Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-06-24
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George Jones was called to Hyde Park
Friday by the sudden death of his mother.
Will Dow, who works in the passenger
station, is In Canada taking a short vaca-
tion.
Mrs. B. G. Dow of Woodsville, n. H.,
was the guest of Mrs. L. E. Spsfford last
week.
Mrs. Clarence Maxfield is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Barney, at West
more.
Valley Ledge of Masons will hold their
regular meeting Thursday evening of this
week.
o. q. Page was kicked in the face by
horse one day last week and somewhat
injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Erwin and friends
are spending few weeks In camp at Will
loughby.
Nellie Spicer, who has been working for
G. M. Preston, has gone to her home at
Sutton, P.Q.
w. G. Trip has his house on Main street
moved over his new cellar onto the founda-
tion prepared.
Misses Ella and Levine Blasdell, who
spent the winter at Southern Pines, N. c.,
are now at home.
Clinton Goodnough is home from Mont
pelier Seminary and Clyde Locke from st.
Johnsbury Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Baraw of Lyndonville
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Ba-
raw over Sunday, the 10Th.
Mrs. George Cole, who was called to Bos-
ton on account of the sickness and death
of her mother, Is home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Hooker have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are
stopping at the Valley house.
G. q. Averill of Boston spent Wednesday
night with friends here, on his way to visit
his father, Capt. Averill of Westmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Stoddard, who have
been spending several weeks With relatives
in Lowell, Mass, have returned home.
Sadie Lothrop was at Wells River last
week to play with Young's orchestra of st.
Johnsbury at the school commencement.
o. B. Lyons little boy, sixteen months
old was quite badly scalded last Wednes-
day by tipping quantity of hot water
onto his arm.
Felix Pelow and family of Barton have
moved into the tenement which was re-
Gently vacated by Fred Drown's people at
Mrs. Irving Connor's.
The village trustees are doing fine job
on School street, concreting the sidewalks.
Good walks and good streets are what
make town progress.
Mrs. Geo. 81. Phelps and Mrs. Alien
81 ho a@
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Locke last week and
started for the West Friday.
The people of the village are much
pleased with the operation of the new
smokestack at the Chandler mill, which
does away almost entirely with cinders.
Mrs. r. L. Wellman has moved into he
house which she recently purchased. Mrs.
Brackett has moved out and is staying for
the present with friends at Willoughby.
The Lorne Elwin & Co. met with great
success last week at the Opera hall. Peo-
pie were much pleased with the plays, and
will welcome the company whenever they
may return.
Mrs. e. Il. Gay has returned from Mont
pelier where she spent last week with her
sister, Miss Amy Fisk. Miss Fisk has dis
posed of her real estate in Montpelier and
will soon come here to live with her sister.
We note that E. D. Collins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. I. D. r. Collins of this place, now
principal of the state normal school at
johnson, is one of the speakers at the
American Institute of instruction at q
meeting to be held in Montreal in July. 1t
is indeed an honor to be called upon to
take part in a national educational meet
ing like this and Barton Landing may
we'll be proud of this son.
The Woman's Suffrage convention of
Vermont held at Burlington the week OF
June 10th was attended by Miss Eliza g..
Eaton of this place. Miss Eaton took part
| in the memorial hour: "Tributes in Mem
ory of Laura Moore and Others" and also
| read very able paper on woman's suf-
frage, entitled 'The Kind of Beings De-
MED Their Political Privileges" given In
full in another part of this paper.
The summer train service goes into effect
today on the Boston & Maine railroad.
The trains going north leave as follows:
AL a. M; 900 q. M; 1915 p. NJ; 5:24 p.
m.; $40 p. m; 9:12 p. NJ. Going south,
trains leave as follows: 6:55 a. NJ; 8:25
a. m.; 4:23 p. M; n:54 p. m. 1t will be
noted that the morning mail leaves nine
| teen minutes earlier than on the winter
schedule and that the 'air line" going
south does not stop, and going north the
ssair line" and mail are both several min
utes later than formerly. Other slight
changes are noted.
A certain young man from nearby town
came to w. G. Tripp's and hired horse to
go to Coaticook, recently. While there
he took on a little too much stimulant,
whipped the horse to bis highest speed and
drove until the horse was completely ex-
hausted, and after using up whip On the
tired beast, tried the effect of stones. The
result was, the animal is In Canada yet, but
Sheriff Stannard was dispatched after the
young man, and found him looming" he
| said. ssto settle up for the horse" After