Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-07-08


circus last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Wallace of Hardwick
were the guests of MIR. and Mrs. j. w.
Miller over Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Metcalf and two children of
Irasburg were the guests OF Mrs. e. Ell.
Webster last Friday.
Mrs. G. B. Joy of Sutton was the guest
of Miss Sophia Drew and other relatives in
this village last week.
Miss Gladys e. Katen entertains several
of her young friends at her fathers cot
tage at Willoughby this week.
John LaRock has closed his wheelwright
shop for few days while he takes vaca-
tion with friends in Fairfield.
Mrs. Charles Sheaff of Plainfield and
Miss Lepha Sheaff are visiting Mrs. Sheaff's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dana.
Mrs. Jerry Buckley, who has been at
Wheelock for some time caring for her
mother, who was i'll, is home again.
James Hardie, who has been at work on
the farm of E. S. Nelson the past few
months, has closed his labors there.
Mrs. Clara Dow is at Bloomington car
ing for Mrs. Nettie Burroughs. Her
daughter Flora is in Canada with relatives.
Additional Barton locals will be found
on page seven and an account of the cele-
bration here Thursday will be found on
page six.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. J. Prescott of Waterbury
and A. S. Prescott of Gorham, Iowa, were
the guests of w. J. Cooper several days
last week.
Fl. V. Drown has sold his farm and ad-
vertises much of his personal property for
sale. He will move to his place in this
village soon.
DIR. R. D. Wakeman of Boston, and his
wife and two sons, were the guests of his
brother, A. R. Wakeman, last Wednesday
and Thursday.
Quite number from Waltham, Mass,
are OCCUPYING Adam Dummett's cottage in
! Crystal Lake grove. They will remain
about two months.
| Rev. and Mrs. M. V. B. Knox of Stone
ham, Mass, are visiting friends here and
at Glover. They will remain about three
weeks before returning home.
There will be meeting of the Barton
fire company tomorrow evening at
o'clock. Special business will be trans
acted. Per order fire wardens.
Miss Kate W. Abbott of Groton, N. D
Marckres of Craftsbury, Miss Ethel
| Stevens of Burlington and Horace Story OF
Irasburg visited at A. z. Story's last week
About 80 tickets were sold at this station
for Newport on circus day, last week Wed
| nesday, and about SO took the train here
for st. Johnsbury on Thursday for the
circus.
A. Garrow and son, w. H. Garrow, o.
Enosburg and w. H. Garrow of Mont
gomery, stone masons, have engaged tt
work on the new schoolhouse, and begir
to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hepri Burger are rejoicing
over the birth of daughter, who came tt
their home on Sunday, June 80, in Boston
Mrs. Burger was formerly Maud Margare
Murkland.
The efforts of the boys and others in Sc
curing quiet night before the Fourth wa
greatly appreciated by the sick ones in tn
village, who wish in this way to expires
their thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Dummett are visit
ing in town. Mr.. Dummett goes today t.
Bethlehem, N. H., to the Sinclair House t.
do cooking for the summer and will no
return until October. Mrs. Dummett will
accompany him.
H. A. Harding won fret money wit
Elizabeth s. at Barre on the 9th in tn
free tor- all class. Time, 2 235, 2.164, 81,
Billy Hurd won third heat in the race
= time, 2 154. This is the fastest time of an
race in Vermont this year.
i Our farmers are in luck this year, butter
eggs, and sugar all selling for high prices
, As sample of their prosperity s. Mel
son drew load of maple sugar made tn!
spring to N. M. Scott one day last weel
> for which Mr.. Scott paid him $3.50.
There is reported to be quite larg
, demand for board and for cottages to ren
by parties from cities. 1t is untortunat
that so few OF the citizens are willing
5 open their homes to the people who woul
u be glad to come here for a few months
the summer.
t. At the meeting of the Barton Telephor
e Exchange Co. Tuesday evening it was vote
to sell the local line to the Vermont People
: Telephone Co., providing the commits
e could make proper arrangements with sal
company. Price, service and other impol
It tant questions have not yet been arrange
&c 1t is expected however a satisfactory de
will be made.
Ie School in District No. 10, taught by Mi
If Myrtle E. Devereaux, closed June
with picnic in q nearby orchard. Abol
. 40 were present and the program and r
freshments were much enjoyed by all. P
pills having no absent marks during Il
term are Charlie and Frank Robinso
III Clara, Tia, Ida and Rogean LaClair ar
'n Ralph Devereaux. Bernice Dsvereaux W