Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-08-18

potiations with the trustees of Barton
Landing relative to lighting that village
and the proposition which had been made
them. 1t was then voted to leave the mat
ter in the hands of the trustees to act as
seems best for the interests of the village. |
Rev. A. B. Blake who has acted as local |
correspondent for this paper during the |
past year has finished his work. Mr.. Bull
lock, the new foreman, will take up part
of this correspondence and the work will
also be looked after by the entire office
staff. If you have anything which you
would like to see in print send it in as
early as possible. Do not wait until Mon
day morning as we may then be obliged TO
omit it.
Mrs. Hattie Faunce Durgin, CT Boston,
died at her summer home, South Sandwich,
| Mass, Aug 7th after brief illness. Mrs.
Durgin was at the head of the underwear
department at r. II. Stearns' for many
years. She will be pleasantly remembered
here as having spent several of her winter
vacations at Hotel Barton. She was one
of those rare, unsetfish natures, bringing
sunshine and good cheer, and heavenly
uplift to all with whom she came in con-
| tact.
The official board will hold another
meeting Tuesday Aug. 10Th, at p. m. to
continue the work OF revising the check
list If your name is not already on the
list send it in to- morrow. A large number
of voters took the oath and were allowed
! to vote at the town caucus in June, but
these men cannot get their names on to
the check list until they have appeared be-
fore the official board, taken the oath and
had the same recorded. Do not fail to ap
pear at this time.
There will be a repu Dlican rally and
meeting held at Sewers hall in this viii
lage next Saturday evening, commencing
at 1880 o'clock. Hon. Frank Plumley of
Northfield will address the PEG pie and Mr..
A. j. Markham, the noted campaign
singer, will render several songs Mr..
Plumley is one of the best campaign
speakers in the state and will deliver an
address whichwil be of interest to all.
Arrangements are being made for other
speakers and an enjoyable evening is
guaranteed. The Barton Band will furnish
music. All come out and attend the
raly. as NN @
Hon. Percival w. Clement of Rutland,
+, the high license Local Option candidate
for governor of Vermont, will deliver an
address at Seaver's hall in this illage to-
morrow, Tuesday, evening at 1880 O'Clock.
b. Mr.. Clement will speak on the question of
high license, which is being sgitated
= Throughout the state at this time. He has
a chatnpioned this cause for some time and
is doubtless very familiar with the argu-
ments in favor of it. AS the majority of
people are always glad to hear both sides
of every question there is no doubt that
Mr.. Clement will have large audience to
address.
An Oriental evening occupies consider
able part of the program of the Colonial
/ Moving Picture Co., which appear at the
Seaver Opera House, under the auspices of
the Sunbea Rebekah Degree Lodge,
Thursday, Aug. %. There is mystery, magic
and fun in every scene The spirit of the
times seethes in every picture displayed
} 1t thaws the finty, melts the misanthropic;
children are enraptured; the world is
merrier from participating in IN evening"
entertainment SO crowded with curiosity
and generality The management have
made this business the exponent OF al
that is brilliant and rnasterful; their pride
centers in pleasing heir patrons, who are
, the vital elements that either sustain CT
discredit the work of years. The Colonial
Moving Picture company projects sch
subject in splendid and mastery manner.
; All who have seen it claim it the grandest
> exhibition OF this kind ever witnessed,
complete in every detail.
The fall term of the Barton academy
and graded school will open Tues day Sept
End. The teachers are as folio VS.: FL. j
Stannard, principal; Louie A. Clark oil
Montpelier, first assistant; Helen Laurin
second assistant, Grace M. Elliott, third
: assistant and 9th grade; Maude q. Macon
: Der, 9th and 7th grades; Jennie NJ. Locke
0 3rd and 4th grades; Cora NJ. Marsh, Enc
! grade; Georgia Buck, 1st grade. Miss
Clark. the first assistant, is an experienced
l teacher and comes highly recommended
Y Tue other teachers are all well known here
' and under their guidance there should bt
b no doubt of the success of the school dur.
ing the coming year. A competitive ex.
animation will be held at the school build
v ing Sept. LIST, at which time there will bt
!. an opportunity for several young peopl,
to obtain free tuition for the entire year
The conditions are given in the advert ise-
ment on another page. Read il carefully
: Mrs. R. II. Fisher, Of Aspen, Colorado
q was in town recently. Mrs. Fisher is
+. native of Albany, but has lived in hi
i, west for some time. Her husband il
county sheriff and about three years ag'
was custodian of Tracy, the desperate, VIII,
: recently committed suicide in Washington
He escaped from the county Jail by over
!, powering the deputy sheriff when he wen
= to give him his supper. Tracy chok ed ant
% pounded the man into inseDsibilily ant