Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-06

are spending their vacation with Joseph
Paquette's people.
Mrs. Andrew Walcott has ridden out
| twice recently, the first time since year
| ago last October. No one but person who
has been shut in for nearly two years can
appreciate this item.
One of the street auctioneers who
recently visited this town was heard to
say, sBarton IS easy, it's regular town of
suckers" "Easy," "Suckers," is it? The
| moral is-trade at home.
! Joseph Hemel has moved from the Low
cry house into one of Saril Brooks houses
with Fred Beams people. Mrs. Hemel was
| taken to a hospital at st. Johnsbury for
treatment Saturday night.
Mrs. Hattie Bassett aud daughter and
Mrs. Georgia Carl and daughter OF Mime
sofa, relatives of j. G. King of this place,
are expected this week to make visit OF
several weeks in this vicinity.
The Hawkins Brothers are putting in
gasoline engine to run their separator and
churn and other implements. No more up
to- date farmers can be found in Vermont
than the farmers of this vicinity.
Mrs. Geo. R. Grant was called to Rut-
land last week on account of the illness OF
Mr.. Grants mother. Isabel Grant has
gone to Bradford to stay with Mrs. Grants
people until her mot hers return.
A train wreck was averted at the railroad
bridge near the freight station Thursday.
! The hind w of off the
train backed across the bridge, but the
train stopped before much damage was
done.
George FL. Davis clothing department
when completed will be one of the finest
equipped gents furnishing stores in the
state and will be the first one in the state
to install the latest cabinet arrangement
for displaying goods.
Ar. CowIes, G. B. Webster, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Perley, DR.. and Mrs. }. M.
Blake, Charles Foster and Raymond Wins
low attended the musical convention at
Greensboro last week, and report good
convention and fine time.
Through error last week we failed to
report the pleasant trip around the lake
given the Methodist Episcopal choir by
, John Arkley recently. Most of the mem
l bers availed themselves of the opportunity
and enjoyeda pleasant trip.
B. Morse narrowly escaped serious ac-
cident Wednesday. His horse took fright
on the Stockwell hill and ran, throwing
3 Mr.. Morse out of the wagon near JOSEPH
Cohen's. Mr.. Morse was hurt quite badly
but no bones were broKen.
t The baseball team have two games this
i. week, one Wednesday, at Albany with
the Newport aggregation and one Saturday
p afternoon on the home grounds with Iht
strong Lyndonville team. The team die
not go to Derby Line Saturday on account
of the rain.
= A meeting of those interested in forming
Republican club in this town are re-
quested to meet at Seaver's hall at 73t
= o'clock tomorrow, Tuesday, evening. Al
out of town speaker is expected to be pres
. ent and local republicans will address th'
:. meeting. Farmers are especially requested
s. to be present.
. The weather the past week has been tn
4, warmest of the season. Not only has tn
n thermometer run high, but the humidit,
d. has been very intense and yesterday wa
g. called by many the most uncomforta BILE, /
r, not the hottest, day OF the year. Their
W mometers registered from sS to 95 in tn
village.
s. Mrs. Frank Magoon, wife of Prescelle'
ge manager, who has taken up hypnotisr
zee and conducts part OF Prot. Prescelle's en-
tertainments, goes to New York today t
of purchase costumes for this fall. Prescell
iss will tour sixteen artists this season an
at will open the season about September Ii
in Attleboro, Mass.
ses After purchasing lamps and cleaning u
Q. the old ones and worrying7more or less ovs
H. the terrible time we were to have while tt
lights were Off for installing ths new ger
,uo orator, we were compelled to use them on
- one night, as on the second day our wire
:, Plunkett was connected with the lslar
Pond system and we are having hou
lights as usual.
art
lby - 'He
&c phone Exchange will be held at F.
Baldwin's Office Tuesday, August 14th,
1870 o'clock p. m, to hear the report
2ne the committee on the improvement of t
MO service and to act thereon. Every me1
the Der should be present as the business to
transacted is of great Importance and W
N a be- Of personal interest to everyor
the involving the expenditure OF considers
to money for which each member must p
his share. J. A. PEARSON, Sec.
,ee- There was a fire call from Pillsbury
q RI Baldwin's mill whistle Wednesday mig
owe about nine O'Clock and the fire compa
the responded very quickly; but just as
fire company were ready to let the wa
on, the fire, which was about the smo
stack in the roof of the mill, was ext
guished by j. w. Millar, the watchm
no had the mill hose in perfect adjT
'No0 lneut. Several times the excellent WI
system in this village has prevented M
aone loss by fire. The village Is to be C
ney, ,ra,ulated on q fire COMPANY Of hustl
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