Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-11-05

enclosure; the barns will all be turned SO
as to stand east and west; several new ones
will be built. The dining hall will be
torn down and a new and larger one put
up. Floral hall will be greatly improved
and enlarged; an addition of one hundred
and twenty feet will be added to the grand
i stand on the south end and other improve
ments will be made. A part of theground
next to the road on the w. G. Brown field
will be used for building lots, the remain
der being included in the Playground.
This will give some much needed space
and with the many improvements to be
made promises well for the fairs of the
| future.
About fifty members of Malta Com
mandery No. 10 attended the conclave OF
Sussex Preceptory at Sherbrooke last
Thursday. Those who went from this
station were G. F. Percival, II. G. Pierce,
H. T. Seaver, Geo. FL. Davis, Ell. G. Gay, j.
A. Pearson, A. P. Bean, j. Fl. Hoyt, A. S.
Drew, E. Ell. Glazier, E. Ell. Wallace and A.
W. Hook. J. G.. Turnbun and Thomas
Landon joined the party at Barton Land
ing. There was good attendance at the
meeting and everything was done to make
one. When Malta Commandery reached
Sherbrooke they found the Sir KING hts
| from Montreal and Sherbrook, together
with the bands at the station ready to
meet them. A procession was Immediate
ly formed and marched through the prin-
cipal streets of the city, the fine appear
ance of the men causing much favorable
comment from the bystanders. After
reaching the Masonic hall the work was
exemplifed. Short speeches were made at
the close of the banquet, among the speak
ers being Sir Knight Root, Pierce, True
and Sherman, of Malta Commandery.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. o. w. Locke is on the sick list.
Bert Scott is having his house painted.
Arthur Knapp has moved to West Derby.
Chas. Hall has moved back to his place
in this village.
Mrs. Magoon, who has been sick for
some time, is worse.
Mr.. Gregory has taken Elijah Cleveland's
farm and moved on to it.
Morris Johnson has moved into the ten
ement opposite G. S. Gibbs shop.
NILS. COACo anu Nu10. COoly IL VI w d1lSuclO
are visiting relatives in this place.
o. G. Page has moved into the house
which he recently purchased on School
street.
Mrs. Chas. Blake is sick with gastric
fever at the home of her father, Henry
Smith.
Chas. Rash has traded his house here for
the Rollins farm and both families have
moved.
Arrangements have been made to receive
the election news at the K. P. hall Tuesday
evening.
S. G. Kimball has bought the storehouse
on Irasburg street and is making it into
tenement.
The ladies of the Cong. church will give
an Election chicken pie supper next Tues
day evening.
Andrew Wiley came home from st.
Johnsbury to attend wedding Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Gay, the aged father of Carlos Gay.
died last Saturday night. He had been an
invalid for long time.
Geo. Cole has moved into one of the ten
ements in w. G. Twombly's tenement
house opposite the Cong. church.
Rev. E. j. Gale of Island Pond will preach
at the M. E. church next Sunday in ex-
change with Rev. J. A. Dixon.
The seIectmen have built new road
through j. I'll. Bartlett's pasture and field
on the hill toward Bloomington.
The mill hands here will begin work at
ten minutes of seven each morning and
close at five o'clock Saturday evening.
The donation for the benefit of Rev. J. A.
Dixon last Friday evening netted about
$50. Rev. w. G. johnson delivered an in
teresting lecture.
Mrs. Daniel Skinner and Mrs Hall who
were injured in the railroad accident few
weeks ago, recovered sufficiently to be
taken home last week.
The lecture by Miss Woodbury. last Fri
day evening was very interesting. She
gave some account of the work among the
Indians, Negroes and mountain whites.
Mr.. McMullen, who has been living in
one OF Geo. Ford's tenements for a few
months, has broken up housekeeping. He
will continue to work for TapIin & Rowell.
A very pretty home wedding was that
which occurred at the home of D. Buchanan
last Wednesday evening, when his daugh-
ter, Miss Lillian Buchanan and Her bert
Moore were united in marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore have many friends here who
extend hearty congratulations. They left
on the midnight train for Exeter, n. H.,
where Mr.. Moore is engaged in business.
Albany.
j. Wilson of Boston was in town last |