Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-09-17

The schools began last Monday and
were held for three days but Thursday
and Friday were closed to give the
pupils an opportunity to attend the
fair at Barton.
Mrs. r. S. FriIner of Montreal,
daughteraof P. McKenna, is keeping
house for her father while Mrs. Nc
Kenna is spending a few weeks with
friends in Canada.
Mrs. F. E. Parker. and son Carl go
to their home in Falls Church, Va, to-
night. Mrs. Parker has been spend
ing the summer with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. @. E. Gay.
The addition on the lower mill is
completed and it relieves very much
the congestion experienced previous
to its being built. The Chandler Co.,
are continually improving and en-
larging their plant.
George Ford has built wharf at
his cottage at Willoughby. It is of
stone, twenty feet long and fourteen
feet wide, and from five to eight feet
deep. He expects to find hiskwharf
intact in the spring.
M. NJ. Taplin's new lawn, nowcov-
cred with nice thick growth of gfass,
shows what a few weeks of Vermont
weather, in union with human effoEts
wisely directed, will do to beautifya
residence this time of year.
William Flanders of Boston, who
twenty years ago carried on carriage,'
repairing and blacksmith shop here
but now runs blacksmith shop in
Boston, was here last week renewing
his acquaintance with old friends. Z.
Mrs. Waldo Leonard was very sick
last week, but is better. G. E. Deans
little. daughter is slightly improved,
and Wesley Doyle's son is better.
Mrs. John BARTLETT is gaining and
Mrs. Ezra Towle is able to ride out.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness during
the sickness and death of little Leon,
also for the beautiful flowers.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. A.RoGERS, (
MRS. G. w. MAHEw,
MRS. A. l.. ROGERS.
Fishing prohibited' here was the
notice posted near the north corner
of Whipple &French's hardware store
on the street last Friday. Evidently
those waters are private and the COM
| pany reserves the right to do their
| own fishing.
Mrs. P. T. Hanscom, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. M. Taplin,
for some time, has returned to her
home at Schenectady, n. Y, Mrs.
Taplin accompanying her. Mr.. and
Mrs. Taplin are soon to move to-
Colorado Springs, where Mr.. Ham
scom has a position with a large
electric company.
The union temperance services in
the opera hall yesterday morning and
evening were we'll attended. In the
morning, the service was in charge of
Rev. G. L. Shaeffer, and in the even
ing in charge of Rev. W. r. Daven-
port. @. j. Furgeson, the man at the
head of the Vermont Anti-Saloon
Leage, was the speaker at both meet
ings. In the morning he dealt more
particularly with theory and in the
evening with the practice of open sa
looms. Both addresses were strong
efforts. A union choir rendered fine
music.
A. o. Joslyn met with a serious ac-
cident last Monday. While. .driTire
down the hill from VIII Morey's mil
with a load of slabs, the load slipped
forward onto the horse, which became
unmanageable, as Mr.. Joslyn lost hi,
reins in the fracas. The wagon col.
hded with team at the foot of the
hill, and Mr.. Joslyn was thrown owe,
the horses head, but in such way
that the horse and one thil pinned
him to the ground. The man who
drove the team was unable to release
him, as neither he nor the horse could
get out, and not until help came from
the mill and got the horse and thiIl of
his leg could he be got out: Tt was
found that his ankle was dislocated
and bone broken id the foot. MIR.
JoslyD appears to be doing well:
Congregational Church Notes.
The weekly prayer meeting will be