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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
THE THREE RAFTSBURYs

trist and eyesight specialist, will be
at the hotel, North Craftsbury, Feb.
to z, and at Albany, Monday Feb.
8. Telephone Pixies hotel or Hack
ett's store for appointments. adv.
c. A. is very glad to announce that
they have a balcony in their gym
nasium that will accommodate 300
persons and they hope to see it full.
Friday night Feb. 9th when the C. A.
team will play Stowe high school,
come and see real game.
The annual donation of the Con-
gregational church will be held We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 18th. Those
holding supper ticket will be given
free ticket to the moving pictures
at the academy hall that evening. 1t
is the first entertainment given by
the new machine and we hope it will
be worthy of your patronage.
c. A. Team wins their first basket
ball game in Lamoille county Lea
que from Lamoille Central Academy
on the night of Jan. Both. The game
was one of the fastest and best games
| that has been played there. The L. G.
"A was In the lead until the last four
minutes, when G. A. after losing one
OF their men went to the head and
at the finish the scores were 20 to %
in favor of c. A.
EAST CRAFTSBURY
Delmar Boardman has finished
work for Hiram Calderwood.
Misses Isabel and Ina Anderson
were on the sick list the past week.
Charles Conner has finished work
for Fern Anderson and is aft homo
| Miss Flora Waterhouse of Crafts
bury is working for Mrs. Corey Uric.
Willie White is at DR.. Griswold,s
while the Doctor is in Burlineton
for a few days.
John, the son of DIR. and Mrs. mr. TT
Griswold, who has been ill with pneur
monla, is improving.
Rev. and Mrs. S. H. McDiu are
now occupying the parsonage. Mrs
McDilI having recently come from
Tarkio, Missouri.
MI. and Mrs. Harris who have been
at Corey Urie's for several months
nave gone to spend the rest of the
winter with relatives in Glover.
word has been received from Neu
IrIymouth, Idaho, of the death of
MRS; Minnie Anderson of pneumonia
on on January 22. She was the wife OF
Inc iate George Anderson, a former
resident of this place. Mr.. and Mrs
Anderson with their five chiIdra,,
went to Nebraska 80 years apo and
three years later Mr.. Anderson died
leaving the widow and five small chill.
aren. A few years ago they moved
10 Idaho, where her four sons and
one daughter@survive her.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING brings results if
suits are to any livestock sell; furni
ture dispose rent; TO find help
lost articles? growing of Classified Advertisers
is proof enough that it pays. Read it every week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
ALL THE ALBANYS

brother, Ray, returned home WITH
him for a short vacation
County Agent johnson of Newport
will be at the Creek schoolhouSe 20
sneak i'm the interests of the Farm
bureau Feb. 18th. Everyone is in
yited to come out and hear him.
Mrs. Ed. Farrell died very sudden
| ly Friday morning after lingering
illness of several years. The funeral
was held at the r. G. church Monday
morning at 9 O'Clock. The sympathy
of the community goes out 10 her
! friends and realizes.
A reception wa given Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Holbrooke at their home Wed
lnesday evening. Friends and neigh
bors came out to give Mr.. and Mrs.
Holbrooke a welcome to their neigh
| borhood. The evening was spent In
playing games, etc. Cake, sand
: wici,cs ard ccffc% were served and
everyone left Wishing the host and
hostess much happiness and success
in their new home.
Mrs. William Ansboro, who has
been in the state hospital at Water
bury for the past few years for
treatment, died Friday morning af-
ter an illness of two weeks with pneu-
monia. Since her last illness her
daughters, Katheryn and Nellie, and
her son, Thomas, have been with her.
The remains were brought here Sun
| day and the funeral was held from
the r. G. church Tuesday at o'clock
Mrs. Ansboro leaves a huband, four
daughters and three sons, besides a
host of friends, who have the deepest
sympathy of the community in their
hour of sorrow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
Commissioners Nouce'
Estate of Martin L. iulldl

THE TrNDERSIGNED, having Gogrtm
pointed y t6e a96059O6lSd BFSGPPss$s I
to tI receive, examine and a dJ5ainst the ss:
and demands of al! persons ga aE Barton, in so
of Martin Z. Tullar, la5e u al claims y
district deceasea: anu noto hereby give t,d y
hibited in of1s9t LIT for the purpose wi
s sifs that 1t the Ss E Sss e "a 5a B4
sl AZ " s S 81 s. & y: s
mr.. on each of t said 10Th day day Of Dese mn
six months from the limited gSl by SAID iId,S SsT
A. d. 1919 is the time r nsllt their clslD''
for said creditors 10 % ond allowance. ,.,usd
us dated a9e at Orleans, this SOth Gay
A. ID. 1920. u RARTLElh
o. W. 0ommissOn.@,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
Commissioners wv
E.tate of Carrie M. Da ,o'',.

The p RRddeo4sBls dPF Rdso Sf
Of an aRs against the s;'ssa
Deceased Dc, and all qIaim noties s5at
meet for the purpose q the village. g ssbrd
s. X s.: $;
ssIa s1Sr o5 s. ;ea S6fS'Rssa e
Dated at Glover 1hi' - orFogR
A. d. 1920 rouTARD L. BIdSoTT.
B b4TE E B. B. WAL0@1nnih.asOne,>
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
Scientific Research

Phiilp, who had received as a birth.
oay present a beautiful new miscro-
scope, presently astounded the cook
with the exclamation: "Hey. cook
,ehu me flea. will you? I'll give #
back to you in three minutes I"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
ALBANY

Don't forget the donation Friday
evening.
Mrs. Elmer George is improving
steadily.
Thermometers registered as low as
SO on Saturday.
w. E. Craig and James Dow were
in Barton last week.
Vernal Miles lost a valuable horse
while hauling logs recently.
John Brown has returned from
visit to relatives in Hardwick.
Mrs. Glen Miles and Miss Dorothy
Dow were in Orleans recently.
Mrs. N. A. Cutler is with her
daughter, Mrs. Witt of Orleans, who
is i'll.
Pastors theme for Sunday MON
ing service, "Open Mindedness and
Prejudice"
Mrs. James Dunn and children of
Hardwiek visited her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. N. A. Cutler, last week.
A number of the villagers have
been unfortunate enough to lose the
village water in their homes.
Although DR.. Nichols electric ma
chine for thawing frozen water pipes
was brought here last week, it was of
no use.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mer George died Tuesday morning.
Burial was on Wednesday afternoon
of last week.
Miss Alice Kelley accompanied
Miss Dorothy Dow to Montpelier
seminary Friday. Alice is a graduate
of the seminary.
Miss Dorothy Dow, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dow, has gone
to Montpelier seminary to take spe
Icial studies in music.
Rev. C. D. Pierce of Orleans will
give an illustrated talk on "Scenes
Among the Green Mountains" on the
evening of the donation.
Mrs. Whittemore is on the sick list.
Jerry Darling of Morrisville, one
of Albany's old-time residents, cele-
brated his SD birthday Jan. Both.
Someone the other day remarked
that when the charge to wear only
one coat was given to the Christian
disciples Vermont state was not then
known.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Bashaw re-
ceived a telegram Monday informing
them of the death of Frank Marshall
of Montpelier Mrs. Marshall, who
at present is seriously ill, was Ellen
! Shepard, a relative of Mrs. Bashaw.
The committee appointed for the M.
z. donation to be held Friday eve
ming are: General committee, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. H. Hackett, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. J. Newton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Lanphear, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Bashaw,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Sweet; entertain
ment committee, Rev. and Mrs. w. E.
Craig and Miss Alice Kelley; table
committee, Enoch Rowell and lady
fee and lady, Donald Kelley and lady
Fred Fletcher and lady, Harold Chat
Percy Grigg and lady, Mr.. and Mrs
Glen Miles, Mr.. and Mr.. Archie
Stone.
EAST ALBANY
The infant son of Julius Blodgeti
iremainS about the same
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
GREENSBORO

Fred Auayer lost one of his heaVy
team horses last week.
The selectmen and auditors nave
been busy settling up town accounts
the past three days.
Miss Smith of Exeter, N. ID. mas
taken the domestic science depart
ment and came Wednesday night.
Owing to the storm Friday, the
basketball game between HardwicK
and Greensboro school teams was can
celled until later date.
Miss Marion Gere who has been
supplying in the domestic Science
| tn Jeffersonville Thursday morning
for few days.
Friday we had change from the
severe still cold weather of the few
| days preceding. The cold continued
and a first class Vermont blizzard
ragged all day, the mercury going down
during the night to 80 and 40 below
zero.
! Saturday night the Jubilee singers
entertained a fair sized audience at
! town hall. The entertainment was GOOD
/ and would undoubtedly have drawn
t full house had it not been for the
extreme cold, SO to 40 below IN the
early evening.
Friday afternoon Willis Lumsden
and his hired man went to the lake
to get load of ice and the storm
( having covered the newly cut place
with snow the horses broke through
the thin covering into the water.
/ The pole of the sled caught on the
opposite side of the hole on ice strong
enough to hold and thus helped keep
the horses heads out of the water.
Mr.. Lumsden- held onto their heads
while the man went to the village
i for help and men enough went up TO
pull the horses out onto solid Ice.
tThey were put in the nearest barn and
given good care before being driven
home, and the next day were appar-
emily all right for all their hall hour
bath in ice water.
GREENSBORO BEND
Mrs. Ruth johnson of East Hard
wick is visiting at James Battens.
Payson Morse was at home from
his work in Burlington over Sun
day.
Edd Buck is seriously i'll and Mrs.
Austin of Hardwick is caring for
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stone were in
st. Johnsbury to attend county court
Friday.
Charles A. Keeble who moved to
the Wethers place last fall has re-
turned to Canada.
There are Is families here in our
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
A Kind Provision

apparently the men who talk all
the time never grow dumb, but those
VINO are compelled to listen all tha
tlme have a tendency to deafness
nature protects her children ultI
mately -HoustoD Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
COVENTRY

Frank Coburn is sick with Jaun-
dice.
Mrs. Azubia Hancock is in very
poor health.
Mrs. Ella Bryant is visiting her
daughter at Beebe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Porter were
called to Canada last week by the Sc
rious illness of Mr.. Porter's mother.
Mrs. Ernest Batchelder, who has
been very i'll is being cared fol. at
the home of Harry Manley. She is
little better at present writing.
Mr.. Honsinger of Jay is coming to
STAY for a time with Mr.. and Mrs.
IL. J. Elliott and help to care for Mr..
Elliott.
The N. E. Mp. A viii hold pub
lie meeting Saturday evening. All
are invited to come in. Friends from
adjoining towns are cordially invited.
C. j. Perry will tell what he learned
of interest to this association when
| he went to Boston and heard the
plans of Messrs. Pattee and Hood.
E. Legacy, John Wells and Her.
mon Legacy went to Morrlsville last
week after machinery to be used in
the spring on the state work being
done on the road. They had a very
severe time on account of the snow
storm and extremely cold weather,
and were unable to get it all here and
will return this week to finish their
job.
Alton and Arland Moves, who have
been i'll with scarlet fever, are getting
| oil hot hI1f
Alton has not fully recovered from
the effects of the grip, both boys be-
ing sick with that disease when they
came down with the fever. No new
cases have been reported and as they
have not been to school for three
weeks it is thought that no one has
taken the disease from them.
CHURCH NOTES
One of the biggest and what is hop
ed to be the best social events of the
church for year is going to be held
In the near future and will be wholly
under the direction of the men of the
church.
New officers chosen last month for
the c. E.. society were: President,
Miss Eta Litchfeld; vice president,
Mrs. Lottie Thayer; recording sec
NSe@A y, uhiSS 1Old ElllOC, COII0SpOlU-
ing secretary and treasurer, Miss
Marion Cleveland; organist, Marion
Cleveland; lookout committee, Mrs.
III: Wilson, Guy Thurber, Alta Wheel
ock; prayer meeting, Ethel GLADDEN.,
Lottie Thayer, Clifton Lee; social,
Hazel Shompany, Lucy Hancock, Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Orne; flower, Carrie
Batchelder, Ruth Knox, Pearl Wild
er.
cottage prayer meeting Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. Rose
Brooks. Everyone cordially invited.
Ihere was an attendance of II at the
last one.
HOLLAND
Charles McGiverin is working for
H. w. Hail.
: A. R: Hall spent the weekend in
Island Pond.
Mrs. English of Massawippi has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred
Goodall.
The auditors of the town of Hol-
iand will meet at the hall Feb. 7th to
audit the town accounts in prepare
Ion Tor the annual meeting in
March.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04

little village that are without water
on account of frozen water pipes.
l.. J. Patch and his sister, Mrs.
Nettie Lumsden, were called to Barre
Saturday to attend the funeral of
their cousin.
We are all very glad to know that
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Barber have de-
cided to remain in the hotel which
thew thought they would be obliged
TO close for the remainder of the win
ter on account of the water being
frozen. 1t makes it very hard for
them to get along as they have to
draw all the water they use some lit
tie distance. And they have good
many boarders besides the travel
ling men who stop there.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-02-04
Commissioners i ,,:.tor
Ee.ate of William len appSs

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18
AUTOS CROWDING
OUT CAR LINES
Col. Colt Looks to See Tracks
of Suburban Trolley
Systems Taken Up.

~ can see no room for trolley
lines along sparsely settled sections, -
said Col samuel p. Colt, chairman
Of the United States Rubber Co, re-
Gently in discussing the rubber out
look for 1920
When the question is asked;
What is the matter with our troll
leys2 ] would reply the fundament-
al difficulty is the encroachment
thereon of the automobile and the
automobile truck. and with the i'm
provement and development Of our
highways ! can see no room for troll
ley lines along sparsely settled sec
tons
Ny opinion is that the tracks OF
many suburban trolley lines will
eventually be taken up. Therefore,
while the development Of the rub
her tire has been tremendous dur
ing the past five years, there is every
reason 20 believe that it is today
comparatively speaking. in its in-
fancy. The effect Of the develop
ment of the pneumatic tire upon
passenger and freight traffic. or in
other words upon our railroads. has,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18
Good Roads

that are willing 10 play fair in the
premises.
After an investigation Of road
building activities IN certain states
which are engaged IN considering
various forms OF financing their
highways building. / am more than
ever convinced that the original
investment in the road itself should
only come from direct taxation or
appropriations from general funds.
or. when justified, through the issu-
ing OF short-term serial bonds.
Calls IL Poor Judgment.
"Of course, those great highways
into which numerous other roads
discharge their streams OF traffic
must be exceedingly well built and
cost a great deal more money than
was the case years ago. But 10 d.
vert goodly sums from the S5O.0OO.-
600 which the motorists now pay
throughout the country in yearly
registration taxes for the construc-
ton Of these main arteries IS the
poorest kind Of judgment. There
isn't a man. woman or child IN any
community who doesn't benefit from
improved highways and those who
profit from the increase in property
values should pay proportionately
What causes me 20 utter this
protest is that certain states just
awakened 10 road building necessi-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18

survey OF 1920 state road programs
"A fundamental in taxation is that
# should be spread according TO
benefits, and Il is ridiculous 10 say
that motorists receive all advantages
which accrue from improved high
ways. When the motorists consent
20 pay a large share Of the main
tenance charges, that is as far as
they should acquiesce in sharing
present-day road expenses. Keep il
IN mind that the motorist is also
citizen who pays the general taxes
now eXscted nationally and IN the
several states. This picking him out
for approximation in connection
with his vehicle ownership has
reached the limit of acceptance and
should be stoutly resisted
Abuse Motorists Generosity.
Shortcuts lacking In true econo-
mic principles are always ferreted
out by the financial expert. and this
abuse OF the motorists generosity,
for that Is exactly what it isis
being shorn OF its subterfuges In
his acceptance Of a discriminatory
tax, the car owner is entitled 20 an
honest run for his money. This he
doesn't get when the registration
funds are used for construction and
not for maintenance. method
which is not put forward in states
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18
Cars NEWS OF THE AJJTOMOBTT F. INDUSTRY

L am convinced. not yet been realiz-
ed
THE price OF crude rubber has
been normal during the year, having
averaged about As cents per pound.
1t is estimated that 20 percent Of
the crude rubber consumption OF the
world. in 1919. was by American
manufacturers. With the opening
up Of Europe. one might look for
some increase there. but ] would pre-
dict that the United States will con-
tinue 10 consume more than half the
worlds crude ruber product for
years to come We plainly lead the
world in rubber manufacturing.
The development of plantation
rubber in the east has continued I'M
abated The increased production
upon our own estates in Sumatra has
fully equalled the estimate for 1919.
and we look for "A steady increase
of production in the future 1t is
most fortunate for the rubber in
dustry that the cultivation OF the
rubber tree in the vast regions Of
the east proved practicable, for had
we 10 depend upon the wild rubber
of Brazil and other sections the sup
PLY would be so inadequate and the
price so exorbitant that il is diff
cult 10 see how the tire industry
could have reached its present stage
Of development. 10 say nothing Of
the future"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18
OBJECTS To USE
Of AUTO FUNDS
A. A. A. Official Says Regis
tration Receipts Should be
Used for Maintenance.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. IL
Miles Of road which have much TO
do with the high cost Of living may
become untravelable in many states
unless the tendency 20 divert auto
mobile registration money to floating
state bond issues is quickly arrest
ed" asserted Chairman George G.
Diehl OF the A. A A good roads
board, who today at A A. a. nation
al headquarters discussed the mat
ter with highways advocates from
various sections Of the country.
This is one Of the most serious
matters confronting far-seeing ad-
vocates of highways progress" said
Mr. Diehl. who has been making a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18
Motor Cars

that during the summer and spring
OF the year. when traffic is heavy.
scores Of members are stopped by
rural constabIes and deputies and
ordered 20 appear in court for speed
ing. The officers are justified In some
cases and in others they are not
Experience has shown that the rural
officer, working on a fee basis. IS in
clined 20 drag into court every mot
orist he can, especially if the motor
EST happens TO be from the city.
General Rule.
The general rule Is TO accuse a
man OF driving at the rate Of 81
miles an hour or more. In many
cases investigation shows that the
men charged with travelling at this
rate Of speed is going "a or 25 miles
per hour When he tells the officer
that this is his speed the latter not
infrequently asserts that they al
low FIVE miles per hour more than
the legal limit, or 30 miles per hour.
and adds that if the driver had not
been exceeding this rate he would
not have been arrested.
While accident claims speeding
and other such matters will be Civ
en- thorough attention 10y the pro
posed legal department, the prose-
cutting of automobile and accessory
thieves will come I'm for a large
amount OF attention. 1t is the pur-
pose of the club in conducting a
legal department 90 war relentless
ly on every automobile and Access
sorry thief arrested for tampering
with or stealing the property of a
club member. In this the club asks
the whole-hearted support of every
member.
Owner Sees Case Through
The car owner is the man who
must see a case through 10 the fin
ism. IL is invariably true that every
effort is made by the defense 10
wear him out or TO induce him to
refuse to prosecute Various meth
DDS are used 10 accomplish the lat
ter result. Usually some woman re-
lative of the thief comes pleading
for her relative. Oftentimes fl is a
mother who. as mother always
does. tries every possible means to
save her boy. Soft-hearted motorists
who have recovered their cars fire.
qUently listen to the pleadings of a
mother and the result is that a thief
who should long before have been
sent to prison for his crime is let of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18
AUTO CLUBS AID
OWNERS IN COURT
Prosecute Motor Thieves and
Assist in Presenting Ori-
ver'S Fair Claims.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Jan IT,
An organized legal department to
fgbt automobile thieves and other
wise 20 afford protection TO automo-
bile owners might be established
with proft in South Bend and every
city. according 20 government Of
hcials az Washington, who are
watching with interest an expert
ment that has been iuaugurated by
the Detroit Automobile club.
Ina that city a legal department
has been created for the purpose OF
taking care Of cases I'm which mem
hers are involved and 20 aid I'm the
battle now under way an over the
country against the various gangs OF
automobile thieves.
There are always a number of
claims pending involving members
Of automobile clubs, most OF them
due 20 accidents and damage 10
mem bers' cars caused through the
carelessness Of some other persons.
10 IS the intention OF the Detroit
Automobile club 20 represent its
members I'm such cases when the
claims of members are well found
ed
Only Valid Claims
However. no claim can be taken
up for a member where the member
IS at fault. This ruling is made be
cause the club might constantly be
involved In court matters in which
it had no legal right to be. The club
Will. though, take up the claims of
members when they have proof that
accidents in which they figure are
due 10 neglect on the part OF some
other person.
10 is claimed by those who have
: Investigated the matter thoroughly
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-18

scot-free 10 go and steal more cars.
Government officials who are
watching the Detroit experiment say
there IS just one way 10 stop the
theft of automobiles and accessories
and that is 10 send away enough
thieves 20 prison for a long time to
make other members Of the gangs
realize that they are operating in a
field that is not conducive 20 good
prOhts and easy going. Only in this
way can the motorist expect 10 pro-
lie, ais property and that Of others.
He must prosecute 20 the limit.