Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-05-20
LOCAL NEWS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

DIOWu O1 MAIN SCroeC Is Hearing COul-
pletion. 1t will have capacity of
fifteen cars, and in connection will
have perfectly equipped repair shop.
already an electric motor. air pressure
tank and power drill is installed, and
good machine lathe will be added.
In connection with the Flanders &
Mossman garage this addition makes
very stable automobile industry in
our town and we are glad to note much
activity about the place.
Our new Methodist minister and
wife. the Rev. and Mrs. I. A. Ranney.
were rendered reception at the M. E.
church Friday evening by the ladies'
societies and members of the church as
we'll as townspeople. There was an
exceptionally large gathering and it
was surely most enjoyable occasion.
Rev. Ranney seems like our kind of
folks and we are certainly glad to
welcome him to our town, forget that
to him and give him the glad hand.
He seems ready to do his part.
Will Mason, formerly of Glover, died
Sunday afternoon at his home in Hard
wick. Mr.. Mason had not been consid-
cred seriously i'll until the Wednesday
preceding his death. Friday it was
Aldrich of st. Johnsbury, assisted by
DR.. J. M. Blake of this town. per-
formed an operation late Friday night,
but to no avail. Mr.. Mason is sur
vived by his wife and his brother,
Reuben Mason. of this town, who went
to Hardwick Friday and has remained
there since that time. The funeral
services were at Hardwick today with
interment at Glover.
The annual business meeting of the
Woman's Literary club was held at
the reading room May Is. There were
% members present. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. F. w. Cutting !;
vice-president, Mrs. J. M. Blake !;
clerk, Mrs. F. D. Pierce; treasurer,
Miss Dottie Potter program commit
tee, Miss May, Miss Frances Butler and
Mrs. Hanson. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Davis extended an invitation to the
club to spend their club day with them
in Crystal Lake grove, the date to be
decided later. Light refreshments
were served by the committee.
What probably would have been a
serious fire at the Charles Grow
cottage in Crystal Lake Grove, for
merly the Tower cottage. was averted
Friday through the timely arrival of
Geo. Davis's boat and occupants. The
fire started just back Of the open fire.
place, and had made so much Roadway
that Mrs. Grow. who was alone with
her children at the cottage at the
time. was not able to check it and but
for the timely assistance of Mr.. Uric
4 nd others from the Davis boat, prob
ably the cottage would have been
destroyed. Mr.. Davis believes in fire
protection and his boat is at all times
equipped with an automatic extinguish-
er, which was Of much use on this
occasion.
We note from another paper that R.
G. Salter, formerly telegraph opera
tor at our depot, is held in Montreal or
a charge of vagrancy. also that charges
have been preferred against him for
the theft Of money from the til
here at our depot. ''R. G. Salter,
formerly telegraph operator at Barton,
is held in Montreal on charge OF
vagrancy and other charges are alsC
said to have been preferred against
him in the Canadian city. William
Walker, inspector at Boston, and G.
w. Green, superintendent at Lyndon.
vile, both employed by the Boston &
Maine railroad, are in Montreal to
prefer a charge Of theft against Salter,
alleging that he took 81 from the till
when he left the employ of the COM
pany here"
The annual meeting of the Afternoon
Study club was held at the home of
Mrs. Prime May Il. Seventeen mem
bers and one visitor were present.
Under the order of business came the
report Of the secretary and treasurer,
the report of the flower committee anC
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Seaver; vice.
president. Mrs. Ellen Webster; secre
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Pearson
program committee, Mrs. Barron, Mrs
Luvia Webster and Mrs. Thompson
with the president and vce-president
music committee, Mrs. Stannard anc
Mrs. Prescott flower committee, Mrs
Barrows critic. Mrs. Thompson. Al
the close Of the meeting the hostess
served very dainty refreshments.
season last night with a dance anc
chafng dish supper at the club house
The Schubert orchestra of eight pieces
rendered the music, which was mos
excellent. About sixty members Of
the club were present and apparently
had one of those enjoyable times fo1
which the club has always been noted
We predict that this first is only the
forerunner of many pleasant evenings
in store for US during the summer
We think that the professor was eithe,
teaching or learning some of the new
steps on the shady end .of the club
house veranda, we know that he hat
bevy of our fair dancers there. TIL,
al
caught and served by Prof. H. J
Stannard, not the same Prof. to whom
we have previously referred.
Gustavus Burdick rendered recep
ton to the senior and junior classes O
Barton academy together with tn
faculty on Thursday evening in Cd
Fellows hall. From the students W
learn that this reception and entertain
xaa,.h arac tho most IL