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The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Salem
and Penns Grove Traction Company, q
corporation created under the laws OF
the State of New Jersey, has presented
a petition in writing to the Board OF
Chosen Freeholders of the county or
Salem for consent to construct, operate
and maintain a single track surface cleo
trio railway with the necessary switches
and turnouts as part of a system OF rail-
way to be constructed, maintained and
operated between the City of Salem and
the Borough of Penns Grove, in the county
Of Salem, upon the highways in the
Lower Penn's Neck and the Borough of
Penns Grove, hereinafter mentioned; that
the motive or propelling power OF the cars
be supplied to the motors of said cars
from overhead wires, attached to and
supported by poles to be erected and
maintained under said grant on the high
ways on which the said street railway
is to be constructed; that the highways,
or other public place or PLACES, in the
Lower PENIS Neck and the Borough of
Penns Grove, through which the said sur
face electric street railway shall extend
proposed street railway are as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Salem and
Pennsvi1le Road at the division line be-
tween the City of Salem and the Town
s ship poo Of i Lower M;n P peat s,a Mee & I rneaee 10 nS Seal
% min. west 400 it., north Al deg. 50 min.
west 1874 it., north % deg. 3 min; west
22Ol IT,, nortn ~ ueS. ~ min: west Ztlo LIZ,
north IL deg. 8 min. west 1892 it., north
81 min. west S217 IT., north 4 deg. 0 min.
west 6ol4 IT., on Salem and Penqsville
Penn's Neck to Pennsville; thence north
"A deg: 9 min. east on said Salem and
Pennsyille Road 233 it., north 81 deg. 5S
min. east 4745 it,, north So deg. AZ min:
east 1904 it., north 81 deg. 40 min. east
G24 it., north 60 deg. 4S min. east 2S41 it.,
north SO deg. 6 min. east 5563 it,. north
46 deg. 36 min. east 52S7 fit, north 4S deg.
SO min; east 1928 #, north 4 deg. 80 min:
1923 it,, north Z deg. 0 min. east 99S it.,
on the river road through the Townships
of Lower PENIS Neck and Upper Penn's
Neck to Oak Tree Corner and the divis-
ion line between the Township of Upper
Penn's Neck and the Borough of Penns
Grove; thence north 81 deg. AZ min. west
1866 it., on Maple avenue in the Borough
of Penns Grove to a point adjacent to the
spur track of the West Jersey and Sea
Shore Railroad and also on that portion
of Main street in the Borough of Penns
extending thence north 46 leg. 80 min.
west 1869 IT., more or less to the west
erly curb line of Oak street.
That said petition was filed with the
Clerk of the said Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Salem, on the
such consent is sought for a period of
fifty years; that the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the county of Salem will
consider said petition on the thirteenth
the afternoon, at Freeholders' Room in
the Court House, at the City of Salem,
in the County of Salem. at which time
and place a public hearing of said pc
H. P. Gray.
1. C. Smashey, Director.
Clerk 9242t
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
RESOLUTION

of Washington Camp, No.. Al, Patriotic Or
der Sons of America.
WHEREAS, The Great and Supreme Ruler
of, the universe has in His infinite wis
dom removed from among US one of our
worthy and esteemed fellow laborers,
Isaac d. Huffman
WHEREAS, The long and intimate rela-
ton held with him in the faithful per
Torrance of his duties in this Camp
makes it eminently betting that we re-
cord our appreciation of him; therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the wisdom and abil-
ity which he has exercised in the aid Of
our organization by service, contribution
and counsel will be held in grateful re-
membrance.
RESOLVED, That the sudden removal
of such a life from our midst leaves a va
cancy and a shadow that will be deeply
realized by all the members and friends
of this organization, and will prove a ser
ious loss to the community and the public.
RESOLVED, That with deep sympathy
with the bereaved relatives of the deceased
we express our hope, that even so great
a loss to us all may be over-ruled for good
by Him who doeth all things WI.
RESOLVED, That a copy of Wese reso-
buttons be spread upOn the records of the
Camp, a copy printed in the Penns Grove
Record and a copy forwarded to the be-
reaved family.
D. P. FEATHERER,
HOWARD f. DOLBOW,
WARREN GROFF,
Committee.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
rRoLLY HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE is he :eby given that the Salem
and Penns Grove Traction Company, a cor
poration created under the laws of the
State of New Jersey, has presented a petit
ton in writing to the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Penns Grove for con-
sent to construct, operate and maintain a
single track surface electric street railway
with the necessary switches and turnouts
as part of a system of railway to be con-
structed, maintained and operated between
the city of Salem and the Borough of
Penns Grove, in the County of Salem, upon
the streets and highways in the Borough
of Penns Grove, hereinafter mentioned
that the motive or propelling power of the
cars to be operated therein is electricity,
to be supplied to the motors of said cars
from overhead wires, attached to and sup
ported by poles to be erected and main
tanned under said grant on the highways
on which the said street railway is to be
constructed; that the streets and highways
in the Borough of Penns Grove through
which the said surface electric street rail-
way shall extend are as follows:
Maple Avenue from the Borough line to
Broad Street; Bay Street from the River
lie Avenue to Main Street; Main Street
from Broad Street to the River.
That said petition was filed with the
Borough Clerk of the Borough of Penns
Grove on the fourteenth day of Septem-
Der, 1915; that such consent is sought
for a period of fifty years; that The May
or and Council of the Borough of Penns
Grove will consider said petition on the
twelfth day of October, 1915, at eight
O'Clock in the evening at the Council
Chamber in the Borough of Penns Grove,
at which time and place a public hearing
of said petition will be given.
Attest: Mayor.
9-24-2t.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
HAPPENINGS ABOUT HOME
What Is Occurring And Being Talked
About In The Borough and Township

There was frosts nearly every morning
this week.
Corn husking has begun. The crop in
this region is fine.
The electric light line was extended
down Beach Avenue this week.
Fresh Pork and scapple time to thick
Ell the blood for approaching cold wealth
er.
Arthur Smith broke ground OIL Tues
day for a new house on South Broad
Broad Street.
Last Monday the northwest wind made
an extraordinary low tide. The ferry
boats between 8 and 2 o'clockw were de-
lsyed.
A dance will be held in Odd Fellows
Hall, Monday evening, October 18th, for
the benefit of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Viii
lage-Fire Company.
AT the sale of lots last Saturday on the
Baker tract OH South Street, recently
bought by Matthew Mitchell, $500
worth of land was sold. Several lots are
are not sold.
The farmers are digging sweet potatoes
at a lively rate. The only shipper at
Penns Grove IS Matthew Mitchell who
has paid $3.50 to $3.50 a barrel. He has
shipped 20 carloads this week.
Samuel c. Zane brought the biggest
sweet potatoes to Penns Grove this week
from the Webber farm at Courses Land
ing. Twenty-eigtt bright and smooth
filed a basket.
Most land sold in Penns Grove is on
part payment, and Bankable notes given
to draw interest. The deed is to be de-
livered alter fiual payment is made. At
ter the fist payment many begin the
erection Of a building on piling.
Warren Holman is having a frame gar
age, 40 by so feet built on East Main
Street. Harry Max, OF Salem, and Charles
Brangan, of Philadelphia, are having a
concrete block garage. so by rs feet built
OH North Broad Street. Both are practi.
cal machinists.
The Penns Grove Improvements Com
pany, Fred aud Giles Doty, have moved
their office from Odd Fellows Hall into
their new apartments built beside L. w.
Cooks store at Union Corner. They have
been doing All extensive real estate BUSH
ness since they came from Ocean City.
The Junior Mechanics have given a
flag and the P. O. Sons of America a
Bible to the DUPONT school. The presen-
tations were made by Rev. W. L. Nor
ton last Friday afternoon. They were
received on behalf OF tile board of Educa-
ton by Rev. w. A. Boyd, after which
the children sang the "Star Spangled
Banner"
The Ladies Aid, of st. Pauls Church,
will hold their annual Oyster Supper in
Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday afternoon
and evening OF October 9Th. All invited
to come have a luscious feast and a social
time. adv. 2t.
Cilautauqua in Penns Grove will be
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Octo-
Der Is, IA, Is. Keep 1t in mind and ar
ranged to attend. If.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
Rheumatism And Allied Palms They Mast

Rheumatism And Allied Palms They Must
Col adv.
The congestion of the blood in its flow
causes plain. Sloan's Liniment penetrafes
to the congestion and starts the blood to
flow freely. The body's warmth lie re-
newed; the balm is gown. The imam or
ment in their home is like q drowning
mai refusing a rope" Why suffer. Get
a bottle of Sloan's. 25c. and SOC. $l,OO
bottle hold six times as much as CSC. size.
adv.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01

Drasnear and Edison For Suffrage.
New Jerseys greatest man, Thomas
A. Edison. and DIR. John A. Brashear.
Pennsylvania's greatest citizen" are
both suffragfsts.
In wishing other women to have SUI
frage both in glowing tribute give the
credit to their wives.
DIR. Brashear, recently chosen by
Governor NJ. G. Brumbaugh and Penn
sylvania editors to represent Pennsyl-
vania at the Panama exposition as its
representative citizen, said, my sue
cess In everything / attribute to my
dear wife"
DR.. Brashear's second thought was
the fight of other women for the right
to have a voice as part of the govern
ed In the government.
Considering this he said:
"There Is no eason why a woman
should not vote II she wants to.
During the life OF my wife / al
ways desired that she should have the
same privilege l was enjoying. and In
November l shall certainly vote so the
wives Of other men shall have the
privilege / wished for my own"
At a banquet given in his honor in
connection with the presentation of a
gold medal Mr.. Edison, following glow
ing tributes from numerous speakers,
paid a glowing tribute to his wife, to
whom, he said, he owed in large part
the success that had come to him.
Every woman in this country is 60
ing to have the vote" he said. This
Il certain" he added.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01

"woman's place is in the home. but
under special privilege she Is some
times allowed to send her wages as a
substitute" said Alice Duer Miller,
commenting on the finding of the Mich
igan commission on industrial relations
that thousands Of wives support their
husbands.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
Preacher Was Laid Up.

Rev. C. M. Knighton, Hovanna, Fla,
writes: For three-months l suffered in
tense pain in the kidneys and back which
at times laid me up entirely. l used II
bottles of Foley Kidney Pills and all the
pain disappeared. l feel as if 90 years
had been added to my life." Relieves
rheumatism, sore muscles. stiff joints. I'D
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
HOME BUSINESS E

HOME BUSINESS NEWS
Store open every evening W. s. Leap.
adv.
Chestnut posts for sale. Fl. s. Barber.
adv. 3-27-tf
Linoleume, oil cloths, oiI.cloth patterns
and a new line OF cheap wall paper at the
Union Corner Store. L. w. Cook. ad.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01
COUNTY PICNIC A SUCCESS
Perfect Day Brings Picnickers Out from
All over County to Historical Society
Meeting in Brownington. Con-
gresham Dale Speaks.

Perfect weather brought picnickers in
numbers estimated at 1000, with repre-
sentatives from nearly every town in
the county. to the site of the cold
Stone House" in the beautiful and
historic village of Bloomington Friday,
in response to the invitation of the
Orleans County Historical society,
which held its annual meeting there,
who listened to interesting historic
incidents told in connection with the
school in Bloomington of which the
"Jld Stone House. was a part, and
a most inspiring and eloquent address
from Congressman Porter H. Dale of
Island Pond.
The stone house was thrown open to
visitors, and to wander through the
numerous rooms of this four-story
granite structure, built IS years ago
Twilight and the sinews of plodding
OK, was interesting and inspiring 70
say the least.
The noon hour found the immediate
vicinity of the "Old Stone House"
dotted with. picnic parties and none
failed to have cup of coffee from the
old iron kettle into which were
thrown the coffee bags of all corners
and under which blaze kept the
kettle hot No percolator or ordinary
coffee pot under the skill of an expert
ever produced such golden liquid as
that made in the caldron kettle in the
open that day.
President Baldwin announced that
the speaking would take place in front
of the church. a historic building it
self, a few rods away, where chairs
had been arranged on the lawn, and
the ringing of the bell called all
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01
County Agricultural Association Notes

The county agent is at the ST.
Johnsbury fair this week assisting S.
N. Stimson, county agent of Caledonia
county, with his exhibit. Mr.. Stimson
always has a. goo0 exhibit and the
farmers of Orleans county are invited
10 visit the exhibit and have it ex-
plained to them.
1t is now planned to hold local ex-
cursions in the county to visit the
demonstrations with corn and alfalfa
when have been carried on in this
season. The first one will start Sept.
7th at the w. kichmond & Son farm,
Newport. st 80 y. m.. and will cover
the towns of Newport and Derby. The
second will be held on the foil owing
day. Sept. 9Th, starting at the, farm Of
N. C. Stevens, West Glover at 1.3O p.
m, then going to other farms in
Glover and Barton. 1t is hoped that a
large number of farmers will be on
hand to join in the parties. The trips
will be made in automobiles and those
having cars are asked to invite their
neighbors to go with them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01
BARTON

The bank will be closed Labor day.
Miss Pearl Robinson is teaching in
West Burke. ~-..~. -..-. ....
Varnum Abbott of Lyndonville visit
ed his parents Sunday. ..-
NJ. J. Reynolds is working at the
Hotel Barton Kitchens.
Miss Mary Williamson is working as
table girl at Hotel Barton.
Regular meeting of Keystone Chap
ter, R. A. M, on Monday evening.
Mrs Melvin Drown, is visiting
friends in Groton for several weeks.
There were over 40 guests at Hotel
Barton for dinner Tuesday night.
DR.. E. NJ. Nichols has sold the
Taylor place in Glover to Will Calkins
Leo Leblanc of the Monitor force is
visiting his parents at Bedford, P. @.
Mr. and Mrs: H. L. Burger of Bos-
ton, Mass, are guests at Hotel Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Barre of Taun.
ton, Mass, called on friends here last
week.
Lee Comstock, who last week was
threatened with diphtheria, is much
better.
Samuel Maxwell of Littleton is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. H. R.
Connor.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Cutting have
gone on motor trip to towns in Penn
sylvania.
Miss Gladys Christie has gone to
Sheffield to teach one of the schools in
that town.
A large number of Barton people
attended the fair at Morrisville the
past week.
Kenneth Winters and John Blay of
Derby visited friends in town the
weekend.
William Rushford of johnson has
been visiting his brother. Homer, for
some time.
Miss Mae Arthur called on friends in
town the past week and is visiting at
West Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene NORM are the
happy parents of daughter, Rather
inc Margaret.
Miss Allen and Miss Grace Gordon
of Montreal are recent arrivals at the
Misses Mays.
judah Brooks and family spent Sun
day at the home of Rev. FIR. Pontbriand
at Lyndonville.
Mrs. Chester Proctor of Sherbrooke e
was guest at w. B. Proctor's the
first of the week.
Mrs. William Terrian and son,
| Donald, were the guests of Mrs. E. C.
| Wilkie Saturday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01
Wonnan's Club Entertainment.

Under the auspices of the Woman's S
Literary club, there will be an enter
tainment in the Gem theatre tonig hit
by Miss Grace Gordon, soloist, and
Rev. Douglass of Glover.
Miss Gordon is a soloist Of much
note, and those who were fortunate
enough to hear her at the club house
are unstinted in their praise. Her
selection of songs, too, appeals to most
of US and very good attendance is
anticipated. Mr.. Douglass reads Will
Carleton with just that touch of humor
which we believe the author intended
to put into his writings. This program
is well selected and the library cause
alone is worth your patronage, but you
will miss something in real entertain
ment if you fail to go.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01
6 chools Open.

Barton Academy and Graded Schools
opened yesterday with an attendance
near the record point. The grades are
we'll filled, there being fully IT'S al
ready registered and more to follow.
Although the age limit has been
raised for entrance this year the first
grade has 26 pupils. The required
number Of training teacher candidates
have appeared and registered. which
assures a success in this department.
Ninety-seven registered in the high
school yesterday and more are known
to be coming. This will bring the high
school attendance to over 100. which
with the training class. a department
of the high school, will make the
attendance one of the largest in the
history of the institution. All teach
ers were in their places yesterday
morning and every department of the
school is now in full swing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs George E.. King spent
the 22d anniversary of their marriage
at Willoughby lake, where they spent
their honeymoon at Richardson's hotel.
Mrs. Jessie NJ. Boardman. who has
been at Sutton, P. O., with relatives
and son, Harold Boardman, Of Swamp
scott. Mass, were in town the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Graves and
Mrs. Alden Dias and son, Richard,
motored to Barton to visit Mrs.
Graves s mother, Mrs. Ora White, last
week.
In. the case of Edwin Bickford and
Grace Ford, the parties were fined
500 each and given sentence of two
years each, but the sentence was sus-
pended.
Remember the Grange meeting to-
morrow evening. The Grange orches-
ira of eight pieces will furnish music
for the program. and social after the
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hibbard and
Frank Thorpe have returned from a
motor and camping trip to Montreal
and down through the islands of Lake
Champlain.
"Ted'' Lee and Clyde Heath played
ball with the Irasburg team against
Lowell at Irasburg Saturday. The
score was to in favor of the Iras-
burg team.
! Byron Curtis has crew raising the
r. T. Webster block on South Main
| or i, IL.
carpenter work on Webster's new
storage building.
Ernest Blair. Aime Blair, Herbert
Bower, Earl Davis, J ames Labounty and
John Labountv have been camping at
the Sidney Beauclerk camp at May
pond the past week.
The members of the Afternoon
Study club are cordially invited to
attend the reception given by the w.
G. T. u, at the M. E. church parlors
Sept 9Th at O'Clock.
Mrs. Nellie Crow and Mrs. Julia
Maloney went to Island Pond Tuesday
to call on Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Powell.
Mrs. F. K. Powell accompanied them
and will remain there for visit.
Miss Mary Wheeler has rented the
Foss home on Main street and with
her sister, Mrs. Lucy Atanasova, will
occupy it for time. Miss Isadore
Foss is boarding with Miss Wheeler.
Miss Katherine Wilcox, who has
been with her aunt, Miss Lydia COL
burn, this summer has returned to her
school at Morrisville and Miss Clara
Colburn has returned to New York,
Mr. and Mrs. Louise Dame and
servant of Chicago are stopping at the
Crystal Lake House. Mrs. Dame is a
sister of the late j. B. Cassidy, Mrs.
j. M. Elliott and Mrs. c. F. Percival.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Carter motored
to Littleton, N. H., Saturday, where
they met Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Pease
of Springfield and are continuing their
motor trip through the White Noun
tains.
Miss Alice Emerson. who has been
spending the summer in Massachu-
setts, has returned to keep house for
her brothers. children in G. E. Bus
wells house, while they are attending
school,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-01

The band played several selections
on the school lawn Saturday night,
just previous to the concert in the
park. j. W. Murkland had indicated a
desire to hear them and the boys con-
sented.
The members of the Village I'm
provement society are cordially invited
to attend the reception given at the M
E. church Wednesday evening of next
week by the state W. C. T. u, con-
vention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dame of Chicago
are here. Their niece, Nellie Cassidy,
will return with them and resume her
studies at the university, which she
was compelled to relipquish on account
Of i'll health.
Leon Batchelder has returned from
the season trip with the Redpath
ChautaUQua circuit. He has gone to
Sherbrooke for short time to tune
pianos there, but will later return to
his home in Barton.
Franklin Pierce of Chicago has been
a guest in town the past week and
gave little informal recital on the
Congregational church organ on Friday
afternoon. Mr.. Pierce is a very fine
organist in Chicago.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. Mrs. Julia Batchow, John
Hackett, care H. L. Call, Merritt
Scott, Bert Sheridan.
r. w. Laird was at Morrisville last
week where he drove his car to and
from the grounds. Mrs. Laird and
Miss Katie Smith accompanied him,
and visited relatives of Miss Smith in
Jeffersonville.
Albert Webster was at st. Johnsbury
Saturday to meet his son, A. r.
Webster of Cincinatti, who has a
boys camp at Boothbay, Me-, and who
was just returning West with number
of boys from the camp. ..-
Our local horsemen, F. B. Lang and
Henry Harding. were both successful
at the Morrisville fair. Harding win
ming with Kleet and taking second
with Buick in two classes, and Lang
winning first with Baron Childs.
DR.. Cleaves and sons of Montpelier
were guests at Hotel Barton last
n,
Mich. have been guests at Hotel
Barton and are demonstrating Postum
and other famous Post products.
Miss Ernestine Wilson has resigned
her position in the Passumpsic Tele-
phone Office here and will take the
| teachers training course at the acad-
emy. Miss Viola Rollins is promoted
to chief and Mrs. Gertrude Cassidy
will work in the central office.
Mrs. C. L. Hutchins is in Boston
this week to attend a meeting of the
New England Millinery association. of
which body she is one of the vice
presidents. While in the city she will
also attend the fashion show given by
Vogue at the Keith theatre.
Notice is posted at the postoffice
that proposals for rents for the Barton
postoffice for five-year term from
January l will be received until
September Is. Terms of lease may be
seen at the postoffice and call for a
rent including heat. light, water and
all furniture and equipment necessary
1886
The town became quite citified on
Monday, due to the arrival of parents
with their sons and daughters, who
are again entering the academy here.
A number of new pupils of the acad-
emy are already registered. Every
body is glad to welcome the student
body again and to admit that it makes
the village take on sort of there we
are again." appearance.