Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-02-09

held at the home Of Mrs. Harrison Badger
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Mrs. Ernest WheeIer's sister from South
quite sick with fever.
Rev. ]. B. Lyman went to Island Pond
Tuesday to assist Rev. Mr.. Hall for a few
days in evangelistic work.
Mrs. F. A. Stafford is not consid cred
quite as well. Miss Stevens has arrived
from Albion, n Y, to care for her.
Mrs. G. e. Cole was called to Springfield,
Mass, week ego by the illness of her
sisterin law, Mrs. George French, who
has since died.
DR.. Parlin accompanied Henry Dubois
to the Sherbrooke hospital Thursday to be
treated for appendicitis, but he returned
without being operated upon.
Howard Foster has moved from Barton
on to the farm he bought of VIM. Foster.
He is getting material in readiness to build
barn soon to replace the one burned.
Mrs. E. w. Dudley died at Bloomington
Center thursday morning, of cancer of
the stomach. Mr.. Dudley is building a
house at this village, and had been plan
ming to move here.
| The Grange initiated seven new mem
bers Thursday evening, after which pop
corn festival was INDUCED in. Two weeks
from that night there will be an open
meeting, to which all are invited.
Harry Heath was accompanied to Mon
| I,xyD fnr
instion regarding his ailment. He was
recently in the hospital at Hanover,
but received no treatment there.
That the Valley House is popular head
quarters in the northern section of the
county for accommodation of commercial
travellers is proven by Driver Tripp having
to carry some of these agents as far as
North Troy.
Tickets for the second production of
H. NJ. s. Pinafore, to be given at Seaver's
hall, Barton, Friday evening, February
Goth, will be on sale at II. S. Webster's
drug store, Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day OF this week. @<
This promises to be a busy week for this
village and Beede & Cowles are bound to
do their part to boom business. Their
new ad. in another column will tell the
rest. Keep an eye on their announcements
from week to week.
Colby Stoddard is gathering evidence for
Messrs. Cook, Williams and Redmond Of
Newport, attorneys for the plaintiffs, Clark
and Rash, in their case brought against
the Boston & Maine railroad company, for
the killing of their sons at the crossing
here last summer. This is the first case to
appear on the docket for trial at the March
term OF county court, to convene the 3rd
of the month. Young & Young appear
for the defendants. A struck jury was
drawn for this case at Newport last Friday.
, DIR. and Mrs. g. B. Rowell and two
children arrived Thursday evening from
Pembroke, Ont, where they have been
since returning from abroad. They have
been away from here nearly year and g
, half, and several months were spent in
, Scotland and other European countries
: whore DR.. Rowell consulted leading
q specialists regarding his health. He re-
t turns feeling pretty well, but in all hi;
extensive travels he says he has seen nc
+ section of country he would prefer to New
; England.
A bevy of storyt tellers got to swapping
rat tales the other day, and the incident
that the prize winner related is in sub.
stance as follows. 1t was told by the eye.
Y witness and thus is authentic. Three wise
;. and experienced rats attacked a barrel o
i flour, and after making hole in the barrel
y the largest lay down on his back while the
s others quickly piled as much -four on tol
I of him as would keep from falling of
e then they gripped hold of his tail will
: their teeth and dragged him across the foo
S to their lair. This process was repeatet
1 until halt barrel of -four had been spirites
: away, the approach of day put a stop t.
the rat-tling act.
Mr.. /. T.. Smith, who passed his 90tl
t. birthday last September, sets an exampl
n that it would be well for many of tn
younger men to follow. Last Tuesday
urged his son to drive him to Barton 8
~ that he might cast his vote for the prohibi
tory Law, which he had been upholdin
x for half century. Fifty years ago b
represented Salem-Derby in the legislator
!; and voted for this very law that was en-
acted at that session, and he has been a
;s earnest advocate for that measure In ii
life Of fifty years, and we trust he will
spared to vote for its resurrection in th
near future. Mr.. Smith has also repre-
sented the town of Brownington thre
"a terms in the general assembly. Moral
J. always vote, no matter what the incon
venience or obsta acles to overcome.
SOUTH BARTON.