Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-09-28

Hon. w. E. Ranger, state supervisor OF
education, was in town Wednesday and
visited Barton Academy.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church will hold an apron sale at the
church Wednesday evening.
Invitations are out for the wedding OF
Miss Maud Gaskill Of West Burke and
Mr.. Fred Dyke OF this village.
G. v. Frasier has purchased a store in
West Danville and will take possession Of
the same in about two weeks.
Regular communication of Orleans
Lodge, No. 55, F. and A. M. next Friday
evening. Work In the second degree.
Mrs. L. E. Brewster, who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow
Foss, has returned to her home In Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Bean and Mr.. and
Mrs. II. r. Cutler leave today for Denver,
Colorado, where they will pass several
weeks.
Mrs. Mary Cate, who has been caring for
Mrs. e. b. Webster, finishes work there
today and goes TO East Charleston to visit
friends.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Congregational church will meet at the
parsonage Tuesday afternoon at 800
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Bashaw and Mr.. II.
ID. Phillips and dsugh ghter Ina visited in
Hyde Park and also attended the races at
Morrisville last week.
Mrs. NJ E. Freeman and c. B. Stone
were ia Boston last week in the interests
of Mrs. s. d. stones millinery store. They
begin work in the store today.
A harvest supper will be served at the
M. E. church Wednesday evening from
to o'clock and hash breakfast will be
served Thursday morning between the
hours of six and eight o'clock.
During the thunder shower yesterday af-
ternoon lightning struck the spire of the
CongI church, extinguishing the lights in
the clock and damaging the steeple slight
Iy. Considerable rain fell during the
storm.
Over fifty members of Orleans Lodge,
No. 90 F. and A. M, attended the con-
stitution of Valley Lodge and dedication
of the lodge room at Barton Landing
Tuesday afternoon and were royalty en-
tertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Perley, who have
been in Concord, N. H., for some time,
where Mr.. Perley had charge of the factory
of the Peerless Mig. Co. in that city, have
returned to Barton and Mr.. Perley has
| -, ha %
Owing to the low water caused by the
prevailing drought consumers OF the viii
lage water are requested to refrain from
using the hose on lawns and streets and
not to needlessly waste the water.
Per order Commissioners.
The village engineers have placed a
supply wagon in the engine house, and all
the rubber coats, hats, and respirators are
/ to be carried in this wagon, in charge Of
/ two men whose work will be to supply the
/ members at fires.
| We would extend thanks to Mr.. E. A..
| Grow OF Barton for the cake and straw
berries received from him. Mr.. Grow has
/ apparently mistaken the present beautiful
weather for early summer and has started
In for another berry season.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post Office Sept. 2s. Please say ad-
vertised when calling for these letters.
A. II. Blake, Joseph Doiron, Max Furst,
Geo. w. Grow, F. o. Folsom, VIM. Hey
ward, Alma Robinson, OIin Sweet, NJ. c.
Wilson.
L U-k
Tuesday from his son, E. Elmer Webster,
who has been in the Philippines for the
past two years, announcing the latter's
arrival at San Francisco. Mr.. Webster
will stop at Buffalo, N. Y, and Boston on
his way home.
Mr.. Edward Hitchcock died Saturday.
Mr.. Hitchcock had been in failing heslt b
for some time. His age was nearly 81 years.
The funeral was held at the house this
afternoon at 100 o'clock. Mr.. Hitchcock
was an industrious, hard working man,
and had resided in this town for many
years.
Mr.. Cfas. Fl. Coburp, who has been
employed in the drug store of II. G. Pierce
for the past four years, has closed bis
la bors there, and his place will be taken
by Fred d. Pierce. Mr.. Coburn has been
a popular and efficient clerk, and both he
and Mrs. Coburn have many friends here
who will regret to have them leave town
Fred d. Pierce has entered his fathers
drug store as assistant. Mr.. Pierce hal
had thorough and careful preparation in
his profession, graduating from the Mass.
schusetts College of Pharmacy last spring
with high rank in his class. We ar,
glad TO see the young men settling In
Barton and believe they will find as gooc
openings here as elsewhere.
A meeting was held at the Crystal LAX,
House Friday evening to discuss the ques
tion OF dredging the outlet OF Crystal Lake
A sandbar hes been forming for some tim,
at the outlet of the lake and it is now inn
possible for boats to pass during the Low
water and II the droutn should continu,