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

the vestry Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3.
Each one please furnish for the ia BILE as
usual. Come early as there is work to be
done.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office in this village:
q. E. Aldrich, G. r. Cook, Gilman Nc
Coy, Miss Margaret Mulligan, j. E.
Newcomb.
The telephones in use on the Peoples
line in this village have been fixed during
the past week and are now in excellent
working order, thus giving good SER
vice to the patrons of the line.
The farce comedy, ''The Widow from the
Vest will be given at Seaver's opera hall
next Wednesday evening. Admission
twenty five and thirtyfive cents. Come
out and have a good laugh.
The second entertainment of the lecture
course will be given Monday evening, Jan.
18th, 1900, by Geo. KEENAN, on 1.-THE Con-
vict Mines of Siberia Make your plans
early and be sure to hear this.
We wish to acknowledge the receipt of
nice lot of venison from Mr.. F. G. Chaffee
of Connecticut Lake, N. FL. Mr.. Chaffee
was formerly resident of this county but
is now pleasantly situated in New Hamp-
shire.
There will be love feast at the Metho-
dist church next Sa bbath morning at 10 a.
m. followed by a roll-call reception of
members, baptisms and communion SER
vice. 1t is hoped all members will make
special effort to be present.
Mr.. E. T. Wilson is exhibiting a large
# init of n
during the years past, in his studio at
this time. He has some which show
great amount of work and are well worth
inspecting. Call in and view them.
The Drew family, to the number of
thirty-five, had a family gathering at B. B.
Jerome's last Saturday afternoon and even
ing. They had a Christmas tree for the
children laden with many valuable pres
ents and all had most enjoyable time.
All those interested in the Connecticut
Building and Loan Association are re-
quested to meet in w. M. Wright's Office
tomorrow, Tuesday, evening at 1880
O'Clock The state manager will be pres
ent to explain the work of the association.
The regular meeting of Crescent Lodge,
I. o. o. r. will be held at their hall to-
morrow, Tuesday evening. On Wednes-
day evening the new officers of the lodge
will be installed after the close of the
Rebekah meeting which comes on that
evening.
Mrs. W. A. Shepard of Albany and her
brotherin-l from Maine visited friends
in this place last week. Mr.. Shepard has
not been in this vicinity before for twenty i
two years. He is stopping with his |
brother, w. A. Shepard, and visiting many !
old friends.
While skating on Crystal lake last week |
Perley Smith took a sudden bath; had it |
not been for the presence of Frank Bean !
with long stick the accident might have |
been serious one. Several other boys |
have received soaking in the lake. Bet |
ter wait until it is frozen over and a little |
safer, boys.
Rev. j. J. Lewis will give the '!Passion |
Play of Oberammergau, at the South
church in Glover tomorrow, Tuesday, eve
ming. Admission twenty cents; children
ten cents. This is too well known to need
any recommendation to the people of this
vicinity, and Mr.. Lewis should be greeted
by large audience.
Mr.. Herbert L. Moore, matchmaker, for
merly of Waltham, Mass, and for two
years with D. Buchanan of Barton Land
ing, has entered the employ of Geo. @. |
Lang, the ieweler in the Davis block. Mr.. |
Moore comes highly recommended as
first-class workman and all work en-
trusted to their care will receive prompt
and skilful attention.
Ell. A. Folsom burned his hand quite
badly recently while throwing coal into
his stove. 1t seems that the coal-hod had
been standing under a can of kerosene oil
which had been left running and the coal
was well covered with oil. The burning
oil was quickly distributed over the floor
but fortunately the, fire was smothered
before much harm was done.
Each year when we receive the Hoods
Calendar we wonder how it is
possible to originate such clever designs.
The 'Proverb Calendar" itself is suspended
in front of two little tots, one robed in
delicate pink and the other in blue. On
the reverse side there are the usual astro-
nomical calculations and other facts. The
calendar is made to stand alone on desk or
table, or it may be suspended on the wall.
Christmas exercises were held at the
Methodist and Congregational churches in
this village last Monday evening. At the
church the places on the pro-
gram were nearly all filed by the little
ones, who did much to make the evening
an enjoyable one. At the Congregational
church the cantata was rendered in
highly pleasing manner and the occasion
was made pleasant one for both young
and old.
The Woman's Literary Club was en-