Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-20

to his home to-day ana VIII eHtef TIC
Harvard Medical college this fall.
Ernest W. Rev, manager of the ssThree
Bostonians,'' spent Sunday at Hotel Bar
ton. Mr.. Rev is to make a trip through
Canada. and into Michigan and Illinois,
booking his company for the coming sea-
son.
Miss Gertrude Skinner left this morn
ing for New York, where she is to enter
the Pratt Institute and take a higher
course in kindergarten work. J. F. Batch
elder will accompany Miss Skinner to
New York but will return early in the
week.
We learn OF the recent death of Pearl
Allbee White, wife of Geo. White, of Man
chester, n. Fl. Mrs. White was the daugh-
ter of J. Allbee, OF Manchester, but for
merly of this town, and was a most esti-
mable lady. She will be very pleasantly
remembered here.
The time for holding the annual meeting
of the Orleans County Sunday School con-
vention is close at hand, but yet no
place for holding it has been designated.
Any locality wishing to entertain the con-
vt3ntion is requested to communicate at
once with w. W. Foster, Barton Landing.
J. n. Webster was in Portsmouth, n. II.
last week to attend banquet given by
Hon. Frank Jones to the agents OF the
Granite State Fire Ins. Co., of which Mr..
Jones is president. There were about 300
people present and the occasion was very
enjoyable one. Mr.. Webster stopped in
Boston for q time on his way home.
Warren Gregory, who was for some time
a compositor in this Office, was married to
Miss Velna S. Gray, of Littleton, n. H.,
last Wednesday. Mr.. Gregory has been
working in newspaper Office in Littleton
for some time and they will make their
home there. The MONITOR extends con-
gratuiatiOns.
There are some parties in the village who
are liable to get themselves into serious
trouble. Mrs. Fred Carter had some of her
washing stolen the other night, and if the
pieces are not returned she promises to get
out.a search warrant for a certain house
she knows. This sort of theft is about the
meanest kind one can indulge in.
The ''Three Bostonions" will give an en-
tertainment IN Sewers Hall Wednesday
evening, Oct. 6. This company will be wei
remembered here, it having appeared here
last winter. This season they are to be ac-
companied by their regular reader, 5.
Homer Eaton, who has been spoken of in
the highest terms wherever he has ap-
peared.
meeting OF the Vermont Development
Association will be held in Burlington at
the Van. Ness House, Tuesday Of this week.
The object of the association IS to make
known to non-residents of the state the
advantages of the state for both summer
and permanent homes, and also in pro-
noting these advantages. The association
has a membership of 125 prominent Yer
monters and is increasing steadily.
Quite number from here attended the
fair at ST. Johnsbury last week. d. D.
Beams horse, Belle w. won first money IN
the 2 40 class, the best time being 2:29 IL;
Fitz NJ, owned by O. III. Mossman, took
the first two heats in the "a class, reduc-
ing his record to 2:26 ii, the best time
made in that class. He was beaten out in
the next three heats and only won second
money. In the 100 class the second and
third purses were divided betWeens Fitz NJ.
and Sleepy Joe, horse owned by Frank
Webster.
While G. F. Leonard, Of East Albany,
was driving VIII Rowell's team down
Main street last Saturday, the horses be-
came frightened at passing train and in
trying to manage them Mr.. Leonard was
thrown from his seat on to the wagon pole
ands from there to the ground. Luckily
the wagon, which was heavily loaded with
meal, passed without hitting him and he
escaped with few bruises. The horses
kept on down Church street and collided
with electric light pole near the Cong.
church where they were brought to a
standstill. The wagon was somewhat de-
molished but the horses were uninjured
The Women's Home Missionary Union
of Vermont will hold two meetings at the
Cong. church in Lyndonville next Friday.
The meeting in the afternoon will be for
ladies only, and questions and suggestions
regarding the work of the Union is desired.
The state and county officers will be pre-
sent at the meeting and it is hoped that it
will be of special interest to all. At the
evening meeting Mrs. VanPatten, of Bur-
lington, and Mary L. Paine, secretary of
the Union, will be among the speakers. It
is also expected that Miss Dox, of the
Cong. Educational Society, will be present
and address the meeting. Delegated from
the G. E. societies are cordially invited.
We are in receipt Of marked copy of
The Republican Champion, published at
Newport, n. H., in which an account is
given of the dedication Of a new school
building, the gift of Hon. Dexter RICH
ards and wife, patriotic and honored cit
liens, from which we learn that our for
mer townsman, P. A. Johnson, took
conspicuous part in the exercises, having
ct ed oS one Of the nI1ildi1aor CON, it+oo