Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-16

Hon. M. s. Stone, state superintendent of
education, will give lecture on "China
and the Chinese" in Seaver's opera hall on
Wednesday evening Of this week. Mr..
Stone has spent several Years in ithe far
east and is we'll posted on the subject and
has many friends in this place, who will be
pleased to hear him. About fifty stereop-
ticon slides will be shown illustrative of
the subject. An admission fee Of 10 cents
will be charged to pay hall and local ex-
penses. Lecture at o'clock.
One OF the largest and most interesting
meetings of the Woman's Literary Club
was held with Ms. Heath Wednesday
evening, April 4, With the following pro-
gram: Roll call, E ster sentiments; paper,
| "NapoIeon's Connection with Austria and
His Overthrow" Ms Foss; paper. ssVaca-
| tion Schools furnishn1 nv the Federation
of Women's Clubs, res ~ Mrs. Pillsbury:
this wss followed by an Informal discus
sion upon the sane subject; song, ssThe
Shadows OF the Evening Hour,'' Mrs.
Hartwell.
E. H. Glazfer has returned from South
Royalton where be went with the Percivar
Furniture Co., and has hired to Pillsbury
& Baldwin and is now in Massachusetts in
a wood working factory in the interests
of said firm. 1t is understood that Fred
PilIsbury and g. G. Baldwin have leased of
PiIlsbury & Son the factories OF the Perci-
vii furniture plant and will run it separate
from the saw mill, which is now in opel a.
tion by ;Pillsbury & Son. They expect 10
install fifty horsepower engine in addi-
tion to the new water wheel for auxiliary
power.
Thursday afternoon Mrs FL. T. Seaver
entertained the Afternoon Study Club at
the psrlor of Hotel Barton. Twenty-Five
members responded to roll call; also six
invited guests were present. Mrs. Web-
ster read a sketch Of the life of Rev. Henry
Van Dyke. A very practical paper was
"Where to Spend a Vacation" by Mrs
Goodro. Music was rendered by Mrs
PillsbuIy. The ten minutes intermissio I
was a reception for Mrs. Murkland and
Mrs. JenDess, who returned from CaIifor-
mia recently. When oder was restored
Mrs. Ellen Webster read 'sWreck of ths
Hesperus." T5e besutiful poem, ''Gravei
of House hold" was read by Mrs. Powell
The NJ. A. S. favored the club with song
after which Mrs. Barron gave the clut
some idess on ''Tbe Bible, the Promoter il
Modern Painting" Arief sketches of tht
) lives of three great naturalists, Agassiz, b,
Mrs. Elliott; Audubon, by Mrs. Thompson
Maria Mitchell, by Mrs. Lang; followed.
The lecture and stereopticon view
on Yellowstone park given by Prof. Fl
Stannard in the high school room
! Wednesday evening was well attended
D in fact there was not room enough for al
S to be seated and several remained standing
e The views were the finest the Wriler- eve
e saw thrown onto sheet and the sen
o sentiment wss expressed by many presep'
the oehcacy of shade and colering CAV
: striking likeness of the original scenes
9 and this in connection with the talk b.
Mr.. Stannsrd held the interest of the audi
= ance to the finish. Mary went from til
, room expressing a desire to visit thi
wonderland" and as many Of those pres
ent were students 1t is probable their de
sire viii some day bs fulf led. Few i
a the audience before realized the beaut
Y and extent of territory of the nations
/. park and tha ms gnihceuee OF baJurs'
: work on this SPOT CT lard. At the close {