Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-08

week we would say: 1t was excellent ash-
ing weather, although little cold the first
of the week.
In the Southern Pines Tourist, paper
published at Southern Pines, n. c, we
note the complimentary remarks about the
singing OF G. Frederick Wheeler who was
at that place.
the fish law were arrested Thursday night
and called before the States attorney Fri
day and fined five dollars each and costs
Next time more.
N. D. Martin & Co., have recently
bought several horses and will buy more
as are needed to keep pace with their in
creasing business. Their eighteen horses
are busy most of the time.
Arthur T. Buswell, son of DR.. A. T Bus
well, was severely bitten by dog recently
and little child OF Mr.. and Mrs. White OF
Bloomington was also recently bitten by
dog and brought here for medical treat
ment.
Ray Styles has just received certificate,
cream, from the examining committee at
the Vermont Experiment Station, and is
working for Buckley & Caron in the
creamery.
G. A. Barrows' new automobile has ar
rived. The machine is an 18-horsepower
Ramb er and is beauty to look upon or
ride in. Mr.. Barrows bought the machine
in Brattleboro and it was driven here last
week.
A. Z. Story and Miss Evelyn Boardman
of Montewait, Mass, were united in mar
riage last Thursday. Miss Boardman has
been typewriter expert, is good musl-
can, and a lady who will be heartily well
coined by the community.
Last Monday s. E. Winslow paid the
| farmers of this vicinity S6,430 90 for farm
| produce brought here. Probably this is
| the largest amount one person has lever
paid the farmers of this section for like
produce in one day.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the postofice May s.. Please say
advertised when calling for them. Mrs.
Louis Appel, F. HI. Bean, Edwin Bulls,
Ebert Foland, Miss Mary E. Hale, D. J.
Navin, Jack Roony.
The Afternoon Study Club will meet
with Mrs. Fl. T. Seaver, Thursday after
noon, May II, at 8 o'clock. AS this is the
last meeting this spring and the election of
officers it is hoped all members will be
present. There Will be a social hour.
Frank Lang and b. E. Eglinton took
/ "Ecstatic" and another valuable horse to
the Readville, Mass, Trotting Park last
Thursday. The car in which the men and
horse rode was coupled to the morning
passenger train, Mr.. F. T. Holder having
chartered the car for that special purpose.
Saturday the Academy baseball team
played at Island Pond. The game was
scheduled to be played with the High
School team, but only two or three high
school boys played on the team which rep
resented Island Pond. The game was
much better than the score would indicate,
which was 10 to in favor of Island Pond.
A street system of electric lights has been
installed separate from the house system.
This makes it more convenient and less
expensive for the reason that the street
lamps need not be lighted as soon as the
house lamps; and 1t is contemplated to ar
range go the street lights may not run all
night, but be shut off at such time as the
| commissioners decide upon.
| An interesting game of ball took place at
the fair grounds Thursday afternoon when
s'picked up' team, including three acad-
envy boys, defeated the regular academy
team by score of to Z. In the first OF
! the game the town team did the scoring
| act by running in their eight scores. but in
the last of the game they were shut out
and the academy team gained steadily,
! losing by ore score as stated above.
Misses Helen and Pomona Joslyn enter
| tanned several ladies at their home last
Wednesday: Mrs. Sophia Joslyn, Miss
| Anne Jones, Mrs. Ahira Joslyn Of Barton
Landing, Miss Harriet Gross of Browning
ton, Mrs. G. s. Joslyn of Lebanon, N. H.,
and Miss Bertha P. Joslyn of Boston, Mass,
composed the party. Mrs. Susan Joslyn
| OF Barton Landing was unable to be pres
ent. 1t is unnecessary 10 state that this
was very pleasant reunion of relatives.
| About a dozen men and several teams
have been at work during the past week
drawing away dirt from the site where the
| Bank block is to be built. Oliver Valley
has the job OF furnishing and laying the
| granite foundation. The building is to be
| 50x52 IT,, will be three stories high and
win cost In the vicinity of $25, 900. Simon
eau, Dion & Co. are the contractors and
Mr.. Dion will live here during the build
Ing Of the block.
The first seven grades of Barton Academy
and graded school have In preparation the
operetta, "Paxie's Triumph" which VIII
be given in Seaver's opera house the even
ings of May 30th and June 2nd. The en-
tertainment is expected to be the best eveI
given by the school. Nearly two hundred
children are to take part, and the occasion
viii be one which should not be missed by
any who desire to sea what progress y
hefnp made in music I'm the schooIs TWt