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Alvin Maxwell, who has been stop
ping at Stewart Lafoe's, has moved to
the Henry Gilbert farm in Charleston.
Mrs. H. Nelson Wells, who has
spent several weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Amanda Powers, has returned to
her home in South Royalton.
Joseph Young was in ST. Johnsbury
Saturday and accompanied his daugh-
ter, Chrjsty, home from the hospital
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis.
EVANSVILLE
u. w. Brown is very sick.
There will be play followed by a
social dance at Woodman hall on Friday
evening.
COVENTRY
Arlene Cleveland is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Fred Hermon is very i'll with
pneumonia.
Cyrus Metcalf is home from his
school in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Kneeland have
gone to New Hampshire.
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
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BARTON VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1916
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes.

Subject OF the morning sermon was
"a Backward Look" Text in Genesis
4, 10, "What has thou done?" Only
few of the many important thoughts
can be given. God still puts this ques-
tion which he put to Cain long years
ago, and sooner or later it must be
faced for eternity. What have been
the great outstanding facts and motives
of your life in the past IL months?
Has Gods work been foremost in your
thought or has it been pushed into the
background? AS processing Christian
and member of the church what have
you done to build it Up? Have you been
honest with God? Have you given
him the first place in your heart; the
best of your talents, time and money?
What sort of record have you been
making? Many of US have been keep
ing the recording angel pretty busy.
How does your account actually stand
before God now? If every member of
the church had acted the part you have
acted the past year. what kind of
year would it have been? A year of
real progress or of stagnation and
death. God expects of us service in
proportion to our ability. To whom
he has given much. he will require
much. The ewes of someone are on
you, have been on you for long time.
Your example and influence are
potent factors in shaping the lives of
those around you If someone has
been following in your footsteps, where
have they been going? What hast
thou done?
The evening talk was on problem
in Bible arithmetic, "What shall it
profit man if he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul?' The question
which sways the world at the present
time is one Of profit and loss. Men
make any sacrifice necessary to acquire
money. Watching the things people
do to acquire it, one might think that
the possession of gold was the greatest
thing in life. The worlds indeed a
wonderful place but the first thing we
should naturally consider is title to
it. II you give up everything to it
can you get a clear title to it? You
may die in an hour and then where is
your possession? The world according
to scientists may burn up some day,
and where is your title to be then? To
those men who have sought only the
world have come trouble and misery
Note Byron, Napoleon and many
others in their testimony to this effect.
How shall we estimate the value of
soul? 1t is the most exquisite organ
ization in the world. 1t works so
quietly. Judgment, memory, con-
science, understanding and will, doing
their work noiselessly. The most pre-
cious of blood was shed for the soul
What price was paid for it! BY
this fact and the wonderful home pre-
pared for it, we should gain a small
idea of the value God places upon the
soul. Surely, when placed in the
balance against the elusive world and
all its pleasures, the soul far out
! weighs it all.
There will be no more services in the
church until prayer meeting Thursday,
April 9th, as the pastor will be at
Montpelier attending the annual con-
| ference.
| All present at the morning service
very much enjoyed the beautiful roses
sent in by Mrs. G. P. Jenness.
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Special Town Meeting Does Business.

The special town meeting called for
yesterday at Seaver's hall was in
session about an hour. F. w. Baldwin
was elected to preside over its deliber-
ations and the first item of business,
the election of road commissioner to
take the place of E. C. Drown. re-
signed, was taken up. Mr.. Drown
explained why he had resigned, giving
as chief cause that he could not afford
to do the work for the price allowed
He said he had consulted the selectmen
and they had given him no encourage
ment about getting additional pay for
his team. The selectmen said there
was misunderstanding and that they
did not suppose they had any authority
to establish pay or allowances for a
road commissioner. In proceeding to
nominations the name of Mr.. Drown
of Fred Ingalls,. On the first ballot
had Is, Mr.. Ingalls, IA, and there was
one scattering. On the next ballot Mr..
Ingalls, had 19 of the 36 votes and was
declared elected
Mr.. Baldwin was made town grand
juror in place of F. w. Cutting, re-
signed, and the matter of a second
constable for the north end of the town
was passed over. 1t was voted to
leave the question of a school play
ground for the South Barton school
and all questions pertaining to that
building and it's location to the school
directors. The vote was preceded by
considerable discussion and many sug-
gestions. The article regarding the
erection of a schoolhouse in the Ora
White district, so-called, was passed
over.
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Congregational Church Notes.

The Ladies' society cleared S25. 26 at
the supper Monday night of last week,
served for the Royal Arch Masons'
district meeting.
Rev. W. A. Warner gave a. most
excellent lecture Sunday evening on
the Life of Joseph. This is the first
Of a series Of lectures on this topic
Sixteen ladies attended the mission
ary meeting at Mrs. F. w. Baldwin's
yesterday afternoon. After an inter-
esting program, dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess. 1t being
was presented with a birthday cake
with candles and received the congrat-
ulations and best wishes of all pres
ent.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-03-29

Horace F. Graham was born in New
York on February z, 1862, and is
therefore 81 years old. He was edu-
Gated in the common schools and
Craftsbury academy. He graduated
from Columbia college school of polit-
ical science and law in 1888 and set
tied in Craftsbury the same year. In
October of that year he was admitted
to the Vermont bar and began the
practice of law which profession he
has followed with success. On his
fathers side, Mr.. Graham's ancestry
traces back to 1915, when they emi-
grated from Dorsetshire, England to
Greenwich, Conn, and is a descendant
on his mothers side from the Stuart,
Brock and Hovey families, who came
from Scotland and settled in Barnet
and Peacham.
Mr.. Graham has held all the usual
town offices within the gift of the
people of Craftsbury and was state S
attorney for Orleans county from 1898
to 1902 He was member of the
Vermont house from Craftsbury in
1892 and again in 1900. In both ses-
sion he held important committee posi-
tiOus and was leading member of the
house.
In 1902 Mr.. Graham was elected
auditor of accounts and has been re-
elected each biennial term since, thus
having served the state in this capac-
ity IA years. His administration has
been a marked success. In 1900 he
was a presidential elector and during
his term as auditor has held several
important appointive positions. He
was made a member of the educational
commission by Governor Fletcher, which
investigated the public school system
of the state and made a report with
recommendations. He was a member
of the commission appointed by Govern
or Gates to make recommendations
for uniform town accounting system.
He is also member of the commission
having in charge the building of the
new state building at Montpelier and
its secretary, and member of the
state board of public accountants.
Mr.. Graham has been in the lumber
business quite extensively and has
always been active in town county and
state affairs. While studying law with
Grout & Miles in Barton he taught
school there for time.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-03-29

Mrs. Laura Skinner of Orleans was
the guest of Mrs. Shedd at the home
of George E. King on Saturday.
H. T. Seaver was in Windsor and
Brattleboro last week inspecting the
Councils of Royal and Select Masons. y
Mrs. E. C. Elliott has been i'll with
the grip and her niece, Miss Eloise
Humphrey. of Newbury, is helping
her.
TFThe many friends of Mrs. G.. S.
Clogston will be pleased to know that
she is now gaining from her recent
critical illness.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of Keystone Chapter No. 16, R.
A M. will be held at Masonic hall
Monday evening.
A party of twelve young people from
Orleans enjoyed straw ride Friday
night, stopping at the Crystal Lake
House for supper.
Mrs. John Mcclellan is in Burke help
ing care for her mother, Mrs. George
Dean. who underwent an operation
Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Twombly Reed and little
daughter of Springfield, Mass, have
been spending several days with Miss
Colburne.
Miss Gwendolyn Edwards and Miss
| Blanche Montgomery of Burlington
have been visiting Miss Mary Wilkin-
son and Miss Julia King.
Mrs. E. F. Dutton and Mrs Altha
Pierce, who have been spending several
weeks in Boston, Portsmouth, N. H..
and Bethel. returned Monday night.
Many of the ladies' goods for the
Bradford Clothes Shop have arrived
and others are coming daily. They
advertise an opening for Saturday.
Carroll Lyon, tester for the Meadow
Brook Cow Testing association, has
Lyndonville to work in the creamery.
Mrs. M. E. Mcfarland is entertain.
ing her brother, Ernest F. Mcfarland.
of West Newton, Mass, and her
mother, Mrs. w. L. Dow, of Hardwick.
C. H. Hanson has traded the Mrs.
Martha Seaver place on Elm street for
Willard Going's farm and stock in
Evansville. Mr.. Going will move here
soon.
M. ]. Reynolds, who has been work
ing in the E. l.. Chandler mill in
Greensboro this winter, has returned,
having finished saving the stock of
lumber.
The following letters remain un.
called for at the postoffice. Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. ]. H. Duesnoucher, Mrs. Johr
Dodge, A. B. Shedd, Chas. C. Warren
Miss Ruth Freeman, who was taker
to Brightlook hospital, St. Johnsbury
Sunday. and underwent serious oper-
alton, is reported as recovering salts
factorily from her operation and speedy
} gain is now anticipated.
A break in our winter has come anc
the sugar bush is beginning to yiele
, it's crop of sweetness. For nearly
! week, clear skies and hot sun have
taken much snow off and wheels ar,
the common mode of travel in the
village now.
R. P. Webster recently received tb,
largest car of corn ever shipped int,
: Orleans county probably. 1t containe,
1900 bushels and cost almost S14OO. L
is interesting to compare this car witt
the cars of 300 bushels received year
ago, and the value, which might b
$3.50.
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WILLOUGHBY

Mrs, Julia A. Drown is better.
Aaron Drown is sick with cold.
Miss Eta Folsom was home recently
from Centervale.
George Demick spent Sunday with
Mrs. Demick in Boston.
Miss Blanche Conner of I.yndonville
recently visited Mrs. Aaron Drown.
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. T. Brooks. Congratulations.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-03-29
Mr.. Leslie Elliott,


Barton, VT,
Dear Friend
It has fallen to my lot to answer
your letter and I take pleasure in
doing so.
Cisco has population of about 3, 900.
It lies in the northwest corner of
Eastland county, on the ninty-ninth
meridian west longitude, and thirty
two and one-balf, nor;h h latitude.
Cisco has number of business firms,
such as all cities have, but unlike the
northern towns it is located in the
cotton region. It has two gins, a
cotton compress and an oil mill. To
supply these, the country communities
plant cotton. They begin planting it
in April or May and thin it by hoeing
it after it is out of the ground. Two
or three weeks after it is thinned, it is
gone over with a cultivator which
throws the dirt to the roots. While it
is growing it puts on squares, then
blooms. The blossoms are of many
colors, some being white, pink and
cream, all in the same stalk. They
are white the first day and turn red as
they grow older. The blossom forms a
boil, this the sun opens into burr
filled with cotton. The cotton is picked
by hand by men, women and children
some picking four or five hundred
pounds day. When it is picked it is
brought to the nearby towns where it
is ginned. The bale usually weighs
five hundred pounds-ffteen hundred
before ginning. By this you see the
! lint weighs only one-third as much as
the seed cotton. After it is ginned
! the seed goes to the oil mill then the
cotton is hauled across town to the
compress where it is pressed into small
er bales for shipping. The seeds are
hauled to the oil mill where they are
put in a large building called seed
house. Here men shovel them into
conveyerS that carry them to room No.
| l, where the small amount of lint is
taken off. Then they are run through
conveyor into room No. 2, where
the seeds are ground they are then run
| through large steel shifters where the
hulls of seed from the meal, yellow
substance inside the seed The bulls
are run through a conveyer into the
hull house where they are sold as feed
for cattle. The meal is then run into
room No. 3, where it is cooked, then
pressed into cakes.
The oil is manufactured into cotto-
lene, which is used for cooking. The
cakes are carried into room No. 4,
where they are crushed into small
pieces. Some of this is sacked and
shipped to the plains to feed the cattle
| The crushed cake that is not shipped
is run through machinery where it is
ground into a powder. This is called
cotton seed meal. 1t is put up in hum
dred pound sacks, then taken to another
room, where it is sold as feed for
cattle. Many carloads of meal and
hulls are shipped westward from Cisco
every year. The cotton and it's by
product are very valuable. Texas
leads all other states in the Union in
the production of cotton. 1t brings
many millions of dollars each year.
Hoping this communication will be of
interest to you, remain,
Yours truly,
John Nichols.
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TRAINING. .CLAssgNoTES

Miss Ethel Colby is . new member
Of the teacher tTainingGcjass. -s-, z. szs-s
9 The girls Of the training class began
their Practice teaching last. week. Ts-zzz55
= The" picture. "The Song Of the
Lark" by Breton, forms an addition
to the decoration OF the walls in Room
IS
Thursday afternoon, March 16, the
training class girls observed a most
interesting lesson in Folk dancing
given by Miss Ruggles to the second
and third grade pupils.
The statue of Hebe. by Thorwald-
sen, purchased by the proceeds of the
Christmas sale, was in Room .18 wait
ing to be unpacked Monday morning.
We think she will be sn inspiration to
carry out the spirit of our class motto.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-03-29
PLUMLEY MEETS LISTERS.

The meeting of State Tax Commits
sioner G. A. Plumley of Northfield with
the listers of Orleans county was held
at Newport yesterday. Mr.. Plumley
explained the new law in very clear
manner. The county listers met for
the purpose of coming to something
like uniform price for the appraisal
of live stock and other articles listed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-03-29
GRAHAM A CANDIDATE
State Auditor of Accounts, an Orleans
County Man. to Run for Governor.
Well Qualified.

The following letters are self
explanatory.
Barton, Vermont,
March Is, 1916.
Horace F. Graham, Esq ,
Craftsbury, Vermont.
Dear Mr.. Graham:
AS you are being frequently Fmen-
toned for the office of governor. | am
taking the liberty of writing YOU and
inquiring if you will be candidate for
the office at the primaries in Septem-
Der.
Hoping to hear from you, am,
Sincerely,
Wallace H. Gilpin.
Craftsbury, Vt,
March 25th, 1916.
Wallace Fl. Gilpin, Esq,
Barton, VT.
Dear MIR. Gilpin:
[ have your letter of March 18th
jnquirng if | am to be candidate for
governor at the primaries in Septem-
Der.
[ shall he candidate for the nomi-
nation to the off, e.of governor at the
September primaries. tnasmuch as
under the primary law the platform Of
LHO pal ~ IS W UE IJIdoS py q convention
composed of the nominees for state
senators and town representatives anG
the six elective officers, | will only say
at this time that from my fourteen
years experience as auditor of &C
counts have come to certain definite
conclusions as TO what will tend to
advance the interests of our state anG
make the government more efficient
and less expensive.
Later on I will be glad to go into
these matters in detail but for the
present let me say that feel that we
should first adequately care for the
state institutions we have and the state
endeavCrs we are engaged upon. before
we take up new enterprises, and that
certain of our boards and commissions
can be consolidated or dispensed with
without injury to the public service.
Yours very truly,
Horace F. Graham.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-03-29

Shingles per M, S1.50 to $3.50
Prices on sawed lumber at convenient ship
ping point.
BARTON
Carl Hamblet was home over Sun
day.
Kathleen Blake has the whooping
cough.
Mrs. E. G. Collision was in Orleans
Friday.
Mrs. o. B. Willard was in Newport
Friday.
Osmond Dwyer was in Orleans Sat-
urday.
R. P. Underwood was in Burke over
Sunday.
Saturday is the last day to get your
dog license.
Miss Abbie May is spending several
weeks in Boston.
Mrs..sW. A. Scott visited in Newport
Center last week.
Clyde Cooper visited friends in st.
Albans last week. tS,-- ss----,sssgs.gg2,
Fred Knight of Concord, N. H., was
in town last week.
The schools of the town of Barton
will open April 18th.
H. J. McCaffrey of Lyndonville
spent Sunday in town.
Flanders & Mossman are enlarging
their garage and Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Proctor spent
Saturday in Sherbrooke.
V. A. Davis of Beebe Plain was in
town Friday on business.
J. F. Batchelder was in Newport
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Dana Clark visited friends in
Orleans the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs c. G.. Cassidy were in
Boston a few days last week.
James Rowen was in Burlington and
Barre on business last week.
Harry Williamson is visiting relatives
in Plymouth and Woodsville, N. H.
George Gorham visited friends in
Coventry several days last week.
Miss Jennie Young of Orleans visited
Miss Jessie Gorham over Sunday.
Miss Winnie Fellows of Derby was a
guest at W. Ell. Burrows last week.
Mrs. Laura Skinner of Orleans was
the guest of Mrs. Al Dana Thursday.
Mrs. Vercoe advertises her millinery
opening on Saturday. See page three.
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy of Burke has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. w.
| Mosher.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Clogston of Sc.
Johnsbury visited at G. S. Clogston's
| Tuesday.
Mrs. M. E. Mcfarland and daughter,
Ruth. have returned from visit in
Hardwick.
Miss Isadore Skinner is spending he,
vacation with her sister, Mrs. A. E..
Drumming.
Fred Frechette is moving into one Of
Douglass Lester's tenements on High
land avenue.
Mrs. George Rowen has been spend
ing few days in st. Johnsbury with
| Mr. hOWe0.
Leo Leblanc assisted in the EXPIRES!
and Standard Office in Newport the last
of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilkie were il
Orleans Friday to attend the funeral O.
George Twombly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hamblet O
Newport were guests at G. E. Ham
blet's Wednesday.
Judge and Mrs. w. w. Miles went ol
Monday to Woodstock where they will
remain for time.
Howard Dutton of Rock Island wa
the guest of his sister, Mrs. N. M
Hubbard, last week.
Miss ella Sheldon of Worcester i
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Frank Sheldon.
Mrs. Tom Jones was taken to Mont
real Monday where she entered tn
hospital for treatment.
George I. LaBar of T. T. LaBar (
Sons of Pennsylvania is stopping a
the Crystal Lake House.
E. E. Smith Of Providence, R. 1.
was a business visitor in town las
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at t10o cents per word for first insertion
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash
must accompany the order. No ddUertt$e-
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MOTION PICTURE ACTORS
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BEAUTIFUL DURABLE RUGS
made from your old carpets. Circulars.
Stearns Rug Co.. Box 1872, Manchester,
N H. 13-15p
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T. G. Leclair has. finished work for
W. T. Brooks and gone to Barton for
sugaring.
Fred Graves and family are stopping
with Mrs. Graves's people, Charles
Norton, in Westmore.
Alvah Forrest has finished work on
the section for Frank Kimball and gone
on the steel gang for Gilbert Folsom.
The body of Joseph Brooks, father
of H. J. and w. T. Brooks was brought
here from New Hampshire Thursday
for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames, who recently
went to Boston on business, have re-
turned, accompanied by Mr.. Ames's
niece. and three children.
BRoWNINGToN
Eva Day has gone on the Washington
trip.
Mrs. Mary Townsheud is visiting
here.
Marjorie Young is at home from her
school in Newport.
Alsey Young is home from her school
work at Burlington.
Ruby Dutton is spending a few
weeks vacation at home.
E. E. Dutton and family are in
quarantine for the mumps.
Henry Newton and Carrie Going
visited in Lowell last week.
Prof. Edward Collins of Middlebury
preached at the Congregational church
Sunday.
Leon Going is at home from the
Randolph Agricultural school for his
Easter holidays.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Ira Gray and family spent Sunday at
East Charleston.
Ray Emerson and Esther Smith are
having the mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Lafoe re-
Gently visited in Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lathe of Orleans
spent Sunday with their parents.
Mrs. O. Pepin is entertaining her
father and brother from Canada.
Miss Grace Belknap spent Sunday
with her parents in East Charleston.
Mrs. Alma Waterman of Coventry
was a guest at Charles Rurns's recently.
Miss Ruby Dunn of Orleans visited
her brother, Ivers Dunn, over Sunday.
Mrs. Leon Lafoe and children of
Barton are visiting at Thomas Lafoe's
Mrs Harry Dewing of Glover visited
her mother, Mrs. Vietta Wells, Sum
day.
Mrs. Hiram Phillips of Barton visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Philo Powers, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Or
leans were guests at w. P. Smith S
Sunday.
Bernice and Dorothy Martin of AL
bany are visiting their aunt, Mrs. P.
G. Stone.
MIR. and Mrs. Collins Lacourse visit
ed at the home of Alex Provencha in
Derby Sunday.
Mahlon and Elmer Seymour of New
port spent Sunday with their parents,
! Lyman Seymour.
Lewis Bennett of Bury, P. O., and
Mrs. Jared Joslyn of Bloomington
visited at T. G. Crandall's last week.
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WHY NOT MARK YOUR Maple
Sugar products this year? Those who
know say cit pays to ADVERTISE" and
we can furnish you labels printed in
colors with your name, name of farm
and address made to your order as
order may call for all 'Sugar" or all
"Syrup" or part of both. Labels
delivered free where cash accompanies
the order. Monitor Press, Barton.
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NOW IS THE TIME to buy your
sugar wood. 500 cords of good slabs
at Irasburg. Call for Homer Seavey.
The E. L. Chandler Co. 4tf
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FOR SALE-Thorough Jersey
bulls and heifers. r. & Stevens,
West Glover. lift
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z WANTED-To rent for the season, a
cottage at Willoughby lake. Give
monthly terms. Address Box 176.
Hardwick. 1213p
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FARMERS NOTICE viii take
stock for market Mar 27 and Apr. 10.
Dodge, Orleans. lift