Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-08-16

ment in the school house hall Tuesday
evening, Aug. II. All are invited.
Mr.. Clayton of Washington, d. c., gave
an interesting talk in the Baptist church
last Wednesday evening on mission work
in the slums of Washington.
Curt Norton, Amos Parlin, Lem Allbee,
Will Carney, Harry Amey and Adams Bar
ker have been spending a few days fishing
at Seymour Lake, Morgan.
Mrs. G. S. Human and her daughter,
Mrs. Mary Morse, spent two days with
friends in Barton last week, spending
portion of the time at the summer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Blodgett from New
port have been spending few days with
Mrs Blodgett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Eley.-Mrs. Minnie Burdick of
Florence, Mass, and her little son, have
been visiting her uncle, Henry Campbell.
Coventry.
Louie Lee is on the sick list.
Elijah Cowles is building a new piazza
on his house.
Mrs. j. r. Gray and her two children
are visiting at Hollis Thrasher's.--Mrs.
Edward Perley and daughter of Barton
Landing are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Howard.
Capt. Henry G. Nichols has been award
ed, by direction of President McKinly,
medal of honor for most distinguished
gallantry in action at the siege of Fort
Blakely, Ala, April 9th, 1865. Mr..
Nichols, then captain of the 73d United
States colored troops, volunteered to go
forward, under heavy fire, beyond the
advance line held by his regiment and re-
connoiter on ground over which an as
sault was to be made upon the enemy's
position. By that act he obtained infor
nation of great help in making an attack.
CraftSbury.
John Johnson has commenced work for
j. Smith
r. A. Patterson has gone to Burlington
this week on business.
Robt. Patterson has put a new
water wheel into his saw-mill ri
III. F. Graham has his branch mill COM
pleted and is doing business this week.
c. C. Conant, Jr., is building summer
cottage on the little island in EIligo pond
M. E. Colby of Nashua, n. H., was in
town looking after his interests last week.
Mrs. Amory Dawson is visiting in Bar
ton.-Alice Keiser is visiting friends in
Stowe.
Charlie Laid is on the sick list.-D. F.
Hoyt is improving slowly.-S. G. Corey
remains about the same.
Henry Stratton of Morrisville is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sawyer
Lee Whitney of Boston is visiting at N.
III. Kinney's.
Marvin Dunbar, who has been sick but
short time, died Thursday morning. Mrs.
Dunbar has the sympathy Of the commu-
nifty IN her affection.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. T. Patterson, and Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Patterson have returned
from their visit to Burlington.-WilI Farr
and son have returned from their visit to
Shoreham.
The No. Craftsbury Academy associa
ton gave their annual concert at the NJ.
E. church last Friday evening. A fine
concert and large audience. Cowles &
Hardy of Morrisville furnished a fine
planosl3Qf .F8s 75sf-3 e4ae3 IN .5f
Duncan McFarlane of Greensboro, and
Luther Pattersonand wife of Glover are
camping at Elligo pond, occupying John
Kier's cottage.-Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Stratton and children are camping in
Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams are enter
tanning visitors from abroad.-Harley
Critchett from Montpelier is visiting his /
grandmother, Mrs. John Martin.-Alex.
Calderwood is entertaining a nephew
from Nashua, N. H.-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Cass entertaining visitors from abroad
North Craftsbury.
Miss Susie Robbins is visiting friends in
New York.
School at the Academy opened Tuesday
with the old board of teachers.
Robert Graham and wife of New York
are visiting at HI. f. am's.-Miss
Nellie Allen from Newport is visiting in
town.-Walter Gage is home from Bur-
lington for a short vacation.
Derby.
Mrs. Julia Burton is visiting her sister in
Barton Landing.
Charles Twombly has again commenced
work on the grounds for the new hotel.
Mrs. William Dodge passed away Friday
and at present writing Mr..
Dodge is very low.
John Taylor, who has been at work for |
his uncle in Manchester, n. H., has re-
turned home to attend the academy this |
year.
Mr.. Foss of Morrisville gave an interest
ing and pleasing Photographic entertain |
ment to a small audience in the town hall /
last week.
Miss Laura Ionic of Lowell. Mass is |