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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13

The consolidation of the st. Johns
bury Caledonian, daily, with the st.
Johnsbury Republican, weekly, is IN
line with what has been going on in
Orleans County during the past few
years, and is only local reflection of
what is going on the nation over be-
cause of the continued difficulties con-
fronting the publishing business
Mounting costs, shortage of materials
and labor, increases in postage bills
and a hundred other items make these
merges necessary. A single issue of
a weekly trade journal dated October
2, contains the account of four differ
ent consultations in as many different
cities. The most conspicuous was per-
haps the consolidation of the Phila-
delphia Ledger and the Press. Anoth-
er was the merging of the Mt. Yer
non, Ill, Register and News of the
same town. A third mention in the
same issue was that of the combining
of the Richmond, Va, Journal and
the Dispatch. The fourth was
the merging OF the Erie, IA, LIS
patch and the Herald. These four
stories, it must be remembered were
from one issue only of one paper.
Many other consultations have taken
place in the past few years, among
them being the merging of two great
New York newspapers, the Sun and
the New York Herald. Only few
years ago the Boston Herald and the
Boston Journal became one, and 50
the story goes. Hundreds Of papers
are being suspended, magazines have
gone out of existence and few new
papers come into being. The ravages
of the past few years have taken g
large toll in the publishing business
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13

were elected as follows: President,
Mrs. George V. H. Allen, Fair Haven;
first vice president, Mrs. c. S. Caver-
", Rutland; second vice president,
Miss Jennie Valentine, Bennington;
third vice president, Mrs. w. S. Pin
gree, Hartford; fourth vice president,
Mrs c. E. Lane, Middlebury; record
ing secretary, Mrs. John H. Stewart,
Middlebury; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. J. A. Waterman, Burlington;
registrar, Mrs. F. E. Lowe, Montpe-
lier; treasurer, Mrs. Clayton Parker,
Fair Haven; auditor, Mrs. F. III. Gil
lingham, Woodstock; historian, Mrs.
n. B. Nelson, West Pawlet; genoa
logical director, Mrs. W. G. Andrews,
Montpelier. Mrs. Lyman Z. Holden
of Brattleboro was elected third mem
Der of the board of management to
succeed Mrs. J. L. Martin, retired
member A report was submitted on
the $3.50 appropriation for the Yer
mont hospital bed in the American
Memorial, Rheims, France.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Estate of BlancheWild BelIamy
STATE OF VERMONT

District OF Orleans IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trict aforesaid.
TO all persons interested in the estate
In State OF New York. deceased leaving es-
tate in this District.
GREETING:
At a Probate Court holden at Newport
within and for said District on the End day of
October, 1920, an authenticated CODY of the
last Will and Testament OF and the Probate
thereof OF Blanche Wilder Bellamy late of
Brookly Il. in the County of Kings, in the
State OF New York, deceased, leaving estate
In said district,-duly proved, allowed and
County and State aforesaid. was presented
to the Court here. that the same instrument
may be allowed in this Stateas the last VIII
and Testament of the said decedent, and
in the Probate Court for the District of Or
leans. aforesaid. agreeable to the statute in
such cases made and provided:
And It Is ordered by said Court that the
2lst day of October. 1920 at the Probate
Office in said Newport at O'Clock o. M be
assigned for all persons interested to ap-
pear and contest the allowance of such in
strument and the Ming and recording of
the copy of said VIII, and the probate
thereof. as aforesaid. II they see cause: and
this order three weeks successfully In the
Orleans County Monitor a weekly newspa-
per published in snid District, previous to
the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear before said Court. at the time and
place aforesaid. and contest the allowance
OF the said instrument and the filing and
recording OF the copy of said VIII. and thd
probate thereof, as aforesaid. II you have
cause.
Given under my hand'at Newport. in said
District, this and day of October. 1870.
fo-42 Z. SMITH Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Estate of Augustus F. French
STATE OF vERMONT


District OF Orleans. SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid:
To the heirs and all persons interested in
the estate OF Augustus f. French late of
GREETING:
WHEREAS, application in writing hath
been made to this Court by the Executor
of the estate OF said Augustus F. French,
praying for license and authority to mort
gage all Of real estate of said deceased in
the amount of $4,000 for the payment of
debts and charges of administration, set
ting forth therein the amount of debts due
from said deceased, the charges of admins
tration, and the amount of personal estate /;
and that the legatees interested in said real
estate object to the sale thereof, and that
he has no opportunity at the present time
to sell the said real estate.
WHEREU pom, the said Court appointed
and assigned the 22d day OF October, 1920. at
f. w Baldwin s office in Barton In said Dis
trict, at O'Clock p. m. to hear and decide
dered public notice thereof to be given to all
persons interested therein. by publishing
said order, together with the time and
place OF hearing, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
in the Orleans County Monitor, a newspa-
per which ctrculatos In the neighborhood OF
those persons interested in said estate. all
of which publications shall be previous to
the day assigned for hearing.
THE BEFORE, you are notified to appear
before said Court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court TO
make your objections to the granting OF
such license If you see cause.
Given under my hand at Newport, in said
District. this 18th day OF September. 1920.
4O-43 3. M. SPOOSER, REGISTER.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Estate of Ephraim A. Robbins
STATE OF VERNON

STATE OF VERMONT
District of Orleans. SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Ephraim A. Robbins late of Oraftsbury, In
said District. deceased,
WHEREAS, said Court ha. assigned the
fist day Of October next for examining and
allowing the account of the Administrator
of the estate of said deceased and for a de-
cree OF the residue of said estate to the law
full claimants of the same. and ordered that
public notice thereof be given to all persons
interested I'm said estate by publishing this
order three weeks excessively previous to
the day assigned in the Orleans County
Monitor. newspaper published at Barton.
In said District.
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate Court in Newport In
said Barton In said District. at D. m. on
the day assigned, then and there to contest
the allowance of said account If you see
cause. and TO establish your right as heirs,
leRatees and lawful claimants to said resi-
due.
Given under my hand this End dayo of t
1890.
4O-4s B.M SPOONER. Register
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Commissioners Notice
Estate of Hugh Carr

The undersigned, having been appolhtesSu
by the Honorable Probate Court 1or -ene
District of Orleans. Commissioners, TO re,
ceive, examine, and adjust tne clailhS ~ y
demands of All persons against the estate
of Hugh Carr, late of Manchester. = n "
wit Glover In said District, deceased ahu al III
give notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid at the office OF WlIllalhS @
smith in the City of Newport, IN seiG De -,
trict on the 10Th day ofOct. and 10Th DAY OF
Feb. next from IL O'Clock a. M until 80 cIo . IN
D. m on each of said days, and that SIX mon non eL
from the 2Ist day of Sept A. q lszo, u
the time limited by said Court Tor sa s
creditors to present their claims 10 US ioI
examination and allowance
Dated at Newport, VT, TINS ISL oaS Vi
Oct. A. D., 1920.
CARROLL A. DAVIS
HUBERT :. PIEROE
zoa9 commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
NEW COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA.
TION
c. III. Dempsey, Formerly of st
Johnsbury, Heads Schools

Clarence H Dempsey, superinten-
dent of schools in Milton, Mass, and
formerly superintendent at St. Johns
bury, has been unanimously chosen
as commissioner of education for the
state of Vermont by the state board
of education, and he is expected to
assume his new duties November 10,
If he secures release from his work IN
Milton. Election TO the position was
made by the state board and Mr..
Dempsey tentatively accepted at
salary of $4,000.
Mr.. Dempsey is 40 years of age,
having been born IN Washington
Mills, n. Y, December 4, 1871. He was
graduated from the Fitchburg, Mass,
high school as valedictorian of his
class and after pursuing a postgrad
uate course IN the same school, went
TO Boston university, where he receiv
ed the degree of a. B., In 1895. He
continued his studies at Munich and
Berlin, Germany. In 1913 he was
given the master of arts degree from
Boston university.
The new Superintendent taught Lat
in, English and mathematics in the
Fitchburg high school, was superin-
tendent of schools in Cumberland, r.
l., and came TO st. Johnsbury IN 1889
as superintendent OF Schools AINeT
nine years at St. Johnsbury, during
which he served as trustee of St.
Johnsbury academy, county examiner
of teachers and member of the state
commission to investigate the state
normal schools, he went TO Revere,
Mass, as superintendent of schools,
remaining there two years and in 1913
going TO Haverhill, Mass, where he
was superintendent of schools until
accepting his position in Milton.
While he was in Vermont Mr..
Dempsey was a member of the execu-
tive committee of the state teachers
association and in 1907-08 was its
president.
Mr.. Dempsey married Susanna Ella
Goddard at St. Johnsbury in 1902 and
they have two children.
His appointment was made partly
on the strong Recommendation of Pay
son Smith, state commissioner of ed
ucation in Massachusetts,.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
FOR STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Board of Education Recommends a
100000 Institution

Vermont State Teachers college,
TO be established at an expense or
about 100000, and located at the
University of Vermont in Burlington,
IS the unanimous recommendation of
the state board of education, accord
ing to a statement made at the state
teachers convention by Luther b.
johnson, of Randolph, chairman of the
board of education. This teachers,
college will carry on the work OF
training teachers which has been done
for many years by the normal schools
at Castleton and Johnson. Free tut
ton will be furnished by the state IN
this teachers college if teachers
pledge themselves to teach in the
state a given time.
The decision in favor Of Burlington
and the University of Vermont as the
site for the new teachers college came
after the state board had received the
report of DR.. William c. Bagley of
New York, who, at the request of the
board, made thorough investigation
of possible sites for the location OF
such a college DR.. Bagley's report
substartiated by argument and data,
was to the effect that the proposed
college should be established IN the
! city CT Burlington, providing it could
be done in connection with but have
distinct identity from the University
of Vermont.
According to the agreement reach
ed by the authorities of the Univer-
sity of Vermont and the state board
of education, the university is TO fur
nish the site for the main building OF
! tha teachers college and will take
| the initiative in raising 100000 to
/ be added TO 100000 rendered by the
Carnegie corporation, conditioned by
the raising of 100000. The state
/ teachers college viii be coordinate IT
rank with the other colleges at the
university. The head of the teachers
college and the faculty will be select
ed by the state board of education
which viii have supervision, also, ov-
er the curricula.
Although the teachers college vii
have its separate buildings and equip
ment, IT'S students will enjoy the use
of the university campus and equip
ment under a reciprocal arrangement
The state will pay the university 6
fair recompense for the use of it.
equipment.
| In making the statement regarding
the establishment of the new teach
Iers' college, Mr.. Johnson reportes
fully on the policy of the state boar
of education in the entire matter o
teacher training which led up to tn,
decision for a central training school
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Derby Lines Big Development
(Stanstead JournaD

The Barton Monitor in an editorial
relative to the industrial prosperity
of Orlean. county gives Derby Line
first place in referring to construc-
ton now in progress, and estimated
the money expenditure at quarter of
a million. This is hardly one-third
of the cost. Butterfeld g. Co. have
about one million invested in their
Canadian plant, and the new Yer
mont plant, being built at the peak
of the cost of labor and material, and
being somewhat larger, will probably
cost more than its Canadian compile
iment. The company is also doubling
the area of its administration build
ing and carrying forward a large pro-
gram Of home building for their
workmen. One and one-fourth mil.
lion dollars is a conservative estimate
of expenditure for present plans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Estate of Grace MI. Elliott
STATE OF VERMONT

District of Orleans. SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Orleans.
To all persons Interested in the estate OF
Grace VI. Elliott, late of Barton in said Dis
trfct deceased.
GREETING
At Probate Court. holden at export
within and for said District on the sth
day of October. 1870 an instrument pur-
porting to be the last will and testament OF
Grace NJ. Elliott late OF Barton In said Dis
trlct. deceased. was presented 10 the Court
aforesaid. for Probate
And II Is ordered by said Court that the
18th day of Nov. 1880. att O'Clock .. m. at r.
w. Baldwin. once IN said Barton be
assigned for proving said instrument; and
that notice thereof be given to all persons
concerned by publishing this order three
weeks successfully In the Orleans County
Monitor. newspaper circulating in that
vicinity. In said District previous to the
time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified TO
appear before said Court. At the time and
place aforesaid, and to contest the probate
of said will. ~ you have cause,
Given under my hand at Newport. in said
District. this sth day of October. 1920.
H-43 p. a. SPOONER. Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
VERMONT NOTES

IN the state spelling match at the
state teachers convention at Burling-
ton, 20 children representing IL coun-
ties in the state took part each coun-
u having the privilege OF entering
two contestant. The silver loving
cup offered by the state board OF edu-
cation TO the champion speller was
won by Lucille Hartwell, 13-year-old
girl of Lyndonville. Her nearest COM
petitor was Thelma French, a10-year-
old girl of Orange county 1t was a
hard-fought contest which lasted an
hour and half and the spoilers were
not all eliminated until resort to
words outside the regular list was
made. The next four children in or
! der were Donald Parr of Swanton,
Isabelle Holt of Manchester Center.
| Clarence Sharp of Bethel and Anna
Rome of Burlington.
One of the biggest single mauso-
leum contracts ever secured by
Barre granite firm is now in the
hands of the Pesbrey-Coykendal Co.,
and calls for an elaborate memorial
for William Rockefeller, a brother of
IJohn d. Rockefeller, and likewise a
great New York financier William
Rockefeller Is now nearly 90 years of
age and has ordered his memorial to
be cut of Barre granite. Sleepy Hol-
low cemetery in Tarrytown, N. Y,
the historic burial grounds which is
known chiefly through American lit
reature, will some day be adorned
with this costly memorial that can
not be procured at a price less than
SZoO,O00. The dimensions of this
mausoleum, that when finished will
be one of the largest individual
memorials in America, are so feet 3
Inches, 80 feet, 6 inches, and SO feet.
6 inches high.
Organization of the Vermont State
Merchants association was recently
effected IN Burlington at a conference
Iof about 100 merchants. The initia-
, tive In forming the organization was
taken by the Burlington merchants
Its objects are TO unite the merchants
OF the state to promote their mutual
( interests, improve business practices
] and cultivate a fraternal feeling
among those from various sections
The following directors were elected
: President, F. D. Alternately, Burling-
: ton; vice president, T. B. Wright
burlington; recording secretary, Ed
ward cambridge, Burlington; treas.
iurer, 4. T. Clarkson, Burlington: di.
e rectors, Isaac Miller, Rutland: C. E
kingsbury, Montpelier; Clark Amey
81 JonnsDury; Harry G. Cole. Ben.
: tnlngton; J. w. Raymond. Randolph
= 9. Nj. Tlden, Barre; A. P. Simonds
It Brattleboro; F. W Wheeler. Spring
! field; Miss Josephine Nourse. Barre
= y >. Gushing, St Adams; J. J. Fen
q ton, Bellows Falls; Z. p. Sea-ls. New
port; NJ. A LIVINGSTON. Richford
Homer Ladd. Barre. and A. =. Colin
tof Brandon - -
At the 23rd annual meeting Of -
" Vermont society CT the Coloni
BY Danes held in Montpelier. officer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
Trust Estate of E L. Chandler

District of Orleans, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court Tor the DIS
trfct aforesaid.
To all persons interested in the trust
estate of +. L, Chandler, late OF Barton,
In said District, deceased.
GREETING:
WHEREAS, said Court has assigned the
18th day of October next for examining and
allowing the account of the Trustee OF the
trust estate of said deceased, and ordered
that public notice thereof be given 10 all per-
sons interested in said estate by pup
fishing this order three weeks successlVely
previous to the day assigned, in the Orleans
County Monitor, a newspaper published at
Barton in sal District.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate Office in Newport
in said District, at 2O'clock p. m. on the day
assigned, then and there to contest the al
lowance sof said account If you see cause
EGiven under my hand this 9th day Of
September, 1890.
Ss-u b. M.SPOONE II, heRls ter
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
DDEcc TDpTNCc
u 1xAA1 NAxAA a AtOO
Craftsbury Community Fair
(Stanstead, P. G., JournaD


Craftsbury has made a success re-
Gently, of a town or community fair,
demonstrating that this is the solu-
ton OF the fair problem. The object
OF q fair, N the final analysis, should
be educational and develop the com
munity spirit. The exhibit of farm
and shop products was excellent. For
II babies were shown and judged by
the district health officer, Dr.. Stay
ton, of Morrisville. a community
Sing" was one OF the very successful
features.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
PROBATE COURTS

Special sessions OF the Probate Court will
be held at the office of z. W. BALDWIN. In
BARTON. on the second and fourth Fridays
ONCE of T.. A. Cook, N ORLEANS, In
the afternoon of the third Friday of each
month. Parties desiring to transact Probate
businessAt Barton or Orleans should notify
the Judge in advance, that he may take the
necessary papers.
The Probate office at NEWPORT will be
open every day, except Sundays and holi-
days: but those coming from distance. as
far n possible should make special appoint
-ments with the Court In advance.
e. ]. SMITH. Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
SUBSCRIPTIONS

ANY Paper $500 per Year, 6 months
S1.00
All subscriptions payable IN aovahcs
and all papers discontinued "neH
time expires
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
ADVERTISING

Cards of thanks, soc. Resolutions,
500. Reading notices, 1oc per tns
per insertion. Classlneo aoNeISIss
terms at top Of ciasslneo coIu UNI
These rates apply to any paper. Dis-
NAV advertising rates for any paper
upon application.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13
ORLEANS COUNTY AGRICUL-
TURE

Tho census returns for Orleans
county. printed elsewhere IN TINS pa
per, afford some very lnteres1ihe
s+,dies. The most striking feature
of the report is the great increase IN
+ha value of farms. Orleans county
farms show a higher percentage OF m
.raase in valuation. (81TO than the
farms of any other county IN YER
mont for which figures are available
and these figures include FranAIln'
Caledonia. Chittenden and Lamoliie
counties. 1t is not believed other
counties will show a greater increase
than these. Lau1oille county shows
an increase in valuation of her farms
of 69qo. Franklin is next with a ooTo
increase and Caledonia county comes
m with a SOC appreciation IN values
while Chittenden county drops TO
1870.
The next feature which attracts at
tention is the increase IN the number
of acres of improved land An m
crease of 1920 is also the highest OF
anv of the counties mentioned IN the
above paragraph Chittenden county
shows an increase of only $50 while
Caledonia shows an actual loss IN m
nroved land, as does Lamoille county,
while Franklin increased but 19o-
Orleans county also shows splen-
did gain in the number Of cattle kept
on her farms, while Franklin county,
always counted as one of Vermont 5
hest dairy counties shows an actual
Ioss IN the number of cattle kept
Cbittenden county also shows a loss
m this respect, but Caledonia shows q
fair gain.
The number of sheep kept has fallen
off nearly 500 during the past ten
wears and the same holds true OF most
of the counties, though the loss is not
so large IN percentage. Even now
however, Orleans county has more
sheen than any of the other counties
vet reported, and Franklin county mas
less than half the number Orleans
has. Caledonia has the next larges'
number of sheep.
The actual number of farms ha:
fallen off IN every county and Int
number of acres, both unimproved an
improved, has fallen off in every coun
~ EXCEPT Chittenden, but Orlean
county has 2 greater increase OF I'M
proved acres than 2ly Other
Wheat is given IS a principle crol
in only Orleans and Caledonia coun
ties and the increase in the amour
raised is very large, showing the re
sult of education and the agitation
during the war for more homegrown
products. Corn takes the place
wheat in most of the counties. Tn
increase in every crop except pota
toes is noticeable, the last year was
eff year for potatoes.
These figures emphasize the stron
position Orleans county takes IN ayr
culture in Vermont, and the progress
sive bid she is making for first ran
among the counties of the state as a
agricultural county. Franklin count
exceeds Orleans in the number of ca
tie kept, but Orleans exceeds Franz
lin in the number of farms. Frol
these preliminary figures it would a.
pear that Orleans county viii giN
Franklin addison is also a big agr
cultural county but no figures a.
yet available from there) close ra'
for first position. When compile
figures are available the matter W
again be discussed. But the fact +
n L., 80
did progress as an agricultural cou
", as well as from an industri
standpoint, as mentioned two wee
ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13

the federal census returns, has found
its way into the grand lists of the
towns of Orleans county. Another
reason for having an equalization
taxation board which shall be less
influenced by purely local matters
than local tax assessors.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13

4 few of the west side papers are
speaking of the contest Writers is
making for the seat of Congressman
Dale. and some contemporaries speak
ms though he would give Dale a real
fight If Writer'S gets very great
strength in this district on his woe
fully wet platform, this paper mis-
judges the temper of the people.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-10-13

Did it ever occur TO you that maybe
the man who won't argue with you
thinks you are not worth arguing
WITH
All brides are not of money. Most
of them are composed of fiattery.