Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-13

lied and it was extinguished before much
damage was done. It is supposed that the
fire started around the chimney. The roof
to the ell part was burned off but the dam
age is covered by insurance.
Joseph Labor, father of Frank and Lewis
Labor died at the home of his son Frank,
about one and one-half miles from this
village on the road to South Barton, last
Friday. Mr.. Labor was advanced in years
and consequently unable to stand very
hard illness, which accounts for his death
after being sick but short time. The
funeral was held at the house yesterday,
Rev. Mr.. Douglass officiating.
The comedy company which has been
giving entertainments at Sewers hall dur
ing the past week has not drawn very
large crowds, although the attendance has
been fair several evenings. The show is
good one for the money and we under
stand has given good satisfaction. They
are to remain here this week and the en-
tertainments will be continued the same
as last week.
We would remind our readers Of the lee
ture to be given at Seaver's nall Wednes-
lecture of the course. Tt is to be given by
Prof. John B. DeMotte of Bryn Mawr,
Pa, who will speak on ''Python Eggs and
the American Boy" This lecture is a Sc
quel of the ''Harp of the Senses given by
him here three years ago. Prof. Denote
is too well known to the people of Barton
to need eulogizing. Tickets will be placed
on sale at the drug store in due season.
Services at the Cong. church for this
week: Monday evening at 7:30, Christian
Endeavor meeting, Miss Nettie Cobb lead
er; Thursday evening at 1880 prayer meet
ing; Friday evening, at 700 teachers
meetingiat o. E. Cowles', on Glover street;
Saturday evening at 1880 choir rehearsal at
S. G. Curriers'; Sunday morning regular
service followed by Sunday school; Junior
Endeavor society Sunday afternoon at 800;
evening service at $50. The committees
guarantee is worthless without the janitOr
A new shaft for the water wheel at the
electric plant at Clyde Falls has been or
dered and is expected to reach here in
about five weeks. 1t is to be furnished by
the Leffel Company of Springfield, Ohio,
and they write that 1t will take about three
a week more in which to finish it. The
cost is to be $S8. When the shaft is put in
the boxes will all be babbitted and it will
then be in as good condition as when first
started. Since the wheel was first put in
no work has been done upon it, and it has
run steadily with no trouble whatever.
There will be a social and literary enter
tainment at the M. E. church on Friday
evening of this week consisting of read
ings by Miss Myrtle Aldrich of West
Burke, The blind girl, who has given en-
tertainments in various towns Of the state
and in Canada, to the great satisfaction of
her audiences. A special musical pro-
gram Will also be furnished and origi-
nal poems will be read by members of the
society. Proceeds for the singing book
fund. Those who have earned % cents or
more for the fund will be admitted free;
children, 10 cents; all others, 20 cents.
Come and aid in good cause.
The telephone exchange company held a
meeting last Wednesday evening, adopted
some bylaws and made the temporary Or
ganization permanent one. 4 contract
has been made with Mr.. Buchanan, man
line for ten years and also with Mr.. Seaver
to do the switching at the central Office.
About forty instruments are to be placed
in the village and it is expected that the
work of erecting the line will be COM
menced in a short time. 1t is expected !
that the wires will be placed on the cleo
trio light poles, thereby saving consider
a BILE expense.
The grand officers were not present at /
the meeting of the Golden Cross society !
last Wednesday evening. The regular !
meeting was held and the following Of
ficers were installed by J. A. Pearson:
Noble commander, Mr.. Scott; V. n. c.,
Mrs. Jane Bigelow; keeper of records, |
Mrs Nettie M. Jewell; financial keeper of
records, l.. M Hubbard; Treas, Mrs. JOS. |
Freeman; worthy prelate, Mrs. Carter;
worthy herald, Mrs. Roundy Warder of |
the inner gate, Mrs. Hubbard; Warder of |
the outer gate. Thomas Lowrey; past noble
E. WEIGH. It is expected that |
the grand officers will be here the first of |
March and in an open meeting explain to |
the people the benefits of the organization.
The weather bureau predicts several days
of cold weather yet. The cold of the past
week has been unprecedented and its area
covered the whole country. In Chicago,
touched % degrees below zero,
the lowest point since 1872. Places in
Michigan and Iowa record so or more be-
low while in the Dakotas and Montana it
was equally cold. In the middle and |
southern states great suffering, and losses
of cattle, fruit and orange trees, straw berry
farms, ETC., have been incurred. st. Louis
reported q degrees below zero, a record |
mark, and, in fact, every section east of the
Rockies and north of a line drawn from
bout 100 miles south of Jacksonville Fla