Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-23

and daughters last week.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office in this village:
Lewis Currier, Geo. F. Emery, E. L. Hunt,
E. L. Mason, Mary McCaffery.
Mrs Murkland, who has been to Phila-
deIphia to visit her brother, returned home
Saturday. Mr.. Murkland met her in
Boston and accompanied her home.
At the recent meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars in Windsor, Mr..
II. c. Gay of this village was elected Grand
Treasurer of the order for the ensuing
year.
S. E. Winslow is to have an auction sale
of choice lot of COWS at the John E.
Leland place, Tuesday, Oct. 31st. He will
also sell some young stock and some work
horses.
DR.. E. M. Nichols will be away from
town until further notice. He has ar
ranged with DIR. Mygatt, who can be found
at Dr. Nichols office, to take charge OF his
practice during his absence.
Mrs. Arthur Boswell and son Elmer
took advantage of the excursion to visit
her home in Boston. Miss Ida Ruggles
accompanied them and will be the guest of
Mrs. Boswell during their stay in the
city.
Mrs. Warren Simpson pleasantly enter
tanned the Ladies' Society of the M. Il.
church on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. An excellent supper was served and
the receipts for the society were five
dollars.
There is to be a meeting of the band at
their hall tomorrow (Tuesday) evening.
1t is hoped that every member will be pres
ent as this is the annual meeting and OIL
GERS for the coming year will be elected at
this time.
The senior class of Barton academy
organized last Monday with nineteen
members. The officers elected were:
President, Fred D. Pierce; vice president,
Frank D. Bean; secretary and treasurer,
Erwin A. Pearson.
Mr.. Benjamin Mossman and his daugh-
ter, Mrs Whiting, start this afternoon for
California. Mrs. Whiting has been visit
ing here through the summer and will
return to her home. Mr., Mossman will
remain in California during the winter.
G. c. Lang is in Boston taking lectures
on the eye by DR.. J. W. Sanbornf and
Briggs S. Palmer, president n. E. Associa-
ton of Opticians. He is also purchasing
new and attractive goods for the Christ
mas trade. Mr.. Lang will return home on
Tuesday.
Mr. c. D. Henry, the advance agent of
the Uncle Toms Cabin Co., was in town
last week. lie says the show is great
one, and likens it to himself. AS Mr.Hen-
ry is six feet four inches in height and
weighs 29l pounds, we should judge the
show must be immense.
G. F. Jewell and Miss Annie Mitchell
were married at the home of Mrs. Nettie
They went to Sherbroolze Saturday night,
and on returning will probably reside in
town as Mr.. Jewell has a position as
operator at the Summit.
A supplement to the catalogue of the
town library is now ready for distri button.
One hundred and eighty-six new books
have been purchased and list of them
will be found in this supplement. The
town now has 915 books, divided between
this village and Barton Landing.
Rev. B. Drumming of Elmira, N. Y, is
visiting his brother, VIM. Drumming.
Next Thursday Rev. Mr.. Drumming and
Mr.. and Mrs. W m. Drumming go to North
Hatley to attend a reunion of the Brun-
ming family. There are two brothers and
two sisters, their average age being IS
years and three months.
The promenade and dance at Seaver's
hall last week drew good crowd, and all
appeared to enjoy the occasion. There
will be a masquerade promenade and dance
at the hall Friday evening, Nov. Sd. Music
will be furnished by the Barton orchestra
A prize will be given the one having the
most elaborate costume, and also to the
one having the most hideous. Admis-
ion to floor 25 cents, balcony % cents.
The Epworth League of the st. Johns
bury District will hold a convention at the
M. E. church in this village, Nov. End and
Sd. An especially interesting program
has been prepared and large attendance
is expected. Among the speakers from
away we would mention Joseph e. Berry,
D. D., editor of the EpUorth Herald, Chi
cago; Mrs. Annie E. Smiley, former Supt.
of Junior League work for New England
General Conference, and Rev. A. E. At
water.
We note in a Pennsylvania paper that
monument has been erected in WoodIawn
cemetery in honor of Colonel Drake, the
man who drilled the first oil well in the
state. Among those prominently con-
nected with the proceedings we find the
name of Mr.. r. D. Fletcher, a former citi-
zen of this county. Mr.. Fletcher knew
Col. Drake very well, and Mr.. Drake re-
ceived financial assistance from him which
enabled him to complete his famous well.