Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-07-13
Mrs. j. w. Murkland, returned to her
home i'm Boston last Tuesday.

The Misses JOslyn have returned from
their visit to Mass. They spent considera-
Bile time at the seaside cottage in Magno-
liza. occupied by Myron Joslyn and family
of Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. G. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. III. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Dut-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. n. M. Scott went to
Deer Park hotel to spend Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Elliott.
Larkis NJ Hagopian, M. D., an Armen-
ian, now stopping at St. Johnsbury and
vicinity, will deliver an address on car
menia" at the Congregational church
| next Sunday evening at $50 o'clock.
1t is stated that J. w. Howard will get
over twenty bushels of strawberries and
G. w. Seaver a hundred bushels on their
berry patches this season. This will make
considerable spending money for the
boys.
Harry Gordon, for some years resident
of this village and a clerk in the FL. G..
Pierce drug store, who is now running a
drug store at McIndoes, was married to
Miss Lillian Badger of Lyndonville last
week.
The r. r. Co. will rebuild the culvert
under the road bed near the n. M. Scott
residence. This is quite job and will re-
quire the removal of several hundred
yards of dirt and the drawing of lot of
granite.
Mrs. Adna (Jenness) Ellis and two chill
dren have arrived from California, and
will spend the summer with her father and
other friends here. She has never been
home since moving to that state about
eight years ago.
A patriotic service was held by the Ep-
worth League last Tuesday evening, the
vestry being beautifully decorated with
flags and flowers. The Leaguers were
pleased to see the familiar face of Rev. F.
w. Lewis on that occasion.
The Epworth League will serve ice cream
and cake on the church lawn next We'd
nesday evening, July Is. The Barton band
will be present to enliven the evenings
entertainment. Refreshments will be serv-
ed from to o'clock. Whole bill, Is cts.
Elder Chas. Mcclure, who built house
near the o. V. Joslyn place, has sold the
same to Mr.. Flanders and moved back to
West Derby, where he owns residence.
He was very industrious and worthy cit
izen and we are sorry to have him move
away.
Somebody suggests that we did not place
the estimate on Elliott & Pattee's new
turnout of four horses and new coach
high enough. Well, here goes at 81 200, if
that is nearer the truth. The Summer
School people will enjoy ride in that
turnout.
Our ever welcome visitors, Messrs., Corey
and King, with their wives and other
friends have arrived9 and viii spend0t
summer with us; they will make their
home, Jas heretofore, at R. s. Twombly's.
Quite large number of guests have ar
rived at Hotel Barton.
Summer School this week and next. 1t
is expected that many who have heretofore
attended, and others will be here to enjoy
the advantages of the school. The man
agement is in excellent hands and it is ex-
pected the school will be of much profit to
all. First session this afternoon.
If there was ever a time when an intelli-
gent and conscientious democrat could
w
party goes back on the principles which
it has stood upon and boosted of for half
century, it is about time for Vermont
democrats to jump upon some other band
wagon.
There will be a free lecture Thursday ev-
ening, July 16, at Opera Hall, under the
auspices of the Summer School, to which
not only the pupils, but the citizens, are
cordially invited. The subject will be
"Cuba and the Cubans," by c. F.Sweeney
of St. Johnsbury, who has been resident
the past four years of Havana, Cuba.
The readers of the MONITOR have noticed
the advertisement of the Barbour Business
College, recently esta blished at st. Johns
bury. The young men in this section of
the State, who wish to pursue course of
study in business methods, will do well to
send for catalogue and learn the advan-
tage of taking business course there.
Thanks to the friends of the Press Asso-
citation for the pleasant things said of Bar
ton, the new hotel, the band and of the
local committee man. Captain AveriIl,
Mrs. Richardson and Willoughby came in
for large share of praise, and for such
pleasant account of themselves as will be
of much value to them in a pecuniary
sense hereafter.
Miss Alice Beckwith, a student in the
Lyndon Institute, and Miss Helen Beck
with, a teacher in a kindergarten school
in Mass, are spending their vacation with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Beck
with, who recently moved into the Cong.
parsonage. Miss Helen has published
very popular Kindergarten book, entitled
Gin Mythland. )"
Joseph French of Boston, cousin of Mrs.
o. d. Owen and of Augustus French of
this village, whose father was born in