Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-07-16

A regular meeting Of Meade Post
and Corps will be held Tuesday, July
II, at 2 p. m.
Maynard Skinner is home from
the machine shop at which he is at
work.
Rev. J. S. Allen of Albany gave an
| excellent sermon at the M. e. church
yesterday, in exchange with Rev. Mr..
| Wright.
The Junior G. E. Society will give a
reception to'the Y. P. So, and other
friends next Thursday evening in the
Cong. vestry. A short entertainment
will be given, also ice cream and cake
furnished.
The excursion advertised to <leave
Barton at $40 next Friday morning
will include the people from this
place, who are cordially invited by
their Barton friends. Round trip fare,
we understand, is 55 cents for adults,
35 for children.
A rich entertainment was enjoyed
July 4, in the Loan Exhibition held at
the Cong. church under the auspices
Of the Ladies' Aid Society. Much
credit is due the committee who spared
no pains to make it a success. The
vestry was literally filed with arti-
cles from new to 200 years old, ar
TO c11i
Stuffed birds and animals in great
variety, largely from Hildreth's col
lection, minerals, war relics, fancy
work, old china, linen, etc. The au
dience room was transformed into an
art gallery. The walls were lined
with beautiful paintings, groups filed
the orchestra and in every nook and
corner some specimen Of skillful
handiWork was seen. A botanical
collection of our native wild flowers,
in water colors, attracted much at
tention. These and many other
paintings were kindly loaned by Miss
Eaton, whose aid was greatly appre
ciated. A fine literary and musical
program in the evening completed
the entertainment. The ladies are to
be congratulated on having made it
financial success as we'll as pleas
ant and profitable way Of celebrating
the Fourth.
Albany.
J. B. Darling and daughter, Oracle,
are at Bolton Springs in search of
health.
Miss Annie Aiken, who taught the
village school, has returned to her
homeat Templeton, Mass. o..
Miss Mabel Wallace is home, on a
visit from Sharon Vt.-Mrs. VIM. Bush
and daughter from Chicopee Falls are
visiting at T. J. Wallace's.
Deacon" Sawyer, who raised the
flag at the school-house, as stated in
the MONITOR, is in his ninetieth year,
instead of sixtieth as stated.
South Albany.
Mrs. N. S. Ames is seriously sick
with heart trouble.
James r. Williams and daughter of
Boston are here visiting friends! 10 Z.
TheLadies Social Circle will meet
al the school house, Friday afternoon
and evening of this week. Supper
will be served from five O'Clock until
eight; all are invited.
One evening recently the lightning
struck the house of A. G.. Williams,
passing down from the chimney to
the kitchen, thence into the bed room,
splitting the floor and bed post and
doing other slight damage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams were in the bed at the
time.
Bloomington.
+ A new baby at VIM. Smiths.
A. E. Denison is very sick with in
hammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. John Cheney's daughter is
spending the summer with her.
Henry Leland has moved to the
farm lately occupied by Ell. P. Leland.
Mrs. L. Grow received news that
her brother in n Y is dangerously
sick.
Edna Seavey closed a very success
full term Of school July 6. No abse Mt
or tardy marks.
People notice a big smile on Fred
Waterman's face and ask the reason;
the reply is, II have an heir"
The Fourth passed off very pleas
antly, all acknowledging very good
time. The fire works were fine.
Rev. M. H. Abbey gave a very in
teresting and instructive lecture at