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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published in
the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded IN
1887 by the prisoners and is edited and managed
by them. 1t aims to be home newspaper; to
encourage moral and intellectual improvement
among the prisoners; to acquaint the public with
the TRUE STATUS of the prisoner; to disseminate
psychological information and to aid in dispelling
that prejudice which has ever been the bar SIMS
ter to fallen mans self-redemption.
TO INMATES
For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends,
the privilege will be granted by complying with
the following rules: Write your own name and
register number and send same to this office with
name and address of person to whom paper is to
be sent, Each paper must be kept clean and fold
ed in the same manner in which it is received and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02

Bnarn nf parnlr
c E. Vasaly, Chairman.
Henry Wolfer, Secretary.
Rev. S. G. Smith.
Charles S. Reed.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02

Brtantt 0fftrtalH
Rnarn nf GnntrnI
c. E. Vasaly, Little Falls
c. 7. Swendsen, St. James
Ralph w. Wheelock, Minneapolis
]. D. Mills, Secretary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26

and H. B. Parkhurst, Jr. The direc-
tors elected j. L. Lewis, president
and H. R. Cutler, vice president. F.
H. Dana of the Barton Savings Bank
& Trust Co.. has been appointed
treasurer. While the many friends of
Mr.. Dana are glad to have bin Sc
cure situation like this, they are
sorry to have him leave Barton.
Here's wishing him success.
WlLLOUCHBY
The schools here will open April z.
ALBANY
Mrs. Richard Greaves is seriously i'll.
Mahlon Dow is home from Boston.
Henry Davis was in ST. Johnsbury
Friday on business.
Roy Stafford of Morrisville has been
in town the past few days.
C. J. Darling from Oak Bluffs is
stopping at j. B. Darling's.
Mr.. Collins from Troy visited his
daughter, Mrs. Turner last week.
VIM. Buckland from Derby has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Bradley.
Lucius Brown has returned from Es-
sex Center, where he has been work
ing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
WASHOUT, WRECK, TIE-UP
Locomotive Goes throa Ugh Bridge Weak
ened by Water. Passengers and Train
Crew Escape Unhurt. Forty-eieht
Hour Tie-up of Traffic.

A washout on the B. & M. R. R.,
three miles south of West Burke, was
the cause of wreck Friday night and
forty eight hour tieup of traffic on
this line of railroad.
The evening trains north on Friday
transferred passengers around wash
out just north of Lyndonville, and the
afternoon air line south shuttled back.
The night trains had orders to precede
south to this Washout and transfer
their passengers to trains on the Lyn-
donville side and the night mail in ac-
cordance with these orders was creep
ing slowly south from West Burke
when the locomotive struck bridge
weakened by the water and plunged
into the swollen stream followed by
the tender. The first car was a COM
bination mail and baggage car. This
was deralled and one end thrown into
the water, but the remainder of the
train stayed on the rails. The passen-
gers, numbering over 100, left the cars
to learn the cause of their sudden
shakeup, and saw how narrowly they
had escaped from very disastrous
wreck.
Engineer Eastman had felt his way
cautiously, keeping a sharp eye on
river crossings. AS he approached the
bridge he saw that the abutments had
weakened and, shutting off the steam,
put on the air brakes. The train came
to halt within its own length, but not
until the locomotive had added its
weight to the weakened pier, causing
it to collapse. Eastman and his fire.
man, Davis, were thrown into the icy
water and swan ashore, receiving only
slight injuries.
/ The passengers were taken back to
| West Burke where Doctors ,Dickerman
and Burke attended to the slight injur-
! les sustained by passengers and crew
and Landlord Foster of the hotel served
breakfast on short notice to 100 new
guests.
After the wreck it was learned
| that bridge which the train had
crossed mile back was in a dangerous
condition and might have collapsed
under the weight of the train. Nc
more trains were allowed to cross the
bridge until it was repaired, and this
information was received by the pas.
sengers with thanksgiving that they
had escaped the many dangers of the
night.
TO remove the wreckage il was nee
essary to get steam holster which was
IN use in New Hampshire. To get this
machine to the scene of the wreck il
was also necessary to make fill near
Lyndonville where the washout frs
mentioned had occurred. This tool
many hours and traffic Of all kinds was
delayed about 4S hours. 1t was nee
essary to transfer all passengers
around these washouts and freightine
was entirely at standstill NJ
south mails were received at the post
offices along this line of road nor tn o.
Lyndonville from Friday night to Sun
day, when they were finally trans
ferred.
Washouts still further south on tn,
line, near Barnet were reported. The
older inhabitants say this is one Of
the longest if not the longest delay il
traffic and mails they remember anc
they had never seen so few trains rul
through Barton in three days as wen
through Saturday Sunday and Monday
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
Finest Entertainment Ever.

Many think the entertainment by the
Dunbar male quartet and bell ringers,
Friday night the best ever heard in
town and all concede it to be among
the very best of high class entertain
ments ever enjoyed in Barton.
Mr.. Parland, leader and first bass,
had cold and for this reason they
did not. give the audience so much
quartette singing as anticipated but
they made up in giving extra numbers
in other ways. MIR. Nesbit is probably
one of the best pianists ever heard
here and Mr.. Mcconnell as violinist,
reader and second bass was certainly
a star and perhaps made the greatest
hit with the audience. The bell ring
ing was wonderful and the playing of
familiar tunes was especially pleasing
to many. This company kept good the
high grade of talent the lecture course e
has furnished this winter. 1t was by
the kindness of railroad officials that
the Dunbar baggage was transferred
around the washout at Lyndonville that
evening and it was a stroke of good
luck that they were able to fulfil the
engag ement.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
BARTON

Miss Marion and Master Frederick
Baldwin are having the measles.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter,
No. 13, o. E. S., Friday evening at
7:3C.
The Woman's Literary club will
meet with Mrs. z. E. Hanson this
evening.
The Afternoon Study club will meet
with Mrs. c. P. Jenness tomorrow
afternoon.
Easter services in both churches
were we'll attended and special music
enjoyed.
Bills are posted announcing "Ho-
gan's Alley" at Seaver's opera hall
Monday evening.
Seventeen bags of mail came to the
Barton office Sunday after the delay of
36 hours in train service.
Master Henry Buswell played vio-
lin solo at the Christian Endeavor
meeting Sunday evening.
E. w. Barron has sold his registered
| Morgan stallion echo" to A. c.. Eel
lows of Derby, reported price $500.
| F. D. Thompson was elected one of
the vice presidents of the Vermont
Fish and Game League at Burlington
| last week.
The Schubert club with Miss Goss as
reader and c. B. Webster as bass go to
| North Troy. Tuesday evening to give
an entertainment.
The date of past masters night OF
Orleans lodge has been changed from
Friday evening, April a. to Thursday
evening, April 3.
The new hardwood floor in the vestry
of the Congregational church has been
completed and is a beauty. Geo. R.
Scott did the work.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary so
cietv of the NJ. E. church will meet with
Mrs. Gay. Tuesday afternoon at :
O'Clock. All invited.
The boys of B. A. will hold socia
dance in Seaver's hall, Thursday eve
ming, April 3, for the benefit of the
| academy baseball team
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
ORLEANS COUNTY COURT.

The case of Arthur McGee VS.. Geo.
c. Bean on trial at the time of our last
weeks issue was "a case of trespass
where the plaintiff alleges that a
heifer belonging to the defendant,
which had got astray in the public
highway and while the defendant was
in pursuit came upon his own land.
where he was engaged in dropping po-
tatoes and severely gored him. leaving
him with a permanent disability of his
right arm. The parties are from Iras-
burg. The case was hard fought and
did not go to the jury until Friday
noon. They returned verdict for the
plaintiff of S410 and costs. w. r. AL
drich and George Young represent the
plaintiff and j. w. Redmond and E. J.
Smith represent the defendant.
Harmon Wells of Derby pleaded
guilty to a charge of trapping muskrats
unlawfully. He was sentenced to pay
fine of 500 with costs of $40 or serve
the alternative sentence as provided
by law. This case came up from mu-
nicipal court.
The case now occupying the attention
of the court is that Of H. D. Stannard
VS.. M. L. and H. w. Tillotson and
Trustee. This case is one of the many
ends in the case which started in 1909
when the town of Lowell brought ac-
ton against [. Stevenson for alleged
misappropriation of town funds.
When Lowell brought this suit against
Mr.. Stevenson that town attached Mr..
| Stevenson's property, H. D. Stannard,
a constable for the town of Barton,
serving the papers. Mr. Stevenson
got M. L. and H. w. Til]otson to re.
ceipt for the property. The defend
ants allege that subsequently Mr..
Stannard attached this property again
for other parties and sold some of it.
In the meantime the town of Lowell
procured judgment against Mr.. Stew.
enson and when the property for
which the defendants had receipted was
demanded of them. They refused t.
make restitution of the property or its
equivalent in money because they
claim that by the second attachment
they were released from the obligation
| of the receipt. The town then brings
suit against the receiptors for the
amount of the judgment against Steven
son which was, including costs, ovel
$1,000.
During this course of events Mr.
Stevenson was adjudged bankrupt ant
the bankruptcy court sold certain
property and turned the proceeds owe
the town hopes to recover now by thi
!, suit against the Tillotsons is abou
$500. There are many legal and tech
nical points which are being fought a
every turn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
George Whites Body Found.

While walking along the bank of the
West river near Brattleboro Saturday
afternoon two boys discovered the body
of a man, face down in the river.
They lost no time in notifying the au-
thorities. The authorities at the Brat
tleboro Retreat were also notified that
they might identify the body in the
event that it proved to be that of
person missing from that institution.
It was remembered that George White.
had escaped Dec. and had never been
found.
Mr.. White was former resident of
Barton; he visited his brothers here just
before he was admitted to the Brattle
boro institution because of his mental
condition. He was a resident of War
ner. N. H.. where a wife and son, 10
years old survive. The body was taken
Manchester, N. II. He had lived in
Warner Is years. Besides the wife and
son he leaves four brothers, Will
L, and Ed. j., of Barton Grant of
Glover, and Ora of Craftsbury,
also one sister, Mrs. F. S. Whitcher,
and his mother, Mrs. David Collision,
of Barton. The sympathy of the COM
munity is extended to the family.
| Mr.. White was painter by trade
and broke down by overwork. He
tried to get relief, but failing, was COM
mitted to the Brattleboro retreat. He
was not considered dangerous to him
self or others and was a patient on
what is known as the parlor ward
where the patients are under almost
constant oversight, but under only par.
tial restrs int.
On the morning of his disappearance
he was left alone by the attendant on
that ward few minutes and when the
attendant returned to call White to his
breakfast he found that the patient ir
some manner unknown had obtained ar
instrument by means of which he haC
been enabled to unScrew a block OF
wood SO fastened as to permit the win
dow being opened only six inches. He
had raised the window. dropped 10 fee
to the ground and disappeared.
Immediately after the Disappearance
was reported several of the attendants
were sent out to search for White anC
word was Immediately sent to sur
rounding towns notifying the officials
of the disappearance of patient from
the Retreat
He was traced, it was bell eyed b.
the Retreat authorities, across tn,
river and to a point where he woul,
have turned to go toward his hom
town in Warner, but there all trace O
him was lost it was reported at tina
time. 1t was then believed that b.
had safely crossed the river and that
if his body ever was found, it woul
be somewhere in the woods.
It would appear from the discover
of the body in the river trife NOR
than a mile from the Retreat build
ings. that he did not safely cross tn
river, or, if he did, that he must hav
retraced his steps and fallen into tn
water.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
BURNED TO DEATH.

The house of Oscar Noyes near
Greensboro Four Corners burned at 2
o'clock Tuesday morning. There were
only two occupants of the house, Mr.
and Mrs. Noyes. Mr.. Moves occupied
a sleeping room on the first floor and
Mrs. Noyes a room in the chamber.
Mr.. Noyes' story is that he retired
early in the evening and left Mrs.
Noyes ironing and that the next he re-
members he was awakened by the fire
and the roof falling in and the lower
rooms so filled with smoke and fire
that he was obliged to make his escape
through window. Later in the day
the selectmen of the town and DR.. F.
c. Kinney found in the ruins of the
building what was thought to be the
charred remains of Mrs. Noyes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
LISTERS AND TAX LAW.

Many points were discussed at the
meeting of the listers CT Orleans coun-
ty at Barton yesterday. One of the
most important is the Interpretation
of the new tax exem ption law as Civ
en- by Tax Commissioner Plumley as
the opinion of Vermont's attorney
general, Rufus W. Brown. The point
is this; money and money only (mean-
ing cash) loaned within the state at
5 percent or less and evidenced by
vote, mortgage or bond tor deed, is
exempt. A mortgage Or note given
for anything except "money" is not
exempt no matter at what rate inter
est is paid. Papers given for book
accounts for goods, mortgages for
real Or personal estate, Or any other
debt except for actua! "money loaned"
is taxable even if written at 5 percent
Or less. This Interpretation will work
a hardship in many cases where inter
est rates have been changed on exist
ing paper or notes Or mortgages given
at low rate in order TO take advan-
tage of the exemption law, but is the
aw under which listers are author. zed
and instructed to list.
The listers this year will be required
also to take a census of sugar trees,
tapped and untapped, sugar made,
acres of pasturage and tiilage, etc.
The following uniform prices oD
farm stock, bank stock etc. was
adopted =.
The first article to be discussed was
the average farm horse which was
valued at S100; driving horses,
$3.50 heavy draft horses. 5000; stations
kept for service, $500; three-year- old
colts, $780, two-year-old colts, S65
yearling colts. $40; mules $3.50 work
ing oxen, cents per pound; two and
three year-oll steers, 4 cents pei
pound !; beef COWS, cents per pound
the average milk cow. $40; (store cat.
tle) two and three-year-old steers anC
heifers, $40 each; two-year-old bulls
500 each yearlings S12 (steers. heifers
bulls); sheep, SIS each swine. 6 cents
per pound; bees, So per swarm; hens
and ducks, 40 cents each; turkeys anc
geese, So each wool Is cents per pound
maple sugar cents per pound ;loose ha!
So; pressed hay, $40; loose straw, $4
pressed straw, Sc spruce lumber in log
$11 per M. /; hemlock and number TIVE
hardwood, So per M. veneer logs, $13 pc
M. !; sawed spruce lumber, SIS per M.
sawed hemlock and hardwood $12 pc
M. shingles Sl.50 and S. so per M.
! Price on lumber and shingles a!
above to be considered at convenien
shipping point.
Bank stocks to be listed as follows
Barton Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany at $50.
Central Savings Bank and Trus
Company, $11O.
Orleans Trust Company at S115.
National Bank of Newport, $100.
National Bank of Derby Line, S11t
Stocks in banks outside the count
are to be listed the same as in towr
where the banks are located.
M. A. Adams, President,
G. +. Hamblet, Secretary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26

church. After the reading and dispos-
ing of the reports of the officers for the
year past, f,llowed the election of
officers for the year ensuing. Presi-
dent, Mrs. G. F. Cutler vice president,
Mrs. Jennie Hibbard; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. E. w. Barron.
A. F. French, who has recently
passed his 85th birthday sends the Mon
itor this statement of the work of IA
pullets in the egg business. January,
81 days, 282 eggs at 27 cents dozen,
$500; expense of feed, $3.50, balance
So. 70; Feb. % days, 294 eggs at 26
cents per dozen, $6.30 expense of feed,
and cellar vegetables not counted as
expense.
The Easter social of the Christian
Endeavor society held in the vestry of
the Congregational church Saturday
evening was we'll attended and en-
joyed. An egg hunt was engaged in the
first of the evening and an entertain
ment consisting of piano solo by
Viva Potter, vocal duet by Misses
Comstock and Wilkinson, reading by
Miss Fairbanks and astableaux Faith
Hope and Charity made up the pro.
served and half hour spent in singing
songs.
Who is there amongst the theatre
going public, who does not love good
comedy replete with laughable situa-
tions and witticisms, interspersed with
high class speciaities, including sing
ing and dancing, monologues and jugs
Cling acts? If this is the class of a
play you like don't miss seeing, 1.-THE
| New York Worlds Cartoon Comedy, !"
"Hogan's Alley which appears at
Seaver's opera house Monday, March
31st. Laugh and the world laughs
| with you.'' So be sure and have a
laugh with the tenants of Hogan's s
Alley.
| Barton people will be interested in
! the following item from the North
Troy Palladium regarding the organi-
cation Of the new bank at that place :
| cat meeting of the shareholders of
the Valley Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
held Monday evening, the following
directors were elected: j. L. Lewis,
II. R. Cutler, E.. T. Seaver. B. M.
Parker, M. j. Blair, C. O. Fowler,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
The Old Folks Concert,

The Old Folks concert given by the
Village Improvement society in Seav =
er's hall last evening was largely at
tended, and to say that the concert
was pleasing to the crowd is putting it
mildly. The ladies are very grateful
to all who assisted in making it a sue
cess.
The following program was given
"Jehovah's Praise, "chorus "MyGrand-
mas Advice" Mrs. R. Webster 'Strike
theCymbal, chorus, "CousinJ edediah, y
mixed quartette reading. Miss Goss
''Sherburne, chorus selected, Carroll
Webster; "Sound The Loud Timbrel, -
chorus; eff l was as Young AS / USED
to Be-" C. S. Parker; Jerusalem, My
Glorious Home, "chorus 81 Cannot Sing
the Old Songs, miss Mcclellan ;"Dos1
Thou Love Me, Sister Ruth?'' Mrs.
Blanche Webster. Alvin Jewell; "Invi
tation." chorus; Clarinet solo, Slaytor
Lang Revolutionary Tea, miss Bea.
trice Jennings" Before Jehovah's Aw.
full Throne" chorus; reading from Sa
mantha Allen, Miss Ferrin; "Silvel
Threads Among the Gold.'' John Wins
low; anvil Chorus - America.
G. S. Parker certainly made a hit
with the audience as did other solo
parts. A. r. Cowles as leader must
be given much credit for the rendi
tion of the chorus music. Mrs. Ad
ans, c. S. Webster and F. w. Cutting
furnished orchestral music.
The costumes were exceedingly fine,
depicting many styles of bygone
years, hoop skirts, pantalettes, Wash
ingtonian wigs, ringlets. etc. The
chorus numbered about so. 1t is un
derstood it may be repeated elsewhere
The ladies request that those having
tickets, who did not attend, return them
To Mrc Rorroxuc
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26

There will be a special meeting of
Orleans Lodge, No. IS. F. and A. M,
tonight and there will be work in the
first and second degrees.
Mrs. J. G.. Page underwent an opera
tion for cancer Monday. Mrs. Page,
although advanced in years, is gaining
rapidly from the operation.
A torrent of rain fell Friday night
for about an hour and the wind blew
with terrific force. Little damage was
done but the lights were off for time.
R. F. D. Carriers White and Jenness
were we'll remembered by patrons of
their routes at Easter. Mr.. White
received So post cards and So. 25 in
cash. Mr.. Jenness received about 80
eggs.
Have you tried Mothers Bread
from the Home Bakery, Barton. 1t is
genuine home made and will keep
fresh and good two days longer than
any Bakery bread brought into the
town. adv.
Card of Thanks-We wish to ex-
deep sense of gratitude and apprecia.
and sympathy in our great bereave-
ment.
Mrs. Hattie Hopkins,
Maude Hopkins,
Harlow Hopkins.
A freight shipment of news stock
consigned to the Monitor is delayed by
the railroad washouts and for this rea.
son this issue appears with eight pages
overcrowded with advertising Gall
good reading, however). But for the
delay in stock, extra pages would
have been printed.
A Topeka, Kansas, daily of Monday
says: "Mrs. Frederick M. Kimball. OF
1O16 Polk street, died Saturday at the
home of her son, Carl Kimball, in Car.
mel. N. Y. She had been sick sew
eral weeks. She is survived by her
husband. one son, Carl Kimball, ano
one daughter, Mrs. Birch of White
Plains.
F. R. Ross discovered a broken raj
near the Nelson farm Monday evening
Railroad authorities were immediately
notified, trains held up and new raj
put in Immediately, thus preventing
what might have been serious acci
dent had a northbound train rur
into the broken rail A piec was
literally broken out of the rail SO Mr.
Ross picked the broken piece up.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
society of the Cong gregational church
Twas held March IL in, the parlor of the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-03-26
Enforcement of the Curfew Law.

The village trustees have appointed
Geo. R. Scott an officer to enforce the
newly enacted curfew law and it will
go into effect tomorrow, Thursday
evening, when the fire whistle will
be sounded at 9 O'Clock instead of Z
o'clock as heretofore The village by
law as enacted reads as follows and is
printed for your guidance:
"No child sixteen years of age or
under shall be on the streets of the
village after nine o'clock in the even
ing unaccompanied by his or her par
ent or guardian or some adult person
chosen by parents or guardian, except
for the purpose of attending band con-
certs when the time shall be extended
until 10 o'clock in the evening, or re
turning home from some public enter
tainment in said village, unless said
child has in his Or her possession the
written consent of the parent or
guardian that said child be SO on said
streets at that particular time Notice
that it is nine o'clock shall be given by
blowing the fire alarm. Any child vic
lating this law shall for the first
and second offenses be taken to it's
home and the parent or guardian mott
fed For the third and each subse-
quent offense the parent or guardian
shall be fined not less than one dollar
nor more than two dollars. and costs
of prosecution. The Municipal Court
within and for the County of Orleans
and all Justices of the Peace shall have
jurisdiction of offenses under this by.
law"
The cooperation of all parents ano
citizens is asked by the trustees in en-
forcing this regulation and any viola
tions should be reported to Mr.. Scott
or the trustees. This is a good law
when properly enforced and let us al
work together in order that we may
realize benefits from it as village
In Richford everyone acts as com
mittee to see that the law is enforced
Let's do that here.