Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-23
BARTON LANDING.

terest them in electric power.
BARTON LANDING.
Irving Magoon is visiting in E. Coventry
Miss Nellie McGoff is visiting at Fred
McGoff's.
M. NJ. Taplin went to Marlboro, Mass,
Saturday to sell stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shedd visited in w.
Charleston recently.
Mrs. Hill from Holland is visiting her
son, Charles Hartwell.
Mrs. g. A. Drew and Mrs. Rand of Bar
ton visited here Friday.
Irving Conner is wiring FL. s. Webster's
house for electric lights.
The Young Woman's Literary Club met
with Mrs. Mary Bailey Saturday evening.
Miss Bessie Mcdonald, trained nurse of
Burlington, is caring for Charlie Stafford.
Chas. Buchanan, who is attending school
In Burlington, is visiting relatives in town.
j. B. Flint has bought F. M. Andrus'
farm in Bloomington and will move there
soon.
The window dressing in Miss Basse it's
store displays the arrival of new winter
goods.
Mr.. Frank Andrus of Bloomington
moves this week into W. c. TwombIy's
tenement.
G. G. Cole is displaying his photographs
in new showcase at the entrance of the
Austin block.
party of twenty gave surprise party
to Mrs. Will Sylvester Thursday evening
and the occasion was very enjoyable.
Even those ''unfailing springs have
gone dry on many farms; and the farmers
have to carry water long distances.
party of Changers met at E. M.
Porter's Thursday evening and enjoyed a
social hour.
Willoughby grange will not meet this
week on account of the meeting coming
on Thanksgiving day.
A. Fl. Bullard has moved from Henry
Bsssett's house to TwombIy and Colton's
middle tenement on Irasburg road.
was quickly raised among our citizens the
other day for the benefit of Char lie Staf-
ford.
There will be a union Thanksgiving SER
vice in the Cong'l church Thursday eve
ming at O'Clock, with a sermon by Rev.
s. G. Lewis.
May Wiley has returned from Hard
wick. G. III. Willey's little daughter, who
has been very sick with pneumonia, is
much better
j. G. Turnbull was taken quite severely
Ill Thursday evening, but it's pretty hard
flooring James and he was bout his duties
again in day or two.
Chandler & Co.'S North mill was shut
down last Wednesday and Thursday in
order to put in a small boiler and extend
piping to the other mill.
Miss Inez Winslow observed ssMothers'
day. Friday afternoon. About fifty
mothers and other friends listened to a
most interesting entertainment by the
little folks.
Mr.. L. Darling of Albany commenced
last Friday to erect storehouse near the
railroad in this village in which to store
his shipments of maple sugar. The dimen-
sions are 40 K so feet, two stories high, with
basement.
Dean q Mathews are making arrange
ments with Contractor Fl. G. Gay to erect
a large storehouse on land leased of the
thereof will be 60 36 feet. The building
will be erected this fall il the proper tim
Der can be secured in time.
Mrs. Lothrop gave a party Thursday
evening in honor of Charles Buchanan. in
viting goodly mum Der of young people to
participate in highly enjoyable SO ,ial
time. Progressive carroms was the game
INDUCED in mostly during the evening.
most delicious repast was served.
The entertainment given by Dudley
Prescott Tuesday evening, for the benefit
OF Valley Lodge F. & A M was rather
thinly attended owing to the very stormy
weather. Mr.. Prescott's ventrilcquism is
spoken OF as the most entertaining feature,
excepting the excellent band music.
DR.. Whitaker of Newport was called
here Friday morning to consult with DR..
Ranney regarding the illness of Charlie
Stafford He had not been feeling as well
for few days previous to this; but the
doctors report that he is now more COM
Portable and hopes are entertained of his
ultimate recovery.
The hearing in the Thomas Smith con-
tested will case was begun before Judge of
Probate, F. e. Alfred last Friday at the
office of B. F. d. Carpenter. The attorneys
handling the case are Mr.. Carpenter, F. w.
Baldwin of Barton and John Young of
Newport. Considera bic is involved in the
suit and good deal of time will be con-
sumed in its settlement.
The grading of the railroad park, which
was brought about by the untiring efforts
of the Village Improvement Society, has