Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-11-05


tuesday evening, November 6. at 7:so
O'Clock for rehearsal.
V. 4. Hunter on account of increesa of
business has had his store enlarged The
safes room occupies the whole width of the
basement OF J. 9. Kings block.
Mr. and Mrs. FL B. Orcutt will board at
orystal Lake Hotel this winter. Thev j
nave broken camp at Crystal Lake Grove
ana are staying this side of the lake,
We call the attention of our readers tn
an article on page six of this paper headed
appreciated Comment" relating to the
Barton Development association.
MRS. L. Z. Kimbau and her daughter
May are spending ten days in Boston and
ISIS Nellie Flint, who accompanied them
mere, has gone to her home in Andoyer.
Mass.
MRS. Y. E Babcock of Stoneham, Mass.
mas nlred James Cassidy's restaurant and
TOOK possession last Thursday Mrs. II.
IL. B1gelow will remain with Mrs Bah
cock for the present
Inc thermometers registered from eight
TO fifteen degrees above zero this morn
ing, giving US little taste of winter,
although the fall has been exceedingly
fine up to the present.
Ell. F. Pillsbury & Son have installed
dynamo of $50, sixteen candle light power
Tor their manufacturing plant. This is
another equipment necessary in modern
manufacturing esta oiishment
Joseph Barton has finished the Nav
POND dam. This dam is 30 arranged that
the village can draw eight fcot of water
from the pond when needed, thus insur-
Ing plenty of water at all times of the
year.
| The excavations north of the LIE Beau
Lac clubhouse are practically complete,
the low water greatly facilitating opera
tions. This improvement will give motor
boats a fine place for anchorage another
season.
F. B. Lang has hired the John Arkley
blacksmith shop near the station and has
engaged l.. j. Bickford to run ths shop.
This certainly is an Improvement over the
tent shop Mr.. Bickford has been running
on the fair ground.
The Village Improvement society will
hold food sale Saturday, November 10, al
3 o'clock at Miss Colburne's, consisting o.
beans, bread, pies, cake and doughnuts
All contributions OF food outside of thi
society will be much appreciated.
PerIey & Co., dealers in novelties, is tht
new firm on Main street who open bust
ness next Saturday morning in the Com
} stock store recently fitted up for this new
firm. Their first advertisement will b
found ON another page of this paper.
Mrs. Geo. FL. Davis informs us that sh,
did not attend the w. Q. 7. U couventio.
in Boston as a delegate as stated in las
weeks paper, but was in Boston with Mr.
Davis, delegated to keep tab on him, bu
did attend the whits ribbon convention a
q side issue.
A large crowd witnessed the roller skat
ing masquerade at the hau Friday evening
: A variety Of costumes was displayed, Will
some were very dainty, others were ''iear
: fully and wonderfully made" The lady
prize was awarded to Miss Grace Smit
q of Barton Landing, and the gentleman
: prize to Gerald Grow.
At the meeting OF the voters of the Bar
g ton graded school district Tuesday ever
:. ing in the schoolhouse to see if the votel
would by two thirds vote grant bonds
be issued to exceed five times it's grand Lii
= for the erection and completion Of ne
school building no opposition was met ar
unanimous vote resulted.
= We note in the Salt Lake (Utah) Tribun
an extended article regarding the ROWAN
school, a popular preparatory school
Il that city, aud the laying of the corner
: stone OF new building. Miss Clara
Colburne. a sister of Miss Lydia Colburr
l. of this place, is principal of the school an
l. the paper speaks in highest terms OF n
management.
l. G. Ell. jackson is building a house whlf
y is 2Sx32 feet on the ground. 1t Is two ST.
ries high, has brick foundation from &c
d lar up to sills There is piazza ten te
Is wide on both the east and west SIDES. I
has large gang Of men at work and 9
house is up and covered. The bu1ldli
:, stands between Mrs. Josephine Fsstei
house and Seymour Hunts residence
J. 6. Turnbull introduced in the hou
. Monday bill granting leave for the Ba
ton graded school district to Issue oon
not to exceed $37, 900 for the erection oi
eu new school building. Ii this Oil pass'
d as il undoubtedly will. the last step In I
nrocsedin IS to raise the money VIII
10. taken and the completion OF the oulol
le- will lie entirely in the hands OF the ouh
ing committee.
op The Afternoon Study Club INST at
Ike home of Mrs. j. n. Webster Taursda
,er Nov. [. Eighteen members and Two VI
tors were present. The program was
r. follows: Roll call, current events, hist'
- leeson. Mrs King acted as teRener. Z
ne minute papers on English prose write
Sir Walter Raleigh by Mes 0ndef"o'
Cir Philip Sidney by Mrs Cowies.
us ..pusssing contest" Mrs. d q re
10 Guessed the largest number. Next ms
cH ;,, ho held with Mrs. Robinson