THE MONITOR, JUNE 7, 1922
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Ball's Bluff House Narrowly Escapes.
Tuesday about noon, fire was dis
covered in the upper story of the
George Sleeper cottajr at Ball's
Bluffs now owned by Frank D. Flint.
At the time Mr. Flint, with John
Brouillette, Ray Mooney and Ernest
Dwyer were at the boat house on the
lake shore, but were soon on , the
scene and extinquished the blaze sav
ine the. cottage from destruction not
however without a hard fight. A
help call was sent to the city and
chief Green with a force of men and
the fire truck were prompt to respond
hut arrived too late to be needed.
The cottage is one of the three in
that section owned by Mr. Flint and
is . occupied by his family who only
moved in for the season on Monday.
The cottage is sheathed throughout
and the fire was inside the sheathing
in the roof near the chimney, and it
is thought it must have caught from
a defect in the chimney. While the
fire had trained considerable headway
'and burned quite a , hole in the roof
the damage was not heavy.
Had the cottage been destroyed
with the numerous large ; pine trees
surrounding it furnishing fuel that
would have burned like powder Ball's
serious conflagration, and without
doubt other properties would have
Bluff would nave been the scene of a
suffered.
Convenience and correct dress
demand two watches
In the office and on the road, and when a man
pursues his outdoor hobbies, a strap watch proves -.an
invaluable possession. - .
So too should a woman wear a strap watch for sport.
The intricate mechanism cf her dress wristlet should not
be put to the continued stress of such rigorous activity.
Yet with evening dress a mans strap watch becomes .
incongruous and a woman's sport model an ornament" of
doubtful taste. They who hold convenience and correct
dress as things of consequence, possess two watches
a strap watch for business and the sports, and a dress
watch for social wear.
Our extensive showing of watches dressed in the .
popular Wadsworth White Gold Cases is especially
interesting.
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F. E. Woodruff, The yalImark Store Newport, Vt.
High School Graduating Exer-.V-
cises Next Week
The school year is drawing to a
close. All grades in the City schools
closed Friday. - The High school con
tinues for two weeks.
Class Day exercises will be held
on the School Campus, Thursday at
2:15 p. m.. June -15th- The high
school orchestra will furnish, music.
David J. Addison will give the ad
dress of welcome, Gertrude A. Hurst
iroll call ; Marshall . B. Hardy, ad
dress to undergraduates; Howard S.
Root, response; E. Beach Bly, will
give the explanation of class motto ;
Richard- P. Prouty, class history;
Thelma I. Hall and J. Robert Akin,
class prophecy; Glenna -M. Donaghy,
presentation; and Grenville S. Wil
cox, class will.
held at the Armory Friday night at
Commencement exercises will be
8:00 p. m., with the following pro
gram: Invocation, orchestra. Scen
ic Beauties of Vermont, Miriam Col
odny ; ; Development of . American
music, Lillian B. Mudgett; orchestra.
The Washington Arms Conference,
William B. Grow; Address by Prof.
John M. Mecklin of. Dartmouth College-Orchestra.
Announcement of
honors and presentation of dipldmas.
The Baccalaureate service will : be
held at the Congregational church,
June 11, at. 10:45. Rev. L. A. Ed
wards will preach the sermon.
NEWPORT-
The New Willoughby Hotel will
serve a . chicken-pie dinner ' every
Sunday during the season. ,.ad.T
The Ladies' Social Union of East
Main street Baptist church,, will have
a supper in the church vestry, Friday
evening, June 9th, from 5:30 until all
are served,. The supper will 'consist
of salad, cold meat, rolls, cake,
doughnuts and coffee. All are invited
to attend. . ...
Makes Attempt to Break Jail.
Joseph Roberge together with an
other prisoner made an unsuccssful
attempt to get their freedom from
the Orleans County jail on Monday.
- When discovered in the act they
had succeeded in cutting one of the
rods of the middle window on the
East side of the jail adjoining the
corridor. ' - '
Early in the afternoon as Albert
Riches' was passing the jail onhis
way to the . Mrs. Fred Brown barn
to feed Mrs. Maurice Avery's horse
which he has the care of, he noticed
one of .the prisoners working at the
window. On Mr. Riches' appearance
the man ceased his work and stepped
back from view.
This aroused his suspicion, and
following the completion of his work
at the barn he watched the jail and
saw the two men sawing away at the
bar of iron with what looked to be a
flat file. He notified Sheriff E. J.
Hill who quickly went to the jail and
in goinff the rounds found Roberge
and his accomplice in the corridor.
They had 'taken advantage of the
jailor when he went to lock the pris
oners in their cells following the din
ner, hour,having hidden in some ob
scure corner of the jail at the time.
They had taken some of the, iron
dust and covered the cut and were
no doubt waiting for darkness to
make their getaway.
Roberge is being held under $4000
bail for smuggling Chinamen and
well knows a heavy penalty is wait
ing him. The Canadian border with
out doubt looks good to one. who is
so near it, but the escape was nipped
in the bud.
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Dollar Day, Tuesday, June
Thirteen is our lucky number. Cooperation is more
than a word to Gilman and Company; to us it means ser
rice, definite, tangible, dependable. A service which we
must render you. It means that we must help you by an
attractive display of the merchandise that you need."
We must offer you sales service that satisfies and we are
not failing "to realize our obligation. . We are thinking
most of the time of some plan (not scheme) for we aren't
scheming for business, whereby we can make a straight
forward "done in the open" effort to stimulate a healthy
growth of our business. We never, advertise, as you
know, "stupendous sales," "mammoth slaughters," and
"unprecedented opportunity to get something for noth
ing." We-try to advertise, as we .have said before, hon
est goods at a fair margin of profit. We've got another
idea for next week, a "Dollar day." Just come in and
see what we can give you for a dollar. You'll be sur
prised. We are. Listen! -
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2 pairs Black Hose $1.00. . v
4 pairs Children's Hose $1.00.
Combinations in our Neckwear department, $2.25 val
ue, $1,00. :
3 50c Handkerchiefs $1.00.
3 Gent's Handkerchiefs, cood mialitv $1 .00.
Gent's'$1.50 Silk Hose, black, blue, brown,
$1.00. - . '
Children's Middies, $1.38 value, $1.00.
Kiddies' Rompers, $1.40 value, $1.00.
Children's Dresses, $1.35 to $1.49 value$l,00
5 yards 28c scrim $1.00.
All 59c Cretonne, 2 yards for $1.00.
3 yards 45c Cretonne $1.00.
5 yards 35c Cretonne $1.00.
$1.50 Hemstitched Curtains $1.00.
$1.50 Ruffled Scrim Curtains $1.00.
$1.50 Rag Rugs $1.00.
$1.50 Door Mats $1.00.
5 yards 25c Silkoline $1.00. '
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Remember all the Merchandise quoted has been already
marked down for basement sale
10 yards ecru or white Scrim $1.00.
5 pairs 50c Hose, 50c less than cost, $1.00.
6 yards good Percale $1.00.
6 yards Gingham. $1.00. .
10 yards Gingham $1.00. v - ":
Boys' Books, 3 for $1.00.
5 Huck Towels $1.00. .- -
5 yards Serpentine Crepe $1.00. . ,
8 yards Al Bleached Cotton $1.00.
$1.25 value in Toilet Articles $1.00.
One of our best buys is our dollar Neckwear.
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ALL GOODS WILL BESOLD FOR CASH
The Girls in our Mail Order department tell, us business
is increasing every day. . :
MA TYPICAL
psidfiGiTY
Texas Town ; Grows From Sleepy
Place of 3,000 to 30,000 In--"'
habitants Over Night
OIL BOOM IS .RESPONSIBLE
Hundreds Are Forced . to Sleep Out.
Doors and There Is but One
Bathhouse In the Place-- "
" Prices Are High.-
Mexla, Texas. Mexla, which has
come Into so much notoriety through
the sending of state troops here xto
put an end to outlawry, the sale of
illicit booze and restore order, is a
typical mushroom city.
Overnight a tented city arose. From
an apparently sleepy little ;, town ot
3,000 population in October, 1921,
where old settlers farmed for a living
and eked out a bare existence from
their lands to a bustling city of 30,
000 people; and all In a few months,
this is the recent record of Mexla, an
old-time Texas own, which is feel
ing the effects of one of the numer
ous oil developments in the South
west. The population now consists of aa
assortment of oil field followers and
thousands of men and women seeking
employment. Consequently because
of the exhorbitant prices charged for
a room, if one were lucky enough to
secure one, hundreds of men, favored
by the long continued mild winter, are
sleeping on the grass along railroad
tracks, public parking places and, In
fact, anywhere they can.,,.
Beds in Tents Costly.
Overnight a bed In a tent marked
"A place to flop" soared from 50 cents
a night to $3. A night in a crude
plank structure where one didn't
know his bed-fellow , or the hundreds
of others in the single room cost $5. -.
Rail traffic Jumped hundreds- of per
cent. , There are two trunk lines, the
Houston & Texas Central and he
Trinity & Brazos Valley, leading
through ..here, and passenger traffic Is
very heavy, while freight trains are
frequently seen running three abreast,
so - heavy Is the demand ; for oil ma
chinery. One road Is said to have spent
$600,000 In enlarging its facilities.
;1The water situation is not: alto
gether what could be desired. Getting
a bath here is quite an experience, if
Indeed .not a task. The old saying,
"If you want to do something big
wash an elephant,' certainly has found
parallel. in Mexia.
But One Bathhouse.
This luxury may be found, outside
the woodland creeks, only in a down
town barber shop. The bathhouse is
a stall in a wooden-floored, planked-ln
inclosure. The plain, pine planks are
slippery, but the proprietors - of the
house have found that It Is not neces
sary to maintain first-aid kits because
the board floors are warped enough
to allow the bather a foothold.
But as for.oIL There are a solid
six milis of new derricks, drillers, out
fits, tents, wooden buildings anQpeople
where . once there . was the . open
prairie. . A survey of all local lumber
men shows that buildings completed
or contracted for since October. 1
total between $3,500,000 and $5,000,
000. - . .
. Gambling and drinking halls . filled
with dancing girls are open every
night, and one may buy openly "red"
and "corn" twhisky at 50 cents a
drink. Fortunes are lost overnight
at the dice and roulette tables.
OLD VETERAN GUILTY
vr.--"tS';:5i OF POSSESSING
C. J. Barnes, ; an ; old G. -A. R.
veteran 78 years of age and for 60
years a resident tf Morgan Center;
was found guilt of having in his pos
session intoxicating liquor by a jury
of 12 men selected from Orleans and
Barton, a few minutes before the
clock struck the hour of 12 Saturday
night. State Attorney A. W. Far
man prosecuted the case 'for the
state and the defendant was repre
sented by Judge E. J. Smith and -Hubert
Pierce. The sentence of the
court was not less one' year at the
House of Correction and a fine - of
$300. Owing tothe advanced age of
the defendant the court gave him the
benefit of clemency and suspended
the prison sentence and placing him
on probation, also remitting $200 of
the fine, the amount Mr. Barnes will
have to pay will be $100 and .costs.
- The testimony introduced showed
that Mr. Barnes had been making
beer for 18 to 20 years, . the incrre-
dients being used in its manufacture
were water, sugar, yeast andworm
wood. . A sample sent to the state
labratory at Burlington showed 54
per cent alcohol: as testified byC. F.
Whitney, chemist.
The jury on the case were C. E
Hamblett, . Charles Taplin, W. H.
Chappell, A. Lee Cowles, A. S. Drew,
C. R. Ford, J. G. Gross, C. A. Bar
rows, R. M. Gilmour, C. F. Cutler,
O. G- Paige and E. R. Cook.
This was the second appearance of
the defendant before Judge W. M.
Wright in one week and no doubt
he holds a world record for a man of
his age. On Thursday a jury of 12
men selected from Coventry and Iras
bure acquitted him on the charge of
disturbing the public peace by threat
ening and frightening his wife to
whom he was married only a few
weeks ago. Several witnesses were
placed on the. -stand at the Saturday
hearing some of whom testified that
they had paid five cents a glass for
the beverage made in the wonderful
barrel. The jury were out an hour
and a half as there were two charges
to agree upon, the charge of selling
was left unsettled as the jury could
not get together.
THRIFT WON HER HUSBAND
Legend Tells of Reward That Came to
French Qlrl Through Her
Cheese-Paring.
While the expression "cheese-par-'
ing" is a recognized equivalent for
thrift or economy In the management
of household affairs, it is apparent the
moment we dissect the term that the
saving .', effected - by . the paring of a
cheese depends entirely upon the man
ner inr which the operation is conduct
ed. If one removes the rind of the
cheese carelessly, waste instead of
economy results.
; According to a French legend, there
was a man who was In love with three
sisters at the same time. He could
not make up his mind which of " them
he ought to marry. , The ability to "be,
a thrifty housewife being the principal
requisite of a wife at that time, the
man decided to watch the three care
fully, and In order to make a test pre
sented each of them with a large
cheese. : - r '
Two of them removed the rind in
such a manner " that a considerable
portion of the cheese was thrown
away, but the youngest pared It with
a very sharp Knife, and did not waste
a "scrap. ThV man decided that she
would make the best wife, and they
were married.
GERMS KILLED BY SUNLIGHT
In That Way Water Is Kept Com para
tively Free Frojn Infection -That
Would Spread Disease.
There are few more wonderful sights
In the world than a winding river
shining in the sunlight. But our in
terest In such a scene may be greatly
heightened by the reflection that the
sunbeams are not merely beautifying
the water; they are engaged in a cur
ious work of the utmost Importance to
man's welfare. Scientific investigation
has .proved -that sunlight possesses a
wonderful power to kill injurious
germs in river water.
Where a river Is polluted by sewage,
millions and millions of- dangerous
bacteria flourish in its water and are
carried along with it to spread dis
ease and death around its banks unless
their development Is arrested. If the
sun does not shine upon such a rlvei
it may become a peril to whole com
munities. But If the sunlight doeS
reach it freely, the germs are de
stroyed andthe water is kept com
paratively free from infection.
Soothing Sights.
The commuting train was crowded
and 'the Woman felt fortunate at se:
curing a seat. This feeling began to
dissipate when' she realized that a
crying baby was in the seat ahead.
His tired mother danced him up and
down in a vain endeavor to quiet him.
Then she stood him Mp so that .his
tiny red face peered over her shoulder
at the people behind. IIs waitings
subsided Into snifles-a he looked
around." He was particularly attracted
by a young man sitting next to the
Voman, whom he gazed at Intently.
Kncouraged by her baby's silence his
, mother patted him gently on the back
and murmured In soothing but very
audible tones: -
"There, there I That's a good boy.
Now look at all the funny faces."
Chicago" Journal.
SSSSEMS32EI2IEI2EI Renew '"your subscription ' promptly.
LOWELL
R. W.' Preston was in Burlington,
Thursday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Brown, May 30th.
. Rev. J. E. Leblanc, was a caller in
town, Wednesday
Mrs. A. J. Hines of Newport, was
a visitor in. town recently.
Lester Hoadley and A. B. Weed
were in Burlington, Tuesday.
Mrs. Sails of Morrisville is stay
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Brown. -
Raymond Goddard of Barton, vis
ited his uncle, A. T. Deblois, Wed
nesday. " .
Mrs. Mary Burgess, visited her
daughter, Mrs. Ned Hines of Edent
Sunday. -
Mr. and Mrs. C A. Young visited
relatives in Bakersfield, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelley and
W. H. Farman, were visitors in Bar
ton, Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Collins and
Mrs. Phoebe Collins, were in Eden,
Memorial Day.
Misg Doris Gelo of Bradford, is
visiting friends and - relatives in
town for a few weeks.
"Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Lanphear and
son, Wyman, visited her sister, Mrs.
Ned Hines of Eden, Sunday., ,
Mr and Mrs. - L. R. Sinclair and
S. B. Celo, visited Mr. and Mrs. Cavis
Toof, of North Troy, Sunday.
Mrs.".G- E. Curtis, is visiting her
sisters, Mrs. Floyd ' Miller and Mrs.
E. E. Wilson, of St. Johnsbury. ;
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Newton and
son Floyd Newton, visited Mr. and
Mrs. A. L- Grow of Johnson, Sunday.
Mrs. F. F- Blanchard, Mrs. E. S.
Murphy and 'E. J. Blanchard were in
North Hyde Park and Eden, Mem
orial Day.
Mrs. -Robert Fields and son Rav
enal, of Johnson visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Newton the first
of the week. -
Mrs. S. B. Gelo returned home
Wednesday after several weeks visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Hoc
quard, of Fitchburg, Mass.
A. P. Sweet, returned home Thurs
day from the Green Mountain Sana
torium, where he had been for treat
ment; the treatment was very bene
ficial and he. is feeling much better.
Editorials First News Next. ,
In China, the editorials appear on
the front page, as they ara considered
the most important part of the paper.
The rest of the news follows tn order
of importance legal and government
news, telegraph news, local news, and
finally advertisements. The advertise
ments are not scattered .through the
paper, but are bunched on the last few
pages. '
The officials are very careful of
what cbmes out In the newspapers. If
an editor wishes to remain in business
he must see to it that nothing adverse
to the present administration npiiors
lis a Firebug at Work In Newport?
Newport's business . center narrow
ly escaped another - conflagration
Thursday night and only , through
"early discovery was it averted. The
fire was observed about twelve o'clock
py Mrs. George Connor and was get
tine a good, start under the south
west c6rner of the True and Blanch
ard Cx. Inc., large storehouse by the
side of the C P. railroad and waa of
incendiary origin. ; ' :
Investigation tends to show that
some party had secured, oily waste
from boxes on the C. P. snow plow
which -was located on the side track,
at the rear of the building. This
material had been placed under the
corner of the building close to one
of the posts -upon which the house
rested and so close to the floor that
the fire would have penetrated the
interior very quickly. '
Mrs. Connor who resides in the
Frank Vancour tenement on Lane
avenue had just returned home and
went to the back kitchen to light the
oil. stove to make some coffee and
through a back window saw a light
coming from the directionof thestore
house, She called her husband who
with" Mr. Vancour rushed out and
with a few pails of water extinguish
ed the blaze which was catching the
corner of the building. ' Chief H. H.
Green was called, also W. J. Harri
son who was on duty as night police.
Under the same building on the north
side there was also found a quantity
of fresh oil near a pile of excelsior
although no fire, had been started
there. Other pieces of oily waste
were found scattered along the C. P.
tracks. This incident following so
soon after the Buck and Davis fires
looks as though Newport has a fire
bug at large. v
scene. " The fire was confined to a
box of rubbish and no damage was
caused to the residence. A box about
12 feet long was under "the shed
and the fire in some way
originated in the rubbish stored in
it. Had the fire started 1 late in the
night a more serious loss would
doubtless have resulted.
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On Monday evening about seven
o'clock smoke was seen coming from
the shed of the P. O." Miller resi
dence. An alarm was rung in from
box 27, help quickly gatherd and with
the aid of a lawn hose the blaze was
extinguished without resorting to -the
fire truck which was quickly on the
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The Store ihzt sells Satisfaction
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Some of the .New Ready-to-W
ear Sport Garments
Silk- Sport Skirts, Baronette, Novelty - Canton,
Eponge, Ratine, Flannel, Krepe' Knit,' and Surf Satin,
black, white, navy, orchid, peach, Copenhagen and other
shades. Priced $6.50, $8.50, $9.50, $10.95, $12.50, $15.
00; Short Jersey Coats, navy, black, green, scarlet, pric
ed $6.50 ; Velvet Coats, tuxedo styles, also to be worn
witli separate skirts, silk lined, Priced $12.50. '
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All Coats and Suits
are marked down and we are receiving new ones nearly
every day as the reduced prices are increasing our sales.
Some wonderful bargains are being, given our customers.
Newest Thing to Crochet
Bath Room or Bed Room Rugs will wear forever very
easy to do, made of all wool rug yarn, $1.50 a pound
and a pound and a half will make a good-sized rug. The
best shades in stock. . .
June Weddings
will make a demand for all-linen Damask and Napkins
tnd prices are much less than a year ago. A wonder
ful stock to select from.
We are headquarters for all kinds of Linen for fancy
work or dresses
Thistore has never been short of real Linens even dur
ing the war when they were out at the wholesale mar
kefs. When you want genuine Linens come here for
them.
Bathing Suits for Women, Girls
and Children
There is quite a decided difference in the prices of wool
Bathing Suits from a year ago and the prices are less
than half what they were two years ago. The quality is
also much better even at the lower prices. Ladies' wool
Suits priced $3.95,' $4.25, $4.50, $4.95, $5.95.
There are Mercerized Jersey. Suits, plain colors, with
handsome Roman and plain stripes,-pneea at $z.9o,
Plain black cotton Tights at 69c.
The Bathing Suits for children are very attractive this
"season in every way. One of the good Children's Suits
is Surf Cloth, neatly .trimmed with black and white
stripe, priced at $1.25. .
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Pretty Bathing Caps at Very moderate prices to go with
the Suits
This Week We Shall Offer for Week-End
Bargains Some Extraordinary Values
Notwithstanding the many bargains we offered last week
for the three different sales there are still
plenty of bargains
Twink, always sold at 10c, week-end price 7c, 4pkgs 25c
Just when you will want to use it the most of any time
during the year.
Men's Black Fibre Silk Hose, present value 25c,
sold a short time ago at 50c a pair, Week-end
price 3 pairs for .50c, or 19c a pr.
Case handsome Plaid Blankets, 66x80 inches, actual
. .weight 3 lbs. Handsome for the home or cot
tage, Week-end price ........ .$1.89 a pr.
Would have sold a short time ago for $5.00 a pair.
Market Baskets, 2 styles, 4x13 inches, 5Qc or 60c
, values, Week-end price 33c ea.
Market Baskets, 5x15 and 54x16, 75c and 85c val
ues. Week-end price 59c ea.
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While some of our merchants are finding the month
ly sales too strenuous and cfon't like the hard work, until
times are actually much better and the farmers have
another good crop we shall try and find good bargains
for our customers and shall continue to put on sales and
offer bargains that are genuine extra values. ;
FRANK D. FLINT, Newport, Vt.