Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-29

were at Barton thursday and Friday
to witness the ball game between
Woodstock and Barton. They call them
great games.
Mrs. F. M. Allchurch had charge of
the decorating of Opera hall for the
county convention which was held
here Tuesday, and she deserves much
credit for the artistic display.
Horace Story of Irasburg, a man 80
year old, took a walk to this village
one day last week. Mr.. Story attrib-
utes much of his vigor to his tenn
perate habits and daily exercise.
Cards have beer received here an
%nouncing the marriage of Miss Mary
| Johnson and William Ward Wednesday
at Waterbury. 1t is undertood that
these people will make their home
here.
Mrs. Sarah S. Skinner of Ann Arbor,
Mich. is visiting at C. S. SINNERS.
This is the first time she has ever been
in Vermont. and she is exceedingly
well pleased with the country and the
weather.
The Barton Landing library will be
open Friday afternoon and evening in
stead of Saturday afternoon and even
ing this week, because of Saturday
being the Fourth of July and a holt
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Wheeler. who
have been visiting Mr.. Wheeler's IA
Their and brother in Connecticut, and
at other places in Connecticut for
several weeks, returned home Friday
morning.
F. M. Deans little son Bert, while
playing with other boys neal B. O.
Smiths grocery last week. fell on the
sidewalk and broke his elbow. PLY 81
clans set the bone and he seems to be
doing we'll.
Karl S. Webster has gone to Naples
hotel in Littleton. N. H., where he
will play the cello in an orchestra
during the summer vacation. Karl is
making his mark as a player and we
congratulate him on his success.
Miss Grace Colby of Boston and
Mrs. E. A. Fowles of Portland, Me-,
daughters of John Colby, the donors
of the two terra Gotta vases and flow
ers placed in Maple street cemetery,
were here for a short stay recently.
Col. Judson Spofford of Boise. Ida,
who has been staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Gay and other friends in
this vicinity, has left for the West,
going by the way of Boston. Mr..
Spofford is president of a large golC
mining company in Idaho.
Roy Cheney has bought a handsome
; high bred trotting stallion of G.. M.
| Page of Franklin, N. H. He was brec
} and raised by c.. J. Hamlin of New
York. His sire is Chimes. by Elec
j.. t%ioneer, dam, Velvet, by Mambrino King
5 second dam by Mambrino Catcher,
} If. breeding counts he is a good one
A corrected time table for the sun.
mer train schedule which went into
| effect this morning will be found or
: other page of this paper. The air line
going south is not scheduled to stoI
:. here except for passengers going tt
r points we'll south. There is much dis
satisfaction expressed at this arrange
) .ment. For convenience in attending
! ball games at Barton and for peopl,
! north to attend games here this trair
i, is much needed.
t Two young ladies'. Winnie Dean ant
Leta Grant, each about Is years old
went strawberrying Wednesday abou
: q ~ NAiAo yA!loSS iCoA W. ~
e Leonard's barn. 1t being hot the!
thought they would wade in the rive;
below where the Barton and Willough.
by rivers unite. When they got int
the water a short distance the quick
sand let them in over their heads
: Winnie managed to get to a log in tn,
middle Of the river which she held on
+ to for safety. 'Leta went down under
the water twice but by the encourag
ing words of Winnie she managed t,
4 crawl up the bank to the shore. Her,
:. she called to a boy who was picking
strawberries, and he came down to Sc,
what the trouble was. The boy has
tened to where R. J. Murray was a
, work with his team. He took tn.
reins from his harness, threw one en-,
l. to Winnie and drew her ashore. Mis-
Grant was quite ill from the mishap
l. but Miss Dean was only a little nerve
d shaken. Both will battle in a safe
n place next time.