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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
We'll. Maybe So.

A fiction writer is the hero Of this
story:
Last summer he was going through
a particularly dangerous stretch OF
road in the mountain Businesses of
Kentucky. A cow, dazzled by the head
light, failed to get out of the road and
the car smashed into her, putting the
lighting apparatus out of commission.
'sThere were many lightning bugs
flying around" he said, "and so 1 set
the members of my party to work
catching them. We used bottles that
we had IN our lunch boxes, and filed
two full of the bugs. They gave out a
glow that could be seen probably 800
feet ahead. We tied the bottles, well
corked, on to the front Of the car,
and then proceeded into the village
safely. / rarely tell of the expert
ence, because few will believe it, but
it is a fact"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
Orleans News Page
News and Views from this
1ustling Village
Valley House Changes Hands.

A business transaction took place
Saturday, which will interest many
people outside of the local circle,
when Frank J. Parlin of Orleans
leased the Valley House of Il. III. LO-
throp for a period of FIVE years, pos
session to be given September 10th.
Mr. LothroD has bought Mr.. Parlin'S
home on East street and with his
family viii move there at once and
enjoy a welI-earned rest.
The Valley House formerly stood
on the site now occupied by the j. G.
Turnbull creamery and was owned by
j. III. Brown. Mr.. Brown moved it
from there to its present location on
Postoffice square and traded with Mr..
Lothrop for his farm >on the river
road to Newport 20 years ago.
From q small beginning the bust
ness has grown until the Valley
House stands first among the hotels
in this section of New England. The
homelike atmosphere, the excellent
meals served and the music furnished
by the different members of the fam
lily attracted thousands of tourists
and commercial men throughout the
year and all viii regret the passing of
such a charming family from a place
they know so well how to fill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parlin viii need no
introduction to Orleans people as they
have lived here for the past ten years.
They have had more or less expert
ence in the hotel business in st.
Johnsbury and other places, and hav-
ing the qualities which go to make up
successful hotel proprietors viii keep
the place up to its former standard.
Their many friends wish them sue
cess.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
School Opens Monday.

The list of school teachers for the
coming year is made up as follows
First grade, Bessie Tillotson, Johns
son; I'd grade, Ernestine- Wilson,
Barton; Sd grade, Lillian Findlay,
Newport; 4th and 9Th grades, Ethel
Newton, Bloomington; 9th and 7th
grades, Mildred Hay, Derby; 8th and
9Th grades, Florence Tinker, Iras-
burg: r. W. Cobb, A. b., principal;
Amory Seaver, B. S., vice principal;
Harriet Myers, A. B., assistant;
Genevieve Field, assistant; Sadie B.
Lothrop, music.
School opens Monday.
There are several girls and boys
from the outlying towns who expect
to attend the high school here this
fall and would Ikea place to work for
their board. If any one desires to
take girl or boy, please notify the
school board or Prof Cobb.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
Estate of John Knight
sTATE o. VERMONT

District Of Orleans,
The Honorable Probate Court, for the
District Of Orleans.
To all persons interested In the estate Of
John Knight, late of Albany, In said District
deceased.
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Newport
within and for said District on the 9th day
Of August 1917 instrument purporting
to be the last VIII and Testament of
John Knight late of Albany, IN said
District, deceased, was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for Probate
And It is ordered by said Court that the
18th day Of eptem Der, 1917 at r. W. Baldwin,
office in Barton, In said District, at 40 p. m,
be assigned for proving said Instrument
and that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Orleans
County Monitor. a newspaper circulating IN
that vicinity, In said District, previous to
the time appointed.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified 70
appear before said Court at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate OF
said viii. If you have cause.
Given under my hand at Newport. IN said
District this 9th day OF August, 1917.
1851 RUFUS W. SPEAR. Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29

The home-talent play at the NJ W.
A, hall Thursday evening was well
attended and the parts we'll taken.
J. L. Marshall has bought the resi-
dence formerly owned by Bert Dun
ham and about 10 acres of land of
the farm known as the W. B. Guild
farm.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the M. E.
church win hold a slave sale at the
hall Tuesday evening, Sept. 1. La
dies are requested to bring a box
lunch for two. Everyone is cordially
invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Drown and son,
Earle, of st. Johnsbury are taking an
auto trip through the White Noun
tains, Livermore Falls and Old Or
chard Beach, Me-, Boston, Mass, and
Manchester, N H. They started
Thursday and will return in about ten
days.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
Methodist Episcopal Church
wv. S. Smithers, Pastor.

W.. D 0mlLnerSs FaSIor.
Mid-week service tonight at7:3O
o'clock.
Sunday services: Sermon by the
pastor at 1880 a. m. Bible school
at u m. Strangers cordially invited
to the services.
Morning service followed by the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper.
Whenever there are no services at
their church the Congregational peo-
pie are cordially invited to join with
Us in worship.
The meeting at 7.30 o. m, VIII open
with the singing of several hymns by
the choir and congregation, after
which the pastor viii speak on the
subject, "A Cause of Defeat"
Keep in mind the group meeting to
be held with this church Sept. 18th,
afternoon and evening. We hope to
give definite information next week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29

Clarence Stannard of Lowell was
visitor in town Sunday.
Charles Taplin Of Hanover spent
Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dickens spent
the. weekend at Plymouth, N. Fl.
Robert Dean has returned to Ev-
erett, Mass, where he attends school
Lieut., A. A. Doe of Burlington
spent the weekend at his home here.
Jack Brown of ST. Johnsbury was
in town Monday and called on friends.
Misses Mile and Mabel Hill of
Stanstead are visiting Miss Fannie
Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Fuller visited
friends in Boston and Concord, N. H.,
last week.
Harland Sears is taking a two
weeks vacation from the Central Sa-
wings bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Dwinen are
spending few days at Sherbrooke
and Coaticook.
Wesley Walker has been confined
to the house for the past few days
with a swollen ankle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Sawyer are
spending two weeks with relatives in
North Uxbridge, Mass.
Miss Florence Hardy has returned
from ST. Johnsbury, where she has
been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Harold Ramsdell and children
of Newport have come to live with
Mrs. RamSdelPS mother.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Pierce and
White Mountains Sunday.
Miss Bernice Allyn has returned to
her work. in the Fletcher Post Card
rooms after long vacation.
Mrs. Jennie Campbell and daugh-
ter, Irene, of Newport Center, visited
at Lincoln Campbell's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Kipp of st.
Johnsbury spent Sunday with Mr..
Kipp's mother, Mrs. Jennie Kipp.
Roy Skinner has purchased the
Hale Mason house on South street
and viii move here IN the near future.
Mrs. F. J. Kinney and children
have returned from South Troy.
where they have been spending the
week
The corporation has torn up the
walk on one side of the bridge at
Postofice square and is laying new
plank.
Prof. R. W. Cobb Of wellesley.
Hills, Mass, has arrived in readiness
for the beginning Of the fall term Of
school.
Randolph Turnbun. Guy Harris.
John Mann and Gilbert Kittredge are
taking a. trip through New York state
this week
Mrs. Fred Wedge and Glenn Wedge
and Mr. ard Mrs. Bernie Lumbra mo-
tored to Boston and are spending the
week there.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry TAYLOR of VOL
eOtt, Mass, and daughter, Ethel, of
Burlington are visiting Mrs. Tay1or's
sister, Mrs. Jennie Kipp.
Mr. and Mrs. B. HoIton of West
Charleston visited DIR. and Mrs. w.
~. Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. G. ~.
Young over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ara Wilcox and Mr..
and Mrs Leland Wilcox of Holden,
Mass, motored to Boston this week
and viii spend few days there.
Miss Hazel Vance is taking a vaca-
ton from her duties in the z. T..
Chandler Company Office and her place
l. being filed by Miss Hazel Harris
Mr. and Mrs. c. d. French. Paul
and Lyndol French, Miss Ruth Rich
mond and Miss Eleanor Bean re-
turned Tuesday from Bingham, Me-,
The Rev. and Mrs. z a. Hamilton
and son, Donald, are taking q months
vacation, spending part of It n
Flushing, r. l., and IN West Virginia.
William SherIaw and family have
moved from the Z. L. Chandler COM
pany house on South street to the
Frank Waterman tenement on Water
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
ORLEANS LOCAL MENTION

Gerald French of Beebe was in
town Tuesday.
Miss Persis Stearns returned from
Hartford Monday.
Miss Airline Holton is spending the
week in Bradford,
DR.. and Mrs. Lanphear were at
Sherbrooke Monday.
Miss Cora Damon is visiting rela-
tives in Sherbrooke.
Roy Crawford of the U. S. army
was in town Tuesday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29
No. 682
PEACHES

Faucy California Elber-
tas in flat boxes, every
peach wrapped in paper.
rosy tinted; thick meated
and juicy; nothing better
TO can. Now is the time.
Last weeks lot sold in
2 days. More this week.
Is your order in?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
MODERN WOODMEN TO
HOLD CONVENTION HERE

VIII Abt. accredited delegate from
Escambia county to the annual con
vention Of Modern Woodmen, now
meeting in Tampa, wired to Clerk
William Eggart, Of the local camp Of
Modern Woodmen, that he had just
"landed the next convention for Pen
sacola."
Mr.. Abt, leaving the city few
days ago, announced that he was 60
ing to exert himself to bring the
next convention to this city, and his
eQorts in this direction seem to have
been successful, and local members of
the camp will be pleased to congrat-
ulate Mr.. Abt on his return.
The Modern Woodmen of America,
a comparatively new order in Pensa-
cola, is growing all the time, and at
present has a large membership. 1t
will hold a meeting Thursday night
ana new members will be received
and initiated, while other names will
be balloted on.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
Ants Hold Meeting for the
Purpose of Perfecting
Their Opposition.
TAX SYSTEM IS
WRONG, THEY SAY
Assessment Higher Than
F4rice fer Which Property
is Offered for Sale.

It is announced that the usual vot-
ing places will be used in today's
special district school tax election.
These are located as follows:
Precinct 2-BrownsvilIe.
Precinct 12-Intendene'a and Al
CaniZ streets.
Precinct 13-Court house annex.
Precinct 14-Romana and Baylen
streets.
Precinct 15-DcVilliers and Inten,
dencia streets.
Precinct 26-Gregory street and
Tenth avenue.
Precinct 27-Strong street and
Ninth avenue.
Precinct 28-Alcaniz and Gonzalez
streets.
Precinct 29-Gadsden and Hayne
streets.
Precinct 3O-PaIafoz and Lloyd
streets.
Precinct 31-DeVilliers and Bel
mont streets.
Precinct 32-Garden and r streets.
Precinct 34-Gadsden and Devil
iers streets.
Precinct IS - East Pensacola
Heights.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
ANTS HOLD MEET
At The ARMORY

A small crowd of men, who are OPP
posed to the special school tax dis
trict bill, met in the Armory hall
last night to continue plans for con-
Quoting opposition to the special tax
begun at their first meeting night.
DR.. F. G. Renshaw presided at the
meeting, and J. c. Watson acted as
secretary. DR.. Renshaw made a talk
on the reasons why he thought the
school tax district election should be
defeated. DR.. Renshaw was follow
ed by J. n. Andrews and several
others who made talks along the
same line.
J. c. Watson spoke on the mad
visibility of increasing the taxes at
this time, and stressed the fact that
taxation is most unfair under the
present system. Mr.. Watson stated
that 25 per cent of tie taxes in Pen
sacola are not collected, leaving IS
per cent of the people to bear the en-
tire burden. Taxes have been in
creasing steadily for the last sew
eral years, said Mr.. Watson, despite
the fact that the value Of the prop
erty taxed has not increased Gnd that
assessment in many cases is higher
than the figures at which people are
trying to dispose of their property.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
Land Operations in All the
Theatres Practically at
at a Deadlock.
ARMY
CORPS IN FLIGHT
French Report Minor Gains
in. the Champagne and
Rheims Regions.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

British forces under General Maude
have driven the Thirteenth Turkish
army corps from its positions near
kiffi in MesOpotamia, and British
cavalry is in pursuit of Turks, max
ing many captures.
In the western war theatre, French
report small gains in the vicinity Of
Rheims and in Champagne.
German official statements claim
French advances on Aisne repulsed.
Military activities on virtually all
fronts are in deadlock.
Germany's submarine arm has
again sprung to the forefront in the
war drama, and the Chancellors of
all powers warning against Germany
are graveIy concerned over the under
sea menace.
Secretary Lansing, in his state
ment, declared the seriousness of the
submarine situation could not be ex-
aggerated British war commission
ers say the combined shipbuilding IA
cilities Of the world can meet the
peril only if the output is tremendous
ly increased.
Chairman Denman of the shipping
board, said reports reached the
board that more than three hundred
thousand tons of shipping were sunk
in one week. The present world 5
ship tonnage is estimated at less than
fifty million tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
Washington Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

Washington, May 2.-Congressmen
Sears and Kehoe, of Florida, took
exception today to statements pub
lished in these dispatches that they
had not stood by the president in
their vote on the selective draft bill.
The facts in the case are these:
The war department submitted to
the senate and house a bill providing
for selective draft. The passage of
this bill was urged by President Will
son, backed by recommendation of
the general army staff and army war
college.
The senate committee reported the
bill in that shape and it was passed
by the senate. Senator Fletcher voted
for it and Senator Trammell against
it.
A majority of the house commit
tee, led by Chairman Dent, of Ala
bama, reported in a bill providing for
raising an army by volunteers and
providing that if that failed the pres
ident could put a selective draft into
effect. The minority reported in a
bill urged by the president, on the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
SEND REMAINS
Of AVIATOR To
WASH|NGT0
Funeral Ceremony Was
Held Yesterday
Afternoon.
MILITARY ESCORT
TO r. r. STATION
Casket Wrapped in Ameri-
can Flag, is Borne by
AVlatOrs.

The funeral Of Ensign Dean r. Van
Kirk, the young student aviator who
met his death Tuesday afternoon
when his airplane fell into the bay
from a height of about 1000 feet,
held yesterday afternoon, was an i'm
pressive ceremony, with a company
of marines, several squads of sailors
and the officers from the aeronautic
station in attendance. The funeral
was held in the undertaking parlors
of Northup * Wood, with Rev. D.
P. Slaughter, Cf the Firsr Methodist
Church, officiating. The First Meth
odist Church quartet furnished the
music.
The coffin of the aviator was
wrapped in a large American flag,
and a beautiful design of flowers
from the aero station was laid on
top. A military escort attended the
body from the undertaking parlors
to the railroad station, and was sent
to Washington on the 1925 train, the
home of Van Kirk. where another
funeral procession and the intorment
will take place
Six officers from the aeronautic
station acted as pallbearers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
H01O Florida Congressman and
Senators Voted on Draft Bill

vote to substitute the presidents bill
for the volunteer plan, which was
adopted by an overwhelming major
ity, Congressman Sears. KehOe and
Clark voted against the presidents
bill, and Congressman Drane for it.
On the vote for final passage of the
presidents bill, after it had been sub
stituted for the volunteer plan over
the objection Of Clark, kehoe and
Sears, Congressman Sears and Clark
again voted against it and kehoe
Joined Dranc in voting for it.
In other words, kehoc voted for
the presidents bill on the final vote
after failing previously to defeat it.
and Sears and Clark voted against 1t
to the end, being among the score
who held out against it to the last
Il don't understand why people
should say I have not stood by the
president" said Sears today. 81
stood by him on the war declaration.
Feeling as l did on CONSUMPTION. I
had to follow my conscience and
voted against it. l do not care to
go into the matter now, but believe
can satisfy the folks in my district
when I have time to go into it,"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
IS
IN PENSACOLA
w. c. Blackwell Here, Pend
ing Trial Monday in Crest
view for Davis Murder.

W. c. Blackwell, one of the &C
cused assassins of "Bud" Davis and
wife, who are now under Indictment
for that crime, and who will go on
trial for his life next Monday at
Crestview, was brought here and
placed in the Escambia county Jail,
Deputy Moore, who was instrumental
in bringing the accused to justice, ar
rived with him. Sheriff Sutton, of
Okaloosa county, was also in the city
yesterday on business.
Blackwell. who was indicted b.
the Okaloosa county grand jury after
short doliberation Of the evidence,
with his brother. is to face a jury at
Crestview charged with one Of the
most atrocious murders Of which tho
state has record. A panel Of 100 men
was ordered by Judge Campbell for
Monday
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
Knort-Catts Bitterness is
Given Airing in the
House.
FULL CREW BILL
FINALLY KILLED
Heated Debate Follows in
Discussion of County and
National Guards.
Tallahassee Bureau,
Pensacola Journal.

Tallahassee, May 2.-Though the
Wells bone dry bill was signed by the
governor yesterday afternoon, it was
not delivered to the secretary of
state until today at 2:3O, the COVER
nor being of the opinion that it did
not become effective until he de
posted it. He was advised, however,
that, regardless Of the time he de
livered it to the secretary of state,
the act became effective the instant
he signed it. 1t is understood that
the governor wished to delay the bill
until Saturday to allow the service
clubs to dispose of their stocks. Many
of the express companies are refus-
ing shipments.
Lengthy debates featured the SEES
siOns of the house today, and little
was accomplished.
The full crew bill, relating to the
operation of trains, provoked a long
discussion, and the bill was finally
killed.
An act to authorize the organiza-
ton of county guards instead of ma
tional guards caused a Seated debate,
and was under consideration when
the special order Tor the creation of
Okechobee county became due. The
county bill was passed, and it has
already passed the senate. The
guard bill is still pending.
Much of the afternoon session of
the house was consumed with the dis
CussiOn of the bill providing for the
payment of witnesses in the Knott
Cats fight before the supreme court.
The bill was bitterly assaulted, and
accused Of being an administration
measure, though its author insisted
that many of the witnesses were his
neighbors, and suffered financially
from the trip to the capital. The bill
was killed.
Consideration of bills on second
reading occupied the entire afternoon
session of the senate, and nothing
except routine advancement on the
calendar took place. Several road
bills were under consideration this
morning, and have advanced to third
reading, and will probably pass.
Senator Wells amendC his naval
stores bill, providing for ten day in
spection instead of twenty. A sim
liar bill was killed yesterday in the
house.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
INTERNED SHIPS TO
DRYD0CK IN N. O.

Collector Of Customs Bruce s.
Weeks received instructions Wedncs-
day morning to turn over to the COM
mandant Of the New Orleans naval
station the informed German steam
ships Vogesen and Rudolf Blum
berg, which are now in the govern
ment's custody here.
Collector Of Customs Weeks does
not know when the steamers are cx-
pected to be turned over to the naval
station commandment. He was not in
possession Of advices as 10 whether
Or not the vessels would be steamed
there or toWed over, but was inclined
to believe that each steamer would
be towed to the New Orleans station.
1t was stated that the steamers are
being moved there with a view Of
placing them in the governments
naval drydock there, for use at the
earliest opportunity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
PRISON FOR
FOOD PIRATES
Spectators Are Bitterly
Denounced in Senate.
Famine Feared.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

washington, May 2.-Debate in the
senate for legislation to meet the
food problem developed today into a
bitter denunciation of food speculat-
ors with predictions that the best
way to deal with them is to put them
behind prison bars. Senators from
the farming states denied there is d
real shortage of staple foods in the
United States. Senator Williams, of
Mississippi, declared there is hys-
terra, and the cause of high prices is
largely psychological, Senator Borah
predicted a world food famine if the
war lasts two years unless extraordi-
nary efforts are not made to meet the
problem.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
BAYVIEW IS WHERE
EVERYBODY IS GOING

Bayview has opened up with a hop,
skip and a jump. The prospects are
great for a fine season. The water is
as clear as crystal and just the
right temperature now for bathing.
Every afternoon large crowds of
school boys come out for a swim. The
ladies were a little bashful on the
first day, the weather being cool, but
they made a good beginning yester-
day.
The bath houses are given a daily
cleanup, and everything is kept in
first class sanitary condition. A sys-
tenn Of lights has been put up for
night bathing, and there isn't any
thing to keep people who are busy in
the day time from coming out for
swim after supper The Pensacola
Fairgrounds Association is anxious
that the public get full benefit from
the bathing at Bayvicw, as it is oper-
ated free Of charge to the people Of
the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03
ENGLAND DOES NOT
INCREASE TAXATION

London, May mo new forms Of
taxation are proposed in Britain's war
budget FOR the fiscal year as intro
only changes being to increase a
tobacco duty, to increase entertain
ment taxes and excess of profits tax
on munitions works. The chancellor
of the exchequer estimated the ex-
penditure for present financial year
at two billion, two hundred ninety
million, three hundred and eighty
one thousand pounds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-03

Washington, May AT a second
conference tomorrow between COVER
nors and federal government Off
cials, the Council of National Defense
will lay definite program before
the states outlining problems the
nation faces in warning against Ger
many. Dangers besetting this coun-
try in Germany's submarine warfare
were brought sharply to the fore
front in today's conferences. Secre-
tary Lane said the great destruction
of ships is threatening the existence
of Britain and France, and menacing
America.