Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-16

Metropolis published at Jacksonville, Fla:
"Among the recent arrivals at the River
view Hotel are: Mr.. Fred Pillsbury and
wife and Mr.. John f. Rstchelder and wife,
who compose jolly party of pleasure
seekers fro n Barton, VT. Mr.. Pillsbury is
a leading lumber king of his State and he
il State Representative from his county.
Mr.. Hatchelder is one of the leading mer-
chants of Vermont. These people are
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Dudley,
and will spend considera bic of their time
with them"
Mr.. c. G. Aldrich has purchased Jew
elry business in Winsted, Conn.,, and will
move his family there the last Of this
month. He will retain his business here
and will place an experienced jeweler in
charge with Fred Allchurch as assistant.
Winsted is about the size of st. Johnsbury
and business is said to be very good there.
Mr.. AIdrich has secured the leading store
in the place and should have large pat
ronage. Mr.. and Mrs. AIdrich have large
circle of friends in this village who will be
sorry to have them move away.
The reading room In this village is re-
ceiviDg large patronage. The room is
supplied with excellent reading matter
and large number Of the books in the
town library are out constantly. We give
herewith a list of the magazines which
may be found on the tables of the reading
room McClure's, Worlds Work, Recrea-
tion, Review of Reviews, Success, Outlook,
Congregationalist.M Munsey, Cosmopolitan,
| Vermonter, New England Magazine,
Ladies' Home Journal, Art Interchange,
| Youths Companion, Saturday Evening
Post, Good Housekeeping, American Boy,
Scientific American, Designer, Century,
| Scribner's, st. Nicholas, Everybody's and
daily papers.
The following resolutions were passed
by Sunbe Rebekah Lodge on the death
of Mrs. Gertrude L. Grow:
WHEREAS: 1t has pleased our Great
Grand Master to cali from us sister,
Gertrude l.. Grow. Therefore,
ResoIUed: That by her death Sunbeam
Lodge lost its first V. g., good offic i
! and faithful member, with our motto
ever in mind, 40 live peaceably, to dc
good unto aIl.'
ResolUed: That by her death sorrow
filled every heart and cast gloom about
| the Lodge room, never to be forgotten by
| its charter members.
ReSotUed: That copy of these resolu-
| tions be placed on our records. also that
copy be published in the ORLEANS COUNTY
| MONITOR.
Mrs. LUCY A. HUBBARD,
MRS. CORA S WINsLoW, Com.
MRS. HATTIE E. MARTIN.
The annual villege meeting was held last
Tuesday evening with a fair attendance
w. w. Miles was elected moderator and L
M. Hubbard clerk. The village reports
were then read and accepted. Mr.. Baldwin
reported that the trustees had succeeded il
settling the lawsuit with Charleston OF
the question of the taxes on our electri
light plant there, the town of Charleston
accepting twenty i've dollars IS paymen
in full to date, ard the agreement being
made that the plant should be taxed here
after on grand list of $500. 1t was ais
provided that In case the legislature shoul'
at any future time provide for the taxing
Of municipal plants then this contrac
should not hold in force after that time
This was followed by the election of officers
F. w. Baldwin retired as trustee and wa
reelected for three years. FL. G. Pierce wa
! elected treasurer, g. E. Hamblet collector
w. w. Miles attorney, o. D. Owen, W. N
Wright and F. s. Whitcher, auditors; I
| W. Drew retired as water commissions
and was reelected for three years; E. F
! Humphrey was elected chief engineer, an
G. w. Tenney and Geo. King assistant.
, 1t was voted to pass over article four, st
see If the village would raise a sum {
money in excess of that raised by th
town." tax of ten cents was voted to b
used in lighting the streets. Il was vote
to give the band 300 90; to give 500 90 t
the reading room and library, and fft
dollars for the use of the fire warden to b
used in organizing fire companies and pay
ing the men to came out and practice.
was also voted to pay for the new hos
. purchased during the past year. 1t WE
voted to pay Barton Landing village S63 L
which had been raid this village on the stat
road mileage, and which this village ha
used. The report of the committee az
pointed last year to see about electric powt
| for the village was given by E. F. Humpf
rey, in which he stated that at least twenty
:, hVe horse power could be sold here. Th
: with what could be sold at Barton Landin
s and the extra amount which would be d.
}, rived from the lights if they were to be O
Il during the day would make quite soHrt
S OF income and should certainly warraI
e further investig cation of the matter wit
= the idea of installing day power. II it ca
t be made to pay running expenses when
is started it would be only question of
r little time when it would be a good IL
!. vestment.
BARTON LANDING.
Mrs. Sam Maxwell is sick.
y Mrs. Geo. Parker is very sick.
Il Miss Sola Gray visited friends here la
c week.
u Chauucev- Skinner went To Maina Ia