Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-08-13

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In the game of base ball played
between the Coventry and Newport
boys Aug. II, the Coventry boys
"waxed" their antagonists in a score
of "a to s.
Mrs. X. Berry has purchased of
johnson & Allen, Barton Landing
fine monument to be erected in the
Center burying grounds which will
cost about $500.
Mr.. Stevens, the popular and eff
Gent clerk in F. C. Williams store,
will go to Island Pond when his year
is out, and Charlie Barrows will go
into the store in his place.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cowles of
New York, Miss Susie Paddock of
of Craftsbury, Mrs. Soper, Lillia and
Charlie Bean from Lowell, Mass,
are all in town visiting friends. Glad
to see them.
We are sorry to hear that Orrin
Black, son of representative Ii: +.
Black, and well remembered as a
faithful messenger in the House, is
no better. His loss would be a
great calamity to the family.
Mr.. Chamberlin runs his stage to
Newport Monday, Wednesday and
Friday of this week. He is doing
much for the accommodation of peo-
pie in the village and deserves, as he
receives, liberal patronage.
Willard Fairbrother, who lives in
the east part of the town and has
been i'll long time, is growing worse.
-Orrin, eldest son of Henry Black,
is very sick with congestion of the
brain. Mrs. Mary Niles is quite i'll.
Some of the friends and relatives
made Mrs. Alonzo Ware a pleasant
surprise visit on her sixty-seventh
birthday. A handsome tea set was
presented to Mrs. W. and very
pleasant interview enjoyed. Mrs,
Ware is very thankful to the friends
for their kindness.
Mrs. J. K. Barney of Providence,
r. l., delivered an excellent temper
ance lecture on Friday evening last,
by invitation of the w. G. 7. Union.
She is a very pleasant and interest
ing speaker and her eloquent and pa
thetic appeals are well calculated to
stir her hearers to more energetic
work and awaken in them new zeal
in the cause of temperance.
Rev. Mr.. Stowell, whose health
has been delicate for some time, has
decided to 60 to Los Angeles, Cal,
where he will join the M. E. confer
ence of that state and resume pasto-
rial work if his health permits. Mr..
and Mrs. Stowell have many friends
here and elsewhere in Vermont who
will regret their departure. Robert
Farnsworth, formerly a student in
the academy here, is now a preacher
in the same conference.
Mrs. Joseph Scott has returned
from Burlington.
Judge Barber of st. Adams has
been in town on a visit.
Robert Patterson recently in one
day laid 5000 shingles, which was a
big days work.
E. L. Hastings has gone to Sara
toga, also DR.. Davis who formerly
resided here in company with Mr..
Hastings.
B. F. Brown, formerly of this
town, who has been teaching in Mas
sachusetts, is now teaching in the
graded school at Montpelier.
The children of Elijah Scott, one
of the early settlers of this town,
met at Amasa SCOTS recently for a
reunion. The united ages of eight
now living is 544 years.
The school in the Brook district
closed on the Sd, Hattie Simonds
teacher. Alberta Spaulding and Fred
Larrabee had a perfect record.
Among those standing next highest
in department and studies, in the Or
der mentioned are Cora Allen, Elsie
Cowles, Ida Larrabee, BERTHE Good
win, Clarence Cowles, Charlie Mar
tin, Jennie Larrabee, Willard Allen
Lora Magoon, Henry Cowles, Ira
and Charlie Magoon.
Derby.
Mrs. Barney, the noted temper
ance lecturer, gives a lecture this
evening at NJ. Z. church. Her lee
lures in the county elsewhere are
highly appreciated.
Major Grout is home from the
west. Edgar Doe of Providence, R.
l., has been here on a visit. E. O.
Silver was recently home on a visit
He is in business in Boston.
Frederick Dawson is quite sicE
with gastric fever. Daniel Macon
Der has been quite severely sick fol
sometime but is better. Tt has beer
reported that he was poisoned by
paris green.
Glover.
DR.. French and family are here OF
a visit.
See advertisement of the fall tern
of school.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets a