Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07

and a social hour the evening was pleas
antly passed.
A letter from Fred Rand who is at Wah- |
peton, North Dakota, visiting Rev. NJ. Y.
b. Knox. states tn &C the wind is blowing,
the snow is flying and that the weather is
uncomfortable.
II. T.. Brewster OF Burlington arrived in
town last week with seven horses, which
are now quartered on the fair ground,
where they VIII be trained for the sum-
mer racing campaign.
Prof. VIM. Whedon, a grad uate of the
New York School of Oratory, will give
a reading at the Methodist church next
Thursday evening under the auspices of
the Odd Girls Society.
Miss Margaret Heating met with quite
serious accident last Thursday, which re-
suited in the fracture of her left arm
Consequently Miss Heating will not be
able to teach this spring.
John Heating has sold his farm to his
son William, and William has hired Viii
liam Bas' ord AMI his wife to work for him
and carry on the farm. John will make
Mrs. Judah Blais, who has been sick for
the past four years, has just returned from
! Sacred Heart hospital in SherbroOke where
she has had two operations performed by
! Dr. File of Newport. She is improving
rapidly.
Mrs. T. G, KimbalI and her daughter
May, who are well known ia this COM
munitv, sailed from New York City on
April 2nd for Europe, where they will
spend the summer, returning about the
first OF October next.
G. w. Buzzell has sold his fifteen horse
power engine to Valley Brothers, also his
steam drill for work on their quarries.
The Valley Bros. expect to do large
amount of granite work during the COM
ing season and are making preparation for
it.
The streets in this village are the best
they have ever been at this time of the
year. Wherever they have been covered
with gravel they are now dry and hard
This work has been good thing for the
village and should be continued as fast as
the funds will permit.
A base ball club has been organized at
Derby Line and efforts are being made to
form a league with OF ler towns in the
county. This village has usually had a
very good team and if league is to be
formed the young men here should organ
ize team and cooperate with others in
forming it.
There was a meeting of Malta Com
mandery at Newport last Friday afternoon
and evening. 1t was the annual inspec-
ton. A banquet was held in the evening
and very pleasant time enjoyed. Those
who attended from this place were H. G
Pierce, H. I. Seaver, G. H. Davis, j. A
Pearson, II. A. Glazier, Arthur Drew and
John Hoyt.
We would call the attention of our read
ers to our advertisement in another col
umn offering ten dollars for practical sug
gestions on how we can improve thi
paper. If there are changes which w
could make, which would make the pape
of greater value to you, write us frankl,
and tell us what they are. We want to Civ
you just what will interest you most. Viii
you tell us what it is?
Mr.. F. B. Hall who has worked in tn
MONITOR office for the past four years ha
finished work here and will move to st
Johns bury, where he has position in
printing office. Mr.. II. B. LeBaron o
Vergennes has been engaged to take hi
place in this office. Mr.. LeBaron is a.
experienced printer, and is thorough
familiar with all of the latest methods an
designs in job printing.
! Remember the masquerade promenad
and dance to be given by the junior elias
- of the academy at Sewers hall tom orro7
!, evening. A pleasant evenings entertain
ment is sure to be afforded all who attend
Promenade commences at 8 o'clock sharI
j Admission to floor, 25c., balcony 15c. TT
u proceeds of this entertainment will go t
the junior class, and not for the physics
II apparatus, as some have understood.
l. w. H. Lynch, who has occupie
the Crystal Lake House for a sho
It time, will close his connection with tt
# house this week and go to West Burk
where he will go into the grocery bushes
J. ID. Mccullough of Lyndonville has lease
s the hotel and will come here an
$ run the business. They will also do col
siderable repairing for Mr.. Darling, pu
g ting the house in better condition than
has been for some time.
ID The engine which runs the tub sho
which is of seventyfiv horse power, is
4, be taken out and replaced by one of OF
20 hundred horse power. 1t is expected tn
= this will give sufficient power to run Il
machinery already in use and the ne
lathe which will soon be put in operatio
u Last month the output from the shop w
Il $4,000 tubs. This is the largest amou
/ made any month thus far; and Il
help had to work extra hours to accom-
re plish it.
o. 1t would be a great addition}to the q
III Effectiveness of this village if we had a nj
fountain in the park at this end of t