Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-11-25

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closes Friday night.
Alvin Tripp has moved from the house
near the Arkley shop on the Will
loughby road into the Peerless tene-
ment and Charles Bowley who has
returned from Rehoboth Mass, is mov-
ing into the tenement vacated by Mr..
Tripp.
Again this week the Monitor presents
it readers a supplement in order to
print all the locals and other matter
and at the same time accommodate
its advertisers. Enough advertising
has already come in for next week
to make still larger addition to the
paper next week.
Barton academy will play their first
game of basket ball at home Thurs
day evening in Seaver's hall, with
the Crystal Lake A. A. The boys have
been practicing hard and will put up
good game. A dance will be held
after the game. Music by the high
school orchestra.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new Webster and Burroughs houses.
The roofs are nearly complete and the
chimneys are being built. The con-
struction of the two buildings is un-
der entirely different management but
it would puzzle an expert to tell which
building is the farthest advanced.
If any ladies who are interested in
the Congregational Ladies' fair by
mistake have not been solicited for
articles or food and wish to hep. please
bring to the church on Monday or
Tuesday anything they wish to give
and it will be greatly appreciated.
Or if the committee do not call for your
articles will you please bring them to
the church?
The Foreign Missionary society will
hold thank offering service at the
Congregational church parlors FriGav
afternoon at 8 o'clock. There will
also be a working meeting Of the La.
dies society at the same time and
palce. Come as early as possible. No
supper will be served.
In the item regarding the clock at
the schoolhouse last week the Moni-
tor said representative of the Blod-
gett Clock company with Mr.. Stan
nard erected the clock. Mr.. Stannard
erected the clock alone thereby saw
ing $35 usually charged by the COM
paHy for erecting and the. Monitor is
glad to make this correction.
! About $50 people attended the NOV
4 ing picture entertainment Monday
! evening by the Cook & Harris Co un-
der the auspices of the cOrnet band.
The band rendered a short open air
concert in front of the opera hall.
4 which was greatly appreciated The
entertainment consisted of moving
pictures and illustrated songs and was
fine. A small amount was realized
for the band treasury.
The Woman's Literary club met
with Mrs. Mcclellan Friday evening,
Nov. 20, 25 members and two visitors
being present. The following pro-
gram was much enjoyed: Song, Uncle
Ned" Mrs. Blake; poem, ION the
Road to Mandelay, MRS. Blake paper,
''Will the United States Become 9
Colored Nation?'' Mrs. Tower; paper,
Present Condition of the Indian, >
Miss Hamilton; piano solo, Mrs Pills
bury reading, selection from Hiawa
tina, MISS Gay music, Arion quartette
81 Those present had the pleasure OF
examining many Indian curios which
were loaned for the occasion, making
| this very interesting meeting.
At the close of the football seaso1
for preparatory schools of New Eng
| land Dean academy held the champion
! ship, losing not single game and beinl
Il tied but once, In this team wer'
Stanley Berry and Archie Walden, tw'
E of the boys who helped Barton to vii
the baseball championship of Vernon
last summer. They have both bee
: strong men for the team and Berr
: has been elected captain for next sea
: son. 1t will be remembered tina
: Harry Dutton, another Barton boy