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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10

discovered that she had made a mistake,
and stepped backward just In time to be
struck by a large automobile and crushed
beneath its wheels. The remains were
taken to West Derby, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Gray have resided for the past few years,
and brief service was held there Thurs
day. Friday the funeral took place at the
Methodist church here, and she was laid to
rest beside her dear ones who went on
before her. Mrs. Gray was resident OF
this village for many years and had large
circle of friends who sympathize most
deeply with the stricken husband and
sons.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10
SHEFFIELD.
DEFERRED LOCALS.


Harland Paige and sister Ina spent
Thanksgiving in town.
Miss horton, who has been visiting
friends in Lyndon. has returned to the
home OF her sister, Mrs. g. e. McDougall.
Mrs. Bradley Ingalls, passed away Satur-
day, Nov. "a, aged "a years. Besides her
hus band she leaves one daughter, Mrs.
Jennie Smith, and two grandsons and
other relatives and friends.
SUTTON.
Mrs Albert Stoddard was quite badly
Injured by fall Wednesday night.
Z f. Miles he's good position with
fertilizer company as travelling agent for
the New England states.
OF Stodoard has closed the large farm
house for the winter and moved into the
smaller house on the Lake road.
Err est Richardson's people were called
TO Lyndon Thursday to attend the fune-
raj of his grandmother, Mrs. Stoddard
WEIEELOCK.
Mrs. Mary Tolman has returned home.
Clinton Gray went Thursday to Worces-
ter, Mass.
Anna WEIGH from Lawrence, Mass, is
visiting in town.
f. s. Brown has rented his farm to Mr..
Nichols OF Lyndon.
Rev. and Mrs. Pease went to Middtesex
to spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Nora Buckley goes this week to
Gallup's Mills to teach school.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10
NEWPORT CENTER.

instantly killed. The funeral was nelu al
West Burke Thursday, Dec. s.
NEWPORT CENTER.
The ninth grade of the Newport Center
graded school will present the drama "Out
in the Street Saturday evening, Dec. 10, at
theG.A.R.ball. This is a temperance drama
and worthy of your patronage. Proceeds
are to help defray the expenses OF the grad
uating class of 1907. Admission Is cents.
Begins promptly at s o'clock.
TROY.
Truman Kittridge's children have scarlet
fever.
Mrs. OrdelI Barkalow of Holyoke has
been visiting in town.
Edgar Preston of Manchester, n. H.,
spent several days in town last week.
Thad Powers has bought the old hotel
lot on the corner and will put up house
next spring.
Mrs. Eliza JENNIE has returned to her
home in Derby after about four months
spent here with relatives.
Vernon Chsffee and Bertha Chaffee Mar
tin OF Spring field, Mass, are visiting thier
parents, Mr. and Mrs. b. NJ. Chaffee.
The village schools commence to6ey;
Miss Clara Hardy the teacher in the upper
room and Miss Maud Hunt III the primary.
G. II. Buzzell is working for the Blair
Manufacturing Company at North Troy
and Mrs. Ruzzell is visiting her sister, Mrs.
James Fifield, at Newport.
WEST BURKE.
DIR. Il. H. Burke was in Stanstead, p. @,
recently.
Mrs. Ada SiIsby and daughter, Mabel
visited in town last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Thomson visited rel
atives in town last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Wells were in Bos
ton few days last week.
VIM. Anger has moved into Mrs. Har-
ley's tenement over Densmore's' store.
Mrs. John Mcclellan of Barton visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Dean, last
week.
Harry Winslow of PIainfieId visited bis
mother, Mrs. Will Cummings, few days
recently.
Miss Mile Richardson was at hom,
from st. bloomsbury for a short vacation
last week
Murray Orcutt who has been having 6
light run of typhoid fever is able to b'
out sgain.
Mrs. Leroy Bugbee has gone TO Barton
Landing for short time to care for
sister who is i'll.
The village schools opened last Monday
with Wallace Oreutt and Mrs. Anni
Strong as teachers.
Mrs. Riley Richardson was called t
Lyndon Center Tuesday by the death o
her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Stoddsrd, which
occurred Monday night.
This community was greatly shockeC
and panied to hear of the sudden death o
Mrs. Elvs Carr Gray, which occurred a
Springfield, Mass, Tuesday. Mrs. Ora.
was boarding an electric car, when sh
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LOCAL NEWS.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE SEVEN.
board car on tho street Mrs. Gray was
struck by an automobile and almost
instantly killed. The funeral was held at
6
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10
BIG Line
OF
USEFUL CHRISTMAS GOODS

g Furs, Coats, Waists and
Waistings, saKimonos, Dress
Goods, Gloves, Fancy Collars,
Belts, Hand Bags, Pocket
Books, Table Linen, Napkins,
Doilies, Tray Cloths, Towels,
Pillow Tops, Hdkfs, Mufflers,
Tams, Sweaters. Slippers, Sta
tionery, Postal Card Albums,
Jewelry, right from manufac-
turer.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10
TO END PLUTOCRACY.

Any Official statement by the pres
ident OF the United States naturally
ottrase widespread attention.
When President Roosevelt recently
suggested that there be a graduated
t9x on inheritances, he caused some
thing Of a panic among the very veal
thy people. who. through highland
ed transactions have been growing
immensely rich
In financial circles, the President q
utterances were denounced as social
istic. That the head Of Government
now under the influence OF the money
power should boldly declare a pieth-
ora OF wealth 10 be q threat to our
Institutions, was quite q shock 10 the
heads Of great trusts and monopo-
lies.
Henry Watterson has the right
idea about the growth OF the estates
which are greater than the Croesus-
- Of Old ever dreamed OF. The tariff
IS the mother Of the trusts. and the
trusts enable a few captains Of in
dustries" 10 amass wealth which Is
greater than that ever possessed by
the powerful Princes OF India.
Let the people elect members Of Con
gress who will smash the tarln wall
Then the danger Of a continuance Of
the accumulation OF immense for
tunes will no oyor proetdc,t No..
yelt's idea might be applied hcreaf
tr.- Albany Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10

Judge Jackson of West Virginia
has been forty-four years on the fed
oral bench, longer than any other
fiving man has held such a position
A few days ago he expressed the
opinion that unless check is put
upon the present tendency toward
corruption. which has been gaining
tn force during the last few years.
this country will be I'm bad way,
That there Is corruption in private
life is demonstrated by the increas-
'ng number Of divorce cases The
antics OF high life. aped by those OF
lessor wealth. are largely RESPONSE
bic. The remedy for that lies In the
moral precepts OF the Christian re-
IiEion"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10
HARTMAN ON
RECORD TRIP.
ENrECTs TO CROSS CONTINENT
IN sEvENTY-oNE HOURS.
: Talks of Great Disaster az san Fran.

fakk> OF Great Disaster az san Fran
Omaha, Neb.. May s.-E. IA. Har.
riman's special train arrived az 2.4s
p m. on what is expected To he n
notwithstanding run from the Pacific
60 the Atlantic coast. The fast run.
oing so far. however. has been mostly
on The Union Pacific. The train left
Oakland Mole at 7:SS O'Clock Satur.
day night. and Sparks, New. al 6;t7
this morning. Forty-six miles an hnur
was made between Sparks and Green
P,ver. Wyo., and 52S miles nn,
hour between the latter point and
Omaha. The highest speed obtained
between North Platte and Grand Is.
land I'm this State The 1873 miles
| were covered in ia minutes. Twelve
minutes were consumed In changing
engines here, and MIR Hartman and
I party pulled out over the Northwest
ern expecting TO reach Buffalo I'm time
TO catch the Empire State Limited
whichh will take them into New
York at 10 o'clock tomorrow night.
! making the run across the continent
in seventy zone hours and twentv-sey.
en- minutes.
While here Mr., Hartman made
j tho Col
sentative OF the Associated Press re.
sarding the situation In San Francis.
co:
The earthquake was the most Sc.
we're that has occurred since san
Francisco became grot city. Thi.
Is evidenced by tn, destruction OF
churches and other large buildings
showing undoubtedly some fault,
constrnction--the Older houses erect
cd BY the pioneers and early citizens
having in many cases, withstood III,
shock unframed. rs did the recent
modern steel structures.
1T is fortunate that the construc
ton OF many large buildings was on
~ in contemplation Their erection
can now be pursued with assuranc,
of substantial construction. Indeed
the experience will result in makinl
San Francisco the safest city In IN,
country in which To reside-abso
iutely proof against earthquakes.
When San Francisco is rebuilt
no material dnuag. h, ~, f,,..
1 earthquake need be feared. Undc
tho new laws. all buildings will b,
reconstructed under reforms whicl
VIII prevent indiscriminnte erection
of faulty structures and which will
hpromote the possible artistic and an
ichitectural effect. by providing tina
the height OF the buildings shall no
exceed one and one half times tn
width OF thes treet, and also that nv
fanues shall be wiaened. which VII
enable the beautifuyIng of the city
but VIII prevent the spread Of FIRE
In the future, and make possible
clearer means OF communication ant
transportation.
Following the experiences Of Shl
caso and Baltimore which have sur.
fenel from great destructive fires. II
Is In every way reasonable To expect
that San Francisco. upon reconstruc-
lion. within a reasonable time will
undoubtedly, have reached point
far beyond that which II occupied be
fore the earthquake and fire"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10
NOTICE no CONTRACTORS.

Bids will be received until noon
Monday. May 18th. for the several
WORKS on Bank and ONCE building
for Citizens Bank OF welch. Plans
may be obtained OF Holmboe 4 LAT
ferty. architects. OF Bueneld. The
right is reserved To reject any or all
bids. In 6 Ct
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10

9EIsER MACHINERy-Best ON the
market Cali. write or wire their
General Aent. \. II. Williams. at
Wytheville, Va. or Kipps 4 Fsgg.
Christianshurg. Va Full line OF
repairs always In stock at Chris.
tiansburg.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10
We are Here To Sell.

Clothes and Furnishings
furnishings but before
in dav or to on he NAV
o or hometh erehom
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10

New Talking Machine Records.
Inc Art-stationery Co Sc 81
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-05-10
The Question Sits Down to This:

Would rather merchant
Would you rather pay 10
ter made right
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
NORTH ANsoN.

Mr.. and Mrs Charles Jacobs of Vas
salboro were recent guests of Adelbert
Perry and family.
The Freshman exhibition, FRIDAY
evening. drew crowded house. The
students acquitted themselves most
creditably
A. II. Dinsmore who has been quite
i'll for some weeks is so to be down
stairs. Dunng his sickness be was car
ed for by e. W. Hodgdon
Ed. Millay shot a good deer in New
Portland, Saturday.
The Universalist fair will be held in
Grange hall, Friday.
I here will be no meeting of the
Thin BILE hub this week.
The wire has been distributed along
Kennebec Avenue for the Farmers
telephone line.
Ell Savage, superintendent of the
Pulp and Paper mill Wen to Bostoa
Tuesday, on business.
Mrs. Emma G. Payne is soon to leave
Atlantic City and tour the south dur
ing the next few months.
Miss Maude A. Perry started for
Wateryille, Wednesday morning, where
she will visit for few days,
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Emery went to
Portland, Friday, and they will visit
Boston before returning home.
On account of the illness of the pastor
there was no preaching service at the
Universalist church, Sunday morning.
Misses Josephine and Beatrice Clip
son started for Lily Bay, Tuesday morn
ing, to be gone until after Thanksgiv
ing
Mrs. Eliza Stevens of Brockton, Mass.
arrived in town, Saturday, the guest of
her sister and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Spearin.
Several deer were reported to have
been shot in Embden, saturday. Lo
we'll Ward shot two, Allen Hodgdon
one. Daniel Williams one, Bert Good
rick one.
Cyrus Healey of Concord died, Tues
day morning, at the age OF about %
years. He was prosperous farm er and
leaves wife, sister and three brothers
and an aged mother.
Meier Eames has been pling the logs
that went over the dam aud down below
the bridge during the past week. A
bout 800 logs belonging TO the North
Arson Lumber company were taken out
of the river.
The crew putting up the CROSS arms
and stringing the wire from Oakland TO
Bingham arrived here. Saturday. This
crew is putting up three new wires to be
used for telephone service and two tele-
graph service.
Rev. II. o. Hofstead, pastor of the
Congregational church at Sanford, Me.
has rendered his resignation to take eff
fecC, December list Mr.. Mofstead will
enter the eyangelistio field. Mr.. Hof-
stead resigned from the pastorate of the
Congregational church in this village a
little over two years ago.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
Glllz1zzzl
49,. |BTNNESSCOtLECE
Waterville, Maine
Drone ReefIes.

Drone beetles have reputation for
weather wisdom among country folk,
who regard Il flight of beetles as a sign
of fine weather. NJ. Fabre, a French
naturalist, wishing to ascertain If this
supposition was correct, Gagged num-
Der of beetles. One fine evening when
everything indicated equally fine
weather for the following day not a
beetle flew about. In fact, during the
night a storm broke out, and rain fell
all next day. Another evening, where
there werc no signs of fine weather,
the beetles flew about In all directions.
During the night the clouds vanished,
and next day there was brilliant sun
shine. According to NJ. Fabre, drone
beetles during three months are living
barometers, more deserving of ere
dence than physical instruments, their
keen sensitiveness to the electric ten
sion OF the atmosphere being much
greater than that of mercury. 1t has
even been demonstrated that drone
beetles are affected by atmospheric
disturbances a long way off and that
they sometimes grow restless when
there is a storm more than sixty miles
away.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
RRoMN,s CoRNER-CANAAN.

Isaiah Crowell, Pittsield, was in town,
Friday.
Miss Alice Lewis, whose parents are
employed in Cornville, has been visiting
in town for several days.
MIR. and Mrs Elvin Richardson, East
Skowhegan, visited MIR and Mrs. Verde
Cousins a week ago Sunday.
Mrs Herbert Purinton entertained
her mother, Mrs. Carolyn GoOdridge,
and Mrs Eugene Goodridge one day
last week.
Mrs. Jennie Bean from the village
visited Mrs Lyman Barnes last week.
John Maxwell and wife of Hartland
passed Sunday with his mother, Mra.
Carrie Damon. MIR Maxwell has recent
ly purchased fine Edison Graphone.
Our school opened, Monday. after d
vacation of two weeks. Miss Vede
Humphrey teacher. She is boarding at
Laforest Goodwin's,
Wilbur Cover, who has been at the
Skowhegan hospital for several weeks.
is convalesing.
Elbridge Richardson of East Skowhe-
gan and daughter, Mrs c. {. kellum of
Alaska called at g. b. Chase's last week
They were enroute for Harmony to visit
relatives.
Miss Tibbetts of Hartland is stopping
with her daughter, Mrs Grace Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Keen and son
Carol of Clinton visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burrill, Sunday.
Lyman Barnes and wife passed Sun
day as the guests of Mr., and Mrs, Joseph
Cover.
Miss Eva Jewell is teaching the City
school, which began, Monday.
The snow and wind of Sunday night
and Monday compelled the farmers to
find and shelter their stock, While this
has been most favorable fall for work
many in this place are not ready for
winter.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
ATHENS.

Al the last two meetings OF the grange
the question Of building hall was very
Enthusiastically discussed, and the vote
in favor OF building was almost unaLi-
nous A committee was appointed and
at the next meeting some dehnile action
will be taken.
c. H. Jones, who has been on the sick
list for the past seven weeks, seems 10 be
slowly improving, and is now able to be
up around the room. Both DR.. Taylor oil
Plttsfeld and DAscombe OF Skowhegan.
who have been called in consultation with
Elingwood, agree with him in thinking
that IN time he will nearly, if not fully re-
cover.
The Washington School league, Miss
Evelyn Holman, teacher, will give an
entertainment at Wesserrunsett Hall
Friday evening, Nov, 10. There will be
a small admission fee. Cake aud ioe
cream will be on sale.
Last Friday evening the Mckinley
school league, Miss Gala DOre, teacher,
held an entertainment at their school
house. A fine program had been pre-
pared by the teacher and pupils and
was listened to with pleasure by the
large number of friends of the school
who were present. box sociable
served as means for refreshments as well
as to increase the finances of the league.
The sum of $l5 was realized, The Nc
Kinley league is to be commended for
having purchased nice organ for their
school.
DR.. |. X Boothbay of Skowhegan was
called to town Tuesday.
Rev. l.. g. March attended the Me-
thodist Ministerial Association held at
Vassalboro last week.
County Commissioner, l.. &. Williams
is up country this week, helping to ad
just damages made by the Somerset X
X. extension.
Mr.. Almon Lock recently returned
from an extended visit with relatives in
Massachusetts.
The Woman's club met Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Ida NJ. Barker
A paper on the early history of England
to the Norman Conquest was read by
Mrs. Minnie Hight and another on the
History Makers of that period was read
by Mrs Susie Jacobs. A duet by Mrs
Ida Barker and Mrs. Agnes johnson was
much enj Dyed as was historical read
ing by Mrs. Ella March.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15

Jerome X Jerome once figured in
what the reporters call mysterious
disappearance" On a wager he agreed
to vanish, and took himself off While
his friends were still on the alert. He
disappeared while they were reading
a mysterious letter which he handed
to one of the party. When last seen
he was stepping aboard a houseboat on
the Thames. Then for month he
seemed to have gone out Of existence
His friends put the police on his track,
calling for his arrest for stealing the
boat. A month passed and then the
novelist and the boat appeared ut the
latters old moorngs. What be had
done was simply TO take the boat a
little upstream, then during the night
erase her name and substitute another
and change the color of the paint here
and there so as to render her as unlike
her former self as possible. His scheme
was a success in every particular.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
MADISON

After carefully looking over the stua-
ton the local board OF health announced
that they would permit the opening OF
the churches, Sunday, and all other pub
lie places which have been closed for
nearly Two weeks on account OF diphtherla
Two village schools re opened Monday
morning. All of the school books and
other appliances have been thoroughly
fumigated and the buildings put in first
class sanitary condition. But one new
case of dip liberia has developed in the
past week and half and it is now thought
that the danger of an epidemic is practi-
cally past.
The local lodge of CHANGERS are making
preparations for lair to be held 10 the
near future.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the Methodist Episcopal
church met at The home of Mrs. Amasa
Gregory, Wednesday afternoon. A COM
forter was tackled and barrel packed for
the Maine Deaconess home at Portland.
Refreshments were served by the hostess.
Chas. Gilmln has gone to South Abb
ington, Mass. where he has obtained a
situation as a plumber, and will soon
move his family TO that pace
Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams OF Bos-
ton are visiting ftlends in this place.
Mr.. Williams was formerly a resident oil
this place Tor many years and is well re-
membeted by the old inhabitants.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
The Origin of "a Word.

The London Chronicle tries to trace
the origin of the word "typhoon."
"Tai-fung," it Is explained in some
dictionaries, is Chinese for "a great
wind" and since the typhoon is a
phenomenon of the Chinese seas 1t
seems conclusive. But there is no
doubt apparently that "typhoon,"
which Hakluyt spelled "touffon" and
Dampier "tuffoon," comes to US through
Portuguese for the Arabic, Persian and
Indian "tufan," and it is almost i'm
possible not to see in this Il relation
Of the ancient Greek "typhos' or "ty.
phon." a whirlwind But these are
practically identical with the Greek
word for smoke or yapor, from which
come our "typhus' and typhoid" So
perhaps the Chinese part Of it Is only
an extraordinary linguistic coincidence,
after all
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
Luminou. Paint AS Night Lights.

The connection between earthquakes
and luminous paint would hardly be
apparent TO any one without explana-
ton. 1t nevertheless exists. and the
use to which it is put invests 1t with
the utmost Importance Just for the few
critical moments of the shock. In the
Philippine Islands, where earthquakes
are not uncommon, small metallic
plates coated with luminous paint are
so placed about the premises that at
the first warning the inmates are
quickly guided to the door and thus to
the street. In Manila 1t Is laid on In
patches about the bedrooms and stair
cases, serving as guides for the door
handles and the stairs, night lights be
ing considered especially dangerous, as
likely to set fire to the falling houses
and thus to roast the inmates In their
own homes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15

The tortoise is n great sleeper. One
was a domestic pet in an English
house, and when his time for hlbernat-
ing came he selected a corner Of the
dim coal cellar for his winter quarters.
A new cook was engaged soon after
who knew nothing of tortoises. In n
few months the tortoise woke up and
sailed forth. Screams soon broke the
kitchens calm. On entering that de
partment the lady of the house found
the cook gazing in awestruck wonder
and exclaiming as with unsteady hand
she pointed to the tortoise, MY con
science, look at the stone which I've
broken the coal WI a winterW
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-11-15
HARMONY.

Harry Stafford who has had a long H.
ness of typhoid fever, has so much i'm
proved as TO be able to leave his room
The Grange Is to give an entertain
ment on Saturday evening, Nov. "a b,
with a mixed program, including the
farce, The Secret Order of tho Golden
Goose to be followed by a nlghtoap
aud box sociable.
Fred Eldridge shot deer Saturday
which dressed over 200 lbs Several
others have been secured recently.
Frank Hanson has bought lumber of
Mrs Ella Gray and Ira bore aud will
put In crew to work on it az soon as
possible.
G. II Rhodes has crew of six men
to begin work this week on contract
he has taken to cut lumber for the Main
Stream Lumber Co.
High school begins Dec. 3rd with Mr.
Oscar Bigelow of st Adams as teacher.
The pupils of Miss Imogene Gonroy,
with their parents and some invited
guests gave her a surprise party one
night last week, and scented to her
watch aud chain as a token of their
love and esteem