Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-20

Mrs. G. Locke of ST. Johnsbury Wis
tied her sister Mrs. Jones last week.
Dana Phillips has been in poor
health Of late.-Mrs. Lawson is on the
| sick list.
Amasa Simpson has gone to Lyn-
donvllle to work.-A. Gray has NOV
ed from the E. F. Root farm to Amasa
Simpsons house.
VIII o'clock
Mrs. D. B. Leslie is on the sick list.
Mrs. Powell from st. Johnsbury was
visiting in town last week.
James S. Drew has moved into Asa
Barber's house, on the farm.
There will not be Memorial exer-
cises at this place, as reported last
week.
Moses Miles, who spent the winter
at Newport, is now at his sons, A.
Miles.
Geo. Ide is having the planning for
his new block at Lyndonville done at
the Cree shop.
Road machine started Friday. A.
Craig handles the machine, r. Craig
the ribbons, with FL. E. Eastman,
boss.
A meeting Of the County Christian
Endeaver Union will be held at
Wheelock on May 81 and % and the
executive committee met last Satur-
day to make arrangements for this
gathering. Committees were chosen
and the work of the meeting planned.
The principal address of the occasion
will probably be given by Rev. j. NJ.
Lowden of Boston, pastor of the First
Free Baptist church in that city. He
is an eloquent speaker and it is very
much hoped that he will accept the
invitation to be present.
Sutton.
Nathan Way and wife have return
ed home.
Mrs. Roundy has returned from
Lowell, Mass.
Will Switser has bought the Ben
Drown place.
Thomas Sturgeon is moving into the
Tibbett's house.
MP. Jenness has moved from Shelf
field to this town.
The Wheelock @. M, convenes
here May 30-June 1st.
F. M. Abbott receives word from
his sister, Mrs. McCaskill, that she
has started on trip to Europe.
At the town meeting last Tuesday
it was voted to exempt the Mari Com
pany from taxation for five years.
The w. G. T. u, will send the fol-
lowing delegates to the Convention at
Barnet May 1929 Rev. Belle Smith,
Mrs. w. r. Roundy, Mrs. l.. b. Will
son.
Mrs. Fred Roundy has been very i'll
with pneumonia, but is gaining now.
Mrs. John Rice is very sick with
rheumatic fever.
Two of the sisters of Mrs. Frank
Holmes were here during her last
days, Miss Jennie Heath from Phila-
delphia, and her sister Ida, from Man
chester.
A little daughter of Charles Peck,
brother in law of the Chapman boys,
died with diphtheria in Manchester,
n. H., and was brought here for burr
al last Tuesday.
Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. G. w.
Colby last Wednesday, sixty in at
tendance, Rev. r. w. Churchill was
present in the afternoon, and received
hearty welcome from his old parish
toner's.
Mrs. F. Holmes died. Saturday night,
after long sickness. She was a lady
of many excellent qualities and will
be greatly missed. Mr.. Holmes has
the sympathy of the people in his be-
reavement. Rev. r. w. Churchill
preached her funeral sermon.
julius Parker is moving to Willough
by Lake to run a boarding house for
Mr.. Varris of Chicago. Mr.. Varris
has bought several hundred acres of
land on the side of the mountains at
this end of the Lake, and proposes to
build several cottages, clear up the
land, etc.
G. M. Campbell has sold the old
homestead farm of his father, the late
N. K. Campbell, to Will Campbell, a
distant relative. Price, $4,000. 1t is
reported that Glib will move to West
Burke to operate the insurance bust
ness in connection with his buying
and selling of farm stock.
While the mari beds are attracting