Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-03-03

south on the railroad track, but meet
ing its death when the helper struck
the animal.
F. B. Tower has been confined to
the house for nearly week on ac-
count of sickness.
There are several i'll in Norbit
Labounty's family on High street.
Mrs S. B. Cowles is caring for the
baby at her home.
Mrs. w. II. Chappell of Elm street,
who has been i'll for several days
with influenza, died Wednesday morn
ing of pneumonia. Burial will be at
West Burke on Friday. There will
be no funeral here on account of the
quarantine.
Barton is having a regular epi-
demic of hard colds, grip and lnfiu-
enza, call it whatever you will. Very
few of the cases are dangerous but
the number of sick probably outnum-
bers the number at any other time this
winter.
March came in like lion and the
closing days of February were also
lion-like, thermometers registering as
low as % degrees below Saturday
morning. However, Tuesday and
Wednesday are somewhat mlider In
temperature.
The Ladies' Society of the Congre-
pational church invite the friends or
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Gorham to
an informal reception at the church
parlors Monday, March 9Th from z
until o'clock p. M, in honor OF their
fiftieth wedding anniverary.
! Ralph ]. Shatney and Evelyn M.
Thorp, a graduate of Barton academy,
+, were married at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Hibbard where Miss Thorp
has made her home for several years,
Sunday by Rev. ]. ]. Hutchinson.
After a short trip they will reside In
Glover.
! Llovd ard Roy Smith, sons of +. j.
Smith. have bought the Barton bakery
of Mr.. st Onge, taking possession
March 1. Both boys are experienced
bakers and with quality goods Will
find a market for much bakers goods.
They will serve lunches and are addIng;
a small line of groceries and canned
goods.
The body of Belle Folsom, a sister
of II. A. Folsom, was brought here
from Waterbury Saturday, with burial
in the South Barton cemetery Sunday
afternoon. Miss Folsom had been IN
the state asylum for 33 years and was
So wears old A simple prayer ser
vice at the house by Rev. NJ. A. Iur-
Iner was held.
j Though Barton lecture course pa
irons were disappointed in not hav-
ing Glenn Frank as the last number III
the course Tuesday evening, Gregory
Mason who came instead, proved
man of ability and his learned ane
scholarly story of conditions IN Asia
and eastern Europe gave hight upoI
the political situation OF the worio
Mr. Frank has been ordered on the
road because of physical ana ner
vous breakdown.
The necessary form making it le
gal to annex territory to Barton VII
lage has been started by the trustees
!. The property in question IS owned
nv F. s. Whitcher and F. W. Com
Stock and comprises about four acres
living lust north of the village, on
mart of which the proposed Far
hanks & Redfield woolen mill VIII d
: erected. The question will come De
fore the voters at the annual vlllag'
: meeting next Tuesday
: On February 26th the regula
, meeting of the Afternoon Study Ciul
1 was held with Mrs. Barrows- Elevel
members and one visitor were present
4 Subject of program, Shakespeare
, IF Shakespeare" Mrs. Jennie Cut
; iar. reading, "The Tanning of tn
Shrew.0 Mrs. Batchelder; ;reading ~Th
E Merchant of Venice" Mrs. Maml
Hanson. These readings were fror
Lambs "Tales of Shakespeare" an
, were most interesting.
II The men Of the Congregations
lchurch served about 12s people