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Vol. 45-No. 35
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1916
Single Copies 5 Cents.
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FOB SALE
FOR SALE Two small farms In
quire of E. P. Wright, Barton. 35tf
WANTED Competent g .-l tor gen
eral housework. Daisy C Baldwin,
Barton. 35-37
FOR CHEAP nne cottage
lot on CrvsuJ lake. Call or write
Monitor offi -e. 29tf
FOR SALE ?tiono hand I. H. C,
six horse tovcr tngine. F. H.
Churchill, Orlen-s 30tf
FOR SALE ruty rugged and
healthy shotes at $5 each. Isaie
Messier, Derby Line. 34-36p
FOR SALE Cottage lots on shore of
Crystal Lake. Easily accessible by
road or water. C. F. Cutler, Barton.
35tf
FOR SALE My farm on the Wil
loughby road, registered Holstein
stock and tools. Charles E. Pierce,
Barton. lltf
FOR SALE God pair work horses,
weighing 2500, Lilley wagon find har
nesses. Will trade for good auto.
George E. Colby, Greensboro Bend,
Vt. 27tf
FOR SALE Standard bred trotting
mare, nine years old, by Vice Commo
dore out of Markala, by Peter the
Great and Nancy Hanks. Extreme
speed, no record. Been used as driver
and brood mare. Shown at Barton
fair by Fred B. Root, .or apply to Rev.
C. S. Carter, Greensboro.
WANTED
WANTED Live poultry. Elrick,
Barton. 18tf
WANTED Tenement located handy
to passenger station. Inquire at Moni
tor office.
WANTED Two good reliable men
on farm. Permanent positions. Ref
erences required. Monitor Office. 35-37
WANTED A good home for a boy
seven years old and a girl five. B.
Lane, Orleans, Overseer town of Bar
ton. 35tf
WANTED) Live poultry of all
kinds. Will arrange to take poultry at
express office first of each week. E.
S. Kelley, Orleans. 31 tf .
WANTED Live Poultry. Phone me
when you have poultry to sell. Parties
met at Orleans and Coventry stations
by appointment. Bell phone 142-12.
N. W. Strawn, Orleans. 35tf
WANTED at the Valley House,
Orleans, Vt.., one or two good strong
women. Good wages to the woman
who wants to work. Washing and
ironing done by machinery. ' 34tf
WANTED Persons desiring high
school pupils to work for board or who
have rooms to rent should notify the
committee, J. A. Pearson, J. F.
Batchelder, Wallace H. Gilpin. 32-35
WANTED Live poultry. Hens 14
cents, chicks two pounds and up, 16
cents pound. Empty crops, please.
N. W. Strawn, Orleans. Bell 'phone,
142-12. 32-tf
" WANTED All-round job printer,
steady position. Want one who can
set up an advertisement or job in good
style from manuscript. Would prefer
one who could also run it off on Job
Press if desired. Argus and Patriot
Co., Montpelier, Vt. 35
Thousand pounds hens week, 14c
lb. Crops to be empty. Elrick. 29tf
MISCELLANEOUS
The Orleans School Committee desire
to learn of boarding places for non
resident pupils attending O. H. S.
Notify Dr. Wells, M. M. Taplin or F.
C. Brown. 33-P-35
NOTICE Regarding the trademarks
from Babbitt's Soap, Babbitt's Clean
ser, Babbitt's 1776 Soap Powder.
Bring 50 to Austin's Pharmacy, Or
leans, or Pierce's Pharmacy, Barton.
Several useful premiums to select
from. 33tf
ONLY 25 CENTS for large load dry
shavings at pur mill in Orleans. Also
six-foot edgings at 75 cents per cord at
the mill. E. L. Chandler Co., Orleans.
21tf
TO RENT
TO RENT Tenements
Troy, Vt B. M. Keach.
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North
35-37
TO RENT First class office in bank
block for rent. Apply to Central Sav
ings Bank & Trust Co., Orleans. 26tf
TO RENT in the DAVIS BLOCK
Three fine office rooms, all connecting,
steam heat, water and toilets on same
floor. Prefer to rent all under one
lease. Write or phone G. H. Davis,
Barton. 35tf
LOST
LOST Black and white dog, about
six months old. Finder please notify
John Berkewitz, Irasburg. 35-36
LOST Gold locket marked with ini
tials, C. F. B., containing photograph.
Suitable reward will be paid for return
of same to Hotel Barton. C. F.
Barnes. 35-36p
PARTICIPANTS IN BREAGH-OF-PROMISE
CASE.
On account of the importance of the
case, the committee having charge of
the details of the great Mock Court
trial to be given under the auspices of
the Y. P. S. C. E. of the Congrega
tional church in Seaver's hall on Wed
nesday evening, Sept 6th, have
secured the services of Col. A. V.
Newton of Worcester, Mass., as prose
cuting attorney, while the defendant,
not to be outdone, has retained F. W.
Baldwin to defend his hitherto good
reputation.
Col. Newton is widely known a3 an
eloquent off-nand speaker, but Mr.
Baldwin will make the battle of hia
life, and will undoubtedly make it
exceedingly warm for the gentleman
from Worcester.
As there is a general desire to know
who are to take part in the trial, we
publish the list in full. It will be a
long time before so many of our prom
inent people are again seen in just
such a relation and it will be well for
all who desire an evening of rare en
joyment to be present and hear what
they have to say about the breach of
promise case.
This is the make-up of the court:
Judge, F. D. Thompson
Clerk, W. W. Reirden
Plaintiff, A. Clemma Seaver
Defendant, Wallace H. Gilpin
Defendant's attorney, Hon. F. W.
Baldwin
Prosecuting attorney, Col.
A. V.
Newton of Worcester, Mass.
Court officer, George E. Jennings
Crier, A. Slayton Lang
Witnesses, Dr. F. R. Hastings, C. A.
Barrows, Mrs. Daisy Baldwin, Miss
Aftian Scott and Dr. J. A. Pearson.
The jurors will be announced later.
BARTON
L. P. Case remains very ill.
The bank will be closed Monday,
Labor day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blair spent Sun
day at South Troy.
Mis3 Mary Smith was in Greensboro
Saturday and Sunday.
W. W. Reirden was in Montpelier
Tuesday on business.
Miss Julia King visited relatives in
Passumpsic Saturday.
W. M. Wright was
Saturday on business.
in Island Pond
F. C. Hunter of Albany is visiting
his son, V. F. Hunter.
Miss Mary Arthur was the guest of
Mrs. H. R. Barron Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Kellogg of Boston is
visiting at J. N. Webster's.
Mrs. Bement of Glover is caring for
Mrs. Norman Smith, who is ill.
Fred Palmer of Burlington was the
guest of Ralph King last week.
Mrs. O. A. White is recovering from
a severe attack of the shingles.
Mrs. Nora Smith of Calais spent last
week with Mrs. Jennie Knapp.
Miss Avis Phillips of Sheffield visited
her uncle, J. C. King, last week. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Esty of Orleans
are running the Normandy Cafe.
D. C. Barber of Greensboro Bend
visited friends in town last week.
Mrs. Lucy P. Collison is spending a
few weeks with friends in Fairlee.
Miss Esther Brunning is visiting
Miss Bessie Stone in Glover this week.
H. A. Harding has sold the horse,
Kathrie, to Dr. Brown of Lyndonville.
Mrs. Helen. Desmond of New York
is a guest of her cousin, W- W. Reir
den. Florence Brooks spent Sunday with
her brother at C. J. Oben's in New
port. Miss Evelyn Cowles of Burlington is
the guest of Miss Julia King, this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Temple of Con
cord were guests at L. R. Lewis's last
week.
Miss Carrie Jones was in Avprs f!HflF
Monday to attend the funeral of an
aunt.
Miss Gertrude Walker of Barre is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hazen
Clark.
Mrs. Carrie Burnham visited her
aunt, Mrs. Royce.in Derby Center over
Sunday.
Miss Jessie Gorham with friends
from Burke motored to Beecher Falls
Monday.
The Gilman block, opposite the pas
senger station, is receiving a new coat
of paint.
Miss Elmira Daggett of Littleton,
N. H., is the guest of Mrs. P. L.
Webster.
Regular meeting of Crystal Lake
Grange Sept. 1. Talk on the Mexi
can war.
Miss Yolande Blair is taking a two
weeks' vacation from her duties at the
postoffice.
Miss Frances Harris of Rumford,
Me., is the guest of Miss Hazel
McLellan.
Miss Eva Mann of Springfield,Mass.,
was the guest of Miss Lucia Holbrooke
last week.
S. M. Bickford was in Woodsville,
N. H., and St Johnsbury on business
Saturday.
John McLellan was in West Burke
Monday to visit Mrs. McLellan's father,
George Dean.
Henry Brooks has bought of Noah
Brooks the house on High street
recently built.
WILL HAVE GUEST DAY
Barton Improvement Club to Entertain
on September 15. Everyone Invited
to Partake of Barton's Hospitality.
An idea new to this part of Vermont
is to be launched by the Barton Im
provement club by inauguarting a
"Barton Guest Day" on Friday, Sep
tember 15, when the town will throw
open its doors, so to speak to the peo
ple of the surrounding territory and
give tbem of its hospitality. There
will be free moving picture shows,
free boat rides on the lake, a free
ball eame and in the evening a
great free corn roast on the fair
ground. , '
This is simply a turn-about proposi
tion from the Barton Improvement
club, which represents the business,
professional and in a sense the social
and educational side of the town, with
the simple idea of entertaining for a
day those who make Barton their rail
road, school, mercantile or banking
center in any sense. There are abso
lutely no strings on the proposition.
There are no bargain sales on, no
advertising schemes, no catch games
of any kind, but a sincere and simple
desire to reciprocate for the patronage
the town has received from the terri
tory it endeavors to serve.
Plan now to spend Friday, Sept. 15,
in Barton as the guests of the Barton
Improvement club, and watch for fur
ther announcements and particulars.
Mrs. Howland of Newport, N. H., is
visiting her son, W. P. Howland, at
Hotel Barton.
Mrs. W. E. Barrett of St. Johnsbury
is spending the week with her uncle,
F. G. Burdick.
Mr. rnd Mrs. George Lanpher of
Eden Mills have been recent guests at
George E. King's.
Mrs. Maria Wright and sen, Roger,
of Coventry, visited at Mrs. L. G.
Frost's last week.
Miss Lola Nutt of Waits River was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. I. A.
Ranney, last week.
Mrs. E. G. Gardyne of North Troy
was the guest of Mrs. C. A. Barrows
a part of last week.
L. W. Welch and Miss Ada Welch of
Waits River were guests at I. A.
Ranney's last week.
Mrs. Lydia Milligan is in Glover
helping care for her sister, Mrs.
Miranda Drew, who is ill.
Mrs. Edith Comstock and daughter,
Pearl, of Bridgewater, Mass., have
been in town a short time.
Mrs. Henry Hubbard and children of
Wheelock are visiting at George Gor
ham's and W. L. White's.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Barker were in
Craftsbury Saturday to attend the
funeral of Harry Anderson.
a Mr. and Mrs. Linn Anderson nnrl two
children of Craftsbury were visitors
at C. J. Barker's last week.
Miss Sarah Cochran of Suncook, N.
H., visited at Mrs. L. P. Page's and
F. W. Comstock's last week.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Dilley was taken to St. Johnsbury
Monday for a slight operation.
A. E. Dilley, who has been ill for a
week, is better and able to return to
his work in the Barton bakery.
H. A. Harding has gone to Mans
field, Ohio, after the pacing gelding,
R. C. H., which he has bought.
The policemen who were on duty
fair week wish to thank the ladies,
who so kindly served lemonade.
Mrs. W. J. Edwards and two nephews
recently spent a week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Smith.
2 It is expected there will be work at
the regular meeting of Keystone
Chapter No. 16, Monday evening.
Clyde Heath and Parker Barrows
were in Greensboro Saturday to play
ball in the game against Lyndonville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Robinson, who
have been visiting at Mrs. Lucy Robin
son's have returned to Woodsville, N.
II.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkie of
Plymouth, N. H., were guests of Mr.
Wilkie's father, Archie Wilkie, last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Kimble Page are
spending a week at the Twombly cot
tage in Lyon's Grove at Willoughby
lake.
Miss Ethel Urie, who has been
spending her vacation with her par
ents, returned to Springfield, Mass.,
today.
Mrs. R. C. Adley and daughter,
Evelyn, of Lancaster, N. H., are visit
ing Mrs. Adley's sister, Miss Pearl
Suitor.
E. L. Graves arrived from Ohio
Wednesday with the registered black
Percberon stallion, Douglass. No.
116,566.
Mrs. Jessie Belway of Barre, who
has visited at the Hawkins farm, was
the guest of Mrs. H. R. Connor over
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles H. Sanders and Mrs.
May Cheney of Manchester, N. H.,
are spending a few days at Hotel
Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Barnes of Bris
tol, Conn., who have been at Hotel
Barton for some time, returned home
Monday.
Homer E. Webster and son, Donald,
of Bennington are visiting Mr. Web
ster's parents, Mr. and Mr. Albert
Webster.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Woodward and
daughter, Ernestine, of Enosburg Falls,
were recent guests of Miss, Mary
Wheeler. V
LECTURE COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Barton Improvement club will
have charge of the lecture course this
season and announce the following
talent from the Redpath bureau. The
preliminary announcement of talent
and dates is as follows :
Weatherwas Quartet, Thursday, No
vember 16.
Katharine Ridgeway, Tuesday, De
cember 2.
Cathedral Choir, Saturday, February
3
Laurant (magician) Monday, Febru
ary 12.
Hon. Nelson Darling, Thursday,
March 22.
An effort will be made to have the
date of the lecture set earlier. This
course costs more money than any in
recent years, but the talent is of
recognized superior quality. Further
announcements will be made later.
Congregational Church Notes.
Rev. W. A. Warner, Pastor
Sunday, Sept. 3
10.45, morning service.
12.00, Sunday school.
7:00 Christian Endeavor
Subject, "The Consecration
meeting
ot Home
Life," Acts 10:1-3; 17-24;
44 48
Leader, Mrs W. H. Gilpin.
Thursday, Aug. 31, evening service,
"Limitation?," II Cor. 12 :1 10: I Cor.
1: 18-31.
Frank Ufford, who has been visiting
his father, C. J. Ufford, at the Walter
Nye farm, returned to New York Sun
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Alexander of
West Derby were guests of Mrs. Delia
Willson and Mrs. Lucretia Alexander
last week.
Mrs.,A. D. Chandler and Miss Eliza
Eaton of Orleans were guests of Mrs.
E. F. Dutton and Mrs. Altha Pierce
last week.
Mrs. O. H. Martirsen and son, Rich
ard, of Philadelphia arrived here Sun
day for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C.
P. Jenness.
J. G. and W. G. Gorham have sold
their farm in Coventry and are moving
into Mrs. Ellen Williams's tenement on
High street.
Mat Thomas, Miss Evelyn Thomas
and Madison Potter of Belvidere Cen
ter were guests of Mrs. Laura Potter
over Sunday.
Miss Winifred Drew of St. Johns
bury was the guest of her aunts, Mrs.
S. M. Bickford, and Mrs. M. H. Brun
ning last week.
Agnes and Marie Labounty with
friends motored here from Littleton,
N. H., Wednesday of last week to
attend the fair.
The editor believes he has a right to
break his own plate glass windows,
opinions to the contrary notwithstand
ing. 'Nuff said.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Larabee and
daughter, Mildred, were in North
Hatley over Sunday to visit Mrs.
Larabee's parents.
The barn of Henry Marco on the
Duck Pond road was struck by light
ning during the thunder storm Satur
day night, and burned.
Mrs. W. M. Wright left yesterday
morning for Albion, N. Y., where she
will visit her sister, Mrs. J. H. How
ard, for several weeks.
Miss Kate R. Kittredge and Preston
O. Twombly, both of Orleans, were
married at the parsonage Aug. 26th by
Rev. Wilmond Warner.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Suitor and little
son of South Deerfield, Mass., were
guests of Dr. Suitor's sister, Miss
Pearl Suitor, last week.
Arthur Burdick. who has hp.pn snpnr?-
ing the summer with his uncle, F. G.
Burdick, returned to his home in Dor
chester, Mass., Tuesday.
Senator H. T. Seaver and Renresent-
ative C. E. Hamblet were in Mont
pelier last week to attend the special
session of the legislature.
Mrs. Sarah .'Powell, who has been
spenaing several months with her son,
C. R. Powell, in Island Pond, is at
notei canon, tor a time.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Wilder of North
field have been spending several days
at Hotel Barton. Mr. Wilder umpired
j-i i ii ...
me uan games at tne iair.
M iss Beulah Bishop, who has been
staying with her uncle, W. H. BishoD.
for some time, has returned to her
home m Ways Mills, Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hawley and Mr.
ana Mrs. w. C. Ladd of Bristol. Conn..
have been visiting James E. Ladd at
Hotel Barton for several days.
Miss Ruth Freeman and Mrs. David
Massey visited friends in Lowell Tues
day. Mrs. Massey will remain a week
witn her sister, Mrs. Damon.
Mrs. Lucretia McGarty, who has
neen visiting her brother. .T. W.
Batchelder, for several weeks, has
returned to ner home in Kansas.
Mrs. L. T. Wiss, daughter, Miss. M.
Wiss, and Miss Higgins of Newark, N.
J., were at Hotel Barton yesterday and
today enroute to Mt. Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hubbard of
Brookline, Mass, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. O. A. White last week. Mrs
Hubbard will remain another week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Aldrich and son,
Willard of West SomervilJe, Mass.,
were guests of Mrs. Aldrich's sister,
Mrs. V. F. Hunter, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Proctor of
Knowlton and Mrs. D. Imrie of St
Johns, P. Q., were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Proctor the past week.
Great County Sunday School Meeting
The 52 Sunday -schools 'of Orleans
county will be represented at the
Orleans County Convention of Evan
gelical Sunday schools, which will be
held on Labor day, Monday next, at
Newport. A field day will take place
on the fair grounds, at which the Rev.
Charles A. Boyd of Burlington, secre
tary of the State Sunday School asso
ciation, and ex-Congressman Frank
Plumley of Northfield will speak and
the Rev. E. M. Fuller of Richford will
lead in special singing. This will be
at noon. The sports will include races,
a baseball game and so forth. The
convention proper will be held in the
evening at the Congregational church,
when Mr. Boyd and Mr. Plumley will
again speak.
Fair Racing Summary
WEDNESDAY
8:00 CLASS, MIXED
Purse, f 150.
Pector King, b s Eaton 1 2
Dr Parks, ch m Parks 2 1
Alcander Isle, ch g McFarlane 8 2
Octoroon Prince, Jr, bl g Utton 4 4
Time, 2:2ul-4; 2:25 1-2; 2:24 1-2; 2:22 1-2.
2:21 CLASS, PACING
Purse 5250.
BingenR. brh Pickel 1 2
Marus, b g Harding 8 1
Major Deen, ch s Slayton 2 8
SturnierBoy.bg Mullen 4 4
Time 2:20 1-2 : 2:201-4 ; 2:218-4; 2:211-4.
2:17 CLASS, PACING
Purse $250.
Little Batice, b g Utton 1
Pal Perkins, Jr, bl s Pickel 2
Peter Directum, b s. Lyons 8
Daisy Queen, ch m Presby 4
Time, 2:17 1-4; 2:17 1-2; 2:17 1-4.
THURSDAY
2:25 CLASS, PACING
Purse $200.
Two Star, b g McFarlane 1
Waco, ch s . Berry 2
Lady Walnut Hall, b m Utton 8
W & G, b s Harding 3
Lucky Strike, ch g Pickel 5
ZCB.bg Barnard 4
Jennie Bird, b m Young 6
The Rambler, br s Slayton 7
Time, 2:16 1-4; 2:171-4; 2:18 1-2. .
2:22 CLASS, TROTTING
Purse $200.
Gov Bond, b 3 Harding 3 2
The Reaper, br s Pickel 2 1
Almont, r g Lyons 4 4
Island Kim. ch g Utton 1 3
Time, 2:211-2; 2:22 1-2; 2:231-4;
232 1-4.
1 l i
2 2 2
3 3 3
dr
2:22 1-4;
2:13 CLASS, PACING
Purse 250.
Roxalana, cm E Pickel 1
Honesty, b g Presby- 3
Seribnaught.bg Mullen 2
T UH.bg t Rickel 4
Onward Wilkes, b s Slayton 5
Time, 2:15 1-2; 2:11 1-2; 2:16 1-2.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Pierce and Mr.
and Mrs. Adam Dummett were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Percival at
Willoughby lake the last of the week.
Mrs. E. L. Hutchins is in Boston
attending a meeting of the New Eng
land Milliners' association, of which
she is one of the executive committee.
Miss Charlotte C. Pierpont of Hart
ford, Conn., assistant training teacher
and teacher of domestic science arrived
here Saturday and has a room at A. P.
Underwood's.
James Scott, who sold his stone
quarry in Sheffield to Robert Ritchie of
Greensboro, has returned to town and
the family will live in Mrs. Carrie
Burnham's tenement.
Miss Isadore Foss leaves tomorrow
for Winchenden, Mass., where she has
a position in the library there. The
best wishes of her many friends will
follow her in her new home.
Word has been received of the death
of Chandler, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Austin, at Saskatoon, Can. Mr.
and Mrs. Austin have the sympathy
of their many Barton friends.
Ernest LaFoe, who some time ago
escaped from Sheriff George Jennings
when be was arrested in Sutton, gave
himself up to Jennings at Barton
Monday and was taken to Newport for
trial.
The library will be open this evening
at its new rooms. Hereafter it will be
open Monday and Friday afternoons
from 2 o'clock until 6 and Wednesday
and Saturday evenings from 6 o'clock
until 9.
Mrs. A. S. Patrick and Miss Mary
Patrick of New York arrived at Hotel
Barton Saturday night. They express
their pleasure in being in Barton again.
Miss Patrick again has charge of the
teacher training class.
There are a number of deserving
boys who desire places to work for
their board and attend high school.
Anyone having an opportunity for such
a boy would confer a favor on the
school trustees by notifying them.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the postoffice. Please say adver
tised when calling for these letters.
Mrs. Edith Campbell, O. W. Miles,
H. D. Stevens, Fred Shores, A. N.
Smith, Harry Lyons, W. W. Lindus.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Jenness are
taking an auto trip to Portland, Old
Orchard, Boston and other points.
George Nutting, Jr., is taking Mr.
Jenness's place on the R. F..D. route
during his absence.
Mrs. M. D. Cutler of Barnard, Dr.
and Mrs. G. A. Carter and Miss Eliza
beth Carter of Hardwick, Mrs. Lem
Adams and Mrs. Almon Noyes of
Lisbon, N. H., were guests at H. E.
Paige's last week.
Several of our young people attended
a barn dance and entertainment at the
home of Henry Stone in Glover Friday
night. Slayton Lang assisted with his
clarinet and Miss Marion Bickford
sang several selections. .
Miss Florence Stone, who has been
visiting her brother in Cambridge,
now has a position as waitress in a
large hotel in Lewiston, Me., under
the management of George R. Pattee,
a former manager of Hotel Barton.
Over 500 people from Barton, Or
leans, Newport and other towns attend
ed the barn dance in the new Peene
barn at Westmore last night. Music
was furnished by Sawyer's orchestra
and all are enthusiastic over the good
time enjoyed.
SCHOOL OPENING POSTPONED
By recommendation of the Vermont
state board of health, as a precaution
ary measure against an epidemic of
infantile paralysis, State Commission
er of Education Hillegas has notified
superintendents to withhold the open
ing of all schools in the state until
September 18. This means that Bar
ton academy and graded school as well
as all town schools everywhere in the
state will not open before Sept. 18, not
withstanding other plans. Commis
sioner Hillegas's communication ! to
Supt. Erwin reads in part as follows :
"At a special meeting ot the state
board of health held last
eveniner. I
(Thursday, Aug. 24) it was voted to
request us to delay the opening of the
schools until September the 18th.
"Briefly summarized the situation is
as follows: No known cases of in
fantile paralysis now exist in Ver
mont. They do exist in each adjoining
state and it is believed to be inevitable
that we will have cases here. Out
breaks of this disease in Vermont
have always been a month or more
later than those in states south of us.
The members of the board of health
believe that September will be the
critical month here and that we should
take every possible precaution. No
part of the state is immune from the
disease.
"I was present at the meeting by
invitation. I assured the board that
to the extent of our ability we would
cheerfully comply with any request
that they deemed it advisable to make
of us. I know that the delay will
change the present and future plans of
many teachers, but coming now, super
intendents should be able to adjust
vacation and possibly the cate of clos
ing schools so that there can be no
excuse for any town withholding a
part of the teachers' salary."
State surveyors are doing some work
on Main street preparatory to putting
in a sidewalk on the east side of the
street. New cement sidewalks have
peen put in on Lincoln avenue and one
is being put in on Elm street. Both
were much needed.
Many persons believe the last band
concert of the season has been given,
but the Monitor is glad to say that
there are to be three more Saturday
evening band - concerts. Never before
have the concerts been so largely
patronized and enjoyed.
The ball game on the fair grounds
Saturday afternoon between Barton
and Orleans was a game much more
even than the score of 8 to 4 in lavor
of Orleans, would indicate, and when a
return game is scheduled baseball en
thusiasts will want to see it. Barton
went to pieces for a few minutes in
the seventh inning and the lead could
not be regained. Otherwise it was a
fast, tight game. Leland and Abbott
were the Barton battery and Mann and
Kipp for Orleans.
Miss Marion Bickford, so well and
favorably known in Barton, is to be
vocal music director of Montpelier
seminary the coming season. Miss
Bickford is a graduate of the seminary
and has since spent four years of hard
study in Boston, graduating from the
New England Conservatory in June.
During the past four years she has
held solo positions in large churches,
and has done considerable concert
work. Miss Bickford is the possessor
of a rich contralto voice and will
undoubtedly prove herself a popular
and pleasing singer.
The village library and reading
rooms have been moved from the Davis
block, where they have been located for
several years, to rooms in the Monitor
block on Main street. Through the
efforts of the Woman's Literary club
and the help of the village, the library
has grown until it now contains nearly
3000 volumes. The new location is
central and will accommodate as many
people as the former rooms. An extra
room has been added, using two rooms
instead of one as heretofore, for the
library and a room for the reading
room. Miss Eva Gilpin will act as
librarian, as Miss Foss who has been a
most efficient librarian for several
years, has accepted a position in Win
chenden, Mass.
POLITICAL JOTTINGS.
At that, however, from beginning to
end this has been more of a "you kick
me and I'll kiss you" administration.
Vance McCormick says the Progres
sives are stampeding to Wilson, and
it's a ten to one bet he wishes he
could believe It,
The Democrats are finding out that
pork comes home to root out their
standing.
The men and women who prefer a
man who does things to a man who
writes notes about them will vote for
Hughes. Government by correspond
ence takes too long to get anywhere,
but government by deeds is always on
the job.
Those who are concerned to know
what Mr. Hughes would have done
had he been in Mr. Wilson'r place
may rest assured he would not have
done as Mr. Wilson has. And that is
answer enough.
Mr. Hughes is not only going direct
to the public, but the public Is going
direct to him. A genuine American
fifty-fifty!
President Wilson's alarm clock Is
ringing at 5 o'clock these mornings.
He can reach out of bed and turn it
off the morning of March 5.
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
County Fair One of the Best in Many
Years. Attendance Large, Races
Fast, Ball Games Good.
Everyone came to the Orleans County
fair this year and went away satisfied.
At least there were never so many
compliments and so few kicks. The
attendance was large, about 8,000 on
Wednesday and 4,000 on Thursday.
Although the day for entries, Tues-
day, was extremely hot and resulted in
a slight decrease in the number of live
stock entries because of the fear of
injuring fine animals, there has not
been a better showing of local animals
on the grounds for a long time if ever.
The show was by local breeders, as the
premium awards will show in this
issue, and to which we direct the
attention of our reader for further
particulars regarding this feature.
The vaudeville features on the stage
were of unusually high order and drew
great applause from the audience and
drew many personal words of com
mendation. It was clean and extreme
ly good. The balloon ascensions were
good and the parachute drops better
than usual, although some of the won
derful stunts promised by the balloon
ist were not seen.
The ball games were both won by
North Troy, the one on Wednesday
from Lyndonville by a score of 5 to 1
and that on Thursday from Irasburg
by a score of 3 to 0. The feature of
the first game was the pitching of Ray
Collins of Burlington, a former famous
southpaw from the Boston Red Sox.
The racing summary gives the
detail of the racing events which
were fast and in many instances went
extra heats.
There were more than a thousand
entries in floral hall this year,, the
largest number ever registered. The
exhibit of needlework was of very fine
quality and many remarks were heard
from people, who have attended other
fairs, that this exhibit was the finest
, ever seen in Vermont. The superin
tendents were at a disadvantage in not
being able to display the work on
account of space. This department is
steadily growing and by the large
number of people who visit it, seem3
to be the most popular place on the
fair ground,- especially with the ladies.
What is much needed in this depart
ment is more space and more money to
be used for premiums.
The boys' stock judging contest was
held Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 10 30 a.
m. Seven boys entered this and all
did very creditable work. Four class
es of stock were jur'ged, namely, a
class of Jersey cows. &' class of Ayr
shire cows, also a class of work horses,
and one of Shropshire sheep. The boys
placed the animals in each class, one,
two, three and four and gave their
reasons on a placing: blank supplied by
the superintendent in charge. C. R.
Carlton, of the Vermont agricultural
extension service acted as superinten
dent and judge and as soon as the boys
had finished a class, he placed them
and gave his reasons for placing. The
prizes were awarded as follows : Floyd
Taylor, Glover, first prize of $10;
Clyde Bean of Glover, second prize of
$7; Lisle Bean, West Glover, third
prize of $5 and Peter Salmon, West
Glover, fourth prize of $3. Raymond
Wheelock of Mansonviiie, Que., entered
the contest and did excellent work, but
his paper had to be discarded as the
rules limited the contest to Verniont
boys.
One corner of floral hall was oc
cupied by the exhibits of the Orleans
County Agricultural association and
the Vermont Agricultural Extension
service, the former being in charge of
Ray Deuel, county agent, and the
latter, C R. Carlton. t Mr. Deuel had
some interesting results showing the
benefits derived from topdressing
meadows with chemicals, also some ex
cellent specimens of alfalfa and silage
corn. He also exhibited a one horse
sprayer for use in orchards, potato
fields, oat fields, etc., as a good type
for farmers to purchase. The exten
sion service showed a collection of
charts vividly portraying the latest
suggestions in regard to feeding
stock, raising alfalfa and potatoes,
care of poultry, etc. A series of maps
showing the work of the extension
service in Vermont during the past
three years, was also shown. A
model poultry house with roosts, nests,
etc, complete and perfect in all de
tails, attracted much attention. Of
interest to the ladies was a homemade
tireless cooker, with directions for
making same. A shadow box with a
lantern showed slides during a large
part of the time and about 200 slides
on different subjects of agricultural
interest were shown.
There were an even dozen babies
entered in the baby contest. The
judges, Drs. Prime of Barton, Lan
phear of Orleans and Buck of Glover
awarded the $10 in gold'to Stanley H.,'
five-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Coburn of Newport Center.
The $5 in gold was awarded to Hazel
Elizabeth, five-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Anderson of Glover
and the $2.50 in gold was awarded
Charles T. , six-months-old son of Mr
and Mrs. Ellis Prescott of Barton.
Premium awards in full begin on
page two of this issue.
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MR. HUGHES OPPOSED TO
FOOLISH GOVERNMENT.
"I have no respect for the idea
that because democratic govern
ment is a government of the peo
ple, by the people and for the
people it is a government of the
foolish, for the foolish and by
the foolish." From Mr. Hughes'
Speech at Chicago.