Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-04

Miss Angie Day has been spending
a few weeks with her friends in town.
Friends from Massachusetts are
spending the summer with Mis-. Fan
ny Smith.
Mrs. George White, who has boon
nearly helpless for several years from
rheumatism, is improving.
p. M. Dutton is interested in the
getting up of an excursion marty
which goes to Quechee Gulf on
Friday next. The fare from the
Landing and return is only S1.30.
Train leaves at 7.24 in the morning.
The school in dist. No. l closed
the 26 ult. The following pupils
had no absent marks. Nellie Beede,
Myra Pierce, George Pierce, Eugene
Bryant, Willie Caron and George
Dwire. Arthur Preston, Enos La
pierre and Henry Kline were absent
one day. Those having no tardy
marks are Ada Lapierre, Myra Pierce,
Lottie Flanders, Eugene Bryant,
John Bryant, Willie Caron, Enos
Lapierre and Arthur Preston. The
teacher, Carrie M. Day, was kindly
remembered by her pupils in the pre-
sentation of beautiful portmonnaie.
School in district No. 2 taught by
Miss Jennie Lock of Barton Landing,
closed Friday. Scholars having no
tardy marks are as follows: Elma
Colby, Matte Trip, Florence Perley,
Wilder Joslyn, Geo. Virgins, Allie
Hodgkins, Frank Page, Hazen Colley,
Epah Grow, Annie Marsh, Eva Smith,
Fred Virgins, Edith Worthen, Eva
Twombly, Ella lite, Avery lite, AL
ison Trip and Almon Trip; those
having no absent marks are Elma Col
by, Matte Trip, Florence Perley,
Wilder Joslyn, Geo. Virgins, Allie
Hadgkins, Frank Page, Henry Perley
and Mamie Wyman.
Evansville.
Cushman Waterman has bought
the Albert Allard place, paying about
$500.
The new water-wheel in the stone
mill is success, doing double the
work of the old one.
Mrs. w. B. Guild, who has beer
very sick with pneumonia and typhoid
fever, is slowly recovering.
Raspberries are very plenty: one
little boy, twelve years old, ha:
earned $1.25 in a day, going ont
mile on foot after them and selling
at 4 cents pound.
Coventry.
The lunch-basket festival is post
poned.
Geo. Murray has moved back tt
Barton.
Mrs. William Stevens has returned
from Bolton Springs much improved
in health.
Fifteen "Fresh Airs" have arrived
they are bright and healthful looking
children.
Mr.. Crawford of Newport Center
has bought the Geo. True farm, pay
ing $4,000.
By runaway accident VIM. Bar
rows had a moving machine destroy
ed on Saturday.
John Wheelock's horse raj
away twice on Wednesday last ant
smashed up two buggies-lucky Johr
is a wheelwright.
Ella Nichols is home from Woods
vile, N. H., Mrs. James Chamberlil
and children from Mass. and Henri
Thrasher and wife are all here visit
ing friends.
Business meeting of the W. c. T
U. at Cong. church vestry mex
Tuesday afternoon. The Dorcas so
ciety meets on the same day will
Mrs. Dustin Ware.
Amasa Wheelock arrived hom
from Colorado last Saturday. Amons
the "curiosities" which he brough
back was pair of prairie dog
which he gave Ira Wheelock.
Craftsburv.
There was a slight frost on tn
low lands on the morning of the 24t
ult.
E. L. Hastings and wife are a
Saratoga in quest of health an
pleasure.
Royal Lyon has been adding
new building to his set of farr
buildings; repairs have been mad
on Mrs. French's buildings.
A man from Morrisville way ha
been about town of late gathering u
old bones to carry to the bone-facto
ry in that town. He made practic
of carting them off on Sunday, an
the town authorities looked the mai
ter up and made him "smart'' for il
There is law in regard to keepin
the Sabbath which is recognized b
the people of this town, and we pre-
sumo the phosphate man is learnin
something about it.
East Craftsbury.
William C.. Macomber has had a
attack of paralysis which has lei
one side badly paralyzed.
Miss Ella Simpson from Hazard
: vile, Conn.,, and Henry Paige frol
] Patterson, n. j., are each yisitin
friends In this vicinity.