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COUNTY
Orleans
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Vol. 47No. 2 5
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918
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cents
FOR SALE
FOR SALE 25,000 cedar shingle.
G. L. Bickford, Sheffield. Tel. 104
15. 24-27p
FOR SALE Brown mare, good
worker and driver. Price $100. A.
N. Vance, Albany. ' 25-26p
FOR SALE Nearly new Osborne
winrow hay loader. Ralph Dever
eaux, Barton. 24tf
FOR -SALE 40 acres of fine mead
ow land with barn included. Alfred
Brown. Tel. 151-11, Orleans. 24-26
FOR SALE 3 registered Jersey
bulls, 1 year old. H. G. Cleveland,
Coventry. 21tf
FOR SALE 400 acres of wood
land, one mile from Willoughby sta
tion. McDowell, EvansAiille. 2tf
FOR SALE One nearly new road
wagon, also one Scotch collie puppy.
George King, Orleans. 23-25p
- FOR SALE Two four-year-old
colts, broken single and double. Also
registered Ayrshire bull calf. W. S.
Powers, Troy. Tel. [phone]
FOR SALE Ford cars and parts.
Goodyear tires. Hood tires, guaran
teed 7500 miles, Barton Garage, O.
B. Lafont, Mgr. 20tf
FOR SALE 24-acre farm, com
fortable buildings. Keep 6 cows and
team. Mrs. Noel Lumbra, Orleans,
Vt. 22tf
FOR SALE A double grandson of
the celebrated bull, Imp. Golden
Fern's Lad, also a fine animal from
the Speir herd. Prices reasonable. H.
F. Graham, Craftsbury. 25-27p
FOR SALE One eight-year-old
horse, sound and weighs 1050 lbs.
Good worker and nice driver. H. P.
Darling, Albany Stock Farms. Tel.
4-2. 24tf
FOR SALE at auction June 22d.
Farm of the late Burrill Lane, near
Orleans. 34 acres excellent land,
good buildings. Fine one-man farm.
See bills. 23-25
FOR SALE One wheel harrow,
one two-row corn planter, one Green
Mountain silo, one swing churn, and
worker, one large size combined
churn and worker. Tel.. 28-23. W.
J. Gray, Barton. 20tf
WANTED
WANTED Live poultry. Elrick,
Barton. 18tf
WANTED Sound, clean sacks. R.
P. Webster, Barton. . 38tf
WANTED Six good cows at once.
Inquire this office. lwp
WANTED A place to work in
haying, where I can run a mowing
machine, horserake and hay tedder
and light work. Good men -may get
$3.00 a day. I don't ask or expect
that.I have 8-inch timber and lumber
for sale. Inquire of Harry Darling.
E. G. Darling, Marshfield, Vt. 25-26p
WANTED Girls between the ag
es of 18 and 30 to act as machine
operators and inspectors in factory
manufacturing Taps, Dies, Reamers,
etc. Good pay and permanent em
ployment. Write, or apply in per
son to Butterfield & Company, Inc.,
Derby Line, Vt. 20-25
LOST
LOST Tan and white male Shep
herd pup with cellar, named "Billy."
return to C. B. Joy, High street and
receive reward. lwp
TO RENT
TO RENT Tenement, H. T. Seav-
er, Barton. 42tf
.
TO RENT Tenement, also har
ness for sale. G. A. Katen, Barton.
24tf
TO RENT Tenements, hot and
cold water, bath, electric lights, gar
den, barn, stoves with tenement. Call
on F. W. Baldwin. 24-26
MISCELLANEOUS
Now ready to do all kinds of auto
trucking. Furniture moving a spe
cialty. Homer Rushford, Barton. 24tf
FLOWERING PLANTS Large
variety of the best flowering plants
still on hand. Tel. 14-11. A. R.
Wakeman, Barton. 24-25
FOR SERVICE Registered Mor
gan stallion, "Damon Junior," will be
at my stable in Glover village every
Monday. C. H. Kimball Co. Tel.
1-61. ' 25-32p
AT YOUR SERVICE Registered
Black Percheron Stallion' Douglass"
116566. Bred in France. .'Phone
111-31, West Glover. Mondays at
Crystal Lake Stable, Barton. 22tf
HAVING RENTED THE CRYS
TAL Lake Livery stable for automo
bile storage we are now in a position
to offer 'the automobile owners a
suitable place to store their autos at
a reasonable rent. Call early and se
lect a space as they are going fast.
Crystal Lake Garage. 'Phone 25-11.
Sacred Sunday Band Concert.
The Barton band will give a sacred
open-air band concert Sunday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock in the park and
Rev. Warner will give an address.
Last year's sacred concerts were
largely attended and greatly appreci
ated and no doubt the popularity of
the concerts to be given this year will
be as great. Despite the many hand
icaps under which the band is work
ing, in the removal of its members
the organization is making a heroic
effort to give the public the usual
number of concerts. The Sunday af
ternoon concert program is as fol
lows: Sacred march; "Onward, Christian
Soldiers," arr. by Berry; sacred over
ture, "Throw Out the Lifeline," arr.
by Hayes; clarinet and cornet duet,
Titl's Serenade, arr. by Tobani; sere
nade, "The Old Church Organ;" W. P.
Chambers; remarks by Rev. Warner;
march, "Romaine," Gounod; "Simple
Aveu," arr. by Atherton; grand sa
cred potpourri, arr. by Berry; finale,
"America."
The regular Saturday night con
cert will be given upstreet this week.
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
Ralph Maxwell of Sheldon is visit
ing at Harry Conner's.
George Chase is assisting in the
bank. '
J. W. Batchelder is working at M.
J. Owen's. I
Miss Clara Barnard is teaching in
West Glover.
Carl Hamblet is spending a week's
vacation at home.
Miss Ethel Smith is assisting in the
Pierce drug store.
Sunshine sanitarium will be opened
on Monday, the 24th.
Miss Doust of St. Johnsbury was
a visitor in town Monday.
Miss Charlotte Pierpont was a vis
itor in town the week-end.
Mrs. IT. W. Carter is visiting
friends in Springfield, Mass.
H. R. Barron, F. B. Tower and
Fred Jarvis are in Boston today.
Mrs. J. M. Hazen, now of Rochester
spent a few days in town last week.
Miss Crissia Renfrew was a guest
at H. E. Paige's the first of the
week.
C. P. Jenness returned Saturday
night from a several .weeks' stay in
Boston. '
Mrs. Allen Shedd and daughter,
Hala, are spending a few days in
Boston.
Miss Bernice Atwell of Hyde Park
is visiting her mother, Mrs. C. J.
Mudgett.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hammond
visited their daughter in Mclndoes
last week.
Mrs. S. B. Nelson, who is in St.
Johnsbury hospital, is considerably
improved.
Mrs. Daisy Baldwin is in New
Britain, Conn., visiting her mother
and sister.
Mrs. P. J. Plunkett and grand
daughter, Olive, are visiting relatives
in Mclndoes.
There will be a Red Cross dance at
Odd Fellows' hall Wednesday eve
ning, June 26th.
H. A. Folsom has moved from the
tenement in J. P. Telfer's house to
the H. R. Cutler house.
Miss Helen Carter is home from
the Rogers Hall school, Lowell, Mass.
for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Arthur Webster ' and sons,
who have been visiting friends in
town, went to Boston today.
Mrs. J. J. Neagle and Miss Kathryn
of Lyndonville were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Cota last week.
Mrs. Chas. Massey and daughter,
who have been in Lowell, Mass., for
several weeks, have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilkie of Ply
mouth, N. H., were guests of Mr.
Wilkie's -father, A. Wilkie, last week.
Miss Mary McRoy of Craftsbury
was the guest of Mrs. Mary Freeman
last week and called upon friends in
town.
The regular meeting of Crystal
Lake Grange will be held Friday eve
ning. Roll call answered by current
events.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Goad and Mr.
and Mrs. James Scott are moving this
week from Glover street to Elm
street.
Mrs. Minnie Sabin of Concord, N.
H., was in town last week and her
father, David Colliston, returned
home with her.
Until further notice the Wednesday
afternoon Red Cross meetings will be
held in the domestic science room at
the school building.
Mrs. C. A. Currier and daughter
of Philadelphia, who have been
spending two weeks in town left on
Monday for Quebec.
The following letters remain un
called for at the postoffice.. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. H. M. Arnold.
Miss Florence Blood returned on
Thursday from a visit to her aunt in
Manchester, N. H., and her sister,
Marie, returned with her.
FOUND -
FOUND Ladies' sweater between
Coventry and Newport. Owner may
have same by proving property and
paying for this ad. M. J. Reynolds,
Chandler Co. mill, Orleans. lw
Former Barton Boy in German Prison
Camp.
Clyde C. Charrette (Suitor) for
merly of Barton, who was some time
ago reported among the missing, has
been located in. a German prison
camp at Darmstadt. Charrette was
captured at the battle of Seicheprey
about three weeks ago with nearly
100 other men.
Academy Graduate in Y. M. C. A.
Work.
News has been received of the safe
arrival in France of G. Leland Green
for seven years principal of the Ver
mont State School of Agriculture at
Randolph, and a graduate of Barton
high school. Mr. Green's experience
with boys and young men during his
residence at Randolph fits him ad
mirably for the work he has under
taken. Although a host of friends
regret his departure, all who know
him have the satisfaction which
comes from the reflection that, in this
instance, the boys "over there" are
indeed getting the best.
Mr. Green's work during the past
seven years, in inaugurating and
building up an educational institution
which meets an actual need in a posi
tive and practical manner, has elicit
ed state-wide approval. The support
which has been given during that pe
riod, has been largely due to the char
acter of the man at the head. Today,
a two-fold monument attests his suc
cess: the Alumni of the school, who
in France or on Vermont farms are
putting his teaching into practice;
and the splendid new dormitory, for
which he worked and planned, and
which is rapidly nearing completion.
Without doubt, when Mr. Green re
turns, he will find awaiting him,
somewhere in Vermont, a task worthy
of his past record, of his proved abili
ty, and of his high character.
Simeon Clark of the U. S. N., sta
tioned on the ship Minnesota, has
been spending a sixteen days' leave
at home. He returned Monday.
Mrs. C. C. Cassidy and daughter
went the last of the week to Ran
dolph, where they will remain for a
time with Mr. Cassidy's mother.
Mrs. Leon C. Batchelder and son,
Leon, leave this week for St. Johns
bury, where they will visit friends
before joining Mr. Batchelder in Low
ell Mass.
H. T. Seaver presided at the meet
ing of the Masonic Veterans' associa
tion held in connection with the-meeting
of Masonic bodies in Burlington
last week.
Mrs. M. H. Brunning, who has been
critically ill for several weeks, is
gaining. Miss Chaffee, who has been
helping care for her, has returned to
St. Johnsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barrows enter
tained F. W. Cutting and his guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Theiss, of Mur
ray, Pa., at their camp at Stone pond
the last of the week.
Mrs. A. E.. Royle of Brookline,
Mass., visited her brother, F. C.
Browning, last week. Miss Marie
Browning returned home with her to
remain for several weeks.
Attend the Red Cross dance Wed
nesday, June 26th, I. O. O. F., Barton
8.30 p. m. Refreshments and music
will be a big feature. All contribu
tions will be thankfully received.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Edwin Theiss
of Murray, Pa., were guests of F. W.
Cutting last week. Mr. and Mrs.
Theiss are writers of note, having
written several books, and some of
their recent articles are appearing in
recent numbers qf the Ladies' Home
Journal, Good Housekeeping and
Pictorial Review.
Miss Alice Emerson, who has spent
the greater part of her time here for
the past three years, since her nieces
were in school, returned to her home
on the Emerson farm last week. She
expects to go to Burlington this fall,
where Miss Flora Emerson enters the
University of Vermont. Miss Em
erson will be greatly missed.
Miss Harriet Austin has been ap
pointed to have charge of the work in
this part of the town in connection
with the Child Welfare League of
America. She will be ready to attend
to the weighing and measuring of
children under five years of age on
Thursday and Saturday afternoons.
This work is a nation-wide move
ment and is endorsed by the govern
ment. LOWELL
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Newton June 17th.
Chas. West and daughter of West
field were recent visitors at F. M.
Sisco's.
Mr. and Mrs. John Golden of West
field visited Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Sisco
recently.
Geo. Brosseau had the misfortune
recently to bruise one of his legs so
severely that he will be unable to
work for two or three weeks.
Several from this town attended
the church anniversary in Westfield
Friday and report the exercises as
being the best they ever attended.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Parker and
son, Henry, Miss Elsie Parker and
Miss Helen Clohosy attended the
food administration meeting at New
port Monday.
Wm. Parker, for many years a
resident of this town, but for. some
time past residing with his daughter
in New Hampshire, was brought here
for burial Wednesday, June 12th.
The funeral services were held from
the Congregational church, Rev. Mr.
Kassan, officiating. Mr. Parker is
survived by three sons, Ai, William,
BIGGEST DRIVE YET
IS W. S. S. DRIVE.
County Allotment Approaches Half
Million Dollars and Campaign
Closes Next Week Friday.
Orleans county is up against a real
war proposition now. Before Fri
day night of next week this county is
asked to buy or pledge itself to pur
chase before January 1 the sum of
$485,920 in war savings stamps.
About $35,000 worth of these
stamps have already been purchased
and pledges have been made for more
and the task remaining is a stupen
dous one. But this paper has every
confidence that the duty will be met.
It is a war duty and like the tasks
asked of our 'soldiers the civilians
here at home are asked to perform
certain tasks. This purchase of war
savings stamps is one of the tasks,
though it is no actual sacrifice since
a stamp costing $4.17 today will be
worth $5 on January 1, 1923.
As in all other government drives
this movement is organized thorough
ly, each town having its allotment
and a town chairman. The allotment
in this case is different from the al
lotment in every other drive. Allot
ments in this drive are strictly on a
per capita basis of $20 per inhabi
tant. The table following gives the
amounts each town is expected to
iledge and the man in charge of the
drive so far as they have been p.p
rointed by Chairman Davis of Derby
Line who is county chairman. Fred
A. Howland of Montnelier is at the
head of the drive in the state and the
newspapers of the entire state in
conjunction with the progressive bus
iness interests of their . respective
communities are conducting this
week a publicity campaign, the mag
nitude of which was never before
approached in Vermont.
This paper and this community is
no exception. Much space is devoted
this week to this movement and
more will be given next week.
Town Chairman Quota
Albany C. D. McGuire $18,400
Barton E. E. Doe 66,920
Brownington P. G. Stone 15,500
Charleston S. W. Jenkins 19,860
Coventry F. J. Benware 12,520
Craftsbury P; D. Keir 22,380
Derby A. A. Silver, 72,780
Glover Roy E. Davis 18,640
Greensboro E. R. Collins 18,620
Holland Chas. U. Ladd 10,440
Irasburg Geo. Russell 19,660
Jay 10,200
Lowell Geo. Curtis 21,720
Morgan Lewis Bros. 9,260
Newport Curtis E. Emery 77,680
Troy W. R. Dailey 40,000
Westfield H. B. Hitchcock 12,260
Westmore 6,620
and Edward and four daughters, Mrs.
Susie Batchum, Mrs. Cora Wedge,
Mrs. Clara Lapierre and the daugh
ter in New Hampshire, several
grandchildren and one great grand
child. A thrift stamp rally will be held in
M. W. A. hall Friday evening. There
will be speakers from out of town
and good music. The effort to attend
this meeting will be a small "bit"
towards winning the war, but every
little bit helps and everyone is ex
pected and must do all in their power
to win the war. A cordial invitation
is extended by the committee to the
public to attend this rally. Next week
Friday night another meeting will be
held. This is the day on which the
drive closes and everyone will want
to know the result.
HOLLAND
Miss Lulu Rickard is visiting at O.
L. Kelley's.
x Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wheeler spent
the week-end with his parents.
Mrs. John Forbes has been spend
ing a few days at M. A. Sykes'.
Elias Moulton died Saturday at the
home of his son in Proctorsville.
The Ladies' Aid society of the A.
P. church met with Mrs. Geo. Rum
ery Thursday. A very pleasant time
was spent and the proceeds -were.
$15.50.
The Merry Maids' club met with
Roxie and Thelma Hall Saturday
afternoon. There was a trip to the
spruce ridge for ladies' slippers," af
ter which refreshments were served
to a hungry crowd.
Henry Parker, employed in H. W.
Demick's mill, met with a serious ac
cident June 10th. A big birch log
was being cut into lumber when the
upper saw, used only on large stock,
struck a knot and burst into three
pieces, one of these striking the un
fortunate man on the back of the
head, inflicting a severe scalp wound
and a depressed fracture of the skull.
First aid was rendered by Dr. R. O.
Ross., who dressed the wound and re
moved the greater part of the frag
ments of depressed bone. However, as
the patient did not recover conscious
ness, and showed other symptoms of
pressure on the brain, it was decided
the following morning to take him to
the Sherbrooke hospital. He was tak
en by his father, Wm. J. Parker in his
car, accompanied by Fred Parker, a
brother of the injured man, and Dr.
Ross. Dr. Lynch operated on the pa
tient immediately. He enlarged the
opening in the skull slightly to make
room for the swelling of the injured
portion of the brain, and removed
several small fragments of bone and
a clot of blood. The patient, accord
ing to the latest reports, was as well
as could be expected, and the chances
of his recovery are fairly good.
-Buy W. S. S. Buy W. S. S.-
County Veterans at Barton.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Veterans' association was held
at Barton Friday, June 14, flag day.
The business' meeting was called to
order at 11 a. m. by President E. G.
Colliston of Barton. In the absence
of the secretary and treasurer, Wm.
Brunning, on account of sickness,
the minutes of the last meeting were
read by the president and were ac
cepted. It was voted to hold the next
meeting at Newport, June 14, 1919.
The officers elected are as follows:
President, Major Josiah Grout, New
port; vice president, Thomas Manack
of Glover; secretary and treasurer, A.
C. Sleeper of Newport; executive
committee, Comrade A. C. Sleeper,
Mrs. Sleeper and Mrs. Ward, all of
Newport. Twenty three comrades
were present as follows:
Calvin. Wilson, Co. E, 9th Vt., Brown
ington, aged 82 years.
L. A. Lund, Co. E, 9th Vt., Orleans,
aged 83.
G. A. Fletcher, Co. I, 1st cavalry, Or
leans, age 72.
Albert Webster, Co. M, 11th Vt., Bar
ton, aged 73.
Osman Dwire, Co. D, 4th Vt., Barton,
aged 85 years. ,
Nixon Morse, Cos. D and F, 3d and
11th, San Diego, Cal., aged 77.
John Shannon, Co. D, 3d Vt., Derby,
aged 77.
Thomas Manack, Co. F, 11th Vt.,
Glover, aged 76.
Z. Marsh, Co., D 11th Vt., Barton,
aged 70.
E. G. Colliston, Co. L, 11th Vt., Bar
ton, aged 73.
C. S. Moulton, Co. E, 9th. Vt., New
port, aged 74.
J. N. Webster, Co. I, 15th Vt., Bar
ton, aged 80.
Ira Drew, Co. I, 1st Cavalry, Iras
burg, aged 75.
C. McGoff, Co., D 3d Vt., Irasburg,
aged 73.
A. N. Page, Co. I, 1st Cavalry, Iras
burg, aged 73.
J. C .Lange, Co. I, 15th Vt., Irasburg,
aged 75.
J. G. Gorham, Co. E, 9th Vt., Barton,
aged 86.
S. B. Parker, Co. F, 2d Vt., Orleans,
aged 79.
O. P. Dunham, Co. A, 8th Vt., Or
leans, aged 78.
Major J. Grout, Co. I, 1st Cav. Ma
jor, 26th N. Y., Newport, aged 77. '
J. W. Arthur, .Co. I, 15th Vt., Glover,
aged 77.
J. P. Christie, Co. I, 15th Vt. Glover,
aged 79.
A. C. Sleeper, Co. E, 9th Vt., New
port, aged 81.
As there was no further business
the meeting was adjourned until 1.30
p. m. Dinner was furnished by the
ladies of the M. E. church, which was
appreciated by all.
At 1.30 the meeting was called to
order by the president followed by a
few words of welcome to the assem
bly. H. G. Perley led in singing the
"Star Spangled Banner," with Bessie
Adams at the organ, after which the
assembly listened to well chosen re
marks by comrades and ladies of
Newport W. R. C. Nixon Morse, who
came 4000 miles to attend the con
vention gave a talk on California.
Thomas Mannock in his usual pleas
ing way got after the Kaiser a bit.
Comrade L. A. Lund gave an inter
esting talk on his personal service.
Mrs. Sleeper pleasingly gave a talk
on the W..R. C. and. the 141st birth
day of the flag. Dr. J. A. Pearson
delivered a good shot at the kaiser.
Mrs. Ward, president of Newport W.
R.- C, gave very cheering words of
the work of the Woman's Relief
Corps. Rev. Milo A. Turner with
some well-chosen remarks expressed
his belief that the Kaiser would even
tually get all he deserves. In closing
Major Josiah Grout gave an urgent in
vitation to all comrades, their wives,
sons, daughters, cousins and aunts to
come to Newport, the city by the
lake, June 14th, 1919. The conven
tion closed by singing "America."
E. G. Colliston, Acting Sec.
Congregational Church Notes. ,
Rev. W. A. Warner, Pastor.
Sunday, June 24th
10.45, Morning service.
12.00, Sunday school.
6.30, Christian Endeavor meeting.
Subject, "How to Have a Good Time,"
I Thess. 5:16-24. Led by the social
committee.'
The evening service will be omit
ted. Thursday evening, prayer meeting
at 7.30. Subject, "Present World
Conditions and Christian Unity."
John 17.20-24; Matt. 23:1-12.
Sunday morning Mr. Warner will
give reminiscences of his work and
travel for last week instead of a
regular sermon. There will be no
evening preaching service but Mr.
Warner will give an address at the
sacred open air band concert in the
park at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Children's exercises will be held in
the church Sunday morning in place
of the regular morning service.
Everyone invited.
j WILLOUGHBY
The school closes this week.
Edna Waterman is on the sick list.
Little Fannie Friend has the Ger
man measles.
Mrs. Orrin Gary, who has been
sick and confined to her bed the last
three months, is improving.
E. R. McShane of Sutton, Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Morse and Mr. and Mrs. R.
H. Hovey of Lexington, Mass., re
cently called at Orrin Gary's.
Miss Marjoric Hastings.
5
The community was universally
shocked and grieved upon learning
Tuesday morning of the death of
Miss Marjorie Hastings, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. F. R. Hastings, which
occurred at Syracuse Memorial hos
pital Monday, June 10, after an ill
ness of five days of tubercular men
ingitis. She had made her home with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Doug
lass Hastings, in Syracuse the past
winter, Dr. Hastings being in En
gland with the rank as captain in a
medical unit of the Canadian army
and Mrs. Hastings and the younger
sister, Dorothy, with Mrs. Hastings'
brother at Charlo, N. B.
Marjorie was born in Bathurst, N.
B., Oct. 7, 1902 and most of her life
had been spent in Barton.
She was a sweet, beautiful girl, ex
ceptionally bright and attractive, a
great favorite with the young people
and during her short life had won the
love of a host of friends, both old
and young, who sincerely mourn the
loss of one of our most attractive and
promising young ladies. Services
were held in Syracuse, Tuesday, June
11, the body arriving here Wednesday
night.
Services were held from the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Batchelder on
Thursday, June 12, at 2 o'clock, Rev.
W. A. Warner officiating. The Mah
nahbeezee Camp Fire Girls, of which
Marjorie was a member, attended the
services in a body and acted as escort
from the home to the cemetery. Six
young men, schoolmates, acted as
bearers.
As Marjorie lay surrounded by the
profusion of flowers, she looked the
sweetest flower of all, and it is hard
to understand why her young life, so
full of promise, was taken.
The deepest sympathy of not only
the entire community but a host of
outside friends is extended to Dr.
and Mrs. Hastings and the little sis
ter, Dorothy, in their great loss.
Our hearts go out with the most
tender sympathy to her father, who is
serving his country so far from all
his loved ones.
Interment was in the family lot in
the Welcome O. Brown cemetery.
Red Cross Benefit.
An entertainment which promises
to be of an unusual order and well
worth attending is being arranged
by the Barton Branch of the Red
Cross to be given June 28th. Watch
for posters and further notices. Don't
fail to secure tickets early.
-Buy W. S. S Buy W. S. S.-
The President's Proclamation for
War Savings rj
This war Is one of nations, not one of armies, and all of our 100,
000,000 people must be economically and industrially adjusted toward
conditions if this nation is to play Its full part In the conflict
The problem before us Is not primarily a financial problem, but
rather a problem of increased production of war essentials and the
saving of the materials and the labor necessary for the support and
equipment of our army and navy.
Thoughtless expenditure of money for non-essentials uses up the
labor of men, the products of the farm, mines and factories, and over
burdens transportation, all of which must be used to the utmost and
at their best for war purposes.
The great results which we seek can be obtained only by the par
ticipation of every member of the nation, young and old, In a Rational
concerted thrift movement. I therefore urge that our people every
where pledge themselves, as suggested by the Secretary'of the Treas
ury, to the practice of thrift; to serve the Government to their utmost
In Increasing production in all fields necessary to the winning of the
war; to conserve food and fuel, and useful materials of every kind;
to devote their labor only to the most necessary tasks, and to buy only
those things which are essential to Individual health and efficiency,
and that the people, as evidence of their loyalty, invest all that they
can save in Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps.
The securities issued by the Treasury Department are so many of
them within the reach of every one that the door of opportunity in
this matter is wide open to all of us. To practise thrift in peace-times
is a virtue and brings great benefit to the individual at all times ;
with the desperate need of the civilized world to-day for materials
and labor with which to end the war, the practice of individual thrift
is a patriotic duty and a necessity.
I appeal to all who now own either Liberty bonds or Savings
Stamps to continue to practise economy and thrift and to appeal to
all who do not own government securities to do likewise and to pur
chase them to the utmost extent of their means.
The man who buys Government securities transfers the purchas
ing power of his money to the United States Government until after
the war, and to that same degree does not buy in competition with the
Government.
I earnestly appeal to every man, woman, and child to pledge
themselves on qr before the 28th of June to save constantly and to buy
as regularly as possible the securities of the Government, and to do
this as far as possible through membership of War Savings Societies.
The 28th o2 June ends this special period of enlistment in the
great volunteer army of production and saving here at home.. May
there be none unenlisted on that day.
WOODROW WILSpN.
Washington, D. C, May 30, 1918.
The Governor's Proclamation
The President of the United States has called the Nation to uni
versal saving in order that labor and materials " vitally necessary to
win the war may thereby be released for the support of our arms;
Therefore, I, Horace F. Graham, Governor, hereby set aside Friday,
June 28, 1918, as a special day for the registration of pledges to econ
omize and save as a help in winning the war. I request that all pa
triotic citizens, as an aid to the fulfilment of such pledges, agree to
invest In a specified amount of War Savings Stamps during the year
.1918. Such pledges should be given to the duly appointed agents of
the United States Treasury, who will conduct a canvass on June 28
and the days next preceding.
YotJ are urged to attend the patriotic meeting In your community
on the evening of June 28 or to be represented by your pledge, pre
viously given, to buy War Savings, Stamps.
HORACE F. GRAHAM,
Governor.
Montpelier, .Vt, June 6, 1918. ;
FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST.
Reverend Father Marceau Celebrates
Golden Jubilee Anniversary.
'Thursday, St. Paul's church at
Barton, decorated in all its splendor
was the scene of a most impressive
ceremony, when Rev. Father L. Mar
ceau completed 50 years of priest
hood. Never before in the history of
this parish, and this was one of the
very few such events in the state of
Vermont, was there ever such a re
ligious feast. The church was filled
to its capacity, many coming from
far, to assist at the ceremonies of
their former pastor. This is evidence
enough to show the appreciation in
which Rev. Marceau is held, who re
gardless of his old age, never faltered
a step, whether in the day or in the
night, in the storm or in the sunshine,
to administer the last sacraments to
the dying or to go on missionary
duty. There are no words possible to
express the gratitude that one and all
of the parishoners have for him. Only
one glance at him is sufficient to see
how pious he is, and the big heart
that he possesses. Especially have
these traits shown out when he has
donated a large share of his time,
energy and earnings to the keeping
up and betterment of the parochial
school. These acts of tenderness
have been greatly appreciated by the
children of the , school, from the
youngest to the oldest, and on Wed
nesday afternoon, they honored him
with a reception in Crystal Lake hall.
Rev. Mr. Marceau was ordained a
priest in Quebec City, Que. June 6th,
1868, by Rt. Rev. Archbishop Bail
largeon. Mr. Marceau came to the
states 30 years ago next November.
There were 25 priests from differ
ent parts of the state present as fol
lows :
Rt. Rev. J. J. Rice, D. D., Burling
ton. Rev. Fr. Trottier, Island Pond.
Rev. Fr. Pouilliott, Essex Junction.
Rev. Fr. Turcotte, Graniteville.
Rev. Fr. Goyette, Stanhope, Que.
Rev. Fr. Drouhin, St. Johnsbury.
Rev. Fr. Bastien, Newport.
Rev. Fr. Dwyer, St. Johnsbury.
Rev. Fr. Lynch, Northfield.
Rev. Fr. Cray, Brandon.
Rev. Fr. LeBlanc, Lowell.
Rev. Fr. Crosby, Proctor.
Rev. Fr. Guay, Norton Mills.
Rev. Fr. Dame, Sheldon Springs.
Rev. Fr. Kennedy, Hardwick.
Rev. Fr. Carriere, Bakersfield.
Rev. Fr. Leveer, St. Johnsbury.
Rev. Fr. Blais, Newport.
Re,v. Fr. Salmon, O. B. C, Swanton.
Rev. Fr. Campeau, Windsor.
Rev. Fr. Hagan, St. Albans.
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