Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-28
Letter from Boston.

Mr.. Editor:
1t seems rather superf1uous to be
writing any Boston news to such up
to-date people as you of Orleans
County, who have your Boston dali
lies and pretty much verything else
that's going. But being a native and
long time resident of your county, /
feel that am simply writing a short
note of greeting to friends. / want
to say, at the outset, that have had
your excellent paper since leaving
Vermont thirteen years ago and the
name Barton has a little different
sound to me than any other. l was
glad when the legislature gave Bar
ton Landing a name that should put it
on its own basis and not seem as ii 1T
was Barton and considerable more.
AS | was buying my round trip ticket.
to Barton, at North Station, one sum-
mer the agent scanned his own list Of
towns on that division and then alb
sently murmured into my waiting
ears, Barton. Barton. Is that any
where near Barton Landing?" I was
nearly overcome that an official of
the Boston and Maine should be so ig-
norant. Well. these bright June
days find Boston, buster and more
bustling than ever. More beautiful,
I might add for a third B. For here
in the suburbs. the grounds of the
wealthy are showing the result of the
skilled labor of the fall and spring.
Lawns and shrubs a brilliant green.
Trees in the full of their summer foil
age and roses, roses, everywhere.
The Public Gardens and the dear old
common are never more lovely than
at this season. After Memorial day
exercises Mt. Auburn cemetery, For
est Hills and Newton cemeteries are
intensely interesting places to visit
The graves of LOngfelloW, Lowell and
others of our loved and great are al
ways decorated with choicest flowers.
Also the more imposing mausoleums,
where rest the families of Boston's
financiers like R. H. Waite and many
others. The public school observance
of PREM Memorial day is a wonderful
lesson in public spirit and must in
spire those who take part as we'll as
the listeners with patriotism. Spend
Bunker Hill day in Boston if you
think that day and battle are being
forgotten. No-So long as that mon
ument across the Bay stands. Boston
will remember for what it stands.
There are so many other places and
matters incident to life here / would
love to mention, as on hasty trip to
the Hub one cannot take in every
thing. During the month of May, the
all absorbing topic was the great
Missionary Exposition, "The World
in Boston," Thousands of our church
workers in Boston and vicinity were
in training all winter for their work
as stewards or in that great musical
drama, 1.-The Pageant" Its influence
will be felt long time and Echo
Meetings have been in order, during
the succeeding weeks. Of late oul
attention has also been drawn both
earthward and skyward by the air
ships from the Aviation Meet at Wal
than. AS we are near the Water
town, Waltham and Newton towr
lines and on an open elevation, we
have had fine point of observation
of their daily flights. We watched
Ovington as he made his remarkable
flight to the state house and back
and other brilliant aviators with mon
oplanes, bip1anes etc. Surely we are
living in a growing. advancing ag'
not only are the nations of the eartt
coming together, but Heaven anc
earth seem to he approaching each
other also. Thanking you, Mr.. Ed
itor. for your tolerance and hoping
have not wearied your readers, | viii
close. Il. A. b.