Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-03-13

Mrs. Dodge and Mrs. Dean leave for
Boston Monday. Miss Grace Dodge will
have charge of store during their absence
Mr.. Porter, who has been living in one
of George Ford's tenements, has moved
into the house recently vacated by Fred
Cummings.
Moses Adams, who has taken third
interest in Whipple & French's hardware
and furniture store, began his duties there
last week.
Messrs. Irving Connor and Fred Drown
are having lumber hauled to Westmore
preparatory to building a cottage there
next summer.
The Thespians will play sup Vermont
Way'' Friday, March II, at the new opera
house. Tickets go on sale at H. IS. Web
ster's Tuesday, March IA, at 12:15. Admis-
sion 25c., reserved seats 35c. and Soc.
The item stating that Aaron Wiley had
purchased the Stafford property, formerly
occupied by Mrs. A. D. Matthews, which
appeared in recent issue . the MONITOR,
was incorrect. Mr.. Wiley has not pur-
chased the property.
The Book and Thimble Club met with
| Mrs. Chandler on Thursday. Thirty la
dies were present and enjoyed the Especial
Studies in Plant Life" given by Miss
| Eaton, also the parliamentary drill con-
Quoted by Mrs. Lucy Twombly. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Beede Locke
| March Is.
The Junior Band have again organized
and will go hereafter under the name of
''Barton Landing Band" They are hav-
! ing two meetings a week, Tuesday and
Friday, and are getting along finely.
| The band has twenty-five members and is
ready to raka almost any job that comes
along at q reasonable price.
SOUTH BARTON.
Mrs. Nathaniel Lord is working at John
L. Forests.
E. G. Forrest was in Barton Landing one
day last week.
Mrs. Elvira ABBOTT visited in Passump-
sic last Friday.
Mrs. Orcutt and Mrs. HoItham visited in
| Barton IaSU week.
Mrs. E. j. Wheeler from Barton Landing
was in town last Saturday.
Maud Wheeler is i'll at the home of hel
sister, Mrs. W. T. Brooks.
Dora Thompson from Barton is working
at the o. & Q. boarding house.
Ella Berry, Eta Folsom and Nettie. Hill
are spending their vacation at home.
frankie KimbalI, who has been ill TO
the past two weeks, is able to be abou
again.
Glib Folsom was called here last week b.
the illness of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. D. Folsom.
Myrtle Kimball, who has been visiting
at F. F. Kimball's, has returned to he
work in Newport.
George Duke from Lyndonville was a
home part of last week on account of in
turing one of his eyes.
Fred Pillsbury has commenced work OF
his mill again and hopes to be ready t.
start the mill by the first of April.
q Mr.. and Mrs. Matte Lord of Lyndonvill
and Lewis and Merrill Lord of Montpelie
were in town last week to attend the funer
al of their father, Nathaniel Lord.
Nathaniel Lord, whose illness has bee
) mentioned in this paper, passed ava
March 4th. Funeral services were hel
i here at the schoolhouse March 6, Re-
John Forrest, Jr., officiating.
l. Last Tuesday evening a man by tt
name of Fred Hall stopped at P. Fl. Duke
e telling them he wished to get boarde
there for few days as he was fixing tt
N telegraph wires on the B. & M. r. r. The
told him he could stay there while ixir
;s the wires through this place. He Stops
there over night; the next morning aft
borrowing coat he went away and not
~ ing has been seen of him since.
q. ALBANY.