Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-01

of sermons to the young people, the
su ubjects being taken from some OF the
characters found in the O.d Testament |
scripture.
Frank Dixon's lecture last Thursday
evening under The auspices of the Masons,
entitled 1.-THE Threat of Socialism," was
one of the best ever delivered here, and
was we'll attended.
| At the Grange meeting next Thursday
evening each gentleman will furnish fruit
enough for two. The program will
| include an old fashioned spelling match,
and work in the third and fourth degrees.
Rev. G. Ellery Read of Derby Line will
| deliver his lecture entitled 1.-THE Eminent
Dead of 1903" at the Congregational
church next Friday evening. Special music
will be rendered. Admission free. A
collection wial be taken.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Merrill returned
last Tuesday from ten days. visit in
Boston, Mrs Merrill going directly to
Newport Center to assist in caring for her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. L. P. Chase, who
are very i'll with pneumonia.
W. B. Leonard, buttermaker at Turn
BULBS creamery here, and 81. B. Bailey,
buttermaker at the Coventry creamery,
each received a dress suit case valued at
SIP for making the most butter that
scored 96 per cent. during the past year.
During the week c. D. Cook caught one
of his hands in planer at the Chandler
mill. and scraped the flesh off the back OF
his fingers pretty badly. w. V. Dubuc
also cut off the end of a finger at the tub
shop. Both of these men came from
Barton.
The Barton Landing orchestra have
arranged to havea masquerade promenade
and dance the evening OF Feb. 9Th, in
Valley House hall. Refreshments will be
served by the local caterer, F. G. Stoddard.
a A good chance offered for enjoyment.
: Don't miss it
The team of o. P. Dunham was left un-
:. hitched on our streets last Thursday, and
= being anxious to get home, the horse
started off without a driver, and upon
. turning into the yard at home struck an
. obstruction and debil1tated the sleigh to
quite an extent.
= The State Grand Officers OF the Order OF
. Eastern Star will meet here Thursday
evening, Feb. 4, to organize the local chap
. ter which has been forming during the
= past few months. There will be a regular
io meeting of Valley Lodge, F. & A. NJ.
: previous to the proceedings of the grand
officers.
n The grip has at last visited this village
4L0 foII
=: ing as victims: H. Fl. Persons, E. r. and
Z, P. F. Baraw, S. w. Miller, Harley anC
o Fred Towle, B. F. D. Carpenter, Fred
70 Parker, Mrs. Fl. M. Whipple, Fred anG
,e Chet McGoff, P. Fl. Ramsdell, Will Healey
st John Hennessy, A. G. Harris and W. j
10 Jocelya.
g. Mrs. G. B. Stcddard recently received c
le letter from her sister, Mrs. Luna L. Bell o.
le Memphis, Tenn, who states that the mer-
,e curry there has registered from Is to q
IT degrees above zero, which is considered
7e cold for that place. The houses are no
ID built for protection against cold weather
g some of them being colder than many o
ID the barns in Vermont.
n U. w. Brown of Philemon Lodge, No. 6
is K. of P. of the Domain OF Vermont me
ln and escorted the Grand Lodge officers t.
Island Pond, Jan 26tb, to attend meeting
OF Oswegotchie Lodge z. P, j. Cowles
K. 6. c.; G. FL. Knox, Prelate; Q. F. O
=. Tinker, g. K. R. & s ; F. D. Clement, D
- G. G. They report fac time.
!" The following officers were installed fol
Cd No hu
~ Clement, u. G. c.: ]. G. Turnbull, G. G.
E. A. Wiley, V. c.; w. A. Sylvester.
nd Prelate; W. D. Twombly, M. of W; 81. H
Person, z. R. & s; F. H. Churchill, M. @
ut F.; 81. b. Rood, M OF E B. A. Scott, M
~ at A.. T. ]. Colburn, 1. G 1. M. Connol
os o. G. The Lodge will confer the rank c
Knight at the next regular meeting, Eel
I'd.
a0 At the village meeting Friday evening
Jan. %, called for tn purpose of consider
he ing the proposition of buying the Lyo
block for hose house, a committee CON
n posed of John Cotton, Bert Scott, an
in Hart Stannard was appointed to invest
gate the matter and report at anoth'
sry meeting a week later. The comm1ttt
,ut made no report, but asked for more tin
to deIiserate and give every feature of tt
led various propositions fair consideration.
va The Book and Thimble Club met wit
MrsJE. G. Stevens on Thursday. Aft
,xd sscurrent events" Mrs. Webster read
tho very interesting letter from Mrs. Gay WI
is now in California. Mrs. G. s. Skim
read, "From the Revolution to the War
'.o 1872" in the history and Mrs. Wheeler fiji
- ished the Lecture on Japan. The ne,
-n' meeting will be with Mrs. Chandler {
r. Feb 4th This will be "Vermont Day"
the club and all are expected to come pr
e1 pared.
There was good attendance at the la
rehearsal Of the Choral Union, and t
next rehearsal will be held Wednesd
W. evening of this week. The manageme
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