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

A. I'll. StOddard of Maiden, Mass, was IN
town few days last week. He came to
Vermont to attend the reunion of Co. K.
at WiIloughby June 1917, returning to
his home the 21st.-Mrs. A. R. Campbell OF
Morrisville has been visiting her father,
G. w. Lang.
West Charleston.
Mrs. Joseph Wilder died Sunday, June
9th, from paralysis.
Herbert Horns family have moved to
Derby, but Mr.. Horn continues to work
here.
Mrs. J. B. Holton and her daughter Ida
have gone to West Burke to spend a few
days with relatives.
The band boys and quite number of
our citizens attended the reunion of Co.
K, at Willoughby lake.
Harry B. Amey and wife from Lam
caster, N. H., are spending a few days with
Mrs. Amey's mother, Mrs. Henry Norton.
Henry Bruce of Burke, and James
Drown and wife of Lyndon have been Wis
iting their brother, e. j. Bruce.
Saturday night, June 18th, little past
10 o'clock, fire was discovered in the top
of the barn of the Clyde River hotel, and
in very short time the hotel and Charles
Wheeler's dry goods store were in flames.
Most of the contents of the store were
taken out except the things in the cellar,
but Mr. Wheeler, who lived in a tenement
over his store, lost good part of his fur
niture; most of the furniture was removed
from the hotel. Mr.. Gould, the proprie-
tor, was at Newport, and did not reach
home till after the building was burned
L. D. Barron's shop and the Joslyn shop
occupied by S. Bowen and Oliver Peabody
were also burned, and but for the de-
termined efforts of the men and the alb
sence of any wind, many more buildings
must have gone. The store and hotel
were insured. No insurance on the shops
or contents.
Coventry.
B. F. Tower is having his house paint
ed.
Geo. P. Bowles has been appointed post
master here.
Mrs. VIM. Stevens has been quite sick
thelpast week.
Mrs. A. H. Hancock is visiting her son,
Asa B. Hancock.
Childrens' day passed off very pleasantly
at the M. E. church last Sabbath.
Miss EIvira Daggett has gone to Little
ton, N. H., to be absent some time.
Mrs. Clara Metcalf has gone to Hard
wick to visit her daughter, Mrs. Grant.
VIM. Niles is home from Boston; his
niece, Rachel Moore, accompanied him.
The Dorcas Society will hold lawn and
ice cream social at c. O.. Wright's next
Friday afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND of Montreal are
visiting at Theodore st. James Harvey
and Percy CORTLAND came on their BIZ
cycles from Montreal last week, to visit
their aunt, Mrs. t. ST. James.-John
Stevens, wife and child from Sutton are
visiting friends here.
CraftsburY.
John Uric is painting his buildings.
Mrs Asa Bridges is on the sick list, DR..
Bailey attending her.
F. A. Crane has his house completed over
his fish pond.
DR.. Chas. Glidden is visiting his mother
and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Pierce and children
of Lyndon are visiting in town.
Leonard and Williams have their
slaughter house nearly completed.
The young people met at VIII Good
rich's Wednesday evening and had very
pleasant time.
Clayton Darling will move his family
from the Kier tenement to a tenement on
the Hardwick road.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. r. Leonard were in Lyndon last week
to attend the funeral of an uncle.-Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Libbie are visiting in
Franklin Co.
j. III. Anderson had his COWS tested and
lost but one out of seven tested. w.
and III. Fl. Allen had 20 head of cattle test
ed for tuberculosis last week. None of
them were found diseased.
Fire broke out in the engine room of ].
creamery on Thursday, burn
ing everything in the room which contain
ed tools, bells, etc.; by timely effort and
the free use of water and milk, the rest
Of the building was saved; loss $50.
Ella Benjamin, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Benjamin, died last We'd
nesday mording; the funeral was Thurs
day at the house of w. P. Kaiser, Rev. o.
NJ. Boutwell, offiiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
amin have the sympathy of the communi-
5y.
ssCARD.-We wish to thank our friends
md neighbors, who SO kindly assisted us
during the sickness and death of our dar-
ing baby daughter, also those who lined
5he grave with evergreens and flowers. We
wish them the richest of Gods blessings
Mr.. AND MRS. HENRY BENJAMIN.
North CraftSbury. 81