Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-23

Plan to attend the calico promenade and
dance under the.suspices of Barton Cornet
Band at Seaver's hall Wednesday evening.
Excellent music will be furnished and an
enjoyable evening is assured.
j. f. Batchelder and Mr.. and Mrs. 4. II.
Pillsbury have returned from Florida, and
report a most enjoyable trip. Mrs. J. F.
Batchelder remained in New York for
few days TO visitIher cousin, Miss Gertrude
Skinner.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post office March %. Please say ad-
vertised; Mrs. John Bowsn, Mrs. Lisam
DeRoucher, Mrs.I Inez Hszen, Mrs. Ella
Lurvey, Frank. Lewis, Mrs. e. ]. Hen
messy, Miss Jane Priest, 2.
Mr.. c. G. Aldrich has engaged Mr.. F. l..
Hildreth of Newport to take charge of his
jewelry store here. Mr.. Hildreth is at
present working for MIR. Bugbee of New
port. He is an experienced jeweler, hav-
ing been in the business for over fifteen
years.
Briggs & Mills minstrel company will
appear at Seaver's hall Friday and Saturday
evenings of this week in sway Down
South" the famous picture of southern life
in slavery days. 1t is advertised as being
frst-class show and should draw good
crowd.
Thursday and Friday of last week were
unusually warm for March in this latitude.
On Friday the thermometer registered II
degrees in the shade at noon. The snow
is practically all gone, and the yield of
maple sugar has been light thus far, on ac-
count of the warm weather.
Regular meeting of Crescent Lodge, 1. o.
o. F., was held Tuesday evening, March
18th. District Deputy Grand Master, s. A.
Reed of Windsor, was present. 1t was a
full meeting, and the initiatory and third
degrees were exemplified by Crescent Lodge
in most thorough manner. An excel
lent banquet was furnished by the ladies
OF the Rebekah Lodge.
Mr.. Addison Cutting died last Monday
afternoon after an illness of one week with
typhoid pneumonia. His age was 81 years
lived In Newport, n. H., but moved here
two years ago last November. He was q
pleasant man and made many friends here
He leaves a wife, two sons and one daugh-
ter. The remains were taken to Newport
N. H., for burial.
The entertainment given at the new
Catholic church on Tuesday evening of last
week was listened to by a good sized audi
ence and was much enjoyed by those who
entered into the spirit of the play, which
was kathleen Mavourneen." This was
rendered by amateurs in a manner deserv-
ing of credit. New sugar was served at the
close of the play. The proceeds are to ai6
in the completion of the church.
The fire engineers of the village of Barto1
will meet at the engine house Friday eve
ming, March q, at 7:30. All persons want
ing pay for services rendered at the tu'
factory fire must present their bills at thi
me citing. Any bills presented after thi
date will not be allowed. E. w. Barron
wishes to thank all those who assisted ii
protecting his storehouse and contents
and has presented the engineers with hi
check for $40 for the fire companies.
+. F. HUMPHREY,
@. w. TENNEY, Engineers.
| G.. &. KING,
The village school meeting will be helt
at the school house Tuesday evening
March 31st, at 7;30 o'clock. The attend
ance at these meetings the past few year
has been small, and it is hoped this yea
may be an exception, and that the voter
will manifest sufficient interest to attend
The ladies should remember that they ar
entitled to vote in school meetings, and i
is hoped many will avail themselves of tn
opportunity.
Orleans Lodge, No. 55, has been invites
by Memphremagog Lodge, No. 65, A. T
and A. NJ. of Newport to attend the regu
lar communication of Memphremagoi
Lodge tomorrow Tuesday evening ant
work the M. NJ. degree upon one of thef
7:30 o'clock. At the conclusion of tn
work a banquet will be served in Odd
Fellows hall. 1t is hoped thai a goodl
number from Orleans Lodge may be able t.
accept the hospitality of the Newpor
brethren.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Blair leave to- da
for Troy, where they will remain for
short time, Mr.. Blair having finished worl
,, in the studio which he sold some time ag
to Mr.. Pratt. Mr.. Blair expects to g
soon to Hanover, N. H., where he has
position in q studio where he expects t
remain until the college season is over
He has been very successful here, his worl
giving most excellent satisfaction. He
an exceptionally good photographer,
very pleasant gentleman to meet, an
should be successful wherever he locates
Much interest was manifested in th
) entertainments given by Prescelle 6
: Seaver's hall last week. The first two eve
: nings the attendance was not large an
: Prescelle found ii hard to get the people o
TO the stage but they soon became interest
= ed and the following evenings the subiec
2 Were plenty for the hypnotist to work NJ
e on. His claim to be man of mystifyin
: mysteries is certainly true. He was accom-
panied by two young men, one of whol