Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-02

Mrs. William Fisher has been quite ill
the past week.
Another son arrived in the family of Mr.
and Mrs. Montague last week.
John Pages two little boys are stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Page.
The common has had a good ''slicking
up'' and thirteen trees have been set out.
Gertrude Leonard r5adh and Lillian Keith
commence their schools IN ALBANY today.
The village schools observed Arbor Day
giving the school grounds good cleaning
up.
Mrs. Laura Metcalf has returned home
Mrs. Miles Brown has returned from Clin-
ton Mass.
Letters addressed to Musa ID. Kelly and
Miss Annie Klegg remain uncalled for at
this office.
Seventeen of the COWS on the old Allen
farm were found to have tuberculosis and
were.shot last Friday.
Mrs. Alma Wheeler will go to Windsor
soon to keep house. Mr.. Wheeler is en-
ployed there as telegrapher.
S. w. Beauclerk, who was shooting the
COWS on the Allen farm last Friday, had
the misfortune to discharge a shot through
one of his feet.
Frank d. Thompson, who belongs to the
Vermont Guards at st. Johnsbury, failed
to pass the examination, and consequently
will not take trip to Cuba at present.
| The Ladies' Aid will hold their annual
meeting in the Cong. vestry Friday after
noon. Supper will be served at 6 o'clock.
Ladies are requested to furnish the table.
The w. c. T. U. will hold their annual
meeting at Mrs. Colton's Wednesday at
2:30 p. m. Supper will be served and an
offering of 10 cents is requested for the
benefit of the ''Temple' fund. Everybody
is cordially invited.
AS an expression of esteem the Epworth
League, in place of their Irregular meeting
last Tuesday evening, gave reception to
Rev. and Mrs. p. N. Granger. Cake
| and coffee were served and music and reci-
tations made up the entertainment for the
evening. Quite large company was pres
ent.
The cheese factory starts up today under
the management of Joseph Tetrault. Mr..
Tetrault has been in this business for some
The Association met April 23rd and elected
the following officers: Pres, S. w. Beau
clerk; Sec. and Treas, HI. III. Somers; in
spector, G. d. Bailey.
Little Marie Baker is stopping with her
grandmother, Mrs. M. G.. Jameson.-Miss
Clewell from Ohio is stopping at T. &.
Fisher's.-Elmer Slack is continuing his
studies at Barton Academy.-Fred Hutch
ms from Montgomery recently visited at
T. G. and Charles Fisher's.-May Colby of
Bloomington is to- make her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Burbank.-Mrs. Kin
ney from the west is caring of Cha rles
Miles.
Lowell.
Milo Hines has his barn completed with
the exception of claboarding.
II. G. Lapierre and wife are at Horace
Lapierre's, They will stay with Horace
this summer.
Miss Mae Chamberlin left for Concord,
N. H., Saturday, where she has a position
as nurse in a hospital.
Frank Moor and family have moved
from the Thornton house into the house
owned by Napoleon Glodgett.
All. Gardyne and wife are entertaining
permanent guests in the shape of twin
boys, who arrived on Saturday, April %.
The l.. A. Society met at the parsonage
on Friday afternoon and evening. Ice
cream and cake were served, and a general
good time was reported.
Schools in town began Monday, April
%. About sixty pupils enrolled in the
village school. Miss Sara Finnegan is
teaching the Albany moutain district.
Rev. c. w. Kelley returned from Brook
Ign the first of last week, and after spend
ing few days in visiting among friends,
went to his new field of labor in Wood
bury.
The sympathy of the community is with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lahore in the loss of
their little daughter May, who died on
Thursday. The funeral was held on Sat-
urday.
Rev. William Ganley preached his fare
well sermon on Sunday last, and has gone
to South Woodbury.. Mr.. Ganley has
made many friends here who will regret
his departure. ap
Some little interest and excitement |
among the boys was caused last Monday
by the appearance here of Corporals Far
man and Caswell of the 1st VT. Volunteers |
in full uniform. No one has enlisted yet,
though no doubt some will if the demand |
for men seems urgent enough to warrant |
it.
CARD.-We wish to extend heartfelt
thanks to all those kind friends and
neighbors who helped us, either by con-
tributions or personal labor and sympathy /
during our recent loss by fire. Only those
who have passed through the same ex-