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

arrived home from Montpelier Saturday
roo7 Mr.. Miles will remain until after
presidential election before returning.
The members Of the W. c. T. U. will
meet with Mrs. p. L. Webster Tuesday
afternoon. Nov. 5, at 300 O'Clock. All
interested in the cause are cordially
invited.
Miss Bessie Aldrich and mother, who
have spent some time with relatives in
Canada. visited Mrs. A. NJ. Cutler of this
place on their way to their home in Lyn-
donville.
Mrs. Homer E. Smith and cousin, Mrs.
Harvey Daniels of LyndonviIle, spent a
few davs with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Murkland
last week.
Mr.. Chss. Graves leaves tomorrow for
Massachusetts where he has property to
attend to. After visiting several places in
l., for the winter.
Miss Nina NJ. johnson finished work for
c. A. Barrows in his store last Friday and
goes this week to st. Johnsbury, where
she will enter st. Johnsbury academy and
take the shorthand course.
The Junior League social in the M. E.
church vestry Friday evening was
enjoyed by all the little ones present.
Games were played, refreshments served
and general good time reported.
District meeting OF the Rebekah Lodges
of District No. will be held with Sun
beam Rebekah Lodge, No. II, in Odd Fell
lows Hall, Tuesday evening, Nov. s. All
members of the order are cordially invited
to be present.
A movement is on foot to have town
basketball team here this winter. IL is
hoped that the project will be carried
through and strong team organized. OF
the three great national games none re-
quires more skill than does basketball.
Mrs. F. E. Nelson and little Marjorie GO
to Haverhill and other places in New
Hampshire, and Newbury, VT, this week
where they will spend some time wit
relatives. Mr.. Nelson and Miss French
will join them for the Thanksgiving holi-
days.
On page seven will be found an extract
of the speech made by Charles F. Mathew
son at the laying of the corner stone OF the
| new Dartmouth Hall at Hanover, N. H., on
Oct 26th. Mr.. athewson was a former
resident of Barton, but is now a promi-
nent lawyer in New York city.
Everyone should read our new story
"The Substitute" the opening chapters of
which are in this issue of the MONITOR.
This is by far the best work of the cele-
brated author, VIII N. Harden. 1t is a
wholesome story graphically portraying
| American life, iIlumined with smiles and
bedeWed with tears.
The work being done on our streets by
the village fathers will be greatly appre-
ciated by all. 1t gives the town much
better appearance. If everyone would
now rake up the leaves on his or her lot
and pull the old vines and bushes and
burn them we would present very clea n
and thriving appearance to visitors in our
| village.
The opera, "Goldenhair and the
Three Bears" will be presented the last OF
this month in Seaver's hall by local talent
The management have been to considera-
bic expense to get this play and hire special
scenery painted, and it is expected the
play will be one of the best ever given in
Barton by local talent. G. Frederic
Wheeler is director.
If the parties that removed the parcels
from the carriage in the L. M. Hubbard
yard last Thursday evening will return
same to his Office at once it will save them
considerable trouble. Also return pack
ages taken from carriage near the Grave:
block. Parties are kno wn and legal steps
will be taken to bring the thieves to justice
The children of the primary grades gav'
very pleasant everyday" entertainment
with speaking and song recitals on the
afternoon OF Friday last. The presence o
the parents and invited guests give littl
zest TO the common exercises of the school
H.would be we'll for both school and par
entslf more availed themselves of the op
porfunity Of visiting our schools.
or the one hundred and twenty fiv
d attending Rev. w. A. Warmers lectur
last evening none went away without feel
ing well repaid for going. His subJec
j dealt largely with Hope and Despair, tw
= characters in Bunysn's "Pilgrim's Prog
ress, and the points brought out were s
q clear and beautifully clothed with word
: that one could not help taking the though
home with hin.
n DR.. BusweA has greatly improved tn
II property recently purchased, on Cemeter
hill. The old shed and barn have bee
removed, and the house newly painted in
side and out. a new stable has been bui
> and the cellar Is now being laid for tao
story Queen Anne house to be tinishe
early in the spring. Mr.. Charles d. Trav
' ers is experimenting the work. The Va
ley Brothers are doing the stone work.
Last Monday being the last day of tn
d open season for deer party Of four hunt
' ers from this village started out for day
a q