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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02

Road Commissioner George Kenni-
son was in ST. Johnsbury Saturday and
purchased a pair of horses for the road
work.
H. B. Chamberlin and G. HI. Metcalf
entertained friends at their sugar
camps last Saturday, and all who at
tended report the sugar of the finest
quality.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES.
The topic for the Epworth League
meeting this week is a missionary
topic ''The Sheep of the Other Folds. -
Leader: Mrs. j. S. Wiley. Monthly
business meeting after this service.
Next Sunday morning the pastor will
preach, and the sacrament of the Lord s
Supper will be observed, after which
some will be received into the church
in full connection.
Next Sunday at the session of the
Sunday school the banner will be
presented to the winning class for the
first quarter. Be sure to remain for
this service.
Don't forget to bring your t.benevo-
lence money" with you next Sunday.
1t is the last Sunday in the year and
we must have it then.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
A Stirring Fork.


When stirring gravy, sauce. corn
starch. ETC.. use cooking fork instead
Of the basting spoon commonly so en-
ployed. This will prevent Jumps and
the necessity of constantly scraping
off accumulations from the spoon.
A Compliment?
Little Robert received a wagon or
his birthday morning. and within ar
hour he had broken wheel. After
trying in vain to repair the damage be
called in his father. who soon mended
it. Papa he said. you are smarte,
than you look" Chicago News
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02

William Russell. who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia, is gaining
slowly.
Margaret Davis, little daughter of
George Davis. is seriously i'll cat, this
writing.
C. "A. Barber received word Friday
of the death of his brother, George
Barber of Wheelock.
Harry Clark remains about the same
and has a trained nurse from St.
Johnsbury caring for him.
C. Smith has moved from the George
Stevens farm, which he has occupied
for several years, back to his home
farm. sa5.saasss -- ..-
Ed. Sheltra moved his family from
the Ross house into the tenement un-
derneath the Woodman hall the last of
the week.
The Sunday school has been present.
ed with a gift of seventy-fve volumes
for the library. These books were pre-.
sented in behalf of the EpwortE
League by Miss Ruth Barr, president
| of the League.
WESTFIELD
Berton Percy is ill with the grip.
A. P. Ryder, who has been i'll, is
improving.
Miss Lucy Barnard returns this weel
to her home in Waits River.
Mrs. D. E. Wright has been pros
trated with another attack of hear
trouble.
Mrs. Sylvester Morey, who ha.
been very i'll with heart trouble, is /;
little better.
Geo. w. Miller has charge of tn,
gang of men who are running Baker
logs down the river.
Mrs. H. C. Reed has gone to Haver
hill, N. H., to care for the wife O
her son Etienne. who is ill.
Miss E. a Gi]pin of Barton and Mr.
and Mrs. +. w. Gilpin and son of Rich
ford are visiting at the home of thei
father, Judge Gilpin.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
BADROADS

need not debar you from doing busi-
ness at Nelson's Send in Your re-
pair work by Parcels Post, let Uncle
Sam be your messenger boy. Write
or telephone US your wants. It's about
about time to pus a collar on your
dog if you have r OF already done so.
We have them with name plates at
low prices. We also do engraving
make key checks etc.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
GREENSBORO BEND

Ralph Thomas is spending a few
days at his home in Jacksonville.
Mrs. R. A. Ritchie is spending few
days with friends in St. .Johnsbury.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
NEWS FROM IRASBURG
MRs.-F. A. FIELD. LOCAL EDITOR

Henry Harvey and sister are visiting
friends in Coventry.
Mrs. S. E. Clough has b cen on the
sick list the past week.
Mrs. S. E. Wells has been very i'll
with measles the past week.
Otis Tinker and Ransome Shepherd
were home from ST. Johnsnury over
Sunday.
Miss Mabel Teller of Barton was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wells
last week.
Dolfce and Maggie Dion spent the
past two weeks with friends in Leba-
non. N. II.
Archie Drown and nephew of Brown
ington spent a few days with his moth
err last week.
Samuel Priest, who has spent the
winter in Sherbrooke, P. O., returned
| home last week.
Miss Mabel Ware of Coventry is
caring for Miss Helen Lemos, who is
| ill with pneumonia.
Mrs. Harry Cook and little son are
spending the week with Mrs. A. E..
| Templeton and Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Cook.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02

ments have been made on Mr.. A. P.
Beams house and Mr.. and Mrs. Bean
will occupy it soon.
John Arthur was operated on for ap-
pendicitis at Brightlook hospital
Wednesday and is improving as rapidly
as could be hoped for.
Gladys Christie wishes in this way to
thank the Epworth League. the w. K.
c., and all the many friends. who so
kindly remembered her with flowers
fruit, letters. Is and other tokens of
love during her illness. May the Civ
er of every good and perfect gift re-
ward you all.
WEST CLOVER
It is reported that Ellis Prescott has
bought the Lampman place.
Mrs. Bliefing and daughter Ellinor
spent Sunday with Mrs. Agnes Cook.
Mrs. Lampman, who spent the winter
in Barton with her daughter, is at
home.
Bernice King spent last week with
her aunt, Gladys Vance, at South AL
bany.
Clarence Wilson, who has been, at
home suffering from hard cold, is alb e
to work again.
Gladys Cameron from Plymouth and
Bruce Buchanan from the u. V. M.
are at home for the Easter vacation.
VIM. and A. w. Tichurst invited a
number Of friends to their sugar camps
last week. The sugar was fine and all
enjoyed it.
DEFERRED
Clyde Thompson is working in the
mill.
Frank Thompson is working at N. C.
Stevens
Herman Prescott found Mayfower,
March 2lst.
Harry Lampman is working for J.
T. Stevens.
Miss Alger spent Sunday at Dana
Huntington's.
Mrs. Della Thompson visited at Fred
Miles recently.
Gladys Cameron is home for the
Easter vacation.
Avis Bowen recently spent a few
days with Mrs. May Borland.
Several from here attended the Dun
bar entertainment at Barton.
Lois Magoon spent the last of the
week with her cousin, Bernice King.
Phyllis Gilmour spent a part of.last
week with her aunt, Mrs. Agnes Cook.
Mrs. Basford, who has been at Clar.
ence Wilson's for some time, has gone
to her sons home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Barber are al
home after visiting friends in Massa.
| chusets and Connecticut.
The Willing Workers held working
meeting at the hall, March 10Th. Din.
ner was served and work was done on
a quilt.
The social held by the Willing Work.
/ ers at the hall was we'll attended. A
:. fine supper was served all. All en-
joyed the readings by Miss Goss.
GREENSBORO
| Miss Ruth Collins is visiting friends
in East Ryegate.
J. Harrison Wilson is home from
Burlington college.
F. A. Messer was in Cabot on bust.
ness last week Saturday.
Miss Laura Carpenter has finished
work for Mrs. F. H. Dufur.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Alb.
ner Hill last week Wednesday.
Mrs. F. A. Collins was in St. Johns
bury last week Friday and Saturday
Rev. F. A. Collins was in Ryegate
the first of the week to attend a con
ference
GREENSBORO BEND
| Ralph Thomas is spending a few
| days at his home in Jacksonville.
Mrs. r. A. Ritchie is spending few
| DAVIS with friends in ST Iohn Shl1,11
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
Dead Game.

Bricklayer ito mate who had just
had a hodful of bricks fall on his
feet)-Dropt 'em on yer toe? That's
nothin'. Why. seen a bloke get kill
ed stone dead an e never made such
a bloomin' fuss as you're doin'-Lon-
don Tlt-Bits.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
Vouched For.

Here's a conversation we Actually
overheard:
Hello, Jim! How are you? Fine.
How's our old friend James?"
course in health culture"
"That so? Well, he can stand the
always did have a magnificent consti-
tution."-Cleveland Plaindealer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
THE tn HREEs CRAFTSBURYS

erat on at the Mary Fletcher hospital
one week ago. He reports her as do
ing we'll.
The barber shop of Ernest Dill
took fire last Friday morning by the
blowing up of an oil heating stove.
The fire had made some Roadway in
the partition but was quickly extin-
crushed upon the arrival Of the fire
extinguishers.
EAST CRAFTSBURY
Luther Heidger is helping Alex
Shields this week.
Mrs. Merton Anderson has been
quite i'll the past week.
Jason Young, who was hurt badly a
few weeks ago, is better and able to
be out
Mrs. Chas. Wiley has been spending
several days in Craftsbury with her
| daughter, Mrs. Higgins.
John Simpson is at home from Am
herst and Miss Mary Simpson is at
home from the u. V. M, for a week S
vacation.
| There will be no services in the u.
P. church during the month of April,
as the pastor. the Rev. G. E. Garvin,
is away on his vacation
Rev. C. E. Garvin is in South Rye
gate this week attending the meeting
of the Presbytery. From there he
goes to Wheeling, w. Va, to visit rel
atives.
Miss Mary Bailey, who is having a
weeks vacation from her duties at
North Craftsbury is spending a part of
this week in St. Johnsbury, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bailey.
NORTH cRAFISsURY
Daniel Dustan was in Barton on bus.
mess Saturday.
The academy closed Friday for one
weeks vacation.
Miss Mary Burr Edison is assisting
in the care of Miss Fairbanks.
George Davis, who has been visit
ing at his grandfather's, has returned
home.
I Miss Mary Bailey has gone to he1
home in Greensboro for the vacation
week.
Miss Stone has returned to her home
in Morrisville after caring for Miss
Fairbanks eight weeks.
George, Henry and Doris Chase spen-
the Sabbath at the home of theil
grandparent, A. Larabee.
i Mrs. Ida Dustan Watts and two
children are staying with her father
DR.. G.. w. Dustan for few weeks.
i Homer Seavey is here with his hell
driving the logs which were cut durine
the winter. up the river to Irasburg.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
Local News
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE


Mrs. Will Moffatt and daughter
Frances of Newport visited her cousin,
Mrs Herbert Badger and family over
Sunday.
Next Sunday is the last Sunday Rev.
J. A. Mitchell will preach here for
while as he takes his vacation now by
preference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Duquette and
son Walter of Derby were here over
Sunday at the home of her father,
John Griffin
Mrs. Ed. Dwire has been at Orleans
the past week helping care for her
daughter. Miss Elsie, who is very ill
with rheumatic fever.
Miss Florence Ewens went to Boston
Monday to attend Godding Seminary,
which is part of Newton Theological
school of Baptist denomination.
L. F. Crawford of Lowell. Mass. is
here to visit his brother, James and
| wife, his nieces. Mrs. Clifton Barrup
and Mrs Ora Dane, and their families.
Mrs. May Ewens expects soon to
move to Beebe where she will occupy
a tenement in the same house with DR..
and Mrs. Gatchell, they being rela-
tives.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
The beautifully colored steroptican
views shown Sunday evening proved to
be interesting. and helpful. About
double the usual congregation was
present. Deacon J. B. Holton kindly
assisted the pastor with the exercises
and also wore the native oriental cos
tune.
The stereoptican will be used from
time to time. We wish to thank all
| who so kindly helped us, thus making it
possible to reach as many as possible
with the Gospel message, presented by
pictures, music and the spoken word.
Next Sunday morning communion
| will be observed. The sermon subject
will be, elm the Shadow of a Great
Disaster.
CLOVER
Miss Hazel Cook visited in West
Derby over Sunday.
| Mrs. Phila Bean has been quite i'll
| for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Merle Gaskell and son Paul are
spending few weeks with her parents
here.
The grange meeting to have been
held Tuesday evening has been can
celled.
| Elijah Stone from Albany has been
spending few days with his son, Hen.
ry Stone.
A. P. Bean has sold his residence to
the Methodist society to be used as q
| parsonage.
Miss Mae Arthur has gone to Con
cord, N. H.. where she has stenogra.
! piers position in a bank.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-02
E. ]. RUTTER, 0ptometrist

Registered under Vermont State OPP
tical Laws, comes to our store at
regular intervals he will be here Sat-
urday, April 9Th. If your eyes trou-
bic you plan to see Mr.. Rutter, the
man that devotes all bis time to this
important business. Weak, watery
eys made strong by the use of proper
glasses.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

of Virginia and Maryland adjacent tc
the Potomac, and the fisheries of the
lower river would be brought very
close to the consumer here. Better
and cheaper food would be had by the
people of the Capital; a safer and
higher market would be had by the
producers down the river.
Such showing as Col Haskell's re-
port makes should be not only another
assurance that the new wharf is need
ed, but that when it is constructed
both the merchants and the consumers
of Washington should see that its
maximum of usefulness is enjoyed
The business men of the city have
shown growing interest in the trade
that can be developed between Wash
ington. and the people on the Potomac.
They should have the cooperation of
the entire District.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

the old man and I were In the currant
bushes and his wife lodged among the
branches OF an uprooted tree. The house
had been turned half around. and the
roof was in the corn field. The barn
had vanished OF the face Of the earth
every fence on the farm was down, and
of ten acres Of corn not stalk was left
standing.
How is It. maj" asked the old man.
as he combed the weeds and grass out OF
his hair.
II am all here, Hiram" she replied. as
she struggled out Of the treetop.
And this is what you call Kansas
zephyr. is itr' shouted, as soon as
could get the dirt and leaves out OF my
mouth.
"Yas. It was a zephyr" replied the old
man.
Then what do you call cyclone|
Dunno. This makes the tenth zephyr
I've seen around here, and I'm mighty
thankful we don't live over in the valley,
where they hev storms which Jest rip
things up the back and discourage all
the farmers
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
A KANSAS ZEPHYR.
By M. QUAD.

was sitting with a Kansas farmer
on his doorstep about o'clock in the
afternoon, when noticed a peculiar look
ing cloud in the southwest, and called
his attention to it
Yes: it does look kinder o. singIar," {"
he replied. as he got up to gaze at II,
''but / guess 1t won't be nuthin' moren
a zephyr"
Then. going to the corner Of the house,
he called to his wife:
Say. ma. we're goin' to hev a zephyr"
wall, ] can't help It," heard her
reply from the rear OF the house, where
she was peeling potatoes
The farmer sat down and conversation
was resumed, but in the course of five
minutes the cloud looked so menacing
that I interrupted him by asking IL he
didn't think a cyclone was about to visit
U.S.
s'oh. I guess not" he replied, after
another look. las nigh as can make
out, II won't be nuthin' more'n a zephyr
Say ma, do you see that zephyr comm
up?"
Yes: see It."
LAS 1 was tellin' ye." began the old
man as he sat down again-'as / was
tellin' you about
like a hundred empty wagons passing
over a cobblestone street. a long-drawn
shrek as from a thousand throats-and
piff. pun! 1t was as dark as midnight
for five minutes. When the sky cleared
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
That New Arctic Continent.

1t is a matter of curious scientific in
formation that the Geological Survey
practically had predicted a discovery
of the Arctic continent, recently
claimed as Russian territory by Com
mander Wilkitzky. The tides and
ocean currents of the Arctic Sea, north
of America and Asia, have told US with
much certainty of large body of land
in that region which had never yet
been discovered, states the Geological
Survey.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey have
been able to tell of just such a place
as it is reported Commander Wilkitzky
has found. According to the books of
the Geological Survey, it would be
west of the route taken by the jean
cite expedition in 1883. This would be
north of the Asiatic continent and
should not be confused with the Stef-
anssen expedition which started out to
make exploration north of America
The reason that this region is so little
known is that nearly all polar expedi-
tionS have been for the purpose of
reaching the pole, and the Atlantic
route is much more practicable for
this work, because the ice does not
extend so far south. The Jeanette
expedition was one of the few at
tempts made from the Pacific side, and
it had such tragic ending that the
region north of Alaska or Siberia has
received little attention.
We are surprised to read the objec-
tions offered by some of our contem-
poraries as regards Commander Viii
kitzky taking possession of the new
continent in the name of his master,
the Gar of Russia. Who has more
right to do so than he? He certainly
has discovered the new land and he
has just as much right to plant the
Russian flag upon the soil as had
Columbus or the Spanish Conquista--
dores when they discovered portions of
this continent, or the British sea cap
tains who discovered the South Sea or
other islands.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Friendship.
(By DR.. Van sehsickl

When anything is told US concern
ing another we should frst make
sure il is true before we repeat II.
Then. IL IL Is true, Is 1t honests II
honest. is 1t pure and and lovely
and Of good reportl II We lived &C
cording to these things thcre could
be no gossip or misunderstanding. IL
is easy to be seen that the tongue
is a dangerous member. Nature has
caged ii in and given IN lips to com
press. We have but one tongue and
two hands. But one tongue and two
feet. But one tongue and two eyes
But one tongue and two ears
Doubtless we were meant to do
twice as much WORK ~ We do talk
ing. Some one has said that II thou
desirest to be wise, be as wise As to
hold your tongue. ! wish every
young man would think Of this and
keep this rule. II you'll only do
twice as much a. you say you'll do.
how much good you would do. What
great things would be done. There
would surely not be so many with .
broken heart IS the case is nowadays
Never say you are going TO do any
thing which you never intend to do.
Always be kind. speak kindly vordA
One friendly word il liable to save
your friends soul for time and eter-
nifty. Or. KNOWLES COOPER
DR.. n. JERMAIN JONES.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
A Much-Needed Law.

The District of Columbia needs g
law to protect its merchants against
the practice of itinerary statesmen using
this city as dumping ground for
their wares.
Under. the present lax laws any
body can come to Washington, hire a
room or vacant store for few days,
display more or less cast-off articles,
sell what they can. and then depart.
The license fee is merely nominal and
the personal tax which may be levied
is apparently not bar to invasion.
Washington merchants are compelled
to pay rent and salaries all the year
around and are even taxed for goods
that they have not purchased outright,
but merely hold on consignment. Their
names must also be a constant guar
antee for the things which they sell.
But the peripatetic seller is a f1y-by-
night, gathering in all the dollars
which he can induce the unsuspecting
to leave with him and then hastily de-
parting. There ought to be imposed
upon these dealers a heavy license fee
which will either keep them out or
which will put them into fair compe-
tition with local merchants. This is
a matter which well deserves the Sc
rious consideration of the Board of
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce.
With the approach of the winter season
the influx of these travelling merchants
is certain to increase.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25
Move for Cheaper Living.

Washington business men, whose ef-
forts to bring this city and the terri
tory along the Potomac River into
closer relations recently met with such
ready response from their neighbors
down the river, should find encourage
ment in the report on the municipal
fish wharf and market submitted to
the District Commissioners yesterday
by Superintendent of Weights and
Measures William c. Haskell.
The significant feature of the re-
port is that since the District took
over the management of the wharf
and docks at the foot of Eleventh
Street the revenues have fully covered
the amounts which it is estimated a
new wharf would bring to the Dis
trict. There could hardly be a more
certain indication that with proper
care the traffic upon which the District
has collected these revenues could be
extended to a remarkable degree OF
mutual profit for the merchants and
people of Washington and for the
farmers and merchants living along
the Potomac River.
The profit TO the people of Wash
ington is especially pleasing to think
upon. With :he river made full use
hf as means of transportation, our
markets would have an increased sup
ply for the farms and truck gardens
The Washington herald., 1913-10-25

making such elaborate and expensive
preparations for capturing the city.
However. said nothing az thestime-
1t was my duty to obey orders and to do
the best I could When IL was found
that 1t was practically impossible. ex-
cepting at great expenditure OF life and
q wholly unnecessary expenditure TO cap
ture the city by assault, / was asked to
find n good location for placing great
mortar gun In such position that It
would command the city. In the lower
harbor of Charleston there are numer-
Gus sand pits and swampy islands.
After careful study I made up my mind
that one of these swampy islands was
the best location for placing the great
gun. ! had to go down to firm founda-
tons, I had to put the gun in a COM
paratively inconspicuous place and had
to locate it so that 1t would be aimed
directly at the city Of Charleston.
After I had done that and the gun
was placed In position, my particular
relation to this work was ended. be-
lieved then that the occasional shot fired
from this gun into Charleston would be
without material advantage to US and
did not think that the moral effect on
the city of Charleston would amount to
anything.
After the war was over occasionally
met friends who had been in the Con-
federate service and who had some
knowledge Of the effect OF the shots
from what they called the Swamp An
ger upon me people Of Charleston really
was It was exactly as 1 thought at the
time would be the case. and IL our arti-
lerymen had fred shots from the swamp
Angel into Charleston till doomsday 1t
would never have resulted in bringing
about the surrender OF the city. But II
Is true I did establish the foundations
for the Swamp Angel.
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