Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-14

evening. at fsoU sHaEp. very AbpOAboHN
business to be transacted and all stock
holders should be present.
We make the following corrections: The
late Il. A. Grow was married in 1885, en-
listed in 1861 and was discharged in 1864
Mrs. ]. G. Hall, who died in California
was eighty eight years old.
A nice plate glass, feet by 81 feet, has
been put into the front room which the
banks formerly occupied. A steel ceiling
will be put in and a general changing ana
improving will be completed soon.
News was received here this morning by I
telephone that stranger was hurt by the
morning train at Newport. His head was /
badly hurt and his arm broken, and little
hope is entertained of his recovery.
The ball game on the Playground last
Tuesday between the academy team anu
village team was one. sided affair, the
village team being much too strong for
the school team. The score stood 10 to
in favor of the village team.
Last Thursday as Mr.. Hamel was draw
ing logs onto the rollway at the Pillsbury
mill pile of logs started from the hillside
and came down knocking the horses down
and rolling over them both. 1t is thought
neither of them are seriously hurt.
The Crystal Lake House has been thor
oughly renovated, walls tinted. furniture
dressed over, carpets and floors cleaned,
much of the woodwork and castings
painted, and it will be in firstclass condl-
tion for the SheIdons next week when
they take possession.
Fifty thousand lake trout came to this
depot last Wednesday and were carried to
Hartwell Pond and its tributaries. This
week Wednesday forty thousand land
locked salmon and fifty thousand lake
trout will arrive, half for Crystal Lake, and
half for Willoughby Lake.
The following two items are from the
Argus and Spectator which is printed at
Newport, N H., and may be of interest to
Barton readers:
ga few days since the Peerless Mfg. Co.
received an order from Alaska for ladies'
underwear. The cost of sending the gooos
by freight from Seattle will be $3.50 ton.'
tsThe Peerless Mfg. Co. had three agents
| in California at the time of the earthquake
All escaped injury, though one was in San
Francisco and another'in Santa Rosa"
At the annual meeting of the Boat Clut
held last Friday evening the following
{ officers were elected: President, c. c
Baldwin; vice president, F. Ell. Pillsbury
secretary and treasurer, w. A. Tower
auditors, j. F. Batchelder, W. W. Reirden
executive committee, F. r Hastings, e. r
g Jenness, E. H. Glazier, Ray Under wood
$ A. s. Drew. H. j. Stannard exhibited tn
Yellowstone Park views, which were mucI
"a enjoyed. A banquet was served and
a pleasant social time enjoyed. The mem
bership has increased TO over sixty
4 The Barton Development Association
n pnet at the schoo n use last Tuesday even
, ing and elected the following directors
a. T. Seaver, q. A 6arrows, C. E. Ham
> blet, A. P. Underw,od, w. H. Gilpin,
w H. Pillsbury, o. D. o ser, E. w. Barron
w. r. A drich, j. B. Ro Ven, a. R. Cutie
j. CSStoddard, 6. III. Davis, L. J. HRrr
a. man, @. P. Jenness. Nonresident dire
re tors, F. T. Holder, ]. G. Burke, F. w. Gu
r ting, w. l.. Jacobs, Austin Kim ball, F.
Kimball and q. NJ. Darling, c. E. Hambl
vn was elected vice president. 1t is hop
tt, that this association will have the cooper
raj tion of the whole community that it M
make grand success as its object is lau
z able ard just what is needed in fs
T growing town like this. The directe
rs. will meet at w. R. Aldrich's Office Tuesd
evening at eight O'clock.
lay Considerable excitement was caused F
oes day afternoon. Mr.. Mayo of Greensbt
B. had driven his horses up between N.
Scott's store and FL. D. Phillips harm
8. shop where they were eating their gra
i,v An automobile coming up Church str
va passed along opposite the Nelson bic
where it stopped. The horses took fri(
.ha and ran down toward the water tub oni
tho little to the south, when the axle strl
-, the hydrant and broke it off just where
was attached to the water main. The W
on was turned over and somewhat brok
Tue horses ran as far as Mrs. Rugg
u house, one horse being thrown down,
oat before they could get away they W
ing oonoht without mucb iniurv. The ",
the from the water pipe flooded the road, m
ing river until it was ishut off. Qui
er's par ofChurch sire Main stree and E
by. rison avenue were destitute Of water Fl
pat about 100 O'Clock p. m. Friday until
this '-o'clGck Saturday.
The regular annual meeting of the "
AXE T. U. was held on Tuesday afternoon,
IN s, at 300 O'Clock, with Ms. W R Aide
ncs, This being the annual election of OF
Iour no literary program was given.r The
ports of the secretary and treasurer :
saay given, showing the Union to have
nara prosperous year and a good degree Of
heid terest manifested during the year I
now The following officers were elected for
ensuing years: Mrs. G. a. Davis. (
sud ident; Mrs. o. IL. Mossman, first
lday. president; Mrs. Merton Wilson, set
son vice president; Miss Sophia Drew, /
psr- vice president; Mrs. H. r. Cutler. st
tary; Mrs. o. d. Owen, treasurer;
on OF H r. Cutler, Sup5. of scientific temper