Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-04-01

The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post office April 1. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
c. M. Guyer, HiIaire Vincent.
E. L. Gaskill is making preparation to /
build set OF buildings here as soon as the |
frost is out OF the ground. He has let the |
job to w. K. Annis of Barton Landing.
Mrs. A. A. Coe, who has been making |
her home with Mrs. Alice Underwood, her |
daughter, during the winter has gone to |
her home at West Burke for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Under wood and Mrs. |
Geo. Grant went to West Burke last Satur- |
day to attend the sixtieth anniversary OF |
the marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Pow |
ers.
G. II. Gorham was in Northfisld several
days recently helping his sister, Mrs. Will
lard Frost, to pack her goods preparatory
to her moving here where she Will make
her future home.
J.H. Anderson, who has been boarding
at the Crystal Lake House since the death
of his wife, went this morning to Wor-
cester, Mass, where he expects to work
during the summer.
At the Peerless factory the machinery
has been run for the last three weeks by
their auxiliary power steam engine, but
they are using their waterwheel TO do the,
work since water has come up in the lake.
c. w. Tenney left Saturday for Boston
with the fish for the Sportsmen's show.
There were about 20 when he left but it Is
not known how many lived till he reached
| Boston. Reports have it other patches
died en- route, and some anxiety was
| felt about their reaching their destination.
Town meeting passed off quietly, there
! being no strife. The following officers
were elected: Geo. E. Reed, road commits
| sioner for the south end; E. E. Pierce,
road commissioner for the north end,
| William Baird, school diractor; J L. For
rest, cemetery commissioner for South
| Barton.
N. c. Knight of stanstead, P. @, was in
| town last week and bought horse from
F. s. Whitcher, one from Wilmer
Twombly, one from Arthur Brown and
span from Cromwell Bean OF Glover. He
shipped carload Of horses to market
" Wednesday. This is the second load ne
has shipped from this place recently.
The Afternoon Study club met with Mrs.
Hibbard at the home of F. w. Baldwin
Thursday, Mar. 28, twenty-three members
and two visitors present. Roll call: Anec-
dotos of Queen Victoria or events of her
reign. English history lesson taught by
Mrs. Collision. Poems from Tennyson were
read by Mrs Thompson, Mrs. Cowles and
Mrs. Hlake. Also reading fro.n Tennyson
by Mrs Mossman, after which those pres
ent enjoyed quotation contest led by Mrs.
Grant. Next meeting TO be April IL.
The session Of Court Roaring Brook, [. o.
F, last Wednesday evening had the largest
attendance of any in its history. Degrees
were conferred upon twelve candidates. 1t
was decided 30 celebrate the Courts first
anniversary with a ball and banquet on
April 10Th next. The ball will be at Sea7-
er's hall, opening ct $3.50 with a grand
march en- nld8Que; the order OF dances
will be made up about equally of the old
and new dances; music by Young's
, orchestra. Fuller particulars of this
, notable event will appear in the posters
soon to be issued.
3 The entertainment given in Odd Fellows
T. hall Friday evening by the Kenwood En-
tertainers was fairly well attended and
! netted the Rebekahs a small sum. The
. entertainment was first-class in every
respect and much enjoyed by all present.
= Miss Hale, contralto, has beautiful rich
voice that has a certain quality OF tone
that pIeases the listener. While Barton
audience is a critical one for a reader to
appear before Miss Mann pleased everyone
She read both the light and heavy pieces
with success, and was repeatedly called
e back. The Rebekahs wish to thank al
3 those who helped to make the entertain
ment success.
o The Woman's Literary club met with
K Mrs. Stannard Wednesday evening witt
Is members present. Roll call was re-
= sponded to with quotations on art. Th'
e following papers were given: "Millet, Cor
reggie, Raphael, Corot," Mrs. Pillsbury
l. s'MurilIo, Bonheur, Landseer, Rembrandt,
;s written by Mrs. Nichols, read by Mrs
Batchelder; s'Titian, Reynolds, Sargent,
Mrs. Mabel Cutler; advantages and Bene
= fits of Deep Breathing" Mrs. Blake. Sole
Mrs. Stannard. After adjournment tn
members took part in an art guessin
% contest. Mrs. Heath guessed correctly tn
al largest number Of well-known painting
which were on exhibition and won tn
nt prize.
10 AS mentioned in the MONITOR last weel
F. B. Connor died Saturday, March 2
IN Mr.. Connor has been sick nearly all winte
Z. and has suffered much, but bore his suffer
ings with patience. Frederick BreWste
tn Connor was the son of the late Moody an
1is Leopora Connor of Irasburg, and was Dor
in WilIiston February 5, 1851. Early
81, life ne moved from Williston to Irasbur
ME where he spent his boyhood years. Q
September 6, 1876, he married Miss Fam