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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30

Mrs. Andrew Murray still remains very
Ill Mrs Clark OF Newport is heIpinc
care for her.
Mrs. James Wyman, who has been spf-
fering with quinsy sores for the past six
weeks, is improving.
BLOOMINGTON CENTER.
Harold Burrows has hight attack O,
ehickenpox. ~ -f
Nellie Morey has returned from her visit
in Lyndonville.
Several who were on the sick list last
week, are better.
Max Porter has gone to Barton to work
for Walter Colby.
Mrs. Oliver Dryer and son Charles, have
returned home from two weeks visit in
Andover, Mass, and Manchester, Nh.
Rev. s. G. Lewis of Barton Landing will
preach in exchange with Rev. Mcdonald
next Sunday at two O'Clock. A communion
service Will be held.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet next
Friday afternoon, Feb. 3, with Mrs. Lucius
Lund. 1t is desired that every mem Der be
present. Please bring cake as supper will
be served.
EVANSVILLE.
Mrs, NJ. A. Foss is on the gain,
Mrs. L. A. Drown has been quite sick.
Mabel Hinton is working for M. A. Foss
Mrs. Philip Roberts visited her mother
in Barton last week.
Fred Foss of Albany was here last week
to see his mother who has been very sick.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Ora Piper is visiting his grandparents
here.
Miss Jessie Dwire spent the past week
here with friends.
Norman Amy, who was very sick for
several days is better.
School at the Dolloff district taught by
Will Gray, closed Jan. q.
William Carter spent the past week with
his parents at Caswell's Mill.
M. W. Stewart has commenced work at
the new mill scaling lumber.
Mrs. d. z. Hopkins, who has been very
Ill, is thought to be improving.
Nixon Morse of Derby visited his sister
and other relatives here this week.
Mrs. Annie Trip visited her brother
and family at West Derby this week.
Mrs. Abbie Healey, who spent several
weeks at Derby Line, has returned here.
Hay presses are at work pressing the
hay on the farm of Mrs. Martha a. Davis.
Will ChamberliD, who has been having
a serious throat trouble is again able to
ride out.
Roy Hilliard, who works at the BIanch-
ard & Sails mill, has been Joined by his
wife from Franklin, N. FL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Moulton were at
Derby Line recently, to see Mrs. Moulton's
father, whom they report as suffering great
~ from an injury.
Charles Sanders family and household
goods have arrived from franklin, N. H.,
and they will commence housekeeping
soon in the W. E. Trip tenement.
Messrs. w. E. Trip and Charles MouI-
ton have been chosen by the Reds VS..
Blues, checker contest now taking place
at Island Pond, and went there to play one
day last week.
Hazel Morse pleasantly entertained
party of her schoolmates on Saturday Jan.
list, the occasion being in honor of her
eighth birthday. Sugar on snow and
other refreshments were served.
WEST CHARLESTON.
William Waterman is failing.
William Eley is in very poor health.
Miss Cora Dudley was home from New
port over Sunday, Jan. %.
Mrs. Lila johnson of Morgan spent
part of last week in town.
Mrs. Ruiter is home from New York
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30
LOCAL NEWS.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

longing to r. r. Marcy to the station, to
be loaded on the cars.
The pupils having no marks in the
school during the term were Roland Hill
and Henry Hamilton; those missing only
one day were Hattie and Lloyd Kerr; those
missing only few days on account of ILL
ness were Clyde Forrest, Winnifred Kim
ball and Glen Brooks. Miss Alice L. Ten
ney of Barton was the teacher.
ALBANY.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Vance visited in
Barton last week.
Mrs. Nina sawtelle of Melrose, Mass, is
stopping at H. A McGuire's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bashaw of Irasburg
are with their son E. A. Bashaw.
Mrs. ]. B. Rogers recently returned from
a visit to her sister in Morrisville.
A. J. Douglas of Seattle, Wash, has
been spending few days at J. B. Rogers.
Mrs. Matte Anderson and Lucille have
been visiting friends in Glover the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Kinney of Crafts
bury visited at Orange Whitcher's last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wright and Mary
Mccartney visited at Geo. Davis in Hard
wick last week.
Rev. r. G. Christie of Craftsbury will de-
liver his lecture ga Trip to Mars" at the
Methodist Episcopal church Friday even
ing Feb 8.
Elmer George recently drew from
Lowell mountain to the river bank, a dis
lance of three miles, 50 spruce and fir logs
measuring three thousand and ten feet at
two loads. He says he will put on a load
II he gets some good roads.
The selectmen OF the town of ALBANY
will meet at the town clerks Office Feb. 7
and s to settle town accounts. All persons
having claims against said town are re-
quested to present them on said dates for
settlement.
G. W. WILLIAMS,
w. j. ELDRIDGE,
K. M. COWLEs
Mrs. W. ]. Eldridge and her Sunday
school class met at the home of Mrs. T.
Mcclellan, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21st,
and organized a society under the name of
"Willing Workers." Officers elected:
President, Miss Hazel M. Eldridge; vice
president, Miss Lura Campbell; secretary,
Miss Evelyn Cheney; assistant secretary,
Miss Gladys Brown; treasurer, Mrs. WI
Eldridge.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church, just held, shows satisfac-
tory progress during the past year, under
the passionate of the Rev. J ames Ellington;
the financial condition of the varied organ
1zations of the church showing a balance
on the right side. Mrs. A. III. Mcclellan
was reelected clerk and treasurer; Messrs.
Charles H. Smith, Warren Seaver and
John A. Brown were unanimously chosen
deacons; Mrs. Goddard, organist; Messrs.
Carroll Hitchcock and Andrew Rogers.
ushers. Votes of thanks were accorded to
Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs. Goddard and Mrs. d.
l.. MCGUIRE, assistant organist, for past
services, kindly and willingly given at all
times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30
WEST CHARLESTON.


Miss Cora Dudley was home from New
port over Sunday, Jan. %.
Mrs. Lila Johnson of Morgan spent
part of last week in town.
Mrs. Ruiter is home from New York
City and is stopping with Harry Ruiter.
Frances Pickel is home from Sweets
burg, P. O., where she has been for several
weeks.
Mrs. John Smith spent part of last week
with her daughter in Barton and attended
the Peerless sale.
The Ladies Aid Society Will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. P. Pickel. Supper
will be served from to z o'clock. All
invited.
Tuesday evening number of the friends
and relatives of Ernest Warboys called at
his home to assist in reminding him of it's
being his twenty-frst birthday. Although
the snow was quite deep and the roads in
bad condition, it did not prevent them
from attending; there being over seventy
In attendance, a number from Derby.
Derby Line, Stanstead and other towns.
Games were played and music was fur
nished, after which refreshments were
served; then the company adjourned to
the parlor. The yLung man was presented
with many nice presents by j.. z. Oliver.
The presents consisted of 500 in money
and gold watch from his parents, gold
chain and locket from his Charleston
friends. A gold ring was the gift of his
Derby friends where he graduated about a
year ago, the presentation being made by
Myron Young in behalf OF the fourteen
who were brave enough to face the storm.
telephoning occasionally that they were
on their way and would be there to Join
the rest as soon as possible. After the
presentation the party broke up wishing
the host many happy returns of the day.
all having spent an evening to be pleas
antly remembered in the future. MANY of
the company could be seen long In the
"wee" hours of the morning, vending
their way to their respective homes.
ISLAND POND
w. E. G. Jones was elected past high
chief ranger of the State 1. O.O.F, at
Montpelier Friday night.
COVENTRY.
Mrs. Ira Wheelock Is ill,
Mrs. Charles Humphrey is quite sick.
Cyrus Metcalf, Jr. is in town from Han
over, n. Il.
A little daug liter was born the 9th inst.
to MIR. and Mrs. Rush Patrick.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30
GLOVER.

AFRO Williams remains very ill,
Olin Drew remains about the same.
Mrs. Mary E. Darling is staying at A.
Williams.
Joseph King has been on the sick Lii
but is better.
El mer Hancock spent the day at A. 4
Williams recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclellan attendd
the railroad ball at Newport. .
Silas Gray has been confined to the houd
for the past three weeks by sickness.
Louis LeClare has taken possession d
the Dexter farm which he purchased Lad
fall. .......
Forrest Osgood, who has been very sicl
with pneumonia at TarrytoWn, NY,
better.
The auditors will meet Saturday Feb
ruary II, at ga. M, to settle with towl
officers.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve dinne
at the Congregational church vestry mex
Thursday.
Mrs. Ida Marston from Barton Landing
was in town last week to visit her brother
who is ill.
]. E. DwinelI has been confined to th(
house with grip. Mrs. DwineIl is also or
the sick list.
Rev. j. Howard Flower will preach in the
Universalist church next Sunday, Feb. s.
at l O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton E. Watson are
rejoicing over the birth of II pound boy,
born Saturday, Jan II.
Miss Herbert and Miss Dwinell were the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. G,>P. Rowell Fri
day evening and Saturday of last week.
William Lang, who has been Ill from
heart trouble for some time past, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Carl Bean, is
now confined to his bed and does not seem
to improve as fast as his friends could
wish.
The selectmen, road commissioner and
oCuOOl hhCSGO1o9 Will hOCS az
hall in Glover village, February 8, 100, at
3 O'Clock a. M, TO settle all bills against
the town, and want every one having
bill to be sure to present it.
Last Saturday evening the pupils OF the
Naples school made their teacher, Miss
Nina e. wylie, surprise visit, and gave
her a mirror as a reminder of the occasion.
The evening was pleasantly spent with
games and music. Refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bean are visiting MS
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Bean. Mr..
Bean has finished work in the Bennington
National Bank at Bennington, VI, Where
be has been EMPLOYED the past year. He
mas been elected treasurer OF the new saw
Ing's Bank and Trust Company recently
at Barton Landing ana VIII
commence his duties as soon as the oank
supplies arrive.
Young's orchestra oi 81. Johnsoury, as
listed by Mr.. John Moore, impersoDator,
will give concert eno dance at Institute
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30
SOUTH ALBANY.

Miss Annie Graham has gone to Boston
to continue her course at the New Eng
land Conservatory OF Music.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30
BROWNINCTON.

Kate Hitch1ns has been Ill the past week
with throat trouble.
Miss Eliza Wheaton OF Newbury is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Clara Grow.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22

but you No, please don't go now," he
went on in humble entreaty. Il wish
to speak to you Il moment When you
came aboard / hoped to see you often,
to be with you alone-to win you
His voice sank to passionate whisper.
''NIy lord, my lord, it were best to go
no further" she interrupted gravely.
"'Tis no use; you remember"
eyes, yes, | remember everything
everything about you, that is. l shut
/ my eyes and feel the soft touch of your
cool hand on my fevered head again as
when l had that bullet in my breast.
Oh, ii. thrills me- maddens me! I'd be
wounded so again could but feel those
hands once more! Listen to me. You
must listen! 1t cannot hurt you to
hear me, and l am sure one of he 9th
ers will be back in 4 moment. jou are
never alone" he said, detaining~her al
most forcibly. Il love you! You must
know that l do! What is that land, or
any land, beside my love? You are my
country! 1 can give you lands, title,
rank, luxury Be pitiful to me, Mis-
tress Katharine! What can l do or
say or promise? You shall grace the
court of the king and be at the same
time queen of my heart" he went on
impetuously, his soul in his eager whis-
per. She turned and walked over to
the lee rail, whittier he followed her.
I'D rather be in that land off yonder
than be the king himself. 1 hate the
king, and l could not love the enemy Of
my country! No, no. she replied; sit
cannot bet can never bev'
"Pshaw! Your country-that's not
the reason. You love him STILL" he
went on jealously-''that sailor"
Eyes, it's true. I love a sailor; you
are not he"
'But he is dead! You left him lying
there on the floor in the hall, you re-
member, and since then have heard
nothing. He is surely dead!''
ut is cruel of you to say itv' she went
on relentlessly. "But l shall love his
memory then. No; it's useless. 1 re-
spect you, admire you, am grateful to
you, but my heart is therew And she
pointed away again.
won't you let me try to win you?"
he persisted. Don't say me nay alto
gether; give me some hope. If he be
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22
Ito BE Continued
COLOR OF CIGARS.
The Black Weeds Are Not Always
the Strongest Ones.

| The Black Weeds Are Not Always
| the Strongest Ones.
Probably there is not one smoker in
| a thousand who would not be surprised
and, in fact, incredulous if he were told
/ that the color Of a cigar is absolutely
no guide to it's strength Yet such is
the case and fact we'll known to CT
gar manufacturers and importers. The
belief Of smokers that cigars of dark
color are strong and those of a lighter
shade are mider is, in point Of fact, as
fallacous as it is general This is but
one of many decisions harbored by
consumers Of tobacco which practical
: cigar men have smiled at and INDUCED
from time immemorial.
A maker Of Havana cigars uses but
one grade or blend Of tobacco in the
body or filler of his cigars. Exactly the
same stock is used in his concals as in
his perfectos, in his claros as in his
maduros. After the cigars are made,
however his "selector' takes them in
hand and Classics them according to
the relative shades Of the wrappers.
This is done to effect a uniformity in
the appearance of each box Of cigars
and to enable the dealer to readily in
dulge the whims of the self deluded
smoker
InaSmuch as the wrapper constitutes
not more than one-tenth of the cigar, it
will readily be seen that the degree Of
it's strength Or mildness is very incOn-
siderable in effect In this connection,
however, it is interesting to note that
tobacco tradeSmen verSed in the intrl-
cacies of the industry rigidly bar the
light cOlored wrapper from their own
smoking tables, knowing that 1t gener-
ally indicates that the leaf was prema-
turely cut and improperly cured and
that it impairs the flavor and burn Of
the cigar. CubanS, who, by the way,
are notably partial to mild tobacco
avoid smoking light colored cigars just
as they avoid eating a green orange or
an unripe banana.
The prejudice of these natives and Of
tobacco tradesmen is logical one and
serves to throw into bold relief a pc
culiar misconception Of facts which is
both amusing and embarrassing to
vendors of the fragrant weed.
Whether cigar smokers will ever
awaken to the fact that dark cigar is
If anything milder and invariably
sweeters and more aromatic than a
light cigar remains to be seen.-Tobac-
co Leaf
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22
"ob. YOU are different, Miss Wilton, .

ooh, you are different, Miss Wilton .
said Desborough.
mo use, Katharine; you must co.
added her father.
ooh, please"'
"My daughter
"Oh, father, let me stay just little
longer! There is no danger yet. Take
Chloe down, if you will, Mr.. Desbor-
ough, and have place ready for me.
I'll go down when the battle begins
indeed I will, fathern' she continued
entreatingly.
"Well," said the colonel uncertainty,
"let her stay little longer, my lord"
"Very well, SIR replied Desborough,
bowling and turning forward.
"Here, you Jack, take this girl below
and stow her away in the cable tiers
by the main hatch" he said, pointing
to Chloe, who was led INTERESTINGLY
away, her teeth chattering with I'M
defined but none the less overwhelming
terror. The colonel stepped forward
beside Captain Vincent, and Desbor-
ough descended to the main deck to
superintend the fighting of the bat
teries, while Katharine, grateful for
the respite and determined not to go be-
low at all, stepped aft in the shelter
of the rail, her heart already beating
madly, as the two ships approached
each other in silence.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22
and grasped Seymour's hand with his
own mighty palm.

and grasped Seymour's hand with his
own mighty palm.
"Aye, ever since you were boy, and
properer sailor and better officer
lon't walk the deck, if l do say it my
self. as I've had a hand in the making
of YOU. But what you say is true, sir
we'll probably most all of us go to
Davy Jones' locker this trip, but we
couldn't go in better way, and wGS
won't go alone God Almighty blessN
you, sir. r. said the old seaman,
breaking off suddenly and looking visit
fully at the young man he loved, who,
understanding it all, returned his gaze,
wrung his hand and then turned and
Bprang aft without another word.
The ships were rapidly closing when
Eeymour's keen eye detected dash Of
color and a bit of fiuttering drapery
on the poop of the line Of battle ship.
Wondering, he examined it through his
glass.
'Why, tits womanv' he exclaimed.
Something familiar in the appearance
made his heart give a sudden throb.
but he put away the idea which came
to him as preposterous, and then, STEP
ping forward to the break Of the poop,
he called out:
"My lads, there is a woman on Won
Ship on the poop, way aft. We don't
fight with women. Have care, there
fore, that none Of you takes deliberate
aim at her, and spare that part of the
deck where she stands in the fight if
you can. Pass the word along.'
"Well, I'm blessedv' said one old gun
captain soto voce. "Be they come out
against us with wimmen?"
The Randolph had the weather gauge
of the Yarmouth by this time, and
Seymour shifted his helm slightly,
rounded in his braces a little and ran
down with the wind a little free and
on a line parallel to the course of his
enemy, but going in different direc-
ton. He lifted the glass again to his
eye and looked long and earnestly at
the woman's figure half hidden by the
rail on the ship. Was it, could it be,
indeed she? Was fate bringing them
into opposition again? 1t was not pos
sible. Trembling violently, he lifted
the glass for a further Investigation.
when an officer, trumpet in hand,
sprang upon the rail of the Yarmouth
forward and hailed
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22
Faith and Works.

A pretty anecdote is related Of a
child who was greatly perturbed by
the discovery that her brothers had
set traps to catch birds. Questioned
as to what she had done in the matter,
she replied, 81 prayed that the traps
might not catch the birds" "Any-
thing else?" Eyes, she said; 81 then
prayed that God would prevent the
birds getting into the traps, and" as
il to illustrate the doctrine of faith and
works, 81 went out and kicked the
traps all to pieces - Household Words.
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22

~ YAHILE the big ship was rapidly
IL" and methodically being strip
ssSsSR@sb ped for the possible emer-
lgzze&AD gency the captain was en-
gagged in busy conversation with, the
colonel. They had steadily drawn near
the reported sail until the lOOkOutS
could plainly make out small fleet Of
small ships. Never dreaming that they
could be American ships, Captain Vim
cent had his ship prepared for action,
more through the habitual wariness Of
an experienced sailor than from any
premonition of an impending battle.
But as the two forces drew near the
actions of the opposing feet became
suddenly suspicious. All but one OF
them lacked ship and stood off to the
northeast in a compact group in close
order, under all possible sail, though
one, the smallest and a brig, it was no.
tced, Jagged behind the rest of the
group in a way which bespoke either
very slow sailing qualities or deliberate
purpose of delay. The remaining ship,
the largest of them all, stood boldly
on it's original course.
This latter, it was plain to see, was a
small frigate, possibly twenty eight
or thirty-two. Taking into account
the respective rates of speed, the frig-
ate. whose course made a slight angle
with that of the ship of the line, would
probably cross the bows Of the latter
within range Of her battery. None of
the opposing vessels showed any flags
as yet,sand their movements, complete
~ mystfied Captain Vincent
Certainly most extraordinary per-
Torrance going on therer' he said, aft
er long look through his glass. which
he then handed to the colonel. 'They
show no flags. but cannot conceive
Of their being anything but squadron
or convoy Of ours What do you
make them oct. Colonel Wilton?"
Now, the colonel was MORALLY GER
tain that they were Americans, or, at
least that the first and nearest one was
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22

ESGSS became more and more anX-
ious for the fray.
''She'S a big one, amt she?" said one
young seaman, glancing over gun
through a portfolio forward; "but we
dance up and slap her in the face with
this, and then turn around and slap
her with t'other SIDE" laying his hand
at the time on one Of the long eighteens
which constituted the main battery of
the frigate
Eyes, and then what will she do to
us? Blow us into splinters with a
broadside, youngster! Not as I partic-
ularly care, so we have a chance to
get few good ticks at her with these
old barkers," said an older man, point
ing, like the first, to a gun.
''That's the talk, men," said Sey-
mour, who was making tour of in
spection through the ship in person
and who had stopped before the gun
and heard the conversation. Before
she sinks us we will give it to her
hard. I can depend upon you, know"
Old Bentley was standing on the
forecastle forward, looking earnestly
at the approaching ship, when Sey-
mour came upon him. The rest Of the
men, mindful of the peculiar relation
ship between the two, instinctively
drew back little, leaving them alone.
"Well, Bentley, our work is cut out
for us there"
t1in iYl
inc that this cruise will end right here
for this ship-unless you strike, sir"
Strike! Do you advise me to do SO,
then?'
"God forbid, except it be with shot
and these said the old man, lifting
an enormous cutlass, ground to a razor
edge, which he had specially made for
his own personal use in battle. mo,
no; we've got to fight him till he's so
damaged that he can't get at the rest
Do you see, sir, how the brig lags be-
hind them?' he went on, pointing out
toward the slowly escaping squadron.
''The boys got her luffed up so she
makes no Roadway at all"
81 know it. l have signaled to him
twice to close with the rest-he can
sail two feet to their one-but it is no
use; he pays no attention. He should
not have been given SO responsible a
command until he learned to obey or
ders," said Seymour, frowning.
''Let the boy alone, Master John.
He'll do all right" said Bentley. Hes
the makings of a good sailorman and
fine officer In him. I've watched
him."
"Ha, there goes a shot from the lin
er" cried Seymour as puff Of smoke
broke out from the lee side, followed
by the dull boom of cannon over the
water, and then the flags rippled brave
ly out from the mastheads. "Well, we
did not need that sort of an introduc-
ton. Aft therev' cried the captain
with his powerful voice.
'Sir.''
"Show a British flag at the GAIT
That will puzzle him for awhile longer
Well old friend, l must go aft It's
likely we won't both of us come out of
this little affair alive, so goodby, and
God bless you. You've been a good
friend to me. Bentley, ever since was
q child, and | doubt I've requited you
i'll enough" he said, reaching forth his
hand. The old sailor shifted his cut
lass into his left hand, took off his hat
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22

SLIT is usually not difficult for an
sA 4 individual to define the con-
ESssszsa ditions of happiness. If l only
sEsssNWSgA had SO and so. or if | only
Morris tribune., 1905-04-22
The One Thing Lacking.

Anxious Mother-Why don't you mar
~ young Swanson? He has good looks.
good family, wealth and everything to
be desired. Pretty Daughter-But there
Is one very important thing lacking,
mamma. Anxious Mother-What Is
that? Pretty Daughter-A proposal.