Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-07-12

#& hops all smut OOWn anu DuS1uSoS was az @
N &tandsti1 the greater part of the day.
II. FL. Newton had narrow escape from
eath last Friday, while sliding from hi
hayn1ow to the barn floor he, was impaleo
bn the tines of his pitchfork. One tine
Entered his thigh on the outside and came
but at a point about four inches above
0vhile the other tine penetrated the inside
+ the leg for distance of eight inches
Ir. Newton pulled the fork out himself
Ind came down to the doctors, but has
ince been confined to the house.
Morgan.
Mabel and Nettie Cobb have returned to
Barton.
# Rev. Gregory and family have been
camping in in the Wilcox cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Gray are home from
bheffield, where they have been on visit.
I'M VIM. BartIett's house was struck by
last Monday night, doing con-
III iderable damage.
William Demick, highly respected cit
zen of this town, passed away last Mon
hay. Funeral was held Wednesday, Rev.
iii P. Marvin officiating.
Bert Welcher has been visiting here the
bast week.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buck
rom Manchester, n. H., are visiting Mrs.
#Buck's father, VIM. Cobb.-Mrs. L. G.
&roIburne of Barton spent Sunday with her
IN lister, Mrs. Emma Wilcox.-Mr. and Mrs.
Webster of Lyndonville have been visit
big at Roy Cheney's.
Newport.
Hot week, So to 104 in the shade,
Mr.. Wheeler of Burke has moved into
br. J. w. Curriers' house.
HI Mr.. Cutting of Newport Center is clerk
#ng for II. s. Root & Son.
Hi s. d. TiIton of Woodsville, n. H., has
lang of men here laying concrete walk on
cottage st.
III There will be a moonlight excursion
ext Tuesday evening, July ID, to Hotel
Elephants, Georgeville.
III Ed. Morrill, lost a valuable horse last
#unday.-Freeman Blake of Derby drove
IL Fl. A. Callers stable last Wednesday;
is horse was taken sick soon after his ar
Eval, and lived only 20 minutes.
HI We copy the following from the Boston
Journal:
Hi Newport, VT, July 5.-TOday was the
hottest ever experienced in this city, the
II thermometer registering 1O4 in the shade
Ill the mills and the factories wore oblig
#d to shut down owing to the intense
keat and fully a score of people have been
Frustrated, but none fatally.
u E. 3. Holt and wife of West Roxbury,
Y Iass, are visiting P. o. Holt.-E. j. Lom-
II s of Sherbrooke is visiting her sisters,
II 1rs. S. G. Scott and Mrs. Frank Harvey
Rev. and Mrs. Fay are entertaining her
" lister and family from n. Y.-Mrs. Sher-
II ban Campbell and daughter of st. Johns
N bury are visiting at F. J. Campbell's.
H Fred A. Lane and wife have gone to
kennebunkport, Me-, for the summer
Yrs. John Hazel is visiting relatives in
Barre.-Freeman Short of Portland, Me-,
" as arrived to spend the summer at Lind
lay beach.-T. c. Raymond and family of
lam bridge, Mass, have arrived and Will
Rccupy the Raymond cottage for the sea-
\ n.
Newport Center.
Solomon Stafford, who has been visiting
H. Franklin county, has returned home.
Rev. Mr.. Evans, pastor of the NJ. E.
Ihurch, has gone to his home in New Jer-
Nv visit
Samuel Aiken has moved to the Button
hace in South Newport.-H. Smith has
bowed into the house which he recently
Pought of t. j. Beadle.
Hannah Tracy is here from johnson on a
Fisit.-Geo. Brewer wife and son, who
lave been visiting at o. NJ. Griffin's, have
burned 10 their home.
Troy.
C. Fl. Woodcock is failing slowly. I
Samuel Aiken has moved here from
Newport Ctr.
fghtning July2 2.
Stephen Crawford of Richford visited I
Fiends here last week.
Blanche Morey and Winnie Scott finish
ID their schools last Friday.
Nelson Martin is building horse barn.
Edmund Powers is building a barn.
Jack Taylor and Kate Conner of Megan-
fc, p. O., were the guests of Mrs. c. C.
Pole recently.
Mrs. Jennie (Willis) House of New
hampshire, is spending few days with
Ter parents, Mrs. and Mrs. L. NJ. Willis.
The social given by the Spiritualist
pciety Friday evening was well attended
hd was a success both socially and flnan-
ially.
Mrs. E. NJ. Crane of No. Dakota is in
pwn visiting relatives and friends-Mrs.
Hiram Smith spent few days of last
Y eek in johnson.
Miss Nettie Kennedy is visiting friends
Bradford.-Norris Blake of Eden spent
hnday in town.-Miss Hartig visited in