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

JIG. Turnbuu and Albert Beede attended
the Masonic meetings of the Grand Lodge
at Burlington last week.
Fred Towle has closed his Iabors with
the E. l.. Chandler Co., and is at work on
the B. G. M. section here.
Dwight Cheney has moved to st. Johns
brry, where he and his father, Charles
Cheney, will run hotel.
Mrs. s. Dodge is building an addition
80 K do feet to her barn on the farm, and is
also making general repairs.
Mrs. Evelyn WinsIow, with her little
daughter, of Auburndale, Mass, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. o. II. Austin.
The next meeting of Valley Lodge of F.
& A. NJ. will be held next Thursday eve-
ming. There will be work in the first de-
gree.
Mrs. Maud Fressell has returned from
Sherbrooke, where she went to have a
surgical operation performed. She is
much improved.
Rev. M. V. B. Knox and Mrs. Knox were
the guests of Mrs. Fred Rand at Barton
during the meetings of the Vermont
Woman's Suffrage Association.
Twombly & Cotton have one of their new
tenement houses covered and the cellar and
foundation ready for the Others. Bur-
bank is getting on well with his new house.
The three lower grades of school closed
last Friday. On account of scarlet fever
the schools were closed for time some
weeks ago and that sccounts for their being
continued untiI this time
There is one case of smallpox in this viii
lage. This case has been quarantined and
all who have been exposed are also under
quarantine. Every care is being taken to
see that the disease does not spread.
| B. w. Locke has gone to Center Harbor,
N. H., and is employed clerking in a gen.
eral merchandise store. Bert is a young
man much esteemed here and his many
friends were sorry to have him go away.
1t Is remarkable what the effect of the
rain has been upon the spirits Of the farmers
| In this vicinity, and also on the growth of
vegetation during last week. Dependency
has given place to hope and tfe brown
fields have put on ''living green"
A very pleasant entertainment was given
at the M. E. church last Tuesday evening
by Messrs. Foss & Son, under the auspices
of the ladies' Aid society. The moving
pictures were exceedingly fine. A good
audience attended and the receipts netted
the society eleven dollars.
The meeting of the Grange which was
held here Thursday evening was of unusual
interest. Miss Florence Gillis read paper
on "Natural Curiosities," and Miss Wini-
fred May Williams one on CHOW the Will
loughby Grange Spent It's Vacation
Both these papers were interesting.
A. G. Bingha who works in the Lyon
barber shop, received telegram last week
stating that his mother, who lives at Dur
ham, n. H, was dead. He took the train and
went home, but found his mother alive
but very SICK. 1t appears she had sink
ing spell and her friend ds thought her dead
and sent the dispatch. She revived, how
ever and was living at last accounts.
Wednesday morning, June 10th, the
pleasant home of Mrs. Austin, on the hill,
was, for the third time within three years,
the scene Of quiet wedding. In each case
the contracting parties were from the same
families A few friends were gathered in
the parlors which were neatly decked with
flowers and ferns, when Rev. Joseph B.
Lyman, in a rich and impressive service,
united DIR. Guy M. Winslow and Miss Clara
M. Austin. Time was wanting for elab-
crate preparation or display, even If desired.
but the personality of the parties gave rich
and ample interest to the occasion. The
bride, the eldest daughter of the late Judge
Austin, was daintily attired in a gown OF
white silk, wreath of orange blossoms
crowning her head. graduate of st.
Johnsbury academy and of Smith college,
she com bines rich culture with fine natural
endowments. For some years very sue
cessful teacher in our schools, active and
efficient in church and social interests, OF
late she has filled high position as an in
structress 10 Lasell seminary. She is widely
esteemed for her rich character, genial
nature and modest worth. The groom,
born in Bro Hnington, is the youngest son
of the late DR.. Winslow, but his home has
been among us and we gladly claim him as
our own. Those who have known him
well from childhood can testify that few
sweeter natures can be found among the
male persuasion. A graduate of Tufts coll
lege, he completed post graduate course,
taking the degree of Phi. d. he has since
pursued the study of medicine in connec-
tion with his work as professor of science
OF Lasell seminary, of which he is now the
principal. Modest and unassuming, he has
quietly and steadily work ed his way toward
the front. From his earliest youth he has
been universal favorite wherever he was
known. Orleans county has no cause to
blush when she sends out such young men
With high hopes and bright prospects, sc
far as human ken can discern, this truly
mated pair took the afternoon train fol
Boston. Thursday they sailed on the
steamer New England for three months
tour in Europe.
"For the fire
Which burns upon that altar is of God.
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