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

district convention to be held in Mont
pelier, April 10, 1904, at O'Clock p. m. for
the purpose of electing two delegates ana
two alternates to the national convention,
PER ORDER Town COMMITTEE.
At the village meeting held last Friday
evening 1t was voted to instruct the village
trustees to install suitable fire alarm sys-
tenn. The article to appropriate money
for the same was passed over and no ap-
preparation was made. 1t was voteo 'o
pass over the article regarding the question
of electric power for this village but MI.
G. II. Davis brought out the fact thaI q
large amount of power can be sold ana IL
was then voted to instruct the trustees u
install day power. An investigation mas
been made showing that nearly 15O horse
power can be sold in this village and Bar
ton Landing. In addition to this large
amount would be sold for lig hting through
the day also for electric irons for use IN
ironing and for electric stoves. Lyndon
Vile sells 100 horsepower for S25OO, when
has brought their plant from losing IN
vestment to a paying one. This village
can do the same. Will it?
Thomas Calderwood, who recently re-
turned from California, has shown US
head of Egyptian corn that is grown quite
extensively in the southern part OF tnat
state. The white kernels which are hardly
as large as peas, form very thickly IN
round bunch as large as can comfortably
be held in one hand. The farmers feed IL
to their stock. This peculiar grain thr1Ves
best in a field that has yielded a crop OF
barley, in about the month OF February.
With six men feeding these heads into
threshing machine 500 pounds OF corn Is
threshed and sacked in only one and one
half minutes. To get an idea of farming
on a mammoth scale one needs to visit the
| great west.
Tue Woman'5 Literary Club met with
| Mrs. Cutting last Wednesday evening,
There were twenty-one present. The sec
retarv reported that the club had been
duly received into full mem bersh1p in the
State Federation of Woman's Clubs; and
| Miss Florence Johnson was elected direct
ress of Federation interests. Program
given as follows: paper on Gutenberg by
Miss Marsh; magazine article by Mrs
Campbell; and the story of the Lorelei by
Heine, was told by Miss Clark who read
the poem in both German and English
Mrs. Cutler, Miss Waite, and others gave
items of interest relative to Germany anC
United States. Light refreshments wer'
served. Mrs. Cutting has been an actlv'
member of the club and its members have
often been cordially welcomed to her pleas
ant home; and all, while rejoicing at th'
prosperity of Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting regre
that they are to leave Barton.
Mr.. H. B. Orcutt has purchased steame
for use on Crystal lake and will carry pas
sengers about the lake. The boat is thirty
two feet in length and will be safe for US
in all kinds OF weather. He has tel
horse power engine and will be able t.
make good speed. The boat will be official
ly inspected, will be supplied with lif
preservers and will have head and sid
lights. Quite a number OF our towns
people are planning to spend a part of tn
summer across the lake and Mr. Orcut
will bring the men over to their work i
the morning, carry them across to dinner
and at night will carry them over to thei
camp. The boat will make these trip
regularly and Mr.. Orcutt will dou btless b
in readiness to take pleasure parties ou
for ride This will encourage others t
build camps across the lake and there
no reason why this should not prove
popular place for a summer outing.
We are in receipt of the following iter
from the sGlobe Trotter:" "Mr. Beresfor
Greathea the celebrated "Globe Trotter,
who started out from Vancouver some 81
years ago for bet of $4,000 to walk roun
the world on foot, starting without none
or baggage, with the understanding tbs
he should take notes by the way of every
, thing of interest he met with on his travel
, has just lately arrived in the United State
: and will leave Newport for Barton on tt
goth of this month and put up at the Hot
Barton. Mr.. Greathead will also lectul
while here on his adventures during tt
q 3S, 900 mile walk already accomplishe
= through Canada, Europe, Asia, Russia an
IL japan. The 'sGlobe Trotter" has now foI
i years left to go through the States, Cal
: fornia, Mexico and the West Indies, whe
g his trip will be acco omplished. AS proof
= his peregrinations he carries with hi
: books which contain the official seals
= all the towns and villages he goes throug
u together with the sign manual OF son
official belonging there. Mr.. Greathes
g has also numerous testimonials from Il
l. colleges and academies where he has lie
) tured on his adventures. He hopes to
s. able to lecture in Barton during his stt
~ with US.
i Through an oversight we failed to gi
% an account Of the annual school meetil
l' in our issue of last week. The meeting W
d. held at the schoolhouse on the evening
d March %. J. n. Webster was elect
y chairman aud J. A. Pearson clerk. E.
u Barron was reelected a member OF t
'e' school committee. c. E. Hamblet "
e made collector; W. NJ. Wright, P. L. We
AL ster, and W. R. Alsrich auditors. a col