Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-08-06

Geo. Brigham of Lyndon were visit
ors in town last week. - Alfred Beede
came home Saturday night.
The Epworth League of Irasburgh
invites the Sunday School of the M. E
church of Irasburgh and Coventry to
a basket picnic in the Cyrus Metcalf
grove, at 10 O'Clock Friday, Aug. 10.
Mrs. Morris J. Bailey and children
of Cambridgeport, Mass, are visiting
at Eugene Whipple's. - Mrs. Clara
Davis is home from Lowell, Mass,
having been away nearly year.
Charles Woodbury., fifteen-year-
old son of Mrs. John l.. Priest, was
drowned last Friday while bathing in
Black river on the Holbrook meadow.
AS near as can be known, he was in
the water about half an hour.
Newport.
Chas. Grout is home from Washing
ton, d. @.
Fred. Thrasher is in Springfield for
the season.
Department Commander Branch is
engaged to speak at Brattleboro, Aug.
18th.
DIR. HI. @. Tinkham of Burlington
has been called home on account of
his mothers injury.
Mrs Zenas Blake, Mrs. VIII. jerks,
Mrs. @. M. Flint, Mrs. w. j. Avery are
spending few days at Highgate
Springs.
G. B. Root and wife of Boston are
in town on a visit.-Mr. and Mrs. M.
L. Phelps of Coventry are in town
visiting their son, L. j. Phelps.
Mrs. Marshall Dodge, of Denver,
Col, is visiting her parents, and last
Thursday gave tea party to some of
her old schoolmates and teacher, nine
in all.
Mrs. II. E. Lane, who had been sick
some weeks, passed away last Thurs
day eve. Funeral services were held
at the residence of Elisha Lane, Sat-
urday afternoon. The remains were
taken to Lowell, Mass, for interment.
Mrs. Nellie Palmer of birmingham,
Mass, arrived in town Saturday on a
visit to her father, John A. Prouty,
and many friends.-C. M. Bailey, wife
and daughter have gone to Boston on
a two weeks visit. = Mrs. Chase of
Providence, r. land Mrs Ella Cham
berlin of Cambridge, Mass, are visit
ing at Cambridge, Massachusetts,
Chas. Bean of Lowell, Mass, a former
townsman, is visiting here. Will.
Human and family of Athol, Mass,
are visiting in this vicinity. Mrs. G.
F. Branch has gone to Island Pond to
visit her sister.
Newport Center.
w. H. Wiley has had his pension
reissued.
Westfield.
w. D. Miller has had his house re-
painted.
The buffalo flies are great annoy
ance to the cattle, and grass-hoppers
are plenty. ..- ..... ...,.. ..t...,..
Fremont Miller sold his household
goods at auction last Friday, and this
week goes to Boston with his family.
Miles Brown and wife, and their
Mrs. Billiard, visited in
town recently. : DIR. Bedding and wife
Of ST. Adams visited at Rev. j. E.
Knapp's recently. : Mary and Minnie
Knapp have been on visit to Georgia.
Mrs. Herbert Miller has returned
from Derby. : Mrs. Willis Wakefield
has been in town. - Rhoda Barnes
was here last week on a visit. = Mrs.
Ava Hitchcock and two daughters of |
r. L., are in town. : Mrs.
Eliza Miller and Eddie Rhodes have |
returned from Boston.
Summer visitors about the lake are
more numerous than ever before.
Porter E. Lyon of Dakota is visiting
n town.-Ella Moore is stopping in
own.
Mrs. Rufus Barnard of Charleston
vas thrown from a carriage and suf-
cred a fracture of the wrist. DR..
skinner of Barton set the bone and
The has returned home.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. JOhnsbury.
Gilman Frasier of the Cottage Ho-
eel, st. Johnsbury, has leased the Av-
'nue House for three years. Mr..
Howe has also leased the st. Johns
Jury House, which he owns, to Sum-
Ter Chase.