Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-16

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Mrs. Shortsleeves has moved out of P. j. |
plunkett's tenement over his blacksmith
sbop and gone into Mr.. Hanna's tenement
house on High street.
Tuesday last, Rev. J. Turcot started for
brief visit with relatives in Marlboro,
Mass. and WiIlimantic, Conn, stopping
in Boston Friday on his return home.
Misses,J ohnson and Woodwork OF Brad
ford. who came to attend the funeral of
their aunt, Mrs. ChiIds, visited Mrs. Simp-
son and Mrs. A. q. Cutler before their
return home.
A. w. BuswelI, mail clerk between New
port, Vt, and Springfield, Mass, has been
promoted to night duties. This gives him
800 year more pay and he works only
every other week.
The village trustees have made arrange
ments with Z. P. Jenness to sell the cleo
trio light lamps for the village, the price
and quality of the lamps to be under the
direction Of the trustees.
Miss NJ. Theodore Auman, who has been
speaking to the auxiliaries of the w. FL.
VI.
last for her home in Lincoln, Nebraska, on
account OF the serious illness of her father.
The weather for the last week continued
cold with occasional snow hurries. Thus
far we have very little snow comparatively
speaking and as yet lumbermen are unable
to get into the woods to good advantage.
Letters addressed to the following named
H., T. l.
Hunt, Eva Massey, Mrs. T. Moutininy,
Will NauIt, Nora Sheldon, Addison Smith.
Please say advertised when calling for
these letters.
NJ. ]. Smith has been getting up some
fine granite monuments recently. A
family monument was set up in Franklin,
for Captain John Sawyer, one for DR.. j. A.
Pearson in Berlin, James B. Cassidy in
Stanstead, Michael Fay, A. K. Story and
Anna Cassidy here.
Lang's new idea of giving phonograph
to the holder of a certain ticket who rents
the machine one dollars worth, is creating
some interest. Mr.. Lang is giving free
entertainments with the machine in his
store and the records are certainly very
strong and clear.
| The Modern Woodman of this pla ce are
soon to have meeting at which class of
about twenty will join this fraternity. For
a time the Wood men have not held meet
ings, but the organ Ization will soon begin
the work again and we wish them pros
perity.
OF the thirty clerks engaged for the
r. - u, al
have they been since the doors were opened
this morning. To the time of this writing
Mr.. Davis reports the largest sale ever
made In SO short time, and so early In
the morning.
| MIR. Amos Robinson has obtained mem
bership to the American Kennel Club and
also the American Pomeranian Club. The
dogs Mr.. Robinson makes q speciality of
are very handsome and he Is doing good
business in this line, receiving as high as
800 for one animal.
Albert Welch, boy sbout fifteen years
old, got quite badly hurt last Monday
He was sliding down the Twombly Hill
and it being very Icy he lost control of his
sled and ran into tree, hurting his head
The injury proved to be conclusion OF the
brain and came very near being fatal. Fol
day he was totally blind, and was In bed
during the whole week.
Next Friday night occurs the first game
of the Barton Athletic Association baske
ball team played with an outside team
This game takes place in Seaver's Opert
Hall and with the Hard wick Athletic AS
sociation team. 1t is reported that Hard
wick has a good team and fast game il
expected. A social dance will be giver
after the game.
Mrs. Julia knight was called to Green
field, Mass, to attend the funeral OF L. d
Graves, who died at that place Jan. 1. Tn
deceased was S5 years old and greatly re
spected in this and the community b
, lived in during the latter part of his life
He left no children and much sympath
( is felt for the aged widow. The decease'
was a resident OF Glover for many years.
Mr.. F. F. Marcy of Palmer, Mass, wa
{ In town several days last week, AM
, attended the taking of depositions in hi
behaf by W. R. Aldrich, attorney. Tn
, dispositions Of several leading lum bermel
8 WSAo taheu, lncluuluS W. II. AAO0'J
Newport, H. F. Plllsbury of Barton. c.
q Skinner and E. E. Doe of Barton Landing
( Elisha May, Esq, appeared in behalf o
parties In Chicago. The dispositions wer
4 taken before Court Reporter j. c. Catta
= mach, commissioner, at Mr.. Aldrich'
office. A question of interest to the Yer
II mont lumber trade is said to be involve
= Ia the case, which is pending in Chicago.
Basket ball enthusiasts will not stay 9
II home tonight. Montpelier Seminary tear
q arrives on the 5 O'Clock air line and wi
play the academy boys in Seaver's hall thi
N evening. Tomorrow night the Seminar
n team play the st. Johnsbury Academy teal
at st. Johnsbury. This team is heav!
n strong team and plays all the larger pre-
r paratory school teams in the state, and onl
by special arrangement were they able
q appear here tonight. Our boys have bee
Is putting In some hard practice since the
last game and go into the game to win, {
a they have done in the previous four out