Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-27


home OF her son, ]. E. Chase. Mr.. s. A.
Chase is enjoying a trip to Minneapolis,
Mimi.
There will be a concert at the M. E.
church next Thursday evening. The en-
tertainment will be given mostly by home
talent.
A fusion rally Is set for Wednesday
evening, the 29th inst. Elisha May of
st. Johnsbury is to be the orator of the
evening.
E. *. Baraw has moved his barber shop
into his east room to give place for his
optical work and to better accommodate
the public.
A number from this place went up to
Barton to witness the ball game between
the Derby Line team and the Bartons, last
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. s. Woodard, who has been stop
ping with friends at Charleston for three
months, is home with her daughter, Mrs.
M. H. Drown.
Aaron Skinner, Mrs. Ezra Towle, GEO. E.
Cole and. Mrs. Fred Dudley are all appar-
ChSiJ EdlHluSs Liz Obu0E BIN OASo ~
main about the same.
Willoughby Grange will have an extra
meeting Friday night, Aug. 31st. large
attendance Is desired as there is business
to transact. Coffee and doughnuts will be
served.
| Remember the picnic at Mr.. Fred
| Clough's tomorrow, Tuesday, evening,
| August 28th afternoon and evening. Ice
cream and cake will be served in the even
ing by the ladies OF Willoughby Grange.
The high and graded schools here begin
| next Monday. The corps OF teachers this
year seems exceptionally strong and 1nd1-
cations point toward good school. The
trustees are still minus a janitor and the
principal would be pleased to find more
places for students.
| E. 8. Kelley narrowly escaped serious
injury last Thursday. He and E. w. Mer-
rill were drawing sand for plsstering when
Mr.. Kelley fell under the wagon. The
hind wheel struck his shoulder but Mr..
Merrill stopped the horse in season to pre-
vent serious injury, though the shoulder
was somewhat bruised.
/
The first regular meeting OF the Book
and Thimble club will be held August 29
at 2:30 p. m. II the weather is pleasant
the basket picnic will be held In French's
grove, to which families. and guests OF
club members are invited. IT weather is
not fine the members of the club will have
q social afternoon with the president, Mrs.
Beam. Supper served at 5 p. m. Members
will please supply the necessary refresh
ments for picnic without further notice.
Those voters who live about an equal
distance between the villages OF Barton
and Barton Landing should find out
Z whether their name is on the Barton OF
Barton Landing check list. Both villages
have polling place this year and you are
expected to vote in the village where your
name is on the list. And remember tc
vote on September 4th. The town o.
Barton wants to keep good her present
v delegation In county and state convention
and gain If possible.
d Between dozen and twenty men from
y this place are to start for the Northwes
next Wednesday night. They will e
It about five hundred miles beyond Winnf
It peg. Several will work as harvesters dur
% ing the wheat harvest, and some will go t.
Seattle where they already have jobs in
mill. Some intend to buy lands and, i
!, they like; settle there in the wheat-raisin!
country. Others are making it pleasur
trip and will return this fall.
Under the present system Barton re
pc ceived from the state in 1905 $404.60 TO
schools, more than it paid to the state, ant
ts the state paid $4,000 to care for the town
insane patients. Clement would abolisl
re this system. In 1900 Senator Clement pre-
vented an increased tax on corporations
on and fathered the last state tax ever levie
in Vermont. This saved Mr.. Clement
n railroad S2S, ,199 "a in 1901. 1t cost Barto
S1645.42. Vote for your towns interes
on next week Tuesday.
The republican rally here Wednesda
Ia evening was largely attended and tn
speaking and speakers were enthusiastical
d. ly received. B. F. ID. Carpenter presided
introducing the speakers, Zed s. Stanton
led Horace F. Graham, Fletcher ID. Procto
and Geo. FL. Prouty. The speaking was a
he free from mud singing; the audience We
Nv. very favorably impressed with Mr.. Proctt
,m and many availed themselves of the oppo
nd tunity Of meeting him at the hotel after tt
rally. Proctor spoke In a straightforward
DIR. convincing manner and closed by sayir
ar il he was elected governor he would as
as within his power conduct the affai
est of the state in an honest, business lii
avs way; and by the cheers from his listene
one would draw the conclusion that tn
inc would help him get the chance.
Is Willie Kelley, young man twenty yea
old who was working in the box depal
oo, ment of the mills, was badly hurt Wedne
It's day and died Thursday. He was called
assist one of the mill hands in putting
oer belt on to a running pulley. Taking
.l,s piece of board he attempted to hold
above the pulley rim, but failed to req
high enough and one of the spokes stru
!, - 1t against his body with such force as