Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-04-27

The Afternoon Study Club will be
held with Mrs. HI. R. Cutler on Thurs
day, April %. Subject, Nature
c. S. Webster is enjoying a short
vacation from his duties as treasurer
of the Barton Savings Bank & Trust
Co.
Miss Geneva Hubbard has returned
from visit to ST. Johnsbury and is
stopping with Mrs. Z. G.. Ingalls, fol
a time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hamb1et were in
East Berkshire the first of the week
to attend the funeral of an uncle
Charles Allen.
| I About "a hours of rain was Sun
days weather program. The weather
| for the past week has been cool but
otherwise seasonable.
at any time. Reasonable rates. Of
fee phone Bill, home phone 90.
Gladys l.. Masure. adv
The following letters are advertised
this week unclaimed at the postoffice
Mrs. Florence Rector, Mr.. Peter Ra-
cine, Mr.. Jack Rowe.
A. S. Drew returned from Boston
the first of the week, and Mrs. Jennie
Blake went to the city on Thursday
to remain with Mrs. Drew for some
time.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmour and Mrs
Marion Nelson received word Satur-
day of the death of their brother, John
: Miller, whose home was in st. Louis
| Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Paige returned
Tuesday after spending the winter in
Akron, O., with their son, Harland
and daughter, Ina, who is attending
school in Ohio.
Mrs. w. c. Wheeler of Lyndonville
and Misses Laila and Thelma Hawkins
of ST. Johnsbury visited their aunt,
Mrs. F. G. Burdick, over Sunday in
honor of her birthday.
] G. B. Joy has rented L. E. Mason's
farm for year and will take imme:
diate possession. Mr.. Mason's family
will reside here at present and Mr..
! Joy will move into one end of the
house.
| Robert Herman, who has been at
4, the home of his friend, T. w. Reding-
/ ton, i'll for several weeks, went to
! st. Johnsbury hospital on the 21st for
treatment. Miss Bernice Atwell was
his nurse here.
The Woman's Literary Club will
hold a regular meeting with a pro-
gram at Mrs. E. R. Cooks next week
Wednesday evening, May a. The. an
nual business meeting will be held
on May II.
The ladies in the vicinity are asked
to remember the annual rummage sale
at the church in the fall. During
house cleaning if anything is discard
ed which might be useful to someone,
just save it for the committee.
Complaint has been entered to the
village trustees about tn use and
abuse of the bath house on Crystal
Lake beach. 1t seems that the prop
erty has been damaged and defaced
by parties who think little about the
thing they are doing. The aIthori-
ties plan to take action against of
tenders unless their practices are
stopped.
Business property and real estate
are still active in Barton. Last week
j. M. Bradley sold his place on the
corner of Church and Elm streets to
Mrs. c. H. Hanson, and J. G.. Martin
OF South Albany, who recently sold
his general store there, has bought
the w. r. Moulton grocery, formerly
the Robinson and later the King store,
located in the Durkee block just off
postoffice square on Church street.
Charles R. Taggart, the country fid-
dler from Vermont, gave his enter
tainment to a good-sized audience in
Seaver's hall Wednesday evening of
last week under the auspices of the
M. E. church. His violin stunts, piano
work, readings and ventriloquist per-
formance made up an evening of rare
entertainment and humor. This is
Taggart's second appearance in Bar
ton and he would no doubt draw a
good audience again.
George c. Lang, who recently pur-
chased the Bishop studio in the Web
ster block, has arranged with G. E.
Ford, of the Houston studio, Mont
pelier, to take entire charge. Mr..
Ford is photographer of 20 years
experience, having worked in some of
the best studios in New England We
believe that good resident photo
grapher is needed in Barton and we
are sure the public will give Mr..
Ford hearty support. The studio will
be open for business Saturday, April
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