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

ter, Mrs. u. Il. Dean. lie VIII stay
here until about the first OF June and
then go to Enfield. n. H., to have
charge of Lake View hotel at Mascona
lake during the summer.
Rev. W. F. Davenport and about a
dozen of the Knights Of King Arthur
went to Barton Friday evening and in
stituted castle at that place. This is
the second castle instituted by Castle
William, with more to follow.
Mrs. F. NJ. Allchurch went to Mont
real Tuesday with the intention of
staying there and coming home with
her mother, who. it is hoped, will be
able to come home tomorrow (Tues-
day. night. News has been received
that she is rapidly recovering from her
surgical operation.
We are glad to see the people setting
out trees in in the village. About 100
We're set out in the parks and by pri-
vate individuals this spring. Shade
trees help to beautify our streets more
than almost anything we can do, and
We hope many more will be set out be-
fore the season closes.
There are baseball teams galore
here this summer. The high school
has a team. the grammar school q
team, the village will have a team,
and the Knights OF King Arthur; and
it is reported that the store clerks will
nave a team. The boys on the streets
from five to 10 years old each have a
glove and ball, and practice is almost
continual.
Last weeks sick list is as follows:
MT.S Ioh t 70 ,nIr
but is improving. The Dean children
are still improving. Mrs. George Por-
ter was reported quite sick. Both Mrs.
Anderson and Mrs. Croft are better.
F. C. Sherburne is in Burlington where
he went for surgical operation. Ar
thur BashaW had the misfortune to cut
off finger IN the veneer mill Friday.
One of the pleasant events of the
week was the marriage of Miss Carrie
NJ. Wells Of Irasburg and V. G. Mar
shall of this village at the home of the
brides father Saturday afternoon.
Rev. W. R. Davenport performed the
ceremony. These are among our most
estimable young people, and we are
glad they are to make their home at
this place for the present with Mr..
Marshall's S father.
At the special meeting of the
Knights of Pythias Tuesday evening
the grand officers, c. F. O. Tinker Of
ST. Johnsbury, Grand Prelate Fred
Shonyo of LyndonviHe were present.
Visitors from ST. Johnsbury and Lyn-
donville were also present. At 6 80
banquet was served by the Pythian Sis
ters. The third rank was worked on
three candidates. Short speeches were
/ made by several present and 4 very
pheasant time was enjoyed.
The Book and Thimble club held its
annual business meeting with Mrs. Gay
| Wednesday afternoon, II ladies being
present. The following officers We're
| elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Fletcher; vice president,
Mrs. Locke; secretary, Mrs. Nye treas
urer, Mrs. Shaeffer; program COM
mittee. Miss Richmond, Miss Fiske,
Mrs. Kinsley. The hostess served de-
licious homemade candy, which re-
freshed and Sweetened as after the la
bors of the afternoon. Adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Brown May Is.
The Barton Landing band will give
! its first open air concert Of the season
Thursday evening, May IA, assisted by
the Irasburg band. These concerts will
be. given every Thursday evening from
80 to 9 O'Clock until further notice.
Following is the program: March,
Salute to Uncle Sam" overture,
'Oripn;" march. american Soldier:''
overture, 'Joilitication;" serenade,
Summer Night march. ''TheEm-
pire; war dance, Heap Big Injun;; >"
overture, ''Salutation :" march,
"Cycie Club"
There is far prospect that the
sounding board department of the
Chandler Co. will be started up this
week. II. B. Moulton, who has been
in the West recently, has written to
| Superintendent Doe that he is receiv-
ing a good number of orders, and if
they continue to come in as fast IS
recently it viii be safe to begin opera
tions in the sounding board mill soon.
It is probable, likewise, that new
industry will be built up at the veneer
mill, as. the company is thinking Of
manufacturing three ply veneer boz 5.
II thls materiaiizes it viii reQu e
much more help III that mill
The annual meeting Of the Bsrte
| Landing Cemetery association met {
Tuesday evening. After Iistening 0
the reports and adopting them eert 4
bylaws were adopted. The foll5s
trustees We're elected: One yea !.
S. Skinner, 0. W. Locke two yaa =
G. Brown, E. G. Stevens; three ).
F. H. Churchill. After the meetH
adjourned a meeting Of the trust
held, and the officers elected #
meeting were as follows: c. S
ner, president; o. W. Locke secr
| f. &. Brown, treasurer Frank i ,
sexton. Considerable work g
done in the cemetery this sumn
| At the village meeting S
evening, May 2. it was voted to /
one thousand dollars for pc
highway under the inspection
state engineer. This will gi
good start for better roads ans
| what is needed here. 1t is
that the selectmen have dec
take away the iron bridge ac
cam, and put in a:wider bridge
tend the abutments., as is ne.z,s. D
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