Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-03
BARTON
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Barton Thursday and remained IN town
until Sunday. Glare and Margaret
really belong to our town and their
many friends are always glad to see
them.
Saturday will be the last opportunity
to see Barton academy play ball this
season. They have proved their ability
to play good clean baseball. The game
Saturday will be with Lyndon Institute,
very fast team and should prove
interesting. At Roaring Brook Park at
$50, remember.
Friday Mr.. Waketnari, our florist and
garden man shipped from the freight
station to local points south ten dozen
boxes of panses in bloom and nearly
as many tomato plants. To one party,
the oldest florist in our state, he has
shipped over 1000 asters at fancy
prices.
Henry Egleston and family have
moved here from St. Johnsbury. Mr..
Egleston was formerly employed here
caring for horses for F. B. Lang, and
returns to work for Fred Pickel in
caring for a large number of Mr..
Pickles horses now at the stables of
Roaring Brook Park.
Mrs. Oliver Blanchard of Derby. nee
Ruth Nye of this village, underwent
critical operation at Mary Hitchcock
hospital, Hanover. N. H., last week.
Her husband accompanied her and Mr.
and Mrs. Lyman Mason and sister.
Avis Nye. were in Hanover, N. H.,
last week to see Mrs Blanchard.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and their friends will observe
flower mission day at the Methodist
church parlors on Tuesday afternoon.
June 9th at 3 o'clock. Mothers are
invited to bring their children and
everyone who has them is asked to
bring flowers which will be carried to
the i'll and shut-ins.
Mrs. Chas. Jackson a sister of
Kimball Page, visited him last
week. Miss Sadie Page, who is a
government nurse at Panama, came
Saturday, intending to stop for some
time here and at the jackson camp
at WiIloughby but was summoned to
leave Sunday night and returned to her
duties in the Canal Zone.
The Crystal Lake Garage has been
demonstrating their ability to handle
granite with an automobile truck.
How do we know but that specially
constructed and very heavy truck,
would not solve the problem of from
the quarry to the stonesheds. A mat
ter we'll worth looking into. because
enough stone ought to be handled
through the summer to take care OF
the winter output.
Miss Mildred Lang narrowly escaped
serious injury Friday, when a horse
she was driving became unmanageablt
and ran into the Lang stable at Roar
ing Brook Park. AS the horse ran int,
the barn the wheels struck the doc
and Miss Lang was thrown from tn,
carriage to the floor of the stabl
where she sustained very painful in
juries to her face and head. but fortu
nately 90 bones were broken.
The past week has certainly bee
"open door" at Prof. and Mrs. c.. [
Erwin's home, and during the wee
they have entertained Wardell Squire
of Lyndonville, Mr.. Erwin's cousin
R. W. Brown of Chicago, forme
college chum of the professor. S. "
bridge. E. II. Kennison of Boston an
Supt. W. A. Mcclure of North Troy
The pre-Memorial exercises held i
the high school room Friday afternoo
were, we learn, exceptionally fine an
the children of our school merit muc
appreciation. These exercises were
the first seven grades, which compris
the pupils of Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Bale
win. Mrs. Jennings and Miss Ho
brooks rooms and consisted of speal
ing, dialogues and singing. The teacl
ers especially deserve much credit fl
the good work of their respectiy
grades.
Miss Edith Ruggles. musical i
structor, will leave tomorrow mig
for Boston, from whence she will So
on the White Star liner on Saturd;
for Naples. During the summer 81
will tour Europe and will next whit
continue her musical studies in Pari
1t is with much regret to the scho
as we'll as the people of Barton tn
Miss Ruggles will not return anoth
season, but all Of US wish her 'sb
voyage" and very pleasant al
profitable year.
Geo Calderwood and Donald M
Arthur of East Albany were arrest
here Monday afternoon and taken
Newport by automobile to answer
the charge of selling liquor. C.
Grow, who was arrested for intoxie
ton last week, was brought before t
municipal court Monday and fined fol
first offence with costs. Durgin, w
has been awaiting trial for larcen
was given not less than one or me
than three years, while Goss, young
man. and apparently led into wro
doing, was put on five years probate
A very interesting and instruct
map Of our state was constructed
the school grounds by the gramn
room pupils under the supervision
Superintendent Erwin last week. 7
map was probably nearly fifty feet
length and showed all the mount
ranges. rivers and lakes, as well as I
principal towns and cities and I
Industries belonging to each of tn
towns. A great many of US could h;
learned much about urssstate had
been fortunate enough to have be
THO ha;