Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-20

auction on Wednesday OF this week at
u: 80 p. m. all the real estate and personal
property belonging to the estate of the
late Charles Rash.
A, A. Larrabee, ]. McFarlane, Mr.. and
Mrs. FL. ID. Phillips, E. R. Flanders and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Hubbard attended the
grand lodge session of Odd Fellows at
Montpelier last week.
We think it a good suggestion that all
people who drive into the village should
hitch their horses If necessary TO leave
them, on account of the danger of horses
becoming frightened by automobiles.
Special meeting of the G. A. r. Wednes-
day afternoon at O'Clock. ALI members
are requested to be present as arrange
ments are to be made for Decoration day.
Per order of o. Dwyer, Commander.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office May 20. Please say
| advertised when calling for these letters:
Geo. Donaghey, Mrs. A. g. Miller, DR.. T.
Morrow, ~, Whitney Smith, Joseph Web
| Der.
| Hartley Sheltra was taken to the st.
Johnsbury hospital at st. Johnsbury Sat
urday night for surgical operation, which
was performed yesterday. Later the pa
tient died. Mr.. Sheltra formerly lived in
| WestfeId.
The teamsters have been quite interested
in the fact that Fred Blay recently drew
four tons of cement from the freight sta
tion to the schoolhouse grounds at one
load with Contractor Bragg's two team
horses recently.
j. Wesley Batchelder of St. Johnsbury is
in town. He will transform his barn into
a dwelling house, and has let the job to E.
s. Welch, the work to commence about the
first OF June. Leon c. Batchelder is stay
ing here for few days also.
Fred Pierce's new motor boat arrived
Saturday from Geneva, N. Y. 1t is q
beauty and will add another to the fine
fleet of boats on the lake. Ray Webster's
new boat is ready for the painters and will
be one of the best boats on the lake whs n
launched.
Pillsbury & Baldwin have added to their
factory a varnish room 2Sx48 feet, grain
ing room 1896 feet, a paint room 2Sx36
feet and storage room 14x48 feet, in their
south building. These rooms will tie
heated by steam and hot air. The walls
are plastered with pulp, as is also the
elevator room. It required five tons CT
pulp to do the job.
The hieh. school baseball team went to
Newport Saturday afternoon and played
the Newport school team, losing IA to 2.
Four of the Barton team, including some of
their best players, were disqualified for
playing that day according to the rules OF
the Barton school. In the return game
they expect to be in trim to play the game
and hope for better results.
J 1t is noted that L. J. Freeman, in COM
mon with all other laundry proprietors in
the state, has advanced the price
on certain kinds of work. Family wash
ings and the majority of other work
remain at the same price, but shirts have
gone from 10c to 12c, collars from &c tc
25c, cuffs from &c to &c per pair. There
has been a slight raise on one or two Other
items.
Miss Nellie A. Rowen of this place ano
Thomas A. Grove of Boston were married II
Boston on Saturday, May IL. Mrs. Grove
> made her home with her brother, Johr
+. V. Rowen of this place, at Hotel Bar; on fo
several years past and has many friends
!, here and in Albany, her former home, wht
e extend congratulations and best wishes
3 Mr. and Mrs. Grove will make their hom'
in Dorchester, Mass.
: At the annual meeting of Keyston
: Chapter, No. 16, r. A. NJ, hell
g May 9Th, the following officers wer
installed for the ensuing year: J. g
n Turnbull, II. P; E. Fl. Glazier, K.
a c. FL. Blood, scribe; g. A. Katen, treasurer
o j. A. Pearson, secretary; F. D. Pierce, G. O
H. j. FL. Hoyt, P. S E. R. Jenness, R. A
c.; w. Roystan, M. Sd v; c. E. Ham blet
M. I'd V; A. W. Fletcher, nj. 1st V; W.
Warner, chaplain; Fl. T. Seaver, steward
: z. A. Rarrows, steward; II. G. Gay, tiler.
o Wednesday morning as Mrs. W. F. Wig
. gins and little son were waiting with tn
: team In front of V. F. Hunters grocer
while Mr.. Virgins did some trading til
horse was frightened by the cars and ra
= down Main street until near Marth
Woodman's house he met an automobile
This was little unexpected and the hors
quickly turned, throwing Mrs. Wiggin
"a and son to the ground. and continued t
l. run back up Main street, although man
oI tried to stop him, until he came to w.
Murray's livery stable, where he ran int
l. the barn. Mrs. Virgins and the boy wel
a somewhat bruised but not seriously hur
10 The harness was broken, but little othe
s. amRge was sustained.
; 1t would be well If those who are in tn
10 habit OF dumping trash by the roadsid
l. and riverside at the season of house clear
ing would see to it that it is not left Whe
its presence is an offence to every one WI
IN passes, snd to the lover OF beauty positiV
K. crime. The writer observed in & trash pi
V. by the roadside recently not only tin cal
n, but also old articles of clothing, old new
papers. pasteboard boxes. old books an