Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-07-27

Irasburgh.
Mrs. Ira s. Drew is sick with slow
fever.
John Stanford has returned to Far
go, N. Dakota.
Miss Mary Burt is home from Hol-
yoke, Mass, where she has been stop
ping for several months.
Mrs. Ellen M. Jameson arrived from
Rhode Island Thursday, and will make
Irasburgh her home for the time being.
The third nine went to Barton Land
ing Friday afternoon to play ball.
Score: Irasburgh, 25; Barton Landing,
81.
A G. Austin has recently received a
pension. Mr.. Austin has been in poor
health for some time and his pension
will be great help to him.
Dr. Branch, recently a graduate of
Burlington Medical College, will locate
here soon. He is a young man just
starting in his profession, and comes
well recommended This gives us four
physicians.
Mr.. G. F. Ranney of Newport will
be present at the meeting of the Y. P.
S. G. E. at the Congregational church,
and give a report of the National Con-
vention which he recently. attended
at Minneapolis. MI. Ranney is pleas
ant speaker, and it is hoped that all
who can will avail themselves of the
opportunity to hear him. All are in
vited.
Lowell.
D. E. Curtis is visiting in town, also
Mrs. Frank Harding.
The constable is on the war path
for unlicensed dogs.
Morgan.
A P. Cobb and some friends have
been camping by the lake.
The Stockwells, visiting at Miss Lit
ties, have returned to WATERFOWL,
Mass.
Marshall Calkins was married last
week in Lowell, Mass, to Miss Grace
Hunt, formerly of Westmore.
Morgan Center.
Mrs. Willie Persons died July % af-
ter long illness.
Capt. Foster and family of Derby
Line were in town one day last week
and took ride around the lake on
the steamer.
Mrs. Betsey Ainsworth had the mis-
fortune to fall Friday and badly frac-
ture her right thigh. One year ago
she fell and fractured her left thigh
and was a cripple from that.
Newport.
w. d. Crane is home again.
New concrete walks are being laid.
Lots of summer boarders in town.
Mrs. Elkins is home from the West.
Mrs. A G. Falconer died last Mon
day morning, aged % years.
Wilbur Hutchins has his new store
nearly ready for his opening.
Ben Thrasher is spending a few days
at Sugar Loaf pond fishing.
Mrs. John Walker is very sick
Mrs. S. Crawford is failing slowly.
B. w. Lee is home from his Mass.
trip.-Miss Farrell is here from Spring
field, Mass
Frank Flint who is clerking at Gil
mans has moved in with his mother
over the store.
E. G. Blanchard and wife and Geo.
Young are back home from the West
and report very enjoyable trip.
Mrs. Pettingill of Lowell, Mass,
and Mr.. Fred Porter of Volgo, Dakota,
are visiting their sister, Mrs. DR.. Ham
iltOn.
DIR. G. F. Branch has been detailed
on the staff of Gen. Greenleaf, Chief
Marshal Knights Templars, at Ben
nington, Aug 10.
Chesney Brooks of Coventry is
clerking for Lawrence & Lorimer.-
Geo. Hazle,t who has been at Island
Pond, is at work for Lane & Davis.
The old mems noted game of ball
will come off at the ''Driving Park''
on Tuesday, Aug 4. The "boys'' are
practicing and expect to show some
playing at that time which would be
creditable to the 1st. nine.
Newport Center.
Mrs. Fred Rivers has gone to Que
bee for few weeks visiting.
Some of the friends gave Mrs. G.
L. Drown a surprise party at the
church July IS.
Rev. l. P. Chase delivered an inter
esting discourse at the M E. church
July 10.
Mrs. G. L. Sleeper pays 4 cents a
pound for raspberries.-C. L. Drown
is buying hogs.
John LaMarsh was put in jail last
Wednesday for cruelty to animals and
getting drunk.
Herman Bates has sold his village
residence to HI. L. Smith for $3.50, but
in the trade is to occupy it one year
longer.
Mrs. Dorothy Baker will set up a
tent at the Westfeld camp meeting.
Mrs. Baker has recently painted her
house. Albert Tracy has his new house
nearly comp leted.
The ice cream entertainment given
by the Alexander Drum Corps was
a success, and Melted the boys about
$11. The object is to raise funds to
purchase uniforms for the corps
The G. P. r. R. Co., have completed
their new telegraph line with two
wires to this station, and have the
poles set beyond here and will soon
connect their line from Montreal with
Newport. They have also completed
the new part of the trestle bridge.
South Troy.
J. S. Young has his new store up
and covered with an iron roof.
Charles Lathe has moved into the
Ladoo house. s'1.
Elam F. Kendall has bought the
house occupied by D. G. Albee.
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