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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.
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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. .
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