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Vol. 48 No. 28
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1919
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FOR SALE
for SLE Registered Guernsey
ball, price $100. A. S. Gilmour. lwp
"1:0KSALE High-grade "fertiliz
er1 Prices right. C. A. Nute, Bar
ton. FOR SALE Four acres of heavy
standing grass, one and one-half
Wfrom Barton village. Call up
on F. W. Baldwin, Barton, Vt. 28tf
P0R SALE Furnished cottage
and laree lot on the shore of Crystal
lake. Mrs. Lena M. Woodward, 19
Pearl St., St. Johnsbury. 24tf
FOR SALE Piano box wagon,
snindie back as good as new. Will
sea reasonable. John Williams,
Thone, 7-14, Irasburg, R. F. D. 1.
26-28
MISCELLANEOUS
See ad wool carding and hand spun
yarn. 24-e-t-w-t-f
NOTICE All kinds of trucking.
L D. Alger, Barton. Tel. 121-2. 23tf
FOR SERVICE Thoroughbred
registered Morgan stallion, Damon,
Jr. C. H. Kimball, Glover. 24tf
INSURANCE Best stock and mu
tual companies. Surety bonds. F.
W. Baldwin, Agent, Barton. 26tf
AUTO LIVERY day and night
service. Bell telephone. Homer
Rashford, Barton. 21tf
FARMERS' NOTICE Wrill buy
stock every Monday during July.
Telephone me Monday mornings for
prices. Also for sale 6 good young
cows and 7 two-year-old heifers. G.
S. Dodge. Orleans. 27tf
WANTED
WANTED Live poultry. Elrick,
Barton. 18tf
WANTED AT ONCE 200 hens,
lar?? breed, also G shotes. R. P.
eDTterBancr.. 27tf
WANTED Live poultry and fresh
esss at Orleans express station every
Monday forenoon. E .S. Kelley, Tel.
123-13, Orleans. 4tf
WANTED Kitchen help and an
experienced table girl at the Valley
Souse, Orleans. 23tf
WANTED Calf skins, 5 to 7 lbs.,
J6j; 7 to 9 lbs., 3.10. E. Sockol,
tea street, Barton. Tel. 24-11. 5tf
GIRLS WANTED for positions in
scaie factory. Apply to E. and T.
moanss and Company, St. Johns
toay, t. 27-29
LOST
OST Between Willoughby lake
ana iJarton, Khaki-colored sleeveless
l(lr- Leave at Robinson's Gro
store and receive reward. 26-28p
TO RENT
W? ?ENT 2-story house, ell and
KrL -naCreS laTld 0ne mile from
V1ilage-, WiU arrange so rent
gg for pIace desired- tfW'
Fwt Cut Off by blowing Machine.
UMrLaSUnSr three-year-old
inJnn 1 ! Bm Powers of Brown
hw kd one leS cut off and the
bi tl $ cut when he was hidden
ckirP grass and a mowing ma
ttorninf mTu u?on him Wednesday
did J" ltle d"ver of the machine
the lhe boy until he fel1 over
kospfil." bar" He is in Orleans
WILLOUGHBY
ARTHUR J. WATERMAN
at3rUv;n "jWaterman who was in-
the s d on the B- & M. railroad
tttntionedfil-Sldins' as Previously
of Ca m hls Paper, was the son
a3 boJJ ?nd Judith Waterman. He
5i-arton Feb- 4th l879
tric-f .u. .?d hls education in the dis-
aca.-C . 01 with two years in Barton
-u,eaJ'- He
was married to Katie
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u, uec. xi iQni TTi.- j i
fe-; bom x , 1 aied in infancy,
a fson that died in infancy,
savin. l -u,e and four daughters,
1S18. f a, daughter, in April,
tctir Ll l:?yes a father and
of'Tin,rfbrothers, J. A. Water-
ftaa of i "e?cn- N. H., J. B. Water
ann "GonviI1e, W. W. Water-
lou?hbv h i n Vvaterman of Wil
z'knTf a host of friends. He
her- It i lovmg husband and fa-hla-a
goorb- truthfully said of
ard 6U0a man has gone to his re
The -
ndthiaE?Jal was largely attended
silt-e nf amount of flowers spoke
a3 fejjf ot tne esteem in which he
Car 1 ' f
J-'h Thanks The bereaved
f?0shtbpp extend many thanks
re,nds for tl uns of this paper to
filrs j 1 beautiful flowers and
llul E leer n e for the two beau
r l -PedT she sag. also to all
J" aanSeph Waterma.
W .Vaterrnan.
Leon 't- , aterman.
011 Waters
an.
Abstract of Grand List.
A comparison of the grand list of
the town of Barton and its various
divisions is interesting to show that
the material interests of the town are
gradually increasing. The figures
are as follows:-
1918 1919
Total town $22,025. $22,439.35
Town, outside
corporations 5,776.65 5,818.35
Barton village 8,370.80 8,405.05
Orleans village 7,877.55 8,215.95
Town school 4,566.90 3,836.55
Barton school 9,093.40 9,800.40
Orleans school 8,364.70 8,802.40
Polls 947 927
The decrease in the town school
grand list is due to taking into the
incorporated districts of Barton and
Orleans certain territory. The town
district will not pay tuition under the
new arrangement on several high
school pupils which it has had to do
heretofore.
The slight decrease in polls is un
doubtedly due to the fact that many
young men were exempt this year on
account of military service, who were
listed for polls last year.
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
Mrs. A. D. Abbott is sick.
Mrs. Carl Carpenter is quite sick
at this writing.
The Peerless employes are enjoy
ing their annual vacation.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Heath June 29th.
Miss Glen Lang is in Charleston
for a week visiting relatives
Harry Connor is out of the Pierce
Drug store on a short vacation.
Mrs. Molyneux of Waterville, P.
Q., is visiting Mrs. F. H. Gilman.
Miss Carrie Sleeper of Lyndon was
a week-end guest at A. A. Larabee's.
George Reno of Pike, N. II., visited
friends in town the first of the week.
O. D. Rowell is in a very critical
condition at his home on High street.
Miss Jessie Gorham is spending a
two weeks' vacation in Springfield,
Mass.
Miss Clemma Seaver has gone to
Waltham, Mass., for a several weeks'
stay.
There will be a social dance in the
Woodman hall, Evansville, Friday
night. adv.
Mrs. C. R. Prescott is on her va
cation from the Bradford Clothes
Shop.
Mrs. Mary McDonald from Canada
is at the home of her brother, MJ.
Smith.
Miss Marie Baker was a week-end
guest at the home of her uncle, C. F.
Cutler.
Miss Avis Nye of Manchester, N.
H., is a guest of her sister, Mrs. L.
E. Mason.
Leo LeBlanc of the Monitor force
spent the week-end at his home in
Bedford, P. Q.
E. W. Barron has sold all his land
and barn on the Willoughby lake road
to A. J. Smith.
Mrs. George Owen and daughter,
Bertha, are visiting relatives in Bos
ton and vicinity.
Miss Esther Brunning was at home
from her work in Springfield, Mass.,
for the week-end.
Mrs. F. O. Ingalls was taken very
ill Sunday and was removed to the
Orleans hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Graves of Bev
erly, Mass., are visiting his mother,
Mrs. O. A. White.
Alvah Abbott of Boston and Wal
lace Abbott of St. Johnsbury spent
the week-end in town.
ATr- and Mrs. W. H. Buckley spent
several days with friends in West
Burke and Sutton last weesv
AT -re r. A r.iiTTier and daughter,
Josephine, of Philadelphia are at the
home of Mr. currier s moiner.
Dr. and Mrs. Leon E. White of
Boston visited his father, O. A.
White, several days last week.
Mrs. George Goodro is spending
the week in Orleans, with her sister,
Mrs. Hardy, and will attend the Chau
tauqua. Ora Elliott of Chicopee Falls,
Mass., spent the week-end in town.
He has but recently returned from
overseas. 1
Mrs. Sylvester of Nashua, N. H.,
and Mrs. Smith of Boston visited
their brother, F. D. Thompson, the
past week.
The Barton Branch of the Red
Cross made $74.25 on the Alumni
banquent served in the Congrega
tional church.
James Durkin ' of Boston was in
.4Vi n vis it. his sisters.
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Mrs. Cornelius Buckley and Mrs.
Jerre Buckley.
Mrs. George C. Branch and daugh
ter, Hilda, of Westfield, Mass., spent
last week at the home of her brother,
E. M. Nichols.
Percy Cowles of New York was in
town the last of the week, accompa
nying his mother here, where she will
spend the summer.
ic rinj r'rtrtiKot'h who has
been spending several months with
relatives in Lowell, Mass., returned
to her home last week.
Perley M. Smith of Barre has
come to assist his sister, Mrs. Ld
wards, in caring for his father, M. J.
Smith, who is very ill.
The Barton band played in St.
Johnsbury- for the great celebration
held there July 4th, and received the
usual praise for its work.
WRITES FROM RUSSIA
Barton Boy in Archangel, Where
Sugar is $3.00 a Pound.
The following are extracts from
letters received by Mr. and Mrs. A.
D. Abbott of Barton from their son,
Varnum, who is in the United States
navy:
Archangel, Russia,
June 7, 1919.
Dear Mother:
I am now vin Russia after a long,
hard trip coming. Since we left
Murmanski we have had a lot of ex
periences. First, we anchored in
Ivanovoskoi bay, a very pretty place,
but not much to see.
Wednesday, May 18th, we were
again on our way to Archangel and
were making good time until at mid
night of the next day we got into an
ice pack and couldn't make any head
way. The ice was from five to ten
feet thick. We turned around and
tried several different places to get
through, but had to give up. We
went out nearly every day to take a
look at the ice and it kept us waiting
nearly two weeks before we could
make a new start. We reached Rus
sia the last of May, about the 30th,
and anchored in a river. Went
ashore but did not see much except
a large church built by Peter, the
Great, also a log cabin he lived in.
The American troops were very
pleased to see us come into port.
They yelled until they were hoarse.
Our ship was the first American ship
to pull through the ice.
We are having fine weather here
now, about the same as Vermont,
only that the days are longer. We
have the sunshine from ' 16 to 18
hours every day.
The boys went ashore today and
had a parade. They looked fine from
the ship, all in white. I was on
watch, so stayed at home, or all the
place we have to call home.
I had my first letter from Vermont
June 4th. I had not heard since
March.
June 4th we had a dance on board
ship and the army band furnished
the music. There were about 50
Russian girls aboard. They were
fair dancers but don't talk much.
Why? Maybe they will after they
learn to talk "U. S."
The Americans are liked by every
one up here now. The Bolos will walk"
away rather than fight. They even
told the Americans at the front in
cold weather to build some huts to
keep them warm and not to worry,
that they would not trouble them.
If you think the cost of living is
high in America you ought to live
here. Milk is 75 cents per quart and
flour they can't buy. Sugar is $3.00
a pound and 10c cigars are $1.00
each.
Now I will close. I hope you are
all well and happy.
Love from
Varnum J. Abbott.
U. S. S. Des Moines.
Miss Marion Carter, who has been
teaching domestic science in Ludlow
the past "year, is spending part of her
vacation at her home here.
Mrs. Fred Sheldon and son, John,
of Berlin, N. H., are staying a few
days at Frank Sheldon's. Fred Shel
don was here for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Brunning at
tended the Fourth of July celebration
at St. Johnsbury. - Miss Esther met
them there and returned home with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson of
cTir.frfi.irt Mass., who have been
been visiting relatives and friends
here for the past two weeks, returned
home Monday.
at ia nil Rheldnn of MontDelier.
who has been spending a month with
her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sheldon, has gone to Albany
for a few weeks.
R. L. French of the Boston office
of the C. I. Hood & Son Co. milk bus
iness, was in town the first of the
week. Mr. French was formerly
manager of the local Hood creamery.
F. W. Cutting drove to Boston last
week, taking Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Webster and family, who returned in
a new Standard-eight touring car.
Mr. Cutting will return in a few days.
The sweltering days of the last of
the week gave way Sunday to a re
freshing rain and cooler weather
since. Much haying has been done
and is now being cut as fast as possi
ble. The Misses Bernice Ray and Mil
dred Ford go to Camp Westmore for
the season as guests of the camp. It
is understood girls from Orleans and
Newport are also to be guests of the
camp.
Alc' Mnrvptf a Wedceof Bolton Cen
ter, P. Q., Mrs. C. V. Adams of Wells
River, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Powers of
Lowell and Ernest Smith of Orleans
visited Mr. and Mrs. Addison Smith
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sheldon, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Sheldon and son, John,
Misses Ollie, Claribel and Gila Shel
don motored to Montpelier Sunday
and passed the day with 3Ir. and Mrs.
Ben Sheldon.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage on June 29th of Miss
Erlyan L. Waite of Maiden, Mass., to
Sylvanus B. Clark. Mrs. Clark is the
daughter of Nellie Mathewson Waite,
who spent her early years in Barton.
The Fourth of July was a quiet day
in Barton. Many people went to the
celebrations about the state, while
many of those at home enjoyed pic
nic parties. The boys the night of
the Fourth and the night preceding
were more quiet than usual.
For Good Roads Association.
A call has been sent out for a mass
meeting on the good roads situation,
to be held in Montpelier Tuesday,
and county men whose names are at
tached to the call are: J. H. Bartlett
of Orleans, Henry C. Cleveland of
Coventry, A. H. Grout, George Root
and W. W. True of Newport, and A.
A. Webster of West Glover.
It is the intent of this meeting to
organize a state-wide citizen's move
ment for the purpose of collecting
and disseminating information about
Vermont roads and to create a pub
lic sentiment for better and more
lasting highways.
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Rev. M. A. Turner, Pastor
Sunday, July 13th
Morning worship, 10.45 a. m.
Sunday school, 12.00.
Junior League at 4 p. m.
Epworth League, 6.30.
Evening service, 7.30.
The regular mid-week prayer meet
ing on Thursday evening at 7J30.
On Sunday the pastor preached two
excellent sermons, the subject of the
morning sermon being, "The Invisi
jility of Power," and that of the eve
ning, "Building." Rev. F. W. Lewis
of St. Albans, a former pastor of the
:hurch, participated in the evening
service.
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The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold their annual picnic
with Mrs. C. A. Barrows at Stone
pond, Wednesday, July 16, if pleas
ant, if not, Thursday. Each lady is
requested to take her own dishes.
Transportation will be furnished all
provided they notify Mrs. John Mc
Lellan on or before Tuesday morning,
July 15.
The annual meeting and picnic of
the Orleans County Historical So
ciety, Inc., will be held at the Old
Stone House in Brownington Friday,
August 15. 'Before that day and af
ter the grass is 'cut the members and
others interested, will be asked to
meet at the house, for the purpose of
trimming the shrubbery on the lot.
Further notice of the "bee" and an
nual meeting will be given.
Free treatment of children crippled
by infantile paralysis is to be taken
up again in Vermont. Dr. Lovette
of Boston with assistants, are now in
the state holding free clinics. They
will be in Barton Monday from 9
o'clock a. m., to 5 p. m., and the
schedule says they will be at Odd
Fellows hall. This is a rare oppor
tunity as these experts visit only
Rutland, Burlington, St. Albans and
Montpelier besides Barton.
Barton boys are nearly all getting
home. Parker Barrows arrived in
town Thursday night and Ray Un
derwood Sunday morning. The
former was at general headquarters
in France for over a year and Under
wood was a member of a-cavalry unit
and served in France for over a year.
Word has been received that Dr. F.
R. Hastinsrs. who was in the Canadi
an service, has arrived on this side
and will come to Barton after sev
eral 'weeks' visit at different points.
Among those from out of town to
attend the funeral of C. J. Ufford on
Sunday were Dr. and Mrs. H. H.
Somers of Newport, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Bailey and Miss Corley of Iras
burg, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ritchie
of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Shedd
and Mr. and Miss Parlin of Charles
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Cabot,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Lowrie and Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Fleming of Brown
ington, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Stevens
of West Glover, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Devereaux of Albany and Mr. and
Mrs. William Devereaux of Evans
ville. COVENTRY
Mrs. John Wells visited friends in
Barton Monday.
Mrs. Guy Smith and children are
guests at George Benware's.
Mrs. Clara Branch is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. H. C. Cleveland.
E. Stevens and daughter of Lowell,
Mass., are guests at Eben Stevens'.
Mrs. Dorothy Kearn attended the
graduating exercises at Montpelier.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Day and other
friends visited at Bert Ware's Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Will Brooks spent
the Fourth at Chas. Cole's at North
Troy.
Arthur Falconer was home from
Springfield to spend the Fourth with
his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Lee and family
attended the graduating exercises at
Derby Center.
Mrs. Ira Wheelock got very badly
stung by hornets Monday. She was
badly poisoned.
Miss Lucy Hancock has been
spendingthe past week with friends
at Willoughby.
Miss Ann Kidder is at Orleans, the
guest of her friend, Mrs. Nye. She
will attend the chautauqua.
Mrs. Gxoteau is worse andjier sis
ter, who" lives at her home, is very
low with tubercular trouble.
Raymond Kneeland has purchased
a farm in Livermore, Me., and he and
his wife have gone there to live.
Mrs. Wilfred Macie went to St.
Johnsbury hospital last week, where
she was operated upon for appendi
citis. f
The address of Rev. and Mrs.
Southard for the next three weeks
will be 24 Evergreen Avenue, Old
Orchard, Me.
Congregational Church Notes.
Sunday, July 13th
10.45, Morning service.
12.00, Sunday school.
6.30, Christian Endeavor meeting.
Miss Laura Wild of Mt. Holyoke
college preached a splendid sermon
Sunday morning and presided at the
regular communion, service. Miss
Wild is spending the summer at Cas
pian lake, Greensboro.
Rqv. .J. J. Hutchinson, for eight
years pastor of the Congregational
church at LyndonvilJe, will occupy
the pulpit Sunday morning and
there will be special music by the
choir.
The commissioning service for Miss
Sara B. Snell, our new missionary
to Turkey, will be held in the First
Congregational church at Woodstock
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Rev.
Luther Fowle of Turkey will give the
main address and it is hoped that
there may be a goodly representation
of our Vermont Branch, women pres
ent. Any who plan to go who would
like overnight entertainment are
asked to communicate at once with
Rev. Robbins W. Barstow of Wood
stock. Will you please spread this
notice among the members of your
auxiliary and others . who would be
interested. This promises' to be an
inspiring service and will be our last
opportunity to meet Miss Snell before
she sails, as she starts for Smyrna
early in August.
Mrs. Wallace Shippee of Orleans,
and daughter, Ruth, nurse from St.
Johnsbury hospital, attended church
services here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barrows and
son, Parker, of Barton visited Mrs.
Helen Barrows last week. Parker is
just back from overseas.
Miss Mildred Ware camped last
week with friends at Willoughby
lake. Miss Ware will do bookkeep
ing during the summer months for
Mr. Burton, town clerk at Derby Cen
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wheelock and
daughter, Alta, spent the Fourth at
Willoughby; Walter Cleveland and
his mother and sister, Marion, went
to St. Johnsbury; Carroll Wilder and
family and Mrs. Carbee and Miss
Ruth Knox - went to Newport; H.
Wilder and family to East Charles
ton; Poli' Labell and family went to
St. Johnsbury; Clayton Brooks and
family went to Charleston, so Coven
try was very quiet over the Fourth
with so many of our good people
away..
CHURCH NOTES
There will be no morning service
for the next three weeks. Sunday
school will meet, at the usual time.
The Sunday evening services will be
conducted by the Christian Endeavor
society.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Ira Gray and family spent the
Fourth in Charleston.
Mrs. L. M. Willis of Troy is visit
ing at John Lower's.
P. G. Stone and family were in
Craftsbury the Fourth.
Mrs. James Robinson of Orleans
spent the week-end at H. H. Le
land's. Walter Young has gone to Charles
ton to run one of J. G. Turnbull's
trucks.
Guy and Alonzo Brown of Derby
are working for L. N. Lund through
haying.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Gallup are
spending a few days with friends in
St. Johnsbury.
George Howe of Orleans has been
spending the week at the home of
Edgar Powers.
Andy Smith is -spending a few days
at the home of his cousin, W. B.
Leonard, in Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Aiken have
been visiting their children in New
Hampshire the past week.
Miss Ruth Leonard of Barton has
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Smith, the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lapierre of
Newport were guests of his father,
H. J. Lapierre, Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Ethel Hudson and son of En
field, N. H., were guests of her moth
er, Mrs. Weeden, Friday and Satur
day. Mrs. Emma Titus, who has been
spending three weeks at the home of
her brother, E. A. Robinson, has re
turned to her home in Brattleboro.
- EVANSVILLE
George Reno of Pike, N. H., visited
at Frank Lapierre's last week.
Miss LeBeau of Canada is visiting
her cousin, Mrs. Ephriam . Neil.
Miss Ethel Gladden of Coventry is
the guest of Mrs. W. S. McDowell.
Mildred Monteith spent the week
end with her father, W. J. Monteith.
. Geo. H. Hunt has gone to Newport
as petit juror to hearthe state cases.
Mrs.' C. J. Maxfield of Orleans is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. G. H.
Hunt.
Rev. W. TV. Cook and family at
tended camp meeting at Morgan last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Briggs of New
port were recent guests at A. E.
Tracy's.
Dick Devereaux and family of Al
bany visited at W. R. Devereaux's re
cently. L. R. Emerson and family spent
the week-end in camp at Browning
ton pond.
JAY PEAK DESCRIBED
Booklet, "The Green Mountains of
. Vermont," Tells of Local Scenery.
The Vermont Publicity Bureau, un
der direction of the secretary of state
has issued another handsome booklet,
in which the mountains, of the state
are exploited in word and picture.
The book is a handsome one contain
ing 75 pages and 50 pictures of Ver
mont mountain scenery, and is for
free distribution to those persons in
terested in the state by addressing the
secretary of state, Harry A. Black, at
Montpelier.
The section of the book speaking of
the scenery in this part of the state
reads as follows:
"The most conspicuous mountain in
northern Vermont is Jay peak which
may be seen from a considerable por
tion of northern Vermont and from
southern Quebec. It is situated in
two counties, Orleans and Franklin;
and four towns, Montgomery, Jay,
Richford and Westfield, meet near its
summit. The town of Jay, named in
honor of a distinguished statesman,
John Jay, has given its name to the
mountain. Its altitude is 3,861 feet,
and its location six miles south of the
Canadian border. The view from the
summit of Jay peak is magnificent
and is one of the most extensive to
be found in eastern America. Owing
to the comparatively level area of the
eastern part of Canada, on a clear
day one may see the Montreal and
Ottawa valleys, th highest Canadian
peaks of the East, the mountains be
yond the St. Lawrence, the mountains
around the headwaters of the Con
necticut river, the Chaudiere and An
droscoggin valleys, the Presidential
range of the White Mountains, the
northern Green Mountain peaks, al
most the entire length of Lake Cham
plain with the Adirondacks beyond,
the Richelieu river from the point
where it receives the waters of Lake
Champlain until it empties into the
St. Lawrence, Lakes Willoughby and
Memphremagog, and a great number
of lakes, rivers and villages.
"The region extending south from
Jay peak to Mount Mansfield is a
mountainous country. Norris moun
tain in Eden is a rocky and jagged el
evation. Belvidere mountain, partly
in Eden and partly in Belvidere, con
tains important asbestos deposits and
from its summit extensive views of
Lake Champlain and the White Moun
tains are afforded.
"The Hogback range, so-called, a
part of the Green Mountain system,
extends through the towns of Elmore
and Worcester. Mt. Hunger is part
ly in Worcester and partly in Middle
sex. Much of the famous Woodbury
granite is quarried from Robeson
mountain in Woodbury.
"There are several commanding
mountains in Essex county, some of
them near the Connecticut river. Mon
adnoc mountain in Lemington, 3,025
feet high and a mass of granite, af
fords a magnificent view up and down
the Connecticut valley with the White
Mountains forming an impressive
background. It has ben said that
from the summit of Byron mountain
in Maidstone, the windings of the
Connecticut seem to spell the word
Union. Notch mountain in Bruns
wick is 2,240 feet in height.
"The town of Victory literally is
'girt round with rugged mountains.'
These include Mount Tug and Miles
mountain on the eastern and south
eastern borders; Round mountain in
the northern part on the line between
Granby and Victory; Kirby mountain
on the southwestern border, partly in
Kirby; and Burke mountain, partly in
Burke on the western border. A few
miles west of the Connecticut river,
the Vermont hills attain a consider
able altitude and afford wonderful
views of the White Mountain range,
and the broad river valley in the fore
ground." Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McDowell
motored to Morrisville and Eden one
day last week.
Mrs. W. W, Lamb and children,
who have been visiting at F. S. Fos
ter's for several weeks, have returned
to their home in Fassett, Canada.
The supper at the church Wednes
day evening netted the ladies about
$16. Much credit is due the commit
tee, Mrs. Heath and Mrs. Stetson,
for the remarkably delicious supper
which was served.
BROWNINGTON
Mrs. Ray Heath is very sick.
Services were resumed as usual
Sunday.
There will be a special grange
meeting Tuesday.
The young people enjoyed a prome
nade at the hall Monday night.
Miss Bernice Bachand of Orleans
visited friends in town last week.
Miss Mildred Heath, who has been
working in Boston, has returned
home.
There will be a social dance in the
Woodman hall, Evansville, Friday
night. adv.
Orvin Marsh and family of Con
cord, N. H., were in town for several
days last week.
Edward Swanson burned his hand
quite severely while handling fire
works the Fourth of July.
George Wiggins of Boston spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Wiggins. Sr.
Frank Reynolds, the impersonator,
will give an entertainment at the hall
for the benefit of the grange, July
16.
Mr and Mrs. Arthur Grow of South
Wralden and Bernice Grow of Win
chester, N. H., visited at L. T. Grow's
Sunday.
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Charles J. Ufford.
Charles J. Ufford, one of the oldest
and most widely known residents of
Barton, died on the morning of July
4th, aged 82 years.
Mr. Ufford was born in Glover in
April, 1837. He was the son of
Thomas Jefferson and Sophia (Cut
ler) Ufford, who in their turn were
children of original settlers of Glov
er, Michael Ufford and Nathan Cut
ler. Michael Ufford was a descen
dant of Thomas Ufford, the first of
the family, who came to this country
from England presumably from the
township of Ufford in the county of
Suffolk and landed at Boston in the
year 1632. The Uffords were origin
ally Earls of Suffolk, and one of the
family, Thomas de Ufford, was gov
ernor general of Ireland in the 12th
century.
Charles J. Ufford was a self-made
man. He left home at the age of 17
years, with only such education as
the local school at West Glover af
forded, and went to Charleston, where
he lived for a time in the family of
Daniel Parlin, who ran a blacksmith
and carriage shop there. It was at
Charleston with Mr. Parlin . that he
learned his trade and laidthe founda
tions of his business career.
At the outbreak of the Civil war
he enlisted with his brother, Edward,
in Co. D of the 6th regiment of Ver
mont Volunteers and saw active ser
vice with the Union army for three
years.
After the war Mr. Ufford married
Mary L. Wiggin, a daughter of Par
ker Wiggin, and located in the town
of Barton, where he founded the car
riage manufacturing business by
which he was most widely known.
He was a pioneer in this field and
from small beginnings built up and
maintained for 30 years the largest
business of the kind in the state. It
was always his pride to make his
work the best that sound materials
and intelligent and conscientious la
bor - could produce. As conditions
changed ariththe cheaper products of
the western factories came into the
field, Mr. Ufford closed up his carri
age business and in partnership with
Robert Ritchie, went into the lumber
business at Greensboro. The mill
having burned, Mr. Ufford sold his
interest to Mr. Ritchie and went West
to join his son, W. C. Ufford, who was
engaged in the same business on a
large scale in Spokane, Wash.
During the next few years Mr. Uf
ford made several trips back and
forth to- and from the West, but fi
nally returned to Barton and spent
his last years here. Blindness and
deafness came upon him as he ap
proached four score but he maintain
ed his pristine vigor and cheerful
spirit to a remarkable degree to the
end.
Mr. Ufford was a man of rare nat
ural gifts; of small stature but ex
traordinary strength, tireless energy
and indomitable will. His high am
bition led him to undertake great
things and his capacity for unremit
ting labor, together with his excel
lent mental and mechanical powers,
insured his success. His own early
hardship led him to sympathize with
the efforts of others and many . a
struggling young man knew the val
ue of his help.
He was conscientious in his work,
rnnsirlpratp nf his emnloves. honor
able in his dealings, a man of his
word, a good neighbor and a loyai
friend.
"TT was a man. take him for all in
all, we shall not look upon his like
again.
Mr. Ufford is the last of his gener
ation of four brothers, the others be
ino' TCatban. Edward and SanfordL
and a sister, Marcia (Ufford) Hovey.
Wo ic RnrvivM bv his two sons. Wil
liam Cutler of Spokane, Wash., and
FrankParker of .New lorK city.
Fjineral services were held Sunday
afternoon at his late residence with
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nye on Elm
street in Barton, Rev. F.'W. Lewis
of St Albans, formerly a Methodist
pastor here, officiated, assisted by
Rev M. A. Turner. Interment was
in the family lot in the West Glover
cemetery.
Ernest C. Smith.
Ernest C. Smith, whose death on
June 30th was mentioned last week,
was born in Westmore 33 years ago,
Sept. 11th, 1886. He was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. He leaves
one brother, L. F. Smith of St. Johns
bury and sister, Miss Rena Smith, of
Manchester, N. H., besides a wife and
two children in Barton. He was a
former resident of St. Johnsbury and
moved to Barton about two years
ago.
His health had been very poor for
the past year. The influence of his
unselfish spirit will long be remem
bered by those with whom he came in
contact. The love and esteem of a
large circle of friends were expressed
by the beautiful floral tribute. The
funeral service was held from St.
Paul's church in Barton at 1J o'clock
Wednesday and interment was in the
Barton cemetery.
Those present from out of town
were Mrs. John Leonard of Glover,
Ernest, Walter, Wilbur Leonard of
Glover, Mrs. Minnie DeGrenier of
Glover, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Smith of
St. Johnsbury, and Rena Smith of
Manchester, N. H., Mr. and Mrs. Os-
rar ITansnn nf TCpwnnrf. .Tnhn Wricht
and son of Willoughby, Isaac Rash of
v estmore, Mr. and airs, ueorge Jf rue
of Orleans.
Card For the many kindnesses,
thoughtful deeds, and words of sym
pathy extended us in the loss of our
dear one, also for the beautiful flow
ers, we sincerely thank our friends
and neighbors.
Mrs. Ernest Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Smith,
Rena Smith.
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