Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Continued from Second page.

OOUCtUuCU ITOUt OCCOhU pUHOs
used. This was probably the biggest days
work ever performed in shop in this
village.
There are two cases of typhoid fever in
this village at the present time, and while
this does not indicate that any more cases
will result, it will be well to see that all
drains, sink spouts, closets and cellars are
in good sanitary condition and kept so.
Disiniectants are cheap and little pre-
caution will harm no one and may be pro-
ductive of much good.
The horse which has been such a we'll
Wakeman's vegetable team since Mr..
Wakeman went into business here, died
Thanksgiving day. Besides the fact that
the horse was family pet, the pecuniary
loss will fall rather heavily, with the
severe sicknesses that have visited Mr..
Wakeman's family the past season.
The Woman's Literary Club will meet
with Mrs. w. w. Hartwell next Wednes-
day evening at 7:30 o'clock. Program as
follows: Roll-call, Quotations from
Washington Irving; Paper, 'Sight- seeing
in New York." Grace Elliott; Reading,
Mrs. Tenney; Paper, "Places of Interest
in Philadelphia" Mrs. Cutler; Book Re-
view, History, chapters So "a, Alice Ken
drick; chapters 35-37, Mrs. Hartman.
The sidewalks in this village are covered
with ice thereby causing the travelling
| public to take to the streets. There has
been considerable coasting on the streets
making them unsafe for teams and foot
passengers and the trustees have been
obliged to put stop to the coastiDg on
the main streets. Arrangements will be
made for coasting on certain evenings on
street which Will be kept clear during
the time.
Barton Landing.
Ethel Brennan is visiting in Millbury
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson are visiting ir
Hardwick.
Mrs. Wortley is quite sick with stomach
and liver trouble.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. e
Rogers Dec 3rd.
The Skinner & Brown block Is being
wired for electric lights.
May Parlin of Annisquam, Mass, is,vis
iting her brother Charles.
Several were admitted to the Methods
church on probation yesterday.
Ashabel Crows dressed spring pig tippe
the scale at $50 pounds. Next!
: At the Masonic meeting Monday evenin
the first degree was conferred upon 9. Z
Clark.
Our merchants are making changes i
their stores to show their holiday goods
: better advantage.
The Imperial Quartet of st. Johnsbur
= give a concert at the donation to be give
by the Methodists soon.
Will Reed of Charleston succeeds the lat
w. E. Twombly as District Deputy of til
Modern Woodmen of America.
f The Knights of Pythias had a suppe
after their meeting Tuesday evening an
enjoyed little extra sociability.
Skinner & French have opened an ofiC
, in the Skinner & Brown block, in rool
! adjoining Lawyer Carpenters office.
Daniel Buchanan states that poll
are being set for the extension OF the Pei
pies telephone line to Holland via Derb
Mrs. Adams has arrived from Concoi
and returned to the Chandler & Co. Off
Z temporarily, Miss Fuller having gone
her home in Montpelier.
t Miss Ivy Pierce of Boston was here Fir
o day visiting among the friends that 81
made during her services here as singer
the recent revival meetings.
Rev. Mr.. Lyman gave preparatory lie
n ture Friday evening; and at the speci
communion service yesterday the indivit
d ual cups were used for the first time {
trial.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis went to Newport Frid
to see his cousin, Charles Lewis, who i;
J. member of the Lotus Glee Club of NJ
"a York, which gave concert there that ey
70 ming.
9, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nye of Barton were
G. 8. Gibbs Friday. Mr.. Nye was in que
of some one to assist in domestic dutf
g. his mother having been injured by fall
recently.
Ora Lyon was in Barton last week p'
g. fecting the organization of Lodge
Woodmen. He expects the appointing
- to work for the Order in larger distri
with headquarters at Barre.
Ray Morse has been making soda fou
" tain cabinet and counter for 81. s. Webs
thd past week. Henry will have hot sc
drinks on draught before many da
Other improvements about the store are
% contemplation.
s. The front rooms upstairs in the pc
Office have been transformed into Sal
Claus headquarters for displaying Chri
a mas goods. The five and ten-cent count
mr. are popular features of this departing
% which is presided over by Mrs. H. s. W.
ster. See their new ad.
I Messrs. 9. 8. Skinner, G. d. French, 9
|. j. g. Turnbull, composing a commit
~ appointed by the Valley Lodge of Mas
at its special meeting last Monday event
have awarded the contract for furnish
. the new Masonic hall to the Percival MI