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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
TELEPHONE ORDER ISSUED
Commission Orders Reducti on in Some
Rates. Passumpsic Company C1iti-
cized but Rates Held. Warner
Dissents. N. E. Company
Appeals.

The Vermont Public Service COM
mission has issued it's order and report
in the cases of the telephone compa-
MES, result of hearing being held this
winter, making a special order IL the
case of each class of companies instead
of punching them in one order. In the
cases of the New England, the Frank
lin. the Champlain and the Vermont
companies, the reduction Of rates is
So. 90 in six-party business lines and
farmers lines. The commission rec
ommends that the companies estab-
llsh four-party residence service at
the existing SiX-party rate.
The toll rates are held to be reason
able and the commission says they
should not be disturbed.
The commission find that the New
England company's subsidiary COM
the Vermont company, "were organ
lied tor the purpose of suppressing
competition and large sums were used
by these companies in the purchase of
plants at high valuations, and some of
these plants when acquired were
scrapped. The New England company
has been active in the suppression of
competition and in financing the subsid-
iary companies for that purpose"
The order says that Gin view of the
fact that these companies have a
virtual monopoly Of the telephone
business within their respective terri
tories, we have determined that they
are entitled to earn six per cent on
the value OF their respective plants
and upon their other assets used in the
business. This order does not apply
to the PaSsumpSlc company because it
is claimed the company was inadvisedly
given the right to increase its rates
and finance by previous public
| service commission, so that the state
has no right to order change.
Commissioner Warner, who was a
member of the previous commission.
| files minority report, taking excep-
tions to many of the holdings of the
majority.
The New England company announc-
es that an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court of Vermont.
Regarding the Passumpsic company
the report says:
This company was incorporated
under the general laws of Vermont
on April II, 1907. After the or
ganization of the company by the
New England Telephone & Tele-
graph company through it's officials,
[ II exchanged 5000 shares of it's com
mon stock, Of a par value Of $25, for
certain plant Of the New England
Company, which was claimed at this
caring to have been carried on tbs
books Of the New England Company
at $15O,150.0O. This plant was To-
.ated in Newport and surrounding
owns Of Orleans County, in ST
T0hnsbury and surrounding towns OF
ledonia County and in Essex Coun-
ty.
Passurnpsic Transactions.
The total amount of stock out.
standing after this exchange was
/ Hl5 shares. Each Of the ten direc.
+ors owned one share and the New
England Company 6,0O5 shares. The
majority Of the directors were con
nected with the New England Com
pany. The Vermont Peoples Tele
phone Company then owned a com
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
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Methodist church on. "The Advance
and Present Outlook of Prohibition in
the United States.'' Items of interest
will be given from the recent National
and Worlds w. C. T. u conventions.
Mrs. Pearson is practical and inter-
esting speaker and you will all be glad
to hear her. There will be special
music. 1t will be union service and
everyone is cordially invited. A silver
collection will be taken at the close,
to aid in prohibition campaign work.
A very pretty home wedding was
solemnized at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Seldom F. Bickford, Milford
Square. Pa, at IL o'clock Saturday,
March 7th, when their daughter, Miss
Muriel H. Bickford. was united in
marriage to Roswell E. Lewis. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Quakertown M. e. church, in the
presence of the immediate relatives
and friends. The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Mildred. while
the groom's best man was Richard
Ashman of New Brunswick. N. J.
After the welding breakfast and
reception. the happy couple left on
the p. m. train to take possession of
lIC LSW IlOulc ava tu0I1 DIT
Clayton, N. J. Mrs. Lewis has many
friends in Barton, who tender congrat-
ulations and best wishes to them.
MORGAN CENTER
DEFERRED
| Henry Parker of East Charleston is
in town.
Rufus Brown is entertaining friend
| from out of town.
Miss Calista Brown is home from
her work at Newport.
Mrs. Lois Barnes was among those
| on the sick list last week.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H. Gilmore were
visitors in Newport Friday.
Mrs. u. g. Brooks visited her
daughter in Bloomington last week.
C. L.. H. O.. and A. A. Burroughs
were business visitors in Newport
Friday.
Mrs. B. J. Williams and daughter,
Agnes, visited her mother. Mrs. VIM.
| Grove, in Brighton recently.
A surprise party visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Burney Cargill Tuesday of last
week and Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Goodsell
on Friday evening. All report fine
time.
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Settles for $4,000.

The Employers Liability company.
which carried the liability insurance
for the Passumpsic Telephone company,
and the Frontier Electric company. has
settled the claim of Mrs. W. 0. Titus
against these two public service COM
nanies for the death of her husband,
who was killed last summer ct North
Troy Dy getting in contact with a
wire fence that was charged with
electricity through contact with the
wires of the electric light and tele-
7hone companies. It is understood
costs.
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Business Development at North Troy.

Business Development at North Troy.
Negotiations on the part of the Blair
Veneer company. with H. B. Parker &
Son, for the purchase of the mill
property of the latter. lin North Troy !.
which have been in progress for
some time, have been practically
closed. Fl. B. Parker & Son will have
until October /, next, to manufacture
their stock of logs and lumber, when
the Blair Veneer company will take
possession of the sawmill, boxshop,
sounding board factory with the boiler
and engine houses and office together
with all the land situated between
East Main street and the railway track,
and running from the MissisQuoi river
on the west to the land and premises
Of R. N. Austin on the east. The
purchase also includes the water power
rights and land On the west side of
the Missisquoi river owned by the
Parkers and formerly known as part
OF the property Of the Eastman
Machine company. 1t is the intention
OF the Blair Veneer company to take
down the Parker group of buildings
occupying the river bank and to erect
thereon structure one hundred eighty
feet long. one hundred feet wide, three
stories high. The new building will
occupy the space extending from the
boiler house of the Blair Veneer COM
pany to the railroad bridge. Electric
power will be furnished from a
generator driven by twin thirty-two
inch turbine wheels situated on the
west side of the river Another boiler
will be added to the battery now in
use for, drying stock. etc. Among the
improvements contemplated is the
construction of new concrete dam.
The Blair Veneer company intend to
continue the business of their prede-
cessors-the manufacture of lumber.
boxes and piano sounding boards, on a
somewhat more extensive scale prob
ably. They expect to increase their
present veneer business, adding other
lines. such as table and desk tops.
1t is considered among the probabili-
ties that the manufacture of chamber
furniture will be taken up. The circu-
lar sawmill will be replaced by a new
and up-to-date bandsaw, which will
occupy the second or third floor of the
new structure. and bring the sawmll
on level with the logways on the hill.
Manager Blair informs the Palladium
that with the new plans under full
development. the present payroll of 12E
hands will be increased by rs more
North Troy Palladium.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Austin attend
in North Troy Friday.
Mrs. A. R. Cowles fell at her own
door on her return from church Sunday
and fractured her wrist.
Chas. Austin finished work in the E.
w. Barron Go. store Saturday and Chas.
Massey takes his place.
The Barton town farm will be sold
at public auction on Thursday, Mar.
26. See ad on page four.
Mrs. H. B. Walker of Concord, N.
H. was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Zelora Marsh, last week.
Regular meeting of Orleans Lodge,
No. 55, F. & A. NJ, on Friday evening.
Work on the M. M. degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcclellan, who
attended the automobile show in Bos-
ton, returned home Friday.
A daughter, Elizabeth, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Cutler of Mortified
March IA. Congratulations.
1t is reported that Harley Chappell
of West Burke has purchased the table
Al1IluI dClOiy I1OIll Ii. v. O1oWu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Tower, who
have been spending the winter in
Washington, returned to this place
Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Williamson returned
Yesterday from the Montreal General
hospital. where she has been for
treatment.
The following letter remains un-
called for at the postoffice. Please say
advertised when calling for these
letters. Frank j. Parker.
Miss Pearl Hunt of. Newport, who
was formerly in the employ of w. W.
Relrden. as stenographer, visited
friends in town last week.
Mrs. J. F. Batchelder left last
Wednesday for Manchester, n. H., tt
visit Mrs. r. Fl. Cheney and will sc
later to visit friends and relatives II
New York and Boston.
The compositions handed in by stu
dents on the Washington trip will bt
judged and awards announced mex
week. The Monitor will probably prin
the winning compositions.
Mrs. G. E. King returned Saturda,
from Burlington where she went to b.
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Agricultural Meetings in Session.

The agricultural extension school
held by the University of Vermont and
state agricultural department is being
held in the hall in the Batchelder
block as noted last week.
The lectures began Monday after
noon and continued through yester-
day and today and will last until
Friday afternoon. The subjects handled
are Of extreme interest and are
handled in manner that is of practi-
cal value. The sessions are free and
the farmers are urged to attend.
Tonight there will be a free public
lecture. Prof. Bradlee is in charge OF
the work and with him is Mr.. Deuel
and other experts. An interesting
exhibit is on display.
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with her son, Ralph, when he under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Ralph is gaining rapidly.
The talks by Lawyer F. D. Thomp-
son and Supt. G. L. Erwin, will be
given in the high school room this
evening, Mar. 18. instead of last even
! ing as annonced last week.
The Crystal Lake grange will hold
an open meeting Thursday evening.
Prof. jerks of the agricultural college
of Burlington will speak on the topic,
'Work of Boys and Girls Clubs
The weather begins to appear
springlike and some of the farmers
have broken into their sugar places
and once in while one has scattered
the buckets. The snow is still quite
deep but has gone rapidly before the
sun the past week.
Hazel Raymond and Richard Salders
were quietly married Thursday after
noon at Lyndonville. Mr.. Salders has
worked for some time as night opera
tor in the station and has many friends
in this place. They will reside in this
town for the present
Mr.. Rankin of Newport concluded
his series of illustrated lectures in the
school building last evening. His talk
was on Naples and southern Italy.
| The lecture was as instructive as the
previous ones and the views were fine
These lectures have been successful in
every respect.
The Monitor failed to mention last
week the very excellent lecture by DR..
/ or hn 1oc IN c+ IL
ing entertainment course. Dr. OFT
was pronounced by some the best
lecturer Barton lecture course patrons
have listened to in recent years and
many have expressed desire to hear
him again.
The lire company was called out
Friday evening to put out chimney
fire that had got beyond control of the
Freeman household. By the proper
use of chemicals and cool work of the
firemen the fire was soon safe and
little damage was done. Mrs. Free.
man tells the Monitor that she is very
grateful to the firemen for their fine
work and gentlemanly conduct anc
feels sure that but for their work he1
house would now be in ruins.
Domestic Economy" was the sub
ject of the last meeting of the
Woman's Literary club held with Mrs
r. P. Webster, Mar. H. Roll call was
answered to by members speaking O.
/ "Reliable Brands of Foodstuffs.'' Mrs
) Perley read a most excellent paper or
) "House Sanitation" A lively discus
! sion followed the debate whether mea
shall be banished from our tables
which was led by Mrs. Hubbard AM
: Mrs. Tower. Delightful music wa:
: furnished by Mrs. Amos Robinson
t There were 20 members present
Next Sunday evening, Mar. %, at
O'Clock at union service. Mrs. M. L
Y Pearson, state president Of the w. C
e T. u, will give an address in tn
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
Academy Notes.

The academy and graded schools
opened Monday after two weeks
vacation.
Miss Dutton, teacher in the fourth
and fifth grades, was unable to return
to her work on account Of the illness
Of her mother and Mrs. e. G.. Baldwin
has taken these grades.
The boys Of the academy have been
repairing the baseball cage in the old
schoolhouse, preparatory to spring
practice.
Glenn Chase, son of B. E. Chase,
formerly of Woodstock, is attending
the academy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
BARTON.
Laura Case is quite i'll.

Laura Case is quite ill.
B. B. Blake is critically i'll.
Rev. A. B. Blake is quite i'll.
Kenneth Winters spent Sunday in
town.
Dean Mcclellan was g. visitor in town
last week.
Mrs. A. M. FVercoe is visiting rela-
tives in Canada.
Mrs. Magoon is entertaining a
friend from Orleans.
Mrs Lucretia Alexander of Evans
vile is visiting in town.
Mrs. F. D. Pierce visited friends in
ST. Johnsbury last week.
L. G. Turcott attended wrestling
match in Boston recently.
E. C. Wilkie visited his son-in-law
in St. Johnsbury Tuesday.
Patrick O'NeiI of Barnet is in town
on business for a few days.
Pat Guertin remains seriously i'll at
the st. Johnsbury hospital.
Kenneth Winters of North Troy
visited friends in town Sunday.
Fay Wheeler has been i'll with tonsil-
tits but is able to be out again.
Mrs. Cora McVicker returned home
from Northfeld Monday evening.
+ VIM. Berwick has moved from the
Brooks house into the Mute tenement.
Mrs. James Elliot visited relatives
and friends in Massachusetts, last week.
| Miss Frances Butler of the bank
force is spending vacation in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Richmond attend
ed the automobile show in Boston last
week.
Miss Jennie Young visited Pearl
Hunt in Newport several days last
week.
Harold White has been employed in
Pierce's drug store during the past
week. 80
Malcolm Buck has been working fo,
Frank Burdick during the past two
weeks.
Geo. Gorham is moving to the tene.
ment vacated by E. r. Cook on Glover
street. 80
Several of our young people attended
an entertainment at Evansville Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. IT. G. Brooks are
entertaining her sister, Miss Myrtle
Kimball.
Mrs. P. III. Skinner was a guest O.
her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Brunnine
recently.
Mrs. Dow of Hardwick visited he
daughter. Mrs. Murray McFarlane
recently.
The Afternoon Study club will NEE
with Mrs. Mabel Hibbard Thursda,
afternoon.
There will be an Episcopal servic
in Odd Fellows hall on Sunday morn
ing, 1915.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Cowles O
Craftsbury visited at H. T. Seaver'
: this week.
Mrs. Farquarson, who wrenched he
ankle one day last week, is able t
be out again.
( Hazel Abbott. who has been attend
ing ScnoOl III Lynn, MASS, feCufno
home Sunday
Mrs. Edmund Gross of Browningto
visited her mother, Mrs. Frank Chanc
Ter, last week.
Mildred Goad has gone to Morris
vile, where she will work in Stevens
millinery store.
Mrs. Della Wilson received a box {
orange blossoms Saturday from he
brother in Florida
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes.

Sunday evening Epworth League at
6 p m. Topic, ga Prisoner Of Hope" !.
Prayer meeting Thursday. Mar. 19.
at 80. Mar. Is the pastor preached
on Matt. 10 :26. In the evening he
gave an explanation Of II Corinthians
6. st. Paul's advice to the Corinthians
is also applicable to us.
c. B. Webster sang the beautiful
solo. Take Thy Choice" at the morn
ing service.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
COUNTY COURT.

gThe March session of county court
has every appearance of being nearly
over. No civil or criminal cases came
to trial by jury and court cases were
taken up soon after convening and the
state cases are being taken up today.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18
Teachers Examinations.

Six candidates took the eXamina-
tions for teachers at Barton academy,
March and 6. Special public examin-
alton for teachers will be held at
Barton academy Friday and Saturday,
March 20 and 21.
1912 G.. L. Erwin, Supt.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

SUGAR LABELS-Order them early.
Our popular two color labels with state
seal, cover the law fully. 500, SIPS !;
300. LOS; 200, 80 cents; 100, so cents.
Order may call for part sugar and part
syrup. Labels delivered free, where
cash accompanies the order. Monitor
Press, Barton, Vt.
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Meeting of Listers.

Agreeably to the provision of No.
36 of the Acts of 1910, a meeting for the
instruction of listers of Orleans county
will be held at Newport, March % at
I O'Clock
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CLASSIFIED hI}Ek'I Il c

Advertisements viii tc nserted under this
head q trrG g rts p1- wOr 70 first iDseTtl an
and oaP C. mt ner oOssa 5jfs rta ter Cash must
accom- t-afv tyta or,'e er. U9Uertis emit aOIti
he inserted for less thar ''se7ty-fue cents
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

EFOR SALE-Smith and Barnes VI
right piano. Nearly new and in al
most perfect condition. Price Low
Amos r. Robinson. Barton. 4tf-
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FOR SALE-Two turkeys, toms. One
horse horsepower 3. cheap. H. Cook,
Glover. ll.l*r
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FOR SALE-Stale bread for hens.
Elrick, Barton. =, 80 szs-,------; TIL
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LIBERAL COMMISSION and SAL
AIRY to look after our business in
your community. Interesting. digni-
fed, healthful work. International
Magazine company, 119 W 41st ST.,
New York City. 11-12p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

FOR SALE = Sawdust at ouf
Rrownington mill. AS large loa as
you want for Is cents. Chan '!e7
Company. bH
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALF-A1- Day-old white
Wyandotte chicks. Hazen Clark, Ear
ton. 9Cf
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FOR SALE-or exchange for young
stock, three small arches with evapor-
ators, thousand good cedar buckets,
quantity of sap holders. Lothrop &
Hunt, Orleans. 5tf
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FOR SALE-Eggs. B. B. red.eames.
R. C. B leghorns. S. L. Wyndottes.
S1.25. Guineas. ,S.75 per Is. Georo
Uric, Greensboro. " at11 11-12n "
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Pianos. Player Pianos, Organs,
Banjos, Guitars, Violins, Accordeons.
Harmonious, Sheet Music, Music Books,
Stands. Rolls Satchels, Strings and
everything pertaining to music. A.
R. Cowles, Barton. Soft
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

FOR SALE-Two work teams. one
pair brown geldings. six years old,
also one pair blue roam mares, own
sisters. All extra good work ers. Il.
E. Chamberiln, Irasburg. 0tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

FOR SALE-4 ft. slab wood. We
have about 500 cords of dry slabs To-
Gated at our Irasburg mill and 500
cords at our Brownington mill. These
slabs make fine sugar wood and can be
purchased at the mill at S1.25 per
cord. The E. L. Chandler Co., Or
leans. Stf
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NOTICE-Will take stock Monday,
March 9 and %. w. E. Hanson.
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Miss Tessie Goodsell of West
Charleston visited her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. G. J. Goodsell, last week.
= Fred Scribner and family arrived
from Wilmington, N. c., recently.
Mr.. Scibner has bought the farm
recently owned by VII. Scribner.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-03-18

The Duck Pond Poad Philosopher
says: There's twC kinds O. murder
ers. Them that kills outright an
them that spreads disease an filth an
terbacker juice by spittin' on the floor
in public places. [ noticed some O. the
last named brand at town meetin'.
It's one O the nastiest and filthiest
tricks human can perform and if a
feller's dog should act balf's heathen-
ish the very terbacker juice dispenser
| seen at town meetin' would lick the
cur half to death.''
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TO RENT-Tenement. G. A. Katen
Barton. 1Otf
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The Meddler asked the young lady
across the way if she considered the
telephone natural monopoly and she
said that for her part she always tried
to remember that other people might
want to use it and never talked to her
friends over it more than half an hour
at time.
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WANTED-Board and lodging for
two elderly men. S. A. Hunt, over
seer. Barton. loft
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'fThat improved cut OUT at the
Passumpsic central is working fne,"
said a telephone user to the Meddler
81 can hear almost half of the time
now. This highly developed, highly
improved and highly priced service is
highly spoken of in certain quarters"
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TO RENT-Front room, Mrs 0. H.
Mossman, Barton. lift
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WANTED-Live poultry. Eggs not
over week old. Elrick, Express office,
Barton 1Stf
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WANTED-A chance to save you
$500 per ton on your fertilizer. R. P.
Webster, Barton. 3tf
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Who are the parties responsible for
the total collapse of the skating rink
idea in this village? It's real pity
that the young people of the place
have been denied the privilege of using
the newly arranged rink.
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TO REM I

TO RENT-Furnished rooms. Mrs.
W. r. Powney. ll-15p
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The school in Morgan Gore closed
March 5. The following pupils were
neither absent or tardy: Avis, Iva,
Ellen and Roger Whitehill. Albert
Musgrove and Sarah Musgrove had no
absent marks during school member
ship.
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WANTED-Woman for housework
through sugaring. Paul Andrus.,
Glover. 11-12p
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WANTED

WANTED-Copie of the Monitor of
Feb. H. Monitor Office. Barton. lift
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WANTED-Capable girl to wait on
table and help with general house
work. Apply A. C. Gallup, Echo Inn,
East Charleston. 10-11
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can hear a terrible rumbling. 1t is
said to be the post-office squabble. By
the way are you betting on the fellow
whose name begins with B or some
other chap?
The Meddler