Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-17

moved to Eden last week.
ChiIdren's day exercises in the NJ. E.
church last Sunday were unusually inter
esting; singing by the children especially
Ifne.
Mr. and Mrs John Babcock attended the
Graduating exercised in MorrisvilIe last
week when Miss Alice Chase, sister of Mrs.
Babcock, graduated.
Milo Litch, who has been in poor health
for some time, is seriously ilI.-Elihu Gage
is in very poor health. His son Walter of
Burlington is visiting them.
DR.. J. A. Pearson of Barton spent a part
of last week in town. He is very thorough
Workman in his line and we are always
glad to have him come here to do work
He intends to return here again later.
Mrs. c. H. Hartman and Mrs. N H. Kin
ney are spending a few days at the Kinney
cottage at Caspian Lake.-F. B. Shedd of
Massachusetts, and J. L. Loverin of New
Hampshire were in town looking after
horses one day last week.
Mrs. Julia Scott visited in Barton last
week.-Mrs.. Jessie Stevens from Manches-
ter is visiting her father, Charles Chamber
lain, and other friends in town.-Mr. J.
Williams. c. c. Conant and J. G. Allen
went to Charlestown last week to open
their mine-LiIIa Merrill is home from
MorrisviIIe academy and is working at r.
A. Patterson's.-EIsie Patterson is home
from Burlington for a short vacation.
The annual Grange ChiIdren's day and
Grange picnic will be held at Craftsbury
Mill village June %. All members of
Hardwick, Albany, Glover and Irasburgh
Oranges are cordially invited and every
body whether grangers or not are invited.
a good program is being provided, includ-
ing addresses by State Master G. j. Bell,
f. A. Fay and iothers, singing, Rotations
by the children and good time for every
one.
The young ladies of this place will pre-
sent the cantata entitled ''The Flower
Queen" under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid society at the town hall Thursday and
Friday evenings, June p and IS. Admis-
sion, % and 10. The ladies are being drill
ed by Miss Mary Paddock, who is a very
efficient teacher anda beautiful singer, and
we trust the entertainment will be very
enjoyable affair and hope to see a full
house.
North CraftSbury.
Milo Litch had a serious set-b back re-
Gently and is very low.
Mrs. Jennie Randall was in Barton last
week.-Mrs.. Sheehan has gone to Barton
to care for Mrs. Seaver.
Edward Hastings was appointed dele
gate to represent the Cong. church at the
council to be held at Westfield Tuesday.
Rev. G. III. Morse will also attend.
game of ball was played week ago
Saturday on the Common between the
Craftsbury and Hardwick teams, the score
being in in favor of the visitors IS to 6.
The weather on Sunday of ChiIdren's
Day was not as baImy as it might have
been. About noon there was quite a
furry of snow. ''What is so rare as day
in June"
Antoine Russell has hired out to James
Young of Greensboro for the haying
season at S1.75 day and board. This is
good pay and indicates that help is scarce
in this vicinity.
The contribution ChiIdren's Day at the
Congregational church was materially
increased later by a donation of s. from
George Howard. The money goes to
stablish Sunday schools in frontier towns
and in needy places of our land.
Mr.. Marcy's people received word last
week from their son Will stating that he
has been having serious trouble with one
of his eyes so that he has had to go to the
hospital. He is expected home for a va
Miss Mary Paddock is drilling the young
people of the Common and Craftsbury
Village in preparation for a cantata en-
titled 1.-THE Flower Queen,'' which is to
be given soon. A portion of the proceeds
is for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid society
of the Methodist church.
Prof. A. G. Cole held teachers meeting
at the Academy last Friday evening. An
interesting feature of the meeting was an
exhibit of the "Ward" method of teaching
reading by Miss Winnie Williams. who
went through the exercises with a class of
little ones from her school on the Common.
William Ann1s of Albany has been here
few days, having charge of the building
of the porch on the hOtel.-C. d. BaIIen-
tine, a. NJ. Drown and Ed. Farr of Hard
wick were employed last week in laying
the cellor wall for George Chase's new
house,-The School Board have ordered
new seats for the schoOl-hOuse in the
Seaver district.
Edward Hastings took charge of his
farm recently for few days in the absence
of Mr.. Waterhouse, his tenant. 1t must
have seemed quite like old times Bert
CoIburn has secured Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Garfield to keep house for him. They
moved into his house last week.-Mrs.. A
d. Marckres of Mill Village has engaged
Mrs. Nora Glynn, formerly of this town,
as help in her home.