Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-15


Dr. and Mrs. Boswell are receiving con-
gratulations upon the birth of son.
A. r. Cowles started for Enosburgh last
Mon day on a business trip of some length
C.C.W Heath visited Island Pond last
week in company with brother Odd Eel
low.
Mr.. VIM. w. Cheever of the senior class
of Dartmouth college spent Sunday in
town.
!: Special meeting of Orient Chapter No.
Is, o. E. s. next Friday evening. Banquet
at $50.
Mr.. B. B. Batchelder of Manchester, N.
H., is visiting his nephew, G. G. w.
Heath.
Miss Mamie McGaffey of Lawrence, Mass,
is visiting Mrs. Amy Dow and other
friends.
WIN. Wright went to West Glover last
week as attorney in the suit of Smith VS..
Dunmore.
Mrs. Silver, who has been caring for Mrs.
Rice, began working for Judge Humphrey
last Thursday.
Mrs. /. A. Wyman returned from the
hospital at Montreal Thursday. She has
i'm proved greatly.
. Prof.~H. J. Stannard3 attended the meet
ing of the State Teachers Association held
last weekat Rutland. !
Miss Josephine Fisk, deaconess from
Boston, VIII speak at the M. E. church
next Sunday morning. -. r. -.
Several from this place attended the
masquerade at Glover last Friday and re-
port very pleasant time. :.
Will Shields abroug us quantity of
raspberries this morning which he had
Just picked near his home.
The water commissioners will soon put
in two new hydrants across the river on
the street leading to the cemetery.
The ladies of the M. E. church will hold
their annual harvest supper at the ichurch
parIors Wednesday evening, October "a.
Miss Eliza Parker, who has been work
ing 2for Mrs. Humphrey forsome time past,
returned to her home in Coventry Wednes-
day.
Miss Kate Thayer, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. r. S., Twombly, returned
to her home in St. Johnsbury last Satur-
day.
E. w. Barron lis building large store
house 4Sx24 feet, just beyond the stock
yards. This will contain six carloads of
-four. : il4 ,2.sl ~5ssF1 >
Miss Ovitt, Miss Buck and Miss Rich
mond will entertain the Woman's Literary
Club at L. NJ. Hubbard's next Wednesday
evening. =. W
Thanks to Joseph Terrain of South Bar
ton for some very fine apples. They are
large ones and fully equal to the prize ap-
pies shown at the recent fair. .t.a
Merrick, youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. e. Winslow, fell last Tuesday forenoon
and hit his head against piece of furni
ture, cutting large cash in his forehead.
The following letters remain uncaIled for
at the post office Oct 18th. Please say adj
vertised: Mr.. Newell Bnrnham, Fred A.
Lano,s Garold Miller, Prof. D. McRae, Mrs.
G. S. Stannard a.
Millinery opening at Mrs. E. L. Bars
tow's Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. Opening at S. d. Stones Thursday
of this week.
The meeting at the M. E. church last
Thursday evening was we'll attended and
the remarks by Revs. Dixon, Knapp and
Johnson on the Twentieth Century move
nent, were enjoyed by all
D. D. Bean acted as one of the judges at
the races held in Barre last week. A record
of 2.154 was made by E. E. Knott. The
Governor made record OFF, .15l. Both of
these horses were here during the fair.
e. w. Merrill has recently finished his
work for the American Book Company.
He has had very good success in this work
having made Orleans County the second
in the state in the amount of school books
sold by this company.
About thirty Masons from this place
attended the centennial of Meridian Sun i
Lodge at Craftsbury last Friday. Appro-
pirate exercises were held and banquet
was given. Those attending report a
large number present and very pleasant
5ime.i .5:.'l<@a3:.}>> = =
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Webster, Frank
Tower and several others from this village
went on the White Mountain excursion on
W Wednesday. "A pleasant time would have
been enjoyed but for the rainy weather and
@fog which overhung the
The entertainments given by the Ideal
Comedy Co. Oct. 10th and 18th, were not
wholly asuccess. On the first evening the
was SO small that those attend
ng had their money returned and noshow
was given. On Thursday evening the
played to small house.
The vote on the senatorial question will |
De given at Montpelier tomorrow. The |
irst vote is by each house, separately, but |