Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-17

Their many friends here will be sorry TIC
have them leave this village.
The bicycle trade is starting in very well
this spring. Among the latest purchasers
we have noted Rev W. e. Douglass, E. B.
Robinson ana Chas. Currier.
The miliinars will all hold their open
ings Wednesday and Thursday of this
week Mrs. Barstow's goods can be seen
at Beams block, her new quarters.
There has been but little sugar made thus
far this spring as the weather has been
rather cold, but there is plenty Of snow
and a chance to make good amount yet.
There was very good attendance at the
sugar party at the Congregational church
last Tuesday evening. New sugar was
served and a most pleasant evening was
passed.
The missionary committee of the @. E.
society took charge of the service at the
Cong1 church last evening. AS it was the
usual weekly meeting, there will be none
Monday evening.
The meeting of the Odd Girls at Mrs.
browns at South Barton last Thursday
was very pleasant affair. There was a
good attendance and all enjoyed the occa-
sion New maple sugar was served.
Mrs. II. K. Dewey, who has been stop
ping with her daughter in NeWtonvllle,
Mass, during the winter, returned home
last Saturday. Mrs. Nichols went to
Massachusetts, to return with her mother.
Barbara Drumming visited her mother in
WoodsvilIe last week and remained with
her husband in ST. Johnsbury over Sun
day. Mr.. Drumming has secured very
good position there and thinks of remain
ing.
Those going to Newport this week to the
conference or to the Bishops lecture on
'sThe March of the Saxon," will do we'll
to call for Vermont Conference tickets.
Round trip 60 cents. The lecture is to be
given on Friday evening.
Miss Heating and Miss Lang, with over
forty OF their pupils, enjoyed a very
pleasant sugar-party at the school-house
last Wednesday evening. Sugar was
served in abundance and each one carried
away a sweet mouth and happy face.
The annual meeting of the Crystal Lake
Wright's Office tomorrow, Tuesday, eve
ming at 80 O'Clock. There is to be some
important business to come before the
meeting and a full attendance Is desired.
This division of the Boston & Maine r.
r. is doing a large freight business at the
present time. It is understood that the
Grand Trunk Ry. has begun to deliver
IF To re w ioE1
will amount to several thousand cars, all
routed via Lennoxville and Boston &
Maine.
Mrs E. L. Barstow, who has had her
millinery rooms in the Owen block for
the past twelve years, has engaged rooms
in d. d. Beams block and will soon move
there. Her new rooms are nicely fitted
up and will afford her good chance to
display her large line of millinery goods.
Cong services for the week; Thursday
evening at 1880, prayer-meeting; Friday
evening at 700, teachers meeting at the
Misses Joslyn; Saturday evening choir re-
hearsaI at the church. Usual Sunday
morning service followed by Sunday school.
Junior c. E. society at 100 p. NJ; evening
service at $50.
We would extend our thanks to Master
Ernest Freeman for sample of very line
maple honey. We have seen none nicer
this season, and when Mr.. Freeman's sug-
ar place, which at present consists of four
trees, is enlarged, enabling him to make a
larger quantity, we would advise our
neighbors to purchase their supply of him.
The schools in Barton town districts
will begin ten weeks term Monday, Apr.
24th, with the following teachers: Isadore
Foss, South Barton; Maggie Heating, Bus
well Dist; Geneva Waite, Deveraux Dist;
Kate Barry, Fisk Dist; Abby May, Heath
Dist, and Bessie Davis, River Dist. It is
hoped that all scholars Of school age will
attend regularly.
Fl. F. PiIlsbury went to Boston last week
and closed deal with party there for a
million feet of spruce plank, and two
hundred thousand feet of II inch hard wood
mill this week to help forward business
there, as this is rush order and needs
special attention. He will have ito buy
some spruce to fill this large order.
The pulpit of the M. E. church will be
supplied next Sabbath morning and even
ing by the Rev. w. E. Allen of Chelsea,
and the Rev. G. o. Howe of Randolph,
both of the Vermont conference. These
clergymen are both we'll known to many
of our people and will give strong and
helpful sermons. Special singing for the
occasion.
Mrs. Angelina Damon died at the home
Of her SON. law, Joseph Barton, last
Thursday, aged sevenUynine years. Mrs.
Damon has lived in this town for many
years and was well known and respected.
Mr.. Damon died several years ago, and for
some time she has resided with Mr.. and
Mrs. Barton. She leaves several sons and