Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-03

There was promenade and dance al
Seaver's Hall last Friday evening. There
was good company present and a pleas
| ant time is reported.
It is hoped that all the members of the
Epworth League will be present next
Tuesday evening, as new officers are to be
! elected for the coming year.
Geo. Barnes has been working for the
Peerless Co. at Newport, N. II. for the past
two weeks, and the company are trying to
get him to remain there with them.
There will be meeting of the alumni of
Barton Academy next Tuesday evening at
7:3O. No written invitations are to be
sent out but all the graduates are expect
ed to be present.
A special meeting of Quimby Post is
| called for next Wednesday evening at z
| O'Clock. All members should be present,
| as it is desired to make arrangements for
Memorial day, and there is other impor-
tant business to be transacted.
Geo. W. Britt, representative of the Red
path agency, is in town consulting with
the executive committee of the lecture as
ISOLATION in regard to lecture talent for an
OGuST year. we UuQGfSOduu u0 Will supp
for few days and try his luck at trout
fishing.
large number of the friends of Rev.
and Mrs. w. E. Douglass gave them sur
prise party at their home last Saturday
evening. A very pleasant time was enjoy
ed. Some fine presents were left, among
them being barrel of -four from O. Fl.
Mossman.
The district meeting of the Daughters of
Rebekah was held with Sunbeam Lodge,
No. II, last Friday evening. Representa-
tives were present from the lodges at
Newport, Burke and Lyndonville. A fine
supper was served, after which came
speeches, etc. A pleasant time is reported
by everyone.
About one hundred of the old and
young people of the village gathered at
the Crystal Lake Hotel last Wednesday
evening to partake of the bounteous sup
per provided for them. After the supper
was over the young people proceeded to
dance for time. The Travers Bros. are
running a good house and deserve the
patronage of the people.
F. w. Baldwin was in Sherbrooke last
Friday as counsel for Henry Burns, who it
is reported attempted to murder his wife
some time ago. At the time of his trial
the court refused to accept bail for his APP
pearance at court, but it was carried to
the higher courts and as result Mr..
Burns is out on $1,000 BAIL He and his
wife have gone to Burke.
The fish and game league met Friday
evening and elected the following officers:
Pres, w. W. Miles; vice president, G. F.
Percival; secretary, j. n. Webster; treas
urer, L. NJ. Hubbard executive commit
tee, c. c. Grow, w. M. Wright and F. w.
Cutting. A committee of three was elect
ed to draw up bylaws to be voted upon at
the next meeting. The meeting was ad-
journed to Friday, May %.
The May festival of the ST. Johnsbury
Choral Union bids fair to be an even great
er success than that of last year. The dates
are May 1921. Mrs. Bradbury, Mr.. Bart
lett and DR.. Geo. Clark of Boston, with
Mrs. Hazen of st. Johnsbury and ]. T.
Spellman of Concord are the artists en-
gagged in addition to Blaisdell's orchestra;
'sThe Creation Rubenstein's ssWater
Nymph' and other choice things are on
the program. Every lover of music in this
section should attend.
Notwithstanding the very stormy day
and evening of last Tuesday there gather
ed at the vestry of the Congregational
church a good audience to witness the
cantata 'sDream of the Fairies,'' given by
the children; under the auspices of the
society of Christian Endeavor. This novel
and very interesting entertainment reflect |
ed great credit upon Miss Nellie E. Case, /
teacher of the first primary, Barton Acad |
envy and Graded School, and her pupils,
as those taking part were largely from her
school. The singing by the s.kids'' was
complete, and carried one back to the |
popular days of ''Pinafore," and a real |
live bee could not beat the humble bee
that buzzed among the flowers of the |
'Fairies.''
The regular meeting of the lecture as |
ISOLATION was held at the school house last |
Tuesday evening. II. j. Stannard was re-
elected president of the association, F. w. |
Cutting vice-president, Horace Pierce
treasurer, III. K. Dewey secretary, w. e. |
Douglass, j. N. Webster and Geo. H.
nittee. The treasurer's report showed
hat $40 was taken at the auction of the
seats, and $684.56 was the whole amount
aiken from the sale of the seats, making
;he total amount received $824.56. The
,otal expenses of the season amounted to
s75S.6S, of which, 1925 was for the talent.
The association. has Oh hand the money
eft over from last year, which with the
interest, amounts to $3S2.15; this with
he $65.SS which has been cleared this year,
will give surplus of $44s.O3. 1t was
yoted to leave it to the committee to de-
Tide upon the number of lectures for the