Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-29
BARTON, VERMONT, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1904

O'Clock q special meeting of Keystone
Chapter was held for the transaction OF
business and work in the Mark Masters
degree. AT 800 O'Clock the District Meet
ing was called to order by Carl r. Storrs,
ID. D. G. H. P. of Newport, when Cleve-
land Chapter, No. 10, worked the P. NJ
degree, E. ]. Hill, r. W. NJ; after which
Haswell Chapter, No. II, st. Johnsbury,
worked the M. E. Masters degree, L. P.
Slack, NJ E. M. Promptly at 500 o'clock
the company repaired to the banquet
hall, where more than sixty sat down to
repast furnished by Caterer Harry 5.
Graves, which was first class in every par
ticular and for which he received many
deserved compliments. At 500 O'Clock
Keystone Chapter opened chapter of K.
A. Masons. The following Grand Officers
were present: David A. Elliott, G. L.,
Brattleboro; Carl r. Storrs, D. D. G. Fl. P,
Newport; Henry E. Koepka, P. D. D. @.
H. P, st. Johnsbury; Harley T. Seaver,
P. D. D. G. H. P, Barton; Henry s. Root,
G. M. End ", Newport. Keystone Chap
ter worked the R. A. degree, P. g. Stone,
E. Fl. P. All of the degrees were worked
In an impressive manner and received the
short time was spent in speech making and
a social time.
Annual village Meeting.
The legal voters Of the village of Barton
are hereby warned and notified to meet at
Seaver's Opera House in Barton on Tues
day, March sth, 1904, at 7:3O O'Clock p. m,
to transact the following business:
1. To choose a moderator and villa &c
clerk for the ensuing year.
2. To hear and dispose OF the reports OF
the village officers.
8. To elect one trustee for three years,
treasurer, collector, attorney, three audit
| ors, one water commissioner for three
years, chief engineer and two assistant
engineers.
4. To see if the village will vote to
raise a sum of money, in excess OF that
raised by the town for village purposes.
5. To see il the village will vote to
raise sum of money to be used for light
| ing it's streets, and for paying the debt in
Cured In constructing its electric light
plant above the amount of bonds sold.
6. To see If the village will vote to in
struct the trustees of said village to hire
money il necessary to pay the outstanding
| indebtedness of said village.
Z. To see il the village will vote tC
raise sum of money for water purposes.
8. To see il the village will vote to iu.
struct the water commissioners to replace
strvice pipes from mains to cellars, where
needed. ... .-.
9. To see II the village will vote to ap-
| maintaining the Barton library.
| TO-. To see If the village will vote to ap-
propriate a sum OF money to assist In
maintaining the hook and ladder and fire
companies of said village, said sum tC
be expended under the direction of the
| village engineers.
II. To see if the village will vote to give
| the electricity to be used at the Barton
fair ground, in stalls occupied by horses
expressly for fair and racing purposes only
during ten days at the time of holding eacI
fair and race, dating from July 1, 1903, an.
nually.
IL. To see II the village will vote to in
struct Its trustees to install some suita BILE
and practical fire alarm in said village, Il
SO, to see what sum OF money the village
will vote to pay for the same.
13. To see IL the village will vote to ap.
propriate sum of money to assist il
maintaining its band.
IA. To see if the village will vote to col
lect its taxes according to the Vernon
Statutes, section 4S0 to 486 inclusive.
15. To act upon any other business tina
may legally come before said meeting.
Dated at Barton this Oath day of Febru
ary, A. D. 1903.
L. M. HUBBARD, Village clerk
BARTON LANDING.
Mrs. A. D. Chandler was quite severel.
sick with grip last week.
Mrs. D. G. Hartman who has been Sc
verely sick is reported much better.
The small pox scare has passed away. l
| was more of a scare han anyt hing else.