Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-30

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would have burned had it not been for the
! pail brigade of this place.
The remains of Otis SWEET, of Barton,
| former resident of this town, were brought
/ TO the Center cemetery for interment.
1 Much sympathy is felt for the family in
their affection.
/ Mr.. William B. Strong of Wisconsin,
after roaming the wide world over, finds
no better place for a summer resort than
the old town of his childhood. Mr.Strong
is well known as a railroad man. He has
purchased a house and nine acres of land
of L. T. Grow. Mr.. Strong will repair the
house in antique style and Will also make
other improvements.
East Bloomington.
Allen Cushman has been painting his
house.
Mrs. Burt Drown has gone to Methuen,
Mass, to Wis friends.
Ed Smith has moved his family to Evans
vile. Edgar Drown has moved into the
house vacated by Mr.. Smith.
East Charleston.
j. B. Moody and son have gone to Grove
ton to work.
Some of the schools in this part of the
town observed Memorial Day with appro-
pirate exercises.
Myron Buck of Sutton, who has been
visiting his son, Wilson, seems TO be rap
idly failing in health.
Mrs. Mary Stumpf, who has been visiting
relatives here for several weeks, returned
to her home in Colorado last week.
Remember the social and promenade to
be given by the Reading Circle next Friday
evening. Strawberries and cream will be
served from to o'clock. The ladies are
requested to bring cake.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the vestry
next Wednesday forenoon. Dinner will be
served at noon to which all are invited
The ladies are requested to bring Thin
bles and the gentlemen to come prepared
to repair the wood shed.
West Charleston.
Mrs j. p. Marvin is home from the hos
pital.
Mrs. E. II. Robinson has gone to West
Derby to visit her son.
Rev. Mr.. Holman has accepted a pastorate
in Limerick, Me-, and will move there
soon.
Mrs. w. p. Holton and two children,
who have been visiting in McIndoes have
returned home.
Mrs. Mary Hinman is very ill. Her niece.
Luvia Hamilton, from Newport, is here
helping care for her.
Mrs. c. S. Human, Mrs. Emma Reed,
Mrs. Aidder and Mrs. Abbie Nye attended
the w. c. T. u. Convention at Craftsbury.
Clark Jones and wife are visiting Mrs.
Jones' parents in Irasburgh. Clark had
the misfortune to run a nail into his foot
recently and is laid up for repairs.
The remains of Mrs. A. K. Brown, an old
time resident of this place, were brought
here Wednesday for burial. She has made
her home with niece in New Hampshire
for the last few years. Brief funeral SER
vices We're held in the Baptist church
Thursday morning, Rev. j. p. Marvin Off
ciating. A good number of the old friends
and neighbors of Mrs. Brown were present
and the members of the Baptist church, of
of which she had been a member since its
organization, each carried a small boquet
of flowers and laid them in the casl<et as q
token of their respect. Mrs. Brown had
reached the advanced age of SO years.
Coventry.
The Epworth League will give an ice
cream sociable next Friday evening. All
are invited.
B. f. Virgins is having painting, pa
pering and repairing done at the hotel,
greatly improving it's looks.
Quarterly meeting at the M. e. church
hext Sunday evening, Rev. II. A. Spencer,
Presiding Elder, will be present to admin
lister the Sacrament.
Last Friday afternoon the village schools !
observed Memorial day with flag drill
and short exercises, which were rendered
very nicely. The rain prevented the march
to the cemetery.
Mrs. AIvah Smith is quite sick.-Mrs. b.
S. Shippee is quite sick.-Mrs. Henry
landlord is sick, also little child of Mr..
Roe of East Coventry is very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs Charles Cleveland is the guest of III. |
G. Cleveland.-Mrs. Nellie landlord and a
lady friend from Hardwick are visiting
friends in town.-Parller Barrows of North |
Troy is visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. l.. Barrows.
Memorial exercises were observed at the |
Cong. church last Sunday. The church |
was trimmed very Hastily with the red,
white and blue; an appropriate sermon by |
Rev. Q. w. Robinson was given, then the
audience marched to the cemetery and held |
a short exercise. Rev. j. G. Langford de-
livered an address, song was rendered by
four young ladies, then the graves were |
decoroted with flowers and flags.
CraftSDurV.
Edmund Weber is building a silo.