Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-05-11


caught 13 lake trout which weighed
about three pounds apiece.
Jerry Yetton, SO years old, died at
was held this afternoon. The interment
was in the village cemetery.
F. S. Carpenter has opened a
| jewelry store in the Cassidy block,
and is prepared to do all kinds of watch
and clock repairing. See ad.
M. A. Mcdonald has bought D. I.
Grapes interest in the blacksmith
snop opposite the creamery, and is pre-
pared to do all kinds Of work.
E. w. Barron, executor of the B. M.
| r. Nelson estate, has sold the four
acres of land north of the Henry Cutler
residence to F. w. Comstock.
Mrs. L. P. Currier, who has been
staying several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. V. F. Hunter, has gone to Woods
vile, N. H., where Mr.. Currier has
position.
T. H. Gilman has been engaged to
paint the outside of the Crystal Lake
house, c.. M. Darling's tenement house
near the livery stable, and the Peerless
building.
Don't forget the dance and supper
at Crystal Lake hall tomorrow, (Tues-
day. evening. May II. Barton orches-
ira will furnish music. Everybody
cordially invited.
There was a good attendance at the
Woodmen's ball Tuesday evening.
Eighteen of their Newport friends
were here to attend. The Rebekahs
served fine lunch.
The fine rains recently have given
the grass good start, and the cold
weather will have a tendency to thicken
it at the bottom, which ought to
give US good hay crop.
Rev. J. H. Dixon of Hardwick will
speak to the soldiers on Memorial day,
May 80. Mr.. Dixon is reported to be
very eloquent speaker and treat is
expected from him. Let the citizens
turn out.
We are glad to learn that Edward C.
Baldwin, former resident of this
place, but now living in West Brook
field, Mass, has been reelected school
superintendent in that district at a
large salary.
W. E. Hanson has sold the Will H.
Hawkins place to Walter Nye. This
addition of land makes Mr. Nye's farm
consist of over 700 acres, which is
probably one Of the largest and best
, farms in the county.
Zuar Hanson of Craftsbury has
bought the large Winslow barn, and
, will keep a sale stable. He has al
ready carload Of horses and will add
many more to his stock so as to be
able TO do wholesale and retail bus
mess.
With four barns and two houses in
process OF building the spring opens
quite optimistically with mechanics in
this village. And with one cottage al
ready completed and more to follow
Crystal Lake Grove seems to be -four
ishing.
Andrew Walcott has so far recovered
from his five surgical operations as to
e saw and split up good-sized woodpile
this spring, when most men in his
condition and age would have let
younger men do the work while they
recuperated.
Inadvertently in the report of the
May Festival the name of Mrs. w. M.
: Wright was omitted last week. Mrs
Wright sang Il Cannot Help Loving
t Thee" by Clayton Johns, which was
much enjoyed. and she responded te
an encore, much to the pleasure Of hel
audience.
Miss Vira Ball has finished work al
:. the George H. Davis Co. store
. Many express their regret that Mis-:
Ball has left town, as she has made
-, many friends during her stay in the
). place. Miss Carrie Jones of St
Johnsbury takes Miss Ball's place il
- the store Miss Jones comes from tn,
10 Is, Lougee & Smythe store at St. Johns
, bury.
% The ball game beween the Fats ant
Al Leans tomorrow at 3 80 promises t,
be interesting. This will be the frs
game of the season aside from schoo
er games on the new grounds and every
/. body should turn out ard yell for thei
husbands, uncles, brothers an
20 cousins. The bridge across the rive
a,. will be ready for use and the gran
stand completed. Remember the pro
ceeds are for the town team.
re The meeting Of the Woman S Literar
club at the reading room Wednesda
-, evening marked the conclusion Of tn
~ club year. It was the annual busines
% meeting, and the following officer
We're elected to serve during the ensr
he ing year: President, Mrs. Florenc
is Pierce, vice president, Mrs. Emil
h. Baldwin; secretary, Mrs. Evely
Story treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Star
re nard program committee, Miss Lydi
rs Colburne, Mrs. Mabel Wright and Mrs
y Edna Orcutt.
+o At the annual meeting of the We
ND come o. Brown Cemetery associatio
.tu .+S the following officers were elected
% President, E. w. Barron; vice pres
dent. T. w. Drew; secretary, f.
We Baldwin; treasurer, F. w. Baldwin
ST. trustees, T. w. Drew, E. w. Barron
We f.. w. Baldwin, Austin Kimbal
A. S. Drew, S. A. Hunt, FL. ]
Cook; auditors, Harlow toss, F. "
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