Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-12

d S. G. Wood of Lowell, Mass. and A. A
Chase of Fairfax are visiting here.
John Young will add to aud extensivel
5 repair his buildings this season.
Stanley Elliott, Rolla Wakeman an,
+ Frank Ariel are each recovering iron
sickness
4 c. R. Bartlett is appointed to look af
ter the new road to be built to Montgom
cry.
Lowell
Mr.. Roby has moved to Irasburgh
: Charley Patch is home from New York
Fred Edmunds has left the Aseltin,
store.
Some of those who recently went t.
New York to obtain work have returned
Mrs. Darling will be at DIR. Hills the
18th, 10th and 18th with a stock of millin
cry goods.
Orvis Sargent died at his home Thurs
day, after lingering and painful illness
He leaves wife.
The following officers of Mount Norris
Lodge, 119, 1. o. G. T., were installed
Wednesday eve by Lodge Deputy, Will
Kinsley: CT, Leigh Wellman; V. T.,
Mrs. Cora Coolidge; s., Mrs Sarah
Crafts; F. S., Mrs. Nancy Richardson
T., Mrs. Ellen Kinsley; Chap, Andrew
Richardson; M, Ross Kinsley; g., Mrs.
Emily Wellman: Sen, Edgar Coolidge
D. M, BERTHE Morton; A. S., Warren
Crafts; P. G. t., G. w. Crafts; organist,
Mrs. DR.. Hill.
| Tuesday eve, the 9th inst, Mrs. Sleeper
of Newport organized Woman's Relief
| Corps here with the following officers ::
| President, Mrs. B. j. Austin; 1st vice
Pres, Mrs. S. MOrton I'd vice Pres,
Mrs. L. o. Sanborn; Treas, Mrs. Will
Kinsley; Sec, Mrs. A. .ASeltine; Chap.
| Mrs. G. w. Hartwell; conductor, Mrs.
| ers assistant Con-, Emma Wakefield !;
assistant guard, Edith Ariel. Next meet
| ing, Saturday eve, May 18th.
Newport.
DR.. Currier is improving his premises
by building piazza, etc.
An important village meeting Saturday
night which was adjourned one week
Geo. Pratt of Berkshire is expected to
move here, and will work with L. r. Pratt
at stone work.
Work on the Beede block commenced
this week, Mr.. Davenport, foreman, and
a good gang of help being employed.
Charles Griffin has rented his farm for
three years and will move to rooms in the
Camp block, working at painting for E.
r. Scott.
Mrs. c. f. Gilbert, who has been in
Philadelphia for medical treatment, is eX-
pected home soon. She is somewhat i'm
proved in health.
j. G. Dawson has built a front yard
fence and otherwise improved his prem
ises.-Charles Brooks has been painting
his house and putting on new blinds.
Sidney Slice talks of going away from
Newport. We are sorry, and hope he will
abandon the plan, for Sidney is a fine
workman and business in his line is good
here.
Bert Scott has gone to Mass. to work,
and has rented his house to Deacon Lo-
renzo Cummings and his daughter, Mrs.
Lorrimer, who moves here to give her
children the benefit of our schools.
1t is talked that society of knights of
Labor or knights of Pythias will be or
ganiZed here. 1t would be interesting TO
know how many secret, benevolent and
other societies exist in this village Ev-
erything seems to be running to new So
cieties this year.
NewpOrtCenG
The Free Baptist Society are re-shing-
ling their church and will build a new
platform.
Orrin Trowbridge, former townsman,
died May 2, of consumption, lat Enosburgh
Falls, where he has resided for the last
few years.
Robert Lathe has moved to Coventry
and Michael Connal has moved into the
house vacated by Lathe.
A freight train with two engines sew
enty-tive cars left this station going north
recently. The longest that has ever
passed over this section of the c. P. r. r.
Rev. S. w. Cowell has returned home
after five months absence. He has been
preaching in Ellensburgh, N. Y, for
mer pastorate of mis-.
DR.. c. L. Erwin is putting gable on
the ell part of his residence and will soon
paint his village residence. He has pur-
chased the Herman Smith place.
The talk given by Capt. Geo. G. Blake
of Barton on the Battle of Gettysburgh
at the G. A. r. campfire April %, was
interesting and instructive. vote OF
thanks was rendered the speaker. The
choir furnished several soul stirring war
songs and Comrade Daniel Skinner of
Barton Landing made very appropriate
remarks, after which bareback and coffee
were served by the ladies of the w. r. G.
Samuel Meacham has newly painted his
house and partly shingled it. Prepare
ton is being made for considerable new
building in and around this village this
spring and summer. H. f. Bartlett a
barn 80 X 80 feet with stable the side, so
feet long with basement. Herman Bates
two story house on the Stiles place and
Charles Litchfield will move his barn on
the Rollins farm and build an addition of
40 feet with basement under both making
all 30 So
WeStGeId.
AFRO Aseltine has gone to Lowell to
clerk in his brothers store.
Mrs. David Hitchcock, who has been
quite i'll with asthma, is good deal bet
ter. sag t.-
Newton Hitchcock and wife go this
week to Lowell to board at Frank Skin
ner's.
Mrs. Wilcox was called to Hatley, P.
O., last week to attend the funeral of a
brother.
Mrs. Edwin Boynton is very badly af
ficted with rheumatism.-B Bessie Hoyt
was sick last week.