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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
Bank Stock Appraisals.

The board of appraisers of bank
stock has established values of stock
in the several banking institutions of
Vermont. The values set on the
stocks of the various banks in this
part of the state for listing purposes
are as follows:
Barton Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
Barton 125
Central Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
Orleans It's
Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
St. JohDsbury 100
First National Bank of ST. Johns
bury 95
Hardwick Savings Bank & Trust
Co., $50
Granite Trust Co., Hardwick 65
Island Pond National Bank 13O
Lyndonville National Bank $50
Merchants National Bank of s..
Jobnsbury 100
National Bank Of Newport 11O
Orleans Trust Co., Newport 18O
Valley Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
North Troy IS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

During the drill Friday the school
was emptied in exactly one minute and
a hslf.
The Junior play, "The Vision of the
Graduate, will be given Thursday
evening, April 27, in Seaver's hall.
Mr.. Knowlton representing D. G.
Heath & Company of Boston and Miss
Emma Eldridge Of Orleans were visit
ors at our school lsst week.
The boys held the first baseball
practice of the season on the fair
grounds Thursday. The first game is
April 20 with Derby academy at
Derby. The boys hope to have two
weeks of good practice before the
game.
The sixth and seventh grades desire
to thank w. E. Hanson for his invita-
| tion to the sugaring-off party on Mon
day afternoon of last week. Needless
to say, the young people had good
time. Thursday afternoon the pupils
of the grammar school went to a
sugaring-off at Philip Rollins and
they had "the time of their lives"
The Apollo club was entertained
Wednesday evening by Bessie Stone
and Hazel Brahana at the home of
Mrs. Nelson. The program consisted
of Latin and B. A. songs, papers on
Roman amusements, education and
books Of the Romans, Roman home
and the Roman marriage customs, and
magazine guessing contest in which
George Chase won the prize, box of
taIcum powder Refreshments were
served by the hostesses, and the six
teen mem hers Of the club who were
present voted that it was one of the
most enjoyable meetings ever.
The pupils of the high school enjoyed
a sugaring-off party at the farm of
Mr.. Govro Tuesday afternoon. In
spite of the fact that the road was
covered with mud knee-deep, the pupils
enjoyed the three-mile walk to the
farm. There were a few accidents on
the way, such as getting the feet wet.
the skirts splashed with mud and the
trousers soiled (?) through contact
with the mud (Which happened in the
case of one boy). While waiting for
, the sugar to boil, the boys furnished
t excitement by a SNOWFALL fight and
the girls, well they just looked on.
At last the sugar was done and every
: body,-or rather every "two-body'
9 had their pail Ct snow and all the
sugar they could eat. 1t was sweet
crowd coming home and everybody
felt grateful to Mr.. Govro for the
K invitation to the sugaring-oH and fol
the sugar.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

Mrs. Emily Tute. who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Mary Murkland,
returned to her home in Boston, this
week. Mrs. Murkland accompanied
her and will remain for two weeks.
Mrs. w. J. Cooper returned Thurs
day from Wilder, where she has been
helping to care for her son, Clyde.
She reports Mr.. Cooper as much better
and able to resume his school duties.
MIR. and Mrs. F. D. Pierce leave
tomorrow morning for Beaver Falls,
Penn, here they will visit Mrs.
Pierce's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H.
Kent. Mrs. Pierce expects to be away
until the first of June.
Mrs. Mary Freeman was in St.
Johnsbury Thursday to accompany her
daughter. Miss Ruth Freeman, home
from Brightlook hospital. Miss Free
mans many friends will be pleased to
know she is making steady improve
ment.
Wilmer Daniels, who has been en-.
ployed by r. P. Webster in his feed
store for several years, soon goes onto
the road for Philadelphia publishing
house and Elmer Hinton, formerly
employed by Mr.. Webster, will take
his place. =
At the next meeting of Crystal Lake
Grange on Friday evening, roll call is
to be answered to by the ladies with a
recipe and the men are to tell how and
when to plant peas. Subject for de-
bate, Resolved. That Men Are More
Given to Gossip than Women
Inadvertently mention of the ex-
cellent band concert given by our
band in Seaver's hall Friday evening,
| April z, was omitted from last week s
paper. The audience was not as large
as the band deserved but the program
was very good and much enjoyed by
those present.
The Hardwick Gazette tells of the
sale by J. E. Mitchell of the J. Fl.
McLoud company Of that place. of his
stock in the company. Mr. Mitchell
conducted the McLoud Company store
in the Davis block while it was in
operation here for nearly year.
Twelve colored views of scenery on
Willoughby lake, Crystal lake and
nearby territory were exhibited at the
Gem theatre Thursday evening and
caused something Of sensation. They
were views taken by c.. L. Erwin and
are for the state publicity department
and the educational department.
Past Masters night of Orleans Lodge
No. IS, F. & A. NJ, Friday evening
was largely attended and thoroughly
enjoyed by all. The work as rendered
by the past masters. M. w. johnson
presiding, was complimented upor
every side. Following the work there
was repast with remarks by number
of those present. Music Throughout
the evening was furnished by the
| Masonic orchestra of Barton assisted
, by E. j. Prouty of Newport, pianist.
E. L. Graves writes the editor a:
follows: I note your recent item il
regard to largest car of corn eve
received at Barton. | do not disput.
the price but the shipment was no
unusual as will give some ordinar,
shipments received at Barton. Car
Santa Fe No. 45211 with 5000 pounds
/. Il w. N, No. 982, with 7998'
! pounds; Santa Fe, No. 44749, will
7884O pounds; R. l., No. 38075 will
77OOO pounds C. B. & O., No. 1O7465
with 10000 pounds; Omaha, No. 27996
with 75460 pounds.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
BARTON

F. G. Burdick is painting his house
Mrs. Mary Hull has been seriously
i'll.
Mrs. Eva Grapes broke her arm last
week.
Mrs Allen Thompson has been i'll
the past week.
Gordon Campbell is assisting in the
L. ~. 1arrOn store.
The Study club NETS Thursday with
Mrs. c. E. Hamb!et.
F. M. Bradshaw of the Normandy
was in Boston last week.
H. J. Stannard was home from White
River Junction Saturday.
Mrs. George Owen. who has been i'll
with grip, is little better.
H. A. Harding. is in Boston and
Worcester this week on business.
S. NJ. Bickford was in WoodsvilIe, N.
H, the first Of the week on business.
Miss Ethel Deverstock of Waverly.
Mass, is visiting at 0. II. Mossman's S.
Mr. and Mrs. John Collision Of
Lyndon recently visited reiativess in
town.
Homer Rushford spent last week in
Montgomery and J. j. Revoir drove his
truck team.
Remember the special Easter exer-
clses in the Congregational church
Sunday evening.
Mrs. F. H. PilIsbury, who has been
seriously III the past week, is little
more comfortable
Mrs. Hutchips advertises an Easter
opening of millinery on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs, N. M. Hubbard is assisting in
the office of the Peerless Manufacture
ing company for time.
| Mrs. f. J. Bates has returned from
! Stamford, Conn.,, where she has been
spending several months.
| Everyone is invited to the morning
Easter watch at the NJ. E. church
Sunday morning o'clock
The proprietors of the Domestic
bakery have purchased a new auto
truck for delivery purposes.
Mrs. F. M. Allchurch, who has been
! spending several weeks in Woodsville,
N. H., returned last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Webster are
visiting friends in Boston and expect
to be away until after Easter.
Mrs. J. M. Elliott, who has been in
Lowell, Mass, since the burial of her
father, J. w. Murkland. has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Norris, whe
are working on a farm in Glover, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Norris
A social dance will be given at Ode
Fellows hall Monday evening, so cent.
per couple. unattended ladies. 25 cents
Miss Laura Bemis, who has beer
spending several weeks at John Curtis
has returned to her home in Brockton
Mass.
Harley Marsh is moving from tn,
Bushard house on High street into tn
!, basement tenement in Noah Brooks
house.
The regular and annual meeting O
Orleans Lodge No. 55, F. & A. M.
takes place Friday evening. Election
of officers.
William L. Graves, who has bee
visiting his mother for the past thre
"a weeks, has returned to his home il
Beverly, Mass.
Large parties from the village hav
2 been entertained in the sugar places O
Fl. E. Lee, V. r. Govro. F. A. Lemo
and G. T. Miles the past week.
EMiss Emily Williams and Rot
ert Heath, both of Mansonville, T
O., were married at the parsonag
o April 18th, by Rev. Wilmond Warner.
SAVE TRADE MARKS from Bal
bits Cleanser, Babbitt's 1776 Soa
d Powder, Babbitt's Lye and Babbitt
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-My village farm known
as Mathews place, consists % acres
rich meadow land, good conven-
lent buildings, also my residence on
East street, all modern improvements
Phone 1918. L. K. Heath, Orleans.
50 14tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

SAVE TRADE MARKS from Bab-
bits Cleanser, Babbitt's 1776 Soap
Powder, Babbitt's Lye and Babbitt' s
Best Soap Bring so to F. D. Pierce s
Pharmacy, Barton, or Austin's Phar.
macy, Orleans, for a useful Cedar Oil
Dry Mop set. Every family should have
set. 1918
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
LOWELL
j. F. Stephenson is i'll.

Fred Bridges has been quite sick.
Arthur Diette began work in the
creamery last week.
Mrs. R. V. Newton and son are visit
ing her parents in Eden.
Nathan Jones of Eden has moved
into L. J. Pudvah's house.
Tom Fisher Of Irasburg was a guest
at Edar Laclair's Sunday.
Miss Alice Laclair has gone to West
| field to teach the spring term.
Miss Nellie Harding has nice line
of spring and summer millinery.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. P Narramore visit
ed in Bakersfield the last of the week.
Antoine Jetti of Jay is working for
L. j. Pudvah in the blacksmith shop.
Mrs. w. A. Young and son, Ken
meth. spent the weekend in Westfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hines have
come to live with his father, Dennis
Hines.
Mrs. Harry Burton of Cambridge.
! Mass, is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Sanborn.
Miss Ida Ducharme has finished work
at G. E. Curtis and has gone to her
home in Montgomery Center.
Miss Clara Burgess has been in New
port Center this past week as a substi-
tute in one of the rooms of the graded
school, from there she will go to her
school in Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Coolbeth, Mr..
and Mrs, Eli Hines, MIR. and Mrs. C.ssF.
| oil MyC n z oft
Eden Monday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Ellen Whittemore.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. John Murphy in the loss Of theil
little daughter, Katherine Marion,
offered at the house Thursday after
noon by Miss Ina Morgan.
: Anyone interested in fancy poultry
, should call and see C. E. Carter's per
of fine bred S. C. Iowa Buff Orping
: tons. The male bird weighs II:
; pounds and the hen 81 pounds at tel
months old.
MORGAN CENTER
Arthur Raymond's family are suffer
ing an attack of German measles.
Mrs. Grace Caswell is home from
r her work at West Derby for shor
! visit.
$ Tie many friends of Rev. E. B
s Harris were glad to learn that he wa
0 again able to hold the usual service
e here Sunday.
WESTFIELD
Miss Eva Gilpin is visiting this wee
in Richford.
The Rev. F. A. Krackhardt is boaro
ing with Mrs. A. j. Hunt.
q Mrs. W. A. Young and son of Lowe
visited in town last week.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer of St. Johns
bury visited at H. E. Gray's recently.
= Harry D. Reed is in the Fanny ALE
hospital, Burlington for surgical tret
v ment.
: Albro Hunt was callsd to Westmol
recently on account Of the illness {
his mother.
;. The Rev. M. W. Farman preached 1
the Congregational church in Orleal
on Sunday.
e The prayer meeting viii be held tn
week at the home of e. II. Courser c
;, Thursday evening.
o The Lathes have moved to Derb,
Ephraim Mayo of Jay has moved on
the farm vacated by the Lathes.
10 Mrs. Glines has completed her labo
.e as housekeeper for A. ]. Miller. ST
will return to Newport this week.
!. Mrs. w. H. Benware and daught'
It of Manchester, N. H., have come
le spend the summer with Mr.. and Mr.
w. S. Trumpass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-The J. W. Brown &
Son store and stock of new goods, all
bought for cash. One of the best loca-
tions in the county and no limit to
amount of business if handled right.
J. w. Brown & Son, Evansville. 1913
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
WILLOUGHBY
Aaron Drown is very much improve

Aaron Drown is very much improved.
Rev. MIR. Taylor of Coventry was a
recent guest at Il. J. Brooks's. 60
Mrs. M. E. Howe and niece, Mildred
Drown, returned Friday from West
more.
Miss Florence Lord of Montpelier is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Abbie
Forrest.
Mrs. H. Howe has gone to Littleton
and Bethlehem, N. H., for a short
stay, before going to Boston.
George Demick returned with his
wife from Boston Monday morning.
Mrs. Demick is very much improved.
BROWNINGTON
Miss Alberta Day was in Newport
recently.
Clara Marsh has finished working in
the Eldridge factory. ''
Jared Joslyn, who has been quite i'll
for few days, is much better.
The students attending Orleans high
school were at home last week.
Mrs. George Grow has been in Len.
knoxville to visit her parents recently.
Mrs. Ernest Going has been with her
father, Howard Emerson, for a short
time.
Mrs. House is at w. G. Dutton's
caring for her mother, Mrs. Townsend
who is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Clark of Massa.
chusetts were in town last week visit.
ing among friends. --,-.;st -;s zs,z ss II @ -
Max and Henry Newton began te
work in the Turnbull creamery al
Orleans Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lyon and daugh
ter from Ayers Cliff spent several days
at James Wyman's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Adams, whe
have spent the winter in California
visited friends in town last week.
Schools in the village and the nortl
part of the town will begin Monday
with the same teachers as last term.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Young enter
tanned a party of friends from New
port at their sugar camp Friday
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Andy and Achsah Smith are sicl
with mumps.
Roy Lafeur has been visiting rela
tives at Orleans.
Mrs. Bowen of Morgan is working a
Horace Whitehill's.
Miss Laura Whitehill visited friend
in Charleston last week.
Archie Drown is working for W. ]
Montieth at Evansville.~>
Miss Grace Emerson visited at Ber
Jenness' in Barton last weeks -
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Crandall visite'
at Bert Days in Coventry Saturday.
The electric mill was shut dow
Thursday and the machinery has beel
moved to Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Emerson visite
their brother, Howard Emerson, il
Bloomington Sunday.
Mahlon and Elmer Seymour of New
port spent Sunday with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Seymour.
COVENTRY
Mrs. George Trudeau is ill. ==as-@s
Ruth Shippee is i'll with mumps.
4 E. L. Perry is not as well again.
Robert Tice is i'll with heart trouble
Lonnie Herrick is working for W. R
Thurber.
Miss Mona Bickford is home fror
Newport.
Walter Cleveland is visiting his uncl
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
Barton Academy and
Graded School

SADIE WILSON, 16: Editor-in-chief
Assistant Editors: WALTER METCALF II
LESLIE ELLIOTT, 1S MARJORIE KING, 19
ERNESTINE WILSON,
Misunderstanding Glass
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head at tl0O cents per word for first insertion
and one cent per word thereafter. Cash
must accompany the order. No adUerta$e-
neent aCitE be inserted for less than tL0P?fH-JUe
cents,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-Two buggies, pleasure
harnesses, express harness. cultivator,
plow, wheel5arrow, iron bar, picks,
cant hooks, stoves, crosscut saw, lot
other tools. F. w. BALDWIN, Barton
1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-My farm on the Will
loughby road. registered Holstein
stock and tools. Charles E. Pierce,
Barton. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-Dry shavings at sc
cents per load. L. L. Chandler Co.
14tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-One two-horse lumber
wagon, nearly new. One dump cart,
one pair work harnesses, one moving
machine. Fl. T. Seaver, Barton. I5tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

Rev. John Robinson went Thursday
to his charge in Lunenburg.
Rev. Mr.. Harris returned home We'd
nesday from Burlington where he has
been for treatment.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-Thorough Jersey
bulls and heifers. R. C. Stevens,
West Glover. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-R. I. Red day Id chicks
Mrs. Fred Benware, IrasburE. r. F. D.
1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-Pa1r heavy work har-
nesses, nearly new bike buggy, also all
kinds farm machinery. NJ. Freehart,
Orleans. loft
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-22 young sound horses,
just from lumber woods, also II grade
Holstein bulls. Canning & Hinto0,
East Charleston. l2tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-Pair dark bay five and
six-year-old horses, true workers,
sound and all right Native stock.
Weight 5000. John More, Morgan
Center. 13.16p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED. Orders for ten.weeks-old
Barred Rock pullets, July delivery
Eggs, So. Is hundred. T. Cook, Glover.
14-18p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED-Live hens at Valley
House, Orleans, IA cents pound. 15tf
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TORRENT
FOUND

FOUND-Canoe on ice of Crystal
lake. Owner may have same by prov
ing property and paying charges.
Telephone, Barton 22-5 for informa-
tion. l6-l8
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED-United States postage
stamps before 1870 on original envel-
opes. George A. Hitchcock, Ware,
Mass. 15-17p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
FOR SALE

FOB sALE@50 Cuthbert raspberry
plants. S1.00. Mathie. Gi yer 1922
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

HELP WANTED-Man to work on
farm for season. Good milker Man
ley, Irasburg. 16-18p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED-A woman to do plain
sewing by the hour. Mrs. S. M. Bick-
ford. Barton. 16tf
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WANTED-Orders for 400 bushels of
Mammoth Cluster seed oats at S1OO
per bushel. Ray P. Webster, Barton.
lift
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WANTED

WANTED-L1ve poultry. Elrick,
Barton. 18tf
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FOR SALE-Three house lots in
Orleans, prices, $3.50 to $3.50. Inquire
of Colby Stoddard, Orleans. l6tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED-Shingle sawyer, w A.
Scott, West Glover 1918
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FOR SALE-2OO-egg compartment
Incubator, 1.-The AtIasta." Used two
seasons. Mrs. II. S. Webster, Orleans
16tf
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WANTED--A meat cutter and butch
er. Horse for sale. F. w. Comstock.
Barton. wp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED-Cows to pasture in the
Dudley pasture. Terms, $500 for
season. Inquire Jerre Marston. 1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

Mr. Knowlton representing D. G.
Heath & Company of Boston and Miss
Emma Eldridge of Orleans were visit
ors at our school lsst week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19
B. a H<OTES

During the drill Friday the school
was emptied in exactly one minute and
a half.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

WANTED-All around tinsmith and
plumber. Whipple, French & Co., Or
leans. 15tf
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FARMERS NOTICE Will take
stock for market Mar. II and Apr. 10.
Dodge, Orleans. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

The Junior play, "The Vision of the
Graduate" will be given Thursday
evening, April 27, in Seaver's hall.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

HORSE BREEDERS ATTENTION
To encourage early breeding, the
service fees of my two Belgium stall
lions, Christophe and Brock. will be
SO up to May 18th at my barn. to
warranted foal. II. L. Todd, Home of
the Belgians. Telephone 25-2, Morgan.
14-16
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Adams, wht
have spent the winter in California
visited friends in town last week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

FARMERS NOTICE-Will be al
stock yards, Orleans, every Monday,
to buy your hogs, calves, beef and bo-
logna cattle, sugar and wool. Also fol
sale or trade, one Ford touring car.
new last June. Both telephones ir
house. G. S. Dodge, Orleans. 15tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-04-19

The boys held the first baseball
practice of the season on the fair
grounds Thursday. The first game is
April 20 with Derby academy at
Derby. The boys hope to have two
weeks of good practice before the
game
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-08-18

panied by his son Stephens Sleeper and
Senator Fred Woodwork, one of his
most able and staunch supporters. The
Thumbs candidate for governor makes
no pretense of being an orator and
stated frankly, that he did not seek any
public gatherings but merely wished to
come in personal contact and shake
hands with citizens of all classes as
much as his time would permit. He is
essentially business man and is run
ming for governor on business mans
platform. II nominated and elected
governor, he proposes to apply the
same principles to the affairs of state
that he used with so much success in
his own business. Mr.. Sleeper states
that he has not or will he promise
single office, nor does he desire to
stand as the candidate of any particular
class or faction in the republican party.
Those who met Mr.. Sleeper were
more than pleased with his directness
of manner, his pleasing personality and
his evident sincerity of purpose.
Furthermore, since the withdrawal Of
Mr.. Dickinson from the race, it becomes
more and more evident that Sleeper is
gaining strength and his prospects for
securing the nomination at the coming
primary loom very bright at this writ
ing. Over in the Thumb where Mr..
Sleeper is known personally to thous-
ands of voters, he enjoys a remarkable
popularity and it is said that his vote
there will be very heavy. He also has
connections in Detroit which insure
very satisfactory vote from Wayne
county if in fact he does not actually
carry that stronghold. He is also strong
in Kent county and other populous Sec
tons of the state where the vote is un-
usually heavy.
During his short stay in Mason coun-
ty il is apparent that Mr.. Sleeper made
a large number of friends He met
personally practically all of the county
officers and leading Republicans and
in many instances was assured of
cordial support. 1t would not be sur
prising if Mason county does the hand
some thing by candidate Sleeper at the
primary election August 29th
Mr.. Sleeper believes in fewer laws
and is bitterly opposed to the present
reckless extravaganza in state ex-
penditures.