Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-22

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| N. H., were in town last week.
Mrs Lena Kimball and Mrs. Fred Smith
of Boston are at John Roan's.
| A portion OF the academy hall is being
| finished off for recitation room.
The electric light poles are being set,
under the direction of the trustees.
Will Barrows has returned from Massa |
chusetts much improved in health.
It is expected that interior wiring for
electric lights will commence this week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hall and little son of
st. Johnsbury visited Mr.. Halls parents
here last week.
The abutments for the new Willoughby
river bridge are finished and about ready
for the steel work.
Clara Austin and Guy M. Winslow, in
structors in Lasalle seminary, have
returned to Auburn dale, Mass.
Mr.. Lyman, of Lynn, Mass, is visiting
here. Thirty-two years ago he was miller
here in the Ira Sturtevant mill.
Arthur and Grace Austin entertained
dozen of their friends Tuesday evening,
providing corn roast for refreshments.
Water pipe is being laid to connect with
Addison Fletcher's new honse off Cemetery
street. The ditch is hard to dig on account
of water and rocks.
G. s. Glib recently shipped barrel of
peach apples to party in Brownsville
Junction, Me. This variety of apples is
not raised in that section.
Effie Seavev returns to New York this
week. She is successful artist of that
city and has some painting to do for the
fair soon to be held there.
Mr.. Billiard has sixteen pupils in instru-
mental music. They can have the choice
of 81 instruments upon which to learn, as
the professor is familiar with them all.
DIR. Smith of Hanover removed cancer
for Mrs. L. w. Hildreth last Saturday.
The operation was very severe one and
Mrs. Hildreth is in critical condition.
, The band boys wish to extend their
, hearty thanks to the people of Barton for
, the very cordial reception rendered them
last Saturday evening. Everything posi-
BILE was done to make it pleasant evening
for the boys.
, Carroll Joslyn, who has been clerking for
Hoyt & Harris for over two years, has left
, their employ and gone to New Haven,
, Conn.,, to enter Yale college. He passed
! the entrance examination satisfactorily at
, st. Johnsbury last June and hopes to enter
, without conditions.
E. d. Collins was in Montpelier last week,
obtaining material for the new Vermont
school history which he has been working
, on the past summer. AS the superintend-
ent of education was. not quite satisfied
with Commits history, now in use in the
/ schools, he urged MI, Collins to produce a
3 work that would better meet the present
! requirements. ~ p
Grand Master Chas. b. Montague, of
Woodstock; Deputy Grand Master Olin
r Daley, of W hite, River Junction; District
\ Deputy Grand Master II. j. Stannard and
( Junior Deacon H. T. Seaver of the Grand
\ Lodge, conducted a meeting here Saturday
afternoon and evening relative to granting
the institution of Masonic lodge at this
$ village. The movement was encourage
by the presentation Of petition signed by
Al local Masons. 1t is decidedly the excep
/ tion among towns in this state to start a
. lodgelwithlso ndny members.
: Members of the Ladies' Aid Society of
2 the Methodist church to the mum Der of 60
or more dined with Mrs. Geo. Fletcher at
v Browuington last Thursday. 1t was one Of
8 the most enjoyable occasions in the history
e ofcthe society. Rev. Mr.. Lewis drove a
n party of fifteen to the dinner, and on the
b way the horses were quite skittish, and
: Mrs. Lewis fearing they would become un-
v manageable, jumped out of the wagon over
!, the wheel, closely clasping her baby in her
is arms; she was not thinking of herself, but
o for the safety of her child. No serious
n injuryresulted. @45t ,' =
10 Resolutions adopted by Willoughby
" Grange, P. of H., No 292, Barton Landing,
It on the death of Brother Andrew d. Wiley
= at Barton Landing, Aug. %. 1902:
~ WHEREAS, God, our Heavenly Father,
- in His great wisdom, has taken from our
} midst a true and faithful member of our
N order, one who was ever ready to serve in
ID his pleasant way, Andrew d. Wiley, there
fore
es ResolUed, That we, as loving brothers
1T fellowship and service, cherish and honor
- his memory as we meet from time to time
~ and strive to follow his example of cheer
e. full, loving helpfulness.
s RESOLVED, That we tender our sincere
- sympathy to the family of our beloved
~ brother and that the Father of us all may
give to each heart the comfort which they
IN so much need. -.
~ Resotued, That our charter be draped in
- mourning for thirty. days and a copy oil
10 these resolutions be published in the
n. MONITOR and Express and Standard and
en- a copy sent to the bereaved family and the
nj same be entered on the records of the
order.
de MRS. E. HAzELToN, Cow
IN MRS. j. MARSTON, oo"' +
de A hearing on the railroad accident il
ry which Alvah Clark and w ill Rash lost thei
b. lives, was held here Thursday before TIL
d. railroad commissioners, Judge Jonathan
IL Ross of st. Johnsbury, j. w. Boutwell, o
re of Montpelier, and HI. s. Bingham of Ben
les nington E. A. Cook OF Newport appear
nd ing for states attorney; Frank Miles O
he Newnnrt for the narentS of the deceased