Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-30

oay In the conference year at the M. E
church. There will be sunshine service
The children will help in the singing.
1t is estimated that farmers have made
only about pound of sugar to tree thus
far, and weather conditions have been un-
favorable to the production of standard
quality.
The members of the local camp of Mod
ern Woodmen of America made compll-
mentary visit to their Venerable Consul.
Mr.. w. j. Joslyn Saturday evening, and
the occasion was a most pleasant one.
The Ladies' Literary Circle met at Mrs.
French's Thursday afternoon for the last
ses' ion of the season. twenty-five mem
bers constitute the society and the series of
meetings have been very successful and
profita ble
The Epworth League entertainment will
be postponed until Wednesday evening,
April Sth. Leon TurnbulI will assist the
entertainment with his phonograph. Mr.
Baraw will furnish some of his fine home
made candy.
The responsibility for the non-appear-
ance of the electric lights Wednesday eve
ming is laid to the Island Pond line and not
that of Barton Landing. Independent
switches and fusing for this line would
avert this annoyance.
MIR. Moulton has moved to his new har-
ness shop in the basement of the hotel; Mr.
Buldoc,t shoemaker, has also vacated the
Gillis block and taken up quarters in the
Hartman building which has been used
for bicycle repair shop.
There's big drop in concrete on North
Avenue, and the village fathers will have
job on their hands when the time comes
for repairing sidewalks. The rush of water
down the hill has washed away the founda-
tion and caused the trouble.
Several Masons went to Newport Tues
day night to attend the special meeting.
1t was in the form of return visit by Or
leans lodge of Barton who work ed the third
degree on Fred Taylor of Newport Center.
Over hundred brethren were present.
Mrs. Hattie E. Parker, whose death was
mentioned in our last issue, was born in
Charleston Feb. IS, 1858, the daughter of
A. c. and Ruby Parker. She married
George Parker at Coventry Nov. %, 1878,
and they have always lived in this village.
The funeraI was held Monday at the home,
Rev. j. B. Lyman officiating. The many
floral tributes attested to the high esteem
| 10 which Mrs. Parker had always been
| held.
| The demand continues for more tene-
| ments. A few property holders are plan
| ming to build or make changes in their
| present buildings that will accommodate
| the families that desire to move here, yet
the demand is likely to continue to exceed
the supply. The Chandler Co. have been
talking for some time of erecting tenement
houses on their Gillis property; but it
could hardly be expected that they would
build there when they were making SO
many changes about their mills.
Five more members were initiated in the
[. o. G. T. lodge Thursday evening. The
entertainment consisted of tableaux, dra-
mas, readings, and instrumental music
There will be one more entertainment be-
fore the contest closes; then the public
will be invited to an entertainment in
which both contesting parties will partici-
| pate. All friends of the order manifest
considera BILE interest in the progress of this
contest as well as the members, and are
eagerly looking forward to the judges de-
| cision.
e. D. Stafford has returned from Skinner,
Maine. He reports that Skinner, French,
& Co. have enlarged their boarding house,
giving them nine extra rooms, or twenty
eight in all. They have been newly painted
and new white iron beds are to be put in.
The company intends to build six new
cottages. The sawmilI is one of the best,
| capacity sixty thousand per day; the
largest days. work last season was sixty
seven thousand. Their dressing mill is
up-to- date in all departments. Mr.. Stat
ford took seven mile walk to the logging
camp with Mr.. G. 8. Skinner. The camps
are large with roof and ends shingled, and
! log sides filled with moss. At one point
one can stand and look at fifty million of
| spruce. There are thou sands of acres that
| will cut over twenty thousand feet OF lum-
Der to the acre. The logs are left on the
| bank of The river and run down in spring.
We would advise the tax dodger to go to
Skinner, Maine, 'as they only pay 25 cents
I each to help pay school teachers board.
ALBANY.
Mrs. William Shepard is improving.
| Miss Rose Campbell has returned to her
4 home. -,
Harry Hyde from Boston is at home on
visit.
| Mrs. A. Frasier has returned from her
| visit to Canada.
Agnes Ansboro is at work at Geo. Law
reDce's for few weeks.
The young children of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Rowell have whooping cough.
Mrs. L. Percy from Marlboro, Massey
tied at Mrs. NJ. Buffers last week.
Mrs. Henry Duval OF Burke has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. c. Simpson.
MIR. and Mrs. w. 81. Chaffee entertained
Rev. George Mcdonald over the Sabbath.
Rev. Mr.. Austin exchanged pulpits Mar.
29th with Rev. G. e. Mcdonald of Glover.