Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-06

bnaC GATE IL may De lell dI tuo IOOLHs.
The annual harvest supper will be held
at the M. E. church next Wednesday eve
ming from to s O'Clock. Price twenty
five cents. The Methodists are excellent
gardeners and are sure to furnish supper
we'll worth the price. of admission. All
come and bring good appetite.
Mrs. R. E. Bailey has been entertaining
a number OF relatives lately, making quite
a family reunion. The following were
present: Her parents, Elder and Mrs. VIM.
Drown of North Troy, who have been here
two weeks; her two aunts, Miss A.. A.
Drown of Boston and Mrs. j. l.. Pierce of
Johnson; also a sister, Mary A. Wilson.
All have returned home, with the exception
of Miss Drown.
While no accidents have occurred thus
far at the crossing at this station, it is
dangerous one, as trains approaching from
the south cannot be seen from Main street
until the team is on the track. The fast
New York train from the south in the
morning does not stop here and passes the
station at high rate of speed, making the
crossing more dangerous than before this
train was placed on the road.
The teams of Silss Wiley and Mrs. VIM.
Berwick collided in front of the Bean block
Saturday, and Mr.. Wiley was thrown to
the ground but not injured. He was driv-
ing up street and was on the east side close
to the ditch, while Mrs. Berwick, who was
driving in the opposite direction, kept to
the right and tried to pass him. This
caused confusion and the wheels locked.
Mr.. Willey's wagon was damaged the most,
a broken wheel and crooked axle.
A effort is being made to organize cam p
of Modern Woodmen of America in this
village. The prospect is said to be good
as many are anxious to join the society.
1t is claimed that the society has had the
fastest growth of any order ever organized,
an increase of 1000 during the past two
years. 1t is also said to have larger total
membership than any like fraternity in
the world. One feature of the society is
its insurance plan by which all members
can take out certain amount of insurance
in the same.
The Woman's Literary Club held busi-
ness meeting Wednesday evening, Oct. 1,
at the home of Miss Eliza Austin, fifteen
members being present. Four new names
were accepted for membership and four
more were proposed. The Bay View course
of study will be taken this year. The Clut
propose to publish cook book this win
ter. Competent cooks have charge of this
and will ask for your best recipes soon
Plans for the opening of a reading room
are nearly complete.
We are able to furnish our readers the
Burlington DailyFree Pcess through the
session of the legislature for only ont
1 dollar. The Free Press makes a speciality
of legislative workand will give a full &C.
count of the happenings there.s We car
also furnish the st. Adams Daily Messen
!, ger for thirty-five cents. This is an ex
cellent paper and will give a good repor
. of the work done at Montpeliera Their,
pelier and we can furnish either of then
through the session for fifty cents. Thes
papers will give good reports of the 1egis
lative proceedings.
Repairs continue in progress about tn
;, Crystal Lake Hotel The house between
the hotel and livery stable is being thor
oughly overhauled, closets put lin, etc
The stonecutters are laying nice fgranitl
wall along the river front. After finishing
, this, they will lay high wall in rear o
the hotel to keep the bank from caving in
1srhe lieefy Stable has also received Its shar
: Of rgpaitfng, an office having been built a
, I heright Of the entrance, and Improvement
made about the carriage house. The mex
in order of the series of improvement
, contemplated this fail is laying granit
curbiug along the front of the hotel, gras
seed to be sown in the space within tn
curbing.
. The Public Library and Reading Room
will be opened in the new quarters il
: Davis block, up one flight, Saturday even
ing, Oct. 18th. The reading matter will
: comprise about twenty five first elias
;. periodicals, including magazines, dali
and local papers, which are to be left a
the reading room; and the books of tn
library, which may be read at the room
or taken out as formerly. The use Q
= the rooms will be free to all, and unit
further notice will be open Tuesday even
ing, Wednesday and Friday afternoon
. and Saturday evening OF each week; fror
200 until 6: 100 in the afternoons and fror
$3.50 until 900 o'clock in the evenings
: The librarian to be Mrs. Herbert circuit
: who will also have charge of the readin
: room.
/ Some of the speakers at the meeting @
u the State Teachers Association at Below
: Falls, Oct. % to 25, are: Pres. G.. Stanle
Q Hall of Clark University; Prof. j. M. lyle
u of Amherst Colleger Supt. c. F. Carroll {
Worcester, Mass, Prof. s. A. Weaver {
u Westfield, President of Music Section
: National Educational Association; Sup
Is Ranger, and others. There are to /
3 special conferences in primary work, musi
. and science, each in charge Of promine1
IL educator. There will also be exhibits
lie school work from some of the leadin
Is schools of the state. Special rates on raj
II roads. Every teacher should be intereste