Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-05

the Wilson studio, is stopping at Hotel
| Barton. Mrs. Perkins will come here this
week and they will commence housekeep-
| ing as soon as a tenement can be found.
Geo. w. BuzzcIj vas away last week
| looking after poles for the telephone line
| he is to put no. He has purchased enough
| poles to wire within six miles Of Wells
River, including the streets of st. Johns
bury.
The snow storm of last week was one Of
| the worst in recent years. Nearly two
feet of snow fell in thirty-six hours. All
traffic was blocked for a time and people
could hardly get about on the streets of
| the villages.
! Rev. r. l.. Sheaff extends an invitation
to the Masonic bodies to attend his church
service next Sunday evening at $50
O'Clock. Subject of the sermon, Brother
hood The invitation includes the
order Of the Eastern Star.
| The March VeUneonter is devoted
to 'sHistorical Vermont" and will be
| found of great interest and value to
students OF history and members of pat
riotic and hereditary societies. 1t is
| deliberately illustrated with half-tone
plates of landmarks and maps of the
| Colonial and Revolutionary periods.
The firm of Barron 6 Hamblet is to dis
solve partnership in a few weeks and the
| business will be continued by E. w. Bar
ron. Barron & Ham blet have been doing
business here for the past ten years and
have built up a good trade. Mr.. Hamblet
has not decided what he will do after
| leaving the firm.
The annual inspection of Malta Com
mandery No. 10, z. T., OF Newport will be
held at a special conclave at its asylum
Wednesday, March 18th, at p. m. ID. n.
Nicholson, Deputy Grand Commander of
Vermont will be present and officially in
spect the Commandery. The order of the
Temple will be conferred. after which
banquet will be served. It is hoped all
Sir knights will make a special effort to
be present.
The grammar school held a public
Iyceum at the academy last Wednesday
evening. A large number were present
to listen to the interesting program that
the young people had prepared. debate
was held on the following subject, Gre
solved, That the Transvaal should be left
to the Beers" The affirmative side of
the question was argued by Fanny May
and Ervie Austin, and the negative by
Bonnie Douglass and Arthur Cutler.
decision was given in favor of the affirma
tive.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass has received letter
from his brother, DR.. Douglass, who went
to Los Angeles, Cal, some days ago, hop
ing that his health might be benefited.
The Doctor writes that both he and Mrs.
Douglass stood the trip nicely. The
weather there is very pleasant and every
thing is conducive to good health and
comfort Miss Douglass, who worked for
Mr.. Murkland for some time is in Con-
necticut caring for Mr.. and Mrs Douglass
children while they are away.
Remember the entertainment by the
Burlington glee club at Sewers hall to-
morrow evening. The following program
will be rendered: s'The Best OF all Good
Company" glee club; ''DeviPs PATROL"
mandolin club; selection from the ''High-
wayman," Mr.. Lamb and glee club;
Reading, Mr.. Lewis; Quartette, Messrs.
Lamb, Bracket, Wright and Gulick;
''Annie Laurie" (new arrangement. glee
club; "Dancing Moonlight Mazurka,"
mandolin club; Character sketches, Messrs.
Lewis and Campbell; ''Crossing the Har-
Dor Bar" glee club; ''Neapolitan Waltz
Medley" quintette from mandolin club;
Quartette; representations, Mr.. Lewis;
s'CinderelIa Soot," (cake walk), mandolin
club; s'Overture Medley" glee club. Sub
ject to change.
The annual village meeting will be held
Tuesday evening, March 18th, at 1880
o'clock. The village reports will be got
ten out this week and distributed in time
to give, the voters a chance to examine
them thoroughly. The warning contains
nearly all of the officers will be reelected.
As Mr.. Baldwin's term of Office as village
trustee expires it will be necessary to elect
a trustee. Mr.. Baldwin makes an excel
lent man for the place. He has served the
village faithfully and should be reelected
to the Office. He is good bookkeeper and
the work in this department has increas
ed to such an extent that unless a man
is elected who understands the work and
has the time to devote to it the village will
be obliged to pay for bookkeeper.
A. M. Tower, who is in California,
writes that he found Rev. and Mrs. |
Stowell very pleasantly situated on
small fruit ranch among the hills at an
elevation of about eight hundred feet. It
is a little warmer and has dryer atmos
phere than places nearer the ocean and is
much better for Mr.. Stowell, who is suffer-
ing from lung trouble. They moved !
there last September from Goleta, Mr..
Stowell being obliged to give up preaching
at that time on account of ill health. Mrs. |
Stowell's health is poor, but much better