Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-23

ence on the road is one OF the very best
eouipments for a successful store keep er.
The Silver Medal Contest, by nine
Misses, members of the l.. L. L., will
take place in the Opera Hall, on Wednes-
day eve next, June 25th. The first prize,
| awarded to the best speaker, is a silver
medal given by w. j. Demorest of New
York. The second, book furnished by
the w. C.. It. u Music by the Good Tenn
plars and L. T. L., who are especially in-
vited to be present in body. All inter-
ested in temperance work, among our
young people and children, come and help
on the good work. There will be no fly
ers. Five cents admission to defray hall
expenses. Do not forget the date, June
25th, at half past seven p. m.
Mrs. w. L. Robinson and her son Amos
are in Boston visiting.-Mrs. Chas. Jen-
| ness is in Sheffield.-Myrtie Scott has
gone to St. Johnsbury.-O. II. Mossman,
Chas. Barrows, John l. Parker and 9th
ers have gone to the Maine woods fishing
and hunting.-O. A. White and wife at
| tended graduation exercises at Montpe-
lier last week, when their daughter, Miss
Lila, graduated. - Miss Jocelyn, Mrs.
Freemans milliner, has gone to her home
| in Georgia, Vt.-Miss Sarah Mason from
Minneapolis, Mimi, is home for sum-
mer vacation.-Mr. Remmick and wife,
from N H., are visiting at EFT. Wilson's.
Mrs. Foster and two daughters have
gone to Bethlehem, n. H., for the sum-
mer.-Miss Mae Robinson and Miss Cert
rude Skinner are spending a few weeks i'll
Bennington. Rev G. B. Moody and family,
who are now in Waterbury, where they
were called recently by the sickness and
death of Mr.. Moody's father, are expect
| ed here soon on visit.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. N. G. Dane has gone to Charles
ton to spend few weeks with her son.
The K. of P. have public installation
| of officers July I'd.
G. N. Farley was away helping Carl
Drew put down water works at Glover
| part of last week.
Carl Drew caught ID. trout just be-
| low the mill dam. D. w. Hildreth did
six ounces better in Willoughby river.
The w. r. C. have succeeded in pro-
curing a new carpet for their hall, and
will meet there next Wednesday to sew
on it.
C.. F. Ford of Monrovia, Cal, has just
sent home some very fine Photographic
views of Monrovia and the surrounding
| country.
There was a hearing here Saturday be-
fore w. D. Crane, John A. Prouty and
| L. N. Chandler, as commissioners upon
the taking of piece of land by the rail-
road from land owned by Hiram Blais
dell's estate, for side track. The COM
missioners appraised the damages for
the half acre required at SIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Chandler have re-
turned from the Abenakis Springs in
Canada where they have been stopping
| of late on account of the health of Mr..
Chandler. They will go back to the
same watering place later. These springs
have had local reputation, and of late,
since the fine hotel run by Kimpton &
Leith has furnished excellent accommO-
dations, large number of visitors from
| Canada and the United States have fire.
quented them, much to their pleasure
and benefit. The springs are in Yam
aska county, p. O., and can be reached
in few hours either by the Grand Trunk
r. R. or the South Eastern r. r. Mr.
and Mrs. Chandler are very much pleased
with the hotel facilities, and the water,
and propose to spend several weeks
there.
East Albany.
Miles Brown recently had % teeth pull
ed at one time.
J. G. Anderson's neighbOrs recently
helped him day at springs work.
Geo. Annis and wife have returned
home from their trip to Mass.-Emily
Smalley has gone to St. Johnsbury to
work.
The funeral of J. G. Anderson's little
boy, frankie, was attended on Sunday,
June 10Th, at the old church, Rev. Mr..
Stiles preached an appropriate sermon,
and large number were present to sym
pathize with the bereaved family. frankie
died the 9th ult. he was taken very
suddenly ill and was sick but few days
he was the joy of his home,a very bright,
smart boy and an excellent scholar for
his years. His death is a terrible blow
to the family, and they have the deepest
Of ba hOIo
rOwnin&tOn.
Mrs. Clara Miller is here to spend the
summer with her father, A. Drown.
Ed. Joslyn is quite sick with fever
Fred Waterman is sick at Jared Joslyns.
S. S. Tinkham is putting up an addition
to his barn. Gus. Bennett is doing the
job.-Rob. Smith has the addition to his
house under good Roadway.
Children's Day exercises were held at
the village on Sunday, June 8. The house
was prettily decorated and the recitations
and other exercises interesting.
Wallace Spencer, who has been danger.
ously i'll with pneumonia, is improving
Mrs. J. H. Evans has so far improved as
to 60 to Evansville to visit her daughter
Benjamin Leach, whose illness has
been mentioned in this paper, died al
Albert Wells on Wednesday, June Is, af
ter an illness of only eleven days. His
mother, Mrs. Lampher, of Hyde Park wa;
sent for and arrived in time to remain
with him during the last four days of hi:
: life. He leaves a wife and one child
, The mother extends thanks to all whC
, kindly assisted in caring for her son anC
! in the burial services.
Evansville.
J. w. Brown and wife, who went t.
l.. N. H. on a visit, are expected home to
l day.
Edgar Smith has taken the job to NOV
Henry Dunham's barn and place it on tn
foundation.
Isaac Pike is expected here the first @
this week to look after the building o
the scythe stone factory.
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