Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-08-14

field last Thursday, using four horses.
The street lights went out suddenly IN :
the thunder shower here Saturday even
ing because of the breaking of an insuia-
tor.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tenney were at
Greensboro pond last Monday and Tues
day. Mr.. Tenney caught an eight pouno
trout.
Mrs. MI. Ruggles and Miss Nettie MOI
rill went to Cabot and Marshfeld last sat-
urday to spend "Old Home Week" with
friends.
There was slight frost this morning,
quite change from the weather last week
when the thermometer registered well
into the eighties.
Several young people of this place al
tended the entertainments given oy tne
German & Ford company at Barton Lano-
ing last week.
Mrs. w. A. Warmers mother OF Wash
ington D. c., and her sister OF deorgla
we're visitors at the Congregational par
sonage last week. /
Gertrude Folsom, daughter OF IL. A. Fol-
som, has been spending ten days With her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Z. Gorooi'
at Bethlehem, N. H.
There will be a moonlight excursion
down Lake Memphremagog by Barton
Cornet Band, Tuesday, Aug. 22nd. Round
trip tickets 95 cents.
Mabel Cobb, and her sister Mrs. +. H.
Buck and her two children from Manches-
ter, N. H., are camping this week in G. W.
Tenney's cottage at Willoughby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowery have gone to South
Wheelock to keep boarding house for
Taplin & Rowell during the cutting out OF
a large amount of lumber at that place.
The Barton baseball team next meets
the strong st. Johns bury team, with
Thompson in the box, at Roaring Brook
Park, Wednesday, Aug. 10th, at 2:15 p. M
Arthur Stone, editor of the Caledonian,
and his wife were visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Q Homer Smith of St. Johnsbury in ]. W.
MurkIand's cottage at Lakeville last week.
&c Condor, manager of the Vermont
) and New Hampshi Viavi Co has been
t stopping for time with Mrs. Geo. c. Lang
and looking after the work in this vicinity.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office Aug. IA. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters
John T. Elliott, Mrs. N. Fairbrother, Geo.
, Randall.
Foster Doolin, the son of Ira Doolin OF
= Manchester, N. H, the little boy who was
so badly hurt last winter as reported in
the MONITOR at the time, is visiting his
V grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G. Spauld-
Is ing.
Archie McDougal was called to Derby
n Wednesday to attend the funeral of hi
# aunt, Mrs fElvira Powers, who died Mon
day. Mr.. McDougal has also just received
word from Scotland that an aunt 89 year
old, died there July 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Tracy of Belle Plain
Ia, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
: Wilkey recently. Mr.. Tracy formerl
lived in this town but twenty four year
ago he moved to Iowa where he has ha
~ a very successful business career.
An eclipse of the moon occurs this Mon
day evening. The moon will rise about
Tn O'Clock and viewed from here will be see
IT, to he entering the shadow about 10 o'clocl
The middle of the eclipse will be reache
g. about II o'clock and the shadow will lea0
on the moon by midnight.
Mrs. F. G. Burdick and daughter ha'
P. been visiting her brother, AFRO Hawkin
er, and other relatives and friends in st. John
bury and DanvilIe the past week. M
zen Burdick and son joined them Friday al
rs they returned home Sunday night.
The new Bank block begins to take
red the form of building and will soon reat
at its height. The first and second stories
brick are up, and the steel Innings OF t
hor vaults have arrived and are being put
or place. The building promises to be
thoroughly we'll built structure and
=, ornament to our village.
mr. Little Robert Tute, whose sickness W
mentioned last week, died at }. W. Muir
lands Thursday morning. At the autop
a n which was held it was learned that t
DN0 operation for appendicitis was successf
and death was caused by adhesion of t
tne bowels. The body was taken to Cal
her bridge, Mass, for interment, Thursday p.
One of the pleasant events of the we
mt was the marriage of E. 4. Walcott and III
'me Charlotte Cove of Wentworth, n.
Mr.. Walcott is one of our prominent bu
was ness me7, a fine photographer, and M
eE, Cove is most estimable young lady W
has made many friends and we bespe
drs. for the happy couple success. The nj
urn riage was performed at Glover last Wedn
day evening, Rev. J. A. Mcdonald ofici
,dro ing.
II. beautiful Msmphremagog, is
name of a handsome souvenir book
;ned Lake Memphremsgog containing about
,be pages aud 100 illustrations just issued
d. W. Hildreth of Newport. Mr. Walc'
-, Barton's photographer, was employed
Mr. Hildreth to take the views and
''e-' better lot of illustrations can be fou
Some of the views have been put OF
miiy postal cards that are on display In
b. / Ho oiS