Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-10-21

Preparations for the Business Mems car
nivsl are going on spaee and judging by
the amount of work the committees are
putting into it il will be the entertainment
of the season.
E Going advertises for sale at auc-
tion Saturday a. l O'Clock p. m. at the
farm known as the c. y. Farley farm.
10 Jersey cows snd other stock and per-
sonal property.
The ladies Of the Congregational society
will serve their annual chicken pie supper
Wednesday, October % Supper will be
served from until O'Clock for p cents.
All are cordially invited.
E. E. Flanders had q case of graph
ohpone records stolen from his office re-
Gently and he says II the psrson who stole
them will come around he may have the
grephophone to go with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. BatcheIder and cous-
in. Miss Gertrude Skinner OF Brooklyn,
\. Y, who is enjoying brief vacation,
will take an outing this week at Long
Pond cabin, guests of DR.. and Ms. E. nj.
| Nichols.
Friends to the mum Der OF about so called
on Walter Colby last Tuesday evening and
helped him husk large amount OF corn.
| A fine supper was served and very pleas
ant time enjoyed. The day of the good
old "husking bee'' has not entirely passed.
A special village meeting is called for
7:30 O'Clock at Seaver's hall or Friday
evening to see if the village will vote to
ha re the telephone wires removed from
the electric light poles. The new day
electric system will soon be in vogue and
it seems wise to have something done be-
fore that time.
c. r. Prescott is building an addition oil
16 X 26 feet to his barn. He split the root
at the ridgepole and moved half OF it 1t
feet to the west side and changed the roo
| into hip roof or three slant roof. Thi'
gives him barn 26 Sc feet on the grounc
with plenty of hay loft.
By some freak of nature almost the dark
ness of night settled down on this villag
and vicinity Friday for about an hou
from 7:30 to $50 O'Clock. Lights wer
necessary in the places of business. |
looked as though the astronomers had fail
ed to announce an eclipse for certainly tn
darkness eclipsed any eclipse we have hat
, for years in the daytime.
Joseph Barton has taken job of tn
Boston & Maine railroad to build an un
t der pass crossing ct the railroad crossing
& where Mrs. Peters was killed few year
ago, Just below the Willoughby Wood an
g Lumber company's plant in SuttoI
1 About 1000 yards of dirt are to be removed
about $50 yards of granite will be usedI
O con struction. Mr.. Barton and his ganglt
), men have begun work and expect to finis
it this fall.
The Woman's Literary club met G
> Wednesday evening with Mrs. A. T. Blu
= we'll, II members and three visitors beir
present The evenings program was
is follows: roll call, music; Papers, 'Stori
y of Famous Songs Mrs. Wright; ''Edwa
Grieg," written by Mrs. Pierce and rel
r by Mrs. Cutler; piano solo, Mrs. Bus"e
\. Following the program light refreshmen
were served by the hostess and a SOC
70 hour enjoyed by all present.
rt Clyde Rines, who has been working
Sc. Currier for two or three years, /
gone to Worcester, Mass. He has go
position in an express Office there. Ii
in q railroad Office where the express M
ter from several roads is handled and
81 places Mr.. Rines in line for promote
he Mr.. and Mrs. Rines have many frleI
here who will be sorry to have them
it from among US, but wish them success
in their new home and enterprise.
I'D. An interesting meeting OF the Afterne
n Study club was held with Mrs w.
nd Hubbard Thursday, Oct. 18th. Roll C
n current events, was responded to by
members. Mrs. Cutler gave short t
on her visit to Liverpool. Reading
oh Mrs. Thompson. Paper on Chester
'hs given by Mrs. Hibbard. English hist
ast lessor, coming of the Saxons, was taught
Mrs. Blake. Next meeting, Oct 31st
mas Mrs. Mossman and is to be children's aft
In noon.
yn- The following letter has been receI
by the parents and guardians OF pupils
ing the academy and graded school:
of Dear Friend:
49, On Tuesday evening, October 22, Il
to 10:30 O'Clock at Odo reiloWs Ia
reception will De given TO the teachers
the our public schools and the general pu
a., is most cordially invited. Parents nay
"S' children In school are not only invited
an strongly urged to be present. Come
meet the teacher who has your chlfs
charge, get acquainted. and talk
lss., school matters. 1t cannot fail to be
ass., eft to our school.
o-oi This reception will be absolutely
0-Ai forma, and its success depends entirely
on YOU and the support you give it.
nort We know you are greatly interested
our school aud all it means for your C
ok dren. Come out and show our teac
viii that this is real interest not simply
apparent or passive one.
Sincerely,
llg j. A. PEARSON.
dge Z. E. HAMALET,
-ino o. II. MoSsMAN,
School Boa
Without doubt the finest collecti0
hsre precious stones ever seen in this sst
Out- was seen at Lang's JaweIry store last v