Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-01-11
BARTON LANDING.

Drotners MUCH sympathy ls lelI ioA eAo
bereaved family.
BARTON LANDING.
Charlie Stafford is now able to ride out.
Charles Mute has sold his fish market to
Bert Smith.
A. j. Twom oly of Boston was visiting
here last week.
j. E. Lyon has sold his business block
and barber shop to Chas. Mute.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs John Bart
lett ere very sick with the grip.
Earl Ordway and Ray and Roy Skinner
have returned to Burlington College.
Taking inventory has been the order of
the week among our progressive merchants
James Cassidy has moved here from st.
Johnsbury into Wallace Twombly's tene-
ment.
Next Sunday morning Rev. A. s. Bole OF
| Coventry will preach in the Congregation
al church.
K. M. CowIes loaded car of maple sugar
Saturday, Seattle, Wash, being its desti-
nation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. McMullen nave COM
mence housekeeping in Mr.. Bassett's
lower tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Gay, who are now
with their son in Arizona, write about en-
| joyiDg summer weather.
Tom Goddard has moved from DR..
Bade er's house into one of Chandler & Co.'S
new houses near the Gillis place.
James Flynn split one of his fingers bad
| ly last Tuesday forenoon while employed
| in the south mill of the Chandler Co.
A large number of Masons attended the
district meeting of the tenth Masonic dis
trict at Newport last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Mathews were called
to Hyde Park last week by the serious ILL
ness of their relative, John Schofeld, who
has pneumonia.
| Mrs. G.. M. WinsIow returned to Newton,
Mass, last Saturday. Mr.. Winslow, who
is a member of the faculty of Laselle uni
versity, returned home Dec. 29.
In spite of the severe cold weather, the
frame of Dean & Mathews new storehouse
has been we'll advanced during the week.
The outside dimensions are 36x60 feet.
The Barton Landing orchestra are fur
nishing the music for the play, "Neighbor
lakewood" and for the dances, given by
the Thespians; this amusement is a good
drawing card for the company.
Monday, Jan. 4th, was the fiftieth ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. 1.
d. r. Collins. Although they did not cell
ebrate this occasion, this genial couple are
planning on celebrating their diamond an
niversary in an elaborate Way.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Collins of Montreal
were the guests of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. D. R. Collins, from Jan. I'd until
the 9Th. Mr.. E. D. Collins attended the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Canadian Carbonate Co., at Lyndonville.
The large piping for the Chandler Co.'S
blower system has been laid on high poles
to connect the two mills, and it is expected
the system will be in operation in the
course of a week. The new watchman' g
clock has arrived from Boston and is being
put In working order in the mill.
Fred G. Stoddard, the baker, served re-
freshments in the hall after the entertain
ment by the Thespians Friday evening,
| previous to dancing. Mr.. Stoddard will
also go to Barton with the company next
Friday evening, ana have refreshment
counter in the hall for patronage after the
play.
The Week of Prayer will be observed
during the coming week by union services
at the Congregational church on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings and in the Meth
odist church on Thursday and Friday eve
nings at Z 80 O'Clock and on Sunday even
ing at o'clock. All are cordially invited
to these meetings.
Willoughby Grange installed their new
officers last Thursday evening. Mr.. Bur-
riIl Lane of Newport Center was the in
stalltng officer. The list of officers was
given in previous issue of this paper. A
banquet followed the work, and the
speeches and rem arks made at this time
were very interesting and helpful.
The lecture by H. A. Hawks, given under
the auspices of Valley Lodge of Masons
last Monday evening is very highly spoken
of by all who attended and was a success in
every particular. The excellence OF this
initial entertainment should insure a good
patronage for the following entertain
ments of the series to be given by the
Masons this winter. Remember the
Slayton Jubilee Singers are slated for this
town next Friday evening, Jan. 15.
Mrs. E. E. Mathews being called out oil
town because of sickness, necessitated
some one taking her part as Phoebe Jack
wood in the play given by the Thespians
last Friday evening, and Miss Hope Rash
was the one who proved herself equal tc
the emergency. She was more or less ia
miIiar with all the parts in the play, as she
was serving as prompter; but she com-
mitted to memory the part of Phoebe Jack
wood on very short notice and represented
the important character very satisfactorily