Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-30

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special train June 1, will leave Barton, at
5:32 a. M, 10 stead of 5:38 as given in tine
table circular. 1t will leave other stations
as follows:
Newnort Lv 500 q. m.
Coventry, 5:tS
'rton Landing, 5:lo
Barton. 9'.S
South Barton, 5:4Z
SUIT on. 500
West Burke, o'Oz
The band will render the following pro-
gram Saturday evening, June A.
March, Under the Flag of Victory, p,on
Sc ectiou. King Dodo. ". h MacKle
Waltz, Castles in the Air, I. 81. Robinson
Marco, The Midnight Flyer. aageL
Grand Selection War Songs, MackIe b :! er
""i'-' H' 'pei D'''' " Carl Engel.
schottis sche, Dainty Damsel. Onofri
Keep on Hummin' (Darke, Eccentric Dance
Will Barringtofai on
March, Stony Point Up Laurendeau
This is commencement week at the
academy, and teachers and pupils are very
busy. Tuesday evening at sharp at
Seaper's Opera Hall is the grade concert.
About 275 pupils take part in this exercise
Tickets 15c. at Pierce's. Wednesday p. m
at the academy building are the closing
exercises of the grammar school. On ac-
count of the limited amount of room ad-
mission will be by invitation. Thursday
| evening at Seaver's opera hall at 8, com-
mencement exercises of academy. Tickets,
25c at Pierce's. Friday evening at Hotel
Barton p. m alumni banquet.
The annual Club Day picnic OF the
Woman's Literary Club was held last sat
urday. A goodly number of members ana
two or three guests responded to the 1nvl-
tation of Mrs. c. w. Tenney to spend the
day at her cottage at Willoughby. After
a delightful drive and cordial welcome the
time was pleasantly spent in visiting,
boating, gathering an abundance OF wild
flowers and partaking OF the good dinner
and supper provided by the club. The
homeward drive was fully equal to that OF
the morning and all made a day to be
remembered with pleasure.
1t may have seemed to some that the
ladies who have started the improvement
Society are in the cause for recreation, but
such is not the case, and to prove the trut
of the foregoing statement, the ladies' Will
meet Mr. Allchurch on Wednesday morn
ing at eight to help in seeding and raking
the railroad bank. All who are interested
whether male or female, are cordially in
vited to come with hoes and rakes pre-
pared to work. The ladies promise to ex-
tend their protection to all their e1rn1o
male friends who will venture forth that
no accidents befall them. All assistance
will be gratefully accepted.
| Of IIoero TrnT
Society have provided two sets of stairs for
people to use in going to and from Main
street by the way of the railroad bank. A
special and urgent appeal is made to all
who pass this way to use the stairs and
to keep off the bank.
A CARD. We, the members and friends
of the Village Improvement Society, WISH
to thank the gentlemen who on Thursday
, and Friday of last week rendered sucn
timely aid and assistance in the death anC
burial of our old friend, the railroad bank
Its sickness was of such long standing
nature that it had become chronic ano
therefore had necessitated great deal o1
care and patience. May the blessing and
good wishes of all the ladies go with yor
all in your journey OF life.
Mrs. R. s. Twombly died Wed
3 nesday evening, May 25th, after al
illness of only three days, with pneu
monia, although she had not been we'll al
winter. Ruth (Tbayer) Twombly wa
, born in st. Johnsbury 65 years ago las
9 January ard was married to Mr.. K.
Twombly 81 years ago and they have re
| sided at Barton since that time in thel
spacious residence on Lincoln avenue. Sh
+ | had no children and the only surviving rel
atives are her husband, nephew living
r Boston, and niece residing in Californif
O The funeral was held Sunday afternoon
: the Congregational church, Rev. W.
t Warner iciatiDg. The Ladies Society CAV
= a lovely floral piece and her nephew. Nj
V Bertrand Taylor of Boston, brought palm
n and other flowers, while the many frienC
about town made the floral array mo:
If beautiful. At the cemetery the remain
+ were transferred to q granite sepulcht
l. that Mr.. Twom bly, had taken great pair
re in having made. The tomb is four fe
m high, four feet wide and eight feet lon
ar the base setting in the ground. 1t is elas
no orately lined with satin and trimmed wit
st lace. This form of burial is used quite e.
tensively in California and other parts
in | the country. The relatives in attendant
st | at the funeral were her nephew, Bertrar
ed Taylor of Boston, and Mr.. Twombly
IL brothers, Cassius of Sheffield and Hendrit
II of Barton Landing, recently returned fro
Ir. California.
a. John Hazel, who has opened a grant
nd quarry on Barton mountain, has ships
he some of the granite to Newport and repor
that it worked very nicely. He states tn
"a it is hard enough to polish but that it
asst too light colored for this. The stone wor
.ch very nicely and there seems to be an u
is limited supply OF it lift is all equally GOO
8. There is great demand for the light sto
for at this time and this mountain of grant
nd If OF the right quality, should prove
,ial napza to this village. Mr.. Hazel has be
by building road to the quarry and If
7. continues getting out stone it will be Dt
inc essary that ne have some power, viii
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