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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
A Weak Administration.
(Stanstead (P. o. JouruaO

The lot of a governor Of even q
little state like Vermont, may not be
bed of roses. There is a great lot
of smoke lowering over Rutland
county, and the presence Of so much
smoke indicates a smudge, at least,
somewhere in the county. Governor
Hardness, they say, promised to build
gateway" road, even had it sur
veyed, plans made and approved by
the federal government, and the fed
eral aid fund was apportioned. The
governor counts his road money and
it proves short; he cannot cover or
match the federal fund as the law re-
quires. The governor claims he new
er made any promises about this
road. The boys down in Rutland
county are getting touch of Hart
ness frost, and the governor is din
ing with President Harding at the
White House and "having the time
of his life" at the expense of the
state. If we remember rightly Rut-
land was strong for Hardness, and
we have another year to enjoy what
has so far been the weakest admin
istration in the history of the state
May this blunder be the stepping
stone to real administration.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Commissioner's Notice.
Estate Of William Wood

THE UN having been an
the District Of Orleans. 90 COMMISSIONERS.
to receive. examine and adjust the claims
Anddemands of oil persons against the es tate
Qf william Wood late of Greensboro in
SAID district deceased, and all claims ex-
hfbited IN offset thereto, hereby give no.
tlce that we Will meet for the purpose afore-
SAID at the place OF James G. Wood in the
In the town of Greensboro in said
district ont the 18th day Of January, 1929
ana stn Gay OF June next frOr' 10 O'Clock
days and that six months from the 9th day
OF Dec. A. ID. 1921 is the time limited by said
claims to us for exami ma ton and Allowance.
Dated at Green sboro this 18th day of
Dec. A. ID. 1891 D. T. MITCHELL,
III. A. McLAREN,
OIL Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
NOTICE
Meeting of Orleans County
Fair

wv A~A
Annual Meeting of Orleans County
Fair.
The stockholders of the Orleans
County Fair are hereby notified that
the annual meeting of the above
named company will be held at Hotel
Barton, in Barton, Tuesday, January
Sd, 1922, at 1.30 o'clock to transact
the following business.
LIST. To hear and dispose of the
reports of the officers.
End. To elect officers for the en-
suing year. -
3rd. To see if the company win
vote to hold fair in the year 1922
and if so to decide on the dates.
4th. To see if the company will
vote to hold a midsummer race meet,
the dates to be decided on by the
directors.
5th. To revise the bylaws if
thought best.
9th. To revise the premium list
if thought best by the directors.
7th. To transact any other bust
ness properly coming before said
meeting.
9Th. To adjourn.
Dated at Barton, VT, December 7th,
1921 n. R. BARRON, Secretary
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Vermont Behind on Marketing.
(Rorr T;,,oorN

It is evident from government re-
ports that Vermont is far behind the
other states of New England in the
marketing of products Of the farm.
For instance, government report
just come to hand, reveals that Yer
mont sold only 27.3 per cent. of the
potatoes reported as raised during
1920 and that the state sold only 49.5
per cent. of the apples reported as
raised in the same year. New Hamp-
shire was the only state of the divi-
sion which was as low as Vermont
in percentage of sales. In apple
marketing, New Hampshire sold 7O.5
per cent. as compared with Yer.
mont's 1875 per cent, while Massa-
chusetts sold as high as 82.1 per
cent. In marketing of potatoes, Yer
mont sold only 27.3 per cent, as
compared with New Hampshire's
1928 per cent, Names 8 per cent,
and Massachusetts, 1873 per cent. AL
lowing for the fact that Massachu-
sets farmers are nearer the large
markets of the New England divi-
sion, it nevertheless is certain that
Vermont ought to send to the mar
kets a greater percentage of these
products than it does send. We have
not yet developed our markets any
where near as much as we might.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of William B. Locke

Ihe undersfgned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate COURT for the
District OF Orleans. commissioners, to re-
cefve. examine, and adjust the claims and
demands OF all persons against the estate or
William 3. Locke late Of Barton In said bis
tr1ct. deceased, and all claims exhibited in
meet for the purpose aforesaia at the q n
emerson store in the Town
OF Barton In said District. on the 5thday of
O'Clock q. M, until o'clock .m on each Of
SAID days, and that six months from the 9th
DAY OF Dec., A. ID. 1921, is the time limited
Dy sald court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and al
dated at Albany. W.. this l4th day of
Dec. A. D.. 1921. wy Vi
O.. F. WRIGHT
q. K. ANDERSON,
OIL Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Milk All Wrong, Meat ALI Right.
bellows Falls Times)

Less money for cows and more for
humans seems to be a growing slo-
gan and perhaps will acquire sufi-
cient momentum to make dent in
the next legislature. There is grow
ing suspicion that when farmers
keep their stables clean, keep the
dung out of the milk pail, and keep
their pals and bottles thoroughly
sterelizeG, there will be little danger
to the health of those who consume
the milk. 1t has not yet been dem
onstrated even to the satisfaction of
many of the doctors that bovine tu-
berculosis can be communicated to
humans. One thing that both puz-
zles and exasperates the layman is
that the flesh of cows condemned is
continuously being put into the mar
ket and sold for beef.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Christmas Tree Cutting.
bellows Falls Times)

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Barre Times, is alarmed at the Fan
nual slaughter" of the babes of our
forests for decorative purposes and
warns that Vermont els bound to find
itself well-nigh stripped of soft wood
by another generation" The Christ
has tree dealers of Ludlow tells us
to the contrary. The farmers are
very glad of the opportunity to sell
the quite useless small spruce. In the
earlier days of the business, that has
within few years grown to large
magnitude, the farmers would even
give out compensation and would
draw them to the shipping point or
out of the woods. The increased de-
mand has, however, permitted the
farmer to realize something upon his
scrub forest that has grown unnur-
tured in his pasture land, changing
what he thought was curse to a
blessing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21

1t is noted that the federal road
project south of Barton is among the
jobs which State Highway Commits
sioner Dix mentions as being plan
ned for next summer. With the sur
vey completed and the commissioners
including this project among others
which are to be started in 1928, it
would seem reasonably certain that
the county was to benefit by this inn
provement in its highways. When
completed this will serve as the main
highway between Orleans and Cal
edonia counties as the federal pro-
jects between Orleans and Coventry
have taken care of five miles of bad
road connecting the. north and the
south ends of Orleans county.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21

men know the safe, steady way of
making profits, puts the dollar in the
bank.
Third, work hard when you hit the
right road. "Pep" is what is need
ed to get the best Of the potato bee
tie, the job is easy once the arsenate
Of lead hits him. Pep is required to
make the stitches run around dress
that is to be worn at the fairs on the
demonstration team that you viii be
a member of because of your work.
Did you ever notice a Woodworking
man building q house or barn
Whistles every once in q while doesn't
he, and only sees the piece of lum-
Der he is putting in place? That's
it, whistling and concentration pull
down mountains of work and turn it
into field of pleasure.
Fourth, and last but not least, get
the "gang spirit" Be worker with
the bunch and put things across in
your town. Vie with them for rec
ords and work with them for profits
and pleasure-make name for your
club and your community and sell
your wares. Boys, raise the best
calves, sell the most poultry and
eggs, produce the biggest gardens on
the smallest piece of ground-girls,
can the boys vegetables, and meat,
and fruit, and sell the part you don't
need at home-home-canned goods
being twice as much as "store prod
ucts." Be your own dressmaker,
help mother do the cooking, and be-
come the best home maker in your
community. Dances and teas are no
good unless you have the best clothes,
the best things to eat, and know how
to be a real hostess.
A good motto for Boys and Girls
Club members to remember for all
time to come, be serviceable. "Next
year I will beat my own record" and
keep the best record of my bunch,
and win the prizes and the free trips
so that I can take my place with the
business boys and girls of Vermont
and the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21

This paper has several times men,
toned its belief that the marketing
end Of the Farm Bureau should be
emphasized and now comes the an
nouncement that Vermont ranks far
down the list in it's marketing pro-
gram. What profits it farmer l.
he raises a big crop or produces an
extra quality Of dairy products, If
his market does not then supply him
the proper outlet? To look after the
buying end of the farmers business
is legitimate and profitable, no doubt,
hut the market end is of far more
importance, for a dollar saved
buying may be lost twice over in
marketing. There is great oppor-
unity. right here in Orleans county
for the better marketing of maple
sugar, POTATOES, dairy products, and
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
The Rural Vermont Problem.
(Hyde Park News and Citizen)

A writer in the Bethel Courier
calls attention to the migration which
has been going on from the back
farms, off the main road, during the
last SO or rs years. He names 10
places in the Camp Brook valley
are now unoccupied. A few build
ings are left on some of them, on
others all that can be seen is the old
cellar hole. In the days when the
average family used to number at
least six. more than hundred people
were living on that part of Camp
Brook, where at present but two
homes are left, each having but one
occupant. In the Preston district
the schoolhouse had 40 seats, all full:
now the attendance is about H. There
are six abandoned waterpowers on
the brook that used to be busy saw
ing lumber; while on the Lille brook,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Jeffrey Wants Home For Several
of His Children

The State Boatd Of Charities Mont
pelier, would like to find homes for
the following children:
1. A two-year old Protestant boy
Of good parentage, very lovable and
bright. He can help say several
Mother Goose Rhymes and can count
to ten-when he thinks no one is look
ing. The lady who has boarded him
up to this time says, 81 have had to
do with children all my life, and I
think without any exception he is as
good material to make a man Of as
l have ever known"
2. A fine healthy looking child sew
en- years. She likes to 60 to school
and is learning fast. When she is AT
home she writes letters to the lady
who is boarding her and tells her
how much she loves her. Some Pro-
testant home would be made very
happy by this little girl
8 A Protestant family of four
children, each one from the chubby
four-year old boy who is the baby, to
the eldest sweet faced brown-eyed
girl of nine, would be lucky find for
some family who is looking for small
boy or little girl. They would have
plenty Of choice, because there is an
other boy six years old who has just
started school and another attractive
little girl of seven. Each one has
started bank account from their
small earnings.
4. Two little Catholic boys, ten
years old, who are twins but do not
look alike. One is very bashful, but
the other especially since he has been
boarding in a home whore an interest
has been taken in his training, talks
easily to strangers. They have a
younger brother who has been placed
in free home, and they would like
free homes too.
S A seven year old boy who went
to kindergarten last year and is very
proud that he was promoted to the
first grade this year. He is very po-
lite to the matron of the Home where
he is and very affectionate too. He
is a Protestant.
6. Some Catholic family who
would like a little boy, not beautiful
but full Of mischief and good spirits,
would find just that kind Of a boy
in Johnny" who is seven years old.
z. A red-haired Protestant girl of
sixteen years who is still in school,
but who is a willing worker when
she is at home.
8. A ten-year old girl of Protes-
tant parentage, healthy and full of
life. She is being taught good man.
ners and how to sew and take care
of her clothes in an excellent board
ing home, but she would like a free
home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
STORIES AND RECORD BOOKS
BEAT THEIR OWN
RECORD"
lib This Year Compared to only 80
Last Year.
"a Job Worth Doing Is Worth Doing
Well" Says One Member.

The final count of record books and
stories, required from all boys and
girls club members who wish to
make the Best Better" and go out
for everything to be had from the
work. shows an Improvement of near
ly 200@o. This is very pleasing to
those behind the work, only we feel
that we should just triple that record
another year. And why not? There
are nearly thousand boys and girls
in this county who receive all or a
part of their living from the homes
on farms-and another thousand who
live in towns and villages set right in
the midst of farming land. Why
leave home boys and girls before you
know what is right at your hand?
Every living boy or girl should be-
gin at the age Of ten years 30 know
what business means, to know how
pleasures from sliding, skating, play
cause there is a good strong busi-
all like to have money, we all like to
spend money-how can we if we
don't go to work and earn it?
/ quote from those record books
handed in by the 113 wide awake
business boys and girls-21- boys
made $1,031 on their poultry these
past IL months over and above costs,
including top notch price for their
labor Us cents an hour in most
cases). How's that for making q job
for ourselves? Twenty-four boys
made $234.76 on their gardens, and
here is something better yet: Is
girls keeping records on Cooking
Club work showed a value of $780,
50 over the cost of their materials!
What would we have to show if we
could get hundred girls to keep
records? See elsewhere in this is
sue the complete totals of records for
all projects.
What do you think of the advan-
tage of these boys and girls when
they get older and seek business po-
sitions or responsibility of ownership
over the boy who never handled a
check of his own. or the girl whose
mother makes all her clothes from
the cradle through high school? Not
much chance for argument is there ?
How are you going to have these
advantages for yourself another
year? This is the way to do it..
First, get an early start-this years
poultry club members found April
hatchedR chicks the first to lay this
fall, and some of the Girls clubs
found by putting off their work on
their projects until ga better time"
they lost out entirely on having dem
onstration teams, while other girls
enjoyed the free trip to White River
Junction to the state fair.
Second, know what you are going
to do before you start. Ask ques-
tons of everybody who knows and
don't attempt to raise bunch Of
fancy bred chickens or "gold mine"
of guinea pigs without market for
them. Good hard-headed business
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Commissioners Notice
Estate of Ada T.. Templeton

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Orleans. COMMISSIONERS to
receive, examine, and adjust the claims and
Ada r. TempletOn, late of Irasburg insaid
District. deceased and all claims exhibited
will meet for the purpose aforesaid. at the
office OF the Town Clerk in the town
OF Irasburg in said District, on the 24th day
Of Dec 1921 and Seth day of May next, from
l0o'clock q. m, until3 O'Clock p. m, on each
Of said days and that six months from the
18th day OF Nov, A. D.. 1921 is the time linn
tied by said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination and
allowance,
Dated at lrasburg. this 2sth day of Nov.
A. D., 1881.
r. M. SEARS,
d. A. BRA HAMA,
1851 Commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
BSCRIPTIONS
CHRISTMAS

The Christmas season OF lSzl
marks perhaps, new epoch OF I'M
portance in world affairs, as the first
Christmas marked a new era. Christ
changed the formula Of redemption,
the spirit of liberation, the ritual OF
religion and the object of life. Even
the secular world changed its method
of reckoning time and using dates,
with the first Christmas. From the
beginning of the Christian era was
born that spirit of thought for 9TH
ers, that spirit of giving, which has
made modern educational institu-
tions, today's hospitals and charitable
institutions possible. So completely
have these things, and many others,
become woven into our everyday
business and, social life that we for
get the first principle which has made
them possible.
The present time marks as COM
pletely as it may be possible ever to
mark it. the growth Of the Christ
spirit into affairs beyond our neigh
borhood and nation. The conference
lust held in Washington more than
any other event in recent years,
marks the Christ spirit between ma
lions on world basis. This parti-
cular attempt on the part of the ma
tons to become more humane and
more Christian, is marked with less
formality. less diplomacy, less sus-
picion, less documentary evidence OF
agreement and is crowned with
greater trust, greater love, greater
evidence of the spirit of the Savior
than anv proceeding it in history,
and thanks to Secretary Hughes and
President Harding, the United States
was chief among the nations to pro-
mulgate that feeling:
Christ's coming loosed the peoples
Of his time frem the rites, rituals and
burdens of superstition. Today we
are on the horizon Of an understand
ing which shall loose nations from
their superstition of each other and
bring into being a world brotherhood
which shall parallel the change which
marks the birth of the Christ whose
coming we celebrate.
Christmas. Let us not forget what
Christmas is, why it is, and what we
owe the one in whose honor the Gel
ebration is made each year. And
too, let us not forget the new world
spirit which is being born, let us en-
courage it, let US add our mite to-
ward it's fulfilment by seeing straight,
living true and thinking right.
Christmas in it's true meaning is
glorious and wonderful celebration,
especially so in 1921.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
Debt.
bennington Banner.)

We in Vermont think that we have
a burden of debt and taxation but
we are greatly favored compared
with some parts of the earth. France
has national debt of over $11OO for
every man and woman and child in
addition to local and municipal debt
equal to that of town and cities in
this country. Vermont's share of
the debt Of the United States is
about $4,000, 900, or $245 per cap
tia. The state and local debts would
probably raise this total to an aver
age of somewhere around $270 per
person. This ought to be enough to
serve as warning against adding
more to the principal, every dollar
of which will have to be paid.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
What Is the Matter with Our Pas
lures?

Continual use has greatly exhaust
ed the pastures Of New England es-
pecially of their lime and phosphoric
acid, which has gone into the milk
and bone of the farm animals. Won
derful results have been secured by
the Massachusetts Experiment Sta
ton and by individual farmers who
have lined and top-dressed pastures.
Frequently lining alone will bring in
clover where there was none before
and will entirely change the character
of the grasses, so that the quantity
and quality vii: maintain for more
previously possible. Lined pastures
are often ready for stock in the spring
much earlier than those that are still
very acid.
In order to secure the greatest ben
eft from such treatment, the lime
should be applied so that it can react
upon the soil and correct it's acidity
before the spring growth begins. For
that reason one may apply the lime
from now until spring when there is
not a heavy fall of snow on the
ground or when the ground is not
deeply frozen. The best time is in
the early morning of days when thaw-
ing is likely to occur. On lands
which are level, lime may often be
applied without material loss by
washing even on snow or on the sur
face of frozen ground. There is al
ways time in winter to haul and apply
lime, and it will then not interfere
with ordinary spring work.
Some of the best authorities in the
country consider that the immediate
lining of pastures is one of the most
important steps to be taken, If dairy
ing in New England is to be made re-
munerative and successful; for lime
is one of the first and chief needs
of New. England pasture lands.
DIR. III. j. Wheeler.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
The Grange Road Policy.
fRutland Heraldl

It is evident that the Herald's FREE
quent injunctions to Ego slow" be-
fore committing the state to a hard
surface road policy are founded on
something more than mere opinion.
Not only is there very general ex-
preston of protest against the state
running in debt but the state Grange
goes emphatically on record against
The master of the Grange said it
seemed advisable, for the present, to
continue our gravel road policy,
with increased and more efficient pa
troll system; little less leaning on
the hoe system; a pay-as-you-go sys-
tenn that will not leave the next gen.
Grafton heritage of debt"
This is just "old farmer" common
sense, perhaps, and it was embodied
somewhat definitely in the following
from the good-roads committee Of
the Grange:
"a pay-as-you-go policy in build
ing. with federal aid if possible, short
sections of hard surface road in diff
ferent parts of the state where there
is heavy traffic to determine what
kind of hard surface road we want, if
any"
Readers of The Herald will find no
difficulty in squaring such proposals
with it's frequent editorial utterances
on the subject of hard-surfaced
roads, bonding. etc. There is moth
ing't be scared of in borrowing mon
ey if we know we are buying some
thing that will last and serve us eff
GENTLY, but we do not propose to get
into position where we shall have a
lot of worn-out, worthless roads to
hand on to the next generation, in
addition to a debt of-say $50 a
head-which is the case with a
neighboring state whose legislatures
rushed too swiftly into bonding for
certain type of road, which has not
proved satisfactory or efficient.
The injunction of the Grange to
ego slow is good advice.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-12-21
The Right Of Free Speech.

II appear. now that We we're pre-
mature ia awarding the celiu:..! feast
Ing fork for the seasons wc.st pun.
The prize really belongs TO- the per-
petrator Of this Que. On our remark
Ing to friend the Other day that Del
aware was complaining, as usual.
about the frcs: running her peach
crop. he relorted. shamelessiy: Well
wnat OF It'll A state has q right to
freeze peach. hasn't it7"-BOstOn
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