Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-15
Barton Academy and
Graded School
B. A. NOTES

B. A. NOTES
The seniors have distributed invita-
tions to their annual reception, which
will be held Thursday evening.
On a straw vote, Tuesday, election
day, in the high school, Hughes was
found to be the favorite by SO votes
to 38 for Wilson.
The junior class held it's election of
officers last week. Clarence Wiley
was elected president, Bertha Simon,
vice-president, and Bessie Stone, Sec
retary-treasurer.
Walter Buckley was elected man
ager of the basbet ball team alta meet
ing of the squad Thursday and he is
will be good one.
Visitors for the week: Supt. w. G..
McGinnis, Prin. N. D. Blake, Mrs.
Mary Oliver, Miss Martha O'Neil,
Miss Alice Mason, Mrs. Maud Had
lock of the North Troy high school
faculty, and Miss Nellie Rice, Miss
Madeline McCuin, Miss Mary Farman,
Miss Helen Jerome, Miss Julia Phil
lips and Miss Doris Phillips, teachers
in the graded schools of North Troy,
also Prin. Merrill Jenkins of Lowell
and Miss Gladys Lucier and Miss
Grace Oliver Of Jay, and Mrs. Kim
Page of Barton.
THE FREEMAN'S MEETING.
A freeman's meeting is held every
two years, the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. The civ
les class had been planning to go to
the freeman's meeting for some time.
When we went into the hall Mr.. Cook,
the ballot clerk, showed us the ballots.
We learned that United States Off
GERS, state, county and town officers
are elected at the freeman's meeting,
also the president is elected every
four years The constable had charge
of the meeting. There was a railing
along the right of the room and tive
places were left where the men could
go in and come out. At 3 o'clock the
box containing the votes for repre-
sentative to legislature was turned.
That meant that no more votes could
be put into the box At five o'clock
the rest of the votes were counted.
Mabel Webster, TX Grade.
TRAINING CLASS NOTES /
The training class extends most
/ sincere thanks to the ladies of Barton
for number of handsome plants
which add much to the attractiveness
of the room.
Ask H. c., how one of Napoleon's
soldiers, who having already lost one
arm, took his sword and cut off his
remaining arm to show his faithful
| ness to his master.
Information! The members of the
| training class were not on a presi-
Dental campaign parade Thursday
when they went up Main street draw
| ing an express cart, and armed with
shovels.
The members of the training class
had a very instructive lesson Tuesday
afternoon, a lesson that will help
them to vote in the next presidential
election. The class was held at the
polls, the text was ballots, and the in
structors were the voters and the
clerks.
A most interesting letter from a
member of the Richmond. Va, high
school was received last week by Miss
Prue. The class was surprised to hear
that next to tobacco, the peanut is
Virginia's most important product.
The writer promised that a box of
characteristic products of Virginia
should be shipped to the training class
very soon.
Monday morning the teachers OF
North Troy paid us most pleasant
visit. We heartily welcomed them al
but we felt that Mrs. Oliver, the
North Troy training teacher, was ou1
special guest. On Friday teachers
from Lowell called at our room. Ou1
first visitors were from outside towns
but we hope Barton will contribute
her share of calls.