Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-27

the Mystic Shrine at ST. Johnsbury, We'd
nesday evening.
Ed. Porter is preparing to build new
house on the opposite side of the road from
the one recently burned.
Geo. Reed attended the great dog show
in Boston recently and received several
premiums on his beagles.
H. T. Seaver has been doing quite job
of repairs on his block. - f. <. 5Powen
has been spreading shingles on his build
ings.
| BICYCLES are selling like hot cakes. H.
| T. Seaver reports the sale of thirteen. John
Batchelder and others also report large
sales.
There seems to be disposition all about
the village to put premises, lawns and
yards in an inviting condition. Let us fix
ours up.
Maynard Hazen, who is peddling milk in
| the village, is now getting his milk from
| the L. p. Case herd of COWS. He sells both
milk and sweet cream.
| 1t is reported that our village water is
valued SO highly by some that they keep
it inIjugs for family.use. For further partic-
ulars inquire of Henry Wiley.
M. E. Ladies' meeting at the church par
lors next Wednesday afternoon. The usual
invitations. A Sunday school social at M.
E. church on Friday evening.
The Catholic Society are preparing a
foundation for the old Barron & Hamblet
store, which they have bought and intend
fitting up for a parochial school building.
n. B. Durham, road commissioner, will
be at the town clerks office, Saturday, May
I'd, to settle with the creditors of the town
on matters pertaining to the roads.
There is to be May ball at Sewers
Opera hall, Friday evening, under the au-
spices of the dancing school, Music,
Stones orchestra Supper at Hotel Barton.
Lncier's Minstrels gave an entertainment
at Seaver's Opera Hall Friday evening. This
company is well known here, having been
here several times. They fully sustained
their reputation.
Regular meeting of Geo. W. Quimby
Post next Wednesday evening. AS most
of the arrangements for Memorial Day
should be made at this meeting, it is re-
quested that every member be present.
Rev. III. A. Spencer was in town one day
recently in the interests of the Montpelier
Seminary. He begins his labors in Spring
field soon, where he has been assigned to
one of the strongest Methodist churches
in the state.
J. NJ. Pills bury, who went to Florida in
the early winter in the Ell. F. Pillsbury
party, returned Saturday. Mrs. Ell. F.Pills-
bury was taken sick in Washington and
they are obliged to await her recovery be-
fore their return. sfBSH&EEt%&kB i
Miss Florence Currier, who has been in
Chicago the past winter, taking a second
course of music lessons under the instruc-
ton of an eminent teacher, will be home
soon, and hopes tie get a good class of mu-
sic scholars here.
Effort is being made to get Rev. j. j.
Lewis, formerly student at Glover Insti- |
tute, but of late made famous by his lee
lures, to give his great lecture, '"The Pas
sion Play of Oberammagau," in this place
some time the last of May.
The Newport fire of last Tuesday morn
ing proves what is often shown, that it is
well-nigh impossible to put out a fire in
large building when it gets well under
Roadway. 1t if the safest way not to start
one Everlasting vigilance is the price of
safety from fires.
The band has been recognized with
Herbert circuit leader. We hope they will
get to practicing soon and will give some
out of door concerts. Let the public give
them little help. 1t is an expensive and
laborious thing to maintain band, and
the public ought to bear this in mind.
1t is expected that it will be proven that
electricity sufficient to drive three horse
power engine can be sent along common
telegraph wire from Niagara Falls to New
York City. Our village people should
bear in mind the fact that they have, in
their electric light plant, power sufficient
to propel the machinery of large factories.
At the annual election of Orleans Lodge,
No. 90, of F. and A. M, the following Of
ficers were elected: III. G. Pierce, W. NJ;
c. H. Wiley, S. W.; g. F. Percival, j. W.;
E. F. Dutton, Treas; o. V. Joslyn, Sec;
d. W. Smith, S. D.. E. E. Liddell, j. D.;
F. w. Baldwin chaplain; Ell. T. Seaver,
marshall; E. III. Glazier, j. A. Pearson,
stewards; II. G. Gay, tyler.
The selectmen and railroad officials have
let the job to put in the stone work under
the railroad track, remove the dirt and
build the highway from the track to the
ON the square near the Mrs.Stone
building. The stone work is let to the
Vallee Bros, the removal of the dirt!to FL
Conner. The job will be started next
week.
AS John Bean was coming from his
house to the village on Tuesday, his
horse took fright at a carpet which Amos