Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-02-25

| tWo-lighted windows made for his resi-
dence, the work being done by G. A.
| Drew.
Miss Nellie Wright and Mrs. J. N.
Webster go to Boston today where Miss
Wright will enter a hospital for medical
| treatment.
It should have read s. F. Bickford is
making thirty lumber wagons for the
| spring trade, instead of S. NJ. Rockford as
| stated last week.
Aaron Drown has built nice boat for
May Pond where he has a cottage. He
will be ready when fish bite in the spring
to supply all who get their orders in early.
[ Peter Gotta had smash up on Mill hill
Sunday. The horse backed down the hill
tipped the sleigh over, breaking out the
thills. No one was hurt by the accident.
Henry Valleys eople have the sympa-
thy of their many friends in the loss Of
their little daughter, Mary Bernie, who
died this morning after an illness of few
hours.
Commandery meeting at Newport next
Wednesday afternoon and evening. The
Red Cross degree will be conferred in the
afternoon and the Order of the Temple in
the evening.
Letters from Mrs. Florence (Tower)
Moody who is at Tarpon Springs, Florida,
state that her husband, Rev. L. n. Moody,
is improving in health so that he is able to
do some work.
Mrs Elijah Huntington of Newport, H.
2. Black of Coventry, Mrs. Carrie Daley
of Derby and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown
of Newport were guests at w. M.
Wrig hts last week.
Charles d. Graves was home with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Graves on the
22nd. Charlie has been promoted until he
is now doing some Of the work which re-
quires much skill and ingenuity. We are
always glad to see our Barton boys forging
ahead.
On Park street the cradle holes have
been very deep and dangerous. Homer
Hitchcock and two other parties had their
sleighs broken by driving through them.
The trustees seem to be doing all they can
to cut out these cradle holes but new ones
are constantly being made so it is difficult
to keep the roads in good condition.
The directors of the Orleans County Fair
Association met A. w. Taplin and Ell. II.
Carr OF st. Johnsbury, who represent the
St. Johnsbury Fair Association at BartOn
Hotel last Wednesday to arrange matters
so as not to have the time Of holding the
fairs conflict, as many people like to attend
both fairs The Barton fair will be held
the same week as it was last year and the
st. Johnsbury fair the following week.
We publish another one of H. T. Pills
bury's California letters today. We are
pleased to say that we have heard many
for these letters from all sides.
The subject matter has interested our sub
scribers and the forceful Anglo Saxon
languag- with which his ideas have been
expressed have made them exceedingly in
5eresting. Mr.. PiIlsbury has always made
a success of everything which he has
and his journalistic venture Is /
no exception.
We have a few delinquent5 on whom we !
have been waiting for long time and who |
always profess to be very short of money. /
Like them we are also short of money and
as the recent cold weather has made
great reduction in the size Of our wood I
he above mentioned parties draw US some /
Try block or stove wood in payment OF /
heir Indebtedness. If you have not got /
5he dry wood on hand bring some green /
wood and we will give the proper credit. /
If you do not happen to have either of
course we will accept cash. Just call in
md settle right away.
I tii7b
aimed Wednesday evening Feb. 20 by Miss
Jennie Locke at the home of Mrs. F. w.
Baldwin. The subject for the evening was
Rome" Each member present responded
o the roIl-call by giving some item of in
crest regarding the city. The following
program was rendered: A paper, "Leonardo
De Vinci," prepared by Mrs. Baldwin and
cad by Mrs. Batchelder. ''The Gaia
,ombs," Miss Cutting; ''Popes and the
Miss Buck; "Roman Manners
nd Customs" Mrs. CoWles; est. Peters
Cathedral" Miss Rand; ''Sistine Chapel,'
by Mrs. Tenney and read by
Hiss Austin. The evening was most prof
tabIy and pleasantly spent. The next
neeting, Red Letter Evening, for which a
pecial program is being prepared, will be
eld at Mrs. G. W. Tenney's next Wednes
lay evening.
The annual meeting of the fourth dis
riot Royal Arch Masons was held with
keystone Chapter Of Barton last Wednes-
ay, according to call from II. e. Pierce,
}. D. G. NJ. The meeting was called to
rider at three p. m. with II. G. Gay, Il. P,
/ the chair. Cleveland Chapter No. 20, OF
Newport worked the Marked Masters de-
rec, Geo. F. Root, II. P, presiding. Has
ell Chapter, No. IS, st. Johnsbury,
-orked the Past Master ana Most Excel
at Masters degree, Edwin L. Spencer, H.
no oJOco Of no