Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-08-05

over 25 county views and several pages of
descriptive matter.
Crescent lodge, No. Al, 1. o o. F., will
hold its regular meeting Tuesday eve-
ming: Sunbeam Rebekah lodge. No. IL,
l. o. o. F., will meet Wednesday evening;
and Olympic encampment, No. II, will
meet Friday evening.
Charles Sheaff has closed his labors for
the NJ. &. w. r. r. He has filled the po-
sition as station agent at Marshtield with
much credit TO himself for two years,
but there was little opportunity for pro-
motion, and he seeks broader field.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office August 5 Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
Mrs. Eugene Buskey, Mrs. Zaza Degreenia,
S. g. Gray, Hale Mason, Josephine Nc
Gaffay. Alfred Morrill,, Sadie Putney, Mrs.
Fannie Skinner.
T. c. Coburn and Miss Susie William
SOD, both of this place, were married Sun
day evening, July %, at the parsonage.
by the Rev. Wilmond A. Warner.
After spending two weeks at Wflloughby,
they will reside in town, where Mr. Co
burn has a position in r. F. Mason's bar
Der shop. Both are popular young people
| and have the best wishes OF their friends.
A notice of the meeting of the Orleans
| County Historical society at this place
Thursday of this week, appears in the
vicinity items of this issue, which see. 1t
will be of interest to the general public.
| Also Barton readers will be interested
In an article on another page of this paper
headed, |sYoung Irishman's Brave Deed
Just Comes to Light"
Hon. John Burke of Lowell, Mass, and
Joseph Scott of Elmira, N. Y, are at
Hotel Barton. They will take a carriage
drive through Albany, Craftsbury, Lowell,
and Eden to look over the old hills and
valleys Of their boyhood acquaintance.
Joseph Scott's home was formerly IN
Eden. He is now superintendent OF the
largest states prison in the United States
at Elmra, N. Y.
The regatta Friday promises to be tie
occasion of the summer. The great
reduction sale advertised on another page
for the forenoon of that day, between
noon, will be trading event long to be
rememb bered in this vicinity. In
the afternoon the stores will be closed,
and everyone will be found st the
lake side, enjoying the sports. Dc
your trading in the morning, then fold
your tent and follow the crowd.
H.F. Pillsbury had circus and hur-
/ = Hchi in
Wnloughby lake, that was not down or
the bills. He saw something about 1O(
rods ahead OF his boat, swimming in the
lake. He was in a rowboat9 but decic ec
to give chase. He soon discovered it was &
deer crossing the lake, and chance for 6
little fun, so he gave up fishing and entered
for the race. At the first quarter Pills
bury was gaining, but the deer saw this
s and turned his course back toward tn
d shore. Pillsbury tried to cut him off, bu
the deer made for the landing about thre
=, rods ahead of him. It was fine buck
e with five prong horns in their velvet state
II PiIlsbury had been in his little steame
he could have led him home, or helpet
% him across the lake.
, Friday, regatta day: 1, boys tiltin
% match; prizes, watch and fish basket
club handicap; prize, club trophy, silve
loving cup; must be won three times b
8 same owner of motor boat to be kept-wo
- August IL, 1906, by Fl. T. Seaver, boat Z
= Y. T.; distance three miles. 8, boy
swimming race; prizes, fishing rod, watc
l. and Soc. distance so yards. 4, Motor boa
e, straightaway; prize trophy; distance on
N mile. 5, canoes, tours; prize, box cigars
one-fourth mile. 6, Motor boat races be
,e tween Baldwin, Richmond and Seaver; a
h Collie engines of five horsepower.
s. Canoes, singles; prizes, paddle and bath1n
suit; distance one-fourth mile. s, Oar
W singles, gents; prizes, boat cushions; oil
n tance one fourth mile. 9, Canoes, TANDEM
~ gents; prize, paddles; distance one fourt
mile. 10, Oars, dou oles, ladies; priz
paddles; distance one fourth mile. l
- Swimming race, prize, bathing suit; di
tance one-fourth mile. II, Gunwale rae
prize, bathing suit: distance one-fourt
mile. Is, boys tub race; prizes, waite
1h rod and knife: distance one fourth mil
u IA, long distance swim, boys 10 to Is yea
81 old; prizes, watch and rod; distance, on
fourth mile. Is, Motor boat race; distan
on one and one half miles. Gasoline will
I'D on the shore in cans, one gallon must
Or, put into tank of boat before starting al
after gun is fired. Each boat will be r
sar quired to stop at each leg of the triangul
q course and start from crank again.
ed 1t is very essential to have entertainme
at night for the many visitors here duril
de. the fair. There are hundreds of peoE
MS who fill our hotels and private residenc
rs. during this, the busiest week in the yet
tin with no place of amusement in the ev
ming. 1t is with pleasure we announ
an the reappearance of PresceIle, the emime
M hypnotist and telepathist, who will gra
IN the boards and meet the public deman
oas for two nights, August p and p,
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