Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-25


ton.
Chas. FL. Jackson has moved into his new
house.
w. w. Reirden was In Derby on business
last week.
Timothy Carey is home from st. Aibans
for vacation.
r. P. Webster has been spending few
days in Bennington.
Regular nesting of G. w. Quimby post
Wednesday at p. m.
W.. Reirden of Troy was the guest of
friends here last week.
Mrs. Nellie Hunt of Lancaster, n. H, is
visiting at s. A. Hunts.
Mrs. william Collision was In Lyndon,
the guest of friends recently
George Wilkie of Darville, 2. @, has
bsen here visiting his brothers
w. w. Norris, who has been sick for
eight weeks, is slowly recovering.
George Lowery had three ef his fagers
quite badly cat in the tub skop,recently.
The Afternoon Study Club will meet
with Mrs. E. w. Barron Thursday, Feb. Is.
Sam Nielsen, who got hurt at the ice slip
near the railroad last week, is about again.
Mrs. Dorman of Craftsbury is with her
sister, Mrs. A. r. Cowles- for a few days
visit.
William Powers of Troy was in town last
week, looking after hotel properly to pur-
chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Tower were the
guests of friends in Newport several days
last week.
It is reported that Peter DamGn has sold
-four acres of his granite quarry land to
parties in this village.
The Woman's Literary CLUB will meet
/ with Mrs. Pierce Wednesday evening,
Feb. q. at 7:30 O'clock.
F. G. Burdick announces that there wiH
1 be roller skating Tuesday iand Saturday
| afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Eastman OF Claremont, n III who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. @. E.
/ CoWlesq has returned home.
Regular session of Court Roaring Brook,
I. o. F., next Wednesday evening, Febru-
ary 27, at O'Clock. Work.
w. t. Berwick got his head badly cat
while breaking up iron at J.W. Murkland's
machine shop last Thursday.
Regular meeting of Orient chapter No.
IL, o. e. s., Friday evening, March 1
Banquet at 6 o'clock. Work at 7.3O.
/ Col. Fred E. Smith, president OF the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance company
died Sunday at his home in Montpelier.
Mrs. Lena Oweneof st Johnsbury, with
: her father, q. w. Buzzell, attended tht
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Lucy6 Reed, Ias
7 Monday.
, While E. Q. Kinney was in Burlington
last week his wife spent the week will
Mrs. Whitaker at Ne wport, where she ha
several classes in vocal music.
r Mrs Freeman, Mrs. Eddy and Mrs Goa,
+, will entertain the Odd Girls at the churel
: perlors Friday, March 1. Bring needle ant
thimble. Supper at 600 o'clock; everyon
cordially invited.
!, James Jones, travelling man stayin,
!, at Hotel Barton for few days, was take
= Ill with hemorrhage from the nose an
; mouth Friday night and it was with diff
, fculty the bleeding was stopped. Mi
. Jones is now in a critical condition.
Il Mrs. W. A. Warner and daughter Lid
e will go with the graduating class to Wash
d lngton this week and will visit Mrs. War
d ner's parents, who live at Arlington. MrG
d Warner will be gone several weeks an
= Miss Ida may stay several months.
is Miss Bertha Loveland of Browningto
d and Alton q. Baird of this town, both we
d known young people, were married Tues
Is day evening at the Congregational pal
1T sonage by Rev. w. A. Warner. They hay
le the best wishes of their many friends.
: The travelling men stopping at Hot,
Barton recently presented Mr.. and Mr.
V Rowena beautiful piece of cut glass as te
4, ken OF heir good wishes for the future. MI
I'D Rowen keeys an excellent honse and til
s. travelling men make the place a sort
d. travellers Mecca.
George Reed, N NJ Hubbard and Amt
' Robinson attended the dog show in Bo
ton last week and report fine show. M
:. Reed sold one of his famous dogs for 81
and Mr.. Hubbard sold two of his dogs an
won prize. Mr. Robinson did not ha,
- - his Pomeranians there
er The town clerks records for 1905 sho
b. 35 marriages. so births and 5S deaths +
of the year, and the school census shows
q. total of 2S4 children of school age in Il
=. Barton district. This is two less childrs
nm of school age in the district than last yea
ed while the marriage, birth and death Ii
oy varies but slightly from year to year.
OF The weather has been everything til
he eoult be desired in the last two Weel
ice that Is, cold, warm. stormy, windy, al
nd several combinations, but mostly cold, t
A. mercury reaching Is below on one c
ne casion, add this was no special occasi
rd either. Surely the open winter and eal
ng spring is upon us.