Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-15
BARTON.

erected on Rim street next 81 DHlEt.
Harry ]. Dutton went to Barre last Sat
urday whore he Il to attend G. 3ddard Sem
mary until the close OF the spring term.
f. L. Taylor is at work for y. ID. Mar
tin & Co ia the livery stable in place OF
Elmer Healy, who has closed his labors
there.
Several members OF Olympic Encsmp-
msnt l. O. o. r. went to Newport last Fri
day night and worked the Royal Purple
degree.
Last Tuesday ]. Z. Grapes drew 3O5 cord
feet of spruce logs from the Emerson
place to the station here with one span of
horses.
The weather made a low record last
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, reach
ing in some parts OF this village over
twenty degrees below zero.
Remember the installation OF officers at
the new Odd Fellows rooms In the bank
block Tuesday evening, the 18th. A num-
Der OF the Grand Lodge Officers are to be
presant.
About fifty friends OF Willard Trip and
to bid them goodbye. Mr. Trip in COM
pany with his brother has bought the
livery stable at Barton Landing of Mr..
Lothrop.
Miss Sadie Corley entertained a small
party OF friends al her home January 1, it
being her seventeenth birthday. Refresh
ments were served and games played,
everyone enjoying pleasant evening, and
all went away Wishing her many happy
returns of the day.
The meeting of the Society for the Pre-
ventlon OF Cruelty to Animals was held in
f. w. Bald WINS Office Tuesday evening.
The report otthe secretary showed that the
society was free from debt after having
spent eonsiderable money the past year.
Several case5of neglect and cruelty have
been investigated, one old horse has been
disposed q, watering tubs have been put
into the sock yards and other work done
the past year. The society invites the sur
rounding towns to report cases needing in
vestigati0n. Officers elected for the ensu-
ing yeaf were: President, w. M. Wright;
vice president, Mrs. e. NJ. Nichols; secre-
rotary and treasurer, Miss Jennie Locke:
execntive committee, Wallace Fl. Gilpin,
f. ~. BALDWIN and Q. w. Tenney.
Despite the fact that the Hardwick team
u their game here last Thursday mig ut
were assisted by Smythe from the crack
80 D team OF st. Johnsbury, Barton was
&tle TO win by good margin. The game
E|4s witnessed by good crowd, who
IoWed that they appreciate the good game
which our boys are putting up this winter.
BARTON HARDwICK
Webster, b, Brown
Dana, b, Dockendoff
Rines, C - b, Johnson
Mears, b C, Worthen
# BarroWs, b | I, Milne
Heath, l b IF, Smythe
Score-Barton, Sc; Hardwick, 81. Goals
from floor, Webster 6, Dana IL. Rines 2,
Barrows 2, Heath 5, Brown 4, Milne 1,
Smythe 8. Goals from fouls-Rines 4,
Milne 1. Referee, Carr; umpire, Dutton ;
time, 3 15m. periods.
The second concert ia the lecture course
given by the Schubert Male Quartette last
Monday evening was a success every way,
Lovers OF good music very rarely enjoy
such treat, and are loud in their praise of
complimentary to all who were present to
know that two OF the singers were orig
inally Vermonters. Robert Martin, first
tenor was born in Montgomery, and DR..
Clark, bass, was for some years dentist in
st. Johnsbury and formerly from North
field 1t is reported. The music used by the
singers was much of it very difficult, but
was handled In the hig hest artistic manner.
Especial attention was given to enuncia-
ton of words and syllables, each being
brought out so distinctly and clearly that
none were at loss to understand. An
other feature was the perfect harmony
produced. There was not the slightest vi
bration to indicate discord, but each part
blended like the sweet tones of an Eolian
harp. In the meditation into different
keys each voice was so evenly balanced and
shaded that there was nothing to break
the harmony and concord OF sweet tones
1t was delight to listen to such music
and it was observed that they were equally
at home on sacred and comic songs. AL
most every number was encored, and they
came back again and again with something
fresh and new and equally good. 1t was
W libI60 10 -hChhOuAOOA hOW tuJ
Creator in the days of thy YOUTH" ant
those who heard it and other pieces of tht
kind Will long remember with pleasure tn,
soul-stirring strains. The reader, Miss
Batting, pleased the audience and found {
place in their hearts as a reader. She wal
pretty, modest, talented and performed hel
part to the entire satisfaction OF those pres
ent, some believing her to be the best lad.
reader ever in Barton. 1t is certain tina
whenever the Schubert Quartette come t.
Barton again they will receive a heart,
welcome.
From Our Readers.
MR.. EDITOR:
As a citizen of Barton village | would
like to have the people who attended tn,
concert in the opera hall last Monday eve