Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-26

win primer and first reader has been in
troduced for the little ones, and zthe
Gueber geographical readers have been
provided as supplementary reader for the
larger ones.
The repa irs on Hotel Barton are nearly
finished. The furnace has heen made over,
a new bottom put in and bricked around
and register placed in the office. This
change will make a great saving in fuel.
Each room in the old part of the house
has been whitened, painted and papered,
the furniture dressed over, and new bed
ding added. The house has been thorough
~ renovated, and new furnishings pur-
chased; the upper story is to be furnished
entirely in white and the hotel will be in
first-class condition for the summer trade.
Mr.. Mears, the new proprietor, is very
popular with all the patrons of the house
and there is no doubt but that under his
able management it will be filled as usual
with summer people. Mr.. Mears has a
good number of boarders at present and
every room was taken over Sunday.
Barton Landing.
E. J. WinsloW is at home on vacation.
Schools commence today after three
weeks vacation.
@. d. French is spending few days in
LowelItown, Maine.
Miss Anna Bassett has gone to Boston
to purchase goods for Mr.. Stafford's miIli-
merry store.
Rev. Mr.. Robinson of Coventry preached
at the M. E. church yesterday morning
and evening.
Special meetings will be held in the M.
E. church Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of this week.
Wilder Joslyn has finished his work as
clerk in o. W. Locke's store, and begins
his work as bookkeeper for J. G. TurnbuI
today.
Carl Wiley goes to Brattleboro this
week and will run for a short time as
postal clerk between Brattleboro and
Londonderry.
Rev. j. A. Dixon will deliver a lecture
in the M. e. church next Friday evening.
Subject, "She." The ladies will furnish
supper. Everyone invited.
The fifth annual musical convention held
here last week under the leadership of
Prof Henri G. Blaisdell was a grand sue
cess in every way, musically, socially and
financially. The chorus consisted of
about one hundred voices, and everyone
was highly pleased with the very efficient
manner in which Prof Blaisdell managed
it. Great credit is also due Miss
Green, who presided at the piano. The
soloists, Miss Minnie Woodhouse and Mr.
FL. Ell. Gowell of Boston, rendered excel
lent service and were we'll received, as was
also Mr.. Currier, the reader, who was re-
peatedIy recalled. The attendance at the
promenade was very large, and it was es-
timated that there were over five hundred,
including the chorus, in attendance at the
final concert.
Geo. Greigs is busy hauling lumber for
his new barn. 4e
A good num- Der of our people attended
the musical convention at Barton Landing.
We are sorry to learn of the illness OF
Mrs. S. w. Jenne of Troy, and hope for
her speedy recovery.
There will be a sugar party held at Ma
pie hall next Friday evening under the
auspices of the Grange. Everybody invited.
D. Allbee of Troy is visiting at o. M.
Delano's.- Ethel Austin has gone back to
Montpelier for the spring term at the Sem
mary.
The Mcclure Bros. are getting orders for
telephone instruments, having recently en-
gagged twenty-seven more, with eighty
already placed.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Leach, who have been
visiting friends here for the past few weeks,
start for their home in Dakota the 26th.
We would be pleased were they to remain
with US.
East Albany.
Rev. Ell. Stiles is sick and has been una BILE
to preach for several weeks.
Inez Daniels is home from the Peerless
and is quite sick with the grip.
Roy Coburn has been driving stage from
Irasburg to Albany the past week for j. A.
Smith.
John Young has moved on to the S. r.
Jenkins farm.
Fred Waterman's little boy, who has
been quite i'll, is able to be out again.
Mrs. Margaret Bryant from Barton Wis
tied at DR.. Gilman's last week.-Mr and
Mrs. Lorenzo Grow are visiting relatives
in Island Pond.-Mattie Clement from
Newport was in town last week.
Center.
A nice baby girl at Joseph Young's.
Wednesday, remains about the same
Will Hall will work for Loren Going
through sugaring.- Davis of New