Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-28

The fire alarm sounded last Thursday
morning when Ashville Crows chimney
burned out; tut no damage was done.
Andy Wiley will go to inc seashore for
his health soon. He will visit Portland,
Maine, and other places on the Atlantic
coast.
Fred Huntress, who is at Marlboro, Mass,
was in town last week to purchase a pair of
work horses for his employer to use on the
milk farm.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will furnish May Day breakfast at the
church next Thursday morning. Price,
10 cents. Everyone is invited.
Mr.. H. g. Spaulding of the st Adams
Messenger was in town last week and
arranged with E. E. Stafford to place the
Daily Messenger on sale at Mr. Stafford's
rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Cove were in Brad
ford several days last week visiting friends.
D. w. Hildreth of Newport attended to
the sales in his drug store during Mr..
Gove's absence.
An accident occurred last Thursday
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badly in the mills. This makes seven fin
gers cut off and one thumb cut in eight
days in the mills.
Last Thursday evening six mem bers were
initiated into the Good Templars lodge.
These temperance people will look well to
the governor question and vote for man
of pronounced prohibition principles.
Ernest Beaulieu cut off four of his fingers
in the mills last Wednesday. He had only
been at work at the saw few hours when
the accident happened. The mill boys
raised purse of money for him which
will help him along until he is able to go
to work again.
II. s. and H. T. Wells, who have been
trapping muskrats during the spring have
met with marked success. In about
thirty days they have caught seven hum
dred and twenty-five rats. They set traps
around Barton River, Willoughby River
and Memphremagog Lake.
Beede & Cowles took in sixty tons Of
maple sugar last Monday. There were
teams which reached about a quarter of a
mile from the depot toward Irasburgh and
some of the men in the procession were in
the line three hours before they could be
waited on. Over $4,000 was paid out for
sugar as it sold for seven cents per pound.
1t was big day for the sugar trade.
The M. E. Sunday school was reorga-
nized yesterday. The reports of the vari-
Gus officers showed the Sunday schools to
be in prosperous condition. The aver
age attendance for the past year has been
Sc, the largest attendance being 113, and
about $75 has been raised for current ex-
penses and missions. The following Off
, GERS were elected for the ensuing year
Supt., j. I'll. Bartlett; assistant Supt., w
G. TwombIy; Sec, Gertrude Lyon; Treas.
Mr.. Cove; Librarian, Geo. Cole; assistants,
I Ethel Mouluon, Mrs. Geo. Cole; organist
Mrs. A. e. Ordway; assistant, Mrs. Nc
Golf; Pres. Missionary society, j. B. Flint
, treasurer, Ethel Moulton. ors 5
There was very good attendance at the
/. meeting which was held at the M. E
{ church last Wednesday evening to organ
/ ize village improvem emit society. Tn,
), society was partially Organized by th'
choice of the following officers: President
Miss Eliza Eaton; vice president, Mrs. FL
r w. Buchanan; secretary, Miss Lillian
| Lothrop; treasurer, Mrs. A. w. Fletcher
The meeting was adjourned to come
, together next Wednesday evening, whel
the organization will be completed. Their
q is much work about the village which
II needs to be done to beautify the surround
:, ings and it is hoped the society will b,
a literally supported by the citizens in gene
,. raj so that much may be accomplished
n during the summer.
q The second game of baseball between Bar
Ii ton academy and Barton Landing hig
70 school was played at Barton last Saturday
g 1t resulted in score of 16 to in favor c
" 3. L. H. s. The game was called in til
sixth inning on account of rain: The 70
III lowing is the score:
% 2 4 5 67 9
II 3. L. HI. s. 8 O 7 8 3 j
l. b. A. o 0 2 2 o
le Summary. Struck out by Skinner II, b
r Tower 6; bases on balls, off Tower, 2; stole
re bases, r. French, Roy Skinner, F. Frencl
~ Kim ball 2, Glib, Bailey, Tower, Kinsle,
x Dana; left on bases, B. A. 8, B. L. H. s. {
at earned runs, B. l.. Fl. s. a, B. A. q passe
at balls by French, 1; double plays, Hibbart
IN Porter and Kinsley; Olmstead and Porter