Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-06-01

theirs at Island Pond the past few
days.
w. w. True and wife were in Mont
real last week on business and pleas
ure trip.
Bicycles are all the rage, Fred Hall
Willie Bean and Willie Green being
out with new ones.
A raid was recently made on the
Memphremagog house and about 81
gallons of liquor seized.
Will Batchelder has bought the R
V. Hall house on Coventry St., and
will move here from West Derby.
An interesting Memorial service
was held here in the Methodist church.
Rev. A. L. Cooper officiating, assisted
by Rev. r. L. Odds.
G. P. Story has cleared out his gro
ceries except tobacco and cigars and
will keep the best line of those in con-
nection with his clothing and gents
furnishings.
The repairs that are being made
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nearly completed and the improve
ment is so marked that one hardly
would recognize the place.
North Troy.
Mr.. Nathan Butterfield has gone to
Nashua, N. I'll.
Children's Day will be observed at
the Cong. church Sunday, June 81.
Hon. j. G. Burke of Lowell, Mass,
delivered the Memorial Day address
here May 30.
Miss Bertha Sutton of Upper Cana
da is here visiting friends.-Mrs. Wal
ter Harris was the guest of Mrs. H. B.
Parkhurst, the past week.
L. G. Bagley of Rutland, special
agent of the New England Fire ms.
Co., was in town last week on business
connected with the company.
Rev. Francis Parker preached the
Memorial sermon before Bailey Post
May "a. Mrs. Jackson assisted Mr..
Parker in the services. The choir rem
dered some fine selections and the flo
raj display was beautiful.
South Troy.
Zelora Marsh has purchased a new
Estey organ.
Our venerable and esteemed towns
man, Madison Stebbins, died on We'd
nesday night of last week, aged 30 yrs.
The funeral was held the following
Sunday.
Westiield.
Judge Hoyt was indisposed last
week.
Ed. Boynton recently sold one of
his horses for 5000.
Miss Hester Fowler has been pre-
sented with a piano.
| Mrs. Eunice Harrington is in town
from r. l., visiting her brothers, the
Millers.
! Our enterprising townsman, A. L.
Brown, is about to build fine barn,
5Ox8O on his farm; the stone work is
now in progress.
Rev. l. P. Chase will deliver an il
Illustrated lecture, ''The Ten Steps, -
under the auspices of the EpwOrth
League, at the town hall Friday ev-
ening, June 5th. Refreshments, in
Guiding Strawberries and cream, will
be served. Cordial invitation extend
ed.
Miss Winnie Ryder is in Ashland,
N H., with her uncle, Mr.. Carey
Miss Stella Gilman takes a western
| trip in June.-James Gilbert and wife
| of Montana and Mr.. Gilbert's children
have been in town on a visit. Gilbert
is the son of Thomas Gilbert. The
Misses Helen and Carrie Winslow of
Boston are expected to arrive here
| this week.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| st. ,EOhnSbury.
Gen. H. X. Ide is home from Florida.
County court commences next Tues
day.
st. Johnsbury has a large tax list
and a large number of polls than ever
| before.
Summerville will soon be in the free
delivery system and the post office
will be thrown up.
Miss Mabel Hovey, daughter of E.
| l.. HOvey, was married to f. p. Car
penter of Waterford on Monday at
! the Universalist church, a large num-
Der witnessing the ceremonies.
East Burke.
The Good Templars Union is to be
held here this week.
c.. V. Frasier is building a barn and
carriage house back of his store.
Rev. j. E. Farrow is still in New
York and will probably remain there
at least two weeks longer. There will
| be services in the M. E. church as us
ual during his absence.
! Mrs. Walter Counter has gone to
Lawrence, Mass, to visit her mother,
who is in very poor health.-Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Bailey have gone to Boston
to visit their children there.-Frankie
Fairbanks has gone to Watertown,
Mass, to spend some time with his
uncle and aunt.-Mrs. H. P. Cushing
is about to leave for her new home in
Barre.
iadWicl<.
Mrs McLoud is slowly improving
from a serious attack of pneumonia.
There are 20 dogs i'll town that are
not licensed, making quite job for
the constable.
Decoration Day was observed here
with the usual ceremonies. Address
by H. w. Worthen.
East HardWick.
G. L.Johnson is in Boston this week.
Hunt & Babbitt's store has a new
coat of paint.-The new Hunt block is
up and ready for the roofing.
Mrs. j. w. Haskell of st. Johnsbury
is visiting friends here and at Green's
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