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Vol. 44 No. 24
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915
Single Copies 5 Cents.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at two cents per word for first insertion
and one cent per word thereaft er. O i-sh
must accompany the order. No advertise
ment will be inserted for less tlftipenty-lve
cents. i
FOR SALE
Cows for sale. C. E. Pierce, Barton.
lwp
FOR SALE My residence on Water
street, Barton. E. E. Liddell. ltf
"FOR SALE Several good show cases
formerly in Drug store. F. D. Pierce,
Barton. 0 19tf
FOR SALE Fertilizer at money
saving prices. R. P. Webster, Bar
ton. 19tt
FOR SALE Furd touring car, 1914
model in good rejir. Inquire of W.
A. Leach, Orleans. 23-24p
FOR SALE Horse and driving rig.
Terms as desired. Ray P. Webstt r.
Barton. 22tf
FOR SALE New house with all
modern improvements. E. W. Merrill,
Orleans 22rf
FOR SALE Eight acres of cottage
lots with fine cottage on Stone mnd.
B. H. Mason, Barton. 24 26p
FOR SALE Farms, houses ?nd
timber lands. Inquire of Barton Real
Estate company. Barton, Vt. 20tf
FOR SALE A "Bowser" gasoline
outfit, for half price of new, in first
class working order. J. W. Murkland,
Barton. 23tf t
FOR SALE Pair mares weighing
3150, eight and nine years old. Extra
good workers. H. B. Chamberlain,
Irasburg. 22tf
FOR SALE Automobile, surrey, 30
h. p. Maxwell. First-class running
order. Price $250. Terms cash. J.
W. Murkland, Barton. 17tf
FOR SALE Rolton Band Instru
ments, new models, easy terms, free
trial. Old instruments taken as part
payment. E. J. Batchelder, (agent),
Derby Line, VL 19tf
FOR SALE A bargain, one cream
separator in excellent condition ; buck
board ; smoothing harrow ; seed-sower,
one-horse wagon ; weeder. B.F.Colby,
Orleans. - 24-26
FOR SALE Or exchange for cows
or young stock : Horse 8 yrs, 950 lbs.
perfectly sound and gentle, a black.J
extra worker. Also Adnance mower,
nearly new. L. K. Heath, Orleans.
24-27
WANTED
, WANTED Live poultry. Elrick,
" Barton. . 18tf
WANTED Fresh eggs and poultry.
E. S. Kelley, Orleans. 17tf
WANTED Boarders, first-class
room and board. Mrs. A. LaValley.
24-25p
1 1 " " i
WANTED Plumbing and repairing !
promptly done. A postal will reach
me. Frank Clifford, Barton. lwp
WANTED 500 bushels of potatoes.
Will pay 35 cash or 40 in trade. C. A.
Nute, Barton. 24-26
WANTED Position on a farm by
experienced man. Box 407, Newport.
lwp
WANTED A good work horse,
sound or nearly so, weight from 1000 to
1200 lbs. H. A. Daniels, Craftsbury.
lwp
WANTED Will pay cash for second
hand typewriter in good condition.
Smith Premier preferred. Monitor,
Barton. 19tf
MISCELLANEOUS
II I 1. 1 - ! .I. II II l
See adv. wool carding and hand spun
yarns. 24etw
$60 buys fifteen cord3 good stove
wood. Need money. Elwin Graves, lwp
NOTICE Am prepared to do auto
livery work. Prices reasonable. Bell
telephone. G. A. Keeler, North
Craftsbury. ' 22-24p
NOTICE I can furnish you with
clean milk, send me card or telephone.
The Jersey Milk Man. H. A. Corrow,
Barton. 8tf
t E. D. Stafford will do inside and
outside painting and paperhanging in
Orleans and vicinity from date to
November 1st. Address Orleans.
LOST
LOST Small gold locket with ini
tials, M. E. W. Finder please return
to this office. lw
LOST From pasture, large light
colored Jersey calf. L. R. Young,
West Glover. lw
Vermont Notes.
About 80 Italians, who refused the
recent terms of settlement between
the granite strikers and shed owners of
Barre and have since been causing
some trouble, have decided to go to
wotk.
The 81st commencement of Mont
jk pelier seminary occurred last week,
with the exercises held in the chapel
and largely attended by relatives and
friends. The Hon. F. E. H. Gary of
Boston addressed the graduates seated
on the platform with members of the
faculty, and the presentation of diplo
mas to the 42 graduates was made by
. Dr. J. W. Hatch.
CONGRESSMAN DALE WILL SPEAK
A feature of the Orleans County C. E.
convention to be held in Barton June 22
and 23, will be an address by Congress
man Porter H. Dale of Island Pond
on Tuesday evening. Mr. Dale is an
orator and his subject will be of vital
interest.
The convention opens at 4 o'clock p.
m., Tuesday afternoon and there will
be a business session and an address
of Rev. W. E. Baker of MorrisvilJe,
state president, before the supper
hour and address by Mr. Dale.
Following the address of the evening
it is the plan of Pres. Gordon to have
a short entertainment at which some
feature is to be furnished 'by talent
from the various societies of the
county.
On Wednesday morning there will be
a sunrise service at 6.45 o'clock led by
Miss Clemma Seaver of Barton. The
forenoon's program contains an address
by Rev. C. E. Gordon of Derby, an
address by Miss Ruth C. Rowley of
North Craftsbury on the Albuiuerque
Industrial school and Ellis Island, a
conference hour and short talks on the
Endeavorer and his Bible, his Prayer
and his Public Worship.
Following dinner it is planned to
have a few post-prandial exercises and
the convention closes in that afternoon
with a business session and an address
by Prof. Safford, a, Burma missionary.
District S. S. Meetings Held Here.
The joint meeting of the Willoughby
and Black River Sunday school dis
tricts at Barton Monday afternoon and
evening of last week, was well attend
ed by delegates and visitors. Charles
S. Boyd, general secretary, was prin
cipal speaker and aroused much inter
est and discussion along many lines of
work. In the evening Rev. H. B.
Rankin of Newport gave a very fine
lecture on the life of Christ, explained
from a large chart. This was consid
ered by all who heard it as a most
important lecture. C. F. Cutler of
Barton was elected president of the
Willoughby district and G. L. Wells of
Irasburg was re-elected president of
the Black River district.
BARTON
M. J. Reynolds is driving the Hotel
Barton bus.
Mrs. Jerre Buckley spent the week
end in Wheelock.
See Mrs. C. L. Hutchins's hair goods
ad on page three. ad
J. A. Gilman and family spent last
week in Lyndonville.
Maurice Lei and of Dartmouth is
home for the summer vacation.
Varnum Abbott of Lyndonville spent
Sunday at the home of his parents.
A son, Robert, was born to Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Powell of Island Pond June
12th.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ami Labounty Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. Samuel Mitchell of Irasburg
visited her son, S. O. Mitchell the past
week.
Miss Hazel McLellan has returned
from Lasell seminary for the summer
vacation.
Mrs. Daniels and a party of six from
Montpelier were guests of Mrs. George
Lang Sunday.
A. A. Cook and family are spending
a two weeks' vacation at a cottage in
Crystal Lake grove.
Mrs. A. M. Tower 1 has suffered a
partial shock of paralysis and is in
very critical condition.
If you want to save your dog, get
him licensed. Some of those not
licensed are missing.
Mr. Hartson of Stanstead was the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. Joslyn, at O.
H. Mossman's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barrows have
been spending the past week at their
cottage at Stone Pond.
Mr. and Mrs. W.'B. Proctor enter
tained relatives from Lyndonville and
Newport the past week.
Miss Marion Redfield has been at
Lyndonville the past week to attend
tne wedding of a mend.
Mrs. Charles Bowley of Newport is
a guest at the home of her brother, O.
W. Caron, at May pond. s
Edward McClure of the Lyndon
Union-Journal was the guest of friends
in town for the week-end.
Mrs. Lucy Robinson has been confined
to her home on Park street the past
week on account of illness.
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis is spending a few
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. G. D.
Donald, in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Chasse and son of Craftsbury
and Mrs. Huntress of Charleston have
been visiting at A. A. Larabee's.
Mrs. Melissa Steven3 and Mrs. J. B.
Lang of Lyndonville were guests at
the home of George Lang the past
week.
Mrs. H. E. Paige is entertaining
Miss Cutler-, and Mrs. Eliza Clarke of
Glover at the Paige home on Park
street.
Mrs. Thomas Hall and children of
Lyndonville ar visiting at the home of
Mrs. Hall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. King.
A number of the academy students
attended the Junior reception of
Orleans high school Friday evening at
Orleans. : -f 1 , - ."
Judah Brooks has been touring with
friends about Burlington and Lake
Champlain the past week in his new
automobile.
Mrs. J. R. Collison bas returned
from an extended trip to visit rela
tives and friends in this state and New
Hampshire, x ,1 , '
ORLEANS CHAUTAUQUA
Five Days of the Best Entertainment and
Instruction the Nation Provides.
Not a Local Affair.
Laughter, music and instructive
entertainment will abound' throughout
the entire five days program of the
Orleans County Chautauqua and old
Home Week, which, begins at Orleans
on July 11.
Two sessions of lectures and enter
tainment will be held daily, according
to the program which has been an
nounced, and there Will be music at
every session. The directors of the
Community Cliautauquas, under whose
auspices the Chautauqua here will be
given, state that entertainment of the
highest grade will, be provided on this
year's program at a prite of admission
which has been kept at a minimum.
Lectures on vital, present-day problems
have been arranged for, together with
addresses of a humorous and inspiration
al nature. Thus the tired man or woman
seeking rest and recreation Will find it
during the entire five days of the
Chautauqua, and will be able to take
home some thoughts . that will be
inspiring and helpful - as well. One
lecture has been arranged in which an
expert will take up the problem of
community development. He wil)
explain in detail the place and purpose
of the community in American life,
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Mrs. Ellen Foss Fletcher has come
from Kansas to visit relatives, and is
now with her sister, Mrs. J. P.Baldwin,
at Lyndonville. '
F. B. Tower haskfinished his connec
tion with the Crystal Lake garage
and will devote his time to his mer
cantile agency business.
The railway carpenter crew, has
made some repairs about the passenger
depot here, a new platform to the milk
dock among other things.
, The Elliott block occupied by A. A.
Liarabee and the restaurant block on
Main street look much improved in
their fresh coat of, paint.
Miss Claribelle Sheldon, who is
studying at Burlington, to become a
trained nurse, is spending a week s
vacation with friends here.
Miss Emma Dilley has been working
for H. P. Baldwin at the Baldwin
cottage in Crystal Lake grove during
the illness of Mrs. Baldwin.
Charles Ross of St. Johnsbury was
the guest of C. F. Cutler enroute to
the home of his . daughter, Mrs. C. F.
Wright, of West Glover, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John McLellan with
Miss Hazel and Dean were visitors at
the'Tiome of Mrs. McLellan's father,
George Dean, at West Burke recently
The bank force and other local men
are putting up some high class sets
of tennis on the Mrs. Powell tennis
court, almost every pleasant evening.
Neil Wells of Burke has been the
guest of his cousin, Ray Underwood,
the past week, and they have been at
Willoughby lake camping a part of the
time.
Miss Edith Ruggles of New York,
formerly musical instructress in the
academy and grades here, is spending
commencement week in town, with
friends.
Geo. H. Gorham and daughter,
Jessie, spent Sunday in Coventry on
account of the injury of a relative.
Ames Morrill, who met with a serious
accident.
Slayton Lang - returned home from
Dean academy Saturday for the sum
mer. He has been taking a course at
Dean and studying music in Boston for
two years.
George Johnson, who has been work
ing in Boston the past months is a
guest of friend here during commence
ment. He intendsto return to the city
a little later.
There will be a regular meeting of Or
leans lodge. No. 55 F. & A. M., Friday
evening. In order to adjourn in time
to attend the alumni banquet, officers
are requested to be prompt. 3
Flanders & Mbssman are the owners
of a very fast horse, taken we under
stand in trade for an automobile. This
animal went an exhibition mile in
2.27 at the park here last week.
The following letters remain un
called for at the postoffice. Please say
advertised when calling for these
letters. Rev. Charles W. Clark, Dr.
Oscar W. Hodgdon, Frank Pierce. . . ..-
The many friends of Miss Jessie
Comstock will be glad to learn that
she is doing nicely. Miss Katherine
Labounty accompanied her to her
sister's home at Watervliet, N. Y.
At a recent Peace day celebration in
Minneapolis, Minn., Miss Nellie Whit
ney, sister of Mrs. Carrie Gardiner,
wrote a very interesting article, which
was delivered there on that occasion.
Miss Mary Wheeler went to Bright
look hospital St. Johnsbury last week
for an operation for appendicitis, Miss
Harriet Austin accompanying her.
Miss Wheeler is getting on very well.
The graduating and junior classes of
tne academy attended the production
of St. Elmo at the Gem theatre last
evening in a body, the theatre being
decorated with school and class colors.
Flanders & Mossman are boasting of
a record which is hard to beat, name
ly a trip from Barton to Gbaticook,
Canada, with four people in the car
without- a single change " from high
gear.
C. E. Tenney jof Newport, N. H.,
formerly of this place, called on
friends in town Jast week. Mr. and
Mrs. Tenney have been stopping at
Willoughby lake for a time, driving
from York, Pa., here in a new automobile..
YOUNG CLOVER MAN A SUICIDE..
Dean Walcott of Glover, a young
man in his - early twenties committed
suicide yesterday by hanging.
No reason is given - for the act
although ifcis asserted that traces of
insanity run in the family.
Young Walcott had driven to a neigh
bor's upon an errand and upon return
ing to the farm several miles south of
the village, went to the barn and
hanged himself. Upon returning from
school a young brother found the horse
hitched in the yard but could not find
his brother. Getting help and making
a search revealed the body of young
Walcott in the barn.
The four Walcott brothers have kept
house since the death of their parents
a few years ago and have shown much
industry and courage. One of the
other brothers is in U. V. M., and still
another a clerk in the Davis store in
Glover. 1
Vermont Notes.
The city, council of Montpelier has
voted to have a new bridge constructed
across the river on Main street in that
city,- replacing the famous Rialto
bridge, so familiar to ail visitors to
the capital city.
Rear Admiral Henry T Mayo, a
Verroonter, comroarrier of the first
division of the .Atlantic flet; has been
designated by President Wilson as a
vice-admiral of the navy He is the
first of three vice-admirals to be ap
pointed. The Peru turnpike, the last toll
road in New England, which the last
legislature authorized the state high
way department to obtain, was ap
praised at $13,926, but the owners say
this is too low and have appealed the
case to Attorney-General Barr.
Henry Janes of vWaterbury, one of
Vermont's most eminent surgeons and
physicians, died Thursday at his home
at the age of 83 years. Dr. Janes
was author of various medical articles,
and in the course of his life time had
been consulting physician at the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington and
Heaton h o s pi t a 1 at Montpelier ;
surgeon-general of the Vermont Na
tional guard, chairman of the
Vermont board of medical censors,
professor of military surgery at the
University of Vermont and held many
other honored positions in professional
and political service.
About 40 Odd Fellows from St.
Johnsbury, were present last evening to
visit Crescent Lodge here and worked
the first and second degrees in excel
lent form. A bariquet was served at
the hall to about 60 by the Rebekah
Lodge.
Howard Sargeant, formerly of Bar
ton, is in trouble over some mileages
he neglected to return and other mat
ters pertaining to different aliases
under which he has been traveling,
and is now an occupant of the Hyde
Park jail.
The Boulders Tea - House, at Wil
loughby lake, with its improvements
and increased facilities, opens Satur
day, June 19. Dainties and substan
tial will be served. Music will be
furnished by the famous Leon Batchel
der and wife.
The Woman's Literary club held
their club day at Le Beau Lac Boat
club house on Saturday, June 12. At 1
o'clock a picnic lunch was served and
the afternoon was spent in a social
way. Twenty-five members and six
visitors were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Eveleth of Chicago
have been guests at the home of Mrs.
Eveleth's sisters, Miss Abbie and Miss
Fannie May, the past week, Mr.
Eveleth and daughter, Miss Esther,
' -1. - 1-1 j it T TT- n
going u r-onsmouin, in, tor a
visit, and Mrs. Eveleth remaining here
with her sisters.
The weekly meetings of the Mah
nahbezee Camp Fire will be held on
Tuesday ' afternoons at 2.30 o'clock at
the home of the Guardian until further
notice. These meetings are for study
in the CaVnp Fire work, as well as for
pleasure, and it is essential that every
member attend regularly.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D.-Pierce and Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Hamblet returned from
Burlington Friday by way of Isle La
Motte and St. Albans and from St.
Albans through Belvidere and Eden
home. From their report it will pay
motorists who enjoy beautiful scenery
and good roads to use this route to
Burlington.
The furniture for the new club
rooms has arrived and the rooms are
now completed. No better place could
have been found for club rooms, and
through the changing of partitions and
remodeling they are almost ideal.
There ought toXe at least a hundred
men belonging to this club and cer
tainly they may well be proud of these
quarters.
A private car, containing officials of
the B. & $1. railway and members of
the U. S. valuation board, is stationed
at the siding here, and will remain
while an appraisal of all the railroad's
properties is made. This appraisal con
forms to a new regulation of the Inter
state Commerce commission and has to
be complete in every detail, even to the
railway spikes.
Will Heath, Reuben Mason and James
King were at St. Johnsbury Friday to
testify in county court, relative to an
automobile accident, .which occurred
near South Royalton last fall in which
one person was killed . and another
seriously injured. These Barton men
were on their way to the . state fair,
when they came upon the overturned
car shortly after the accident
H. J. Starinard andvH. T. Seaver
received honors at the hands of various
Masonic bodies in ' Burlington last
week by election to office. Mr. Stan
nard was ' re-elected Deputy Grand
Master and was made a delegate with
Monitor Correspondents' Convention.
It was unfortunate that Thursday
morning it looked as though the weather
for the day would be disagreeable, for
that was the day the editor bad set
for a convention of all the Monitor
correspondents and invitations had
been sent out.
We feel quite sure that those who
did attend feel that they were paid
Tor, coming and we certainly know that
for ourselves the convention was a
success. The real worth of the Moni
tor has been and will always be in
direct ratio to the interest taken in the
paper by its local correspondents, and
we shall try to get them together at
least once each year, not only as a
help to them, but as of very material
benefit to ourselves-
The correspondents arrived Thursday
forenoon and until dinner time, the
opportunity to show them about the
Monitor building and explain to them
in detail just how the Monitor is made
each week, was profitably spent.
Dinner was served at Hotel Barton and
we feel that our correspondents will
agree with us that Barton can boast of
an exceptionally fine hotel. After
dinner the meeting adjourned to the
Gem theatre, Barton's new picture
house, where . two reels of pictures
were shown as a slight diversion from
the real business. We were able to
illustrate on the screen, by the use of
slides made especially for this conven
tion, some of the more common errors
made by local correspondents, as well
as the still more common errors made
in the office, and we believe that every
correspondent - present will agree that
the points brought out were handled
through the use of these lantern slides
in a manner which will keep them
always fresh in their memories. Short
talks on news items and wnat is con
sidered of first importance in the way
of county news were given by the
editor. The Monitor wants to thank
every correspondent who made the
effort to be present at this meeting.
expenses paid from the Grand Chapter
to a national meeting of the body in
San Francisco, this fall. Mr. Stannard
thinks he will be unable to go, however.
WILLOUGHBY
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Gordon of Lyn
here. -
Mrs. E. C. Drown has been quite ill
with throat trouble.
F. W. Kimball recently visited his
aunt in Browning ton.
Melburne Clark of Newport is visit
ing his sister, Mrs.. Demicic.
Aaron Drown was quite ill several
days last week, but is better at this
writing.
Mildred Drown recently returned
from West Burke, where she has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. P. L. Duke.
Fred Robbins and family of Sutton
and Mr. Hawkins and family of Barton
spent Sunday with Frank Robbins.
A Sunday school was organized
Sunday. Half past two is the time of
meeting and all are cordially invited.
Mrs. Julia Drown has been spending
a few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Howe, at Llewellyn Lodge, Westmore.
Mrs. H. F. Howe of Llewellyn
donville spent Sunday with relatives
Lodge, Westmore, and Mrs. Walter
Clarke of Bethlehem. N. H., ,were
recent guests at Hr J. Brooks's.
BROWNINGTON"
Dr. Tinkham has had a bathroom
installed in ms nouse.
A son was born tx Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Newton Sunday, June 13. Miss
Hattie Dutton is caring for Mrs. New
ton and little son.
At the next regular Grange meeting
June 22 the hrst and second degrees
will be worked. It is expected there
will be eight candidates.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Grow and George
Lewis and family of Morgan are
taking an auto trip to Rutland and
visiting friends at other places.
Arthur W. Davies has been assigned
the duties of rural mail carrier on
route' number three, serving as tempo
rary carrier in place of W. L. , Regan,
who has completed his duties as mail
carrier. Mr. Davies's name heads the
list of eligibleslas a result of the civil
service examinations held last winter,
and ordinarily would receive the ap
pointment. .
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Mr. and Mrs. Collins Lacourse visited
in Derby Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bullock .spent
Sunday in Newark. '
Miss Laura Whitehill spent Sunday
with friends at Orleans.
Harold Whitcomb of Lyndon spent)
Sunday at T. G. Crandalrs.
Miss Georgiana St. Peter of Island
Pond is visiting friends here.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Russell Sunday.
Several from here attended the play
at Evansville Thursday evening.
Ivis Campbell has finished work for
Miss Lizzie Bryant, and return home.
Abram Gray of Morgan is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Lincoln Campbell.
Mr.-and Mrs. Oliver n Wei Is of Iras
burg visited at W. P. Smith's Satur
day, i- v .; ; ,7 , ,
"" Albert St. Peter has sold his farm
in Westmore and has : moved back
here. v I '
Frank' Lacourse and a ' party of
friends are camping at Willoughby
lake. .- . ;'. ;..';,',:
Charlie St. Peter of Island Pond
spent last week . visiting friends in
town. . ... "
i x
A Department for School News
Editor-in-chief: John Thoep, 15 Assistant Editor-in-chief: Hakold White, 16
'17 Class Editor: Veba Carpenter '18 Class Editor: Bessie Stone
Training Class Editor: Peaele Oomstock
M U SI C ALE
AND ENTERTAIN
MENT. The musicale and entertainment
given Monday evening June 7 by the
Girls' Glee club and the 'class in elocu
tion of Barton academy, was very much
appreciated by the small but. enthusi
astic audience. The quality of the
entertainment certainly deserved a
much better house. Every number on
the excellent program showed careful
training and hard work. 'Little Pa
poose" and "The Suffragettes," which
were given in appropriate costumes
were especially well rendered. The
program was as follows : "Welcome,
Pretty Primrose," Glee club; "The
Vulture," Phyllis Urie; "The Snow
storm," "Little Boy Blue." Glee Club
quartet ; extract from "The Bigelow
Papers," Leslie Elliott; "Song at Sun
rise," Glee club; "That Old Sweet
heart of Mine," Nellie Cooke ; "Little
Papoose," Glee club; "The Fate of
the Indians," Mary Hanson; "Down
in the Dewy Dell," Glee club ; extract
from "The Water Goats," Vera Car
penter ; "The Suffragettes," Glee club ;
"Parting Song," Glee club.
LATIN PLAY GRAND SUCCESS !
Those who did not see the Latin
play. "A Roman Wedding," Thursday
evening missed a rare treat; those
who did witness the performance are
just bubbling over with enthusiasm
over the wonderful manner in which a
very difficult play was presented. - To
say that the play was a success is
stating the truth mildly; it was a
phenomenal success from the beginning
to end. "A Roman Wedding," was
given by the Latin classes of Barton
academy, and perhaps a short history
as to how it happened to be given
might be of interest. When Mr. Met
calf assumed charge last fall of the
Latin department of- the school, the
members of the Latin classes, under
his direction, formed an Apollo club
This club met about twice a month
and was the means of arousing a great
deal of enthusiasm in the Latin work
of the school. Last winter the idea of
giving a Latin play was conceived.
At first it was planned to give the
play before the club, it was soon found
that in order to present the play prop )
erly, many costumes had to be made,
scenery provided, all at much expense.
Then it was planned to give the play
before the school. That plan was
enlarged upon until the play was given
in its final form before the public
This play was written by Miss Susan
Paxton of the Omaha high school pur
posely for production in high schools,
and has proved to be very popular in
many western and a few eastern
schools. To our knowledge, the pre
sentation here was the second to be
given in Vermont, the play having
been given last June by the Latin
classes of Brattleboro high school.
The chief characters are. Marcus
Tullius Cicero, whom every schoolboy
knows, by hearsay at least, and his
immediate family. The story centers
about the marriage of his" beloved
daughter, Tullia, to Gaius Piso, son of
Lucius Piso Frugi, and is introduced
by an intimate family scene in which
Cicero's wife, Terentia, finds fault
with his devotion to Cataline and his
writing instead of herself and family.
The stage setting for the play was
elaborate, in fact the best ever, seen
Mrs. L. N. Lund attended the cor
respondents convention at Barton
Thursday. c
Mrs. Vietta Wells and son, Carl,
spent the week-end with her daughter
in Glover.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Barnum of
Brownington were recent guests at W.
P. Smith's.
Mrs. Martha Heath, who will be
ninety years old next month, has just
completed a quilt of 720 pieces. Mrs.
Heath is in remarkable health and the
entire work of making this quilt was
done without the aid of glasses. She
threads a needle with the alacrity of
a woman half her age and does splendid
work as a seamstress. She is making
her home with, her grandson, Harry
Alexander
EVANSVILLE
Mrs. Dennison Gallup has gone to
West Burke visiting.
Mr. King of Troy visited at John
Collins's the past week.
.
Ed. Aldrich has painted his N house
and is repairing his barn. '
Esther TCettle, daughter of Sam
Kettle, broke her arm last week.
Mrs. E. W. Spencer has been very
sick the past week, but is now gaining.
There will be an old fashioned
Fourth of July celebration here this
year.
H. J. Trescott has lately bought
about 15 acres of land of Eldon La
Clair. . :
Wm. Devereaux is repapering his
house and barn, lately bought of Dana
Clark. . - . :
Mr. s and Mrs. L. Grow were away
last week visiting mends in St. Johns
bury and Hardwick.
' .. Still Knocking.
Hicks "I understand that you and
Sharp had buried the hatchet, but I
heard him criticize you pretty severe
ly last night." Nicks "Oh, we've
buried the hatchet all right, but he
still usesthe hammer."
in beaver s nail, rne scenery was
made of special-paper to represent
marble and the scenery represents an
atrium of a Roman house of Cicero s
time. Six large "marble" pillars set
in appropriate places served to make
the scene look still more "Romany."
To adequately describe the scene is
impossible. You should have seen it
for yourself. To give any member of
the large cast especial praise for the
interpretation and acting of their part
is impossible. Everyody in the play
did their part wonderfully well, seem
ing to understand its meaning thor
oughly. This play was presented at a
cost of over $50. There was a $54
house. The music by the Schubert club
of eight pieces was a feature. This
play shows that even the old Latin can
be made to sound very modern. The
real appealing and significant " feature
of the work of the young people was
the conversational and thoroughly intel
ligent manner in which they spoke the
lines. Following is the cast : Sponsa,
Tullia, Vera Phillips; sponsus, Gaius
Piso, John Thorp; sponsae pater,
Marcus. Tullius Cicero, Walter Metcalf ;
sponsae mater, Terentia, Julia King;
sponsi pater, Lucius Piso Frugi, Orin
Carpenter ; sponsi mater, Elsie Chase ;
sponsae frater, Marcus Tullius Cicero,
adulescens Maryethel Brooks; flamen
dialis, Mary Willkinson ; pontifex
maximus. Rose Sherburne, iuris
consultus, Ida Wright; Quintus Hor
tensius, Bessie Stone; pronuba. Vera
Carpenter; lictores, Albert Gilmour,
Gerald Phillips; servi, Marcipor, Hazel
Thorp, Philotimus, Alice Wakeman,
Tiro, Frank Robinson, Anna, Daisy
Sherburne ; signatores et amici, Glenna
Huntington, Hazel Brahana, Loi3
Dewing, lone Cameron, Mary Urie,
Leonie Wheeler Emma Lanou, Leda
Hawkins ; pueri, George Carter, Henry
Cutler, Shirley Hitchcock.
(The editor of the school news wishes
to state that the entire credit for this
exceptional production is due Mr. Met
calf.) SCHOOL NOTES
A full account of the commencement
week program will appear in the next
issue.
As published in last week's Monitor
the commencement exercises of the
high school will be held at Seaver's
opera house tomorrow (Thursday)
evening, at 8 p. m. The commence
ment program follows :
PROGRAM
1. Musical Selection,
F Orchestra,
2. Invocation,
Rev. "Wilmond A. Warner,
3. Duet : The Voices of the Past,
Miss Lola M. Hawkins,
Miss Ruth O. Gleason.
4. Salutatory with Essay: Physical Edu
cation in the High School,
Miss Mary E. Wilkinson,
5. Class History,
Miss Elsie H. Chase.
6. Essay: The "Work of the Training Class,
Miss Geneva Whitcher,
7. Musical Selection,
Orchestra,
8. Essay: The Maple Industry in Vermont,
Orin O. Carpenter.
9. Recitation : "Woman and War,
Miss Vera A. Phillips.
10. Class Will,
Miss Lieonie J. Wheeler.
11. Valedictory with Essay: Kitchen Kinks,
Miss Julia E. King.
12. Musical Selection,
Class Ode.
18. Presentation of Diplomas,
Mr. Charles E. Hamblet.
14. Benediction,
Rev. Wilmond A. Warner.
15. Musical Selection,
Orchestra.
All Through.
"Your friend appears to think thai
life has nothing more to teach him."
"Yes; he seems to imagine he is thd
nly living alumnus "of the school of ex
perience." Seattle Post-Int&uieencer. ,
As He Saw It.
Wife Please hurry up. Haven't yotl
ever buttoned a dress behind before?
Hubby No; you never had a dresa
that buttoned before behind.Life.
China's Joan of Arc
China had her Joan of Arc Tradi
tion tells of a maiden, Mou Len, wfcov
In the garb of a man, led the armies
of the empire to victory.
v Ancient Earrings.
The great Juvenal is authority for
the statement that; earrings were worn
by all the males residing in the Eu
phrates provinces.
LULLABY.
Day is stealing down the west.
Tender, drowsy sounds are
heard.
Closer now each downy bird
Creeps 'neath mother wings to
rest
In the fading sky afar.
Kindled by some angel hand
Twinkling comes a tiny star
Baby's guide to Sleepy Land.
Cooler, darker grows the air, J
Eerie shadows haunt the room.
In the garden, through the
gloom,
TVildering bats and owlets fare.
-But the lambs and birdies seem
Happy now at home to keep,
And a darling little dream
Smiles at baby In his sleep.
Florence Eaxle Coatea.

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