Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-03

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wee hours of the morning. The fire would
have been beyond control in a few minutes
more. Look out for old stoves, Havery.
East Charleston.
Ira Gray has gone to Maine to work in a
saw-mill.
Bert Fuller has started up fish market
at Lyndonville
M. c. Davis has bought Of Bert Fellows
his hotel buildings.
Rev. Newton of Evansville assisted Rev.
Smelling with meetings the past week.
Mrs. f. B. Lang with her two daughters
has been in Craftsbury visiting relatives.
Myron Buck of Sutton was in town re-
centlv.-Mrs Charles Gray is visiting in
Caledonia county.
Mrs. Albert Lawrence, who had
shock soon after her arrival in Boston last
fall has SO far recovered that she can re-
turn to her home here, as soon as the
weather permits.
The Mite society will meet with Mrs. j..
S. Underhiu Thursday evening, Feb. g.
On the following Saturday evening there
will be a Leap Y ear masquerade in the
vestry. Cake and coffee will be served.
Wenow have a new enterprise here, that
of boat building. 0. E. Young of Magog,
P. O.. who has been in the business many
wears. has rented shop of NC. Davis and
has just completed boat for C.E. Corruth,
which he will take to Willoughby lake
next season. It is expected to surpass any
thing ever put on the lake in beauty, style,
etc. 1t is seventeen feet long, made of ce-
dar with cherry trimmings and will carry
eight persons. It's cost is $50. Mr.. Young
has orders for several more boats and eX-
poets that his son will soon be here to
help him. They intend to work here until
May and then go to Westmore to finish
Captain Averill's steamer.
West Charleston.
Rev. M. Holman has gone to Lewiston,
Maine, to spend few days.
Rev. J. P. Marvin and j. B. Holton at
tended the S. S. convention last week.
Several of our young people attended
the Thespian entertainment at Barton
Landing.
A large hole was recently discovered in
the chimney of the Cong. church, where 1t
greatly endangered the building. Fortu-
nate that the discovery was made in sea-
son.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of DIN S. Clark, formerly of this place,
but now of Chicago, to Miss Jennie Baker
of Johnson, Vt. They will make their
home in Chicago.
Henry D. Carpenter from No. Dakota
recently visited his uncle, Charles Carpen-
ter, of this village.-Win Leavins, who
has been here on a visit of late, has re-
turned to Bethlehem, n. H.-Gib Clark of
Island Pond was here last week. Clara
vicinity.
Coventry.
Eddie Niles is home from Boston
The friends and neighbors gave Russell
Richardson and bride surprise visit last
Friday evening.
Samuel Burbank has been confined to the
house for the past two weeks with an at
tack of grip. as583s 7s1
Charles Smith, while getting out manure
had load upset on him, injuring him SO
he is unable to walk.
The village schools close next Friday.
An exhibition will be held in the evening,
to which all are invited. " ~
There will be donation and oyster sup
per at the M. E. church next, Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Rowland of Barton Land
tod
The w. G. T. U. will meet with Mrs. w.
L. Barrows Wednesday afternoon, at half
past two. The gentlemen are invited to
supper at 80. There will be parliament
tary drill in the afternoon, and discus
sion and mock trial in the evening. Sub
ject of responsive reading, ''Sunday
School Temperance Work.
Mabel, wife ofIChauncey Armstrong, who
has been sick for good many months
with consumption, passed away Sunday
Mrs. Armstrong; sickness has
been long and painful one, but she bore
it very patiently. She was member of
the Methodist church at Newport. She
leaves a husband, two children, and an
aged father to mourn her loss.
Ralph Garfield is on the sick list.
Miss Mabel Mossman has finished her
school in Wolcott and is at home.
Mrs. John Hancock from E. Hardwick
visited at Bert Woodbury's last week.
The w. G.. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Augustus Paddock, Tuesday, Feb. 4th, at
2 p. m.
Will Graham of Hyde Park is in town
selling sleighs for F. r. ,ChiIds. He has
already sold twenty.
Will Farr got one of his fingers quite
badly hurt while shoeing horse-Wm.
Greaves, while chopping, cut his big toe
off.