Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-23

wherever introduced. and several
install banks at the beginning of the
next school year.
Geo. C. Lang went to Boston Mon
day to take special lectures in opto-
metry of B. s. Palmer and DR.. Kline.
leading opticians of Boston. .Slayton
Lang went at the same time and will
spend a few weeks studying music.
Mrs. Lang goes to Auburn, N. h.
Wednesday and will join Mr.. Lang and
son in Boston Friday.
Steps are being taken by the bust
ness men interested in promoting
new industry here by developing the
granite business to incorporate under
the state laws. At the meeting Fri.
day evening these steps were taken
and upon figuring the expense of the
enterprise and the amount raised there
will have to be little more raised.
John Morency. who has the job of
painting the Catholic church, COM
pleted the workEyesterday. The body
of the building is a light cream, with
green trimming and old gold corner
moulding. The front doors are grained
in brown ash with a French Burl
panel, making them very attractive.
The new coat of paint adds greatly to
the appearance of the building and on
the whole is very satisfactory job.
.Abram LeBay, an aged man of this
place. died last Wednesday. He had
been cared for by his son, Fred LeBay
of New York City, but had been
boarded at the town farm. He had
been in poor health for some time and
crippled. Mr.. LeRay's son came from
New York to attend the funeral which
was held Friday afternoon, Rev. W. B.
Dukeshire officiating. The burial was
n the Welcome 0. Brown cemetery.
Leo. G. Cook of Irasburg, a gradu-
ate of Barton academy, was married
June II to Miss Mabel L. Granger at
the home of the brides mother in St.
Johnsbury. Miss Granger is the
daughter of the late Rev. p. N.
Granger, and was we'll known in this
county. Mr.. Cook is principal of the
high schoolssat Johnson. Several people
from this vicinity were present at the
wedding and the young people have
the good wishes of many friends.
The summer schedule of trains goes
on Monday morning and of course lots
of people will get left. The railroad
have no means of furnishing the pub
)ic with advanced information as to
the new schedule and even the news.
paper cannot get the hours of arriving
and departing of trains without taking
the trouble of writing to headquarters
for them and then it is not sure
whether they would be sent or not.
! How ever, it is supposed about the
same schedules prevail as last year,
the mail leaving about ten minutes
after seven in the morning, the several
additional trains will go ono and the
mail going north at night will not go
until after 6 O'Clock instead of sever
minutes before.
Special prizes granted to the pupils
! of the Conversion of st. Paul's schoo
June Is: Silver medal, given for music
by Rev. ]. E. Leblanc of Barton
granted to Miss Eveline Blais; golc
medal, given for religious instruction
by Rev. K. DeVoy of st. Albans
granted to Miss Yolande Blais; gole
medal. given for assuidity, by Rev. j
A. Dame Of ST. Johnsbury, granted tt
Oliver Frechette purses given by Rev
Father Boisvin of Newport, granted
to Oliver Frechette and Miss Malvin:
Hanna for having given satisfaction
during the year; gold cross and chain
given for assiduity, by John Keatint
of Barton, granted TO Miss Alma Be
dard; silver medal, gwen for goot
conduct, by Rev. J. A. Dame of st
Johnsbury, granted to Miss Eva Des
ruisseau; silver medal, given TO
politeness, by John Keating of Bar
ton, granted to Miss Amanda Duper
ron.