Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-04
Barton.

A little baby girl at Geo. Nye's.
E. F. Humphrey has bought DR.. Sedg-
wik's lot on High street.
Mr. and Mrs Austin Kimball and son
are here for a brief stop.
Miss Julia Owen is home from college
for her summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Stannard are visiting
relatives in New York state.
DR.. Scott and wife of Andover, Mass,
have been visiting at J.eA. Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Walker of Glover
spent Thursday at William Brunnings.
The B. 6 NJ sold 25O tickets to Newport
and 20 to Lyndonville for today's celebra-
tions at this station.
Mrs. Will Abbott of Stanstead, P. O.,
and Miss NcMullen of Rock Island, P. O.,
visited at Mrs. Harvey's last week.
Mrs. Sara D. Stone and son Charlie are
visiting friends in town. Charles will re-
main here for his summer vacation.
The Peerless Co. closed their factory Fri
day night in order to take stock and give
their employees rest over the Fourth.
Mrs. w. E. Douglass and daughters are
spending short vacation among friends
in Springfield, Mass. and Groton, Conn.
The Good Templars have postponed their
meetings through the hot weather. The
next meeting of the organization will be
Sept. oath.
Mrs. II. P. Woodland of East Berkshire
visited Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Peterson last
week. She will also visit her daughter at
III. F. Pillsbury's.
Have you noticed the display in the win
dow at the drug store? 1t is one of the
most attractive displays we have noticed
in this village.
1t is expected that Rev. NJ. S. Eddy of
Morrisvillc, will occupy the pulpit of the
Nj. e. church next Sabbath morning in
exchange with the pastor.
Herbert Orcutt takes his vacation this
week. Francis Jewell relieves him at the
freight depot. Mr.. Orcutt goes to the
beach for a we'll earned rest.
Fred w. Robinson of Charlestown, Mass.
with his wife and children, will spend this
week camping across the lake. They are
here visiting Mr.. D. w. Robinson.
III. r. Mack Of Hardwick was in town
last week and put up two monuments in
the village cemetery. Mr.. Mack has sue
ceeded in building up large trade in this
part of the state.
We learn that Geo. C. Baldwin, who has
been attending the Harvard Dental School
during the past year, has received the high
est mark given there in all his studies and
stands at the head of his class.
The summer service of the B. 6 NJ. r.
Il. is running smoothly and the new trains
are, usual, we'll filed. The engines on
the Boston express trains run from New
port to Concord without change.
The people of this village appreciate the
fact that we have as good an organization
in the Barton Band as can be found any
where in this part of the country, The
boys did themselves proud at the Masonic
celebration last week.
The new revenue law which went into
effect July list requires that to every bank
check, draft, or certificate of deposit is
sued after that date two cent stamp shall
be affixed. On bonds, debentures, or GER
tificates of Indebtedness five cents must
be paid for each 800 or fraction thereof.
There is heavy fine for failure to comply
with this law
Immediately after midnight the boys of
the village started in for their usual
Fourth of July celebration. One young
man of a scientific turn of mind tried an
exp pertinent with submarine mine and
this morning he thinks that the expert
ment was a grand success and he expresses
him self as perfectly satisfied with the
KIN owledge gained. e
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