Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-22

The animal meeting and roll-call will be
held at the Cong. church tomorrow eve
ming. Supper VII b9 furnished the mem
bers of the church at six o'clock.
Fred c. Btske and bride are visiting Mrs.
Geo. Burn ham, Mr.. Blake's sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Blake will go to Beekmantown,
N. Y, soon where they VIII reside.
Mr.. F. (. Powell was taken sick some
days ago and has been quite i'll during the
past week with pneumonia. He is
little more cornforta BILE this morning.
The Woman's Literary Club will meet
with Misses Marion Currier and Carrie
Cook at the home OF Miss Currier next
Wednesday evening. A full attendance is
desired.
E. E. Rawson and family, DR.. Henry
GoodalI and Ellis GoodaH OF Bennington,
and Miss Gertrude Skinner of Brooklyn,
N. Y, were here to attend the funeral of
DR.. r. B. Skinner.
Special communication of Orleans
Lodge, No 55, T. & A. NJ, Thursday
evening, Jan. %. Work on the M. M.
degree, followed by banquet. All Masons
in good Standing are cordially invited to
be present.
The latest reports from The war in Africa
state that Gen. Butler is forcing the Beers
in his front back and is steadily advancing
to the relief of Ladysmi5h. It is claimed
that he has advanced to the point that his
guns can be heard at the besieged garrison.
A. M. Tower and daught ter Ada left last
Friday afternoon for California, where
they intend to stop for about three months.
Mr.. Towers sister, Mrs. G. W. Stowell,
lives in Santa Barbara, and they will spend
much of their time with them. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Stoweu are in very poor health,
Mr.. Stoweu having been obliged to give
up the ministry for the present because of
this. Mr.. Towers health is not very good
and he hopes to receive benefit from the
trip.
The report of the special committee ap
pointed to investigate IN the case of Brig
ham Fl. Roberts Of Utah has been given,
and is unanimously against allowing Mr..
Roberts to act as a member of congress.
The majority report is against allowing
him to take the oath of Office, as they
claim that the House has a right to eX-
clude him, while the minority think that
he should be allowed to take the oath of
Office and then be expelled by two-thirds
vote. The difference of opinion is simply
as to the proper course of procedure.
Miss Frances Beck, formerly of Man
chester, n. H., who has been stopping
with her sister, Mrs G. w. Tenney, for
some time, was united in marriage last
W. 6
The ceremony was performed by Rev. w.
e. Douglass assisted by Rev. r. L. Sheaff,
only the relatives and a few intimate
friends being present. During the time
Miss Beck has been here she has made
many friends who will wish her mu Oh
happiness in her new home. The MONITOR
wishes to acknowledge the receipt of
generous supply OF wedding cake and
would also extend congratulations.
A large and appreciative audience
greeted George KEENAN, at Sewers
hall last Monday evening and all went
home well satisfied with the evenings en-
tertainment. Mr.. KEENAN, gave a very
account of his visit to Siberia,
describing the people, the places in which
they live and the manner in which those
who are SO unfortunate as to be condemned
to this place manage to exc out the re-
mainder of their existence. During the
lecture he dressed in a suit such as is worn
by the convicts there, wearing the chain
and leg letters. Mr.. KEENAN, is a very
pleasing speaker and we believe that the
people here would be pleased to hear him
on his experiences in Cuba.
The Womans Literary Club observed
their first Red Letter evening January 10.
They withltheir friends were most charm
ingly entertained by Mrs. Cutting. After
the gathering of nearly forty people, club
members presented a short entertainment.
Mrs. Batchelder, in an interesting man
ner read Tennyson's "Fair Women" The
characters were presented in tabIeaux by
Miss Richmond, Miss Miles, Mrs. Bigelow,
Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Stannard. The
tableaux were made ESPECIALLY pleasing by
the use of colored lights. Following this
attraction came the illustration of familiar
by members of the club.
Mr.. B. w. Locke of Barton Landing
guessed the greatest number of these cor
rectly and received the prize given by the
club. Light refreshments were served and
a social hour enjoyed. Much credit is due
the committee in charge, and especially
Mrs. Cutting for her gracious hospitality.
The Fadette Woman's Orchestra of Bos-
ton will give a concert in Seaver's hall
next Saturday evening. The orchestra is
composed oftwenty pieces and under the
direction of Caroline B. Nichols has had
phenomenal success both from business
and artistic standpoint. This is to be the
only musical entertainment of the lecture
course and will be rare treat. The Bos-e
ton Herald has the following: to say of
this orchestral ssThe selections were
r,laufad xuitI of ortiatic H1,isl, !.