
committee of ten members of the house
and five of the senate to be appointed
to go to Lyndon and investigate Theo
dore N. Vail's offer of bis Lyndon
school and farm to the state. The
resolution to investigate the Vermont
newspapers as regards their control b
state officers in recent years was
passed by the house.
The salary bill for legislators came
up in the committee and considerable
discussion took place. Members of the
Republican state committee reappeared
and reminded the solons. that the
Republican state platform pledged for
a lump sum pay of members. Several
bills allowing offsets have been intro
duced. The chapter of the judgeship situa
tion in Vermont came to a close Thurs
day after the passing and signing of
the Powell bill calling for the terms of
our judges to commence February 1. A
joint assembly proceeded to elect a
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Vermont Notes.
Senator Max L. Powell announces
that he has purchased the Van Ness
House in Burlington. Mr. Powell was
the chief instigator, and is the princi
pal owner of the Hotel Vermont.
Chief Judge W. W. Miles, of the
superior court, will preside over the
March term of the Orleans county
court, which opens at Newport, March
9, according to the assignment just
issued. Judge Slack of St. Johnsbury
is assigned for the September term.
Two men, both foreigners, were
arrested in Island Pond Monday,
charged with smuggling Chinamen into
the United States. They appeared
before U. S. Commissioner Harrv
Blodgett, and were bound over in $2,000
bail each, and being unable to secure
it, wre lodged in jail.
Leo LeBlanc of the Monitor force
was a guest at Derby Line with
friends for the week-end.
Cyrus Cassidy injured his foot Mon
day at the passenger depot and is
unable to work for a time.
H. W. Carter, who has been on a
two weeks' business trip to Spring
field and Boston, has returned.
E. C. Elliott is ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. Elliott, who has been ill for the
past week, is somewhat better.
A Million Bid at the Gem Friday
night promises to be one of the best
features ever put on at this theatre.
Homer Abbott of Winchendon, Mass ,
was here to attend the funeral of his
wife's father, Harlow Foss, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilkie have
moved from the H. V. Drown house on
Main street to the Wra. Powney house
The scarlet fever quarantine has
been lifted at the home of Harry Ash
and no further cases have been report
ed. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Merriam were
gucsts of their daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Zimmerman, at Lancaster. N. H., last
week.
Ezra Martin, who has been ill for
several weeks, does not improve, and
a council of doctors was( held last
week.
Harry Connor ani family are moving
from the H. V. Drown house on Main
street to the Roystan house on Lincoln
avenue.
Miss Delia E. Akley and Israel M.
Roberts, both of Orleans, were married
at the parsonage Jan. 26th, by Rev.
Warner. N
H. A. Harding ha3 recently received
a very fine two-year-old colt from
Boston parties to be trained at the
Park here.
It is reported that C. H. Hanson has
purchased the James Coliison home on
Elm street from J. F Batchelder,
administrator.
Mis3 Harriet Austin is to attend the
infantile paralysis clinic at St. Albans
Saturday, when Dr. Lovett and others
will be present.
Senator and Mrs- H. T. Seaver and
daughter. Miss Clemraa, together with
Representative and Mrs Hamblet
returned from Montpelier Friday night.
Mr. and - Mrss Seaver and Mr. Ham
blet returned again Monday. '
; Keystone Chapter Royal Arch Masons
are to take part in the Masonic cele
bration at Newport Wednesday and
Orleans Lodge, No. 55. F. & A. M., are
to work a part of the . third degree at
this anniversary on Friday afternoon.
Geo. Whitney, a former resident,
spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. H. M.
Gardner, enroute from Denver, Col..
to Craftsbury, where he goes to get his
mother, well known here as Mrs.
Chandler Whitney, to go with him to
his home in Denver.
The Dunbar Quartette.
The third entertainment of the sea
son's lecture course, will be at Seaver's
hall on Saturday evening. This enter
tainment is by the Dunbar Male Quar
tetce and Bell Ringers and they need
very little introduction to a Barton
audience, having been here two years
ago, when their concert was much
enjoyed by a large audience and was
by many considered the best number
on the program that year. Their pro
gram is always varied and pleasing to
every one in the audience as not only
are they an exceptionally well balanced
male quartette, but their ability as
be1! lingers and as an instrumental
comi- nation is also worthy of note.
Their reader and impersonator is one
of the best on the lyceum circuit and
the ability of these four men to suc
cessfully handle such selections as
McDowell's and also to burlesque grand
opera makes for a very versatile pro
gram. Those in town who have heard
this combination on their former ap
pearance here need hardly be urged to
attend again, and those who were not
fortunate enough to hear them at that
time should take advantage of this
second opportunity.
, Matinee Racing.
A number of our local horsemen are
forming a driving club here with tn
intentions of having matinee rach g
and it has been planned, if the weat u,
is favorable, to hold the fust of tnest
races on Parte street Friday afternoon
-it two o'clock. There is a good deal
f . enthus asm shown, and certainly
there are a number of local horses and
thers within a radius of a few miles
t m ike some very interesting racing.
Allen Lee and Jerry Buckley have
been chosen as the starters and F. P
Thrasher, Fred , Whjtcher and Frank
Lang as judges.
Few Monitor Calendars Left.
After having supplied with Monitor
calendars all who complied with the
conditions laid down, we have a limited
number left, which will be sent to
anyone requesting the same and send
ing four cents in stamps for mailing,
until the supply is exhausted. The
actual cost of mailing is four cents and
the cost of the calendar itself is large.
It is a calendar 15x28 inches, with a
good sized pad lithographed in blue.
The feature of the calendar is a large
map of Orleans county done in colors
and containing all the roads in the
county. Besides this, it contains much
useful information, such, as the popu
lation of the towns and incorporated
villages of the county, etc. While
they last they are yours for the cost
of mailing, four cents.
George Gay is acting as operator at
the Gem theater on Thursday and Sat
urday nights in' the absence of O. W.
Caron at Orleans.
Miss Mildred Hanscom of Lyndon
Institute was the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. C. P. Jenness, at Hotel Barton
for the week-end.
Fay Wheeler of Boston, who recently
entered the N. E. Conservatory of
Music there, was the guest of his par
ents over Sunday.
The tub shop is now receiving at a
rate of over six cars of logs per week
and with a lot of orders on hand is
running to capacity.
James Rowen and Will Cassidy were
in Burlington last week visiting Ros
coe Smith and Frank Cor ley, who are
at the university there.
Charlie Wilkie injured one of his
hands while trying to put on a belt at
the tub shop last week and was unable
to work for a few days.
J. W. Murkland, who has been con
fined to his home for some time on
account of illness, is somewhat better
and again able to be about.
W. W. Reirden was in Boston nearly
all of last week. He is now in North
Troy at the home of his parents where
he is recuperating from overwork.
Mrs. B. F. Jenks of North Troy
visited her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Goodro
last week. Mrs. Roy Shaw also of
North Troy is visiting Mrs. Goodro
this week.
E. E. Flinders continues to demon
strate automobiles in Vermont in the
winter, and last week drove a new
model Buick to almost every town in
the county.
Several charcoal sketches are being
offered for sale by Miss Hazel Abbott
at the Nelson store. The proceeds
from these sketches are to be given to
Sunshine home.
Gustavus Burdick and Leslie Elliott
were delegates from the Congregation
al and Methodist Sunday schools re
spectively to the boys' conference at
Chester last week.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the postoffice. Please say ad
vertised when calling for these letters.
Mrs. M. E.. Tarland, C. H. Hunt.
Jacson Brown Co.
Thf.ri will be a special meeting of
the local camp of M. W. of A., on
Friday evening at Odd Fellows' hall.
District Deputy C. L. Sherwood of
Rutland will be present.
An automatic gun is a splendid weap
on when it . works, but if it refuses
to act on the Recond pulC and the fox
stops not ten rods from you, then the
remarks are hot fit to print. :
Geo. Jennings accompanied a North
Troy man to the state prison at Wind
sor last week. The man had broken
his parole, having had a sentence sus
pended at last term of court. v
No more sawdust will be sold at our
Orleans mill as we need it for fuel.
There is plenty at oar electric mill in
rBwnington .at 25 cents per load.
E. L. Chandler Co.
We learn that Robert Jewell, one of
our, former ; Barton boys, has been
Next Fair Aug. 17, 18, 19 and 20.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Fair Ground association held at Hotel
Bartor Saturday the dates for the
annual fair were decided upon and will
be Aug. 17, 18, 19 and 20th. It was
also decided best for the association to
purchase the Holder barn and add it to
the present extensive grounds and
buildings of the company.
All plans are being made to make
the fair next season better than ever
before. Last season's fair nromiseH
to be the best ever held at Barton and
everv exDectation would have heen mpt
it it nan not been tor the epidemic of
lntantiie paralysis which started just
at that time, but this year unless some
other unforeseen calamity should arrive
will be the b g?est of all years.
Local Weather Report 1914.
F. H. Percival of Glover furnishes
the Monitor with the following weather
report for 1914: The last year was
rather cold up to Sept. 20th. Since
then unusually warm weather has
prevailed. The wind has been in the
south 148 days, in the north 100 days,
in the vest 115 days and east four
days during the year. Rain fell two
feet, five inches, snow fell five feet
and five inches. The warmest days
.vere June 12 when it was 80 above
and July 25 when it was 85 above,
August 8, 80; Aug. 11, 80; Aug. 15,
80; Sept. 23, 90; Sept. 24, 98. The
coldest days were Dec.26, 40 below zero ;
Dec. 27, 20 below; Jan. 14, 20 below;
Jan. 20. 20 below; Feb. 12, 40 below;
Feb. 13. 35 below; Feb. 16. 20 below;
Feb. 23 30 below ;Feb. 24,30 below zero.
On Nov. 8th, had thunder and light
ning while it was snowing, an unusual
occurence. There has not been as
much rain as usual the past year and
it continues to be dry. Springs in
many places have failed. Crops of all
kinds in this section were good and the
prospects for the farmer the coming
year look good for all he produces.
Congregational Church Notes
The subject of Mr. Warner's extem
poraneous lecture Sunday evening will
be "The Hidden Prince."
T A T- 3 -J? j.1 XT j.
riev. kj. a. roya oi me Vermont
Sunday school association spoke very
pleasingly for a few moments before
A good sized congregation attended
the annual roll call at the church vestry
Thursday evening. The usual reports
of committees and auxiliary organiza
tions were read and new officers elected
as follows: Clerk. S. A. Hunt; dea
cons, Hugh Campbell and W. H. Gil
pin ; missionary committee, C. F.
Cutler, W. H. Gilpin and Mrs. Geo.
King.
advanced in position and salary at
Atlanta, Ga., where he is in the office
of the Hartford Fire Insurance com
pany. Anyone having suggestions as to the
purchase of new books for the .library
will confer a favor upon the committee
by handing such a list to Mrs. J. F
Batchelder. A new lot of books are
soon to be purchased.
Those who attended the open grange
meeting on Thursday evening felt well
repaid by seeing Mr. Erwin's stereopti
can views of the Rocky Mountain
regions. Special mention should be
made of the wheat fields, cattle ranches
and luxuriant gardens made by irriga
tion. The pupils from two rural
schools were present.
The Monitor is continually receiving
items for publication without the sig
nature of the sender. Such items
invariably find the waste basket.
Signing "a Subscriber" or anything
but your name avails nothing. We do
not necessarily use the name signed
but the publisher must know from
whence come all items.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morin have
returned from their honeymoon trip
and will live at Mr. Moriii's. farm
between Barton and Orleans. A re
ception was tendered the newly married
couple at their new home Thursday
night at which there were over fifty
friends and neighbors present.
Regular meeting of Crystal Lake
grange Thursday, Feb. 4, at 8 o'clock.
Program as follows: Roll call, current
events; topic for discussion. "Why Is
It as Much Economy to Have Labor
saving Devices in the House as on the
Farm?" ; reading. Geo. Merriam, Mrs.
Will May, Clyde Jackson; music, Mrs.
Chase, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Mason.
Social time. Work in the third and
fourth degree.
For the enefit Of the out-of-state
readers, the Monitor will say that the
winter thus far has been unusually mild
a id open. Until the past week hardly
e lough snow has fallen to make good
sleighing. Wagons and sleighs have
eich been in use. Most of the days in
J muary have been mild enough so that
tie thermometers have reached the
32 point and above during the day.
Same six or eight inches of snow has
fallen during the past week and on the
main roads sleighing is good but lum
bering operations are still suffering
BROWNINGTON
Rev. Perry from Albany preached at
the church Sunday.
E. S. Kelley was in Brattleboro
Thursday on business.
A few of our" people attended, the
donation for Rev. John Robinson at
the Center Friday evening.
Mr. Bashaw was in Richford to
attend the funeral of his father last
week.
Mrs. Ernest Going spent a few days
with her father, Howard Emerson,
last week. .
. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kelley have
gone to keeping house in Mr. Emer
son's house.
E. S. Kelley has bought a full blood
ed Guernsey bull calf from the Bradley
farm. Brattleboro
A Department
Editor-in-ehief : Jtjxta E. King, '15
'17 Class Editor: Daisy Shekbttene
Training Class Editor:
SCHOOL NOTES
Mary ChaDman. '18. is nuitp ill with
rheumatic fever.
Nellie Gott, '15, has been absent on
account of illness.
The skating rink had a rest last
week. The weather man was to
blame.
Emma Lanou, also of the senior
class has been suffering from an
attack of tonsilitis.
It sounds real homelike to hear a
domestic science girl say she must see
to her bread and rolls.
Please do not inquire about the
absence of Elsie Chase on Monday
Just ask Elsie about it.
How about that sophomore affair.
We are all wondering when it's going
to be held and what it's going to be.
The Rev. Messrs. Eddy. Eldridge
and Gordon made the rounds nf tho
school Jan. 19, thus becoming acquaint
ed with all the teachers.
Last Wednesday Miss Pease gave an
instructive talk on temperance, illus
trated by the use of charts. She pre
sented some rathpr stnrHino- ctotic-t;
regarding the use of alcohol and tobac-
O t- .!?
cu. oucn mings are apt to set us
thinking.
Tuesday night several bovs
interested in laboratory work that they
never left the building until after
seven o'clock- That's an encouraging
sign. Perhaps some day they will
become famous as manufacturers of
air pumps.
For some time we have had an
excellent set of books sent out by the
Vermont Free Public Library commis
sion. The pupils are taking advantage
of the opportunity presented. When
these are sent back, another set will
be forwarded.
STATE BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS
Monday morning, ilr. Ingalls de
livered a talk before the high school
which gave us an idea of what the
boys and girls of the state are doing in
the agricultural line. Mr. Ingalls,
himself, is state agent for the estab
lishment of clubs consisting of the
young people of the state from ten to
18 years. The purpose of the clubs is
to interest the boys and girls in agri
culture. Mr. Ingalls gave several
examples of boys and girls who had
made a fine thing of raising vegetables
and other farm products. He told how
some had even surpassed their parents
in' the real excellence of the crops.
He said one particular object of the
club was to show how every product
could be saved. No vegetables should
be allowed to spoil but should be
canned. He said there was no need
of wasting products which could be
marketed at good price. These pro
ducts would be salable in the fresh
form or canned. He spoke of the wide
significance of the term market and
of the many things to be thought of
in connection with it, such as the sell
ing of our butter, milk, sugar and all
kinds of vegetable products at the
highest price. To show the need of
such work he gave an example of a
farmer who way daily losing money
and didn't know it until he was shown
the fact by state 'authorities. The
clubs are to be an aid to the older
people as well as the younger, but, of
course, not much was said on that sub
ject. Jan. 22, 1915.
Mary Wilkinson.
THE SCHOOL SUPPER.
Last Wednesday evenine the B. A.
boys carried off all the honors by the
management of their oyster supper
Not only did they serve an excellent
supper but they gave quick and ready
service. The tables were fairly loaded
with delicious pies, cakes and rolls, as
well as the well-cooked oysters. Ow
ing to the kindness of the public in
patronizing the supper, the bovs took
in about $32. After all expenses were
paid. $15 was realized. Possibly the
boys will ,be running a competition
domestic science class with the girls !
THE APOLLO CLUB
On the evening of Jan. 18 the Apollo
club passed an enjoyable time at the
home of Miss Hazel Thorp. The ten
members present spent an informal
three hours in singing, quoting Latin,
and various other forms of amusement
A great deal of merriment was
created when Mr. Metcalf read various
parts of two Latin plays which we
expeej to present later. In the latter
part of the evening bountiful refresh
ments consisting of suerar on snow and
popcorn were served. Then after siner
ing some Latin and B. A. songs, the
party broke up. Certainly these meet
ings are proving delightful and worth
while.' . ".' . ' "
Many a man will stumble,
Lose his head and tumble
At the parting on the stair ;
Only a boy will grumble.
Brush and paste and fumble,
'At the parting of his hair.
Mrs. Bashaw has returned from
Burlington and brought a new baby, a
few weeks old, with her.
-Max Newton has gone to Thompson
Island, where he has a position.
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In about ten days, work in physical
training will be begun in Barton hall.
Miss Curry and Miss Harris are to
have charge of this among the girls.
The latter are to be divided into five
groups, each group to visit the hall
twice each week during school hours.
A serious attempt will be made to
interest the girls in their physical
development. This interest will' be
sought through a participation in
wholesome, active and quiet indoor
games. Since we have no apparatus
to begin with, our equipment must
necesarily be simple for a while. In
all probability the class in manual
training will do what it can to provide
the necessary articles. Later on in
the school year we may find it possible
to purchase equipment from money
earned through holding either a supper
or an entertainment.
SCHOOL EXHIBITS
The school exhibit which was Wed
nesday evening, Jan. 20, in connection-
witn tne supper given by the high
school boys, was a big success in every
way. Nearly all of the grade rooms
and the high school rooms were, literal
ly sneakiner. crowded with trip wnrlr
which the DUDl'ls had been doinsy from
day to day for many weeks. The
pupils work was attractively dis
played on the walls and desks of the
various rooms. The exhibition nf thp?
work done by the domestic science
cooking and sewing classes, was espe
cially worthy of mention As many
remarked, the cakes, pies, cookies,
doughnuts, etc.. looked good enough to
eat. There was a goodly number of
townspeople in attendance and after
everybody had filled the inner man
with the tempting supper served by
the boys the following program was
presented by members of the elocution
class and the girls' glee club: Selec
tion, Glee club; reading, "King Bruce
and the Spider," Miss Thorp; reading,
"Somebody's Mother," Miss Nye
reading, "Miss Edith Helps Things
Along," Miss Carpenter; selection,
Glee club; reading, "Afterwhiles,"
Miss Chase; reading, In School Days,"
Miss Hanson ; Barton Academy songs.
Glee club.
Attractive souvenirs consisting of a
B A. catalogue and mimeographed
copies of the B. A. songs and two
themes on "School Spirit." were given
to all visitors. This exhibit served the
purpose of showing the public just
what sort of work the school is doing
from day to day and what is probably
the most important of bringing the
citizens of Barton and surrounding
towns into closer touch with the teach
ers and pupils of the schools.
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN'S EX
PERIENCES On Jan. 14, Mr. Colliston, one of
Barton's honored Civil War veterans,
entertained the high school with an
account of numerous and varied inci
dents and anecdotes of his prison life.
With the aid of an excellent chart of
Andersonville prison, Mr. Colliston
gave a vivid description of the terrible
life there. He also showed us a piece
of wood from the stockade at Ander
sonville. Mr. Colliston opened his
talk with an account of the Battle of
Cold Harbor, after which he was taken
prisoner. He was then confined in the
dreaded Libby prison, and deprived of
all valuables. After a few days he
was transferred to Andersonville,
where days of suffering and hunger
followed. About 35,000 ragged, sick
and hopeless men were subjected to
terrible heat, privation and horrible
brutality. ' The Confederates in charge
built a "dead line," where not a few
poor soldiers met their deatn. Mr.
Colliston gave a graphic account of the
meagre rations supplied at the prison.
Cornmeal and raw beans was the
regular food, with a small piece of
bacon or beef once in ten dnys. Each
bit of food was carefully watched by
the starving men lest one man should
receive more than his share. After a
careful division one man would turn
his back and when the sergeant pointed
to a pile and asked who should have
it. this man gave some number. In
this way no uartialitv was shown
Deaths innumerable occurred each day
as a result of the unbearable heat, lack
of food and water, and the cruel pun
ishments. At last, fearing the arrival of the
Union forces, Mr. Colliston together
with his comrades, was ordered, to
leave the prison. So his prison life
passed, until one day tbe Union men
were packed into Southern freight cars
like cattle , and shipped to Florence.
There the men were examined and
those who were sick or dying were
paroled. Mr. Colliston stated that he
and his friend, "Jony," were becoming
desperate. In vain they attempted to
feign sickness by blacking their faces
and the like. But they were too young
and healthy to show inactivity. At
last they crept out on hands and knees
and succeeded in gaining the verdict of
"Take him along, he'll die before he
gets home." So Mr - Oil is ton re- -turned
home and a happy day it was
for him. T: However, after a short stay
he felt it his duty as a Union soldier to
return again to active duty. This per
sonal account proved vastly interesting
to us and we were sorry to have the
talk close. We were made to leel the
horror and uncertainty of those war
times as well as the pleasure and honor
derived by serving one's country in a
good cause.
Henry Newton is at home from Lyn
don to finish out, the month's testing:
for the Irasburg Cow Testing associa
tion. t . - -
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