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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
Orleans News Page
News and Views from this
Elustling Village
Thespians ReOrganiZed.

N. L. Simpson has been elected
president of the newly organized
company of Thespians, which will
give the play, "The New Minister on
May 80 for the benefit Of the War
Relief association.
This company was first organized
in the early seventies by Capt. S. 3.
Tucker, who with his daughter, Al
berta Tucker, were in the original
cast playing, "Ten Nights in a Bar
room," in the old schoolhouse hall,
and drawing crowds from all about
northern Vermont as they repeated
the performance. The first meeting
of the members was held at the home
of II. w. Buchanan over his store in a
building that then stood on the site
of the Orleans opera house. Mrs;
Genevieve Rogers Buchanan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ford, Henry c. Ide, lat
er Or. Ide of Lyndon, Clarence Colley
now Of Reno, Nevada, and N. l..
Simpson and others were present
and were endowed with the name,
"Thespians," byCapt. Tucker, the first
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes
W. S. Smithers, Pastor.

The prayer service will be held to-
night at the parsonage.
Sunday services: Sermon by the
pastor at 1880 a. m. Bible school
at II m. Junior League at p. m.
The morning sermon will be the
third IN the series on the theme "Why
More Men Do Not Attend Church
Services" In the evening at 73O a
service of song followed by a short
sermon by the pastor.
The entertainment and social an
nounced for tomorrow evening by the
Ladies' Aid society, has been post
poned until next week.
The Vermont conference opens at
st. Johnsbury Wednesday, April "a.
1t will help if all matters needing at
tention before then can be looked af-
ter at once. It is hoped that many
will plan to be present at some time
during the conference.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
Mrs. Burton Hill.

Mrs. Burton Hill died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Fred M. Dean,
Thursday morning after an illness of
less than week, having been in her
usual health up to Saturday, April 6.
Fanny George was born in George
vile, 7. O., October 10, 1849, and
married Burton Hill March 80, 1869
and lived first in Georgeville, then in
Barnston until Mr.. Hill's death in
July, 1898. She came to live
with her daughter, Mrs. Dean, last
June. She is survived by six chill
dren, IS grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
The funeral was held at her late
home Saturday at 10 a. m. Rev. W. S.
Smithers officiating, and interment
was in the family lot at Stanstead.
Since Mr.. HIPS death, Mrs. Hill has
lived large part Of the time with
her son, Lyman, at Rock Island.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
Orleans High School.

Miss Olive Findlay has been absent
from school because of illness.
The Junior class has received a very
interesting letter from Mrs. Fish.
Miss L. Findlay was taken i'll Fri
day and was not able to finish out the
day teaching.
"Short but sweet" was the two days
vacation enjoyed by the school IN the
height Of sugaring.
The school has received the Red
Cross certificate from the state. 1t is
to be in each room one day and then
to be hung in the lower hall.
The junior class has lost one of its
precious members, Mrs. Ivis Camp
bell Miller. We all wish her many
happy years of married life.
About rs Of the school boys and
girls and teachers attended the sug-
aring-off at Harold Hause's Saturday
afternoon. A very good time was re-
ported.
o. H. S. and also the townspeople
will be interested to know that Miss
Marion Bartlett was one of the 400
girls who marched in the Liberty
Loan parade in Boston. They were
dressed in white and wore yellow
neckties.
Hugh Smith, O. H. S. 30, visited
school Monday. Smith has been in
the st. Johns Barracks for several
weeks in the engineer corps. He
drills six hours day. Two days a
week he helps lay telegraph wires and
two days week he has a ten-mile
hike. There are 1900 men in his
camp. Smith has an eight-day leave.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
w. E. Drake is gaining.

W. E. Drake is gaining.
Charles Smith is working for B. o.
Smith.
John Durkin of Albany visited
friends in town over Sunday.
Mrs. c.. A. Dodge went to Boston
for two weeks trip recently.
Mrs. Adm Phillips of Glover spent
the weekend with her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Eldridge Wis
tied his uncle, w. J. Eldridge, Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith have
returned to their home in Newport
Center.
Mrs. Arthur Sargent went back to
Jay Saturday and began her school
Monday.
Mrs. E. 0. Ranney returned home
Saturday after a weeks visit in St.
Johnsbury.
David Webster is working for F.
NJ. Dean in the store after school and
Saturdays.
DIN W. Hill of Boston was in town
Monday in the interests of the Third
Liberty loan.
Herbert Hyland has moved his
family from the Brown block to Cow
entry station.
M. J.. Pearson goes to Troy this
afternoon on business connected with
the w. C. T. u.
Gordon Joslyn has been transferred
to Raritan River Ordnance CanD
Metuchen, N. j.
NJ. NJ. Sylvester Of Wellesley,
Mass, is at the Valley House for a
few days fishing.
Charles Hardy is working for Ara
Wilcox in the bakery while Mr.. Will
cox's arm is disabled.
Miss Damon leaves this week for
two weeks vacation in Coaticook and
other points in Quebec.
Miss Beatrice Badger of St. Johns
bury spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. John Hennessy.
Miss Nellie Ketchum of Beebe
spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs.
Jenkins, at the Valley House.
Miss Elgia Deblois is helping M.
Ellery Trip in the millinery depart
ment afternoons and evenings.
Word has been received of the birth
of a daughter April Is to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Morley at Worcester.
Mrs. Laura Grant of Amherst,
Mass, has been visiting her sister,
Miss Ida Durivage at L. M. Kinslev's.
Ara Wilcox slipped on the ice one
cay last week and dislocated his
shoulder and pulled the ligaments off.
Prof. R. W. Cobb was called to
New York Monday night on business
connected with athletic work over
seas.
Mrs. F, J. Parlin and daughter,
Violet, and Miss Florence Winget
were business visitors in Newport
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs P. w. Stearns of ST.
Johnsbury were weekend visitors at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. F. Stearns.
Prof. c. L. Erwin remains very i'll
at the Valley House, although his
symptoms are more favorable at the
present writing.
At the last regular meeting of the
Eastern Star the sum of $50 was vot-
ed from the treasury for the War Re-
lief association.
Fl. M. Whipple and daughter, Miss
Dale Whipple went Saturday to spend
the weekend with his brother, Geo.
Whipple, in Lyndon.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17

Hugh Smith came home Friday or
ten days furlough. He enlisted
March 1 in the Canadian Engineers
ST. Johns Barracks, Que.
Mrs. Lizzie Cameron and son, Har-
nv of Albany spent the weekend at
lC. M. Dwinells, Miss Alice Dwinell
returning with them Monday.
Those who have not paid their
pledges for War Relief for the month
of April are requested to hand them
to Harlan Sears in the Central Saw
ings bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Going were in
town last week, calling on friends.
Mr.. Going is a graduate of Orleans
high school, class of 1914, and is now
at Camp Devens.
Miss Lucy Campbell will work for
Mrs. John Bartlett for the remainder
of the school year after her mother
moves to Springfield, Mass, as she
expects to very soon.
Mrs. E. II. Lothrop and Mrs. c.. F.
Hall and two sons spent the weekend
with F. B. Lothrop in Newport, who
with his family moved back from
West Lebanon a short time ago.
Miss Ruth Richmond went to Bee
be, P. O., last week to spend few
days with her sister, Mrs. Lyman
House. Mrs. L. E. Spafford substi-
tuted for her in the library.
Miss Alta Weeks has returned from
Cavendish and Maiden, Mass, where
she has been spending two months
and has been spending a few days
with MrS Minnie TWOnh1U
Clarence Cole left Monday for Mad
ison Barracks, Sacketts Harbor, N.
Y, where he viii be in the photo
graphic department Of the signal
corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Dwinel and
son, Dwight, went to West Somer-
vile, Mass, Monday afternoon, where
Dwight will enter hospital Wednes-
day for an operation for appendicitis
Miss Clara Dwinell went to Mont
real Wednesday of last week, return
ing Thursday night. The doctors at
the hospital assured her of a COM
plete recovery from her recent i'll
ness.
Card of Thanks-We wish to thank
the neighbors and friends for the as
S1Stance so kindly rendered during the
illness and at the death of our moth
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Dean.
All unfinished work in the shop of
the late C. S. Glib has been moved to
S. B. Parker's, where the owner can
call for same or leave the order for
work to be done by Mr.. Parker. Jerre
Marston, Administrator. adv.
The Red Cross entertainment COM
mittee wish to thank the public for
their patronage at the Red Cross ben
eft last evening, also to thank the
orchestra for their help in furnishing
the pleasing selections. The sum
realized was $40.
M. M. Taplin was in Montpelier
yesterday to attend meeting of men
from all parts of the state to organ
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vote for the ratification of the FEEDER
al prohibition amendment.
The last meeting of the Book and
Thimble club before election of Off
GERS was held at the home of Mrs. J.
B. Cotton Wednesday,, April 10, with
- members and five visitors pres
ent. The program was interesting
Only one more meeting this year. Let
every member be present April "a,
with Mrs. Churchill.
The fishing season opened Monday
and all true disciples of Isaac Wal
ton equipped themselves with suitable
paraphernalia and hied them away to
a favorite spot where the biggest fish
is yet to be caught. The latest re-
ports show varying degrees of sue
cess, Tom Buzzo bringing in two, and
Carl Wiley one, weighing six pounds.
At the meeting of the Alumni as
sociation held with the president,
Miss Stella Twombly Monday evening
the following committees were elect
ed for commencement week: Pro-
gram, Orene Dudley, Charles Taplin,
and Grace Donaldson; banquet, Mil
dred Ordway, Maurice Brennan, Glad
VS. Joslyn and Dean Mathews.
Beans, brown bread and coffee will
be served to the men attending Tap
lin e Rowell's auction on Thursday at
their ware rooms at the east end of
South avenue by the ladies of the Red
Cross. Proceeds for the benefit Of
Continued on opposite page.)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-17
impossible list all Bargains but when Doubt Go to Smiths He Has

ize for campaign to elect men to the
Vermont house and senate who will
vote for the ratification of the FEEDER
al prohibition amendment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

dence opposed to their view and to re-
organize their thought to agree with
facts. Nevertheless, this is the neees-
sity that confronts all Germans today.
There are conditions that incline PEG
pie to devote themselves to work and
such enjoyment as they can get out of
life, without bothering themselves very
much about the political issues of their
country So it has been in Germany
and so it would have continued to be
had the kaiser 5 plans worked out as he
expected they would.
On the other hand, when people are
in trance induced by political hypno-
lists or they think that everything is
well-oiled and running smoothly and il
is unnecessary for them to worry or
bestir themselves. then-what? Moth
ing known to man in philosophy, reli-
gion, criminal experience or common
sense has the power to awaken this
people to q perception of reality and
70 a desire to know facts and to Crap
rle with them, that suffering possesses
Here, then, we note that the Germa.
people have been drinking this disillu
sionizine cup pretty well to the dreg,
We have been told that the lovalt.
Of the German to the kaiser canno
be shaken. But is il true? Here an,
there individuals have learned a nun
Der of things and they will not b
| satisfied to keep them to themselves
The confagration Of enlightment wi,
! spread: il cannot be stamped out
! some have learned that the kaise
started the war, not England or an
{. other enemy nation. Some know tina
r the people have been fed on lies; man
:, are convinced that the nation 5 wa
! machine is not invincible: some, that III
5 L boats have failed; others. that the
{ are Disseminated against in the dis
I tribution of food; others again, that tn
Q kaiser really cares for his own ski
t, and not for theirs. With these an
other ideas in the air, added to til
! coming Of Americans in swarms,
p the detection Of Bulgaria and to til
s successful campaign of Foch the CT
of which is not yet-with these idea
IS and the suffering already endured, 10!
atty is steadily falling downtown t
ward zero.
The leaders must give more power
: the people, put forth new fgureheaC
in whom the allies viii have confdenC
Y and sue for peace in a sincere moo
! or the people will rebel and take ma
, tiers into their own hands.
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Little Benny's
Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

Me and Pubs Simkins and Leroy
Shooster was standing there, and Pubs
sed, G, look at that guy, don't he look like
the Kaiser? Meening a man leening
agenst TELEGRAPH pole with big black
mushtash going out strate and then
sticking up on both ends as if it had
changed its mind all of suddin. Look
ing like the Kaiser all rite, and ] sed, G,
maybe he is, maybe he came over heer
just to spy and find out things about
diffrent things, and everything.
G WIZ, lets us play we are detectives
and find out if its the Kaiser or not, sed
Leroy Shooster
WITCH we started to do, going over to
the TELEGRAPH pole he was leening agenst
and standing there looking at him min
nit, and after vile the man sed, Well
It's nice day if it don't rain, watts all the
Excitement? Meening us 3 detevktives
standing there looking at him, and Lee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ., 1918.
GERMAN LOYALTY.

Owing to the influence of the many
forces so long operative in the forma
ton of German thought and character,
as outlined in this column last week,
the loyalty of the kaiser 5 subjects was
at a white heat in August, 1914.
At that time the German was told,
and he believed it to be true, that an
enemy was on the way to attack the
Fatherland and that that fact had
brought about the large mobilization of
the military forces of the nation He
integrity of the kaiser, a belief that
he belonged to the elect race of all
peoples now living upon earth and a
deep-seated conviction that kultur ought
to dominate the world for the ultimate
good of all concerned. If the kaiser
could win new territory for Germany,
his subjects believed that it would re-
dound to the glory of their country
and that it would make everybody
richer from the kaiser TO the chimney
sweep. We can we'll imagine that the
people rejoiced at the forward move of
the army along with the members of
the military party.
Now. however, after dreary and ii
tanic struggle which has been very
costly to the common people of Ger
many, many of the inhabitants of that
land are beginning to see new light
and, consequently, to experience a
change in their loyalty to the kaiser
When a set of beliefs has been ham
nered into people morning, noon anC
night, and between times, it is exceed
ingly hard for them to deal with evi
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
INFLUENZA ADVICE.

A paraphrase Of the "Don t Smoke
Here signs so frequently seen in ga
RACES might well be made to apply tc
the present influenza epidemic: L
could be made to read:
DON'T SNEEZE HERE.
The Health of Others is just as Impor-
tant as Your Own Even If You d.
Not Realize It.
If such a warning were posted con
spicuously in all public places it might
be of material help in preventing the
further spread of grip, which is known
to be a disease whose germs Turk in
the respiratory tracts.
If you find yourself suffering from
any of the symptoms that indicate in
huenza don t imperil your own welfare
and that of your fellow employees b,
trying - to stick If OUT Go home, &c
to bed and send for physician Eve
though you may consider yourself in
dispensable it is much better for you
those who work with you and the con
eern you work for, that you are TEN
porarily off duty than that you risi
your life through mistaken idea OF
loyalty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
what Is 1t, Beauty?"

summer mornings they had had swims
near the shore, and how they all en-
joyed them!
But it was night, and everyone
was in bed. 1t was all so still. But
Beauty couldn't sleep. There was
strange smell which made his head
feel so queer and as if he almost
couldn't breathe.
'Sniff-sniff,' went his little nose in
the air. and still he couldn't under
stand it. But he knew there was
something quite wrong about it. And
it reminded him of the stove, yes,
that was it, the gas stove when it was
being lighted to cook the dinner. But
that strange smell had never been so
strong and had never kept up for such
a time.
There was danger in that smell.
He knew it. And he sat up straight
in the darkness and wondered what
could be done.
He ran into the kitchen. And there
the smell of gas almost knocked him
over. For one awful moment he felt
do tliouSu lie NOulu just lie GOWN ana
die, but forgetting about the queer feel
ing in his head by thinking of those
upstairs he ran to the room first of
, the two boys, and then of their little
sister, and then to the door where
their mother and daddy slept.
Scratch went his nails on
the door. And then more and more fu-
riously he scratched. He whined and
he cried, and at last the daddy got up,
feeling very sleepy.
What is 1t, BeautyT he asked. DO
you want to come in this room? Were
you lonely downstairs. It's not morn
| ing yet, you know And then the
| daddy got terrific Whit of gas The
gas is escaping in the Kitchen he
said, and we would never have known
| 1T but for you, braTe Beauty And
as the daddy turned off the gas which
mad all been left ON by some dreadful
mistake. they all said: TT was brave
Beauty who saved our lives p"
| -fs BUY LIBERTY BONDS ss<
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= BUY LIBERTY sONDs =
E1 MDNSU[N|M'
, \ GARY TALE
LII 81 MACY @AAAN!. BONNER
BRAVE BEAUTY.

There was a little dog named
Beauty" said Daddy, "and this dog
was a fox terrier"
Give always loved fox terriers"
said Nancy, they are my favorites"
'They are usually so brave and loyal
too" added Nick. Are you going to
tell US story about one who Yves
brave. Daddy"
yes" chimed in Nancy, twas Beauty
very brave dog, and did he do some
thing very fine?"
"He did indeed" said Daddy.
you'll tell us about him, won't
you?" asked Nick.
'Oh, yes, we must hear about Beau
ty, now that we know he was brave
Beauty. Oh, most certainly we must
hear about him now, ell, Daddy"
asked Nancy.
ITO be sure you must both hear the
story of Beauty's bravery and that is
the story had planned to tell you this
very evening"
"Goodiei" exclaimed Nick and
Nancy, and Daddy commenced: Beau
ty was black and white. He was
more white than he was black, though,
for his little body was white and the
black was to be found in spots which
/ the children who owned Beauty
thought were very beautiful. One ear
J was black, the other ear was partly
so, and in the center of the forehead
was another black spot.
They thought he was such beauti-
full little puppy when he first came to
them that at once they named him
Beauty.
"Now, this family with the three
children and Beauty lived on a house
boat in a big river. The house boat
had two stories, one upstairs where
the bedroom was and downstairs where
the kitchen and dining room and living
room were.
"At night the two boys and their
little sister would go upstairs to bed,
and they had two little rooms adjoin-
ing. Then later on the mother and
daddy would go upstairs and last of all
Beauty would settle down in corner
of the sofa which was fixed for him
! the last thing at night. This corner
was well covered with comfortable
old shawl, so that Beauty would be
happy and cozy all night.
"Of course he would take maps dur
ing the evening as the family chatted
| and talked and played games. But his
real evenings sleep would begin when
all the rest of the household was peace
fully dreaming and he would have Il
long, long night of rest and wonderful
/ dog dreams.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

being particularly tabooed by horolo
gists on the ground that such action
would interfere materially with the in
tricate mechanism of the time pieces.
The time to shift your clock back will
be at o clock in the morning of Oct.
q. However, it ism t necessary to wait
up until that early morning hour to get
even with time again. It is permits
sible to turn the clock hands at your
regular retiring time because by the
| time you wake up in the morning they
| will point to the same hour they would
if you stayed up until . \. NJ There
is consolation also in the thought that
| if you lost an hours refreshing sleep
when you pushed the hands of your
clock ahead on the last day of March
you viii get it back again on the eth
of this month if you are a sound sleep
err
-. Buy LIBERTY BONDS b.
| Today is the birthday anniversary d
both Foch and IIindenburg. May til,
former have at least as many happy
returns as the latter has unhappy ones
SBUY LIsEaTY BONDS 9F+
Don't hold out on the boys-ever,
cent is needed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

roy Shooster sed, Did you have far to
come, mister?
Are you tawking to me or wawking in
your sleep? sed the man.
Hows the Queen? sed Pubs Simkins.
WITCH the man jest looked at him as if
he dident know Who was crazy, him or
Pubs Simkins, and / sed, Would you
mind please showing us the goose step?
I'll slap the of you into the middle of
next week if you don't cleer out. sed the
man. And he started to take his back
off the TELEGRAPH pole and us 8 detectives
ran like enything, and who was rite er-
round the corner but Flatfoot the cop
me sayin, G, lets tell Flatfoot WITCH We
did, going up to him and Pubs saying