Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-08-16
ort Rifles to muster at Chester.

.- III evv,,ort Rifles to muster at Chester,
Et week.
Il 1MrAnk Hildreth is home from Philadel-
,Ia on visit--Frank Richards, who has
Ihnan here on visit, has returned to his
[31.e in Philadelphia.
4 r44 SAWYER of Geneva, Mimi, who has
'Atr visiting at Y. S. Rogers, has gone to
Fred Parsons of Boston,
MA. d. Stetson' and Mrs. Charles Oben of
U- nort. who have been visiting here,
&rs returned to Newport.
y. Gus
~. ]. w. Buzzen is having his build
&ES painted.
-. F. Merrett entertained two cousins
I'D Burlington last week.
\ Kiss Helen Laurin has been attending
School at Barton.
mere will be lawn party tomorrow
ming at the home of @. p. Stevens.
f3e TT Chandler killed twenty-seven dis
COWS for DIR. Hamilton last week.
Anna Logan of Los Angeles, CAL, is the
Ia of Mary Donnegan.-Mr Thomas
.irear of Topeka, Kan, visited her aunt,
|fra d. ii. Buck, recently.-WillleT Town
Ind of Manchester, n. III. and Mrs. John
"a and daughter of Glover visited
r+4 nds here last week.-Ed. Darling and
4 II iIy of Mansfield, Mass, were guests OF
|Nrs. n. l.. Miller recently.-Ezra Adams
|r8 daughter Fannie of Salem, Mass, are
lifting his sister, Mrs. G. w. Aiken
NJ nrv and Willie Murrett and Mrs. Julia
|rrnr rett of Manchester, n. H., are wishing
eIRtives here.
WestfieId,
Judge Hoyt was in Lowell last Thursday.
Myron Chaffee has been sick with the
hanasles.
BENJAMIN Lester of Boston was at Rev:
I'M liz. Atwood's a few days last week.
The M. E. lawn social at Arad Browns
nst Wednesday evening proved to be
.rnse social on account of the dampness.
rYhe company was large and the occasion
movable. One feature of the entertain
.nn MT was a selection rendered by the
Inhrtet.
There was a wedding at the home OF Mr..
ina Mrs. w. w. Wakefield on the after
aoon of Wednesday, Aug. IL. Their second
laughter, Florence NJ, was united In mar
.iage to Elmer Edmunds in the presence
3f about thirty-five relatives, Rev. }. w.
Bnzzeu of Troy performing the ceremony.
ArnoId Edmunds, brother of the groom,
vas best man, and Miss Helen Wakefield,
'ister of the bride, was bridesmaid. The
hide, who was dressed in white, present
VI lovely appearance. The occasion cele-
hated her birthday as well as her marriage
Hnce on this day she attained the age of
IEenty years. After the ceremony the
Hbmpany partook of an ample collation.
ID ID later the happy couple left for New
brit. Numerous gifts were presented;
ntnong them Yerea silver tea service,
liver cake basket, one doz,. silver knives
nd forks, etc. daa s,.zEaal scl
Thursday night about forty people took
moonlight ride on Capt. Averill's boat.
they made the mountains ring with beau
ifuI singing. The night was perfect and
lll had a delightful ride.
The East Burke cottage is well filled
5Ir. Hildreth and wife of Barton Landing
Ire entertaining number, of young peo-
bic at their cottage.-Miss Fanny Knapp,
Hiss Ethel Blanpied, Miss Mary Macon
Der and Geo. L. Macomber of Montpelier
ire stopping at Capt. Averill's, having
made the trip overland in a two seated
arriage.
Friday night the boarders at Mrs. Rich
lrdson's hotel gave an entertainment
which was much enjoyed by all. Mr..
skinner of New York, dressed as negro
gave a lecture on Woman's
Rights. and also one on Mans Rights. 1t
vas rich and brought the house down.
They also had some beautiful singing and
music.
Last Tuesday the passengers on capt.
AveriIPs steamer saw deer swimming a
lew yards from the shore. No one thought
Of deer at first as the antlers had the APP
oearance of the bushy end of a tree float
ng in the water. The deer put back to
shore and made an attempt to land, but
falling on account of the steep rocks
again headed for the opposite shore; as ne
neared it his slow progress in the water
showed he was getting tired out. He soon
came to some logs and clambering up ran
off through the woods. Capt. Averil has
seen deer go across on the ice but never
before heard of one swimming the lake.
Last Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Pres
colt gave an entertainment to Mrs. Pres
cott's music scholars, together with the
oil
about sixty. They gathered in the BEAU
,iful grove belonging to f. IL. Foster. All
showed by their merry looks and happy
faces that they had come for a good time
md prepared to make the most of the oc-
,asion. At about IL o'clock all assem- bled
in large new cottage and listened to a
varied program, consisting of -reclta-
lions. vocal and instrumental music etc.,