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COUNTY
MONITOR
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1916
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FOR SAIR
FOR SALE Two small farms. 3 In
quire of E. P. Wriehr, Barton. 35tf -
FOR SALE Lady's astrakan fur
coat. Mrs. H. J. Stannard, Barton. I
40-41 f
r f FOR SALE ; CHEAP FineJ cottage
lot' on Crystal lake. Call; or write
Monitor office. 29tf
FOR SALE Gent's fur-lined coat
nearly new. J. E. Williamson, Barton.
39-41tf
KtFORTsALE Two-year-old registered
Holstem bull. Charles T. Miles,
Barton. lwp
FOR SALE Chestnut;mare 5 years
old, 950 lbs. , would exchange for cows.
E. CfBrennan, Orleans. Ui" 37tf
FOR SALE Chestnut mare weigh
ins 1200 lb?, f8 years old, clever in
every particular and fine worker.
Homer Rushford, k Barton, 40tf
FOR SALE God pair worn horses,
weighing 2500, Lilley wagon snd har
nesses. Will trade for good auto.
George E. Colby, Greensboro Bend,
Vt. 27tf
FOR SALE Black young team,
2200. Bay mare 1400, nine years eld.
Three-year -old steers, 2500, handy.
Registered Jersey bull, two years old.
Elmer Leonard, Orleans, Vt. 40-42p
FOR SALE Thirty-eight-acre farm
half mile from Barton city. Good lo
cation, good place for the right party.
For particulars write or call. Mrs.
Henry Nault, Barton, Peerless Mfg.
company. 38-43p
WANTED
WANTED
Barton. -Live poultry.
Elrick,
18tf
WANTED Sound, clean sacks. R.
P. Webster, Barton. 38tf
WANTED Three men. Two months'
work. George P. Goodbeart, Barton.
40tf
WANTED Live poultry. Top prices
paid. Empty crops, please. Strawn.
Orleans. Bell phone [phone]tf
WANTED Lire poultry of all
kinds. Will arrange to take poultry at
express ofhee first of each week. Tur
key contracts for Thanksgiving trade
wanted. 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 Several able-bodied men
who are willing to work in salt plant.
Liberal pay and permanent work for
good men. For particulars write E.
E. McGaffey, 131 State street, Boston,
Mass. 38-41
Save trade marks from Babbitt's
Cleanser, Babbitt's 1776 Lye and Best
Soap. Bring 50 to Pierce's Pharmacy
or Austin's Pharmacy for a useful
cedar oil mop set or a beautiful dressed
doll for Christmas. . 40-43
MISCELLANEOUS
Interesting proposition for agency
for standard make car. Address Moni
tor. 38-40
Am in the market for sacks, rags,
old rubber, etc. Extra price paid. E.
Sockol, Barton. lwp
ONLY 25 CENTS for large load dry
shavings at our mill in Orleans. Also
six-foot edgings at 75 cents per cord at
the mill. E. L. Chandler Co., Orleans.
21tf
TO KENT
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 hat, water and toilets on same
floor. Prefer to rent all under one
lease. Wiite cx phone G. H. Davis,
Barton. 35tf
L.OST
LOST Sboat weighing about 75 lbs,
J. E. Chase, Barton. lw
LOST Black heifer, white spot on
hip, no horns, black face, white spot
on front knee. Finder please notify
Waterman A. Brown, Orleans. 39tf
County Cases in Supreme Court.
Decisions handed down in supreme
court in session at Montpelier are as
follows:
Town of Lowell vs. H. D. Stannard
and, town of Barton, judgment for
plaintiff to recover $4422.54 reversed
and judgment of $1315 with costs for
plaintiff. The decision was by Jus
tice Taylor. ,
Fitzgerald Land and Lumber com
pany vs. Prouty & Miller, petition for
new trial amrmed. The decision was
by Justice Haselton.
William H. Blaisdell vs. Hayden
A. McClary, affirmed. The decision
was by Justice Taylor.
Our Approaching Lecture Course.
The announcement of the 1916
1917 Barton lecture course to be
managed by the Barton Improvement
club this year, was made in these
columns a few weeks ago. One
change has been made and the cor
rected talent and dates are as fol
lows: Wednesday, November 15, the
Weatherwax Brothers quartet.
Thursday, December 14, Katharine
Ridgeway.
Saturday, February 10, Laurant
and Company.
Friday, March 2, a triple number
made up of the Marigold Ladies'
Quartet, Ethel Hinton and Pietro
Verdi.
Wednesday, March 21, Nelson Dar
ling, fi
The course is by far the most ex
pensive of any in recent years and
promises to be the best. The man
agement believing it impossible to
conduct such a course as they have
engaged for the former price have
raised the course tickets to $2.
Katharine Ridgeway and Laurant
are not strangers to Barton. Next
to Russell Conwell, Katharine Ridge
way holds a place in the hearts of
Barton . lecture course-goers and
Laurant's magical entertainment
was by far the best ever seen in Bar
ton. He comes this year with new
magic and a much larger show than
ever.
The Weatherwax Brothers quartet
is an exceptionally fine male quartet
and those who know say the triple
number as mentioned above with the
Marigold Ladies' quartet starring
will be another musical treat. This
quartet is accompanied by Ethel Hin
ton, reader, and Pedro Verdi, piano
and accordion artist.
Nelson Harding, lecturer, has an
enviable reputation in the Middle west
and brings his hearers a message
wholly different, it is said, from most
lecturers.
BARTON
A. A. Larabee is ill.
The bank will be closed Thursday,
Columbus day.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. R.
P. Webster Sunday.
Mrs. L. P. Wright
friends in Irasburg.
is visiting
Ira Day has been spending two
weeks in Brownington.
Mrs. George Goodro is assisting in
the George C. Lang store.
Mrs. Lizzie Glazier is visiting her
brother in Warren, N H.
George Goodro was in Bristol,
Conn., recently on business.
U. W. Brown of Evansville was a
visitor at A. Wilkie's Sunday.
W. W. Reirden and family were in
Littleton, N. H., over Sunday.
F. D. Thompson was in Montpelier
and Springfield, Mass., last week.
Mrs. Leon Batchelder visited her
parents in St. Johnsbury Wednesday.
Elisha Randall of Craftsbury is
boarding at the Crystal Lake house.
Miss Gladys McFarlane is con
fined to the house on account of ill
ness. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Erwin have
been spending several days in Bos
ton.
Miss Grace Heirden of North Troy
is visiting her brother, W. W. Reir
den. Mr. and Mrs Rufus Miller of New
port were guests at J. M Blake's last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wadleigh of
California are visiting at H. A. Cleve
land s.
Mrs. Marie Jutras fell on the cellar
stairs Thursday, breaking her right
arm.
Donet LeBlanc of Montreal was a
recent guest of his brother, Leo Le
Blanc.
Mrs. H. A. Clark and Miss Bernice
Hamblet are visiting friends in Berk
shire, f-'f
Charles Pierce has purchased a new
Overland automobile of Flanders &
Mossman.
Azro Hawkins, who is living on his
farm in St. Johnsbury, was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. George Gorham was in New
port, Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Julia Wells.
Mr. and Mrs. Franz Hunt are tak
ing a vacation in St. Albans, Richf ord
and Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Valley and sons
visited at William Hand's in Beebe
Junction Sunday.
Fred Cloutier- is putting a new
foundation under his barn and mak
ing other repairs.
Mrs. Eliza Simpson of Beebe, P. Q.,
was the guest of her sister, Mrsl H.E.
Paige last week.
C. C. Baldwin of Keene, N. H., was
the guest of his brother, H. P. Bald
win, over Sunday.
Clarence Webster and H. R. Cutler
attended the world series baseball
games in Boston.
George R. Pattee of Lewiston, Me.,
a former proprietor of Hotel Barton,
died Sunday night.
Dr. and Mrs. Percy Templeton of
Montpelier were visitors at H. R.'
Barron's last week.
C. J. Clogston of St. Johnsbury vis
ited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Clogston, Saturday.
PLEASE NOTICE!
The Monitor is installing a Lino
type in order to facilitate the
handling of its news matter. This
issue must go to press without
much of the material intended for
it, but in the course of a short
time it is our hope and expectation
to be able to handle more news
matter and handle it better.
We trust our readers and cor
respondents will bear with us for a,
short time during the period of
curtailed output.
North Troy Men Injured When Auto
Crashes Into Tree.
Frank LaCross of North Troy suf
fered a broken shoulder and Basil
Flint a broken thumb and injuries to
his head and one shoulder Friday night
when a car owned and driven by La
Cross hit a tree in going down a
grade around a curve.
Whitney Lucier and another man in
the car were practically uninjured al
though all the occupants of the ma
chine were thrown out.
The party was going from Jay to
Westfield.
Howard Dutton is home from the
front and the guest of his sister,
Mrs. N. M. Hubbard.
Mrs. I. A. Ranney is in Barre this
week as delegate to the State meet
ing of the W. C. T. U.
Notices are out for the district
meeting of the Eastern Star to be
held at Newport Oct. 18.
The postoffice will be closed Oct. 12
as follows: From 9 to 11.15 a. m.,2to
3.30 p. m., and at 7 p. m.
Mrs. Lucy Atanasoff and two chil
dren and Miss Mary Wheeler visited
friends in Irasburg last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sulloway of St.
Johnsbury was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. I. A. Ranney last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Jewett of
Cleveland, O., were guests at C. A.
Barrows' the first of the week.
Fred Martell has moved from one
of the George Ka ten tenements into
rooms in the Dr. Wright house.
Mrs. N. P. Harvey expects to be in
Barton the latter part of next week
with her line of dress goods, adv.
Percy Cowles, who has been spend
ing two weeks here with his mother,
returned to New York City Sunday
night
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goodro leave
today for Dublin, N. H., where they
have accepted positions m a family
there.
Ai Dana celebrated his sixty-fourth
birthday on Wednesday ,and was re
membered with nearly 150 post
cards.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sawyer and Fred
Sawyer of Lyndonville have been vis
iting Mrs. Charles Sawyer the past
week.
Mrs. M. J. Goodnough and son, Carl
Goodnough, of Littleton, N. H., were
guests of Mrs. P. L. Webster last
week.
Mrs. George Blodgett and little
son of Springfield, Mass., were
guests of Mrs. Archie Wilkie last
week.
Clarence Woodbury has moved from
the R. P. Webster tenement into one
of the Keating tenements on Lake
street.
Mrs. F. D. Pierce is in North Ben
nington and Rutland this week at
tending the district meetings of the
O. E. S.
Prof. F. Jay Bates has moved from
the Liddell house on Water street
to the J. F. Batchelder house on Cut
ler hill.
Mr. and Mrs. William St. Peter of
Portland, Me., are visiting Mrs. St.
Peter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hammond.
Bertha Goodwin of Irasburg and
Homer Bartlett of Craftsbury were
married at the parsonage Oct. 7 by
Rev. Warner.
Mrs. Mary Freeman is spending a
ten days' vacaton from the Barrows
store with her son, E. G. Freeman,
in Springfield, Mass.
Ruth Anna Snelling and Merton
Howard Russell, both of Sheffield,
were married at the parsonage Oct. 7,
by Rev. Wilmond Warner.
The W. C. T. U. will give a recep
tion to the teachers of the academy
at the home of Mrs. C. F. Cutler on
Park street Tuesday evening.
Miss Mary Smith, who has been in
the C. A. Barrows family for three
years, has finished work there and
gone to her home in St. Johnsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Naatz of
Newbury were week-end visitors at
the home of Mrs. Naatz' parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings.
The ladies of the M. E .church
will serve a vegetable dinner and
hash supper at the church Friday.
Dinner 25 cents, supper 20 cents.
The following letters remain un
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. Miss B. Merrill, David Jer
ry. L. D. Miles, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Malvina Wright, has
gone to Boston to spend the winter
with his daughter, Mrs. Carrie Be
dell. Mrs. E. P. Flint is in Boston for 'a
few days' visit. She was accompan
ied by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Aus
tin, as far as Claremont, N. H., where
the latter will visit friends.
COUNTY COURT.
In the case on trial last week of
Wilson vs King, a suit for alienation
of affections, the jury returned a ver
dict that Wilson recover damages of
$183.
The next case presented was that
of Beach vs. Boston & Maine railroad
for damages for burning a saw-mill
belonging to Beach, which is supposed
to have been set afire by an engine.
The case is still on trial.
The regular jury have been excused
until the present case is finished.
Masonic District Meeting at Barton.
The annual meeting of the Masons
of the Tenth Masonic District will be
held at Barton Thursday, Oct. 19th.
The first section of the third degree
will be exemplified at threo o'clock
in the afternoon with a review of
the work by the grand lecturer. At
6.15 a banquet will be served. The
second section of the third degree
will be exemplified at 8 o'clock, fol
lowed by a review of the work and
addresses by the grand lodge officers.
Congregational Church Notes.
There will be no preaching services
in the church for the next two Sun
days, Rev. W. A. Warner being absent
on a vacation. Sunday school and C.
E. meeting will be held as usual.
Miss Mary Wheeler gave a report
of the state C. E. convention held at
Montpelier last week, at the ,C. E.
meeting Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Cutting took
an automobile trip through the
western part of the state, and visited
several cities in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Maine, last week.
F. W. Comstock and family, Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Perley, F. S. Whitcher
and family and Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Phillips took an automobile trip
through the White Mountains Sun
day. F. D. Williamson, O. H. Mossman
and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. King were
in Woodsville, N. H., last week to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Abbie
Abbott, the daughter of Mr. William
son. Albert Scott and Miss Carrie Bish
op of West Charleston were married
at the M. E. parsonage, by Rev. I. A.
Ranney, Oct 7, Mr and Mrs. Scott will
reside at West Charleston.
Miss Annie Danforth, who has been
taking a leave of absence from her
school in Medf ord, Mass., on account
of ill health, has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. O. B. Willard, the past
week.
The electric plant will be shutdown
Sundays from 9 o'clock a. m., to 5
o'clock p. m., if the weather is suita
ble for outdoor work, in order that
certain repairs may be made on the
plant.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Webber of Lyn
donville, H. P. Baldwin and family
and C. C. Baldwin of Keene, N. H.,
were guests of Mr. .and Mrs. C. A.
Barrows at their camp at Stone pond
Sunday.
Miss Carrie Jones has gone to
Derby Line where she has accepted
a position in the store of Caswell &
O'Rourke Mrs. Herbert Gardiner is
taking her place in the Bradford
Clothes Shop.
P. J. Guertin has purchased of B.
J. Morency, who has gone to St.
Johnsbury, as recently mentioned in
this paper, all of his stock in trade,
and taken possession of the Morency
paint shop in the Pillsbury-Baldwin
plant.
Miss Emma Dilley, who has been
employed in the Pierce drug store,
has finished her work there and com
menced her work Monday in the
Bigelow store at Newport. The
many friends of Miss Dilley wish her
success in her new position.
, George? C. Lang has secured the
services of James May of South-
bridge, Mass., to work in his jewelry
store. Mr. May has been working in
one of the largest jewelry stores in
Bar Harbor, Me., the past year and is
a graduate of the Philadelphia Horo
logical school.
"A Soul Revealed," to be given at
Seaver's hall tomorrow evening, is a
fine comedy drama in three acts. It
has pleased the audience in every
town that it has been presented. The
company is a fine one under the man
agement of W. J. Buckwheat. There
will be high-class vaudeville between
the acts. Popular prices will prevail.
25 and 35 cents. Reserved seats can
now be secured at F. D. Pierce's
pharmacy.
The fire alarm about 1 o'clock
Thursday nieht called out the fire
department to the Augustus French
house on Glover street. The fire
started from the burninsr out of a
chimney. By the prompt action of the
fire companies the fire was confined
to the upper part of the house. The
damage by fire was small but con
siderable damage was done by water
ana smoke in the upper part of the
house occupied by Mr. Thompson as
a tenement.
The Woman's Literary club opened
their year with a harvest meeting at
the home of Miss May Oct. 4th.
Twenty-five members and eight guests
were present. The following program
was given and each number was most
enjoyable: Piano solo, Mrs. Pills
bury; readings, -"Aunt Mary" and
"Granny," by James Whitcomb Riley,
Mrs. Hanson; solo, "Comin' Through
the Rye," Mrs Blake; reading of a
little Irish play, "The Traveling Man,"
by Lady , Gregory, Miss Patrick; A
pleasant social hour with appropriate
refreshments followed the program.
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes.
Rev. I. A. Ranney, Pastor
You are cordially invited to attend
all services.
Morning worship, 10.45.
Sunday school, 12 o'clock.
Epworth League, 6 o'clock.
Evening service at 7 o'clock.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 7.30.
The subject of the Sunday morning
sermon was. "Wanted: A man to
Stand in the Gap," the text being
taken from Ezekiel 22:30. "I sought
for a man among them that should
make up the hedge and stand in the
gap before me in the land."
. Below are a few pertinent para
graphs from it:
"The need of a man to 'make up
the hedge and stand in the gap' for
Jerusalem of old was not a need pe
culiar to that time and place only, but
one that has been felt most keenly in
every land and nation. More than
that, every organization in existence
has been sensible of the lack of a man
to stand in the gap.
"There are many gaps in the church
that need filling. There are gaps in
the preaching services empty pews
gaps in the Sunday school, in the
teaching force, in the prayer meeting,
in the family altar. God is seeking
for men (and sometimes the call for
a man means a woman) to fill them.
"No longer say, 'I pray thee, have
me excused,' but come to the front,
saying with Isaiah, after he had seen
the vision in the temple, 'Here am I;
send me.' "
The evening sermon was from the
words of Jesus in Matthew, "I will
build my church," showing the impor
tant place the church holds in the
world, and the responsibility of the
individual m the church, t
The Afternoon Study club held the
first meeting of the season with Mrs.
John McLellan Thursday with 21 la- j
dies present. A very enjoyable pro
gram was arranged by Mrs. Lucy At
anasoff on the poet, James Whitcomb
Riley. Roll call, "In echo o' the songs
that wend frae thee to me." Paper,
"Not Only Master of His Art Was
He, but Master of His Spirit," Miss
Mary Wheeler; song, "There, Little
Girl, Don't Cry," Mrs. Blanche Web
ster. Mrs. Atanasoff, in a pleasing
manner, recited three of James Whit
comb Riley's poems in the backwoods,
Dutch and darkey dialects. Paper,
"Nor Shall He Cease to Sing i a
Every Lay of Nature's Voice He
Sings and Will Alway," was given
by Mrs. Thompson; song, "Oh, Heart
of Mine, We Shouldn't Worry So,"
Mrs. Nellie Stannard.
ALBANY
The electric lights were turned on
for the first time last Week.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve a supper election
night.
Emma Lanou of Irasburg and Ed
ward Copeland were married at Iras
burg Thursday.
Dr. Goddard accompanied Ila Hamil
ton to St. Johnsbury hospital Sunday
for consultation.
Fred Briggs and family of Newport
Center visited at J. B. Darling's the
first of the week.
Mrs. W. C. Rowell and son, Enoch.
attended the Rowell-Brock wedding at
Barre Wednesday.
Mrs. Waldo Lanphear and Miss Har
mon visited at James Martin's at South
Albany last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilman Wadleigh of
North Hyde Park were guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Dwight Dow on Sunday.
BROWNINGTON
Ruby Dutton was at home over Sun
day. Mr. Palmer of Stanstead preached
here Sunday.
Mrs. Bement from Evansville is car
ing for Mrs. Ernest Going.
Miss Haselton spent the week-end at
her home in Beebe Junction.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Regan visited his
parents in North Troy over Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Davies spent Saturday
and Sunday at her former home in West
Derby.
Chas. Joslyn has rented his farm to
George Gerard and Geo. Pierce will
work on the farm. ,
The Ladies Aid society will meet with
Mrs. S. G. Marsh Thursday evening.
Hulled corn will be served.
E. S. Kelley had about 400 bushels of
potatoes dug Saturday, Mr. Freehart of
Irasburg digging them with a potato
digger.
Miss Wilcox, who has been boarding
at Geo. Litchfield's during the summer,
has returned to her home in Washing
ton, D. C
Mrs. Cummings spent last week at
her home in the village. She expects
to spend the winter with her daughter
in Derby.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wiggins and Mrs.
Geo. Wiggins returned Saturday night
from Boston after spending nearly two
weeks among friends.
While Jared Joslyn, Myron Willard
and Sidney Laws were shingling on Mr.
Laws' house, the staging on which they
stood gave way and all fell to the
ground. Mr. Willard was quite badly
hurt about the back but the other two
escaped with slight bruises.
A goodly number of the friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Newton gave
them a reception at the home of Mrs.
Newton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Going on Monday, Oct. 2. A pleasant
evening was enjoyed and many presents
of silver and china were received.
Reunion of Co. D at Glover.
The 37th annual reunion of Co. D
6th Vt. Vols, was held at the home of
Comrade Lieut. E. H. Nye, Oct. 5th.
At 11 o'clock a. m., the meeting was
called to order by the president, E.
H. Nye. The place of the next meet
ing was discussed and Comrade J. G.
Stickney extended an invitation to
Co. D to meet at his home in New
port Center in October, 3917. The
following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: President, J. G.
Stickney; secretary, W. H. Brunning;
treasurer, J. G. Stickney; executive
committee, the president and wife.
A collection was taken and the meeting
adjourned until f.45 p. m.
At 11.30 the company assembled at
the vestry of the Community church,
where a dinner was in waiting, pre
pared by the Ladies' Union of Glover.
The dinner was fine, especially the
chicken pie. The vestry was beauti
fully trimmed with flags and bunting,
the work being done by our host and
hostess. Mention should be made of
a beautiful cake presented to Co. D
by Mrs. Myrtie Nye Clark of Brad
ford. The emblem of Co. D was dis
played in colored letters on white
frosting. Each one at the table sam
pled the cake and all pronounced it
excellent. After dinner Comrade
Miller conveyed all to headquarters
in his auto. At 1.45 o'clock the
meeting was called to order by the
president and the roll called. Those
present to say "here" were: Lieut,
and Mrs. E. H. Nye, Mr. and Mrs. L.
L. Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stick
ney, Ara J. Miller, Eliiah Stone
A. J. Ufford, R. L. Drew. W.
H. Brunning. Those responding by
letter were: Capt. M. W. Davis,
Lieut. F. M. Kimball, A. P. Folsorn,
W. L. Sneli, H. H. McGuire, W. A.
Baldwin, G. G. Wheeler and A. C.
Sleeper, George W. Bickford, Mrs.
Edward Ufford, Mrs. George R.
Weeks, Mrs. Clara Parkhurst Slay
ton. Invited guests were: Rev. and
Mrs. G. L. Wells, Comrade and Mrs.
J. Christie, Mrs. Myrtie Nye Clark,
Mrs. Harriet .Borland, John Arthur
Mrs. A. W. Davis and Martin Abbott.
A history of a western trip
by auto was given by Com
rade A J. Miller. Remarks were
made by Rev. G. L. Wells and others.
Mrs. Myrtie Nye Clark and Mrs. A.
W. Davis were appointed to draft
resolutions on the death of Comrade
Hobert E. Bliss of Lebanon, N. H.
After dinner as was the custom,
Comrade Miller called for the treas
urer of the Ladies' Union to collect
pay for dinner. Then up spoke our
host, "No sir, not any." Then ex
planation was made. He said in
memory of the days of 1861 to 1865.
when as an officer of Co. D, he we"
remembered the courtesy the boys
showed him in every respect and it
had always been his desire in some
way or other to show them that he
fully appreciated the respect they
gave him, and that time had now
come and that he was glad to do it.
For that reason he paid all the ex
penses. A vote of thanks was ex
tended to Comrade and Mrs. Nye for
their hospitality and their royal en
tertainment. It was voted to have
the proceedings of the meeting print
ed in the Orleans County Monitor
and a copy sent to each surviving
comraae ana comraae s widow.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Mrs. Gilbert Dutton is on the sick
list.
Truman Aiken
auto.
has purchased an
Frank Lacourse is in Burlington this
week.
Miss Laura Whitehill spent 'Sunday
at Barton.
Frank Clark spent Sunday with his
parents in Barton.
Hermon and Agnes Currier visited
friends in Barton Sunday.
Mrs Collins Lacourse visited in
Sheffield the first of the week.
B. A. Seavey of Charleston was here
Sunday to see his brother, Frank.
Mrs. T. G. Crandall spent part of
last week at H. H. Day's in Coventry.
D. H. Fox is moving to the Charles
Joslyn house and will work for George
Pierce.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Armstrong and
Chas. Whitehill and daughter Myrtle
were in Stanstead Sunday.
The Currier brothers and their fam
ilies from Orleans visited their uncles,
W. A. and J. H. Currier Sunday.
Mr. ard Mrs. Philo Powers and chil
dren and Mrs. Amanda Powers took an
auto trip to West Burke, Sunday.
F. J. Seavey met with a very serious
accident Saturday while cutting ensil
age. In trying to put a belt on the
gasoline engine he was thrown down
and struck in some way, breaking sev
eral ribs, cutting a large gash in his
head and otherwise bruising bim. It
was a very narrow escape. At present
he is as comfortable as could be ex
pected. " The Ladies Guild will give an enter
tainment and harvest supper at the
town hall Saturday evening. Rev. C
W. Kelley of Irasburg will be present
and give his popular illustrated lecture,
"Arbitration and Peace." He has
new slides of the present European
war which will be very interesting.
Admission 20c for lecture and supper,
children, half price, small children,
free. All cordially invited.
, EVANSVILLE
Claud Houston has moved to Orleans.
Guy Fletcher's mother and brother
visited him last week.'
Mrs. L. A. Drown has gone to St.
Johnsbury to visit friends.
Edward Aldrich has bnilt a new era.
' rage and is repairing his horse barn.
Barton Academy and
Graded School
The training class, together with
the other classes registered for home
economics, are much interested in the
exhibit which Barton academy will
send to the North Atlantic Boys' and
Girls' exposition held at Springfield,
Mass., Oct. 13. As the time was
short the department found it impos
sible to undertake a large projer.fc,
but determined to make up in quaUty
what might be lacking in quantity.
Under the skillful and practical in
struction of Miss Pierpont, the young
ladies canned by the cold pack meth
od six quarts of peaches and six
quarts of tomatoes. These will be
shipped to Springfield Saturday, and
will, we hope, win at least honorable
mention. But should they receive no
recognition, the young ladies feel ful
ly repaid for their work by the ex
perience they have gained, the knowl
edge they have acquired, and the in
terest that has been aroused. Be
sides the products mentioned, the
classes have made crab apple jelly
and sweet cucumber pickle.
This work is especially valuable
for the members of the training class
as in their work the emphasis is
placed on the needs of the rural com
munities and on what may be done
with the equipment possible to any
rural school. A study is also being
made of food values, of school lunch
es, and of what hot dishes can be
prepared to supplement the cold
lunches brought by the children.
The training elass began their
work in geography with a study of
local geographical conditions. The
discussion of the questions:
How does Barton village serve the
town of Barton?
How does Barton village serve the
state of Vermont?
How does Barton village serve the
United States?
led to a detailed study of the loca
tion of Barton with reasons for the
same; an examination of the topog
raphy of the surrounding country
and plans to visit the various indus
tries of the village.
The first expedition, on Thursday,
was to the outlet of Crystal lake and
to the dams along the course of the
river, for the purpose of ascertaining
the source of Barton's water power
and of understanding the means by
which it is utilized. The class then
went to the Peerless, where Mr. Un
derwood most kindly showed them
the workings of the water wheel and
explained how the power was con
veyed to the machinery. Through
Mr. Underwood's courtesy, the class
will be allowed to make another vis
it to study more carefully the geo
graphical - interests represented by
the factory.
Notwithstanding the seriousness
of purpose, kodaks were not barred
from the expedition.
Two most engaging pets add to the
interest of the training room.
PARENTS' NIGHT.
Friday evening, Oct. 20, has been
set aside for the parents of the chil
dren, who are attending Barton acad
emy and graded school. Every par
ent is urged to come because the
school is anxious to have the teachers
and parents become acquainted, and
even more, because the faculty wish
es parents to feel at home in the
school and to be at liberty to visit it
whenever they desire to do. In this
manner the parent may learn what
the school is trying .to do for the
child, and the school may also profit
by ascertaining what the individual
parent wishes done for his or her
own particular child. A program of
unusual interest is being prepared
for parents' night, the entire school
plant will be at the disposal of the
parents, and a thorough inspection of
the school's facilities is urci upon
all.
School will be suspended from Wed
nesday afternoon until Monday morn
ing, in order that the teachers may
attend the annual meeting of the
State Teachers association which will
be held in Burlington, October 12, 13
and 14. Nearly all the high and
grade teachers are planning to at
tend the convention.
Frank Marshall of St. Johnsbury
Center has been visiting friends here.
Rev. Mr. Rankin of Newport will give
a stereopticon lecture at the church
Oct. 18, on "Immigration."
The dance at the M. W. A. hall this
week will be omitted. On Friday eve
ning, Oct. 20 will be the next one.
The Ladies auxiliary of the M. E.
church will serve a harvest supper,
Wednesday, Oct. 18, followed by an en
tertainment. Mrs. W. S. McDowell died suddenly
Tuesday forenoon of heart failure. Fu
neral services will be held at her late
home Friday morning, at 10 o'clock.
IDEALS NECESSARY.
Nothing is so practical as the
ideal. The ideal Is the basis of
the practical, the prophecy of
the practical, the creator of the
practical. The ideal has molded
the world from barbarism to
semicivilization and will mold it
to a civilization worthy of the
name.- It is the power that
molds men and women and in
stitutions and nations as a pot
ter molds his clay. Every book
and every nation was an ideal
before it was a fact and became
a fact because of the creative
power of the ideal. Professor
Frank Parsons.