Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-06-05

Joseph Couture assisted In the choir yes
terday morning and last evening.
No service here next Sunday. Father
Turcot viii be on his mission to Lowell.
Last Wednesday there were funeral SER
vices at the church for the infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Nault.
Methodist Church Notes.
The League and prayer meeting services
are cancelled for this week.
Rev. Mr.. Lyman of Barton Landing will
preach next Sunday morning, exchanging
with the pastor.
The w. F. M. s. will meet with Mrs. E..
G. Collision on Tuesday at three O'Clock p.
m. 1t is hoped there will be good attend
ance.
Miss Lavinia Dodge, representative of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
will speak at seven o'clock next Sunday
evening, Jnne II. Miss Dodge is a very
interesting speaker. An offering will be
taken and credited to the auxiliary of this
church.
BARTON LANDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. FL. Jackson of Barton
were here the past week.
Rev. s. g. Lewis gave the Memorial day
address at Barton last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dean visited in Hen
mixer, N. H., the first of last week.
DR.. E. o. Ranney, who has been very Ill,
is reported considerably better this morn
ing.
The high school ball team was defeated
by Newport team at Newport Saturday
by score of IA to 4.
A freight car jumped the track near the
freight station Thursday, delaying the
noon mail north nearly an hour.
Rev. J. B. Lyman rendered his resigna-
tion as pastor of the Cong. church Sunday
morning, to take effect June 3Oth.
Rev. W. G. johnson will occupy the pull
pit of the Cong. church next Sunday
morning in exchange with the pastor.
Rev. ]. B. Lyman will attend the Alumni
reunion of Yale Div nifty School, New
Haven, Conn.,, this week, returning Fri
day.
Will Lothrop has sold his meat and the
good will of his customers to FL. B. Smith
and gone to Newport, where he enters in
to the same business.
Alonzo Smith was thrown from
carriage Tuesday night and badly injured.
The horse became badly frightened and
started to run, overturning the vehicle.
A number from here attended the play
''The Pixies Triumph" by the school
children of Barton Friday night and were
very much pleased with the entertainment.
Bert Dean of the firm of Dean & Math-
ews has sold his share of the feed business
to Mr.. Mathews. It has been reported
that Bert was going to leave town but We
hope the report is not true.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
church held supper and entertainment
last Friday afternoon and evening, The
supper was good, the entertainment excel
lent, and all were satisfied.
The Village Improvement Society will
hold rally Tuesday evening at 7:3O in the
new hall. Band music, solos, addresses
and exercises by the school children are
on the program. Every one invited.
The annual meeting of the board of
directors of the Chandler Co. will be held
at the Valley House next Monday. The
meeting Is an important one, as the
directors will take action on the proposed
additions and improvements to the local
factory.
DR.. E. G. Stevens received last week
from the Vermont Fish Hatcheries 10000
brook trout and placed them in the tribu-
taries of Willoughby lake. Fishermen
ought to appreciate what the doctor is do
ing for the cause and support him in his
effort to make Wilioughby lake and its
streams good fis hing ground.
The village was swept clean Saturday, it
being the annual Labor day." by the
Ladies' Improvement Society. Each of
the ladies was assigned to a particular
street and had charge of clearing it up.
They were assisted by men and children
and when they had completed there was
not as much as straw to mar the beauty
and shock the aesthetic tastes of any one.
Barton Landing is now s'Spotless town."
The Minstrel entertainment, which was
presented the second time May Both, under
the direction of Prof. w. B. Leonard, was
greeted by full house. Mona M. MOTIFS
impersonated the colonial girl and Ethel
M. Sawyer, goddess of liberty. The inter
ocutors were Dora N. Pddvah and Lester
M. Kinsley. The end men took the same
parts as before. The last part of the pro-
eran consisted of songs, golf song and
dance. music on mandolin, guitar and
banjo, pickaninnies etc. and CLOSED with
| social dance, which was largely attended,
! Madame Brooks orchestra furnishing
music. The entertainment was given un-
der the auspices of the Masons.
The program for the annual prize speak
ing of the Barton Landing high school
| h 5 been completed by Principal c. F.
/ Hall. This will be held in the opera house
I Tuesday June 18th. The program is as