Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-01
BARTON, VERMONT MONDAY. JUNE ], 1903

dance given Oy the ii. II. ~. Is. society last
Friday evening. All enjoyed the evening
very much.
J. F. Batchelder and Earl X. Jenness
caught a lunge in Crystal Lake Thursday
afternoon, which weighed eleven and one
half pounds.
The graduating exercises of Barton acad-
emy will be held this week, Wednesday
evening. The alumni banquet will be held
Friday evening.
The following letters remain uncslled for
at the post Office June 1. Please say ad-
vertised: Monsieur Elliott, Joseph Cush-
IL g, Prof. wslcott.
ID. ID. Bean and wife drove to Littleton,
n. H., recently, where Mr.. Bean sold his
pair Of chestnut horses to G. ]. Patch, a
business man OF that city.
The electric lights were out Wednesday
night after 1890 o'clock owing to a pin
pulling out of a crossarm and allowing two
electric light wires to make short circuit.
Several from this village went to Barton
Landing Friday evening to attend the
minstrel show given by the ladies for the
benefit of the Village Improvement Society.
Rev. M. V. B. Knox and his wife and
Rev. A. B. Blake and Mrs. Blake go to-day
for a weeks outing at Caspian Lake,
Greensboro. They will occupy the Tate
cottage.
Clyde Rines leaves to- morrow for Boston
where he will visit his brother for two
weeks. He will then go to Montpelier
where he has position in the E. W. Bailey
feed store.
Mrs. M. J. Bullock left for Boston Sat-
urday to visit her brother, W. e. Bryant.
From there she will go to Springfield to
remain with her daughter, Mrs. Lougee, a
| few weeks.
The Eastern Star gave social and ban
quet Tuesday evening to those who assisted
In their recent entertainment. There was
a large attendance and the occasion was a
very pleasant one.
Prot. and Mrs. II. j. Stanuard gave an
informal reception to the members of the
senior class OF Barton academy at their
home. last Tuesday evening. 1t was an
enjoyable occasion for all present.
Nearly thirty men went from this village
to Westmore last Friday night to help to
fight the forest fire. A force of about
eighty men fought the fire nearly all
night and succeeded in saving the cottages
which were in danger.
| About thirty of the neighbors and friends
of Mrs. P. B. Bailey met at her home last
| Friday afternoon for a social gathering.
1t was complete but delightful surprise
to Mrs. Bailey and the afternoon passed
very pleasantly for all. The guests pre-
sented their hostess with very pretty rug.
Ice-cream, cake and coffee was served.
We failed to mention the sacred concert
given by the band at the NJ. E. church
Sunday evening, May oath. There was
large attendance, the service being a union
one. A collection was taken for the bene-
fit of the band. These concerts will be
held about once in four weeks, alternating
at the two churches.
BY a change in New York publication
circles three monthlies have been united,
and will hereafter be published under the
title OF The Household Ledger. The mag
azines thus brought together are the
Ledger Monthly, founder by Robert Bonner
in 1S43, the Household, first published In
Brat,leboro, VT, in 1868, later in Boston,
and still more recently in New York, and
Eu'ry Month, the first issue of which ap-
peared in 1895.
ID. ID. Bean was in Boston last week
looking after special attractions for the
Fourth of July celebration. He has Sc
cured some novel entertainers and those
who do not care for the races will find
amusement in the circus. The association
is planning to entertain every class. Make
your plans early to attend the Fourth at
Barton. The races will be good, special
features as usual, and you will have fun
from first to las.
WHEREAS, God in His lI-wise provi-
deDce has seen fit to remove from our midst
one of our members, Ellen Berwick; there
fore, he it
Resolued, That Sunbeam Rebekah
Lodge has lost faithful member, that in
her death we have lost a true friend, one
always ready to lend a helping hand.
That we extend to the bereaved family
heartfelt sympathy and beseech for them
Heavens richest consultations.
LAURA E. RAND.
HATTIE E MARTIN,
| NELL Y. BARR On.
This village and vicinity was greatly
benefited by the hard shower which oc-
CURED last Wednesday. Unfortunately
the rain covered only a very small territory,
being only slightly felt two and one half
miles from this village. The drouth is
now getting to be quite a serious thing.
The grass crop is likely to be light and
other crops will be injured. Forest fires
are raging and great care has to be exer-
cised in the villages to prevent fires start
, ing.
Rev. w. A. Warner preached the bacca-
! Laureate sermon before the class of 1903 OF
Barton Academy at the NJ. E. church last
evening. 1t was q union service and the
: ! church was well filed. The sermon was a
fnta In a.