Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-17

is visiting his son, f. w. Cutting, OF this
village This is Mr.. Cuttings first visit to
Barton. He drove here from New Hamp-
shire with friend, Mr.. Loverin, of that
place.
Geo. Reed left Ft1e this morning to at
tend the NatioIsI Beagle field trials at
Hemstead, l. J., hiIlsdale, n. j. and Oxford,
Mass. Ttttckfifteer of his beagle hounds
with him and Will be away about three
weeks.
Phil Shields informs us that a pumpkin
weighing 4S pounds was raised on Mrs.
Geo. Monkeys farm in Albany this year.
One would naturally think that it might
be a good place for lovers of pumpkin pie
to visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Stedman of Springfield,
Mass. are visiting their son, DR.. Harry
Stedman, of this village. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stedman formerly lived in Brattleboro,
where Mr.. Stedman was on the editorial
~+aef or the PhoenjT.
1 ae members of Orient Cha pier o. E. S.
will give banquet and entertainment in
Masonic hall next Friday evening. Ban
quet served at $50 O'Clock sharp. Whole
bill 20 cents; entertainment alone 10 cents.
Every body cordially invited.
The excursion to the w hite Mountains
was taken in by large number of people
along the line of the Passumpsic road.
There were 81 tickets sold at this station.
The trip is fine one at any season of the
year, and especially so at this time when
the forests are so beautiful.
Letters addressed to the following parties
remain uncalled for at this office: Joseph
Barquen, r. D. Bucklin, Theodore Carpen-
ter, Rose Clark, Inez M. Hayes, Willie
Hitchcock, Mrs. L. Jarvah, James F. Kim
ball, Isaac Marcou, Dana Martin, Miss
Martha Plummer, Jas. Ram, 2, Elsie M.
Skinner, 2, Inez Woodbury..
Rev. Mr.. Elliott, agent of the Vermont
Bible Society, occupied the Cong. pulpit
Sunday, Oct. 10Th, giving some interesting
facts in regard to the work of that society
in our state and of the vast amount of
work being done by the American Bible
Society in all lands. He also spoke at the
NJ. E. church in the evening.
Rev. Lawrence Phelps, formerly pastor
of the Cong. church here, will speak from
the pulpit of that church next Sunday at
he usual hour of morning service. Mr..
Phelps is Field Secretary of the Seaman's
Friend Society, and will speak in the in
terests of that society, explaining itsiobject
and work. full house is desired.
Many new departures have been made by
the management of the Mechanics Fair,
and all to good effect. 1t is great show
in every department for it demonstrates
Il
tific, mechanical and industrial lines dur
ing the past few years. The annual excur-
sion to Boston is down fer October Goth.
Be sure and go and take in the fair.
Mr.. o. Z. Cowles of this village and Miss
Carrie I. Foster of Claremont. n. Fl. were
married in CIaremCnt last Wednesday.
Mr.. Cowles is in business here and is
man respected by all, and the people will
be pleased to welcome him here with his
new bride. After a short trio through the
White Mountains they returned home Sat-
urday. The MONITOR extends congratula-
tiOns.
The Central Vermont railroad are TO run
two excursions over their line to Boston
next Wednesday. They will take in all
the towns on the Mort ern division of the
road and the fare is to be very low. Tick
cts will be good until Oct. 18th, inclusive.
Mechanics Fair and the underground
railway with the many attractions at the
theatres offer extra inducements to visit
Boston at this time.
DR.. Harry Stedman, veterinary surgeon,
has fitted up the front rooms i'll Geo. Fl.
Davis block for his office. These rooms
are very pleasantly situated, being the
ones formerly used by Mrs. Waterman fer
her dressmaking, and are convenient to
reach. Mr.. Stedmaniis a.young man, has
made a, thorough study of his profession
and should be able to build up a, good |
business here. .,-o 'F -
The thirty fifth annual reunion of Yer
mont officers will be held at Montpelier,
Wednesday, Oct. 10Th, 1898. Members of
the society, officers and non commissioned
officers of the army and navy, with ladies,
are cordially invited. The usual business
meeting will be held at the Capitol (rooms
of the committee on elections), at o'clock
p. m. The address will be delivered in
Representatives Hall at 7:3O O'Clock p. M,
by General John G. Mccullough of Ben !
nington. Annual banquet at the Pavilion
Hotel at 9 o'clock. Railroads in Vermont
will sell round trip tickets at reduced rates.
Notices of servie es at the Cong. church
for the week: Christian Endeavor meet
ing Monday evening at half past seven. A
cordial invitation is extended to all young
people of the village. Church prayer meet
ing Thursday evening at 1880. We would
urge the church members to attend this
meeting. Teachers meeting at Mrs o. d.
Ovens on Friday evening. The Junior
Endeavor society meets Sunday alta D. M,
under the supervision OF the.pastor's wife,
Mrs. Sheaff. Next Sunday evening # IS