Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-11

at the home of Mrs. Underwood Tuesday,
Feb. 10, at 800 p. N.
Word from a. Walcott, who underwent
an operation at the Montreal hospital
Wednesday, states that he is improving
and is out of danger.
The special meeting of Orient Chapter,
No. 13, O. E. S., which was to have been
held to-night, on account of urgent busi-
ness, was held Friday night.
A. R. Wakeman got his leg badly hurt
while working for the B. & M. R. R. COM
psny at Lyndopville last week. No bones
were broken but the leg was quite badly
bruised.
Mrs. c. w. Tenney starts for Pinehurst,
N. c., to day. She will meet friends from
New Hampshire and make the trip with /
them, She expects to remain south until |
about the first of May.
Rev. Father j. E. Leblanc performed two |
marriages last week: Wednesday, Paul
Blanchard of Lowell and Miss Geneva Me-
Caffrey of Albany: Saturday Henry Ben
way and Miss Nelle Sherbert, both of Low
ell.
The Woman's Literary club will meet
with Miss Currier on Wednesday evening,
February 13, at 7:30 o'clock. This prom
ises to be very interesting meeting. All
| members are urged to attend and bring
valentine.
The following letters remain uncalled
| for at the post office February IL. Please
|
letters: o. e. Balch, Napoleon Gladu,
Buei Orne, A. j Paquet, Amos st. Peter,
e. o. Wilson.
What is expected to be 9 fast game OF
basket ball will be played off at Seaver's
he'll Wednesday evening between the Barre
team is fast one and this may be the last
game of the season.
1t is understood arrangements have been
made whereby c. w. Tenney fire chief,
lean at night or other times, have the M.
church bell rung on short notice in case
! of fire. The first requisite however is to
call his house OF the New England tele-
/ phone, where he has a night alarm bell.
Very likely the two largest loads of hard
wood lumber ever draw wn to the depot from
the lower end Of the village with one pair
of horses was hauled last Monday. One
team hauled tons, 1,509 lbs. The other
team had on tons and 200 lbs. These
teams are owned by Geo. e. Reed, and the
lumber was taken from the johnson lot In
Glover. The teamsters were Gordon
Mccoy and Ira Grapes.
The contract for the new school building
has been awarded to A. L. Bragg, con
tractor and builder, Of st. Johnsbury
The contract for the heating, ventilatine
and sanitation has been awarded to the
, Fuller & Warren company of Boston
The building committee will put in tn
t electric lights, furniture blinds, fir
s escape, and do ali ditching, grading an'
concrete work outside necessary for tn
g completion of the enterprise.
It c. w. Tenney has obtained permission
from Il. G. Thomas, state fish and gam
= commissioner, to have number of trou
O taken from Crystal and Willoughby lake
to be displayed at a sportsmen's show /
: Boston to occur soon. At the last sho'
Ia of this kind in Boston fish were displaye
from Maineand New Hampshire an
nearly every state in the union, but not
fish from Vermont. Mr.. Tenney's effol
y to advertise local fishing grounds Is con
mendable and should be copied in otht
Hs towns.
The lecture on Washington by Geo.
Cross, Thursday evening, was rather poor
" attended, although the lecture was we
worth the price and trouble. The ilIustr
tions were very fine, and II in no other wa
9st one could come in contact with the capt.
Ter of this great nation. A good idea
Was hiDgton's beauty and history can
ire gained from such lectures and picture
N. The entertainment awoke deeper enth
siasm in the Washington trip by
senior class, which was before ''the talk
the town." and will undoubtedly intere
others to go.
- MIR. and Mrs. A. e. Clark and M
y ! George Barstow went to Sherbrooke to
= tend the funeral of Joseph Dorion Ia
Friday. Mr.. Dorion was working on
no freight train, and in making up the tra
- last Monday he stepped near the otf
track to motion to the engineer, just th
al the Montreal express came slong and 4
in Dorion being too near the track. the loC
motive cylinder struck him throwing b
will some distance. Several bones were brok
and but he lived two days unconscious. n
Dorion was we'll known in Barton and
,or other towns in the county.
of There will be concert In Seaver's op
hall on Friday evening, Feb. 10, at
0nd D m, given by some of the musical tai
Frs of Barton assisted by Miss Irene Mallc
reader These home talent concerts b
always been popular in Barton and
A will prove no exception. Miss Maiior
the teacher OF eIocution in Stanstead {
Iege and her work has been very hig
at praised by all who have heard her,
the many consider her as good as we bave {
had here. Full programs will be
No. Wednesday. Proceeds for benefit