Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-22

Lodge, No 55, of F. A. NJ, Friday eve,
May 26.
Mr.. Wright commences his set OF
buildings on Park street this week
we understand.
The MONITOR should have said that
Annie, not Fanny Gray, was working
for L. M. Hubbard.
Rev. J. K. Fuller of Barton Land
ing and Rev. A. G. Swain of this vii
lage exchanged pulpits yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Skinner are in
town for few days. They will re-
turn to their home here in few
weeks.
Why not open up a lot more build
ing places for people who will come
here and build if they can get lots
reasonably?
Children's Day will be observed at
the M. E. church in three weeks from
yesterday. The Columbian exercises
will be used.
G. G. Grow is receiving many Or
ders for groceries, ETC., since he be-
gan his free delivery system. See his
new ad. in another column.
Cd. Owen is pushing the work on
his house on Glover street very rapid
IVA. F. French has the foundation
laid for a new house on the same
street.
There will be refreshments served
at the G. A. r. Hall Decoration Day
for the Post, the Corps and their
families, and the S. V. The band is
cordially invited.
DR.. and Mrs. Gale returned home
from Savannah, Ca, last Saturday
morning. The DR.. proceeded to Bar
re the same day, on account of the i'll
ness of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. III. Blake, Mary
Blake, Fred HI. Pillsbury and Charlie
Stone left here on Thursday last for
Chicago, where they will spend about
two weeks at the Fair.
Rev. A. G. Swain started for Nan
tucket to day being called there by the
serious illness of his mother, who is in
her ninetieth year, and whose re-
covery is hardly expected.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. F. w. Lewis Wednesday
afternoon and evening. A general
attendance is desired. Gentlemen
are specially invited to tea without
further notice.
The strawberry festival at the Cong.
church Wednesday evening, and the
ice cream supper and entertainment
at NJ. E. church on Friday evening,
were both we'll attended and were
pleasant gatherings.
Barton w. G. T. U. chose the follow
ing delegates to the county conven-
ton, to be held at Charleston, May
1926: Mrs. Fred Rand, Mrs. E.G. Col
liston, Mrs. w. I. Robinson, Mrs.
James Young and Mrs. P. l.. Webster.
N M. Scott completed weighing
sugar in his division May Is, having
weighed 100, 900 pounds, almost the
whole of which will draw IA cents
per pound bounty. The largest
amount weighed for any one individ-
ual was for DIN M. Rowell of So. AL
bany, who had 1900 pounds.
The dates of Barton fair are Sept.
II, IS and IA. The Association offers a
two years old stake race for trotting
Or1n w
and the towns of Sheffield, Wheelock
and Sutton, owners or their sons to
drive. Half mile heats, best three in
five; distance barred. Entries, $1O,in
payments of So June Is, So Sept. 5,
$50 added by the Association, all en-
try fees to go to make up purse. F.
B. Lang's two-year- old McAlroy
barred.
Geo. Fl. Davis is ''slicking up" about
new premises and will put the build
ings in first-c class repair. He will have
the village water run to the house.
The people at the north end of the
village have already put their premis-
es in apple pie order; among those
whom we did not name last week,
we mention III. @. Pierce, F.
K. Powell, j. P. Baldwin, N. M.
Scott, T. w. Drew, E. W. Barron, G..
A. Drew, and a lot more will fol-.
low the example of their ne1ghbors.
Rev. II. A. Spencer, financial agent
of the Seminary at Montpelier, preach
ed at the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday morning and evening, much
to the qualification of all who heard
him. Mr.. Spencer is well known all
through Vermont Conference, having