Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-02-26

historical places in and around the city OF
Washington The descriptions were all
interesting and showed careful prepara-
ton.
It is reported from some sources that
Gen. Cronje, who it is claimed has been
surrounded for some days by Lord Rob-
erts' forces, has succeeded in getting away.
The authorities A 6 London claim that he is
still being neid by the English with no
chance of escaping. There isinothlng new
from Ladysmith and as far as is now
known the city is still besieged by Gen.
Joubert.
The children are rehearsing an operetta
entitled cred Riding Hoods Rescue"
which will be given at Sewers opera hall
next Friday evening. Considerable time
has been spent in its preparation, and the
entertainment promises to be good one
and worthy of a large attendance Ad-
mission 25c. Children under twelve years,
15c. Doors open at 1880: entertainment
at o'clock.
The town reports are out and will be
distributed this week, thus giving the
what has been done and decide what
what should be done for another year. The
voters should read them carefully and
they will be able to vote intelligently at
the town meeting, March 9Th. The differ
ent officers have given general satisfaction
and most of them will be reelected.
Mrs Will Fletcher, who moved to this
toyx, from, (IJoyor some months aUO died
at her home in SabinsviIle last Wednesday
aged twenty seven years. She had been
sick for some time, suffering from the con-
sumption. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Rash and leaves husband
and two children who have the sympathy
of all. The funeral was held on Saturday
Rev. w. E. Douglass officiating, The re-
mains were taken to Glover for burial.
The Burlington GIee and Instrumental
Club is making a trip through the north
part of the state and will give a concert at
Sewers hall Tuesday evening, March 9th.
Elmer Webster of this village is a member
of the club and it is largely through his
efforts that a sufficient guarantee has been
raised to enable it to appear here.
This is said to be one of the best clubs the
college has ever had and the entertainment
will be OF high order. All who love
music should plan to attend. Tickets will
be placed on sale at the drug store next
Wednesday morning.
Hon. j. G. Peene OF Yonkers, N. Y. is
visiting Geo. Ell. Davis. Mrs. Peene is ex
pected this week. Mr.. Peene's house at
Westmore is progressing finely. Mr..
for
some time doing the piping and part of the
plumbing. The house will have seven
fireplaces; it will be lighted by gas and
have hot and cold water in the different
rooms. Mr.. Peene intends to have barn
which will be 1920 feet and will then have
the farm buildings which were on the
place when he purchased it thoroughly
repaired. He is expanding large amount
of money in WesGmOre and his coming will
be good thing for the town as he will be
likely to bring many new summer visitors.
We are receiving every Monday morning
a large number of locals which could easily
have been sent in earlier. On Monday we
are obliged to stop typesetting at certain
hour in order to get to press in time and as
result we are often obliged to throw out
some of our locals which if we had received
earlier we could easily have put up. We
receive locals from the people of this vii
lage who in many cases could have sent
them on Friday or Saturday. We are al
ways glad to get items of interest but if
the people would try and send them at
least by Saturday morning it would be
much more convenient for US and in some
cases where exte 1ded notices are desired
we could give them when coming on Mon
day morning we are obliged to make them
brief.
Much credit is due DIR. HedJey for filling
his engagement here last Monday evening.
The date was made without his knowledge
and came at a time when he was to have
a vacation of one week between his Eastern
and Western trips. He did not learn of
the engagement until short time ago,
when he wrote the management here that
he could not possibly fill the original date
as he was to appear at another place the
previous evening and could not get here in
time. However, in order to fill the en-
gagement and not d1sappoint the people,
he agreed to another date and Jeanne here
from a town in western New York to fill
the date. AS he had no other date in this
vicinity, the trip from financial stand
point was failure but in every other re-
spect it was grand success.
The town meeting warning contains the
following clause: ''To see if the town will
vote to instruct the County commissioner
of Orleans county to revoke the license of
the town liquor agent of said town of Bar
ton as per Acts of 1898 sNO S9I In several
towns the liquor agency has been done
away with and the results are said to be
very satisfactory. 1t is certain that in
nearly every town where the agency is
maintained that liquor is sold in quantities