Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-09-28

III IL had not been for the drouth In the
early part of the summer these potatoes
would probably have grown to the size of
the average pumpkin.
A collision occurred in the freight yard
above the depot last Tuesday morning
which delayed traffic for about two hours.
freight train was drawing in on the
side track just as the fast Qaebec express
came In. A fagman was sent back to flag
the train but the express was too near to
be signalled in time to stop and smashed
into the rear end of the freight. Several
cars were badly damaged and the engine
of the express train suffered from the col
lision. Fortunately no one was injured.
The village trustees are having repairs
made about the dam at Clyde Falls. They
are also arranging to secure q larger sup
ply Of water from Pensioners Pond in
which case they will have sufficient power
for the present. At present they are doing
the inside lighting In this village and Bar
ton Landing but cannot light the streets
in either village. Arrangements have
been made to Zig ht Glover village as soon
as there is sufficient water to produce the
necessary power.
Miss Ida May Swift and Master Louis
| Swift, children of L. F. Swift of Chica 60,
who together with their governess, Miss
Reid, have been passing several weeks at
| Hotel Barton, were recalled to their home
| in Chicago last Sunday by a telegram
announcing the death of their eldest
har or GriF of
| twenty-five years, who had been fatally
| injured while playing polo. They LETT on
the early train Monday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Pillsbury accompanied them to
| Montreal.
| The Boston & Maine and the Canadian
Pacific railroads have recently placed four
new trains in service. They carry new
baggage, combination smoking and dining
cars and first class coaches, all new from
| the shops. The finish of these GERS, boil
outside and in, is fully up to the we'll
known standard of these companies. The
combination smoker and dining room
car, only carried on the day run, has q
capacity of twelve in the dining
| room and forty in the smoker, the
latter being arranged for baffst tables II
desired. Arrangements are made for
either gas or electric lights, the ventila-
tton secures good air with absence OF
dust or smoke. These trains have the
usual parlor and sleeping cars and every
thing possible is done for the comfort and
| convenience of the travelling pu bic.
BARTON LANDING.
Ray French has gone to Pittsburg, Conn
May Wiley is home from st. Johnsbury
5. J. Sargent's house is well under way
Miss Zaida Wiley has returned from
Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ordway are going back
to Missouri.
j. Il. Rosebrook has been painting the
Simpson house.
Mrs. Carl Gay has returned from he,
trip to New York.
Miss Mary Fisk of Montpelier is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Gay.
Miss Avis Fairbrother of Coventry ID
working for Mrs. Miller.
| Albert A. Silver Jr., OF Silver, Burdett &
Co. was In town last week.
Mrs. Whipple and Mrs George Twombly
are reported little better.
Carroll Joslyn has commenced work IN
Fl. 8. Webster's drug store.
Geo. Cole moved last week into tn.
Twombly & Cotton tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Dennison have re-
turned to their home in Florida.
Myron Alexander, the night watchman
has moved here from Evansville.
Mrs. Harley Chaplin from Lyndonvill'
called on friends in town last week.
Frank Skinner has returned from tn,
sanitarium somewhat improved in he alth
Rev. j. B. Lyman entertained the c. e
Society at his home last Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Leach started Tues
day for their home in Wahpeton, NORTH
Dakota.
Miss Anna Bassett is home from Boston
where she has purchased her miIliner,
supply.
Frank Menard, one of the band boys
has finished work and gone to his hom
in Canada.
Henry Robinson has been on the sfcl
list.-Walter Hayward has been. sick with
the grip.
Taplin & Rowell are moving their hous
on cottage street across the way west of tn
Gay house.
An account of the Masonic meeting helt
here last week will be found on the sixtl
page of this paper.
Miss Virginia Fletcher, who has beer
, stopping with Mrs. Chamberlin, has gon
to Claremont, N. Fl.
Mrs. Irene Bixby and Eva Parlin hav
returned home on account of the illness O
their sister, May Parlin.
Rev. Theo. Morse OF Bennington file
the pulpit OF the Congregational churc
very acce pta bly, yesterday.
g Messrs. King and Drown are makiu