Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-22

by him as a token of their appreciation of
his services. Mr.. Baker is yet young man
and has risen to the position he now
by diligent and conscientious
work, and his many friends here will be
glad to learn of his success. The book also
contains portrait and a sketch of B. f.
Spaulding another former citizen of this
county, now representative from Dakota
to the National Congress. Mr.. Spauld1ng
will be we'll rememb ered here.
Memorial Day exercises will be held in
this village May 30th, as usual. The graves
of deceased soldiers and sailors will all be
decorated in the morning by committees
appointed for the occasion. At IL o'clock
the w. r. e. will furnish hot coffee at the
G. A. r. hall, where all the people are in
vited to bring their lunch and have SC
cial gathering during the noon hour. At
80 p. N. detail from @. w. Quimby
Post will leave the G. A. r. hall and march
to the village cemetery and decorate the
soldiers graves. The school children are
all invited to form in line with the mem
bers of the post and march with them to
the cemetery and assist in the exercises
there. At 2:30 %. m. the Memorial address
will be delivered at the NJ. E. church by
M. w. Farman of Westfield, who is we'll
known to the people here. There will also
be some singing and speaking Of an appro-
pirate character. The citizens of the vii
lage, the W. r. c., Sons of Veterans, and
the veterans of the late war are all invited
to join in the exercises Of the day. Osman
Dwyer has been appointed to go to Lyndon
to decorate the grave of G. w. Quimby at
this time.
The Peerless Manufacturing Co. of this
village have made some improvements to
their shop which will be of interest to our
readers and which shows the progressive
ness of the manager, Mr.. Cutting. Mr..
Cutting has recently had built on the first
floor of the building number of racks ex-
tending from the floor to the ceiling each
rack containing shelves, upon which are
placed boxes of finished garments and
which considerably increases the storage
capacity of the room made necessary by
the large increase of orders. There has also
been house telephone service put in con-
Meeting the different departments in the
building which permits of a great saving
Of time in communicating with each other.
Several minor improvements have also
been made for the b nefit of the business.
Last week s receipts of goods were the lar
gest in the history of the company's bus
mess in this village, one shipment being
received of 67 cases each containing 1000
yards of muslins. All especially large ship
ment was made to Gimble Bros. OF Phil8-
delphia. It must be understood that the
shipments made at this time of the veal
are for the fell trade, and the company are
now making large quantities of fall skirts
along wit b their regular line of goods. The
additions TO the list of employees over six
months ago, number 100, and the payroll
amounts to an average of $4,000 per month.
With $36, 900 distributed to the people in
this vicinity annually, it counts consider
ably toward the prosperity of the commu-
nifty. Recently the Newport, n. II. branch
of this company purchased a new engine
which was necessitated by the increase Of
business. This branch of the company
have not as yet secured the number of
they desire.
Barton !&i1.;in&.
Mock measles are raging here.
Fred McGoff is at home from New
on visit.
Mr.. Alvin Rosebrook of Island Pond
visited here last week.
Rev. j. K. Fuller preached his farewell
sermon to large congregation yesterday.
Rev. Douglass preached at the NJ. E,
church yesterday in exchange with Rev.
Dixon. ~
Hon. Mason S. Stone delivered an in
teresting address at the Cong. church last
evening.
An auction of valuable real estate be-
longing to he Austin estate will be held
here tomorrow.
Memorial Day services will be held at
the M. l.. church next Sunday, Rev. J. A.
Dixon preaching.
Ed. Wells, who is at the Burlington
hospital to have his eyes treated, is slowly
and it is hoped he will recover
his eyesight.
The Congregational Club will meet at
the Cong. church next Friday evening. A
large number of guests are expected.
Senator Ross and Gov. Grout and others
will be present and deliver addresses.
South Barton.
B. G. Berry is travelling agent for Miller
& House, delivering nursery stock, also
taking orders for the same.
Mrs. Albert Duke has returned home to
nchester, n. H.-Guy Aldrich was here
to attend the funeral of Charlie Duke.
Charlie Duke, whose death was mention
ed last week, was buried Tuesday. Nearly
all his life was spent in Barton. He was
always an honest upright man; he lived
well and consequently died well, and rests
''where there is no more pain Or Sickness
The floral pieces were beautiful, among