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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

Ayes, if you wish to secure pay
| ment in case the certificate is lost.
Q.-Where can I register it?
AIT any post office of the first,
second or third class, subject to such
regulations as the Postmaster Cen
| eral may prescribe.
Q.-Can / register a War Savings
| Certificate for any one else?
| A.-NO.
Q-ShOuld q married woman use
her own or her husbands name when
registering
A.-Her Own-N1rs. Mary Brown
! not Mrs. John Brown.
eff I have five War-Savings
Stamps on my War Savings Certif-
| cate and have it registered and l put
one more stamp on, must | have it
registered again to have protection
on my sixth stamp?
Ayes. Each stamp must be reg
| istered.
eff l lose some detached Thrift
| Stamps, can l get my money back?
A.-No. These stamps are of value
| to the bearer, just as postage stamps
are.
eff l lose my thrift card, what
can 1 do?
Abe sure to put your name and
address on the Thrift Card, so that if
the finder drops it in any post Office
box without postage it may be re-
turned to you.
Q.-Is an unattached War-Savings
Stamp of value to any one who finds
| it?
Ayes. For this reason you should
attach it to your War-Savings Certifi-
| cate lat the time of purchase. You
should write across the face of the
stamp your name and the number of
your certificate.
Off a registered WarSavings
Certificate is lost or destroyed, what
should l do?
| Aft it is not returned to you
within a reasonable time, report it to
your postmaster where you had the
| certificate registered.
Q.-How do 1 get my money back
| if my registered War-Savings Ger
| tificate is lost?
| A.-By applying at the post Office
| where you registered it.
| Q.-lf It is necessary before Janu-
airy I, 1923, to have money for my
War Savings Certificate, how can
get it?
| Aft it is not registered, take it
to any money order post office and it
will be redeemed, after ten days
written demand, as prescribed by the
rules of the Post Office Department
If registered, take it to the post Of
flee where registered. The amount Is
indicated on the table which is print
ed on the back of each War-Savinas
Certificate.
Off 1 have registered WARSAW
ings Certificate in one city and move
to another, do / have to go back tC
the city where registered to get my
money?
A.-No. You may by applying tc
the postmaster where your certificate
was registered, have your registra-
ton card transferred to any post of.
flee you may designate.
Q.-Can 1 write my name on a
stamp to identify it?
| Ayes.
Information can be obtained re.
garding War-Savings Certificates anG
Thrift Stamps at post offices, banks
or other agencies or by addressing
the Vermont State Director War Say
ings, Montpelier, Vermont.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27
THE THREE TSBURYS

Mrs. Sadie Cowles is caring for
Mrs. Bliss Farrar and little daughter.
Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Rowley are
among the mary suffering with colds.
working for Berry-Ball Co., for the
week.
Sumner Bailey of Wolcott is work.
ing for George Bailey on the mail
route.
Mrs. Fred Root is in st. Johnsbury
with her sister, who is i'll in the hos
pital.
Miss Lena Clark spent the week
end with Miss Marjorie Hall in
Greensboro.
A daughter, Isabelle Louise, arriv-
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
Farrar Feb. 10.
EAST CRAFTSBURY
The following item is copied from
the White River Junction Landmark
of Jan. "a: "Susie Lottie Wood,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Lang
of South Main street, died at her
home here at $50 o'clock Monday
morning from the effects of shock.
She had been ill since Wednesday
morning and hopes had been enter
tanned for her complete recovery.
Mrs. Wood was born in Barton, June
"a, 1898. She came here with her
parents fourteen years ago and has
made this place her home ever since.
She attended the public schools and
was graduate of the Hartford high
school. For four years she was a
member of the operating force in the
New England telephone exchange, re-
signing her position there nearly two
years ago. Shortly after severing
her Connection with the telephone COM
pany Miss Lang married Clarence l..
Wood, and son, Merle, was born of
this union, who is now only four
months of age. Mrs. Wood was a
member of the Methodist church and
popular among the younger people OF
the community and will be sadly
missed by many friends. Funeral
services were held Tuesday afternoon
at the house, Rev. G. H. Sisson ofici-
ating. Early Wednesday the re-
mains were taken to East Craftsbury
where a prayer service was held on
Thursday at the home of her grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Macon
Der. before interment in the family
lot at that place. She is survived by
her husband and infant son, her par
sents and one brother, w. M. Lang, to
whom the svnnathy of the communl-
ty is extended"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

Q.-What is the War-Savings Plan?
Alt is plan by which, you car.
lend sn all savings TO your Govern
.nlent at per cent. interest, COM
pounded quarterly.
Q.-How may this be done?
A.-By purchasing War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
Q.-What does it cost?
A.-Between. 81. 10 and 81 % dur
ing 1918, depending upon the month
in which purchased.
Q.-What is a Thrift Stamp?
At is a stamp costing % cents
to be applied in payment for a War
Savings Stamp. 1t does not earn in
tercSt. The purpose of its issue is to
tenafIG people to accumulate in small
sums the amount necessary to pay
for War Savings Stamp.
o. want to begin to save on the
War Savings Plan. What is the first
thing to do?
A.-Take Sab to the post Office or
bank or any other agent, buy a
War Savings Stamp, and ask for
War Savings Certificate.
Q.-What is a War-Savings Certi-
fcate
Alt is a pOcket-siZed folder con-
tanning twenty spaces upon which to
aftix War Savings Stamps.
Q.-What do / do after that?
A.-AffiX the War-Savings Stamp
on your certificate in space No. and
take good care of it.
Q.-What do / do next?
A.-You now have become a war
saver. Continue to buy War Savings
Stamps every week or month and put
them on your certificate until you
have filled all of the twenty spaces.
When this is done you can buy an
other War-Savings Stamp, and you
will receive free Of cost another GER
tificate to which you can attach new
stamps as you buy them.
Q.-When I have filled the twenty
spaces on my certificate, what do |
do with it?
A.-Keep the certificate until Janu-
airy 1, 1923, and the Government will
pay you 500 for it.
Q.-Does the price of a Warsaw
ings Stamp always remain the same?
A.-No. The price for each month
appears on the face Of each stamp.
Never pay either more Or less than
the amount shown for the month in
which you make the purchase. The
price is 81. 13 in February, 1918, and
increases one cent each month until
in December, 1918, when the price is
81. %.
Q.-Suppose I begin by filling a
Thrift Card with 25c Thrift Stamps?
A.-Take it to a post office, bank +,
or other authorized agency, surren-
der the card and pay in cash the few
cents difference between the 81 worth
of Thrift Stamps and the price Of a
War-Savings Stamp. Then get q new
Thrift Card and begin to fill that.
Q.-What security is behind the
War Savings Stamp?
A.-The United States Government
promises to pay So for each stamp on
January 1, 1923, This promise is
backed by the faith and honor of the
United States and by the taxing pow
.er of this country, which is the rich
est nation in the world
Q.-Should l take money out Of the
savings bank to buy War Savings
Stamps?
A.-NO. You should save what you
can, every day and buy these stomps.
Q.-Should I register a WARSAW
ings Certificate?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

Save Trade Marks from Rabbits
1776 Soap Powder, Rabbits Clean
ser and Rabbits Best Soap. Bring
SO to Pierce's Pharmacy for useful
Premium. Several to select from.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

Letter from Arthur M. Sargent,
who enlisted from Troy, to his aunt,
Mrs. G. w. Magoon of Orleans.
Sargent has been promoted to cor
poral since reaching France.
Jan. 26, 1918.
| Dear Auntie:
will write you few lines to let
you know that l received your letter
last night and was more than glad to
hear from you. I got your letter
and three from Elva at the same
time. They are the first that I have
had since Dec. 10Th. 1 had begun to
think that you folks had forgotten all
about me over there but I see that
you have not. I have sent you one
letter and a card before this, which
you should have received. Have writ
ten more letters than have received
from any of the folks. I have just
got one of the boxes that they have
sent, and that was the one with the
sweater in it.
You said that you were having
some bad weather at home, but we
are having some very fine weather.
green here in France, but it is some
iIAONuy JSS. ~ WY AASS AiSAS " y
have good place to sleep and enough
to eat, and it is very pleasant
country, but give me the good old
U. S. A. any day. I. have seen some
of England and France but like my
country the best yet.
| That toast to the Kaiser was very
good the boys are all copying it. They
think it is fine. I knew that Lynn
Sanborn was dead before his folks did
I think.
You wanted to know if I had plenty
of things to wear. Have all need
in everything think, so don't worry
about me. I am all right, and will
come home some day looking fine and
dandy. I want you all to look after
my little girl, and don't worry about
me.
No, they don't censor anv of the
mail you send, SO write anything you
want to.
Well, can't think of any more to
write, so will say good night
Love to you all,
Your nephew.
Arthur M. Sargent
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.
CONTINUED from page one).

still living in Barton. When you see
them tell them to write me so I can
get their address. I got letter from
mother and she said you didn't get a
deer. That is too bad. You couldn't
shoot straight could you, or didn't you
see any?
No we have no snow here There
has been an inch or two but it lasted
about two days and it has been muddy
ever since r. rains most every day.
There mx. ~on delay in
your letter for letter from
mother in December, some time. Does
Anna drive back and forth from Or
leans to school? This is for you and
Charles together for l haven't time to
write tonight, SO will close.
From your loving brother,
Daniel R. Coolbeth.
Letter from Amos E. Norton of Or
leans to his sister, Iona, In Orleans:
Somewhere in France,
Jan. Is, 1918.
Dear sister Iona:
1 thought 1 would write a few lines
to let YOU know I am we'll and l hope
this letter will find you the same.
How are all of the folks over there!
l am having good time mere. Inc
place where we are and the language
the people speak doesn't seem much
like home.
It is some cold here but it is very
near spring now and l will be pleased
to see it come, for don't like the
cold weather very well and you know
that the way I was talking last win
ter when I worked for Glen Barney
Who has he got working for him
this winter? Say, you tell him to
have a job waiting for me when l get
back for shall want to work if moth
ing happens. 1t is getting pretty late
and 1 am going to hit the feathers
very soon for it is later than am
used to sitting up. I am not any bet
ter to get up now than was at home
for it takes four men and boy to
wake me up. So goodby from your
brother,
Pvt. Amos E. Norton,
Co. G, 1O3d U. S. Inf,
A. E. F.
Via New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

of
Savings be pasted
War Savings Of the
Liberty
w. S. S-WarSavines Stamps
ALL Uncle Sam has
all
TO world
will to 1 a
help Uncle will have
INSURANCE AGAINST HARD
calls WARSAW
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27
Practice.

Practice.
New Clerk should like two weeks
vacation, sir. Boss-What! Why, this
is only your first week with us. New
Clerk-Yes, sir, but once I get accus-
toned to the position 1 may be able
to stand it longer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

Read the opening chapter of our
great war story, cover the Top" in
this issue.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

In Italy the refuse gathered in the
streets is sold at auction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27

We have many more letters which
will be printed as space and time
permit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-02-27
Via New York.

The following letter was received
by Mrs. S. D. Barrup from her neph-
ew, Ray Faufaw Mr.. Faufaw for
merly lived here but was a resident
of Holland at the time he enlisted.
Somewhere in France,
Jan. 7th, 1918.
Dear Auntie:
will now write you a few lines to
let you know that am we'll and hap
py and I hope this letter will find all
you folks the same.
Well, l guess that winter has set in
for fair now. 1t is showing hard.
hope Dad is feeling fine and is hap
ply and I hope this letter will find all
py Tell him to take good care of him
self and not to worry about me be-
cause am all right and will be home
safe and sound some day. 1 have not
received any mail yet because l am
on detached service but think I have
mail back with my company.
Well, l cannot think Of any more to
write, SO will close, hoping to hear
from you in the near future.
Tell anyone that you think would
like to write that I would be very
glad to hear from them and will an
swer all who write me-
[ remain as ever your loving neph-
eW,
Ray.
Address: Pvt. Ray Faufaw,
Co. H, 103d Inf,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
NEWS OF LAUREL.

special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Laurel. Dee. 10 Harvey VI. Phillips,
Who has been confined to his home on
Sixth str et with severe attack ot mhu,
enza, Is much improved and has resumed
his duties with the Marvil Package Go:
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Osborne, accompanied
by their son. Albert White. and daughter,
Nancy, have been visiting Mr.. adams
mother. Mrs Nancy Adams at sharp
town. Nd. Mrs Adams Is expecting to
spend the winter with her son, y =.
Adams. At BA ltimorc.
Lawrence Hollowel and Norris DAVIS.
Who were visiting friends and relatives
here, have returned to Wilmington,
where they are employed.
Miss Rhoda Wiley Of Greenwood,
who is . member OF the Laurel high
school faculty, has returned from visit
10 Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Martin +. Fielder Of Passaic, y j,
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs EDWIN
E Totten
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
CHESTERTOWN, MD.

Sparial Correspondence Of Every Evening
Chcstertown, Md. Dec 1a-The local
Red Cross Chapter Is making a strong
drive for membership IN Kent county this
week The members arc making an effort
to eclipse their splendid record Of last
year Booths hsve been placed IN the
postoffice and in stores, and none who call
escape the vigilance OF she active and
charming Young women who arc IN charge
Of the booths
James II Bnce underwent deIfcate
o,eratIon IN a Baltimore hospssl for
liver trouble on Tuesday. His condition
Is regarded as critical
Lieutenant and Mrs Robert Ayres OF
Grcenyiilc. s C.. are here visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs James 3 Newman
Lieutenant Ay-cs expects soon 10 be
mustered otls Of service, when he viii re-
turn 10 Che3tertown and resume hrs duties
as bookkeeper III the Chestertown Bank
Of MARYLAND
Sudler Weisr has been placed n charge
of the ATiIllngton postoffice. pending the
holding Of Civil Service examination TO
hll the vacancy caused ny the rerent
death OF the postmaster, W Finley Col
Inns.
Miss Alday Clements rs quito III with
an attack OF the "flu, F" having contracted
the disease while nursing the family Of
her brother. David Clements
John Collins Of Johns Hopkins UTnver-
sitv, Baltimore. IS at the home Of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Collins, re-
cuperating from serious injury to his
left loot MIR Collins was engaged In a
football game the other day when one OF
the PLAYERS fell on his foot fracturing fIxe
bOrex
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
Notes Of Interest Concerning the Insii-
tullQu

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark. Dec. 1o.-The Student Army
Training Corps of Delaware College was
demobilized on Friday, December l3.
The men celebrated their dismissal from
the army by smoker and feed held IN
the diningroom of old College Hall.
Jerome b. Bell, Park Commissioner Of
Wilmington, has, made a contribution TO
the tree fund of Delaware College IN honor
OF his two sons. Jerome B. Bell, lr., and
Harrie a. Bell, who graduated from the
college.
Dean +. Laurence Smith and Professor
George t. Dutton have been elected
faculty members OF the Delaware College
athletic Council The Council will or
ganlze in few DAYS and start plans for
the basketball season.
Professor Il. Conover has recently been
elected a member of the Classical League
Of Philadelphia and also the Philadelphia
Society for promoting Liberal Studies.
Doctors Moore and Rawllns who have
been absen; in the government service
return to Newark this week TO resume their
work IN the faculty Of Delaware College.
The Christmas holidays at Delaware
College extend from December = to
January )
Word has Just been received from
Camp Grant, Illinois, of the death of
Lieutenant NJ Donald Dare from pneu-
monia. He was a student of Delaware
College, class of 20, before entering the
service.
Professor J. T. Ryan, State Supervisor
Of Vocational Training. has established
teachers training class TO meet at the
college for three hours every Saturday
afternoon and two hours during the week
IN Arilrrninntnn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
DOWN DELAWARE
Sussex Official Unearths a Century
Old Newspaper in His
Office Files.
TO FILL VACANT PULPIT
State Road Engineer Upham Takes
Important Part in National
Highways Convention.
,ne,ial Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover Dec. l9.-Chief Engineer Chas.
NJ. Upham and Mr.. Francis OF the state
Highway Department and MIR; Grubo,
New Castle county engineer, have re
turned FROM Chicago, where they at
tended the yearly convention OF the
American Association of State Highway
Officials and the Highways Industries As
sociation. This was by far the most I'M
portant convention OF road officials ever
held, as besides the usual questions OF
State Importance many road questions
of national importance were considered.
Mr.. Upham presented one paper before
the convention and opened the discussion
on another the main paper beng com
narison Of the cost of work carried on by
dav labor with the cost by contract. The
paper developed the fact that great deal
Of road work in the West is very economl-
callv carried ON by day labor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19

former Levy Courtman Granville A.
Cannon, at Dagsboro, on Sunday, from
pneumonia following an attack of in
tluenza, were held yesterday afternoon
with interment in Dagsboro cemetery.
She was one of the most popular young
women of Dagsboro, a prominent mem
Der of the Methodist Protestant Church
of the town and one of the corps of
teachers of the Dagsboro public school.
Mrs. Mcssick, widow Of DR.. John
W. Messick and mother of DR.. William
K. Messick, State cannery inspector,
is seriously i'll at her home here and
little hope is held out for her recovery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
NEWS OF NEWPORT.
Special Correspondence Of Every Even

Special Correspondents of Every Evening
Newport, Dec. ia meeting of
Newport Red Cross Branch and Newport
Home Soldiers Relief Association will
be held at the home of Miss Ella w.
Johnson, Friday afternoon, january 3,
1919.
The Red Cross rooms will not be open
Monday and Tuesday before Christmas,
but viii open Monday of the following
week.
Miss Ella w johnson has received D
very interesting letter from former
Newport boy, Sergeant viii rd F. Ford,
Section /, Motor Transportation Base,
who is with the American Expeditionary
Forces. The letter was dated since the
signing of the arinistice, and he stated
he was then in Belgium, and enjoying
good health.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
VICTIM OF INFLUENZA.

SPECIAL Correspondence Of Every Evening
Lewes, Del. Dec 19.-Ernest ;.
Nicholson, aged about y years. died
on Sunday from pne umonia following
an attack Of influenza He leaves a
Eidor. 8 mother. two sisters and one
brother. He vas manager Of the Mari
time Exchange at the Delaware Break
water and came ashore about two weeks
ago TO see his six months old child who
was critically Ill Getting wet, he con
tracted heavy cold which resulted
In his death. The child was burned Just
a week before the father death.
The Rev. Omar L. Jones, who was
recently discharged from service in
the L. s. army as chaplain, Is suffer
inc at his home with influenza. His
two boys also have the disease.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19

beg a the State Parent-Teachcrn Asso-
citation, pointed out the Importance a
children attending school regularly. He
also approved n physical examination of
the children. in order TO correct all physi-
cal troubles and thus bring about better
conditions.
Mr.. Farra approved Of teachers being
in closer touch with homes, and making q
connecting link between the two.
Another point MIR. Farra brought out
was that it might be well for the schools
To appoint visiting committee, whose
duties il would be to find out the con-
ditions of the home. of the unusual chill
dren, and try to bring the parents in touch
with the school and correct certain com
ditinrs which now exist and pet them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
WEDDING NEAR DOVER.
Special Correspondence of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, Dec. 19.-At the Franklin
Moore grape farm, near Dover, MIS-
Betsy Elizabeth Moore, daughter OF Mrs
Moore, was married TO Mr.. Philip Law
renee Wainwright of Wilmington. Rev
T1oris Ferwerda of the Dover Presby-
terian Church performed the ceremony
Mr.. Wainwright Is employed as 9
relesrapher IN Wilmington and MISS
Moore had also held position IN the same
,tfce For several wears she taught IN
nover high school having left only last
var to take I'm a different hne of work
They vii reside ia Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
BELIEVES CZAR Still. ALIVE.
Russian Dovagcr Said 30 Receive Letter
From Son.

Warsaw, Monday, Dec. Ijr--Ths
mother Of former Emperor Nieiolns n
Russia, who is living near Livadia. ir
the Crinea, has been receiving letter.
very 10 days purportsd 20 come from
the former ruler, according ~ Polisi
officers who have arrived here fr0ft
sebastnpol.
The Dowager Empress and al aIout
her are convinced that Nichols Roman.
of is still alive, according n information
given the officers by member q he
housebold
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19

school, reported that the school is now
serving hot chocolate to the children who
bring their lunches; that the charge is
very small, and That it seems to be a
great benefit to the children.
Miss Ella Johnson reported that the
Board OF Education has discussed the
matter Of putting the basement OF the
schocl IN con Ition to serve hot lunches,
and that this work would probably be
done during the Christmas vacation.
The matter OF closing the achool ON
Monday before Christmas was discussed,
and IL was decided that there should be
school on Monday.
+. Ross Farra of Wilmington addressed
the association on the subject building
IT Tomorrow N'r Farra who ia a nlern-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-19
FOUND OLD PAPER.
pecrai Correspondence Of Every Evrnine

specrai Correspondence Of Every Evening
Georgetown, Dec l9-Iu searching
over so1ne OF the records IN his office
Recorder of Deeds John T. Calhoun
discovered a copy Of The National.
published a. Washington, ID G., dated
1918, thus making it one hundred wears
old.
The paper was well preserved and from
a typographical standpoint was unique
The advertisements Of the clothcTs
told about the costumes worn IN those
ia rs and gave full description Of them