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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
GREENSBORO BEND

Miss Mabel Anair is working fol-
Mrs. Ezra MERCER.
G. A. Barber is having his house
wired for electric lights.
Mrs. E. A. Buck and Mrs. Mary
Barber are on the sick list.
George Piper has finished work in
the store for E. R. Collins.
! Miss Mary Howard visited her ia
! Their. Rev. H. E. Howard, last week.
John Buckley of Wheelock was in
| town on business the first of the
week.
Mrs. Mary Weed is spending the
winter at D. J. Hutchins' in Stan
nard.
Mrs. R. A. Richie has been spend
ing a few days with relatives in st.
! Johnsbury.
A number from here went to Nor
risville Thursday to meet the income
Cax commissioner.
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Pope and Hazel
are spending a few days at Sam
Pope's in Jacksonville.
Fred Bergeon underwent an opera
ton on his knee Monday at his home.
This is the knee he injured some time
ago.
Eileen Perkins has finished work
for w. r. Cole and has gone to
Craftsbury to work in the New En-
gland central telephone office.
GREENSBORO
Della Olmstead is having the chick
en- pox.
Clara Olmstead is i'll and unable to
attend school.
Nina Lumsden is out of school with
the chicken poX.
James Wilson, who has been sick
with a carbuncle on his neck, is some
what improved.
Miss Margaret Brown of Essex
Junction is teaching in the Red
schoolhouse at the head of the lake.
George Colby is installing new ma
chinery in his sawmill near this viii
lage and expects to begin saving
soon.
The surgical dressing department
of the Red Cross will meet Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. E.
Colby.
ne tOWu were WOIhlISS
over the town reports several days
last week completing the work Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. w. w. Goss, who has been
visiting her brother in Weston, Mass,
for several weeks, is now visiting |
friendsin Minneapolis, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McLoud and
son of Barre are visiting at the home |
of w. S. ingalls,. Mr.. McLoud has
in the u. S. navy and ex-
poets his call at any time.
The Grange has issued neat fold
er giving a roster of their officers and
members for the year, 1918, with the
for the year which are CIV
en- the second and fourth Tuesday
evenings Of the month.
The two young peoples societies of
the churches will hold union meet
ing in the U. P. church Sunday eve
ming at 7.30 o'clock. The subject is,
what My Church Stands For"
Leader, Rev. Paul Reynolds. Every
body welcome.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
FORGET Little Troubles.

When one thinks about it, few hap
penfngs are important enough to take
seriously. Why be disturbed about
the countless little things that irri-
tate. asks a writer. What is mans
philosophy that it can meet great is
sues like a stole and make him uncOm-
Portable to live with just because the
coal bill happens to be large or his
new coat does not fit quite to his lik-
ing? Once having lost ones temper
the whole world is out of joint-at
least for the time being, and as men
live in the "time being" that means
much.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
Helping
St. Valentine
9WWWWWQ1gDW!

r r AVE you forgotten about st.
Valentines day? 1t is coming,
IA "a you know. OF course you can
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
THE THREE CRAFTSBUR

boring parties in Jacksonville, had
the misfortune to break his leg and
was taken to the hospital in Bur-
lingtOn.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY
Will Dustan's family is very ill
with grip.
E. T. Wheeler, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis Jan. 25th, is gain
ing.
A man from the state of Kentucky
has charge of the work on the wheat
mill.
Mrs. Charles Root spent the week
end with her niece, Mrs. Renfrew Gal
lagher, in Hardwick.
Mrs. Sadie Cowles is spending a
few days with her niece, Mrs. Mary
Farr, at Mill village
Henry Garner carried a load of
reople to South Albany to attend the
donation Friday night.
Meridian Sun Lodge F. & A. NJ. and
Mckinley Chapter O. e. S. will hold
a united installation Feb. 18th.
Mrs. Tolman was called to Jeffer-
sonville Monday on account of the
serious illness of her granddaughter.
A special meeting of Mckinley
Chapter was held Jan. Both, when six
new members were added to the chap
ter.
The wheat mill, which is being
placed in the grist mill by John Dut-
ton, for the benefit of the wheat
raisers, is nearly ready for use.
At the annual meeting of McKin-
ley Chapter, 0. E. S. Jan. 80, the
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Emma Leavitt, w. M; E. T. Wheeler,
w. P; Mrs. Ola Cowles, A. M; Mrs.
Lila Mackender, Con-; Mrs. Marcia
Simpson, A. Con-; Mrs. Nina Wheel
er, Treas; Miss Katheryn Randall,
secretary.
ACADEMY NOTES.
The basket ball game Wednesday
evening between c.. A. and the town
team was a most exciting and fast
game. The score was 16 to IA in ia
vor of G. A. The proceeds from the
game and the maple sugar which was
sold after the game were about SIS.
This sum was turned over to the Y.
NJ. c.. 4. fund.
The home economics department
viii give an entertainment which con-
'sists of two farces, "a Pan OF
Fudge" and "What about Katie" al
so musical selections. After the en-
tertainment there viii be a social
hour with q Jolly good time. Come out
Feb. y at sharp ei9ht o'clock and see
what the girls can do. Price Csc.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
Estate of Allan Speir
STATE OF VERMONT

District of Orleans,
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Orleans,
To all persons interested in the estate
of Allan Speir, late of Glover in said
District deceased,
GREETING.
Att Probate Court, holden at Newport
within and for said District on the 18th day
of January, 1918 an instrument purpOrt-
ing to be the last Will and Testament of
Allan Speir, late of Glover, in said
District, deceased, was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for Probate
And it is ordered by said Court that the
22nd day of February, 1913, at p. M, at F.W.
BaIdwin'S Office in Barton, in said District,
be assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
tire" weeks ~Hccc+sivciy i'll che orleans
County Monitor, Il news paper circulating in
that vicinity, i'll said District, previous 70
the time appointed.
TiIEREFDi1E. YOU are hereby notified to
appear before said court. at the J.H|c and
place aforesaid and contest the probate OF
SAID WILL il YOU u"T" cause.
Given uIl"r my hand ~ Newport. III said
District tiis 2..t Il da5 Of JnuUary, 1873.
G-S %iEIA II. SPi1i IL, Evgiajer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
NEWS FROM ITZAS5DT JE22 : :
a
IRASRuRG RED CROSS
a. FIELD LOCAL EDITOR.

IRASBURG RED CROSS.
A large box Of surgical DRESSINGS
was shipped to the Boston Supply
| house last week, containing the fol-
! lowing: s packages of 20 compress
| es 9X9, 6 packages of abdominal
| bandages, packages Of ) head ban
dages, z packages of 20 congresses
Ak, 2 packages Of 5 T bandages, 1
comfort pillow, 2 packages of three
yard rolls.
The finance committee, Mrs. j.
Wiley, chairman, served a light
lunch at the Irasburg band room the
other night and cleared SIS. Thanks
to all who assisted.
VIII those who have pledged mon
ey to the Red Cross kindly settle with
Judge Sears, the treasurer, as soon
as possible, and others who want to
make a contribution do so now, as we
need money for supplies.
IRASBURG LECTURE COURSE.
The last and perhaps, the best,
number in very excellent course,
will be held Saturday evening at the
town hall. The Hawkeye Glee club
will be with US. This is one of the
best male quartets on the entertain
ment platform today. They are great
musicians and will play on various
instruments as well as sing. Every
body come out Saturday night and
give these people the inspiration of
your presence and the committee the
needed CON to help on the deficiency.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Feb. 10th
Regular preaching service in the
morning at 1915.
Bible school at 1910.
Junior League at 3. 80.
Evening service at 7.3O. All well
come.
Cottage (E. L. prayer meeting on
Thursday evening of each week. All
invited.
Fourth quarterly conference Fri
day evening, March LIST. Don't for
get the date and be ready with your
REPORTS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
not really have forgotten. wi

GA
Ei Valentines day? 1t is coming,
IA "a you know. OF course you can
not really have forgotten, with
oil the foolish, scntiErCntaI haDry
t-4llSs5 cluItet4uB W the show windows,
but you may have forgotten that st.
Valentines day is something more than
window display and that you are a
part Of it, says the indianapolis News.
1t is no good saying that you are not;
that you had nothing to do v~eh it in
the beginning and have nothing to do
with it ROW. If yOu have forgotten
and if you haven't q valentine stuck
away in your market basket, it is time
you were remembering.
1t is time you were remembering ev-
cry sweetheart you ever had and every
enc you ever wished you had 1t is
time you were remembering every bit
Of proof you ever cherished that any
body, anybody at all. loved you. There
is no sense in being ashamed of it.
Living in world without sweet
hearts would be q dismal thing, and
you would be dismal sort of person
if you never had one--if you haven't
one now.
ST. Valentine as we know him is
very likely a sentimentalist, but he is
a useful sort Of person at that He
makes it very easy for you to tell
folks that you love them, and that is
thing that has to be told somehow
some time, although nobody is sup
posed to know who is telling it,
OF course, like all sentimentalists,
st. Valentine is likely to make many
mistakes, and that is the reason it is
so necessary for you to do your part
He is likely to fill one pretty girls
room with flowers and give her more
candy than is good fer her, forgetting
all about the girl across the street.
who really needs Il little candy. He
loves to stuff the mail boxes with val
entincS for tie children, forgetting
that old ladies' like them too.
lie may Persuade tie agreeable bach
clOr Of comfortable years to send
valentine 70 the young woman WHO
sits across the table from him at the
boarding hou5a when it is the woman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06

Mrs. \. II. Cowles is on the sick
list.
z. Naulette spent the past week at
his home in Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. D. Collins are Wis
ting relatives IN Wolcott.
J. S. Sheperd died yesterday at the
home of his son, G. II. Sheperd.
Alfred Aiken of Whitehall, N. Y,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Fred Twombly returned home
from Brightlook hospital Thursday.
Mrs. Alex Freehart has returned
home from the St. Johnsbury hospi-
tai
Carroll Sylvester is visiting his
brother, Leon, and uncle, Charles Syl-
vester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Thomas of Troy
spent the past week at G. II. Wood
wards.
Mrs. Danforth, housekeeper at the
Brewster farm, spent the past week
in Boston.
Rev. c. w. Kelley was in South
Albany Friday night to lecture for
the NJ. E. donation.
Miss z. NJ. Skinner was unable to
take charge of her school last week
on account Of illness.
W. A. Jerome Of Wells River spent
the past week with his children at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Wells.
Abraham Messier has received his
new spring samples of wall paper
and is prepared to take orders for the
same.
Rev. C. w. Kelley spent few days
at Mrs. Kelley's home in Wheelock
last week and officiated at the we'd
ding of a former parishioner.
Georgianna Orne, eleven-year-old |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Orne,
sawed half cord of four-foot wood
twice in two Saturday. Who beats ?
The first pupils of the Kidder dis
trict school who showed their patri- |
otism by buying thrift stamps were
Evelyn Corley and Dale and liza Car
penter.
Among those who have been suf-
ferlng from tonsilitis the past week
are Mrs. H. B. Chamberlin, Mrs.
Harry Bailey and Mrs. M. L. Ken
nisOn.
Mrs. Fred Twombly wishes to ex-
tend sincere thanks to the neighbors |
and friends who so kindly remem- |
bered her with cards, letters and |
flowers during her stay at the hospi- |
tai.
Porter B. Swift of Boston was in
town Thursday and signed a contract |
with the Jersey Star Creamery assoc |
alton to install an automatic refrig |
orator in the creamery in the near
future.
Stanley Farrer Of Craftsbury
academy visited at the home of his |
uncle, E. A. Pike, over Sunday. His
mother, Mrs. Della Farrer, who has
spent several weeks with her brother,
returned home with him.
The Edmunds school, Miss Shep
ard, teacher, leads again this week in
the war savings and thrift stamp
with a total Of 4S stamps
sold. The Morrill, hill school is a
close second. The village school has
Ii war savings stamps and 46 thrift
stamps to it's credit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06
GRAND Union Products

Teas and Coffees, All Kinds, All
Prices, Blended to Suit your taste.
Baking Powder, the best there is on
the market and premium worth SOC
free with every pound. Cocoa, Choc-
olate, Sweet Chocolate, Ground sweet
Cocoa, Laundry Starch, Corn Starch,
Soda, Talcum Powder, Laundry Soap,
Handy Soap, Bath Soap, White
Floating Soap, Pine Tar Soap, As
sorted Toilet Soap, Securing Powder,
Soap Powder, Hand Cleaner, Laun-
dry Blue, Machine Oil, Silver, Polish,
Furniture Polish, Poultry Seasoning,
Pastry Spice, Allspice, Ginger, Gin
namon, Cloves, Mustard, Pepper,
BLACK, White and Red), Ground Nut
meg, Whole Allspice, Whole Pickle
Spice, Whole Cinnamon, Whole Nut
megs, Whole Cloves, Whole Pepper,
Shred Cocoanut, Rice, Prepared Mus
tard, Extracts, maple, strawberry,
cinnamon, vanilla, wintergreen, ba-
mana, ginger, root beer, almond, pine
apple, lemon, raspberry, peppermint,
orange, spearmint, onion, celery.
Every Housewife practicing strict
economy will purchase Grand Union
products and take advantage of the
profit-sharing plan. With every pur-
chase we give coupons which repre-
sent an actual cash rebate and may
be used to procure beautiful and val
liable Household Articles. Why not
take advantage of this opportunity
by purchasing above goods at
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-06

boring parties in Jacksonville, hac
the misfortune to break his leg anc
was taken to the hospital in Bur
lington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20
COULD your

If Liberty bond salesman should approach you
during the next campaign and show list Of men in
your neghborhood who defending the oolors could
you the call TO back them up7 Could you refuse
bonds the third the limit OF your
abnity2
w. H. O'Brien, who will be active in the next
phign thinks not Mr. OBren halls from Iawrenceburg
Indiana. he is going put the plan into effect in
Dearborn county where he heads the Liberty Loan
workers
This method Of bringing home the to every man
has the approval Of George II. Duns
comb director OF sales for Indiana. Mr. Dunscomb be
heves valuable PLAN only for rural communities
OBren represents but for the larger cities
Lists OF mon in service should be great value
chairman the cities. well the flying
squadrons who in the less thcky populated
munties- says Mr.. Dunscomb. "A who
would he moved to buying Liberty bonds after
ing that list would be pretty sort OF patriot.
end one Of the kind should be singled out and
held up to the public shame
We know general way that lot of boys
gone war. bur there st people who do not
realize just many gone and who they To
show such persons the OF the young from
their district is putting the matter up TO them in
form. is effective than dealing with them
in generalities.
Il in favor Of The plan and can every reason
why it should be adopted universally the Liberty bond
campaign In addition to its value in getting people
invest in bonds 1t is way Of giving honor
the boys in the service. To see such list such
roll of honor. bring home 10 all OF wildly
the realization that the least can In this
Is back up with last dollar the brave who
willing to give up their lives in this for liberty
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20
WAKE Up!

The most serious and the most awful side of this war
liberty in which we are engaged is beginning
Il be potent the enghening lists of casualties that
come across the water each day The omnous words
killed and mountaineering the casualty lists viii be
fore long the people Of this country grit their
teeth and their hands in determination that moth
ing stop them them aside from the great idea
wa must win this do all at home TO win
this
The precious blood OF our soldier boys who max
IND their supreme sacrifice drips the wastes Of
No Mans Land must not be shed in vain With
the help OF God Almighty we must reconseerate
selves in everything We do to object-war.
Everything else be secondary consideration
and the sooner that people realize that 1t must be
secondary consideration the better it will be. This
war is a war OF blood the bitter end There is no
end in sight look for peace is idle and criminal
The government is preparing for long
Of years you might well begin to prepare for
you have not already done
We must have no earthly consideration, nor
time for the people who are lukewarn for war. The
Stacker in any abhorrent and he OF she should
be treated a thing to be abhorred
The people of this country are not people,
yet awake TO the that To many
O. it is Just side issue picnic a thing
that Just comparative few interested in.
The is longer 1000 miles
1t is time that you stopped playing Germany's
Stop talking peacei Talk war; Think war, con
centrate on war. live the life Of war.
MAKE YOUR THOUGHTS PART or THE Ma
TIONAI1 WILL TO WIN.
is time that the United States stopped playing
Germany's game.
Germany. Of her ability to keep her own peoples
solid for talks peace. We stopping efforts
listen and to cripple ard confuse both our
selves and our allies
the old game Of the two burglars the
jewery store. One the proprietor in CONVEX
saton while the other robs the safe.
While Hertling gives Choice lot of
mendacous hot-air the world has ever heard. Hin
denburg tramples PROSTATE Russia and adds
other corpse to his rapidly accurulatina collection.
And We, softhearted, softheaded kndly-souled,
peace-Iovng. peace-inured people that are gable
while murder is committed before our very eyes
We had better begin to realize that this thing we
have embarked is not joint debate but Every
day that spend in conversation and that Germany
spends in war Is a two days loss US and two days
gain them
FOR GODS SAKE WAKE uPl
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20

obi NiAAsli4N mas eVlaently had some
INFERENCE in politics
FOR he says that some men no sooner
get out of an Office
THAN they start shaving the back Of
their necks. passing out cigars
AND running for another.
MARY PIcKFORD Is appearing in a
picture without her curIs
POSITIVELY indecent. don't YOU
think?
EAT bananas and win the war"
is a new slogan
BY the way why doesn't somebody
start new slogan such as
Use common sense and win the war?
IN retaliation for chicken joke that
George smith told on him. Dave Emery
SAYS that Doc once ordered eggs in a
restaurant
AND asked the gentle waitress. Are
these eggs strictly fresh?"
THE 8. II. gave the Doc the scornfui
double Q and retorted
ARE they fresh? Sa-a-y. come out
back of the hotel
AND you can hear the hens that
LAID EN- still cackIing!"
THE bolshevih viii have to raise
enough stun to feed Germany now
OR else starve to death
WE can see a bolsheviki starving
without a wet eye in the house
HAVE YOU got your slate, stone and
dirt in your coal bin for next winter
yet?
WE believe that one of these DAYS
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20
The SHEPHERD LECTURE.

he lecture given in Hammond last night by vii.
liam G. Shepherd the United Press correspondent
benefit the Red Cross under the auspices Of
The Times. revelation TO the hundreds who heard
it, They young who spoke out of trained
mind the terrible things Of that trained eye had
seen They heard a who went to Europe. cold and
analytic the neutraest Of the neutral" with mind
clean slate. They then shown by step
Mr. Shepherd through three years OF every
front how he changed his mind and became convinced
that Germany awful menace to the worlds civ
ization. 1t be regretted that every
in the county could not hear Mr.. Shepherd He spoke
OF things which have appeared in print and
amazing facts of German cruelty and shaneless
and he spoke in burning words Of patriotism of
what this country-the people back home-must do to
win the We wish that Mr.. Shepherd could deliver
that lecture in city IN the land would awaken
the nation no one could hear it and be unconvinced
that Germany the enemy of mankind not because OF
what others have done but what she has done
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20

ELKHART. IND.-"As kidney medi-
cine | find Anurtc to be the finest |
have ever known. / am "a years old
and for years have suffered with back
ache, and my bladder caused me to
have many a restless night ! have
also suffered with rheumatism IN my
limbs. / have taken other kidney
remedies but must say that Anuric is
the best one of them all. My back
has ceased to ache, the rheumatism
has disappeared, and I am able to rest
at night-MRs. INDIANA HUNT, 727 w.
Franklin ST.
Ask The druggist for Anuric (6Oc).
or send Or. Y. NJ. Pierce, Buffalo. n. Y,
10c for trial package.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20
A WOMAN GOES TO THE FRONT.

There 40 hesitation the part Of Caroline
Wilson in going the front when the call came Leav-
ing her peaceful duties Of the Gary school ply
sieans Dr. Wilson volunteered for service got
the American Red Cross commission frts
Lieut. Wilson's plea for service abroad and inme-
datey finally when she showed that speaks
Arabic and that the reasons why she Is now
the for Palestine and Egypt where she
labored missionary
The sefsacrihcing spirit OF this little woman Of
Gary is challenge to the here at home and if
they the front they at least do more
than they intended in the forthcoming Liberty Loan
drive
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20

THE Almighty. whom the blood
kaiser Is always claiming kinshiI
with.
WILL get 50 sick Of the Hun that
the war Will end in hurry.
THE girls seem to be determined
TO wear clothes Just as near like
mans
AS they can
II We may Judge by those waist
coats that have
THE lace trimmed revers-
TT probably is just as well that Lib
erty Loan Chairman II. E. sharrer
BOUGHT that new overcoat before
the loan really started and thereby
ESCAPED a good deal of criticism.
a SMALL boy with the whooping
cough
ALWAYS seems to take good
DEAL Of pride in the fact
IF be can whoop louder than any
other Of his little companions who
have it
AND show greater displacement OF
whatever
MEAL he happened 70 have eaten
last
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20
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OTHERS MIGHT FOLLOW PLAN.

The Ladies Aid Society Of the First Presbyterian
church Of Hammond at recent meeting unanimously
voted to abide BY of the Federal Food Ad
n1istrator and dispense with between meal refresh
nents. This was small pecunary sacrifice from an
organization which working time 10 meet ooliga-
lions incurred by the building or new church.
In WASHINGTON the preparations are being made for
long war but whether long short it is matter Of
congratulation this organization has the
spiritual strength to do simple duty.
Patriotism bit must but surely be silence9
By the patriotism that does its bit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-03-20

OF law? Freedom in writing reg
me. hardly exists today. Freedom of specimen have
been yanked from trains and of the streets and inmmed
in jail for crfcising war. Freedom
OF thought-what good IS It unless It may be freely
parted? And II Democracy must needs don the mailed
coat OF autocraoy to win the war. may a sooaRed
democrat retain the to win election and per
petuate his party powerT And what is in
prospect today2