Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-07-10

on the morning of the Fourth; every
body had enough Of it.
The village hose companies are re-
quested to come out for practice on
Saturday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
Let all old members be present.
Mrs. Helen Page, who resides in the
E. N. Randall house, was thrown from
a carriage one day last week and quite
seriously hurt but is slowly recovering.
Mrs. Joseph Owen, Mrs. O. D. Owen
and daughter Julia, Mr.. and Mrs. >.
n. Webster, and Miss Clara Vance left
here for the Worlds Fair last We'd
nesday.
Somebody started big lie, which
has run through ali this vicinity, IN
which it was stated that young = OIL
Inns had died, as the result OF the &C
cident at Irasburgh.
Saturday was a great day among
the hay makers ali about. The threat
ening weather helped to force the
work all day long and great amount
was drawn to the barns.
Mrs. G. w. Tenney and Miss Mary
Rawson, who is here on Vlsl6 from
Bennington, went to Montreal last
Wednesday to attend the 1nternaUlon-
al Convention of the Y. P. S. @. E. AS
ISOLATION.
Fred G. Browning leaves here next
week to take a position IN the
Fairbanks store at st. Johnsbury, as
clerk and manager of the carpet de-
partment. He is very efficient man
in store.
A petition is being signed for spec
ial village meeting to see if the voters
will instruct the trustees to do certain
work on the site where the engine
house is to be moved, in the line OF
cellar and basement story.
Carl Aldrich has returned from Port
land where he spent some time IN
Shaw's Business College. He Will
continue his work with L. M. Hubbard
in his jewelry shop and store. He was
much pleased with the college.
John Batchelder took a trip to Port
land last week, doing the city, the
harbor. the island, with side trip to
Old Orchard Beach. We do not learn
whether he engaged in the camp
meeting exercises at the Beach or not.
George Hopkins, son Of John Hop
kins, spent a few days here with his
parents recently. He resides in Prov
idence. r. l., and has good position
as commercial traveller. Mrs. Nellie
(Hopkins) -- has also been home
on a visit.
Mr.. Caron, who was in the village
Monday night, had new buggy al
most completely destroyed by the
fright and running of his horse, caus-
ed by the explosion of a boys torpedo.
These things have to be "fired off"
whether horses like it or not.
i James II. Cook died at his residence
on Sunday, aged 81 years. Mr.. Cook
has resided in town for many years,
and has been an honorable and much
respected citizen. He leaves wife
and one son, Horace P. Cook. The re-
mains will be buried at Barton Land
ing.
A tiny maiden in this village was re-
Gently greatly interested in her first
| observations of a toad: "See, it has
hands!'' she said. Then looking more
closely, why, it has feet!' Then
walking around it continuously, she
cried out in wonder, '.for PHYS sake,
what bug!"
The death of Van Ness Spaulding
will be noticed in the ST. Johnsbury
items Mr.. Spaulding and family left
here a few months since for St.Johns-
bury. He was naturally a first class
hotel keeper, genial and gentlemanly.
His i11firmities for the last few years
had rendered him unfit for business.
The remains of Linus III. Morehouse,
a former resident of Bloomington,
were brought here on Friday last from
Haverhill, N. H., where he died on
Thursday of Inflammation of the bow
els. He had been at Fairfax of late.
but went to Haverhill N. H., to
work for Silas S. Bartlett. He was
a brother of Mrs. e. A. Holtham Of
this village. The remains were taken
to Bloomington for burial on Saturday
morning. He was about thirty two
years of age. Mrs. Holtham and hel
brother, Homer Morehouse, wish &c
extend to Rev. Mr.. Lewis. and others
their heartfelt thanks for assistance
| rendered while the remains were here
and at the burial service.