Orleans
mon ITOR
Vol. 48 -No. 41
BARTON, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919
Single Copies 5 Cents.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
. ,rtisements will be Inserted under this
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6".d -Vnt per word thereafter. Cash
nd on l.nVthe order. No advertise
fbXrtldforless'than twenty-five
cent!.
FOR SALE
For sale
Barton.
-Hudson truck. E. Sockol,
33tf
FOR SALE Chevrolet touring car..
Dr. K- M. Wells, Orleans. 40-41
FOR SALE Ice business. E. G.
Gauvin, Orleans. 41tf
FOR SALE Young fall cows. C.
R Vance, West Glover. 39-42p
FOR SALE Good wood stove,
suitable for camp. Mrs. O. D. Row
ell, Barton. 41tf
"FOiTsALE One bay mare weight
qm lb.. 4 vears old. u. A. iium-
phrey, Barton.
41tf
FARMS FOR SALE Any size de
sired. Also few village residences.
J. A. Bates, Orleans. 39-41
FOR SALE Pair of workhorses
and a registered Jersey bull. J. F.
Labounty, Irasburg.
41-42p
FOR SALE Two teams, one 2800
one 3200. Tel. 35-15. Fred Inealls,
Barton. 40-42p
F0R SALE OR RENT Morrill
place on Park St., with two acres of
land. Mrs. E. Hanna, Barton. 40-42p
FOR SALE 10-acre pasture and
timber lot 1 mile south of Parker
pond. George T. Cook, Glover. 38tf
FOR SALE 15 young grade
Shropshire sheep. J. C. Houston, Or
leans, R. D. 2. 'Phone 125-15. 40-41p
FOR SALE Pair black horses,
2900 lbs., pair heavy work harnesses,
one heavy wagon, one pair sleds. E.
G. Gauvin, Orleans. 41tf
FOR SALE 50-acre timber and
wood lot on West side of Willoughby
lake known as the Magoon place. C.
E. Atkins, Orleans. 40tf
FOR SALE A Ford three-quarter
ton truck in good condition. Apply
at the office of H. P. Hood & Son,
Newport. 38tf
FOR SALE Few Jersey bulls
from R. of M. dams, 1 week to 14
months of age. D. G. Speir, Greens
boro. 38-41
FOR SALE Second-hand Ford, 1
second-hand Chevrolet, 1 motorcycle.
Would exchange for cows. Charles
Belhvay, Orleans. 38tf
. FOR SALE Photographic studio
in the thriving village of Orleans.
Equipment first class. A good busi
ness proposition. Inquire of The
Cole Studio, Orleans. 40tf
FOR SALE Three-two-ear-old
heifers to freshen in early spring and
ten yearling heifers all Holsteins and
well marked. Tuberculin tested. P.
D. W
alker,, Earton.
41tf
FOR SALE Two dandy mare
colts. Both eighteen months old.
Well matched. Phone or call at John
iierkewitz', Irasburg. Telephone
147-33.
39-41
FOR SALE Cherry bed with wov
en wire spring, lady's desk, hair mat
tress, kitchen table, chairs, pictures
and many other things for house
keeping:. Independent Telephone 25
2. Lucy M. Robinson. 39tf
FOR SALE While they last, re
versible electric toasters for $5.90,
Electric flat ic t.i on TVi iran
Electric washing machine $110. AU
o cneap tor cash, one 5 H. P. single
Phase 60 cycle, 110 volt electric mo-E-
M. Nichols, Barton. Both
Phones. 41-44
LOST
LOST Sept. 8, yearling Jersey
cull with horns. Finder please noti-
rren uourser, East Charleston.
41-43p
FOUND
FOUND Set of lower teeth. Own
rmay have same by paying for this
tl(- Monitor office: 39-41
MISCELLANEOUS
JOR SERVICE Thoroughbred
8 Morgan stallion, Damon,
lIJKimball, Glover. 24tf
AUTO LIVERY day and night
t,;.Y- . Bell telephone. Homer
tMora, Barton. 21tf
TT 1
nAvt, FOUND a place where I
w- i.?, mv shes mended in Dr,
M v lock on High St., Barton
Aunar.
39-41p
1r .
-nadie aged widow with one child
r.- position in widower's family
at A, ?ive . good reference. Inquire
jjjomxoT office. - 38-41p
TATE-jr AND real ES"
T.ari- " owva. aim muiuai cum
Fauies. buretv Knn)c oil t-f il
SI ! ea estae. Any one having vil
on v esate they wish to sell call
- xsaifiwin, Barton,
39tf
WANTED
nNTEDLWe
1U
rin Vu AT ONCE Woman to
Orleans cooklng- Valley House
Orpheus Four Thursday Night.
The famous and popular Orpheus
Four male quartet appears as the
number in the Barton Lyceum course
Thursday night in Seaver's hall. The
company last year made a great hit
in Barton and will 3raw a large
crowd.
Members of the quartet are com
posers and the organization sings for
phonographic records. They enter
tained the soldier boy in the canton
ments for nearly a whole vear and
the boys called them "the long- dis
tance singers of the world" because
their repertoire seemed inexhausti
ble. It included literally thousands
of songs ranging from lilting melo
dies of popular favor to the ponder
ous harmonies of grand opera. Their
rendering of this great repertoire is
characterized by its clariy of individ
ual tone and delicate blending of
voices.
Single admission 50c, plus war tax.
Tickets at Pierce's.
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
Curtis Mudgett is quite sick.
Miss Bertha . Owen is working in
the bank.
Mrs. Hull is quite ill at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Blake.
Remember the chicken-pie supper
at the M. iu. church Friday night.
Miss Mae Wheeler of Westmore
was a guest at C. B. Joy's last week.
' A son was born Monday to Mr.
and Mrs. Neddow of Sheffield street:.
Mrs. Robert Merrill and son are
guests of her parents in Richmond
The bank will be closed Monday,
Uct. lath, in observance of Colum
"bus day.
Mrs. Sadie Maloney and Miss Ag
nes LaBounty were recent visitors in
St. Johnsbury.
Leo LeBlanc has returned to his
work in the Monitor office after a two
weeks' vacation.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Bessette at their home in West
more, Sept. 25th.
F. D. Williamson is in a critical
condition at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. J. C. King. .
Mrs. Bernard Lee is. entertaining
her sister, Miss Grace Merrill of
Augusta, Me., for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Philbrook of
Greensboro were guests at the home
of J. S. Chesley last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Belker of
Bradford were guests at W. B. Proc
tor's the fist of the week.
An eight-pound daughter was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Hale Mason of Or
leans sit Cottage hospital, Sept. 24.
The household goods of Rev. J. J
Hutchinson have arrived and Mrs
Hutchinson and children are expect
ed the last of the week.
Al Dever of Everett, Mass., is!
spending some time in town on lur
lough from service in the merchant
marine.
H. C. Humphrey went to St. Johns-
bury Monday morning, where he has
1 A. i i.1 T.l nlrr. Cnnln
employment in mc rouuauiwa
factory.
Mrs. J. E. Chase is visiting friends
in Snrinefield. .Mass.. making the
trip by automobile with Mrs. Geo.
Myers of Westmore.
WANTED
WANTED Ten-cow farm to rent
with intention to buy later. Inquire
of A. Pepin, Glover. 39-41p
WANTED Stitchers in overall
factory. Union wages. 44-hour week.
B. F. Moore & Co., Newport. 39tf
WANTED To buy cheap, second
hand 18-ft. canoe, Oldtown, White or
Gerrish. Inquire at Hood Creamery,
Barton. lwP
WANTED Position as cook in
camp or restaurant. Sixteen years
experience. J. H. Labor, Barton.
39-41p
w A MTFT) An anticrae bead bag
and an old-fashioned cameo. Address
tfvlvn Hall. 87 lngersou urove,
Springfield, Mass.
3941
wr A WTT.n Men to chop wood,
$2.50 per day and board. Also five
cows. Fresh in. milk. Louis Des
marais, West Gfover. 41-42y
WANTED Will take live poultry
ai-i.w -fresh larcre eggs
auu owi-j . ,r
at Orleans express station every Mon-
"E. S. Kelley. xei. ui-
32tf
leans.
nr TTTn Twn men for Boys'
school. Night watchman, reliable and
naU of nil times and able to
on for stock. Master m charge oi
UCUCltUWWiv- w . m
family of boys. Salaries $50 and
e.-wnnilTCxXT TIPT mOIllU OIIU
tenance. W. urant rai-"i '
Lawrence, Mass.
xvr a xrnrn Two women of strong
character in school for boys. One to
take charge of dining ,m ?
waiting table. The other to take
charge of dormitory. A class of boys
1,1 i enrh department. Salaries
$30 and $35 per month and mainten
ance. W. Grant Fancher, Supt.
Lawrence, Mass. 41-44"
WANTED We want a farmer or
business man who is nnanciauy re
sponsible and well known who can
nf hi time to the sale of a
product used by all farmers . This i is
a chance to build a profitable busi
ness with a small investment repre-
x: n,.nnfitiirpr of national
reputation. Address Profit, care of
PREPARING FOR CENSUS.
County Divided into 21 Districts.
Where Local Enumerators Will
Work.
The fourteenth census for the
enumeration of population and agri
culture is to be taken as of January
1, 1920, and actual work of the enu
merators upon this work is to com
mence on Jan. 2 ,1920. This work is
to be completed within 30 days
from that date, in the case of rural
districts and small towns and within
two weeks in the case of any incor
porated city, village or town which
had 2500 inhabitants of more under
pose of taking this census, Orleans
COUntV has been divided into th fnl-
lowing sub-divisions:
1 Albany town. -
2 Barton town, including Orleans
village but excluding Barton village.
A .tsarton village.
4 Brownington town.
5 Charleston town.
6 Coventry town.
7 Craftsbury town.
8 Derby town (part of) including
Derby Line and Derby villages, all
north of Clyde river.
9 Derby town (part of) including
Derby and Derby Line villages all
south of Clyde river.
10 Glover town.
11 Greensboro town.
12 Holland town.
13 Irasburg town.
14 Jay town.
15 Lowell town.
16 Morgan town.
17 Newport city.
18 Newport town, including New
port Center village, but excluding
Newport city.
19 Troy town, including North
Troy village.
20 Westfield town.
21 Westmore town.
These appointments are open to
both men and women. Applicants
must be at least 18 and not more
than 70 years of age, and must be
citizens of the United States, and
should be residents of the sub-division,
in which they are to work. The
whole time of the enumerators will
be required during the work of this
enumeration. ,
Applicants for enumerator in any
of the subdivisions of Essex, Cale
donia, Orange, Orleans, Washington,
Windham and Windsor counties
should write at once to G. Herbert
Pape, Supervisor of Census, Second
District of Vermont, Barre, who will
furnish them with desired informa
tion. A prize speaking medal contest of
the W. C. T. U. and a community sing
are - planned at the Congregational
church Tuesday evening, October 21.
Arah L. Wilcox has returned home
nfrer snendiner several months with
an expert wholesale baker in New
York. He brings to us the benefit of
his experience.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Freeman and a
friend arrived Saturday by auto
from Springfield, Mass., for a few
days' visit. Mrs. Mary Freeman re
turned home with them.
Judson Spofford of Boise, Idaho,
was a guest at the Gilpin home re
cently. Mr. Spofford is a native of
Orleans" county and well known to
many of its older inhabitants. -
Nearly 100 more seats were soia
'for the lvceum course this year than
in any recent sale, the drawing at the
school house showing over 325 seats
drawn, thus assuring a financial re
turn equal to expenditures
.. . . . i
A now heatinc Plant is Deing in-
. , - '1Z ' f;al u,1T.nv,
sua nea in i uiigicgoviuuBi
and other alterations and improve-
ments made which will add to the
comfort, convenience and usefulness
of the building.
Remember that Monday, Oct. 13th,
is the last day to pay taxes in Barton
and save the discount. The town
treasurer's office is open evenings for
the convenience of those who work
through the day.
All members of the Improvement
nlnh are asked to assemble at the
club rooms immediately following the
entertainment by the Orpheus i?our,
where the memebrs of this quartet
will be given a social hour and re
freshments will be served.
Rev. and Mrs. Junius E. Meade of
Plattsburg, N. Y., are visiting for a
few das at the home of her father, O.
A. White. Mrs. Mead was former
ly Lillia A. White of this town. Rev.
Dr. Mead of .riattsourg is superin
tendent of Plattsburg district of the
Troy Methodist conference.
The ladies of the Woman's Alli
ance of the M. E. church will hold a
sale at the church parlors Friday af-
ternoon and evening, una is oaic
of aprons, , fancy work, children's
clothing and toys, canned goods and
vegetables. At 6 o'clock there will
be a chicken-pie supper served in the
dining room. Price ou cents.
The Woman's Literary club held
its first meeting of the season at
the home of Mrs. R. P. Webster.
There were 15 present and the enter
tainment took the form of a corn
roas otut of doors. Coffee, dough
nuts, roasted corn and toasted
marshmallows were served and a so
cial time was enjoyed around a big
bonfire.
The annual meeting of the Wo
man's Missionary soccity was held
with Mrs. Charles Hamblet Tuesday
afternoon, Sept. 30th, with Mrs.
Batchelder .in charge of the program.
The same officers were eleted for the
coming year: President, Mrs. C. F.
Cutler; vice president, Mrs. George
Gorham; treasurer, Mrs. Geo. King;
secretary, Mrs. Albert Webster.
' The Afternoon Study club will hold
I its first meeting Thursday afternoon
Barton Pays State Tax of $8,974.74.
This paper has received from the
office of State Tax Commissioner
Avery in Montpelier a tabulation of
the grand lists of the various tax
units of the county together with the
amount each pays to the state in the
direct state tax of 40c based on the
grand lists.
It will be noted that Newport City
pays more than any other unit and
the town of Barton is next.
40c
Town
Albany
Barton
Brownington
Charleston
Grand List
$5,542.59
22,439.35
4,058.96
7,576.19
4,830.23
6,144.17
18,563.77
5,383.16
6,733.40
4,024.05
7,059.13
1,877.58
5,330.98
3,444.45
34,289.89
8,017.12
11,378.66
2,975.38
2,521.84
State Tax
$2,217.04
8,975.74
1,623.58
3,030.48
1,932.09
2,457.67
7,425.51
2,153.26
' 2,693.36
1,609.62
2,823.65
751.03
2,132.39
1,377.78
13,715.96
3,206.85
4,551.46
1,190.15
1,008.74
""'"'"Jf
Derby
Glover
Greensboro
Holland
Irasburg
Jay
Lowell
Morgan
Newport City
Newport town
Troy
Westfield
Westmore
$162,190.90 $64,876.36
Buckley
Operated upon
Wounds.
for War
Walter Buckley has just returned
from Mary Fletcher hospital, Bur
lington, where he went on Sept. 8 to
undergo an operation as a result of
wounds received in France more than
year ago. While m the hospital
he was in Uncle Sam's care
A German airplane bomb exploded
within five feet of Buckley, when he
was acting as a runner, carrying a
message from the front back to head
quarters, on August 8, 1918, in the
battle of Chateau-Thierry. He was
found unconscious with a gash 13
inches long in his left side where
several ribs--were broken and his vi
tals exposed. After temporary care
he was put into an ambulanse with
others and hurried to a hospital but
on the way the ambulance was the
subject of a German gas attack,
which killed three of the occupants
of the ambulanse, but Buckley, hav
ing regained consciousness, used his
hand to shut off his own breath until
out of the gas area and thus saved
his own Me.
Eighteen pieces of the bomb which
"got" Buckley were taken from his
body, the ribs wired together with
silver wire and after weary months
of suffering he was discharged on
February 8, last.
Since that time he -has been troub
led with his side, suffering much
pain, and finally the war department
gent him to Burlington for further
treatment and an operation revealed
the fact that the silver wire used at
the army hospital in France in bind
ing up the ribs, had broken and was
wandering about inside young Buck
ley and causing much trouble. The
wire taken out is fully four inches
long.
It should be stated that at the time
Buckley was wounded by the air bomb
he was wear.ng an iron cast on one
leg by reason xf an injury received j
.Tulv 16. but owing to the need of
men was pressed into fightingj3ervice
even while wearing this metal cast,
and had been dispatched as a runner
on the fateful August 8th.
Buckley did not leave Barton until
February, 1918, and was in the
trenches and received his first wound
by the middle of July. Three weeks
later he received a wound which put
him into the hospital for months and
!he was discharged in February, al-
: ne was uistnaigcu j -
i . i aa-
, mosi. exacny jr"
ho loft
Few men got into the trenches so
soon or had a more thrilling experi
ence in so short a time as young
Buckley, who now believes he will re
gain his former ruggedness.
at J o'clock at Mrs. Etta McLellan's.
? dA?ifs "rr.m will ho ivpn.
The Great World War "Prominent
American Generals," Mrs. Sarah Gor
ham: "Prominent irencn ana n.ngnsn
- r nr TJ.T 1J
fionorala." Mrs. Mae Batchelder;
"Advancement in" Science because of
the War," Mrs. Nell Barron; music.
WESTMORE
Maye Wheeler has been visiting in
Barton for the past few days.
Mrs. Hudson of Burke is spending
a few. weeks at A. E. French's.
Charles Atkins of Orleans vsited
his sister, Mrs. Clara Daniels, Sun
day. v
A son, Clayton Edward, was born
to Mr .and Mrs. Elmerr Rash Sept.
27th.
Charles Tatro has bought the Fred
Campbell place and will take posses
sion soon.
Oscar Lyon has sold his herd of
rattle to Chas. Hudson of East
Charleston.
Mrs. F. E. Billiard of Magog, P. Q.,
recently spent a few days with her
niece, Mrs. H. G. Knight.
Wm. Wills has bought Fred Ta
tro's house and expects to move the
building to his land near the school
house. . iB-S
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Knight spent
a day with Mrs.- Knight's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carter, of
Lowell last week.
Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Chase of
Barton recently went by automobile
to Springfield, Mass., to visit Mr. .and
Mrs. Frederick Fish.
Mrs. Charles Tatro, Mrs. M. E.
Clapper and Mrs. A. E. French were
sent as delegates to Orleans Wednes
day to attend the county Sunday
school convention. Mr. and Mrs.
Calkins also attended.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS
Craftsbury Man Loses Leg and Dies,
and Coventry Man Loses Arm in
Thresher.
Archie Marshall, aged 20 years, of
Craftsbury, one of J. F. Stratton's
gang of threshers, who were work
ing at the Hardwick town farm Mon
day, met with a terrible accdjent
about 3 o'clock. He was standing on
what is called the feed board of the
threshing table and in stepping about
on the board his foot slipped and his
right leg was drawn into the rapidly
moving machine nearly to his hip,
terribly crushing the leg. He was
taken to the hospital in Hardwick and
the leg was ampatated, but the man
did not survive the operaion.
Thursday afternoon, Emile Rossier
of Coventry lost his arm in a thresh
ing machine in Coventry.
It appears that while Mr. Kossier
was threshing his grain, he started to
climb a ladder to the floor above, to
throw down some grain. When part
way up, the ladder having been out in
the ram, his foot slipped, causing him
to fall upon the threshing machine,
his right arm being caught in the
beater and taken off just above the
elbow. Drs. Longe and Badger were
called, and he was made as comforta
ble as possible, and he was taken in
the Curtis ambulance to Brightlookl
hospital, St. Johnsbury.
This is a very unfortunate accident
for Mr. Rossier, as he had passed 60
years of age. The accident occurred
about 4 o'clock.
This is the third serious accident
occurring in the Rossier family with
in the past month, Arthur Rossier
having lost his life August 31st, whileJ
trying to save his chum from drown
ing m Willoughby lake, and Mrs.
Samuel Rossier is unable to use her
right arm caused by a fall about two
weeks ago.
Lights Out Tuesday Night.
Someone evidently for fun had shot
off several of the insulators on the
Barton electric light line in Brown
ington, and as a result the current
was short circuited in the high wind
Tuesday night, doing some damage
at the electric plant at Charleston.
The village trustees would be grate
ful to those who throw stones and
shoot at a mark, if they would not
try their luck on the electric light
line thus destroying public property.
Congregational Church Notes.
Rev. J. J. Hutchinson, Pastor
Sunday, October 12th
10730, Morning service.
Subject of the sermon, "The Way
to Victory."
11.45, Sunday school.
6.30, Christian Endeavor meeting.
7.30, preaching service in the ves
try. Prayer-meeting, Thursday evening,
7:30.
Strangers welcome at all services.
All seats free.
A splendid Congregation greeted
the new pastor Sunday and he
preached a most helpful sermon on
encouragement. Next Sunday's ser
mon is one especially meant as a
message from pastor to people and
the work before them.
Farm Bureau Meeting Next Week.
Irasburg will again be place of the
annual meeting of the Orleans coun
ty Farm Bureau) and the opening
session is at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon with the report of secretary and
treasurer, report and- recommenda
tions of project leaders, report of the
county agent, report of the program
of work committee, and new business
Dinner will be served at the hall
by the ladies of Irasburg.
Afternoon session at 1.30, election
of officers, address by Prof. O. H.
Benson of Washington, D. C., who is
m charge of Boys' and Girls' club
work in the northern and eastern
states. Address by S. L. Strivings,
lecturer of the New York State
Grange. Both of these men are ex
ceptionally infesting and instructive
speakers and the Farm Bureau is
more than fortunate in being able to
secure both men for the same meet
ing. It is very probable that one or two
members of the extension service of
Burlington will also be present. It
will be a program that is hard to
beat.
BROWNINGTON
Miss Jennie Marsh is working at
Orleans.
Mrs. Harland Nye of Salem-Derby
spent Sunday at L. T. Grow's.
Clarence Hawse has been very sick
recently but is better at this time.
Mrs. Ellen Ferrin is spending a
few days with friends in Orleans and
Barton.
The Ladies' society will serve sup
per at their rooms Thursday evening
from 5 until all are served.
Mrs. Beauregard has two nephews
from Canada visiting her. They are
looking for farms to purchase.
The fair held last week by the
Boys' and Girls' clubs was a great
success. The exhibit was far ahead
of what was expected.
Mr. Boyd; of Charleston and Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson of Newport and
Mrs. H. J. Stannard of Orleans were
in town last week in the interests of
the Boys' and Girls' fair.
About 40 of the friends and neigh
bors of Mr. and Mrs. Drake met at
their home Friday evening for a
friendly visit as Mr. and Mrs. Drake
have recently moved here.
Masonic District Meeting.
The annual meeting for the Tenth
Masonic district will be held with
Central Lodge No. 62 at Irasburg on
October 23d. Meetings called at
2.30 and 7.00 p. m. All Master Ma
sons in good standing are cordially
invited to attend. A banquet will be
served at 6.30 by Colton Chapter, No.
66, O. E. S., at 75c per plate.
O. W. Locke, D. D. G. M.
- High School Notes
Barton academy and all graded
schools are closed for the rest of the
week as the teachers are attending
the state teachers' convenion in
Montpelier. J. F. Batchelder, F. D.
Pierce and G. E. Jennings took the
teachers in their cars.
The Barton academy ball team de
feated the Orleans high -school team
at Orleans Tuesday afternoon by a
score of 4 to 3.
The freshmen class held their first
meeting Monday and elected the fol
lowing officers: Clarence McGorty,
president; Reginald Jarvis, vice pres
urer. Many senior high school students
went to Glover Monday evening to
i give Miss Ava Bean a surprise party
in honor of her birthday.
Mrs. Thomas Murry.
Mrs. Clistia (Hall) Murry, wife of
Thomas Murry of Barton, died Sept.
18th at the age of 66 years, four
months and 12 days of tubercular
trouble of eight months' duration,
caused by the influenza. Some three
weeks before her death she went to
the home of her sister, Mrs. W. O.
Southwick, hoping she might get help
but her case was a honeless one. All
was done for her in her last illness
that loving hands could do to make
her comfortable and she stood her
suffering with great patience. Her
home was in Cabot for quite a num
ber of years previous to her going to
Barton, where 23 years ago she was
united in marriage to Thomas Murry
who survives her.
The funeral was held Saturday af
ternoon at the home of her sister.
Rev. W. A. Warner of Peacham, a
former pastor at Barton, spoke com
forting words to the bereaved hus
band and relatives. She was buried
in the Cabot cemetery beside her late
husband, George Noyes.
She leaves beside her husband a
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Ward of Bak
ersfield, Cal., several grandchildren,
a brother, W- C. Hall of Marshfield,
and one sister, Nellie Southwick, of
South Cabot.
Those from out of town to attend
the funeral were her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Ingalls and Ralph Deve
reaux and mother of Barton, John
Colgrove and family of Wolcott, Ed
win Dunham and family of Calais,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hall of Marsh
field, Lena Scribner of Montpelier,
Mr. and Mrs. James Booldry, B. W.
Davis, Mrs. C. CI Lamberton and
daughter of Marshfield. Much sym
pathy is expressed for the bereaved
husband in his loss as he is left alone.
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
Rev. M. A. Turner, Pastor
Morning worship, 10.30.
Sunday school at 11.45 o'clock.
Epworth League, 6.30.
Evening service, 7.30.
The regular mid-week prayer meet,
ing on Thursday evening at 7.30.
All ladies contributing articles for
the sale are asked to bring them to
the church as early Friday forenoon
as possible.
ASKS FOR RATIFICATION
County Sunday School Workers at
Orleans Petition Senators..
The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Sunday school association was
held at Orleans Wednesday afternoon
and evening, Oct. 1.
Reports of the secretary show that
the war has had a marked effect on
the work of the church as relating to
the Sunday schools of the "county. No
convention was held last year owing
to the ban on gatherings by the state
board owing to the influenza epi
demic. The address of Rev. G. E. Robbins,
the new secretary of the state Sunday
School associatin on "God's Appreci
ation of Youth," was a strong appeal
to give youth responsibility. Though
he err the spirit of youth conquers.
He spoke of the new and broader
vision the war has given us, the new
and greater tasks it demands of us
and appealed for Bible education of
our youth, showing that a very large
proporton of our Protestant youth
are without intimate knowledge of
the Bible, a recognized basic educa
tioal attribute.
The officers elected were: Presi
dent, John Carpenter, Irasburg; vice
president, Howard T. Findlay, East
Craftsbury; secretary, Mrs. E. S.
Kelley, Brownington; treasurer, O.
W. Locke, of Orleans; elementary su
perintendent, Mrs. O. B. Wells, of
Craftsbury; home department super
intendent, Mrs. Hattie Thurber, Cov
entry; teacher training superinten
dent, Rev. C. E. Hayward, North
Troy: secondary superintendent. Miss
j Clemma Seaver, Barton; adult super-
intendent, Rev. Walter U. carrou,
East Charleston; temperance super
intended W. H. Gilpin, Barton; mis
sion superintendent, Miss Dorothy
Richard, Newport; ;member of the
state extention board, Carl J. Peter
son, North Craftsbury.
Among the resolutions unanimous
ly adopted was one endorsing the
League of Nations and calling upon
Vermont senators to vote for its rat
ification without reservation or
changes which would necessitate that
document going back to the peace
council or to Germany.
Lack of space forbids the use of
the resolutions and other matter in
full.
MYSTERY CLEARED UP
Officer Flanders of Jsland Pond Acci
dentally Shot.
United States Customs Inspector
Ralph B. Flanders, was shot through
the heart and killed in his room at
the home of Capt. H. E. Randall in
the early hours of September 30th,
following his return from what
is known as the "Iron Bridge" road,
where in company with a brother in
spector, H. P. Belknap, he had ar
rested four men and confiscated an
automobile loaded with smuggled
liquor which had been run over the
border from Canada. Whether the
shooting was accidental or the re
sult of a deliberately laid plan to
"get" Flanders for his activity in the
prevention and catching of liquor
smugglers will not be definitely de
termined until the completion of a
rigid inspection by State's Attorney
Powell.
The shooting of Inspector Flanders
occurred soon after he had returned
from his duties after lodging the four
occupants of the car in jail and plac
ing the confiscated car in a garage
for safe keeping, the time being about
4.30 o'clock as near as the members
of the Randall family can determine.
The first that they knew of anything
unusual was when Mrs. Randall
heard Flanders cry out, "I'm shot,"
she and her husband being asleep in
an adjoining room on the second
floor of the house.
She awoke Mr. Randall and they in
vestigated. Upon opening the door
into Flanders' room they discovered
him on the floor semi-conscious. Mr.
Randall picked him up while Mrs.
Randall ran for the telephone to get a
physician. - Before she came back
Flanders had .died in Mr. Randall's
arms, never speaking another word.
The man was fully dressed with the
exception of his coat, which he had
put over the back of a chair. Un
the bed, which had not been disturb
ed was a rifle, a revolver and his cap.
The rifle was loadned and all car
tridges in it were undischarged. The
revolver was likewise. Near, where
the body lay was another revolver,
also the property of the inspector,
and one discharged shell.
Sheriff E. A. Bemis arrived at the
house soon after 5 o'clock and took
charge of the , situation. The body
was taken to undertaking rooms where
an autopsy was performed by Drs.
Bingham H. Stone and Charles F.
Whitey of the state board of health.
According to information gathered
at the autopsy the bullet pierced the
heart almost in the center and on the
vest which Flanders wore were pow
der marks, which idicated that the
bullet had been fired at close enough
range to burn the cloth. There were
no other marks of physical violence
on the body.
It is. possible that the activities of
Iuspector Flanders, who was regard
ed by the government officials as one
of the most trustworthy and efficient
inspectors in the service in Vermcst,
may have been the direct cause of his
untimely death, for it would not have
been a hard thing, according to in-:
formation received, for a person to
have shot the man by standing on a
ladder or a shed roof which was di
rectly under one of the windows in
the Randall home.
The four men who were arrested by
Inspectors Flanders and Belknap on
Monday night were C. H. Bryan of
Coaticook, P. Q., the driver of the
automobile, a Chevrolet touring car;
John May of the same town, who was
a passenger; Dr. Pierre Guertin, and
A. Bealieu of North Stratford, N. H.
The two latter claimed to own the
whiskey found in the car and they
were arrested on the charge of con
spiracy against the government and
with violation of, the federal smug
gling laws.
All four men were brought before
United States Commissioner Wm. H.
Cleary at Newport. Dr. Guertin and
Mr. Bealieu waived examination and
were held in bail of $500 each. The
driver of the car and Mr. May were
released after hearing as it was
found that they were not implicated
in
the deal, Bryan being only the
chauffeur, and Mr. May a friend of
his companion. The Bryan car how
ever, was confiscated under the laws,
and will be dsiposed of later.
Full investigation by Mr. Powell
and Attorney General Archibald
shows that the shooting was acciden
tal. . ,
BROWNINGTON CLUBS HOLD
CLUB FAIR
The Wide Awake Club, the Busy
Bee Club and the Jdlly Juniors, uni
ted on October 1st, at Brownington
village to hold a joint Club Fair. Ex
hibits of canning, sewing, vegetables,
fruit, poultry and handicrafts
were shown in Grange Hall, each club
using one table for its exhibits.
It was a busy day for all concerned.
In the morning there were sports and
games for the young people at
noon a picnic lunch was served by the"
ladies at the hall, this being follow
ed by a program at which time Club
Songs were sung and State Club lead
er, E. L. Ingalls gave an address.
During the early afternoon, the var
ious products on exhibition were jud
ged. Judges for the canning, sew
ing, and handicrafts were Mrs. Stan
nard of Orleans and Mrs. H. F. John
son of Newport. The vegetables,
fruits and poultrv were judged by
Supt. E. S. Boyd of Charleston and
County Agent Johnson.
At three o'clock, everyone was as
sembled and the awards were given
out. There were four classes of
three prizes each, besides r a large
number of special prizes to cover the
many excellent exhibits for which no
provision had been made under the
four classes. Below is given the win
ners of first, second and third prizes
in the four different classes.
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