Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-05-21

The Improvement club is keeping
I'D its good work of stocking the wa
ters of several of our lakes, ponds
and brooks by arranging for several
shipments of young trout to be placed
in Crystal lake, Stone pond and other
fishing grounds.
The weather has been generally
fair for the past ten days and has
moderated to the extent that crops
are being put in, trees. are leaving
out and cherry trees and strawberries
are in blossom Grass land is look
ing exceptionally well.
Mrs. Ida Willzie of Ashland, N. H,
came Friday to help care for her
brother, M. c. Heath, who has since
died. Mr. Heath's son, Chester, from
Connecticut, also his daughter, Mrs.
Eta Dunham, of Springfield, came
the first of the week.
The students of Barton academy
will make a canvass of the village
Monday for the sale of tickets for the
| Grillev entertainment on June g. Be
ready with your SOC. The tickets sold
will be exchangeable at Pierce's May
90 or after for reserved seats.
The Victory loan banner being dis
n1ayed in the postoffice was awarded
this place because of it's showing IN
| the recent loan. This end OF the
town was allotted 100000 in the loan
and subscribed S68,500, thus keeping
its record in the war drives far above
quotas assigned.
Mrs. Jones of Waterbury, state war
J savings stamp director, was IN town
last week and interviewed Prin. Bates
on the matter of the school here CO.
operating in the purchase of savings
stamps. Members of the high school
have bought $5 worth of stamps since
January / it was discovered.
F. A. Hunt of the Monitor caught
4 his right hand in one of the JOB
presses Monday afternoon. The hand
was so badly crushed that the two
+ middle fingers and a portion of the
forefinger were amputated at the
j Cleasby hospital in Orleans that eve
ming by DR.. Allen of st. Johnsbury.
Sugar men have been busy the past
ten days receiving maple sugar Tor
shipment. It is estimated by those
in a position to know that there has
been brought into this village in the
past ten days $4,000 worth of maple
sugar per day or 100000 of sugar
since May 10. One car loaded Tues
day by r. P. Webster, contained S16,-
900 worth of maple products.
The local cast Of the drama, "The
Dust of the Earth" which has been
played SO successfully here, in Lyn-
donville, Glover and Irasburg was
|, given to a crowded house at Shef-
. field Tuesday evening. Standing room
only could be had and so couples were
present at the dance. The people be-
hind this play are certainly to be con-
graduated upon their success.
w. E. Hanson has purchased OF
N. M. Lewis of Northampton, Mass.
formerly Of this place, tract of 1S,'
500 acres of timber land in Glover
known as the "South HILL" There are
several million feet of both hard anc
soft wood on this land and Mr.. Han.
: son will begin numbering the trac1
this fall. All of which means In
creased business for the Hanson mil
!, and Barton.
:, CRYSTAL lake is coming to be one o.
Z the best bodies of water for fishing IL
the south end Of the county. So fal
% as known no lake has yielded as man!
nice fish this year as Crystal lake
: About 25 beautiful specimens o.
trout have been taken, all of which
weigh from four to 16 pounds Th'
{ 16-pounder was taken by Labount.
= and Martell The Labounty brother
have taken the largest number, whil
= Moner Hitchcock and Ambrose hav'
6 taken five, Clyde Heath three an
f parties from Newport have takel
e several, and a number of local mel
have taken one or more.
n The remains Of Mrs. Susan Z
Rroup who died in Manchester, =