Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-08

Master Archie Buswell celebrated his
sixth birthday last Saturday by inviting
fourteen OF his young friends to his home.
Retresh shn1en nts were served, games played
and good time enjoyed.
A leap year bali will be held at Seaver's |
hall on Monday evening, Feb. 29th. The |
Peerless orchestra will furnish music. |
This is an excellent opportunity for the
Young ladies and they should make the
most Of it.
A large number of the Knights Tsmplars
and their ladies' from this place and Barton
Landing attended the annual inspection
and ladies night of Malta Commandery,
No. 10, at Newport last Friday afternoon
and evening.
Mrs. ). NJ. Blake was in Fairfax last
week and assisted her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hulk, to pack their household
goods, preparatory to moving to Barton,
where they are to occupy tenement IN
Rev A. B. Blake's house.
The members and friends of the VIC.
T. e. are invited to meet with Mrs. Z. l..
Webster on Tuesday afternoon, Feb 9, at
o'clock. program has been prepared
and all are requested to answer at rolI-cal
with a quotation from Miss Willard.
w. w. .Sprague OF St. Jehnsbury, general
agent for the National Life Insurance
Q,ompanv. was in town lSst week and paid
F. W. Baldwin $1,000 on an endowment
policy which had expired. He also paid
H. A. Folsom $1,000 on a policy held by
Mrs. Folsom, who diedR few weeks ago.
Mr.. w. Fred Magoon is now acting as
manager Of the Crystal Lake House, his
brother, E. w. Magoon, who has had the
management of the hoase, having given
up the work. Mr.. Msgoon is now sending
a team to the station for the acconmoda-
tion of patrons of the day trains.
We received Telegram from party in
Fargo. No. Dakota, recently ordering the
MONITOR sent to him for oneyear. copy
of the last issue was sent him by first mail
This method of ordering a paper is new to
us but now that it has once been started
we shall hope to receives good number ol
telegrafns every day.
Seaver's hall next Friday evening. Inc
amusements will consist of a promenade
and dance, old maids auction, etc. Ill Will
he in charge OF the girls of the senior class
at the Barton academy. Admission, in
Guiding dance. twenty cents; baecoDy,
fifteen cents. A good orchestra Will
furnish music.
There was a break in the severe colo
weather for time yesterday when c0asld-
erabIe rain fell. 1t held warm until even
ing but between eight O'CLOCK last eVeolpe
and seven o'clock this mornlng mercury
dropped ffty degrees, 80 that we are re-
minded OF the enlpty wood shed this morn
ing. People who come here to spend tint
day should bring their su1amer under
clothing aRd fur BAT.
A very pleasant surprise was given rev
j. Turcotte at his home last Wednesoa.
evening when party of his eongregatiSi
met to remiEd him of his birthday anl
presented hira with sum of Taoney, th
presentation address being made by Mis-
Jennie WiIkie, after which Fathes Iurcotb
responded in kis pleasant manner ano wei
chosen words Refreshments were serve'
and social tinAs was enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Tie exhibition of hypnotism given b.
Mr.. Prescelle under the auspices OF tn
Village Improvement Society on Fr1da
and Saturday evenings was we'll patron1zec
b Mr.. PresceIle gave good clean entertain
q ment. showing his audience that ne
master of his profession. The oand yer
e kindly gave their services both evenings
= and the ladies fully appreciate their effort
in behalf of the cause. The society WI
h clear about $500.
e Although the winter thus far has bee
l. the coolest for many years it has until tn
: time been remarkably healthy IN tn
l. village Sine the death of Henry blgelo
who died Nov. 23d there has not oeen
death in this village, although two person
N Mrs 81. A. Folsom and little Lisle Blct
10 ford. died IN hospitals. A large number
" deaths occurred here during the same tin
last year. Many are suffering from coie
but az far as we can learn there are mol
:. who are seriously ill.
4 The management OF the lecture cour
received telegram some days ago statlr
is that it would be impossible for the Walt
N George Company to fulfil the engagemei
lis here on Monday evening, February lot
Arrangements have been made for col
al cert by the Schubert Male Quartet OF DO
ad ton, assisted by Miss Rosa Weidhorp, t
n young Austrian violinist, and Mis- Ely
Burnett Willard, reader. This quartet
said to have won an enviable reputatlo
both for its individual excellence CT vol
co in solos, and perfection of tone blendil
eS in ouartette work. Miss Willard h@s re
here before and delighted her sudien
'or All lovers OF music should attend Il
o. concert.
IS: = s-,
Mr.. Melvin Drown has been drawing
plan for a new house for Selden Bickfo
~ which Mr.. Bickford will erect on HI
~ street. In his plan Mr.. Drown shows
sS arrangement Ct the rooms on the differ'