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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
Outing of Log Rolling Association.

At the annual meeting of the Nor
thern Vermont Log Rolling association
held at Barton Friday evening, it was
voted to hold the annual opening at
st. Johnsbury about June %, the exact
date being left to the officers. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, A. H. Gleason, of ST. Johns
bury; vice president, N. A. Norton, of
Lyndonville; secretary, L. A. Kelly,
of st. Johnsbury; treasurer, Fred
Whitcher of Barton. This was the best
annual meeting ever held, there being
about so members of the organization
including the delegates from the sever
al camps in district number two of
Vermont. An invitation was extended
the association by Newport and ST..
Johnsbury and upon vote of the dele
gates st. Johnsbury was selected. 1t
is expected that DR.. Henry Dunning,
of Albany, N. Y, head chaplain of the
Modern Woodmen of America, will be
the speaker of the day at the outing.
1t is expected that at least 20 uni
formed degree teams will attend. Over
1000 persons attended the outing last
year at Barton, including 600 Wood
men, and larger assembly is looked
for this year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
Adit. Gen. w. H. Gilmore Dead.

Adjutant General William H. Gill
more of the Vermont National Guard, a
Civil war veteran and one of the lead
ing military men of Vermont, died
Monday morning at hotel Windham,
Bellows Falls after a four weeks i'll
ness with pneumonia General Gill
more.came there withICapt Goss, U. S.
A., to inspect Company E. of the Yer
mont National Guard, and was taken
seriously i'll shortly after arrival. The
body was taken to Bradford where the
funeral was held this afternoon. Gen
eral Gilmore was born in Fairlee on
October II, 1889, and was educated at
the New London academy. He served
in the Civil war, having enlisted in
Company D, 9th Vermont Volunteers;
and was promoted to quartermaster
sergeant Of that regiment On return
ng from the war he engaged in farm
ing in Fairlee. He was member of
the Vermont House of Representative
in 1873 and of the Senate in 1882. He
held many town Offices and was town
treasurer for a quarter of a century.
He was elected quartermaster-g
of the V. N. Gin 1886 and was elected
biennially ever since. In 1900 he was
appointed adjutant3and Inspector gen.
eral Of the state militia and had been
reelected since then. He was Re-
publican in politics and an adherent of
the Episcopal church. He had lived in
Fairlee practically all his life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
HYDE PARKS BIG FIRE
Eighteen Buildings Worth SIPS, 900 Lost.
Burns Sunday during High Wind.
No One Injured.

A fire Sunday which started presum-
ably from defective stove pipe be-
tween the first and second stories of
the county Jail broke into blaze which
nearly wiped out the-eptire village,
necessitating the calling of help from
Morrisville, Johnson and Stowe, and
causing loss of close on to S125, 900.
The only two prisoners in the Jail were
released.
The fire started at 80 O'Clock in the
afternoon but for some unaccountable
reason just as the alarm was rung in
the town water authorities shut off the
supply so that it was nearly five min
utes before drop of water could be
sent on to the flames during which
they mounted higher and higher until
they spread to the Lamoille county
court house which was soon mass of
flames. A high wind blowing almost
gale helped matters along so that
by the time the fire apparatus was in
working condition the blaze was beyond
control. When the volunteers reached
the scene the entire town was a mass
of flames and smoke and it was thought
that all would be total loss. The
Congregational church, town hall and a
number of residences and tenements
were sacrificed to the flames before any
let up was noticeable. The, fire was the
largest in the history of the county.
All that remains of 18 buildings is a
mass of charred ruins and ashes. The
people burned out were taken in by
neighbors and inhabitants on the near
by farms while some left town. The
residence of Senator Page caught fire
five times but was extinguished on
each occasion by the crowd
The places burned and the estimated
losses are as follows: H. M. McFar-
land, $65O0; S. B. Waite, clerk of the
County Court, S 2OOO Judge of Probate
E. c. White, $4,000; Sheriff j. c. Ste
vens, $4,000; S. K Fairbanks, 81, ,250 ;
G. A. Parker, $1,000; town hall, $4,000 !;
court house, $4,000; jail, $4,000; Con-
gregational church, $40, 900; Mcfarland
and Smile, $4,000; M. G. Wood $4,000
S. K. Lilley, $4,000 Ferdinand Gauthier,
S125O; H. NJ Mcfarland, 81, 500; Harold
Smith, $1,000; George Eastman, $4,000.
Besides these there were number of
other smaller losses. A good deal of
| furniture was saved.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
Hearing to Abolish Crossing.

A hearing is called at F. D. Thomp-
sons office for Monday at 2 o'clock IN.
by the Public Service commission of
Vermont, J. w. Redmond of Newport
chairman, on the petition of the Sc
lectmen of Barton to have the grade
crossing near Joe Barton's abolished,
and an underpass constructed little
further south where good opportunity
affords. This is a dangerous crossing
and Barton people would welcome its
abolishment. If this underpass is Or
dered undoubtedly the town will change
the present road survey along what is
known as Lake street and set it up the
hill away from the track a few rods
making the houses along here on the
east side of the street instead of on
the west. This will open up more
factory or granite shed sites, make
the street pleasanter, and give chance
to build on the west side of this street
overlooking the lake. 1t would seem
that It would be a great improvement
when the change is complete.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
BARTON

Judge W. W. Miles is holding court
at Newfane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Wood are visit
ing in Canada.
E. C. Brennen's mother and sister
are both very sick.
w. W. Reirden was in Newfane re-
Gently on business.
Harold Jenness is clerking for G.
SantolucitO in the fruit store.
Mrs. A. NJ. Porter is sick with COM
plication of grip and pneumonia.
Miss Kate Marshall of Evansville is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Fred Dudley.
N. O. Williamson of Boston is visit
ing at his home here for few days.
Al Cutler of Mortified was in town
several days the first of the week on
business.
We are all glad to welcome Rev. w.
B. Dukesnire back to Barton for an
other year.
Grandpa Burke of Hotel Barton,
who has been sick for long time, is
about again.
Rev. Mr.. Ross of West Glover will
exchange with Rev. w. "A. Warner
next Sunday.
Porter Lyon of West Charleston Wis
tied his cousin, 0. A. Lyon, here the
first of the week.
w. Curtis Johnson of the People s
Savings bank of Barre was visitor in
town several days recently.
See Henry D. Elliott's big auction
advertisement on page six of this pa.
per. Fifty good young cows.
Remember the supper at the Congre-
gational church this evening at
o'clock. Everyone is invited.
The annual meeting of the After
noon Study club will be held with Mrs
H. G. Pierce Thursday, April 21.
w. A. Royston, photographer, ha.
moved from Glover into the Nelson
house belonging to H. R. Cutler.
C. S. Webster, E. L. Gaskill and C
Parker Barrows, who have all beer
sick, are better and are out again.
The Ladies' union of the M. E
church will hold food sale Saturday
April %, at o'clock at the church YES
try.
F. S. Story will not have his movin,
picture show Saturday evening OWN,
to the shows given in the hall all thi
week.
Maxwell, the baker, starts his bake
cart today and expects to cover tn
surrounding territory this summer O
regular trips.
tuberculosis Sunday will be observe
. at the M. E. church next Sunday wit
sermon on that topic in the evenin
by the pastor.
Mrs. G. L. Hutchins will hold he
summer millinery opening at her mi
linery parlors in the Glidden hous
Friday and Saturday.
, w. P. Twombly returned from Bo:
: ton Saturday morning and left Nonda
/ night for Mechanicsville, N. Y,
work on steam shovel.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
Lowell Man Sent Obscene Letter.

In the case of Herman Allen, of
Lowell, charged with causing obscene
literature to be sent through the United
States mails, held before term of the
United States circuit court at Burling-
ton recently, the jury returned ver-
dict OF guilty, and the respondent was
sentenced to pay fine of $3.50. The
Letter was sent to Charles E. Warren
OF North Troy, brother in-law of the
respondent. Allen testified that he
wrote the letter, that his wife, who
recently returned from the state hos
pltal for the insane at Waterbury, ad-
dressed the envelope, and then his son
mailed it. The witness said that he
had no idea it was going to be sent
through the mails when he wrote it.
In imposing the sentence Judge Hough
said that he did not believe the story of
the respondent, neither did the jury
W. K. Aldrich, attorney for the re-
spondent, of Orleans, had stated that
Mr.. Allen had little or no money and
that he was an old soldier receiving a
pension, but the court stated that a
punishment must be meted out, al
though he did not believe confinement
would help the prisoner or the public.
Mrs. Allen is the woman around whom
the test case as to the legality of COM
mitting persons to the state hospital
for the insane revolved about last fall.
1t will be remembered that the supreme
court handed down a decision to the
effect that persons confined in the asy-
lum were entitled to a hearing as to
their sanity. Following this case the
inmates at the state asylum were re-
committed according to law. When
asked about the mental condition of
Mrs. Allen~at present, Mr.. Allen re-
piled that she was getting worse and
he thought she would have to be recon-
mitted. ''She was sane enough at the
time Of the trial." he said, "but she
is pretty hard to get along with now -
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
CONFERENCE CLOSED
The Great Annual Event of Methodist
Conference Closed Monday
at Island Pond.

The 66th annual Vermont conference
closed Monday after six days. session
at Island Pond presided over by Bishop
Robert Mcintyre, D. D., L. L. D. of
st. Paul, MINI. The conference was
considered very successful and was
we'll attended especially in this vicin-
lty. The officers of the conference
were as follows: Secretary, Rev.
VIM. Shaw, Enosburg Falls; assist
ants, Rev. c. D. Pierce, Swanton, and
|. A. Ranney, Johnson.
Statistician, Rev. Fred Daniels, Chel.
sea- assistants, Rev. E. A. Legg,
Bradford and F. A. Woodwork, Lud-
low. Treasurer, Rev. S. H. Smith,
Rochester, assistant, Rev. J. w. Mil
Ter, Bethel.
Official Reporter, Rev. W. R. Daven-
port, Orleans.
The temperance committee of the
conference called for a referendum on
the liquor question and the Laymen's s
association also adopted such a resolu-
tion.
All the various departments of Meth
odlsm were represented and each
had their speakers, conferences and
representatives as usual and the routine
work need not be mentioned in such a
brief report as this paper must give.
1t might be mentioned that year ago
three prizes were offered for the best
essays on "How to Render Vermont
Methodism More Effective The first
prize of SIS, given by Congressman
Frank Plumley of Mortified, was
awarded to Rev. w. R. Davenport of
Orleans; the second, $40, given by
Senator William P. Dillingham; of
Montpelier, was secured by Rev. Ralph
F. Lowe of St. Albans and the third,
So, given by ex-Lieut. Gov z. NJ. Man
sur of Newport, was given Rev.
George w. Hunt of ST. Albans, district
superintendent of St. Albans district.
The following appointments for this
vicinity of the St. Johnsbury district
were read by the Bishop Sunday after
noon.
District superintendent, Frank w. Lewis
Albany, q. G. Mcdonald
Barton, w, P. Dukesbire
Coventry, Supplied by D. G. Guess,
Craftsbury, w. E. Allen
| Derby, o. Anderson
Evansville and Brownington Center,
W. Z. Christie
Glover, Supplied by W. B. Dukeshire
Greensboro and Stannard,
|
Hardwick, Z. F. Newell
Holland and Morgan, o. E. Barnard
Irasburg, E. e. Wells
Island Pond, L: N. Moody
| Lowell, To be supplied
| Lyndonville and E. Lyndon, John Jones
Newport, q. D. Lance
Newport Center, d. G. Gues
North Danville, To be supplied
Orleans, G. W. Burke
j.. j hnsbury, Peter Black
sheffi cid and Wheelock,. IN. Redston,
5 Albany, Supplied by G. G. Mcdonald
West Burke and Newark, F. William
Westfield, Troy and Jay, To be supplied
In his report of the work of the st
Johnsbury district for the past yea
District Superintendent F. w. Levi
spoke of the deaths among the minis
try and laity, among them being Revs
John Thurston and O. D. Clapp, Mrs
Albert Gregory, the mother of Rev.
A. Smith Of Groton, the father of Rev
John Jones of Lyndon, the wife of z. M
Mansur of Newport, A. L. Aldrich o
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
May Attempt to Change County Seat.

AS result of the burning of the
county buildings at Hyde Park Sun
day, it is probable that an attempt will
be made to transfer the county seat to
Morrisville, the largest village in La
moille county. There has been a de-
sire for long time to attempt such a
change and the present is considered
an opportune time. A hot fight is ex-
pected. The assistant judges of the
county have arranged temporarily for
offices for the county clerk and judges
of probate in the hotel at Hyde Park,
and the ball room will be used for the
June term of county court.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
Bad Fire at Newport Center.

Fire Sunday destroyed the buildings
of L., D. Williams and w. C. O'Connell
at Newport Center, consisting of a
house and barn each, and damaged two
adjoining houses. The fire is supposed
to have caught from a spark from the
engine of the Montreal and Boston Air
Line, which passes through that place
at about II: :15 p. m Heroic work by
volunteers prevented the fire from
sweeping the village as a strong wind
was blowing all day and reached its
height about the time of the fire. The
damage is estimated at $4,000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
$50 Pupils Exposed.

Nine cases of diphtheria were dis
covered yesterday morning in Montpel-
ier Seminary. One hundred fifty stu
dents have been exposed and the school
is running under quarantine.
The students did not know they had
the disease until their throats were
examined. A woman in the main hall
had a sore throat for five days and told
no one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
High School Opens Baseball Season.

The Barton high school team will
open the baseball season Saturday af-
ternoon at the Pillsbury athletic park
when they play the Orleans high school
team. Both schools it is understood
have good teams and a good game is
assured. Let's give the high school
team our loyal support in every way
as the prospects are there will be lit
tie other ball here this season.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

N. Ray Underwood of the Atlantic
National bank, Boston, has been spend
ing several days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Underwood.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of Orleans Lodge, No.55, F. and
A. NJ, takes place on Friday evening.
All members should plan to attend
Rt. Rev. A. C. A. Hall, D. D., Bish-
op of Vermont, will preach and hold
confirmation in the NJ. w. of A. hall
here Sunday afternoon All cordially
invited.
Congressman Plumley informs the
Monitor that a reissue Of pension has
been allowed Augustus F. French
at the rate OF thirty dollars per month
from April l, 1910.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the postoffice. Please say
advertised when calling for these let
ters. Northern Lumber Co., Otis La
deau, Antoine Provost.
John Keith of North Troy expects
to move here next week, having secured
position in the varnish room of the
Pillsbury-Baldwin Company. He is a
musician and will be help in the band.
c.. A. Mute has purchased ]. E.
Roystan's interest in the Murray Roy
stan livery stable and has taken posses
sion. The firm name will be Murray
& Mute and business will be conducted
as heretofore.
Landlord and Mrs. J.~V. Rowen of
fol orf fN oh O1.f
visit. Mr.. Rowen is expected home
in about week but Mrs. Rowen will
remain longer with her sister in
Lawrence, Mass.
Roy x. Meyers of Boston is the laun-
dryman assisting Mr.. Parent in the
laundry. Mr.. Meyers is an expert
enced man and with added equipment
Mr.. Parent hopes to make the service
of the Barton steam laundry the very
best.
The weather continues mild and very
forward, many farmers having already
sown grain. If there are no severe
setbacks certainly few parts of the
country have had little on Vermont fol
the past winter and spring.
Bell telephones have recently beer
installed for the following families
Louis Dubuc, A. K Story, Roy. Asse
lin Company, c. B. Webster, H. w
Marsh, F. H. Wilkie, Albert Audette
! A. 7. Buswell, H. Rushford, B. c.
Berry.
Hose companies Nos. one and four
and the hook and ladder company will
have practice in front of the E. W.
Barron Company's store Tuesday even
ing, at O'Clock sharp. 1t is necessar,
that every man report.
Fire Wardens.
A recording volt meter has been in
stalled by the village electric depart
ment in the substation which record
the voltage every minute of the da,
and is great assistance in balancing
the power plant and making a perma
nent record of the voltage variation
! We wish to thank all the neighbor
, and friends for their kindness to u
, during the sickness, death and buria
of our loved one.
Harlow Foss,
r Isadore Foss,
DR.. and Mrs. L. E. Brewster,
: Mr.. and Mrs. H. W., Abbott.
The average small boy in Barton ha
: been at the height of his joy the pas
Y few days and will continue to be so tn
0 rest of the week. Indians, real liv
Indians, with their feathered hea
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

gear, bright colored dress, leather trim
mings and beaded necklace, and all the
other Indian paraphernalia are in
town, under the auspices of the Kicka-
poo Indian Medicine Company. The
Indians assisted by excellent musi-
clans, moving pictures and vaudeville
acts are holding entertainments in Sea-
ver's hall each evening and while pri-
marily to advertise their medicines
the entertainment is said to be worth
more than the price of admission of 10
cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

The lecture given by Mr.. Ferguson
was very interesting and enjoyed by all
who heard it.
Laura Whitehill is teaching'her third
term at Morgan Gore. School COM
menced Monday.
Mrs. Florence Duval of West Burke
spent Sunday with her mother Mrs.
Amanda Powers.
Horace Smith, who has spent the
winter at Charleston, has returned
here for few days stay.
Mrs Sarah Fox has returned home
from ssher several weeks stay with
friends ssat Westmore and East Brown
ington.
EVANSVILLE.
Dan Randall is painting his store in
Eside.
Mrs. Kendall is working for Jesse
Waterman.
Emer HilIiard is working for Thorn
as Marshall.
E. H. Alexander has returned home
| from Maine.
John Moore is visiting his brother,
Charlie Moore.
Mrs. George Bickford has been quite
sick the past week.
Jack Beck is working for the Pike
Manufacturing Company.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jes-
Sc Waterman last week.
NORTH cRAFTSBURY.
Eugene Gilbert is working for H. N.
Sterns for few days.
Fred Root was business visitor in
Hardwick last Monday.
Mr.. Chassee hasyjust bought a very
nice horse of John Gilbert.
Nearly all the schools in town COM
menced last Monday morning.
Mrs. Ida Watts and little daughter
are visiting her father, DR.. G. W.
Dustin.
Miss Lila Larabee and her sister
Vera are home from Waterbury for a
short vacation.
Mrs. Howard Lyon has returned
from Morrisville, where she has been
visiting friends.
Geo. Chass ee has made tank which
holds $50 gallons of gasoline, from
which he expects to besable to supply
the large demand of the public.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

The C. E. society held a social in the
Congregational vestry last Tuesday
evening. Popcorn was served, games
played and all enjoyed very pleasant
evening.
C. H. Root, w. L. Dustin, F. B.
Dunn, C. B. Smith, Rev. A. Watts
and E. T. Wheeler were in Newport
last Thursday to attend the meeting of
the Laymen held there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
WILLOUGHBY,

Mrs. Henry Robbins was quite i'll
part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mears were in Marsh
field few days recently.
Miss Fora Silver of Barton was a
guest at E. c. Forests over Sunday.
o. C. Abbott went to Lyndonville
Saturday to make a few days visit.
Hiram Jenness and daughter of West
Burke recently called on G. l. Drown.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Kimball have
been detained at Jeffersonville on ac-
count of the illness of their. daughter,
Mrs. George Pope.
BROWNINGToN.
Ethel Newton began her school in
| Westfeld April 18.
Bertha Dutton and Grace Going were
il. Barton Saturday.
Grace Going began her second term
of school in Coventry Monday.
Bernice Marsh, who has been in Pc
terboro, N H., at work has returned
home.
| L. fOdllUOIH bSIUy 10 SGOpplllS al
Mr.. Doncaster's while Mrs. Doncaster
is away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Whitcomb are
spending few days visiting friends in
North Troy.
Mrs. Roscoe Dutton and children are
sick with hard colds Mrs. Snow is car.
ing for them.
Mrs. Jennie Maxwell from Newport
visited her sister, Mrs. Ernest Dutton
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Parlin of Bar
ton visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Parlin, Sunday.
Clara Whitcomb of North Troy was
in town last week she was on her way
to her school in Danville.
Mrs. T. G. Crandall has hen which
recently laid an egg measuring sever
and one half by eight inches.
Mrs. O. A. Grow is visiting hel
mother in Rutland, also friends II
Springfield and Worcester, Mass.
DIR. Templeton was in town last week
in consultation with DR.. Wells in the
case of Ruth Joslyn, who has been very
sick the past week.
About twenty of the friends anC
neighbors of T. G. Crandall were In
vited to spend the evening at his home
April Is. the occasion being his birthday
Sugar on snow was served and pleas
ant time enjoyed.
BRoWNINCTON CEN TER.
GUY Sheperd entertained his brothe
Charles of Irasburg Sunday.
Dana Fox's boy has gone to live a
Jerome Houston's for the present.
Philo Powers and Charles Burns hav,
J gone to North Stratford on business
Fl Grace Sheperd has gone to Irasbur,
to visit her grandfather, who is in yer,
/ feeble health
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

FOR SALE-Dahlia bulbs. The
choicest named, 10 cents each, 81 doz-
en-. Delivered in Barton free. Peo-
ple's Phone, Mrs. w. F. Ames, South
Albany. 3wp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

FOR SALE-Cottage and lot locat-
ed on the shore of Crystal lake, with
woodshed ice house, and complete fur
nishing. Also boat house and row
boat. Price right. Fred j. Percival,
Rarton 13tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

FOR SALE Second hand White
Brien furnace. Has been used little.
Is in perfect condition. 1t is a bar
gain. Whipple, French & Co., or W. K.
Annis. Orleans. lott
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head AZ t1oo cents per word for first inserti On
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash must
accompany the order. No advertisement tcill
DO inserted for less than tWenty-fve cents
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

FOR SALE-Six drawer 3x5 card
index filing cabinet. Has rods to hold
cards. Index guides with cabinet II
wanted. In tip-top condition. Mon
itor office, Barton. l2tt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-20

SHINGLES FOR SALE-If in need
of shingles let US show you those we
make at our Maine mill. Skinner,
French & Co., Orleans, Vt. 29tt