Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16

built last year and we hope that the work
will be continued this year.
There was considera BILE painting done in
this village last year and it looks as If there
would be quite an amount this year. A
coat of paint applied ii time not only inn
proves the looks ola building very much
but It sayes a greater expenditure later.
Mr.. and LIS. j. B., Freeman and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ Hubbard go this week to ST.
Adams to attend e meeting of the Odd Fell
lows and Rebekahs at that place. They
will go as delegates fromthe societies here.
The Barton base ball boys went to Glover
last Saturday afternoon and played the
team there, defeating them by score CT
21-19. This game is one of the first of the
season and the playing was rather ragged,
but if the boys will put in some good prac-
tice they may develop. quite strong team.
Our hardware dealers report an excep-
tionally good trade in their business here
SO far this season, more farming imple-
ments having been sold in this vicinity
than in former years so early in the sea-
son. This shows that the farmers are feel
ing little encouraged and are branching
out a little.
The ST. Johnsbury Republican is now
issuing a daily which reaches here on the
afternoon mail. This paper does not go
to press until about three O. clock and thus
contains news received nearly twelve hours
later than the news given by the Boston
papers. This paper will give the latest war
news and should sell WELL
Letters addressed to the following par
ties remain uncalled for at this office: J. G.
Harry Bartlett, F. A. Bruce, o. Bruce, l..
Carpenter, M. e. Humphrey, Myra Noyes,
Geo. w. Phipps, Arthur SartWell, Arthea
Sarteale, A. Scullion, Mary Obline Sanville,
Hiram Allen, w. S. Austin.
The rain last week has started the grass
along SO it looks nice and green; the leaves
are opening and the trees will soon look
well. Now when the yards are all slickod
up and things are picked up around the
houses our village will look it's very best.
Do not drop your old rubbish down be-
side the road but burn it up and get it out
of the way.
The Annual meeting of the Barton
Academy Alumni Association will be held
in the high school room of the Academy on
Friday evening, May 20, at 7:3O o'clock.
ALI members are requested 20 make an ex-
ira effort to be present as there is impor-
tant business to attend to and if the Asso-
citation is to be kept up there must be
good attendance at this meeting. ALI at
tend and show your interest.
G. P. Jenness has just put out a new
sign, the work of E. E. Liddell. He is
getting his stock of goods arranged in
order and everything looks shipshape. He
has three good rooms up stairs where he
keeps a part of his stock, one large room
being used entirely for his Baskets and for
the undertaking business. He has added
largely to the stock of goods which he
bought of Mr.. Bean, as we'll as to the crock
cry which he purchased of Mr.. Seaver. His
large windows afford him fine chance to
display his goods and his position is one
Of the best in the village. Call in and look
his goods over. He will be glad to show
you around even if you do not care to
make purchase.
Professor French of Dartmouth College
spoke at the Congregationalist church
yesterday morning in the interests of the
Mary Hitchcock hospital. He described
the hospital and showed the advantages of
hospital treatment. The hospital is open
to all and the patients who are unable to
pay receive the same treatment as those
who pay their way. He gave some 1igures
showing the mber of patients they had
taken during the past year and the number
received from this state. Prof. French is
pleasant speaker and gave much interest
ing information regarding the working of
this hospital. There was a large congre-
cation present.
A copy of the Yeomon's Record, paper
printed in Iras burgh in 1s49, was left at
this office last week by Miss Alice Nelson.
The paper was published by e. Rawson;
contains four pages and gives a good
amount of interesting reading matter.
We notice an article in which it states that
an effort was being made at that time to
construct telegraph line from Boston to
Another article states that
at public meeting held in Barton resolu-
tions were passed that no person should
be allowed to sell liquor in Barton unless
he would keep a book in which he should
register the name and address of the party
to whom he sold it, and that the book
should be open for the inspection of TIE
official board.
Mr.. Pattee is receiving letters from peo-
pie who wish to come here to spend the
summer, and the hotel will be filed with
guests as soon as the season opens. Mr..
Pattee could get many more guests if he
could accommodate them. 1t seems to US
that the beauty of our own lake should be
shown to our visitors rather more than
it is. A ride over this lake in one of the
steamers is very pleasant, and if some of
the brush were cut away beside the road
and the road improved, the drive beside