Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-30

Unclaimed letters in Barton post-office
July 80. Please say advertised: Mr..
Skinner, Frank Wiley.
G. C.. Frasier started on the road on
Tuesday of last week for the Percival Mig.
Co., and G. G. Baldwin will start soon.
Mrs. Geo. w. Moxley and son and Mr..
and Mrs LeFavor of Boston go to Will
loughby this week for a stay of two weeks.
John Hall, who has been visiting in
Colorado, has returned home. Her
daughter, Mrs. Alvah Hall, returned with
her.
Geo. w. Jenness is gaining quite rapidly
from his recent injury. He is now able to
sit up and we hope to see him out again
soon.
A large number of the members OF the
Odd Girls society spent last Friday with
Mrs. Q. H. Mossman at Willoughby lake.
very pleasant day is reported.
The seventh annual reunion of Co. +.
18th VT. Vols. will be held at Co. F. bar
racks, Newport, Wednesday and Thursday
August and 8. All soldiers invited.
The dance at Seaver's hall last Friday
evening was a very pleasant affair. The
attendance in the gallery was rather small
but there was a fair number on the floor.
Mr. and Mrs. FL. G. Pierce and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. J. Stannard start today for trip
to Montreal and Quebec. From there they
will go to Malone, N. Y. where they will
visit relatives.
Hon. Burleigh Spaulding Of Fargo, n.
D., who represented that state in the last
congress, was in town last week calling on
friends. He is spending the summer with
his family in West Glover.
Hon. F. S. PIatt of Poultney, and Hon.
F. L. Fisk of Vergennes, examiners OF
national and savings banks, spent last
Thursday here examining the Barton Ma
tionaI and the Barton Savings bank.
w. E. Dodge and a friend from Mime
apoIis, Mimi, passed through here last
Tuesday on their way to Boston. Mr..
Dodge is former Barton boy, who is now
general solicitor for the Great Northern
Railway.
Earl Jenness went to the Fayban House
in the White Mountains last Saturday to
remain for the summer and pitch for the
some days ago the Fayban House team
won by score ofC2.
While Mrs. J. a. Pearson and Mrs.
Harvey were driving to Willoughby lake
some days ago the forward axle broke, let
ting wheel of. The horse was frighten-
ed and ran, dragging the carriage on
three wheels. Fortunately they succeeded
in stopping it before further damage had
been done but not until both ladies were
badly frightened.
The Methodist camp-meeting this year
will open at LyndonvilIe August 20 to con-
tinue eight days. Parties desiring cot
tages can secure them to a limited extent
on application to A. L. Aldrich, West
Burke. Bishop Parker and wife will be
present aid other workers and preachers
from abroad. Music under an efficient
leader. Usual railroad reductions.
An association has been formed at New
port for the purpose of holding a fair at
Memphremagog driving park. The fair is
to be held Aug. 18th, 18th and 10TH They
are offering large amount in premiums
and also intend to have good number of
special attractions. FL. G. Cleveland is
president of the association and T. L.
Williams secretary. See their large ad. on
another page in this paper.
The electric lights were turned on last
Saturday evening. The penstock was the
source of considera BILE trouble Saturday
night as it leaked very badly and came
apart at one point, necessitating closing
down for a time. In order to run last
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to watch the penstock. Repairs are be-
ing made as fast as possible and every
thing will soon be in good working order.
The few days of good hay weather last
week were taken advantage Of by the
farmers and large amount of hay was put
under cover. 1t seemed early in the season
that the hay crop would be light but in
this country where the continual rain has
prevented the farmers from cutting their
grass the growth has been so great that
the crop will be much better than was ex-
pected. However this rain has not cover
ed a large territory and in many sections
the crop will be light. There is still a
large amount of grass to be cut in this
section.
The following verses were written by
Elmer E. Webster and were published in
the college paper at Burlington. The
s'Charles'' and ''WiII' mentioned are
Charles Baldwin and Will Heating. Owing
to Mr.. Webster's absence from college to
take the census of this village he was I'M
a ble to take all of the closing examina-
tions, but he will take them a little later
and secure his diploma as a graduate of
the college.
no CHARLES AND WILL.
o friends and chums of academic years,
Do you remember how as truants three