Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-29

function. Pit was the leading game
played. The evening passed very pleas
antly.
II. j. Stannard, county examiner OF
teachers, held an examination for
teachers at the academy last Friday and
Saturday. About thirty-fiye prospective
teachers were in attendance, several high
school students being among the number.
Mrs A. K. Story, who has been ill with
consumption for the past eighteen months,
died last Thursday aged sixty three years.
The funeral was held at the house yester-
day, Rev. w. A. Warner officiating. A
more extended account will appear next
week.
Roy Bean has finished work at the Bar
ton National Bank and gone to BenniDg-
ton, where he has a position in a bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bean have a large circle OF
friends who will regret their depa 'ture,
but will wish them happiness and success
in their new home.
The next regular meeting OF Orient Chap
ter No. 13, o. E. s., will be held Friday
evening Mar. 4. Member Of our sister
chapter at Barton Landing will be with US.
A banquet will be served at $50 p. N.
1t is hoped that all officers will be pres
ent at a rehearsal on Tuesday evening at
7:30 p. m.
E. l.. Gaskul OF West Burke has bought
of E. J. White the land north of the village
running from the railroad eastward over
the hill. There are between 25 and 30 acres
in the lot. Mr. Gaskill intends building
residence here in the spring, but will move
here soon and will occupy the tenement In
Warren Hartwelps house.
Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, and friends to
the number of forty or more, went to
South Barton last Friday night in single
and double teams and were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcdowell. Games OF
pit and whist were INDUCED in and re-
freshments served. A very delightful
evening was spent.
Miss Elma May returned Saturday from
Newport Center, where she has been nurs-
ing In the family of Rev. 1. P. Chase for
the past four week She won many we'll
deserved words of praise from the family
and friends for the careful and efficient
manner in which she performed every duty
that arose during the illness and death oil
Mrs. Chase.
The Barton Cornet Band will present the
drama, sDot, the Miners Daughter" or
zone Glass of Wine," at the opera hall on
Friday evening, March II. There will be
dancing after the play. The ladies quar-
tette will assist in the entertainment.
Much study and work is being put into
this entertainment which promises to be
one of the best given by local talent.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills of Brooklyn
will deliver his lecture, "The Tragedy of
the Ten Talent Men" at the opera hall on
Monday evening, March 7th. There is no
necessity for CO nmenting on DR.. Hills as
he was one of the most popular speak ers
of she course of 1923. This is the last
lecture OF the course and every seat in the
hall should be taken. Remember that
while large number of course tickets are
held good number of excellent seats are
still for sale.
Mrs. Geo. Morrill, died last Thursday
from consumption, after an illness Oh
about three months. Her age was thirty
eight wears. Mrs. Morrill, was born in
Beebe Plain and was the daug ghter OF MIR
and Mrs. Orison Badger. She attended
school at Barton academy and was
graduate of the institution. Her kindly
disposition and pleasing manner made hel
friends among those by whom she was
known. Tue funeral was held at her late
home on Saturday, Rev. w. Q. johnson
officiating. The interment was at Barton
Landing.
Mr.. Geo. f. Reed was out last Saturday
morning, mercury thirty below, with MI
large Russian wolf coat on and apparently
enjoyed the cool bracing atr. This Goa
was sent Mr.. Reed from Hampstead, L. L.
and vas purchased by Mr.. J. l.. Kernochan
for his own use, but at his death was pre-
sented to Mr.. Reed. With it he also re-
ceived cap and gloves of the same FUR
The coat is very costly one. While no
as heavy as many fur coats it is very warn
one and the wearer need never suffer iron
the cold.
The warning for the village meeting
appears In full in this issue ofthe MONITOR
We wish to call special attention to Articl
II, which is to see If the village vii
appropriate money for fire alarm system
Let fire occur at the residence of Mr..
w. Bald win or Mr.. F. Z. Powell and II
order to sound an alarm which will cal
out the hose companies one must run e
, the schoolhouse or one of the churche
and break into the same and sound al
alarm. The one who was to sound tn
alarm would doubtless spend few minute
trying to get into the building withou
forcing an entrance and in this way val
liable time would be lost. Before hos
company could arrive at the scene of tn
fire the building would be enveloped /
flames. We have taken this section OF to
d. village for an illustration, but the sam
applies to every other section. We haV
been very fortunate thus far but a fire ma