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BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1917
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FOR SALE My farm and stock, 3
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Inquire of Charles E. Hawse, Or
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FOR SALE One Olds gasoline en
Vgine and saw rig, hew last winter. In
perfect condition. Credit given for
good note. Inquire of Joe Kettle or
. G. S. Dodge, Orleans. 1-2
FOR SALE Seven-eighths llol
stein bull, coming two years old, well
marked. Good work mare, eleven
. years old, weighing 1200. Price right.
H. B. Chamberlin, Irasburg. 1-2
FOR SALE Inside drieVblock
wood, $7.50 per solid cord, lie pair
horses, 2200 pair, work and driving.
$350. L. Boulanger, Irasburg. Tel.
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FOR SALE 2 canthooks,40c each;
crosscut saw,. $1.00; nearly new, up
holstered sleigh," $25; single harness,
$2; express harness, $8; four stoves,
prices $5, $3, $2.50 and $1; new wag
on or sleigh pole, $8; horse blanket,
$1; 2 picks, 40c each. Call on F. W.
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WANTED Green, wood. Henry
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WANTED Sound, clean sacks. R.
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ISEZY MENTION OF BARTON.
fv B. Rowell in Hotel Publication
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Tells 01 uays openi, xiere.
finv B. Rowell, formerly of this
place but now of San Francisco, Cal.,
is editing a publication called, "The
Vnnals of Hotel St. Francis." O. W.
Rowell and Mrs. F. W. Comstock are
relatives. In the December issue
under the caption of "Who's Who and
Why at Hotel St. Francis," is a pic
ture of Mr. Rowell, accompanied by
the following write-up of himself
and of Barton, which will interest
every Bartonite. Hotel St. Francis
has 1000 rooms.; - .
"Away back m medieval days, m
Barton, Vermont, Guy S., editor of
ThP Annals, 'came out of the nowhere
into the here.' Barton is famous in
history as the home of John Murk
land, the eminent art critic. John
runs a foundry on his native heath,
and the one time when he ventured
afar he took a trip to California. He
viewed a transparency of Diana at
the Bath in a saloon window, (from
the outside) and immediately pro
nounced San Francisco to be a more
wicked city than Paris. It was among
such great and broad minds as John's
that our noble character was formed.
'We,' Guy S., grew up with the cows
and chickens, arose daily at 4.30 a.
m, milked, made maple sugar and
soft soap, curried the horses and
stunk of the barn, acquired a speak
ing vocabulary still visibly enriched
with such expressive words as twant
and hamt, ate salt pork and pie for
breakfast, picked our teeth with a
fork, carried a handkerchief on Sun
days for display purposes only, and
read the Orleans County Monitor to
improve our mind. Germs and mi
crobes had no terrors for us in those
days, and we used to save up all win
ter for a general cleaning when the
ice went out of the river in the
spring. One of the companions of our
youth was a cat who gracefully wore
the name of Weetie. Weetie was the
most prolific female of her species,
and brought a brand new bunch of
progeny into the world every few
weeks. To preserve the feline bal
ance and to prevent over production
we were commissioned to consign
Weetie to a watery bourne. With
several other bucolic youths, and with
our victim in a bag, we set forth up
on our Roman holiday, pushed the
bag over the brink of the rapidr to
the great unknown, : and then
ceeded to take a swim. Below tne
rapids was a deep hole with a sloping
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BARTON LOCAL NOTES
P. J. Plunkett is ill.
Mrs. M. H. Brunning is quite ill.
The Hanson mill began sawing yes
terday. Frank Dana of North Troy was in
town Monday.
The weather has been very bad for
the past week.
Frank Ufford of St. Johnsbury was
in town Monday.
Mrs. George Owen is suffering
from a quinsy sore.
Leslie Elliott is confined to the
house on account of illness.
Miss Jennie Foss of Albany is
working at John McLellan's.
Lorenzo Chadburn has purchased
the Ai Dana place on Glover street.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Williams of Al
bany visited at A. G. Williams' last
week.
C. E. Hamblet is in Bakersfield this
week invoicing a stock of mercantile
goods.
Mr. and Mrs. V. ' F. Hunter were
business visitors in St. Johnsbury
Saturday.
Raymond Titus of Boston has been
spending several days with Mrs. Es
ther Titus.
Aime Blair of Bristol is spending a
week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Judah Blair.
Edgar Cooledge of Lowell was in
town last week .to assist his sister,
Mrs.' Ai Dana. . '
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Flint attended
the funeral of Mrs. Sophia Austin at
Orleans Monday.
Ernest and George Brooks are
visiting their brother, Alfred Brooks,
in Lowell, Mass.
The W. C. T. U. .will meet th
Mrs. P. L. Webster Tuesday aicer
noon at 3 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scott of West
Charleston have been guests of Mr.
Scott's mother.
E. E. Pierce of Derby Center vis
ited his daughter, Mrs. E. E. Flan
ders, last week. .
George F. Reed is in Montpelier
this week to attend the opening of
the legislature.
Philip Nault has bought of Fred
Hemmings the McCoy farm on the
Willoughby road.
Mrs. George Goodro is in North
Troy, called there by the serious ill
ness of her mother.
Harley Sawyer of Portland, Me.,
visited his father, F. S. Sawyer, sev
eral days last week.
W. W. Reirden, town representa
tive, left Tuesday for Montpelier to
begin his labors there.
1 0 BENT
TO RENT Store, vacant Jan. 20.
Inquire E. B.- Willey, Orleans. 51-3
TO RENT Tenement. Electric
lights, bath, etc. R. P. Webster, Bar-
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Over $1,500,000 Assets.
The Barton Savings Bank & Trust
company of Barton is sending to its
depositors a simple but comprehen
sive statement of its business dated
January 1. It shows this progress
ive institution to have-assets of $1,
576,152.49, a substantial increase over
previous statements and shows a re
markable growth in the past few
years. Deposits are $1,451,641.88.
The officers are H. R. Cutler, presi
dent; F. W. Baldwin, vice president;
C. S. Webster, treasurer; Alden G.
Owen, assistant treasurer.
New Year's Ball Brilliant Affair.
The New Year's ball in Seaver's
opera hall Monday eVening-was one
of the pleasantest social events given
in town for a long time. The hall
was most tastily decorated with ever
greens, flags and Christmas bells and
festoons and the committee who dis
played such rare taste in the decora
tion are deserving of much praise.
A large number of townspeople,
both young and old, were present and
many from out of town came to en
joy the evening.
The balcony was well filled and
about 50 couples followed in the grand
march led by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bar
rows. Most excellent music was fur
nished by Sargent's orchestra of St.
Johnsbury.
Fair Election and Dates.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Orleans County fair
held at Hotel Barton Tuesday it was
voted to hold the 1917 fair on August
21, 22 and 23. Officers were elected
as follows: A. S. Drew, Barton,
president; A. P. Bean, Glover, vice
president; C. E. Hamblet. secretary;
W. P. Barrows, Barton, assistant sec
retary; F. D. Pierce, Barton, treasur
er; directors, A- S. Drew, Barton; C.
H. Root, Craftsbury; A. N. Vance, Al
bany; G. W. Russell, Irasburg; Wm.
McDowell, Brownington; Wm. Nelson,
Charleston; M. A. Adams, Derby; Ar
mour Anderson, Glover; H. A. Bart
lett, Newport Center; H. B. Park
hurst, Troy; Geo. C. Myers, West
more; Frank Parlin, Orleans; C. M.
Darling, Lyndonville. Arrangements
for the 1917 event will be made at
once and further announcements will
be made.
1 Miss Glenn M. Lang is spending the
week in Charleston at the home of
her uncle, C. E. Blood.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Burrows and
son, Ronald, of St. Johnsbury visited
friends in town- Monday.- -:
Judge and Mrs. W. W. Miles and
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Thompson are in
Montpelier this week.
Miss Dorothy McDonald of Lyn
donville, was. the guest of Miss Mari
on Redfield over Sunday.
Mrs. Ina R. Niles, district deputy
of the Rebekahs, was the guest of
Mrs. George Goodro Tuesday.
W. E. Nye has purchased of Mr.
Bovine the timber on the farm Mr.
Nye recently sold Mr. Bovine.
Mrs. Ruby Ruggles and daughter,
Janet, who have been spending a few
days in Boston, returned today.
Mrs. Julia Drown, who has been
caring for Mrs. M. Massey, has re
turned to her home in Willoughby.
Mrs. O. H. Mossman has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Louis McVicker, in Waverly, Mass.
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Mrs. Charles Naatz of Newbury
was the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Jennings, over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of
Craftsbury visited Mr. Anderson's
sister, Mrs. H. D. Phillips, Saturday.
Miss Hazel Heath of Albany visit
ed at Arthur W. Buswell's Monday,
enroute to the Johnson normal school.
C. M. Hagar is able to be in his
shop again after having been confined
to the house for a week with the
grip. - . ' ' . .
James Durkin of Boston was the
guest of his sisters, Mrs. Cornelius
Buckley and Mrs. Jerre Buckley, re
cently. Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Choquette
of Lowell, Mass., have been guests of
Mrs. Choquette's father, Alfred
Blair.
Regular meeting of Crystal Lake
Grange Friday evening at 8 o'clock
sharp. Installation . of officers and
banquet.
Miss Agnes Labounty and Mrs.
Lucy George of Littleton, N. H., spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Labounty.
Mrs. S. K. Austin and Miss Harriet
Austin were in OrleansMonday after
noon to attend the funeral of Mrs. 07
H. Austin.
Mrs. Vercoe wishes to express her
thanks to all her friends, who so
kindly remembered her with flowers
and cards.
Mrs. Louis Pettingill of Lancaster,
N. H., and Mrs. Guy Hinton of East
Charleston are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis Allard. .
Armour Urie has purchased of W.
H. Blaisdell the place formerlyknown
as the John E. Skinner place on
Church street.
Varnum y Abbott ' was home from
the college of pharmacy last week,
the guest of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Abbott.
Miss Gertrude E. Skinner, who has
been spending a week with Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Batchelder, returned to
Brooklyn Monday.
A. A. Larabee has taken the con
tract for the plumbing in the New
VERMONT LEGISLATURE
MEETS TODAY.
Vermont Solons Meet to Make New
"" and Revise Old Laws. Appoint
ees of Governor Graham and
Sergeant-at-Arms.' Names
of Local Legislators.
Vermont's legislative bodies meet
today in Montpelier for their bien
nial session. After organization the
real work will begin at once.
Orleans county's contributions to
the senate are M. A. Adams of Derby
and Geo. W. Russell of , Irasburg.
In the house of representatives Or
leans county contributes 17 members
from her 18 towns. Wj C. Daniels of
Westmore, representative-elect from
that town, recently died, leaving the
other towns represented as follows:
Albany, Arthur C. Cheney; Barton,
W. W. Reirden; Brownington, Thom
as Smith; Charleston, John B. Buck;
Coventry, Homer Wright; Crafts;
bury; Martin B. Johnson; Derby, Wm.
F. Taylor; Glover, O. G. Miles;
Greensboro, Geo. W. Taylor; Holland,
Henry Demick; Irasburg, Geo. W.
Phillips; Jay, B. H. Coburn; Lowell,
H. A. Parker; Morgan, G. W. Gray;
Newport, Wm. R. Prouty; Troy, F. J.
Miller; Westfield, Frank D. Martin.
Governor Graham . has made the
selection of his staff as follows: Sec
retary of civil and military affairs,
Harvey E . Goodell of r Whitingham ;
executive clerk, John ;N. Harvey of
Barre; messenger, Roger M. Aiken of
Putney; stenographer, Miss Julia
Holland of Montpelier
Mr. Goodell, who is 27 years of age,
was messenger to Gov Fletcher four
vears ago. He was born in Reads
boro. John N. Harvey, who fills the im
portant position of executive clerk, is
no stranger in this position, having
filled ,the same office under Governor
Prouty in 1908. He is a native of
Topsham and 37 yearsof age.
Miss Holland, the stenographer,
was until recently employed in the
offices of the American Fidelity com
pany, and the messenger, Roger M.
Aiken, who is a graduate of the Brat-
tleboro high school, is son of Edward
W. Aiken, twice elected to the gener
al assembly from that town and a
member this session, j, The new gov
ernor apparently starts off equipped
with an experienced force.
Sergeant-at-Arms Parsons has ap
pointed the following officers for the
positions about the capitol during the
session: ' . J
Deputy sergeant-at-arms : D wight
J. DwinelL Montpelier salary $3.50
Assistants in the r sergeant-at-arms
department: "Grover C. .Templeton,
Worcester; Williani M. 'JMeacham,
Morrisville; Ford T. Flagg, Rich
mond; R. S. Pierce, Waterville; sal
ary $3.00 per day. .
Postmaster: Herbert N. Locke,
Fair Haven; salary $3.50 per day.
Assistant . postmaster: Arthur G.
Stevens, Essex Junction; salary $3.50
per day.
Coat room attendants : Luther M.
Ravlin, South' J3urlington; Guy R.
Colby, Post Mills; Leslie W. Hayes,
Waterbury; salary $3.00 per day.
Executive messenger: Announced
later.
Doorkeepers: Koyt S. Knight,
South Eoyalton; ; Russell S. Smith,
Addison; Lindley S." Squires, Rut
land; William A. Reid, Montpelier;
salary $3.50 per day.
Pages : Edward S. Dana, New Ha
ven; Robert Longtin, Bennington;
George Douglas, Barre; Russell Sea
vey, Island" Pond; Joseph K. Darling,
Chelsea; Fred 'Burke, Jamaica; C.
Emerson Libbey, Danville; William
C. Bliss, -Georgia; John R. W. Ban
croft, East Calais; Kenneth Somer
ville, Waterbury; salary $2.25 per
day. .
Janitor: John W. Hill, Montpe
lier; salary $3.00 per day. ' K
Assistant janitors: James S.Wat
kins, Burt N. Peck, L. A. Flint,. Geo.
Fl Taylor, of Montpelier; Roy S.
Christie, Glover; W. B. Wobus, War
ren; Stephen Farrand, Berlin; H. B.
Hall, Burlington; salary $2.75 per
day. ' , .
Engineer: George Reed, Montpe
lier; salary $3.00 per day.
Night watchman: Ira H. Edson,
Montpelier; salary $2.25 per day.
Willoughby hotel and has commenced
work-there this week.
The many friends of Mrs. F. K.
Powell regret to learn of her serious
illness at the home of her son, C. R.
Towell of Island Pond. '
Mrs. Ai Dana expects to leave this
week for Skowhegan, Me., where she
will make her home with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles Sheaff.
Miss Margaret Gow of Attleboro,
Mass., who has been spending the
holidays . with Miss Marion Redfield,
returned to her home Sunday.'
Remember the first meeting of the
old-fashioned : singing school at the
Gem theatre at 7.30 o'clock. This
opening meeting is free to all.
Misses Kate and Minnie Tomp
kins, who have been here visiting
their sister, Mrs. A. M. Vercoe, have
returned to their home m Montreal.
Mr. UriderwOod announces that the
Peerless Manufacturing company are
getting ready for the annual sale,: the
date of which will be announced later.
- Mrs. Florence K. Pierce, grand ma
tron of the Order of the Eastern Star,
was i 1 Richf ord last evening to at
tend the district meeting , of District
No. 8. ,.. : ;;
Mrs. Maynard Burleson of Rich
ford and Mrs. Annie Walker of Con
cord, N. H., have ben visiting their
sister, Mrs. Zelora Marsh, who is in
very poor health, j
FARMERS IN SESSION.
Closer Organization for Milk Produ
cers. Expect to Build New Co
operative Creamery. .
About 75 Orleans county farmers
braved the extreme cold to attend the
meeting held at Newport Saturday
for the purpose of placing the New
England Milk Producers' association
on a firmer basis.
The meeting was called to order at
10.30 a. m. by W. T. Kilburn, presi
dent of the Newport branch of the N.
E. M. P. A. After a few introduc
tory remarks by the chairman and
the county agent, E. O. Colby, presi
dent of the N. E. M. P. A., was in
troduced and stated in the next few
minutes what the organization had
accomplished and its great possibili
ties with the support of the farmers.
The farmers showed a deep interest
in the meeting and a large per cent
of them paid their dues for 1917.
Fully 75 per cent of the cows repre
sented by owners were placed on the
membership list.
The farmers wanted to discuss the
business of the day fully so that an
adjournment was taken until 1.30 p.
m., when a large number of farmers
came in who were not present in the
morning. Some time was taken by
discussing the plan of organization
of the new "Farmers' Cooperative
Dairy Company Inc.," which has just
been incorporated and is making
plans to sell stock to the farmers and
to build a plant in the near future.
A county committee was elected
consisting of the following men:
Wilmer Gray, Orleans; G. L. Nutting,
Barton; H. E. Gray, Westfield. There
is to be a canvass made in the near
future and local unions started in at
least ten towns. This will greatly in
crease the membership and strength
of the organization. It is hoped that
before spring prices come into effect
the organizaton will control sufficient
of New England's dairy product so
that the farmers will receive a fair
price without resorting to strike
methods. .
George Dean, who has been stay
ing with his daughter, Mrs. John Mc-Lellan,-for
some time, has -gone to
Rochester, N. H:, to remain with his
son for the winter.
Miss Florence Stone of Lewiston,
Me., has been a guest at C. A. Bar
rows' this week. Miss Stone was
called to Barre by the deuth of her
sister, Mrs. Minnie Pariezo.
Mrs. C. A. , Barrows, Mrs. Lillian
Redfield ' and Miss Marion Redfield
were in Coventry today to attend the
funeral of Fletcher Kendall, who died
Sunday in the Waterbury hospital.
Miss Ethel Elliott is visiting
friends and relatives in Springfield
and Holyoke, Mass. Miss Gladys Mc
Farlane is working in the E. W. Bar
ron Company store during her ab
sence. Mrs. Alice Billideaux and daugh
ter, Jeanette, of Hardwick, have been
visiting Mrs. Billideaux's father, Jo
seph Valley, the past week. Mrs.
Billideaux is caring for her sister,
Mrs. M. Massey, this week.
Roy and Ralph Brahana of Lowell
and Miss Van Wart of St. Johns, Can.,
visited Miss Hazel Brahana the first
of the week. Roy is on a vacation
from Princeton, where he is taking a
postgraduate college course.
The boys of the B. A. Athletic as
sociation will serve a chicken -pie
supper to the public at Alumni hall,
Tuesday, evening. The proceeds are
for the purpose of defraying the ex
penses of delegates from the school
to the conference of the Older Ver
mont Boys to be held in Burlington
the last of. next week.
A meeting of the state officers of
the Christian Endeavor union was
held with W. H. Gilpin, state presi
dent, and Miss Clemma Seaver, state 1
secretary, Friday. Rev. C. A. Adams
of Danville, vice president; C. B.
Story of Plainfield, treasurer; Miss
Lenora . Chamberlin of Montpelier,
superintendent of missions and Mrs.
H. A. Freeman of Woodstock, junior
superintendent, were present. . -
Thursday the Afternoon Study club
met at the home of Mrs. Albert Web
ster. Fifteen ladies were present.
Mrs. W. E. Hanson arranged the pro
gram for the meeting taking for her
subject, "The Romance of San Fran
cisco." Roll call, current events in
San Francisco; history, "The Story
of California," Mrs. Alice . Under
wood; paper, "The Franciscan Fa
thers and Their Mission," Miss Clem
ma Seaver; paper, "Literary Geniuses
of San Francisco," Mrs. Ada Prime.
The installation of officers and an
nual banquet of Sunbeam Rebekah
lo(dge was held in Odd Fellows hall
Tuesday evening. Following the ban
quet at 6.30 o'clock the officers of the
lodge were installed for the ensuing
year by district deputy president,
Mrs. Ina R. Niles of Derby, assisted
by the past grands of this lodge as
follows: N. G.,Mrs. Minnie Mason;
V. G., Mrs. Barbara Brunning; secre
tary, Mrs. Laura McFarlane; treas
urer, M. H. Brunning; warder, Mrs.
Stella Goodro; conductor, Mrs. Alice
Jarvis; R. S. N. G., Mrs. Lilla Bur
dick; L. S. N. G., Mrs. Hattie Hop
kins ; R. S. , V. G., Mrs. Clara Bus
well; L. S. V. G., Mrs. " Annie Lara
bee; I. G., Mrs. Martha Twiss; O. G.,
George Goodro; Chap., Mrs. Zora
Wheeler; P. G., Mrs. Blanche Wilson.
The Christmas meeting of Jhe Wo
man's Literary club was held with
Miss Clemma Seaver on the evening
of Dec. 27th. Twenty-six members
and four visitors were present. Roll
call, New Year's resolutions. After
the adjournment, of the business
meeting the following program was
Methodist Episcopal. Church Notes.
Rev. I. A. Rannet, ' Pastor
You are cordially invited to attend
all services. .
Sunday school. 12 o'clock.
Epworth League, 6 o'clock.
Evening service at 7 o'clock.
Morning worship, 10.45.
. Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 7.80. '
The Epworth League meeting Sun
day evening was especially interest
ing. The subject was, "Beginning All
Over Again." The leader, Miss Ina
Paige, gave a fine talk on the subject
and other members spoke of many
worth-while resolutions for the New
Year.
After the regular Thursday night
prayer meeting a business meeting of
the Sunday school committee will be
held at 8.15. This committee in
cludes all of the Sunday school
teachers. The purpose of the meet
ing is to elect teachers for the coming
year, so if anyone is anxious to be a
teacher or anxious to resign from the
office, he should be sure to attend.
The subject of the morning ser
mon was, "Where Are You Going?"
Zechariah 2,2 "Whither goest thou?"
Life is a journey and we are travelers.
Circumstances over which we have
no control have placed us in the path
way of time, and we must go on. but
we have the "power to say for our
selves which way we will take, the
way of life or the way of death. We
are going into the new year. We can
make the next twelve months what
we will to some extent. God has set
warnings all along the road. Let us
see to it that we heed them. Where
are you going, Is your face toward
that "city which hath foundations,
whose builder and maker is God," or
are you traveling in the opposite di
rection? Consider well your ways
before you step over into 1917,
December 24 fourteen of the pri
mary scholars of the i Sunday school
received Bibles as a reward for one
year of perfect attendance. Those to
receive them were: Sylvia, Pearl and
Ruby Jenness, Henry Stone, Preston
Brown, Ursula, Leigh, Rolla, Hallie
and Hugh Wakeman, Justin, Ray
mond and Clayton' Allen, and Freida
Lewis. Four others received Testa
ments for nearly perfect attendance,
namely, Rachel, Ilene and Elmer Page
and Lawrence Healey.
Congregational Church Notes.
TtBV-W. A. Wakser, Pastor...
Sunday, Jan. 7th.
10.45, Morning service.
12.00, Sunday school.
6.00, Christian Endeavor meeting.
Subject, "Are You Evading Moral Is
sues?" Thursday evening service at 7.30.
The Sunday school reorganized
Sunday by the election of the follow
ing officers, most of whom are re
elections : F. R. Buck, superinten
dent, S. A. Hunt, assistant superin
tendent; F. A. Hunt, secretary and
treasurer; Mary Wheeler, pianist.
New officers for the C. E. society
are: Eva Gilpin, president; Neil
Gardner, vice president; Marjorie
Nelson, secretary; Mary Wheeler,
treasurer. New committees were al
so elected.
The Fidelity class will meet with
Miss Mary Wheeler Tuesday evening.
Roll call, New Year's quotations.
given: : Reading, "Christmas in Old
Vermont," Miss Seaver; whistling
solos, "Oh, Little Town of Bethle
hem," by Steeles, "Oh, Holy Night,"
by Adam, Miss Wheeler; reading,
Christmas sermon by Russell H. Con
well, Mrs. Baldwin; the reading of
the club prayer by all the members.
The house was decorated with green
and red and a Christmas tree graced
one corner. From this tree Christ
mas gifts were distributed and from
a most attractively spread table in
the dining room delicious refresh
ments of coffee, sandwiches and cake
were served by the committee, Miss
Seaver, Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Row
en. A pleasing social hour followed.
The next meeting will be held with
Miss Hamblet Jan. 10.
WESTMORE
The remains of Mrs. F. C. Cady,
sister of M. E. Clapper of this place,
were brought here from Sutton Mon
day for burial in Lake View cemetery.
, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hunt of Barton,
Mrs. George Brown of Warren, N. H.,
Mrs. Nora Brown of Bradford and
Clifton Atkins of Franklin, N. H.,
ivere here to attend the funeral of W.
C. Daniels.
tW. C. DANIELS
W. C. Daniels, who has been in poor
health for some time, died early Fri
day morning, Dec. 26, as announced in
these columns last week. Funeral
services were held at his late home
Thursday at 1.30 p. m. Rev. Warner
of Barton, assisted by Rev. W. Rand
of this place, officiated. He leaves to
mourn his loss a widow and four chil
dren, Wilmer of Skinner, Me., Greta,
Glen and Percival of this place, also
two sisters, Mrs. Nora Brown of
Bradford and Mrs. George Brown of
Warren, N. . H. Interment in Lake
View cemetery. The community ex
tend sincere sympathy to the family.
Card- We wish to extend heartfelt
thanks and appreciation to our friends
and neighbors who so kindly helped
us during the burial of our husband
and father, also, for the beautiful
flowers given as tokens of esteem..
Mrs. Clara B. Daniels
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Barton Academy and
Graded School
B. A. NOTES
At a recent business meeting of
the trustees of Barton academy two
petitions were considered. F. W.
Baldwin, who is making an effort to
hold an old-style singing school in
Barton during the winter weeks had
asked the privilege of having the
meetings of the school in the assem
bly hall of the academy. Mrs. Her
bert W. Career has requested that the
proposed dancing school, held a year
ago in Odd Fellows hall, be granted
the use of Alumni hall. Both appli
cations for use of the school property
were given very careful consideration
and were finally denied on the ground
that it was best to retain the use of
school property for school purposes,
and that by granting these requests
the school would automatically be
under obligation to throw school
property open at any time and for
any purpose should someone care to
use the buildings.
IN REFUTATION.
One .occasionally overhears this re
mark: ' "It is very hard to find a
young, man or a young woman pos
sessing enough confidence to step out
before an audience and to take part
in any program for entertainment.
What are things coming to when we
cannot find a young man able and
willing to take charge of a gathering,
or to get upon his feet when occasion
demands and to express his views on .
the subject up for discussion."
Most certainly it would be a serious
matter if it were true that in this
community we were unable to find
among our young people of high
school age, those who had neither
the desire nor the ability to appear
in public. However, we cannot be
lieve that the situation is nearly so
discouraging as would appear at first,
for upon reflection we are confronted
with the fact that in the many pub
lic entertainments held in this com
munity every year (and there are
many) the participants are for the
most part young people yet in their
teens. Again, the work of Barton
academy has as one of the chief aims
the training of its members along
such lines as will enable the student
to find, when he is placed alone in the
community, that he has a working
knowledge of essentials, ability to
make the most of the training given
him, and last but not least, a feeling
that he owes the community his ser
vices whenever called upon, and in
whatever. capacity of : service
He " steps ' forth ' confident that
in serving the community he
finds his success and happiness in
life. No task seems too difficult so
long as it seems rignt that he should
give a helping hand.
(Continued on Page Three)
ALBANY
Mrs. C. J. Darling is at J. B. Dar
ling's. Dr. Goddard was in Burlington last
week.
Miss Phillips visited her aunt in
Orleans Wednesday.
Mrs. Hattie McGuire of South Al
bany is at D. H. Hackett's.
Marvin Goddard spent a few days
with relatives in Hyde Park last
week. "
James Dunn cut one of his toes so
badly while working in the woods
that Dr. Goddard amputated it Mon
day. - :
Mr. Marsh and Mr. Frizzle from
Knowlton, P. Q., were guests at C. D.
McGuire's and Loren Marsh's a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Turnbull and
sons, Leon and Randolph, and Mrs.
Chase's Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cheney went
to Hardwick . to spend New Year's
with D. L. McGuire and family. Mr.
Cheney goes Tuesday to begin his
new duties at Montpelier. ,
The Ladies' club met Dec. 28 with
Grace Hyde, nine members and two
visitors present. The program con
sisted of roll call responded to with
questions on Vermont; paper, "Ver
mont from the Revolution to the Civ
il War," Mrs. Newton; reading,
"Where There's a Will There's a
Way," Mrs. Rogers; reading, "A
Charming Woman," Mrs. Finn. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Cowles ,
Jan. 11.
SOUTH ALBANY
"MVc A C "Willia'me ' TxrVn Via a Vioon
quite ill, is improving.
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farm to W. E. Hanson of Barton. "Ra-
ported price, $1200.
Frank Graham and son, Raymond
nave been spending a few davs on
trin f.n Hiffprpnf. nlnpoa in "Wo-nr TTnmn
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. RawpIT
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Lowell and Southboro, Mass. They
were alsov in Boston and heard Billy
Sunday. Mrs. Cora Winslow of Bar
ton cared for their home during their '
absence. - v
BROWNINGTON
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Mr nd Mrs. Sidney Laws are the
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uaieiius ox a aaugnxer Dorn last WfccK.
The next regular Grange meeting
wm ue neia xuesaay evening, atwhicn
time the officers will be installed and
an oyster supper will be served, i All.
members please make an effort to be
present. r ;. v
sWeaSe notify
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