Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-30

H., 10 epend I be winter.
e. ID. Squires of st. Johnsbury is stop
ping in town for a while.
n. ID. Montague was visiting relatives in
Frank lin county last week.
Carlos Pierce returned from his Maine
hunting trip with two deer.
Sheriff L. d. Miles has been quite sick,
threatened with pneumonia.
Miss Helen Farrell is assisting in the
bank of the Orleans Trust Co.
B. F. Moore & Co. are putting in a
power elevator at their factory.
The Odd Fellows gave ball Thursday
night, which was largely attended.
j. +. Lambert's new tenement block is
ready for putting on interior finish
Frank Thompson is moving into the
DR.. Blanchard house on Second street.
Plasterlng is completed in the govern
ment bull ding and the finish is being put
| on.
Judge F. E. Alfred and sister spent
Thanksgiving with their brother in ST.
Adams.
| Mrs. Geo. Ide has postponed her trip
abroad and returned to stop with her sister,
Mrs. d. M. Camp.
Mr.. G. II. Prouty, who has been visiting
in South birmingham, Mass, returned
saturday morning.
Miss Inez Miller and Mrs. H. A. Wright
visited friends in Barton Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Students of the academy INDUCED in a
straw ride to Coventry Thursday evening
for promenade and dance.
Mrs. d. w. Hildreth visited her sister,
Mrs. 1. FL. Hall, at Lyndonville last week,
while the editor was in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Libby have broken up
housekeeping and Mr.. Libby goes to
Charl to work for Blair & DeLarm.
The MONITOR agent will visit this place
on Friday, Dec. 18th. Arrangements
should be made at this time for club papers.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
in the Methodist church, Rev. c. II.
Brown OF the Baptist church giving the
address.
Mrs. P. 8. Curry of Lynn, Mass, is Wis
itlng her husband, who is superintendent
of construction of the new government
building here.
Rev. w. c. Newell lectured at Sheffield
last Thursday evening under the auspices
of the Epworth League and Christian
Endeavor societies.
An examination for teachers was held
here Monday and Tuesday, being con-
Quoted by the county examiner, FL. j.
Stannard of Barton. About fifteen can
didates were examined.
The glass blowers closed an engagement
| baro Lar ha boh p,c % To-
glass case of concentrations was won by
Joseph E. Folsom's child, Harry Burgess
baby being a close second.
At the last monthly meeting of the Y
M. [. c., Friday evening, Judge Alfred
spoke upon the Alaskan boundary
question, G. F. Ranney gave character
sketch, and John Fiske made remarks.
Mr.. G. FL. Prouty, president OF the Y. M
1. c., was in Framingham last week ano
while there attended production o.
"Othello" by Ernest Shipman's company
the same company which is to perform a
Lanes opera house next Friday evening
and pronounces it first class company.
1t is reported that the combination O
milk dealers are to esta blish rate of fiv,
cents per quart for milk after Dec. 1st
However, the trust have not succeeded il
buying up Kay, who will continue t.
: make his own prices as long as his COW
stand four milk1ngs day and the Ray
: mond reservoir doesn't dry up.
Next Friday evening, Dec. 4, we are t.
be favored with the greatest treat of tn
season; having been fortunate enough t.
secure the Shakespearian love traged
"Othello" by company of distinguished
artists. We can promise that withou
exception there will be witnessed tn
greatest event of the season, end bein,
under the auspices of the Young Mem
Improvement Club, we bespeak a larg
attendance. Place, Lanes opera house
Newport, Vermont. Date, Dec. 4th. D.
:, not let US miss an opportunity to patroniz
= a good thing.
;, Visitations we're made by the followin,
:, on Thanksgiving day: Mr.. and Mrs. w
M. Wright of Barton at j. r. Kirk pat
. rick's; Arthur Mansur of Burlington wit
his parents; Mr.. ana Mrs. Eber Humphre
of Barton at Harley Humphreys; Mrs. A
> J. Morrill, of Derby Line and w. B
y Bullock and family of Barton at B. F
Moore's; Linn P. Currier of WoodsvilIe a
DR.. Curriers'; Mr.. and Mrs. Henri
!. Brainard at R. w. Spears; DIR. Tinkhar
of Burlington at F. s. Tinkham's. Thos
going to other towns to eat turkey were
" Prof. Cowles, the principal of the academy
who went to his home in Crafts bury
Miss Bliss, teacher, to Springfield; Mis-
l. Prescott, teacher, to Boston; w. r. Prout
l. with his brother at Washington; Hele
Clarke at Island Pond; Mr.. and Mrs. .
NJ. Hazel at Enosburg; Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Bugbee with Mr.. Bugbee
'o brother at Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. L. ,
Phelps at Barton Landing; Mr.. and Mr.
Will Ranney at Webster, N. I'll.
Miss Grace Boden, granddaughter c
Samuel w. Parker and daughter of M
and Mrs. E. 81. Boden of Duarte, CaIifo1
nj in L.