Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-12

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10, Newport Ctr. at Lowell.
20, Lowell at Barton.
81, Newport Ctr. at 4"
Sept. 9, Barton Ldg. at Lowell.
IL, 6 6 Newport Ctr.
The Childrens' Day exercises at the M.
e. church last evening were of great in
terest. The children did their parts in a
manner most pleasing and acceptable to
the large congregation. the singing under
the leadership of F. w. Cutting was of a
high character and worthy of all the praise
given at the close of the service. All to-
gether, it was the most pleasing entertain
ment given in the church for long time
Much credit is due to the efficient superin-
tendent, the choir and all co operating
committees in planning and carrying out
such an excellent The church
was beautifully decorated with ported
plants and cut flowers and presented an
appearance of attractiveness to alltlovers of
the beautiful. The collection was a good
one.
At the town school meeting held Satur-
day it was voted to pass over the articles
mentioned in the call which means that
schoolhouse will be built in the May Pond
neighborhood near Joseph Paquet's house.
This will do away with the old school
house near the reservoir and the scholars
in that vicinity will now have to come to
the village school. By the terms of build
ing of the schoolhouse the town will
deed through its representative, L. M.
Hubbard, the old buildings to Jos. Valley
and others, and pay them in the vicinity
of $500, for which they agree to construct
a modern house with a granite founda-
tion, etc. AS this new district will have
an attendance of about % scholars, it
would seem that it is to be placed where it
will do the most good.
Work on new filter at the reservoir will
begin tomorrow and it is expected that it
will be finished before the end or the
week. The commissioners will build a
brick wall 24x30 on three sides of the res
ervoir up to within two feet OF the top of
the dam, through which the water will
have to pass before going into the pipes.
This will be vast improvement over the
old way of filtering aud should stand for
years, While, the work is going on the
water will be spouted from the brook into
the mains and it is expected there will be
Request is made by the commissioners
that care be taken in using the limited
supply, and especial watchfulness be made
of danger from fire as there will be no re-
serve to draw on in the event of blaze.
The 18th annual convention of the
Christian Endeavor Union win be held at
Detroit, Mich, July 8 to 10, next. The
i0io loir Ior hoc ipc tod WI
announces the route OF the Endeavorers
from VT, and the prices of several different
tours in connection with trip, the most
expensive trip costing S41.25, while the
cheapest one can go for is $26.50 This
route is by the Boston and Maine Railroad
to White River Junction and Central Yer
mont and Grand Trunk to Detroit. The
trip at $41.25 covers all expenses with the
tour of Niagara Falls district and a days
sail down the ST. Lawrence, one and
three-fourths days at ST. Lawrence Hall
IN Montreal, etc. Detroit is one of the
most beautiful cities in this country and
great preparations have been made for en-
tertaining the visitors to that city during
the convention. There will not be another
convention of the Endeavorers in this
will be held in London. For a complete
itinery of the trip write to Geo. E. WEIGH,
Bellows Falls.
Through the efforts of Past Commander
Joslyn of Quimby Post, G. A R., of this
village, the Post is soon to receive can
non and ten spherical projectiles; in fact
Mr.. Joslyn says that it will probably be
here any day now. Gen. Grout spoke to
Mr.. Joslyn some time since and offered to
secure the cannon free if money could be
raised to transport it from the Charles
town navy yard to this village. In this
Mr.. Joslyn was successful, passing a paper
among the business men here and has
pledged more than enough to have paid
for the freightage. Knowing the kind
ness of the officials of the Boston and
Maine Railway system toward any enter
prise of this nature, Mr.. Joslyn wrote the
General Freight Agent: Mr. M. T. Dono-
van, asking him to do what he could |
toward transporting the gun to this vii
lage. Mr.. Donovan replied that the B.
and M. Ry. would be glad to have the gun
delivered at this station free of all charges.
This is indeed very complimentary to the
Post. When the cannon arrives it will be
decided lby the Post what disposition to |
make of it. The majority of the people,
we believe, would be glad to have it in the
park at the lower end of the village.
Last week was Commencement week at |
the Academy and the examinations in the /
different departments, with the gradual
ing exercises of the grammar and high |
schools constituted the main work. Those
students who were advanced from the
grammar department to the high school |
room held their exercises in the Good |
Templar's hall in the Nelson block We'd /