Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-05-04

The academy baseball nine was defeated
by the Derby nine at Derby last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. /. l.. Cobb OF Island Pond
visited Mr.. Cobb's brother, Mr.. VIM. Cobb,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kendrick are enter
tanning their daughter Nellie, of Cam
bridge, Mass.
Rev. w. A. Warner and J. F. Batchelder
caught a nice string OF trout at May Pond |
last Friday.
DIR. N. ID. Hills, OF Brooklyn, n. Y, was
in town last week in search of a good
driving horse.
Mrs Frank Thompson OF st. Johnsbury
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Miles, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Tower and Frank
and Will visited Rev. and Mrs. l.. N.
Moody at Randolph recently.
The annual meeting of the Epworth
Leae ue will be held at the NJ. E. church
to- morrow, Tuesday, evening.
The Home Missionary society of the
Cong1 church will meet with the Misses
JOoiy hGAO AuCcudy dlbOIhOObs
The social at the NJ. E church last Fri
day evening was a very pleasant affair and
netted about sls 90 for the ladies.
II. s. Graves and Clare Powell went to
May Pond Friday on fishing expedition
and caught forty four fine trout.
The first regular meeting of the Barton
Fire department will be held at the village
hall Tuesday, May II, at O'Clock p. m.
Mr.. Nichols, Of Peter boro, N. A., who
was in town last week buying horses,
shipped eight from this station Friday.
Miss Bessie Kendall and brother Wright
spent Sunday at their old home In New
port, now occupied by brother, T. d.
| Kendall.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post-office May a. Please say ad-
vertised: H. g. Leighton, VIM. L. Rand,
w. II. Sparkle.
Rev. W. G. Johnson was out in quest Of
the willy trout last Friday but we under
stand that he had bu. one "nibble" which
he failed to land.
ID. ID. Bean has moved to apartments in
his block, and G. A. Barrows will soon
take possession OF the house he recently
pure hased of Mr.. Bean.
The Ladies' Society of the Congr church
will be entertained by Mrs. F. W. Baldwin
and Mrs. w. II. Cobb at the church parlors
next Thursday afternoon.
We have had but very little rain in this
section for several weeks and the ground
is very dry. A heavy rain would do a
great amount of good in Vermont.
meeting of the alumni of Barton
academy will be held at the schoolhouse in
Room s, Thursday, May Z, at 1880 o'clock,
m. A large attendance is desired.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hall, who have been
in st. Johnsbury during the past year,
have moved to Springfield, where Mr.
|. Hall has the management of job printing
office. -rnst s...-- ...s.
Mrs. Cordelia Cutler has returned from
Baltimore, Md, where she passed the
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hall. Mrs
Cutler enjoyed her visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Hall very much.
, Dwight Dow, who has been at work fol
H. ID. Phillips for some time, has finished
there and gone to mis- home in Albany
! Mr.. Phillips hes engaged Joseph Drown o.
, Albany to look after his shoe repairing.
5 Raymond Winslow and Walter Lewi
went to May Pond Thursday night il
: order to get an early start the foil lowing
( morning. They report a good catch bu
! will select warmer day for their mex
/ trip.
T The members of the w. G. 7. U. of thi
q village who have not paid their dues ar
: politely requested t } forward the same t.
the treasurer at once in order that the re
port may be made out for the county meet
= ing. -.,.
The annual meeting of the Welcome o
: Brown Cemetery Association will be hell
J. at the Office Of F. w. Baldwin on Tuesday
: May 5, at 1880 p. m, for the election of Off
: GERS and for the transaction OF any busines
that may legally come before the meeting
81. e. Pierce, c. A. Barrows, A. W
Mears of Barton and Geo. Mears Of Bosto
spent the day Friday fishing at Pillsbury'
pond in Sutton. They were very success
It ful, bringing q nice lot OF trout home wit
them.
Is Tue colo-ed people OF Barton are abou
to give q minstrel entertainment at Seaver
N opera ball under the auspices Of the o.
s. and under the direction of Prof. w. I
p Leonard. Further announcement as
particulars next week.
M In this issue we start the story, "Whe
Knighthood Was in Flower" This hs
been published in book form and had
." remarkable sale. We trust that 1t wi
prove an interesting and popular stol
to with the readers of the MONITOR.
We wish to express our thanks to all WI
v. so kinoly assisted us during the sicknes
death and burial of our beloved wife ar
mother, also for the many beautiful fowe
er contributed during her sickness and at q
funeral and for The floral trihnfes from II