Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-05-28

worthy of remembrance. Many out
of-town people were present.
Sunday, when Mr.. Larabee was fore
ed from the road by another car. For
tunately no bones were broken but
the jolt was a severe one. They
came home in the car though it was
somewhat smashed.
Word of the splendid success of an
other Barton boy, has been received.
Ernest Freeman has been made man
ager of the Mansfield Bakery in
from here four years ago as night
shipping clerk. His rise to manager
has been steady. The bakery en-
ploys so hands and puts out 10000
loaves of bread per day, besides 9TH
er bakery goods, the business being
entirely wholesale and aggregating
about 100000 per year.
A. W. Buswell, chairman, and G.
S. Webster, treasurer, of the Saliva
tion Army local committee, report
that there has been a fine voluntary
response to the call for funds for the
home service fund, but suggest that
any who propose to do something for
this worthy cause and help meet Bar
toms quota, leave their contribution
at the bank before the end of the
week, when the drive closes.
Miss Margaret Batchelder's new
cottage hospital on Cemetery hill,
opened auspiciously with three pa
| tients. 1t is beautiful for location"
| with pure air, and free from dust,
commanding fine view OF the spark
/ ling waters of Crystal lake, village
and surrounding country. She has
four private rooms and one ward
with four beds. Terms: ward pa
tients, SO per week; private rooms,
/ SIS to SIS. Electric treatment to
bouse natients ONLY. adv.
While cutting the dead trees on the
school property Monday afternoon,
Joseph Brooks met with an accident
which resulted in a broken right
wrist, badly lacerated right hip and
! other bruises. The tree which he had
cut failed to fall and wire tying it
to an electric pole was discovered. He
climbed the pole to cut the wire, al
lowing the tree to fall in the opposite
direction, when the tree started to
fall toward him, hitting the pole and
carving all to the ground. tortu-
nateIv the live wires did not come in
contact with Mr.. Brooks but he was
thought to be seriously injured. He
was taken to Brightlook hospital, st.
Johnsbury, and is gaining rapidly.
The accident put some of the light
circuits out of business until the fol-
lowing day.
In the death of Mason W. Leavltt
at Putnam, Conn, May 8, at the age
of sc, the eventful career of native
of Barton was ended. The Putnam
Patriot devotes nearly two columns
of space to the life of Mr.. Leavltt and
prints his picture. When a boy Mr..
Leavitt also lived in Craftsbury and
attended the academy there. be
showed remarkable talent for mu-
sic and conducted singing schools IN
Vermont and the Middle West. When
the Civil war broke out Mr.. Leavltt
sang at patriotic meetings and con-
Quoted musical conventions in Yer
mont and other New England states.
He established a concert company
and toured the country with 1t and
| soon had other musical companies,
and established the original bell ring
ers. This business finally went bad
and he established the Willimantlc,
Conn Chronicle but later went into
the show business. When his son
also a musician, went to Yale, Mr.
Leavitt wrote several operas. the
hest known of which was "The Frogs
of Windham" A resume of his ca
reer Is fascinating and contains many
eventful incidents. J. Wesley Batch
elder of Barton travelled with Mr.
Leavitt about four years and speaks
very highly of the man little known
or remembered here.
: BROwNINGTON CENTER
2 Roland Randall is working for John
Young.
- Wilmer Gray and family were Wis
: itors at John Lowers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Young took ar
., auto trip to Island Pond Sunday.
! Ira Gray and family spent Sunday
: with friends in Charleston.
, PerIey Gallup and family of Or.
leans were guests at z. A. Gallup's
Sunday.
, Mrs. Cora Mcclure and friend from
e Boston are visiting her parents
] Mr.. and Mrs. John Lower.