Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-28


pleasing selections. Refreshments were
bountifully provided, the whole house
was thrown open to the guests and more
enjoyable social occasion cannot we'll be
imagined. Those who were present re-
gard it as a social event long to be re-
membered.
The Command and Ford Stock Company
opens weeks engagement at Sewers
this evening. They viii present ga False
Life,' new pastoral drama from the pen
! of A L. Fanshawe. 1t is a beautiful play,
pure in tone and spirit and treats of
theme interesting to all classes. 1t has
! been styled GA Dramatic Sermon" and is
| most powerful in it's moral. The company
| is large and efficient, having been materi-
ally strengthened since their last appear
| ance here. Ladies' free tickets will be
used, a ticket which will admit lady
free provided she is accompanied by one
paid reserved seat ticket. Refined spec
| ialties will be introduced between the acts.
Price, 10, 20 and 80 cents.
The arrangements for the musical festi-
val at Newport, February to are COM
pleted and the advertising booklet will
appear today. The artists are Miss Anna
NJ LohbilIer of Boston, sopranos; Mr..
Charles S. Conant Of Concord, tenor; Mr.
Henry H. Gorrell of Boston, baritone; Mr..
Dudley Prescott of Boston, humorist; and
BIaisdell's orchestra. Matinee mainly by
local talent, Thursday afternoon; concerts,
Thursday evening and Friday afternoon
and evening. Reduction in railroad and
board rates are obtained. All desiring
board should apply to i. 0. Sheldon or H.
3. Cushman before the convention opens.
Concert tickets, % cents; reserved seats,
ten, twenty-five and fifty cents additional.
Seats will be placed on sale at Bigelow's
drug store Tuesday, Jan. %, at o'clock a.
m. Seats can be ordered by Bell or Peoples
telephone system.
At the meeting of the WOman's Literary
Club which was held with Mrs. H. R. Cut
Ter last Wednesday evening the topic was
s'Venetian Architecture" and the follow
ing program was rendered: italian
Architecture" Mrs Cutler; This paper
was carefully prepared and gave brief
outline of the evolution of architecture
from the primevaI structure to the mag
nificent palaces and cathedrals that make
Italy famous. This was followed by an
article on ''The Cathedral of ST. Mark" by
Miss Austin, which was interesting and
we'll written. Miss COlburne read an eX-
celient paper on "The Ducal Palace" and
Miss Locke read an article on ''Venetian
Literature" This concludes the work on
Venice. The next meeting will be at the
home Of Mrs. Cutler on Wednesday eve
ming, Jan. 3Oth, and the topic viii be
''Nerona. Mantua and Milan.'
Barton landing.
Miss Lula Flint has been sick the past
week.
L. ". Hildreth, who has been very sick,
is much improved.
George Parker is on the street again after
a ten days siege with the grip.
Mrs. E. a. Wiley and children are. Wis
iting at her fathers in Charleston.
Mrs. E. NJ. Carpenter has been the guest
Of Mrs. H. M. Whipple for few days.
Presiding Elder Sherburne preached at
the Methodist church Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ordway attended the
funeral of Mrs. Israel Parker of Burke last
week.
Ed Walker had a knee injured on one
of the heavy doors of the dry house at the
mill recently.
Quite large number attended the oral
examinations in the intermediate school /
last Wednesday.
This village has been without the night |
mail for about two months, but it was re-
esta blished last Monday night
Rev. ]. Hamilton of Newport will preach |
at the Methodist church next Sunday in
exchange with Rev. j. A. Dixon.
A. D. Beede and Herbert CowIes will take
an invoice Of the goods and take possession
of E. E. Sbafford's store this week.
Ray Carpenter, who has been visiting
his parents for a short time, returned to
Providence, r. l., last Friday night.
Frank Clement is offering his house for
sale, the prospect being that he and his
father will build new house in the spring.
Alvin Morrill, and Stoddard Bates of
Derby have been buying potatoes al forty
five cents per bushel and loaded cars last
week.
Mrs. Fl. D. stannard is reported to be
rapidly improving and it is expected she
will not be confined to the hospital more
than two weeks longer.
The reading room is nearly completed
and there will be formal opening this
evening to the public. It is hoped it will
be largely patronized.
A. D. Beede has moved his goods here
from Newport and will board with E. Il.
Lothrop for the present. He could not
find an empty tenement in the village.
Interested parties are making prepara-
ton for an Old Folks concert. The first
will be Monday night in the