Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-04

/ j. A. Pearson and Ct. @. Barnes were
elected delegates to the Grand Lodge
with Ida Ruggles and Eva Baxter, al
ternates. Meetings second and fourth
Saturdays of every month. The lodge
is in a prosperous condition and is one
of the largest in the state, it's mem
bers numbering about 125. The lodge
has done and is doing good work in
the community, and should receive
the support and sanction of every
good citizen. At the next regular
meeting there will be paper edited
by Misses Mae Robinson and Nellie
Case, and it is hoped that every mem
Der will make a special effort to be
present.
Barton Landing.
David Eastman and wife of Lyndon
have been visiting friends in town.
Mrs. A. D. Chandler and Miss Eliza
Eaton have gone to the Worlds Fair.
w. D. Twombly moves to his new
house this week.-Mr.H Hall moves into
his house this week.
Arthur Ordway has bought build
ing lot on Main street, east of John
Breenan's, and will build house this
fall.
The Epworth League will give a
harvest supper at the M. E. church
Wednesday eve, Sept. 6, from s to s
O'Clock.
Orrin Merrill died at Brattleboro of
heart failure Friday. The remains
were taken to this place and the fun
eral services are held to day.
The schools commence Tuesday with
the following teachers: E. w. Merrill,
higher department.; Florence ellis,
grammar school; Mrs. Mary Bailey,
intermediate; Clara Austin, assisted
by elena Mathews, primary.
Charles Wiley died last week of
consumption, aged So years. He has
been in failing health for several
months. He was a good citiz en- and
neighbor, son of S. E. Wiley, and
leaves a wife and three children.
Mr.. Badger builds the foundation
walls for the Augustus Bennett house
on School street, using a derrick. The
J. Brennan cellar wall is rly fin
ished. The dirt removed from this
cellar is used by Mr.. Scott in grading
up about his premises.
We mourn the loss of Salmon
Dodge, who died of nervous exhaus
ton and heart disease on Friday
morning, Sept 1. Mr.. Dodge resided
in Irasburgh on farm near this vii
lage until recently, when he moved
here. He was an enterprising and
active business man, who will be miss
ed in his neighborhood and town.
He leaves a wife, three children and
many friends to mourn his untimely
loss. His age was 50 years. H.
Albany. %o 90 s
A. Miles has moved to T. =. New
toms tenement. -i = 9ss.1 u.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Evans and
daughter, who have been visiting at
TT. Wallace's and elsewhere, have
returned to Holyoke, Mass.
Al Page and wife from Boston are
stopping with Joseph Mcclure. Mr..
Page is suffering from erysipelas.-
Will Flemming of Summerville, Mass,
is stopping with his wife and daugh-
ter at Joseph Places.
Mrs. D. L. Mcclure has gone to Lo-
well, Mass.-Carrol Andrews has
gone to Lowelltown, Maine, TO work
for Skinner & French. F. w. Aiken
has gone to New Bedford, Mass, to
work as horse car conductor.
Ira Sanders is sick with mumps.-
Russell Hitchcock is in feeble health
from heart and kidney trouble.-Wil-
liam Riley was stricken with apoplexy
recently, and his sons, Martin and
Willie have been home to see him.
The entertainment at the Cong
church Wednesday evening was a
success in every way. The music,
vocal and instrumental, by the Kim
ball family, Mrs. Royce and Miss
Graham was of very high order.
Particularly pleasing were the read
ings by Miss Carrie Paddock and Miss
Clara Kimball. They were excellent
and much appreciated. On the part
of the artists, and also of Mrs. Jennie
Sanders, who kindly furnished the
piano, it was gift to the church for
which we all feel very grateful. The
avails were $3.50.
Bloomington.
Geo. Grow is building an addition
to his barn.
Old Mrs. Lapierre. who has been