Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-15

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Would it not be well for the proper
authorities to see that the iron bridges ~
town are painted this spring? lt Wou.q
preserve them from rust and improve theil
appearance.
II. j. Stannard and Prot. Erwin were III
Hanover, N. Il, Friday to attend coiiese
teachers conference. In consequence o'
their absence the high school was oiS-
missed Friday.
Henry Harding has thirteen horses anu
colts which he is breaking and lifting ioi
their owners. These horses are kept IN tue
fair ground and George Gay assists ME-
Harding in caring for them.
Fred McGoff of Barton Landing got
badly hurt in the Perclval mill yard ias6
! Wednesday by reason of large HARDWOOD
log rolling over him. He was taken hoIne
Wednesday night on the train.
Mrs. Horace Story and Miss Emily
Brewster of Irasburg are visiting at n. L.
Fosters. Mrs. n. L. Foster has gone 10
Barton Landing to care for her sister, Mrs.
w. Sylvester, who Is quite sick.
A small flock of wild geese have taken
! up their residence on Crystal lake, ana can
be seen almost any day enjoying life near
the point of land on the May shore. lt IS
hoped they will not be disturbed.
A number of the friends OF Fred Cloutler
gave him surprise party last Wednesday
evening to remind him that it was his
twentieth birthday. He was presented
with ring as a token of esteem.
Hotel Barton is enjoying one of the best
runs of business it ever had. The house Is
crowded nearly every night and Mr.. RoWen
reports letters of inquiry about summer
board from several New York and Chicago
parties.
The following letters remain uncalieo
| for at the post-offce May Is. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters
Arthur Gilman, Thomas Hannah, Z. +
: Raymond, Mrs. Addison Smith, Mr.
Addison Smith.
L. M. Hubbard, II. D. Phillips ant
daughter, Mrs. s. E. Winslow and Others
expect to attend the Grand Lodge meeting
of the / o. F. and Rebekahs held IL
Burlington, beginning tomorrow anc
ending Thursday.
Judge Alfred, or his registrar, R Spear
has been in Barton every second Friday il
each month for twelve years to do probate
business, and last Friday was the only day
during this time tha1 there was no praDaa i
business to transact.
The Eckardt family will give an enter
tsinment Wednesday, evening May "a, TO
the benefit of the Village Improvement So
ciety. Further notice will be given mex
week. Tickets will be on sale at II. c
Pierce's Monday, May 22.
w. Fl. Bean, who has been at st. Johns
bury Center during the winter, has re
turned and resumed the hack business
Mr.. Bean has good outfit and will serv
the people in first class shape. It goe
without saying that the people appreciat
having good ten cent hack in town, bu
remember it takes something more thar
} appreciation for hackman to live on.
The many friends of Mrs. T. c. Kimbal
and her daughter, Miss May, will b
pleased to learn that they are eDjoyin,
their European trip and are well. A lette
written to Mrs. G. A. Drew which wa
! posted at Gibraltar, Spain, gives interest
; ing facts as to their trip. 1t appears the.
are to visit France, Spain, Italy, England
Ireland and Wales. They will spend some
time in Paris, and expect to start for hom
about the first of September. Toward tn
latter part of September they intend t.
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At the annual meeting of the BartoI
Humane Society for the prevention o
cruelty to animals held at F. W. Baldwin
Office Tuesday evening the following off
GERS were elected for the year ensuing
pres, w. M. Wright; vice pres, Mrs. e
M. Nichols; sec. and treas, Miss jennie
M. Locke; executive committee, F. W
: Baldwin, Wallace H. Gilpin and c. W
Tenney. While the actual work of th'
society for the past year has not been large
, something has been accomplished and thi
year much more is hoped to be done.
Two decided victories for the academy
r ball team are given Barton during the pas
q week. The first was between Derby
academy and our team at the fair grounds
and resulted in score of IS to in favor o
, Barton. The Derby team was clean team
and played hard ball but were outcIassel
in every way by the home boys. Th'
second game took place Saturday on the
fair grounds and was battle royal between
two sharp rival athletic teams, Newpor
and Barton academy. The visiting team
was defeated by score of II to 5. Follow
Ing is the score by innings of the Newpor
game:
Barton 1 o o. 2 1 o O Il
{ Newport 0 o l 0 0 o.
9 The marriage OF Dona Jutras and Mis-
Q Virginia Beane las Tuesday evening was
very pleasant affair. Fred Freshette actec
= as groomsman, Miss Mary Jutras as brides
t maid and Lora Jutras as flower gil. Tn
I marriage was at the Catholic church and
large number of people were present. Tn
altar was beautifully decorated with flow
ers. About seventy five of the friends at
tended the reception held later at Fre