Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10

owing to the cotd snaps of last week and
the week before many water pipes were
irozen III buildings where the cold weather
WAS not prepared for. Tie zero mark was
reacheo on several mornings and on
FRIDAY with the mercury at zero we
en1oyeo ID stiff wind all day; more
severe day to be out of doors has not
visited as this winter. Real winter is
promised from now on, and the talk about |
an open winter seems like myth.
The Afternoon Study Club met Thurs
dey, Dec. 6, at the home OF Mrs. A. B.
DieRe, tWenty-hv being present The
program was as follows: Roll call,
| scriptural quotations expressing thank
luinsss; English history lesson taught by
| Mrs. Emmeline Webster; piano solo by
Miss Annie Brown; 'sBunyan's Life and
Writings" Mrs. Currier; "Milton's Lie
and Writings" Mrs. Mabel Hibbard;
reading from paradise Lost" Mrs
| Barron
1t is with great disappointment the
management of the Barton lecture course
announce that the Outcault lecture has
been indefinitely postponed. The follow
ing telegram has been received direct from
Mr.. Outcauft, lowing to bad throat and
utter exhaustion cannot come to Barton
| But word comes from the lecture bureau
; that they shall expect to place him here at
a later date and holders of tickets and
) others should watch closely for the date
/, OF his appearance.
We note in the Newport, II. H., Argus
and Spectator the death OF Geo. Fl. Fair
{ banks, an old and respected citizen of that
y place, at the age of rs years. Mrs. c. w
!: Tenuey of this place made her home witt
MIR. Fairbanks before her marriage anC
J. was in Newport at the time of Mr.. Fair
= banks death. He wes 8 successful bushes
II man of that place and had represented h1
e town in the legislature and been senate
from his district to the state senate. Th
s. paper speaks very higniy of him as a con
r. scientious business and Christian man an
ae mourns his loss.
We At the regular meeting of Roaring Broo
Court, /. o. F., last Friday evening, off
be GERS were elected for the ensuing year
IL follows: Colby Stoddard, Court Deput.
IN Robinson Bosworth, F. K. Hastings, phy
Aldrich, c. R.; B. c. Sheldon, r. S.
q Bosworth, Treas.1 Frank Harris, S. j. {
>" Walter Goodro, S. W.; Adotphus Ma
er. telle, s. B.; E. A. Girard, F. 5 Alfr
to CIoHtier, orator; Mary Jutras, pianis
Fred Forrest. J. W.; Chas. Courchaine.
he B. Trustees, l.. M. Hubbard, Waiter n.
lay Financial committee, ID. |. Grapes, Col
ers Stoddard. Captain of Degree Team, w
ry. ter Goodro Five candidates were initiate
We thought we had seen big lines
ID. holiday goods in Barton but we C
10 truthfully say that never before have
ut, seen such display Of Christmas goods
vi the merchants have on hand this ye
And the window displays are better tn
an ever, larger, more up-to-date and mt
MS often changed. A window, like an ady'
an tisen1ent, needs changing often to ori
in the best results. Indications are for
ac- Christmas trade and the merchants
urging early shopping, IS the early pu,
eet gets his pick. Eariy buying is the rule
no. the larger places and it is urged upon I
70 people of this community. Read eve
ern advertisement IN tnis papeI' = VIII -
y some time but you will profit ey It.
The following timely warning has be
aaIl handed into the MONITOR office and
dav the benefit of the offenders who may thl
han hetter of such things on second cons1de
ore ton we give it place in the Barton iocs
,erv There is g limit to all things and prope
owners at Crystal Lake Grove have reacf
+ha the limit of all endurance and we are g.
me to see this effort backed by property on
NV ers TO enforce the law and bring the rasc
e as to justice.
"a SIT seems to have been an annual
=, cureence that some one or more Oh
VIII COTTAGES in Crystal Lake Grove nave p'
hroken into during the fall and Writer
II in more or less of things stolen sno unsPes
90 ohle depredations cut up. Tne nenu
fa'e ,rsctfee has already begun for this seas
'rior snd tne parties guilty OF the recent pre-
ken a-e annrebended. and close WaIcn Is VI
,ted | them If proof is found sumcient u
TiIl suffer the extreme penalty OF stne u
CAKE p<onerrv owners are Thoroughly iuoig y
I'D No mains or costs will DC spared
TT. h-ino such villains to justice In tne
Ire ali who are seen or who are kno9L
nan have been on any of the property IN -
ock. taI AXE Grove who are not owneIs
rates | nroperty there, or sent Lnere ny p.ope
et;es | owners. will be regarded as llespass
and Judged guilty OF Whatever nas y LIE ,.,a
'ace- to occur Therefore. the onIy ash sa.o !" :
ting ~ ~ Leep away. or there will be someen
doing" oo+tooa owner
e or CRYSTAL Lake Grove.
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