Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-03

All those interested in forming an Old
Home Week Association in this village are
requested to meet at F. w. Baldwin's office
next Friday event Z at 7.30 o'clock
The Woman's Literary Club will meet
with Miss Currier Wednesday evening.
AS this Will De the last regular meeting of
the club year, full attendance is desired
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Hubbard visited at
West Burke Friday Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Miles were in St. Johnsbury part of last
week visiting their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Thompson.
Mr. Henry Salmon of Glover appears to
be lover of good horses. He is driving a
very pretty pair at present. They are
nicely matched, handsome in color and
will make valuab bic drivers.
Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Batchelder were in
Newport most of last week, called there
by the death of Mr.. Batchelder's mother,
Mrs. Chas Batchelder, which occurred on
Tuesday afternoon, May 28th. The flu
neral was held on Friday.
Arthur Drew called at this Office last
week with a spear of grass measuring four
feet and four inches in length. Pretty
We would advise Arthur to look his hay
ing tools over and see that his scythe is in
good working order.
The case of c. J. Ufford VS.. George Par
ker of Irasburg for debt, was tried before
Justice G. E. Ha mblet and jury in w. X.
AIdrich's office on the 25th of last month.
The jury brought in verdict for the
plaintiff. W. R. AIdrich for plaintiff and
F. w. Baldwin for defendant.
Parton is getting to be one of the most
noted towns in the state for horse buyers.
Every week buyers from abroad are here
and quite numbe of our tOWnsmen are
giving great attention to buying and fitting
horses for the market. When the new
track is completed a large number of
horses are expected here and their trainers
will fit them for work.
The case of j. N. Webster VS.. Bert Hill
and Mrs. E. l.. Barstow VS.. E. j. Walker
for stealing mileages, was to have come off
last Monday, but was postponed until
Wednesday, when a hearing was held be-
fore Justice II. P. Cook. The defendants
did not appear and their case went by de-
fault A certified execution stands
against them and they must lay in jail I'M
til the matter is settled.
Mr. E. G. Baldwin returned from Bel
lows Falls recently, having been there
some weeks training the school team in
track athletics. In a meeting of several
school teams in which the Bellows Falls
boys took part the team which Mr.. Bald
win had trained was successful over all
others. The Bellows Falls paper speaks of
Mr.. Baldwin and his work there in very
supplementary terms.
NJ. w. Johnson's new engine which he
put in some time ago is giving excellent
furnishing all the power he
desires for his work. The water motor
which he used never furnished sufficient
power and when the water rent was raised
by the commissioners, Jan. 1st he decided
to replace it with a gasolene engine. This
power enables him to save considerable
time on his work and from the trial given
it appears to cost no more for power than
he had been paying for water power.
The Vermont State Library Commission
will be glad of contributions either of old
or recent numb of any of the following
Harper's Monthly, Century,
Cosmopolitan, Atlantic Month
Iy, McCIure's, Munsey's, Forum, North
American Review, ST. Nicholas. Realizing
the value of magazines in all libraries, the
Commission desire in this way to aid the
smaller libraries in obtaining them. They
may be sent to Mrs. Walter p. Smith, St.
Johnsbury; Miss Charlotte c.. Gibson,
Ludlow; Mr.. III. E. Rustedt, Richford, or
Mr.. Fred A. Rowland, Montpelier. If the
donor desires the transportation charges
prepaid, he should communicate, prior to
shipment, with one Of the Commissioners.
Flags were raised on he schoolhouses in
Fisk, Heath aud DevereaUx districts last
Wednesday afternoon. The flags were
purchased and the poles furnished and put
up by the people of the districts, The
scholars spoke pieces and sang songs
appropriate to the occasion; even the older
1nes caught the spirit and joined in the
In the Fisk district E. G.
Collision represented the G. A. r. and in
MS pleasant way gave a thrilling account
Of his experiences and observations while
| prisoner at Andersonville, illustrating
Oy pictures scenes of the most atrocious
character he witnessed within the stock
lde. He spoke with great earnestness to
he children, telling them to remem-
Der the schoolhouse if they forgot every
hing else-not to forget the worth
If the schoolhouse or let the flag be
in the dust. Much credit is due
20 the teachers for the success of the day.
Memorial services were held at the M. E.
church last Thursday forenoon at half
past ten o'clock. In the morning the
soldiers graves at the different cemeteries
we're decorated. Much Of this was done
0y the school children who were selected
20 assist the veterans in this part of the
service, and they did their part finely.