Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-30

large NUMBER from mere attended the
Beebe Plain camp meeting yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bush of Manches-
ter, N. H., have been visiting friends here.
William Croft of Derby visited his
daughter, Mrs. Harrison Badger, last week.
Thomas Colburn of Irasburg is learning
the barber's trade at j. E. Lyons barber
shop.
John Chamberlin is much improved in
health, and is able to ride out in good
| weather.
| Grace Dodge is home from Montpe-
lier seminary. She will remain during the
F.! vacation.
| H. 4. Smith has put set of scales, with
a weighing capacity of 5000 pounds, into
his slaughter house.
The Grange met last Thursday evening
and listened to a very profita BILE lecture
from G. J. Bell of Walden.
Remember the change of the day for the
meeting of the Good Templars, which is
Wednesday evening, July I'd.
George Cole and family will GO to Cas-
plan Lake to spend a few weeks, and the
studio will be closed after July 9TH.
The Rathbone Sisters will hold special
meeting for the purpose of installing their
officers Wednesday evening, July I'd.
M. M. Taplin is underpinning his feed
stable and barn. He has thoroughly re-
paired it and very much increased it's
value.
The Reynolds entertainment, given at
the M. E. church last Tuesday, was re-
ported very good. 1t deserved a better
audience.
Rev. S. G. Lewis delivered an address
before the Independent Order of Foresters
at the M. E. church on Sunday evening,
the 21st inst.
Byron Clement, who has been in the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington for
medical treatment, is home again, much
improved in health.
Arthur Ordway has sold his house to DR..
Parlin for $1,000. Mr.. Ordway is looking
around for a building lot on which to
erect set of buildings.
The ladies planned to have a large
amount of work done on the village park
last week, but the rain interfered, and the
work will be done later.
Beede & Cowles recently took in seven
have in their show case hens egg which
measures Sx64 inches and weighs five OF.
There was a marriage in this place last
Thursday evening. The parties were
Alfred G. Bocash of Sheldon and Elma J.
Ovitt of Barton. The Rev. J. B. Lyman
was the officiating minister.
The Village Improvement society will
meet at the M. E.. church parlors next
Saturday evening. ii 1t is important that
all interested in all kinds of village i'm
provement should be present.
, Children's day exercises were held at
, both churches on Sunday, the 21st, in the
morning, and a large number attended.
The children and others performed their
parts very we'll, and both audiences were
agreeably entertained. tL
Fred Virgins team ran away last Thurs
day. The horse got frightened near the
grist mill and ran through the village on
to the common, where the wagon struck a
tree and the horse went on, leaving the
wagon with broken wheel and the shafts
broken and the harness pretty well used
up. The horse was not injured.
The following teachers heve been en-
gagged for the coming year: Principal
,, Carroll H. Drown, A. B.; grammar, Flor
ence ellis; intermediate, Mary A. Bailey
second primary, Myra Douglass; first pri-
mary, Inez J. Winslow. These are all ex-
cellent teachers, have all taught in the
school before, and with the exception oil
Miss Gillis, are the same as last year. This
school affords the young people of this
,1Ioa 10
> to obtain an excellent education at very
: small expense.
South Barton.
= R. j. Sargent is moving his family te
= Glover.
Lewis Lord and wife are visiting Jane.
: Forrest.
VIM. Holtham and wife spent last Sun
day with B. G. Berry.
~ Rev. r. l.. Sheaff will preach in tn
- schoolhouse, Sunday afternoon, July 6tl
at 2:30 o'clock.
y, Walter Bostridge and son Harley, o
=, Pawtucket, r. l., are visiting at the hom
- of j. w. Stanley.
4 Mrs. John Forrest, Jr. is reported better
o Her daughter, Mrs. Jane Duke, has beel
20 caring for her during her illness.
G. Fred Wheeler went to New Yorl
20 Thursday to sail for Europe Saturday. MI
- Wheeler expects to visit England and Ire
= land and spend two or three weeks i
=, Paris. On his return he has a position i
:, the new Mt. Pleasant House at tn
- mountains.
~ School closed here last Friday wit
o. appropriate exercises by the children
which were to have been given in MI
" Lang's grove, but on account of rain
40 weather were held in the school house
IN Ice cream and cake were served and a yer
~, pleasant time enjoyed by all. Miss MAJ
tin has given excellent satisfaction an
II, we hope she may return.
no G. w. Switser was seriously injure
.. Thursday morning, while setting the er
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