Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-10-25

| w. Varney, recently.-Mrs. Walter Bost-
ridge and sister, Mrs. Chas. Bloss, came
here from Rhode Island to visit their par
ents and friends recently. Mrs. Bloss has
returned home, but Mrs. Bostridge remains
for while, as her health is very poor.
Albany.
w. Utton from Morrisville visited at Dr.
Campbells' recently.
o. M. Delano has ibeen improving his
premises, cutting away the bushes, etc.
J. B. Darling and wife and Ray George
went to Lowell on the excursion last week.
Stephen Vance, who has been visiting
friends in Groton and Oxford, N. H, has
returned home.
Geo. Pierce and Rosa M. Campbell at
tended the meeting of the Grand Division
of Sons of Temperance at Vergennes re-
Gently.
Mrs. Q. NJ. Delano and family called on
Mrs. Henry Chaffee last Saturday evening
it being Mrs. Chaffee's birthday. A beau
tiful cakeWas, presented, Little Foster max
ing the presentation speech.
The people of Albany rarely have an OPP
portunity to witness as fine an enter
Cong. church last Friday evening, under
the direction of Miss Ruth Hildreth !of N.
Y. city. The tableaus were exceedingly
fine, the sash drill being especially good
and the whole entertainment was first
class.
G. III. Mills, agent for the Vermont So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals, has been doing good work. He has
killed at least twelve crippled and poor old
horses, and has caused the arrest in Iras-
burg of Frank King and Mr.. Mccoy, who
were fined for abusing their horses, also
E. Peters for abusing his calf. The mat
ter of abusing horses and cattle which has
been dead letter until recently, has be-
come live question.
East Albany.
Mrs. S. r. Coburn is quite ill.
We think Mr.. Chaffey quite behind the
times on rats, for we have had them here
in the east part of the town for nearly two
years.
Harrison Willis is visiting relatives in
Massachusetts.-M and Mrs. G. III. Annis
will spend some weeks visiting their
daughter, Mrs. R. e. Willis, of Worcester,
Mass.
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A girl baby at Arthur Dunham's.
Miss Minnie Virgins was home from
St. Johnsbury last week.
Geo. Currier of Island Pond visited rel
atives in town last week.
Mrs. Willard Nichols has moved in with
her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Grow.
Eugene Burroughs has improved his
new house with coat of paint.
Mrs. Felix Pelow, who has been in a
Boston hospital the past five weeks, is on
the gain.
Mr.. Alanson Davidson who has been
suffering with paralysis the past two weeks
is improving.
The people of this community were sadly
shocked to hear of the death of Mrs. Eliza
Thrasher, who died Sunday, Oct, II, at the
residence of II. HI. Day in Coventry.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Viola Maxwell, Wednesday, Nov 8,
both afternoon and evening and give
harvest supper. All cordially invited
The remains of Alva, youngest son of
James Cole, were brought here for burial
Wednesday, Oct. 20 Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
have the sympathy of the community in
their bereavement.
WestCharleston.
Arthur Cutting has moved into his new
house.
Mrs. John Holton has goneto Canaan to
see her son Charles.
Mamie Bracket is home from Bradford
for few days vacation.
Tom McCutcheon and family, and Mr.
White and family have gone to Barre.
Work on the quarry and in the stone
sheds is nearly finished for the present.
Mrs. G. w. Hamilton has gone to Ca
naan, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ida Hol-
ton.
Rev. Mr.. Langford preached in the Cong.
church Sunday morning and evening, in
exchange with Rev. Mr.. Marvin.
Enrol Driver was struck in the head by
baseball and knocked down while at play
on the school ground last week.
Mrs. G. E. Bennett and daughter went
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. Carpenter to their
new home at Derby Line last week.
The chicken pie supper given by the La
dies Aid of the F. B. church was sue
cess. The proceeds Melted about $500.
Bert Hutchins was here from Barton
Landing recently, trying to buy back the
place which he sold to Geo. Twombly
few months ago.
Mrs Bowker and her son Adam, and
Mrs. Grace Lyon, went to Mansonville
Friday the 18th, to attend the funeral of
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