Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-07-28


Newport.
A Methodist S. S. picnic down the lake
next Wednesday.
Mrs. e. B. True is home from visit
to rhe southern part of the state.
Geo. Pratt has had very bad hand of
late from the effects of an injury in the
shop.
Mrs. Geo. Morey was buried at New
port Center last Sunday. She leaves
family to mourn her loss.
Mr.. Raymond will have his hotel moved
down on to the street near the laundry
and remodel it into tenements.
The friends of A. P. Cobb aud wife will
be sorry to have them return to Island
Pond. They have made many friends in
their brief stay among US.
An excursion of some thirty or more
ice dealers from the Kennebec are visiting
Newport for few days. July 81, party
of rich iron and steel men will be here
to spend some weeks about the lake.
w. III. Hillard, noted artist and paint
er, who has spent many years in Europe,
is at the MemphremagOg House with
friends, including several artists of note
He has taken several sketches about the
lake, and will put them in colors later
He visits Willoughby Lake for a few
days and later will go to Stowe and Mt.
Mansfield.
Troy.
The farmers have organized league
in this town.
Mrs T. M. Emery has gone to Frank
lin Co. on visit.
Mr.. A. Woods and James McGlynn are
making boxes for the Westfield cheese
factory.
North Troy.
Mrs. E. T. Seaver has gone to Barton,
where she will join friends and proceed
to Willoughby lake.
Our merchants are conducting lively
raspberry war. Four cents per pound is
the prevailing price.
Principal Putney is at Barton Landing,
where he is instructing in arithmetic at
the summer school.
"Tweed" Goodro, having closed his en-
gagement with w. F. Young, has gone
to Boston to seek employment.
The Farmers League has organized
and appears to be something of polite
al union. There are nearly so members.
Weekly meetings are held.
Mrs. auckland of Canada, and Mrs.
Mckenzie of Massachusetts, have been
called here by the serious illness of their
brother, Robert Goodyear, who is consid-
cred little better at this writing.
WeStHeId.
Miss Eva Hendrix has been engaged to
teach school at Newport in the fall.
Hon. Carroll S. Page of Hyde Park
has donated S25 to the side walk fund for
this village 1t is worth something to
have benevolent men born in your town
oftentimes.
Mrs. Amanda Stebbins has pieced a
quilt in which she reports there to be
10, $50 pieces. On looking at the quilt We
should much rather take her word for it
than to count them.
A good number of teachers from this
town are attending the summer school
at Barton Landing, among whom are,
Mrs E. S. Miller, Lillian Wright, Elva
Farman, Eva Hendrix, and Ethel Wright
Mr.. Holt and daughter of New York,
Messrs. Woodwork, Brown and others
from Boston, who for nearly three weeks
have been camping on the mountain and
visiting at L. S. Woodworth's, left town
last Thursday.-Miss Mary Winslow re-
turned to Boston last week.
A. A. Hitchcock and family of Provi-
dence, r. l., have been visiting at Dea.
Hitchcock's Mr.. Hitchcock has returned
home Mrs. Hitchcock and daughters
will remain a week or two longer.-Mrs.
Will Warren of Johnson is at her uncle's,
Hiram Smith's.-Mrs. Watson and two
children of Montreal and two Misses
Miles from Mass. are stopping at Mrs.
d. H. Gilman's.-Horace Lawrence OF
Montpelier was visiting relatives in this
section recently.
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| E. w. Miller is in feeble health.
DIR. Bullock, boarder at the Lake
House will preach at Mill Brook, Aug.
at IL o'clock.
The lawsuit between S. B. Fetch and
Rufus Averll in relation to the penthouse
is settled, and is relief to all interested
in or acquainted with the matter.
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dent of this town, for assistant Judge
meets with hearty favor here. Mr.. Ornt
is man of good ability, honorable anC
in all particulars worthy of the office
We think the county will do well to hon
or itself while it honors us in the choice
of Mr.. Orne for the place.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. y OhnSbury.
Entries for the horse fair close Angus
1. Fair on August IA and 10.
There was collision on the railroad
at Nc Indoes, Tuesday evening, when tn
accommodation train ran into the bee
train wrecking the engine 81 Robinson
and several cars.
n | Inc Ill at Che pumpkin s Hill JfeSCle /
so far advanced that the carts have lief
and gone on the new branch road at Hard
wick. The rest of the dirt will be draw
!, and dumped from gravel trains.
8 LyndOnville.
Geo. w. Burgess is in financial trouble
8 G. A. r. Post has been organize
p here, G. Fl. Loomis commander.
Y The number of miles run by engines o.
the Passumpsic railroad during the las
O month exceed by 5000 that of any forme
s month. A large number of firemen hav
O been promoted to be engineers.
q East Hardxviclx.
y VIM. S. Bailey advertises horse stray
e ed or stolen.
Jobez Thornton has bought Edgar Pei
q kin's, Seth Conant farm for $500.
: The hay crop is much better than wa
anticipated before haying.
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