Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-19

I. d. Ordway went to Bellows Falls last
week to attend the state meeting OF the
Grange.
Misses Florence Drown and Kathleen
Deane visited relatives in West Burke
recently.
Eugene Wilson has accepted the position
OF bookkeeper at the Novelty Works in
Lyndonville
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Wiley attended the
meeting OF the state Grange at Bellows
Falls last week.
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Richardson has been very sick, but
it is thought that she is improving.
The MONITOR agent will visit this post
office on Saturday, Dec. oath, all day.
Plan to see him and arrange for your club
papers the coming year
Mr.. n. G. Dane, who has been staying
with his SOD, George Dane of Charleston,
is now at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
j. e. Lyon, with whom he expects to
spend the winter.
Mr.. II. R. Mack of Hardwick recently
set fine Scotch granite monument on c.
s. SINNERS lot in the cemetery here. 1t
is one OF the best pieces of monumental
work in this section.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Barton Landing post office:
Mary d. Willis, Edgar Yate, .. E.
Young, Frank 81. Patch, Mr.. Golden,
Ernest Berry, R. H. Breed
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold their
annual meeting in the Cong'l. vestry We'd
nesday Dec 21, at 3 O'Clock. The officers
for the coming year will be elected and all
members are requested to attend without
further notice.
Next Sunday morning at 10:30 O'Clock
Rev.J B. Lyman will preach Christmas
sermon in the Congregational church.
The choir will sing the anthem "Br1gh ghtest
and Best' opened by mems voices and
followed by mixed chorus.
Read the advertisements this week II you
want suggestions as to what to get for
your friends for Christmas. Probably Bar
ton Landing people never before saw so
large and complete a line of holiday goods
as our merchants are displaying this week.
More than half the stock for the new
bank is already taken although the
commissioners only commenced to take
subscriptions last Wednesday. A great
deal of interest is manifest in the move
and at the rate the stock was taken last
| Saturday, 1t won't last long.
We are in receipt of letter post marked
Barton Landing, which contains an ac-
ce aat OF birthday party. No mention is
made of the town in which the item should
be put, neither is the article signed and we
are obliged to leave it out. Please bear in
mind that we must in all cases know who
an item is from and in what town it should
go or we can not use it. (ED).
The sale of fancy and useful articles at
the NJ. E. church vestry was a pleasant
and profitable occasion, and one enjoyed
oy young and old. The rooms were very
prettily decorated and displayed great
amount of labor and thought. A prom
lnent feature Of the sale was the Ladies
Home Journal booth, where fine pictures
We're displayed for sale, and subscriptions
taken for the magazine. The candy table
was attractive and well patronized, as were
also the refceshment )oths. Many beau
tifuI and useful articles were sold at the
pretty booth where they were displayed.
The Book en1 Thimble Club met with
Mrs. E G Stevens on Thursday. 1u the
absence of the president, Mrs. Locke, th'
meeting was presided over by Miss Eaton
and the following papers were given or
"The People of Russia: "Aristocracy," by
Mrs. Keller, "Nihilists," by Mrs. Martin
"Peasan5s,'' by Mrs. Bracket, "Jews," by
Mrs. c. S. Skinner, "Finns," by Mrs. Bes
sic Lyon. Miss Eaton read very interest
] ing sketch OF the life of Madam Breshkop
skays, who was an exile in Siberia fo
: twenty-five years and who is now visiting
this country. All of the above paper
were exceptionally good and showed hare
study. The annual reception is postponed
without date. The next meeting will b,
with Mrs. Marsten Jan. 5th.
The following was written by citizer
OF Barton Landing.
Orleans County has reason to be vel
satisfied with its Representatives in boil
: branches of the legislature at its last ses
sion. Barton has been especially favored
IN this respect. In the House, the intiu
ence of Mr.. Miles judgement was plainl.
> felt, an with his position on the judici
ary and investigating committees he wa
: one Of the hard working members. Sens
tor Skinner was in his seat in the Senat
I every day and at every session; as chair
I man of the committee on corporations, h
I held responsiol and most laborious po
C sition. The work OF this committee ha
1 rapidly increased in the last decade. .
b careful and thorough was the work OF al
b committee that its recommendations Wet
: adopted by the Senate on every Dill IL &c
: ported. Senator Skinner was IN CLOS
!; touch with the members of both HOUSE
q and alert to the interests OF his con'U1'1
ents and of the state. He is eh'i'iea
much credit for the polling biii, "hicn Il
introduced, which fills long iei' neeu
this village and of many others In In
T. county aid state.
n SOUTH BARTON.
,s Mr.. G. p Aldrich of Barton visited i