Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-09-14

| better, but will take months vacation
before trying to resume work again.
Fred NJ Hunt, arrested in this vii
/ lage last winter for seduction, ETC.,
was allowed to go "Scot free" by the
grand jury of the county court. The
important evidence in the case failed,
owing to the fact that the lady in Can
ada who knew most about one side of
the case, could not be induced to come
over and testify. The party most in
terested in the punishment of the vii
lain, strange as it may seem, was found
wanting when most needed. The sym
pathy of the public seems to have been
wasted if this case is allowed to flush
out.
Mr. and Mrs T. w. Drew have pre-
scented to the Methodist church the
large and excellent reed organ which
was purchased for their daughter,
Kate, a short time previous to her
death. The organ is fine one, much
better than a trial instrument recent
ly put in, and is a gift much appreciat-
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receive the hearty thanks of all inter
ested in the affairs of the church. Re
marks were made and a vote of thanks
was extended them yesterday during
the morning service.
Barton Landing.
Cora Cleveland has gone to New
port, n. H., to work.
The regular meeting of Geo. G..
Meade Post will be held on Tues. eve.
Sept. 10Th. A good attendance is de-
sired
Harvey Foster of Evansville has
purchased the Mrs. Sarah Flanders
place, paying $3.50. He will move
here this fall.
The w @. T. U. will meet in the
vestry of the M. E. church Friday,
Sept. 18, at 2:30 p. m. All the mem
bers are requested to be present and
all others are invited.
The delegates chosen to attend the
State S. S. convention to be held at
Newport this week are: W. w. FOs-
ter and Mrs. Daniel Skinner of the M.
E. church, j. E. Chamberlin and O. III.
Austin of the Cong. church.
This community is deeply saddened
by the sudden and untimely death of
Mrs. Charles II. Jones, which occur
red on Wednesday last from the eff
fects of paralytic shock, suffered on
Monday. Mrs. Jones was considered
to be in rather delicate health, but
had been unusually we'll until she fell
to the floor from the fatal shock. She
fingered unconscious till the hour of
her death. She came here a few years
ago as a teacher in the school and
greatly endeared herself to her pupils
and to all with whom she met. Three
months since she married Mr.. Jones
| and her health is a great blow to him.
Funeral services were held at the
Cong. church, her former pastor Off
eating The remains were buried at
Bloomington. She was 25 years of
age.
Albany.
Agnes Chaffee is visiting here.
Ida Phelps has gone to Dakota to
visit her brother, Geo. H. Phelps.
Abel Wheeler of Westfield, Mass,
has moved into Jack Beede's house.
Freeman Reynolds received a bad
injury to the spine by being thrown
against building by horse recently.
Mrs. E. R. Hovey of Swanton, Iowa,
died at that place Sept. 1. She was a
former resident of this place and had
many friends here.
Bloomington.
Morton Parker has gone to st.
Johnsbury to work.
Mrs. Hodges and Elizabeth Bryant
are repairing their houses.
Mr. Perry from New Hampshire,
who has been here visiting, goes to
Burlington this week.-Dr. Tinkham
and wife are again in town.
Evansville.
G. r. Trip goes to North Troy with
his running horse.
E. Foster has his stock of lumber
most sawed out.
Clyde Cole moves from Browning
ing Ctr. into the Frank Gilfillan house
Harvey Foster has bought a resi-
dence at Barton Landing, and expects
to move there soon.
J. w. Brown and son have rented
their blacksmith shop to Henry Coy
cite from Albany, n. Y, and who
comes well recommended. Call and
see him.
East Charleston.
Bertha Hopkins is attending school
at Island Pond.
Mrs. Nellie Brainard has gone tc
Brunswick, Me-, to work in the family
of S. Jackson.
L. w. Stevens is taking a vacation
and he and his wife are visiting in Cal
edonia county.
A. R. Campbell and wife of Morris
vile were in town last week visiting
her father, G.. w. Lang, and othe1
relatives.
Ambrose Shute and two of his sis
tiers have recently been visiting theil
grandmother, Mrs. Bennett, who is il
feeble health, and other friends here
The Mite Society will hold a hone,
party in the vestry hall next Thurs
day eve, Sept. IT; all the ladies are in
vited to bring bread and butter ant
plain doughnuts.
Carrie Gallup, who has been at Gale
donia Springs of late, returned t.
Newport on Friday last. She appar
emily received no marked benefit
from the trip. She is severely afflict
} ed with rheumatism.
The schools in this part of the tow
are now in session, with teachers a
follows: Village Dist, Miss Annie Cobb
Dunton Dist, Miss Mabel Cobb; Cen
ter Dist, Mrs. Flora Plunkett; Bucl
Dist Miss Emma Parlin.
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