Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-20


camp at Willoughby lake for two
weeks.
The young ladies of the C. E. society
will sell homemade French candy at
the band concert Saturday evening.
It's the kind that melts in your mouth
and you should visit their stand.
Mrs. Murray Mcfarland has been
entertaining her father, w. L. Dow of
Hardwick and her friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter London of Boston, and
Miss Belle George of Burlington.
A ball game Saturday between a
picked team from this village and a
team composed of Montreal men, who
are in town for the summer resulted
in score Of IL to O. for Barton.
Recent arrivals at Hotel Barton
include Mr.. and Mrs. V. "A. Leisner,
Miss Alice Leisner, Miss A. J. Leisner,
and j. o. McDermott of Brooklyn, j..
B. Breckenridge of New York city.
The families of J. C. King. H. E..
Paige, Albert Abbott and J. N.
Webster. also Rev. Wilmond Warner
attended the King-Clark reunion at the
home of Simeon Clark of Glover on
Thursday, Aug. 18th. 5r
DR.. E. Manning Shaw, who will be
remembered in Barton as young man,
and who has of late resided in Seattle,
died Monday. Aug. II, at Victoria as q
result of injuries received in railroad
disaster the Saturday previous.
A party of Glover young ladies
known as The Jolly Nine, and guests.
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
| Carter, enjoyed straw ride to Barton
on Thursday evening, took dinner al
| Hotel Barton. continued their ride tc
Orleans and back to Glover.
:; In the W. C. T. U. programs jus,
! published the name of Mrs. John
Mcclellan is omitted as member ano
the name of Mrs. F. S. Whitcher is
misprinted, "Mrs. F. S. Webster 2
+ The committee desire to make this
fexplanation. =
The lawn social held at the Congre
gational church Thursday evening was
| much enjoyed by all present. Mucl
! credit is due to the committee who
had it in charge and many thanks te
/ the band which rendered such fine
music during the evening. The net
proceeds of the social were $l2
Fourteen members of the Christian
Endeavor, Epworth League and Sunday
school attended the afternoon service
at Willoughby Sunday. Rev. w. A.
| Warner preached the sermon. Miss
Geneva Whitcher sang very beautiful
soprano solo and Henry Buswell
/ favored the audience with selection
on his violin. *'
The ladies of the Village Improve
ment who plan to wage campaign or
the Monitor the following item: "I1
you have a breeding place for file.
about your premises, buy gallon o1
pyroligneous acid at Pierce's anc
sprinkle freely once in twelve days.
This kills the egg of the fly" ~
Fourteen members and friends of B
A. 10 went to Willoughby lake
Thursday for the annual class outing
The party carried picnic dinner anc
the day was very much enjoyed
bathing and bowling and other sport!
being part Of the program. The tril
was made in Mays auto truck and tn,
[return by way Of. West Burke AT tn.
business meetings Ruth Freeman
Pearl Suitor and Aftan Scott wer,
|elected committee to make arrange
ments for next years trip. -
| A cross on the telephone and electri
system Wednesday afternoon Of las
!, week caused much trouble for tn
4 telephone. company as we'll as tn
electric lines. In fact, the circui
eyaded the search Of trouble men unit
the next day and several electri
lines were shut off and number o
the telephone lines out of use 70
several hours. The Monitor wa
! unfortunately on one of the electrf
| lines shut off during the afternoon an
Twas therefore. several hours late i
going TO press.