Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-21

Barton. E.
Several teachers from Newport and Derby
are visiting at the academy to-day.
Mary Collision and Amory Seaver, who
have been quite sick, are improving.
o. ]. Cook of Newport visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. P. Cook, over Sunday.
Geo. Lang has returned from Barre. Mr..
Lang intends to move his family here
soon.
Several from this village attended the
musical convention at Barton Landing and
report very fine time.
Rev. Mr.. Dodd of Irasburgh preached at
the Cong. church yesterday in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Sheaff.
We understand that G. F. Perciyal is to
have several hands at work on his new
house finishing it off soon.
The Good Templars held sociable and
box supper in their hall Saturday evening.
A pleasant time was reported.
Miss Mary Jacobs has taken the rooms
formerly occupied by Mrs. Heath in the
post Office block and is ready to do dress
making.
The Epworth League had charge of the
service at the NJ. E. church last evening.
Several fine papers were read by different
mempers.
The court of inquiry has not yet given
its verdict on the Maine disaster but it is
expected that it will be given to the public
this week.
Sugar parties were held at both the Con-
gregationalist and Methodist churches last
week. They were well attended and en-
joyed by all.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass delivered a very in
teresting sermon at the M. E. church yes
terday on the Nations true position in the
present crisis.
DR.. j. A. Pearson of this place was elect
ed one of the executive committee of the
Vermont State Dental Society at its annual
meeting held in Rutland recently.
Unclaimed letters remaining in Barton
T. o. March 21: Mrs. l.. S. Beede, Hanray
Camera, Mrs. A. S. Eaton, c. A. Norris, H.
l. Norris, Frank Skinner, Joseph Stone
and Miss Emma Wife.
Walter McFarlane and family, Mr. and
Mrs. r. j. Knowles and Mr.. and Mrs
Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Abner Hill, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter McFarlane.
Little twin daughters arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Owen last Mon
day night. They were both very small
and weak, weighing less than three pounds
each, and last evening one of the little
girls died and it is thought that the other
cannot live. Mrs. Owen is very comfort
able.
Miss Farr, who has been working in the
Office of ]. w. Murkland, finishes wor k
there April 1st, and her place will be filed
by Miss Esther B. Douglass of Thetford,
sister of Rev. w. E. Douglass of this vii
lage. We understand Miss Farr is to ac-
cept position in Hardwick.
The Temple Quartette Concert Company
of Boston will give the last entertainment
of the lecture course at Sewers hall next
Friday evening. This is very old COM
pany and ranks among the best in the
country. The reader is said to be very
good one and their program is an excep
tionally fine one. All who love music
should be present.
We notice in the Dictator, paper print
ed in Atlanta, Ga, an article on, 1.-THE Civil
Court SYSTEM" written by w. w. Miles of
this village. In it Mr.. Miles very ably de-
tends the civil court system, and while adj
uniting that there are many defects in this
system, he would not attempt to remedy
the evil by doing away with the laws but
would extend better education 5taA the
people at large, encourage virtue and So