Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-03-30

train from Orleans last evening.
time. This will add to- their equip
ment and mean an increased output of
finished product.
Flanders & Buswell are having
calls for state agencies fer their pat
ent ladder and the prospects are that
this business will rapidly expand and
grow to considerable proportions.
Word from Miss Mcclellan and
Mrs. Prime, who are in Washington on,
the excursion, report that the trees
are leaved out there, and it is hot and
dry and very summer like. They ex-
pected to meet President Taft today.
There will be meeting of the Con-
gregational society at the vestry on
the evening of March 81 for the pur-
pose of giving pew holders and at
tendants an opportunity to join the
society.
The wool advertised for sale at auc-
tlon by u. s. Marshall Bailey at the
Kicker storehouse in St. Johnsbury
on Tuesday, April 5th., is the wool
smuggled short time ago by Mitch
/ ell Leonard and son of this town.
Mrs. Martha Seaver of this viii
laRe, recently resolved notice of the
death Of her aunt, Miss Mary E.
Brown, who visited her last summer.
Her death occurred at the old ladies'
home. Providence. R. l., where she
resided. She was a native of Iras-
burg ard had lived in Lyndon and st.
Johnsbury.
The ForeignMissionary society which
was to have met with Mrs. Hamblet,
will meet with Mrs. Hibbard tomor-
row (Thursday) afternoon instead. on
account of the death OF Mrs. Ham
blet's brother, A. w. Clark, in Som
erville, Mass, and her absence to at
TEND the funeral, which is on Friday.
The Barton steam laundry has
been sold to J. M. Parrant of St.
Johnsbury, who takes possession Mon
day. Mr.. Parrant comes we'll rec
commended and expects to hire an ex.
perienced laundryman and give his
customers nothing but work of the
very best order. Mr.. Wylie, who has
run the laundry for year, has not de-
cided just what he will do.
Many of the older inhabitants of
the village say they have never seen
the streets so dry and in such fine
condition in March before. The sea-
son certainly does seem far advanced,
there being little snow left. Dust
flies IN many places in the street and
automobiles are frequently seen.
The regular meeting of the Wom-
ans Literary club was held with Mrs.
Relrden on the evening of March 23rd.
After a brief hour of business a
chat1ng dish supper was served by Mrs.
Reirden, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Stannard,
Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Batchelder.
A large number were present and an
enjoyable evening was spent. The
next meeting of the club will be with
Miss Bernice Hamblet. Wednesday
April 6.
The people of the village are once
more reminded that the Woman's Lit
erary club are collecting old newspa-
pers. magazines and books to be sold
for the benefit of the reading room.
This is surely worthy object and one
azines should be securely tied in bun.
dies and may be left at j. F. Batchel.
der's barn or will be collected later.
Parties having paper for collection
please notify Mrs. H. j. Stannard.
Mrs. A. c. Austin and daughter
Ida leave in about two weeks fol
Moose Jaw, Sask.,N where they will
make their home in the future. Mrs
Austin's son Clarence, and daughter
Mrs. Fayer both live there. We
shall be very sorry to have then
leave town. In consequence of thi!
decision to leave town Miss Austir
has finished work as bookkeeper in the
Lang store.
A serious fire was narrowly avert
ed last evening when the fumes from
a small amount of gasoline being useC
for cleaning purposes in Lang's jew
eEyy store, ignited from a lighted
match. A large number of peoplf
happened to be on the street at the
, time and the fire was extinguished ii
few minutes without the aid of tn,
, flre company, and only few doiIar
/ damage was done. Here is another
lesson calling for carefulness in tn,
use of gasoline.
! Easter was observed at the NJ. E
. cnurch Sunday morning by a cantat,
: by the choir entitled 1.-The Riser
King" 1t was beautifully rendere,
and the short address by the paste
was very appropriate. The decora
tions were also very pretty. In th
evening Rev. Duk eshire gave very
able address on Reasons for Our Be
lief in Immortality. Both mornin,
= and evening audiences were union
Rev. w. A. Warner of the Congrega
t tional church being absent, and tn
4 attendance was large.
The adjourned meeting of the Con
e greRational society to vote on th
s matter of purchasing a pipe orga
t will be held in the vestry of tn