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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

Call at the bank and receive a cal
endar.
Mr.. Bernstein of New York City is
in town.
The bank will be closed Tuesday,
Christmas day.
Mrs. Lucy Robinson has been very
i'll the past week.
Gerald Plunkett is having a light
case Of small poX.
The Red Cross will not meet We'd
nesday, Dec. 26th.
Mrs. L. P. Case was quite i'll last
week, but is improving.
The stores are keeping open every
evening until Christmas.
Mrs. Hattie Martin was a visitor
in Passumpsic the last of the week.
Mrs. Bement of Orleans is caring
for C. S. Clogston, who remains very
i'll.
Miss Marjorie Fisk has been
spending a few days with relatives in
town.
Mrs. Frank Gleason is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Levi Robinson, in
Lowell.
The Afternoon Study club meets
with Mrs. F. D. Pierce Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Stephen Burrows was not as
we'll the first of the week, but is inn
proving.
Remember the entertainment and
box party at the May Pond school on
Friday.
Mrs. Clara Sawyer has been caring
for Mrs. Lucy Robinson, who has
been i'll.
Robert Wylie has moved his family
to Groveton, N. H., where he has en-
ployment.
Shirl Hutchins of St. Johnsbury
has been in town visiting his parents
several days.
Ora Elliott of Springfield is spend
ing a few days with his mother, Mrs.
J. w. Elliott.
John Millar has returned from
Derby, where he has been working
for several months.
Henry Brooks and family of Will
loughby have moved into the Powell
house on Main street.
Mrs. Sherman Rowland is making
rapid recovery from her recent seri-
GUS operation at Sunshine sanitari-
UNI.
Mrs. Frank Hardy of Orleans was
in town Monday to see her niece,
Mrs. Ray Shaw, who is in Sunshine
sanitarium.
Miss Julia King underwent seri-
Gus, operation in the Mary Fletcher
hospital at Burlington Thursday and
is doing nicely.
Mrs. F. w. Comstock attended the
state grange meeting held in Bur-
lington last week as a delegate from
the local grange.
Mrs. Florence Pillsbury, who has
been spending several weeks with her
brother, Charles Currier, in Phila-
delphia, has returned.
C. S. Clogston, who has been seri-
ously i'll for several days, submitted
to an operation last night, and is
little more comfortable.
Miss Clemma Seaver is expected
from Boston the last of the week to
spend her Christmas vacation from
Simmons college at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. O. Mitchell of Lit
tleton, N. H., are in town. The shoe
factory in which Mr.. Mitchell has
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19
CORRESPONDENTS AND
ADVERTISERS!

Christmas comes on Tuesday,
the day before our regular day
of publication. It will be ne
cessary, therefore, to have all
copy reach US especially early
in order that the employees Of
the Monitor office may enjoy a
part of Christmas day at least,
as a holiday. By your coopera-
tion we shall all be able to cele-
brate. The Monitor will go to
press on time Wednesday and
copy will be used in the order
in which it reaches the office.
Get your copy into this Office
very early to insure it's use.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19
JOIN RED CROSS NOW.
Campaign for $500 New Members
in Orleans County Being Waged.

Every community in Orleans coun-
ty is striving for new Red Cross
members this week. The campaign
opened Monday under the direction
of C. S. Emery of Newport, county
chairman, who has in turn organized
the county and reports from all COM
munities are encouraging. But $500
new members in Orleans county is a
large number and can only be gained
by united and continued effort.
Do YOU belong?
If every reader of the Monitor who
is not now a member would join
NOW it would help put Orleans coun-
ty "over the top" in this campaign as
she has gone cover the top in every
responsibility placed upon her by war
needs in the past.
The state is asked for 25, 900 men,
bers and Vermont must do it's part.
In Essex county the chairman is
K. T. Brown of Lunenburg, and in
Caledonia county, G. M. Campbell of
Lyndonville is directing the cam
paign. Hon. C. H. Darling of Bur-
lington is state chairman.
Yesterday Principal Bates dismiss
ed the high school for a few hours in
order that the students might make
canvass of the town for the Red
Cross work They returned and re-
ported As new members and subscrip-
tions to the work Of $42.' Then the
classes themselves made gifts as fol-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19
Nature Put to Work.

In constructing series of small
bridges over the streams which inter-
sect many of the roads of Sumatra, a
rather unusual course was followed.
The builders used timber stringers,
and made abutments of piles of burlap
bags filled with cement and sand.
Shortly after the bags had been put
in place, heavy, soaking rains convert
ed the whole into mass Of solid con-
crete.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

Mrs. F. II. Foster, who has been
staying at Mrs. Susan Curriers' for
several weeks, has gone to Lyndon
vile to visit her son, Howard Foster.
Those who made Y. M. c. A pledg-
es to be paid on December Is should
pay the same to Mr.. Gilpin. Most Of
the payments due the 18th are now
paid.
The postofice reports a splendid
sale of war savings stamps, It is
certainly fine method of saving and
helping the government at the same
time.
Mrs. Harriet Preston of Manches-
ter, N. H., who has been spending
several weeks at Lyman Mason's, was
the guest of Mrs. c. P. Jenness over
Sunday.
Mrs. George Sylvester, who has
spending several weeks at her home
in Coventry has returned to spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. P. L.
Webster.
Regular meeting of Crystal Lake
Grange Friday evening. Work in the
third and fourth degrees. Supper
will be served by R. F. Mason, Geo.
Goodro and Bert Jenness.
A number of the young people
from here were entertained at the
home of Miss Vera Carpenter in
Irasburg Saturday evening in honor
of Miss Carpenters birthday.
Amory D. Seaver, who resigned his
position as assistant principal of the
Orleans high school to enlist, is now
at Fort Slocum, N. Y, awaiting Or
ders to be transferred to a southern
camp.
W. E. Hanson is stocking his mill
with logs and has begun saving. Mr.
each winter which gives some life to
the mill property which once promis-
ed to remain entirely idle.
The good work of the Spugs is be-
ing recognized more than ever this
year and you miss a real opportunity
to put bit of Christmas cheer into
some life by not handing Mrs. C. A.
Barrows ten-cent membership fee.
H. T. Seaver has had additional
rooms finished off on the second floor
of his block and adjoining the offices
of Attorney w. w. Reirden, for his
use. This makes a great improve
ment in Office accommodation for Mr.
Reirden.
The past week has been a severe
one on the scant coal bins, the cold
driving thermome to and far be-
low the zero mark every morning.
The past few days have been bright
though cold and the large fall of snow
Thursday night has given Vermont
all the snow that is necessary for
numbering operations in most places.
Have you heard about the Favor
dance to be held Monday evening,
Dec. "a, in Odd Fellows hall? There
will be speciality dances, refresh
ments, and Christmas tree Dane
ing from $50 to 2. Also tables for
those wishing to play cards. 1t is
expected that some of the boys in the
service will be at home on furlough.
Come out and make them feel that
you are glad to see them home. Pro-
ceeds for the local Red Cross.
twenty-five years ago on Decem-
ber II the Peerless factory was open
ed in this village. Like all other in
dustries the business has seen it's ups
and downs but has a good supply of
orders now and is advertising for
help. Two men who are now with
the Peerless were with it at the be-
ginning here and four women, who
began during the first winter, are
now with the force. Long may the
business live and prosper.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

best wishes of our townspeople go
with these young men as they answer
their country's call.
The electric lights are very much
appreciated by those families where
they have been installed. The cleo
tricians were called away Monday
but are expected back today. to COM
plete the wiring. There will be moth
ing lacking then but street lights to
make our little village pretty nearly
up-tO-date
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

CALENDAR PADS-Fine assort-
ment of calendar pads for 1918: Or
der now, supply is limited. Monitor
Office. Soft
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

We will pay $40 per M it., for No.
1 veneer logs, Maple, Birch, Elm,
Bass, IA inches and up and SIG for
No. veneer logs delivered at our
veneer mill in Orleans. The Parker
Young Co., Orleans. soft
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19
BROWNINGTON CENTER
EVANSVILLE

Darwin Wright is on the sick list.
Our school is having vacation of
two weeks.
l.. A. Drown was in St. Johnsbury
visiting his son, E. S. Drown, last
week.
There will be Christmas exercises
with a tree at the church Monday
evening,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

THE LAND OF SUNSHINE-If in
terested in a Florida home, Orange
or Grapefruit grove, farm or timber
land, write to T. D. Haughey, San
Antonio, Florida. sos
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

BOX MAKERS WANTED - 20
men for box shop, one teamster and
four men for yard to work nights.
Good pay, steady work. The E. l..
Chandler Co., Orleans, VT. 48-51
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

WANTED-Operators on nice,
clean and steady work, also girls to
learn. Board very reasonable here.
Nicholas Mfg. Co., Richford. 34tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

HOLLY PAPER-At this office.
Sheets 24x3O, 2 cents each. Three
for SC. Cash with order. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

A most interesting and instructive
meeting Of the Woman's Literary So
ciety was held with Miss Marion NJ
Currier on the evening of Dec 12.
There were II members and two Wis
itors present. The items on domes-
tic doings were most varied and help
full. The subject Of the meeting was
Irish Plays and it was to be regretted
that more could not have heard the
Paper, "Ireland's Debt to Lady Greg
ory," Miss Renfrew; reading of Lady
Gregory's play, "The Rising of the
Moon" Miss Fanny May; paper, "The
Plays Of Butler Yates" written by
Miss Mary Maud Patrick and read by
Miss Aftian Scott. A social hour fol-
lowed.
WILLOUGHBY
Mrs. Fred Hemmings has been ill
the past week and has not improved
any.
E. c. Kinney of Montpelier will en-
tertain the Willoughby Sunday school
on Christmas eve at the schoolhouse.
There will be a tree for the children
and all are cordially invited.
A very pleasant surprise party
was given at the home of Mrs. II. G.
Paige Thursday evening and the
evening was pleasantly spent and
good time reported by those present.
COVENTRY
Mrs. H. J. Frazier is gaining slow
ly.
George P. Chase has enlisted and is
now at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
Walter Cleveland has gone to Bos-
ton to enlist in the aviation corps.
Miss Julina Mann is spending the
holiday vacation at her home in Troy.
Mrs. George Trudeau has been
very i'll the past week, but is a little
better.
Miss Bessie Tucker has gone to her
home in Woodstock for the Christ
mas vacation.
Mrs. George Badger of Morrisville
spent the weekend with her husband
at w. c.. Brooks.
The friends of Mrs. Frank Lemos
will be sorry to learn that she is very
i'll with pneumonia.
Community Christmas tree and ex-
ercises will be held in the town hall
Monday evening. Everybody invit-
ed
Carroll Brooks was at home Sun
day. He went to enlist but was re-
turned as not physically fit. He re-
ceived fine outfit from the West
Burke Red Cross.
The road has been fixed up so that
teams can go through J. P Wheel
ock's yard and down the old road,
coming out at the North Neighbor-
hood bridge, making a trip to New
port much easier.
Lewis Kahlstrom has gone to
Portsmouth, N. H., Before leaving
he was given complete outfit by
the Red Cross of this place. The
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

WANTED-A licensed chauffeur
to drive our lumber truck, one who
can go to work at once. The E. l..
Chandler Co., Orleans. 45tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19
MISCELLANEOUS

CAR COTTONSEED meal transit
Hardwick. Inquire George Reed,
Craftsbury. E. L. Graves, Barton.
Twp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

WANTED-Hard and softwood
logs delivered at my mill. Bring in
your custom saving now. w. E..
Hanson, Barton. 50tf
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TO RENT-Tenement, H. T. Seav-
er, Barton. 42tf
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FOR SALE-Goody young cows, due
in mid-winter. Also good top sleigh,
nearly new. H. B. Chamberlin,
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TO RENT

TO RENT-Two tenements. G.. A
Mute, Barton. 46tf
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FOR SALE-New milch cow. A
good one. E. L. Alexander, Glover.
50-51
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FOR SALE OR TO RENT-Tene-
ment on Sheffield street. Handy to
stonesheds and Peerless. Seven
rooms in good order. Electric lights,
good barn, near, pasture. Garden. H.
G.. Gay, Barton. 48tf
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WANTED-Live poultry. Strawn,
Orleans. Bell phone 1922. If
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Adding to this amount the $A5
collected for new members and the
S42 contributed the sum realized by
the work of the students was $135.5O.
The committee ran out Of receipts
and pins SO those desiring same may
obtain them at the town clerks office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-12-19

Sound, clean sacks. R.
P. Webster, Barton. 3Stf
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FOR SALE Bungalow house six
rooms and bath, all modern convent
ences. Charles Bellway, Orleans
49tf
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TO RENT-Tenement Good To-
cation. Furnished if desired. Mrs.
S. A. Hunt, Barton.
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WANTED

WANTED-Live poultry. Elrick
Barton. 1Stf
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BROWNINGTON

Mrs. Mansel Clark of Boston is in
town.
Lawrence Kelley is at home from
| St. Albans.
Mrs. B. J. Mack and daughter, Mil
dred, are both sick with the scarlet
fever.
The school was closed for a few
days on account of having been ex-
posed to scarlet fever.
DR.. Allen of ST. Johnsbury was in
town recently and performed an op-
Grafton on Mrs. G. d. Burroughs.
She is very comfortable and has a
nurse from st. Johnsbury to care for
her.
A few of the friends of Mrs. Moses
Burbank met at her home Friday in
honor of her 8Oth birthday. Cake,
coffee, sandwiches and sugar on snow
were served and all enjoyed a pleas
ant evening.
Mrs. S. G. Marsh will entertain the
Ladies' Aid society at their rooms on
Thursday evening. Each person is
asked to contribute a present, the
value not to exceed 25 cents, which
will be sold from trees provided for
the occasion. Ladies please furnish
for the tables as usual.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
School closes Friday, De. 21st, for
a short vacation.
Remember the Christmas exercises
at the hall Friday evening. Bring all
the kiddies.
From Dec. 18th to 24th is member
ship week for the Red Cross so try
and have your 81 ready when the
committee calls.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Crandall at
tended the birthday party of Mrs.
Burbank at the village Friday night
and were at a small gathering at 0.
A. Grows Saturday in honor of Mr..
Grows birthday:
EVANSVILLE
Darwin Wright is on the sick list.
Our school is having a vacation of
two weeks.
I'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Tales of a Wayside Tee
By GRANTLAND RICE

Gardner against Tom Sherman. at the
1915 amateur championship, held at
Detroit, and by Max Marston against
Henry Topping, at Greenwich, last
year. In his match against Sherman
Gardner was something like down
and 4 TO play. At the 3S0-yard ff-
teenth. the Hinsdale star topped his
tee shot to the heavy rough, where
Sherman got away an unspeckled
beauty.
Apparently Gardner was down and
3 10 play, beaten man, as Sherman
had an easy 4 in sight. Taking a long
chance. Gardner lifted n brassie from
the bag, tore through heavy grass and
turf after the ball, and dropped it
within eight feet Of the cup, over 240
yards away He then got his 3, and
Sherman, with par 4, had lost a hole
that looked TO be 100 to his way.
Marston's shot against Topping at
Greenwich was even more spectacular.
The former had just lost four holes
and was about TO lose the sixteenth,
where Topping was on the green in 2,
only twelve feet from the cup.
Marston, to reach the green. had to
play a niblick shot l70 yards from a
bad lie, on beyond two big oaks, and
then over another tall tree and trap
guarding the green. II was 400 to a
half. But the shot came off and few
seconds later Marston dropped his putt
in for z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20

lightweight champion Of the world ~
Benny Leonard, American title no'ss.
These boys will meet At the Msnnsus
A. C., l55th Street and Eighth Avss
a week from tomorrow night IN. u.
Benny punches Freddie squarely On
button it will be the signal ior
champions seconds 20 pile into me -.
and remove the remains OF Ds'''''
Welsh.
Leonard and Billy Gibson, his -
ager, believe this is going 10 nspr
and that Benny will thereby cioss
into q worlds champion. Giosos "a
even more positive than Leonard IT,
it. as he proved on Saturday by sene ~
a telegram to ID. J. Tortorich, o. -
Orleans. stating that Leonard VIZ
ready TO defend his worlds title sssnss
all corners. and will be prepared 70 "a
Johnny Kilbane at New Orleans " A.
pounds, ringside a good ones.
additional box Office has been
by the Manhattan A. {. % !oersr
Doyle's Billiard Academy, IA .sier
ty-second Street, for the ommoo.sss3
Of downtown fans who wish to wv
the Welsh-Leonsrd fight.
Next Tuesday night. modest Josss: a., !
Dunn whispers. Mike O'Dowd and 49,, ~
Martin meet in deadly combat .
Broadway Sporting Stub, OF hrse.e
and right here 0'Dowd might y ~
into something that will upset ~
plans. The Silent one 10 dshs ~
two-hsnded mauler. who does 3, ~
talking with bis two hands. anc = 8 n
should forget to dodge ons-oess&
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Schupp, of Giants, Heads
the Southpaws in
Effectiveness

A glance at the club batting OF the
National League will explain the proud
position Of John J. McGraw's doughty
warriors. The Giants. collectively, are
hitting at the phenomenal figure oil
279. The Phillies, second in the rat
ing. have shown fine 1853. which
nevertheless is feeble in comparison to
the offensive speed Of New York.
No less than six of McGraw's regular
players are in the select class. as FOL
lows: George Burns, 1862; Heine Iim-
norman, .3l2; Benny Kauf. 1873;
Charlie Herzog. .5ll; Walter Holke'
500, and Lew McCarty, 1902. Pete Kill
duff comes next with 275. then Robert
son. $50. and Fletcher, last Of the regu-
lars. with PAT. J. Smith, OF ~. Louis
heads the procession with AL; koush'
o. the Reds. is second at $50.
Tom Seaton, former Phlllie and FED
eral League star, who if effectlng re
markable comeback with the Cubs, has
been the most successful rlghthander
of the National League this season.
Fordie Schupp. of the Giants, is the
leading southpaw. Neither OF theS'
pitchers has been defeated.
Following are the National League
averages for games including those oil
Thursday last:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Three Yankee Pitchers Have
Failed to Lose
Game

The Yankee pitchers last week SIM
ply ruined George Sisters batting aver
age. but he still leads the American
League with a 339. Ty Cobb, under
Roadway again. is crowding the
Brownie star. The Georgia Peach
qualities for second place with 1873.
Iris Speaker, with 800. is third Of the
regulars. McInnis has tumbled to 800.
two notches below last years hitting
champion.
Not 800 hitter appears in the
Yankee array. Tim Hendryx, who has
made good with vengeance since
Frank Gilhoolcy was injured, tops
Donovan's team with a 2s6 for four
teen games. Peckinpsugh is close up
20 him with .2si The mighty Baker
has climbed up 70 .27l and IS going
stronger all the time
Good pitching has held the Yankees
UP so far as the team collectively is
hitting. only .227 TO $50 for the cham
pion Red Sox. Shocker, Fisher and
Love, Of the Yankees, are among the
few undofeated American League pitch
ers.
Following are the averages for games.
played up TO and including those OF
Thursday last:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

The next two weeks are going to pc
cram full of fighting right here in this
hustling little burg, and the carnage
is liable to be awful among some OF
our leading citizens.
But don't get overheated, neighbor.
We are not prophesying an Invasion by
German U-boats or landing at the
Battery by some of the Kaiser's bar
barians-only the doings in the ropej
arena, once vulgarly termed the prize
ring"
To begin with. Willie Jackson, the
laddie who ran the steam roller over
Johnny Dundee some weeks ago, will
tear into action against Tommy Tuo-
hey. the red-haired terror from Pater-
SON in the main bout at the Manhattan
Athletic Club, 10th Street and Park
Avenue, tomorrow night.
Willie and Tommy met once before,
and when the smoke had cleared away
Jackson had earned a shade decision,
although Tuohey had scored a knock
down. This bout will mark the re-
opening of the Manhattan. and it prom
ises to be SOME OPENING.
Investing in fresh pack OF wreck
ers." we will amble over to the st.
Nicholas Rink next Thursday night 20
attend James Joy Johnston's house
warming. The Boy Bandit has been
appointed manager of the st. Nicholas
Athletic Club, and for his first card on
tin reopening night has arranged d
match between Ted Kid Lewis, the
"slashing, crashing (you know the
rest of il welterweight, and Mike
ODowd, the fighting Harp from st.
Paul.
You might travel long road and
fail TO find the material for q more
promising bout than Mister Johnston
has provided in the persons Of Lewis
and O'Dowd. Lewis will be giving
away several valuable pounds OF
weight when he toes the mark with
ODowd. and Mike sings wicked fist
at that, but let Ted Kid do the worry
ing.
The next big attraction for the box
ing fans and this looks like a full
sized, twelve-cylinder, 1877 modcl-will
be the bout between Freddie Welsh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-20
Pittsburgh Athletes
Heed Call Of Country

Pittsburgh, Penn, May l9.-Athletic
teams at the University OF Pittsburgh
are being hard hit by enlistments Of
some Of the star athletes, but de-
spite the loss of so many OF her star
men the authorities feel that it is TO
the best interests of all that athletics
be continued.
Pittsburgh is fortunate in having a
large student body from which TO re-
cruit new men TO fill the ranks Of
those who have enlisted. With such
coaches as Warner, Kerr. Flint and
Blair the feeling prevails that teams
will be developed Of such a strength as
to uphold the reputation Of the insti-
tuition.