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


Derby.
Josiah Grout was in st. Johnsbury last
week.
Henry Currier was visiting in Manson
vile last week.
The creamery is making about 5000 lbs.
of butter week, now.
Fred Barnard has gone to Windsor
Locks, Conn, to work in a store.
o. E. Badgers auction was adjourned
on account of Mr.. Miller's funeral.
c. j. Barnard, who has been in town
some weeks on business has returned home.
H Wilder has started fruit team in
the village and makes trips Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
Remember the adjourned auction sale
of household goods at o. s. Badgers next
Thursday, the 4th inst.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins mother is in town Wis
iting her son. - Rev. and Mrs. Howe of
Newport visited Rev. Mr.. Chase last week.
Mr.. Will Miller died last week after a
short illness; his remains were inferred in
the cemetery under the ritual of the Odd
Fellows.
Decoration Day exercises were held at
the monument A fitting address was Civ
en- by A. III. Grout, also exercises by the
children.
The Baptist parsonage is receiving new
coat of paint. = A. E. Robbins is painting
his house. = Ely Flanders was in Morgan
last week painting his buildings there.
Harry o,,d Gao yMiIdor x.o,,t 70 HborIas
ton last Saturday to play for Decoration
Day exercises. = Eddie Wilder has return
ed from a three weeks vacation, and is
again at his old stand in the drug store.
A Moran is building new barn. Hor-
ace Wilder has commenced building a
barn. = Maj. Grout has had steel-roof
put on to his house. - E. e. Silver is grad
ing and identifying the grounds about his
new house.
West Derby.
Charles Gay is shingling his buildings.
z. G. Blake is having his barn painted.
Mrs. Geo. Dane has gone to Richford,V VT.
Will Rollins spent part of last week in
town.
Mrs. Brooks is very ill. = Carroll Rollins
is better, also Mrs. Gould.
Charlie White is running a street corn
pepper at Barton Landing.
Mrs. Alice Leary is building a new house
near Mr.. Lincolns on Pine Hill.
Alfred Taylor has sold his residence on
Maple st. to II. Paquin, giving possession
in June.
Charles Shattuck preached his farewell
sermon to his people here last Sabbath.
He moves to n. H. sol .lp.-l. Ii... a.is "a
Forty of the Odd Fellows of this place
and Newport attended the funeral of VIM.
Miller, at Derby Center.
Aleck Beford's little boy while playing
in the mill-yard, caught his foot in the
elevator chain, lacerating the flesh quite
badly.
Martin Holsen, night Waterman at the
''International'' for three years, intends
visiting his home in Norway, which he left
sixteen years ago.
The oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. win
Murray, a bright active lad of eight years,
stepped on nail last Friday. Loclxjaw
set in Sunday night and he died Tuesday
morning. Much sympathy is due the be-
reaved parents, who have buried three
lovely children in eighteen months.
Glover.
Ripe strawberries were picked May 30.
A. A. Williams and wife are visiting in
Mortified.
Irwin Walker is running a barber shop
in Levi Drew's grocery rooms.
Mrs. Fannie Spaulding was dangerously
ill last week, but is getting better.
The w. c. t. o., will hold their next
meeting Tuesday, June 9th, at the home of
Mrs. F. p. Cheney
- c. S. Phillips is making some improve
ments in his furniture rooms also repair |
ing his lumber house.
Ed. Richardson and family are at Lyn-
don for visit.-Mrs. ]. Dwinell is at Lyn-
donville with her daughter.
N. A. Norton stepped on rusty nail in
juring his foot so much that he is obliged |
to get about with crutches.
Geo. Whitney has sold his residence to |
William Martin of Barton. He will sell |
his personal property at auction June 9Th.
N. M. Lewis is at work at his mills in S.
Bean has gone to Newport
Martin Bean has gone to Swanzey, N. H.,
clerking in a store.
The exercises Decoration Day were of
much interest. A. w. Davis delivered the
grafton, others assisting to make the day
long to be remembered.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Forrest of st. Johns
bury brought the remains of their infant
child here for burial last week. Rev. Nc
Donald attended the service.
Mrs. Geo. Howard of Craftsbury has
been visiting at Pliny Day's.-L. Villa