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

architect and builder.
Forty persons took dinner at Will Cards
restaurant one day last week which is an
exam pie OF the amount of business being
| done at this establishm emit.
Marcellus Farman of Westfield was In
town Friday to see his cousin, W. H. Gil
pin. Mr.. Farman delivered the Memorial
address at Albany Saturday.
Ernest Wheeler caught his right hand in
some betting at the mill Thursday and his
wrist was jammed in going around a pull
ley, obliging him to lay off duty for time.
AT the Grange meeting Thursday even
ing there was q discussion regarding the
practicability of commercial fertilizers.
The mem bers were divided In the matter.
Mrs. ]. F. Shattuck of Wells River is Wis
1ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Glenn
ent. DIR. Shattuck will join her here short
~. They expect to go to Derby to COM
plete their visit.
Wiring is nearly completed inside the
Methodist church. The vestry, halls, and
all rooms beside the meeting room. are
thoroughly lighted, there being total of
about seventy lamps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer P. Lyon have re-
turned from their wedding trip to Lyn-
donville where they visited Mr.. Lyons
brother. They are to move into a tene-
ment in Arthur Ordway's house.
Alfred and Henry Twombly have arrived
from Boston to see their mother, Mrs.
Smith who is very i'll at the home OF Henry
Bassett, where she has been living.
LATER: She died Saturday. Particulars
In next issue.
| or course paper napkins are common
enough; but just think of Japanese table
spreads! Rather novel, eh? Well, Web
ster has them and furnishes the directions
for making them, too. He has q handsome
line of these goods.
| j. B. Clement sold his buckskin horse
one OF Golden, Jr.'s colts-to Mr.. Smith OF
Charleston, who runs the electric light sta
tlon at Plunkett. Mr., Clement has had
this horse since it was colt, and it was q
| pet OF the family.
The exercises of Memorial day in the
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children of the primary school sang two
pieces, and the band rendered their selec-
t1ons finely. The addresses were made by
Revs. Knox and johnson.
Ten students of the high school are to
compete in the prize speaking contest at
the M. E.. church Tuesday evening. Ad-
mission 25 cents, children 15 cents, re-
served seats, 35 cents. Proceeds are tc
help pay commencement expenses.
Z. E. Gronberg, who was injured about
the leg in the mill month ago, has thrown
aside his crutches, and is now able to get
about with cane, and expects to get back
to work in about two weeks. Mr.
Grouberg is very ingenious machinist.
/ The Epworth League gave an entertain.
ment last Tuesday evening, when D. w
Hlldreth OF Newport delivered an interest.
ing lecture upon his Southern trip; those
who ATTENDED speak very highly of the
talk. Music was rendered by Mrs Cotton
pianist, and Will Sylvester of Barton. vi
olinist. Refreshments of strawberries an6
cake were served.
The Ladies Village Improvement Societ,
under the caption of the Elite Lady Min.
strels, gave very successful performances
Friday and Saturday evenings, under tn,
skillful direction of W. B. Leonari. Their,
were forty ladies in the cast and all render
ed their parts with precision that woulc
have done credit to experienced actresses
The singing was exceptionally good. Th,
receipts OF the two evenings amounted t,
nearly 1900.
G. s. Gibbs reports very pleasant trip t,
Hanover. and says that last week was tn,
first week in fifty years that Barton Land
ing has been without a shoemaker. Mr.
Gibbs was very much interested in tn
new Tuck school building that is bein,
!, erected at Hanover as an adjunct to tn
Dartmouth college buildings at cost O
$4,000. This princely sum was legacy t
be expended In the erection of such an ed
ifice to be devoted to the teaching O
finance.
Many of the merchants about the villag
dressed up their store windows in patriot
style IN honor of Decoration day. F. d
Clement had a rich window. In a back
ground OF bunting reposed an elegantl,
framed picture ofthe Battle of Gettys burg
then the array OF rare wares of silver, gol,
etc. made the effect dazzling. Flags an,
drapings in Gove's window were very tasty
; Mrs. Dodge entwined red, white and blu
crepe paper In an attractive way about he
window.
The program of commencement TO
week of the high school is as follows
Baccalaureate sermon at the Methods
church yesterday; class dinner at the Val
ley House this evening at 7:30; priz
speaking Tuesday evening at 7:3O at tn
Methodist church; class day exercise
Wednesday at 800 at the Cong1 church
senior reception Wednesday evening a
500 at the high school roons; graduation
exercises Thursday evening at 500 at tn
Methodist church.