Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-26
Mrs. Hattie Bland1n, Isaac Hubbard
Rev. John Hall Long, Mr.. G. w. Martin,
Mrs. Jennie Rogers Sanders, Elmer Wilson.

! Mrs. Jennie Rogers SANDERS, Elmer w llSOH.
Quite a number went from here to Bar
| ton Landing last week to attend the
musical convention. They report it as
being a very successful convention.
There was good chorus class and the at
tendance at he concerts was very good.
The chess match between America and
England was won by the team represent
ing this country by score of Ga. Pills
bury, the American champion, and
Blackburn, the champion Of England,
were matched against each other, and the
game was a draw.
The meeting at the M. E. church last
evening was q union one, in charge of
the w. G. T. y. society. Mrs. 0. D. Owen
and Mrs. r. L. Sheaff read very interesting
papers. Music was furnished by the white
ribbon quartet. The meeting was a very
interesting one.
While Mrs. J. A. Pearson was sitting
in sleigh in front of Beams block
last Monday afternoon a heavy team
collided with the sleigh, overturning it
and throwing Mrs. Pearson out. The
horse was frightened and ran, dragging
her some distance. Fortunately she es-
capped with but slight injuries.
DR.. J. A. Pearson was in st. Johnsbury
part of last week attending the meeting
of the State Dental Association. The
Doctor reports that the meeting was large
Iy attended, and a success in every way.
He was elected one Of the vice presidents
Of the association. Mrs. Pearson went
<lo frr I,o
The entertainment and social given by
the Junior Endeavor Society last Tuesday
evening was a very pleasant affair, al
though not as we'll attended as it deserved,
owing to the very bad walking. The
children are worthy OF much credit for the
manner in which they rendered the songs,
Rotations, tableaus, piano solos, etc., as
all present will testify.
The entertainments which has been CIV
en- at Sewers hall during the past week
by the Command 6 Ford company have
had fair patronage. The plays have been
better than the average of the kind given
here and have deserved a better patronage.
The company will appear at Institute
hall in Glover this week, giving an enter
tainment each evening.
There will be a masquerade promenade
and dance under the auspices of the Bar
ton base ball club at Sewers hall, Tuesday
evening, April3. Music will be furnished
by the Barton orchestra. Admission to
floor, 25c. Balcony, 15c. A pleasant
time is anticipated and this will be good
opportunity to help the boys out on the
expense of the summer ampaign.
The Sunlight studio has been closed and
the photograph business will now all be
carried on in Mr.. Perkins studio in the
Bank block. Mr.. Perkins has sold his
picture frame business to j. n. & P. L.
Webster and will not do any of this work
in the future. He win carry a stock of
ready made frames however. Mr.. Perkins
is now very pleasantly located and he is
exhibiting some excellent work. Give
him a call.
c. P. Jenness has hired the rooms in the
Seaver block formerly used as a photo
graph gallery and will use them in con-
nection with his business. He also has
two other rooms across the hall which will
give him still more floor space. He will
use the large room for carpets as it gives
him an excellent chance to display his
line of carpeting. Mr.. Jenness now has
$500 square feet of floor space and is in
need of more.
Mr.. j. c. Hopkins died at the home of
his sister, Mrs. J. F. Wilson, in Coaticook
last Tuesday, aged seventyone years. Mr..
Hopkins had lived in this town for many
years. Previous to his coming here he.had
run grist-miH in Irasburgh for time.
After moving here he commenced training
horses for General Grout, in which work
he was very successful. He was a very
pleasant, genial man of kindly disposition
and had many friends here.
Memphremagog Lodge, No. 65, F. & A.
M, at Newport, are to hold a grand lodge
night next Thursday, at which time all
the stations will be filled by members of
the Grand Lodge of Vermont. Grand
Master w. Scott Way will preside as
Master, and review of the work be given
by Kittredge Haskins, Past Grand Master.
The work being concluded, banquet will
be served in the main hall of the Odd
Fellows block. The lodge will open at
700 o'clock sharp. All Master Masons in
good standing cordially invited to be
present.
Weare in receipt Of very interesting
letter from Mr.. William Pitcher who lived
in this town some years ago, and who it
will be remembered visited here recently
Mr.. Pitcher writes from Castle Square hotel,
where he was stopping at the time and
which he states is one of the finest build
ings he has ever seen, and where the best
of Accommodations are offered at very low
rates. Mr.. Pitcher wishes to call the at
tention of his Barton friends to this place.
He appears to be enjoying life in the best
possible manner.