Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-23

ter the close of the Odd Fellows meeting
at Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Walter Goodro took his little dsugh-
ter to Montreal last week for treatment at
a hospital 1t is expected that an opera
tion will be necessary.
There will be meeting of Orleans Lodge,
F. and A. NJ, next Friday evening. Work
in the second and third degrees. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Memorial service of the 6. A. Z. will be
held at the Methodist church Sunday, May
2gth. Rev. W. c. Johnson preaching the
sermon; it will be union service.
Misses Anna and Grace Knight gradual
ed last Friday from the Lucas Shorthand
and Typewriting school at Greenfield,
Mass, where they have been seven months.
The ladies who formerly belonged to the
w. r. c. and all soldiers wives are re-
uuested to meet at the g. A. r. hall next
Thursday at O'Clock to make arrange
ments for Decoration day.
The academy ball team went to Lyndon
VILE last Saturday and played the Institute
team, defeating them by score Of IL s.
The Barton boys are out for he ''pennanG"
and apparently have "cinch" on it.
Revs. MacGregor of Newport, Bole of
Coventry and Lyman OF Barton Landing
passed through here en- route to the Asso-
citation meeting at Greensboro last week.
Rev. w. A. Warner accompanied them.
Aswe go to press word is received that
Charlie Temple of Charleston was killed
in the granite quarry at Derby this morn
ing. He was nephew of Mrs. Merton
Wilson Of this village. Details next week.
Mr.. A. o. Bailey of Montpelier has three
fast horses on the fair ground under the
care of F. e. Felt. Geo. Simon is also at
the park with four horses which he is
training. Fl. A. Harding has string OF
ten horses under his care and business
seems to be good at the Park.
The village ball team will play team
from st. Johnsbury on the fair ground
next Monday afternoon at 2:45 O'Clock.
This is sure to be an interesting game and
should be well attended. Admission,
twenty i've cents; ladies and children, fif-
teen cents All come and enjoy good
ball game.
CARD.-We wish to thank the friends for
their kind sympathy and assistance at the
time OF the death and burial of our father.
We would especially thank the singers OF
the NJ. E. church for their beautiful music
and singing given by them at the funeral.
Such Kindness was gratefully received and
appreciated by US.
Mr. AND MRS, CHARLES FISHER,
f. E. MAGOON.
The pupils of the first seven grades CT
our schools are preparing a concert and
entertainment to be given in Seaver's
Opera Hall on Tuesday evening, May 81.
There will be chorus work, songs, recita-
tions, dialogues and drills by the grades,
and a chorus of high school students.
! These entertainments always please and
we bespeRk a full house for this one.
Wednesday morning.
! The following letters remain uncalled
| for at the post office May %. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters.
Miss Bessie Carter, Mrs. E. 3. NJ. Cheney,
E. s. Drown, Mrs. Jane Forkey, Roy Gage,
j. P. Lyon, M. S. Martin, S. I. Miller,
William Norry, three, Walter Prime, Mrs.
M. Rock, F. II. Salisbury, Miss Jane H.
Sargent.
The new suits for the Barton cornet
band have arrived and are fully as good as
was expected. The boys will make a fine
appearance as the suits were all made tC
order and fit very nicely. The first concert
of the season was given on the park last
Saturday evening and was enjoyed by 6
large audience.
The ball game between the fats and leans
on the fa1rground last Friday was won by
, the fats by a score of 1919. The game wa
full OF fun from start to finish and KEEP
the audience smiling. Had the fats no
been handicapped by the presence of HON
er Hitchcock and Frank Dana on the team
it is impossible to tell how large a scor
they might have run up against their slin
opponents.
g Mr.. W. z. Twombly of this village an
Miss Annie Noble of North Troy were mar
, ried last Monday, Rev. w. c. Newell c
Newport performing the ceremony. Mrs
Twombly was formerly employed at tn
office of the Percival Furniture Compan
and has many friends here who will wei
come her to Barton. Mr.. and Mrs. Twom
O bly's friends will extend congratulatioI
and best wishes.
Z The concert given by the st. Johnsbur
academy double quartet at the opera ha
a last Friday evening was greatly enjoye'
a A most interesting program was rendere
in pleasing manner. At the close OF tt
+ concert dancing was enjoyed for lit
IL time, the Peerless orchestra furnlshin
mnsic for the some. The entertainmeI
4 was given under the auspices of the Villas
- Improvement Society and the funds raise
will be used in improving our village.
, All ladies W no are interested in the gel
eral improvement of our village wheth
members of the Village Improveme
Society or not are most cordially invited
meet this, Monday, evening, at 1880 at {
home Of Mrs. Geo. Goodro. Do not We
.. for special invitation before joining tt
, society as a large mem bership is desir
and the personal aid and assistance
= ladies in all parts of the village is great
"A needed. Come and help good cause.