Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-02-24


fifty-iv volumes. These books were Sc
lected by lists sent to the committee by
the patrons and some of them are very fine.
Among them are John L. Stoddard's lee
lures on the different countries of the
world. The committee have taken great
pains to select valua Die books and have
purchased them at most reasonable prices.
The town bas now 1882 volumes and fifty
or sixty more volumes will be ordered this
week, to be paid for by funds already on
hand. L. M. Hubbard has fine system
for keeping the records which involves a
good deal of accurate work. Henry
Webster looks carefully after the records
of the part of the library at the Landing.
Whatever the town invests in books for
the library wilt be one of the best invest
ments, for ignorance is always expensive
and intelligence profitable.
Barton Landing.
Will Brown has moved into Mr.. SyIves-
ters house.
| Miss Violet Tucker is at }. E. Cham ber-
Inns, assisting in carit g for him.
DR.. E. G. Stevens, who is sick with
| appendicitis, is a little more cOmforta bic at
| this writing.
William Sylvester has been sick for five
weeks. He is little better but is still un-
able to return to his work IN the mill.
The ladies of the M. E. church will fur
Eish warm sugar next Wednesday evening
from $50 to $50. Everyone invited.
The Rathbone Sisters are making prepa-
rations to furnish the food for the banquet
for the K. P. S next Thursday afternoon
and evening.
The Modern Woodmen Of America have
taken on new life of late. Last Wednesday
evening six new mem bers were added, and
there are more to follow.
The grange here is in a most fourishing
condition. Last Thursday evening at the
regular meeting twenty-One new members
were initiated into the first and second de-
grees.
o. w. Locke's big cotton and linen sale
was one of the events of last week. So
many webs of cotton cloth were sold that he
had to add about eleven hundred yards
to supply the demand.
Mr.. Emerson of Montpelier commenced
his series of dancing schools here last
Thursday evening, with a good number in
attendance. There will be no school this
week, but next week it will be held at
O'Clock on Thursday evening.
The Willoughby Grange will work the
third and fourth degrees at their next
meeting, March 9th, and have a box sup
per. Each lady will bring box contain
ing supper for two, which will be shared
with gentleman upon the payment of 1C
cents.
The Good Templars of this place are do
ing good service to the temperance cause
They are seeing that the prohibition laws
are enforced, and making it uncomfortable
for those who persist in breaking them
Their next meeting will be held next Sat
urday evening instead of Thursday evening
as usual. 1t is expected that officers will
be installed at that time.
Where do all the logs come from, which
are being drawn into this village this win
ter? One would never dream that for forty
years this thing bad been going on here
and still the supply is not exhausted
but this has been the case To be sure
timber has grown some during that period
but the supply cannot be kept up much
longer at present rate of consumption.
John Chamberlin remains about the
same.-CarI Farley's condition is moi
much changed. miss Rogers, sister o
A. A. Rogers, is very seriously lib. Da
Wis has been sick, and H. G. Nutting haC
to give up work a few days on account o
iIlness-M. A. Carpenter was out of tn,
mills sick last week.-Mrs.. Henry Dubois
is sick with pneumonia. Many others ar
ailing, or just getting better from grip an(
other troubles.
For about a month quite a number O
families on the west side of the river hav
had trouble to get all the water they need
ed. Several business blocks on the sam
line have also been short of water. Their
was very little water each morning, bu
later in the day there would be plenty. |
was great mystery how this could happier
when it was known there was plenty Q
water in the springs from which the waite
|
shut off the line, and men went to work t
ascertain what was the trouble. The
worked all day Friday but failed to fin
the leak.
The Knights of Pythias will hold thei
, district meeting at this place next Thurs
, day evening, Feb. 27. 1t is expected ther
will be a large representation from Troja
Lodge, No. 20, of North Troy, and man
o from Oswegotskie Lodge, No. II, of Islam
Pond will be present. Meetings will b
held in the afternoon and evening.
public meeting will be convened in tn
Y M. E. church at 80 o. m. This meetin
y will be addressed by Rev. G. W. Hunt {
st. Johnsbury. The Imperial Quartet
of St. Johnsbury will be present to de
light the audience, and Barton Landin
Orchestra will also be present. All thre
! ranks will be worked, two in the after