Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-06-08

Holman and Arthur Lackey attend the
Baptist meeting at Hardwick.
Charles Wheeler is building an addition
to his store.-P. M. Seavey, Ed. Goodwin,
and Mrs. Dwire are all making repairs on
the exterior of their dwellings.
There was large gathering of people in
town on Memorial day, and notwithstand-
ing the change of program on account Of
the rain, the services were very entertain
ing. Rev. G. o. Howe of Newport deliver
ed fine address, and the exercises by the
scholars were very interesting. The G.. A.
r. ladies furnished dinner for about 800.
At the annual meeting of the w. G. T.U.
the following officers were chosen: Pres,
Mrs. Abbie E. Nye; 1st vice Pres, Mrs. NJ.
Holman; I'd vice Pres, Mrs. Clarence
Wheeler; Treas, Mrs. M. Holman; Sec,
Mrs. Eva A. Campbell. The next meeting
of the w. G. T. U. will be held with Mrs.
Holman, June 20, at 3 o'clock p. m.
East Charleston.
NJ. c. Davis is repairing his barn.
The meetings, Tuesday evenings, of the
Epworth League are well attended, the
chapel not having seating room for all.
The Mite Society will meet in the Vestry
Thursday, June IL. Supper at five o'clock.
All members are requested to be present
as there is business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A Chappell have been
visiting Mrs. Chappel's parents in West
Burke Erastus Buck of Coventry was in
town recently.-Lewis Goodwin with fami-
icff inor in,
town.
On Friday evening, May 20, large num-
Der of relatives and friends gave Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Morse a surprise to remind
them it was their goth marriage anniver-
sary. S. c. Streeter presented them with
an extension table, nice rocking chair
and several other nice presents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morse thanked their friends very
much for their kindness. Cake and coffee
was served; very pleasant evening was
spent by all present.
Coventry.
The Salvationists are in town and drew
quite crowd Saturday night.
Dorcas Society with Mrs. G.. Good
enough, Wednesday afternoon and even
ing.
Drs. insolvency, Rutherford and Kim
ball have been called here as council in the
case of Mrs. David Beard
B. F. Tower has commenced work on his
old store building, and will convert it to
tenements.-A. B. Hancock is painting the
Richards house.
L. Guild has gone to Northfeld.-Henry
II Ii -. vsol-
Shepard visits his former home In N. H.
Hattie Lewis of Dakota, who has been Wis
iting at Hollis Thrasher's, has gone to
Mass
Mrs. DIR. Branch of Amherst, Mass, is in
town visiting her sister, Mrs. Cleveland
Miss Ida Wright is in town.-Lillian Wig
gins is home from st. Johnsbury.-W Willie
Corrow, who is employed as cook at Hotel
Barton, was home over Sunday.
CraftSDury.
Henry King is grading around his prem
Uses.
James Anderson has just started up his
wooden mill. tA1f sa 500 i3- tht
zH.A. Scott has purchased the late Mel
son Rand place of the Simpson estate.
Clark Allen is working at the cheese fac
tory; business there is increasing largely.
DIR. Pearson, the dentist, is to be at Eagle
Hotel, Thursday and Friday of this week.
See local ad.
James Anderson has secured the service
of 7. j. Wallace of Albany to build his big
barn, which insures a good job.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Pierce of st. Johns
bury, Ulysses Tolman of Passumpsic and
Mr.. and Mrs. Deos of Lyndon were here to
attend the funeral of R. s. Tolman.
I'VE are informed that some of our cor
or others have been putting
the MONITOR in a ridiculous attitude by
some things that were false and
then causing a denial. We have not got
at the full truth of the matter, but we no
tify those responsible that we consider it a
grave offense and want no more of it. Ed |
IToR.]
Derby.
Derby is to have a sewer system.
Miss Grace Robbins has a new bicycle.
Mai. Grout is haying Is acres of winter
rye.
Geo. Thompson has finished his work for |
DIR. Blanchard.
The tannery is being torn down, and |
moved to Newport.
E. Allbee is much improving his house
with coat of paint.
James Mcneil is to build blacksmith
shop on his vacant lot.
Frank Greenwood has bought the Forb-
es Mcpherson place for 5000.
Derby is planning on a grand celebra-
ton the ssGlorious Fourth"
Rev. HI. M. Perkins attended the con-
vention at Albany last week.