Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-08-25
Lola GRAY is here from Connecticut on


week.
The fall term of the village school COM /
menced to-day
The band gives its regular open air con-
cert this week.
| on vacation.
Mrs. Will Joslyn and son went to West
| field last week.
w. s. LETTERS of Lyndonville was in town
Friday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hennessey visited in
| Charleston last week.
Oscar Glib Will enter Dartmouth college
the first Of September.
Carl Fl each and family went to Lowell
town, Me-, last week.
A large number of teachers were exam
ined by E. G. Baldwin last Friday.
Jardiniere! appears to be the watchword
at Whipple & French's these days.
The south railroad covered bridge is
being strengt hened by granite work.
Oscar Glib renovated the school house
ana put it in first-class order last week.
There will be sshome talent" concert at
the Copg'l church Friday evening, Aug. 20.
A. G. Harris has built barn on his farm
a. Newport Center, 100x150 feet in size, and
has filed it to the rafters with hay.
Ora Lyon was in Barton last week in the
interest of the Woodmen society. There
Is promise of forming lodgeat that place.
The Chandler company have tested tn cir
new boiler in the north mill and w ill COM
mence operations again the first OF the
week.
Young Joslyn, of the Hoyt & Harris
store, set out last week to beat 'sthe boss"
in tn line of fishing. We haven't heard
the result.
A county Grange meeting will be held
here next Wednesday under the direction
of Mr.. Bell, in the Methodist church. 1t
will be an all-day session.
Mr.. A. S. Denison of Enterprise, Fla, is
visiting his brother, A. e. Denison. Mr..
Denison is proprietor of the Brock house
Hotel at Enterprise.
1t has been decided to move the Will
loughby river bridge 100 feet this side of
its old location, to avoid the strong cur
rent. Work will begin upon it very soon.
Rev. S. G. Lewis was called home from
Lyndonville to attend the funeral of An
drew Wiley, which occurred yesterday.
Rev. j. B. Lyman, his pastor, was unable
to reach here in time.
Mrs. E. Speakman, with daughter
Florence, of Chicago, arrived Friday to
visit her sister, Mrs. E. A. Miller. They
are on a sightseeing trip, visiting the
principal cities en- route.
There were SO tickets sold at this station
for the excursion to Magog last Thursday,
and, in spite of the inclement weather, a
very enjoyable time resulted. The band
enlivened the occasion. very greatly.
Dancing was also INDUCED in on the Lady
of the Lake.
The improvement fever has extended to
the railroad park cannon. II this. act
came under the jurisdiction of the Inn
provement Society, we are wonderin G
which of the ladies has the honor of being
! the artist. The job was well and thor
oughly done.
The citizens raised purse of $3.50 for the
benefit of Andrew Wiley in his critical
illness, and the worthy young invalid
showed his appreciation in the following
words: & FL
:. 81 desire to express my sincere thanks to
d generous gift recently Words but
feebly express my gratitude.
ANDREW d. WILEY"
II Mr.. Gage, the electrical expert OF st.
! Johnsbury, with lineman, was here last
: week, stalking out the route for the electric
: light poles which will be set as soon as
! possible. The plan is to have two or three
: arc lights in the business section of the
+ viii
: put that of our neighbor Barton in the
shade.
Political rallies are the order of the day
: and the republicans of this village are
. doing their duty toward engaging promi-
nent speakers to present the issues of the
: state campaign before our voters. At the
. rally held Wednesday evening Hon. j. L
= Martin of Brattleboro and E. A. Cook Of
- Newport were the speakers. 1t had beer
= advertised that Col. Mansur of Newpor
would be present, but he was detained
- elsewhere, and Mr.. Cook took his place
= Another rally Is announced to take plac
a on Wednesday evening of this week at thu
- hotel hall, when Senator Proctor, Hon. FL
=, III. Powers and ex-Gov. Stewart will pro
- pound the vital subjects to the masses
- The band will furnish music, and a specia
:. invitation is extended to the ladies. Il
they only could vote!)
N Albany.
q James Simon lost good horse last week
IL Jessie Shute has been working for Gee
y Lawrence.
~ Mrs. Anderson is engaged to work TO
u Mr.. Riley.
~ The sick lady at R. Thayer's is reporte
ne as no better.
% ID. L. McGuire's people are entertainin
y guests this week
su ALI are glad to welcome Roland Chafe
nc home for his vacation.
~ M. B. Chafey's family are entertainin
p guests from Lowell, Mass,