Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-22

CoWansv1lle, who remains dangerously Ill.
| Last week DR.. Stevens received $1,000
trout from the government, and put them
In Willouehby Lake.
MA. FL. Marble of Lowell, Mass, is
visiting his sister, Miss Ina Marble, and
other relatives in town.
| On account of bad weather the Band
concert was postponed from Thursday,
May Is to Tuesday, May %.
S. e.. Winslow of Barton, will sell %
COWS at auction at Tzplin & Rowelps
stables, Thursday at p. 10.
Union Memorial services will be held in
the Methodist church next Sunday a. M.
| Rev. j. B. Lyman will deliver the address.
Ed. Cheney win sell at public auction at
his residence in this place Saturday even
ing at 7;30 O'Clock all his household furni-
ture.
The new catalogue of the high school and
graded school, which has been prepared by
Principal G. F. Hall will soon be ready for
distribution.
Rev. j. B. Lyman of the Cong'l church
preached at the First Baptist church. New
port yesterday in exchange with Rev. c. H.
Brown, who occupied the pulpit here.
Arthur Austin returned home from Bos
ton Friday. Arthur graduated from the
Boston School Of Pharmacy last week and
returns here to work for H s. Webster.
X A. Beams new house will be located at
the upper end of Water street. The cellar
is already dug and the erection Of the
bnilding will be carried rapidly forward.
The senior class of the Craftsbury ecsd-
emy held its supper at the Valley house
Friday evening. After the supper, speech
es were made and a pleasant time enjoyed.
Rev. s. g. Lewis and W. c. Twombly ex-
pect to go to the New England Missionary
Convention which is to be held in Wor-
cester. Mass, this week, May 23 81 and 20
Mrs. Routledge of Georgeville, Que was
in town with a party of frieGds Friday.
She came to NewporG on her steam launch
Chinook and drove from there in a carri-
age.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Barton Landing post-ofice May
%: Tommey Gonyer, A. w. Gladding, Joe
Jayamn, Rev. Charles Clark, Freddie BIay,
Mrs. M. E. Miller.
~ LIZ Ody Gdo '04b SOl 1oOA 1lOuSS Ol
Maple street well under way. 1t is up and
ready for the roof. Mr.. Gay has been grad
ing and setting out trees around his new
house on School street.
Rev. s. G.. Lewis preached the bacca-
Rureate sermon before the students of
Derby academy yesterday. Rev. Mr.. Edli-
4 oft, agent for the Vermont Bible society
preached for Mr.. Lewis.
It is noted that Principal e. D. Collins of
the state normal school at Johnson, son of
l. D. r. Collins of this place, is engaged as
one of the speakers at series OF educa-
tional meetings to be held in Chittenden
! county this month.
The ladies of the Home Missionary Soci-
ETY. will give a pea soup supper at the yes
J | try of the NJ. e. church next Wednesday
evening, May 24th. Supper will be served
from O'Clock until ell are served. Every
! body Is invited.
: The carpenters commence WORK to-day
upon F. g. Browns new house near the
upper end of Water St. Mr.. Brown has
one OF the best locations and when his
buildings are completed they will be an
ornament to the village.
There was no baseball game Saturday as
the Derby academy team which was sched-
uIed to play the local high school failed TO
materialize. The boys here were very
) much disappointed as they had prepared
+. for a social and promenade in the evening.
, The girls basket ball team has organized
and elected Gertrude Bennett as captain
and Hazel Twombiy manager. They are
practicing daily for future contests. Next
:, winter hall will be engaged and the local
team will be in the swim with the others.
The entertainment, "David Harum,''
given at the Opera Hall Thursday evening,
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Congregational church, was
} fairly well attended netting about $40
Many thanks are due the band for fur
nishing excellent music that was appre-
! ciated by all.
Rev. e. III. Fuller of Burlington, field
secretary of the Vermont Sunday School
association will speak in the CongI church
, in this place next Tuesday evening, May
23d at Z 80 O'Clock upon some of the i'm
portant phases OF Sunday School work in
Vermont. 1t is to be a union service and
a good attendance is desired.
The annual meeting of the directors of
the Chandler Mig. Co., will be held here
June 1. At this time, the matter OF several
improvements viii be considered. among
these is the construction ofa new kiln, and
the erection of number of houses which
have been planned. The company has
purchased strip of land from Mrs. Eva
HaseIton opposite the mill and will ouiio
bridge across the river.
Michael Betters, formerly a resident OF
this place died May II at his home at North
stanstead. Mr.. Beiters was 81 years OF age
and veteran of the civil war. In 1s4e, be
went to Californis in search OF gold, and
after finding a considerable amount he
stortad nome by way OF Panama. On the
1stnmus. he was attacked by natives and
lost all his wealth. Several years later be
returned and was again successful. He i
survived bv widow and six children.