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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
SIGNS OF ADVANCE
Many Evidences of Progress and Growth
In Barton. A Set Back to the
PeSsimist.

Even our worst pessimists and ham
mer swingers, must believe some of
the signs and figures of our present
business activity and growth, and it is
hard to reconcile statements that the
village is actually going backward
with the facts as follows.
There has been a material increase in
our grand list. this year over that of
the past shown in previous statement
in these columns. The school census
just compiled by DR.. J. A. Pearson for
this district, shows an increase of II
pupils of the school age for 1914 over
that of 1913. census. Last year we
had 273 pupils in our school and the
coming fall we will show something
over 300-about seventy of these pupils
attend the Parochial school the remain
ing Z50 will attend the academy and
graded school. and this census does not
include the many academy students
who come from out OF town
During the spring and early summer
there have been over twenty real
estate transfers within the village and
it's immediate surroundings and there
is not piece Of property in he
village that can be called deaG issue
although there are d lew pieces OF real
prices that prohibit their sale. hut
there is a demand for village proparl!
at fair valuation.
There are very few, if any, very
desirable teaements vacant and we
know Of second floor tenements being
rented at Sl2 yer month, not too deslr-
able at that
The post Office here has done busi-
ness enough the past year to increase
the salary of its postmaster $500.
| The bank statement for July l shows a
| very material increase in its list Of
| depositors and the amount of deposits,
| in fact an Increase of nearly $50, 900 in
! the last six months.
| The Crystal Lake House, which has
been closed for the past two years is
again opened and doing good busi-
ness. and we do not remember a time
when there have been more summer
sojourners in the village at this time
+! of the season than at the present time.
Every industry in the village is we'll
employed and there is as little com
plant by our local merchants as is
found in any town of our size in New
England. We can point to number
of village improvements in streets and
cement sidewalks. Our new granite
industry promises each year to in
crease and has lived up to that promise
the past two years.
We don't mean that we can't use
more industries and that we do not
need them. We don't like to hear the
continual howl of the pessimist, who
without knowing or caring, informs
everyone who will listen that the town
is really going backward. We have
one desirable property here that is not
being used to the best advantage. but
it has been tied up in an estate and
could not be handled, until the past
| few weeks. We expect that we will be
able to show some manufacturing COM
pany an attractive inducement to come
j here and that this valuable property
will again be employing labor and
manufacturing goods within another
year.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

Several from Barton attended the
golden wedding anniversary of Deacon
and Mrs. Hitchcock at Coventry last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith of St.
Iohnsbury were visiting at Norman
Smiths and J. w. Murkland's last
week.
H. r. Cutler and family entertained
Graham Hall and family at their
cottage at Long pond part of last
week.
Mrs. Olive McGorty was called to
Lowell last week on account of the
illness Of her daughter, who lives
there.
Miss Mary Wilkinson goes today to
Sutton, P. O., where she will remain
for several weeks, visiting relatives
and friends there.
Frank Clifford and family are camp
ing in Crystal Lake grove in the
Hubbard cottage, and entertaining
friends from Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Burger of
Boston are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Elliott. They will later camp
at Crystal Lake grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Clark of Sharon
Springs, Kan. are visiting at G. E.
Hamblet's. Mr.. Clark owns and oper-
ates 16OO-acre ranch in Kansas.
Fred B. Danforth and Miss Hattie
Brown of Bloomington were married
at the Congregational parsonage by
Rev. w. A. Warner on June 3Oth.
The Roy Granite company have
placed a monument in the Barton
cemetery for j. P. Teller that is
credit to any concern or workmen.
Miss Avis Young of Bathurst, Cana
da. cousin of Miss Marjorie Hastings,
will be guest at the home of DR.. F.
R. Hastings part of the summer.
The members of lie Beau Lac
| Boat club are invited to be present
with their lady friends at a dance
given at the club house on Friday.
July 10.
We learn with regret that Miss
Nellie Hayes, formerly teacher here
and now resident Of Salem, Mass,
| lost practically everything in the big
Salem fire.
The Village Improvement society's
i supper held in the Congregational
church Friday night, did not receive
the patronage so good a cause is
worthy of receiving.
Lewis McVicker. who graduated
with honors from Norwich University
last week. is in Albany, N. Y. on
business. He is considering a position
offered him by telephone company in
that city.
The old Dewey place has been pur-
chased by Will Hanson and others. We
understand the purchase to be one of
speculation and that Mr.. Hanson does
not intend occupying it himself.
Esther Brunning and Ruth Burnham
spent several days in Newport last
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

E. E. Liddell is doing some interior
painting and vanishing at Ed. Miles's
in West Glover.
Philip Davis returned to Burlington
yesterday after a weeks visit in Bar
ton and Glover.
Miss Ruby Thompson, telephone
operator at Orleans, is i'll at her home
on Glover street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Merriam are at
their camp at Willoughby lake for a
two weeks stay.
Mrs. C. E. Buswell, Jr, with her
two children are visiting at the home
of G.. E. Buswell.
w. L. Dow of Hardwick has pur-
chased the A. K. Story cottage in
Crystal Lake grove.
Mrs. A. NJ Vercoe was called to
Barre last week on account of the ILL
ness of her son there.
pal mission in Odd Fellows hall Sum-
day, July IL, at p. m.
Mrs. Annie P. Strowbridge of White
River was the guest of Mrs. Annie
Jewell day last week.
Mrs. Della Wilson spent part of last
week visiting friends and relatives In
Coventry and Newport. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hazen of
Boston are at the home of his brother
on the farm for vacation.
FIR. Turcott. a former priest of
the Catholic church here, was visitor
in town the past few days.
w. G. Turner. chef at Hotel Barton.
has returned from his vacation spent
at his farm in Bucksport, Me.
George Rowen has finished work at
Hotel Barton and James Rowen has
taken his place on the hotel bus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kneeland of Portland.
Me-. and their son and daughter are
guests at Mrs. Edith Comstock's.
Judge and Mrs. Miles and H. R.
Cutler and family will occupy their
Long Pond cottage for their vacation.
T Mrs. James Scott and daughter,
| Margaret have been visiting at Lynn
Anderson S in Albany the past week.
| Perley M Smith with his son of Gran
iteville is taking vacation at his old
home with Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Smith:
H. z. Baldwin and family from
Springfield are here at their camp in
Crystal Lake grove for several weeks.
Miss Marjorie Brown of Montreal. 9
former resident of town, is visiting
! Mrs. Eunice Collins and other friends.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
Masons Dedicate Hall at Craftsbury

Although very threatening weather
and bad roads kept many Masons in
this section of Vermont from the
dedicatory exercises of new Masonic
building by Meridian Sun Lodge No. 20
of Craftsbury Tuesday, June 90, nearly
100 visiting Masons including M. w.
G. M. Darling of Burlington and many
other grand officers were present. The
formal ceremony took place in the new
hall at noon and after dinner served by
the ladies of the churches public exer-
cises were held in the town hall. H.
F. Graham presided and Rev. w. A.
Warner of Barton was the orator Of
the afternoon. His address was his
torically very interesting and instruct
i've and loudly applauded. Grand Mas
ter Darling made appropriate remarks
and the exercises closed with music by
the Craftsbury band.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
Conversational Church Notes

The Fidelity class meeting will be
held with Mrs. Seaver on Tuesday
evening.
Remember the G. E. meetings are
now at 7 o'clock Sunday evenings.
Everyone is invited to attend.
The Kings Daughters of the Congre-
gational church Sunday school met at
the home of their teacher, Mrs. j. F.
Batchelder, Monday afternoon. The
class is again engaged in making
some books, which are distributed to
the hospitals in the state. A number
of these books were made last year
and sent to the Heaton hospital at
Montpelier, where they were very
gratefully received. This years books
will probably be sent to Brightlook
hospital at st. Johnsbury.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
BARTON.

O<AN YIN.
Miss Kate Ferrin was a visitor in
town last week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolphus Brooks July 4th.
Mrs. Lucretia Alexander is visiting
at her old home in Evansville.
Miss Wilmer Coughtry of Montreal
is guest at the Misses Mays.
Henry Charldon is visiting his
parents in Bloomfield, Canada.
Mrs. Chas Morse has gone to New
York to visit her son, Ora Piper.
Sam Maxwell has finished work for
Charlie Pierce and returned home.
E. M. Laclair has shingled his build
ings and made other MINOR repairs.
w. z. Twombly has sold his residence
on Glover street to Albro Larabee.
Miss Jennie Foss visited at her home
in East Albany part of last week.
The Gem orchestra will play Thurs
day evening at dance given in Orleans.
Mrs. E. G. Baldwin and son. Freder-
ick. are visiting relatives in Connecti-
cut.
Mrs: Kate Folsom was a guest of
Mrs. Cassidy and friends in town last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer F. Webster and
son are guests Of his brother, c. B..
| Webster. y
Mrs. H. B. Borland goes today to
spend several weeks with her son in
Glover.
| VIM. Merriam is spending week
with his aunt, Mrs. johnson at St.
| Johnsbury.
Mrs. F. H. Pillsbury was the guest
of Mrs. Bigelow of Lyndonville part
of last week.
Mrs. Abbie Winslow, who has been
critically i'll the past week. is some
i what better.
Mrs. Eugene Hobson of Newport is
working in G. c. Lang's jewelry store
| for two weeks.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
Annual Meeting of Independent Tele-
phone Association.

The annual meeting of the Indepen-
dent Telephone association was held at
Graham's hotel, Greensboro Bend,
June 80. The old hoard of six direct
ors and three new ones were elected,
R. A. Dutton of Bloomington. John
Buckley of Wheelock and S. W. Drake
of Sheffield being the new members to
the board. At meeting of the direct
ors R. A. Ritchie was chosen presi-
dent, F. j. Corliss, vice-president; A.
C. Chase, clerk F. A. Amsden. treas
urer; A. P. Bean, secretary R. j..
Shurtleff and c. p. Bean, auditors.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
At the Methodist Church.

There was no sermon Sunday morn
ing on account of the communion
service. One was baptized and two
received into membership.
The theme at the evening service
was, "The Making of a Man." Text,
I Kings. 2:2.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society held their regular meeting
with Mrs. Wilbur Mason Tuesday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-Two Stanley steamers
just overhauled. Model x, S1l75,
model EX. S275. Have been refused
license to operate SC must sell. Model
EX is at my lunch room in Woodsville,
N. II. Also one Babcock road wagon
never run, $50. Will trade for work
or driving horse or COW. Clarence G..
Colby. Greensboro Bend. 26-27p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

HAVING PURCHASED the famous
stallion. Red Homer, will meet GUS
toners at my stables, or will be. met at
reasonable places this season. Both
phones.
A. M. Clark. Orleans. 23tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

MR.. POULTRYMAN: Capon e
your surplus cockerels at age of 10 to
16 weeks and realize multiplied profits.
Caponizing done reasonably by T.
Cook, Glover. 26-28p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-Second hand Indian
motorcycle thoroughly overhauled, 5
horse power, twin cylinder. Also one
and one-fourth acres OF land on the
shore Of Willoughby lake near the
church. Cash or credit. W. J. Wills,
Westmore. 27-30
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

See our 48 inch round dining tables,
retail price S25. We are closing out
what we have left at SIS. A real
bargain. Over Bert Adams's shop at
foot of Water street. Genuine quar-
tered oak and mahogany. 26tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-Black horse, five years
old, sound. Also bay mare, eleven
years. Each weigh $50. Are fearless
of autos and safe for ladies. H. H.
Cook. Glover. 26-28p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED AT ONCE-Quantity of
good rags for wiping machinery. Will
pay cash. Monitor office. 26tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-First class carpenters
No others need apply. Address Box
lot, Orleans. H-28
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-Old Potatoes, 60 cents
bushel cash, 65 cents in trade. G.. A.
Mute, Barton. 27-28
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

Barton. 23tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-Honest, reliable young
man to do janitor work for tuition
while attending business college.
Nashua Business College, Nashua. N.
H. 25-29p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at t'co cHpts per word for first insertion
and cent per word thereafter. Cash must
accompany tUe order. M advertisement aUfU
be inserted for less than trremty- fve cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-Doors, windows, clap
boards, lath, shingle and lumber at
retail. Ritchie Bros. Lumber Co.,
Greensboro Bend. 1870
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-Highest cash price paid
for live poultry and eggs. G. A. Mute,
Barton. 26tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-Live poultry. Eggs not
over week old. Elrick, Express Office,
Barton. 1871
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

Just received carload of clapboards
of all grades. Dwinell & Persons,
Orleans. 27-30
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-Highest market price
paid for stock, and wool every
Monday. w. E. Hanson, Barton.
21tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

BROILERS THIS week, 18 cents
pound Empty crops. Elrick, Barton.
1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-rwo buggy wagons,
one single and one double harness. r.
M. Wells, Orleans. 27tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
WANTED

WANTED-A small credit register.
State size and price. Box 453, Barton.
25tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-4-Weeks-old pigs. B.
F. Guyette, Orleans. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-One pair Simpson No.
70 scales, also. pair platform scales.
Inquire at Monitor office. 26tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-The patronage of auto
parties and all others at Willoughby
lake. The proceeds of this tea house
are for the use of the LyndonviIle
Village Improvement society The
"Boulders" Tea House, South End of
Willoughby Lake. Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

WANTED-Ten colts BY Don Pedro.
On account of trouble last season and
my would-be competitors being direct
ors will make no exhibit at Barton.
Stay at home during this fair. get your
colts ready for our exhibit going south.
Making arrangements with Arm s
Palace Car company, Chicago, for
special car to leave Sunday, Sept. Is.
Expense from Barton guaranteed
Thanking public for past favors and
liberal patronage. E. L. Graves.
1921
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

E@FOR SALE-Smith and Barnes up
right piano. Nearly n4w and in al
most perfect condition. Price low.
Amos r. Robinson. Barton. 4tf.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

MISCELLANEOUS.
See adv. wool carding and hand spun
yarns. 24etw
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

FOR SALE-Farms, houses and
timber lands. Inquire OF Barton Real
Estate company. Barton, Vt. 20tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

If anything appears in this column
which is not to your liking. just kindly
let me know and [ will see whether
[ can't make it a little worse next
week. If you happen to get a little
puff this week don't brag about it. you
might get your block knocked off next
week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

1t seems inconsistent to the Meddler
for one man to take out milk dealers
license and do business according to
law and for another to sell without a
license (because he can't afford to take
one out) and cut the price of milk.
Consistency is jewel but this kind
is not first water jewel, (from the
dealers point of view.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

We are in favor of the youngsters
having all the fun they can, but roller
skates in the post Office and at two
minute clip around the corner near
the fruit store, can make public
nuisance of what might otherwise be
clean sport.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

TO RENT-Furnished rooms. Mrs.
w. R. Powney, High street, Barton.
16-3lp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
LOST.

LOST-Child's red sweater in Glover
Friday. Augusta Hanna, West Glover.
1W
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

If it takes Democratic congress
from March 4, 1918. to June "a. 1914 to
settle on postmaster for Barton, and
if it takes "a hours to shift the Pro-
gressive state committeeman in Or
leans county. how long will it take the
Republicans to fill vacancy on their
town committee?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

TO RENT-Room up or down stairs.
Clara Colby, Church street, Barton.
1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08

says: "The only difference between
the dress O. the upper part O. men and
women this warm weather is UNDER
shirt. shirt. vest, and coat-and a
peekaboo waist. If the women would
let us fellers take off our coats and
vests and put on a undershirt them
selves, things would be better bal
anced."
The Meddler
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-30
Republican Nominee for Governor of Oklahoma
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-30

Robert X. Motion. who is COM
mandant of cadets at Hampton nsu-
tute and a safe race leader speaks
frankly in the Southern Workman
1T is frequently asserted by care
less and thoughtl,Ss speakers and
writer's that an negroes are lazy.
shlfuess and inefficient, but the poo-
pie who say this are not only out Of
accord with the facts Of the case. but
they often do not believe what they
themselves are saying
What they mean to say is that
some negroes i'm every community
are lazy, shiftless and inefficient. but
in practically every district whore
negroes are employed whether as
farm laborers or as mechanical la
borcrs, the verdict is that the large
majority of negro workers are re-
liable, many Of them are skillful and
very efficient, and not a few are al
most Indispensable. There are very
few places i'm the south whore the
employer would be willing TO dis
pcuse with the services of his negro
employees.
"rhe south has made marvellous
strides in Industries within the past
forty years but this would have been
Vcll-uiPh impossible without This
docilc, cheerful and willing negro
population Notwithstanding the
much discouraginE talk and the more
not t. say unrair and
unjust legislation. there cannot DE
found even where the ruling and the
laborlug classes are both Of the same
race, as much real. helpful sympathy
and cooperation as exist at the pres
ont time between tho negro and the
southern white man