Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-27
for the present. He intends to have 1t open
every evening in the week.

Mr.. Archibald Wells and Miss Halle
Chandler, both of Newport, were married
by Rev. w. G. Johnson at the M. E. par
sonage in this village last Thursday. Miss
Chandler is Mrs. Johnson's niece and wish
ing to have Mr. Johnson perform the cere-
mony decided to come to Barton. None
of the friends of the contracting parties
were invited. although several learned OF
the plan of the young people and came to
see that the knot was properly tied.
The woman's Literary Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ora Cowles Oct. 20.
colonial program. SIN the old colony
days, in Plymouth, the land OF the Pill
grims." Roll-call, "Items on quaint colo
NAL CUSTOMS" paper, statesmen OF the
Revolution" Mrs. Heath; reading, "Court-
ship OF Miles Standish," Mrs. Hartwell;
! paper, sWhat we owe to ourPuritan ances-
try" Mrs. Frank Lang; book review, chap
tiers IL to % in history; recreation, Hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. A. Hovey of Independ-
ence, Ia, who have been visiting relatives
and friends in this county started last
Tuesday afternoon on their return trip
home. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey are former
residents of this county but neither had
been here for thirteen years and they report
many changes during the time they have
been away. While here they were cordially
received wherever they visited and they
wish to express their thanks to the friends
for the many attentions shown them. 1t
was the privilege of the writer to see large
view of Mr. Hovey's home in Independence.
The house is very handsome structure
and is apparently very pleasantly located.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey are to be congratulated
| on the success which has been theirs
through life and on the pleasant prospects
now before them.
G. w. Cook and j. N. Webster stopped at
Baltimore on their way to the 6. A. R.
encampment and made j. w. Halls people
! a visit. They found them pleasantly sit
uated on South Broadway, one of the many
beautiful streets of the city, with park
extend ding nearly the entire length of the
street. Baltimore is called the monument
tai city from the large number of monu-
ments in the city, among them being the
| first monument ever erected tothe memory
Christopher Columbus. Mr.. Halls boys
are all engaged in active business, Pliny is
in the employ of the B. & o. railroad at
| good salary, Graham is in the automobile
business, and took them around the city in
their first automobile ride, John is in bust
ness for himself, and they all like true
Vermonters are bound to succeed. At
Washington they stopped with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Tower who are pleasantly loca-
Gated on Maryland Avenue near the capital.
On invitation of Merton E. Church,
formerly of Albany, who now resides at
Falls Church, Va, they spent one day in
| Virginia, (They found d. R. Cobb at
| Mr.. Church's who made one of the party
viewing the old camping grounds at Fair
fax Court House and Fairfax Station. Mr..
Church is a very busy man, is engaged in
real estate, loan and insurance business, is
president and general manager of Falls
Church Telephone and, Telegraph Com
pany, director in national bank, president
of Alexandra County Publishing Co., has a
large interest in the electric railroad and is
largely interested in other local enterprises,
u
standing all his business enterprises he
took his team and spent the entire day
with them driving them to many points of
interest in the county. Mr.. Church is a
royal entertainer, and his success shows
what live Yankee can do in Virginia.
Barton Landing.
Carroll Ford is visiting relatives in Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Ora Lyon is very sick with quinsy
sore.
Mrs. Hunt moves to Derby Line this
week.
Chas. Jones has been ill during the past
week.
Y. e. Gay is finishing off tenement in
Clements block.
Mrs. Henry Smith remains in a very
critical condition.
Fred Hunt has leased his farm ant
moved to West Derby.
G. P. Cowles of New York has been visit
ing his brother Herb
g. G. Stafford of Walden visited hi
brother here the past week.
Belle Somers entertained a party o
young folks Friday evening.
Mrs. Mary Bell is to keep house for L
w. Hildreth during the winter.
Mrs. E. c. Sanbourn of West Burke i
visiting her brother, j. E. Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard of Skinnertown
Me-, are visiting relatives in town.
d. q. Hartman was kicked in the hea
by horse and quite severely injured las
week.
3 j. G. Turnbull attended the Masoni
l funeral of DR.. Rutherford at Newpor
!. Thursday.
I Crit McMullen is to move into the Skin
d ner & Brown tenement when vacated b
Mr.. Johnson.
r Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. s. Webster went t
Bangor, Me-, last Tuesday for visit. The
I return this week.
' Mrs. A. G. Bryant has finished her dutis
|. as nurse for Mrs. Herbert Cowles and re