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

to the district convention. They were
the only ones from the north part of the
/ state.
Ira$Dur2.h.
Mr.. Goodell who has lately been do
/ ing u large amount of optical work in
this vicinity, is in town aud will remain
until Wednesday p. m. thus giving all an
/ opportunity to have their sight attended
/ to in competent manner.
The M. E. Sunday school are invited
! by Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Cook to a basket
picnic next Saturday, June 2Sth, at ten
! Burbank's grove. There will be literary
exercises, etc. All who attend will be
| sure of pleasant time.
| The work of preparing for the coming
/ celebration is being pushed with that en-
ergy and vim which always insures sue
cess. All preparations are now well an
| der way and our citizens are congratulate
| ing themselves upon the prospect of
| something better than they have had be-
fore. See posters for full particulars.
Jay
Ira Huntley has moved into the Shurt-
left house at the Ctr.
A. Magoon is building a barn.
Young put an addition on to his barn
Some of our people who went to Mont
pelier last week were not quite satisfied
with the result.
D,s, f,<~ a. r
| Centre school.-Alpha Porter has gone
to Fitzwilliam, n. Fl.
Mabel Lucier has gone to Boston
where her father is, and the rest of the
family viii! follow soon.
~ wpOr.t.
Tom Norris lost two fingers by accident
last Friday.
t. S. Cummings has been raising his
barn and repairing the wall and roof.
Several ladies from this place attended
the w. c. T. U. convention at Craftsbury
last week.
G. A. Phillips has his new laundry COM
pleted and all things are running in first
class shape. Mrs. Phillips is better.
The Masonic fraternity and their invit-
ed guests will take trip tomorrow, Tues
day. by the steamer ''Lady of the Lake"
to the Mountain House, accompanied by
Bigelow's orchestra and the Newport
band
The dedicatory exercises of the new
| Cong. church were performed as per pro-
gram, last week, Tuesday. A large audi
| ence was in attendance and the services
were very interesting. The society may
we'll congratulate themselves upon their
very fine and beautifully finished edifice.
1t is an ornament to the village and a
high credit to the foreman, Mr.. Geo. ID.
| Story who had the entire charge of the
construction of it.
NewDOrtCen
| Mrs. Stowell and daughter are in town.
Rev. John Vance was ordained the 10Th.
George Sleeper is expected home this
week from Boston.
| Mr.. Litchfield has moved his barn and
it is ready for the basement.
Since last January the Advent Christian
| S. S. has learned and repeated 1476 Bible
verses. Those that have learned over
| one hundred are George Wilcox, Ida
Ramsdell, Winnie Scott, Henry Wilcox
and Mrs. Milo Robbins.
North Troy.
Mrs. Jennie Dean has gone to Richford
| for short stay with a relative.
Salmon Elkins has purchased of Moses
Wheeler and wife their place just out of
the village on the Jay road.
Effort is being made by the Cong. soci-
ETY. to retain the Rev. Mr.. Parker, but
probably he will not be retained.
Bert Chandler, who is clerk in Lewis
& Co.'s store, is again attacked with
rheumatism.
Ten Nights in Bar Room" and I'm
Gle Toms Cabin" will be presented here
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
The small piece of ground at the upper
end of Main street has been leased for ten
years to some of our people who are fit
ting it up very prettily for park.
A party, which has since materialized
as the Village Improvement Society,
started out one morning last week and
removed an almost incredible amount of
garbage and loose, heavy stuff from the
| streets.
Many will be interested in the sad in
telligence that DR.. Brown, husband of
Mrs. Mary (Kennedy) Brown formerly of
this place, is dead. He died a short time
since at his home in Grand Junction Col.
where he was successful practitioner.
Every effort is being made to have a
first-class and satisfactory horse trot here
July 4th. Some of the best horses in this
region are expected to participate. 1t is
also proposed to have a Reunion of Vet
Grams of Orleans County here at the same
time.
G.. r. Bartlett, the commissioner APP
pointed to eXpend the state fund in build
ing the new Jay road, has let the con-
tract to build it to E. D. Bowen of this
town at $500 rod. Scott Elkins is fin
ishing the work on the part in Westfield
which he was unable to finish last year.
WeStGeId.
Mrs. David Hitchcock's sister, from
Canada, has been visiting her.
Rev. F. B. Phelps and wife of Iras-
burgh and Chas. Cook and wife of Barton
visited friends in this place last week
Mr.. Thurber of Burke has come to
spend the summer with his daughter,
Mrs. Alfred Miller of this town.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of this place held {
cake and coffee social in the town hal
Friday evening. There were also recita
tions and singing.
VIM. Trumpass is building barn FOL
N. G. Hoyt.-Orson Stone is building
large barn.-The Clark Bros. have moved
their barns from the east to the west side
of the road.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid met will
Mrs. S. S. Johnson last Thursday after
noon and evening and held their annua
election of officers as follows President