Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30

CT. Percival of Springfield, Mass, was
here few days recently to look after the
Percival Furniture Company's business.
Mr.. Stanley c. Ward OF Lowell and Miss
Ethel Marion Noyes were married last
Wednesday evening by Rev. w. c. John
son.
The B. & NJ. r. r. Co. is building a new
section and handcar house in place of the
old one, which will be of larger dimen-
sions.
Little Foster Doolin, grandson of H. G.
spaulding, who was so badly hurt at Man
chester, n. H, last week, is slowly recov-
ering.
Mrs. John Borlsnd, who has been stop
ping with her sister, Mrs. j. w. Dewing,
will soon go to Andersonville to finish the
school there.
Noah Brooks is drawing granite from
across Crystal lake for the foundation of
the house which he is to build in the spring
for Mr.. Martelle.
w. r. Aldrich was absent last week
attending the Supreme Court at Montpe-
lier, where he had some important cases
to look after.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Drew are at present
at Ocola, Florida. They stopped at Wash
ington, D. G., and several other places, and
are enjoying their trip.
Tomorrow evening the town basket ball
team play the Fair banks office team of st.
Johnsbury. This is a fast team and you
may expect good game.
Henry Harding received for training a
valuable horse, from Hon. 7. w. Pierce of
Salem, Mass, last Wednesday. This horse
''Gov. Wentworth" has record OF 49, /.
Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge No. II, 1. o. o.
F., will have a special meeting tonight at
500 O'Clock. Also regular meeting We'd
nesday evening when the degree will be
worked.
| F. N. Bilodeau is putting in machinery
that will enable him to work logs into
bobbins. Heretofore he has bought all his
bobbins in the rough and finished them
In his shop.
The Modern Woodmen of America and
Barton Cornet Band are preparing to give
the play 1.-THE Corner Store" comedy
drama in four acts, the last OF February
or first of March.
Because of the great blizzard OF last week
| the lecture by the Hon. Charles Emory
Smith was again postponed, this time to
Feb. 28. Mr.. Smith was not able to get
here for Friday night.
| Remember the adjourned meeting of the
Barton Telephone Exchange at the office
! of F. w. Baldwin, Tues lay, Jan. 81, at 7:30
! p. m. Important business Is to come before
the meeting. Come out.
The following letters remain uncalled for
Jan. 80. Please say advertised when calling
for these letters: Mrs. Cynthia S. Chaffee,
Mrs. Emma Hennesey, VIM. Horrigen,
Fred Laroch, Katie Mckenzie, Emery Fl.
M4nard, 1. Wales.
Mr.. Fort has moved to Bellows Falls
to take charge of one of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co.'s offices. This is the head
quarters of several agents for the company
and Mr.. Fort, having the confidence of his
employers, has been given the position.
Owing to many urgent calls from persons
unable to get here because of the severe
storm of last week, Geo. H. Davis has de-
cided to continue the Peerless sale ten days
longer, departing for once from his GUS
tom of closing promptly on Saturday night
> Barton was victorious in the game
, played here with the st. Johnsbury basket
ball team last Tuesday evening. During
the first half the visiting team seemed tC
have it their own way but during the last
period Barton took brace and won by
score of 20 to II.
After the town basket ball team hac
= arranged for game at Hardwick Friday
night and secured transportation, it wa
: learned that through a slight misunder
y standing the Hardwick team was not pre-
pared to play on that date, and the gam
? has been postponed.
ID }. W. Murkland has recently invented
machine for iointing bobbins, for whic
Of he is having large orders. Mr.. Murklan
q probably has the best plant for MAXIM
ooobin machinery in New England, and
manufacturing twenty five different kind
- OF machines for making bobbins.
Although before spoken of in anothe
column of this paper, it may be well
u again say that the new law states that ta
y payers who DO not pay their taxes befor
the fifteenth OF February shall not
et allowed to vote in the coming March meet
ID ing. Lest we forget and therefore forte
our vote let's pay now.
n, The largest two weeks mercantile trao
p Barton has seen for some time, and poss
bly, the largest ever seen here, ended Sal
s. urday. The Peerless sale trade has MOI
ma than equslled previous years and many
our merchants have had exceptionally ral
de bargains along their special lines durin
rs. this time and all report a good trade.
Last weeks weather was probably Il
ed most severe We hove experienced thus 4
a this winter. Wednesday the wind blew
gale and the thermometer registered Sc
eraI degrees below zero. Seven trains we