Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-13
BARTON, VERMONT, MONDAY. April. l3. 1903

Wednesday, April 10, commencing at :: 80;
program consisting of speaking, reading,
dialogues, tableaux, music, etc. This is a
free entertainment, so come and enjoy the
work as it is given by the students.
The annual inspection of Malta Com
mandery will be held at their asylum at
Newport next Wednesday evening. Sir
Daniel P. Webster, Grand Commander OF
the Grand Commandery OF the state, will be
inspecting officer. Palestine Commandery
has accepted an invitation to be present.
Rev. Mr.. Warner delivered most inter-
esting and practical sermon before a union
audience at the Congregational church
yesterday morning. In the evening an
Easter concert was given, the program con-
sisting of singing by the choir and singing
and speaking by the children. A very
beautiful display OF plants and flowers was
made.
The annual meeting of the Fish and
Game club will be held at the academy
Tuesday evening, April 21st. This club
has large mem bership and 1t is very es-
Since it was organized large number of
Try have been secured for the waters in this
vicinity and the good work should be con-
tinued
sential that there be full attendance
The merchants have made very beautiful
showings in their display windows for the
Easter trade. In the past this has not been
considered essential by the country mer-
chants but it is now the custom of every
up to- date business man to make as good
showing of his stock as possible. some
of the windows shown here are well worth
visit to see though one does not care to
trade.
The following officers were elected at
the meeting of Orleans Lodge No. So, for
the year ensuing; John NJ. Blake, w. M. :;
E. B. Wild, J. W.; e. F. Dutton, Treas. !;
o. V. Joslyn, Sec; Homer c. Potter, s.
d X. A. Bean, j. D.; w. c. johnson,
chaplain; H. T. Seaver, marshall; P. w.
Cowles, pianist; F. G. Burdick, tiler
Finance committee, H: j. Stannard, J. N.
Webster, w. A. Royston; hall committee,
w. 8. Mason, w. w. Hartwell, E. III.
Glszier; charity committee, masters and
wardens; grievance committee, r. F.
Mason, NJ. w. johnson, { F. Percival.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Patriots society will be held in Boston,
April Goth and 2lst. Mr.. Fl. c. Pierce of
Barton is president OF this socie.y and it is
safe to say that he will provide entertain
ment for hose who attend. The program
hQ - m
be present, and as he has just finished
touring the continent will give a short
talk on the growth of the same Just
what this society is we are una BILE to state
but rom the printed program we should
judge that those who attend the meeting
are sure Of receiving the full value of their
| money.
Mr.. Daniel Blanchard died at his home
on Main street last Friday night of heart
failure. His age was SO years. Toe re-
mains have been taken to Peacham for
burial. Mr.. Blanchard had resided in this
village for many years and has bought the
stock for the stock train, the farmers in
this immediate vicinity having brough ht
| him such stock as was suitable for ship
H..
holding his word inviola BILE and ALWAYS
recognizing all claims which it was lust
that he should meet. He was married in
early life, but his wife and the son who was
born to them are both dead.
The town schools will commence April
20th. There will be no school in the Dev-
eraux district, these pupils will be trans
ported to the Fisk school. The following
teachers have been engaged: Glen How
land in River school, Martha Hill in Heat b
| school, Jessie Comstock in Fisk school,
Eva Martin in South Barton school, Mrs.
Charles VI. Hartwell in May Pond school.
Bessie Ready in Duck Pond school. The
school directors would respectfully ask
that parents and all having control of
pu oils OF school age comply with the
school laws; by SO doing they will greatly
assist the teachers and town officers to
| make better showing in reports and save
extra trouble to teachers and truant officers,
and better results will be obtained.
The community was greatly shocked last
Tuesday afternoon by learning of the sud-
den death OF Mrs. Geo. w. Buzzeil. Mrs.
Buzzell had been in her usual health and
had been out trading shortly before her
death. little later in the day while
returning from t e post Office she stopped
for few minutes at the home of a near
| neighbor and as she left the house was
noticed to appear i'll. She made her way
home and as she stepped On to the pisz
sank to the floor. A little girl was passing
and was asked by Mrs. Buzzell to call her
daughter. Mrs. Owen reached her side
Immediately but she was unconscious. She
wss carried into the house and physician
was called, but nothing could be done and
she died in about fifteen minutes. The
cause of her death was cerebral hemor-
rhsge. Her age wss 81 years. The funeral
was held on Thursday. The beautiful flo
raj display testified to the esteem in which
the deceased was held by her friends. A
beautiful set piece was sent from St Iob,s-