Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-19

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Mrs. A. w. Clark and daughter from
Cambridge, Mass, W no have been visiting
at Charles Hamblet's, returned home last
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Ripley, from Topeka, Kan.
and her sister, Mrs. Ellen Ferrin, of
Bloomington, visited at G. E. HambIet's
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Smead and her daughter Elsie have
been at North Troy visiting at the home
of Mrs. A. K. Story, who is a sister of
Mrs. Smead.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. S. Cook and their grand
daug liter, Miss Lois Cook, OF West Charles
ton, were in town last week visiting
relatives and acquaintance.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. H. Drumming and
Mrs. Thompson of Magog, P. @. sister OF
Mr.. Drumming, start today for Ayers Flat,
P. O., to visit friends and relatives.
Mrs. George Goodro has engaged Miss
Hattie Magoon of North Troy to assist her
at the telephone exchange, and Miss Ma
COON is xpected here today to begin her
work.
Mrs. Iona Mckenzie of Hardwick is can
wasting this village and Barton Landing
for the book entitled "Woman." The
book is a good one and should meet with
ready sales.
Mrs. w. G. Burdick, sister of b. j. Camp
bell. with her two children, Of North
hampton, Mass, also Mrs. Will Fuller OF
Bloomington have been visiting Mr..
Campbell's family.
Amos Robinson won first prize in one of
the events in the shooting tournament at
Newport last week. In the shoot for the
doubles he brought down four out of five
pairs which were sent up.
Ella NJ. Suitor, who has been visiting
friends at Leeds, P. Q. for the last six
weeks, returned home last Friday night,
and Ethel Suitor, who has been at Dalton,
n. H, stopping with friends, came home
Saturday night.
The attraction at Sewers opera house on
Wednesday evening, August 21st will be
the sensational comedy drama, ''Side-
Tracked" ''Side-Tracked" is under the
same management as 1.-THE American
Girl" and 1.-The Real Widow Brown"
Prices are %, 35 and so cents. Tickets now
on sale at II. c. Pierce's.
There is to be an ex ,ursion to Magog, P
O., next Thursday under the auspices of the
Rebekahs of this village. The trip will in
cIude all stations between LyndonviIle
and Newport. The party will leave on the
train which leaves here at 1908 p. M, and
will return on the mixed train in the eve
ming. The whole bill from this station,
including the ride on the lake will be 95
cents.
The Express and Standard censures the
people of the town of Barton for not giving
the Newport fair more liberal patronage.
The ticket agent at this village informs us
that about three hundred people took the
train at this station for Newport during
the fair and those who attended from South
Barton and Barton Landing would swell
the mum Ter to what might seem very re-
specta BILE showing.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post- office August 10. Please say ad-
vertised. Miss Alice Boyce, Mr.. Dustin
Miss LOttie Boardway, Miss
Lavina Brooks, Miss NJ annie Brooks, Miss
Anna Crastin, Mr.. B. S. Currier, Mr.. Lewis
Currier, c. c. Jackman, Miss Maud Le-
Boureau, H. 1. May, William Newton,
Fannie G. Wilson, Leo Wilson, Henry r.
Willis, Mrs. Mary A. Wells.
Mr.. Lester II. Kinsley is canvassing for
a book entitled Twenty Years on the
Lecture Platform" an auto biography of
DR.. James Hedley, the popular lecturer
This book also contains his famous lee
ture, The Sunny Side of Life,'' which DR..
HedIey has delivered over one thousand
times. This book should sell very readily
in this section where many of the people
have listened to DIR. Hedley.
The fair ground is taking on the appear
ance Of a village as the new buildings are
nearly all finished and are all nicely paint
ed. The change in the floral hall will be
greatly appreciated. The dining hall has
been changed, the entrance and exit now
being in different places while the ticket
office is some distance from the entrance.
Much enthusiasm is being manifested by
the people of this county as we'll il as in
towns outside of the county and there is
no doubt that this will be the most sue
cessful fair in the history of the associa-
ton.
The following informal resolutions were
passed at the last business meeting of the
Orleans County Summer School:
We, the teachers in attendance at the
tenth session of the Orleans County Sum
mer School, feeling that this ter N of school
mas been one of unusual profit and pleasure,
hereby
ResolUe, That we express to the manage
ment cur recognition of their interest in
the school in securing BILE and efficient
instructors and good entertainment.
That we thank the people of Barton who
so kindly welcomed US to their homes and
have made our stay in Barton so pleasant.
That we sincerely thank our instructors
for their efficient and able instruction and |
heir earnest endeavors to help US to pre-
pare for more Intelligent teaching and |
better work.