Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-02
LOCAL NEWS.


town Saturday.
Miss Lillian Guild OF South Ryegate Wis
tied in town last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lang OF E. Charleston Wis
tied their son, Geo. G. Lang Friday.
Miss Mabel Ware of Coventry visited at
the home of Mrs. Austin last week.
Mrs. II. w. Burnham and children of
Westfield are visiting Mrs. G. B. Stoddard.
John and George Brigham visited their
mother, Mrs. w. G. Johnson, the past
week.
Hon. ]. g. Peene and family, OF Yonkers,
". ", are stopping at Fox Hall at West
more.
Geo. F. Reed returned last Thursday
from Canada where he has been on a fish
ing trip.
Mr.. Charles Blodgett and daughter, Mrs.
Scott, of Dauville visited at s. S. Johnson's
last week
The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs. P.
l.. Webster, Tuesday afternoon, June 10th,
at 2:3Op. m.
Miss Alice Enos of Newport visited Miss
Grace Elliott last week and attended the
operetta Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Beauregard OF st.
Johnsbury Center visited their daughter,
Mrs. e. A. Girard, recently.
There will be meeting Of Orleans Lodge
No. 55 F. & A. M. Wednesday evening,
June 9TH. Work in first degree.
The missionary meeting which was to
have been held at the parsonage Tuesday,
has been cancelled because of the class day
exercises.
III. G. Pierce recently bought Red Elm
colt, a five-year- gelding, of Isaac Will
son of Westheld. This is one of the best
colts in town.
Mrs. Burgin of Washington, who has
spent the winter with relatives in Alabama,
has returned and is now with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Melvin Drown.
Perhaps business was never better in
this place than at present. All the shops
are busy, trade is good and quite an
amount of building is going on.
The funeral of Mrs. Jane (Anderson)
Tuesday, the Rev. R. l.. Sheaff officiating.
Her age was eighty seven years.
Mr.. Fred Dyke. in the employ Of Geo. G.
Lang, has left for short trip through
Maine. Mr.. Dyke expects to- take course
In the Waltham Theological sc ool.
The new engine at the tub shop will be
In operation soon and then work will be
continued night and day in order to keep
up with theiorhers ,whichlare pouring in. i,
DIR. and Mrs. j. A. Pearson and Mr..and
Mrs. F. w. Bald wiugoto bennington to-
morrow to attend the Grand Chapter Of
the o. E. s. which is to be held at that
place.
Call at E. w. Barron's store next We'd
nesday and sample the soda from the new
soda fountain, which will be free to all on
that day. No postponement because of
the weather. - -
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Tracy of Belle Plain, Iowa, will be
pleased to learn that they will pass the
summer-in New England, and will visit
Barton later in the season.
s. G. Currier has taken possession of the
grist mill and feed business, which he has
leased of A. M. Tower.y Mr.. Currier has
had several years experience as a salesman
of fl our and feed and his patrons are sure
of good service.
The academy ball team defeated Lyn-
donville bya score OF to7 last Saturday
on the Playground. Campbell replaced
Martin in the. eighth innIng9 Hibbard's
hit in the ninth brought in the winning
run. The game was close and exciting
throughout. y II r..
The academy ball team went to Iras burg
Memorial day and we're defeated by the
team there by score Of IL to 1. McGof
pitch ed good game, striking out Is men
but he had poor support. Allen anc
Counter excelled for Irasburg. The fielG
was muddy and in very poor condition.
CARD.-We wish to thank our friend:
for their kindness and expressions of SYM
patty in our atfiiction, and also for The
besutiiul floral offerings. May Gods
blessing rest upon them all.
Mr.. E. e. KNAPP,
Mr.. AND MRS. M. G. HEATH.
Joseph Barton has the work to put il
236 feet OF wall along the bank of the ponC
in front of the Crystal Lake House. Thi
wall is to show six feet in height aud will
be four feet in thickness. He also doe
the stone work on the high wall back o
the livery stable, which will be about fit
teen feet high.
Commencement exercises of Barton
academy in Seaver's Opera hall Thursda
June 5, at s p. m. Seats on sale at Pierce's
Proceeds of the exercises are to be USE
towards payment for physical apparatu
at the academy. The grammar schoc
commencement exercises will be held il
the same place Tuesday at o'clock p. m
There will be an organ recital at tn
Methodist Episcopal church this Mon
day. evening, commencing at 8 O'Clock
Mr.. S. Frederick Smith, organist of the 81
Andrews church, st. Johnsbury, will pre-
side at the organ. This will be an excel
lent opportunity to listen to the new pip
organ, as Mr.. Smith is a skilled organisi
All are cordially invited to attend.
1t is reported that the Peerless Compan