Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-24

Rev. r. L. Sheaff and Deacon P. S.
Hitchcock were in Westfield last Tuesday
at an ordination service and Mr.. Sheaf
preached the ordination sermon.
L. M. Hubbard has rented the dining
hall at the f. r- ground for a number of
years and Will furnish meals as usual.
Mrs. Henry Danforth received tele-
gram last week stating that her mother
who had resided at Littleton, n. H., was
dead.
Mrs A. T. Boswell invites the members
of the Cong. Ladies' Society and their
friends to meet with her Wednesday after
noon at her home.
The Woman's Literary Club will hold
their picnic, postponed from last week, on
Wednesday of this week. Will the mem
bers please furnish as requested.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office June "a Please say
advertised. Joseph Davis, Mrs. aInez Ed
wards, Mrs. J. c. Lucia, s. P. Kimball.
The Ladies' Aid Society is invited to
meet with Miss Sophia and Mrs. G. o.
Drew, Wednesday afternoon. Gentlemen
invited. Let there be good attendance.
Charles Hamblet has been appointed
trustee of the c. c. Grow effects and II. J.
Stannard, L. M. Hubbard and j. M.
Elliott have been taking N invoice of the
goods.
Miss L. Q. COIburne's sister, Miss Clara
CoIburne, who has usually spent the sum-
mer here, sailed Saturday for Liverpool and
will spend the summer in England and
Ireland,
The first new 2:3O trotter of the year
was developed at Baltimore last week in
the chestnut mare Raceme, by Forerunner,
son of Onward, grandsire of D. d. Beams
stallion, Cardinal Wilkes.
The regular conclave of Malta Com
mandery will be held at Newport next
Friday. A committee from Richard
Occur de Lion Preceptory of Montreal will
be present at the meeting.
George Katen and Mrs. II. G. Gay were
called to Dexter, Maine, last week to at
tend the funeral of their father, Elijah
Katen. Mrs. Gay will visit friends at
Portland before her return.
Mrs. Eastman, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. o. E. CowIes, has returned
Wiley of Newport, n. H., is stopping
with her cousin, Mrs. Cowles.
Mrs. Emma Williams, wife of Elmer
Williams, died at her home in Barrie last
week. Mrs. Williams was formerly the
wife Of Mr.. Kenneth Smith, and
at one time resided in this village.
The remains were taken to Stanstead P. Q.
for interment.
E. w. Barron is having his block paint
ed-Mrs. w. [. Robinson is having her
buildings painted and repaired.-C. j.
Ufford is repairing and painting oneof his
houses.-Dan Blanchard is painting his
store.-C. W. Comstock has raised his
blacksmith shop put in a new floor and
done other repairing.
Peter SheItra met with severe accident
last Tuesday by getting his hand drawn on
to the saw that bolts up the logs. The
saw is very coarse toothed and the wound
was savage one. The thumb and
forefiinger were amputated and the
wound seems to be doing well. Mr..
Sheltra was employed in the Harding tub
factory at the time of the accident.
W.R. Aldrich was at Barton Landing
last week assisting B. F. D. Carpenter in
the law case of S. G. Kimbal VS.. Mrs. E.
A. Miller. This was a suit brought for
the settlement of an account, by the plain
tiff and tried before Justice P. Guild. 1t
was decided in favor of the plaintiff. B.
F. l.. Carpenter and w. r. AIdrich for
plaintiff and J. E. Erwin of Derby for the
defendant.
T E L Ic I'll
at Roaring Brook Park. He has
Henry's Girl Pig. Burr Oaks, 2:35, Turvy
Drop and several other speedy horses
which he is fitting for the races July 18th.
H. E. Brewster of Burlington is to ship
his horses here today for the races.-H. 3.
Stewart and George LIcShane of Beebe
Plain were at the park last week making
preparations to bring their horses here for
the races next week.
The section men met with a scare last
Thursday. It was something more than
a practical joke. There were about half
a dozen men on the car with Harry Bige-
low, section foreman; they were coming
toward this place from near .the high
bridge when unexpectedly they met wild
engine close upon them. They all jump
ed, Mr.. Bigelow landed twenty-six feet
down the dump. No one was hurt but all
were well shaken up and the hand-car was
pretty thoroughly damaged.
Hardwick defeated Barton Friday on the
Playground 9 to- z. Poor base running lost
the game for Barton as the batting was
stronger and their fielding better than
that of the visiting team. The home team
is improving but it should give a little
more attention to base running. The
score is as follows:
BARTON. alb bh tb sh pc a e
Webster, RI, 2 4 o o OF
Fl Hitchcock IN