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

Several IaQleS met at Mrs. James M.
Randall's, Saturday, June %, and organ
lied Ladies' Aid Society for the purpose
of getting a library for the Sunday
School. They meet Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. Randall A cordial in
vitation extended.
East Charleston.
Mrs. Charles Morse is quite sick
Will Trip is also i'll.
Clyde River Trotting Park Association
has laid out the track and will receive
bids for building said track at the meet
ing at the vestry Wednesday eve, July
9th.
Mrs Whitman and her three children
from Boston Mass. are visiting at Dr.
Cushman's.-F Walcott is home from
Lowell, Mass, visiting at his fathers,
J. H. Walcott.
The Universalists will hold series of
meetings commencing next Friday eve
ting at half past seven and continuing
over Sunday. Rev. J. A. Seitz of West
Concord, Mrs. S c. Pratt, state mission
Il vs.
Harris are to address the meetings.
Craf'tsb urV.
Mr.. Allen from Cal. is in town visiting.
A number of city boarders at the Elm
House.
Laura Dustin is very ill, and her death
is not unlocked for.-Henry Stevens is
sick.
A show, 'sUncle Toms Cabin is adj
vertised to be here on July 10. 1t is re-
ported to be a good thing.
A party of fifteen from this town re-
turned from a visit to Willoughby Lake.
They report a very pleasant stay at that
place.
There was picnic gathering in the
H. S. Andrus grove on the 4th, and a
good address in the evening by j. w.
Norris of the U. V. M. Some fire-work ks
were burned.
Coventry.
Iaac Keys has placed monument in
the cemetery in his burial lot
W. w Frost is in town from North
feld.-Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ripley are in
town.
L. S. Nye has a COW that gave 1908 lbs.
of milk in the month of June, or little
more than 40 lbs. per day. Her feed was
entirely from a good pasture. She is a
large cow of Durham and native breed.
The young people of the M. E. society
assisted by George Newton, will give an
entertainment next Friday evening; at
ter the entertainment ice cream will be
served. Proceeds to be used to purchase
singing books for Sunday school.
Derby.
A quiet Fourth. The boys burst a
new cannon in the morning and escaped
without further harm.
The educational meeting was we'll at
tended and was both useful and interest
ing. Our people furnished free entertain
ment to large number of those present.
The selectmen have bought land in the
rear of the town house and will move
the building back in the line of the M. E
church, academy, etc. 1t will be an i'm
provement creditable to the town.
Derby Line
Mr.. L. r. Robinson, editor of the
Journal, Mrs. Robinson and Miss Robin
son are away on a carriage drive through
Vermont.
Mr.. Stephen A. Foster, son of A. 7
Foster, Esq, who has been at Derbl
Line on few days visit to his parents
sailed from Boston last Saturday for Eng
land and the Continent.
Dr. and Mrs. j. Fl. Baxter of Washing
ton, d. G. arrived at Derby Line on Tues
day and will remain some time with rela
tives and friends. They are at presen
taking their meals at the Derby Line Ho
tel.
The summer session of the Beebe Plail
Camp Meeting came to close on Mon
day. The attendance on the last Sunda
is said to have been the largest in the his
tory of the Association. 1t was accom-
panied by the usual amount Of drunken
ness and rowdyism. Do the promoter
think that enough good is accomplish
on the last Sunday to ''counteract'' all tn
evil that is committed? 1873 cash fare
were taken on the Stanstead and Derb
Line branch, most of which were take
on the ''rum train" which comes up a
noon. After the manner in which tn
whiskey business was conducted at Roc
Island on Sunday one must necessaril
blush to admit that he is a resident o
this place.-Stanstead Journal.
Greensboro.
Philip Badger has bought the Wallac
Badger place and taken possession.
Fred Sharp closed a successful term 0
school in Dist. No. last week.
Alvah Adams and wife from Nashus
t n. H., are spending vacation at Dude.
Leavitt's.
5 Clarence Houston has bought the job
Ward place of his father and takes pc:
session. Price $500.
Glover.
: Children's Day at So. church yesterda.
e large attendance and interesting exc
S cises.
: Rev. S. X. B. Perkins is expected tn
: week, and will preach at Cong. churt
t. next Sunday.
n The Earnest Workers hold their ne!
e meeting with Mrs. Walter Phillips ne1
n Friday afternoon, July 18th. All are il
Il vited.
DR.. and Mrs. Templeton, r. S. Chen'
d and family and E. Walker are here fro
y Manchester, N. H.; Mrs. Eddie Bickfol
= from Boston.
Deacon Charles Marston was called
Exeter, N. H., last week, on account
the sickness and death of his brothe
n Hon. Gilman Marston.
Neighbor Rich, with three good pal
g of oxen, two transfers and a road cha
e. OF, recently drove through Dist. No
n tearing up the dirt on both sides of t
is road. We expect smoother ways by a
by.
Is The school in district No. II, taug
as by Edna Fayer, closed Monday. Tho
er who were not absent half day duri
the term are Frank Darling, Perley De