Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-19


visit Newport this week.
w. E. Vancour of Canaan met with
serious accident Thursday afternoon in the
Percival Manufacturing Co.'S shops. Mr..
Vancour began work there in the morn
ing and in the afternoon accidentally run
his hand on to machine which cut it in
such manner that amputatlon of the
thumb and two fingers was necessary.
Miss Della Chute, who has been in
business college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y,
has returned and will enter the Peerless
Co.'S. office as stenographer and typewriter
for Mr.. Cutting. Miss Margaret Carter,
who left here with miss Chute and who
attended college with her, has nice posi-
ton in the publishing department Of
Wanamaker's big New York store.
The weather Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week in this part OF the state was
record breaker for the time of year. The
thermometer stood at 100 degrees in the
sun for part of the day. The showers. of
THURSDAY and Friday was the advance of
cool wave and the relief given was very
much appreciated. The weather in the
cities was fearfully hot and many deaths
on account of the heat have been reported.
Mr.. James Cassiday and the Boston and
Maine Railway Co. have made a combina-
ton by which Mr.. Cassidy furnishes the
ground and the railway company the
flowers for pretty flower garden on the
lawn between the passenger depot and Mr.
Cassiday's block. Through Mr.. Blood,
the station agent, the company have sent
so geraniums, 80 feverfews, 25achryanthes,
so coleus and 25 Gamma lilies to be set out
into three beds which Mr.. Allchurch has
made. The work has been nicely done
and reflects much credit on all concerned.
The cannon presented to &. w. Quimby
Post, G. A. r., through the efforts of Gen.
w. w. Grout, arrived last Thursday. It
is Parrott 32-pounder and was formerly
used for coast defense purposes. The gun
weighs 500 pounds and will be used sim
ply as an ornament. Some of the more
timid citizens feared that it might be here
before the Fourth to make a lot Of noise.
It will never be fired in all ability, but
will serve as a reminder that the Post has
a friend in the General on all occasions.
It will be mounted in the park upon
block of granite four feet square, support
ed by cast IRON chairs. With the gun
came ten shells which weigh 126 pounds
each, which will be added to the pedestal
as ornaments to the cannon.
Charles Spooner Forbes of the Vernaont
er anticipated the pleasure OF the Masons
when he published in the June number the
picture of the Masonic Temple and the
several lodge rooms it contains. For
years the Masons of the State have desired
a Temple and as 1t has recently been COM
pleted the views and description given i'll
the Vermonter are of especial interest
since the grand lodge was held there last
week. Other interesting articles in the
paper are the History OF the Grand Lodge
of Vermont, F. and A. NJ" and ''The
Pacific Coast Association, Native Sons of
Vermont" both of which are nicely illus
trated.
a sad outcome of rough playing between
boys is shown in the case of George
Brooks, an 11-years- son Of Israel
Brooks, who lives on High street in this
village. Several weeks since playmate
hit him in the abdomen with a stick or
some hard substance. There seemed to be
no immediate trouble from the blow aside
from slight soreness in that organ until a
week since, when physician was called.
In the course of a few days appendicitis
developed and an operation was performed
Saturday by DIR. B. d. Longe of Newport,
Drs. Nichols and Blake assisting. The
boys constitution was not strong and he
died this morning at 1 o'clock. Mr.. Brooks
is hard working man and his friends
sympathize with him in his trouble.
The Orleans County Fair Association
will give day of sports at the Fair Ground
Wednesday, June %, that will take the
place of a regular Fourth Of July celebra-
ton. This is their idea and the program
that is presented will give days pleasure
that will resemble the Fourth all but the
noise. The program is printed on the fifth
page of this paper and includes among
other things grand wrestling contest in
which two of the best men of the State
will compete. This test of skill will be
especially interesting inasnuch as the
people of this vicinity have not Witnessed
a real good wrestling match for years. The
program also includes a base ball match
between the Lyndonville and Barton
mines and will be very interesting game.
Don't confuse the date cath of July'' with
the date of the days sports, but come pre-
pared to celebrate the Fourth few days
ahead Of time.
At the Grand Lodge of Masons held in
Burlington last week the following officers
were elected: DIR. W. S. Nay of Underhill,
Grand Master; Will F. Lewis of Rutland,
Deputy Grand Master; Chas. r. Montague
of Woodstock, Grand Senior Warden;
Chas. G. Miller of Burlington, Grand
Junior Warden; Chas. w. Whitcomb of
Proctorsville, Grand Treasurer; Warren
G. Reynolds of Burlington, Grand Secre-
tary: d. s. DanfOrth of ST. Alhans Grand