Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-03

! the Union column noAt WEEK.
The Epworth League and friends
enjoyed very pleasant evening with
Rev. Douglass and family at he par
sonage last Wednesday evening.
Some of the musicians and reaLe
from here go to Westmore next Fri
day evening to give an entertainment
for the benefit of the church there.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
vestry Wednesday afternoon, June 5.
The w. F. Missionary Society will
meet at the parsonage, Tuesday, at 3
| p. m.
Mrs. Tracy, widow Of the late Elder
Tracy, who preached in Sutton some
years, and two daughters have moved
into town, the girls working in the
Peerless.
The Barton base ball team went to
Sutton Saturday and defeated the
nine there by a score of 80 to %. The
same teams expect to play here next
Saturday.
w. W. Miles, Esq, is spending con-
siderable time in Montpelier of late on
the final revision of the laws. The
statutes will be published as soon as
this revision is made.
Somebody says that Will Lathe
threatens to sue the county for dam
ages unless the jail is put in safer
condition. He fell off the top of it
few nights ago and was quite badly
hurt.
There will be village meeting next
Friday evening to consider the ques-
ito of electric lighting. Let the mat
ter be carefully and judiciously con-
sidered. 1t is too important to be
carelessly handled.
J. w. Brennan has come back and
takes his old job as section boss on the
road. He has moved to the John
Heating house near the freight depot.
He is a good railroad man and very
faithful to his duties.
There was heavy shower last ev-
ening, with very violent wind, which
did considerable damage to shade
trees. The rains of last week prac-
tically insure a good years crop. The
weather averages hot.
There will be Children's Day exer-
cises at the M. E. church next Sunday
at $50 p. m. The pastor will preach
a sermon for the children in the fore
noon. The exercises at the Cong.
church will be held at $50 p. m.
On account of the sudden death Of
Mrs. Gerrish, mother of Mrs. III. K.
Dewey, the wedding Of Miss Edith
Dewey will be private, the eircun-
stance compelling the withdrawal Of
the invitations already extended.
Some one who saw DR.. Charles
Worthen, son of Rev. II. w. Worthen,
recently, learned that he had set up
business at White River Junction as
homeopathic physician and has al
ready established good practice.
The hose companies are requested
to meet on the square next Friday
evening at O'Clock for practice. The
practice last Friday afforded consider
able amusement and much instruc-
ton. Turn out! Let's get the COM
panies in first class working order.
The meeting of the Sunday School
people, announced for Thursday after
noon at Barton Landing, has been
changed to Friday afternoon.
The pastors, officers Of Sunday
Schools and all interested are request
en- to meet at Barton Landing on that
day, when the Field Secretary will be
present.
FROM THE NORTH PART OF THE Town.
Elmer Leonard has moved back on
to his farm.-Mrs. Miles Kent has re-
turned to Canada. = Fred Emery of
East Hatley has visited at g. B. Lee
land's.- Joseph Leland, an old resi-
dent of this town and Westmore, but
of late of Lowell, Mass, died at the
home of his son, John, May 25th.
c.. S. Clogston went to Lyndon Cen
ter and carried a fine floral tribute
and flag for the decoration of Capt.
Quimby's grave last Thursday. The
Post in this town was named for Capt.
Quimby, who was buried at Lyndon
Center. Mr.. Cattanach, the speaker
at the Memorial gathering here, spoke
very tenderly of the death and char
acter of Capt. Quimby.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the
Barton post Office, June 3: A. L. Bar,
Mrs. Walter Buck, W. Braddock, Miss
Emma Carpenter, Michal Donahue,
Ansel Edwards, Chas. Lett, John E.
Lynch, w. S. Mcdowell, Miss Emma