Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-17

While Isaac Rash was lopoino oo.a
I.o'e roma last week Tuesday his team
oroKe through the ice and both horses
went INTO the water. They managed tn
save one OF them but the other was drown
ed.
Joseph Hanna, George Brooks WIN
iioaguen, George Cook and some others
went last week to Cabot to do numbering
turing the winter. Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Wyman will run the camp for the INN.
bermen.
;. +. Winslow has averaged to buv and
sen carload OF cows every week since
iasG august lst. He has during the time
bought and sold four carloads of horses.
besides his trade in young cattle. hogs.
sheep, lambs etc.
Through j. F. Batcheider. a LEGAL agent
OF the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York, that company recently paid to
Mrs c. E. Gay of Barton Landing $1,000. the
insurance on the life of Mrs. Gays sister,
who receotly died in Montpelier.
John Hoyt, Clare Powell, Guy Scott and
Frank Tower went to Montpelier to at
tend meeting of the order of Mystic
Shrine last Friday night. John Hoyt
with thirty seven other candidates took
the degree. About five hundred shriners
were present.
John F. Crowley of New York city and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crowley OF Springfield,
Mass., registered at Crystal Lake hotel
last week, where they made stop on their
way to the funeral of their brother, Rob-
ert Crowley, who was buried at East AL
| bany Saturday.
Z. II. Jackson with his gang of men
has built the following houses and barns
| during the last season: Seven new houses
at East Ryegste, one at Wells River and
two at Woodsvilte. two barns at East Rye
gate and a round barn seventy feet in
diameter at Smiths Mills, P. @.
Roller skating Friday afternoon and
evening. Music will be furnished by Wal
colts orchestra and poverty skating
party will be the order. The management
announce that prize viii be given to the
worst dressed gent in the audience anC
also to the worst dressed lady in the au-
dience.
The management OF the Barton Lectur
Course are pleased to annou1 ce the appear
ance of r. F. OutcauIt tonight, Monday
This is an earlier date than they expecte'
TO be able to secure him and the notice
short, but the popularity OF Air Outcault'
subjects in Buster Brown and his dog be
speaks for him full house.
We are sorry to hear that Rev. Fathe
Turcot is to leave Us. He moves afte
Christmas to Vergennes to take charge 0
the Catholic church in that city. Fathe
Turcot has been pastor of st. Paul's churcl
for thirteen years He has been a har'
worker for the Improvement of the con
gregation, which speaks for itself in neV
church, beside many other ways. He wa
kind and faithful friend and good splr
itual adviser and leaves many friends Wh'
are sorry to see him go, but wish for hin
success in his new field OF labor.
1t is satisfaction to the average citIzel
to see the fire wardens looking over con
ditions of stove pipes etc. in the building
in town. They are already at work ant
may be expected any time. This is dut.
that should be performed faithfully ant
without fear or favor on the part OF tn
wardens. and then citizens should con
, form to their recommendations. withou
offense. They report already some place
: in very bad conditions.
The Woman's Literary club met wit
: Mrs. Mcclellan Wednesday evening, wit
? % members present. Roll call was re
j snonded to by "Gleanings from WI
t Carleton Nearly every member presen
took mart In the discussion on "The Mod
/ orn q ,seryance of Christmas" Miss Ga
: read paper on american Poetry am
q sonp.u Mrs. Travers sketch, "Ailc
Hogan Rice and Her Writings" and Mrs
Rotche,der an article on Jack London.
! Music on the phonograph was 1urhi hisne
, by the hostess.
At the regular meeting of Crysfs
:, ,oLo can,p. No. 1106S, III. w. OF A
q last Tuesday evening. Dec. II, oncel
n elected for the ensuing year were as iol
,ows. A. r. Wakeman, Consul; ID.
Eo,,npton. Adviser; NJ. Ell. Wilson, Bans
er; Nm. Hubbard, Clerk; Frank u pan'
Escort; F. R. Hastings, Physician; ".
Murray, Watchmap; Harry Wlikle' osn'f.
F.s Whitcher, Manager Tor tnfee yeai
l. Two candidates were initiated. Al pre-
b # writing the camp has II eenencii
Y members carrying S94, 600 Insurance. az
II social members.
"a Barton basket ball team TOOK aio'n'
= aon,a from st. Johnsbury Saturday nlgh
= + was ..rough house" all che way tnroug
tba came. Barton has won SIX slfaigi
Games. Keep it up. The line up:
Ill ST. JoHNsBURY
!. bAhio b, Carrie
> Webster, r b. Mool
i Dana, II C, Ha
le Rines, C IF. Kimba
Cloutier, f, Rec
Barrows, T b
Or Heath, b
~ Underwood. II ro,s fro,