Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-16

ing some artistic displays o: holiday wares
ia their shop windows, which excite uni
versal admiration. The miiliners, whom
we failed to mention in our article last
week. in addition to their usual stock OF
millinery, have an excellent line of arti-
cles suiia bic TOR hold y gifts. A perusaI
of their sdvertisemst - i'll convince the
reader hat they shoU not neglect these
stores when u chasing their Christmas
fits.
Nearly forty singers met last Saturday
evening 10 praci ice the beautiful cantata
which is being prepared for Christmas, at
seaver's o era hall. The next rehearsal will
De held at the same place on Wednesday
evening at 7:45 sharp. It IS expected that
Christmas s.rvices will be held in H. 1.
Sewers opera hall, as union OF the Con
gregationalist and Methodist churches viii
call so many out nett her of their churches
will hold the mum bers who desire to be
present.
While T. D. MarteH and Edgar Valley
were skating last Thursday, as they
neared the middle OF the lake opposite
Mr. Whites, he ice gave way and let Ed
gar in head first Martell lost sight of
him and thought be had gone under the
ice. but he soon rose and being a good
swimmer kept above he water until he
reached the unbroken ice by the border.
The space broken was about ten feet
sousre. Edgar had on his big overcoat
and It was diff cult swimming, but ne did
not lose mis- presence Of mind and kept
cool till MartelI crawled ont on the ice
within reach of him. They both worked
and broke the ice back till it was strong
enough to hold them, then Martel sue
ceeded in pulling Valley out of the water.
DR.. s. Parkes Cadman, Of Brooklyn, n.
Y, delivered his popular lecture, Life in
London at Seaver's hall last Wednesday
evening Although the weather was in
clement and the travelling precarious, the
attendance was large. The lecture was
most excellent. DR.. Cadman was born in
England and received his education in
London and his description of this great
city and the complex phases of life to be
found in the eight hundred square miles
covered by London and its suburbs was
very interesting. In a series of vivid word
pictures he gave his audience glimpses OF
many historic places in London, among
the number beiog Westminster Abbey, St.
Paul's, Fleet Street, and the Houses of
Parliament and spoke for one time upon
the men Of letters whose writings have
made England famous. In illustrating the
characteristics of the English by compar-
ing them with Americans the speaker drew
many amusing parallels and kept his hear
ers amused and entertained. Tnls was Or.
Claimants second appearance ID our lecture
course. He is a powerful and versatile
speaker, man of broad experience and
culture and his lectures rank among the
best ever given in this town.
Barton s4asitIin-.
The MONITOR Agent will be at your Post
office Monday, Dec. go ali day and
evening This will be a good time
for you TO arrange for your club papers,
and we trust that IL will be Convenient for
you to sea him.
Whippe & French have their ascefylene
plant in operation and are running twenty
one tights to ligh their s: ore. They are Of
25 candle po yer, with the exception of the
outdoor light viii ID is very brilliant. The
lights are clear and very penetrating and
90 1OC hIcA0T DoT GTSIiI anu TIC HiA'd
does not affect them. Some of the lights
are automatic.
CARD.-We desire to express through the
MONITOR, our sincere thanks and appreci-
alton to the many friends and neig hbors,
who so kindly assisted and sympathiZed
with us during t he sickness and death of
our dear hus band and father Ne would
especially thank the choir aud all others
who assisted at the funeral.
Mrs. EMMA BARRoW5,
w. d. BARROwS,
ID. y. BARROWS,
A. NJ. BARROWS.
In our last weeks issue we mentioned
that Hamlet Barrows was sick with pneu-
monia. Heappeared better but failed sud
denly and died Tuesday. Mr.. Barrows was
a son of the late Jesse BarTows and was
born and lived nearly all his life on the
farm where he died. He was in his 65th year.
For many years he had been a member of
the Seventh Day Advent church and has
literally paid for its support. He was very
conscientious, honest and upright and
daily lived the religion he professed. He
was man who had the courage OF his con-
victions, Railways ready to give reason for
the hope that was in him" He was kind
and friendly to all and he could never do
too much for his church. He had no am
bition for office, bat was always found on
the moral side of the great questions of
the day. In his death his church and the
community meet with a great loss. The
funeral was attended at his late residence
Thursday, Prof. G. I'll. Drown officiating,
assisted by Rev. ]. B. Lyman. Mr.. Barrows
left five children namely, William, of Gov
entry, D. A. Barrows of Woodsville, y. H,
and Arthur, who has just graduated from