Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-02

seeing the child that his friends were
alarmed and sent for his wife. Since
Mrs. Belden left for Minneapolis tele-
gram has been received Indicating that
Mr.. Belden is worse and grave fears are
entertained for the result.
West Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland from Spencer,
Mass, have been visiting friends in this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dean have just
returned from a weeks visit in Lowell
and Irasburgh.
DR.. Geo. Way and wife came up from
Portland, recently, driving their own
team.
Miss Nellie Warren goes this week to |
Springfield to visit her sister, Mrs. Frank |
Norris.
Newell Whitcher was recently struck
by splinter flying from saw, near the
eye, the wood passing through to his
mouth.
| It is sickly here, and Mrs. Geo. Mar
shall, Elmer Roundy, Bert. French, Jen-
| ME French, Mrs. Dawson and others, are
| seriously ill.
j. Otis is back from his western
trip and says he is we'll pleased with the
country. AS there was no cyclone while
he was there, he has not seen the full re-
sources Of the ''great west" but still is
intending to emigrate in October. He
has his eye on a town $50 miles from
Topeka, Kansas, which he hopes to call
his Ell Dorado.
The authorities have been looking af
ter drunkenness and liquor selling Of late,
and Charles Thompson disclosed on the
hotel man, Colby, and he was convicted
of second offence, and will probably
visit Rutland, putting up at the Work
House. Silas Cheney was found guilty,
and fined $40, with costs amounting to
$40. States Attorney Montgomery pros
ecuted the parties.
Sheffield.
Folsom & Giffin take in raspberries four
days in the week.
Mrs. Salma Davis entertains the Bap-
fist ladies next Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Sturtevant's new house is nearly
completed, Laban Bradley doing the
work.
Geo. Leavitt was in town last week
visiting and found lots of friends. Mrs.
Crossman from Chicago is home to her
fathers, Spencer Drake.
Lyndonville.
The Union Temperance Camp meeting
Association of Vt. which has held such
successful meetings for the past seven
years, is just about completing arrange
ment for it's eighth meeting. 1t has changed
it's plan for the present year, and instead
of holding three days meeting at one
point will hold three meetings of one day
each at the following places and times
Missisquoi Park, Aug. 17 Morrisville
camp meeting, Aug. 1S; Lyndonville
camp ground, Aug. 10. 1t is expected that
three speakers will address each meeting,
and of the following have been secured !;
ex-Gov. ST. John of Kansas, and Hon.
John B. Finch of Ill. Negotiations are
t now pending by which it is hoped to
secure Mrs.J. Ellen Foster of o. Fur
Their announcements will be made by the
newspapers and bills.
East Burke.
Mrs DR.. Camp is boarding with Mrs.
Francis Wells.
VIM. E. Fairbanks has bought the
. stock in the drug store.
, Mrs. Harvey Freeto has arrived here
from Keene to assist in caring for Mrs.
Harriet Freeto, who is failing.
Esther Harrington who has been ill fo1
e some time in Springfield, Mass, has sc
= far recovered as to return to her home.
+. HardxvicIx.
d. w. Aiken, Jr., is expected home
il, this week.
Mrs. f. c.. Hathaway and daughter OF
Manchester, N. H., are in town.
Our Postmaster who is St. John Dem
ocrat did not want to be an offensive par
tisan, so his assistant went as delegate
q | to the Democratic Reunion at Montpelier
r last week.
The hearse house is completed and
Clements new hearse arrived Monday
and was used at Mr.. Thomas funeral.
q We learn from Mr.. Clement that the
hearse cost nearly $500. 1t is nice one,
| fhn he
of the town and should be granted
an increase of pay.
Miss Flora Batchelder and a boarder,
Miss Paul from Cambridge, Mass, got in
: to an express wagon in front of the Cen
\ tennal House to take ride, Saturday
o night. Sitting on the rear seat the horse
started suddenly and the seat not having
been fastened, they were both thrown out
backwards to the ground striking on the
! head and back. Both were severely in
jured, but DR.. Darling says that he is in
hopes that they both have not received
any permanent injury.
WheelOck.
Crops are looking finely and the back
ward corn is catching up" this weather.
-, Mrs. Mulligan and daughter from
= McIndoes are visiting at Mr.. Burbank's.
The hotel is opened and summer board
ers will find a pleasant situation here,
e with good mineral spring only few
steps distant
Geo. Graves has been trying an expert
ment with three legged chicken, but
the little fellow died. Foltunate-two
legs will do all the grader scratching
, necessary.
E. Sutton.
y David Jenness has sold his farm to
Charles SwitSer.
Mrs D. n Beckwith of Ludlow, Mass,
has been visiting friends here.
David Chapman and wife, accompanied
by Mrs. Fred Chapman, have returned to
Massachusetts.
: The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs.
r L. J. Campbell last Friday and made
o choice of the following officers: Pres,
Mrs. j. E. Willard; vice president, Mrs.
N. K. Campbell; Sec. and Treas, Mrs.