Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-09-23

I. D. R. Collins has partly completed
the extensive repairs being made on
his house. A cellar has been dug un-
derneath the entire house and the
walls finished. Extensive alterations
are soon to be begun within the house
preparatory to the installing of hot
water heating system.
The E. L. Chandler Co. will. finish
their logs Monday at the veneer mill.
They will work al small crew in the
glulng department after the mill shuts
down. Business has proved great
and a larger stock of logs will be
gotten in for another year.
The following are some of the names
| suggested in cas-. Barton Landing is
| renamed: Blanding, Chandler, Moul
ton, Chandler Landing, Landing,
| Moultonsville. Chambers Landing,
| Newbridge, Barland, Orleans, River
side, Bloomington, Pleasant Valley,
| Turnbull Junction, & Valley Landing,
| Worthwhile, Brooklawn.
| Fire started on the Bartlett farm
| short distance north of the village on
| Sunday afternoon. 1t ragged fiercely
for short time on the edge of the
| swamp and took considerable fighting
| to get it under control. Water had to
be drawn from the river. Everybody
should be extremely careful in the set
ting of fires these dry times.
| Regular services at the Congrega-
tional church. Morning service at
10 80; Sunday school at IL 90; Chris
tian Endeavor at 80 evening service
at rs; prayer service on Friday eve
ming at Z 80, subject, "a Parable of
Work and Reward The.regular song
services will again be takeniup, the
first to be given the first Sunday eve
ming in October. sAaa
Most excellent progress has been
made on the new bridge. The (struc-
tural work is nearly all in place and
Monday and Tuesday were devoted to
the tedious job of thoroughly riveting
the bolted parts. The superintendent
OF construction is most thorough in his
work and when completed the bridge
Will stand as monument to Barton
Landing enterprise.
The Book and Thimble club met
with Mrs. Austin Wednesday after
noon. Sept. 16. Twenty-Five members
and eight visitors were present. Roll
call was responded to with current
events. The program for the after.
noon was as follows: Reading, "The
Heights of Abraham" Mrs. Harris
an exceptionally fine paper, "Compar
ison between America and Other Coun
tries" Miss Winslow poem, 1.-THE Ra
ven." read by Miss Fiske. Club ad
journed to meet with Mrs. Kinney.
Castle William. K. of K. A., have
been invited to Newport to organize
castle this evening in the Methods
church. This will be the third castle
that Castle William has thus far or
ganized. There is to be joint debate
between the castles of Barton Landing
and Irasburg.A The subject agreed up
on is s'The Comparative Merits of Lin
coin and Roosevelt. There will b.
three. debaters on each side. i Those
chosen from Barton Landing fare AL
bert and Clarence Cole and Harold Por
ter The debate will take place som,
time in October at Irasburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger M. Tenney Of
Mantour. Iowa, are staying at the Val
! ley house this week. Mr.. Tenney is
native Of Lyme, N H., and Mrs. Ten
ney of Ohio. He went to Iowa whel
quite young man and has become
: very successful farmer. He is ais,
| president of the National bank O.
Lyme and member of the Congrega
tional church. Mr.. Tenney's fathe
was the Rev. ErdiX Tenney, the frs
, doctor in Corinth, and it was he wh'
, organized the churches; at Lyme, N
; H., and Corinth Seven years ago Mr.
Tenney was east, and he commented
on the wonderful growth of Barton
7 Landing.
, Mrs. Herman of Philadelphia ha
: been in town soliciting dates for thu
placing of her sons recitals. tits sait
that Mr.. Herman has the distinction O.
| being the only artist on the platform
> capable of suggesting the creations O.
: the loved Joseph Jefferson. AS tn,
4 lecture committee has not yet beer
chosen for the ensuing year no ar
+. rangements could be made either fo
r Mr.. Herman or any one else. A meet
!. ing of the lecture association will pr ob
!, ably be called for some time mex
week. The aim is to present anothe
i as good a course as the one enjoye'
: last year. With the same loyal sup
q port we can have just as good course
Congregational Church Notes.
The ladies of the Congregations
church will serve harvest dinner a
i the vestry Tuesday, beginning at L
e o'clock noon and lasting until all ar
n served. People are especially invite
! to come in their working clothes
: There will also be table of veg
etables, jellies, cake etc. for sale.
u Methodist Church Notes.
l. Regular services at the Methods
a church on Sunday. Morning service a
10 10 30; Sunday school at IL; Epwort