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

profitable term.
Missionary day at the Congregation
a church next Sabbath. Rev. G.. HI.
Gutterson, District Secretary of the
American Missionary Association,
will address the people on the work
of the Society, morning and evening.
All are invited to attend.
State superintendent M. S. Stone
has decided to hold the meeting of
the county school directors at this
place on Thursday, July 26. Meeting
to be held in the academy building.
1t is hoped that every director in the
county Will be present at this meeting.
B. M. R. Nelson Of this village has
been mentioned as candidate for the
position of "side JUDGE He is man
of excellent business Judgment.
There seems but little to add to what
has been already stated in this paper,
in regard to political matters in the
county.
G. NJ. Jerome, who is at North Hat
ley, P. O., running the lake steamer,
'EMayfower," on the Massiwippi, as
captain, writes us that the scenery on
the lake is very beautiful and there
are several hundred city people about
the lake and that business is good
there at present. Round trip tickets
for ten persons could be obtained
from this place for about 50 90.
Mrs. John Smith and son Of Lynn,
Mass, are spending a few days in
town on a visit. = Mrs. Lucy Reed,
who has been in Massachusetts sew
eral weeks, has returned home. John
Reed, who has also been in Mass. on
visit, came home with her. Mrs.
Frank Lovewell is spending the sum-
mer with her sister, Mrs. VIM. Col
liston.-Mrs. Geo. Tower and daugh-
ter, who have been in Cambridge
with MIR. Tower several weeks, have
returned home.
There will be an excursion from this
place to the Mountain House, Lake
Memphremagog, on Friday next,
leaving this station at $40 a. M, ar
irving home at p. M. 1t will be I'M
der the auspices of the young peo-
pies societies of the churches here
and will include the Sunday schools
and all friends who desire to CO.
Round trip fare: Adults, 70 cents;
children, 45 cents. Picnic baskets
will be taken. The children will be
carefully looked after.
Ten of the young ladies Of the Gong.
Society are preparing an entertain
men6It6e BE given at Seaver,s Opera
House on the evening of July 81. This
entertainment consists of music and
tableaux, representing by costume
and position scenes of the Greece and
Italy Of two thousand years ago.
These tableaux are to be given from
dark background aided by colored
lights. No curtain or stage appoint
ments are made use Of, the entire
grouping of the statuary being given
in full view Of the audience.
Some one sends the MONITOR quite
lengthy account Of the marriage of
Mass, daughter of Geo. w. Kimball,
for some years resident of this vii
lage. Fannie won the first prize in
the first baby show ever held at Bar
ton fair, and, we doubt not, her hus-
band, Mr.. Frank Logan, wins the first
prize in this contest. The letter gives
an account of the elaborate trimming
and adOrnment of the residence of
the brides parents, the pleasing we'd
ding ceremony, and enumerates the
various gifts made to the bride.
"Men Of Vermont" volume con-
tanning sketches and biographies of
about 1900 Vermonters, published by
the Transcript Publishing Co. of Brat
tleboro is out and is being distributed
among subscribers. 1t is book of
interest, both on account of the bio
graphies and the many excellent
portraits it contains. The volume
contains sketches of the Fathers,
Governors, Senators, Representatives
in Congress, Judges of the Supreme
Court, Inventors, Queer Characters,
besides the biographies Of many living
Vermonters who have purchased
place in the book.
The community is again saddened
by the death of one who has held
large place in the esteem Of the peo-
Pile, Mrs. J. A. Pearson. She has been
in delicate health for some years,
seemingly predisposed to paralysis.
Some three weeks since she fell from
hammock, receiving quite a serious
jar or injury and lay some days in
very critical condition Later she