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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11
CouIdn't Scare Than.

A Denver man who rents his motor
car by the trip or hour was seated in
the machine with 4 friend for bust
ness when a young couple from the
country came up. 1t was plain to be
seen they Were bride and groom. The
young man from the country said they
wanted to see Denver. He arranged
for the motor car man to take them
fer an hours trip and paid the charges
in advance. The country couple took
the back seat. The drivers friend sat
IL the front seat with him.
I'm going to have some fun" said
the driver in a low tone to his friend.
TIN going to run fast and scare those
hayseeds"
He ran to the east edge of town and
then let the machine out to the limit.
1t rocked and jumped till the drivers
friend became alarmed
Say" he said, you'd better ease up
On it or you'll kill Us ALL
Look around and see if the bride
and groom are scared was the reply
Before the other man could turn and
look the farmer touched the driver on
the shoulder.
"Hey, Teller" he said ''heres an
other dollar. Make her run fast, will
yOu?-Denver Post.
Carl's Aspirations.
Little Carl, six years old, had been
teased great deal by his uncle about
the vocation he would choose when he
became man. One day he overheard
his mother and caller talking about
a certain gentleman being a bachelor
When the caller left, his mother no
ticed that he was unusually quiet and
seemed to be in deep study. Finally
he said to her, Mamma is a bachelor
q GOOD traGe?"-DeiineatOr
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11

powder, lime, matches, lights, fire.
works or combustibles, and the con-
struction and repairs Of fireplaces,
corporation. and said board of fire
thereof, direct all persons manufacture
ing or keeping gunpowder, lime,
ashes, matches, lights, fireworks or
combustibles, kerosene oil, petroleum,
naphtha. oil or burning fluid, in what
manner and quantities to manufacture
and keep the same and the owners or
occupiers of buildings with freplaces,
stoves, fues or chimneys. how to con-
struct and repair the same to make
them safe. A person refusing or neg
Letting to obey the orders of ma
jority of said fire wardens, or in time
of fire refusing to obey the orders
of aid fire war d ems or either
of them, shall upon conviction before
any justice of the peace be fined not
more than 20 dollars, to the use Of the
corporation
Sec. 3. This act shall be- subject
to future legislatures to alter or
amend or repeal, and shall take effect
when accepted by a majority of the
voters present and voting at a meet
ing OF said village, legally warned and
held for that purpose.
Any citizen of Barton
who has any objection to the proposed
amendment to the village charter
should promptly notify the committee
on municipal corporations, H. B.
Howe, chairman, at the state house,
Montpelier
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11

A record of such change Of bounds
shall be made in the town clerk s
office of the town of Barton. G. e.
Sec. 2. Section IL of said act is
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. IL. The chief engineer and first
and second assistant engineers shall
constitute board of fire " ardens, who
shall be present at all fires. They
shall have some distinguishing badge
fixed upon by said village. and in
times of fires are hereby empowered
to demand reasonable assistance from
the inhabitants of said village, or any
Of them, and all persons who may be
present lat such times are hereby re-
quired to assist in extinguishing and
preventing thesspreading.o of suchs fire,
and to remove goods and effects out of
any house or other building endangered
by such fire, and protect the same from
waste and depreciation, and shall have
power at such fires to suppress all
tumults and riots by force if neces-
sary, to pull down, remove Or destroy
any house. store or other building,
when majority of said wardens
deem it necessary for the better
preservation of any property, and all
such persons present are required to
yield strict obedience to all orders
given by said wardens. Said board of
fire wardens may inspect the manner
of manufacturing and keeping gun
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF
AND IN ADDITION TO AN ACT
APPROVED NOVEMBER 81. 1874
ENTITLED IAN ACT TO INCOR
PORATE THE VILLAGE OF BAR
TON" AND AMEN ENTS
THEREOF, HERETOFORE EN-
ACTED. = sESs 80 s..---assssst1 -~--s-
It is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section / of an act en-.
titled ''An act to incorporate the Vii.
lage of Barton" approved November
q, 1874, as amended by No. 191 of the
acts of 1886, as amended by No. 153
of the acts of 1896, is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
Section l. All that part of Barton in
the county of Orleans, enclosed within
the following boundaries, to wit Be-
ginning at the northeast corner of land
owned by Mrs. Jennie Hubbard. on
the west side of the highway leading
from Barton to Barton Landing viii
lage, thence westerly along said Hib-
bard's north line to Barton river,
thence southerly along the east bank
of Barton river, to landowned by j. V.
Rowen, thence westerly across Bar
ton river to the northeast corner Of
the Benton place, thence along the
north line Of said Benton farm, to the
northeast corner Of land owned by
Amos Tower, thence westerly along
the north line of said Towers land to
land owned by James Collision. thence
along the north and west line of said
Collisions land to Elm street, thence
east on the north side of Elm street
to point opposite the northwest cor
ner of lands owned by Z. F.Hanson,
thence! south and east around said
Hanson's land to the southwest cor
ner of land owned by II. V. Drown,
thence along the south side of said
browns land to the northeast corner
OF the farm of w. E. Hanson, thence
south on the east line of the w. +.
Hanson farm to land owned by F. B.
Lang, thence westerly along the north
line Of said Lang's land to the old
county road, thence southerly4s along
the east side of said road to thes south
side of the highway leading from Bar
ton to West Glover village, thence
along the south side of said highway,
to the w. C. Brown highway bridge,
thence east across said highway to
land owned by John P. Uric, thence
north on said Urie's line to lana owned
by w. z. Twombly, thence east on
the south line of said Twombly's land
to land owned by S. A. Hunt, thence
around the west and south sides of
said Hunts farm to the DR.. Brown
farm, so called. thence along the
northwest line of said farm, to land
belonging to the Welcome 0. Brown
Cemetery association, thence along
the south line of said cemetery to
Duck pond road, thence in straight
line to the railroad crossing next south
of Joe Barton's house, on the road
leading from Barton village to South
Barton, thence in straight line,
across the north end of Crystal lake
to the southwest corner of land owned
by III. B. circuit, thence northerlv
on the west line of said CIRCUITS land
to the highway leading from Barton
to Westmore, thence easterly along
the south side of said hio"wav RI tho
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11

southwest corner of land owned by
A. NJ. Olmstead, thence across said
highway to the southeasterly corner
of land owned by Lewis Labor, thence
northerly along said Labor's westerly
line to land owned by E. Nault, thence
northerly along the west line of said
Naut's land to land owned by Mrs.
Martha Twombly, thence northerly
along said Twombly's north line to
High street, thence across High
street to land owned by E. j. Hafford,
thence northerly along said Hafford's
north line to land owned by F. S.
Whitcher, thence westerly along said
Whitcher's south line to the Boston &
Maine track, til ence across
said railroad to the southeast corner of
land owned by F. w. Comstock, thence
westerly. along said Comstock's south
line to the highway, thence northerly
along the east side of said highway
to point opposite the point of be-
ginning. thence across said highway
to the point Of beginning, shall here
after be known by the name of Barton
Village, and by that name may have
perpetual succession. and be capable of
suing and being sued, may prosecute
and defend in any court, may have
common seal and the same alter at
pleasure, and shall be capable of pur-
chasing. holding and conveying real
and personal estate for the use of said
village, and may at any annual or
special meeting, warned for that pur-
pose as herein provided, lay tax upon
the polls CT the inhabitants and the
rateable estate within the same,
whether residents or non-resldents,
for any of the purposes herein men
toned; and the trustees shall make
out rate bill accordingly and deliver
the same to the collector, who shall
have the same power to collect such
tax as the collector of town taxes and
may in like manner levy on aud sell
property to satisfy the same, and for
want thereof may commit any person
to Jail against whom he has such
tax. The bounds or limits of said
village may be changed by vote of
said village made at aEvillage meeting
legally warned and held for that pur-
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-11
TO AMEND CHARTER
introduced by MIR. Drew of Barton, and
Referred to the Committee on
Municipal Corporations.

AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF,
AND IN ADDITION TO AN ACT
APPROVED NOVEMBER q. 1874,
ENTITLED IAN ACT TO MOOR
PORATE THE VILLAGE OF BAR
TON" AND AMEND MENTS
THEREOF, HERETOFORE EN-
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
GREAT DRAMA PRODUCED
FOR PRINCE OF WALES
History of French in Canada De-
picted by Thousands of
Actors on Plain

QUEBEC, July 25.-The prince Of
Wales occupied the royal box on the
plains of Abraham today to watch the
pageant depicting the romantic history
of old France and Canada. 1t was a
production after the style of old time
mystery plays. presented on a scale of
vast magnitude with over $500 actors
taking the many roles. 1t was also
the first appearance of the socalled his
torical pageant on this side of the At
lantic.
Frank Lascelles, who got up the OK
ford pageant portraying the history of
the England university town, came over
to act master of ceremonies, and 1t
was under his direction that the huge
drama was enacted today before the
prince and an audience of 5000 people
The early scenes showed hundreds of
Indians camped on the early site of
Quebec and the landing of Jacques
Cartier and his band among the Indians.
Later the scene changed to the French
court at Fontainebleau and the Louvre
where Champlain was commissioned to
set out for Quebec. The court scenes
were given by upward Of 1900 courtiers
and court ladies drawn from the lead
ing families and several hundred horses,
with the open plain forming the stage
on which this army of players went
through their historical pieces.
The final scene showed the armies of
Wolfe and Montcalm, in numbers al
most equalling the original armies,
marching side by side in a parade of
honor.
The prince followed the production
with much interest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
SAVES WOMAN FROM
DEATHON MOUNTAIN
DR.. R. |. Woolsey Carries Mrs.
A. S. Burcher of Sacramento
Three Thousand Feet
Horse Had Thrown Rider and
Dashed Over Cliff on
ShaSta'S Summit

BERKELEY, July 25.-A story Of the
thrilling rescue from death of Mrs. A.
S. Burcher of Sacramento on the slopes
of Mount Shasta by DR.. r. /. Woolsey
of this city was told by party of
Berkeleyans who returned from the
northern part of the state today. With
DR.. Woolsey's party were T. W. Foss,
Lawrence Kennedy and others.
When high UP the mountain the horse
which Mrs. Buroher was riding became
unmana geable, bucked off it's rider and
dashed over a cliff.
DR.. Woolsey, who distinguished him
self as a college athlete, had out
stripped his companions to the summit
and was turning back on account OF
snow blindness, when he discovered
Mrs Burcher's plight. He formed a
litter of his coat and carried the
woman 5000 feet down the mountain
side out of the snow. He then strapped
her to the back of a horse and led the
animal into Sisson. II miles from the
basel of the mountain.
The trip was beset with difficulties
and occupied more than three hours.
Mrs. Burcher's life was saved. however,
and DIR. Woolsey is regarded as hero
on account of the danger he underwent
to save her life.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
STANFORD EXPECTS
LARGE ENROLMENT
Number of Freshmen at Univers
sity May Be in Excess
of Last Year
Many Students, However, May
Not Return From Points
in the East

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, July rs
Contrary to the general expectation 1t
is stated upon good authority that the
enrolment at Stanford university for
the coming year viii be In excess or
that of last year. This. it is said will
be caused by a record freshman class.
According TO the outlook as sized up
by the number OF entrants submitting
petitions for matricuIatiOn the 1912
class will set new record
The expectations of the authorities
may be given a erimp. however, as il
is not improbable that this year a num-
ber OF applications have been turned
in ahead Of the regular schedule OBJ
served in past years. 1t is expected
that the registration will suffer a fall
ing of in certain quarters. due to the
disturbances OF last semester In un-
dergraduate circles 1t is rumored that
a number Of the students who come
from points east OF the Rocky noun
tains are undecided as to their re-
turn
The announcement that a good sized
freshman class will enter Is highly en-
couraging to those who have the ath-
letic prowess OF the cardinal in view.
OF the old men on the various teams.
but few will be eligible to return or
compete. The registration of the stu
dents will not commence at the uni
verstty for several weeks. but prepara-
tionS are being made to receive the
usual number of students.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
CATCH REALTY MAN
AFTER LONG CHASE

Clyde P. Mcleod. a well known real
estate man, formerly connected with
the C. P. Mcleod real estate company
in Mission street, who disappeared
from this city October IS, 1907. taking
with him considerable of the funds OF
the real estate company. has been To-
Gated in Los Angeles. Chief of Police
Biggy was notified last night by the
Los Angeles authorities that they are
OBTAINING Mcleod in the southern city
and will hold him until Biggy sends
a man to bring him back
Mcleod left this city on October IS.
last year, ostensibly to visit his father
In Solano county. A few days after
his departure. irregularities were dis
covered in his accounts and Arthur
W. Morgenstern. vice president OF the
real estate company. swore 10 war
rant charging him with embezzIement.
The police have been searching for
Mcleod ever since he left this city.
A detective will be sent to Los Angeles
today to bring him back. He left his
wife and children at their home in
Twenty-first street and has not pro-
vided for them since his departure.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
AUNT ANNIE,' NOTED
OlDEX-SLAv[, DIES

Aunt Annie" Long, a warm hearted
old negro nanny OF slave days in
South Carolina before the war, and be-
loved by all the members of the West
Side Christian church, Is dead at the
age of 93 years after residence in the
western addition of more than 80 years.
At her funeral tomorrow. which Will
take place from the parlors of the
Western Addition Funeral directors.
scores who knew her are preparing to
attend or leave flowers in token of
their remembrance for the CHEEKY old
darky woman who was always ready
to help yo'. chile"
Aunt Annie" had for many years
been a devout member OF the church.
When she sickened a week ago the
women of the church, among them Mrs.
F. Emtey and Miss Nettie Gardner, had
her taken to the California women's
hospital and called DIR. r. L. Rigdou to
attend her. An operation was necessary
which DR.. Rigdon performed, but old
age was too formidable a foe She
did not rally and Monday she died.
During her illness she received more
visitors, attendants at the hospital say.
than almost any patient they have ever
had.
After the war when she became free
Aunt Annie" emigrated to California.
Later she came to San Francisco. If
there was ever an opportunity to "help
out" she was eager to grasp 1t.
She was good old SOUL" said one
of her neighbors last night. 1t might
well be engraven as her epitaph
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
JAPANESE OFFICERS
SEE ARMY MANEUVERS
Orientais Camp on Bluff and
Watch Militia With Aid
of Field Glasses

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. July 25.-A spe-
cial to the Daily News from Camp
Douglas says:
As the troops of the Wisconsin ma
tional guard were breaking camp last
evening after their annual outing for
drills and target practice two Japanese
army officers were discovered on the
bluffs which surround the camp. 1t
is said they had been living on the
bluffs during the period of the encamp-
ment and, with the aid of field glasses,
had watched operations closely, making
note of everything which transpired in
the line of maneuvers and rifle practice
The Japanese officers, it is said, left
last night for Minneapolis, where they
will continue along the same lines as
at Camp Douglas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
OPERATE TRIUMPH
WILL BE CONTINUED

OAKLAND, July 25.-The manage
ment Of Idora park announces that
there will be another week of "The
Love Tales of Hoffman," the brilliant
New York success that has won an in
disputable triumph at Idora park since
It was offered for the first time out
side of New York last Monday even
ing. During the week crowded houses
have enjoyed the piece and it is safe
to state that those of the week to come
will be fully as large and fully as en-
thusiastic.
It would be difficult to find an opera
with finer music. jacques Ofenbach
composed the music: his name is a
guarantee OF its worth. but this is one
Of his most notable efforts. New York
made much of 1T and the opera was
the cause Of the bitter feud between
the directors of the Manhattan and
the Metropolitan opera companies. Ger
tainly the score shows the masters
touch. It was originally grand opera
and in the adaptation and addition of
comedy. Charles Swlckard, the trans
lator, was careful not to hamper in any
way the effect of the music.
Miss Edith Mason, the prima donna
Thomas H Persse, the tenor; Miss Ann
Tasker; Miss Bernice Holmes Swick-
ard, Joseph Fogarty and others in the
cast have distinguished themselves. OF
far more than ordinary merit is the
singing of Miss Mason and Mr.. Persse.
Both the chorus and the orchestra
have been enlarged for its interpre-
tation and under the capable leader
ship of Musical Conductor Paul Stein
dorff they realize all the business of
the score.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
DECLARES DESMOND
WILL LOSE PLACE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SACRAMENTO. July 25.-E. c. Coop
er, private secretary to Governor Gill
lett, has returned from southern Cal
ifornia, where he participated In the
investigation of the charges of neglect
of duty preferred by J. ]. Desmond
against Superintendent Greeley of the
Whittier state school Cooper says
Desmond has failed TO attain his end.
which he says, was to have Governor
GiIlett reappoint him as a member OF
the board of trustees. IT is declared,
however, that Gillett will do no such
thing.
The report of the board of charities
and correction, which conducted the
investigation, will recommend that
Desmond be not reappointed. The find
ings of the board viii probably be
made public when Governor Gillett re-
turns from his vacation in Humboldt
county. In speaking of the matter
Cooper said:
"It is my opinion that Desmond was
playing quite a deep game. I believe
he aimed to make his charges so as to
place himself in the light of one en-
deavoring to better q state institution,
to stand out as one desirous of bring
ing about alleged necessary reforma-
ton at Whittier for the purpose of
forcing Governor Gillett to reappoint
him or be censured for dispensing with
the services OF tone who was working
for the best interests of the state
IF such was his plan 1t failed COM
pletely. The charges of Desmond were
not proved Personally 1 do not think
Desmond himself believed half the ac-
cusations made"
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
PERJURY PLOT IN GOULD
CASE IS CORROBORATED
Woman Supports Statement
That Money Was Offered
for Testimony

NEW YORK, July 25.-A statement
said 70 have been made TO the district
attorneys Office by Miss Julia Flem-
ing. who is in custody on the charge Of
subornation Of perjury in the Frank J.
Gould divorce case, was made known
today.
II was said she corroborated the
story told by Miss Mabel MacCauslau
the young milliner's apprentice, who
declared she had been offered money
TO testify falsely against Frank J.
Gould in the suit brought against him
by Mrs. Helen Kelly Gould. Miss Flem-
ing was 10 have been married today
10 Howard McCabe. but he failed to
secure a bondsman- The Tombs warden
would not permit the marriage TO take
place in the prison without an order
from some Judge. which could not be
obtained
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
EXPLOSION CAUSES
PANIC IN AUDIENCE
Miss Edna Grotschner Injured
by Glass During Experiment
Held by Prof. O'Neill
University Students Make Wild
Rush for the Doors, but Luck
lily Escape Damage

BERKELEY, July 25.-The sudden
explosion of large vial of water,
caused by excessive heat. created a
panic during the course of lecture by
Professor Edmund ONeill in the chem
istry building last night. The large
audience of college students and town
folks rushed for the doors of the lee
ture room and many would have been
injured had not Professor O'Neill
quieted their fears by mounting the
platform and declaring that there was
no danger.
Miss Edna Grotschner, a San Fran
cisco girl, who is a student of the sum-
mer session, was the only one injured
by the explosion. She was seated near
the eXperimenter and some of the fly
ing glass struck her. She tainted dur
ing the rush of the audience for the
doors, but was revived and taken homes
with considerable difficulty order was
restored and the lecture proceeded
Professor O'NeilI was experimenting
while he was delivering lecture on
Liquid Air" Almost Immediately
after he had applied a Bunsen burner
TO mass of iron, the object of his in
Vestigations, a bright blue fame shot
high in the air and caused considerable
alarm among his audience
With fash the burning metal fell
iAI'o IiiC val VI water containing sew
eral gallons. There was a binding
flash, then the explosion. Panic strick-
en-, the audience rushed toward the
doors and manyewould have been hurt
had not the university chemist quieted
the crowd.
Miss Grotschner, who will enter as a
freshman into the university when it
opens next month, was seated near the
lecture platform. She was blinded for
a minute by the flash and then struck
by flying bits of the glass crucible. In
a fainting condition she was carried to
the open air, where she was easily re-
vived and taken home.
Professor O'Neill then proceeded with
his lecture after the debris from the
table was cleared. Little damage was
done to the apparatus, although the
floor was badly burned by the molten
metal.