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

Derby, and is home again. She goes to
Johnson for a few days to attend the
closing exercises of the school there.
At the speaking contest of the members
of the L. T. L., which took place i'll the
Baptist church Wednesday eve. There
were six contestants for the prize, which
was won by Daisy Richardson, little
girl 10 years of age.
The gentlemen of the F. Baptist Socie-
ty met last Tuesday to grade and other
wise improve the ground around their
church, and the ladies thought it good
opportunity for them to cleanse the IN
side, so there was a general cleaning up
all around.
r. r. Wheeler has been here from
Maine on a short visit.-Geo. Allen,
nephew of Mrs. p. M. Seaver, is here
from Boston on a visit.-L. r. Allbees
people have friends visiting them from
New York-Madge Davidson of Maine is
visiting at Z. j. WheeIers.-Mrs. Anna
Buck has gone to Victory to visit sister.
Mrs. Geo. Dane and Miss McMaster
have gone to Pittsburgh, Mass, to visit
relatives.
East Charleston.
The hay crop in this vicinity promises
to be light and late.
Vasco Davis received kick in his back
from a horse last week.
DR.. Cushman has bought some land of
A. J. Virgins, and is building an ell to
connect with his drug store, etc.
BERTHE Adams is home from Mass. where
he has been teaching for the past year,
will go back again in few weeks for an
other year.
Coventry.
The Sunday School convention is post
poned.
Willie Hitchcock has gone Franklin N.
H., to work.
Ira Boynton was surprised by the arri-
val of his sister and her husband from
Kansas, last Wednesday.
Dorcas Society next Friday afternoon
with Mrs Charles Wright. Everybody
invited.
Belle Livingstone is home from Mont
pelier.-Mrs. Laura Morse went to Mont
pelier last week to attend commence
ment exercises.
George Newton from Montpelier Sem
mary, preached an excellent discourse
last Sunday at the M. E. church. He will
speak next Sabbath on Christian Endeav
or work.
CrafItSburV.
J. Kier has new barn up.-Noble Kin
ney is to build new barn near his vii
lage residence.
James Libby while shingling the piaz-
"a of his hotel, fell and received some
painful bruises, but it is hoped no severe
injury.
The meeting of the w. c. T. U. last
week was well attended and of unusual
interest. The sec. will doubtless fur
nish detailed report.
Judge Dutton, A. DAWSON, Geo. w.
Simpson, Horace Graham, E. L. Has
tings attended the conventions at Mont
pelier last week. They were on the
lucky side.
Mrs. Henry Huntington and her son
Willie, are in town for the summer
Mrs Mason Dutton and number of
friends have come here for the summer,
and occupy the DR.. Huntington house.
N. Hoyt was thrown out wagon near
the Collins school house recently, and
had two ribs fractured, and suffered 9TH
er injuries.-A little daughter of Mark
Andrus had an arm broken by falling off
a bed.
Fannie Shepard is better.-Laura Dut-
ton is very sick.-Horace Rawson is fail
ing.-C. G. Cochran has fever and Hen
~ Allen is on the sick list.-Nettie Allen
gives up her school on account of i'll
health.
Derby.
A. D. Chandler is home from Newport.
Mrs. Burton is repairing and painting
her house.
Geo. Blanchard is at Willoughby Lake
repairing the Capt. Averill steamer.
May Wilder graduated from Stanstead
College last week, securing one of the
prizes.
The County Teachers Association hold
a meeting here July 1. A good program
is prepared and the meeting promises to
be of much interest to all. Trains will
leave Newport at 8 a. m. to convey such
as desire to go from that station and will
return in season for the night trains.
1t is busy place at Maj CIRCUITS just
now with men in half dozen gangs; farm
ers planting corn, men planting beans,
men sowing oats for fodder; then there
are carpenters and masons, and pipe fit.
tiers and tin roofers, all doing their sew
eral parts. The busiest man if possible,
is the Maj. who, not being an architect
by trade, puts nothing on paper, but
gives every part personal superintenu-
ence, and every part goes on quietly and
with regularity. There was some poll
| tics during week before last.
West Derby.
Carrie Morey has gone to Mass. on a
visiting trip.-Fred Harvey has gone to
St. Johnsbury to work
Mrs. Millikin is in town visiting her
many friends. Mr.. Millikin has charge
| of parish in n. H., and Ed is in Maine,
| where he had good situation.
| The Masonic Fraternity have an excur-
sion down the lake to the Mountain
House on Tuesday, June "a, and dinner
there. Only % cents for the trip; prices
| for dinner, % and so cents.
| Ernest Stevens has been on the sick
| list.-Mr. Rushlow has boy sick with
| the rheumatic fever.-FIora Davis, who
has been dangerously i'll at A. j. Whites
is gaining slowly.-Mrs. Whitney remains
| about the same.
Glover.
Norton Mcclellan is no better at pres
ent writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Dwinell have gone
| to Lyndonville to visit their sons who re
side there,