Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-02

olOtcneS which haQ the appearance or
small pox. Upon thorough examination
by physician it was pronounced TO be a
case of German itcb,-thus the public are
relieved of a nervous tension.
Grover, the seventeen year old son of |
Clayton Bailey at Besbe Plain, accidentally |
shot and instantly killed himself last |
Wednesday. He is a cousin of Porter |
Bailey, living between this village and |
Barton, and well known in this section. |
The young man had loaned his rife to a |
friend, and upon its return set out to |
clean it, but it seems there was still |
loaded shell in the chamber, which ex-
| ploded and emptied the charge into his |
| heart. He was student of Stanstead |
Wesleyan College, and an exemplary young
| man.
| 1t has been a damp week for everyone
| but especially so for Gus Bennett. He
| took bath. Nothing strange about that,
you say. Why, no, certainly not when you
| know the man. He has been cutting ice
| you know, and the other day while cutting
on the pond he stepped on a cake that he
didn't notice had been separated from the
main body, and the cake sank and he with
it in six feet of water. A thorough
drenching is the only injury that has re-
suited to Mr.. Bennett, however. Gus and
his horse can now sympathize with each
other, as the latter got into this very pond
during the first of the ice harvest.
Six new members were initiated into the
Good Templars' lodge Thursday evening,
which now brings the total membership
to 101, with more prospective members.
The lodge was organized a year ago last
December with IS charter memb bers, and
its growth has been steady under earnest
effort of the Jealous members. AS a means
OF keeping up an interest the lodge has
been divided in two sections to conduct a
three months contest, each side giving a
series Of entertainments, consisting of dia-
logues, readings, music, ETC., and at the
end of the three months the side that is
beaten is to give supper IN honor of the
| victors, who have given the best enter
tainment. The Chief Templar acts as
Judge. On account of the lodges rapid
growth they moved from the Relief Corps
hall to the Knights of Pythias hall Thurs
day evening, and their meetings will be
QolO at Lu6 lAlGSr plaCe uoESdllSTs
G. S. Skinner, G. D. French, and M. M
, Taplin were at Pawtucket, r. l., last week
and on the 28th inst. conducted sale by
auction at their farm in Attleboro, Mass.
This sale of stock had been arranged for
Dec. II, but the government veterinary,
DR.. Peters, caused the auction to be post
poned on account of the foot and mouth
i Al11,, ,l<,,+ Th1xv
then arranged that their auction should be
the first one to occur in the state at the
5 expiration of the quarantine, accordingly
: the 28th was the day allowed and so adver-
8 tised. Mr.. Taplin has gained quite rep
utation in southern New En- gland as an
expert auctioneer, and there was an at
r tendance of fully 300 people at that sale.
0 Thirty-eight COWS, bull, horses, etc, in
| fact, all the live stock on the farm, was
sold, and twenty-fou COWS went for be-
. tween $50 and $50 a head, while fowls
sold for 70 cents apiece. These gentlemen
bought this farm last November of parties
who had owned it for SO years; it contains
. 100 acres and is finely cultivated. These
= parties contemplate conducting further
stock business at the farm on the strength
1 of the present success. Barton Landing
harbors many astute business men.
There will be grand musical festival at
Valley House hall Feb. 9 to IL inclusive.
H. G. Blaisdell, Concord, N. H., conductor;
Mabel Strock, Boston, soprano; E. Eva
q Pike, Laconia, N. H., pianist; Geo. c.
Jones, Manchester, N. H., cello soloist; G.
r w. Blaisdell, Concord, N. H., violin soloist.
The Blaisdell string quartette, consisting
of 81. g. Blaisdell, violin; Rudolph Schiller,
8 viola; c. w. Blaisdell, violin, g. 9. Jones,
? cello. Miss Maud Boad way, very pleasing
reader, will be present. The grand prom
! enade concert and ball will be held on
]; Tuesday evening, February 10. There will
a also be concerts Wednesday and Thursday
8 evenings, Feb. HIP. Matineess will be
4 held on Wednesday and Thursday after
4 moons at 8 O'Clock. Singers and instru-
mentalists from the surrounding towns
are invited to assist in the Wednesday
matinee. Entertainment will be furnished
:. at the hotel and in private families at low
rates. Those desiring entertainment should
notify the committee on or before Feb. 6.
Committee of arrangement, g. s. Dodge,
A. d. Beede and E. B. Lothrop. Commit
tee of entertainment, Mrs. Fl. 8. Webster,
> Mrs. A. D. Beede, Mr.. 81. B. Rood. Chorus
. tickets, ladies, 81; gentlemen, S1.26; re-
- hearsals, 15 cents; concert tickets, 25 and
! 35 cents; matinee, 15 and 25 cents; prom
z enade concert, 25 cents. Chorus tickets
e will be placed on sale Monday, Feb. 9
Plans are being made for the best musica
,e festival ever held here and large attend.
Is ance is looked for.
g SOUTH BARTON.
. Nelson Sheltry, who has been in the en-
ploy of R. B. Lang for the past fewmonths
- was fatally injured while trying to run
:. stripper saw last Tuesday. A piece o.
/ board few, striking him in the abdomen
e He was taken to the home OF &. B. Lang