Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-25

give a concert in Seaver's hall Saturday
evening, December z. This quartette IS
considered by all who have heard them the
best musical entertainment in New En-
gland and will be remembered as giving
concert In the lecture course a few years
ago. Miss Batting, reader, favorite with
Barton audiences, will appear with the
company. Seats will be on sale Monday,
Dec. 2.
} Mrs. Martha Seaver has received word
of the sudden illness and death of her sis
ter, Mrs. Henrietta Harrington Hitch
cock, who suffered a shock of appolexy at
Brattleboro Retreat, and died November
22nd. Her funeral will be held tomorrow
at Charles Webster's In Irasburg, and the
interment beside her husband, Sheldon
Hitchcock. Mrs. Hitchcock had been an
inmate of that retreat over II years. She
was 4s years old last August. Her twin
brother, Henry harrington, died March
24th, 1882.
j. A. Cunningham, who has been on
business tripl travelling in Alabama,
Tennessee, West Virginia, Mississippi and
Kentucky, was in town last week. He was
In Kentucky during the governorship
campaign and heard Mr.. Bryan, who
stumped the state for the democrats, de-
liver one of his eloquent speeches; but as
we all know Kentucky went republican.
He reports that in all these southern states
President Roosevelt is great favorite,
and so far as he could Judge Mr.. Roose-
velt is just the man to break up the solid
south. In his judgment he would carry
several of the southern states should he
consent to run for the presidency next
year.
The girls basket ball game Wednesday
| evening between the Barton stars and the
Newport town team was hard
fought game and resulted in score of II
to II in favor of the Barton team-the New .
port girls may claim differently. The
| game really ended in heated controversy.
| Following is the line up and score:
| Page Ii rg Spaulding
| Welch rf lg McCauley
! Leslie rf Stetson
Maxwell rg II Iau1a Whoo1a,
Brown lg crf Hight
Baskets from floor, Page A., McCauley
Leslie-1, Meader I; from fouls, Leslie 2
McCauley 8; time three 15 minute periods
referee, Foster, Newport; umpire, Under
wood, Barton.
The result of the basket bali game Sat.
urday evening between &c. d of St Johns.
| bury and our town team wasra conplete
victory for Co. d, but this is nothing more
than we could expect considering profes.
sionals against amateurs. Co. D were
giants and trained to handle not only tht
ball but the men; several times Barton
men found themselves in the corner witt
Co. DIS stiff arm holding them there like
wise, and many times Co. D would down
man so quickly that 1t was impossible tt
tell whether or not it was accidental. II
say the least about the professionals, they
held Barton on-lookers in awe to see th
ball shoot from man to man and gentI,
drop into the basket. During the secont
period, by accident we hope, one OF Bar
toms men was injured so he could no
resume the game. The injury is reporte.
to be broken rib. The final score was 6
to 10 in 20 De favor.
This item was intended for last week
Tuesday, Nov. 18th, the entertainment
by the sisters of the convent and givel
by the children of the school assisted b
some OF the young ladies was grand sue
cess, and showed much work by the Sister
: in the drilling of the pupils, and there wa
also much interest and praisegiven by al
= hol l,,af hxy ho
ladies and the two pianos. All did them
selves credit, and 1t was easily seen all en-
tered into the spirit of the occasion {
celebrating Father Leblanc's birthda
by their good wishes, and their kind II
membrance in presenting him with desl
o He responded in his usual pleasaI
manner; he was also the recipient of
beautiful silver tea set from other friend
The visitors present from out of tow
S were Rev. FIR. Boissionault OF St.J Johnsbur
: Rev. FIR. Cote of Montgomery, Rev.
r CIermont of Newport. FIR. Clermontga'
q an interesting talk on the progress
the church since he was pastor hel
II II years ago.
u E. L. Gaskell has his new house abo
completed. 1t is located on Rooseve
plateau where the outlook is exceeding
pleasant. The Glover view and the So
rounding hills and the river valley hlal
te this an ideal place in summer. The cell
o is of split granite with two feet of bril-
y under the stills. 1t has a Monroe Kels
% heater for heating purposes. The fir
Is floor is finished off into a cabinet kitch,
with cupboards, dining room 14x13 fe
= with west view, sitting room 12x16 fes
n lighted by a front window 4x5 feet al
h side windows, making a most pleasa
he room. Seven feet is taken off for hail al
D stairway, and there is piazza in front
he the south 23x7. The house is plaster
with pulp, and the lower floors are har
g. wood, and the rooms are finished In Gle
"a spruce There is a shed 12x12 feet on t
az north side. There is large front chamb
4 with two closets, bathroom and lavator
IN and two sleeping rooms on the secol
A. floor. The upper floors are Of soft woo