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

The singing school " IL be held this week
to- morrow evening. The change of time is
because of the fact that Mr.. May has
singing convention at Lyndon Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of this week.
Oliver Valley, George Morrill,, Mr..
White of Glover ard Luther Dow sold
horses last week. Some of these horses go
to the Hood farm in Lowell, Mass, and
others were bought tor private use.
Miss Sarah Mason of Wahpeton, S. D.,
is visiting her brother, WILDER Mason of
this place. Miss Mason will remain here
several months. Her many friends are
glad to welcome her among them again.
The thaw during the past week has set
tied the snow and the sleighing is rather
poor in this village. Friday night IL
rained quite hard much of the time and as
the snow was light it disappeared very
fast.
Dana Cook of this place received word
yesterday that his brother Truman, who
has been living in Craftsbury of late, died
last Saturday night. The funeral will be
held at the NJ. +. church at Glover at 200
/ p. m. tomorrow.
Numerous complaints have been made
\ since the lecture last Tuesday evening re-
I garding The young men who stood in front
/ of the opera hall and were rather bolster
/ Gus when several parties slipped on the icy
walk. They must remember that if they
wish to be considered as young gentlemen
/ they must conduct themselves as such.
The village band serenaded Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Orcutt and Mr.. and Mrs. Burt
Vance last Wednesday evening to remind
them that the band had not forgotten that
they had been recently married. They
were not surprised, and were ready to in
vite them in to their homes to partake Of
their hospitality. Both the street concert
and the reception were pleasant affairs.
Eighteen members Of the Woman's Lit
erary Club were present last Wednesday
evening, at the meeting held at the home
of Mrs Nichols. After a song by Mrs.
Wright, and a paper on the life of Thomas
Edison by Miss Litchfield, DR.. Nichols
gave an exhibition Of his electrical machine,
sho wing the X-ray and performing several
experiments both pleasing and instructive.
The members OF the club extend their
thanks to DIR. Nichols and Mr.. Wheeler for
their courtesy.
The friends of Luther Fairbrother were
greatly shocked to near of his death last
week. He worked for Mrs. BgeloW at the
Crystal Lake House three months this
winter and went away from here about
seven weeks ago to go to his brothers in
Rhode Island. 1t appears that on Friday,
the 21st, ult., he left Henry d. FairbrOther's
and went after medicine to little village
a short distance away. He started home
at night, attempting to go across lots in
stead of keeping the highway. On Sun
day morning his body was found on little
pond not far from his brot hers house. Ii
was a windy, stormy night and it is sup
posed he lost his way.
A large amount of damage was done il
several towns in this county and much
more in Caledonia county yesterday by the
freshet. Mr.. White, road commissioner
was sent for to go to Barton Landing t.
clear the large cakes of ice out of the
WHloughby River road, which filled TIT
highway for a long distance. Ii is report
ed that at East Burke boats were used tC
get the people out of their homes on &C
count of the flood. The water was very
high all along the Connecticut and it:
tributaries and what made the matte
much worse was the immense ice jams
which damned the river in several places
and made it overflow, endangering life
and destroying property.
An entertainment and concert is to bt
given on Thursday evening, March 6, il
Seaver's Opera Hall, the proceeds of which
are to be used toward payment for the
new physical apparatus which has just
been placed in the academy. This appara
! tus is contained in a handsome cabine
and consists Of about three hundred piece
y by means of which more than a Thousand
D experiments may be performed. The sam
kind of cabinet is used in the Edmund
High School in Burlington. The cOncer
will consist of music by the orchestra, an
by other local musicians, and readings b
Lillian Pierce of Boston, who is bette
known here as Mrs. Hennigar, having
assisted at the Mary Howe concert las
April. The entertainment in itself will b
I well worth attending, and the object fc
d which it IS given should insure a flu
house. Admission 25c. Doors open 6
d 7:30. Entertainment at 500.
e His Majesty's government in Canada hs
been prevailed upon to permit the cele
Z brated, "Kilties" 48th Highanders' Reg
. mental Band, to make a fourth Officit
concert tour of America, under their leade
Mr.. John Slater. These tours (of whic
II Mr.. Cameron Brown of Belleville, Ont,
: prominent Scottish Canadian is presde1
and financial head are under the profe:
sional direction of Mr.. 7. p. J. Power, VIII
Is for two years was manager In America
:, GOdfrey's British Band. The band WI
lie appear in st. Johnsbury at Howe opel
house on Tuesday, March II. Those WI
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