Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-19


Yesterday was Easter Sunday, and both
the Cong. and NJ. E. churches were hand
somely decorated. Appropriate Easter
services were held both morning and eve
ming.
The officers of the Cong. Ladies' Aid So
ciety will entertain the Ladies' society and
the young ladies of the G.. E. society at the
church next Wednesday afternoon. All
come early, ready for work.
We have not had great amount of rain
and the streams in this vicinity are not
very high. The roads are in the usual
condition at this time unless, it may be,
that our streets in some places are a little
worse.
The Good Templars had a very good pro-
gram at their last meeting. The next
meeting will be held next Saturday even
ing at 1880; officers will be elected at this
time. after which an interesting program
will follow.
There will be no service at the NJ E..
church next Sunday morning as the pas
tor will be at Conference. The Sunday
School will be held as usual and the eve
ming service will be conducted by the Ep-
worth League.
If any people have ordered club papers
at this Office, or of our agents, and are not
receiving them they should notify us i'm
mediately. After the paper has started, if
there should be any trouble notify the
publishers Of that paper.
The Vermont Conference of Methodist
Episcopal churches is to be held at Barre,
Railroad has placed on sale at reduced
rates are good going April Goth to 9th,
and good returning until April 18th.
Seaver's big bake was witnessed by quite
a large crowd. A barrel of flour used !;
sixteen loaves being baked at time, TAX
ing from twenty to thirty minutes. After
keeping the bread on exhibition for time
Mr.. Seaver kindly donated it to the poor"
The May number of the Vernsonter
contains portraits of Vermonters who have
become prominent in national politics;
it has an interesting article on the Rut
land Business college, and closes with the
history of the hero of the great naval bat
tie on Lake Champlain.
At the annual election of officers of Or
leans Lodge, No. 55, the following were
elected for the year: G. FL. Wiley, w. NJ;
G. F. Perceival, S. W.; D. w. Smith, J.W.;
e. F. Dutton, treasurer; o. V. Joslyn, sec
rotary; E. E. Lidden, S. D.; Ell. J. Stan
nard, j. D.; I'll. T. Seaver, marshall F. W.
Baldwin, chaplain; M. j. Smith, S. s.; E.
c. Martin, J. S.. FL. c. Gay, tiler.
Last Tuesday evening party of young
people gathered at Hotel Barton and par
took of a fine supper, after which they
passed pleasant, social hour. The next
evening, the older people, not wishing to
be outdone or to lose good supper, did
likewise. If the people of the village real
lied what pleasant place this is for social
times, there would be more such gather
ings there.
Another lot of 10000 lake trout fry were
planted in Crystal Lake last Friday after
noon by the Hon. Horace w. Bailey, Fish
Commissioner for the State of Vermont.
The fry were in fine condition, and scarce
ly any died during transportation. This
plant, with the former plant of $4,000 of
last year, will in a short time, we think,
furnish an additional charm to this beau
tiful lake, which was once the home of
this same species of fish. The water of
this lake is peculiarly adapted to the trout.
It is clear, cool and deep, and the shores
surrounding the lake are either a white,
sandy beach or wall of granite rock.
Once the fisherman came here with conf
dence that something more than ''fish-
erman's luck'' awaited him; but for the
last ten of fifteen years trout have been
very scarce and have almost entirely dis
appeared. This result was produced, as
thought by many, by the introduction of
the black and rock bass and from the neg
lect of the local residents to suita bly, pro-
tect the native fish. The bass have never
thrived in these waters SO as to furnish
very much sport, and for the past few
years the lake has offered very little at
fractions to the fisherman. Its beautiful
scenery, it's noble granite walls and cliffs
reflected in its pure waters, and it's health
giving atmosphere remain, but the charm
once held in its crystal bosom is gone. To
aid in restoring this lake to it's former
condition fish and game club, composed
Of some of the citizens of the village of
Barton and vicinity, has been formed and
Incorporated: A year or more ago the
facts relating to this lake, were called to
the attention of the Fish Commissioners
of the state, Horace w. Bailey and ]. w.
Titcomb, who shortly thereafter entered
upon the work of restocking the lake
with it's native fish. The zeal with which
they have entered upon the work has Civ
en- to the club and to the surrounding
community confidence that their efforts,
aided by the large mber interested in the
lake, will prove a success, and that in the
near future CrystalLake will once more
ta lie its ,alace III, lalzeS Of