Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-01


Mrs. Mary Magoon, who has been
staying in town for several weeks, has
returned to her home IN Coventry.
L. B. Wiley of Barre was in town
last week, the guest of his brother,
Aaron Wiley, and other relatives.
The village trustees have been using
the road machine about the village,
Improving the roads on several streets.
Miss Claudia Spaulding and Mrs.
Clement of Newport were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Bassett recent
ly.
The remains of Nathaniel Dane, who
died in Charleston. We're brought here
Monday and inferred in the new ceme-
terry.
Company l, 18th VT, will hold its
reunion on June 3 Wednesday, instead
OF June 2 as stated in the Monitor last
week.
Mrs. R. D. Sherreir of Groton was
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Nye
and Mrs. l.. E. Spafford Thursday and
Friday.
Some 20 or 25 of the Knights of Py-
thias will go to Sherbrooke, P. O., to-
morrow evening to visit Sherbrooke
lodge No. 13.
Do not forget the working bee"
In the cemetery tomorrow, June 2.
Let everybody come and help improve
the cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Lyman of
Glover were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. o. B. Dodge Thursday. Mrs.
Dodge is still gaining.
H. S. Webster and Roy Bean in his
Seymour lake recently.
A. H. Bullard was at Coventry as
leader of the Irasburg band Friday,
the Memorial services being held that
day instead Of Saturday.
The E. L. Chandler Co. expect to
close their sawmill at Sheffield soon,
having nearly finished saving their
winters stock of l, 500, 900 feet of logs.
M. M. Taplin and C. S. Skinner have
been to Pawtucket, R. l., where they
sold dwelling house and three build
ing lots in which they were interested
Mrs. 0. w. Locke has returned home.
from Montreal, where she has been
three weeks staying with Mrs. C. H.
Jones. Mrs. Jones is reported as i'm
proving.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the Barton Landing
high school will be preached by Rev.
Grant L. Shaeffer Sunday evening in
the opera hall.
A large number attended the dance
at the opera hall Thursday evening.
Three Italians furnished the music
with harp, violin and piccolo All
report good time.
Did you notice the windows ornament
ed with patriotic colors in the stores
and the large number of flags displayed
Memorial day? This is one way of
showing our loyalty to our country and
the boys of '62. \
Mrs. Mary Crofts, who has been sick
for several weeks, died Friday and the
funeral was held Sunday, Rev. G. l..
Shaeffer officiating. Mrs. Crofts
leaves several children and was much
respected and esteemed woman. A
more extended notice will be given
next week. 49,
!: News has been received by letter
of recent date written by Mrs. w. r.
. Davenport that Mr.. Davenport has
been quite sick with bronchial pneu-
monia complicated by kidney trouble.
He is reported better but very weak.
; Letters will reach him directed to 8
High street, Maiden, Mass
Miss Doris Spafford was made happy
| Tr1nsd0V Whny couorol
about her age came to help her ceIe-
brate her birthday. Miss Hazel Wells
was the lucky maid who got the piece
Of cake in which the thimbIe was con-
cealed. Miss Ruth Rogers and Mrs.
Spaford were the entertainment COM
mittee. i
II S. A.. Grow has large picture which
was taken on the battle field at Gettys-
burg on October 9, 1889. when the
Vermonters had their excursion to that
battlefield. In it are many faces
familiar to the people of this vicinity.
This picture will be exhibited in F. M.
Allchurch's show window on June 3,
when Co. l, 18th VT, will hold their
reunion here.
: ]. E. Lyon will move his barber busi-
J ness from under A. D. Beede's store
into the room occupied recently by w.
B. Bowman. He will also occupy the
rooms at the north end of the block,
where w. E. Sawyer had his grocery,
for pool room, taking possession to-
J day. F. C. Hoode has rented the rooms
! where Mr.. Lyon has had his barber
shop, and he will do harness mending,
boot and shoe mending, and cleaning
gentlemen's and ladies' clothing. Mr..
Bowman will go into his new shop in
the H. w. Buchanan block.
Memorial exercises. were carried OUT
at the opera hall according to the pro-
gram printed in the Monitor last week
with the exception of the speaker of
the day. On account of the sickness
of Rev. w. R. Davenport Rev. G. L.
Shaeffer offered the prayer and deliv-
cred the address. which was very excel