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Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12
OLD FLEATOWN TAVERN 1860.

Some fifty years ago, at what is known
as the half way mark between Milford
and Georgetown, there stood what was
then known as 'Fleatown Tavern" Cor
Inn, and in the days Of the old stage
coach it was at this historic place that
horses were changed before continuing
their journey northward here also such
men as the Honorable John NJ Clayton
dined en-route to Dover, Delaware.
To many Of the older citizens Of the
State, and especially Sussex County, the
above cut will awaken their memories
and take them back to 'ye old inn" and
to boyhood days when this old structure
served as rest place for tired and weary
travellers.
More of interest attaches to the above
cut, when the facts of its publication are
noted Mr. J. B. Welch, of Milton, Del
aware, whose vivid memories of other
days called the old scene to mind, at
once set to the task of sketching the
"Old Fleatown Inn" from memory.
Prof. Whitehead, of Lincoln, Delaware,
painted a picture from the sketch from
which the above cut was reproduced.
Many of the older citizens who remem-
Der the old inn say that the above picture
is a precise likeness, and many thanks
will no doubt be extended to Mr.. Welch
and Mr.. Whitehead for their work of re-
production.
The picture of the old inn is repro
duced as it was when,-
"A goose and gander kept the bar,
And watched it day and night;
Nothing stronger, than water drank,
So never did get tight.
The above story is one told by one of
the men Of that day, but Of course is not
vouched for as being absolutely true 1t
will be noticed, however, on the right Of
The picture that these faithful servants
ire on duty while the relay is being
reared.
The story Of the old historic inn or
aveFn is better told BY the following
erses
Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12

ABOUT one year ago, DR.. G Lay
ton Grier raised the question upor
sanitary grounds, that the public
health Of the Town of Milford was
ieopardized by reason of the prac-
tice of the Light and Water Com
mission of Milford pumping directly
from the Mispillion River into the
water mains, whenever large fires
occur, the waters of that stream to
be used for extinguishing the flames.
This is certainly a very serious
question for the people to consider.
1t is a fact, that the intake for the
pumping station is about two hun
dred yards below the mouth of one
Of the largest sanitary sewers, and
also that a score or more Of water
closets and private sewers empty
into the river between the intake
and the head of navigation even
the sewers and drains of properties
along Lake View Avenue where
DR.. Grier resides, empty into the
lake, the waters of which empty in
turn into the headwaters of the
Misspillion. II is true that the water
Of the Mispillion is resorted to sell
dom only in Extraordinary con-
fagrations, but there should be
some careful consideration of the
danger existing from such use Of
river water for weeks OF months
after it should be pumped into the
mains, from typhoid germs, or other
bowel diseases. With the splendid |
water power Of the Haven Lakes
Just above the town, which could
be tapped and piped down for a
supply, or which might be made to
afford power for a day electric cur
rent, and also a light current for
the streets at night, and thus relieve
The load on the engines which they
are now carrying, it does seem that
something practical, useful and Of
Iafety to the public health could be
,rought about BY the management ,
Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12
$3.50 FOR ADDITIONAL CORN PRIZES.

In addition TO the corn prizes an
nounced In the previous circular, the
State Board Of Agriculture will give
two other prizes Of $50 each. It will
be noted that the highest prize pre-
viously offered is for $50 for the largest
yield on one acre in any part Of the
State. In order that the farmers in
the two counties not winning the $50
prize may have an added incentive to
enter the competition, prize Of $50
will be given to the farmer in each Of
these two counties who raises the most
dry shelled corn on one full acre lof
ground. This make a total Of $3.50 10
prizes offered by the State Board Of
Agriculture for yields Of corn.
$50, fret prize,
$50, second prize A,
$50 second prize B,
$50, third prize,
$40, fourth prize,
$3.50, total ia boys contest,
$3.50, grand total.
N. b. Send for copies Of the Origi-
nal circular TO State Board Of Agricul.
ture, Dover, Delaware
Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12
CORONER KERN Dead.

1onn A. Kern, coroner Of Sussex
county died while eating supper at his
nom home last Friday evening. Mr.. Kern
wss oO years Of age. He was elected
eoLoner last fall on the Republican
.lcAet. .nss a widow, son and two daugh.
Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12
EIopers Arrested.

Frances VanderwOrx, an eighteen.
year?old girl from CedargrOve. near
Montclair, N. j., and Edward Earle. an
electrician, OF Orange, N. J., were ar
rested in Danbury, Conn, as elopers.
Earle is accused of abduction.
Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12
Five Children Burned to Death.

Five Of the six children Of Sanford
Davis, a farmer Of near Free Union,
Albemarle county, Va. we're burned to
death when fire destroyed the Davis
home Davis and his wife and an in
fant escaped. The dead children rang
ed in age from three to fifteen years.
Milford chronicle., 1911-05-12

ofthis part Of the town government.
1t will be too late when the trouble
falls.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
NJ . - : g =
Special Town Meeting

The legal voters of Il town of Irasburg
are hereby notified and warned to neet at
the schoolhouse in Irasburg village o. "ues-
cav the 2ist day of February, 49,, at 0o'c ock
in tt fo'en on. for the plrpose of t ans &ct
i e the folio wing business, viz:
Art 1t To if the town will erect s
huildiI TO lie used as a town hal ard for
such other purpose, as the town may see fit
to use it for.
Art 2nd To see if the town will elect a
comm ttee to puTch ase timber for and to con-
struCt 'ropos building.
Art Bird. To transact my o'her business
in regard to said prcp' ed building.
Dated Irasburg his 7th day of February
1911.
J. Fl. LANOU
G.. E. EFCALF
D. A. BRAHANA
81 Sc ectme n
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
The Monkey and the Book.

A story is told of an eminent nat
uralist Il forget his nameJ who was
hoping TO develop the intelligence of
monkey to whose education he was
devoting himself. One day he saw
with delight that the monkey was sit
ting at the other end of the room turn
ing over the leaves of a valuable book
on entomology and looking at the
plates with apparent interest. But on
going nearer he saw. with dismay. that
the monkey was turning over the
plates in order that when he came to
a particularly large beetle or butterfly
he might pick it out and eat it. AS
the paper could not have had nice
taste, l think he may have been actu-
ated rather by the fun of the thing
than by a mere depraved appetite.
Perhaps he was verifying the like
method of learning among the philoso-
pliers of aputa.-London Spectator.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
Telephone Lies.

At One Hundred and First street and
Broadway Il man WAS talking into a
telephone Presently he WaS heard to
say: All right I'll come | am now
at Twenty-third street and Broadway.
I'll be up in about half an hour"
THAT chap seems to have lost his
bearings" said man who had over
heard the error in locality
He knows where he is all right"
said drug clerk. He's just putting
up bluff 1t is quite a common bluff,
Men who have a mighty high regard
for truth at all other times do not hest
tate to tell whopper about where
they are when talking over the tele-
phone, have heard persons swear
over that wire that they were tele-
phoning from points all the way from
Hoboken to Amityville. They were
rot seasoned liars. either: just wanted
few minutes grace apparently aud
thought the easiest way to get it was
to make out they were mile or two
farther away than they really were."-
New York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
Fame and the Editor.

Fame. so difficult possession to OBJ
tain, lies oftener than one usually
thinks in the power of the press
Oscar Browning in his interesting
memories of Sixty Years" tells how
Fox. then editor of the Monthly Re-
>poSitory. settled the fate of Robert
Browning's Pauline" when it first APP
peared by the mere word "balderdash."
The explanation given is that "a sim
gle line was required to complete the
page. and the editor. taking up the
first book on which he could lay his
hand and thinking it insignificant and
pretentious. described it as have stat
ed above
Oscar Browning declares that the
poet said that by this accident his
public recognition had been delayed
for twenty years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
UNEMPLOYED CANADA.
Vast Areas Where the Foot of White
Man Has Never Trod.


There are vast areas in Canada Of
which even the government has no
definite knowledge. and there are thou
sands of square miles where the foot
of d white man has never trod. Prac-
ticalIy all knowledge of this big wild
country has been secured again and
again along few chosen and well
,:orn routes. outside of which investi-
alton has seldom gone
Imagine dozen or so well beaten
vehicle highways traversing country
One-fOurth as large as Europe-narrow
highways hemmed in by impenetrable
wilderness-and one may form some
sort of idea of the little that is still
known of 100000 square miles of the
North American continent.
Along these routes nearly all lex
plorers' have gone. Along them are
situated most of the fur posts, and be-
yond their narrow lines but little is
known. And in this world of forest
and ridge mountains and eternal desc
lation. still buried in the mystery and
silence of endless centuries. are its
! people"
| approximately there are from $1,000
| to $1,000 human souls in an area fif-
! teen times the size of Ohio, and there
are no more than 500 of these who
have not some Indian blood in their
veins On the other hand. fully one
half of the total population has its
strain of white blood.-Leslie's Weekly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
Custom In Spain.

One thing specially is vital in Spain:
"Costumbre," they say CIT is the Gus
tom"). 1t explains commercial honor
tersefy for the Spanish business man
to keep his word and pay his bills: ex
actly as it is equally customary for
him to lack what we call honor" in
some other departments of life. 1t is
customary to do or not to do. to like
or not to like. a thousand things. Why?
"Custombre'' lis the only reply. 1t is
customary. moreover. not to yield read
lily to an improvement or luxury.
even as it is again equally customary.
once the Spaniard has yielded to a
given thing. to hold to it like adamant.
Arthur Stanley Riggs in Century.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08

The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A. P. Ryder died last Wednesday,
Feb. 4. The funeral was held at the
house Friday afternoon, Rev. j. E.
Bowman officiating. Much sympathy
is felt for tt e bereaved parents.
WESTMORE
Horace Bce,e is home from Mont
pelier.
Miss Lucy Robinson, who has been
i'll. some better.
Several are on the sick list with Sc
we're coles and grip.
Mildred Chase was the guest of her
cousin, Harriet Myers, over Sunday.
Several of the neighbors enjoyed
social evening at Mildred Going's re-
Gently. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Mrs. Geo. Nutting, Hazel and Geo.
Ir., are visiting her brother at Lowell.
her daughter, Mrs Cora Jenness, is
kee ping house for her.
The Willoughby Lake grange will
hold their next regular meeting Fri
day evening, Feb. 10, at Lake View
schoolhouse (west side of lake, Past
masters will entertain; a class will he
| instructed in the 1st and I'd degrees.
Emma z Conley, wife of Geo. w.
Conley, died at Brattleboro, Jan. %.
She was born in Derby Feb. IL, 1866,
lacking only Is days from the. time of
her death of being Is years of age.
She was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Wilson, formerly of Charleston,
where the early part of her life was
spent. After her marriage to Mr..
Conley she resided in Westmore. She
was woman of pleasant disposition,
kind to all with whom she associated.
She was a practical business woma an,
being school director also clerk of the
board at the time of her death. She
loved her home and family, always
keeping their interest at heart. Her
funeral was held at the Congrega
tlonal church, Rev. Warner of Barton
| speaking words of comfort. The
: hymns which were beautifully rem.
dered by the choir were "Thou Sha II
Rest at Eve. "We Are Going down
the Valley One by One" and the
'Christian's Good night" She was
laid in the little cemetery a few rods
! from her own home under the Viii
4o"Shoy duSS OIuCI. 1Ho UeaF0FS
were Charles Atkins, Eugene French,
Irwin Robinson and Gaylord Fox. The
floral tributes were a pillow of white
carnations and Easter lilies with the
words "Wife" and "Mother" from
the husband and son; Gala lilies with
the word "Sister" and carnations
with Emma from the sisters:
wreath from the Pomona grange, car.
nations from the Willoughby grange
carnations from the Ladies' Aid soci
ETY. of which order she was member
She leaves to mourn her loss a hus.
band and son Gerald, one brother, ant
four sisters. ''She hath done wha
she could,' and it can truly be said
GA good woman has gone to her re
ward.
Card of Thanks-We wish to extent
our thanks to the oranges, and Lad
les Aid society for the beautiful
flowers. Also to the choir and al
friends and neighbors, who so kindl.
showed their sympathy by their kline
words and deeds, during the sickness
and burial Of our dear wife, mothe
and sister May He who watches owe
US. comfort you all in your hours o
affiiction
George Conley,
Gerald Conley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Conley,
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Driver.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
THE BUDDHIST HADES.
Eight Easy Stages of the Most Awful
Kinds of Torture

NlhOS OF CftuFS.
The places of torment to which all
wicked Buddhists are to be assigned
OH the day Of final reckoning is ter
rible place of punishment. This Bud
dhistic hell is divided into eight easy
stages
In the first the poor victim is COM
PEELED to walk for untold ages in his
bare feet over hills thickly set with
redhot needles. points upward. In the
second stage the skin is all carefully
filed or rasped from the body and ir-
ritating mixtures applied. In the third
stage the nails. hair and eyes are
p!ucked out and the denuded body
sawed and planned into all sorts of
fantastic shapes. The fourth stage is
that of ''sorrowful lamentations" In
the fifth the left side of the body and
the denuded head are carefully roast
ed. Yema, the Buddhistic Satan, SUI
perintending the work. In the sixth
stage the arms are torn from the body
and thrown into an immense vat
among the eyes. nails and hair pre-.
viously removed. Then in plain hear
ing of the sore footed. blind. MANNED
roasted and bleeding victim the whole
horrid mass is pounded into a jelly
In the seventh stage the other side OF
the victim and his feet are roasted
brown, and then comes the eighth anC
last stage. in which the candidate is
thrown into the bottomless pit of
DerditiOn
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
RAILWAYS IN SPAIN.
Their Methods Are Not Those of the
Strenuous Life.

a Spanish railway SeeilS an excel
lent place for Il rest cure Il remem-
Der" writes Mr.. S. l.. BenSuSan. when
going on Il short journey in Andalusia.
the train that carried me stopped at
short junction. While we were at
rest here. after some hours of travel 1T
the rate of ut least twelve miles an
hour. the driver uncoupled his engine
and proceeded down the line with it in
the direction we were not to take.
The passengers walked contentedly
up and down. smoked countless ciga-
retteS. ate oranges. resisted the impOr
tunitieS Of beggars. At last | became
uneasy and asked where the driver
had gone. Pedro has run down the
line on his engine to take a birthday
gift to his mother. who lives over
there explained the station master;
he is indeed good son and will not
trust his parcel to the post. Spain is
full Of thieves And when the good
son had come back from his mission
he restored the engine to its proper
position and we re-entered the train.
which went on its journey after three
quarters of an hours delay."-LOndOn
Graphic.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
NapoIeon's First Love,

The little French town of AuXonne is
not associated in the popular mind
with Napoleon; but. as Miss Betham-
Edwards reminds us in "Unfrequented
France" he spent some years of his
cadetship there. I'm the Saone he
twice narrowly escaped drowning, and
here. too. as narrowly. so the story
runs. marriage with a bourgeoise maid
en- called Manesca. Two ivory counters
bearing this romantic name in Napo-
Icons handwriting enrich the little mu
scum
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
LOCAL NEWS
WEST GLOVER.

Mr. Locke is among those who are
sick this week.
Nearly all of Herman Prescott's
family are sick with hard colds.
Walter Scott and family have moved
TO the place he purchased of Mr.. Lew
is.
Hazel Chaffee was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Magoon the first of the
week.
Ms. Emma Skinner has gone to
Sheffield to spend some time with a
niece.
Miss Hazel Butler is tending the
central telephone during Miss Ayers
absence.
Mrs. Warren Vance, who has been
visiting friends here, has gone to Man
chester, N. H.
Ruth and Gladys Bean have returned
from Canada where they have been
spending some time.
Lyman Barber and CIV. Clark
were in lrasburg Feb. 9Th to see Jo-
seph Cook, who is sick.
Some of the relatives of Dana Sisco
met at his home Feb. LIST and enjoyed
a good visit and fine dinner.
The w. M. A. will hold an enter
tainment and box supper at the school
house hall Friday evening, Feb. 10.
The lady furnishing the most attrac.
tive box will be given a prize of $1.OC
second $3.50 and third 1928.
GREENSBORO.
Erwin Haines is i'll with grip.
Miss E. J. Lindsay was in St
r Johnsbury two days last week.
George Massey, our popular stag,
driver, is absent on two weeks vaca
ton.
Sam Philbrook from North Haver
hill, N. H., is spending, a few days il
g town.
. Charles Anderson is driving tn
d Bend stage during the absence of Geo
. Massey.
= Nettie Calderwood has finished wor
for Mrs. J. w. Campbell and returne
to her home.
A post card shower was sent frol
friends in Greensboro to Mrs. L. r
Goodrich at Hardwick last Monda
= the occasion being her Goth birthday.
A. J. Mcclellan, our rural mail ca
rier, during the recent storms he
made his full trip each day, returnin
n; in time to dispatch mail with one e,
81 ception.
Or The school in district No. closed
h. very successfully term Friday, Jan.
w 1911. The pupils who received +
"a marks were Ellis, Robert end Del
,g Rodger, Mildred and Aida Fairbanl
eTT and William Spiers, Ted Rodgers lo
"a one-half day, Charles sand Maurit
Goodrich and Catherine -Lapierre OF
t. day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
Could Be Useful,

Mamma says that if you could
make up your mind to go into papa's
business. Arthur. he would very likely
consent to our engagement"
But, my darling girl, I'm poet"
''That doesn't matter. You could
write advertisement rhymes for our
stuff."-Fliegende Batter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
HE Preference-

"You can get an armful of daisies
for a dime" pointed out the optimist.
land just look at their bright. merry
little facesv'
.sWhat do | want with an armful OF
Laisies?" growled the pessimist. I'D
rather have cheese sandwich. New
York Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
HIGH=CLASS
REPRESENTATIVE WANTED

We want high class man to make can :
yass Of the leading business and profes sional
an EncyclOp, dia OF ermont Biography and
want the man to secure advance ORDERS for
the book and data for biographical sketch.
The man ust be intellige Mt, clean cut know
the ter itorv and people and be good can
vasser We pay a lbeI al commission and
give exclusive territory. good hustling
m. nth. ron't write unless you are adapted
10 this work For interview and full particI-
la-s write at once
ULLERY & CO., Brattleboro, VI.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
NOTICE

The house. tore aud goods of the Charles
W. Wheeler EST. having burned, and W. hay
jr o taken rooms at the re id n &c of George w
Pa ker IN Irae burg village, shall be pie ased
to have all with whom we hsve business re
lations call at said rooms and settle. we being
the only ones 8uthorized to settle the bust
ness of ga ID estate we wish to close the estate
as soon as possible -
MARY L. WHEELER
LUCY (WHEELER) ATANASOFF
Exacutrix.
Dated at Trasburg, Feb. eth, 1911.
Peoples Phone
So r...
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
FOR SALE

934-LARGE FARM EQUIPPED =
Two Euudr> q ten acres on main road,
near and in sight OF beautiful lake.
Two and one balf mics from village
and store. Four and one half miles
to hustiing railroad town; two other
vi lagos three and one half and four
Inlles distant. Tillage dark loan soil,
lies very nice and is machine worked.
cats IS tons of hay E xtra good pas
turo that will keep rs head of stock.
Two sugar orchards, one of 900 trees,
the other 400 nor EQUIPPED 1000 CORDS
of wood aud $50, 900 feet mixed Tim
her two and one alt miles from saw
mill. Abundance of fruit. Two stock
barns 30X54 and 30x52 One has base
ment. these barns might be put to-
gether making one barn 106 feet long
EIght-roomed cottage hCu WIFI
pleasant view. Three fourlhs mile
from scht o. Mail brought 10 door
and telephone if you want it. Never
falling spring water runs to house and
barn. With this farm We will sell 81
COWS, two calves, one sheep, 81
hens, all the fodder crops and good
equipmenJ of tools, including manure
spreader, cream separator, power,
small farming and dairy tools, every
thing needed 20 carry on the farm
with. Price for ali $500. Owner
might trade for smaller farm or a
village home.
935-lN VILLAGE OF NORTH
FIELD, VT.-rwo acres Of LAND, 40
apple trees Two story house painteo
white. Eight rooms, good cellar,
spring water, on main street near
stores, churches, school ETC.; less than
one half mile from railroad station.
SIZED, 15x24, barn 20x22, three stalls
Price $500. E.sy terms, just the
place tor N elde riy couple or retired
farmer that has children to school.
WANTED
Grocery sore IN railIo town;
also good meat busint So. We have
customers waiting for good PROPOSE
tons.
EXCHANGE
We have some village homes to ex
change for farms.
CATALOGUE FREE :.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-02-08
DEADLY MINE GASES.
White Damp, Firedamp, Black Damp
and the Fearful After Damp.

and the Fearful After Damp.
''White damp is the gas most feared
by the miners. fer its properties rem
der it difficult to detect. inasmuch as
it is tastelesS, odorlesS and colorless
and when mixed in the proportion of
about one part GaS to nine parts air is
called ''firedamp" and becomes explo-
sive to a degree hard to realize unless
one has seen its effects.
Black damp. unlike white damp. is
heavier than air, a noneXplOsive gas
which may be detected by its peculiar
OdOr. Again. unlike the other. its eff
feet is to suffOcate and eXtinguish fire.
This gas is so heavy and moves with
such sluggish flow that occasional
ly, when miners have been trapped in
a mine following an explosion and
have detected the black damp creep
ing in upon them by it's spell. they
have been able to stop its advance by
erecting dams or barricadeS along the
floor. building them higher as the vol
ume of gas increased and keeping the
air within their little Enclosure COM
paratively clean by rude improvised
fans.
Following an. explosion, these two
gases become mingled and form mix
ed gas. possessing all the dreaded
qualities of each. which is known as
"after damp" and it is the mixture
of gases which destroys any life that
may remain following mine disaster.
Atlantic Monthly.