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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
Estate of Horace DEMO,
of CraftsburY.
STATE OF vERMONT,,

STATE OF VERMONT
DISTRICT OF ORLEANS, o.
TN PROBATE COURT, held at Newport, In
i said district, on the oath day of Dec, A.
D 1902.
Horace DEMO, late of Craftsbury, in said dis
trict,deceased presents his administration &C.
count for examination and allowance, and
MAX es application for decree of distribu-
tion and partition Of the estate of said de.
ceased Whereupon, it is ordered by said
Court, that said account and said application
be referred to a session thereof, to be held at
F. W. Baldwins Office in Barton. on the
18th day of Feb..A D. 1905, at nine O'Clock in the
forenoon for hearing and decision thereon.
And it is further ordered, that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested, by
publication of the same three weeks success
siveiy in the Orleans County Monitor, news
paper published at Barton, VT. previous to
said time appointed for hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, il any they may have, why said &C
cou ut should not be allowed, and such decree
made. By the Court,
AS FEE. ALFRED. Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26

w. II. Richardson of Chicopee, Mass,
recently contributed twenty-five dollars to
the Cong'l society. AT the church service
on Sunday, the 18th, vote of thanks was
extended to Mr.. Richardson for this gen.
erous gift. Mr.. Richardson was eighty
years old the 18th inst. His many friends
here congratulate him on attaining this
advanced age.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26

Oub d1O INV SOhNdlCoSChIs
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Hall visited at the
home of o. Z. Hall recently.
B. L. Hall has taken the agency for the
Worcester Buckeye machinery.
Mrs. Charles Chase fell and broke one
bone in her wrist one day last week.
School was not in session last Tuesday
as the teacher attended the sale at Barton.
There was an auction sale of personal
property at the s. V. Gray place last Satur-
| day.
Roy Brooks has finished work for Ira
Davis. John Jewell is working for Mr..
Davis.
Several from this place will attend the
dancing school at Wheelock, taught by
| Prof. Stone
| P. 7. Barber has finished his year of
school in district No. 5. 1t has proved to
be a very successful school.
| The Sheffield creamery has its ice shed
filled with very good ice for another year,
George Gray attending to the work.
Mrs. Flora Whitney is working in Lyn-
donville as cook for Mrs. e. M. Darling.
Marion Whitney is stopping with her aunt,
Mrs. Barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Bruce, who have been
living at Lyndon Center have moved back
to this place. Mrs. Bruce's friends will be
sorry to learn that she is still quite feeble.
The F. B. Ladies' Aid Society held a
sociable at FL. L. Davis last Friday after
noon and evening. All enjoyed pleasant
time but the weather prevented many from
attending.
Independent Grange held its meeting in
the town hall in this place. Jan. II. The
next meeting will be Feb. z. Several can
didates will be instructed in the first and
second degrees.
The Sheffield town hall is nearly COM
pleted and description of the building
may be of interest to the readers Of tn e
MONITOR. The size of the building is
IS K 81 feet; it has a good granite foun da-
tion, also porch 10 II feet on the front
with turned posts and spindles. The
building is two stories high. As one enters
there is hallway 20 x Ia; on the right OF
the entrance there is a select mems court
room IA x II; asyou pass from the hallway
to the main hall you enter fine room 36x4G
and 14t feet high with stage at the real
end IL x 20 feet with excellent scenery fol
dramatic plays, etc. The hall is furnished
with $50 up-to-date seats. From the en-.
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAGE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
EAST HARDWICK.

Mrs. George King OF Greensboro visited
in Town Thursday.
Fern Philbrick passed several days re-
Gently at his home in Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclellan of Green's
boro were in town the last of the week.
Henry Eldridge and Vern Harrington
were home from CraftsburY over Sunday
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE

DR.. Geo. w. Bolton has returned from
his trip to Boston.
Jacob solomon visited his sister at Ber-
lin Falls, n. H, last week.
Jennie Mountain has returned to her
home in South Hampton, Mass.
Miss Anna Gordon will give temperance
lecture in the NJ. E. church on Tuesday
evening, Jan. 9th. 1t is hoped there will
be a large attendance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Having sold out my photograph business
to Mr.. II. II. Pratt of Newport, VT. / wish to
their generous patronage at my studio dur
II the two years have been in Barton, and
/ trnst you will give Mr.. p att the opportuni-
ty at your earliest convenience to show you
the excellence and artistic quality OF his
work, as the photoR raphs delivered from his
studio from time to time give much credit to
him an artist.
Yours truly,
H w BLAIR.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
FOR SALE.

To close an estate: / traverse sled pole
and th1lls; / express wagon, work harness,
z driving harnesses. 2 buffa,o sleigh robes,
SIBERIAN goat sleigh robe, top buggy, small
tools; also 10 tons OF stock hay.
JAMES CAMERON, Admir-.
West Glover, Vt. As
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
WESTFIELD.

Winfred Hendrix has been i'll.
Harold Farmsn visited in Derby recently.
PliDy Miller lost another horse recently.
Mr.. PEBBLES who has been i'll is improv-
ing.
Fred Taylor of Hardwick was at w. c..
Farman's last week.
Geo. w. Miller and Orrin w. Bailey
drive the valley snow-roller.
c. w. Bryant has been measuring logs
in Canada the last two weeks.
H.. p. Woodwork who has been sick with
congestion of the liver is better.
Miss Ada G. Brown started last Friday
on a trip to Massachusetts, to visit friends.
Hiram Miller has been very i'll from an
injury inflicted to his knee by q saw tooth.
He is better at this writing.
Mrs. E. s. Miller, primary teschsr, was
out of school two days last week because
OF illness. Miss Minnie E. Gilpin took her
place.
A few days ago Carl Bean drove a load OF
hardwood logs through this village to the
veneer mill in Troy that tipped the scales
at over II 900 lbs.
The Revs. A. B. PEBBLES and NJ. w. Far
man attended the meeting OF the Cong
Ministers Association held at Barton
Landing last week Tuesday.
The c. E. social held in the town hall on
Friday evening, January 10th, passed of
pleasantly. Miss Iva Johnson, Miss Lens
Hitchcock and Miss Maud Wakefield gave
enjoyable readings aud Miss Minute Gil
pin sang a solo in her usual acceptable
manner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
NEWPORT.

NEWPORT.
Maud Riches is improving slowly.
Mrs. Bert Wheeler is i'll with sciatic
rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Skinner have returned
from Glover.
II. c. Humphrey spent the past week in
Boston and New York.
The For Us and Others society meet with
Blanche Chase next Friday evening.
Percy lawson broke his leg below the
knee Wednesday while skiddlng logs.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Methodist
church meet at the parsonage Tuesday
evening.
Jo. Colby has a position with the Cana
dian Carbonate Co. of st. Paul, Que, with
office at Montreal.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Blaisdell started last
week on a three weeks trip through to the
west coast Of Florida.
Frank Kimball left Satur day for Bige-
low, Me-, where he has employment in
Prouty & Miller's mill.
B. +. True is pressing and shipping hay.
One carload has been sent to T. 9. Ray
mond at Cambridge, Mass.
Rev. W. Q. Newell spoke at a union re-
vivsl meeting at the Cong. church in
1rasburg Tuesday evening.
Guy Smith, foreman OF. the Spanlding
pulp mill, has been wiring e. r. Spauld-
ing's residence for electric lights.
The personal property OF the late Horace
Hancock was closed out at auction Satur-
day afternoon at Wheeler's stable.
Remember the lecture to be given Tues
day evening, Feb. Sd, by Rev. N. Dwight
Hills OF Brooklyn, n. Y.,lsubject: "Hero-
ism Of Great Inventors, aud the Romance
OF Invention"
+. p. Gates has been detained three
weeks in starting on his regular business
trip by the sickness OF his horse. Franks
tongue will wag all the faster when he
does get to moving.
The eleventh annual convocation OF the
seventh district, Order Eastern Star was
held with Lakeside Chapter, Jan. Goth.
There was a good attendance from the
lodges in the district.
The regular prayer meetings were post
poned Thursday evening, and all assem- bled
at the Methodist church to hear Rev. o.
II. Miller, OF Holyoke, Mass, explain the
operation Of the license law in Masssc hui
sets.
John Thrasher, formerly OF this village,
died Tuesday, Jan. Goth, at Westmorelsnd,
N. II. The remains were brought to Cow
entry for burial. His son, Benjamin, being
on his way home from California, was not
able to get home in time for the funeral.
The Foresters gave masquerade party
Friday evening aud every one had very
enjoyable time. The ladies of st. Marks
church served ice-cresm, cake, coffee, and
eandwiches In the dining room of the
o. o. +. hall during the masquerade.
The benevolent ladies OF this city (snc
he number is Iarge) will serve free din
per In Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday, Feb.
Tor the voters. The license man better es
bis dinner before voting. The inner mar
nay then prompt the deluded mind t
past his vote Alright.
N. T.. Lane Is handling highly breC
horses TO quite an extent this season
ometime ago he disposed OF a matches
pair to New York parties for which he re
eived 5000; since then he has bought
oair Of matched bay mares. He recentI
old a fine bay gelding to Providenc
parties for $500.
The committee who have been conduct
ng the young mems meetings Sunda
fternoons for the last few months, me
be pastors Of the several Protestan
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26
HARDWlCK.

Hattie Dodge is sick.
Mrs. Geo. Farrell Is ill.
Julia Prince of Wolcott is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Farrell.
Mrs. Carl Cobb has gone to Burlingt on
for medical treatment.
Mrs. j. c. Spaulding is teaching at the
academy in place OF Mrs. George.
Damon Stanford has gone to work for
the Lamoille Publishing Co., at Hyde PARK.
John E. Sullivan, while splitting wood
recently cut the thumb of his left hand
very badly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26

wedding, made his parents and friends
a short visit Thursday.
There was good attendance at the do
nation party and housewarming given
Rev. +. s. Goodheart and wife last We'd
nesday evening. Receipts about $500.
The regular meeting OF Hszen Post and
w. II. &. was held with Comrade l.. j. In
gals on Saturday, Jan. nth. Oysters were
served and all enjoyed pleasant afternoon.
Geo. Watson sustained an injury to his
leg Thursday, while at work in the Curtis
shop. He was caught between hecarriage
and deadlock of the cutting rig. He has
kept about his work but is very lame.
George Curtis and Miss Bertha Stickney
were married at the home OF the bride at
Newport Ctr, on Wednesday, last. After
a short wedding trip to the Canadian me-
troplis they will return here and will make
their home for the present with Mrs. Ella
Curtis. George is one Of our representative
business men, and his wife is we'll and
fsvorsbly known here and will male a
welcome addition to our small circle OF
young people. May success and happiness
attend them.
MORGAN.
Mrs. A. II. Daggett has gone to Mon
treal.
Frank LeClair returned from Burlington
Jan. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Peavy are away visit
ing friends.
b. j. Cox has been unable to work for
the last two months.
Mrs. VIM. Demick is quite sick. DR..
Kendrick is In stten dance.
Miss Dutton closed a successful term Of
school at the Corner Jan. BIRD.
w. A. Wilcox is reported as gaining in
health. He is at present in New York
city.
Fred Cargill is home from Island Pond,
where he has been canvassing. He reports
good success.
Henry Gee, who is In the hospital at
Burlington, has been operated upon and is
reported as doing well.
Rev. Mr.. Newton from Walden and Rev.
Mr.. Enright of Derby have been assisting
the pastors in the special meetings.
The ladies' Aid Society has purchased
Ave dozen chairs for the vestry. That is
the kind OF aid all can appreciate.
School in Dist. No. closed Friday, Grace
T.. Knight teacher. Those having no tsrdy
or absent marks were Garold Horn, Earle
Rena, Alice, and Raymond WhitehilI
Those having no tardy marks, Loretta and
Hazel Horn, Loretta being absent one day
and Hazel e-hali day. Carl Bates hsG
no absent marks and only one tardy mark
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
TO HANDLE COMMERCIAL PAPER
New BrokeraFe Firm VIII make
Speciality bf Bnsiness Loans
and Like Matters.

A new firm, with a distinct new line OF
business, has made its bow to the Omaha
business public. The Burns-Haskell COM
pany has opened Offices In the New York
Life building. its object being a general
brokerage business, with a specially Of
commercial paper. An reliable and high
grade bonds and stocks win be handled by
the hrm, but its chief attention win be
paid to commercial paper In this regard
II r. unique. Commercial paper has never
been specialized. as the business has gune
to the banks direct, bot the young men
who viii manage the Affairs of the new
company believe there is a field for their
enterprise here, and that its operation will
be appreciated both by the merchants and
bankers Of the city and surrounding com-
try.
The management Of the company's az
fairs VIII be In the hands Of Samuel Burns,
jr-, and Frank J. Haskell, both wen known
young men, who have had a general bank
ing experience. being connected with the
First National and Omaha National banks
OF Omaha. They have a wide circle OF
business acquaintance and excellent back
ing in their venture, and will be able to
give their customers the benefit Of ex-
ceptional facilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01

E.. r.. Bartlett, a real estate agent. Bart
lett also acted in the capacity of a de-
tective in endeavoring to ferret out the
perpetrators Of the numerous frauds. At
his instigation Senter was arrested and
taken to Council Bluffs.
After a trial lasting for two weeks, Sen
ter was declared not guilty OF the Lougee
affair, involving several thousand dollars.
AS soon as he was released he was taken
to Minnesota. There Senter had an uphill
job OF it. He was charged with being in a
gigantic scheme to defraud, and that his
neighbors we're in the scheme. The con-
spiracy was designated as a sort Of alibi
association, as the guilt OF Senter hung in
a way on whether he was at home July 4,
1900, or at another point.
Dozens of people from Memphis attended
the trial and testified that the Missouri
man was at his home on or about the date
in question. The people Of Blue Earth
were just as positive that Senter was there
and their declarations Of identity were em>
phatic.
Upon this Senter was convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
Tel SIS 6o4

Der OF counties and such great territory to
cover, is that there is not a judge who Is
not burdened with work. While there has
been no demand for an increase in the
number Of judges, there Is a strong de-
mand to have the districts left as they
are.
Judge Gutterson Of Broken Bow, who
presldes over the Thirteenth district, COM
posed of several large counties, was in the
city todcy and said:
1T seems to me unwise to reduce the
number of district judges in Nebraska and
thus increase the work of these courts. /
am kept constantly as busy as can be,
and / know the same may be said Of other
judges"
sweezy probably viii introduce his bill
Monday.
Pharmacy Boards Protest.
1t appears that the house committee oh
medical societies, sundry laws and regula-
tions, which introduced the resolution re-
citing that the State Board Of Pharmacy
had not submitted its reports and the fees
arising from its work for years. and recon-
mendiRg that unless It comply with the
law In this respect within five days after
the adoption OF this resolution II be i'm,
peached, acted under serious misapprehen-
sion. As was pointed out by ]. H. Schmidt
of Omaha, president OF the Board OF Ex-
eminers in his interview in The Bee, the
resolution is based on false premises from
first to last, President Schmidt and the
rest of the secretary members of the board
are in the city in connection with this
matter. Besides Mr.. Schmidt these men
are: C. l.. Stillmal, Columbus; e. L. Will
son. st. Paul; ". W. Kendall, superior,
and d. j. Fink, Holdrege. They constitute
tho Board of Examiners for 1908.
The members of the pharmacy board
proper are: The attorney general, secre-
tary Of state, treasurer. auditor and land
commissioner.
The resolution charged that this board
had made no reports or rendered no ac-
counts for years, implying that the moneys
m its hands belonged to and should be
turned over to the state as state funds.
these charges are not borne out by OFF,
ciai records and the statutes OF the state.
As a matter OF fact the law provides that
IL there be any surplus in the hands Of
this board at the end OF any year II shall
revert TO the state treasurer, not as state
money, but to be held In trust to the credit
and for the benefit OF the State Board Of
Pharmacy, so that there is no way in which
this board could become Indebted to the
state, for in no event does the money aris-
ing under It's jurisdiction become state
money. Furthermore the sixteenth annual
report of the Board Of Examiners and Ne
braska State Board OF Pharmacy for 1902
shows that at the end of the year 1901 there
was an overdraft OF SS79.43 and thai at the
end OF the year 1902 there was a balance
IN favor OF the board Of $79.54, stifl leaving
a deficit Of $299.S9. This report further
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
FlREDAMP ExPLoDES IN MINE
Eight Hundred Lives Are. Despaired
of, hut All but Two Are
Rescued.

LATRoBE. Pa Feb. 2s.-An explosion of
FIRE damp yesterday in the Hostetter &
connellsville. mine near here placed seven
lives in jeopardy and may have resulted in
two deaths.
The explosion was not heard on the sur
face and nothing was known of it until the
500 men employed below ground came rush
ing up the shaft with wild tales OF dis
aster. A rescue party was hurriedly made
up to search for the entombed miners, then
supposed to number many score. Grad
ually, however, the men turned up at the
lamp room and all but seven were ac-
counted for and later FIVE of these were
brought to the surface, unconscious, but
alive.
After the explosion FIRE caught in the
seams, which has so far defed all efforts
to master It. Preparations are being made
to flood the mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
SENTER CASE IS UP AGAIN
Missouri Legislature Takes Action on Behalf
Of Convicted Man.
FIRST TRIAL is IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
Afterwards Sentenced TO the Peniten-
tiary I'm Minnesota, Though All
of His N~eighbOrs Declare
He is Innocent.
FIRST TRIAL is IN COUNCIL BLUFFS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 28.-(Spe-
cial. )-One of the hardest fights that was
ever put up by one state against another
for the release of a criminal had its in
ception in a resolution adopted by the
house Of representatives yesterday.
The resolution refers to Thomas R.
SentSr, a man now 60 years Of age, a citizen
OF Scotland county, tried in Council Bluffs
for alleged frauds, later convicted of a
similar crime at Blue Earth, Mimi, and
now serving a ten-year sentence in the
penitentiary at Saltwater, MINI.
The resolution reads as follows;
Whereas, Thomas r. Senter, a man about
s. years old, a citizen of Scotland county,
this stare, was on or about February, 1901
and while a citizen of said county, tried
and convicted at Blue Earth, MINI, on a
charge of forgery and sentenced to i'm
p~risonment In the penitentiary at sfll-
water for a term Of ten years and three
sentence In said prison; and
Testify to High Character.
Whereas, II further appears to this body
that said petition is signed by many citi-
Gems of high character and known integrity
who have known Senter intimately for
to the high Character Of said Senter as an
honest and upright man; and
Whereas, II further appears froin said
TONERS believe in the complete innocence OF
the said Senter, and that he in Justice
ought to be released from said prison.
therefore be II
Resolved, That the governor and the at
torney general of the state be hereby au-
thorized and requested TO intercede In be-
half of Thomas r.. Senter with the gov
ernOr and Board Of Pardons of the state OF
Minnesota, and to take such steps as are
necessary TO secure such additional evil
dence as is necessary to show the true
status OF the case and establish his inno-
cence in the mind of the Board Of Pardons
of Minnesota
First Tried in Council BIuns.
The case OF senter has attracted more
than usual attention. Nearly all Of north
east Missouri and western Iowa have been
interested in the strange circumstances that
resulted in his final Incarceration in the
penitentiary OF Minnesota for a term Of ter
years and three months. Petitions have
been circulated, letters written, lawyers
employed and everything done to save him
from Imprisonment.
Three or four years ago a gang OF forgers
operated in the northeastern part OF the
state. Forged deeds we're used to borrow
money on deeds of trust. More than one
firm was heeced. Lougee Bros. OF Council
Bluffs were among the victims. Another
firm was situated In Blue Earth, MINI.
Still another in Illinois.
So glaring did the frauds become that, Il
is claimed, even the perpetrators became
alarmed at their work. Mr.. Senter haC
been a resident OF Memphis. Mo, for sew,
erAl yearh In the same community lived
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
NEVER FORGETS IT.
Has Cause to Remember
Grape-Nuts.


So careless in health are some people that
they sometimes actually. forget the bene-
factor Of their days of ickness
The man whose wife, or the woman whose
husband has been brought back 70 health
and strength by a pure food is not apt to
forget. 1T sometimes amuses me- writes
a lady of Battle Lake, Mimi, that nc
matter what l send to the store for or what
may be forgotten my husband never for
gets to supply us with Grape-Nuts promptly
Indeed, l may say 1t is the one thing he
never forgets.
about a year ago when / began using the
food was SO run down and miserable that
1t was all / could possibly do to struggle
through my days household duties
Through catarrhal trouble | had almost
entirely lost the sense OF taste and LOSE
of appetite followed.
/ could scarcely force myself to take suf.
hoient food to furnish me with strength Il
keep me up. I Just managed to scrapC
through my household duties. In a very
short time after l commenced the use Of
Grape-Nuts l began to get stronger and the
Improvement has been so steady and marked
that my health is now better han fol
twenty years past. l do all OF my owl
homework, and for two months during last
summer l had five roomers which, OF course
increased my work to a great extent.
am never without Grape-Nuts now n car
never say enough in their praise. But al
much as l think OF the food my husband
thinks more" Name furnished by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Practically all cases Of stomach trouble
oome from the use of improper food. Where
this improper food is left on and Grape.
Nuts is used the results are so beneficial
and the change so rapid that many people
look upon It as wonderful. Nothing won
derful about It. just follow nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
CENSUS CHIEF WILL RESIGN
Intends to Accept Post with Interna-
tiOnaI Credit Company In
New York.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 2s.-The Dispatch says:
1t has become pretty well known through
out interested circles in st. PsuI that VIII
liam r. Merriam. director OF the United
States census. will tender bis resignation
to President Roosevelt ami ask that II
take effect at once.
Mr.. Merriam has accepted a position with
an international credit concern and will
make his headquarters in New York.