Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-17
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day evening of this week. Entertain
ment to consist of music and dia- |
logues; ice-cream and cake furnish
ed for ten cents a plate. All invited.
On Tuesday quite a party from
the e'Burgh' visited NVilloughby |
Lake enjoying a delightful picnic on
the hill side, and still more delight
full sail up the lake on the steamer
maggie" which called forth the adj
miration from a number of the party
from New York and Boston, who
greatly enjoyed the scenes.
Irasburgh paid her tribute of re-
spect to the memory of Gen. Grant,
on the day of his burial by half
ma sting the flag on the Common,
and tolling the church bell as the
coffin of the dead hero was borne
out from City Hall. The store of
Fl. P. Jones & Co. was handsomely
draped. On Sunday evening me-
mortal service was held in the Cong.
church, Hon. l.. Ell. Thompson adj
dressing the audience. Both church
es clothed their affairs in mourning
through the day
Lowell.
Mrs Potter, daughter of John
Lawrence of this town, and her
daughter and grandchild are visiting
in this village.
Henry Murphy from New York is
visiting his parents here. He will
stay some time with the hope of re-
cruiting his failing health.
May E. Horton and family, from
Attleboro, Mass, and Miss Ordway
from Amesbury, Mass, have been
visiting the past week at the Cong.
parsonage.
Rev. Rufus King and his daughter
Maggie, have gone to New York, Mr..
King having been called there on ac-
count of the serious illness of his
brother-in-law.
Excursions and picnics are the or
der of the day. Quite number at
tended picnic near North Troy on
Wednesday. A large delegation
went on the excursion to Highgate,
Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Allen, of West New
port was seriously, if not fatally,
wounded last Sunday by being struck
in the head by stone thrown by
: some unknown party while blueber-
rying in the vicinity of Bowley's pond.
Newport.
Quite a large party of young peo-
pie will drive down from Newport to
= Barton, to attend the Concert there
next Friday evening. They will
: take supper at the Crystal Lake
, House and return to Newport by
/ moonlight
Newport Center,
Charlie Kinnerson languishes in
o the Work House at Rutland.
Y Lyman Herrick has bought house
i Of 0. Williams paying $3.50 cash.
i There will be a Union Sabbath
school picnic Wednesday, Aug. 10Th
in Mayfeld's sugar place on the lake
y road.
Memorial services were held in the
+ M. E. church Aug. 8, Rev A. Serb
It ner officiating the church was APP
propriately decorated by the Alex
h ander Post.
o We are called upon to mourn thu
Il loss of Mrs. Daniel Meacham, al
IS estimable lady, and for little John
ME Courtney, son of John Courtney
whose deaths occurred last week.
! Troy.
c. 2. Stevens & Co.'S. store q
their mills was burglarized recent
u by removing two panes of glass fror
a window. Several coats and q 10
} of cheap jewelry and other good
were stolen. The premises of suspect
S ed parties were searched Saturda
he night but nothing was found.
Aleck Campbell recently sold som
st sheep to John Young upon whic
a there was lien. Campbell was al
ne rested for this little act of imprr
l. dence by Sheriff Wright of WestfelG
who left him in custody of Harr
TO Reed. During the momemtary al
is sence of his keeper, Monday morn
10 ing, Campbell left, and is now, in Cal
g ada.
WestGeId.
Mrs. Mark Hitchcock is very sic
with typhoid fever.
"' Mrs. VIM. Edmunds, who has bee
IL quite sick, is now considerable bette
, Wallace Edmunds cut his side Wi
r. scythe last week and is laid up fl
= repairs for few days.
20 Ed. Boynton and Warren Farme
- with their families are camping o.
:, on the shores of Greensboro Pond.
Mahlon Tillotson, son of G. C. t
lotson, was last week attacked by
bull belonging W. S. Trumpas, al
severely injured.
The Green Mountain Creame
Co. has sold 500 pounds of butt
to Henry Noyes, of Hyde Park,
20 cents a pound.
% Byron Gilman has returned fro
an extended trip West, through Mo
is tana, Dakota and Manitoba. ssB,
on says he does not want anything
any part of the country he has see
nd While Mrs. Pliny Miller and Mi
hn Carrie Miller were driving near t