Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-06-27

convention. A sharp canvass had been
made in the interest of Mr.. Somers and
nearly three hundred voters were present.
Mr.. F. w. Baldwin placed the following
ticket in nomination; all strong supporters
OF Mr.. c. s. Skinner FOR senator: W. w.
Miles, 3. F. d. Carpenter, II. T. Seaver, J.
G. TurnbuI, II. c. Pierce, e. H. Jones, L.
j. Hartman, S. F. Sargent, and o. A.
White. Alternates: o. H. Mossman. F. G.
Brown, 6. 81. Davis, A. D. Mathews, w.
NJ. Wright, Jerre Marston, E. w. Barron,
w. d. Twombly, Geo. F. Reed. The
friends of Mr.. Somers had a ticket
but there seemed to be no one to
place 1t IN nomination, but ballot being
called for, the vote was taken in this way.
Mr.. Somers' ticket was as follows: o. D
Owen, o. d. Rowell, s E. Winslow, A. R.
Cowles, O. G. Page, G. A. Dean, N. M.
Scott, DR.. E. M. Nichols, +. S. Whitcher.
Alternates. E. E. Mathews, E. s. Welch,
L. M. Hubbard, H. D. Stannard, W. c.
Brown, Eli Flanders, Oliver Willard, Har-
low Foss, W. r. AIdrich. The total vote
cast was 2S0, of these the Skinner ticket
had 1879 and the Somers ticket 81. It was
then voted to recommend w. L. Jacobs, II.
I. Seaver and E. G, Skinner for town COM
mittee for the coming two years, after
which the meeting adjourned. A special
train brought nearly 200 citizens of Barton
Landing to the caucus. The Barton Land
ing band accompanied the party and fur
nished excellent music. The meeting was
an orderly one although considerable en-
thusiasm was manifested for Mr.. Skinner
during the nominating of the delegates by
Mr.. Baldwin.
BARTON LANDING.
Fl. D. Stannard was in Burlington last
Thursday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wright arc rejoicing
over the birth of son.
A. C.lHarris has bought ten acres of land
of Mrs. A. D. Mathews.
Mrs. Frank Wheeler recently visited her
parents in Massawippi, P. Q.
Mrs. Lila Clark from Kansas visited at
3. F. D. Carpenters last week.
Mrs. H. L. Moore is visiting friends in
Bradford, Vershire and Laconia.
Asa Harris, NJ. q. Drown and e. B. Ord
way have been painting their houses.
Mrs. George Peavey from Littleton, n.
H., has been visiting friends in town.
Miss Minnie Stannard goes today to
York Beach, Me-, to spend few weeks.
Miss Mae Chamberlain of New York is
visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Stannard's.
CA. Wheeler, the shoeman, has just
Installed five and ten cent counter in his
store.
H. r. Brown and wife of NorthfeId Wis
tied at ". G. Twombly's and H. 5. Web
ster's last week.
Fifty three tickets were sold at this sta
tion for the Woodmen' IS excursion to Owls
Head last Saturday.
Taplin & Rowen report a sale Of fifty
cottage lots at the Foster Grove last We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Calvin Drown and wife of Island
Pond have been visiting his brother, M
FL. Drown, and other friends.
Class meeting at the the M. E. church
next Friday night will be conducted by
the class leader, Aaron W illey.
Mrs. c. D. Gallup has sold her farm in
Charleston to parties residing in that town
Price for farm and stock, $500.
A good many went from this place to
Willoughby Lake last Thursday to the
auction sale of lots at the Foster Grove.
Parties frow New Haven, Conn.,, we're in
town last week and bought several good
horses which were shipped from here last
Saturday.
The following letters remain uncalleG
for at the postoffice June n. Miss Mary
Chandler, Mr.. Arthur Clark, Mr.. c. j
, Oban, Mr.. Milo F. Wilson.
3 Mrs. NJ. A. Cowles of Albany, with hel
brother, T. z. Hovey, from Iowa, visited
at 81. b. Cowles' last week. Mr.. Hovel
g has not been here for so years.
3 Mrs. Chas. Lee and children from Lyn
j donville, who have been visiting her fathe
:. and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dudley
e returned to their home last week.
Carl Ford, mother and sister are spend
ing few days in town, visiting Mr.. an
Mrs. b. {. Dudley and other relatives
They are former residents of this town.
, Samuel Hall, the veteran mill man, had
!. vacation from the mill last week on &C
n count OF getting two of his fingers to
~ near saw that ne was running at the mil
% 1t was estimated that IT'S went from her
a to Barton last Friday night on the specif
d train to attend the caucus. The Barto
= Landing Cornet Band furnished music fc
d the occasion.
W The reunion of the old comrades of Il
as 18th Vt. Regt. was held here last Wedne
OF day. The Drum Corps was in attendant
te and rendered good music. A good tin
~ was reported.
ae The Junior Band of twenty pieces fu
y nished music for the excursionlsts la
Saturday. They also played at Willougni
a. last Thursday at the auction sale OF Gotta
tie lots by Taplin & Rowell.
'h Don't forget the dance at Seaver's ma