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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
TRADE AT HOME.
Trade at home!

Trade az home!
Well, this 10 a delicate subject to
handle in this community the editor
knows from experience. About year
ago we published an editorial squib of
about a dozen lines, setting forth in
an unprecedented way a "trade at
home" thought, and behold, we re-
ceiyed and later published a letter
of more than a column in length
from a merchant who mis:ook our
meaning; even after having pre-
viously published columns of matter
against the m all order houses this mer-
chant thought we upheld them. Then
a short timo ago we published poem
which was a take-off on the mail or
der house, and received indignant let
tiers from one or two of their custom
ers. Following is one of the letters
with the corners all on. We withhold
the name of the sender, the date and
the place but it is bonafied letter all
the same.
DIR. EDITOR:
In your last monitor of Dec 31st l
saw Piece entitled Shears & saw
buck Now the writer No doubt
thought he was doing something
retty smart in casting SUR on
NIessrs Sears Roebuck * Co a good
Reliable Firm IS ever a man sent his
Money too 7 have had good deal of
trade with this House & can say 1t is
a House that has built up its trace
Honestly & can sit down its goods at
apv mans Door much cheaper than
anv other Country Merchant l Be-
lieye in Fair Play in ali Business q If
Mr. Shears & Sawbuck can beat Mr.
q. II. Devisdrop He has perfect
right too. Now about our Merchants
B1ying our hay or Oats Why OF course
thew Will BY giving them from to D
dollars on a ION OF Hay or They will
give YOU IS or 40 Gents. for Oats q
Charge you 10 or 10 ents for Quarts
20 feed your horses on when you are
out to DO your trading with them
This have done a good many times
& / can call names if required too.
They all stand ready to BUY your
Eggs OF Course by giving to Gents
on a Dozen a. take trade for pay &
get beat ,, 3 q ( oZs on 10
This is ABOUT the way the Country
Stores is Run Then WHAT howl tne
is n one sends OF to the Mail Houses
10 do bio trading All | wish Is that
thare was marc of Shears q Sawouck
Yours Very Truly
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
LETTER TO
J. V. ROWEN,
BARTON, Vt.


Dear Sir: Some people get disappointed in
painting; ii doesn't come out as they thought
it would.
G. B. Edwards, Of Edwards 4 Broughton.
printers, Raleigh, N. c. painted his house
Devoe three years ago; he had used go gallo ms
paste paint before and bought 80 Devoe. Had
is left.
Paste paint is extra thick-witTwhite-w ash.
May or ". w. Carroll, Monticello, Florida,
says My painter said it would tahe 35 gallons
to paint my house; it took 20 gallons Devoe.
His house is the best paint Job in town; and
he says Devoe is the whitest white Of all
paints.
Jones & Rodgers bought gallons Devoe to
prime Mr. Pratt's house at Merbel, Texas
1t painted two coats.
The reason for nobody guessing Hattie
enough DeVoe is: they learned in a bad
school: other pains.
Yours truly,
II +. w. DEvoE &c.,
New YoE.f.
p. s. E. W. Barron Co Barton; TRombsF &
Cotton, Barton Larding; 3. FL. Pie1ce :.
Albany; and Sears & Russell, Irssburg;; asIl
our paint.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
Burlington Wants State Fair.

The second annual rally and ban
guet of the Burlington Commercial
club was held in Burlington Tuesday
evening with an attendance of 127.
The after dinner speeches were bright,
interesting and practical. The most
notable feature OF the banquet and
the one of the greatest significance to
Burlington was the offer from the
Hon. Maxwell Evarts of Windsor
of 5000, provided the Queen City
viii raise $4,000 as an induoement TO
bring the state fair there. The offer
was received with enthusiasm and
hearty appreciative comments on Mr..
Evarts' generosity were made
throughout the evening and at the
eonclusio of the festivities.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

Wsamn Suffrage Stalled.


Rev. Anna Shaw, president Of the
American Woman's Suffrage Associa~
tion, says that the movement for wom-
an suffrage has made less progress
in the UnitedStates the past few years
than in any other civilized country.
So, 1000, 0GG,G Gift from Rockefeller.
To the general education board of
New York city, John D. Rockefeller
has given $50, 900, 900 in income bear
ing securities, for the furtherance of
the plan of the board, which is prima-
rily the establishing and aiding of
small colleges, especially in the most
populous sections. Mr.. Rockefeller
had already given 81, 900, 900 TO. the
board, making $43, 900, 00o in all.
Death of Ex-Goxernor Higgins
Frank w. Higgins, predecessor of
Hughes as governor Of New York
slate, dad Tuesday at Clean, N. Y, of
heart trouble, after al Illness Of sew
eraI weeks. His disease was undoubt-
eddy aggravated, and his end has
tened, by his scrupulous performance
Of the dugies attending the governor
ship, only recently. laid down. He
was, advanced from lieutenant gay
ernor under OdeIl to governor, by the
Republicans.
Providence Steamer Lost.
The steamer Larchmont of the Joy
line, bound from Providence to New
York, coliided late Monday night with
a schooner and sunk within half an
hour, a huge hole being torn in the
steamers eide, though the schooner
reached shore. About $50 passengers
and a craW of 90, were aboard the
steamer. Most of these had no time
to prepare for long trip TO shore. in
open boats, with the temperature be-
low zero. and all Suffered CarCures shat
cannot DO described. Several nafJs
and lifehoats managed to reach shore,
but most-of the passengersewere dead,
While tnose thai survived. WeEs in
almost the stupor of death. Nineteen
survivors only had reached shore
Tuesday night, while 43 bodies came
in. 1t Is supposed nearly or quite all
of the nemalnden persisted, though all
succeeded IN getting 'Bto the. small
boats, which We're driven by 6erce
gale sa, chilling. AS to hiring death to
most who We're exposed to it tor the
milesAaWay.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

are,--and therefore you are not
willing to do your share in making the
town move. In other words you
want the other fellow TO buy the COW
and you will do the milking.
Let's cut it out and be loyal to our
town, our neighbors, and ourselves.
None of us want the name of being a
"mossback"
This is not the square deal"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
VICINITY ITEMS.
CONTINUED FRols PAGE oMa.
Typewriter Record by Former. MewEasrt
Girl

Girl.
Miss Agnes Farrell, a, yourgswoE1an
from Newport holding $9Oa position
in the United States patent Office, at
Washington, made o. new reoor@ In
typewriting recently, writing, in the
for the seven hoars. This was
voluntary effort upon her part, the
work being a rush court record, con-
tanning 100000 words. The best pre-
vious records made in this, same office
wore $4,000 and 81 GEO.
List of Pension Increase in this. Saeetion.
The following pensions have. been
allowed through the J.B. Ripley Agen-
cy at Lyndonville: Original invalid:
Leon Pomeroy, Lyndonville, ste, from
September IA, 1906. Increase: A.
Drown, Lyndonville, St4, from No
vember 81, 1906, George Il. Haselton,
East Hardwick, $17, from November
Il, 1906; Frederick H Holdridge, Iras-
burg, $50, frora August 25, 1906; Sam
Vel P. Martin, Lyndon, $50, FROM jan
uary 8, 1907 Sylvester Allen, New
port, $14, from January Is, 1907. Wild
ows: Adeline L. Daniels, Sutton, S.,
from October %, 1906; Mary L. Wac-
boys, West Charleston, So, from Octa-
Der /, 1896; Elmira Blake, West Dag
by, So, from December 26, 1906.
Towards Accounts.
In accordance with request from
Attorney General @. C. Fits, a state
ment of the accounts of George T
Howard of Craftsbury, a former rail-
road commissioner, has been sent by
State Auditor Graham to the attor-
ney- general. Mr.. Graham sent tc
Mr.. Ftts all the vouchers and &C.
counts of Mr.. Howard. It's supposed
this action is preliminary to suit the
Encouragement is to bring agains
Mr.. Howard for the alleged wrongful
taking of money from the state, as h,
was charged with doing by the legis
lative committee that last fall investi
> gated his accounts. 1t is understood
. that Mr.. Howard has retained Dun
y nett, Slack & Smith of st. Johrsbury
W.B. O. Srickney of Bethel and Youn
& Young of Newport as counsel.
q Narrowly Escape Horrible Death.
10 Archie Wakefield, a sawyer g
y Tillotson's mill in Lowell, was seriousl
o injured Wednesday forenoon. Nj
Wakefield had pushed the lever for
ot forward movement of the saw carriag
le and finding that the carriage di
5 not move, he took cant hook an
,e stepped TO the front of it to pic
" away frozen sawdust that was causin
III the trouble. The obstruction remoy
d. ed, and the lever still on, the carr
in age started, turning Wakefield partl
* around and throwing him on the sa
" which cut a frighful wound in til
N flesh and bone of his leg near the hi
re j int. The injured man was remove
ty to a nearby house where he was a
ty tended oy DR.. Sheehan. It is said
r. those who saw the accident that Il
results would have been fatal hf
i'll not Roy Newton at the critical mt
DO ment seized the sawyer and proven
ne ed his being thrown bodily on Il
BY rapidly revolving saw.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

We also received poem from this
same party bat withhold it on account
q sli ht inaccuracies in the meter.
We admit h-wever that there are
two sides TO this question as we'll as
all others and that man has a right
TO spend bis money where he pieas9s
This is granted, but
Let us ask the writer of this letter
one que stion, and then let us answer
il for our mutual bent fit. Here 1t Is
What would become of your own
home town If everyone traded with
the mail order house? Yes, what
would become OF it, and of your own
propertv toe? Now let US answer
this fairly.
First, everyone is trading in the
west, so we are supposing, and to
give no clue to the writer OF the let
ter we shall tell what would become
of the town of Barton in the above
case. The stores would of course
close and the merchants and clerks
move to the city, the farmer couic
not possibly market his produce here
and he would have to ship it to the
eitv. the bank would close its doors
the hotels would have no business
the electric light plant would shu
down, the water system wouldn'
nav. taxes couldn't be collected AM
the town would be ruined. And 81
il would be in your town. And tn
size of the town would determine tn
size of the ruin. And your propert
would not be worth half price in tw
weeks. Isn't that true?
But CT course everyone does no
trade in the west, and couldn't if h
wanted tc; some articles of provis
ions ard perishable goods must b
purchased at home, and so you sa
there will be enough people who wi
trade at home to keep business gooC
That may be true but il all trade
the west kills a town don't you thin
part of the trade there has tendenc
10 weaken the growth of the tow
and impair its progress and therefor
diminish the value of the propert
in it? Your own land and propert
inclusive? Most assurediy it doe
There is no way out of it.
Further if you argue that there wi
be trade enough left at home to kee
the town going you admit that til
above facts are true which the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
Four Buried by Cave-Tn.

By cavern at the gravel pit just
south of the Benning ton village We'd
nesday four workmen on the Ben
nington & North Adams electric rail-
road were buried alive. The remain
der of the gang was hustled to the
rescue and under the encouraging
direction of the boss, who led the
work with shovel and pick, all four
were taken out alive, although pant
ing for breath and black in the face
from lack of air. William Ssaton of
Bennington sustained a broken leg
but the injuries of his fellow prisoners
were confined to minor bruises.
Found Not Guilty of Throwing Acid.
The jury late Tuesday afternoon
brought in a verdict of not guilty in
the case of State VS. Frank Shepard,
of Brattleboro, who was charged with
throwing a mixture of cowitch and
lysol into Elwyn Richardson's face the
evening of February2. The decision
was surprise to many people but the
evidence proved purely circumstan-
tial and many links were lacking
When the foreman of the jury an
nounced that the verdict was not
| guilty the accused tainted and severa
minutes were occupied in revivine
him. He then thanked the jury and
was discharged.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

Terms:-wHHS PAID STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
el.sqA YEAR.
In asking for a change OF address, always
state where your paper Is nor sent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

Congratulations TO Ex-Governor
Holbrook, who passed his oath birth
day Friday, Vermont's grand old
man, and the oldest living ex-gover-
nor in the United States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
No. Pardon fog ketchunl..

John w. Ketc UNI, who is serving
ssven years. sentence for completely
in wreeking the Farmers National
Bank OF Vergennes,, has received an
official notification that the depart
ment Of justice hadIrefused to consid
er his application for q pardon. A
petition for pardon had been signed
by several thousand prominent citi-
zens throughout the state. Ketchum
will re enter the newspaper business
at the expiration of his sentence June
%
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
s { ATE NEWS.

WorkmazKilIed By DynamisssExplosissa,
Henry Downey was n,tantly killed
explosion of dynamite While digging
holes for poles for the Consolidated
Lighting company of Montpelier.
Downsy was standing over the hole
and got the full charge and frozen dirt
in his, face. His body was horribly
mangled and the greaser part OF his
face was torn off. Death was iastan-
famous,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

If you didn't read the editorial on
investmt Mt in Vermont in last weeks
MONITOR we ask you to look it up
now and read il before reading the
following one on home trade. They
fl together well.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

Flour. oil lard and pork barrels
Also empty boxes for storing and shipping
0easehoid goods, poultry, etc, always on
hand.
THE e. ". BARRON co,
Dartoh, Vermont
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
A.Cardo.

We. the ur dersigned, de- hereby agree 10
refuad. the onsy on Scent bottle of
Greeae's Warranted Syrup. Of Tar if "a fails to
cu1e your coushA or cold. " also guarantee
a Or cent bottle to, proaa satisfactory or
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
& MAINE R. R..
Through Train Service.
n effect Oct. 8, 1906.
TrsIns LeaYe RARroN.

Trains Leave BARTON.
MONTREAL-+4:16 a. M, IS :O6 pm
OUEBEC-T4:l6 a. m. fI2:03, Is 90 o. m.
SHEkBROO q E-+4:16 a. m liz .U3. 1896 o, m.
NEWPOkT-+4:16 a. NJ, fI2:0S, 1905 D. m
Wh TIE RIVE q JCT., BELLOWS FALLS,
ENFIELD, MASS, NORTHAMf-
ION, HOLYOKE, AND SPRINGFIELD
t7:l9 3, M, ffl1 81 p N.
LYnDONNILLE, ST. JOHNSBURY, AND
We Ia kaHER-'12;o7, t7,2s a. M, .1:22,
NEW YORk-t7:29 a. M, it'll 81 p. m.
COS CORD, MANCHESTER, n. H, NASH
VA JCf., LOWELL, AND BOsTON-l2:O7
Trains cave BARTON LANDING.
MONTREAL I6 u M
QUEBEC-tl2 10 t5:i6 M
SHEkBROOkF fla :43 "a Is. 70 :O1 p. m.
NEWPOhT-h,: 80. 1850 a. M, Ii2:45, s5Is,
LYNDoNvILLE, ST + JoHNssURy. and
WELLS RINER-t7:J3 q. In sl:0e, t4:2I
weITE RIVER JCT e shpI r 10 FAILS
GRtENEIED, MASS, NORTHAMPTON,
HOLAOKE and SfRINGFIELo,f7:l 3 am.
S SGT f4Rk 4 ! N rs T; m or
n. IL, LOWELL and BOSTON, MASS
t7:l5 g.. m.
Trains leave SOUTH BARTON.
OUEBEC-ft1 So a. m.
NEWPOhT and sHERBROOKE-t1:5 a.
m t5:57 pm.
WHITE RIVER jet. BELLOWS FALLS.
YOKE and SPRINGFIELD, MASS
40 a
JOHNSBURY and
WILLS RINER-T7:4O a. m. t4:44 D. m.
NEW Y1hk-+7:40 q m.
OONCORD, MANCHESTER, NASHUA jet
\. H., LOWELL and BOSTON, MASS
f7:40 a. IN.
DAILY. tDaily except Sunday. TDaily tx
cept MONDAY. fStops only on signal TO TAKE,
OR To LEAVE on IoVIce to conductor.
betaIled information and time tables NAV
be obtained at ticket offices.
j. FLANUE =, CM BURT
Pass. TrGf. Mgr. Gen. Pass Aqt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18
CENTRAL!

Please send down. l dog. of
those mise oranges. two cans of
string beans, 25e. Have you
any more corn. 4 cans foa. 25c?
Ed like 4 cans, ,2eans telephone
peas, 5 lbs. bacon. Have you,
fresh bread?' 8. loaves please.
Has tAat new breakfast food
come yet? No. it will be here
next week. By the way, when
you are up this way just cast
youe eye an our tea window
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-20
Personal.

Miss Julia Magruder, the novelist,
died at Richmond, Va, after a pro-
tracted illness, aged fifty-one years.
George r. Carter, governor of Ha-
wall, will not serve another term after
the present one, which expires on
Nov. %, is completed.
Former District Judge L. B. France,
a pioneer and noted lawyer of Denver,
is dead. He was regarded as the fore
most authority in Colorado on libel.
Col. James B. Quinn, corps of engi-
neers, in charge of the government
river and harbor works at Sioux City,
has been retired on account of age.
Among the students who will re-
ceive the bachelor of arts degree at
Williams college at Williamsport,
Mass, is Monroe Benchley Keith of
Minneapolis. He will receive the de-
gree with honOrs.
Gen. Leonard Wood denies reports
that have been set in circulation that
he is returning to the United States
for an operation. 1t is declared that
the general is in good health and re-
marks to the contrary are merely part
Of a scheme of his enemies.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-20
FILLED BY FALL FROM AUTO
ST. PAUL MAN MEETS DEATH
WHILE RIDING WITH SON OF
j. J. HILL.

st. Paul, June 19.-Fred Schroeder,
the livery man, was instantly killed
shortly after o'clock last evening by
being thrown from the automobile of
Walter j. Hill, son of James j. Hill,
near Syndicate and Summit avenues.
His skull was fractured and some of
the bones in the mans body were
broken.
Mr. Schroeder had accepted an invi-
tation from Mr.. Hill for ride during
the afternoon to look at some horses.
They visited Minneapolis and they
were returning home when the accident
happened.
Just what caused the accident has
not been determined. One theory is
that the machine may have struck
some obstruction in the street or have
made a sudden lUrch, which threw Mr..
Schroeder out
Mr.. Hill went to the police station
and after explaining the accident to
the chief Of police was allowed to go
home.
Mr.. Hill was greatly affected by the
shock of the accident He was too
wrought up to make any statement,
and until late at night he remained in
a highly excited condition.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-20

At the preliminary examination Of
Mrs. Kaufman in June of last year
Mr.. Kirby aided States Attorney orr
in prosecuting the case. His testi
mony related principally to a contra
diction of the statement made by Pc
ter Erickson to the effect that shortly
before the preliminary examination
Kirby told Erickson to omit from his
testimony certain facts concerning
the relations between Mrs. Kaufman
and Agnes POlreis.
Kirby's cross examination by AttOr-
ney Egan was decidedly spirited. Ask
ed a point blank question as to how
much of Kaufmann's money he had
received Kirby replied: mot one
cent" He said he told Erickson to
tell all of the facts as they existed.
Took Girl Driving.
Joseph Schwarz, an architect, who
planned the Kaufman house, testi-
fed to the location of radiators, pro-
jections and other objects in the parts
of the house where the girls duties
took her.
Judge Frank Alkens, attorney for
Mrs. Kaufman, took the stand and
denied telling Peter Erickson that if
he would use Mr.. Kaufman right
"Mr Kaufman would use him right"
G. G. Bray, Sioux Falls liveryman,
testified to having on several occa-
sions known of Mrs. Kaufman taking
Agnes Polreis driving with her. At
the conclusion of the cross-examina
ton C. Bray the defense rested.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-20
Doctors on Stand.
Defense Denies Everything.

Flandreau, S. D., June 15.-"We de-
ny everything; there is our defense, -
were the opening words of Judge
Frank R. Aikens, counsel for Mrs.
Emma Kaufman of Sioux Falls, when
the trial was resumed yesterday morn
ing The words were the opening OF
the argument preceding the introduce
ton of testimony for the defense, and
were the first intimation given OF the
line which would be followed.
Prosecuting Attorney Egan an
nounced that the only further testi-
mony the state would introduce would
be in the way of rebuttal, and Judge
Aikens followed this with his opening.
Family Physician Called.
The first witness called for the de-
tense was DR.. w. A. German of Sioux
Falls, Mrs. Kaufmann's family physi-
clan. He testified that he was called
to the house on the morning of June
1 of last year to attend Agnes Polre1s,
and that he found her to be suffering
from diabetes milletus, and that her
body had many spots on it which re-
sembIed bruises, and that her feet and
hands were also marked. Also that
some of her fingers had become dis
iOinted through the action of the dis
ease. He said that he ordered her
taken to the hospital, and that the
girl opposed this and begged to re-
main with Mrs. Kaufman. His testi-
mony was supported by DR.. Olney,
also of Sioux Falls, who participated
in the examination Of the body at
Parkston at the time it was exhumed.
The doctors said that blood clots on
the brain also were due to the disease
and that there was no evidence of
wounds from external causes.
RuidIy Cross-examired.
Attorney Egan put DR.. German
through a rigid cross-examination and
also had begun to cross-examine DR..
Olney whe court adjourned, close to 9
o'clock. The state claims to have
shattered all the testimony introduced
by the defense, though Judge Alkens
declared that his case has been all but
won by the events of the day.
The court room was crowded yester-
day afternoon, most Of the spectators
being women Only one demonstra-
ton took place, and this was against
the defendant. Judge Smith quickly
silenced this, however, and announced
that any further such action by the
spectators would be followed by an
order to keep the court room cleared
during the remainder of the trial.
Mrs. Kaufman seemed as little
moved as ever yesterday, though she
very plainly listened with the closest
attention to all the questions and an
swers. both in direct and cross-exam-
nation.