Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-05-20

Mrs. Amy A. R. Dow returned Monday
from Lawrence, Mass, where she spent
some weeks with friends.
c. W. Tenney has sold fifteen carloads of
Westmore Der TO be delivered on the
cars at Barto: station.
Special meeting Orleans Lodge No. So,
F. & A. NJ, tuesday, May 81, at 7.30 z. M.
Work in F. G. Degree.
F.s. Oaks and George Grips from Boston
and New Haven, Conn.,, respectively, were
here for horses last week.
Mrs. II. T. Seaver is somewhat better
and hopes to be able to go to her cottage
in Westmore a little later.
Several members of Malta Commandery
residing in this village attended Ascension
Day exercises at Newport.
S. E. Winslow has shipped twelve car
loads of COWS 20 market this spring and he
will send another carload next Tuesday.
w. r. AIdrich and w. M. Wright went
angling for trout last week and brought
home basket full. But there's a difference
in baskets.
The Dad Girls are invited to meet with
Mrs. T. w. Drew and Mrs. B. B. Jerome at
the home of Mrs. Drew next Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. P. Baldwin's auction was well
attended but many things were not sold
and the auction will be continued Wednes-
day afternoon.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post office May 20. Please say ad-
vertised: w. FL. Child, Miss Blanch Potter,
c. F. Whitcher.
z. R. Leonard of Craftsbury was in town
calling on old friends last Thursday.
James Libbey Of Craftsbury was here
looking after horses.
The entertainment by toe base ball boys
was very we'll attended. A good program
had been prepared and was carried out in
a very creditabIe manner.
w. S. Vance was kicked by horse last
week and quite badly injured, one rib being
fractured. DR.. Hastings was called and
reports Mr.. Vance to be getting along
nicely.
Rev. c. Il. Brown of the Baptist church,
Newport preached in the CongregationaIist
church yesterday in exchange with the
pastor. Mr.. Brown is an interesting
speaker and was much enjoyed by the
congregation.
At the annual w. c. T. U. meeting the
following delegates 10 the County conven-
ion to be held at West Charleston the 23d
and 9th, were elected: Mrs. G. c. Lang,
Mrs. Wilbur Mason, Mrs. G. II. Davis,
Mrs. P. L. Webster, Mrs. r. l. Sheaff, Miss
Sophia Drew, Miss Ada Smith.
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at the home Of Miss Cutting. The follow
ing program was carried out: "Brief His
tory Of Scotland p Miss Foss; ''The Clans"
Miss Oyitt; "Rruce and Wallace" Miss
Colburne. The meet ing w ednesday eve
ming, May ., viii be held with Mrs. Geo.
Q. Lang.
There was large gathering of Odd
Fellows at Bradford last week. The En-
campment met On Tuesday, the Grand
Lodge Wednesday, and the Rebekah
assembly on Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
c. Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 3. Freeman, Mr..
and Mrs. Ezra Martin, Mrs. A. e. Clark,
L. NJ. Hubbard and c. c. W. Heath attend
ed these meetings.
Chas Currier has bought the Standard
Drug Store on Eastern Ave, at st. Johns
bury and is to take possession June 1, with
Mr.. Lyford for clerk, who is also a grad
uate of Massachusetts, College Pharmacy.
Both young men having had several years
store experience, togeth her with their college
training should be well qualified to run a
thoroughly up-to-date pharmacy.
E. w. Merrill was in Boston last week
on business connected with the National
Life Insurance Company. During the
month of April Mr.. Merrill sold more in
surance than any other agent Of the
company in the state. Ed represents a
good company and being a hustler for
business has no trouble in bringing a
good share of the business his way.
Memorial day services Will be held in
Barton village on May Both. Rev. w. c.
Johnson Will deliver the address. Further
notice and program will appear later.
A school will be started on the Duck
Pond road this week and the children in
that vicinity who have been brought to
this village Will now have school near
their homes. Miss Durham of Barton
Landing will teach the school.
While the two young men who were ar
rested here last week were confined here
before being taken to Newport, the build
ing in which they were kept was surround
ed much of the time by people who were
constantly commenting on the situation
and many remarks were made which could
not be of any benefit and could only anger
the prisoners. This should not be allowed.
The doors should be kept closed and those
who are there merely because of curiosity
obliged to keep away.
We copy the following item from the
Waterbury news of an exchange, Mr..