Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-03-06

The following letters remain uncalled
for March 6. Please say advertised
when calling for these letters: Miss Sarah
johnson, NJ. l.. Jackson, Mrs. Lydia Rob-
inson.
D. ]. Navin is in town staying at Hotel
Barton, offering for subscription, President
Roosevelt's Works, also "World's Best
Histories" by the best Historians, 645 cents
per volume.
The Modern Woodmen and Band are to
give comedy drama at Seaver's hall on
the evening of March q, entitled ''The
Corner Stone" All will remember the
excellent play given last year and this
promises to be equally as good.
Owing to lack OF space we are unable to
give an extended account of q very pleas
ant party at the home of Mr.. j. G. Peene
in Yonkers, N. Y, the evening of Feb %,
at which Mrs. W. c. Johnson of this place
and Mrs. H. G. Blanchard of Newport were
the guests of honor.
Orleans Lodge No. SO, F. and A. M, ex-
pect to have company next Friday evening
and several neighboring lodges are invited.
Work in the M. NJ. degree. The members
of the o. E. s. will serve a banquet in Seav-
er's hail.
Alden Stockwell has several men cutting
and drawing wood to the station at South
Barton. He recently built large shed at
that place. Mr.. Stockwell though over
seventy years of age is in the woods daily,
chopping and overseeing his wood and
lum Der business.
Let US elect officers to- morrow that are
efficient. We have had exceptionally good
| officers the past year and we want to look
to it and see that we ct the same kind this
year. Barton is now out of debt and let us
keep out. Don't cut the tax down SO low
that we will come out in the hole next " ar.
Barton tWalked over' the Newport bas-
ket ball team last Wednesday evening by a
! score of 65 to 7. The features OF the game
| were Dana's Is baskets and the IA baskets
made by our team in the last 10 minute
period. On the same evening the '07 team
defeated tht rest of the school by score of
90 to Is.
Geo. H. Davis recently bought of W. M {.
Magoon, the gray gelding, Christopher D.
This horse is four years old, was sired by
Red Elm, dam by Darlington Chief, and
| is one OF the most promising colts handled
at the Roaring Brook Park. Henry Hard
ing will have the training of this speedy
| colt.
| The weather during the month Of Feb
ruary held up to the winter record. The
first five days averaged eight below zero,
the Sth went to II below, the 18th below,
18th below, 14th 5 below, 18th 13 below,
18th 13 below, 18th below, making thir-
teen days of below zero weather.
The lecture last Tuesday evening on
"Russia," by Chas. Emory Smith, was well
attended and much enjoyed. The lecture
was a most instructive one, and while
some were disappointed that he did not &C
more into detail about the relations be-
tween Russia and other nations, it was i'm
possible for him to do so owing to hi
former relations with the United States
and Russia as our minister to that country
HI Stannard held the examination fol
teachers here Friday and Saturday will
thirty candidates. @. l.. Erwin con-
Quoted the examination of teachers for Mr.
Stannard at Derby Friday and Saturday
having thirty seven candidates. Mr. Stan
nard holds his teachers examinations a
Greensboro to-day, and later in the weel
he goes to Troy to conduct examination
there.
The new hand car house which was re
Gently completed is OF the "Standard
pattern and is said to be the best one ol
this division of the Boston & Maine Road
1t is fifteen and one half by twenty-fou
feet on the ground, boarded with matches
lumber, and clapboarded. 1t Is sheathet
inside and will accommodate two hand
D cars and all the tools and supplies neede
. for the section.
The Woman's Literary Club met on th
9 evening of March 1, with Mrs. 81. r. Cut
r Ter. Twelve ladies were present, and tn
following program was carried out: Read
q ing "God" (Derzhavin) Miss Foss; sketch
b es OF the lives of rurgeuef and Dostoersk
written by Mrs. Clarence Webster, wer
= read by Miss Austin. Following this wa
T very interesting review of Tolstoi's move
Anna Karenine.
That the people of Barton appreciate q
, excellent house the new proprietor {
Hotel Barton, Mr.. Rowen, is giving us,
shown in the fact that they are the NEAR
. OF reception and benefit to be given hi
at the hotel tomorrow night. Dinner wi
be served at seven O'Clock at one dollar p
r plate. It is hoped that large number wi
h attend. Tickets may be had at the hot
that evening or of h. c. Pierce or G. !
Barrows.
10 Henry a. Hawkins OF this place and Mi
Barbara kiechardt of Providence, e.
m were married In Providence, March
s. Congratulations are extended to Mr.. ar
= Mrs Hawkins, who arrived here last Sa
urday. Mr. Hawkins is one OF the pr
~ prletors he well-known Hawkins far
c. ana hielUDg resident of this town. MI
rt Hawkins Is native of Providence who