Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-01

who has been working in the shop for sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Mcdonald took posses
sion thfs morning.
o. h. Cowles has the foundation IN, anu
water in the cellar, ready for the frame OF
his new house opposite j. B. Freemans' s.
1t is solid granite foundation with brick
work for the siIls.
Regular meeting OF Crescent Lodge, NO
Al, L. o. o. f. Tuesday evening. Work III
the first and second degrees. Grand war
den P. A. Robbins makes his official VISIT
at this time. Let all members be present.
The following letters remain uncalleo
for at the post office May 1st. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
Z. D. Collins, Ernest Guilotte, Mrs. W. d.
II. Heath, VIM. Switser, Mrs. Addle
ThornhiIl.
N. D. Martin has gone into company
with Gilbert & Royston, the upper ena
livery men, and the firm have bought the
livery business of John CunniDgham OF
the Hotel Barton stables. The firm name
is Martin & Co.
j. B. Freeman proposes to open street
through the Skinner lot from Elm st.
to the highway near E. G. ElIiotts. lie
has sold several lots and has offers for
others. This would make one OF the most
pleasant streets in tire village.
| Bart Cannon, Barton's decorator and
artist, soon goes to North Woodstock TO
work on Deer Park, from there he goes 10
Derby Line to decorate the National bank.
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| Morrisville to decorate the Bank ano me
residence in that place. Ii the CathoIc
church is then ready at Newport, ne ex-.
poets to go there to work.
At a meeting of Vermonters recently
held in South Pasadena, CAL, W. L.
Jacobs, former proprietor OF the MONITOR,
was elected secretary of a Vermont society
formed there at that time. The society
voted to have a sugaring off later and some
Vermont maple sugar has been ordered.
Our many readers will be pleased to learn
that Mr.. Jacobs is exercising his excellent
business capacity to good account and that
Mrs. Jacobs is improved in health.
The Academy base ball team did not go
to Hardwick Saturday to play the Hard
wick High School team as they expected,
receiving word from the Hardwick boys
that one of their men was i'll and unable to
! play. Our boys go to island Pond next
Saturday to play the school team of that
place. This game and the return game to
be played here May 80 take the place of
| the games scheduled with Stanstead Col
lege.
The Woman's Literary Club met last
Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs
G. W. Tenney, seventeen members being
present. The subject for roll call was
"Facts Concerning Russian Emperors."
| Mrs Davis gave an interesting talk upon
| "The Hague Peace Conference, and
Russia's Proposition on Trusts" The
remainder of the time was spent discussing
matters of business. Homemade candy
furnished by the hostess contributed to
the evenings enjoyment.
The annual meeting of the Barton
Humane Society will be held at F. W.
Baldwin's law Office, Tuesday evening.
May 9th. 1t is important that all the
members be present, as there is necessary
business to be transacted. All those who
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also earnestly invited to be present. There
is great deal to be done along this line in
Barton and the cause is one which
deserves the interest and encouragement
of all.
The Afternoon Study Club met with
Mrs. j. n. Webster Thursday, April 27
Twenty. seven members and four visitors
| Tow opnf-
ing was exceptionally interesting. After
the reading of the secretary's report the
roli-call was responded to by each MEM
ber giving quotations from Whittier, Long
fellow, Holmes and Lowell, an interesting
paper, upon "Political Events Since the
Civil War;" by Mrs E. H. Webster. short
biographical sketches of each of the above
named authors and anecdotes illustrating
characteristics of these writers, followed
by brief selections from their writings
The annual meeting and election of off GERS
will be at the home of Mrs. Fl. T. Seaver
Thursday, May IL.
There has been a decided change in
affairs in the far east judging from the
: result of the battle between the "Japs'
and Russians last Tuesday evening
We are speaking of the basket ball game
in connection with the entertainment
! given by the band. It was an interestino
battle as neither side had taken practice
| and were almost at loss to know where
} their place were. The score was to In
: favor of the Russians. The band boys
were blacked up but this did not detract
4 from their playing qualities, for the music
t rendered was excellent and shows that the
r boys have not lost the art although the
people have not heard them for some time
The comic farce Automobile crazy" was
most entertaining aud enjoyable.
st. PauI's Church Notes.