Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-07

the pastor.
The Cong. Ladies' Society will meet at
the vestry Wednesday afternoon. Ladies
please furnish for the tables as usual.
Come early.
The meeting Of the Barton Telephone
Company, advertised for last week, was
postponed 10 Wednesday evening of this
week at 1880 O'Clock.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office in this village:
Geo. Fl. Buers; G. A. Dodge; Miss Emily
l.. Harvey; E. K. Owen.
HI. Ryther was in town last week on
his way to Newport. Mr.. Ryther has been
in Lancaster, n. H, during the past win
ter, but has finished work there.
The Literary Club will meet with Miss
J. NJ. Locke at F. w. BaldWin's Wednes-
day evening at 1880 o'clock. This is Cred
Letter. meeting, and full attendance is
desired.
Mrs. Morrill,, mother of Mrs. Geo.
Tower and Ms. Geo. GOrham of this vii
Iage, died at her home in Coventry last
week. The funeral services were held
yesterday.
Miss Colburne and Mrs. Stone had their
stores and show windows decorated in
very beautiful manner during their open
ings last week. Both apparently had
good patronage.
Earl Jenness injured his arm while
playing against class team at Harvard.
The Dean boys were in the lead but by
Earl being Injured and through an error
by one of the basemen the Harvards sue
ceeded in winning the game.
The subscribers to the Barton Telephone
Exchange presented Mrs. Goodro, who
has had charge of the central office for
some months, with purse of money last
week, thus showing their appreciation of
the excellent service she has given them
during the time she has been here.
The first annual poverty ball will be held
at Sewers hall next Friday evening under
the auspices of the Barton baseball club.
Music will be furnished by the Barton
orchestra. Admission to floor fifty cents
per couple, ladies free. Balcony fifteen
cents. The boys are trying to get up
good ball team and this will be a chance
to help them financially and have a good
time as well.
Harry Graves, L. A. Pratt, Geo. Cook
and Chas Clogston went up to May Pond
fishing last Saturday afternoon. After
catching half fish apiece one of the
number became disguised with the man
ner in which they were biting and decided
to dive after them. Unfortunately in his
hurry he forgot to remove his clothing
aud as a result had rather of cold ride
down from the pond.
We copy the following item from the
Newbury locals of the Groton Times:
''Nothing but words of regret are heard on
every hand occasioned by the departure of
Rev. w. G. Johnson. We congratulate
Barton, for men of Mr.. Johnson's char
acter and ability are not plenty in the
Vermont conference, and we deplOre the
fact that his health would not permit him
to go on with the work SO grandly begun
in Newbury. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson,
Miss Marie and Master Curtis leave be-
hind them a host of warm friends who
wish them a full measure of health, hap
piness and prosperity"
The legal voters of the town of Barton
are warned to meet at the town hall on
Tuesday, May 18th, at p. M, to act on
the following business, viz: To see if the
town will vote to exempt from taxation
for five years the property known as the
Barton Landing Bobbin, Spool and Nov
city Company, a corporation duly organiz-
ed under the laws of this state as manu-
featuring establishment, including such
machinery. real estate, appliances and
buildings as are necessary for the prosecu-
tion of the business hereafter carried on,
and all capital and personal property used
in such business agreeably to the provi-
sions of Sec. 395 of the Vermont Statutes.
Geo. I'll. Davis, acting as agent for his
uncle, Hon. F. T. Holder of New York,
has purchased the Playground near this
village, of the Orleans County Fair Associ-
alton. The grounds are to be improved,
the track heightened to a full half-mile
and greatly improved, new barns and
sheds erected and many other general i'm
prOVements made. The old association
will lease the grounds of Mr.. Holder and
run them as heretofore, having complete
charge of them for such purposes hold
ing fairs, races, etc. NJ. Holder and his
family will be here at times during the
summer with Mr.. Peene, and both men
Will bring some of their horses here to
train. Mr.. Holder will erect barn suit
able for those who wish to bring horses
here to train and hopes to make it a good
point for such work. To improve the
grounds as it is intended will cost quite a
sum of money, much of which will be ex-
pended here, may bring other parties here,
will be great addition to the attractive
ness of Oh lair and should be a general
good thing for the village.
There was a very large attendance at the
inSta l1atiOD of the officers of Orleans