Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-01

ashamed OF their abilities I'm that diroc-
ton.
A pleasant surprise was given N. j.
Batchelder Feb. ID, IL being his birthday.
A poem was read by c. o. Dawson and the
members of the Post gave Mr.. Batchelder
an easy chair as token OF their esteem. A
good time socially was enjoyedlby all.
Lowell. mH5H asabn4, .sl4
Charles Stewart is sick with pntunonia.
Chauncey Croker, wife and daughter
visited in town last week.
Frank Newton is spending weeks va
cation with his parents.
Leigh Wellman and f. S. Newton attend
ed the masonic meeting at Worthwhile last
Thursday.
Several farmers In town have purchased
galvanized-iron tanks for sap storage. A
good sugar season is predicted by the old
sugar makers.
Bev. l.. p. Atwood is beginning TO pack
his household goods preparatory TO NOV
ing to his new field OF labor i'm westfeld.
Morgan.
girl baby at viii Leavens'.
Effie Farr is home from st. Johnsbury
where she has been on a visit.
Colby George is suffering with a heart
trouble at his daughters, Mrs. Frank
Lord.
Myrtle Gray has been visiting her sister
In Charleston.-Mr o. l.. Farr has been
visiting in Barton.
Henry Rood has gone to Manchester, N.
H.-Birt Bailey's child died recently. Much
sympathy is felt for the family.
Mrs. e. X. Lord died last "wednesday
She leaves husband, and one daughter.
and an aged mother for whom much sym
pathy is felt.
Newport.
Mrs. M. J. Bullock is visiting relatives
in Beebe Plaine.
Mrs. j. r.. Akin has gone to Montreal ON
q visit to relatives.
Remember the musical convention at
Barton Landing, March 1O-12th. rE
Bert Vance has sold his barber shop in
the Newport House to Steve Plat.
Henry Pequin has closed his work as
clerk for Lorifner g. Macdiarmaid.
Homer Mercier has engaged to work In
the paint shop of Fairbrother a. Gale.
Geo. Gour has taken the Allen farm in
Irasburgh and takes possession March LIST.
j. I'll. Farrant has just put in telephone
and any one out of town needing anything
in his line can talk direct with his Office.
Myrton Upstone has finished work for
T.. Lane q Son, and has gone TO work i'm
the fruit and vegetable store for Il. s. Ball.
Frank True of Coventry has engaged TO
work for III. A. Gallon I'm his feed, livery
and sale stable; he will move his family
here soon.
About one hundred partook OF the elab-
crate banquet at the Newport House last
Wednesday evening; the boys pronounced
il a success.
The SCOTS are using the new adamant
plastering in the tenement house they are
building. 1t seems to be a fine thing es-
pecially for winter use i'm this cold coun-
try.
The ladies of the Methodist church win
furnish dinner in their church dining
room on town meeting day as usual. Come
in gentlemen and get a good dinner for
the small sum of 10 cents.
e. S. Ball of Derby has bought out the
fruit business and stock of w. Mcintosh.
and will run the store in connection with
his already large vegetable trade. He has
moved into one Of the tenements i'm the
Flint building on Bay View street. While
we are sorry to lose Mack, we wish Mr..
Ball success i'm his new venture.
The people of this town are agitating
the matter of a town hail. This seems 10
be step i'm the right direction. The town
has never owned a hall, and since the
burning of the old opera house year ago,
there is no suitable place for large public
OF course Lanes Opera house
is available for musical conventions and
gatherings of that class but Il is not n
proper place for town meetings, neither
would Mr.. Lane be willing to open his
hall for such a gathering at any price, and
it is hoped that the citizens will see IL for
their advantage 10 build large and
suitable building the coming season, for
the use of the town.
Newport Center
#. l.. Hildreth has commenced trade ian
Mrs. Stowell's store.
G. i. Erwin, who has been sick with the
grip, is to attend TO business again.
Mrs. Charles Oben OF Newport Is here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. J.
Perkins.
Florence Woods, who has been here Wis
iting friends, has returned 10 her home In
East Coventry.
Major Rollins has moved from Harry
Kelley's house TO his farm In South New
port.-Sylvester Rollins moved on TO Har-
ry Kelley's farm in district No II.