Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25

The lecture by Miss Leavitt was
complimented by all who heard it. II
people were as interested in temper
ance matters as in some other things
a lecture of this sort would be crowd
ed.
I'll. K. Dewey has returned from his
outing. Mrs. Dewey remains in Show
hogan, Me-, where she is being treat
ed in a sanitarium. Mr.. Dewey thinks
her somewhat improved under the
treatment.
Owing to unavoidable circumstances
DIR. Pearson is not able to return home
as soon as he expected, but is conf
dent he will have his business arrang-
ed so he will be in his Office by the 9th
of July.
We understand that it is the pur
pose OF the Republican county COM
mittee to call the convention at this
place the first week in August. There
ought to be a great many republicans
this year.
DR.. III. L. Gale has arrived FROM
Florida and is stopping at J. Ovens,
where Mrs. Gale has been for sever
al weeks. Her health is not improv-
ed. Mr.. Giffin,a brother of Mrs. Owen,
is here on visit.
The St. Johnsbury Republican has a
very complimentary word for Miss
Matte Jenness, one of the teachers
in the Union school. Miss Jenness
was a former teacher in the graded
school in this village.
Quite number from this town at
tended the graduating exercises and
reunion of the class of 1913 at St.Johns
bury last week. There was very
large class of graduates and the exer-
cises reflected much credit on the in
stitution.
Francis Jewell, Fred Pillsbury and
Mary Blake are home from Montpe
lier Seminary. Francis received a di
ploma from the commercial depart
ment. G. Fred Wheeler met with
quite a fattering success during the
year, both as teacher in the CONNER
cial rooms and as a student in the art
department.
Lucretius NJ. Hubbard is removing
the old buildings on the Hubbard place
on to his lot in the rear of the build
ings and will put up a new two story
house of modern style. This will take
away one of the Oldest house land
marks in the village and supply its
place with much better one, to the
great improvement of that point in
the street.
Mr.. Dryer has been doing quite a
heavy job about the cemetery in re-
moving decaying trees, cutting grass
and removing debris. Mr.. Allchurch
has been working there of late, put
ting several dots in order. Some of
the plans for improving the highway
to the cemetery ought to-be carried
out, SO that the difficulty Of reaching
it by team shall be removed.
The program of the Woman's Suf-
frage meetings to be held here Thurs
day evening and Friday next was re-
ceived too late to be given in full. The
following is the more important part:
Thursday evening, music, greeting by
Rev. A. @. Swain, response by Mrs.
Inez Campbell and report of the Sec
Friday morning, devotional
report of treasurer and su-
perintendents, election of officers and
short speeches. Friday afternoon, ad-
dresses by Miss Chase, Waterbury
Center, Mrs. Eaton, Barton Landing,
question box, addresses by Rev. E.W.
Pierce, West Concord, resolutions
and short speeches. Evening, song,
address by Phebe Stone Beeman, of
and by Rev. T. w .Reedes,
For entertainment, ad
dress Mrs. A. @. Swain. The public
cordially invited to all meetings.
W. @. Brown has just completed the
large job of grading, foundation work
and curling on the j. II. Kimball lot
in the cemetery. The lot, selected
many years ago by the Kimballs, lies
on the brink of the hill on the grove
side of the cemetery. 1t has been the
purpose of the sons of Nh. zKimball to
build wall on the bank side, enlarge
the lot and place curbing around it.
Mr.. Brown was delegated to do the
work and commenced last fall by lay
ing solid, cementlaid trench wall,
leveling up on the bank side by cut
granite. Recently the curbing has
been put in place. This job was con-
tracted to VIM. Murray, the work be-
ing done by the Moire Granite Co. of
Newport. The stone is from the Stan