Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-05-25
Mrs. Lucy Reed next wednesda ay after

Mrs. Lucy Reed next Wednesday after
noon.
Joseph Boutot was injured by an extern
sion ladder on which he was standing,
slipping and catching his foot.
The Lowell team and the home team will
cross bats on the Playground Saturday,
May 30th, at 3:20 o'clock p. m.
F. w. Baliwin's house took fire on the
roof last week but the fire was extinguished
before much damage was done.
An informal reception will be given Rev.
Robert Thompson at the Congregational
church next Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ramsdell OF Phillips,
Me, visited Mr. and Mrs. Merton Wilson
last week. The ladies are sisters.
Mrs. @. A. Drew and Miss Marie John
son attended the commencement exer-
cises at Derby academy last week.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached at the Methodist church next
Sunday evening by Rev. Mr.. Warner.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post-office May Is. Please say ad-
vertised: Inez Cutting, Mrs. K. E. Kirk.
Mrs. A. r. Halcrow and two youngest
childen left Thursday evening for Nova
Scotia, via Sherbrooke, to visit her parents.
Mr.. J. w. Murkland and Mrs. Mary
Humphrey were married May 18th. Their
many friends will extend congratulations.
Aon
Barton Landing academy team on the fair
ground last Saturday by score of 20 toll.
The Foreign Missionary Society OF the
Cong1 church will meet with Mrs. E. w.
Barron next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Geo. Gorham and Mrs. J. A. Pearson
will entertain the CongI Ladies' Society at
the church parlor next Wednesday after
noon.
The alumni association of Barton acad-
emy will hold their eighth annual banquet
at the Crystal Lake Hotel Friday evening,
June fifth.
Nellie Cassidy recently received for her
birthday present a beautiful three stone
diamond ring from her aunt Mrs. Louis
c. Danne OF Chicago.
Bishop Michaud, who was pres ent at the
services held at the Catho lie church yes
terday, presided over the Catholic society
here eighteen years ago.
p. l.. Webster caught a trout weighing
two and three fourths pounds in Barton
river last week and w. w. Hartwell caught
inhi in, haI de
The members of the hook and ladder
company and Of hose company No. are
requisite to be at the passenger station
tomorrow, Tuesday, evening at O'Clock.
E. HUMPHREY.
Mrs. w. w. Reirden has been very ill
during the past week. Mr.. Reirden's
mother from North Troy, and his sister
from Littleton, n. H., are here caring for
her.
g. F. Wheeler, DR.. ]. M. Blake, and
Percy Cowles attended the comic opera,
"Mikado," at Morrisville Thursday even
ing, and pronounced it fine. The opera
was given by home talent.
The graduating exercises of the senior
class of Barton academy will be held at
Seaver's hall Wednesday evening, June
Sd. Admission 25c. Proceeds to go for
the physical apparatus fund.
Orient Chapter No. 13, o. E. 8. will hold
a complimentary social and entertainment
at Masonic hall Tuesday evening, May 26th,
at O'Clock. A good time is assured. All
members of the order are requested to be
present.
Among the convention visitors last week
were the following: Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Waldron of Charleston at Mrs. Merton
Wilson's; Mr.. and Mrs Fred Wheeler of
Wocott at Jesse Cooper's; Mrs. Pearson at
Seldom Bickford's.
Rev. Mr.. Warner has souvenir in the
forn of a washer taken from the battleship
Maine after the wrecksge Aas cleared from
Havana harbor. Mr.. Warner was visiting
in the south and the souvenir was the gift
of a friend while there.
DIR. Gilman, who purchased the Clarence
Comstock place, will move the house to
one side and erect large modern house in
its place. The grounds will be graded and
greatly improved. The doctor now intends
to locate here about July 1st.
The writer recently had the pleasure of
perusir e several numbers of the Inter
State Journal which contained some in
teresting articles from the pen of Rev. w.
A. Warner, entitled "On Green Mountain
Trout Brook, )" 1.-THE PASTORS Day Dream -
and "Old Pickles"
The high temperature which prevailed
during the early part of last week was fol-
lowed by cold wave Friday and there was
slight frost Friday night, and a hard
frost the two following nights The drouth
continues and is being felt throughout the
state and also in other sections.
The members of the woman's Christian
temperance Union wish TO express their
sincere thanks to Miss Marsh and Miss
Elliott, for the time and labor expended in
drilling the children and preparing the
excellent exercise given at their recent