Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-20

Mrs. W. w. Norris and son Walter and
Miss Bessie Jerome went to Hardwick last
week for visit among friends.
Mrs. George Kendrick fell and broke her
arm above the elbow Saturday. She is do
ing well at the present writing.
Special Convocation of Keystone Chapter
No. 16. R A. NJ, Wednesday, Aug 22d, at
7:30 O'Clock, sharp. Work NJ. E. M. and
r. A..
Remember the auction sale at the .Tripp
farm next Thursday, at which c. L. O'Clair
will sell his live stock and farming imple-
ments.
Robert G Jewell, a boy twelve years old,
swan across Crystal Lake last Tuesday.
The distance must have been about three
quarters of mile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur D. Wiggin and
children, Ruth and Harold, of Wood
stock are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William 7. Wiggin.
fpMrs. Edith " Comstock and daughter
Pearl and Mrs. Comstock's brother, DR..
j. E. Bryant of HaverhilI, Mass, are tax
ing vacation at Willoughby lake.
| Byron L. Downing of Hartford, Conn.,,
who has been spending some time in Iras-
burg, recently visited his sisters, Mrs.
Lewis Labor and Mrs. ]. Babcock of this
| town.
Miss Mary Libby's piano pupils will
| give recital in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church Tuesday evening, August
-21st, at eight o'clock. No admission. pub
lie invited.
The LIE Beau Lac Boat Club announce that
the remaining six events of the Regatta will
be run off Friday of this week, weather per-
mitting. These events were not run Friday
on account of lack of time.
Melvin Sheltra is fitting some granite
steps for the Nelson Block, and also some
blocks of granite for the posts in front to
support the upper veranda. This will
make much improved appearance in this
block.
) The school board have engaged the SER
vice OF Mr.. A. HsSHartferd of Boston te
fiji the position Nnated by Mr.. Erwin
Mr.. Hartford is graduate of Boston I'm
, iversity and comes to US highly recon-
|, mended..
Owing to crowded space the Derby Lin
( ball game is not given an intemized &C
count in this issue but will be given later
Barton met her second defeat in this game
! presumably because 1t was the thirteenth
] played. The unlucky number.
About thirty of the friends of Napoleon
-Cloutier called on him last Monday even
. ing to assist in celebrating the forfeit
anniversary Of MS marriage. Music, dane
= ing, refreshments and the usual present
helped to make up most pleasant occa
Ii sion.
Remember the moonlight excursion c
, the Barton Band down Lake Memphrems
= gog next Friday evening. The excurslo
9 rate for the round "trip from here is 90 cents
!. Let's turn out and give the boys a goo
s. crowd. They need rne money, you nee
= the ride.
Id The following letters remain uncalle
It, for at tHApost- office August 13. Pleas
It. say adveA I'D when calling for thet
ne letters: Mars.. !. Bicktord, R. A. Dechan
d, beau, Louis Jary, Sherman R. Moulto
v B. L. morrill,, Ruby Rodgers, Mrs. Ma
Ie. Shompany, AIbioa G. Taylor, Mrs. Cha
IS: Young.
sh The Fair Association announce that tn
or have engaged the services of Hon. j.
ge Burke of Lowell, Mass, au orator of rep
In, tation in this vicinity, to give an addre
h, on the grand stand stage on the afterno
d. of Wednesday of fair week at one o'clo
,ut sharp. This is a new feature of the #
est and will be heralded with much enthu
Mt, asm.
IA, The decoration of the club boatho1
en speaks we'll for the taste of the decorati
vs. committee in charge of the work for
Regatta, and the new sign mounting
-, top of the house is the best In town, be-
~ thirty feet long with raised gilt letters,
Beau Lac Boat Club.' E. E. Lido
% painted and made the letters for this ST
INC which speaks well for his skill.
- The hottest week of the summer
many think for several years was exp
-, enced in this vicinity last week.
heat combined with extreme dry weat
An brings many crops to a point OF suffer
49, for rain Yesterday, Sunday, the thermc
- etors stood at 10o in the shade In sew
-. places and much higher in the S
~. The atmosphere is little less oppres,
81, today.
= a. Next TO fair week this week offers
greatest baseball Of the season, the Der
rh Stanstead team appearing here Wedr
, =, day and the Lyndonyille team on Sature
tho The former has administered one defea
mo- Barton and the latter mas made Bar
play its two best games OF the season
win by the close margin of one run, on
which required twelve full innings
The band rendered its weekly CON
ome sup street" Saturday evening and the "
before owing to the absence of street Lie
:. played in front of Hotel Barton, us
lights from globe on the Motel veral
A big crowd were present and when as
neli Ii they were all guests Landlord j.