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Vol. 47 No. 32 BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918 Single Copies S Cents. CLASSIFIED ADVERTING Ail verr'.M-Mcnts will !; Inserted u -:n-v X his I: e.; t ;tt tt - i-t-nts piTwyrd for first ni t-r t :i hii.1 ci'iu .f r word tlureaffi r. vth in u sr .!:( tin psi ny the order. A"o .! . ? ri . inserted for lest than t.- ii,-f.vc re m FOR SALE FOR SALE Second-hand express wagon. Amos Robinson, Barton. 32tf FOR SALE Ten acres of standing oats, ripe by August 10 R. M. Harp- i-arton. FOR SALE 10 II. P. Woodpecker gasoline engine, one H. P. Sampson power, one hand derrick. John Barn ard, Barton. 31tf FOR SALE- -40 acres of fine mead ow land with barn included. Alfred Brown, Tel. 151-11, Orleans. 28tf FOR SALE or trade for stock, surrey with shafts and pole, nearly new. Price right. H. B. Chamber lain, Irasburg. 31tf FOR SALE Top buggy and driv ing harness, both nearly new. Price reasonable. Mrs. Lilla Dow, Glover. 30-32 FOR SALE Your choice from a head of 17 good young cows, grade Jerseys and Holsteins. Both tele phones. E. D. Clark, Orleans. 31-32p FOR SALE Nice home with barn, large garden on a nice strecet in Bar ton village. Furnace and bath. Ap ply to A. B. Dow, St. Johnsbury. 32-3-lp WANTED WANTED Live poultry. Elrick, Barton. 18tf WANTED Sound, clean sacks. R. P. Webster, Barton. 3Stf WANTED AT ONCE Chamber maid at New Willoughby Hotel, Westmore, Vt. Tel. 63-0. 32tf WANTED Capable general girl or woman for housework on farm. Brew ster Farm, Irasburg. 32-33 WANTED Shingle sawyer, night or day work. Good pay. W. E. Han son, Barton. 32-33 WANTED Kitchen help, also laundry woman. Valley House, Or leans. 32tf WANTED Wood chopper. Will pay $3.00 per cord. Good camp. U. S. Bobbin & Shuttle Co., Willoughby. 32-39 WANTED Volunteers for haying. Communicate with me if you will help some farmer in haying. Rev. S. G. Suitor, Irasburg. IGit WANTED Miners and muckers, and men to learn. Good wages and good board. Vermont Copper Co., South Strafford, Vt. 2G-34 WANTED We have a good place for young lady, also for a young man to work for board while attending school. Nashua Business College, A. H. Barbour, Prin., Nashua, N. II. 30-32 MISCELLANEOUS Now ready to do all kinds of auto trucking. Furniture moving a spe cialty. Homer Rushford, Barton. 24tf INSURANCE Best stock and mu tual companies. Surety bonds. F. W. Baldwin, Agent, Barton. 26tf FOR SERVICE Registered Mor gan stallion, "Damon Junior," will be at my stable in Glover village every j Monday. C 1. Kimball Co. Tel 1-G1. 25-32p FARMERS Bring in your hogs Monday, Aug. 12 and get the highest price you have ever received for live pork. W. E. Hanson, Barton. lw BOY LOST WANTED Information concern ing Arcene Ilamer, of Coventry, Vt., who left home July 20 and has not been heard from since. He is 16 years old, about 5 feet in height, weighs 125 pounds, is thickset, has red hair, brown eyes and freckled face. He was dressed in a blue belt ed suit and carried blue striped over alls, was headed for Orleans. Any information concerning him is desired by his father, Felix Ilamer, Orleans, Vt. R. F. D. NoaI, or by Colby Stod dard, Orleans, Vt. Rev. Chaxncey Adams Appointed Chaplain. The Rev. Chauncey Adam: who six m on ens ir. vuaxs nas Deen working in France with the American army and navy service. He is a graduate of McGill university at Montreal, was Y. M. C. A. secretary at St. Johnsbury and in 1910 began as clergyman in the Congregational church at Irasburg. He was pastor of the Danville church for the last four years. Mr. Adams is well-known in Or leans county. He is a member of Keystone Chapter No. 16, R. A. M.f of Barton. l1 T T 1 . 1 . 1- - 1-.r- 1-i O C 4 A V n A - V "f kl " T) O VI 77 1 I 1 Q ! jir "1W 'l. V ?ti Vnv i oi 7 ! v 1 1 be .given at the Gem theatre Fri- Congregational church in May 1917 , f t k The pic. to drive an ranoulancc in 1 rrncc, has , . : Artcraft product, fea- V'cu f PvU ht twin Geraldine Farrar in "Joan, the Urntcd States .National army with the w - ,, of t,c finest rank of first lieutenant. I or the last f , ' . . . .. Th 1 Schools Open September 3. Announcement is made that Barton academy and graded schools will open Tuesday, September 3. The faculty is as follows: Principal, F. Jay Bates, B. S. Vice Principal, S. G. Updegraff, B. S. Assistants, Kate E. Ferrin; Louise M. Whitmore, A. B.; Esther S. Cate, B. S., Vera Smith, B. S. First grade, Clara Burgess. Second grade, Daisy Baldwin. Third grade, Ethel Colby. Fourth grade, Katherine Jennings. Fifth and sixth grades, Kate Heath. The Monitor will make further an nouncement later. Substitute Demonstration. Miss Clemma Seaver will give a demonstration of wheatless and sug arless recipes at the domestic science room in the school building Tuesday afternoon, August 13, at 2.30 o'clock. A slight expense is involved for the purchase of materials and a silver collection will be taken for this pur pose. BARTON LOCAL NOTES A. M. Cutler of Northfield spent a few days in town this week. Joseph Dewing has bought the Bak er farm and taken possession. Miss Ethel Cowles of Claremont, N. II., is a guest at Miss Austin's. Miss Vera Webster was at home from St. Johnsbury over Sunday. Neil M. Gardiner is in Montreal visiting his aunt, Mrs. M. II. Wilson. Ben Harris of Woodsville, N. II., was a guest at the Huntington home this week. Rev. M. A. Turner is taking a two weeks' vacation from his pulpit in the M. E. church. Miss Nellie Austin of Boston is visiting her sisters, Miss Harriet, and Mrs. E. P. Flint. Miss Sadie Huntington left? last week to fill a government position in Washington, D. C. Misses Vera Leland and Lois Haw kins have been guests at Geo. E. King's the past week. Dr. Foote, dentist, will be at O. II. Mossman's in Barton Thursday and Friday, August 15 and 16. adv. Miss Ruth and Master George Garey of St. Albans are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. E. C. Wilkie. Mrs. Sarah Fox who has been help ing Mrs. S. A. Hunt, returned to her home in Westmore Sunday. There will be a special meeting of Orient Chapter No. 13, O. E. S. Fri day at 8 o'clock p. m. Work. Eunice W. Collins of the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington, was at home a short time on Friday. Mrs. Odina Hitchcock of Lyndon vilie was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Bailey, and son, Loomis, at G. F Reed's. Miss Nellie Keating and niece, Hel en Keating of West Lebanon, N. H., were recent guests at the home or Mrs. C. C. W. Heath. Mrs. L. A. Chappell, who has been visiting her son, W. II. Chappell, for a time, returned to West Burke Sun day with her son, II. S. Chappell. Drew's Ladies' Ready-to-Wear store, Newport, Vt., will start their big cash clearance sale for 15 days only, Saturday, August 10th, 1918. Theodore Griffin, who enlisted a short time ago, and is now stationed at the Mechanical training school in Burlington, was home for a short time Sunday. Mrs. C. L. Hutchins is in New York, Boston and other places for a month's vacation. She will visit millinery fashion shows and combine business with pleasure. Miss Margaret J. Campbell of Con cord, N. H., who has spent the past two months in town, left Thursday to visit relatives in East Ryegate, be fore returning to Concord. Announcement has been received here of the marriage of Dean A. Lew is to Miss Hazel Fuller in Elkhart, Ind. Mr. Lewis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Lewis, now of Northamp ton, Mass., but formerly of Barton. The continued hay weather has en abled many farmers to finish haying and the- harvesting of some grains has begun. The extreme heat changed the latter part of the week to un seasonably cool weather, which by contrast made the Saturday seem cold. Among recent guests at the Gilpin home have been Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Halliday and children of Providence, R. I.; Mrs. F. E. Parker of Falls Church, Va., Miss Fidelia Fisk of Boston, Mrs. Flora Balch of Lunen burg and Mrs. Grace Bartlett of Bradford. A Red Cross benefit picture show Trices will be 15c and 25c and the la dies will make a canvass for the sale of tickets. Two shows will be given. The Walter L. Main circus which exhibited here Thursday afternoon and evening drew crowds which fill ed their tent at both shows. The street parade was very good for a small circus and drew a crowd. The circus proper delighted the children and few of the older people were heard to complain although the men agerie was small and the number of MORE MEN LEAVE AND MORE CALLED. Twelve Men Left First of Week and 25 Called for Week of August 25. The following men from Orleans county went to Syracuse, N. Y., Mon day morning to enter the war service. Eugene P. Ducharme, Orleans. Voyle W. Lampher, North Troy. Alba Scott, Island Pond. - Trefiey C. LaClair, Willoughby. Frank Wing, Irasburg. Fred A. Prue, Newport. Joseph Fisher, Albany. The following men from Orleans county left Newport Tuesday morn ing for Fort Slocum, N. Y.: Walter S. Kiser, Newport. Ernest W. Sanborn, West Glover. Herman E. Legacy, Barton. Archie F. Edwards, Barton. Fred Krawdak, Newport. A call for 425 Vermont men to go to Camp Devens. probably Augusc 28, has be.n leceivei by Goreriitr ur.a ham. Orleans county ii asked for 25 men for this call. acts not large. That circuses are la boring under difficulties1 is shown when the service flag carried 38 stars. Withal the Main circus gave satis faction. Homer Rushford narrowly escaped a serious accident when his truck when coming north on the road on the east side of Willoughby lake Friday afternoon with a load. A Packard car driven by Raymond Campbell of Lyndonville and filled with people, shot around one of the bends in the road and was unable to stop before it had hit the truck which threw the Packard partly over the bank on the lake side of the road. The passenger car barely balanced on the edge which was at one of the points where there are few trees to prevent a drop of some 15 feet into the lake. No one was injured and neither car suffered much damage, but the escape was a narrow one. WILLOUGHBY Trefiey C. Laclair left Monday for Syracuse, N. Y., to enter a training camp. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foster of Lowell, Mass., are visiting at F. F. Kimball's. Mrs. II. P. Ealdwin, daughter, Aline and son, Henry, of Springfield, Mass., were the guests of Mrs. H. B. Orcutt, Friday. Fred Denny, formerly of Willough by, was drowned Saturday ini the Connecticut river at Wilder. The body has not yet been found. BROWNINGTON Leslie Lewis of Morgan spent last week at O. A. Grow's. Mrs. Carl Ilagar and daughter of ! Barton are visiting in town. t Mrs. L. T. Grow visited Sunday at Earl Eley's in West Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Grow visited at George Lewis' in Morgan Sunday. Miss Mary Newton of Lowell, Mass., is visiting her brother, F." S. Newton. David Johnson, who has been boarding at Hale Clark's has gone to Will Wiggins to board. Mrs. Arthur Buswell and children of Barton are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Flint. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wells from Irasburg were at the home of her father, Harry Blake, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young and Mrs. Harold Young of Newport visit ed at James Young's Sunday. Guests at Clarence Hawse's recent ly were Mr. and Mrs. Leon Avery and children, Mrs. Flora Avery and Mrs. Pearl Damato and daughter and Joe O'Brien, all from Hanover, N. H. BROWNINGTON CENTER Mrs. Jennie Robinson has been spending several days in Orleans. Achsah Smith has been to Orleans the past week attending the Junior chautauqua. Mrs. Leon Gilman has returned to the home of her sisters, after her visit in Stannard. Miss, Adorothy Seymour, who has been visiting her sister in Sheffield, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson and children and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Woods took an auto trip to Walden Sunday. Mrs. Ira Gray received the sad news Tuesday that her mother, who lives in Charleston, had had a shock. Mrs. Gray went that evening to help care for her. She died Sunday after noon. The many friends here of Mrs. Gray extend sympathy in her time of sorrow. V EVANS VILLE Mrs, Myrtle Wilson is caring for Mrs. W. E. Spencer. Mildred Montieth of Newport is visiting at Fred Foster's. Mrs. J. W. Moore has gone to St. Johnsbury hospital for treatment. There will be an old-fashioned dance at the Woodman hall Friday. Everyone inv -Refreshments will be served, i ,i' He Had man is perfeci, Irked in thouoTaIk. "No j - - " I-uppose," he rem -.ul vfay. "I see j'pti no longer love me," said the girl. Louisville Courier-Journal. To Clean up the Beach Saturday. Unsightly stumps, stones and de bris scattered upon the bathing beach at the foot of Pine street have been an eyesore to many bathers and it has been decided to have a bee of all those interested on Saturday afternoon in order to clean away the rubbish and put the place in a .more orderly, sightly and cleanly condition for the large number of visitors and bathers who visit this beach during warm weather. R. P. Webster and F. D. Pierce will act as a committee to whom, those who will offer their services Saturday afternoon may report as to what they can give in the way of labor, teams or tools. Already several have volun teered and if those who can assist will report it will save unnecessary duplication of tools and effort. The move is a splendid one and de serves the hearty cooperation of our townsfolk. Soldiers in France Need More Books. The Barton Public Library has re ceived a request from the American Library Association's headquarters in Washington for "-ore books from this community for the men overseas. The appeal from Washington states that new novels and good Western tories, whether new or old, are most needed. Books by Zane Grev, Rex iicach, Jack London, Ralph Connor, Owen Wister and O. Henry are very popular. The public library announc es that it will receive and forward all suitable books that are turned in. It urges the friends of the soldiers and sailors, many of whom have already responded most generously, to give more books. The communication received by the library from the Washington head quarters states that over G00,000 books have been sent overseas. The supply is nearly exhausted, and several hun dred thousand more will be needed soon by the six dispatch offices which are now shipping books to France. The books are packed at these dispatch omces in strong cases, so built that they serve as a bookcase. They go on the decks of transports in cargo vessels and in naval vessels. Those that TO On the dppfcc! nf frnna (ports are open so that the men may nave reading matter for use on the voyage. All these books are gather ed together again, however, replaced in the cases and delivered to the prop er officials in France. In France, the books are distributed by an experiencd librarian, represent ing the American Library associa tion. Most of them go to Y. M. C. A., Red Cross and Salvation Army huts, hospitals and canteens. Others go directly to chaplains and officers. Will anyone having books they will donate for this purpose leave them at the library before Saturday, Aug. LOWELL I A. P. Sweet and C. A. Ymmrr worn I in Eden Saturday. a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Warner July 30th. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mason July 27th. Almond Clark of Hyde Park visited at Francis Jacques' Sunday. Miss Eva Demurce visited rela tives in Barton the past week. W. A. Blake was a business visitor m Derby Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Green are the parents of a daughter, born August 3. Several from here attended the cir cus held in the nearby towns the past week. Mrs. Percy Nye and son, Francis, of Barton are visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Tom Fisher of Irasburg vis ited her sister, Mrs. Edgar Laclair, Friday. Supervisor and Mrs. B. A. Colby of North Troy were business callers in town Saturday. Miss Helen Brahana is at Newport Center in the employment of the J. G. Turnbull Co. Several from Westfield attended services at the Congregational church Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richards of St. Albans visited at Lewis Sanville's Thursday and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Little of West Somerville, Mass., are visiting their cousin, Mrs. S. B. Gelo. Mrs. D. P. Narramore and children of St. Albans are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. I. Stephenson. ' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bonneau of Island Pond visited at Frank Barn ey's the first of the week. The usual epidemic of haying and canning is going the rounds in this town like it is in other towns. Mr. and Mrs. James Labounty of Barton were in town Friday to attend the funeral of Timothy Blanchard. Mrs. Harry Powers and children of Monroe, N. II., are visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Longley. Prof. Keach of St. Albans is ex pected here Tuesday to begin his du ties as principal of the Lowell Junior high school. Mrs. E. S. Murphy "returned home the last of the week from Albany where she has been visiting relatives a few days. A valuable horse owned by Peter Gibney, was badly injured recently by getting entangled in the barb wire of his pasture fence. Dr. Noah Titemore, who has been boarding with Sylvester England, the VERMONT CASUALTIES JUMP Twenty-two Dead and 24 Wounded in Two Days' Reports. Vermont's casualty lists begin to mount since reports covering the re cent drive have begun to come in. The following list is Monday and Tuesday's lists only: KILLED IN ACTION Hcrbert H- Ball Highgate Springs Corp. Bert B. Baker, Danby. Pvt. James T. Brown, Montnelier, Pvt. Royden L. Chappell, Richford. Pvt. Harmon Ciough, Enosburg. Pvt. Sheridan G. Goodrich, Ply mouth. Pvt. Frank J. Gourley, Bellows Falls. Pvt. Cyrus Johnson, Montpelier. Pvt. Walter Lashua, North Willis ton. Pvt. Gordan Mann, St. Albans. Pvt. Edmund F. Meacham, Wind sor. Pvt. Adler F. Potvin, Burlington. Pvt. William H. Smith, Arlington. Pvt. Smith M. Warren, Morrisville. Pvt. Robert R. Webster, Barre. Pvt. Raymond Church, Shaftsbury. . Pvt. Philip C. McKenzie, Groton. Pvt. Ludger J. Touissant,St. Johns bury. Pvt. Arthur G. Beattie, Barre. Pvt. Ralph L. Henry, North Fays ton. DIED OF WOUNDS Pvt. Frank Bean, Winooski. Pvt. Percy M, Brothers, Randolph Center. WOUNDED Pvt. William Prior, St. Albans Pvt. Noel L. Bearer, Burlington. Corp. Harry G. Berry, Milton. Pvt. Frank Benoit, Burlington. Pvt. Ralph N. Brace, Huntington Center. Pvt. William Briar, Sheldon. Pvt. William II. Hilliker, Morris ville. Pvt. Lucius L. Kidder, Morrisville. Pvt. John H. Kimball, Pownal. Pvt. Godfrey J. Podvin, Burlington. Pvt. Frank R. Rousseau, Cam bridge. Pvt. George Sheehan, Burlington. Pvt. William Burden, St. Johns bury. Pvt. William M. Ward, Morrisville. Pvt. Warren L. Wheeler. Orleans. Pvt. Gardner B. Jolley, Ludlow. Pvt. Homer J. Lacross, St. Albans. Pvt. Roscoe D. Cook, Boltonville. Pvt. Arthur B. Cassidy, Burlington. Pvt. Lee J. Dorey, Burlington. Lieut. Allen B. McMurphy, South Burlington. Pvt. Thomas A. Hall. Richford. Pvt. C. R. Jennings, Rutland. Cook Clifton E. Wells, Milton. past few years, has engaged board with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Young. Mr. and Mrs .Harry Hocquard and son, Harold Thornton, of Somerville, Mass., are visiting Mrs. Hocquard s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Gelo. The Methodist Ladies' Aid society will serve supper at the Community house Friday, at G o'clock until all are served. The public is cordially in vited. Several from here went to Barton Saturday evening to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Labounty, the occa sion being the celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Newton have returned home from Bradford, where they have ben visiting the past few weeks. Mr. Newton feels that he has been much benefited by the trip. Ed. W. Lynch has received his ap pointment as district deputy, for the Modern Woodmen of America. The district includes the counties of La moille, Orleans, Orange, Essex and Caledonia. Miss Caddie Stephenson returned home. Sunday from Bakersfield and Sheldon where she visited relatives the past week. She was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crowe and daughter, Gwendolyn. The July supply for the Red Cross, although late, has arrived at last, and anyone wishing for a little extra work for pastime, can get material for same by calling at the Community house Tuesday, Saturday and Fri day afternoons. Lightning was up to her old tricks Monday night, striking Nela Bom bard's barn in the peak and tear;ng off the entire jet, thence running down a post, reducing it to splinters and tearing off some of the boarding. Mr. Bombard is thankful there was no fire. As Wilman Souther was driving his cows along the highway from his nasture to the barn, recently, one of the cows was hit by an automobile, throwing her across the ditch and against the fence, breaking her leg. Mr. Souther was obliged to kill the cow. J. A. Moore of St. Albans was driving the car. The entertainment given by the M. W. A. Tuesday evening was attended by a large and appreciative audience, j The talk given by State Deputy Bald win of Concord, N. II., illustrated by moving pictures showing the Wood man way of fighting and curing tu berculosis, was very interesting and instructive. The M. W. A. society is certainly doing a noble work. C. F. Kelley had a narrow escape from a serious accident Wednesday when the harness broke and -let the tedder run against the horse. The horse began kicking and running and in some way the tedder was ; thrown in to gear and also began kicking. Mr. Kelley decided that there was alto gether too much kicking going on and (Continued on Page Four) Special Town Meeting Friday Eve ning. A special town meeting for the town of Barton is called at Seaver's hall Friday evening for the purpose of seeing if the town will vote a sum of money not to exceed $1000 for the continuation of the work begun on the West Glover road. The citizens of Barton have person ally contributed a substantial sum of much-needed work and it is under stood a liberal amount from the state is assured to be put with whatever amount the town votes and' individu als may give. This road greatly needs permanent improvement and is probably the best trade channel leadiner into Bnrtnn. The people who travel it deserve something better from the town and it is hoped a liberal appropriation for me worK win be made. County Historical Picnic. James Young, Stanley Marsh and Arthur Davies of Brownington are the committee in charge of arrange ments for the great county picnic to be held by the Orleans County His torical society at the Old Stone House in Brownington Friday of next week. The pleasant event of two years ago will be duplicated and it is expected the crowd of 1000 which was present before will be doubled. The Old Stone House has been pur chased by the historical society and repairs are being made upon it. Don't fail to reserve this date, Friday, Aug. 1G, for this picnic event. Congregational Church Notes. Rev. W. A. Warner, Pastor. 10.45, Morning service. 12.00, Sunday school. C. E. meeting at G.30 Sunday eve-1 ning. Topic, "Lessons in Nature's School." Prov. G: G-8; John 12:24, j 25. Leader, Rev.W. A. Warner. ! A union congregation listened to a wonderfully good sermon by Rev. W. A. Warner Sunday from the text, Deut. 6:23, "And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in." Thursday evening prayer meeting, 7.30 o'clock. There will be a union service again Sunday morning. Graham Will Not Run. Governor Horace F. Graham has sent the following letter to the two candidates for the Republican nomin ation for governor: "As there seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether I will again be a candidate for governor, permit me to say that I will not be a candidate for reelec tion under any circumstances." Physicians' Fees. Owinc to the great increase in the cost of drugs, cost of transportation and living generally, the physicians of this locality have found it neces sary to raise their fees to correspond to those charged in similar locations. Beginning August 15, 1918, the fol lowing minimum fee3 will be in effect, Office call $1.00 Village call (day) 1.50 Village call (night) 2.00 Outside village (day) 50c per mile ad ditional Outside village (night), 75c per mile additional Anaesthesia, for minor operations and teeth extraction 5.00 Anaesthesia, for major operations 10.00 Obstetrical, village cases 15.00 Obstetrical, outside village, mileage additional Mileage will be charged from vil lage limits on all calls. F. L. Lanphear, R. M. Wells, M. F. Prime, J. M. Blake, E. M. Nichols, J. F. Wright, E. M. Cleasby, P. C. Templeton, A. M. Goddard. SOME TOWNS REFUSED COAL Several Orleans County Towns Re fused Further Coal Shipments. A number of towns in Vermont have been cut off from securing an thracite coal in consequence of orders issued from Washington. These are apparently places where the depart ment is of the opinion there is a suf ficient amount of wood to be had to supply the need of fueh These towns which can get no coal are Bakersfield, Bartonsville, Boltonville, Centervale, South Newbury, Coventry, East Clar endon, East Hardwick, East Poultney, East St. Johnsbxiry, East Swanton, Fairfax, Ferrisburg, Fitzdale, South Barre, South Hero, Stockbridge, Sum mit, Sunderland, Sutton, Taftsville, West Alburg, West Danville, West Rutland, Whiting, West Townshend, Willoughby, Wolcott, Franklin, High gate, Greensboro, Iloliister, Inwood, Jonesville, Harrabee's Point, Leices ter Junction, Mclndoes Falls, Middle sex, - Montgomery Center, More-town, New Haven Junction, Northboro, North Sheldon, North Troy, Pompa noosuc, St. George. The most serious situation that Vermont has faced in many years is indicated by the arnouncement of W. G. Hastings, state chief forester, that only about one-tentfi of the nor mal wood supply, or about 70,000 cords, is available. This is bfsed on returns made to Mr. Hastings from the town listers. Taken in conjunc tion with the allotment of anthracite coal for this state this coming win ter, namely 330,000 gross tons, the seriousness of the situation is plain. SOLDIERS' LETTERS. Overseas and Camp Letters from Or leans County Boys. The following extracts are from a letter to the editor of this paper from Robert E. Gardyne, formerly of Brownington and Orleans, who is as sistant editor of "Litter Bearer's Complaint," a paper gotten out by the boys at the front for their own benefit. Three copies of the paper were enclosed. Nearly all of the ma terial in the paper is regarding the boys and is largely personal: American Expeditionary Forces 101st Ambulance Company 101st Sanitary Train June 20,1918, Dear Mr. Gilpin: We are not very far from tho front now and while I am writing this the guns and shells are shaking the building, or rather the shack, they are having an artillery duel, I guess. The towns around here are shelled nearly every day but as long as they keep a little ways off it is all right. Once in a while they wake us up and in the early morning it is impossible to sleep if once they wake you up. Every once in a while we get a gas alarm in the wee small hours, which means that you are awakened and have to get your mask ready to put on, some times you have to put it on and some times you don't, but you have to be ready. I am enclosing a few copies of a daily paper we print here at the front for our own benefit. Of course, it is more interesting to us as we know all the fellows, but thought that you might like to sec a paper from France. I am feeling fine and getting fat. I guess. Tho eats are O. K. and the weather has been fine, so what more could we want (except home.) Sincerely yours, Robert E. Gardyne. The following is from Roy Long to his sister, Mrs. II. L. Davis, of North Craftsbury. Somewhere in France, May 30, 1918. My dear Folks: Just a line or two to say I am fine and getting along welL Today is Memorial day and it seems strange to have the same old thing. Some of the F. A. fellows are out on parade and the old band sounds homelike. Guess there is a big boxing bout to come off at the Y. M. C. A. this p. m. I go out riding tonight. Yesterday I was on detail. Do you know what detail is? Well, in the army if there is some work to do, a bunch of fel lows go out and a corporal or ser geant is in charge of the job. That means they are boss. I like to work every day as the time goes faster. The French men are cutting their hay and go at it so queer. Wish you could see them and the tools they use. No mowing machines at all and no harrows or plows that arc very good. Sometime we are going to leave this place and can you imagine how I shall feci when that time comes? I like the army life fine, only it's being away from home. You know the old U. S. A. is the best place in the world. Some of our people couldn't live here and do as the poor French have to. I can see the draft soldiers parad ing in big cities and towns back home. They are welcome to it. I am glad to be here where the fire works are all the time. You wonder if I am going to get back all right. Well, I feel that I must come back to put some of the fellows wise to the opportunities they have and the chance to make good. I never looked at life when I was at home as I do now. It's nice and cool here now. No rain for a couple of weeks. I wonder if a flower from the front would interest you to keep? I will put one in this letter. I am not as fleshy as I was. Guess the mumps was the cause of my growing thin. I feel better for I was getting too fat. Guess I weigh 1G0 now. Bundy is fine and doing the same. We have had fine luck in our com pany so far. I told you about getting thrown off my horse. It hurt my feelings as I had a fine horse and thought lots of him. Remember me to all, and take good care of yourselves. I think of you all and wish you all the good I can. Write me often. Ever the same Corp. Roy. L. Long, Co. G, 101st Ammunition Train. To another county friend Long writes: May 8th. I have just made another trip up to the place where the boys are doing business with Fritz. I was on a trip a few days ago and it took us 28 hours. It was the worst trip yet. I thought when I got in I would never want to see a horse or saddle again. I sleep with the first sergeant and have a nice bed in the orderly room. We sleep between two feather bed.'. It's French style, you know. I am ij? a Salvation Army hut. We can iSliWlU 111 XlUlJt UlUL cli:il M-U ill! battles. It's very interesting and one trembles, for those poor guys so far from the land. From land we can see just where the aircraft guns are shooting and when the shells burst it leaves a little white cloud. The French are queer, if things don't look just right they hike for a dug out. I received a Monitor last week and it seemed good to read the news from home. I am glad I'm in this company. I think without-doubt we have the best (Continued on Page Two) f