Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-04-03


On Sunday, March 10, Rev. S. G. Lewis
preached missionary sermon End took up
the missionary offering, which amounted
to about $40 Mr.Lewis will preach mis-
sionary sermon at the conference of the
M. e. churches at Enosburg Falls, begin
| ming April 18th.
We take this method to extend our
| thanks to the friends and neighbors, who
| so kindly aided during the sickness death
| and burial of our beloved wife and mother,
| also to the singers and to those who sent
| the beautiful floral tribute.
| q. A. FLETCHER AND FAMILY.
We have secured the services OF Arthur
| E. Warner, an associated press reporter, to
report this village for the MoNTToR He
| will visit the village once or twice each
week for news. Jot down your items and
see that he gets them or send them to this
| office. We are glad to get them.
M. NJ. Taplin was kept busy last week
having attended a large auction sale OF
horses in North Adams, Mass, last We'd
nesday, where he sold seventy one horses,
also at WoodsvilIe, N. H ,on Friday selling
| fifty horses at this sale He also had farm
and stock sales in Bloomington and Shelf
field.
The officers elected at the recent village
meeting were moderator, B. F. D. Car
penter; clerk, A. w. Fletcher; trustee for
three years, o. G. Page; water commits
| sioner for three years, z. Fl. ChurchilI
auditors, c. D. French, L. M. Kinsley and
81. S. Webster. 1t was voted to pay the
fire company $3.50, and the band is also to
] receive $3.50.
Queen Esther concert to- morrow, Tues
day, evening. Judging from the success
and pleasing report of the Esther concert
at Barton, we anticipate full house at
| the concert here tomorrow evening. The
cantata is full of action and the solo and
chorus work is rendered in excellent man
ner. The drills by the girls and young
ladies are especially pretty and well exc
cuted.
The Book and Thimble Club held their
"Gentlemen's evening" at the home of
Mrs. G.. B. Rowell on Wednesday, March
20. About seventy guests were present.
The evening was spent in playing pro-
gressive games. A short musical program
was given and refreshments were served.
Thanks are due to Miss Eaton for the
painted souvenirs, also to DIR. and Mrs.
Rowen for opening their house for the oc
| casion.
Yesterday, at about 2:3O o'clock, it was
discovered that the FL. Fl. Hyde house near
the WilIoughby lake road on School street
was on fire. In q short time help gathered
and the goods were taken from the house.
Before the hose company arrived the barn
and ell were destroyed and part of the
house but by hard work with three streams
Of water the fire was soon under control
and extinguished. The building will be an
entire loss. Mr.. M. Revoir had moved into
the house only the night before and it is
thought the fire originated about the stove
pipe or chimney. Mr.. A. d. Mathews,
guardian, had newly repaired the house
last fall, putting in several hundred dol
lars. The loss is estimated at about 5000
with about $500 insurance.
SOUTH BARTON.
Walter Bostridge from Attleboro, Mass,
is visiting in town.
Mrs. Hollis Allard from Barton spent
Sunday at Mrs. Orcutt's.
Mrs Fred Friend visited in Barton Land
ing few days last week.
Miss Agnes Wilson from Barton is visit
; ing her sister, Mrs. Fred Friend.
Mr.. Young of Barton Landing visited at
> B. c. Berry's few days recently.
G. E. Aldrich from Barton visited his
foxx n OF
Miss Maud Wheeler of Undercliff has
+ taken the Duck Pond school for one year
Mr.. Stockwell has begun saving woo6
and will fill the wood shed he built last fall
40. Berry is visiting in Attleboro, Mass
+ his mother intends to return home will
I him.
o. c. Abbott was in Barton few day
+ last week caring for his uncle, Charlie
Abbott.
Mrs. Eliza Chapman from Irasburg, wht
p has been visiting Mrs. g. w. Abbott, ha
gone to Barton.
Miss Eliza Folsom, who has been nurs
ing in West Derby, is visiting her parents
II Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Folsom.
IS Mr.. ana MIS- H. D. OIOOHS dHo wv SA1AA
dren who have been visiting at q.
, Drown's, have returned TO Cheir nolne IL
Westmore.
n ALBANY.
Mrs. w. Fl. Chaffee has been i'll the pas
:. two weeks.
; James Mcclure has purchased Willart
q Hyde's farm.
Mrs. Frank TuthilI is caring for tn
J. Burbank baby.
= small child of Mr.. Andrews is il
with scarlet fever.
Charlie Stewart has had telephon
placed in hts house.
e. Sam Gonyaw has rented the Willar
Hyde place and moved there.
is A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mr.!
ne G. c. Batchelder, March 9th.