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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
VICINITY ITEMS.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
Pure Water for St. Johnsbury.

Pure Water for St. Johnsbury.
The state board of health, consist
ing of Charles s. Caverly, of Rutland,
Henry d. Holton, of Brattleboro, and
Fred T. Kidder, of Woodstock, has
brought bill in chancery against the
trustees of the village OF st. Johns
bury and others to compl them to
appear and show cause, if any they
have, why a restraining order should
not be issued against them, restrain
ing them from further using or per-
hitting to be used for domestic pur-
poses the water taken from the Pas
sumpsic river, which constitutes the
village water supply. Subpoenas
have been or are being served upon
@. Q. Follensby and F. E. Spaulding,
trustees of the village, and 40 others,
commanding them to appear before
the court of chancery to be held
December 3, to answer to the bill of
complaint. This is the first case
brought by the state board of health
to enforce its orders under the au-
thority of section of Act No. 115, of
the Acts of 1905, as amended by sec
ton / of lAct No. 139, of the Acts of
1904, The bill of complaint sets up
that the water supply was examined
previous to July Z, 1906, and that sam
pies we're analysed and that the re-
suit of the analysis showed that the
river at the point where the village
supply is taken was contaminated,
unwho esome, and impure and of such
a quality and character that its use
for domestic purposes was a menace
and danger to the public health.
At meeting of the board on the date
mentioned the secretary, Doctor Hol-
ton, was directed to notify the users
of the water, including the trustees,
manager, and superintendent of the
water plant, janitors of the public
buildings, inhabitants, and heads of
families, of the condition of the water
as found by the board and to pro-
hibit their using it for domestic pur-
poses "until such time when, in the
opinion of the board of health, such
danger has ceased" and the direc-
tons were carried out by Doctor Hol-
ton. The bill further alleges that the
trustees and the other defendants
namad have not since the notice was
served upon b m refrained
from using the water for do
m estic purpos or fr o N
permitting it TO be so used, but thai
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
Not Quite Clear.

A well known clergyman of Boston
was once talking to some friends with
reference to the desirability of chron
illogical Conference in ideas in the form
of written statements, when he OBJ
served that there are times when this
method becomes trife too sugges-
tive,
For instance" said the speaker, Il
once heard a minister in New Hamp-
shire make his usual Sunday morning
announcements as follows:
""The funeral Of the late and much
lamented sexton takes place on Wed
nesday afternoon at o'clock.
Thanksgiving services will be held
in this chapel on Thursday morning al
II o'clock "-Lippincott's
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

since then it has been
used by them for drinking and cook
ing purposes without altering, boil
ing, or otherwise treating it as con-
taminated water should be treated,
and that as a consequence the pub
lie health of the village of st. Johns
bury has been and is being injured.
The court is asked to make such or
der as seems necessary to enforce the
order of the board of health. The bill
is brought through Guy w. Hill, OF
st. Johnsbury, states attorney, and
Clarke @. Fits, of Brattleboro, attor-
ney general.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
Weiahtina a Horses Stern.

Some of the officers and men of a
vessel once anchored in the harbor Of
Funchal, Madeira, went ashore for a
horseback ride around the island.
About halfway up the mountain we
came across a little mizzentopman.
flushed and evidently very warm, rid
ing spirited little horse with a stone
tied UP in silk handkerchief slung to
his tail.
The first lieutenant laughed and said,
What are you doing with that hand
kerehief, Brown"
'Why, you see. sir" said Brown,
shat when l first hitched her up she
pitched badly. being too much by the
head, so just rugged this stone on aft
and brought her down to her bearings.
and she sails now like clipper. SIR
sOn a Man-of- war"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

We quite agree with the Messenger
in the following, and believe the
people of Vermont will, that the ques-
ton at point in the Howard case is
one OF principle and not one of
dollars and cents.
1.-THE Howard case which caused
such hurrah when instituted turns
out TO have been quite small matter"
Montpelier Argus.
The Messenger does not so under
stand the facts. AS this paper views
the affair, the primary issue in this
suit was not simply to recover any
sum OF money, great or small, from
Howard, and it did not matter, there
fore, how much the bill of charges
was scaled down from its original
figure. The real issue at trial in this
suit was one of principle and not one
Of dollars. The question to be deter
mined was whether Howard had taken
any money from the state treasury
that did not belong to him. And II
he had, and had done it knowingly
and with design to defraud, he was
lust as guilty if it was one cent as he
would be in il were a million dollars.
The average man Is familiar with
the frequent difficulty of establishing
by strict technical proof in a court OF
law a great many things Of which the
Law mind outside of the court room
may be thoroughly convinced. SO
far as The Messenger can discover,
there Is no disposition on the part OF
the people of Vermont to persecute
Howard or make him a scapegoat.
But there is a very proper disposition
on their part to hold every man who
has access to the public treasury by
reason of official position to the same
old-fashioned rule OF simple honesty
that they seek to enforce upon the
cheapest wretch hailed before justice
of tie peace And while it would be
very wrong to exaggerate anything
that Howard has done or TO attempt
to magnify it into any proportion OF
crime Of which he is not guilty, II
would be equally wrong TO pass the
matter by in silence through mis-
taken notion that the law should be
any respecter of persons. If this
incident shall be the means of putting
a stop to loose practice on the part o.
even one public official in accounting
to the state for his financial responsi'
bility to the public treasury, it will bt
a righteous step toward good govern
ment even though it has proved
matter of sorrow to many good mel
to see friend in such tronble.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
How to Feed Poultry Food.

We will send free, postpaid, to any
farmer or poultryman who will write
US, mentioning this paper, our direc-
tons for feeding Pages Perfected
Poultry Food" These directions rep
resent the combined experience of
some Of the best poultrymen in New
England who have used our food sue
cessfully. There are also given many
suggestions as TO the proper care to be
given hens to produce the best results.
Carroll s. Page. Hyde Park, Vt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
STATE NEWS.
Vermont Lodge, N. E. o. P.

The goth anniversary of Vermont
lodge, No. SO, New England Order of
Protection, was held in the hall of the
order in Burlington Tuesday evening
Among the speakers were F. t. Pea
body of Boston, supreme warden; o.
T. S. Pierce of Vergennes, past grand
warden; Fl. HI. Davis of Burlington,
grand treasurer; L. G. Burnham of
Burlington, past grl nd warden, and
Mayor w. j. Bigelow. Warden O. E.
Beach presided. An attractive must
cal program was provided and the
meeting was opened to me mbers and
invited friends.
Caledonia County Court Calendar.
The December term of the Gale
donia county court will convene
Tuesday, December 3, Judge E. L
Waterman, of Brattleboro, presiding
there for the first time. There are A
cases set for the jury calendar, in
Guiding three will cases appealed
from the probate court, and five cases
against the railroads. 80 cases are
set for trial before the court, of which
IA are divorce cases. The states at
torney has several criminal cases tic
be disposed Of, the parties either be-
ing now in jail or on bail awaiting ap-
pearance at the coming term Of
court.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

common benefit of the community; I
that the respondent should not have
been adjudged guilty because 1t did
not appear at the time permission
was refused that the respondent knew
that the telephone company had 500
or more telephone connections.in YER
mont, or that the Vermont Peoples
Telephone company knew the terms |
or conditions upon which the New
England company had installed its
instrument in the station at Barton
Landing.
The State claims that at common
law a public service corporation
must grant equal and reasonable
terms to those who seek its service or
seek information about it, and that
the statute in question imposes less of
an obligation upon railroad than
does the general principle of the COM
mon law. The statute in question
does not demand equal and reason
able terms except for telephone com
panies having at least SOC, connections,
SO that the railroad corporations are
protected against undue annoyances
from persons operating small and in
significant telephone lines.
In his argument for the State Mr..
Fits said in part: sit is submitted
that the requirement of the statute
relates strictly to the matter of public
service. No argument is required to
support the statement that telephone
communication has long since become
a public necessity. Telephone COM
freight houses and railroad offices
must, in the nature of things, be
matter of constant and pressing neces-
sity, in the way business is in these
days transacted. The railway station
and freight Office at place like Barton
reach by telephone communication
as much as any place in the commu-
nifty, perhaps more so than any other
The time OF arrival and departure of
trains, and whether passenger trains
are on time, rates of fare, tariffs on
freight, and arrival and departure of
freight, all are matters concerning
which the public in its use OF the rail-
road must constantly inquire. Gan
there be any doubt that the larger
part of the information given by the
employees Of the railroad to its
patrons is disseminated through the
telephone? Answering inquire s
made by telephone is, therefore, as
much part or duty of the railroad
company in it's service to the public
as answering questions asked in per-
! son of it's employees concerning it's
public service"
In conclusion the attorney general
took up the matter of the exclusive
| contract. He said that the respond
ent was able to get the service cheap
, or by making an exclusive contract
"For It's own benefit, and to it's owr
material gain, 1t shuts the door oil
+ competition and compels the public
at large to patronize the New En-.
+ gland company in order to communi
D cate with the respondents station
a houses and Offices in the usual way
f such communications are now for the
r most part made, i. g., by telephone
!. The conclusion is, it seems to us, IRE
: sistible that the contract between the
IN
= ephone Co., so far as it gave the latter
an exclusive privilege or right, wa
i in restraint of trade, against public
f policy and void"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
CUREDOF BRIGHTs DISEASE.

Mr.. Robert o. Burke, Elnora, n. Y, writes ::
"Before l started to use Fo1ey's Kidney Cure
had to get up from twelve to twenty times
q night, and was all bloated up with dropsy
and my eyesight SO impaired I could
scarcely see one of my family across the
friend recommended Foley's Kidney Cure.
One so cent bottle worked wonders and before
had taken the third bottle the dropsy had
gone, as well as all other symptoms of
Kinney, Barton Landing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
HOXIS THIS?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannotibe cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known +. j. Che
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
wALDINe, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price 75c. per bottle
Sold by all Druggists,
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

When the Stomach, Heart, or Kidney nerves
get weak then these organs always rail-
Don't drug the stomach nor stimulate the
Heart or Kidneys. That is simply make
shift. Get prescription known to Druggists
everywhere as DIR. Shops Restorative. The
Restorative is prepared expressly for these
weak inside nerves. strengthen these nerves,
build them up with DIR. Shops Restorative
tablets or liquid-and see how quickly help
will come. Free sample test sent on request
by DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Your health IS
surely worth this simple test. Kinney's
Pharmacy, Barton Landing; f. d. Pierce,
RartOu
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

THE NEW PURE FOOD AND DRUG LAW.
We are pleased to announce that Foley g
Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung
troubles is not affected by the National Pure
Food and DRUG law as it contains no opiates
it as safe rem edy for children and adults.
Ed Pierce, Barton; F. J.. Kinney, Barton
Landing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

Trial Catarrh treatments are being mailed
out free, on request, by DR. Shoop, Racine,
Wis, These tests are proving to the people
without penny's cost-the great value of
this scientific prescription known to drug
gists everywhere as DIR. Shops Catarrh Rem
edy. Sold by Kinney's Pharmacy, Barton
Landing; T. D. Pierce Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
DANCING PROVES FATAL.

Many men and women catch colds at dances
which terminate in pneun onia and consump-
ton: After exposure, il Foley's Honey and
Tar Is taken il will break up a cold and no
serious results need be feared. Refuse any
Duf the genuine in yellow package f. d.
Pierce Barton; FL Kinney, Barton Landing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is
healing and soothing. Good for piles. Sold
by f. ID. Pierce, Barton; f. j. Kinney, Barton
Landing,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

TermE-wHEx PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
sI.5o YEAR.
In asking for change Of address, always
state where your paper is RotS sent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
Vermont Creamer-
les Company

The report having been circulated
that the Vermont Creameries Com
pany has failed, its management wish
es to state to it's patrons that the re-
port is false, that the company is
perfectly solvent, has no intention of
going out of business, and has and
will pay all of its bills promptly.
Any desired information as
to the Company eau be obtain
ed of F. W. BALDWIN of
Barton, who is Secretary of
the Company, and one of its
Directors.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

Always keep box of Ayers Pills in the
house. Just one pill at bedtime, now and
then, will ward of many an attack oil
biliousness, indigestion, sick headache.
How many years has your doctor known
these pills? Ask him all about them.
Made by the ]. C. Aver Co.. Lowell, Mass
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25
Weak Kidneys

Weak Kidneys. surely point to weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys. like the Heart, and the
Stomach, find their weakness, not in the organ
and strengthen them. Dr. Shops Restorative Is
medicine specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone
well.
If your back aches or is weak, If the urine
scalds, or is dark and strong If you have symptoms
Of Brights or other distressing or dangerous kid
ney disease, try DR.. Shops Restorativea month
Tablets or Liquid-and see what it can and viii
do for you. Druggist recommend and sell
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

Remember ] am General Agent
for this Old Reliable firm.
Anyone in need Of an engine Or
tread power or thrasher, saw rigs,
fodder cutter, &c, | would be pleas
ed to hear from them. I also have
several second hand | and 2 horse
outfits for sale
If you wish to buy or trade re-
member that is my business [ can
also sell you other good makes of
engines if you prefer, Send for
catalogue and prices, am yours
for business.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-19
SENTENCED TO PRISON SHIPS.
Where Naval Offenders Attend School
and RELIGIOUS Services,

"The serving of one sentence aboard
prison ship is usually enough for
the worst Of sailors" said l.. II. Dun
lazy Who has ills, concl:ldel his term
of enlistment in the hospital corps of
the United States navy. He served rs
a nurse for til on board the United
States naval p.:son ship Southery at
Portsmouth. n. II.
They have no cells on the ship"
Dunlavy' said. The prisoners are lock-
ed at nisht in the forward and after
work every day except Sunday in the
navy yard. Sunday they have to at
tend religious services. They get
rather to liking Sunday. too. 1t gives
them a chance to let out their voices
when the hymns are being sung Their
working hours are from $3.50 to II
o'clock in the morning and from l to
4 o'clock in the afternoon. That isn't
all they have to do. They are required
to attend a school. The common
branches only are taught. The recita-
tions ars held at night. From to
O'Clock at night is the daily study hour
and they have to study. too.
"A marine guard OF eighty men 'po-
lice the ship and dc sentry duty over
the prisoners while they are at work.
Ordinarily there are about $50 pris-
oners on the ship. Very few escape.
Occasionally one tries to run by the
sen;lies. bu, ii is a big risk. for marines
carry rifles loaded with ball and have
orders to shoot any prisoner attempt.
ing TO get away."-kansas City Star.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-19
TO LET THE RED MAN WORK.
indians to Have a CHARGE 20 Sc Mo.:
Than Mere War6s

II is only within the las, few wears
-ninfe especially within the las, tHo
that the opening Of the reservations
has wrought any corsider3ble change
in the Indians condition.
He continued to receive his ra,ions
and lived i'll much the same way as of
old, only in a comparatively few in
stances improving his property. With
the entrance of the present Indian
commissioners radically different pn!-
ICY was incep;ed.
This new movement: aims at the sub.
s,itution Of independence and free.
dom for segregation and charity.
Every indncement is being offered TO
the ablebod:ed Indian TO 90 out into
the world and seek work side by side
with the white man and in free com
petition with him.
1t is the policy OF labor and citizen.
ship as against the policy of ra;ions
and noncn,ity. We are giving the rel.
skin the white mans chance and ask
ing him to assume the White mans re-
sponsibili,ies.
II is a bold experiment, fraught with
many dangers and difficulties for us
and for cur wards. No one can he
more keenly alive to these than the
commissioner. lur he has entered
upon the enterprise With q confidence
and enthusiasm chat deserve success.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-19
WAS AN APT INTERPRETER.
Baiiitt's Ready Answers and ExpIana
.tions for uncultured Prisoner.

Baiiitf's Ready Answers and ExpIana.
:tions for Uncultured Prisoner.
Mr.. Garvin. first assistant to Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome. told the follow
ing story at little dinner one even
ing:
There was an i-ishnan. Dennis
O'Tcole. who served as a se:ni-bailiff,
semi-interpreter of facts and fiction,
in Judge Whitman's police court. One
day prisoner was brought to the bar,
when the following colloQuy ensued:
The Judge-What is your name?
a humble from the prisoner.
O'Toole - Michael ODonahue, your
honor.
The Judge-Where were you born?
The Prisoner-ln the dearest ould
land. God bless her!
O'Toole-In Ireland.
The Judge-Whete do you live?
The Prisoner-ln among the goats.
O'Toole-In Harlem
The Judge - Can you read and
write?
The Prisoner-l'm Dimmycrat.
O'Toole-No, your honor.
The Judge-Have you ever had any
religious instruction.?
The Prisoner-I have not.
O'Toole-He's Protestant, your
MISUNDERSTANDING Plain Dealer.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-19
PAST MASTER OF HOPPING.
Unique Character Well Known in City
Of Philadelphia.

Unique Character Well Known in City
Of Philadelphia.
a stranger in the city who had occa-
sion recently to pass along Lombard
street, near Seventh street, was pass.
ed by a man hopping along on one leg
and his curiosity was aroused. Upon
questioning storekeeper in the neigh
borhood he learned that he had just
seen one of the unique characters OF
Philadelphia, Tom Scott.
Tom Scott, or Hop" as. he is fan1il-
iarly known to many of his associates,
is a negro. He is forty-five years Of
age and fer thirty-eight years has been
familiar figure on Lombard and
South streets as he hoped on one leg
from place to place. When little
child Scott was the victim of an acct
dent which caused his left leg 0
wither and become helpless. He had
no crutch, but his boyish spirits drew
him to the playground and he got
about fairly we'll on his one good leg.
When afterward he was offered a
crutch he had become so expert in
hopping and was able to get about so
rapidly by his unusual method of loco
motion that he threw away the offered
crutch in scorn. Not in all these years
since has he changed his mind, but
continues to bob away, up and down
the streets. resting every half square
and outstripping the fastest pedestrian
with two good legs.
Scott lived for many years in LON
bard row, near Seventh and Lombard
streets, but recently moved to place
near Broad and Lombard streets. He is
supported by sister and makes nc
pretense at employment any more
strenuous than holding down store
boxes. He is probably the only MAJ
in the world who has hoped for thir
ty-eight years.
Me use a crutch?" said Tom to
i. curious inquisitor. Not on yer life!
can get around faster dis way. l recH
! on some of desc heah brewers ought t
n pension me for my services in proou'
I in hops. "-PhilaGelphia Ledger.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-09-19

Bankers L. l.. Balsley and III.
b. Carlock, the former of Deer
Creek and the latter of Carlock.
Illinois, relatives of ii. +. Car
cock residing near here, are in
Beach to-day with a view to invest
ing in reaiestate.
Phil Schug, Of Berne, Ind,
was an arrival in Beach today.
Mr.. schug~is here looking after a
claim south Of town which was
filed on last January by his son,
Otto, who was killed by a train at
Fessendcn.
East bound trains are running
several hours late today. the re-
suit of fire in the yards at Billings,
caused by the explosion of five
cars of powder. Several hundred
cars We're burned.
Fred Hoffman departs today
for Dale. Wis. He haa rented
his farm near town to l.. Stock
we'll for a year in order that he
can arrange his farming interests
in Wisconsin so that he can move
here the next year to reside per-
manently. Mr.. Hoffman market
ed 81. 900 worth of flax last week
as a result of the summers work.
Mec'ora Herald-On Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. ]. w. Foley gave delightful child
rens party fox her little grand daughters,
Ellinor and Sybil Dennis,on who have been
visiting here this summer. About twenty
little people, wearing party dresses and
broad smiles, made their appearance at
the pleasant Foley home at the appointed
hou7 and were amused with merry games,
music and other pas,imes. Mrs. Dennis
ton and Miss Mary Foley assisted in enter
tanning the little folks and in serving deli
cious refreshments. As souvenir, each
child was presented with military cap
which was worn home with great glee.
They were of the opinion that the party
vas great success.