Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-17
He will make a goo d

ement.
[. D. r. Collins has moved his insurance
business into the basement of E. E. Stat
ford's block
c. Ell. Drown, who has been spending his
vacation in Graniteville, P. @, returned
here Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Lothrop and her two little
boys are visiting her father, Ira Drew, at
Irasburgh for few days.
A temporary bridge has been put across
the Willoughby river. The permanent
bridge will not be put in until the ground
thaWs.
The Peoples telephone exchange will be |
moved into the room which has formerly |
been occupied by 1. D. R. Collins and Geo. |
Ford.
Alvah Morrill, of Derby loaded a car of |
potatoes Tuesday and Wednesday last week |
for market. Price paid per bushel, sixty
five cents.
Edwin Dudley, who lives with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dud-
ley, was very Ill last week with
pneumonia.
There was a good run of sap here last
Tuesday and Wednesday, and those who
had their sugar places tapped have
profted thereby.
| Porter Bailey has taken z. D. GoodnoW's
sugar place to carry on this year, and Fred
| Conner has taken E. M. Porter's sugar
place for the sugar season.
The annual corporation meeting occurs
| Tuesday evening, March IS. The voters of
the village are all requested to attend as
important business will be discussed.
Messrs. Dean and Churchill gave sugar
parties on Thursday and Friday last week
at their sugar places. A large mum Der
from the village partook Of the sweets fur
nished.
Ice went out of the pond here March 10.
Last year it went out on the 18th of March
and two years ago on the End of April. 1t
will be seen by this that the prospect is for
a very early spring.
The entertainment given at the NJ. E.
church last Wednesday evening by Charles
Parlin and A. R. Cowles of Barton was a
real success. The music was excellent and
a good audience came out to hear it.
The K. P.s and band boys gave E. A.
Wiley a pleasant surprise last Friday
evening to remind him that it was his 18th
birthday. A fine watch charm and purse
of money were left as a token of their
esteem.
Rev. Z. H. Harris Who has been supply
at the Cong1 church is young man who
is about to graduate from Dartmouth
college. He has given some excellent
sermons which have been highly appreci-
ated here.
A number of Joseph Bartletts friends
called to congratulate him on his eighty
third birthday last Monday. Mr.. Bartlett
has been one of the most active men in
town, and is remarkably strong for man
of his age.
A class of beginners will be formed
in the first primary school this spring
term. Parents having children who have
never attended school, but who wish them
to begin this spring are requested to send
them at the very beginning of the term.
Rev. and Mrs. S. G.. Lewis were called to
st. Johnsbury last Monday on account of
the sickness of Mr.. Lewis mother. She
had a shock Sunday, and it is reported
that she is failing fast. Rev. Mr.. Lewis
was with her during the week, but came
home Saturday night to attend to his pull
pit duties Sunday.
Last Monday evening quite number of
the members of the Epworth League and
Modern Woodmen made a surprise party
for j. E. Lyon and family. 1t occurred to
Mrs. Lyon shortly after their friends
arrived that it was the anniversary of their
wedding which had taken place sixteen
years previous. The guests presented Mr..
Lyon with a nice Morris chair; and the
children presented Mrs. Lyon with a china
tea set of sixtytwo pieces. A very pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
: At the school meeting last Tuesday
evening M. M. Taplin was chosen school
trustee for three years, F. D. Clement
l treasurer, c. n. Leonard collector, G. d.
? French clerk. The auditors were B. F. d.
? Carpenter, D. Skinner and F. c. Brown.
1t was voted to support thirty five weeks
of school in the two higher depart ments,
and th1rty-three IN the Cnree lower de-
partments. A tax of 65 cents on the grand
1 list was voten to support the schools for
g the ensuing year. The cost of the schools
9 for the past year was S25S0.45.
f South Barton.
e W. j. Wilson was in town last week for
a short visit.
M. E. Smith of West Barnet is clerking
for r. B. Lang.
Misses Annie and Maud Macomber Wis
tied their sister, Mrs. r. B. Lang, Saturday
Mrs. G. W. Abbott and Mrs. L. II. circuit
visited Mrs. Abbott's brother, James Stan
ford, in Passumpsic, Friday.
Maud Macomber has accepted position
= as teacher in Barton graded school com
+ mencing her labors this week. Congratu-