Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-06

ed and respected town officer an evam-
plary, honest, upright and useful citizen.
and we tender to his widow and friends orr
sincere sympathy and coincidence.
ResolUed, That these resolutions be en-
tered upon the town records, and a COPY
thereof be to the widow Of
the deceased and to the county papers.
Coventry.
Ernest Batchelder has gone to Gilmore
to work in a mill.
The w. c. T. U. meet with Mrs. Benz.
Shippee Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Aiken of the M. E. church attends
conference this week. 1t is hoped and ex-
pected that he will be returned to this
charge. His mother is here from Canada
on a visit.
Sugar party at NJ. E. church vestry this
Monday evening.-The antiquarian supper
given by the Dorcas society Melted 1886.
OrvilIe Hancock has bilious fever; Car
RE Black lies in a very critical condition;
Salmon Nye is confined to the house with
sickness.
AS Jos. Williams was crossing through
the S. A. Cleveland sugar place last Thurs
day, he saw a man crawling around in the
SAW, 1C OOOh NV was Jim anu 0C-
lirious. He summoned help and took him
to Luther Guilds. The overseer and a
physician were called and he was minis
tered to the best possible, but died Friday
morning. He was a Canadian and had in
his pocket a small sum of money, two
baggage checks and a ticket from a town
in Connecticut to st. Hyacinth, P. @. The
name Dragon" was found on his ticket.
He seemed to have been a man of 70 years
of age. 1t turned out thas he got off the
cars at Newport Tuesday night and on
Wednesday was seen on the road by sew
eral persons; he also called at Mrs. Coop
er's, where he took some food. He was
seen Wednesday going toward the Cleve-
land sugar place, but it was supposed that
he was passing that way cross lots. He
must have lain in the woods all night. His
coat was found beside a log, where he may
have passed the night. kilograms were
sent to Conn. and to Canada, but no
knowledge of the man has been received
as yet from these places.
CraftSburY.
Fred Larabee is at home on a visit.
Perlie Bruce's mother is on the sick list.
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The Stevens & Graham mill has been
shut down for a few days for repairs.
Eph. Robbins has hired to work for Ed.
Stratton fora year.-The Shannons nave
hired the H. F.. Graham sugar place.
S. L. Leavitt has purchased the Magoon
place in Greensboro and will fit the build
ings for the accommodation of his board
ers while numbering on the Judevine lot.
The surprise party given Miss Marie E.
Taylor by her friends, to REMIND her of
her 18th birthday, was enjoyed by an at
tendance of about fifty. She was pre-
sented a handsome gold watch and chain.
Derby.
Chauncey Wilson is quite sick.
Allen Miles and his son, Fletcher, have
the mumps.
Henry Wooley has moved into T. F.
Kelley's house.
Literary exercises were held in the
academy last Wednesday.
A good many of the scholars do not re-
turn the last half of the spring term.
An Easter missionary concert was held
Sunday evening in the Methodist church.
A band has been organized in the school
and is progressing finely. Let it prosper.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Comings of East
Berkshire are visiting their son, DIR. F. w.
Comings.
Maj. Circuit has shut up his creamery
and is taking his milk to the cooperative
creamery.
Ernest Allbee had the misfortune to
burn his evaporation last week, but the
damage was slight.
Mrs. Paul Normandin is visiting in Bos-
ton.-Mrs. John Mahaney is visiting her
father, Frank Greenwood.
Maj. Circuit has one of the largest, if not
the largest, sugar orchard in the State,
having over four thousand trees tapped.
Fred Reynolds, who has been to New
York city with the Highland Stock Farm
horses, arrived home Saturday. He re-
ports the sales good.
Farmers decided that sugaring was here
in earnest the first of last week, and near
~ every one tapped, but were doomed to
disappointment.
The social at academy hall last Thursday
evening was well attended, considering
the storm. The exercises were good. Blair's
orchestra furnished music for promenad-
ing.
Homer B. Walker, who has been the
butter maker for Josiah Grout for the past
three years, has closed his labors. Mr..
Walker is an excellent man at the bust
ness. He and his estimabIe wife, who
have made many friends here, will be
greatly missed, as they expect to leave
town soon.