Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-08-12

ing pleasant vacation.
E.. Elmer Webster has been engag
ed to teach the Grammar department
in the village graded school. He ba
thorough education, has had expe
rience in teaching and will make
first-c class man for the place.
The Odd Fellows have hired the up
per story of Barron & Hamblet's new
block and intend fitting it up in good
shape. A full attendance is desired
on Tuesday night as there is to be
work in the initiatory degree.
Capt. Robert P. Noyes, well remem
bered by the members of the 10Th VT
regiment survivors, is stopping al
Willoughby for a short time. He Wis
tied some of the members of his old
company in this village last week.
Dr. Turner, who has has been visit
ing at J. w. Murkland's, has re-
turned to his home in Boston. His
wife remains here for the present. DIR.
Leon White and family who have also
been visiting in town, return home
this week.
The county delegate to the Boston
Christian Endeavor convention, Rev.
j. K. Fuller, being unable to attend,
appointed as his substitute Rev. A. j.
Cameron of Albany, with whom ar
rangements should be made for re-
ports by societies desiring them.
FROM THE NORTH PART OF THE Town:
and Mrs. Dennis of Concord, Mass, ARE
visiting at @. B. Leland's. Freddie
and Bonnie Grant are spending few
days with their aunt, Mrs. Henry Lee
land.-Jack Baird is newly clapboard-
ing and painting his house.
Mr.. Conner and his gang of help are
pushing the new American house very
rapidly. The basement and the first
and second stories are up and board
ed. The new streets in the north part
of the village are being worked and
the new buildings in that section are
being rapidly pushed toward compile
ton.
Mrs T. @. Kimban and daughter
have returned from Bethlehem,N H.,
and will spend a few weeks here; lat
er they will go to Clyde, N. Y, return
ing to their home in n. Y. City to
spend the winter.-Miss Joslyn of Bos
ton, Mass, is visiting Mrs. j. N. Web
ster.-Mrs. A. Whitney and daughter
of Morrisville are visiting at M. M.
Whitney's.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
complimentary ticket from the Sullivan
N. H., Association, which holds its
18th annual festival at Newport, n. FL.
this week. Several musicians, who
are members of this association, have
visited this county from time to time,
and they would doubtless be pleased
to see some Of our people at their con-
vention.
The boys went down to Barton Land /
ing last Thursday and played a return
game of ball. The Barton club fielded i
better than usual and put up good |
batting game, making sixteen hits,
which Melted twenty five bases. Fred |
Wright officiated satisfactorily as UNI
pire. The score was as follows:
12 789
Barton Landing, L o 0 o o o o. 2
Barton, 1 3 2 1 1 1-16 |
The annual Methodist campmeet-
ng of the st. Johnsbury District will
De held at Lyndonville commencing
Monday, August 49,. continuing to
August 26. Rev. S. F. Upham, D. D.,
Y. j.; Rev. VIM. Henderson, Dan
vile, P. O.; and Rev. FL. A. Spencer,
have been engaged as
helpers. Board and lodging will be
furnished at the boarding house for
Ill who desire it.
We hope that the citizens in this
lection of the county will attend the
Horse Breeders meeting and fair,
which is to be held at Newport this
week. The managers have done the
most possible to make the meeting
Useful and attractive, and the people
ought to attend. The show of horses
will be extraordinary, and the races,
as good as were ever seen
n this part of the State.
Governor Woodbury. has issued an
invitation to the members of the GA.
3. Posts of the State to be present at
he annual muster at Morey Lake,
'airlee, August Is. This is set apart
arge number of distinguished persons
rom the State and elsewhere present
n that day and soldiers and others
viii do well to attend. Tt is expect
d that several from this town will at