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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
The Witch and the Broom.

The following is a Halloween game
out of which much fun can be got:
Purchase a yard of black and a yard
of white paper muslin. On the whit*
muslin draw or paint broomsticlS
Out of the black muslin cut small
witches. one for each guest. The OBJ
ject of the game is to see who can
pin the witch to the broom in the most
natural position. Each player is Of
course blindfolded. The most success
full one receives prize suggestive of
Halloween. The various positions in
which the witches are placed indicate
the future of the different players. Ii
the witch be placed at the right of the
broom it indicates life of travel. at
the left a quiet country life, above
success in great undertakings and be-
low musical career.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
THE POSTAGE STAMP.

Much Labor and Care Expended In
Cumming Its Back.
We take so many things for granted
that at times when we learn of the
amount of trouble a simple appearing
thing has cost we are amazed. For
instance. how many. when they glibly
stick postage stamp on a letter,
think of the trouble that has been
taken to put just the right amount OF
mucilage on the stamp? And yet the
labor and care expended on the backs
of stamps are considerable. 1t is a
most delicate operation
After the printing great sheets of
stamps are passed under. roller, from
which they receive thin coating Of
gum. Then they are gradually dried
ever steam pipes. OF course care is
taken to make the coating even. Tests
are hourly made to see that the heat
and humidity are exactly right. Then
for each season of the year allowance
must be made-a harder gum fol
summer, a thinner one for winter. In
winter the gum is apt to crack, and
care must be taken to prevent that. A
third grade for spring and fall gum is
known as intermediate" So, you see
even so small thing as postage
stamp is an item of interest in the
country's workshop.-Chicago News.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
Miss 6oidentod.

Down the road a piece Or so lives flow
er maiden.
With more pure gold than they can hold
her lucby arms are laden.
A week ago che was quite poor. who now
is rich and stately.
Good fortune knocked upon her door, the
gossips say. but lately.
In plant society. what with her manners
sweet amt pleasant,
Miss Goldenrod, the heiress, is, oh, quite
the rage at present!
philadelphia Record.
Advantage In Employing Sisters.
A Cleveland merchant has two SIS
ters employed in his Office.
IF you need two girls in your Office
it's the only way" he explains. q
advertised for two sisters who could
stenog. 1t took me long while to
get what l wanted, because it isn't
every day that you find two sisters
who are competent stenographers and
both open for a position. But | got
them at last, and I'm glad / waited
until | got what I wanted. They do
twice as much work as any two girls
not sisters would. You see, when
they've been to a dance OF show the
night before they do all their talking
about it at home. By the time they've
finished their breakfast they've used
up all the small talk in their systems
md can work right through the day
without saying word to each other"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09

An amusing pastime for a Halloween
frolic is bundle auction. When al!
the little guests have arrived the
lights are turned low and witch ap-
pears, with a basketful Of small bun
dies on her arm. The bundles vary in
shape and size and are tied with bright
ribbons. Inside of each is a souvenir,
like little witch, red devil. pump
kin or any pretty novelty. and also a
prophecy. The witch then auctions
off the bundles. and no one bids again
after a bundle is knocked down to
bin. When the auction is over and
the souvenirs are examined they are
pinned to coats and dresses. and then
each one reads aloud his prophecy or
fortune.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
Thaddeus w. Drew's VIII

STATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court
Ocleans District, rs. I held at Newpo IN
said District, on tie eth day of February A
d 1910.
AnInstrument purp- ring to be the last will
and testament of haddeus w. Drew, late OF
Barton, in said District, deceased, being pre-
senteo the Court by WAN. Wright, exc Gu
tor therein named, for Probate; It lie or.
dered By said Court. that all pers ons con-
cerned therein be notified to appear at SEES
sion OF SAID Court, to be held at the Probate
Office al Newport, in said District. on the
2oth day OF February. A. D 1910, and show
cause ifany they may have, sgsinst the Probate
OF SAID VIII; for which purpose, it is further
order be published three weeks successfully
In the orleans County M onitor, a newspaper
printed at said Barton pr evious to said time
appointed for hearing,
by court. Attest: F. E. ALFRED,
Judge,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.

Warner Drown is improving.
Mrs. William Buzzell is visiting her
daughters in New Hampshire.
Mrs. F. H. Frasier is improving and
has been downstairs several times.
DR.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Jenkins were
in ST. Johnsbury Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. N. S. Colby has been spending
the past week with relatives in New
bury.
Mrs. L. w. Watson fell while in the
cellar Thursday and sprained her knee
quite badly.
Miss Grace BRYANT of Derby Line
spent Sunday with her cousin, Mrs.
r. H. Burke.
At the whist party Friday evening
the prizes were won by Mrs. W. G..
Cheney and A. +. Stoddard.
Mrs. A. E. Hall went to Newport
son, Clare Hitchcock, who is i'll with
bronchitis.
The friends of Mrs. Ed. Brown will
be pleased to know that she has so
far recovered that she left the hos
pital Monday and returned to her
home.
Mrs. W. w. Coe, who underwent an
operation at Brightlook hospital, st.
Johnbsury, Jan. 20, is doing very we'll
and will probably be at home in
another week if she continues to i'm
prove.
Little Burton Coe, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Coe, is very ill
with pneumonia. He is doing as well
as could be expected however, and
will probably be much better in a
short time.
Miss Edith Smith of Washington, D.
c., and Miss Elva Smith of Fitch
burg, Pa, were called here last week
by the serious condition of their
grandfather, George Powers. who
cannot live many days. His niece,
Mrs. Burt of ST. Johnsbury, is also
there, helping to care for him. sm,x.
r. T. Porter has bought back the
property which he recently sold to 6.
E. Dean, and during the past week
Mr.. Dean has purchased Mrs. Emma
Ways hardware business, and the
real estate on the store side of the
street. Mr.. Dean will occupy one of
the tenements over the store and H.
I. Foster, who has been living there
will soon move intos Mrs. Boyce's
house.
One of the pleasantKevents of -Ithe
past week was the afternoon q tea
party, given by Mrs. Fl. C. Colby in
honor of her sister. Mrs. Parker of
Plymouth, N. H., WHO has been visit
ing her. Each lady was presented
with a card containing list of ques-
tions, the answers to which were the
names of different trees. This proved
both interesting and amusing; the
prize, dainty cushion, was Won by
| Mrs. r. H. Burke. Refreshments of
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
For SALE

777-TWENTY COW FARM. One
hundred and ten acres nice level land
dark loan soil that you can count on
every year. Tillage is smooth and
free from stones. Plenty of wood and
timber for the farm. Nice sugar or
chard of 900 trees, new camp so rods
from the farm buildings equipped
with iron arches and evaporation, 1888
buckets. 513 of them tin, a firstcIass
outfit. Large apple orchard mostly
grated fruit. Stock barn 4Ox42,
horse barn 25x30, both barns have.
easements and are double boarded,
arranged for "a cows and four horses,
stables are sheathed with matched
lumber, carriage and implement shed
12x25. Story and half house with ell.
Good cellar with split granite top.
House has z rooms on first floor.
Chambers unfinished but the floors
are laid and rooms can be done off at
small expense. The house has piazza
and is painted white. These build
jngs are connected, have good roofs
and are in good repair. Never fail
ing spring water at house and
barn. With this farm we willse 13
cows, one calf two, horses, one shoat.
so hens all the fodder crops. Good
set of farming tools, including ma
nure spreader, buggy, sleigh, harness
es, cream separator power ETC., also
small farming tools. $4,000
buys it all or bare farm for $4,000.
Here is nice farm situated on main
road between two villages about one
and one-half miles to each. one n i e to
school and eight miles to railroad.
Two trout streams flow through the
farm. A good money making outfit
at a moderate price.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09

the LayIneH 5 meeting. An excellent
report of the meeting was given by
Prof. Stone at the nj. E. church Sun
day evening.
A very pleasant time. was enjoyed
at the Sunday school social held in
Court House hall Friday evening. An
excellent literary and musical pro
gram was given after which refresh
ments of sandwiches, cake and coffee
were served. The proceeds were SIS IS,
which will be used for purchasing
new books for the M. E. Sunday
school library.
The school in district No. 4 in AL
bany taught by Miss Nettie Healey
closed Jan. 28. Those having no
marks were Gladys Griggs. Glendon
Griggs. Sam Chaffee and Harold
Chatfee, Willie Hawkins and Percy
Grlggs were each absent one day and
Glen Chatfee one and one-half days
on account of illness. Those who
won prizes for having the most head
marks were Gladys Griggs and Harold
Chaffee. Miss Healey has worked
hard in her school and to show the es.
TEEN in which she was held her pupils
presented her with several nice gifts.
LOWELL.
The little daughter of BuZzell Tay-
lor of South Newport is very i'll at A.
E. Austin's.
The sick ones in town are all i'm
proving and there are no new cases
of scarlet fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd of Irasburg
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Messer last week.
Bertha Crawford of Charleston and
Loren Silver of Lowell were married
Jan. % by Rev. E. T. Rurd.
Sunday was one of the coolest days
this winter and the road over Iras.
burg mountain was impossible.
1t is reported that Mrs. William
Hodgeman has bought the Coolidge
house of E. S Coolidge. Possession
given the first of April.
The grange had an oyster supper al
the M. w. A. hall Monday evening
only grangers were present. Four.
teen members of Troy grange were
present.
Bradley Houston was business Wis
! itor at Barton Feb. Bird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Kelley of Tict
were recent visitors at C. P. fitch
cocks.
George Day attended the funeral O.
his brother, Martin Day at Piermont
N. H., Jan. 31st.
Elmer Rockwell came home from
| Orleans Monday, Jan. 31st, wher,
he went to have his eye removed.
i s. DR.. Gray has been spending a few
weeks at j. S. Andrews but has re
turned to her home at North Troy.
A number of members of Missisquo
Valley grange attended a grang
meeting at Lowell, Feb. 1st All re
port fine time.
. The many friends of Clyde Rockwell
gave him a party the evening O
| Feb. Bird. 1t is needless to say the!
had fine time.
| The adjusters for the fire insuranc
company were here recently to settl
the claims of A. w. Fdmunds, Horac
Abel, Mrs Thomas Kirk, Erwin Rock
well, Bradley Houston George Shep
hard and DR.. Grav. Repairs on tn
Edmunds house will begin this week
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
Commissioners Notice
Jennie l. Bill

The undersigned. having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the Dis.
let of Orleans. Commissioners, to receive
examine and adjust t e claims and demands
OF all persons against the estate OF .pnie
L Bill, late of A bany in said D strict
deceased, and all claims exhibited in offs Il
thereto. hereby give notice that we will me
or the purpose aforesaid at the residence OF
the late Jennie L. Bill in the town of A bany
in said District, on the 18th day of Ma CHI
and 26th day of July next. ON IL O'Clock a.
N un ii 2 O'Clock p. m. on each of said
days. and that six mouths from the 3l.t day
Of January, A. D. 1910, is t. e time limited bS
said Court for said creditors to present tbei,
Claims to us fer examination and allowance
Dated at Albany, VT, this 4th day Of Febru
airy 4. D., 1sl0.
+. W TENNEY,
E A. ANDRUS
IS Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
LOCAL NEWS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

railroad and has now been with the
road some % years. Mrs. Scott was
woman OF sterling haracJer and
positive opinions, ever ready TO help
where help was needed. She had
1een in failing health for severa
years and leaves to mourn her dea n
4 husband aud two children, sister,
Mrs. W. S Ingalls, Of Greensboro.
Her daughter, Mrs. Alpnonse Demer,
and busba..d of Springfield, and her
son, @. Burlt Ugh Scott of Worcester,
Mass, came hare with Mr.. Scott AMI
the remains were placed the tomb.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09
SUTTON.

L. w. Gordon is little better.
The village school closed Friday.
Mrs. A. H. Burnham has the gr;p.
H. c. Chapmsn was in st. Jonns-
bury Saturday.
Miss Elsie Whipple is working r
Mrs. E. B. Smith at West Burke.
Little Arthur Johnson's arm, which
was burned so badly is doing we'll.
Mrs. Mary Morgan, who has been at
Lyndon Center for two weeks, has
returned.
Rev. Chandler has ordered new
hymnals to be used in the Sunday
morning service.
Miss Claire Leberveau of Lyndon
Vile was guest of Miss Ruth Chap
man over Sunday.
Mrs. A. N. Chandler conducted the
service at the North Ridge school
house Sunday afternoon.
Lucius and Iphus Gordon of Lyndon.
vile and Robert Gordon of ST. Johns.
bury visited their father, l.. w. Cor
don. Sunday.
Although the day was cold Sunday,
there were eighty people who attend
ed church and seventy.nine in t. G
Sunday school.
Mrs. A. N. Chandler will entertain
/ the Ladies Aid society Friday even
| ing. A baked bean supper will be
served. All are invited.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-02-09

tea, cake, waters, olives and confec-
onery were served and a most err
Joyable afternoon was spent by all
present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
RIGHT TO WEAR TOGA
NOW LORIMER ISSUE
Ruling BY Investigating
Committee Places Seat
In Jeopardy.

CHICAGO. Sept 27-WiIiam Lori
mer'S right to hold seat in the United
states Senate practically was 10 be de
cided today when the Senate subcolr-
mittee OF the Committee on Privileges
and Elections. which IS investigating the
bribery charges ruled on the advisa-
billty OF the admission Of hears2y evil
dence-
Representative Charles A White who
occupied the stand yesterday, told %
the bribe he i alleged 70 have been Of
fered by Lee C'Neil Browne for his vote
for Lorimer, added a new name to TIE
list OF men Who either have confessed
accepting money or who are accused Of
so dong
White testified that Representative
Joseph s. Clark received money. This
makes a total Of seven legislators who
voted for Lorimer who are accused and
would take away the necessary legal
majority by which he was elected.
The evidence as TO Clark Is new
White made no mention Of Il IN either
OF the trials Of Lee Omen Browne, IN
which he was the star witness for the
State
Meanwhile the defense today showed
its hand when the attorneys announced
thar they would depend largely on Gov
ernor Deneen's testimony 10 be the
strongest in their favor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
SUCCESS ASSURED
FOR CHASE BILL
A Porter Emerson Brown
Playlet and Edwin Stevens
on Program.

a bill sure TO prove winner is the
one presented at Chase's this week
Evenly balanced. and with not a dull
moment. It Won favor at the opening
performances that augurs well for the
remainder Of the week
One Of the most interesting offerings
vas that Of Lolo, a sixteen-yeaT-oId
Sioux Indian girl, who gives an ex-
hibition of telepathic phenomena that Is
ness she reads. while bIindfOlded- cards.
letters, envelopes, inscriptions on
watches. and also gives the names Of
holders OF fraternal Identification cards,
etc Her act closes with an exhibition
OF fancy shooting with a rife while she
is still blindfoIded-
In and Out" a breezy little comedy
sketch written by Porter Emerson
Browne author Of A Fool There Was"
and The Spendthrift,' is all that the
title implies. On Homer 3. Mason and
Miss Marguerite Keller devOlves the
task OF carrying the comedy to a sue
cessful termination
Edwin Stevens and Miss Fiua Marshall
are appearing IN comedy which az
f0rds Mr. Stevens opportunity 10 dis
play his versatility The sketch Is en-
titles Kitty"
Frank Tilley. OF minstrel fame, is a
revelation in burn cork, and has hit on
a good line 10 bring laughs. NOtWith-
standing the fact that his talking was
Lille too long drawn out
The DagWell Sisters offer an historical
cycle Of songs appropriately costumed-
AdOnls ana his dog are clever aCrObats
Barry and WOlfOTd, In a singing and
taking sketch, complete the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
MISS SPOONER HIT
IN A NEW COMEDY
The Fortunes of Betty" Is Well
Received By Audience At
Academy.

Miss Cecil SpoOner, in "The Fortunes
Of Betty written by herself and eIab-
GRATED and staged by Charles z. Blaney,
is the attraction at the Academy Of
Music this week
The story is simple II IS written
abput Betty Meredith, who was with a
theatrical company which didn't make
good She returns to her home town.
Soon after reaching there her father
meets With an accident and Betty de-
cides TO remain home with him
Some one in the town has been rob
binS the mail, and as Betty's father
runs the pOstOf1Ce. suspicion falls on
him. Then Betty's "'misfortunes'' be-
sin. She is accused Of giving her
father a helping hand in pflferinz the
mails Phil Logan, a young detective
from Washington. comes to town 10
clearuD the mystery He and Betty
fail in love After being parted for six
months Logan returns and claims Betty
for his bride.
It did not take the audience long to
ind out that Miss SpOOner is a clever
actress and dancer
lanes Eurey. who played Betty :
father. is worthy Of special notice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
WEST POINT CADETS
IN OPEN REBELLION
If One Is Expelled Entire
Corps Must Go-Board
of Inquiry Puzzled.

WEST POINT, y Y, Sept "a
state Of open rebellion exists today IN
the United States Military Academy,
the home Of discipline
Il Is admitted that the authorities in
charge Of the Government Military
Academy are facing the most serious
situation ever encountered at West
Point. for the cadet corps is an abso-
lutte unit IN me existing rebellion
No man seems more guilty than an
other, and 70 expeI one for fnsubordina-
ton means that all must so.
The deliCaCy Of the situation is such
shat MAJ Gen Thomas H Barry. super
.fntendent Of the Academy, returned from
Washington 20 take personal charge to-
day.
The silent" afrout given Capt Rufus
e Longan. tactical instructor. in the
mess hsH Saturday and Sunday, is as
nothing compared with the silence
given the military board OF inquiry by
the cadet corps
TIE action OF the cadets indicates 10
the otECers a widespread conspiracy 20
refuse 10 answer why the silence wa
given, and If every cadet IS ordered to
answer and refuses. II would mean a
wholesale court-mavtiaI and uroba bio
6iS1IfSaI OF the entire cadet corps
In the meantime. the corps is still
under arrest. and granted none Of the
liberties so dear 10 the cadet heart
II is sure, the antaEonism toward
Captain Lon=an followed several
actions Of that officer which the
cadets regarded as petty"
Last Saturday the punishment SQUAD.
marching IN the rain appealed to
Captain Longan for rain coats. but
were refused on the ground that II
was not raining hard enough
CAPTAIN LOnEan's action in demerit-
ing and ordering back 10 his quar-
tiers Cadet Burke. of OEdenSburE. y
Y who reported sick, also incensed
the students especially since Burt
was operated on two days later for
appendicitis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27

Carl A Droop. J. Carl DarnalL T. c.
Duhas T. Gushing DasrzsI, G. e Dun
kun. Ureu Dreye.
r J. EarnshaW, f J Eh1-rs, q. VI.
E,mmerick, z H Enlbrev. Norman q.
Eugel, Edwin L Elicit
Frank Z FUTgusoB. Thomas Francis.
William F Guide, Thomas Grant.
isaac Cans. William NJ. Geddes. Hon
Ashley NJ Gould Albert S Galley. p
y Graves George A. Garner. W w
Griffith, Fred H Geyer, w w Georges,
Frank T.; Gibson, Taylor Grimes. J w.
Gregg, Bernard r. Green.
W = Hoge, en- George II farrIes.
ROBERT n Harper. SaI1ueI Hart, Harry
Hammond. William Hexamer. William
=. HIoos' NJ H B. Hoffman, Pierre
Major NJ V Judson. A. r. Jorss.
George J Johnson, Robert Il. Joyce. Is.
J2Selh W. G Jones
2 krey, A King, F. V Kfuian, J. IL
Keliher.
Joseph Luehs, James Lansburg. Ralph
w Lee Richard h Lee, Daniel IOuEh-
ran John r Livizey. S. Dana Lincoln,
e r. Lindback, AdOiph I.oehL
arthur Z. moses. Louis Martin =. J.
Mone1se. Euclid D Miller, F. J Mur-
ply. Robert McMurray, GEORGE A Nor
gan, J. w Mossburg, NJ d Morrill, z
; MARROW. Clarence Moore. Leroy e.
Marks
r II Neumeyer. jr. Thomas c.
Noyes. A. W. NicOdeuus, IT., Howard
James r oyster. /. G. Ostermaver,
Henry T Oftterdinser, Whitman Os-
good, John F C-Brien- Lee O'Brien-
Arthur =. Plant. a. II. PIuEge. Charles
q. PfeuGeT. PAU Q. Patterson, Theodore
Picard. ~ T. Phillips. G. L Feachman.
L W PluEce. ". a. Pierce, John Poole.
Hon. Como Il Pudolph. J Z Ralph,
Oscar ]. Ricketts,, Thomas H Rust. 7.
A. Roberts, : J. Ross. Samuel c. Red-
man
r 3. Schafer, Edgar D shaw. Albert
ShUlteis. George 2. Sacks. Maurice E.
StalliDEss Charles a. Stewart. W. E
Shivelev. Louis simon. Hamilton Smith,
James StrasbUrgsr. Major Richard Syl-
vesteT. r. J StaIev. Z. Quincy Smith
COTcOrau Thorn, F. J. Tansey. J. Sell
win TAFT. ". S Terry.
Oscar Vogt. Dr. John T Vivian
Dr. Harvey W Wiley. Dr. William g
Woodward, Henry L West, Hon. Daniel
T Wright. C. Taylor Wade. Louis q.
Wilson, r. .. WhitfOrd, Charles J.
Walker, Richard a Walker, John r
Young.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
RAILROADS CONTROL
WATER TERMINAL

AntaGonisrn Of the railroads to indie
pendent water traffic and their refusal
to coordinate are given in the official
report Of Herbert Knox Smith. as the
greatest deterrent TO water terminal ad-
vance in the United States. As COM
missioner Of corporations he has made
an exhaustive report on water transpor-
tation
other observations made By Commits
SlOner Smith are that the railroads
largely own or control water terminals
often to the disadvaDtzEe of the general
water traffic, and that there is too little
cooperation between the local and Fed
eral authorities to improve the channels
OF the harbO-S.