Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-09-21

Miss Emily Z. Barron aud Mrs. Geo A.
Mum of Essthampton, Mass, have been
visiting at E. w. Barron's.
Miss Jenness, who has been a guest at
the homes OF L. J. Hartman and e. P.
Jenness, has returned to Boston.
Mrs. s. A. Smith has given up her miIli-
merry rooms and business and Miss Myrtle
Woodworth is again In charge.
The Barton Academy baseball team de-
feated team from Glover last Saturday
in a ten inning game. Score 13 II.
Miss Lula Lewis, who has been visiting
friends In town for several days, returns to
her home In Brattleboro tomorrow.
The annual meeting OF the Congrega-
tional Society will be held at their vestry
this Monday evening, at go o'clock.
Mrs. z. w. Tenney, Mrs. H. ]. Stannard,
and Mrs. w. NJ. Wright have been spend
ing several days at willoughby Lake.
Herbert Dayton of watertown, Conn,
was in town recently buying cattle with
8. E. Winslow. They purchased $50 head.
c. s. Webster went to st. Johnsbury
Tuesday to play with the Newport base
ball nine in a game with the st. Johnsbury
team.
E. w. Merrill is all ready for winter as
he drew toe barrel of -four given away at
the recent sale Of building lots at Barton
Landing.
Mrs. NJ. E. Freeman leaves today to
attend the millinery openings in some of
the large cities and will not return until
Saturday.
DIR. Allen Of st. Johnsbury, who was
badly injured in the automobile race last
week, is reported to be very comforta BILE
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Batchelder and Mr..
and Mrs. F. II. Pillsbury and a party Of
friends passed several days at Willough hby
Lake last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Dutton of Ports
mouth, N. H., and Mr.. and Mrs. 4. E.
Dutton of Craftsbury visited at H. c.
Pierce's last week.
| Don Piza, owned by d. D. Bean, won
third money in the 2 35 class at the St.
Johnsbury races last week. Seven horses
started in the race.
| The CoDg1 Ladies' Society will be enter
tanned by the young ladies of the congre-
CATION at the church parlor, Wednesday
afternoon, Sept 23d.
The band boys have engaged Mr.. w. A.
Sargent OF Albany to act as instructor for
time. He will give them one lesson each
week for the present.
Last Wednesday afternoon mercury reg
istered 96 degrees in the high school
depart ment and Prof. Stannard dismissed
the pupils for the remainder of the day.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post Office Sept. 21. Please say ad-
vertised when calling for these letters
Ellen Carey, Mr.. Cole, Jas. H. Dubu
William S. Mason, H. r. Taylor, Miss
Dora Thompson, Miss L. Winstin.
Mrs. Geo. Goodro, who has been with
her parents in No. Troy for the past three
weeks has returned home for short stop
Mrs. Goodro's father is very sick and is
failing constantly.
Nearly all of the street lights are off be-
cause OF the lack of power to generate
electricity. By keeping the street light.
off 1t Is expected that the inside lighting
can be done.
The annual sale of pews will take place
at Cong. church on Friday, Sept. %, at
o'clock p. m. All wishing pews are re-
quested to be present.
PER ORDER Com.
DIR. and Mrs. Wood Of Charlestown
Mass, visited at E. w. Merrill's recently
They had been visiting in Minneapolis
Mimi, and stopped here while on thei
way home.
A special meeting Of Orient Chapter, No
IL, o. E. g., is to be held on Friday eve
ming, Sept. 25. There will be initiation
and banquet. All members are requested
to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Peene, who have beer
visiting Capt. and Mrs. ]. g. Peene, re
turned to their home in Yonkers, n. Y.
last Thursday. Mr.. Peene's mother &C
companieo them home.
1t is reported that the dogs are doip,
considerable damage among the sheep il
this section. Sc yeral sheep have beel
killed. One dog was shot recently Will
making a meal on a sheep.
Burr Oak won third money in the 2 l
pacing class at Readville, Mass last week
and Ecstatic won third in the 2.1O pacs
These horses are the property Of Hon. T
7. Holder and were driven by F. B. Lang
A number from this town attended tn
Caledonia county fair at st. Johusbur
last week. They report an overabundanc
OF pickpockets. Mr.. E. c. Martin had hi
purse stolen and another party came nea
losing bis pocket book.
: The entertsinn ent given by the Colonli
Picture Company at the opera hall la.
Monday evening was not very well al
tended. The company was handicappe
by the lack Of good lights, but gave a yer
satisfactory entertainment.
: Mr.. Reed of Connecticut has purchase