Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-08-30


George of Lowell, Mass, were re-
cent guests at the home of G. R.
Sawyer, and other friends in this
vicinity.
Ernest Hibbard is spending his va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Hibbard. Mr.. Hibbard is sup
erintendent of the Springfield, Mass,
gas plant.
T. F. Roy is employing seven men
from Barre at his Sheffield granite
quarry. Mr.. Rossi and two sons
formerly doing this work, are to 60
elsewhere.
E. B. Searles has sold his mill prop
erty in West Albany to VESSEL, Nick
ell & Gross Co. Mr.. sSearles is gen
eral manager for this company at the
Barton plant.
G. A. Mute has purchased of Joseph
Barton lot in Spruce grove at the
south end of Crystal lake, where he
will build a cottage and make other
improvements.
Mrs. George Goodro and two sons
Francis and Willard, of Springfield
Mass, who have been visiting in this
vicinity for two weeks, will return
nome FRIDAY.
| The Boston papers report that
Clayton Hubbard was robbed of 5000
by being too friendly with pick pock-
cts last week while being shown
around the city.
Mrs. Ben Morancy of st. Johns
bury, who has been i'll at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Jutras, is much i'm
proved and returned to her home in
ST. Johnsbury Sunday.
Miss Abbie May attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Joseph Cook at Iras-
burg on Monday. Mrs. Cook was
housekeeper at the May home fol
some time two years ago.
| All persons interested in seeing a
representative elected from the Bar
| ton end of the town are invited to
meet at the Improvement club rooms
Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
E. D. Alger and Charles Bickford
| went to Littleton, N. H., Monday and
returned with goods of the Berry
Variety Store, as Mr.. Berry has pur-
chased the store of F. E. Nelson.
Saturday will be the opening of the
Lakeside Inn, by Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
| Hitchcock, who will serve lunches at
all hours, also table board by the day
or week. South Main street. adv
A travelling auto camp passed
through here Monday attracting much
attention. This camp was well
| equipped for camp life and carried
number plates of several states be-
! tween New Brunswick and Florida
| Ambrose Liable is closing his labors
with the E. w. Barron Co., this
week and will go to Boston to take
up the study of the undertaking bust
ness, and will later work for the B.
F. and H. L. Jackman Co. at New
port.
There will be a regular meeting of
Crystal Lake Grange on Friday even
ing, September 1st. The subject for
discussion will be, "How Shall Com
mercial Motor Trucks, Farm Drays
and Autos in Transit Be Compelled
to Pay Share of Road Mainten-
ance?' Roll call, proverb, a quota
tion or conundrum.
The Eastern Star picnic which was
held at Shadow lake on Friday, was
not largely attended on account of
unfavorable weather. However, the
time was spent in eating, games,
stunts and a general social time, and
reports are enthusiastic as to the
good time of those who did not mind
a shower or two. The hospitality of
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrows was appreciat-
ed by those present.
The Barton Auto Exchange report
, the largest business this year in it's
history, having sold over 200 cars al
ready this season compared with 152
sold in 1921 and $50 sold in 1920. AL
though they went very. dow the IL
used cars that remained from the
special sale were all sold at auction
Saturday as advertised. Thirty-six
dollars bought one flivver. Nearly 20
cars were sold before the auction dur
ing the special sale.
Recent guests at Hotel Barton were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred P. Miller of NAL
den, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Bald
win and family of Hardwick, Mass,
H. J. Fossi and Miss E. M. Ashcroft
of Montreal, Que; Mr.. and Mrs. M. N.
Busk, George LaBar, of Delaware
Water Gap, Pa; Miss Edith May of
Rochester, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Trafton of Cumberland, Me-; Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. P. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. P. Jobson and family, Baltimore,
Md.
DR.. F. r. Hastings has returned
from Kingston, Ont, where he went
to meet old friends of the X. U. club
organized 35 years ago with mem
bership of 80 boys ranging from 16
to 18 years of age, who ale now scat
tered to the four corners of the
earth. ALI of these boys have been
rewarded with success, one being a
bishop in China, one secretary and
treasurer of Japan's largest insur-
ance company, another physician in
Australia, four in high educational
positions, and one noted actor. Mrs.
Hastings accompanied the doctor to
Kingston. X. u. signifies the "Kick-
ers' Union"
The Hinher immortality