Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-10-28

Ralph Brown, who has been living
with his family in tent during the
summer near the old Hazen farm, has
moved to the village and is in one of
Homer Rushford's tenements.
Miss Bernice Devereaux and Fred
Martell were united in marriage at st.
Paul's Catholic church Tuesday morn
ing. After short wedding trip they
will return to reside in Barton.
Miss Cora E. Rowell and Mrs. H.
E. Perley visited at Mrs. C. R.~King's
in Passumpsic, also at the home of
Mrs. Chas Coapland in West Burke.
Mrs. c. R. King accompanied them.
Slayton Lang, who is studying
music in Boston. was at home for
few days last week. and he and his
I mother drove the Lang car to Barre
where Mr.. Lang has been the past few
! days.
Mr., and Mrs. A. M. Tower, who
have been spending some time with
their daughter at Ayrshire, Iowa, have
returned to Barton, their daughter,
Mrs. Lewis Moody accompanying them
but returning to her home Monday.
Scott Brooks has finished work at
accepted position with the Vermont
| Cadillac company at Burlington, where
/ he will go as soon as the new building
| of that company is completed.
An instrument has been placed in
! the substation for synchronizing the
currents, so that the fiji icker in our
lights, which has been noticeable
about five o'clock. when dynamos were
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done away with.
Senator Dillingham; and C. c. Fitz of
Brattleboro will speak in the opera
house at Orleans, Saturday evening,
| Oct. 81. The band will be in attend
ance. Come and hear the other side of
the question before you decide for
whom you will vote for senator.
Nearly all the high school pupils and
several in town attended the enter
tainment given at the high school room
Thursday evening when Prof Madison
entertained the audience with readings
which were very much enjoyed. The
proceeds went to the school piano fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. j. Barker of Park
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Bean of Springfield,
Mass. Mrs. Mary R. Morrill, of Park
street and Mrs. Belle RowelI of
Albany. Their ages respectively were
"a, 80. 81 and 81. making 326 years.
How do you intend to vote? Seems
to be the chief topic Of conversation
just now. Never mind. We will know
how the majority voted by the time
the next issue is out. and we are
fortunate in having some good losers
on the ticket this year, who will smile
anyhow.
/ What might have resulted in very
serious injury and possibly been a
fatal accident, was averted Saturday
by Dr. John Blake, when a little girl
ran down the street from the crossing
near the passenger depot In order
to avoid striking the girl with his auto
mobile the doctor turned his car at
right angles and ran up the steep bank
to the track, where luckily the car was
not overturned and he was able tc
back down without any injury. Mrs.
Blake was with the doctor at the time
and the almost miraculous escape OF
everyone from injury. was due to the
, prompt action of the doctor.
The Barton horse. Government
, Bond. has just won his race at Wind
sor, Conn.,, and starts today at West
field, Mass. The Bond has started il
twelve races this season and has only
) been behind the money twice, whil1
Kleet. another horse handled by Mr.
2 Harding. has started nine times an,
has either been FIRST or second in ever,