Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-15

Mrs. Geo. II. Davis and Mrs. w. w.
Hartwell visited in West Burke over
Sunday.
Mr. Joshua Twombly OF Cambridge,
Mass, has been visiting in Barton and
Jas. Lang, and Henry Rouleau caught a
Iunge In Crystal lake last week weighing
10i pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. z. r. Flanders of Morgan
are visiting in town. Mr.. Flanders has
sold his farm.
Mrs. VIM. KimbalI Of Lowell was called
here by the death OF her mother, Mrs.
Seymour Fisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. F. Hunter and Mr.. and
Mrs. c. II. Blood and daughter are camp
ing at May Pond.
Mrs. Burney Gray of West Charleston
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
McFarlane, last week.
Mrs. Sarah Humphrey has gone to New
port, where she will pass the summer with
her son, H. &. Humphrey.
Capt. J. G. Peene and family arrived in
town last week and have gone to their
summer home at Westmore.
The Barton baseball team will play the
Newport team on the fair ground Friday,
June 18Th, at O'Clock p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. p. Gordon of Bethle-
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Folsom.
ID. ID. Bean, G. A. Barrows and w. r.
Aldrich were at Caspian lake last week
fishing and report a fair catch.
The last meeting of Orient Chapter, o.
K. s. until September was held Friday
evening. A banquet was served.
The Dand gave a sacred concert at the
Congregational church last evening. There
was a large attendance at the service.
Mrs. J. F. Batchelder and Mrs. 81. J..
Stannsrd went to Hardwick Friday to
attend performance OF the opera NJ ikado
ALI who attended the dance at Seaver's
hall Thursday evening report an enjoyable.
time. The music by the harpists was ex-
cellent.
Lester Kinsley was In town over Sunday.
He commenced work this morning as book
keeper for Mr.. g. Turnbull Of Barton
Landing.
Mr.. II. J. Stannard and DR.. ]. M. Blake
were at Burlington last week in atten-
dance at the meeting of the Grand Lodge
OF F. & A. M.
g. II. Hinton has sold the Baxter place
to Mr.. Chester. Mr.. Hinton has moved
into o. d. Owens tenement house on
Church street.
Durir the thunder shower Wednesday
afternoon lightning struck barn on the
farm owned by ]. E. Chase, damaging it to
quite an extent. 7Td
All members of the Barton Fire Depart
ment are called for practice at Roarip g
Brook Park Tuesday evening, June 16
1903, at 700 o'clock. ENGINEERS.
Miss Annie True, who has been employed
in the Peerless for the past three years, has
finished work there and gone to her home
in Coventry for time.
w. B. Bullock, foreman in the MoNIToF
office, is passing two weeks vacation il
| Spring field, Mass, and vicinity. Mrs
Bullock and daughter Esther are visiting
at Newport.
Several fires were started in this village
the first OF the week by sparks from {
passing train. II they had not been giver
prompt attention they would have spread
to nearby buildings.
p. L. Webster recently attended th'
annual meeting of the Vermont Life Un
derwriters' Association at Burlington.
| trip was made across the lake on the new
steamer, "Vermont," and all enjoyed th'
outing.
| Mr.. E. F. Dutton brought his oldtim,
friend, j. B. Cassidy, a souvenir from th'
old Spanish mission at Santa Barbara,
beautiful rosary manufactured from the
native bean. 1t is a marvel of curiosit!
and beauty.
At the meeting of the Grand Command
cry, Knights TempIsr, held at Burlington
last week, III. c. Pierce was elected Crane
Junior Warden. At the meeting of tn
Grand Lodge III. ]. Stsnnard was elected
District Deputy Grand Master for anothe
year.
The pastoral comedy drama. "a Home
spun Heart" will be presented at Seaver'
hall Wednesday evening, June 18th, b.
Leon williams, the popular comedian
supported by a clever company. The pla,
is replete with dramatic situations ant
thrilling effects.
Several OF the members of the Odd Eel
lows Lodge in this village went to Newpor
last Saturday evening and visited the lodg
there. There was large delegation pres
ent from the lodge in st. Johusbury AM
the degree was conferred by the member
OF that lodge. All enjoyed the occasion.
Beginning Monday evening, June %, tn
Harris Meyer Dramatic and Vaudeville Co
will open a weeks engagement at Seaver'
opera hall, and viii present one OF thei
high-class enterts in ments each evening
Reserved seats will be on sale at the usus
place and ladies' tickets will be half pric
Monday evening. -
Considers ble rain has fallen throughou
this section of the state during the pas
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