Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-25

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The Barton Band loses its leader with
the exit OF Albert Sawyer, who has been
appointed assistant superintendent OF an
electric railroad at Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. J.P. Garfield, student at Hartford
Theological Seminary, who has been
spending his vacation at o. D. Ovens,
preached at the Cong. church last evening.
Mrs. Chas. Jennes5 has gone to Boston
in the interest of the crockery department
in the Jenness store. While there she will
place an import order for Christmas goods.
Mrs. ]. F. Batchelder has gone to New
York City for few weeks stay. Mrs. w.
r. AIdrich supplies her place as organist at
the Congregational church during her alb
sence.
Mrs. Henry A. Downing of Tewksbury,
Mass, we'll known here as a former resi-
dent, has been very i'll with pneumonia,
but is reported little better with hopes of
her recovery.
H J. Morrill,, father of Mrs. Geo. Tower,
who recently returned to his sons at Gov
entry, was seriously i'll last week and Mrs.
Tower was called there Friday on account
of his illness.
E. o. Smith has moved to his farm in
ShefieId.-Frank Day from Albany has
rented the Jenkins farm and taken pos
session.-George Rash has moved on to the
George Gates farm.
The school directors of the town will es-
tablish another school to accommodate
the pupils who live on the Duck Pond
road. The school will be held near the
Geo. Bickford place.
Amos Robinson has just received valu-
able imported black Pomeranian dog from
a breeder in Delaware. He will exhibit
him at the New England Kennel Club
show at Boston next week.
There will be a church social at the
Congregational vestry Tuesday evening.
Light refreshments Will be served. A cor
dial invitation is extended to everyone to
come and enjoy the evening.
The next meeting of the Woman's Lit
erary Club will be held with Mrs. F. FL.
Pillsbury, at the home of Mrs. S. G. Cur
rier, March 9th. The subject for the eve
ming is to be 'Naples and Florence"
Ell. L. Pratt and E. w. Russell of Lewis
ton, Maine, were at Hotel Barton last week
for the purpose of buying horses. They re-
port that Geo. Pattee, who is running the
Dewitt Hotel at that place, has very sue
cessful business.
A merry time was enjoyed by the mem
bers Of the Junior League at the NJ. E.
parsonage last Friday evening. A large
share of the enterta inment was due to the
Iabors of Mrs. A. E. Clark, for which all
from the heart return many thanks.
At the meeting Of the dental society at
last week DR.. j. A. Pearson of
this village was elected first vice presiden
of the association for the coming year.
This shows the doctors standing among
the mem bers of the dental profession.
'sThe Confederate Spy,' which was given
at Sewers hall last Saturday evening drew
a fair audience. We understand that the
troupe was composed principally of New
port people and that they were handicap
ped by the absence of several of their
members. -.->.....,.. ...j, -
The church rally which is to be held at
the NJ. e. church next Friday evening
promises to be enjoyable affair. The
committee are making efforts to give an
which will be interesting
and profitable to all who attend. Refresh
ments will be served and it is hoped there
will be large attendance.
Last Wednesday we had rain and thaw
such as we have not seen during the winter.
Since the 25th of November we have had
no general thaW, and the snow which came
previous to that time is with US still.
Wednesdays thaw settled the snow little
but did not raise the water much To-day
makes one hundred and twenty days of
while the prospect is that it will
continue some time longer.
DR.. J. A. Pearson, Charles Jenness, F. H.
Pillsbury, FL. Z. Pierce, Fl. T. Seaver, G. H.
Davis, j. w. MurkIand, Henry Gay, c.. F
Percival, j. F. Batchelder and E. FL. Gla-
zier attended the meeting of the Com
nandery at Newport on Friday evening.
A special feature of the occasion was the
inspection of the Grand Commandery.
There were many visitors from Sherbrooke |
md Montreal present and a very pleasant
lime was enjoyed. E. II. Wallace of AL
oany and J. A. Miles and Clark Allen of
Jraftsbury also attended the meeting.
The last entertainment of the lecture
course will be given at the opera hall on
Wednesday evening, April Sd, by Rev. N.
D. Hills, who will speak on ''John Ruskin's
Message to the 18th Century" DR.. Hills
s said to be a very scholarly gentleman
md an interesting speaker. An exchange |
speaks of this lecture as being ''packed
With information, rapid in the procession
If new ideas, wonderfully comprehensive
n its survey, asserting for Ruskin the |
authorship of much that is newest and
pest" DR.. Hills has never spoken before
, Barton audience but his lecture promises
rare treat and all who can should plan to
attend it. Tickets will be placed on sale at