Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-21

Mrs. William Jordan died quite sudden
ly last Monday morning. She leaves five
small children who need TO be cared for.
Our base ball boys played the Cabots last
Saturday and were victorious after tieing
with them four times. Our boys are steadi-
ly winning and deserve much credit for
their victory.
Irasburgh.
The village side walks are being repair
ed.
S. w. Beauclerk is taking his annual
outing at Sunday Lake.
James Harlow has been in the hospital
at Hanover, n. H., two weeks.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. Col
ton next Thursday afternoon. All are cor
daily invited.
Mrs. M. G. jameson, who has been away
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Baker, has re-
turned home.
The Ladies' Missionary society will meet
in the Cong. vestry Wednesday afternoon
of this week.
Benjamin Eaton has bid of the stage
route to Barton Landing, he also has the
Albany route.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Goldsmith Friday afternoon OF this week.
Everybody invited.
The school boys of Barton Landing play
ed game of ball with the Irasburgh
school boys Saturday and were beaten 81
to u.
The floral decorations at the M. T..
church yesterday were very pretty, and
the exercises interesting, the little ones
doing especially well.
Miss Emma France and Eva Post have
been visiting friends i'm Boston the past
two weeks.-Rev. p. n. Granger was in
Montpelier few days last week.
Miss Helen Somers and Percy Templeton
returned home from st. Johnsbury acade-
my last week for the summer vacation.-
Miss Gertrude Parker has returned home
from Newport, N. H., where she has been
teaching.
The annual meeting and Basket dinner
of the Orleans County Veterans Associa-
tion will be held at Irasburgh, June 3oth
1897. All old soldiers and citizens are in
vited to be present and enjoy the day to-
gether. Come out veterans and have n
good time once more, and please bring a
cane with you. A band, Drum Corps and
Glee Club will be there and several excel
lent addresses, including one from Gov.
Grout will be made. Per order Com.
The debate for the Batchelder prize oc-
CURED in the chapel of Montpelier Semi
nary last Monday evening. The second
prize was awarded to George Lee of this
town. George was one of the graduates
at the Seminary last week.-At the seventh
annual prize speaking contest IN Music
hall st. Johnsbury, June 18th, the first
prize of $40 was awarded to Angelina b.
Fullington of Johnson; second prize, IS,
to Percy c. Templeton. Irasburgh; third
prize to Lena NJ. Pike, Danbury, Conn.
Lowell.
Childrens' day exercises were held at
the Cong. church yesterday.
Mrs. Solomon Morton and daughter
Blanche returned from Montreal last
Thursday after an absence OF about two
months.
The Lowell Dramatic Club viii produce
their play "Past Redemption" at Maple
hall Albany, Friday evening June 18th.
They gave it here last Friday evening for
the benefit of the Ladies' Aid society ;pro-
ceeds about S15
Oliver McEwen, who has been living
with p. III. Brahana has been seriously IN
with pneumonia; after the death OF Mrs.
Brahana it was thought best TO remove
him to his uncle's, Geo. Thornton, and he
is now recovering.
Efforts are being made to form a band or
fO mi hp old Av
instruments and quite number OF exper-
fenced players, and there is no reason why
we cannot have very good band. Let all
who are interested take hold and try to
make it a success.
DIR. and Mrs. II. II. Hin visited I'm
Greensboro last week.-Herbert Moore,
ID. Buchanan's watch repairer was I'm town
Thursday, June II. He is here the third
Thursday in each month.-M. j. +. Con-
nor of Manchester, N. H., is visiting at
Frank Sullivan's.-Miss Blanche Dana OF
Barton is spending the summer here stop
ping at Rob. Niblock's; Lyn and Frank
Dana are here visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. r. w. Coolidge. .Htl
This community was much saddened by
the death of Mrs. Patrick II. Brahana,
which occurred Monday, June ii. Her
death was caused by pneumonia, following
l severe attack of measles. The blow falls
severely ON Mr.. Brahana who il left with
TWO small children, one babe OF only a
lew months. The deceased was a daugh-
,er of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Richardson,
his being the second time death has en-
cred their family within three weeks.
Much sympathy is felt for the stricken
amily and bereaved parent. The funeral
vas held from the Baptist church. We'd