Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-05-04


agent. at Mt. Tom station.
John Hazel & Co. have purchased the
Joslyn shop, which with their other pur-
chases gives them nearly the whole con-
troll of the lower water privilege
About forty of the friends of Henry
Church gave him genuine surprise Tues
day evening, April 2S, it being his Dist
birthday. Refreshments We're served, and
a very pleasant time enjoyed by all.
Schools in town begin today. Mabel
Flint of Barton Landing returns to teach
in the Hamilton district, Alice Chase in
the Marvin district, Amos Parlin at the
Center, Iva Sweeney at the East village,
Curtis Norton at Echoville, Alice Moore
in the Doloff district, Lillian Alton in the
Buck district. Jennie Campbell returns
to the Blake district, and Sadie Eley and
Lillian Brown return to Holland to teach
Coventry.
Mrs. Russell Richardson has been quite
sick the past week.
Mrs. Jane Cole has moved into the house
with Ezra Guild.-Geo. Corrow has moved
in over B. F. Towers store.
Willie Corrow is home from Proctors-
ville.-Ira A. Wheelock has gone TO New
port to work for F. p Davis.
Hermon Rogers has gone to work for
John Parker and will move his family into
a part of Mr.. Parker's house.
The w. c. T. U. meets with Mrs. Jennie
Brooks on Tuesday afternoon. 1t is to be
the ANIMAL election of officers.
The Dorcas society chose the following
officers last Friday: Pres, Mrs. Katie Han
cock; vice Pres, Mrs. ]. p. Wheelock;
Sec., Mrs. EmelineI Chapman; Treas, Mrs.
B. F. Tower.
w. w. Frost, former member of the
NJ. E. church of this place, now of North
field, recently presented the church here
with fine street lamp. This has been
greatly needed on dark nights and was
received.
Mrs. Pliny Day of Glover is visiting i'm
town.
Mancer Reed cut his foot severely re-
Gently.
Homer Bartlett has moved on to the Col
by farm.
G. K. Goodrich and family are in town
visiting friends.
Nellie Smith has returned from market
with large stock of millinery goods.
Charles Anderson's barber shop, with
week day.
Bert Goodwin has rented his farm and
moved to Newport, where he works in the
bobbin factory.
Guar Leonard is making extensive repairs
on his house, Clark Allen and Albert Smith
doing the work.
John Uric has sold one-half of his inter
est in his mercantile business to Martin
Sawyer, formerly of this town.
The youngest daughter of A. b. Pike
was badly burned about the face and neck
oy getting her clothes on fire.
Charles Goodrich has purchased one of
5he Sharp separators of o. j. Cass, agent,
md reports the same to do fine work.
Rev. w. E. Allen and wife went to their
ield of labor in Chelsea last Tuesday. Mr..
md Mrs. Allen made many warm friends
while here. ..4
The graduating exercises of Craftsbury
academy will be held in Cong. church,
Friday, May Sth, at 1880 p. m. The public
cordially invited.
Mrs. E. n. Nelson has returned from
Boston with her usual supply of millinery
FOODS. Miss Eva Webb works for Mrs.
Nelson until July LIST.
Edison Mills of Dakota is spending a few |
lays in town.-O. c. Miller from Newport |
vas in town last week.-Mrs. and Mrs. Frank |
lenerson from Barre are visiting at A. b.
'ike's.
Seebe Plain.
Enos Wilder is improving slowly.
John Drolette has taken a tenement i'm
1r. Pocock's house.
Mrs. James House is with her daughter
.ulu in Lyndonville.
Rev. Harte of the Episcopal church has
moved into Mrs. Sophia Miller's house.
Variety supper of the Baptist society
Mr.. Chandler's, Wednesday evening.
Wesley Beebe, one of our Oldest in
abitants, died Wednesday, aged 50. Fun
raj Saturday at the Meth. church, at
ended by Rev. F. A. Reed.
)erby.
Miss Lura Richard is teaching in Cana
a.
Elmer Silver's new house is receiving a
oat of paint.
Mr.. Dan. Wark and wife are visiting at
enry Wooley's.
The town clerks office will soon be NOV
I into the p. o. block.
Ross Moran is to have charge of the Hol-
nd creamery this summer.
David Elder took two of the Bates
orses to New York last week.