Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-08-26

Mrs. Melissa Shedd and Miss Bernice
Riley of Franklin. N. H.. were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. King and
daughter, Julia, the past few days.
The Knickerbocker Stock company,
who played in the opera hall every
night last week. deserved better houses
as their plays were exceptionally good.
| Mrs. Harriet Borland, who recently
returned from spending several weeks
| with her son in West Glover, has gone
this week for a few days visit in
! HardWick.
G. D. Donald of Springfield, Mass.
has joined his wife here, who is visit
| ing her mother. Mrs. Jarvis. Mrs.
Furguson of Springfield is a guest of
| Mrs. Jarvis.
Miss Avis Young. who has been
spending the summer at the home of
her uncle, DR.. F. R. Hastings. re-
turned yesterday to her home in
Bathurst, N. B.
| w. A. Warner held an open air SER
vice at Stone Pond Sunday afternoon,
which was very we'll attended. Miss
Marion Bickford rendered several solos
at this service.
! DR.. John Bryant Of Haverhill, Mass,
a former Barton boy, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Edith Comstock, and they
are spending few days at camp at
Willoughby lake.
The Norwich University pictures,
through an error in shipping at Lyn-
donville did not arrive last night. but
are now here and will be shown at the
| nj cfI1ro hOJ1Sa tOniCht
Fay Wheeler and Merrick Winslow
left Monday night for vacation trip.
Fay will visit his uncle in Springfield,
while Merrick will go to his brother S
in New Bedford, Mass.
The tub shop has just received three
cars of logs and expect that they will
now have immediate shipments of over
200, 900 feet recently bought, the shor
will start again Monday.
Topic for discussion for the regula,
meeting of the grange Sept. 3, "How
shall we conduct the meetings of oul
grange so as to interest alike the ole
and the young of both sexes?"
The tub-shop crew and local crew
played ball at the fair grounds Satur.
day and the tub shop fellows had by
far the best end of the argument, the
score being 1877 in their favor.
The 18th band concert of the season
will be held uptown. weather permit.
ting. Saturday night. The special
numbers in the program will be g
piccoIo solo by DR.. Blake and from.
bone solo by E. Mcclure.
Five of the men from the tub sho1
have been working this week with the
section crew under Harry Bigelow,
who has a lot of additional work this
season caused by the laying of new
steel.
Barton was well represented in the
ball game during the fair. both Ted
and Bernard Lee playing for Orleans.
Ralph Laird, Parker Barrows and
Clyde Heath playing in most of the
games.
The following letters remain uncalled
or at the postofice. Please say adver-
tised when calling for these letters.
and Mrs. W. D. Lamberton. R. M.
Shoefelt.
Henry Harding took three first
!. moneys at the races during the fair
with Government Bond and Kleet. He
is shipping these horses this week to
Rockingham, Mass, where they will
race at the Rockingham fair.
The annual meeting of the Orleans
County Historical society was held ir
the vestry of the Congregation al
church at 10. 80 o'clock today. The old
board of officers was elected and the
report Of the treasurer heard.
In the wrestling match at Batchel
ders hall Thursday evening, Sherburne
was able to get two successive falls
from Gotch. The preliminary mattel
between Leonard and Rowell of Albany
was decidedly in Leonard's favor.