Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-06-01


Rev. M. A. Gates of st. Johnsbury was
in town last week visiting friends. Mrs.
Nellie Cameron has returned to st. Johns
bury.-Mrs. Laura Bennett from Canada is
visiting at J. A. Joslyn's.
Evansville.
for few days.
L.. A. Drown has finished running E.
Fosters logs from the lake.
Mrs. C. r. Prescott has a nice class of
twenty-five scholars in music.
Mrs. William Witherell and daughter
from New Market, n. H., who have been
visiting Mrs. j. W. Brown, has returned
home.
West Charleston.
P. NJ. Seavey is repairing his house.
Mrs. J P. Marvin has gone to the hos
pital OF Hanover, N. H., for treatment.
A. w. Cutting bas been doing quite an
extensive job of painting at the electric
light building.
Mrs. e. w. Robinson of Newport is here
helping to care for her father-in-law, E.
II. Robinson.
Mrs. Charles Parker of Concord, N. H.,
is visiting her brother, o. E. Bennett
Bruce and wife of Burke have been visit
ing his brother, E. j. Bruce.
Mrs. Charles Wheeler fell from step
ladder while washing windows and sprain-
ed her ankle severely.-Leon Twombly is
the victim of a bicycle accident.
Will. Hildreth, while at work in VIM.
Nelson's, sawmill, caught his left hand on
the edger, hurting it so severely that the
thumb and part of the little finger had to
be amputated. Drs. Rutherford, Human
and Gatchel dressed the wound.
East Charleston.
E. O. Streeter has moved his family to
W. Derby He is clerking for Lorimer &
McDairmid.
An invitation is extended to all interest
ed to meet and clean the church next We'd
nesday forenoon.
Winnie Gray and Nora Moody go to
Montpelier this week, delegates to the Ep-
worth League convention.
Matte Stevens is visiting in St. Johns
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visiting relatives in town. = Mrs. A. r.
Campbell of Morrisville visited at her fla
theirs, Geo. Lang, last week.
Mrs. George Lang, who has been in very
poor health for a long time, had tumor,
weighing over thirty five pounds, removed
last week. Mrs. Lang's friends will be
pleased to learn that she is getting along
&c wall e couId he eyrectpd
The Sunday School was reorganized here
Sunday, May IL, and the following officers
were elected: Supt., G. Fl, Tucker; Assist.
Supt, G. B. Stoddard; Sect, Miss Myrtle
Hill; librarian, Miss Myrtle Hill; Assist,
librarian, Nora Moody; Treas, Mrs. c. Fl.
Grey; organist, Charlie Stevens.
Coventry.
Mr.. Nelson Shepard has been to Montre-
al sightseeing the past week, and was
much pleased with that city.
Rev. I. P. Chase preached a very ac-
ceptable sermon at NJ. E. church last Sun
day. We are always glad to welcome our
former pastors. az dsss - 9AiS@ ti
miss Ida Waterman fist. Adams is Wis
iting her sisters here.-Miss Verna Nolette
of Syracuse, N. Y, Miss Belters of Derby
Line, and Miss Alice Enos have been visit
ing at Lewis Douglass the past week.
Five of the schools in town gathered at
town hall last Friday afternoon, and held
memorial exercises. The children and
teachers did themselves much credit.
Speeches were made by Revs. j. G. Lang
ford and O. E. Aiken's and then they
marched to the cemetery led by martial
music, and decorated the soldiers graves.
1t was a very pleasing sight to see so
many children together.
Craftsbury.
Lydia Pierce visited in Albany recently.
Mr.. Emery has moved from J.W. Aliens
farm to Eden.
Wyram Wylie is little more comfortable
at this writing.
Charles Hatch made his first trip with
the meat cart to-day.
Reginald Hidden, son of jackson Hidden,
is in town visiting friends.
John Keir is improving his buildings,
Anthony Dorman doing the work.
Horace DEMO from Conn.,, is here to
spend the summer with N. B. Williams.
H. F. Graham has secured the service of
Mr.. Dwinell of ST. Johnsbury to finish his
residence.
Among the pleasant events of the week
was the marriage of Miss Viola Allen and
Mr.. Martin Sawyer.
Charles Conant has commenced making
cheese boxes for the Black River butter
and cheese association. tAksE
Amasa Scott, one of our aged merchants
and aged citizens, had partial shock May
n, and is very lowsat this writing.
John Page and wife from Barton are
visiting in town. Hon. III. F. Graham at