Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-31

-. JOnDsOn Omcl9tlDg. After short wed
ding trip they will reside in Barton. Their
friends extend congratulations and best
wishes.
James Lang, who has clerked for c. A.
Barrows for some time, has finished work
there and intends going west. Mr.. Lang
has made many friends in Barton who will
regret his departure. His place in the
store will be filled by Harold A. Manley of
Irasburgh.
Miss Annie M. Waite of West Boylston,
Mass, has been engaged to teach music
and drawing at Barton Academy. Miss
Waite is a graduate of the Massachusetts,
Normal Art School of Boston and comes
very highly recommended. In addition to
her work here she will hold similar posi-
tion at Lyndonville.
CARD-To my brother in the ministry
| VINO supplied my pulpit during he mont b
| OF Aueu tn the people of nv church who
SO successfully sustained the social meet
1ngs, and to the Rev. A B. Blake who made
the exchanges, thereby making it possible
| for long extended and much needed rest.
L am sincerely grateful.
Rev. w. c. JOHNSON.
| A. X. Cowles has just sold Boardman &
Gray pianos to Miss Blanche Burt of Lyn-
don and Miss Mae Chamberlain OF Lowell
The Boardman & Gray are among the old
standard artistic makes having been man.
ufactured in Albany, N. Y, for over sixty
years and have no superiors and few equals.
A union Sunday school picnic was held
at Brown Park last Thursday. The dav
was pleasant and the picnic was well
attended. Many thanks are due Mr.. Fred
Pillsbury for the part he took in making
the day an enjoyable one, giving all who
wished free ride around the lake in his
steamer.
| +. L. Holder will enter Peace Maker,
Burr Oak, Ijams and Ecstatic at Sher-
brooke for the races this week. H.
Eggleston, Geo. Gorham and F. B. Lang
will accompany the horses and care for
them. Bean and Nichols will send their
trotter Prince Elect by F. B. Lang to
Sherbrooke to enter for the races.
There will be Masonic basket picnic at
Owls Head next Wednesday under the aus
pices of the Newport lodge. All masops
and their friends are invited to attend. A
special invitation is extended to the ladies.
The special train will leave Barton at 7:1O
a. M, 1t being the train for the Sherbrooke
fair. The round trip on the boat will cost
seventy-five cents.
The Orleans County Fair is being we'll
| advertised far and near, not only by the
association but the people are all interested
and are planning to attend from all sec
t1ons. The farmers are showing greater
interest than heretofore and their depart
ments bid fair to excel those of former
years. Tae association is constantly add
ing to the list of attractions and when the
fair opens the people will find that four
days of excellent entertainment has been
provided them.
Two picked teams made up from the
fire department played game of baseball
on the fair ground last Friday afternoon.
The teams were captained by c. s. Webster
and Chas. Jackson. Webster's battery was
composed of McGoff and c. s. Webster and
Jackson's of Richmond and BENJAMIN,
The score at the close stood 22-7 in favor
OF Webster's team. Twelve OF these scores
were made by Webster's team In the irst
inning, after which the game was q close
and interesting one.
Dionne, the Master of Mystery, who is
to be at 5eaver's Opera House next We'd
nesday, presents all his illusions after the
style of the Orient, with the rich effect
that Is so we'll known to all travellers who
have visited that country. Among the
many produced by him perhaps none are
more popular than the "Marvelous
Growth OF Flowers" which are plucked
all sprinkled with dew and distributed to
the ladies Of the audience. This as well as
the many others are presented with atten-
tion to detail that has never been eoualIed.
1t Is claimed for him that he is the great
est exponent OF digital dexterity in the
world, during the evening introd ucing
fancy card work. "The Shower of Gold"
"The Fairies Vase" "The Enchanted
Plumes," J" 1.-THE Wonderful Crystal Case"
and many others.
Mr.. j. o. Sanford, state highway COM
missioner, was in town last week and
inspected the roads. Mr.. Sanford stated
condition of the roads here and expressed
the hope that the town would reflect the
present road commissioners. He stated
that the stone culverts which the commits
sioners have been putting in during the
past few months are the very best to be
iound In the state. In discussing the ques-
tion OF the purchase of stone crusher. Mr..
SANFORD stated that only three towns in
the state ou'side of the cities and villages
owned crushers and In some Instances
where crushers were owned they we're not
being used, owing to the fact that the
people of the town were divided over the |
question of expending the large amount of
money required for road purpoes. Mr..
Sanford commented on the condition of |
the roads on which gravel has been used as |
he considers this an excellent method of |
keeping the streets in good order.