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- I Vol. 44 No. 28 BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1915 Single Copies S Cents. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISIN Advertisements will be inserted under thi head lit two cents per word for first insertion and one cent per word thereafter. Cash must accompany the order. No advertise ment will beinserted for less than twenty-floe cents. FOR SALE Zx. FOR SALE My residence on Water street, Barton. E. E. Liddell. ltf i OR SALE Fertilizer at money ? vmg prices. R. P. Webste-, Bar ton, ltt FOR SALE Horse and driving rig. Terras as desired. Ray P. Webster, Bar tun. 2Ztf FOR. SALE iN-w house with all modern improvements. E. VV. Merrill, Orleans 22tf FOR SALE r;.rm-, reuses end timber lands. Inquire of Barton Reai Estate companv Far'w. ?Orf FOR SALE Pauiies six weens old. Make good cattle d gs.' Beiltel phone. E. L. White, Orleans, R. P 2. 25tf FOR SALE 1,500-ra Ion tank, or,e pump, one woodpecker engine. Small price. Apply H. TurrelJ, Tent Perry, Greensboro. Iw FOR SALE Holton Ban.1 Instru ments, new models, easy terms, free trial. Old instrument taken as part payment. E J. Batchelder, (agent), Derby Line, Vt. 19tf ' FOR SALE Twelve-passenger gaso line powerboat in first-class- order. Equipped with a Carlyle Johnson Re verse gear. Price $175. Boat 22 feet long. J. W. Murkland, Barton. 25tf FOR SALE Work horse, weighs 1500 ; pair lumberman's sleds ; heavy lumber wagon ; dump cart ; pair heavy double work harnesses ; several other small tools, etc. Arthur Marsh, Bar ton. 9 lw FOR SALE Or exchange for cows or young stock : Horse 8 yrs, 950 lbs, perfectly kind, sound, extra worker, blocky build. 1 Adriance mower near ly new. L. K. Heath, East street, Orleans. 25tf FOR SALE Nine-room house, barn, henhouse and carriage house (1 1-2 acres of highly cultivated land) located at Greensboro Bend, Vt., 1-2 mile from R. R. station, 1-3 mile from church and school. Good running water at house and barn. Apply to F. A. Aids den, Greensboro Bend, Vt. 25-28 FOUND FOUND At Evansville Monday Lady's watch. Owner may have by paying advertising charges and calling at Mrs. Charles Wilkie's High street, Barton. 27-29 WANTED WANTED Live poultry. Elrick, Barton. 18tf WANTED Fresh eggs and poultry. E. S. Kelley, Orleans. 17tf WANTED Calf skins at $1 each. B. Cohen, Junk-man, Barton. 28-31p ANTED To hire farm complete with stock and tools. P. H. Barrett, West Glover. Care, Beaver Meadow Farm. lwp WANTED Salesman, a live wire, to book orders. High grade stock. Good proposition assured. Write at once. Sales Manager, Oakland Nurseries, Manchester Conn. lwp WANTED Protestant woman not over thirty-five years of age to work X2 with boys at various domestic duties I - - a - 1 I n -i 11 j r in a private scnooi. oaiary xmrty-nve dollars ($35) a month, with board, room, and laundry. Give age, weight, height, experience with references and a photograph if convenient. Address Charles H.k Bradley, Supt., The Farm and Trades School, Boston, Mass. Box 1486. 28-30 MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE I can furnish you with clean milk, send me card or telephone. The Jersey Milk Man. H. A. Corrow, Barton. 8tf E. D. Stafford will do inside and outside painting and paperhanging in Orleans and vicinity from date to November 1st. Address Orleans. TO KENT I ft TO RENT Furnished rooms. Mrs. I V . XT - a -ri r jrowney, mgn streer. z-oop TO RENT Cottage and boats to rent shores of Stone pond in Glover Pleasant grove. Ice and wood fur nished. A. P. Bean, Glover. 28tf A Good One on Titcomb. A pretty good joke is being told among anglers on J. W. Titcomb, fish and game commissioner. According to a Lyndonville informant Mr. Titcomb overtook a boy a short distance from Lyndonville. Stopping his machine he asked the youth to ride to Lyndonville, having inquired as to the size of the fish he had in his basket, nearly all of them being under length. His inten tion was to take the boy. before State s Attorney N. A.' Norton to frighten him.' : The boy said that if he did not mind he would ride in the rear seat. Mr. Titcomb drove the car to Mr. pforton's office and told his story, whereupon Mr. Norton asked the youth to show his fish, which he did bat he had no short ones, for he had thrown the small ones away while en joying the ride at Mr. Titcomb's invi tation. No prosecution followed. The New Club Rooms. The new and attractive club rooms in the Pierce-Barrows block are now pen for the use of club members. The rooms are especially well located and supply a long felt need in the town. The outside door leads into a long corridor, affording ample racks and hooks for coats, and from this corridor a door leads to the lounging room and another to the card room. The lounging room is large, well light ed, facing the square and is finished in green and white enamel with mission rockers in weathered oak and is light ed by one semi-indirect electrolier in the center. Off the lounging room is the reading room, furnished practically as the former, with a large library table plenteously supplied with current maaazines and periodicals. Next is the card room, amply large enough for two tables and their occupants. This room, as is the adjoining pool room is finished in brown and the same mission furnishings. The pool room is excep tionally large and well lighted and i furnished with a new pool table. Off the pool room is a large bath room aid toilet. The floors throughout are hardwood and covered in the first three rooms with large rugs. The ( ntire combination is hard to surpass anywhere, and the fact that these rooms are so centrally located, makes an added attraction of them. The r-luh has already seventy members and i- in a very flourishing condition finan cially, as well as socially. It is ex pected that there will ultimately be 100 members in the organization and Bar ton has at last an all-the-year-round club, which it should be proud of and which can certainly be made a source of profit as well as pleasure to the town. The Boat club has always answered the purpose of a summer club and the club house should, and will still be patronized throughout the summer months but it has never been a satisfactory meeting place, after the summer season had passed. As an adjunct to the new club, however, it will always be practical and available. The members of the new club are nearly all of them members of the boat club and the interests of both clubs are the same. The Teacher Training Course. The teacher training course in Barton academy will be continued for the school year 1915-16 under a training teacher specialist furnished by the state as provided by law. Seniors and post-graduates who contemplate teach ing should confer with me at once. C. L. Erwin, Supt. 25-28 BARTON M. E. Willis of Newport is the new man on the baker's cart. C. R. Powell of Island Pond was in town on business Friday. Fred Pope of St. Johnsbury was a week-end visitor in town. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Valley Saturday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Massey Tuesday of last week. - Forest Heath of Wells river was the guest of friends in town the past week. Myron Simpson and family were guests of Mrs. Nancy Simpson Sunday. After a two weeks' vacation the Peerless will re-open again on Monday. Bernice Hamblet is taking two weeks' vacation from her work at the bank. Mrs. Leon Batchelder and son, Rich ard, are boarding at the Crystal Lake House. Mrs. Julius Hazen has returned from a two weeks' vacation in Lowell and vicinity. Mrs. Clarence Damon, who has been suffering from blood poisoning, is much improved. Mrs. C. D. Hubbard of Lyndonville is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. George H. Gorham. Miss Guya Rowell of Albany has been the guest of Mrs. Cora Winslow the past week. Miss Beatrice Jennings is working as bookkeeper at the Roy Brothers' granite works. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Adams and Bruce Caron are visiting relatives in Eden this week. , Miss Julia Durkin of Albany spent several days last week at the home of Buckley Brothers. Orange Mossman is seriously ill and a council of doctors have met to diagnose his case. A horse-drawn hurdy-gurdy paid the town a visit on Friday evening and Saturday forenoon. Miss Janette Billedoux of Newport is the guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Valley. Hiram McLellan left this morning for Hanover, N. H., to enter Thayer school at Dartmouth. Mrs. Clyde Heath has been spending the past week at the home of her father, in Hardwick. Paul Sherry of St. Johnsbury was a recent guest of his uncle, C. F. Cutler of Prk street. Mrs. Elmer Pope . of St. Johnsbury has been visiting at Mrs. Edith Com stock's the past week. Miss Katherine Wilcox of Morrisville is the guest of her aunt,. Miss Lydia Colburne, for the summer. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frechette have been spending the past week -with friends and relatives in Canada. A. daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richards, formerly Leafie Sheaff, of this town, at their home in Damaris cotta, Me., July 2. COVENTRY'S COSTLY FIRE Loss Includes Two Good Dwellings, a Schoolhouse, Barns and Contents. Had Bad Fire Two Years Ago. About "4.30 o'clock Monday morning, the cry of fire was heard in Coventry. Ed. Hyland giving the alarm and it was found that the back end of D. W Fairbrother's house was in flames. It is not known how the fire originated In spite of all efforts, W. C. Brooks's bouse was soon in flames and the schoolhouse soon followed. Help was called from Orleans, Irasburg and Newport and many thanks are due the men who responded for their timely aid. Without doubt, but for them more of our village would be in ashes. Mr. and Mrs. Fairbrother came hdme Sun day evening and Mrs. Fairbrother was ill all night and was prostrated atfer the fire. They are at the home of Bert Ware, their goods being moved into the Congregational vestry. Only a part of their household goods was saved. The loss was partly covered by insurance. L. W. Drake, who 1 ved in Mr. Fairbrother's tenement, lost prac tically everything, saving only what clothing they wore out, also a bed and dresser. They were well insured. They are now stopping at the home of G. M. Drake but expect to nnve into one of the tenements over A. D. Thurber's store. W. C. Brook? had just finished haying, so his birr was well filled with hay. His houe hold goods were about all saved. ere Mr. Bickford's, who lived in the same house. Mr. Brooks carried $HKi0 insurance. The schoolbooks and fix tures from the schoolhouse and town hall were mostly saved. The school house was insured for $2,000. A total of five buildings were de stroyed and the loss is estimated at $10,000. It was just two years ago, lacking two weeks, that Coventry's other disastrous fire occurred. Mrs. Geo. H. Gorham and daughter, Jessie, took a carriage drive to their old home at Coventry last week. The sun havingjwarmed the water, the public bathing house on the sand beach is now running to capacity. The Hood creamery has been much improved by a fresh coat of paint, decidedly changing its appearance. Mrs. Melvin Spaulding and children of Newport have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Proctor this week. Miss Viola Rollins is taking a ten days vacation from her work at the Passumpsic Telephone central office. Mrs. Philip R. Hatton and daughter, Aileen, of Lebanon, N. H. , are at the Crystal Lake House, for a few weeks. Mrs. Margaret Powers and children of Fitzdale, are guests of Mrs.Powers's sister, Mrs. C. C. W. Heath, this week. Mrs. Lucy Collison left Tuesday for an extended visit to friends and rela tives in this state and Providence, R. I. George Goodro and family have been spending several days the past week at their camp on Crystal lake near May brook. Mrs. C. P. Jenness, who has been ill for some time, had a very uncomfort able week last week, but is somewhat better. Mr. and Mrs. Ravey of Bellows Falls are at the home of Mrs. Ravey's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Nye, for a vacation. Mrs. C. P. Darling and son of Water bury have been guests at the home of Mrs. Darling's father, .Will Norris, the past week. Eugene Dubois is taking a week's vacation from his work at the table shop and is visiting relatives in New Hampshire. Mrs. Harry Blanchard of Lakeport, N. H., who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs, Mary Morrill returned to her home Monday. Mrs. Fred Jarvis has gone to Canada to visit her brother, who is to leave shortly with Canadian troops for the European war zone. Mrs. Eugene Hobson of Newport is working in the Lang jewelry store while Mr. and Mrs. Lang are in Barre onbusiness this week. Judge Harland B. Howe, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Nichols and Mr. and Mr. G. C. Frye of St. Johnsbury were recent guests at Hotel Barton. . - Mrs. J. F. Batchelder spent several days the past week with Mrs. R. A. Cheney, in the attractive Cheney camp at the south end of Willoughby lake. Mr. Britt and family of Boston are again this season in the Mrs. Berry cottage in Crystal Lake grove, and intend remaining for the season. Miss Alta Bean and a friend, Mr. Ryan, of North Hatley, P. Q., have been guests of Miss Bean's sister, Mrs. A. A. Larabee, the past few days. Mrs. Helen Batchelder and son, Richard, have returned from St Johns bury, where Mrs. Batchelder has been visiting her parents the past week. Mrs. A. R. Cowles, president, of the local W. C. T. U., and several other members attended the W. C. T. '" U. picnic- at Irasburg Wednesday of last week. . . . :. ; -. : .., : - Mrs. Cora White and-daughter, Miss Priscilla, White, have-arrived for the summer season, and are in the J. W. Murkland cottage, in Crystal Lake grove. : Misses Julia King and Hazel Thorpe are working at the Pisgah Lodge, the new hotel at Willoughby lake, recently opened by. Miss Gemma and Amory Seaver. PARALYSIS 'CLINIC- FRIDAY. Dr. Robert W. Lovett, vthe Boston infantile paralysis expert, and assist ant, Miss Wright, with Dr. Martin, of Harvard medical school, and his assist ant, were in Barton Friday, with "Dr. Ladd, president of the state board of health, to hold the second clinic on infantile paralysis. The'' clinic was held at Hotel Barton and several local physicians were present. . About 20 cases were brought in for observation, most of the cases having befcre been brought before the special ists. In every case where the treatment prescribed previously had been carried out, improvement in the movement and development of muscles affected was found which would lead one to expect that continued treatment ; along the lines laid down by Dr. Lovett end his aids would bring com plete recovery to many cases and im provement in all. The remedy prescribed in practi cally every case is merely an exercise of the muscles affected by the disease.' The tests reach an exact measure ment of practically every manipulative muscle in the lirnbs and bodj, cetect ng the slightest differences When ."he weakened or lost mu-cle is located ind the degree of Us loss c'etevmiied, oa.upulative exercise is tresciberi, -.riven in near y ever case can be jren-v by the mother, - or ""others, no exr.pft or rwir heirir neres'ty One of the interesting and accurate neuiods of tincing the amuni of week ne1 in a set of muscles was the use of a spring scale. By applying this to th arm or leg ?nd determining the force in any direction and then applying it to the other limb and finding the muscle force in that limb, the difference in the two sets of muscles; was deter mined, and ty comparing these meas urements with thbse of the normal average child or person of the same age an exceptionally accurate measure of the affected parts is determined and a corresponding treatment of the weak muscles by exercise given. In every case these exercises are compar atively simple and mean no pain, medicine or other severe treatment. Several cases present 1 showed 'posi tively what patience, perseverance and time would accomplish in the treat ment of victims of infantile paralysis by these simple means and the most discouraging cases may feel that while a preventative measure has not yet been found for the disease, where life is spared, improvement and cure is possible without great expense, by home treatment of the most simple kind. But improvement is not rapid, months being necessary to show slight gain, and peri stent and honest effort must be exercised in applying these exercises for months, and perhaps years. Mrs. M. J. Norris had the misfortune to fall, while in her room at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Jen nings, Tuesday, and break a, bone in her forearm. Mr. and Mrs. George Merriam are guests of their daughter, Mrs. Mabel Zimmerman, at Lancaster this week, going with Mr. and Mrs. Ora Caron by automobile. Walter Goodro and family have gone to North Troy where Mr. Goodro goes each season to help in haying on a large farm belonging to Mrs. Goodro's father. C. C. Baldwin of Keene, N. H., is the guest of J. F. Batchelder and in company with Mr. Batchelder and-W. W. Reirden has been at Long pond fish ing for several days the past week. In the municipal court case of Frank Gilman vs. E. S. Potter, held before Municipal Judge Cushman, at the court room here yesterday, the evidence was all heard, but no decision has as yet been made. . Mrs. E. W. Barron was in West Charleston on Friday to attend a meet ing of the Auxiliary and Mission Study class. Mrs. Barron is hoping that many more ladies of the county will be invited to attend these meetings. A new pool room is being fitted up in , the King block, which will have three tables. General repairs are te ing made on the rooms, formerly occu pied by the Merriam clothing store, and the room presents a very attractive appearance. The feature play at the Gem theatre Tuesday evening, July 20th will be the five-part photoplay, "The Thief," a Fox film which bas been made famous through a long run as a stage play. Dorothy Donnelly will be seen in the title role. Frank Tower has taken the agency for the Chevrolet automobiles, and this agency has been relinquished by the Crystal Lake garage. Mr. Tower will hereafter handle these cars in town, and will be equipped later to furnish parts and accessories. C. S. Webster has been taking a week's vacation from his duties as treasurer of the Barton Savings Bank & Trust company. A greater part of the time he has been trying to coax the elusive sunfish from under the banks of several neighboring ponds and streams. 'A ctouble wedding occurred at St. Paul'sXatholic church Monday, July 5, when Adolphus Valley and Miss Aurore Renaud, and Gerard Oser and Miss Bes sie Mailloux were united in marriage by Fr. Marceau. Both young couples will reside in town. Mr. and Mrs. Valley have been spending the past week at L'Avenir, P. - '?.- .Le Beau Lac 1 Boat club, will have cards and dancing on Thursday (to morrow) evening, and during . the summer the ciub will continue to have open nights every Thursday evening, with cards or aome social function. It's a very attractive place during the warm summer nights and the club house should be more generally patronized. THE COUNTY FAIR Lay your plans mow to attend the first fair in the state the Orleans County ;fair at Barton, August 17-20. Secretary C. E. Hamblet is perfecting arrangements and making detailed plans for the event along the same but broader and better lines. The agri cultural features will be strengthened and the juvenile department continued and broadened while the usual live stock exhibits, floral hall and other departments will be continued, along much the same lines as heretofore. The free stage acts have been pur chased and the directors believe they have something really worth while. The premium list is now in the hands of the printer and will be out soon. Anyone desiring a copy should address C. E. Hamblet, secretary, Barton. The admission price will be the same as the past two years, 35 cents. If you don't attend the fair this year, you will be sorry. New School Union Divisions. Under the new compulsory union supervision school law the state has been redistricted.. The Monitor has not learned the entire redistricting for county but understands that the Barton - Glover union will include Albany and that C. L. Erwin has been appointed superintendent of the union. Greensboro goes into the Craftsbury Hardwick district with C. L. Cowles as superintendent. Derby is the only town in the county having 28 schools within the town and therefore will be a union district to itself with Margaret Kelley as superintendent. The Missis quoi valley union remains practically the same as does the Black River union with C. W. McGinnis and E. W. Hamilton superintendents, respectively The Monitor has not learned just how the other towns of the county are divided or who the superintendents will be, but it is expected Browning ton, Westmore, Charleston, Morgan, Holland and Brighton will form two districts. Nearby Honor Graduates. The following were the students from nearby institutions receiving honor scholarships from the University of Vermont at the recent graduations : Julia Elizabeth King, Barton, Bar ton academy ; Orin Cowles Carpenter, Irasburg, Barton academy ; Florence Virginia Clement, St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury academy ; Arthur Dale Bishop, St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury academy; Elsie Skinner, Orleans, Orleans Agr. high school ; O. D. Mathews, Orleans, Orleans Agr. high school ; Frances Caroline Dutton, Hardwick, Hardwick academy ; George Floyd Bickford, Hardwick, Hardwick academy; Mildred Bisbee, West Derby, Newport high school ; Harold C. Bow ley, West Derby, Newport high school; Hardy Augustus Merrill, Craftsbury, Craftsbury academy ; Mason Parmalee Dutton, East Craftsbury, Craftsbury academy ; Frances S. Hyde, Jefferson ville, Derby academy; Porter F. Hunt, Derby Line, Derby academy. Gordon T. Hay of Derby received a scholar ship from Montpelier seminary. Maurice Koesler has been the guest of C. S. Webster the past week and played at a little informal musicale at Mr. Webster's home Friday evening. Mr. Koesler is a very noted violinist, and one of the members of the famous Boston Symphony orchestra-. He is stopping at Newport during the sum mer and it is hoped that Mr. Koesler may be, secured for some of our club socials or some Barton concert before he returns to the ci ty. The Boy Scouts are spending the week at camp on Stone pond, H. W. Carter and R. P. Webster donating the use of their cars for the transpor tation of the young chaps, and the Comstock delivery car taking the bag gage. The boys are accompanied by Scout Master Ray Underwood and will undoubtedly have "the time of their lives." This Boy Scout proposition grows better each month and if you i i -1 i i- nave an engiDie Doy, gei mm in among this bunch of clean-living young men. The engine of the way freight Satur day morning, went off the iron on the siding just back of the C. A. Nute store and afforded considerable excite ment and amusement to a large number of spectators who gathered to see it put back on the track. Every wheel of the engine was off, but fortunately there was just clearance enough to permit other trains to pass, and there was no delay in the train service. It took some time in preparations, once ready, the job of putting it back on the rails was a matter of only a very few moments. The accident was caused by spreading rails. BROWNINGTON Arthur Emerson is helping his father in haying. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Grow were in Island Pond Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Newton were in West Derby Sunday. Mrs. E. J. Caron is entertaining her cousin from Boston. F. E. Hitchins, who hurt his ribs quite badly, is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Newton and daughter, Katherine,of Lynn, Mass., visited at F. E. Newton's last week. Mr. and Mrs. George Grow had the misfortune'. to lose their dog, Nero, July 7. Nero had no equal as a battle dog and. very fw as a trick dog. Everywhere Mr. and Mrs. Grow went, Nero accompanied tbem as one of the family. He has crossed the American continent twice, being taken to Cali fornia awhile ago. He was valued at $100. BROWNINGTON CENTER The little son of Ellie Clark is quite ill at this writing. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS Community Chautauqua at Orleans Proves Huge Success. Excellent Talent and Large Attendance. Orleans and the Community Chau tauqua has scored a great success in bringing to the vicinity a five days' program of talent scarcely equaled in the largest cities. Beginning Sunday afternoon and closing tomorrow even ing the enterprise has so far proved and will undoubtedly prove to the close) a pronounced success in every way. About 600 season tickets were sold and the Orleans men in charge of the affair comprising L. M. Kinsley, president; J. B. Colton, chairman of the grounds committee, O. W. Locke, chairman of the advertising committee, A. D. Beede, chairman ticket commit tee, deserve much genuine credit for their part in the matter. After some difficulty in locating the large tent, the school grounds were arranged for and while the tent did not arrive until Sunday morning, it was ready for the union morning service that day and in the afternoon was filled with its first Chautauqua crowd. The village is in gala attire and "welcome" signs are prominent, which make one feel like going again. M. M. Taplin, chairman of the music committee, arranged for the Chandler band to give a concert each evening just outside the tent, previous to the entertainment. Com forts and conveniences have been provided for and every detail well done as is usual with the Orleans folks. While the Chautauqua idea is new to our people it is being enthusiastically received owing to the excellent pro gram and the manner of conducting the enterprise, as evening audiences of fully 1000 each evening proves. En thusiastic applause has, perhaps in spired the talent. As E. J. Rice, Jr., superintendent of the tent and plat form manager said, "The whole com bination seems to be a happy one ; some good local work before our com ing and large, intelligent, enthusiastic audiences have all combined to bring from the talent their best and produce the true Community Chautauqua spirit." Mr. Rice makes a most pfeas ing manager and his assistants, L. D. Grey and Merit Overton, have 'also pleased. Messrs. Rice and Grey are professors, one in the history depart ment in Elgin, 111., and Mr. Gray in a Michigan town. Eleven of these community chautau quas are being held in Vermont. The organization is a large one and so perfectly arranged that the talent spend one day in a place only and appear at anothei? place the following day and a tent is moved each day, the organization having six tents on the circuit. The tents are large, of excel lent material and arrangement and seat 1000 people comfortably. These chautauquas are operated on a co-operative plan, the town and the system sharing in the receipts after a guaran tee is paid. The Monitor cannot devote the space it would like to the talent, but every number has proved by the applause it has won, not only "good," but strictly "worth while." There is not the set stage effect often seen and every number brings smiles thus keeping the audience in high spirits. Five noted lecturers appear. Dr. Seasholes on Sunday was pro nounced above par. His theme in the afternoon, "Brains and the Bible," received favorable comment :everjr where. It was a powerful and con vincing presentation of what the Bible is. The Metropolitan Glee club which appeared with Dr. Seasholes both Sunday afternoon and evening pleasing in their quartet work, bell ringing and trombone pieces. Charles Brandon Booth, a noted prison authority, a son of Maud B al ii ngton Booth and a grandson of William Booth, founder of the Salva tion Army, gave convincing lectures on needed prison reform on Monday, and the Venetian players in musical stunts and Miss Smith in her impersonations maie up a program that reached the hearts of all. Tuesday's program consisted of lec tures on community needs by Douglass Malloch and solos byMiss Mae Sheppard a soprano of excellent form and quality of voice and pleasing stage appearance. Herbert and Floy Sprague in their acting were received with great enthu siasm. Their evening presentation of "Rip Van Winkle," pleased, brought tears and brought vividly to the audi ence a moral lesson. Today's program was overshadowed by the Italian Marine band conducted by Master Vitale, a 16-year-old boy who has led bands since he was six, and Harry G. Hill's lecture' this after noon on "A' Hero in Overalls, was a great inspirational lecture with smiles worked into the fabric This evening the band gives a grand concert in two parts and tomorrow the lecturer, Hans P. Freece, born of Mor mon parents will give two addresses on the Mormon church and its danger, while the musical part of the programs will consist of famous Swiss Alpine singers and yodlers, which is sure to attract capacity crowds. Mrs. John Bullock is on the sick list. Collins Lacourse lost a valuable horse recently. . Many from here celebrated the Fourth at Evansville. - Mrs. - Collins Lacourse is visiting friends in Sheffield. ; rC-. : , Mr. and Mrs. E. A- Emerson were in Lowell Wednesday. ; ; : - :'-: . v : - Jewett Twombly of Albany is visit ing at Frank Seavey's. Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Bennett spent Sunday with friends in Island Pond. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lyon of West more visited at C C. McDowell's Sunday. Pomona Grange Meeting at Charleston. Prospect Pomona Grange No. 25 met with Navy Grange at West Charleston Thursday, July 1st. Although rain fell during most of the forenoon the ardor of the Grangers was not dampened and 91 members were present. Theywere heartily welcomed by Navy Grange and the meeting was opened by the master R. F. Mason of Bartonj and after the usual order of business adjournment was made until 1.30p. The ladies of Charleston proved them selves capable of serving a bountiful dinner which was enjoyed by over 100 people. At the afternoon session seven new members were given the obligation of the fifth degree by A. 'P. Bean of Glover. ?&a The lecturer provided her usual pleasing program consisting of piano solo by Miss Leavens oflCharleston, readings by Rev. Wm. R. Price of West Charleston, a violin and piano duet by Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hastings of Glover, reading by Mr. Foster of Barton, a vocal duet by the Misses Leavens of Charleston and a reading by Hattie McDuffee of Glover. The question, "Should the Present School System Have a Radical Change?" was ably discussed by Mr. Reed and Mrs. J. F. Kendrick of Charleston for the affirmative and Mrs. E. S. Kelley of Orleans and Mrs. Towne of Irasburg for the negative, the judges deciding in favor ofhe affirmative. It "was decided to"Eold the Grange field day at Willoughby lake at the call of the master. After giving the Navy Grange a vote of thanks for their generous hospitality the meeting was adjourned to meet at Glover the fourth Tuesday in September. Each one present felt repaid for their effort to be there an declared the day pleasantly and profit ably spent. Others Made 111 by Drink. No report has been received yet from the state laboratory of hygiene relative to the chemical analysis of the portions of the organs of the late Earle Irapey who died suddenly and under peculiar circumstances the evening of July 4 near North Troy as reported last week. No developments appear indicating the results to have been caused by drink, although it is reported that there were more instances of illness from drinking some concoction that afternoon than were at first known. Good Food at Barton Hotel. A recent issue of the Rutland Herald says : "It (the Herald) would be concealing f acts ' if it failed to repeat what Charles H. Taylor, jr., publisher of the Boston Globe, said in the hearing of two Vermont newspaper men. "The talk was of vacations, tour ing possibilities and good food. Mr. Taylor spoke highly of Vermont tours as a whole, then remarked : " 'One of the best dinners I ever bad was at-a hotel in Barton. We were overtaken by hunger and decided to take a chance with a country hotel. We had a fine dinner, nothing very fancy, but some chicken that was tender and well cooked, fresh vege tables and pie! I didn't know they made such pie in Vermont. First chance I get I'm certainly going back to Barton after another piece of that pie !' "Here is confirmation true as holy writ of what the Herald has claimed for aeons. The chief need of the tourist is food good, plain, well cooked Vermont food, and when he gets it, the foregoing proves that he remembers it. Mr. Taylor lives, and works alongside some of the best chefs in the world. He is familiar with the encyclopedic menu and the flamboyant promise of real food that never lives up to its printed preten sions. When he sees 'food and eats thereof, therefore, he is apt to know what he is talking about. Incidentally the high compliments paid by President Wilson to a Rutland tea-house prove that plain, good food is just as highly appreciated in the seats of the mighty as by plain folks." Mrs. Fred Lathe spent part of last week with her parents at Newport Centex. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bridges of Coventry visited at John. Bullock's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wright are working for Charles Lathe through haying. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McLean and friend of Boston are visiting at John Lower's. Ray Emerson spent Sunday at the home of his uncle, George Nutting, at Westmore. . Charles Whitehill has finished work for Charles Hudson of Charleston and returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Crow of Charleston visited at Horace White- hill's last week. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lathe visited at Charles Bourne's in Irasburg Tues day of last week. While playing ball recently Ora Woods had the misfortune to break a bone in his leg. Mr. and Mrs.; M. G. Burbank of Brownington were guests at T. G. Crandall's Sunday. Mrs. Ethel Hudson of Enfield, N, H., spent the Fourth with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Weeden. ' - ': ' '" -..w ;- :Mr. and MrsE. A. . Gailup and Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward of Barton recently visited in Burke. Mrs. Harold Whitcomb and children, who have been at the home of her father, T.' G: Crandall, have gone to their home in Lyndon. . ; CONTIJfTTED ON FAQS FOTJB i