Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-10-09

grown the present building and tnal III
the near future some provision must De
madeto meet the demand for better ac-
commodations. A good number oft peo-
pie believe that school buildings located
on the Benton farm would ve-y nicely
accommodate the village.
The Valley Brothers are building large
abutments of split granite for the bridge
over the creek near the Henry Gay tene-
ment house on Lincoln Avenue, where the
road is to be built for the accommodation of
E. Gaskill. This requires from two to
three hundred yards of granite and large
gang of men are improving the good
weather to get the culvert done before
winter sets in. Considerable grading and
| filling in is necessary before the road Is
completed. The road intersects the Lin
| coin Ave. road just above the passageWay
under the railroad.
Considerable dissatisfaction is felt by
| those returning from the Montpelier CEN
tenniaI last Thursday morning about the
unsatisfactory accommodations expert
enced on the trains. The special was
from midnight until five O'Clock the next
morning In coming from Wells River to
Barton, siding at nearly every station and
| waiting for hours at time. Again there
was not room on the train for the passen-
gers and nineteen ladies besides number
less men stood in the aisles OF the cars a
great part of the distance.
| On account of sickness in the family
| of Mrs. o. II. Mossman a change has
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and the November number will come on
| Oct. 10, the next regular meeting, to be
held at the home of Mrs. E. II. Webster,
at three O'Clock. Subject, "Women in
Government" Roll call: Women OF the
Bible. Mrs. M. L. Pearson of Coventry,
county president of the W. c. T. u, Will
be present to give an interesting talk on
parliamentary drill, and Mrs. Bryant, the
county secretary, will give report of the
state convention. All are invited to be
present.
The Afternoon Study Club met with
Mrs Lucy Robinson Thursday, Oct. B.,
twenty-five ladies being present. After
roll call, with quotations from Mark ham,
SAKE, Kipling and Franklin, the following
|
First Home of the Lost Colony" Mrs. Hib-
bard; "History of Jamestown" Mrs. In
derwood; ssWhat Permanent Value Have
the Works of Mary Johnston?" Mrs Bar
ron Things We Should Know, "Mirrors
and Their Manufacture" Mrs. Brown.
characteristics of Lord Chatham" Mrs.
Aldrich; sJohn Eliot, the Apostle OF the
Indians" Mrs. King; Benjamin Frank
Inns Remarks on the North American Say
ages,' Mrs. Mossman.
The Woman's Literary Club began its
seventh years work in large and enthu
siastic meeting held with Miss Currier
last Wednesday evening Oct. After NEG
essary business the following programme
was carried out Roll call, responded to by
clippings, quotations and stories about
birds; paper with map study, "Physical
Geography of France" Miss Locke; paper,
"Early Political History OF France to
Charlemagne," Mrs. Cowles; selections
from Stoddard's Lectures, "Scenery in
France" Mrs. Hartwell; for music Mrs
Stannard sang "Absent" by Metcalf. The
principal subjects for the year are France
| and Austria, with the Bay View Magazine
as basis OF study. Miss, Lang and Mis-
J Gilpin wereichosen delegates to represeni
J the club at the state federation at Barre
, Oct. II and IL.
The 26th annual reunion of Co. D, 9Th
VT. Vols, was held here Thursday after
noon and evening. At 800 o'clock p. m
! the meeting was called to order by th'
president, E. n. Nye. Officers elected
president, E. FL. Nye. Bradford: treasurer
j. G. Stickney, NewportCenter; secretary
A. j. Miller, Newport. Place of meeting
1906, at home of L. l.. Sanborn, Yves
e Derby; executive committee, L. l.. San
s born and wife. At the call of the rol
e fourteen mem bers answered in person
HI. E. Bliss, VIM. FL. Brunning, Arch
!, Craig, Dana Cook, A. w. Davis, Rufus
: Drew, E. L. Knapp, A. J. Miller, E.
:. Nye, Frank Robbins, l.. L. Sanborp, j.
e Stickney, Calvin j. Shepard, E. }. Stone
q Those answering by letter were eight
/. Capt. M. w. Davis, VIM Blanchard, VIM
q A. Baldwin, John s. Brown, A. p. Folsom
), Samuel o. Lsdd, 81. Henry Mcclure, VII
IL bur A. Stiles. At 40 adjourned until tn
e supper hour, $50, when all marched t
r the Methodist church, where a deliciou
: supper was served by the Odd Girls in thei
usual excellent manner and of quality tn
4 best. At 80 reassembled and listened t
v resolutions on the deaths Of Comrade
!: VIM. Mitchell, Samuel L. Richardson
I. Carlos B. Gilman and Samuel D. Gray, tn
o last named having died the past year, tn
=. others In 1904. The committee ha
arranged an evening program. First
: remarks by R.v. w. c. Johnson; reading
:. Chas. Stone; song, Rev. and Mrs. A.
IL Blake; recitation, Ruth Freeman; recita
J. tioD, Esther Brunning; song, Cordeli
T. Page; reading, Mrs. Tenney; song, Carol
n Webster; remarks by Rev. A. b. Blake
a "reminiscences by Nse. Cook, Bliss, Mar
mock and some others. At 9:45 the meet
of ing drew TO q close, it being one of tn
At most succsssfuI for several years. Man
" thanks are expressed by the Company
l. the many friends of Old &c. d of the-6s