Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-06-18
BARTON LOCAL NOTES
Continued from Page One.

The Improvement club is beginning
some changes at the bathing beach.
The discontinued dump there will be
| leveled and covered with dirt, making
a better and larger place for parking
automobiles. Other improvements
are also contemplated.
n. D. Martin of Hardwick, former
/ ~ of this place, has purchased the
house on Glover street which has been
/ occupied by Frank Paddleford, known
as the Story house. He will move
( here Immediately and Mr.. Paddleford
will occupy the Lang house at the
south end of Park street.
Prospect Pomona Grange meets
with Crystal Lage Grange Friday,
; June 20, for an. all day session, and
in the evening Crystal Lake Grange
will have for its roll call, "What 1
Hate to Do Most" and for discussion,
Shall the dog be made domestic an
lmaI and kept closely at home"
According to Comdt. J. Slater of
the Salvation Army, there will be no
more collecting done in this and out
side towns from now until the end Of
the year, as the drive covers for all
the expenses for the year 1919. Peo-
tors. All the towns where organized
have reached their quotas.
The children of the convent will
give a closing musical and dramatic
entertainment tin Crystal Lake hall
Is invited. The hour is o'clock and
the admission is 35c. The program
consist of IA numbers comprising vo-
cal and Instrumental, a pantomime,
drills, recitations, flag salutes, etc.
L. ]. Hitchcock. son of the late
Odina and Mrs. Hitchcock, now of
Lyndonville, for years an employee of
y. +. Reed, was united in marriage
by Rev. NJ. A. Turner Saturday eve
ming, to Miss Jennie Meehan of Island
Pond, who has recently been employ
ed by Mrs. Titus in the home bakery
for some time. They will receive
many congratulations and will reside
in town.
That the Wilcox bakery is doing a
large and growing business is shown
by the advertising carried this week, .
which states that over 1000 loaves of I
bread were baked last week. This |
quantity of bread requires eight bar
rels of flour. Saturdays output was
384 loaves, "a pies, II cakes, 20 doz- I
en- doughnuts and many other bakery I
goods: Last week 80 dozen cookies |
were baked.
Miss Agnes Gallop of Montreal is
a guest at the May home. Miss Gal
Iop has been overseas as a Canadian
army nurse for four years and is still
IN the service. She has been station
ed in England, France and Belgium
and decorated several times for her
service, once by King George himself.
Miss Gallop will be pleasantly re-
membered here, where she has
stopped before.
On May 90, AFRO Drown of East
Conn, died at the age of 90
years. Mr.. Drown was born in Bar
ton where he lived until Is years of
age, when he went to Connecticut
where he enlisted for the Civil war
serving three years. Mr.. Drown was
prominent in Odd Fellow and Ma
sonic circles. The Connecticut Val
ey Advertiser contains a two-colunon
history Of his life with a cut of Mr.
Drown.
AT meeting of those contributing
tor the building of the Westmore
road Friday afternoon at the In
1roVement Club rooms, c. s. Webster
vas made chairman of the organiza-
ION and the committee for raising
-unds was made the permanent COM
nlLlee Tor seeing that the road was
'9llt- Inns committee was made IN
u K. P. Webster, W. Z. Hanson and
4. A. Cleveland. F. D. Pierce was
nade treasurer of the fund and asks
or payments on pledges.
Mrs. F. H. PillsbUrys piano pupiIs
rave a recital in the Gem theatre on
Monday evening before a good-sized
audience. These were Mrs PiIisburv's
.lder pupils. Those who attended hotb
his recital and the one last year not
q great lmprcvem 7Et and advance
nent IN these pupils. and the recital
the fact thai there are a
lumber OF promising pianists grow
ounger pupils Of Mrs. Pillsburv will
e heLd IN the Gem tonight. to which
he public is invited. o