Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-06-06

S president. and Hon. E. Lane is chair
man of the board of directors.
An alarm of fire was sounded Thurs
dav for a smart blaze started in the
n lawrence block, corner Main and
f1oventry streets. An oil stove in one
bf the upper tenements became over
heated and set fire to wooden articles
adjacent. Bv energetic work with a
lew pals of water, the fire was sub
lined without using the hydrants.
Last Saturday as Joel Leavitt was
crossing the short bridge across the
Mlake his horse took fright at baby
carriage, and jumped over the railing
into the lake taking the road cart to
winch he was hitched and Mr.. Leavitt
with him. Mr.. Leavitt was quickly
rescued. The horse swan under the
bridge. help VENT to him in boats, tax
m the harness and cart away, after
which the horse was got out near Uhe
#B. & NJ. lobby. No damage was done'
except a thill broken.
The family of Tom Raymond arrlV-
WI ed last Thursday to spend the sum-
ner at their cottage on Cottage street.
N -Juna Sleeper and niece Of Lowell,
Mass. are in town for the summer at
A. G. Sleeper's.-S. w. Parker and
wife. who have been in California for
the winter arrived home last week.
William Calhoun arrived in town last
n Monday. His many friends are pleas
ed to meet him again.-Major j. Q.
Moulton of Hartford, Conn, was IN
town last week on business.
N Jesse Laha of Boston is in town Visit
ing old acquaintance.
Newport Center.
New sidewalk has been laid on Sec
ond street, from Charles Litchfield's
to James ConnaFs.
D. L. Hildreth and W. Wiley have
each built new fences to enclose their
village land and residences.
William Hunt has moved back TO
town from West Derby, on the farm
he took of Homer Buck in the trade
II last winter.
Elmer G. Rogers has rented rooms
in the A. @. Harris house and COM
menced housekeeping. He and his
bride have the best wishes of their
many friends.
The Advent Society have decided
to build church at once, on land
near the depot, given them by A. W.
Il Palmer. The committee appointed
to make arrangements are S. o. Whip
pie, Robert Camett, Il. Bates and Seth
Herrick.
On Sunday, May 20, the Free Bap-
list church elected four delegates to
represent them at the next Wheelock
quarterly meeting, to be held at West
Derby, as follows: Orlando Williams,
Rev. S. W. Cowen, n. S. Rogers and
Albert Jones.
Memorial day services in this place
were as good, if not better, than we
have ever had. The address by Rev.
J. K. Fuller was an excellent one; the
music by the band and choir was good;
and the attendance was very large.
The church was crowded, and there
were fifty teams in the procession to
the cemetery. The good order and
reverence shown through the day are
worthy Of mention. The Post return
their thanks to the W. r. O. for the
excellent dinner furnished by them.
yVestfeId.
On Thursday June ?, Mr.. Smith Sbeb-
bins, who has been very feeble for
long time, passed away. The funeral
was held the following Saturday at
Rev. II. r. Chase's where Mr.. Steb-
bins boarded. Rev. E. ". Smith Off
ciating.
The summer meeting Of the Orleans
County Union of z. P. S. G. 3. was
held IN the Congl Church here on Fri
day, June 3. The attendance was
large, the topics on the program well
discussed, and 5he meeting consider
ed q most profitable one.
After a weeks illness with pneumo-
MIA, the baby daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elbridge II. Hitchcock died on
Monday May 80, aged nearly four
months. The funeral was held at the
house the following Wednesday, Rev.
E. W. Smith officiating. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy of the
community.
The funeral Of Leila A., daughter Of
/ Ashley and Harriet n. Farman, whose
death was mentioned last week, was
held at the residence of her parents
on Friday, May 9th, Rev. z. W.
Smith officiating. The floral Offering
4 was beautiful. She was greatly belov-
\ ed and viii be sadly missed in her own
home. Her age was 40 years Il days