Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-07-15

Harlow Hopkins, who has been
working for Murray & Roystan, has
finished work there and M. F. Sheltra
is taking his place in the livery stable.
A new iron railing three feet high is
being erected in front of the Congre-
gational church, on the ends of the
platform and steps, to insure safety.
Barton needs one thing more. ''said
a visitor here last week. 'What is
that?" the writer asked. IA street
sprinkler" was the reply. Have you
ever thought so? r,
The following letters remain un-
called for at the post Office July Is.
Please say advertised when calling
for these letters Mrs. E. G.. Everett,
VIM. King. F. w. Tenney.
Mrs. A. S. Mathewson went yester-
| day to visit friends in st. Johnsbury.
From this place she will go to the
summer home of her son, C.. F.
Mathewson, near Concord, N. H.
| The amateur singing and bone play
ing contest at the shows last week,
though few attended, was said to be a
good entertainment. R. R. Richards
won the silver cup as the best perform
er.
| George Phillips and daughter Flossie
of Springfield, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Chapel of West Burke and
Miss Maude Macomber of Craftsbury
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. v.
Drown recently.
Mrs. ]. C. Orne of Bloomington Cen
ter was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
/. Grapes last week, and on her return
home Master Forrest Grapes accom-
panied his grandmother for visit of
couple of weeks.
/ Mrs. E. w. Barron and Mrs. L. n.
4 Hubbard will entertain the ladies' So
| ciety Wednesday, July %, at Mrs. Bar
ron's cottagesin Crystal Lake Grove.
Boats will be ready at 2:30 to carry
all VINO wish to go over.
C. C. Baldwin and F. J. Percival,
who are taking orders for the Pillsbury
& Baldwin output, are having gooC
success and the mill, which has beer
shut down for two weeks, will star
up with full force Monday.
Mrs. Mary Hull and Mrs. j. M
Blake. who visited friends in Bakers
!; field last week, have returned. Mrs
Ella Shattuck, a niece of Mrs. Hull
returned with her, and spent severa
days this week with Dr.. Blake's fam
lily.
Crescent lodge. No. Al, l. 90 F.
| will hold regular meeting on Tues
day evening. Olympic encampment
No. II. will hold its regular meeting
Friday evening, July "a. A full at
tendance is desired at both meeting
as there is work.
School in the May pond distric
closed July 2. The teacher treate,
the scholars to ice cream and cake
= Those having no absent or tardy mark
were Joseph Paquette. Ernest an
: Perley Rock. Johnny Valley and Mel
s son Damon were each absent one day
u All interested in a singing conven
ton being held in this village in tn
q near future are requested to meet i
g Seaver's opera hall Friday evening a
). 7 80 D. m. sharp. 1t is understoo
that C. S. Conant of Concord. N. n
;. can be secured to lead a convention
e and his leadership would insure success
) The trustees are putting in fou
inch water pipe from the main pipe o
II Water street to the schoolhouse base
r ment. This to take the place of th
>. three-fourths inch pipe which no
supplies water for the building, tn
e small pipe being considered inadequat
(. for the needs of the present building
is Many people have noticed a lengt
of stovepipe hanging by wire frol
id the Bilodeau shop chimney. 1t has
TO spark catcher on it which makes thu
III end airy while the other end is opel
Last spring couple Of doves mao