Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-24

w. F. Brown has moved from he Sylves-
ter tenement into one of Twombly & COL
toms new tenements.
Mrs. Jerre Marston has been stopping
with Mrs. A. d. Chandler and Miss E. s.
Eaton at Willoughby Lake.
The man who borrowed c. 8. Gibbs
ladder when Mr.. Gibbs was away from
home will do well to return it.
There were several accidents In and about
the mills last week. Two young men got
their fingers injured by saw and planer.
The Barton Landing Cornet Band are
engaged to play for the Memphremagog
Canoe Club at their regatta next Wednes-
day.
There was very pleasant entertainment
consisting OF music, readings and tobleaux
at the Congregational church last Friday
evening.
j. Il. Turnbull had large steam boiler
come here last week which he will use in
connection with the engine in his creamery
at Lowell.
Mrs. j. b. Winget went to South Straf-
ford last week to get her little daug hter
Gladys who has been visiting friends at
that place.
Rev. M. v. B. Knox, Rev. 8. G. Lewis,
A., ID. Mathews and B. F. D. Carpenter
attended the Hazen Notch celebration at
Westtield last Friday.
Some OF our merchants have adopted
of
greatly superior to the credit system. Flint
q Mathews are the latest to start in.
Prot. {. F. Hall of Nashua, N. H., has
been hired as principal of our school. The
other teachers are the same as last year. A
sixth room has been finished off and fur
nished for use the coming year.
The happy event of the week was the
marriage OF Roy w. CoIburn and Flora B.
Durham both of this place. They were
married at Brownington Center by Rev.
Chester Brown on August 10Th. Congrat-
ulat1ons.
AS. Denison of Enterprise, Fla, is Wis
1t1ng A. E. Denison. He is the proprietor
of hotel in that place. = Schools begin
Aug, 81. = Rev. Dewhurst of Chicago
preached at the Congregational church
yesterday.-Mrs. Charles Hartwell is visit
ing friends in Holland and Canada2this
week.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post office Aug. "a. Please say ad-
vertised when calling for these letters.
Edwin w. Dudley, WiIfred Dagenair,
Joseph Gilden, Fred Gray, Lewis Labaye,
Sadie Mulligan, Mrs. P. s. Saxby, w.
Spalding.
Mrs. Young and two daug hters, Maud
and Minnie, of Magog visited at E. ].
Wheeler's last week. The young ladies
are good musicians aud Thursday evening
a select party were entertained by them at
Charles Parlin's, where the violin and
piano responded to the touch of the deft
fingers of the musicians.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. Jenness from Boston
with their daughters Helen and Ada have
spent several days visiting Mr.. Jenness'
sister, Mrs. d. g. Hartman. They left
Saturday for Wolfboro, N. H., where they
will camp for week and then return to
their home. Miss Ada did not return with
them but will visit Mrs. L. ]. Hartman at
Barton for few days.
Rev. Joseph B. Lyman of this place and
Miss Harriet Harwood of bennington we're
married at Bennington Aug. 9Th by Rev.
Warren Morse. Miss Harwood is a grad
uate OF Wellesley college, is the founder of
the Young Ladies' Club of her town, is
said to be a great worker In the church,
and has large number of friends. The
people OF this place will give Mrs. Lyman
hearty welcome as she comes to make her
home with US.
The Masonic lodge will be constituted(?l
here Sept. %. with appropriate ceremonies,
afIer which the Masonic hall will be dedi-
Gated. At the arrival of the 80 o. m. ex-
press a grand proce ssion will be formed led
by the band, and will march to the Austin
grove where there will be interesting exer-
c'ses. Some prominent speakers belonging
to the order will address the people. Many
state officers of the Grand Lodge and past
grand officers are expected to be present,
besides visitors from lodges in the vicinity.
In the evening banquet will be served
al d general good time is expected
Il.
ler mill last Monday which fortunately
failed to be fatal. About 5000 feet of lum-
Der was being moved from the dry house
to the mill, piled upon trucks, and Mr. D.
q. Hartman was steadying it as others
pushed it along when suddenly about half
the lumber slid off, striking Mr.. Hartman
on the head and face, carrying him to the
ground and nearly crushing him. Here he
was held until twelve men came out of t he
mill and lifted the weight from the suffer-
ing man. Mr.. Hartman was carried home
and physician summoned, and though
badly hurt he is recovering having sat up
little Saturday for the first time.
The ball game between the fats and leans
resulted in a victory for the leans. There
were many laughable incidents in the
game and il was greatly enjoyed by the
crowd present. The following is the score:
FATS alb bh tb DO g
Rooo 8 15 O