Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-08-28


of DR.. Nichols.
Considerable repairing has been done on
the schoolhouse, new windows having been
put in and other necessary work done pre-
paratory to opening the building for the
schools tomorrow.
George Curtis of Lowell was in town
last Thursday hiring men to work IN his
tub shop. We understand that Willard
Downey and one or two others will go
from this place.
The following letters remain uncailed
for at the post Office August 29 'Please say
advertised when calling 70. these letters:
Howard Darlington, Floyd A. Wright
Mrs. Mary Page, Mr.. Jesseo.
Percy W. Cowles is enjoying a trip
through Burlington and Lake Champtaln
to Lake George, n. Y, where he met his
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Cowles, who have been taking an outing
there.
A. M. Omstead, Ed. Bulls, Eugene
Rash, Geo. Rash, Henry Valley and Homer
Hitchcock spent several days last week on
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'Bayr in Coventry. They caught large
supply of fish and report fine outing.
There was a surprise party at George
Stevens last Friday night, the occasion
being the fifty fourth birthday OF Mr.
| Stevens. A present of money was given
| the host, and the party spent the evening
with music and dancing and social time.
Miss Mabel Cobb and her sister, Mrs
Frank Buck of Manchester, N. H., ana
Mrs. E. F. Humphrey of Newport, who
! have been spending two weeks at VII
loughby, have broken camp. MIR. BUCK
and Mr.. Humphrey were with them a
part of the time.
Mr. John Keating has gone to Lunen-
burg to spend a few days with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Powers. He will be joined there
by his daughter, Mrs. Pierce, and children
After making short visit at West Le0a-
non, N. H, they will resume their journey
to So. NorWaIk, Conn.,, where Mr.. Keatlng
will spend the winter.
At the Barton Cornet Bands moonlight
excursion last Tuesday evening only hfIy-
four tickets were sold at this stabloh,
although four hundred and fifty tickets
were sold on the boat. Would 1t not De
well to give the boys better patronage
when they are trying to secure funds TO
| support band in this village?
vi. Jacobs, who moved to South Pas
adena, California, last fall, arrived in town
last Monday night for a stay of several
weeks to look after some matters OF busl-
ness. Mr.. jacobs reports very favorably =
| California and says his family is very we'll
| there. He has been visiting his parents in
Montpelier but returns here this week.
Thomas Rendry died at East Dedham,
! Mass. Sunday, Aug. 10th. His death was
caused by burns and injuries received IN
consequence of a fall through pit to a
furnace. h1r. Hendry lived in Barton for
some time and moved to Massachusetts,
several years ago. He had also lived in AL
bany. His age was about so years. He
leaves wife.
There are several boys ranging from
twelve to fourteen years Of age who will
be very likely to get into trouble unless
they mend their ways. They have been
robbing apple trees and cucumber beds,
taxing trips across the lake and meddling
with the tents of campers, doing more or
less damage to property there and else
where. These hoys are known AMI trouble
awaits them if this conduct is continued
There was quiet but very pretty we'd
ding Monday, August Il, at nigh noon.
at ths home Of Mrs. Julia Knight, when
her daughter, Anna Louise, and Harry
Hu bbard Leeds of White River Junction
were united in marriage, Rev. W. c. john
son officiating. The room was prettlly
decorated with evergreen, goldenrod, and
cut f VIZ. The bride, daintily goWneo
in white silk null, carried BRIDES roses
Many beautiful and costly gifts testified
to the es .eem in which the young. people
are held. Mr. and Mrs. Leeds left on the
one twenty train amid showers of rice
They will speud g.few weeks st the Weirs,
n. II after which they will return tC
sWhit5 R yer Junction, their future homo
The best wishes Of their many friends sc
hwl-h th=m.
The Parton ball team went to BeebS
Fiain las Thursday .. n. Umpire Carter
haa n of day and the Bartons made seV
eral costly errors. The two combined
(naithsr one alone) spelled defeat. To'
score follows:
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