Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

Friday 1t is little girl and the pastors
family are happy.
Ice cream and cake were served by the
ladies of the Methodist church on Friday
evening of last week. A good company
was present to partake of the treat.
Rev. A L. Wadsworth, G. F. Flint, Mrs.
T. S. Cummings, Mr.. F. j. Libbey and
Miss Alice G. Lorimer are the delegates to
the Vermont Baptist Sunday School con-
vention held at Bellows Falls June 1 and
2.
The funeral of VIM. Bowley was held
last week Thursday. Mr.. Bowley was 70
years of age and had always lived in New
port. He was a quiet, Christian man,
kind father, an obliging neighbor and
good citizen. Rev. S. G. Johnson. his
pastor, officiated at the funeral.
Troy.
Eta Rowland is visiting in Franklin
county.
III. M McFarlane of Hyde Park was in
town last week calling on relatives.
Mrs. John Brigham of Newport visited
relatives and friends here the past week.
pair of rubber boots and an Overcoat at
Holland Temples We know its very
good weather for such things, but the one
who took them better learn the eighth
commandment.
Mrs. Helen Puffer and baby have return
ed to their home in Worcester, Mass
Maude Conner has gone to Nashua, n. H.,
to work in a shoe shop.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Aiken went to Newport last Thurs
day to attend the funeral of her brother,
William Bowley.
Westtield
Mrs. NJ c. Hitchcock is visiting in
Newport.
Peter Martin, who has sold his farm on
the West Hill, intends to move to Lowell.
The Misses Winnie Farman and Hester
Fowler were home from Johnson over
Memorial Day.
Rev. L. P. Atwood preached admir-
able discourse before Hazen Post G. A. r.
Sunday, May %.
Mrs. Fitch of johnson, mother of Mrs.
BaxendaIe, was buried May %. Mrs.
Baxendale has retu rned to town
EIgie Brown, who has been teaching in
Hardwick, has completed her year there
and returned home She expects to re-
tnrn there for another year.
A little past 4 o'clock last Thursday
morning, the ringing of the church bell
gave this community the alarm of fire.
The people gathered quickly and help
came from Troy. The fire originated in
n. G. HOyt's barn, from an unknown
cause. The Judge was the first person to
reach the barn which was in close proxi-
nifty to the house. On opening the door
he found the building so filled with flames
that he could not get to the horse
even run out the carriage, and both were
consumed. Judge Hoyt's house was de-
stroyed, but most of the household goods
were saved. The Judges Office, a small
building near by, was burned, also the
State reports are destroyed, as the town
clerks office was kept in this building,
but the most of the town records were
locked in the safe, and it is expected they
are preserved, though the safe has not
been opened yet. 1t was only by the most
strenuous efforts that III. D. Miller's store
was saved; men worked on the roof and
others from the inside of the second story
threw water from the windows upon the
exposed side of the building, the north
side of which is well Drowned. Hoyt is
insured for $3.50. He intends to rebuild
soon.
WeStmOre.
Sheriff Porters sale of Corum's steam
boat was stopped by writ of replevin.
Mrs. r. Green and daughter from Laco-
mia, N. H., are visiting relatives in town.
R. loot has had another shock of paral-
ysis.-J. w. Hyde is very sick.-W. r.
DevereauX is laid up with the measles.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.
Fred Porter is making quite extensive