Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-06-03

Miss Harriet Austin, Miss Aftian Scott,
Miss Ivah Hall and others to the mum Der
of IS attended the Christian Endeavor
convention at Newport last week.
DIR. Robinson Bosworth left riday to
attend the annual meeting of the American
Medical association at Atlantic City, n. j.,
and to attend clinics in Philadelphia.
H. F. Pilsbury & Son are putting
piazza on the east and north sides of their
block on High street. 1t will be six feet
wide and occupy the whole side and end
of the building.
Regular convocation of Keystone Chap |
ter, No. 16, &. a. NJ, will be held this I
| (Monday) evening, at 7:3O O'Clock sharp. /
Work on ali the degrees is expected. /
full attendance is d cessary.
| May E. Campbell, who is in the Mary !
| Fletcher hospital at Burlington taking
course of training for a nurse, has been
| spending vacation of two weeks at home
with her parents, and has returned.
V. r. Grovro of Albany has bought Mrs.
Nora Smiths plsce Of 800 acres for $4,000
| He has sold part OF the lumber to Parker
| Young Co., Of Lisbon, n. H., for $1,000.
| This item is corrected from last week.
John Keating is having his two north
tenement houses on High street painted,
and Judge w. W. Miles is having his
house on Park street painted. c. S. Web-
ster has had his buildings painted.
meeting of the Barton Development
association Is called for tonight at the
schoolhouse to discuss further the granite
situation. The meeting is called at eight
O'Clock. Let there be full turnout.
w. S. Russell of st. Johnsbur R. A.
| McKeIvy of Whitefield, N. H., and DR.
Waller of North Troy were in town, in the
interest of their horses which II. A. Hard
ing is caring for at the fair ground, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Davis and family
arrived home Saturday from California for
| the summer after stay of four months in
Los Angeles All are looking hale and
hearty and George reports the real estate
business booming.
Lsst week was cold and dry as the
spring has been thus far and crops pro-
mise to be backward. Several mornings
in the past two weeks snow has been
seen on the hilltops; the last was on We'd
nesday of last week.
The Woodmen's ball on Friday evening
was a real success in every way. Al
couples were on the floor and all enjoyed
the evening. The music was said by al
present to be of the finest quaIity-th
kind Madam Brock always furnishes.
Supper was served in the l. o. o. Z. nall to
about IS people.
Oscar DeGreenia was accidently shot
while carrying loaded revolver last Fri
day night. He took his revolver to shoot
a woodchuck and while carrying it in his
band muzzle down it went off and the ball
entered the back OF his right foot just
, above the heel. He had the wound dressed
but is liable to have bad foot.
Clark G. Mum of Springfield, Mass
author of "Uncle Ferry" was in town
several days last week. He and friend
, from Connecticut, and Colby Stoddard of
, this place managed to while away the cold
snap by fishing in all the trout steams in
this vicinity. Besides catching colds they
> caught number of good strings of trout.
Tomorrow evening in seaver's hall the
Washington will give complete descrip-
0 tion of the trip illustrated with 125 stere-
opticon views taken by member of the
t party. This entertainment takes the place
: of the regular commencement exercises
and should be we'll patronized. Remem-
: ber the complete description of the trip
g will be given by the students. Entertain
ment begins at So'clock; tickets at Pierce's.
. Over 300 attended the baccalaureate SER
;, mon preached before the graduating class
es of the High and Grammar schools at the
union service in the Congregational church
{, last evening. A union choir rendered mu-
u sic, Rev. w. B. Dukeshire offered prayer
and Rev. W. A. Warner preached the SER
n mon. The church was beautifully deco
Is rated with potted plants and crepe paper
Mr.. Warner.spoke fitting words of warn.
1t ing and advice to the members of the class
n which no doubt wiM inspire them to high
er and better lives.
le The MONITOR reports several real estate
c. deals in Barton the past week, and mind
you they are all incoming people, and th
IN MONITOR is also aware of at least thre
IN ! other parties who desire to purchase mod
crate priced houses in this village, but sucl
r residences are very scarce. Who vii
,it build some tenement houses to sell to peo
pie who have sold their farms and desire t
R. locate here? This is need to the villag
re. and good investment for the pocketboo
One thing must be remembered however
-, property must not be held for abnormal
- high prices, this move has stunted th
| N ~ hor, vel
come these people and know they will fiu
en- nc naoola who dwell topether in unit
lai and work together for good.
So Not in eight years has Decoration Oa
st, been more appropriately and with sue
of feeling observed as on Thursday. At te
in O'Clock am. the parade gathered at tt
schoolhouse, led by the band and ma
.it- shalled by ]. a. Pearson. Following Il