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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17
SUTTON.

Will Calkins of Glover was in town
Monday.
Fred LeClair is working for F. R.
Whipple.
Don Wheeler works for F. w. Bar
ker this spring.
Mrs. F. A. Holmes was i'll with
grip last week.
Moses Berry is boarding with his
son, Jonathan Berry.
Miss Nina Clark is keeping house for
her brother, Guy Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Ruggles visited
III Lyndonville Saturday.
Charley Whipple has been quite
sick, with quinsy sore.
The past week the people have
been busy harvesting their ice.
Fred Chapman has hired Burleigh
Parker to work for him in sugaring.
The Sunday evening service has been
changed to $50 p. m. for the spring.
Lewis LaPoint has been saving wood
for Fred Chapman using horse power.
w. A. Hanscom has been saving
wood for c. B JOY, using his gasoline
engine.
John Gray has moved from F. R.
Whipple's tenement to the farm he
recently purchased of Bert Green.
Mrs. Nellie (Joy) Bartlett of Lud-
low, Mass, is spending few days
with her aunt. Mrs. L. B. Wilson,
who is no better.
Edmund Butterfield and Miss Vivar
Burke of Lyndon Center were married
at their new home Saturday. March
Is, by Rev. Mr.. Glow. Congratulations
Mrs. Waldo Gilman returned tc
Thornton, N. H., Monday. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Gilman intend to return thi!
spring to live upon the place recent!
purchased of Alvado Ladd.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17
Warning for
Special Town Meeting

The legal voters of the town of Greensboro
are hereby notified and warned to meet at the
Town Hail In said town of Greensboro. at two
(2) O'Clock, F. NJ, Saturday, March 20, 1909
TO see if the Town will vote to instruc5 the
Selectmen to cause the division line between
the Town of G eensbo and the town of
Wheelock to be located and established where
the same touches the land of Geo. ". Wood,
and in that vacinitv.
=. JAG KSON,
G.. w TAYLOR,
G. B. COOK,
Selectmen of Greensboro
Greensboro, VT, March g. 1909,
10-l1
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17
CALEDONIA COUNTY
WEST BURKE.

Mrs. Hugh Mcfarland is i'll with the
grip.
Miss Mildred Frazier is visiting
friends in St. Johnsbury.
Ezra Chappell has rented the club
rooms of Mrs. Viola Sleeper.
Miss Elizabeth Brewer of st. Johns
bury is caring for Mrs. Cynthia Way.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Colby spent the
past week in Boston at the automobile
show.
Nine of the young people attended
the play, "Willowdale," at Newport
last week.
Mrs. Clara Grey is entertaining
her cousin, Mrs. Nellie Bartlett of
Connecticut.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Huntley of
Lyndonville visited relatives in town
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Powers have
been quite i'll with the grip but are
reported to be gaining.
Miss Myrtle Alexander spent several
days at her aunt's. Mrs. Ada Silsby's,
in St. Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. Annie Strong of ST. Johnsbury
has come home to assist in caring
for her father, O. H. Silsby.
Mrs. George Murch of Sawyers
River. N. H.. came Saturday to visit
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Buzzell.
w. B. Melcher, Mrs. A. H. Silsby
and J. P. Rosebrooks attended the
funeral of John Lyndon at Island Pond
last Sunday.
Miss Florence Bean of St. Johns
bury and Charles Stevens of Lyndon
vile We're guests at F. T. Porter S
over Sunday.
Mrs. Olin Roundy of Lyndonville
was in town several days the past
week called here by the illness of her
father. A. L. Aldrich.
Herbert Maritz of Pittsfeld, Mass.
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Hattie
Hale, and sisters, Miss Nellie Hale
and Mrs. Ray Blodgett.
w. o. Bishop and Hugh Mcfarland
have returned home from their lum.
boring job in Newark and report snow
four feet deep on level in the woods
Mrs. Viola Parker, who spent thu
winter with her sister, Mrs H. L.
Doyle, in St. Johnsbury, returned t,
her home last Saturday for a few
weeks.
Miss Myrtle Aldrich has not beer
able to work in the Passumpsic tele
phone office the past week on accoun
of the illness of her father. A. L
Aldrich.
Miss Mabel Silsby of st. Johnsbur
accompanied Miss Myrtle Alexande
home last Friday and visited her an
Mrs. Spencer and other relatives
few days.
> Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Orcutt an
son Murray have all been ill wit
the grip but are better; also job
e Rosebrooks entire family, but the
D are on the gain.
= DR.. Farmer of st. Johnsbury WE
- in town last week Tuesday to see
!, l.. Aldrich, who is ill with hea,
y trouble. 1t is hoped complete re.
]. Will restore MIN TO hlS usual healtl
q Prof. and Mrs. E. E. Orcutt a,
= expected Saturday for a two week
vacation from his school duties
IS Woodsville. He has been offered
(. raise in salary to remain another We;
I'd as principal.
The many friends of Mrs. Ali
st Gaskill will be pleased to learn tn
n she was able to leave the hospital la
3. week Tuesday, and has been with MI
Ada Silsby the past week. She
gaining fast and expects to retu
re home before long.
to
Ir Those from out of town to attic
the funeral of Lee Bailey were N
and Mrs. Alvin Drown, Island Pom
en- Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilcox. Greer
At boro; Mrs. Walden Ryther. Newpol
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR. WEDNESDAY, MARCH II, 1909

urday for DlXvllle, .anada, TO spend
some time with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Foster Cutler.
Herbert Hanson and Joseph Grant
from Hardwick commenced work
this week for O. M. Rowell. Harvey
Rowell and Earl Vance are also work
ing there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17

Mrs. Abner Keith and George Keith,
Wheelock; and Mrs. John Smith of
Littleton. N. H.
Last Thursday night Avis Hudson
had lively runaway. She was driv
ing one of her brother-in-law' horses
and the sleigh hit his heels. He took
the band stand, tipped her out and
ran in by Ezra ChappelI's barber shop
and fell. Before the horse could get up
he was caught by bystanders and no
damage was done to speak of.
Frank Ward recently took cow
and calf to cattle yards on a sled.
The COW preferring her legs as a
means of travel jumpe out, soaring
the horses, which quickly unloaded Mr..
Ward and the calf. and started lively
gait for the village. but were stopped
by Joseph Doloff and no damage done.
Next time take an auto to carry them,
that will not take fright if they get
off to walk.
Petrina Holtham. the four months
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Hotham, died Friday about 7 a.
m. She had been suffering with
scarlet fever and was considered on
the gain when pneumonia developed
and she had no strength to fight the
disease. Her parents have the heart
felt sympathy of all. 1t is a very sad
case as Mrs. Holtham was called upon
to bury her mother, Mrs. Stephen
Berry, only the Saturday before, and
was detained by quarantine from
attending her funeral. The interment
was in Sutton. prayer at the grave by
Rev. Glow.
Lee o. D. Bailey. aged thirteen
years, son of Mrs. Mary Bailey, died
at his home last Thursday about noon
of tuberculosis of the bowels. He had
been ill for months and a patient
sufferer. He was a bright. energetic
boy and the first that was noticed that
he was i'll was his lack of desire to go
out as usual, although he declared he
was not sick, only did not want to go
out. His mother called the doctor,
and from the very first the diseas e
was pronounced serious. His father
died July II, 1895, of tuberculosis
and later his brother, Bonnie. died
May FL, 1904, of typhoid fever. There
is only the mother and one brother,
Archie, left of the family of five.
The funeral was held at the Methodist
church at l o'clock p. M. Rev. Glow
of Sutton, officiating. The bearers
were Robert Porter, Harry Brown,
Frank Gaskill and CLYDE Bishop. The
interment was in Hillside cemetery
by his father and little brother (who
at his death was the eldest of the three
boys.) The flowers were numerous
and beautiful, especially the piece of
roses and ferns, from his teachers and
schoolmates. The Sunday school sent
him many flowers during his illness.
and his little friends. beside other
neighbors. sent him many things to
try to tighten his last weeks. His
mother and brother have the deer
sympathy of all in this dark hour OF
their bereavement.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-03-17
SOUTH BARTON.

Mrs. F. A. Drown from Lyndonville
visited relatives here last week.
Frank and Myrtle Kimball were both
at their fathers visiting last week.
". S. Mcdowell has recently sold
his land above the railroad to Orrin
Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Duke and
daughter visited Mr.. Dukes sister
here over Sunday.
Harry Howe, from Littleton, N. H.,
came last week and is stopping with
his sister, Mrs. H. j. Brooks.
Miss Eta Folsom is home for two
weeks vacation from West Derby,
where she has been teaching.
J. T. Sanford, who has been stop
ping with his sister, Mrs. Aaron
Drown. went to Lyndonville recently
visiting relatives and friends.
Orrin Gray, who was so seriously
hurt by being run into by the helper
last December 10th, goes back on the
section this week, and Gilbert Folsom,
who took Mr.. Gray's place, is going
back with the steel gang.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
SUNDAY POLITICS.


Net the Alabana NOR the Amerscan
BirufnEham Ledger.
The Birmingham Ledger doesn't like
political or non-politichl meetings on
s @srs Two e asRd s ss snsT Is
this city. and the effect was not good
nor matter what- the motives. The era
lions were well prepared and well de-
liyersd at both meetings, There were
good people a. both, and there were ex
cited men at.both.. ready and almost
eager for an opportunity to show how
they would fEht for their .jdeas..ss,.
AZ one nesting q young man kept
was saying; nobody knew whether he
was drunk or sober, but the crowd wal
In a hunaor to silence him, II IL had to
hurt him. Several incidents occurred
that showed that the men were over
precfpitated In minute by any fool
That 10 not good Sunday spirit
Those Of us who have been reared with
strict ideas about Sunday do not like
Political meetings on Sunday are not
good for the American man. We do
not want the European Sunday, We do
not like sacred concert With, the
Gun opera. sd w We sa os. he sss
political meeting on Sunday. whether
morals are remotely connected with
II or not. We do not want the French
political Sunday in the United States
In Alabama, or, In Birmingham. We
find 1t hard enough to keep ourselves
tolerably good for one day each week
and we do not want meetings that
make US want to fight our neighbor on
Sunday.
Whether we want to amend the Con-
stitution or defend the Constitution, we
do not want to have political meetings
on Sunday. When we get through with
the campaign let's reform and let's
resolve and determine and live up to
1t, that We will not have any more poll
itics on Sunday. 1t Is not our way, II
Is not. Alabama's way. 1t Is not the
Christian way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
FLEA FOR WATERWAYS.
small R~aaou 70 Feas Raiireads win Drive
New Fleet off the Rivers.

New Orleans Ilmob-OoiIsocHAt.
One OF the stock arguments Of those who
oppose waterways development 10 based up.
on the comparatively small use Of the nsv-
ixabie streams by commerce newadays. you
don't use what YOU have" object the oppo-
projects. why should costly improvements
be undertaken when the water trAnspcfts,..
tion routes already provided are uegincseaIg
The objection IL not q vital one. Inc
causes OF the gradual dtmtnishmane IN Lna
use OF the Mississippi River. fer example,
are readily explained. The fierce comRsu-
tion Of the railroads IN the day when frslgnt
be lowered or raised arbitrarily has besn
one OF the usest important. Tbs river Sssk
eta were slowly driven from the trads ~ tas
lowered rates OF their rivals and tbs wisn-
drawai OF their patronage BY husiness msn
who found. when the boate were retsree,
that the rail rates could be raised % eesliy
and as swiftly as they we're redaoed Cen. .
railway captains now talk OF general aa-
vances rather than wholesale reductions OF
rates The normal commerce Of the COUNTY
oveTtaxes the capacity OF the ratl Hhss.
Traffic congestion and oar shortage fec0L
annually. with the resuit that rAil-hernS
freight frequently travels more slowly tnan
that water-borne. The loud epc gsnsaW,s
argues q sufficient interest On water treas
portation TO insure the use OF the river ni9n-
ways when they are 30 improved a. 20 guss-
antee measurably rapid and safe trenepettA-
ton; and there Is small reason 20 tear tnek
the tailcArriers will be able to drive the sew
fleets out OF the trade BY the ingenious ae-
vice Of rates cut below the aetuai COST 9.
beaten, to reimburse the yietsra sor shs~
war costs. p
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

New Orleans, Pieayune.
The powerful sectional and corporate
interests that oppose any early and
decisive action for the improvement
Of the Western waterways should
stimulate our people to take prompt
such use Of our rivers as they are az
may promise good results.
The proposition which comes from
st. Louis for the organizations Of steam
boat and barge transportation Is very
important, and the starting Of O eteanl-
boat line between Morgan City and
New Orleans. by way of Interior water
ways and the Piaquemine locks should
to give us water communication by
way OF Mobile. between New Orleans
and the iron and coal regions OF Ala
bama, should be helped on In every
prac ticable way.
But the most important consideration
In every attempt to revive. steam nav
igation on. eur long .disused rivers and
bayous 10 that we must have boats ma .
chinery and methods that embrace all
modern improvements in such matters.
Economy In the consumption OF fuel
and the means Of getting all the avail
able power out Of steam are the foun-
dations on which every such enterprise
is based. Then there should be ma
river banks and for slowing II. All
these devices are not only entirely prac-
ticable, but are In actual use and can
be applied here. The old-styis, high
pressure boats that were enormous con-
sumers OF coal and requiring big crews
OF high-priced "rousters." have been
tried suficientIy and have failed in
their efforts to compete with the rail-
roads that carry freights free IL acc
essary to drive out competition.
1t is useless to put any dependence In
the continued support Of patrons when
the railroads viii give them cheaper
rates. They will desert the boats for
such bait. although they know that
after the boats are driven from the
trade railroad rates will climb to the
top. Every Improvement and economy
In steamboat traf1ic must be adopted 30
that the boats can compete with the
rail. II that to not possible. then It 10
useless to talk OF river Improvement
But there is good reason to believe
that competition by boats can be made
q success IL the boats are ae much ad.
vanced in construction. appliances and
methods as are the railroads. But IL
we are to use nineteenth century river
boats and traaAc against twentieth CEN
fury railroads. Il Is useless to make
the attempt.
What we need is the enterprise. the
con ffdence In ourselves ana an tho i'm
provements that science offers. OF
course, there must be capital, but no
such amount as 10 required TO build and
equip railroads.
That 10 all OF Il.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
BrLLroN-DoLLAR COTTON.
rails Years Crop worth Double Worlds
Production Of Gold.
MAnufacturers' Record

lAGuuIoCJuttEb ESeCofQ.
II the present prices prevail through
the crop season. II is possible that the
70 the south $500. 90. 900 1" to $1,000 Soo,.
600. Last years cotton Gro pwas val.
seed, and II to this be added the value
OF the seed. 1t was about s7s0, 700. 900
With cotton selling at about present
prices. and the fine grades of long
staple selling ~ sn n ma many eases as nigh
BILE that this years crop, counting the
seed. whic hare selling relatively al
high as cotton, may yield $l50,000, o0o
to s20o. 100000 in excess of last years
WONDERFUL. indeed. are these figures
II realized. as 1t now seems altogether
probable they will be. this years cot
ton crop will be worth largely more
gold. great as Il is; or. stated In anoth-
er way, II will exceed in value the
aggregate capital OF all the national
banks In the United States.
means that the farmers Of the South
west. whose cotton crops were short
will receive for the smaller yield
equally as much as they received last
year. and in some cases even more. and
thus be fully compensated by the in
creased value. The formers of the
central South, however, where the cot
ton crop is as large at 1t was last year,
Will reap such harvest OF prosperity
as they have never known. In Geor-
gia the increased value OF the cotton
crop this year over last, should present
prices hold, will be about s50.000.000
giving that State probably 3l75.000,0 GOO
or more for its cotton and cotton seed.
The Caroiinas will do proportionatsly
as we'll, and Alabama and Mississippi
although their crops may be less than
last year. will receive In the aggregate
much more for cotto nthis year than
they did last.
These wonderful facts are of ire
mendous import to the south. They
will give TO that section q surplus of
wealth such as IL has not had before
since 1860.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
tai Sam. and should not be allowed to

tai Sam. and should not be allowed to
go unchailenged.
Previous Commentators ana authori.
ties have recorded the fact that the
employ Of the Dickens family when re- Re.
siding In Ordnance terrace. Chatham.
She was. no doubt. related to Thomas
pSSs hoss as s asD' IL az he asn . hss
there. This last fact probably suH-
gested further the sign Of Mrs Wei.
ler's hosteiry Ct porking. the MARQUIS
my Weller to Tony Weller says Robert
Lan8ton In his book. The ChiIdhood
and Youth OF Dickens is not ! very
ss Hs chsractsr Is oSvions enough I'm
Many . character ana scene IN Dfck%
ems early writings were the outcome
e ths n0Ys ss s. tsys sss VITA
sIf dickens modeisd his character o.
Sam upon any. one II was on the inagi-
nary Simon spatterdssh. charaeter
M Il ss 1I pisysa ros sns aisss Tine q
the Lyeeurnp -Theateei on August ~.
very popular from lsse-ss q the SUR
y wss Ah intr osss into rhs PieEwick
Paperg' ii 1855 simon sp&sterdasn
was continually uttering whst have
since bssos sa e ss .s sl ss sans
In pamphlet entitled The Origin Of
Sam Weller which. booklet also eiyss
original impsrsonat tor Of Sinon was
Samuel Vale, and here again e zrott-
e. suxEs.tioa for 1 SsIs Wss,sFs y nsRs:
Gonyert ths ~. into Ga i WAND there
your are. ss Sam Weller himself would
have put dt-@Safn weller.
1 But fherei isE some confusion about
the sRensGatso George sWeliess story;
He says; They 1that ~. Dickens AMI
We wsrs s a frisadiy terms during lie dine
Dickens lived 1t sroadBtaifs ana ycn
may remember that the novelist took
the title OF ons Of his works. Bleak
House, from we'll kncwp residence
Now. Dickens frst went 10 Broad
and there put the nnishtng touches to
THE Pick wick Papers. In his lodgings
In the High street there. SO, u We
agree that Dickens met the R2msgate.
Mr.. Weller on this. his nrst visit to
Is little confusing. sInce sam Weller
had been created az least year prev
iously. George Weiler's statement
about BLEAK House" Is aiso incorrect:
for Dickens ala not take the name Of
his book from q well kno s r rssi-
dsnes there; az. The .r, wen a. k Rpsaasssirs
was "Fort House" in pickene time.
and was then his own house. sgme
time after he left it the new tenant
renamed Il "BIeak House." rs COM
piiment to the novelist who had 5ust
eoInm.sneed his nsw ssri Ha. ncves q tse
story. as a matter Of fact. was located
al Sd. Adams. and not line af the
novel was even written at BroAdstairs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21

London. Nov. 2o.--The London coun-
ty Council has issued the report o. 9
conference on the teaehing of Ensitsn
In London elementary schools. the pur-
port of which is that ''oockney musf
go. DR.. r. 8. Boas was the chair-
man of the conference. which included
district inspectors. headmaeters. head
snistresses. examiners and Professor
Gollafez. 1t met for the lhrst time on
December IL. 1909. and held sessions at
short intervals during the school terms
until November IL. 1908
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
Letters to The Editor


COfFeDpOu0ent Points Out tne AN&u~
ments Of Expediency.
Editor The Advertiser:
One very important feature in the
discussion of the proposed amendment
seems to have been entirely overlooked
by the defenders OF the Constitution,
to which. even 1T this late date. would
who are opposed to the adoption, but
more particularly OF those good men
and women who conscientiousiy are ad-
vocating the adoption Of the proposed
pSrhsps Il may not se too i late to con-
vince them, or at least some Of them,
that they are entirely on the wrong
side Of the moral issue involved In this
momentous question. But TO the point;
ment proclaim most emphaticaIlyt that
Section % of said amendment ia not
intended to invade the sanetity OF the
home and that everybody can have.
liquors. wines. etc, At their homes rs
they desire without fear Of being mo-
Tested by the law" Well. IL that as
surance he true, how is It possible in
posed, amendment TO procure such IL
quors. etc, legitimately. That section
distinctly forever prohibits the manu-
facture and sale Of all alcoholic H.
Is q known and positive fact that the
same element behind this amendment
has been and are trying their utmost
to prevent the shipping and importa-
tion of such prohibited liquors from
outside the State, and would no doubt
have incorporated sttch prohibition Into
the said first section, II the interstate
commerce law would have permitted.
Now then. they. cell you. IS stated,
at your home but you cant get IL le-'
ultimately" what then is the fair. log
zeal and perfectly legitimate conclusion
from this paradoxical condition. That
the advocates Of the proposed amend
ment are actually advocating and eoun-
tenancing the violation of the prohibit
ton laws of this State and of the In
ternal revenue laws Of the general gov
eminent, for they are telling you in as
plain language as possible that you
may run an Illicit distillery or brew
cry at your home, to manufacture II
for your own use, or you may buy II
from an Illicit blind tiger OF bootleg
State and clandestinely convey IL to
your home and you are safe and viii
not be molested by the laws OF the
State, provided you have not secured
ly called revenue lfcense. as the pos
session Of such license under the recent
laws OF the State Is prima-facie evil
dence against you In the courts. IN
short, so long as you have procured
what prohibited liquors you keep at
your home, In an Illicit manner. you are
all right. and no questions win be
asked, at least SO far as the laws Of
the State are concerned.
Furthermore, this very condition per-
mits the presumption that not all the
liquor men, as claimed by the amend
ers, are on the side Of the opposition,
blind tigers, Illicit distilfers and Illicit
handlers of liquors are with them and
will be found to vote for the amenders
because they don't want anything bet
ter than the legitimate sale and
manufacture be forever prohibited. to
assure them of increased demands and
greater profits in their Illicit business.
Isn't this a fine moral standpoint Of
which the amenders may be proud In
deed? A. ID. Fender.
Montgomery, Ala.