Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-09

start ND their furniture shop today.
Frank Hadlock, formerly of this town
but now Of Nashua, n. H., recently had
a stroke of paralysis, affecting his left side.
Special meeting of Orleans Lodge No. So
F. & A. NJ Fridsy evening Jan. 13, at
seven O'Clock sharp. Work in I'd and Sd
degree.
Joint meeting and installation Of the
subordinate lodge and of the encampment,
100 F., next Friday evening. All mem
bers requested to be present.
Mrs. Il. n. Fay, Mrs. s. F. Bickiord,
Misses Muriel and Mildred Bickford, and
Master Roland Fay will leave Tuesday for
their new home in Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caron have begun house
keeping in the tenement over the cream
cry. Mr.. Caron is doing a good business
and we all wish them success.
We failed last week to give notice OF the
death of the infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Potter. The funeral was held Fri
day, Dec. 30, Rev. w. G. Johnson officiat-
ing.
Fred Cushman and family started for
California last Tuesday night. Mrs. Cush-
man is the daughter of Reuben Devereaux,
who formerly lived here, but is now resi-
dent of California.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office Jan. 8. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
John E. Dwinell, Mrs. Elvira Pearl Gay,
Mary Sovair, Exice Valley.
The regular meeting of the w. G. T. U
will be held with Mrs. Cordelia Cutler and
Mrs. FL. R. Cutler Tuesday p. m. at three
o'clock. All are requested to come pre-
pared with questions for the question box
Mrs H. j. Stannard has been teaching
in one of the departments in the school
during Miss Jennie Locke's absence, at
tendent upon the death and burial OF her
sister, Mrs. o. W. Locke OF Barton Land
ing.
H. F. PillsburY has sold his Dewey lot to
A. P. Underwood, overseer OF the Peerless
Factory, for $1,000. This is one of the best
lots In the village and will make pleasant
and convenient home for Mr.. Underwood.
We are glad he has faith in Barton and has
decided to stay with US.
The lecture to be given by the Hon.
Chas. Emory Smith has been postponed
from the 18th of January to the 9th on
account of meeting of the "Philadelphia
Press" corporation on that date and as Mr..
Smith is editor of the Press it is necessary
for him to attend the meeting.
About twelve Odd Fellows from this en-
campment went to Newport Wednesday
evening to the district meeting, called by
l.. F. Jones, district deputy, OF Island
Pond. This encampment worked the Pa
trical degree and Frontier encampment OF
Newport worked the Golden Rule degree.
The meeting was a great success.
Wednesday evening, Jan. IL, the Acad-
emy an town basket ball teams will meet
for their first game. This contest prom
ises to be close game and clean. The in
| terest of the public in the exhibition
should be no less than has been shown in
the previous games. Come and give your
| support to both sides. Tickets go on sale
at Pierce's, Monday night.
II you have noticed the boys and girls
catching ride'' on sleds and sleighs you
| know how dangerous it is. Last week a
boy just missed having his legs crushed by
a heavily loaded sled that slowed. Parents
better take warming and see that their chill
dren are not Catching" these rides and
therefore endangering their lives.
On the second page of this issue will be
found the beginning OF series Of articles
on the prosperity of the town of Barton
This installment deals with Barton Land
ing, as will the next one or two articles.
then the village of Barton will be taken
up, and after this we shall give summing
up of the town as q whole.
Monday, Jan. 2, Mr.. Ora Caron of thi:
town and Miss Alice Sullivan OF Lowell
were married at Lowell by Rev. Father
Turcot. Miss Cora Sullivan, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid and Frank Caror
was best man. They will reside in Barton
where Mr.. Caron is in business. They have
the best wishes OF their many friends.
d.. Grapes OF this place received dis
patch that his father, Moses Grapes o.
Versa .es Conn had been killed by the
electriI cars. He and his brother, Irs
Grapes, started on the midnight train Fri
day night to 60 to Versailles, where the
body will be inferred.
We are in receipt of letter postmarket
"Barton" containing a notice of a certain
entertainment, but as no name is attached
and we do not know who sent the item i
is not published. 1t is not stated or showr
either in what town 1t should be placed
Please bear in mind that we must know
who sent the item and some hint must b.
given as to what town the item should b.
placed in.
Until the last Of last week the colo
weather continued Friday however, wa
milder and Friday night and Saturday VT
were visited by fierce winds. Saturday
rain began falling but during the nigh
Saturday the thsw took cold, and Sunda!
morning the streets were one sheet OF ice
About noon Sunday snow began falling