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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
COVENTRY'S COSTLY FIRE
Loss Includes Two Good Dwellings, a
Schoolhouse, Barns and Contents.
Had Bad Fire Two Years Ago.

About T. 80 o'clock Monday morning.
the cry of fire was heard in Coventry.
Ed. Hyland giving the alarm and it
was found that the back end of D. w
Fairbrother's house was in flames. 1t
is not known how the fire originated
In spite of all efforts. w. c.. Brooks's
house was soon in flames and the
schoolhouse soon followed. Help was
called from Orleans, Irasburg and
Newport and many thanks are due the
men who responded for their timely aid.
Without doubt, but for them more of
our village would be in ashes. Mr..
and Mrs. Fairbrother came home Sun
day evening and Mrs. Fairbrother was
i'll all night and was Frustrated after
the fire. They are at the home of Bert
the Congregational vestry. Only
part of their household goods was
saved. The loss was partly covered by
insurance. l.. w. Drake, who Ived in
Mr.. Fairbrother's tenement, lost prac-
tically everything, saving only what
clothing they wore out, also bed and
dresser. They were we'll insured
They are now stopping at the home
of G. M. Drake but expect to- move
into one of the tenements over
A. .. Thurber's store. w. C. Brooks
had just finished ha.ing, SO his b ,rn
was well filled with hay. His house
hold goods were about all saved. a.
re Mr.. Bickford's. who lived in the
same house. Mr.. Brooks carried $1,000
insurance. The schoolbooks and fix
lures from the schoolhouse and town
hall were mostly saved. The school
house was insured for 81, 900.
A total of five buildings were de-
stroyed and the loss is estimated at
$4,000
1t was just two years ago, lacking
two weeks. that Coventry's other
disastrous fire occurred.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
PARALYSIS CLINIC FRIDAY.

DIR. Robert w. Lovett. the Boston
infantile paralysis expert, and assist
ant, Miss Wright, with DR.. Martin. of
Harvard medical school, and his assist
ant, were in Barton Friday, with DR..
Ladd, president Of the state board of
health, to hold the second clinic on
infantile paralysis The clinic was
held at Hotel Barton and several local
physicians were present.
About 20 cases were brought in for
ohserv alton. most of the cases having
beft re been brought before the special
lists.
In every case where the treatment
prescribed previously had been carried
out, improvement in the movement and
development of muscles affected was
found which would lead one to expect
that continued treatment along the
lines Land down by DR.. Lovett
end his aids would bring COM
plete recovery to many cases and i'm.
provement in all.
The remedy prescribed in practi-
cally every case is merely an exercise
Of the muscles affected by the disease
The tests reach an exact measure
ment of practically every msnjpulative
muscle IN the limos and booy, Cetect-
ng the slightest differences When
me weakened or lost muscle is located
and the degree OF It's loss eetermined,
nanlpulatiVe exercise is lrescr bed,
yh'cn IN near ever case can be
r.vAn> by the mother, or others, no
exnnrt or nurSn being necessary
One of the interesting and accurate
Methods Of tin0lng the atnount OF weak
ness in a set of muscles was TIE use of
spring scale. By applying this to the
arm or leg and determining the force
in any direction and then applying it to
the other limb and finding the muscle
force in that limb, the difference in
the two sets Of muscles was deter
mined, and ty comparing these meas
urements with those of the normal
average child or person of the same
age an exceptionally accurate measure
of the affected parts is determined
and a corresp sponding treatment of the
weak muscles by exercise given. In
atively simple and mean no pain,
medicine or other severe treatment.
Several cases present showed posi-
lively what patience, perseverance and
time would accomplish in the treat
ment of victims of infantiIe paralysis
by these simple means and the most
discouraging cases may feel that while
a preventative measure has not yet
been found for the disease. where life
is spared, improvement and cure is
possible without great expense, by
home treatment of the most simple
kind. But improvement is not rapid,
months being necessary to show slight
gain. and persistent and honest effort
must be exercised in applying these
exercises for months, and perhaps
wears.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
The New Club Rooms.

The new and attractive club rooms
IN the Pierce-Barrows block are now
open for the use of club members
The rooms are especially we'll located
and supply long felt need in the
town. The outside door leads into a
long corridor, affording ample racks
and hooks for coats, and from this
corridor a door leads to the lounging
room and another to the card room.
The lOunging room is large, we'll light
ed, facing the square and is finished in
green and white enamel with mission
rockers in weathered oak and is light
ed by one semi-indirect electrolier in
the center. Off the lounging room is
the reading room, furnished practically
as the former, with large library
table plenteously supplied with current
mag aZines and periodic ais. Next is the
card room, amply large enough for
two tables and their occupants. This
room, as is the adjoining pool room is
finished in brown and the same mission
furnishings. The pool room is excep-
tionally large and well lighted and is
furnished with a new pool table. Off
the pool room is large bath room
aad toilet. The floors throughout are
hardwood and covered in the first
three rooms with large rugs. The
rntire combination is hard to surpass
anywhere, and the fact that these
rooms are so centrally located, makes
an added attraction of them. The
club has already seventy members and
is in very fourishing condition finan-
cially, as we'll as socially. 1t is ex-
pected that there will ultimately be 100
members in the organization and Bar.
ton has at last an all-the-year- round
club, which it should be proud Of and
which can certainly be made a source
of profit as we'll as pleasure to the
town. The Boat club has always
answered the purpose of a summer
club and the club house should, and
will still be patronized throughout the
summer months but it has never been a
satisfactory meeting place, after the
summer season had passed. AS an
adjunct to the new club, however, it
will always be practical and available.
The members of the new club are
nearly all of them members of the
boat club and the interests of both
clubs are the same.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14

Mrs. Fred Lathe spent part of last
week with her parents at Newport
Center.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Bridges of
Coventry visited at John Bullock's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wright are
working for Charles Lathe through
haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mclean and
Lowers.
Ray Emerson spent Sunday at the
home of his uncle, George Nutting, at
Westmore.
Charles Whitehill has finished work
for Charles Hudson of Charleston and
returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Grow of
Charleston visited at Horace White
hill s last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lathe visited
at Charles Bourne's in Irasburg Tues
day of last week.
While playing ball recently Ora
Woods had the misfortune to break
bone in his leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Burbank of
Bloomington were guests at T. G.
Crandall's Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Hudson of Enfield, N.
H.. spent the Fourth with her mother.
Mrs. Sarah Weeden.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Gallup and Mr..
and Mrs. George Woodward of Barton
recently visited in Burke.
Mrs. Harold Whitcomb and children,
who have been at the home Of her
father, T. e. Crandall, have gone to
their home in Lyndon.
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
New School Union Divisions.

Under the new compulsory union
supervision school law the state has
been redistricted.. The Monitor has
not learned the entire redistrcting for
county but understands that the
Bsrton Glover union will include
Albany and that c. L.. Erwin has been
appointed superintendent of the union.
Greensboro goes into the Craftsbury-
Hsrdwick district with c. L. Cowles
as superintendent. Derby is the only
town in the county having % schools
within the town and therefore will be
a union district to itself with Margaret
Kelley as superintendent. The Missis-
quoi valley union remains practically
the same ss does the Black River
union with G. W. McGinnis and E. w.
Hamilton superintendent, respectively
The Monitor has not learned just how
the other towns of the county are
divided or who the superintendents
will be, but it is expected Browning
ton, Westmore, Charleston, Morgan,
Holland and Brighton will form two
districts
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
THE COUNTY FAIR

Lay your plans now to attend the
first fair in the state-the Orleans
County fair at Barton, August 1920.
Secretary c. f. Hamblet is perfecting
arrangements and making detailed
plans for the event along the same but
broader and better lines The agri-
cultural features will be strengthened
and the juvenile department continued
and broadened while the usual live
stock exhibits. floral hall and other
departments will be continued along
much the same lines as heretofore.
The free stage acts have been pur-
chased and the directors believe they
have something really worth while.
The premium list is now in the hands
of the printer and will be out soon.
Anyone desiring a copy should address
Z: E. Hamblet. secretary, Barton.
The admission price will be the same
as the past two years, IS cents. If
you don't attend the fair this year,
you will be sorry.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14

Mrs. M J. Norris had the misfortune
to fall while in her room at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. George Jen-
nings, Tuesday. and break bone in
her forearm.
MIR. and Mrs. George Merriam are
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Mabel
Zimmerman, at Lancaster this week,
going with Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Caron
by automobile.
Walter Goodro and family have
gone to North Troy where Mr.. Goodro
goes each season to help in haying on
a large farm belonging to Mrs.
Goodro's father.
G. C. Baldwin of Keene. N. H., is
the guest of J. F. Batchelder and in
company with Mr.. Batchelder and w.
w. Reirden has been at Long pond fish
ing for several days the past week.
In the municipal court case of Frank
Gilman VS.. E. S. Potter, held before
Municipal Judge Cushman, at the court
room here yesterday, the evidence was
all heard, but no decision has as yet
been made.
Mrs. E. W. Barron was in West
Charleston on Friday to attend a meet
ing of the Auxiliary and Mission Study
class. Mrs. Barron is hoping that
many more ladies of the county will
be invited to attend these meetings.
A new pool room is being fitted up
in the King block, which will have
three tables. General repairs are be-
ing made on the rooms, formerly occu-
pied by the Merriam clothing store,
and the room presents very attractive
appearance.
The feature play at the Gem
| theatre Tuesday evening, July Goth
will be the five-part photoplay, 1.-The
Thief" a Fox film which bas been
made famous through long run as a
stage play. Dorothy Donnelly will be
seen in the title role.
Frank Tower has taken the agency
for the Chevrolet automobiles, and
| this agency has been relinquished by
the Crystal Lake garage. Mr.. Tower
will hereafter handle these cars in
town, and will be equipped later to
furnish parts and accessories.
G. S. Webster has been taking a
weeks vacation from his duties as
treasurer of the Barton Savings Bank
& Trust company. A greater part of
the time he has been trying to coax
tHe elusive SunnSh from under the
banks of several neighboring ponds and
streams.
A double wedding occurred at st.
Paul s Catholic church Monday. July 5,
when Adolphus Valley and Miss Aurore
Renaud, and Gerard Oser and Miss Bes-
sic Mailloux were united in marriage by
F'r. Marceau. Both young couples will
reside in town. Mr. and Mrs. Valley
have been spending the past week at
| lL'Avenir, P. @.
LIE Beau Lac Boat club will have
cards and dancing on Thursday Ito
morrow evening, and during the
summer the club will continue to have
open nights every Thursday evening,
with cards or some social function.
It's very attractive place during
the warm summer nights and the club
house should be more generally patron
lied.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
Nearby Honor Graduates.

The following were the students from
nearby institutions receiving honor
scholarships from the University of
Vermont at the recent graduations:
Julia Elizabeth King, Barton. Bar
ton academy; Orin Cowles Carpenter,
Irasburg, Barton academy Florence
Virginia Clement, St. Johnsbury, ST..
Johnsbury academy; Arthur Dale
Bishop, st. Johnsbury, st. Johnsbury
academy; Elsie Skinner. Orleans,
Orleans Agr. high school; o. D.
Mathews. Orleans, Orleans Agr. high
school; Frances Caroline Dutton.
Hardwick. Hardwick academy; George
Floyd Bickford, Hardwick, Hardwick
academy; Mildred Bisbee, West Derby,
Newport high school; Harold G. Bow
ley, West Derby. Newport high school +;
Hardy Augustus Merrill, Craftsbury,
Craftsbury academy Mason Parmalee
Dutton, East Craftsbury, Craftsbury
academy; Frances S. Hyde, Jefferson
vile, Derby academy; Porter F. Hunt.
Derby Line, Derby academy. Gordon
t. Hay of Derby received a scholar
ship from Montpelier seminary.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
Pomona Grange Meeting at Charleston.

Pomona Grange Meeting at Charleston.
Prospect Pomona Grange No. 25 met
with Navy Grange at West Charleston
Thursday, July 1st Although rain fell
during most of the forenoon the ardor
of the Changers was not dampened and
81 members were present. They.were
heartily welcomed by Navy Grange
and the meeting was opened by the
master r. F. Mason of Bartons and
after the usual order of business
adjournment was made until 1.30p.
N. -:
The ladies of Charleston proved them
selves capable of serving a bountiful
dinner which was enjoyed by over 100
people. At the afternoon session
seven new members were given the
obligation of the fifth degree by A.ttP.
Bean of Glover ~
The lecturer provided her usual
pleasing program consisting of piano
solo by Miss Leayens ofsCharleston,
readings by Rev. VIM. R. Price of West
Charleston, violin and piano duet by
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Hastings of
Barton, a vocal duet by the Misses
Leavens of Charleston and reading
by Hattie McDuffee of Glover The
question, "Should the Present School
System Have a Radical Changer" was
ably discussed by Mr.. Reed and Mrs
J. F. Kendrick of Charleston for the
affirmative and Mrs. E. S. Kelley of
Orleans and Mrs. Towne of Irasburg
for the negative, the judges deciding
in favor of-uthe affirmative. 1t was
decided to~hold the Grange field day at
Willoughby lake at the call of the
master. After giving the Navy Grange
a vote of thanks for their generous
hospitality the meeting was adjourned
to meet at Glover the fourth Tuesday
in September. Each one present felt
repaid for their effort to be there an
declared the day pleasantly and profit
ably spent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
Oilers Made III by Drink.

No report has been received yet from
the state laboratory of hygiene relative
to the chemical analysis of the portions
of the organs of the late Earle Impey
who died suddenly and under peculiar
circumstances the evening of July
near North Troy as reported last week.
No developments appear indicating the
results to have been caused by drink.
although it is reported that there were
more instances of illness from drinking
some concoction that afternoon than
were at first known.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
Good Foed at Barton Hotel.

A recent issue of the Rutland Herald
"It (the HeraldD would be concealing
facts if it failed to repeat what
Charles H. Taylor, jr., publisher of
the Boston Globe, said in the hearing
of two Vermont newspaper men.
"The talk was of vacations, tour
ing possibilities and good food. Mr..
Taylor spoke highly of Vermont tours
as a whole. then remarked =
"sOne Of the best dinners ever had
was at>a hotel IN Barton. We were
overtaken by hunger and decided to
take chance with country hotel.
We had a fine dinner, nothing very
fancy, but some chicken that was
tender and we'll cooked, fresh vege-
tables and pie! l didn't know they
made such pie in Vermont. First
chance I get I'm certainly going back
to Barton after another piece Of that
pie!'
"Here is confirmation true as holy
for aeons. The chief need Of the
cooked Vermont food, and when he
gets it, the foregoing proves that he
remembers it. Mr.. Taylor lives and
works alongside some of the best
chefs in the world. He is familiar
with the encyclopedia menu and the
famboyant promise of real food that
never lives up to its printed preten-
sions. When he sees food and eats
thereof. therefore, he is apt to know
what he is talking about. Incidentally
the high compliments paid by President
Wilson to Rutland tea-house prove
that plain, good food is just as highly
appreciated in the seats of the mighty
as by plain folks "
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14
BARTON

nj. E. Willis of Newport is the new
man on the bakers cart.
C. R. Powell of Island Pond was in
town on business Friday.
Fred Pope of St. Johnsbury was
weekend visitor in town.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Valley Saturday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Massey Tuesday of last week.
Forest Heath of Wells river was the
guest of friends in town the past week.
Myron Simpson and family were
guests of Mrs. Nancy Simpson Sunday.
After a two weeks vacation the
Peerless will reopen again on Monday.
Bernice Hamblet is taking two
weeks vacation from her work at the
bank.
Mrs. Leon Batchelder and son, Rich
ard, are boarding at the Crystal Lake
House.
Mrs. Julius Hazen has returned from
two weeks vacation in Lowell and
vicinity.
Mrs. Clarence Damon. who has been
suffering from blood poisoning, is much
improved.
Mrs. c. D. Hubbard of Lyndonville
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. George
H. Gorham.
Miss Guya Rowell of Albany has
been the guest of Mrs. Cora Winslow
the past week.
Miss Beatrice Jennings is working
as bookkeeper at the Roy Brothers
granite works.
Mr. and Mrs A w. Adams and
Bruce Caron are visiting relatives in
Eden this week.
Miss Julia Durkin of Albany spent
several days last week at the home of
Buckley Brothers.
Orange Mossman is seriously i'll and
a council of doctors have met to
diagnose his case.
A horse-drawn hurdy- -gurdy paid the
town a visit on Friday evening and
Saturday forenoon.
Miss Janette Billedoux of Newport is
the guest of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Valley.
Hiram Mcclellan left this morning
for Hanover, N. H., to enter Thayer
school at Dartmouth.
Mrs. Clyde Heath has been spending
the past week at the home of her
father, in Hardwick.
Paul Sherry of st. Johnsbury was
recent guest of his uncle. C. F.
Cutler of Park street.
Mrs. Elmer Pope of St. Johnsbury
has been visiting at Mrs. Edith Com
stocks the past week.
Miss Katherine Wilcox of Morrisville
is the guest of her aunt. Miss Lydia
Colburne, for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Frechette have
been spending the past week with
friends and relatives in Canada.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Richards, formerly Leafie Sheaff,
of this town, at their home in Damaris.
Gotta, Me-, July 2.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14

Maurice Koesler has been the guest
of C. S. Webster the past week and
played at little informal musicale at
Mr.. Webster's home Friday evening.
Mr.. Koesler is very noted vlolinist,
and one of the members of the famous
Boston Symphony orchestra: He is
stopping at Newport during the sum-
mer and it is hoped that Mr.. Koesler
may be secured for some of our club
socials Or some Barton concert before
he returns to the city.
The Boy Scouts are spending the
week at camp on Stone pond, Fl. w.
Carter and R. P. Webster donating
the use of their cars for the transport
tation of the young chaps, and the
Comstock delivery car taking the bag
gage. The boys are accompanied by
Scout Master Ray Underwood and will
undoubtedly have "the time of their
lives" This Boy Scout proposition
grows better each month and if you
this bunch of clean-living young men.
The engine of the way freight Satur-
day morning, went off the iron on the
siding just back of the c. A. Mute
store and afforded considerable excite
ment and amusement to large number
of spectators who gathered to see it
put back on the track. Every wheel
of the engine was off, but fortunately
there was just clearance enough to
permit other trains to pass, and there
was no delay in the train, service.
It took some time in PREPARATIONS,
once ready, the job of putting it back
on the rails was matter of only a
very few moments. The accident was
caused by spreading rails.
BROWNINGTON
Arthur Emerson is helping his father
in haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Grow were in
Island Pond Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Newton were in
West Derby Sunday.
Mrs. E. J. Caron is entertaining
her cousin from Boston.
F. E. Hitchins. who hurt his ribs
quite badly, is much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs F. S. Newton and
daughter, Katherine of Lynn, Mass.
visited at F. E. Newton's last week.
MI. anu MIS-. dSOISc 6IoW uou tAS
misfortune to lose their dog, Nero,
July z. Nero had no equal as battle
dog and very few as trick dog.
Everywhere Mr.. and Mrs. Grow went,
Nero accompanied them as one of the
family. He has crossed the American
continent twice, being taken to Cali
fornia awhile ago. He was valued at
500.
BROWNINCTON CENTER
The little son of Ellie Clark is quite
i'll at this writing.