Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-09-06

Miss Mabel Pike has new bicycle, a
present from her father.
Miss Fannie Dodd returned home from
Old Orchard last Friday.
The highest price paid for cows AZ Mrs.
Chapman's auction was $3.50.
w. F. Brewster and son attended the fair /
at Sherbrooke last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney, OF Boston, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David France.
Helen Somers and Percy Templeton no
to st. Johnsbury to-day to attend school.
A large company attended the prom
enade last Thursday evening at the hotel
hall.
Joe Tetrault went to his home In Cow
ansville, Canada, to-day to attend his SIS
ter's wedding.
Mrs. Morey and children, who have been +
spending few weeks at Geo. HIPS, have \
returned home.
f. III. Holdridge went TO West RAN
dolph, Saturday, and returns home with '
Mrs. Holdridge to-day.
The teachers in the village school, which
commences to-day, are the same as last
year except she higher department which N
is taught by T.. q. Baldwin OF Barton. Miss
Mabel Mere teaches the Burton hin
school, and May Wheeler and Kate Barry
return to the school taught by them last
term.
Mrs. S. II. Howard died at the home Of
A. Howard, in Lowell, Mass, last We'd
nesday, of consumption. Mrs. Howard
had been a resident OF this town about %
years. She was an active member of the
Cong. church, faithful christian and by
her kindness of heart became endeared TO
large circle of friends by whom she will
be greatly missed.
Lowell.
DIR. and Mrs. II. II. Hin have returned
from their vacation trip. They visited
friends in Boston, Providence and New
port, r. /.
l.. r. Wellman has been very m for sew
eral days, bat is improving slowly at pre-
sent.
Our boys returned from Eden last Fri
day without playing game OF ball, as the
Edens' refused to play us on account Of
two outside players In the team.
Geo. Curtis entertained his friend, n. ID.
Hopkins, of Waterbury, last week. Geo.
returned to his school I'm Montpelier, Mon
day. Willie Newton has also gone there.
A. S. Cover has completed his labors at
Barton, and returned home.
Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Robinson Of Peach
am are visiting at l.. o. Isanborn's.
H. b. Parker and wife, of North Troy,
were in town Wednesday.
F. F. Jones, of Johnson, and Miss Helen
Wellman, of Burlington, were at l.. II.
Wellman's the first of last week.
Miss Luena Ewins, who has been spend
ing her vacation at A. II. Gardyne's, has
returned to her home in Boston.
The ordination Of VIM. Ganley will take
place at the Cong. church, Tuesday after
noon, Sept. Z. Several noted ministers
from away viii be present. A good at
is hoped for.
Newport.
Grace Richmond has gone to Barton as
teacher in the graded school.
/. Z. Thayer has returned from a trip TO
Old Orchard and Peaks Island, Maine
Mrs. Theophilus Grout and daughter
Addie Lou are visiting at -. Johnsbury.
Rodney Coburn and family have gone TO
housekeeping in the Bean tenement on
Main Street.
Ed. Dagenais has moved from l.. E.
rhayer's tenement to Felix Taylor's tene-
ment on Coventry st.
b. w. Lee of lowell, Mass, a former
of the Arlington, Is here on
visit TO his many friends.
Miss Marjorie Batchelder has been en-
gagged TO play the pipe organ at the Grace
NJ. Il. church at st. Johnsbury.
b. b. Hill of Bristol arrived several days
lgo and will resume his position as princi-
pal of the graded school for another year.
The score at the ball game Wednesday
was, Newport, 80, Barton, 26. The New
port boys 90 Barton to play the rubber
oon.
A good number of our citizens attended
he Sherbrooke fair last week. Tuesday
he Boston & Maine claimed TO carry up
200.
Mrs. Chaf1ee of Richford. who has been
listing her daughter, Mrs. M. j. Blair,
vas taken suddenly in last week, but Is
,etter now.
Mr. and Mrs. c. q. Mccoy have return
ID to their home in McLeansboro III.
they have been visiting Rev. and Mrs. A.
rome for several weeks.
Successful effort has been made TO cam
el the debt ON the Cong. church by in
ividuals taking notes so that the
hurch as a society is released OF the bur-
len.
Rev. Geo. O. Howe, a former pastor OF
l.