Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-06-24

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Nettie Butler has returned from Boston
after an absence of several months.
The band held an ice cream festival and
promenade in True & Blanchard's new I'M
finished building last Friday evening.
The ladies of the Methodist society will
furnish refreshments in the church vestrv
on the 4th of July to all who wish to OBJ
tain a good dinner at a reasonable price
The NJ. E. Sunday School, of which
Katie Alexander was member, recently
| passed very appropriate resolutions in re-
gard to the deceased. The school loses a
beloved, useful and promising member.
Your regular correspondent was not re-
sponsible for the item recently published
in the MONITOR relative to the unsafe
condition of the South Eastern r. r.
bridge. The bridge is not considered to
be dangerous, though somewhat old. The
company will not risk rotten bridge
North Troy.
The village school, taught by Prin Chas.
Putney and Misses EIkins and Davis,
closed on Friday last.
Z. G. Gardyne and Miss Susie E. Elk
ms were married June 10Th and went to
Montreal the same day.
Fred Elkins and his sister Mary went
to st. Johnsbury last week to take part
in the reunion of the class of sc,
! Chas. Butterfield, a former employe in
| the Palladium office, has been in town on
iSif 10 &c 1oa
O. S. Annis of Westfeld goes into the
office of I'll. G. Wilson as law student.
Mr.. Annis is bright man and will make
good lawyer is he goes into that profess
sion.
Henry Chamberlin, an employee of Par
ker & Hunt, was stricken down Friday,
while living bees, and his condition was
considered very critical. Heart trouble
was supposed to be the cause.
The war play, ''Forced to the War;" is
to be played here by local talent on the
evenings of July Sd and 4th Mr.. Hill
dreth Of Barton Landing, the writer of
the drama, is to have part and is the
stage manager.
Geo. P. Hardy, whose injury in his mill
occurred recently, died in Montreal, June
Is, where he had been taken for medical
treatment. Mr.. Hardy was a prominent
and respectable citizen, and his death is
great loss to this community.
The case of V.O. Eastman VS.. Parker
& Hunt, bill in equity whereby the ora
tor claims right to the use of more water
from the river for use in the running of
his machine shop, is to be tried the week
beginning Tuesday, June %. Dickerman
& Young and H. C. Wilson for Eastman,
and Edwards & Burke and J. L. Lewis
for defendants. The testimony is to be
taken before Hon. L. H. Thompson, Spec
ial Master.
WestReld.
Willard Farmer paints his buildings.
Peter Gardner receives an increase of
pension.
Jennison Bailey is sick and his recoy-
cry is doubtful.
School in district No. closed on Fri
day; also in district No. 4, Emma Wake |
field, teacher. Miss Wakefield gave her
scholars a picnic, which was much en-
joyed.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
East Hardvick-
Hartman Chase is putting an addition
on his barn % feet.
Mrs. Burt Coomer, who died suddenly
at home in Greensboro, was brought
hove coY l,u,iol Eri1ou n M Ioroa dol
egation of friends here were present at
the funeral at Greensboro.
We understand that David Strickland
has had a large dowery fall from deceas-
ed brother and that he has bought the
Thomas lot on the new Bridgman street
at Hardwick village and will complete
the buildings for a residence.
Hardwiclx.
Nellie Wakefield Dutton starts to-day
for Chicago to visit a brother.
Mrs Emmeretta Wilcox is quite sick.
-Lynden Lewis is also sick but some
better.
Mrs. Mark French of Makville has
diphtheria, but in a mild form. She took
it at Greensboro Bend.
Quite a number of the soldiers went to
Burlington on Friday to the unwilling of
the Stannard Mnnument.
The abutments of the bridge across the
brook near Frank Johnson's are to be
laid over this week.
Grin Hall was down from his camp at
Greensboro Sunday and Monday. Geo.
Kent was also in town over Sunday.
There is talk of newspaper being
published here if a certain number of
subscribers can be obtained to insure its
success.
Caroline Barrett, a former resident of
this place died in Tilton N. II. and her
body was brought here and q funeral was
held in the church on Friday.
Mrs. Bridgman, mother of George and
Dorman, died Friday night. Funeral
services were held at Georges house Sun
day afternoon. She had been failing all
the spring and her death was not unex-
pected.
LAWYER Thomas has sold his barn and
building spot to Mr.. Strickland who will
build house this summer. Extensive
repairs are being made on the Bridgman
girls house.-Martin Hathaway is put
ting bay window on his house.-Mr
Loren Foss is putting barn on his land
up the river, and there is general fit of
repairing all around
Only little over two weeks ago Mrs.
Edward Reed went to Greensboro Bend
to help care for her sister, Mrs DR.. French
and son, who were sick with diphtheria.
She stayed until last week Tuesday,
when she was brought home very sick
with the same dread disease which prov
ed to be of the most malignant type.
Everything was done that medical skill
could do, but it did not prevent her death
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Her re-
mains were inferred Sunday morning at
O'Clock with a short ceremony at the