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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22
WEST CHARLESTON

Willie Hayes is able to be about
the house.
G. w. D. Reed has had his house
lighted by electricity.
Ed. Eastman has been West for an
other carload of horses.
Mrs. Albert Nadeau visited rela-
tives in Newport Saturday.
Clarence Mosher and James McNa-
mara have been in Westmore hunt
ing.
G. W. Horn and family have moved
into A. G. Bishops place in the vii
lage.
Mrs. John Nelson of West Derby
visited at William Nelson's the past
week.
Plans are being made for union
Baptist church.
Mrs. Sarepta Faufaw visited at S.
D. Barrup's and Osmund Browns the
past few days.
Carlton Hamblet has gone to ST.
Adams to work with his brother-in-
law, Harold Dow.
The w. R. c., had an oyster dinner
at their last meeting which was held
with Mrs. H. G. Ruiter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Farman and
| little daughter Of Lowell visited at
! A. H. Kidder's last week.
Adm Armstrong and Karl Ruiter
have been helping in Holton & Wey-
| mouths store this week
| Mrs. Charles Mason and Miss Tia of
Derby Line are visiting at Ed. East
mans and Clarence Ewen's.
Just day or two before snow came
Mrs. Henry Church picked a full
blown wild strawberry blossom.
Mr.. Simons of the Lake road in
Newport, has hired G. w. Horns farm
and with his family has moved here.
Mrs. Joseph Greenwood visited in
Waterville, P. O., one day last week.
She went with relatives by automo-
bile.
Irving Weymouth and family were
called to Morgan Sunday because of
the death of Mrs. Weymouth's uncle,
Mr.. Murchie.
G. L. Kline, Ed. Royce, Ed. Hamil-
ton and N G. Eastman have been at
the Williams place in Morgan hunting
and Mr.. Eastman and Mr.. Hamilton
were successful.
HENRY WILDER.
Henry Wilder, whose illness has
been mentioned several times, died at
the home Of his brother in East
Charleston last week. His trouble
was cancer of the throat and mouth.
This has been of several years dura-
ton and he has been to hospitals for
operations and has been we'll cared
lasting benefit. He has been a great
sufferer and was always pleased by
everything done for his comfort or
pleasure. For years he made his home
here with his uncle, the late Henry
Calkins. He has always been an hon
est, industrious man and his presence
will be missed by all who have known
him. He was a great lover of horses
and usually worked where he could
have the care of them. Much of the
time he has been stage driver.
The funeral was held here Friday
afternoon in the congregational
church, Rev. Price officiating. Appro-
pirate selections were rendered by
the choir. Three brothers and his
brother-in-law, were the bearers. Be
sides the brothers and their families
there were present the brother-in-law
and one child, cousins, George Calkins
of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Calkins of Westmore
The beautiful floral offerings were
tributes Of respect from many rela-
tives and friends Burial in the GENE
terry here.
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22
EAST CHARLESTON
Doris Allyn is improving.

Doris Allyn is improving.
Mrs. L. Jensen is ill with throat
trouble.
Lewis Jensen is home from New
York for a vacation.
Rev. B. M. Scudder is moving into
Mrs. Archer's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Buck visited
relatives in Stanstead last week.
John Cloud has returned from
visit with his brother, George, at r.
wing, Mass.
Mrs. Archer has moved to the home
of her niece, Mrs. Wilson Hinton,
where she will spend the winter.
Merrill Lewis, Warren Courser and
Bion Stevens are the hunters who re-
port shooting deer at this writing.
Alice and Cora Mcnamara are
home from St. Johnsbury hospital,
where they have been for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Moulton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Davis are in
camp at Morgan for the hunting sea-
son.
Topic for C. E prayer meeting for
Nov. %, "Why Christianity is the
Hope of Our Country" Leader, Mrs
I. r. Wolcott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Grow and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Piper
and son visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Tatro, at Westmore Sunday.
Henry Wilder died at the home of
his brother, Frank, Wednesday, after
long and painful illness with cancer
of the throat. The funeral was held
Friday. He was buried at West
| Charleston, which was his home for
many years. During his illness he
made his home with his brother
Frank, who with his wife, has tender
| 1y cared for Mr.. Wilder.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22
State CT Ohio, City of Toledo, ss
Gnr1rntNr [ 20.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
& Co., doing business in the City Of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1856.
(SeaD A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22
UnabaShed.

"Is this supposed to be the cottage
on the lake? l don't see any water!"
well, don't you know we haven't had
any rain for some time'' -F1iegende
Blaetter
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22

Miss Matte Dickerman has been |
quite i'll at Brightlook hospital in ST.
Johnsbury during the past week, but
is improving now.
Mrs. Southworth, who has been
daughter, Mrs. Douglass, returned to
her home in Fairlee Friday.
Clarence Densmore has gone to De-
troit, Mich, where he has business in
terests, and his wife and little daugh-
ter are visiting relatives in New York
and Washington.
Our business men are agitating the
organization of board of trade, and
talking about hotel for our village,
need which has been long felt by
everyone in and about town.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
their annual Christmas sale on the
afternoon and evening of Friday No
vember 24th. An excellent clam
| chowder supper will be served at
| o'clock, and everyone should attend
and encourage the ladies in their good
work.
One of the finest entertainments Of
! the winter will be given on Friday
/ evening, Dec. 1, by the Helen May
Abbott company under the auspices
of the West Burke Woman's club.
Tickets will be on sale at Coburns
drug store Saturday, Nov. 25 and
you should arrange to get seats early.
Do not forget the second entertain
ment in the lecture course, concert
given by the Musical Arts quartet,
which will be one Of the best enter
tainments of the kind ever given
her. The date is Saturday and
those not holding season tickets
should be on hand early, in order to
secure good seats.
l. Mrs. Ida Powers had serious OPP
Grafton Tuesday of last week and has
been in critical condition ever since
The operation was performed by
DR.. Ross of St. Johnsbury, assisted
by DR.. Kicker of the same place, and
her local physician, DR.. Dickerman
and she is being cared for by two
nurses, Miss Suitor of ST. Johnsbury
and Mrs. Hartman of Centervale.
The regular meeting of the w. F
NJ. S. met with Mrs. S. E. Leach or
Friday. After the business meeting
the following program was given:
Leaflets, GA Chinese Pollyanna, Mrs
Clark; what the letters w. H. M. S.
Mean" Mrs. Ruggles; Give Little
Daughters of Islam," Mrs. Mertie
Hall; Helena" Miss Silsby; "Mo-
named, the Founder of Islam," Mrs
, Leach. Mrs. Margaret Porter read
Chilly Sunday on Organization" and
the mystery boxwas used, Mrs Ames
Mrs. Wallace and Mrs, Douglass Civ
ing the answers. The instrumental.
music by Miss Rosebrooks was much
enjoyed. Seventeen ladies were pres
ent.
SHEFFIELD
Roger Barber has been on the sick
list the past week.
Fred Day has purchased his farm
back and will move there soon.
The Christmas tree men have fin.
ished cutting trees and are loading
them at Lyndonville.
Rev. Mr. Gould of Lyndon Center
= attended the funeral of Mr. Collins
little daughter Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Collins buriee
: their only child, Ida, Wednesday O.
last week. Rev. Mr.. Rankin of New
port officiated assisted by Revs. Old
ridge and Burgin.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
Blake gathered at their home Satur
b. day to remind them that they hat
r been married SO years. A genera
!, good time was enjoyed. Severa
gifts and a purse of $35 were left.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22

Clarence Densmore has gone to De-
troit, Mich, where he has business in
terests, and his wife and little daugh-
ter are visiting relatives in New York
and Washington.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22

Our business men are agitating the
organization of board of trade, and
talking about a hotel for our village,
a need which has been long felt by
everyone in and about town.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-22

The Ladies' Aid society will hold
their annual Christmas sale on the
afternoon and evening of Friday No
vember oath. An excellent clam
chowder supper will be served at 6
o'clock, and everyone should attend
and encourag e the ladies in their good
work
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

great Quarries Of Carrara. Anyone
who has Travelled over this well knows
he will MOI return that way because
it's beauty is deceptive. The gritty par
ticles of marble will cut the tread of
a set of tires in n trip.
Il wonder how many people realize
the influence Of climate on roads? I
wonder how many of those who rave
over the fact that the Appian Way is
still in tolerable condition after more
than w thousand years, have stopped
to consider how long that same high
way would last in Michigan, for ex-
ample? The alternate freezing and
thawing and heaving would disinte-
crate and cause it to wear away just
as fast as they do our own macadam
and cement construction.
How many of those appreciate how
u road-building is going On not
only in their own immediate neighbor-
hood but throughout this country.
How many know that Michigan will
build 800 miles of wonderfully good
roads; hat Indiana will build fully
800 miles of roads, and she already has
1000 miles of excellent highways,
which she is keeping in the pink of
condition. Ohio will build fully 40
miles of roads. Some of the eastern
Atlantic Observation-Disclosures, Maine,
New York. Pennsylvania-have thou
sands of miles of roads that are as
fine as anything that lies under the
sun. And these states are building
nor all the time"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
CONCRETE ROADS GAIN FAVOR
Highways Are Expensive to Build, but
Are Proving, Especially in Cali
fornia, Everlasting.

Investigations by the department Of
agriculture have shown a wonderful
increase in the popularity of roads
with heavy concrete base. Such roads
are expensive to build, but are proving,
especially In sections like California,
almost everlasting. The best invest
e California has made has been
her good roads. There have been
some Mistakes: there have been dis
appointments because Of the inability
to cover all sections, but there have
been enough benefits secured from the
good roads to amply compensate for
all they have cost.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
To Issue Meat Cards.

Berlin (via London).-Meat cards
will be introduced in Bavaria and
Saxony permitting consumption of
$50 grammes (one-third pound) per
capita daily except III two meatless
days each week. Bavaria has forbid
den sale of canned meats, whole hams,
whole sausages, ETC., 20 individuals, to
prevent accumulation of stocks in ad-
vance.
Individual meat cards probably will
not be issued in Berlin. Regulation of
distribution will be effected by limit
ing the supply for each retailer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
CARE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Compelling Helpless Child to Force
Its Way Along Mud-FouIed High
way Is a Crime.

All good roads lead to a schoolhouse.
In good roads there is a consideration
of the school child. Compel a helpless
child to force its way along a mud
fouled thoroughfare and a crime is
committed. It's health is endangered
and its mind is dwarfed. He who
would not strive to overcome q ca
lamity it not civilized though CARRIED
In the b~roadcloth Of an honored citi-
zen. A community should, above all,
consider the school children's welfare.
The destiny Of Q nation rests In this
careful study and the thoroughfare
along which their little feet must
travel cannot be constructed with too
much precision to gain the happy re-
suit. Texas can never become great
until she becomes civ1lized.-Delta
(Tex.) Courier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

GOOD hoao Along Pacific Coast.
to $4,000, according to the character
of construction, whether surface treat
ed, penetration Or mixing method. The
bituminous type Is quite general in the
eastern states.
AS indicating costs in other sections
of country, the state highway commits
o of Michigan reported that In
1913 the average cost for macadam
roads was $4,000 per mile, cla~y-gravel
roads $500 per mile, and concrete
roads about 500 per mile. The
average cost Of state highways con
structed in Ohio two years ago vas
1888. According to types, in 1912
the brick-paved highways averaged
$14.65O per mile and the macadam
highways $3.50.
In California the first $50 miles of
the state system Of highways cost an
average Of $8.143 per mile and con-
sisted principally of thin concrete with
a thin coat of bitumen. The maximum
and minimum figures given are not alb
solute, but are intended to present the
usual range of costs. The rates given
include grading, drainage, s~urfacine
and engineering costs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
ESTIMATING COST OF ROADS
Much Depends on Type Of construe
ton and Amount Of Grading to
Be lonesome Figures.

The cost of a road is dependent
upon not only the type of construction
but the amount and character Of
grading to be done, the cost of labor
and materials, the width and thick
ness of surfacing, the character and
amount of drainage required, and
other factors of equal variability.
Based upon general averages. it has
been ascertained by highway special
lists of the department that under
average conditions macadam roads can
be built in southern states at from
$4,000 to $4,000 per mile, gravel roads
at from $1,000 to $4,000 per mile, and
sand-clay and topsoil roads at from
$500 to $500 per mile.
In New England and the other east
ern states macadam roads are report
ed at from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile,
gravel roads at from $4,000 to $1,000,
and bituminous macadam from $4,000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

for working out the road tax which
has spoiled more roads than Q bonn
bardment from all the high-calibered
guns of the European armies. is grad.
ually disappearing from our statute
books. Board of county commission
ers n township supervisors are CIV
ing the matter thoughtful attention
n improvement will undoubtedly be
rapid from now On. The federal gov
eminent is offering every assistance
to the forward movement. Object
lesson roads Z constructed upon ap-
plication OF township or county author
tiles to demonstrate proper methods
Of construction and proper use of road
building materials. The Office Of pub
lie roads and rural engineering of the
department Of agriculture furnishes
the services of an engineer, and the
local communities are required to fur
n1sh all the material, labor and sup
plies. Experimental roads are also
constructed to determine the relative
merits and values of the various types
of road construction, and of the vari-
Gus preparations and materials for use
in road construction. In certain in
stances he office pays only a portion
of the cost Of these roads and the
balance is borne by the county in
which the road is located.
It is too bad that we had to wait
for the wall Of the stalled automo-
bilist to awaken us to the shameful
condition Of u roads. A Scotch civil
engineer was imported as adviser in
the matter of building a railway over
our great western plains. He investf-
gated very carefully and gravely re-
ported that the project was unfeasible.
When pressed for his reason by the
astonished promoters of the enterprise,
he said: you cannot build a line of
railway over that country because
there's no place to run your tunnels"
The designer" of most of our country
roads has been 1aboring under a SINH
lar twisted and contorted vision Of
his job-but we're on our way.-Iows
Homestead.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

miles Of really good road in all the
.48 states. The trouble with highway
construction is that often waste and
graft get together.
The association has been doing some
market figuring, and it finds that 450,-
900 miles Of real highway, around the
centers of population. would reduce
the cost of living as we'll Is add to
the enjoyment of living. A system is
proposed whereby each of the states
could undertake the construction of
500 or 600 miles Of highway each year
Thus in twelve years or so, with the
10000 miles of road already improved,
the nation would possess the nucleus
of a fine market system. These roads,
radiating from the centers of consump-
ton, could easily be connected with
the trunk highways that are now being
constructed in all parts of the coun-
try. largely as a result Of the activity
of motor clubs.
Concentration in Washington might
unity and coordination, but it
would also mea increased apprOpria-
lions. The work belongs to the states.
1t was not, says the highway %associa-
ton, until 1891, that the state of New
Jersey tool the initiative, and three
years later established a department
Of public roads. Since then other
states have followed in form, but hard
ly in spirit. The association places In
diana in the list of lazy common
wealths. For all the fine gravel roads
it possessed a few years AGO., Indiana
can, apparently, nc longer be regarded
as a leader in highway improvement.
If this is true, it is time that some.
thing we're done.-Indianapolis News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
GOOD
PRAISE FOR AMERICAN ROADS
Compare Very Favorabiy With htuh.
ways OF Many European Countries
Much Work In Progress,

I'VE Americans are prone to over
estimate and sometimes to boast of
that which we have" says J.. NJ.
Linscott. New England agent for a
large motor a company. AT least
that is the accusation made by our Eu-
ropean cousins. I sometimes wonder
II It is Just. / wonder II we do not
more often underestimate u posses
sions and our achievements. We really
are q wonderful country. you know,
and with full allowance for our short
comings. a wonderful people, too. So
I rather think we are justified in some
of our b~oastfulness. It is an attri-
butte OF youth, and evidence of q good
healthy youthful enthusiasm.
"Apropos Of what?' you ask.
Well, Of roads. for example.
I'VE are accustomed to saying tina,
we have the worst roads in the world.
and to hold up as an example Of model
roads the c~enturies-old highways of
Europe.
Il have found in talking with Ameri.
cans who have toured abroad that
most OF them will give as examples
OF model highways a few main trav-
eled roads. But ask them about the
general roads Of any country and they
will either tell you they do not know,
or If p~erchance one has happened to
lose his way and got on to one of
tAe byways, he will admit that they
are about as bad as has ever been
seen in Michigan or Nebraska.
GVo,r <~oro1oJ -.
patiate at great length on the wonder
full roads of France. And they are
wonderful. That is to say, some of
them are. At that the total mileage
of really good roads in that country
Is much less than most people mag
inc. We journeyed over cobblestone
roads that would shake your teeth
loose-and that in romantic Nor
mandy, too.
The roads in the British isles are
excellent, but after all New England
has more. and they are just as good,
despite the climatic conditions that
favor the former. The Rhine route in
Germany is all that has been claimed
for It, but we have our roads up the
Hudson to match it-and who shall
say whether the scenery on the Rhine
or the Hudson is more beautiful, since
both are magnificent beyond descrip-
ton?
The Texas road is made of crushed
sea shells. which make a perfect sur
face, while the Italian road is COM
posed of powdered marble from the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
SURFACED ROADS IN COUNTRY
Ohio Leads With 1882 MiIes-In.
diana Next With 26,831-Mis-
souri, Brings Up the Rear.

There are 2,273, 900 miles of roads in
the United States, of which 247, 400
miles, or 1913 per cent, are surfaced.
OF surfaced roads Ohio has 1882
miles; Indiana, 26,831; New York. 22,-
1913; Georgia, 1880; Wisconsin, H.
500; Kentucky, 1886: Texas, 300;
California. 1888; Illinois, 5000; Massa-
chusetts, 1928; Michigan, $3.50, and
Missouri, 5000 miles.
In 1914 6,S05 state and state-aid
roads were built, and 39,988 miles
were maintained with state aid. The
total mileage of state and state-aid
roads built in the whole country up
to January l, 1915, was only 35,477
miles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
OIL PRESERVES COUNTY ROAD
ter and Grown ls Almost Like
Asphalt-No Signs Of Wear.

The only road in Berks county,
Maryland, which is strictly a county
road" is the stretch of five miles be-
tween Douglasville and Yellow House.
By this is meant that it is neither q
state nor township road. but is entire
~ under the jurisdiction of the county
authorities.
Recently the road was treated with
Q coating Of crude oil. and no one
doubts the wisdom Of this action. The
road is now not only dust-proof, but
the surface has been rendered impervi-
Gus to water. The crown is almost
like asphalt, and there are nc signs Of
wear or tear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

the prison committee. Doctor Blan-
chard, professor of highway engineer
ing, sees the great opportunity for the
highway road work, and, as he stated
in a recent article in the Columbia
Spectator: "The humane element must
be a factor in the education of the
highway engineer of the future" This
will be supplied through the co-opera-
ton of the national committee on
prisons and prison labor and the work
under Doctor Within at Columbia uni
versity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
"DIRT ROADS" AND RAINFALL
Easy to Be Seen That Good Roads
Proposition Gets Down to Cues
ton of Dollars and Cents.

Back in the boom days of railroad
building many a county in full many
a middle West and western state
voted hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth of bonds to get a railroad
to cross it's boundaries. This was in
the old days Of pioneer poverty when
lands were selling anywhere from
$1.25 to SIS an acre. Some counties
r still paying off railroad bonds.
some r%epudiated the debt and others
have had half a century of litigation
over them. However, for the most
part the roads were built and agricul-
tural development followed their COM
ing.
the freight hauled by railway lines
must. first o. last, pass over public
highways. It has been shown over
and owe again that every ton so
moved costs % cents q mile. It is
easy to e that the good roads prop
osition gets down to q matter of dol
lars and cents.
Next March, or maybe April, when
we have to walk to town across the
fields; when it takes a six-horse team
to move a load of hay a mile; when
the mail carrier cannot get around for
a week and the children miss school
on account Of the mud-then we
are all for good roads. AS the mud
dries and the chuck-holes fill, we get
lukewarm. When the road-bond prop
osition comes up we begin to talk
high taxes and either stay away from
the polls Or vote against 1t.
Good roads will neve come till we
change our views and keep them
changed. Left to themselves q dirt
road and q rain will always mean mud.
Farm Progress.