Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-06-28

Newport have been visiting in town the
past week.
Irasburgh.
All the schools in town are to close this
week.
Judge Thompson has returned from
Chelsea, where he has been holding court.
There were forty present who took sup
per with Mrs. Goldsmith at the Ladies'
Aid last Friday.
Charles Curtis saw two deer quietly
feeding a short distance from his house on
the Ranger farm last week.
The band favored us with some fine mu-
sic last Tuesday evening. This was their
first concert of the season and was much
enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Day of Browning
ton visited at Mr.. Conway's last week.
H. Brewster is stopping with his brother,
George Brewster.
A fine game of base ball was played on
the park last Saturday with the Newport
Center boys. The Irasburgh boys win
ming the game II to z.
Preparations are being made for a gem
eral good time here Wednesday. The bas-
ket picnic and exercises of the day will be
in the Howard grove if it is pleasant. A
company is expected.
Rev. Mr.. Rowland of Barton Landing
will give a lecture at the court house hall
on Tuesday evening, the 10Th inst. The
lecture will be given under the auspices
of the Epworth League. Refreshments
will be served after the lecture. Every
thing will be first class and the people will
get their moneys worth.
Miss Helen Thompson has returned
home from Burlington college.-Miss Eff
fie Holman has returned from BroclIton,
Mass, for the summer.-Miss Oracle Smell
has come to spend the summer.-Miss
Mabel Dutton of South Walden is the
guest of Miss Mabel Granger.-Mrs Emil
ly Shaw and daughter returned home
from Boston last Saturday where they have
been visiting Mrs. Shaw's brother, DIR. l..
E. Brewster.
Lowell.
James Bedel lost a valuable horse last
week.
Samuel Cello has gone to Boston, having
given up his position with Harding q Co.
George Curtis is at home from Mont
pelier. He will finish his school there
next year.
w. E. Curtis is erecting a new store
house and woodshed just back of his
buildings on Main st.
L. r. Wellman has gone to Rye Beach,
n. II. He will spend a few weeks at the
seashore for his health.
V. NJ. Parker & Son have got their box
factory to RUNNING and are now ready to
fill all orders for A No butter boxes.
The floor in Benz. AreIs' COW stable gave
way recently and left three of his COWS
hanging by the neck about TT. from the
ground. They were rescued with difficult
ty.
The barn and mill<rOom on the Sylves-
ter place, owned by Frank Pronto Jr.,
were burned Tuesday night This is a bad
loss for Mr.. Pronto, and the insurance will
not begin to cover it. Cause of fire UNI
known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pudvah were re-
minded that it was the thirtieth anniver-
ing when they were surprised by about 80
of their friends from this town and Mont
gomery, who spent very pleasant even
ing with them. They made them a pres
ent of fine dinner set as a token of the
esteem in which they are held. A like
party also invaded the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. b. Wellman on the same evening,
remem bering them that it was their first
of their wedding. A very
pleasant evening was spent and refresh
nrents of ice cream and cake were served.
Morgan.
Arthur Rood is building sugar house.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Gray spent last
week in Barton.
Mrs. Mary Moore is home from Attic
boro, Mass, where she spent the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Holmes attended
the c. E. convention at Charleston as
Delegates from this society.
Mr.. Young has a brother and nephew |
visiting him.-Mrs. Tidd of Bellows Falls |
is visiting her brother, A. NJ. Gray, and
other relatives in this place.-Harry
Cheney from West Burke visited relatives
IN town last week.
Morgan Center
Mrs. B. N. Stevens is sick.
Several persons from here attended the |
lamp meeting at Beebe Plain last week.
School in Dist. No. taught by Miss
Florence Powers closed the 25th with a
picnic in the Grove.
John Cargill is thoroughly repairing his
Alfred sCallxins is building a
cottage in his grove near the lake shore.
Mr.. H. c. Davenport, worthy and res
'ected citizen of this place, died last Tues
lay afternoon. Two years ago he had a
partial stroke of paralysis; since then his