Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-27
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future.
Alvin Rosebrooks of Island Pond was the
guest of his nephew, J. II. Rosebrooks, last
Friday.
The clerks will play the merchants
game OF ball on the diamond Thursday
forenoon at 8 o'clock.
The ball game played here on Saturday,
May IS, resulted in favor OF the Lyndon
vile team to Is.
E. G. Stevens will be absent from his
home from Friday nights until Tuesday
mornings for few weeks.
Charles Hall, formerly of this place but
now OF Marlborough, Mass, spent several
days with friends here last week.
There will be meeting of the fish and
game club next Tuesday evening at O'Clock
sharp. full attendance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. D. r. Collins were in
Johnson recently, on account of the sick
ness of their daughter, Mrs. Edward Col
Inns.
W. j. Joslyn has engaged Henry Smith
to paint his house and barn on Irasburg
street, and also his home residence and
block.
George Richardson and Ed. Brooks have
painted the Buchansn block, and Ed. Stat
ford is engaged to paint Mrs. E. Perley's
residence.
The ball game played here last Friday
between the merchants and high school
team resulted In score of to in favor
of the merchants.
Mrs. Jennie Kipp is visiting friends in
Albany and will visit in Wolcott and Nor
risville before her return. She expects to
be gone two weeks.
Mrs. Joseph Cummings, who has been
living at the Valley House for some time,
has gone to Stoneham, Mass, to live with
her son, William, who resides there.
Philemon lodge, No. 6, Knights of Pyth-
las, will hold Memorial service in the
Congregational church on the morning of
June g. Rev. G. L. Shaeffsr will preach the
Memorial sermon.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of this place send Mrs. J. M. Bartlett
and Mrs. L. Skinner as delegates to the
missionary convention to be held at Brad
ord, May 27 and 2S.
The dance last Friday evening was at
tended by large number and everyt hing
was success. The fremen here render
the citizens good service and are Loyalty
supported in return.
G. M. Preston, whose eye was hurt re-
Gently, is mnch improved and hopes to
soon be able TO go into the mills to work
His son, Clyde, who hada surgical opera
tion recently, is slowly gaining.
w. J. Joslyn and family and Mark Por-
ter and family are boarding at the Gilman
hotel at Willoughby. Mr.. Joslyn is su-
perintending the building of cottage for
| e. e. Matthews, the contract being taken
| by G. E. Gay.
| The Pythian Sisters have meeting here
| next Tuesday evening, and have invited as
| guests the mem bers of that order from st.
Johnsbury, Lyndonville and North Troy.
| It is expected that many will respond to
| the invitation.
John Fry of Marlborough, Mass, was
here last week and bought David Willey's
chestnut mare, paying for it $500. He also
|
$3.50 for it, and E. Lothrop's bay horse fol
which he paid $3.50.
A. q. Bagley, who has been in the en-
ploy of the E. L. Chandler company fol
the past three years, has accepted position
| as foreman for che Bailey Lumber company
at Suncook, N. FL. His family will re-
main here for time.
| Thn Io1a 1f ho 1f4so ~ hk
village fire company was held Tuesday eve
ming and the following officers were elect
ed: Capt, o. w Locke; Sec. and Treas, H 8
Webster; 1st Lieut., Rev. g. L. Shaeffer
End Lieut., A. D. Beede; Janitor, A. T
WiIkie
The following stores in Barton Landing
will close Thursday from o'clock am. til
o'clock p. m.: e. Sawyer, A. D. Beede
A. o. Austin, Bassett & Pudvah, F. c. Kin
| ney, F. M. Allchurch, L. E. Spoford, O.W
Locke, Twombly & Cotton, E. B. Wiley
J. B. Rogers, B. o. Smith, FL. g. Tripp
FL. B. Smith, Frank Sherburne and Whip
pie, French & Co.
J. B. Cotton caught three steelhead trou
in Willoughby river last week, whicl
weighed respectively six, five and thre
pounds; Ed. Gauvin caught one tina
weighed three pounds; and Thomas Buzz
has caught ten that weighed little owe
221 pounds, recently. Others have caugh
more or less but none equal in size to tn
above.
Rev W. A. Warmers lecture on 9Th
Holy Land" at the Opera house last Thurs
2 day evening is very highly spoken OF an
was much enjoyed. He spoke of man
. pleasant and sad things OF the Old Worle
of the wonders and beauties of the Hol
Land and of many peculiar incidents OF th
" journey. Mr.. Warmers lecture is all edu
eating talk on the old countries and Gus
8 toms.
On Memorial day George G. Meade po:
g and corps will assemble at their rooms 6
10 O'Clock a. N. and exercises will be hel
!. at the cemetery. Members will reassemb
at As and go in body to the opera hou: