Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-05

for at the post-office Dec. 5. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
Thomas Lame, Mrs. Munroe.
The weather for the past week has been
cold with several light falls of snow, but
not enough for good sIeighing yet. Sun
day morning the mercury stood at eight
below zero.
In the Gibson CIlI) Courier of Nov. 25th
is an account of the death Of DR.. o. B.
Damon, on Friday, Nov. IS. Mr.. Damon
was born in Lyndon and lived in this and
adjoining towns for several years.
Al Wakeman is introducing to the
people OF this place large line of cleo
tricaI combs and hair brushes. He is hav-
ing a large sale but il the goods DO what is
claimed for them he will have still larger
sale in the future.
At the Cong. church next Sunday morn
ing the subject ST Mr.. Warmers sermon
will be ga Message from Home" The
choir will sing ''The King OF Love MY
Shepherd Is," by Schneider, and Mrs.
Wright will sing ''TwiII Not Be Long," by
Herbert Johnson.
Mrs E. G. Martin, who has been absent
nine months on visit to relatives and
friends in the west, has returned home.
She has visited friends in Nebraska, Col
orado and other places. On her way home
she visited the st. Louis exposition, and
returned by the way of Boston.
The dance to be given by the ladies Of
this place next Friday evening at Sewers
Opera Hall will undoubtedly be one of the
held in Barton for some time. Remember
that leap year is near its close and that it
does not come again for four years.
The Afternoon Study Club met with
Mrs. H. Z. Pierce last Thursday. About
twenty-five members were present and a
very pleasant time was edjoyed. Al ter
roll-call, which was generally responded
to with current events aud a piano SOTO by
Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. S. c. Currier read the
history of Leading Wars of the Colonies, y
Mrs. E. II. Webster gave an excellent
paper on Colonial Authors" and Mrs.
Luvia Webster one on ''Cotton Mather' q
Witchcraft." A pronouncing contest was
then held, which concluded the program.
The rummage sale held by the Woman s
Literary Club for the benefit of the read
ing rooms last Thursday, Friday and
Saturday was well attended and good
thing was realized for worthy cause.
The sale was held Ia the Skinner house, in
the rooms just vacated by Mr.. Aldrich.
Thursday and Friday second hand cloth
ing and articles useless to the giver were
the specialties. One might find there
anything from a shoe button to an over
coat and the ''price was right" Saturday
afternoon one could purchase homemade
candies and food. This part of the sale
was patrOnized as well as any. The pro-
ceeds were S61.20.
The opera, Golden Hair and the Three
Bears" presented at the opera house last
Friday and Saturday evenings, was we'll
attended, as was also the matinee on Sat
urday afternoon. The opera was given for
the benefit of the Barton Academy Glee
Club and good amount was realized for
| this organization. The participants were
| all amateurs with the exception of Mr..
| Wheeler, the director. The stage effects
were perhaps the most beautiful ever seen
in Barton at an entertainment given by
local talent. We would especially mention
the flight of the firefies in the first act
The scenery was nearly all new and painted
especially for this occasion. Miss Maude
Wheeler, who took the part of Woodland
Queen, sang with great power and sweet
ness and was repeatedly ap plauded. Mr.
G. Frederic Wheeler, who took the part OF
the Bard, sang with his usual clearnest
and was applauded many times. Mis-!
Ruth Barron acted the part of Golden Hail
and carried out her role equally as we'll a!
did the above mentioned characters. The
three bears deserve special mention. Tht
enjoyed by the audience. The chorus sans
with unusual harmony and brightness
and we would not fail to mention the solC
part taken by Raymond WinsIow, who
displayed deep rich voice that filled tn
house with melody. The cast included
Golden Hair, Miss Ruth Barron; Wood
land Queen, Miss Maude NJ. Wheeler
Faithful, Miss Ella Berry; Lightfoot, Mis-
Clemmer Seaver; Frsilty, Miss Grac
Davis; Airy, Miss Bernice Hamblet; Will
of-the-Wisp, Miss Marion Redfield; Bi
Bruin, Adds Knight; Nanny Muff, Mis-
Mary williamson; Tiny Cub, Amor
, Seaver; the Denouncer, j. Raymon
Winslow. The chorus was Ida Warner
Mary Collision, Alice AlIchurch, Aim
Gilman, Grace Davis, Ella Berry, Bernie
Hamblet, Marion Redfeld, Mabel Leslie
; Clemmer Seave,, Messrs. Parker Barrow!
Carl Hamblet Raymond Underwood
Gordon Davis, Clyde 8. Heath, Hsrr
Hibbard and Raymond Winslow.
Academy Notes,
l School closes for the Christmas vacatio
on Dec. 2 and opens again on Jan. 8, 100;
AS result of meeting Of the delegate
of the Northern Vermont Iuterscholasti
; Football League the dispute with refe,
ence to the Lyndon Barton game has bee
: settled as mo game" The championshi
4 has been awarded to Lyndon Institute E
l.