Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-24

Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, who has
just been tried for the misuse of public
money, and acquitted, has been appointed
Senator by Gov. Stone. There is som
doubt if the Senate will allow him to be
seated unde the conditions.
B. F. Peterson is in st. Adams visiting
his son Ernest, who has returned from
Manila. Mr.. Peterson is to resume his
work at the hospital in New York, he hav-
ing accepted the position which he va
Gated when he went to the Philippines.
The Barton Academy base ball team has
reorganized and elected Verne Miles
president, Roy Bean manager, Henry
Sutton captain, Glare Powell treasurer.
There is some very good material in the
school and they should have a good team,
The. annual meeting of the Masonic or
der will be held at their hall Wednesday
evening of this week. The officers for the
ensuing year will be elected at this meet
ing and all business will be transacted and
it is hoped there viii be a full attendance.
Mrs. L. W. Lewis is visiting friends in
town. Mr.. lewis has been attending Con-
ference du ling the past week but is in
town today and will remain for a few
days. He is very busy getting the min
utes of the Conference together for publ
cation.
The work of putting in the new shaft at
Clyde Falls has taken more time than was
at first expected, as some things have
been found a little out of order, but Mr..
BuzzelI reports that the lights may be
turned on tonight, but if not they will be
ready for tomorrow night.
Mr.. Gilman D. Seaver and Mrs. Martha
Howard were united in marriage at Mrs.
Towards home last Wednesday evening,
Rev. w. E. Douglass performing the
ceremony. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Seaver are
well known throug bout the vicinity and
many friends wish them happiness.
A little daughter was born to Rev. and
Mrs. w. e. douglass this morning; the
mother and child are both very comfort
able. Today is also the fifteenth anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass marriage,
and combining the two events there viii
be a chance for happy celebrations each
year.
Commencing with today the train which
leaves here at 1:33 p. m. for Boston will
carry a closed mail pouch containing mail
for Concord and other points below there.
This will be quite an accommodation to
our people as it gets the mail to Boston
several hours ahead of the train on which
it is now being sent.
Rev. w. e. Allen of Chelsea spoke at the
M. E. church yesterday both morning and
evening, delivering two especially fine
~discourses. In the evening he spoke to
the young people and it would have been
we'll If every young person in town could
have listened to his remarks. There was a
large audience present at each service.
The students of the high school, and the
room went down to MI. Libbey's
below the village last Tuesday and had a
time eating new sugar. The
same day the people from the Peerless
went down to Carl Farley's, where
found plenty of new sugar awaiting
them. Both parties report a very pleasant
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We publish in another column of this
an article received from w. B.
Wall, State highway commissioner, calling
the attention of the town road fcommis-
to the best methods. of making
permanent roads and the State laws re-
the same. We would call the at
not only of the road commission
ers but of the tax payers to the article.
Several of the Masons from this village
attended the Commandery meeting at
Newport last week. On Friday evening
seven of the members, Ell. G. Pierce, N. M.
Scott, j. A. Pearson, Ell. Z. Seaver, G.. p.
J~enness, Geo. H. Davis and e. Ell. Glazier
attended the meeting of the Mystic Shrine
It st. Johnsbury. There was a large num-
Der in attendance and twenty-four can
were initiated.
Cong. services for the week: Tuesday
lfternoon at 800, Foreign Missionary
meets at parsonage. Thursday
at 1880, prayer-meeting. If the
lights are not ready there will be no meet
ng. Friday evening at 700, teachers
at Mrs. o. E. Cowles'. Saturday
vening, choir rehearsal at the church.
Sunday morning service followed
Sunday-school. Junior Endeavor at
100 p. M; evening service at $50.
Miss A. M. Woodward will open a mil
inery shop in the rooms in o. D.. Owens
block recently vacated by Mrs. E. L.
Miss Woodward worked with
.iss Carpenter in Glover for a time last
ear, and we understand her work was
7ery satisfactory. Her millinery opening
will be held Tuesday and Wednesday of
his week, at which time she invites the
'ublic to visit her rooms and inspect her
GODS.
The library committee. are about to order
wo hundred new books for the town
We now have seven undre and
hirty books in the two villages and the
edition will give this village some over