Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-16

ing, aged seventy-four years. Mr.. Magooh
has resided in Barton for some time. de
was half brother of Mr.. W. M. Magoon'
proprietor of the Crystal Lake House. MI
Magoon was pleasant, genial man, klno
husband and father and an ooEglng
neighbor. The funeral will be held at the
NJ. E. church in this village tomorrow,
Tuesday, at 200 p. M, Rev. Geo. Z. Mac
Donald officiating.
During the past year the pupils OF the
Academy and graded school have msde
great deal of progress in the subject OF
drawing, and arrangements have been
made for an exhibit of the work done, TO
be held in rooms I, 2, 3, and Z, on TUESDAY
of this week. Both teachers aud pupils
have put great deal of work into this ex-
hibit and all the patrons and friends OF
the school are most cordially invited TO
come and see it. Rooms will be open all
the time from a. m. to p. N.
The band will render the following pro-
gram Saturday evening, May 21:
1. March. st. j., Will A. harrington
2. Overture, Apollo, Laurendeau
4. March, Uncle Sammy, Mack1e
8. Serenade, The Old Church Organ,
W. P. Chambers
Schottische, Gliding Feet, Laurendeau
z. Comedy Overture, (ZustspieD,
s. Waltz. Condora, Laurendeau
9. Descriptive March, The Jolly Black
smith, A Il. Marsh
10. March, Superbus, Rockwell
pooo+ipp ~ tbooo intorocted in the hal
team was held last Friday evening and
team was organized with Earl Jenness as
captain, and the management was placed
in the hands OF G. A. Barrows, ID. ;.
Graves, j. M. Blake, and Z. s. Webster.
The boys are to commence practice at once
and a game will be arr tnged for IN the
near future. 1t will be necessary to raise a
little more money but all are giving
Iiberally and there seems to be no doubt
but that the necessary funds can be raised.
The annual meeting of the w. c. T. ..
was held with Mrs. T. W. Drew. Tuesday
afternoon, April 10 After an interesting
program the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Mrs. A. R. Cowles,
Pres: Mrs. p. L. Webster, 1st Vice Pres;
Mrs. T. w. Drew, 2nd Vice Pres; Mrs. G.
Il. Davis, Sec; Mrs. o. ID. Owen,
Treas; Mrs. G. B. Stoddard, Supt. of Flow
er Mission Dept; Mrs. FL. r. Cutler, Supt.
Purity Dept; Mrs. G. H. Lang, Supt.
s. S. Work; Mrs. w. L. Jacobs, Supt. Nom
Alcoholic Dept. Miss Cora Marsh, Supt. s..
| r. 1. Dept. program committee, Mrs. Fl.
R. Cutler, Mrs. P. l. Webster, Mrs. W. l..
Jacobs.
! Margaret, the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Grant, died last Thursday after
an illness of only few days. The cause Of
her death was meningitis. She would have
been seven years of age in July. A prayer
was held at the house Saturday and the
remains were taken to Bradford for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant have lived in this
town but short time but they have made
many friends who will extend to them
their most sincere sympathy in this time of
their bereavement. Some beautiful flowers
were sent in by the little schoolmates of
the deceased and several nice letters were
written Margaret's little sister by her
school friends.
The Academy base ball team defeated
the Newport high school team at Newport
last Saturday afternoon by a score of 81. 13.
This places the Barton boys at the head of
the league. If they practice steadily they
should win the "pennant." The details OF
the game are as follows: Earned runs.
Barton r. Newport 5; three base hits, Dut-
ton l, Wells 1; first on balls, off Dutton 4
off Dana 1, off Nelson 2; left on bases, Bar
ton 9, Newport 4; first base on errors, Bar
ton Is, Newport A. two base hits, Du5ton
2, Heath 2, Barrows 2, Dana l, Bogue /
Struck out by Dutton 10, By Dana 4, by
Nelson 10; pass balls, Dana 2, Barrows 1
Sheldon 2; hit by pitcher, by Dutton 1
by Dana 1 umpires, Harris and Searles
scorer, Page.
> The annual meeting of the "tats" anc
''leaus'' on the diamond will be held mex
= Friday afternoon at Roaring Brook Park
The game last year was won by the lean
= but it is said that the fats are out to wiz
this year and intend to swat the ball ovel
into William Browns field. "Cy Young
: the pitcher for the fats, frankly states tha
> he will not let ''lean'' catch a sight o
first base. 1t is reported that Capt. Jacl
Miller of the ''fats" intends to have th
diamond macadamized so that the ''fats'
. can let themselves out without danger o
having to settle with the owner OF tn
g grounds for damages. The proceeds are t.
II go to the support of the regular villag
q team. The game will be called at 2:30 2
e N. sharp; admiss ion, gentlemen, 25 cents
IS ladies, 10 and children 10.
20 Mr. E. B. Robinson was in Woodsville
n. Il. last Friday evening in attendance q
, the reception given by the Holbrook Gro
cery Co. on the arrival of the Worceste
salt special, containing 11S cars. An ex
cellent banquet was served in the oper
- hall, 264 visitors partaking of the sam,
a very pleasing program was then ren
derrd, consisting of music, reading, et'
- This is the third reception of this kin
which the Holbrook Company has givel
IN This special train containing over or
az hundred cars of salt was sent direct