Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-17

and quite sum was added to the treasury.
The entertainments given by the Cup
to-date" Comedy Company last week did
not draw very large audiences, but the
show was said to be a very good one.
Work on w. g. Bowman's house has
been progressing rapidly and it is now
ready for ciapboarding. 1t will be ready
for occupancy by the middle of Septem-
Der.
George Nye has traded his house on So.
Church street with o. D. Owen for the Ben
Hubbard farm and will move there at
once. Sorry to have Mr.. Nye leave the
village.
The Endeavor society is to have charge
of the Sunday evening meetings at the
Cong'I church through July and August
and their Monday evening meeting will be
omitted.
A new stone bridge is being put in place
of the old wooden lone near William
Browns place. The Valley brothers are
doing the work which is guarantee of
first job.
Geo. G. Baldwin arrived from Harvard
College last Thursday for a vacation of
two weeks. He will return to Boston to
work during the remainder of the summer
intermission of his school.
There will be L. U. B. A. social and
ice cream party at the M. E. church on
Wednesday evening of this week. Social
from to s. Ice cream served from to 10.
Per plate, Zoe. All invited.
The school in the Heath district, taught
by Miss Abbie May, closed June 80. The
following pupils had no marks during the
term: Della Brooks, Mabel Vance, Newell
Vance, Florence Wilkie and Harold Heath.
The rainy weather during the past week
has injured quite an amount of hay. The
ground is no longer suffering as it was
from the drouth, and it seems now that
the present hay crop may be increased to
quite an extent, by the rain.
Mr.. E. B. Wild, who works for the Per-
cival Furniture Company, is away in the
interests of that company. He will visit
Boston and New York before he returns
and will look over some of the patterns
being exhibited by other furniture COM
panies.
John Heating has just finished nice
serve as the foundation for the big gun
now in the park. 1t is expected that the
cannon will be mounted at the north en-
trance Of the park, although the location
is not as yet decided.
CARD wish to thank the friends and
neig hbors, especially Mrs. Harvey and
sidy,l for the kind sympathy and assist
ance In the sickness and burial Of my
beloved wife. May the Supreme Ruler
shower Heavens richest blessings upon
them. G. V. FRASER.
1t will be remem bered that Rev. S. c.
Johnson of Northfeld was dismissed from
the Vermont Conference at its meeting al
last spring. Mr.. Johnson ap-
peaIed the case to the Judicial conference
and the hearing has just been finished in
Boston. It was decided against him by
unanimous vote as we understand.
Fred Rand is having a short vacation
from his work as mail clerk. He goes this
week to New Haven, Conn, to attend the
third annual meeting of the Postal Clerks
Mutual Association. We note that Mr..
Rand is a member of the executive COM
mittee of this association and also one of
the committee on arrangements at this
meeting.
Mr.. Wesley Powell returned last We'd !
nesday from two weeks fishing trip in
Newark in company with Mr.. Humphrey /
ponds i'll the vicinity most Of their fishing
was done in the brooks, where the fish /
of Sutton. Although there aae a few small |
were found in plenty and good lot of es-
peciaIly fine ones were secured. Mr.. Pow I
ell now contemplates going to Canada for
a time to visit among relatives.
The Percival Furniture Company closed /
last Saturday for two weeks vacation. Bert /
Vance is to spend a part Of his vaca- |
ton at the home of his father IN Albany, |
Chas. Clogston and Will Hubbard have
gone to Portland, Me-, and will visit Bos-
ton before they return. Harley Ferrill |
and Fred Drown are to camp at May pond. /
Mr.. II. A. Glazier is to spent a part of his
time this week at Clyde Falls and Lorg |
Pond, and Mr.. E. II. Glazier viii camp at
Lake for time.
Mr.. c. NJ. Foster of San Francisco, Cal,
made the MONITOR office a pleasant call !
last week. Mr.. Foster and his daughter /
are visiting his brother, W. W. Foster, Of /
Barton Landing, and will remain here for /
a few weeks. Mr.. Foster went to Califor-
MA from this town twenty-seven years ago |
and is a produce dealer there, his place of /
business being located in the market Of |
the great sugar king, Spreckles. He states
that crops are good there and that business
is fourishing. There is much more en-
5husiasm there over the Philippine ques-
ton than here, as the people quite gener-
ally desire the retention OF the islands by
this country. Mr.. Foster visited his sis
ter, Mrs. George Nye, Of this village, for a