Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-17

seventeen years, and has been very highly
regarded by the officials. He has been
very faithful, painstaking and exact in all
business pertaining to his office, and has
made many fast friends among his asso-
ciates and the officials, and his resigna
tion is cepted with regret.
Remem Ger the Alonzo Hatch Electro
Photo Musical Company's entertainment |
tomorrow evening at Sewers opera hall. |
This is said to be good entertainment and
the Rebekahs will donate the proceeds to
help pay for the hospital annex to the Odd
Fellows Home in Ludlow. Reserved seats
can be secured at H. Q. Pierce's drug store
After the entertainment music will be fur
nished for promenading ann dancing.
! Several Peerless girls attended the dance
at Irasburg last Thursday evening. They
secured a two horse three seated team
and driver. On the way over one of the
wheels dropped into hole in the road and
tipped the wagon over and spilled out the
girls. The curtains were down and there
was general mix up for a time but the
horses kindly stood still and saved the
girls from serious injuries.
Tue w. c. T. U. meeting held at Mrs.
r. Cowles was one of interest and profit
The subject for discussion was ''Heredity"
Three papers were presented by the fol-
lowing members; Mrs. G. H. Davis,
Mrs. H. T. Seaver, and Mrs. Ann
Baldwin. There was also an informal
discussion of the subject, and it ap-
peared that a consensus of opinion was
that environment was more influential in
forming character than heredity.
The Woman's Literary Club held Red
Letter meeting with Mr.. aud Mrs. F. W.
Cutting last Wednesday. 1t was gentle
mans nigh and the company present were
very pleasantly entertained with vocal
selections by male quartette, and instru-
mental music by Mr.. Clarence Webster.
Baby pictures were shown and the COM
pany guessed the originals. Shadow pic
lures were also exhibited. Refreshments
were served and it was a most enjoyable
occasion.
Mr.. II. E. Brewster of Burlington lis
planning to come here about the first of
April to remain through the summer and
tain his horses on the Playground. He
will bring several horses here and will pre-
pare them for the racing season. Several
l other prominent hOrsemen are contem-
plating locating here for the season and in
case they should come business is likely to
be rather lively. The ground affords an
, excellent chance for training horses and
5 the new barns, stables, etc, enable owners
. to secure the best of accommodations for
their horses.
The annual village meeting was held last
, Tuesday evening with a fair attendance
The following officers were elected: Mod
orator, F. W. Baldwin; clerk, l.. NJ. HUI b.
three years, c. E. HambIet; water commits
slOner for three years, E. f. Dutton; chief
engineer, A. E. Clark; first assistant, E. F
Humphrey, second assistant, Geo. King
auditors, 0. d. Owen, F. S. Whitcher, W
M. Wright. The question of electrical
l power was discussed and a committee APP
pointed to look into the matter. A tax OF
, SOC. for electric lights and ten cents fol-
!. water was voted. The electric power COM
= mittee is composed of E. F. Humphrey, F
w. Cutting and Melvin Drown. A com
!
q tion of the State road mileage money
belonging to Barton Landing consists of
= w. w. Miles, w. X. AIdrich and Geo. II
Davis.
r All who can should plan to attend the
= lecture to be given by Rev. w. c. Johnson
< at the NJ E. church next Wednesday eve.
Y ming. The subject is "Heredity," and 6
nria
< the theory; methods of reproduction
t definition, mental and physical; expIana-
s ton of protoplasm; many points ex-
= planned under one illustration. Mr.. John.
son will treat this subject in a manner
j.. which will make it interesting to all. H,
s is a man who makes a careful study anC
e goes deep into every subject which h.
y places before the people and the thong ht
which he will present will be new anC
" well worth considering. Price of admis
: sion twenty five cents. Proceeds are to g
K toward paying for the new physical ap
= paratus recently purchased for the academy
Orient Chapter, No. IS, o. E. S., invited
y Sunbeam Rebekab Lodge, No. II, to
s social and literary entertainment whicl
=, WAS held at Masonic Hall last Fr1da.
IL evening. About one hundred and fit,
were present. The entertainment givel
# by the Woman's Literary Society was ex
, ceedingly fine. The members were arrayet
20 in Scottish costumes, and the recitation
~ were in the dialect of Scotland. Scotc
choruses and ballads were sung, and tn
Highland Reel was executed with grac
and agility which elected the aDnIauSe n
~ the audience. An encore brought tn
- dancers back to repeat the popular feat
- One could imagine Burns singing
- Nae gentle DANES, though e'er sac fai
as Shall ever be my muses. care:
to Their titles a. are empty show;
to Gle me my Highland Lassie, O."
w Or perhaps better thus:
m 1.-The bonnie brucket lassie,