Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-03

Geo. Virgins and family spent Sunday
in town.
Mr.. Young has gone to live with Horace
Matthews.
There are about twenty campers in the
Wilcox grove.
Mrs. Theron Adams and children visited
in town recently.
Several of our young people spent Sun
day at Willoughby lake
Myrtle Gray, who has been visiting i'm
Bloomington, has returned home.
Arthur Rood came from Manchester N.
H., on his bicycle, making the trip In
day and half.
DIR. Ruthford was called in council with
DIR. Human in the case OF David Young,
who is suffering with dry modification.
Frank LaClair is suffering from throat
trouble.-Norman Brown, who has been
confined to the bed for a long time, is now
able to ride out.
Hendriclz Twombly and wife from Bar
ton Landing, have been visiting at Mrs.
Geo. Bartlett's.-Arthur Rood and wife OF
Manchester, n. H., are visiting at Henry
Rood's.-Leonard Brainard of Derby has
been visiting his brother Ernest.
Newport.
Rev. Mr.. Bryant held services at the st.
Marks church Aug. End.
J. B. Hanson has gone to housekeeping
in Kay & Newcomb's tenement.
r. c. Frost and wife Of Chicago are in
town. Mr.. Frost is owner of the Veneer
mill in Batesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Root celebrated
July 20, their 9th marriage anniversary.
Mr.. Root will be 80 in October, Mrs. Root
is SO.
The fire alarm sounded Saturday morn
ing at 80, calling the hose company TO
put out fire on the roof of the old New
port House, damage slight.
Mrs. J. E. Farrell lays in very low
condition and is not expected TO live. Her
husband has the sympathy OF the COM
munity in the sad and watchful hours.
c. p. Story, former resident OF this
place, was here last week with line OF
clothing. He represents a Portland house
and will travel through northern Vermont.
The S. S. Conference will be held at tho
parlors in the Cong. church Saturday af-
ternoon next, with an evening service i'm
the NJ. f. church. Our citizens ought 10
attend these meetings.
Among these present from without the
county who came TO hear the much talk
ed-of Geo. Fred Williams was JOS. Battello
of Middlebury, Populist nominee for gov
ernor. He is one of the most rabid silver
men in the state. au
Our busy people, at Gilman's failed Co
get their big al. to the MONITOR I'm season
for this issue; but they are this week
showing, at cut prices for the greater
part, neckwear, Windsor ties, ladies belts,
ladies shirt waists, Jersey vests, Isle
thread waists, summer corsets, and meas
underwear, dressgoods. Midsummer sales
and prices. Get to Gilman's this week Il
possible.
Repairs on the Newport House are near
ly completed. The Office has been consid-
erably changed about. A fire place has
been put in which win give cheering
glow in a cold day; the first story and up
per hall has been papered and painted; J.
X. Huse and III. X. Fairbanks have laid
over 30 squares OF metallic ceiling IN office,
halls, dining room and barber shop, which
gives it a beautiful appearance, second 90
none in the state. The public are Begin
ming to appreciate the improvements for
patronage is increasing.
Henry Newcomb OF Boston, n former
clerk in the Gilman store, is here on a visit.
Mrs. Susie French of Boston is here on a
visit TO her parents, DIR. and Mrs. Currier
I a 4.
at G. n. Brady's.-Mr. and Mrs. q. ID.
Pratt of Boston are here on a visit.-Lu-
ther Brown and wife OF st. Johnsbury,
Center, formerly OF this place, are here on
a visit.-Chas. Brigham OF Boston is i'm
town on visit. He has been in post-cfIice
service in Boston for 90 years.-Dr. q. II.
Newland, wife and daughter have gone TO
Lenoxville and Hatley, p. O., on a visit
Mrs. Sarah ID. Bailey has gone 20 Waterloo,
p. G., on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. East
s. Bean of Lowell, Mass, Is I'm
town and vicinity on a visit TO old friends.
j. III. Jacobs and son OF Pasadena, Cal,
are in town visiting his brothers, Chas.
Jacobs and Frank Sherman. Mrs. n. II.
Boden and daughter have arrived from
California to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. W. Parker.
Newport Center
sydney Davis is painting his house.
Mrs. Clara Stowell OF Boston, Is visiting
friends here.
Rev John Vance, pastor Of the r. b.
church, baptized FIVE persons, and i'm the
evening nine joined the church, Sunday,
July Goth.
Mr.. Frank Richards and wife, who have
been visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D.. l.. Hildreth, have returned TO their
home in Pennsylvania.