Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-01

building, at o'clock Friday afternoon,
February 5, by the five primary grades.
An especial invitation is given to memoe
OF the w. e. T. U. but all parents and
friends OF the children will be cordially
welcome.
The select men and read commissioners
OF the town of Barton will meet at the
office OF w. NJ. Wright in Barton village |
on Friday, Feb. 5, to settle all accounts
against the town. The auditors will meet |
on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the same place.
Brir in your accounts early.
o. H. MossMAN, Chairman |
board of selectmen.
The annual meeting of the Percival Fur
niture Company was held last Saturday
afternoon. c. F Percival was reelected
president of the company; 0. d. owen
vice president; Fred Percival secretary,
and c. c. Baldwin treasurer. The old
board of directors was reelected except
that E. II. GIazier was elected in the place
OF G. V. Frasier.
The annual meeting of the Barton Tele-
phone Exchange was held at F. W. Bald
wins office last Tuesday evening. Z. r.
PercigaI was re- elected manager, .. ID.
Owen treasurer, ]. n. Webster secretary.
A committee was appointed to submit
new bylaws for the consideration OF
the company and meeting will be held
Feb. 22od at which time the report OF the
committee will be considered.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society the following, officers were
| elected for the coming year: President,
| Miss Sophia Drew; vice president, Mrs.
| William Collision, secretary, Mrs. E. ID.
| Webster; treasurer, Mrs. w. l.. JACOBS;
directresses, Mrs. Warren Simpson, Mrs.
Fl. A. Glszier, Mrs. L. P. Page, Mrs. Fred
| Rand. The society is in prosperCu US con-
dition and has done excellent work during
the past year.
The Iec.u 9 by Rev. Frank Dixon on 'The
Threat of Socialism" ;" at the opera hall last
Friday evening was one of the best OF the
course. While tie patrons OF the course
were expecting something good they were
very aereeably surprised by hearing
much better lecture than they bad antlcl-
pated, Mr.. Dixon is an eloquent and
TOrC61QI Ep0Hk6E anu Lib ACStuAO AZ A~-~
truth and logic, with sufficient amount OF
humor to make it pleasing. The next en-
tertain ment OF the course will be concert
Feb. Is. This will be the last concert
of the course.
The gong at the shops of the Perclval
Furniture Company sounded last Friday
at HOO a. M, much to the surprise OF the
people. Many though Int iG fire alarm and
commenced to look about for the ire.
Others thought it was an attempt on the
part Of the village trustees to change the
hour of noon and make it one hour earlier
while the Percival employees passed the
word around that the proprietor had de-
cided to serve hot lunch at that time
After considerable confusion about the
village it was found that the fireman
watch had jumped cog or two and arrived
at the noon hour about sixty minutes
ahead of time.
The Village Improvement Society ha:
arranged for entertainments TO be given by
Prescelle on Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week. Prescelle is we'll and favor
ably known to the people of Barton ane
vicinity and all will be glad to attene
these entertainments The Improvement
Society hope in this way to be able to rais
a part Of the funds which they need t.
y start their work. All who can should plal
to attend, as they will get the full value
,. their money from the entert ainment AM
,, will render aid to a society which has beel
organized and is working in good cause
II A dance will be given Friday evening atte
|. the entertainment. Admission to ha
twenty. five cents. Come out and have
At good laugh and help the Improve men
il Society.
II G. Pierce has received his books froE
= the Tabard Inn Library and has opened
o branch library here. He has $50 OF tn
late books which his patrons can selet
from. They cost $3.50 each and can I
"a exchanged at any time by paying the Il
change fee of five cents. The books ca
also be exchanged at any Tabard Inn L
y brary, wherever the owner OF book ma
e be. There is no red tape about it. Yo
present your book and five cents and sele
or any other book you may desire. In tn
d. way one can purchase new book and [
6: frequent changes. read the latest popul
stories at very little expense. Rememb
10. that when you purchase book it becom
ID. your property and need never be return'
e. unless you so desire. For the convenien
of those who are travelling from place
4 place and do not wish to carry boo
- checks will be issued to enable them to g
,or a new book from any library by payll
the usual fee of Fl ige cents.
The question occasionally arises regar
,aI ing the safety of the opera hall in this
lage in case of bad fire. Many kn'
nothing regarding the fire escapes a
perhaps word regarding the same m
"n not he amiss here. There is an openi
VIZ leading from the gallery to the stage
ose an opening at the left OF the sts
in leading to the ground. This dt
from the stage is always kept unlock
: of when the hall is in use AMI hg