Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-11


No. 55. F. & A. NJ. next Friday evening.
Work in the Sd degree.
Miss Annie Fisher of Irasburg, who has
been attending school here, left last week
to prepare for teaching.
Mrs. Aaron Drown is very seriously Ill.
Her sister, Mrs. H. A. Downing, OF Fewks-
bury, Mass, is here helping to care for her.
Mrs. Emerson of Lyndonville, spent
few days last week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Magoon at the Crystal Lake
House.
A party of fourteen of J. F Batchelder's
friends made him surprise visit last FRI
day evening. Games were INDUCED in and
all enjoyed the evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet in the
M. e. church parlor on Wednesday after
noon, April 13. Supper from to 8. A
cordial invitation to all.
Miss Bernice Patterson of Lowell, who
has been attending school here, was
compelled to return to her ONE on ac-
count OF sprained ankle.
MIR. Joseph Ready and family will move
to Canada this week. The family have many
friends here who will regret their departure.
They ex pect to leave on Thursday.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the postoffice April IL. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
Michael Almond, E. w. Benait, Mrs. Ber-
nardine Beech, Peter Couty.
While Mrs. Robbins, resident of Shef-
field, was driving to this village recently,
dog attacked her as she was passing the
Danforth place and bit her on the arm. A
physician dressed the wound.
Mr.. II. F. Wiley of Holyoke, Mass, was
in town last week. Mr.. Wiley travels for
the Royal Candy 20, of Springfield, Mass,
and comes to Barton quite often. He
formerly resided in this village.
Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Colli-
son and Mrs. Buswell will entertain the
Ladies' Society at the Congregational
church parlors Wednesday afternoon
All the ladies of the congregation are cor
daily invited to come. Gentlemen invited
to supper at 600 o'clock.
Several from here attended sugar party
at Chaplin Leonard's in Glover last Friday
morning. A party OF Glover people were
present, and all were there for good
time. They pronounced the sugar as fine
as they had ever seen. Mr.. Leonard did
everything possible to make 1t pleasant
for his visitors, and the occasion will be
very pleasantly remembered.
| Fl. G. Pierce sold his pair of bay horses
last week to Mr.. A. W. SuIloway of Frank
lin. N, II. He also sold a horse to W. w
Mason of Plymouth, N. FL. The horses
were shipped this morning, W. W. Norris
4 accompanying them to their destination.
These were valuable animals and Mr.
Pierce undoubtedly received fancy price
for them
G. w. Tenney has arranged to buy his
coal direct from the mines in the future in
stead Of buying from Che city dealers. Thi!
will give him much better coal and he ex-
poets to give his customers better service
Hereports that after May 1st the price
coal is to advance ten cents per ton eacl
month for a time.
Mr.. F. w. Cutting and Mr.. A. P. Under
wood of Newport, n. H., spent Sunday il
town. Mr.. Underwood is to take Mr.. Cut
, ting's place as manager of the Peerles
factory. He has been a member of tn
company for about six years. He
a genial and pleasant gentleman to meet
He will return to Newport on Tuesday a
he does not assume the management of tn
factory here until about the first of May.
It The Junior class of Barton academy viii
give concert at Seaver's opera hall to
g morrow, Tuesday, evening. The program
will be rendered by home talent and wi
J. consist of music by the Arion and Thalla
quartets, assisted by Miss Florence Hol
+ tense Sturtevant, soprano soloist. Mis-
Clara Powell and Mr.. Clinton Murra.
: readers, will render several pleasln
selections. After the entertainment
J. social dance will be held. Admission
cents A large attendance is desired.
u Mr, A. c. Sleeper and DIR. Mills of New
!, port were here recently to investiga
a. the condition OF Benjamin PIper's cattl
:. These cattle are said to have been keI
=: without drink and with but little to e
=, until they were all in a starving cond
Nc tion. DR.. Mills reported it to be Il
worst case of the kind he ever say
There is talk of haviog guardian a.
pointed over Mr.. and Mrs. Piper. If Il
- condition is as asreported something shou
~ be done about it at once.
n a meeting ofthose interested in formn
a local society for the prevention OF or
&c city toanimals was held at F. w BaldWl
- Office last Tuesday evening. After discus
the matter it was voted to form socle
and W. NJ. Wright was elected pIes1deI
N E. Mrs. NJ. Nichol, vice president; Nj
: Jennie Nj. Locke, secretary and treasure
- F. W. Baldwin, Mrs. A. I. Buswell, and
-. n. Webster, executive committee. a CO.
mittee was appointed to draw up some
-, laws for the society. The meeting was
~ journed to April 26 at same time and pla
The republican voters of Barton are he
~ by notified to meet at Seaver's opera
cal in Barton, Saturday evening, April 10, l
at 80 p. m, to choose five delegates
iay five alternates to attend the republic
in state convention to be held at Buriingt