Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-18

! The funeral was held at his late home,
Thursday, twelve of his @. A. r. COM
rades being present. The officiating
clergyman was Rev. o. E. Newton of
Walden, and the burial was in the
village cemetery. The widow and
children have the sympathy of the
whole community.
CARD.-We wish to extend our sin
cere and heartfelt thanks in our deep
| sorrow to the singers, neighborS and
friends who so kindly assisted us
| through the sickness, death and
burial of our dear husband and father.
MRS. A. TRIP AND CHILDREN.
Academy Notes.
Howard Baker, '99, Roy Buchanan,
'99 and Leo Cook 100 visited the
academy last week.
School closed last week, for the
winter term. The spring term COM
mences March 25th.
evening the debate on the question,
''Resolved that trusts are benefit to
this country was decided three to
nothing in favor of the affirmative.
Barton Landing.
George Merrill visited at l. D. r. Collins
last week.
The spring term of the schools opens
next Monday.
Andrew RobitelIe was in Boston last
week on business.
Mrs. D. W. HiIdreth of Newport visited
friends here last week.
Rev. J. A. Dixon preached an excellent
temperance sermon yesterday.
Mrs. c. E. Ordway of Windsor is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sophia Austin.
Ted Seymour has closed his labors for
J. E. Lyon and gone to Winooski.
Elsie Skinner of Bloomington visited at
J. B. Flint's Friday and Saturday.
The E. L. Chandler Co. have bought the
ellis farm of the E. L. Chandler estate.
Several young ladies from Barton were
here last week to take the teachers exam
ination.
The regular meeting of Willoughby
grange will be held Thursday evening,
Mar. q.
Harry Nutting, who has been at work at
Woodsville, came home recently and is
sick with measles.
Mrs. Dodge of the firm of Dodge & Web
ster, goes to Boston next Tuesday to pur-
chase millinery goods.
Miss Anna Bassett has been in Boston
and New York the past week buying new
goods for the spring trade.
L. NJ. Clement has finished work for H.
B. Smith. Mr.. Smith has hired Will Grant
of Irasburg to work for him.
H. NJ. Whipple was at Lyndonville sew
eraI days recently caring for his father who
is very sick with pneumonia.
Melvin Bowen is visiting in Cambridge
Junction and will visit friends at Johnson
and Richford before he returns home.
Remember the annual village meeting
next Tuesday evening when the village
officers for the coming year will be elected.
F. D. Clement is charging his business.
He has just put into his store large, nice
wall case for better display of his wares.
w. w. Foster has rented his farm for a
year to Amos Wilcox of Newport who will
take possession soon. Mr.. and Mrs. Fos-
ter have reserved part of the house to live
in.
There was a marriage here last week
Monday by Rev. }. A. Dixon, the parties
being Fred Dudley of this place and Bertha
Smith of Bloomington. Many congratu
ations.
There was a village meeting Tuesday
evening to see if the voters would accept
the change in the village charter according
to law passed in the last legislature. The
vote was carried to accept it.
J. G. TurnbuII has changed his business
having formed a company to incre ase his
capital, his business having increased to
that extent as to require more money to
run it. The firm is now }. G.. Turnbull &
Co. Mr.. TurnbuIl retains the management
of the business as formerly.
The annual school meeting was held last
Tuesday evening, March II, j. H. Bartlett,
chairman of the school board, acted as
moderator and w. S. Joslyn, clerk. The
auditors report showed the district to be
out of debt and over $500 of available ire
sources. Miss Eliza s. Eaton, superintend-
ent, read an excellent report. 1t was voted
to have the same number of weeks of school
as last year, 80 in each of the three lower
and 35 in the high and gram
mar schools. tax of 20 per cent. was
voted and the trustees instructed to make
certain repairs. The following officers
were elected: trustee for three years, j. HI.
Bartlett, treasurer, F. d Clement; collector,
c. N. Leonard; auditors, B. F. d. Carpen- 1
ter, Daniel Skinner, F. @. Brown.
The sixth annual musical convention
held here last week maintained the high
reputation of preceding years. On account
of the sickness in this and neighboring