Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-10-14

! After a pleasing SOLO by MIS-. wright,
interesting descriptions of the grounds,
buildings, and Examinations at the Buffalo
exposition, We're given by Mrs. Stannard,
miss Heating and Miss Richmond.
! A party of about fifty neighbors and
friends gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Merrill last Wednesday evening
for a social visit. Refreshments were
served and most delightful evening was
passed. Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill and two
| daughters intend to spend the winter in
| southern California.
The daily papers of Titusville, Pa, de-
voted considera BILE Of their space last week
! in giving account Of the unwilling Of
the Drake monument. This monument
was erected in honor of Edwin L. Drake,
who was the first to conceive the idea of
! boring for oil. The lot on which the
| monument was placed vas donated by
Mr.. r. D. Fletcher, who formerly resided
| a this county. Mr.. Fletcher also took
prominent part in the exercises of the day.
| One of the pleasant events OF the week
was the marriage OF Burt Jenness OF Derby
/ and Miss Minnie Battles of this place.
| The ceremony was performed in the NJ. E.
church by Rev. w. c. Johnson, about a
score of friends being present. Later re-
! ception was given at the home OF the
brides mother, where refreshments were
served, music and other festivities were
| enioved Mr. and Mrs. Jenness will make
their home in Lowell, Mass, to which place
they will go this week. Congratulations.
Mr. Fl. T. Seaver and c. E. Hamblet have
taken the agency for the Croker waste
heat radiator for the state OF Vermont.
This radiator is connected directly with
the smoke pipe from the furnace or stove
and makes use of the heat which would
otherwise pass up the chimney. Mr.. Seaver
placed one Of these radiators in the Barton
bank last winter where it worked very well,
giving excellent satisfaction. Since that
time he has placed several in this village
all of which have proven satisfactory in
every way.
The annual eXcurs ion to Boston will be
made over the Boston & Maine road next
Thursday. The tickets are good to return
until Oct. 2Sth. This is grand chance to
visit the metropolis of New England and
all who can should take advantage of it.
The Food Fair under the auspices Of the
Boston Retail Grocers Association is now
in session. This is the most extensive ex-
position of food products ever held in New
England. In addition to the exhibit Of
foods there will be wonderful electrical
display and some of the most famous
bands in America, and the Royal Marine
Band of Italy, will furnish music. All
who visit Boston should attend the food
fair.
There came near being a serious fire at /
VIM. Browns last week. It appears that |
John Murphy who has been boarding. at
Mr.. Browns sleeps in a room which /
has two beds. A few nights ago he dis
70 bed and put his coat and vest on the bed |
he does not occupy. Sometime in the !
night he awoke and was unable to rise on
account of being so nearly smothered with
smoke. He called Mr.. Brown who came 20 /
the top of the stairs in hurry. He found .
the bed on which Murphy had laid his
clothes all on fire. The bed was burned
through William started for the stairs
and landed at the bottom at one stride. |
He brought water and put out the fire.
The window being up. was what saved |
Murphy from suffoca5ion. The cause of |
the fire was a pipe with to 0acco on fire in |
Murphy's pocket.
The Z. E. convention held at Newport |
Friday afternoon and evening was a most /
interesting occasion. The main interest |
centered in the address of Rev. F. E. Clark ,
the originator of the great society. He !
spoke of his pleasure in coming to New port I
as he stopped here on his wedding journey. |
At 1000 p. n. Thursday night he LETT |
Keene, n. H., where convention was be- /
ing held, and they sang, "There Is Sun
shine in Ny Soul" and when he arrived at
Newport at 4:30 a. M, he was met at !
the depot by number singing the same |
song. He stated that there were 62, 600 So
cieties and nearly 100000 members be-
longing to these G. E. societies. There
was not an hour of the day but G.. E. |
meeting was being held, for the society
girdled the globe. He referred to his visit
to China just before the Boxer rebellion
and the spiritual preparation which Christ
ians received from God to enable them to
meet the trying times which followed. |
The meeting was a grand inspiring one,
ong to be remembered by those who at
tended.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. Ashville Nye Is visiting at c. S.
Gibbs.
Wallace Twombly has sold building
lot to Lewis AIbee.
L. w. Hildreth has sold his residence
here to Mrs. Rood of Albany. Price g, 900.
Presiding Elder Sherburne preached at
the NJ. E. church yesterday morning and
evening.
Mrs L. N Chandler and Miss Eliza Eaton
h,7iII fpoo oot
loughby.