Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wells, grandparents
| of the bride, to whom the occasion was
! especially interesting. it being the ami
versary of their marriage, which occurred
| forty-six years before. When the guests
departed they left several pretty and val
liable presents as tokens of their esteem
for those who SO auspiciously begin life's
| journey together.
Evansville.
Sarah Miles has been to Manchester
N. H., recently.
At the annual school meeting A. II. AL
lard was chosen committee.
Fl. L. Gage has moved into tenement
| in the J. III. Evans house.
Mrs. Charles Clark has been at West
field several weeks caring for her father,
who is very sick.
w. G. Leland carries the mail from
here to Barton Landing, via Bloomington
Center and Bloomington. He will make
his first trip to-day.
Coventry.
Mabel Miles has gone to N. Ell.
Mrs. Julia Wells is critically ill. Mrs.
Frank Stevens is also sick, and has gone
to Derby to stop with her parents for
while.
Carrie Allen recently gave a pleasant
musical entertainment at H. G.. Cleve-
lands, her pupils showing their skill at
the piano.
Ora flesh bury.
Several families here will receive
''fresh air children
Charles Silver has the contract to carry
the mail from this town to Greensboro
Bend.
James j. Simpson is here from the
West.-Rey. Royal Noodle is Yisitng at
Mr.. McEwens.
The creamery owners are keeping their
butter in cold storage, waiting for the
''good time coming"
Thomas Gallagher is in market with
cattie.-James Gallagher is at Essex, Wis
itlng.-Mrs. III. Wheeler is in town visit
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Donaldson was here to attend
a quarterly board meeting.-A pleasant
aid society meeting at vestry Thursday
afternoon.
Don Andrus, who graduated at Burling
ton last week, is expected home to remain
some weeks.-Garrie and Annie Paddock
are expected home from Boston.-Mr.
Henderson and wife from New Orleans
will arrive this week.
Great preparations are being made for
the centennial celebration to be held here
July 4. The buildings have been painted,
fences have been repaired and everything
well sleeked up. The log cabin is nearly
completed and everything will be in good
readiness for the large crowd we expect
to see here Thursday. The ''tng of war"
team is practicing and hopes to be able to
defend the town against the county. Chas
Wheeler is making preparations to put up
a lot of teams.
West Derby.
Mr.. Osmond is building barn.
A new boy at Elmer Webster's.
Mrs Will Young is at Barton with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Barron.
Mr.. Mark Glover has rented F. Blake's
tenement, vacated by Whitcomb.
Glover.
Frank Taylor had his arm broken while
working for Mr.. Martin of Barton, and is
home.
Mrs. Mary Davis and family have re-
turned from st. Johnsbury. III. n. Davis
graduated in his studies the last term.
The Earnest Workers will hold a
''woods party and sociable in Simeon
Clark's grove, July 4th. All are cordially
invited.
Rev. Albert Gregory and family have
been visiting here.-C. S. Parker has gone
to New York state to visit his mother,
who is very i'll.
Mr.. Stone, county school supervisor,
met with pleasant greeting at the educa-
tional meeting last week. He seems to be
a very pleasant, active and capable man.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a sociable at
the house of Mrs. A. A. Williams, Tues
dav D. m July 2. After the usual lesson,
Mrs Clark will take charge of discus
sion on ''Health and Heredity." All cor
daily invited.
West Glover.
The village school taught by Annie L.
Stone, closed June %. Number of schol-
ars. 20; average attendance 1914. Those
having no absent marks are: Agnes Adj
ans, liza and Mary Lyman, Carrie Gray,
Susie Williamson, Howard Baker, Clayton
Magoon, Cecil Wells, Roy Skinner and
Charley Conant. Clark Borland, Ellis
Prescott and Earle Barber, each absent
one day.
Greensboro.
Mr.. Silver has taken two acres of land,
sold for taxes, off the Blasdell farm.
John Babcock, Jr., has returned from
the West.-Mrs. Gebbie is expected back
from California.
School in district No. 2, closed with a
picnic and declamations. One of the
most interesting features was the render
ing Of the old piece, ''Pity the sorrows of
the poor old man." by S. w. Rice, him
| self 90 years of age. There were many
wet eyes among those who listened.
| 1raSbuI.Sh.
DR.. Rowell's mother has been making
| him a visit.
The Ladies' Aid Society will have a
picnic in E. P. Colton's yard the 4th. All
! invited.
| Rev. VIM. Schofeld has sold his house.
| hold goods and has accepted a call to go
! to Marlboro, Vt.
The ladies of the Congregational socie-
ty have been fixing up the room adjoining
the vestry, and have added some new
! furniture.
well.
b. j. Austin has bought the Reynolds
farm. Price, So 900.
Rev. Rose from Indiana is supplying
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