Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-25

| her occasional fortissimo passages showed
that her strength of voice was adequate to
| completely fill the large hall and in her
pianissimo strains the words were so dis
| tinct of articulation that all could under
stand them. Mrs. j. F. Batchelder accom-
panied her on the piano in very pleas ing
manner. The ball which followed the
concert was thoroughly enjoyed and hig bly,
| appreciated by all present. Much credit is
| due the committee who had the entertain
ment in charge and the officers of the club
for the success OF the evening.
BARTON LANDING.
Mrs. Lewis Allbee is quite ill.
George E. Cole is on the sick list.
Mrs. H. A. Badger is in very poor health.
Ernest MatheH VS. was sick the first of last
week.
Harley Leland is very sick with pneu-
nonia.
0. W. Locke is able to sit up little now
each day.
E. 81. Perley has not been as well for
several days past.
Mrs. j. Fl. Brigham of Newport visited
in town last week.
IL. T. Conway, who recently moved here
from Irasburg is in very poor health.
Ed. Dudley and one OF his carpenters
were in Charlestovn, N. H., last week
doing some work.
Carroll Joslyn left last Monday for Idaho,
to accept position as surveyor in the
government employ.
Z. ID. French went to Maine last week to
looA after the business during the absence
OF Mr.. Skinner in Montpelier.
Hang up your gun and take down your
fishing rod, ready for joining the pilgrim
age to the fishing grounds next week.
Mr.. G. II. Clifford died last night after
an illness OF about twoweeks with typhoid
pneumonia. He was forty eig ht years old.
DR.. Stevens is always among the first
fishermen to make the pilgrimage to Will
loughby lake, and is planning to be there
next week.
E. c. Skinner was in Barre last week
looking over electrical plants to obtain
pointers that will help them in putting in
their proposed electrical power.
Mrs. r. G. Smith, who had partial
shock some time ago, affecting her right
s1de fell against some furniture one night
last week and was quite badly injured.
: Mr. Goodro OF Barton who is employed
by Chandler & Co., was injured at the tub
3 shop Friday forenoon by having the enc
4 of hoop pass through two OF his fingers
/ Mabel Porter is in Manchester, N. H.
3 visiting q brother; thence she will go tt
2 Annisquam, Mass to work for Eva ParliI
who is to run boarding house during tn
b., summer.
The annual meetiag of Valley Lodge +
/ & A. M. will be held next Thursday eve
o ming, when there will be an election o
|, officers. 1t is urged that there be full
= attendance.
Mr.. Edison, who recently moved her
t from Marshfeld, returned last week iron
d Montpelier where he has been to have a.
q operation performed upon an eye. He
q now able to see some out of that eye.
10 Mrs. Geo. Lothrop and daughter Orris
! of Chicago arrive this week for visit wit
! relatives at the Valley House. She havin
Te rented her Chicago residence for year
Is planning to spend that time in the East.
g The store of Mrs. E. E. Miller was close
l. last Wednesday by Sheriff Stannard on in
le junction from several creditors. A settle
ID ment was made in day or two, however
le and the keys were delivered to Mrs. Mil
RS ler, who has re-opened her store.
Ill The following letters remain uncalle
Te for at the post Office April %. Please sa
g. advertised when calling for these letters
in Mrs. J. A. Russell, Mr.. Floyd Wright, Nj
Chrff Boucher, Mr.. w. w. Glover, e. Mer
lie ron, N. E. Mutt, Mr.. Joseph Proulx.
81 The renowned Globe Trotter, Beresfor
Greathead, lectured here on his adventure
around the world, last Monday evening
- His talk about walking around the worl
~ on wager of $50, 900 was quite entertain
ing. He is far from being dwarf.
y The delegates to the district Conventio
-, - from here were Messrs. G. s. Skinner, J.
- Turnbull, F. c. Brown and M. M. Tapli1
> They report very interesting convention
and the speech of senator Foraker as bein
ar one of the best campaign speeches the
ever listened to.
OF Byron Curtis of Newport has raised tt
ne ae Buchanan house and is digging out ce
he lar and making new foundation. At tt
he completion of this job, Mr.. Curtis has a
:,
d ner's new storehouse up even with tt
V: main roof, and he has also contracted
'st move the creamery barn few feet on to
~ " new foundation.
N. Mr.. Sheldon, who recently slipped an
ke broke his leg, has been having good de
OF trouble with it, the broken ends of tt
,ra bone slipping by. He went to Barton la
,es week and had .Drs. Nichols and Hastin
ial examine the wound by the X-ray, and TIT
I's advised Mr.. Sheldon to go to hospital
lg. have the limb reset.
cir Mr.. Cushman Smith, who has been sit
nd some time with pneumonia, died La
c. Thursday afternoon at the advanced age
he 81 years and eight months. He was t.
ar oldest resident of the village and has ev
the commanded the respect of the communi
RS. In " hich he lived. His funeral was he
ith Yesterday. We will endeavor to furnish
oli- creditable obituary article in our ne