Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-15

Sixty eight friends of the Heath school
gathere In the school room on the after
noon of May 18th to listen to the Pre-
Memorial day exercises. The children did
their part nicely. Special mention should
be made of the little ones. There was fine
singing by male quartette, and Mr.. Eras-
tus Collision gave a very interesting talk
on Andersonville Prison.
The band will render the following pro-
gram Saturday evening, June 20.
March Uncle Sam's Navy. Phillips
Overture, Hot Stuff. Bois
March, The Jolly Students. -Zckel
Schottische. Crescent. Snowberger
Overture, Pastime. South we'll
Galop, Fast as ou Can. McCosh
Walz, Lakota. Pettee
PoIona1se, Robinson
10 March, Tip Top. McCosh
The Ladies' Society of the Congrega-
tional church will give lawn party at the
church next Friday evening. fit rains
the vestry will be used. There will be
band concert at eight O'Clock. Ice cream,
cake, candies, salted peanuts and fruit
the proceeds Will apply on the parsonage
fund good patronage is solicited.
Mr.. t. H. Kingston of Somerville, Mass,
and Mr.. w. III. Hazel of La Grande, Ore
gon, are in town for a few days. These gen.
tlemen are associated with Mr.. II. E. Gray
of Boston, formerly of East Albany, in a
mining proposition in the west and they
hope to sell some stock in this section.
Their advertisement will be found in our
local advertising column.
Mr.. w. s. May of this town and Miss
Virgie Tibbetts, of Stoneham, Mass, were
married at the Methodist parsonage We'd
nesday evening, June 10th, by Rev. w. G.
Johnson. Mr.. May has resided in this
town all his life and is young man held
| in high esteem by all. The bride has
passed several summers here and has
many friends who will be pleased to well
| come her to Barton.
Mrs. Cordelia Cutler received a letter
from her brother, Mr.. Olin Skinner, OF
North Topeka, Kansas, last week, in which
he states that the food which invaded
that part of the country has done
a great amount OF damage. Mr.. SINNERS
house has been practically destroyed and
his place of business badly damaged He
has Jared no worse than many others
| The damage at st. Louis and vicinity IL
also very severe.
We publish the following by request.
Mrs. M. s. French has had an extension
built on the back side of her house and
had steel roof put on both verandas.
She has had two coats of paint put on the
inside of the house and two on the out
side Of barn and house, window sashe:
and blinds, and has attended to the buy
ing of lum ber, paint, and all material fol
the work, at seventy-eight years of age
and worked out all t he funds herself.
All old soldiers and Relief Corps mem
bers are again reminded and requested no
to forget the annual reunion of the Orlean
County veterans at Newport Wednesday
! June 18th = Bunker Hill anniversary
Preparations are being made for higl
time and the Off GERS of the association ar
particularly anxious that there shalt be
large attendance of the old boys there t.
take it in. Never mind the weather, bu
go. Money refunded if not satisfactory
Mrs. Betsey G. (Noyes) Fisk, widow o
the late Seymour Fisk. died at her hom
Thursday afternoon, June II, aged seventy
five years. Mrs. Fisk had been in failip,
health for some time, and during the las
the bed. She was most estimable woman
devoted wife and mother, and was be
loved by all who knew her. She leave
four children, two SONS and two daughters
The funeral was held Saturday afternoon
at one O'Clock, Rev. G. j. Bro wn officiating
The burial was in the village cemetery.
The preparations have been completes
for big time here July 4th. The race
promise to be as exciting as usual Will
the spec cial attractions will afford amuse
ment for all. There will be game of base
ball commencing at 10 a. m, the contest
ing teams being the st. Johnsbury AM
Hardwick village teams. These are stron
teams and good game may be expected
There is to be a special train from tn
south which will arrive in time for tn
people to see the fun. Admission 25 cents
children under ten years, 15 cents. Al
come and enjoy the day.
travelling man giving his name a
White called at n. D. Martins stable som
days ago and engaged a team which wa
to be returned in few days. As the tear
was not returned when expected Mr.. Mar
tin commenced to look the man up an
found that he had Jumped" all of hi
bills in this section. He claimed to live il
Maine and Mr.. Martin started a man t
Island Pond to see If he could locate hin
While the man was on the roa
J Mr.. Martin was called over th
telephone by party In Haverhil
n. H., stating that White had just arrives
; there and wanted Mr.. Martin should pa
man to take the team back to Bartor
Mr.. Martin decided not to have w hit
} arrested and he was allowed to depart.
Mr.. G. H. Remission of Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, was in town for a short time la.
week. Mr.. Keniston resided in Craft sbur