Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-13

The last quarterly conference will be
held at the vestry on Monday evening,
Feb. 20, at z O'Clock. AS this is the mos t
important meeting of the year all the
members are urgently requested to be
present.
BARTON LANDING.
Additional items from this and other
towns will be found on page six.
Dana Trip is still gaining.
The vault has arrived for the new bank.
All are glad to see Harrison Badger able
to be on the street again.
Mr.. Homer Burhham of Westfeld visited
relatives here last week.
Miss Ethel Moulton is working for Mrs.
Herbert Cowles during her illness.
Mr.. Joseph CIough visited friends in
Lowell and Troy part of last week.
James A. shedrick of Magog is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. A. H. BuIlard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Doe were in Boston
few days last week on business.
Mrs. B. F. D. Carpenter and Mrs. Her.
Mrs. G. E. Gay spent part of last week
in Montpelier visiting her sisters in that
place.
s. E. Winslow will hold an auction sale
of stock at Taplin & Rowell's stables Fri
day, Feb. II.
The singing school will be held this week
on Wednesday evening instead of Thurs
day as usual.
Charles Hartwell's little child has been
very sick the past week with an attack
of the Group.
G. W. Mills hurt his finger so badly
that he has been Obliged to leave his work
for couple OF weeks.
9. G. Sanderson has moved his family
from one of Mrs. Harriman's tenements
into the Wheeler block.
Miss Lillian Lothrop has closed another
successful term of school in the primary
| department at Coventry.
| Mrs. B. c. Berry, who has been visiting
at Ernest Wheeler's, has returned to heI
! home at South Barton.
! Mrs. Betsey Pierce has returned from
her home in Bloomington and resumed
her work at the restaurant.
Have you read Beede & Cowles' advertise
ment in this issue? They are offering spe'
ciaI values in nearly every line.
There will be an apple pie social at the
M. E. church next Thursday evening, Feb
16, under the auspices of the Epwortt
League. Every body is invited to come.
The following letters remain uncalle6
for at the Barton Landing post office Feb
13: Norman D. Wiley, Thomas Smith
Mrs. Harry Shepard, Alvah Ii. Swett.
About twenty couples attended the con
cert and ball given in'the opera hall Frida.
evening and reported a fine time. Mrs
Brooks orchestra from st. Johnsbury fur
nished most excellent music. The enter
talnment was deserving large crowd.
There is no kind of amusement that ap
peals to as many different classes OF peopl
as minstrel show, therefore the member
of the Valley Lodge of Masons have declde'
to give 'sMinstrel," made up OF the lead
ing business men and prominent ladies
. the place. They have engaged the service
of Prof. w. B. Leonard of Glens Fall, NY
} who so successfully produced the Ei1t
Lady Minstrels here about two years age
This entertainment will be given next FIJI
day and Saturday evenings, in the ne'
opera hall. Among the attractions Will
: q male quartet, also the Elite Ladies Quar-
tet, large chorus and a conversationalis
| H. Noh
Beede, James Turnbull and Carl French
. The second part of the entertainment wi
be continuous vau deville show, consist
ing of clog, jig and wing dances, musicE
acts, plantation sketches, with Aunt Dina
and the famous pickannies, and other at
, fractions. There will be street parade g
noon of the first day.
On Feb. the Book and Thimble Gu
met with Mrs. Chandler. Twenty on
: ladies were present. The first portion c
the afternoon was devoted to a memoirs
for Mrs. Locke. Resolutions of respec
prepared by committee, were read an
adopted. Following this was verse c
! word of personal tribute from each membe
of the club. The following papers ha
been prepared: "Earlier Recollections
Mrs. Locke" by Mrs. Marsten; "Mr
Locke as a Long Time Neighbor," by Mr.
TapIin: stMrs. Locke as a Reader an
: Thinker" by Miss Eaton. After shol
intermission, the club was called to ord'
and the rest of the afternoon was sper
with the American Poets. Mrs. Chandl'
very ably conducted the program and gay
short sketches of the different poets, cal
ing on members of the club for SELECTION
the following being given during the pr
gram: ''Sandalphon," by LongfeHo"' M
Bracket; 'Sunset on the Bear camp
n Whittier, Mrs. Lyman; "But one laien',
by Holmes; Mrs KimbalI; zine Cnris.n'
> Baby" By Carleton, Mrs. trehc' ne
onciled,, by Cary, Mrs. Chandler; "lnai
: atopsis,' by Bryant, Miss Eaton mr
Carlos Skinner had selections rom We
mont poets and gave the Legend OF Il Il
q Organ Builder" by Dorr, and 'fhe U
8 Chapel Bell" by Sake. Club will me
le with Mrs. webster Feb. 16 at 2:3o p. N.