Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-17

psoasure TO watch and good object lesson.
barton won by playing the best game they
nave ever played. The lineup:
DAhIoN Co. DID
Webster.rf =,
ana, Parn, b, Suiloway
u.rsjs, c,rf, Heath
fnn,,t;a, II, Ellis
Sioueier' o RI, C, Wright
Score: Barton 40, Co. D I'd 81. Goals from
noor, Webster 5, Dana 5, Barrows 6. Harris
z, Cloutier 2, Carr 2, Heath 5, Lnis Z.
Wright. Goal from foul, Heath. Referee.
hines. Time, three Is minute periods.
Inc meeting of the W. c. T. U. held
with Mrs. O. Fl. Mossman Tuesday after
noon, Dec IL, was we'll attended and one
OF the most interesting meetings of the
year. The subject for roll call was ssSuc-
cessful Methods in Temperance Work.
a song by Mrs. Hartwell was followed by
the conference of delegates on the subject.
'sHow to Wage Our Peaceful War; The
discussion was opened by Mrs. A. r.
ooWles, delegate from the w. G. Il. o.,
followed by Mrs. E. w. Barron, delegate
from the Ladies' society; Mrs. Heath,
deiegate from the Village Improvement
society; Miss Austin, delegate from the
Christian Endeavor society; Mrs. Hart
We'll, delegate from ths Epworth League; !;
MRS. U. Il. Cowles, delegate from the
Womans Literary club; and Mrs. j N.
Webster, delegate from the Afternoon
study club. The papers were exceedingly
interesting and will be of much benefit to
the Noman's Christian Temperance Union
in the future
On Thursday afternoon about 8 O'Clock
U. ID. Owen came out of Mr.. Benefits,
(6he old Buell. place. unhitched his horse,
but the horse on turning and seeing his
coonskfn coat took fright and before Mr.
owen could get the reins ran down the
road toward Barton. Mr.. Owen followed
after Tor some rods and made up his mind
that the horse had gone home. just ther
team from Craftsbury came along anc
took mr. Owen home. On arriving, ths
horse had not put in an appearance; so Mr.
Owen telephoned all about but could no
: get any track of the horse. He got team
| started out and drove to Glover, but Dt
one had seen the horse there. Mr.. Over
concluded that some one had caught tn
horse and stabbed it for the night. OF
Friday morning 9. Z. w. Heath and MI
Owen started out to find the horse. The
). drove to Mr.. Benefits and followed alon
and found where the horse had turne
. into Fl. Catler's camp road near Waite
Nye's. They drove on down in the swan
near the cottage and found the horse cas-
having three feet entangled in the breast
r plate still h1tched to the sleigh. It ha
r been there about nineteen hours and ha
f struggled hard, but had been unable
r break away. The horse was unhitche
b and the harness removed but 1t could nc
! stand after being liberated. 1t was so bad
: ly frozen that Mr. Owen had it killed.
The date OF the annual Peerless sale he'll
by Geo. H Davis having been announce
as December 81 to Janunay 5, calls 10 min
: some complimentary things we have ha
stored up to say about Mr.. Davis store
especially about the new wardrobe system
1 recently installed for the display of men
clothing. We went into the store at tn
5 time these ca binets were installed and afte
j looking at them were conducted to the fu
y C Iat room and through the store and wer
! surprised to see the upt- -date method
Z and modern conveniences throghout tn
building. The Grossman Wardrobe sys
tenn as installed in Mr.. Davis store is tn
$ first system of its kind In Vermont. Tn
system comprises seven cabinets in wbic
h the suits are hung, instead OF stacked o.
h tables as heretofore. Every coat and ves
: is put on an individual hanger and thes
II hangers are strung on brass bars runnin
t through the cabinets. mechanical COZ
: triyance throws the bars out for con
v venient display of goods, thus showing tn
4 customer at glance all the patterns
q stock without necessitatiDg the handlin
!, of half-a hundred suits. This not only is
), convenience to the merchant and eustome
Il but gives room for the display OF NOR
goods and is protection to the goods
case of water from. fire, a thing that g
IL often spoils large amounts OF clothing. Tn
;, ton OF the cabinets are covered with
3 water proof covering and the front OF th
/ cabinets are provided with water proc
:. curtains that can be pulled down tlk
: window shades. In shipping this equip
,, ment to Mr. Davis the manufacturers IN
\. letter said: We take this occasion to eS
?. tend to the citiz rs OF Barton our congratu
3 lations in pos ssessing among its merchants
: one whose enterprise and progressI'
III spirit quickly recognized the inportan6
q of securing for his establishment, tn
latest achievement in development.of uI
or to-date clothing service" The system
t. certainly ahead of anything ever seen oui
b side the large cities. This service Is IL
1t stalled in the room vacated BY Mr. Ian
In the spring which gives room express
Iy for clothing. The fur coat room is
k several years standing and many ha'
re seen it and know it TO be the finest thin
I. ie of its kind in Vermont. These features
d Mr.. Davi,' store along with many other uI
l-to-date appliances make his store ran
among the first In the state. Many
% .L.., 4t,fn0z ore made possible because