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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
Estate OF Louise NJ. Mathews
of Barfon

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
CALEDONIA
WEST BURKE

Miss Ethel Smith has bean quite i'll Tor
several days past.
Murray ofcat,, who has been sick the
past week, IL improving.
]. A. slsco visited his daughter. Mrs
T.. j. Heath, last week.
Z. B. smith. who has been III the Gas,
two weeks, Is improving.
Mrs Ethel An,winc finished work Sat.
urday al Rev. q II. wrsgh,ts.
Mr.. and Mrs.Carroil spalding Of Morris.
willie wcr the guests of Mr. md Mr.. w. "
Coe last week.
Oscar Heath OF Barton Landing via.
lied bis son, Z. j. Heath, on "Wednesday M
last week.
Mrs. II. A. Suitor. who has been confined
TO her bed With the grip he past week, d
abba 10 be out
Miss Nellie Hale has returned lfrnm !
visit Of several weeks cMan.onuiile. p. O.
and other places.
Mr.. and Mu- Chaa- Hemingway and
child were guests u @. w. Bolton's and
w. W. Goes fsw days last weak.
MesSn- Fred and Dwight MashaII O
Boston and George and cnariss Msrshal
OF worcssts< VEN In town LIST Saturday
| Mn Elsis Shores. who hn bssn vsry q
Tor h p two month, did ~ wedn0
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10

IA M coors- Aosss ball nsxf Thursday 20
&c gaIits- All sfs snvissd-
eSsus has bssn rscssvsd ssss OF . birth
Of = soa 10 n ~. and Mr. e r. TseAs 81
sssss sosns In Khrnrond.
Notwithstanding Tie exsssns cold TIE
4 r social hcid a. The eenfcn psesoss
Tuesday ersn.ng was sch attended ana
col Eyed By all present
Tns play gives By tia f.sostg pssmasae
eta last Fssixy ossntns ~ss afseis -
tsnaSt. .aa . success oo.h socially ana
nasncA&liy.
u.ss,tse corisy ass bssa obliged 10
gtxs 40 her scnool on Morrill, TN on ae-
geaa, OF Toe serious illnsss OF her father.
NJ. sr4s Badger o, barton Landing has
saksn h0- placs 10 the school
TIE nesting o, the NJ. Z. iatie@' AID
.urlrtv held a. the houna Of Mr. and airs.
csa,lgs sbstes Thursday wss largely AZ
teade4. A bouu .staI dianss Eas served
ana a p.easant tlns eui1yed bySii-
Tss closing entertainment OF tee popa-
a, leisure va. givea b. the Mountain
Trio A. Court. hoasa hail Saturday evening.
y.n : and waa welt attended and faSosA-
biv c5nmsa.ed upon. Mss Aaade fos-
is- recltei Ia a pleasing manner AMI her
a,g s,ags appearances won Tor her many
f,tsnds. Pallas Brows, the violinisi' ~as
EXCELLENT and the music from bis ffen
toned violin vas pleasing. Mr. bro~n u
an artist OF exceptional talaui. Inc
as,sg,ions By Miss Vivian, pianist, were
much euI,yed aud shoSsd that she was
master OF her art.
The community was ssddened 10 learn oil
the death Of ars. "a. Rec 81 Johnson
Ma gics was the only daughter OF Af
ard Nrs. Lucius Holbrook. Sae T@s oosh
and reared tn thts ,oSn ADD lived Nfe no
,u few years aso hen they noVea to
tohnsoa. M-s. Rlcs was 5 faithful mem
her Of The congregational church and Dc
,ov.tt bv all who knew her. she ieaves mel
hushand. tso sons and three oToihe''
ar, H,lbrook oi Barnet, Charles Of John
am and Ed. Of this place. besides many
friends To whom much symyaihy - eN'
tended The remains we're ofonSh1 hss'
today for inteFmant in tic family lot IL
the cemetery.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
TROY.

Bert II .iloe< IS home from Montgomery.
sis. sasis saillaso hasgons 10 her home
IN West Derby.
10 King of Eaa ID, S.H.has been max
Ing : stsi. IA town.
4. l. aatcaius Of Montgomery wAs here
visiting, recently.
Mss asry wrlgh, IS stopping with her
ars. George R5xe-t-
ID. gray was IN Barilagtoa Feb. :, y hen
siis. Nellie Davis nd an operation a. tue
Mary Fletcher Hospital.
Miss Bertha wursthorno l. having = two
zeeks' vacation. tier school st. Newport
Center Is closed on .sccouat of whoop-
ing cough.
There ans I o session of The village school
last Monday. Miss Mande Hunt being
una bic TO return from her home at North
Troy on sccount OF the storm.
Misses Eugenls Peck and Ethel Pettin-
CELL. who were home from Derby Academy
TO spend Sunday, could not. return to
school until Tuesday on account Of the
storm.
The NJ. +. and Cong. churches of this
place and Westfield have united and are to
be supplied by Rev. F. Williams until con-
ference. Services at this place, ssundsy
morning. Feb. o. at IL o~'ciocksat tho Cong
church; Sunday, Feb. Is, at the NJ. l.
church, The service to be on alternate
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
THEODORE HOOK /,
Stories 81 Tire Greatest Practical Jskss
60 ris Gay.

e. rhs Day.
OF the iis, % grnirs~s the name %
rhecior- Hook Is near tie top. AZ
ssxfe~n b. vas making : b. income
and -nIoytns great popnisrv Ills
rane MAS bla=oa-t IN the papers a. 4
prodigy. bis portraits were in the shop
windows. aud he had frr~ zdmisssoa To
all tbeatcrs aud other PLACES Of nmuse~
nenI For years he was a soclzl aud
literary lion Ills last words Werc:
1T Is Only to the grave ihat I mus; be
carried. II my poor ehllircn were
a I would uot ca0-. am suffering
nnieT a constant depression % spirits
which M u Who sscs ne la sociry
dreams or
Hooks practical i1S- were the tx
OF the daY. Ills iE;imatss ess,si him
OF -G%nfinu2liy. aId there was nothing
be would stop ~ one day they point
ed % his.. as an appropriate srz-ci-
me for tis museum 4 glldcl eagle o.
enprmoa< dimensions which had Just
been erected over n grocer's shop. A
few weeks afterwand while entertain
in= his coteric at dinner NJ one % lie
old iaverns BE- ordered the zane 20
b. served To the Rstcnlshmeut % the
guests the walter catered The room
Staggering under the harden Of 4 dIsh
OF unusual size. On u%ncovering Il
there was produced the identical eagle
which Hook as n practical Joke had
contrvcd to carry OF. Merely Tor this
sort % FUN Hook used o. pun 90
knockers and bell handles. carry away
tradc~mcn's signs overturn the boxes
OF sleeping taniiors and DO other devil
rnent until BE had n roomful a. house.
bold attachments and street orna-
ulcuts.
One nlcht Hook was passing a great
house where there was n RECEPTION %
the SWEETEST u the sweils. Dinner bad
just becu announced lie said % the
friend accompanying him. John. I'm
going In here % spend the evening Call
for me NJ II O'Clock" The friend was
herrihed. said he in protest. -You &c
not know these grand people. and you
are not an invited guest That's all
right Call for me ut IL Knocking
at the door. he gave his hat confident.
~ 10 the lackey and was ushercd up
stairs Entering the drawing room. he
affected ut first 20 have discovered his
mistake and poured such saIlles OF wi,
that the host and hostess actually
pressed him TO stay for dinner.
At IL O'Clock. when his friend called.
not knowing whether he would fnd
Hook at the reception or In the lock.
Up. be was more than astonnded OF
entering the drawing room 20 see Hook
seated at the piano delivering some CT.
tempore poetry TO a bevy OF m fair
est women in the gathering Perceiv,
Ing the entrance OF this friend. the
practical Joker. who had not hitherto
divulged his name. arose and said:
TN very much pleased with your fare
Your cellars as good a. your cook:
Ny friends Mr.. TER. the nirver.
And I'm Mr.. Theodorg iiO0k"
The king. being present n full o
enjoyment. took n great fancy % Uoo'
and Immediately nppo.a..i I'm tr.aS
urer TO the island OF The Niacrsuu
with n salary Of $4,000 a year.-Nev
York Press
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
A FAMOUS DUEL.
The Fatal ksssins ess~esa csmms
corss Barren and Decatur


corss Barren ard Decatur.
On March -. :sO. was fongh, ont
Of the most memorable dn~is Ia the an
mails Of the Unired States commo~lorc
Decatur and Commodore Barron met
on the fatal Geld bear BfadeDsburs
,ha, day. Both participants were
wounded. Decatur morsaIiy. aytn;
within q few hours after tie cacoun.
ter. The causes which led 10 the 81
feeling between these two naval heroes
have never been accurately determined
but K i generally supposed Kat he
cafurs harsh criticism Of Barron on
accolnt OF the latter not returning from
abroad 10 take paEt in TIE war brought
about the breach. CeuAIn IL j. that
b~eSatuTs words were repeated 20 Bar
Foa- aud a correspondence between The
two rasUcd whlch probably resulted "a
The challenge. The impending duel
was kspt q profound se-reg- ualy a
teN 81 the most Intimate friends 81 the
Respective participants had even an
iNAIlug % g. Decatur was The hrSt 20
arrive gfuu the SCENE. lie was accom-
paaAet by Comrnodorcs Rodgers and
Porter aud several other friends. Bar.
ron arrived n lcw minutes later. The
coiahatants bowed siItay 10 each other
and stood waiting for their friends Ia
measure OF the ground and make the
haal arrangements.
= hope. sir" said Barron rs they
toes their places. that when We unset
In another world Ne shall bc better
friends tli.n we ave been IN this
Decatur is said 10 have haushtlly re
rarlel his adversary a moment and
then replied.
sir. J have never beca your enemy"
3 mumeAt later the word was given.
AMI two shots rang olt simultaneously.
barron fell almost immediately. DE
catur -strulgbtcucd himself. bat the pIS
IL. (cil from lis grasp. aud In a mo
meai he was upon the grcensward
writhiag in agony. lie was raised 10y
his friends and carried nearer the
road. where Barron was lying.
Il wish had fallen in the service
OF my country" Decatur muttcred
whereupon Barron looked up.
Everything has been conducted
most honorably." he said.
Then. turning his eyes upon Decatur
Il am MORALLY wounded. Commo
dore Decatur. I forgive you from tbs
bottom OF my heart"
As Decatur was being lifted into {
carriage BaInhridge. whom Decatur
had nee rescued from a Moorish prls
on, stopped down and kissed his cheek
With his head upon Rodgers shoul
der and In company with a physician
Decatur was driven slowly back TO tn
city and carried into his residence o,
Lafayette square. where be died
few hours afterwari.
The news OF the duel spread Tx
wildhre through the city. The follow
Ing day John Randolph offered con
solatory resolutions In congress. which
however. were promptly objected Il
n the press vigorously denounced tn
practice OF dueling.
Barron ultimately recovered from hi
injury. but IL Is said the memory q
the fatal duel darkened his life eve
a~fterward. He lived until the yea
1851 and had charge Of several vessels
AT his own request he was court ma
tailed upon the charges made agalns
him by Decatur and exonerated-El
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
WESTFIELD.
xDr. w. 4. Young vas sick seseral day,
recently. ca nS

{ DR.. w. i. Young was sick seTerai days
recently. ca ck
q Mrs. Joseph Goddard. who has been i'll
with grip, is better.
The primary school did not keep last
week on account OF lines OF the teacher
Mrs. A. ". Farman.
"A despatch was received here on January
s announcing the death that morning at
Whiting, of the Rev. +. b. Phelps. Fur
her notice later.
The results OF the state medical exam
ination have Just been made known and of
the Is passing the examination one Was
Harry IA. Lawrence of this town. We
congratulate Harry on receiving hts III. ID.
.oa Wednesday afternoon Feb. 5, after
an ilIncss of q week Capt. A. W. Thomas
die OF pneumonia, at the home OF his
wife's father, n. Roo Caps. Thomas,
the magician, was born in Onto aud was
the son of q Methodist minister. His moth
er was a Vermont woman and q relative
of Ethan Alien. Capt Tnomss was IS
years old. he wasa strong well msn VINO
n y 1Ss0fc ta1 ~ S3 ssN -
entertainer. He had travelled extensively
not only In this country but also in south
America, Europe, Africa and the Holy
Land. NJ. Thomas was member of IL
different frsternities including the Masons
OF which be was . shriner. His last en-
tertainments were given at Barton Land
ing two weeks before bis death. AT that
time he contracted the cold which de-
veloped into pneumonia. Though cared
for faithfully and efficiently By bis wife
de finally succumbod TO the disease. He
IL survived by bis wife and two daughters
by . former wife. The daughters, who do
not live In Vermont, were not able TO come
TO the funeral. The funeral was held q,
the residence OF n. Root 10 this village On
Friday afternoon, Chaplain NJ. w. Far
man Off siating, w. ID. Miller, manager.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
A W0MAN'S QUICK EYE.
II Was the Means Of Gaining . Fortune
at Monte Carlo.

at Monte Carlo
Nearly every n who has been TO
Monte Carlo has heard of Mamma"
Niaud, a little. bent old French wo-
man. a widow. who played for years.
Mamma" viaud played roulette each
day from morning until night Her
beady eyes. twitching ~nervously. saw
nothing but the ivory ball as II fell
into the cell As they watched her
staggering from the gaming tables
late at night people pltied her.
Her whole soul. her life. seemed alb
sortcd in the awful desire OF winning.
The old woman at times lost heavily
for her: then she rcgained her losses.
For a long time she was enabled 10
live and continue her feyerIsh pursuit
OF the game.
One night the old woman lost nearly
all her store. As she passed from the
table. despair In her eyes. her attention
was attracted by another wheel She
stopped and bent over the table.
Again and again the wheel spun
around and stopped. The old woman's
eyes sparkied. A flush sunfused her
pallid cheeks.
As she left the room she ciapped her
hands. and her iaugh-a shrill. mock.
Ing chuckle-startled the gamesters as
ominous. uncanny.
Better watch the old woman" one
OF the official lookouts told a detective
He followed Mamma" Wand TO her
hotel. He listened outside OF her door.
There was no alarming sound In a
short while she extinguished her lights
and evidently had retired
The following evening she reappear-
ed In the gaming hall. Her eyes still
sparkled: her cheeks were still flushed
With her We're several notorious game
STEERS. They approached a table. MAN.
ma" yiaud began TO play.
She won. The gamblers. who had
loaned her money. watched. She play.
ed a second time and won and n third
time and won The gamblers looked
on amazed and saw the old woman
nklng In thousands Of francs.
During the evening the old woman
sat hy the table. playing persfstently
Her winnings doubled. trehled. quad
rnpled and piled mp about her.
The management became alarmed.
A consultation was held. Special de
tecfives were sent to watch her. Scores
had gathered about the table. looking
on breafhlcssiy Mt her wonderful run
OF luck. The detectives reported 70
the management that Mamma" vIaud
was playing a certain combination Of
numbers that invariably won.
One of the directors bcsought the old
woman & dcsIst playing. The bank
would be broke. he declared. She
smiled and continued to play.
The director offered her 10000 "a
cease playing. lie doubled the figure
n she would tell him the secret OF he,
success He i~mportnned her TO take
Saoo.oco. $4,000. only cease wagins
her successful battle for gold
Finally he offered her $4,000. Ac
cepting this. Mamma yiaud. gather
Ing together her fortune. told him very
quietly that In passing the table thu
night before her quick ere bad detect
ed that the ball Of this particular
wheel stopped at q certain place al
regular Intervals The managerx ex
amlned the wheel. found that IL wa,
out OF order n congratulated them
selves upon having compromised viii
The old woman.-Philadelphia Nortl
American.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
MORGAN

w. p. Leavens has pneumonis.
Miss IA hts Is back In school again at
the Corner.
Ms. wm. vinton, Mrs. +. l. holmes
and Mrs. A. IL Dasget, are among the sick
ones.
CYRUS CargiI of Henderson, Me-, was
.erc Feb. 4, making writings for bis Ia
theirs farm.
Mrs. Annette Bartlett received the SAD
aw. NJ the death of her sister. Mrs hsr-
,,s, Walker In Connecticut, Feb. 5, e'
Mrs. Walker, had many friends In tnis
,owo- having been a resident here Tor 3
90. time before going to Connecticut TO
tsua
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
MORGAN CENTER

w. Barry from Island Pond was in town
last week
ID. w. Scribner has the Bell teiephone -
his residence.
The Auxiliary will hold their next meet
,rc x,,n Mrs. Nellie CAikins on wednes-
day, Feb. ~.
Tn. ladies' oil the Auxiliary viii serve q
..,pocr st the woodmen's ball "Wednesday
.avsntne. FEB. Il. All are cordially invited
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10
NEWPORT.

DIR. q. w. Ward Is In poor health at
present
RAY sisco Is confined to the house with
an attack of Appendicitis
Mrs. J %. Thrasher left Monday for a
-xisit 10 her son in Dctroif. Mich.
Lee Drew and family of 81. Johnsoary
zt.ited friends Ia town last week.
MIS- Tneda wellman OF Barton Landing
~,s,,ea nj l. b. welIman's Thursday.
W. b. Puliock was laid up a iew days
recently with an attack Of sonsilitis.
Nr.. Rosa Sawyer. Mrs. Geo. Doane and
u.ny others In, town are recent victims of
the grip
uh.s. Taylor o, tia customs force VA
n, several days last week aud unabie TO do
his train work.
Work on tho repairs ct the oourt-houss
u,oyresse~ savorsbiy and they win probably
he completed before tho March 'ssm oil
court
A tho Congregational church Tuesday
.~.nins there vas . special prayer meeting
n, Isd,cs and on Thursday evening ons
for men only.
o.nt. c. W. Richmond, iss Lieut. c. A.
n.xts and and Lieut.. Richard Carey Of Co.
=. VI. Sssr Guard. attended tbs ofncsss
.rhool :, Brsisisboro last week
Owing 10 the frs<sing Of water pipes ths
Lrrn~rs were busy all OVER b viiiags
-, r~x and tbs federal boilding wal
damaged 10 quits IN sxssat-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-02-10

We win pay - cents per pound for
Calves C~Arcas.e. xith the .fin. on
and cntrAils out, n x~l blsd. thor
ougels ~frcsor, fresh and street. This
Offer may no BE- good after March 4.
IL you have Csrca.ses Of Beeves.
Hors~s or Hog. write ne We can
probably Use them at fair price. N
they are free fr n disease. eel bed
ard thoroughly frozen. We pay The
netShi. on above goods n shipped in
Qua utilities OF go pounds or more
e PA0E, Hyde PARK, VI
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-27
June / "Employment Day."

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Prosperity association, after con.
ference with the leading manufacture
ers and jobbers, has named June as
employment day, and they have the
word of the business men that thou
sands of men thrown out of work dur
ing the business and financial depres-
sion will be re-employed, says st.
Louis dispatch. 1t is expected that be-
tween 1000 and 5000 men will be put
at work. The movement will also be
taken up among the railroads and
other corporations. They will be urged
to follow the example and take back
as many of their laid off employees as
possible on that day and to start the
wheels moving in their shops and fac.
tories
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-27
BASEBALL MINES BABY PET.

Infant Abandoned by Mother on Train
Becomes Houston Clubs Mascot.
The adoption of nineteen-months-
old baby by the Houston Tex pro-
fessional baseball club came out the
other day. On train on which were
riding the members Of the Houston
team of the Texas league the players
noticed a woman and curly haired
child. The woman requested w. e.
Hester, pitcher, to hold the child for
a few minutes, then stepped into an
other coach and left the train at the
next station.
A note found on the child gave it's
name as Edmund Winters, and the ball
player decided to adopt the boy. Be
fore the end of the journey every mem
Der of the club fell in love with the
abandoned baby and entered into
compact to care for the little one, elect
it the mascot of the club and provide
good home.
At the games in Dallas and Fort
Worth the mascot was exhibited in the
grounds during the game and was
showered with money from the audi.
ence, and at Houston collections were
taken up, and the baby now has fund
Of more than $1,000 to its credit and
still growing. Offers from some of the
wealthiest families in the state to
adopt the child have been refused, and
the baby mascot will not be parted
with by the club.
The mother, who is less than eight
cen years of age, was found in Hills
boro and her tragic story unfolded.
She had lived with drunken father
until twelve years Of age, when she
ran away from him. Before she was
sixteen years Of age she was married.
and after the birth Of her child her
husband deserted them and disap-
peared The child mother found en-
ployment in packing house at Fort
Worth, earning $6 a week. Recently
the packing house cut down the num-
Der Of its employees, and the mother,
determined that the baby should not
starve, gave it to the ball player.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-27
NOVEL USE OF WEEDS.
Railroad to Cultivate Them to Protect
Passengers From Dust.

railroad to Cultivate Them to Protect
Passengers From Dust.
To save $4,000 in wages and at the
same time control to some extent the
dust which troubles travellers is the
plan Of General Superintendent Buck
ley of the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation company, who this year pro-
poses to allow weeds to grow along
the tracks wherever it is possible. In
stead Of keeping the track clear of
weeds by cutting them with shovels,
the section men are instructed to allow
them to grow, keeping them trimmed
close to the rails that they may not
come in contact with the wheels Of
cars and cause trouble.
It is estimated that the company
spends $4,000 each year in cutting
soil worked SO that winds catch the
dust, and during hot weather enough
of it is carried along the rapidly NOV
ing trains to almost strangle the pas
sengers, says a Wallawalla (Wash.)
correspondent Of the Spokane Review.
grow dust has never troubled, and this
fact has caused Mr.. Buckley to try
the experiment of allowing weeds and
grass to cover the ties, especially the
soil at the ends of the ties outside the
rails.
The company is now figuring on SOW
ing short, thick grass on the line to
form mass of roots to prevent the
dust from raising. It is said that some
heavy, short grass can be grown for
this purpose with splendid results, and
even where the track has to be worked
great deal the grass will soon take
root again and cover the surface sc
that dust will not raise by the suction
Of passing trains.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-27
Red Eyed Kentucky Chicken.

George Ladenburger of Dover, Ky,
has sure enough curiosity in the pos
session of a red eyed chicken. It is
not the eyelids that are red, as might
be inferred, but the eyes themselves.
The eyeballs are not bloodshot or In
famed, but are of a brilliant crystal
red, while the sights are also red, but
of darker hue. So transparent are
the eyes that when the head of the
chicken is held between ones vision
and the sun it appears as If the sun
were shining through from one eye to
the other and the head lighted up In
side. The chick is as healthy and
lively and can see as perfectly as any
in the brood.