Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-02-22

tings. Several have signified their inten :
ton of living better lives.
Troy.
Tom. Parker and Ed. Mcclure are sick.
z. A. Green and wife OF watertown,
Mass, were in town last week.
II. A. Buck attended the masonic meet
ing at Barton last week.
Lyman Andrews died at the home OF his
nephew, j. s. Andrews, last Tuesday. The
funeral was held Friday, Rev. McNoal Of
ficiating.
Newport.
Mrs. Elkins is home from Lowell, Mass,
for few days.
Myron Brainard OF Lowell, Mass., Ia IN
town on visit.
Charles +. st. Louis OF Greensboro was
here last week on business.
Rumor says we are soon to have another
fruit store i'm this little city.
Oscar Cook, who has been having an
attack of the grippe, is better.
The Epworth League has purchased a
fine organ of A. r. Cowles, for the M. Il.
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gale Of 81. Adams
are here visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. G. Gale.
t. S. Cummings will build an addition
to his barn this spring. His milk-route
is increasing.
VIM. M. Batchelder In home at G.. s.
Batchelder's quite sick, and threatened
with pneumonia.
About twenty-five from here attended
the Masonic district meeting at Barton
last Thursday evening.
New telephone poles have been placed i'm
the village to accommodate the increasing
business of the company.
Arthur True entertained good number
of the Memphremagog Grange at his home
i'm Coventry recently; fine time was re-
ported.
Rev. JIG. Langford of Coventry preached
at the Congl church yesterday. Rev. Mr..
Flanders of Stanstead is expected 10 preach
Sunday, Feb 26th-
Ed. Ball OF Derby, who has supplied this
place withncegetables for several years, has
decided to come here to live and will open
a fruit vegetable store in a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Richmond have been
in Burlington the past week with their
son, Clarence, who Is attending school
there, but at this time has a short vacation.
Sheriff Miles escorted the Ave criminals,
who were sentenced i'm the county court
last week, to the States prison i'm Wind
sor. They left on the mail Saturday morn
ing .lne
Hon. John Young and wife, who have
boarded at the Memphremagog house
since last fail, are to move back 90 their
residence on Sd st. as soon as Mrs. Young
RECEIVERS from the grip.
Rev. A. l.. Wadsworth, pastor OF the
Baptist church, with about fifty of the
young people went TO Beebe Plain last
Wednesday eve, to attend special services
held by the Baptist society.
Newport Center
Flora KiIby Is at home from VILLA ms
past year.
f. L, Hildreth is repairing Mrs. Stow
ellis store where he will soon start bust
ness again.
ID. l.. Gurnsey and wife of California are
visiting their Cousin, ID. l.. Hildreth, and
other friends.
The enrolment of births and deaths in
district No. for 1896, show twelve births
and four deaths.
Miss Mabel Childs has finished her term
of school in Dist. No. ~, and has returned
to her home in Waterville.
The donation for the benefit OF Rev.
John Vance came of i'm the q. A. r.. hall
Thursday evening, an oyster supper was
Proceeds $40.
The Young Ladies Club will give a box
party at the GAR. hall tomorrow Tues
day. evening. All ladies are requested
to bring boxes filled with eatables. A
good program is being prepared and a corr
dial invitation is extended TO all.
News has been received from New Ha-
ven, Ct, announcing the marriage OF Miss
a gentleman of that city.
ID. A. Winslow has moved from the
Cong. parsonage over Hitchcock's store.
MIR. Chaffee intends TO go 90 Darlington,
5. D., where he intends 10 go into bust
ness.
At the G. +. meeting last Sunday &. O.
Chaffee resigned as secretary OF the society
and Miss Minnie Gilpin was chosen TO il
Methodist class-meotinR
was held at Mrs. Stebbins last week.
On the Is inst. Chales O'Strout was call
ed to account on the charge OF attempt
mo To nae a slfnO-shot ON VIII linens. Re-
ing is years of age he was let off on the
promise of becoming more industrious and
better behaved, but the papers will be