Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-19

with Ash Wednesday and continues until
Easter making forty days not counting
Sundays. 1t was for many years, especially
| with ritualists, period Of actual fasting,
| but the modern churches have Iessened
| some of these rigorous observances. In
some quarters the Lenten season has come
to be as much abused as was the old Fast
| Day. If persons have been giving due
heed to religion and the things that tend
to higher life there is no need of severe
| penance in Lent, but in SO far as it makes
one more thoughtful Of higher things and
leads to more intelligent study and care
full imitation OF Christ's life it is beneficial
to ALL"
| Rev. Mr.. Sheldon severed his connection
with the Topeka Daily Capital with the
issue Of acknowledgements and it is now
stated that the owners of the paper are
having trouble among themselves over the
manner Eof conducting the paper in the
future. The largest stakeholder has made
the statement that it is to be run in the
future on the lines laid down by Mr..
Sheldon, while other stockholders declare
that the contracts will prohibit this. The
trial of one week does not show in any
i
tinued. During the week Mr.. Sheldon
has had entire charge of the paper he has
given so little space to the general news
that even those who were the most in SYM
pathy with the movement would be likely
to feel obliged to purchase other papers in
order to know something more of what is
transporting in the world. The people
have not reached the point that they are
willing to pass over these things and I'M
less daily paper gives its readers a gen
eraI outline of the news Of the day as it is
happening along we believe that it cannot
be made a great success.
Barton Landing.
The schools will begin Monday, March
26.
Rev. J. A. Dixon will exchange pulpits
with Rev. Mr.. Robinson next Sunday.
S. c. KimbalI has moved his groceries
into the same building with his storehouse.
Mrs Austin of Barton and Mrs. Gross of
Bloomington, visited friends here last
week.
Fred Leach, who moved here from North
Troy few weeks ago, has returned to that
place.
Mrs. Todd, who has been at Newport
nearly all winter caring for her daughter,
has returned home.
At the school meeting held last week, C.
D. French was elected school trustee for
three years. F. d. Clement was elected
treasurer and it was voted to raise tax of
65 per cent. At the village meeting, J. G.
h1l T NJ
ham were elected trustees. No tax was
raised in addition to the highway tax voted
by the town.
The Violets--a class in the Congregational
Sunday school-have in preparation mu-
steal and literary entertainment to be given
on the evening of April Bird which promises
to be very enjoyable. They will be assisted
by local talent, and by Mr.. e. j. Sawyer, |
violinist of Barton. Their teacher, Mrs. |
III. T. Barnard, has so far recovered from |
her injury as to be able to assist the young |
ladies with vocal selections. -,..,
The fifth annual musical festival will be |
held here Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day of this week. Herr G. Blaisden has
been engaged for conductor; Miss Anna B.
Green of Newport, pianist; Miss Minnie
Woodhouse of Boston, soprano; Mr.. II. I'll. |
GowelI of Boston, basso; first-class i'm
personator will be in attendance. Blair's |
will also be in attendance the en- |
tire three days. Matinee Thursday after
noon; concert and promenade Thursday |
evening; concert Friday afternoon. The |
grand concert will be given Friday eve-
ming. Course tickets, excepting promenade, |
gentlemen, $1.25, ladies, $1.OO; rehearsals, |
fifteen cents; matinees, twenty cents; con- |
certs, twenty-five and thirty-five cents. |
Reserved seats on sale at Webster's on and |
after March 10Th. Every preparation has
been made for a pleasant time and it is
hoped there will be good attendance from
this village and also from lovers of music
in other places.
John Shute is home from Montpelier
for his vacation.
Willie Burt has hired to e. &. Butler for
the sugar season.-Frank Greigs has en-
gagged to work for E. j. Chaffee for the
summer.
Miss Ethel Austin was the fortunate
in the Junior class at Mont
pelier seminary, having secured the prize
at the last term.
Mrs. Carl Chaffee is recovering from a
severe illness.-Dyer Skinner, who is stop
ping at Geo. Lawrence's, is very feeble and
it is doubtful if he RECEIVERS.
The farmers are unusually busy drawing
meal and looking after other matters
of business preparatory to commencing
the work of sugar making. ,-"
AS Warren Shedd was driving down the
mountain recently withsa load of logs, the
neck-Voke broke. letting the load ON the |