Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-10

Mrs. John p. Garfield of Enfield,
Conp., is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. ID. Owen. Rev. Mr.. Garfield
is expected later.
Mrs. Martha Nelson, Mrs. Amy Dow,
Mrs. A. b. Mathewson and Miss Lila
Mathewson took a carriage drive to
Wheelock last week.
Frank Lang has taken several of
Mr.. Holders horses to North Conway,
N. H., where they will contest in the
races to be held there.
The ]. @. Rockwell Co. played here
last week. Their entertainments
were fairly we'll attended and were
said to be fully equal to the average
Entertainment of the kind given here.
Mrs. l.. p. Page and daughter, Cora
E. Rowell, also Miss Lillian Guild of
~"uih Ryegate, returned last Monday
from a two weeks stay at Mrs. Pages
cottage "Klondike" at Willoughby
Lake.
Services are now held at the NJ.
E. church. Rev. A. B. Blake delivered
very helpful sermon there Aug. 2
and Rev. NJ. V. B. Knox of Barton
Landing gave an interesting discourse
yesterday.
The 10th annual reunion of Co. F,
11th VT. Regiment will be held at Co.
F. barracks, Newport, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Aug. 25 and 26. All lcom-
rades invited. Particulars on card
notices later.
Mrs. Alma Virgins and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Virgins and two children
and Mrs. Rempp and son of Narragan-
sett Pier, r. L., are spending the
month at Miss s. A. Farley's cottage
across the lake.
d. d. Bean and DR.. E. M. Nichols
were in Sherbrooke last week and
purchased the stallion, Prince Elect,
of II. H. Ingram. They have sent
him to North Conway, N. a., to take
part in the races there.
Mrs. Augusta Dewey gave an in
formal reception to several of her
neIghbors and friends last Tuesday
the occasion being her birthday.
Light refreshments were served and a
very enjoyable afternoon was passed.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the post-office Aug. 10.
Please say advertised: Florence
Brown, F. j. Lurvey, Miss Gerda
Neilsson, John Provost, Pietre Pistet-
eel, Joel Eastman, Mrs. Elwin Wheeler
All members of the Barton Fire
Department are expected to be pres
ent at the regular meeting TO be held
in the village hall Tuesday evening,
August 11th, 1903, at O'Clock. The
engineers desire to have all vacancies
filed at this meeting. ENGINEERS.
The ice-cream social given by the
Woman's Literary Club at Seaver's
hall last Tuesday evening was well
attended and was a very pleasant
affair. The society wishes to THANK
the band for the excellent music fur.
nished. Proceeds for the evening
$500.
The Barton Base Ball Team wishes
to express it's thanks to the promoters
of the game between the Stats" anc
"Leans," the players, band, umpires
members of the police force. marshal
flower committee, merchants and al
others who cooperated in making the
affair such financial success.
w. M. Stoddard of Brattleboro wa
here last week to assist his father, A
B. Stoddard, in invoicing the stock o
groceries that the latter purchased o
G. w. Switser. Mr.. Stoddard ha
opened his new store in the GroV
building, and his brother, E. E. Stod
dard of Stoneham, Mass, visited hin
last week.
Those who are planning to attend tn,
fair will be pleased to know that tn,
"King of Barnet" is to be among tn,
attractions. The King claims to b.
the largest steer of his age in the Uni
ted States. Whether this is true o
not he is a big one and is well wortl
travelling some distance to see.
| The parties who attended tn