Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-04-28

The Grange will hold their first
grand ball Friday evening at Seaver's
hall with music by Powell's orchestra.
This is the first event of the kind the
Grange has held but promises to be
grand success. The Grange may be a
farmers organization but they are not
slow when it comes to entertainment.
The annual m eeting of the Welcome
o. Brown Cemetery association will be
held at the office of F w. Baldwin on
tuesday, Nay 4. at 7 80 M. for the
election Of officers and for the trans7I
action of any business that may legal
ly come before the meeting.
F. w. Baldwin, Sec.
j. Raymond Winslow is home from
Brown university for few weeks be-
fore going to Montana, where he has
a position as mining engineer. Win
slow has kindly consented to coach the
academy ball team during his stay
here. which is greatly appreciated by
the boys. and hard practice will be put
in to improve this opportunity.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.. Drumming at
tended the Goth anniversary of I. O.
O. F., which was held at Newport
Monday evening. Apr. 26. A fine
literary and musicaf entertainment
was given. They also mad
their farewell visit to their sister,
Mrs. p A. Robbins. who will accom-.
pany her husband to Michigan next
week.
Miss Martha Borland, who will be
remembered here as former memb er
of Frank Burdick's family, died at
Lowell Sunday. Her death was caused
by pneumonia following an attack of
grip. Her remains were conveyed to
Danviile, her former home, accompan-
led by her brother, and the funeral
was held there Tuesday. She was a
young lady much loved and respected
by all for her many fine traits of char
acter and remarkable perseverance
under adverse circumstances. She had
taught school for several years.
If/anyone should ask you why the
editor enjoyed his Sunday morning
| breakf fast more than usual you can an
swer that it was because he ate an
egg, the gift of Master Harry Cam
eron of West Glover. youngster
scarcely large enough to farm but big
enough to keep some very fine hens
that lay very nice eggs. He gets
about 30 eggs day and finds it pays
very we'll. The two eggs left the ed
itor Zone for his better half) weighed
seven and three-fourths ounces, the lar
ger weighing four and one-fourth
ounces. pretty good sized hens egg.
The gift of an egg in some eastern
countries is token of friendship and
the editor lis pleased to believe that
Master Harry can be numbered among
his young friends.
Theodore f.. Turner, formerly of the
old "Orleans Independent Standard
of Irasburg. called at this office Mon.
day. Mr.. Turner says that he worked
for Editor Earle for several years, ano
in the fall of 1866 helped to move the
paper here. He remembers the ole
press which was moved from Irasburg
which was then used to print the paper
on but is used now as proof press.
and told some of the trials he had haG
with it. In July. 1867. Mr.. Turner
went to Boston and enlisted in the army
and later went south. where he has
been ever since. His present home
is in New Orleans, La He is 20 years
old and is in comparatively good health
He likes his southern home very
much and expects to return in Septem
Der after spending the summer visit
ing relatives at West Burke and il
this vicinity. Mr.. Turner compliment
! ed the Monitor on its fine home anG
modern equipment and pronounced il
one of the best he had ever seen for Z
small country town. with apologies)
The following from one of the con
! al Of hn Ia SJxryio III
Gazette will be of interest to man,
Barton people as Mr.. Douglass was /
I pastor here for five years and the fam
iiy is remembered by many. Rev
J and Mrs. w. E. Douglass of Richfort
> are very fortunate in their children
: Benjamin, the oldest, is the principa
of the high school at Stowe; Edmund
, the second. is in his third year in tn
: medical department of the u. v. M.
Alice is a high school graduate and