Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-08-11
Use the AMERICAN LIVER TABLETS
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.

"Publicity of marriage licenses" as
renoadv for hasty marriages is beng
aoitated in New York and elsewhere.
An ATTEMPT was made to do something
alono this line in the Vermont legIsla-
FIRE hut. because a newspaper man
introduced it, presumably, it joined the
GREAT. silent majority on the dump.
IF a man designs to marry woman,
bonorahlv. why should he object to
having the fact recorded? There is
GOOD deal more than mere custom IN the
ancient and honorable custom OF
s.n,1olishing the banns." Once. engage
noents were not lightly made, marriages
we've not annulled for slight cause
and the home stood stronger than II
docs TODAY. 1t is too easy to get
married and unmarried in this country.
Rutland Herald.
The Orleans County Monitor says
..Tbn tercentenary was a success and
No ono helped more to make 1T so than
Covarnor Prouty." This is the verdict
IF everybody who knows whereof he
thinks -Rurlington Free Press.
There is no doubt of Gov. Prouty S
oorneet work to make the tercentenary
a success. and great credit IS due to
him therefor. 1t is also true tnat
everything relating to the good OF the
o+ate the present chief executive mas
baan a willing and effective worker
NJ nuhlic matter has been neglected
he has been active and interested ana
has brought his good business training
to hear upon all public questions. he
hos probably made mistakes, perhaps
&c fevu as any governor. but his earnest
oforts at all times for what he deemed
tho hest interest of Vermont are
worthy of commendation.- Northfleld
News.
The ladies of Lyndon and Lyndonville
have done what the ladies IN any I'VE
community can do in having puoic
Meeting in the interests of good roads
and having specialists to present 1he
subject. The Village Improvement
societies of those two villages hlreo
Music Hall and invited the voters te
| attend their meeting, and the ATTEND
ance was most gratifying. Inc speak
ers were Gov. Prouty and Hon. Charles
W. Gates, the state highway commits.
sioner. the latter making the prlnclpa
address of the evening. Following the
addresses light refreshments were
served and social hour enjoyed. Inc
Governor spoke briefly but in mos
practical way upon forestry. Mr.
Gates gave an hour to the subject O.
good roads, showing very clearly why
Gravel roads were the best for TIL:
state. and explaining in detail how these
roads could be built economically an(
scientifically. The people OF the tow
of Lyndon had supposed there were NJ
gravel beds in their vicinity, but tn
day after the meeting Mr.. Gates tount
several in the limits Of the town. The!
are now planning for permanent roa'
between the ST. Johnsbury town I'm
and the village of Lyndonvllle. to o.
built along the lines of the other, stat
roads which Mr.. Gates has had con
structed in other places
The result of this meeting must b
exceedingly gratifying to the ladies
who. though deprived of the ballot, ca
work for good roads and good citizen
shin. Later in the season the sam
societies will have another publ
meeting to be addressed by Hon. A. +
Halves. the state forester, and undouo'
, edlv this subsequent meeting Will nav
lasting results.
AS was said in the beginning an
community in the state can nave
similar meeting, and the more OF thl
kind that are held throughout the stat
: the better roads we will have and Tn
more they will be travelled. st. Johns
bury Caledonian.