Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-21

p An alarm of fire was rung in from
Box 25-Corner Main and Central
streets Wednesday for a fire. sup
posed to be consuming the clubhouse
Of the M. Y. c., but which turned
out to be only smoke from a motor
boat in which new engine was be-
ing tried out. The fire apparatus
was promptly returned to it's usual 1e-
cation False alarms are not entirely
without their use, as they keep the fire
company in good trim and furnish
some little excitement for the. inhabi-
ants of the village. who always turn
out in force. 7-as sRv 81: s.fs.aer
P. A. Robbins and family arrived
from Vancouver. B. c., Saturday, for
friends here. Mr.. Robbins, who is
in the U. S. immigration service, has
been stationed for the past year and
a half at Vancouver as Inspector
charge. He has just been transferred
to like position at Niagara Falls,
n. 7. He went to his station Mon
day night, his family remaining here.
! Mr.. Robbins was formerly in the Gu =
toms service here, but was trans
ferred to the immigration service about
four years ago. ..5.... -..
The summer schedule of trains on
the Boston and Maine railroad has
been published. the change taking
effect June &c. Trains will arrive and
depart about as in former years
though the few differences on the
more important ones will cause some
| inconvenience if the schedule is not
studied by the public. The accommoda-
tlon train from the south, which now
arrives here about g. go a. n1.z is to be
discon tinued. but the morning train
from New York will stop at Barton
and Orleans for the venience of
thoseSnow dependent on the MIXED. -,
The closing exercises of the High
school began last Sunday evening
with the baccalaureate address by
Rev. L. "A. Edwards. The Congrega-
tional church was filled with an APP
preciatives audience, the Baptist and
Methodist people, joining in the exer-i
cises. Mr.. Edwards is the new pas
tor of the Congregational church and
he gave very interesting and help
full discourse from the text, Wisdom
hath builded her house, she hath
these pillars were health Integrity,
gious faith, each point being etfectual-
" emphasized. Mr.. Edwards older
son sang as offertory solo, "Lest We
Forge" Pin very pleasing manner.
The act of the legislature prohibit
ing the shifting of cars by, the rail-
road companies across the grade eros
sing at the foot of Main street, is ap-
parently being complied with to the
satisfaction of the Public Service
commission. The peculiar situation
here at the junction of the Canadian
Pacific and Boston and Maine, re-
quires the drawing down and pushing
back across the highway of all beef
trains for icing. which is bound to
cause some little enience: J to
travel on this crossing. To #entirely
abolish shunting there, would necessi-'
tate an overpass, or the remodellng OF
the railroad companies yards, neither
OF which changes seems now to bessln-
sisted upon by anyone in authority.
Flags displayed Saturday. June II,
reminded us of the anniversary of the
rbattle-of Bunker hill a holiday in
Massachusetts, celebrated with almost
as much enthusiasm as July 4. It
seems rather hard on the nerves to be
obliged to celebrate twice within
month, but Newport will do worse on
July with celebration5 and q circus
the same day. the Haag shows coming
on that date Perhaps it, will be a
good thing for ours trades men son the
theory ofs,..tmore people. 2 more 4busi-
ness.'' young America" at least,
should be satisfied. for what could the
small boy desire, more thaneaa circus
and Fourth of July all in SoneS daya
The combination will probably pro-
duce less noise than the celebration
alone. {