Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-08

every morning but one since March
was ushered in. Everyone predicts
that when break does come it will
come suddenly and for good, ending
a cold but pleasant winter. The con-
dition of the land must be most excel
lent for heavy crops, providing nor
NAL spring and summer follow.
Snowshoeing, that most healthful
of all sports, has been very popular
in Barton this winter. The season
begun with only two or three mem
bers, now there are twenty three. 1t
is exclusively for ladies. Last Satur-
day evening they took tramp across
the lake to DR.. Hastings camp. Mr.
and Mrs. Red6eld had preceded
them and they found an open fire
burning warm and bright. After en-.
joying a very fine spread of good
things to eat, they all returned home
declaring it was the finest time yet.
A party of fourteen people from
this village took a barge ride on Fri
day evening to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Guild of Coventry. They
/ found a hearty welcome awaiting
them and the evening was spent with
music. games, as we'll as interesting
/ little sketches of the places Mrs.
Guild has recently visited in Europe.
At eleven O'Clock a delicious supper
was served, at which maple sugar on
snow was the principal feature
! The cheers given for Mr.. and Mrs.
Guild upon leaving were both loud
and sincere.
The L. T. l.. met at the school
house March 2. The opening song,
"Some Glad Day." was followed by
election of officers. Mary Uric, pres
ident; Archie Buswell, 1st vice presi
dent; Isabel Campbell, End vice presi
dent; Ruth Gleason, treasurer; Mar.
tina Burdick, recording secretary
Bernard Ryan, corresponding secre
tary Viva Potter, organist; Rober
Dukeshire. Doris Whitcher. Lula
Heath. flower mission committee
nard Ryan, mercy work committee
Gladys Bradshaw, Lucille Hobson
Ruth Gleason, lookout committee
After the closing song, ''Singing a.
We Co." the meeting adjourned tt
meet in two weeks.
Three years ago the fire wardens
established a standard for chimneys
built in this village. Until last sum
mer no opposition of serious natur,
was met with but when the warden
asked Noah Brooks, who was build
ing a house last summer to bring tht
chimney he was putting in up to thei
standard, he refused. Consequent!
the warCens brought suit through tn
, state. The wardens complained t.
ed. The trial came off Thursday il
F. w. Baldwin's office before Justic
| Hunt, and a jury called by the re
!. spondent. Brooks, Mr.. Baldwin be
ing attorney for Mr.. Brooks and w
W. Reirden representing the state
), The jury brought a verdict for tn,
state, upholding the wardens in thei
stand for better chimneys.
| Town meeting passed into histor
with just enough debate, discussion
e and ballotting to make things spicy
The principal officers elected and tn
column of this paper with like in
F. formation from other towns of tn
, county. In electing a selectman t.
2 succeed J. G. Turnbull, which was pu
to a ballot the vote stood, Clevelan,
: 100, Turnbull 63, two scattering. Fo
road commissioner Horatio Devereau
n received 81, and E. G. Mil 33 votes
and for the other road Co nmissione
= the vote stood Geo. Rob inSon, 81 E.
: Miles two. The tax raised is S1.79 a
e against s2.09 last year and it wa
g voted to take $3.50 from the genera
town fund to be expended for stat
: work, which amount will be duplicate
i by the state. giving $150U for stat
a work. 1t was voted to re-lea 7e for fs
years the present town clerks quar-
/, era. The article to see If the tow
. would vote to sell it's town farm ",
- passed over.