Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-07-11

Brooks.
Nav Edison from Proctorsville is spend
log a few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Alice
Skinner.
Mr.. Fred Kimball's family from Somer-
VILE, Mass, are stopping in cottage across
the lake.
Mrs. Nelson Gcodspeed and daughter of
St. Albans visited at Charles Hamblet's the
past week.
Col. s. P. Joslyn, who has been located
in the Philippine Islands, is now stationed
at San Francisco.
Mr.. E. j. Smith OF Newport is in town
in the interests of the New York Life In
surance Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gray of West Charles
ton have moved to Barton and will work
for Arthur White.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson and daugh-
Johnson's recently.
Miss Irvie Austin went to Bethlehem, N.
H., on Saturday where she expects to re-
main several weeks.
Bennington were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. L. Webster.
Miss Alice Kendrick and Mrs. Nellie
Tappert visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kendrick, last week.
Mrs. w. w. Frost of Northfield visited
her brother, Mr. G. H. Gorham last week,
while on her way to Coventry.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. K. Pond and son and
Mrs. Wyman Young of Malone, N. Y,
visited at l.. j. Bickfords last week.
The graceful Greek dance in the enter
tainment Samantha Allen at the Court of
Fame" is worth seeing, so the critics say
Mr.. Thomas Kendrick returned Wednes-
day to Hyde Park, Mass after brief visit
| to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kend rick.
The lecture by Will Carleton which was
| to be given tomorrow, Tuesday, evening
has been postponed until week later, the
| 18th of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Pierce and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. J. Stannard drove to Walden last
Friday to attend the picnic given by the
Hon. G. J. Bell.
| At the Epworth League meeting to-
morrow evening Miss Mabel Gay and Mr..
c. B. Stone will report the League
convention at Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Baldwin OF Mont
pelier, Mrs. Ann Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. Batchelder and Miss Gertrude Skinner
are camping across the Lake.
Mrs. ]. D. Foster, who has been sick sew
eral weeks at Hotel Rickard in Derby, ar
rived home Thu ursday, accompanied by her
nurse and doctor. She is still confined to
| the house.
The Barton National Bank and the Saw
ings Bank have purchased the H. F. Pills
bury house and lot opposite the post-otfice
and will build bank block soon. 1t will
be three stories high.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Abbott and daugh-
ter of Winchendon, Mass, Mrs. Brewster
and children from Boston are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Harlow Foss. The party are
spending some time in camp at WiIIough-
by Lake.
AT Seaver's Opera House, July 15 and 16,
Bridget O'Flannigan, Topsy and Ike Part
ington will execute character dance that
will be irresistible. A solo dance by the
Gypsy Queen will prove great attraction
at"Ssmantha Allen at the Court of Fame"
Geo. Cook OF Concord, N. H., son of 81.
P. Cook of this village, broke his wrist last
week. He stepped up on to bench to
! draw curtain down and in stepping back
on to a STOOL in getting down, the stool
was overturned, throwing Mr.. Cook down
causing fracture Of the wrist.
Asurprise party was given to Mrs. Joseph
Paquette last Friday evening, about sixty
persons being present. Ice-cream and
cake were served and a pleasant time was
enjoyed. Mrs. Joseph Fisher read the
address, which was much appreciated by
r all, and all were glad to listen to a few
words from Rev. FIR. Turcot.
r The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office July II. Please say
+ advertised when calling for these letters
Mrs. Harry B. Austin, Miss Bertha Baird.
Miss Charlotte Burnham, Mrs. Jane Crow
Mrs. H. [. Groveral, Mrs. Frank Julian
r. 81. johnson, Mary P. Lsmbkin, B. H
/ Miles x Co., Geo. s. Norton, Luthera L
Woodward
L Hon. F. W. Baldwin of Barton presided
over the second district convention a
e Montpelier last week. The Rutland Her
aid states that Mr.. Baldwin made "ring
t ing speech indorsing the national admin
=. istration'" We might also add that n
n gave himself away when during the speecl
! he addressed the convention as ''gentle
men Of the jury"
J. Samantha Allen is taking a trip thi
summer and in the course of her travel
NJ will pay visit to Barton at Seaver's oper
70 hall on Friday and Saturday evenings c
this week. She, In company with aoou
forty historical characters, impersonate
by local talent, will hope to greet larg
= and appreclstive audience. The ladies al
putting great deal of work Into this pla
I'd and the proceeds are to go for the gener'
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