Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-11

Mrs. Levi Glidcen is seriously ill.

his brother, Henry Scott, recently.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott will occupy the pulpit
of the M. E. church Sunday, July 18th.
Will Farr received a severe wound on
his leg while shoeing horse last week.
The caterpillars are making sad havoc
with some of the sugar orchards in this
vicinity.
Amanda Robbins graduated at the John
son Normal school last week and has re-
turned home.
The fine and costs in the case of State VS..
Charles Devenaugh for assault and battery
amounted to about $4,000.
Henry King was severely burned about
the head and face with hot lead while re-
pairing a moving machine the first of last
week.
The school exhibition was a very sue
cessful affair, much credit is due to both
teachers and pupils for the thorough drill
the children showed.
Burt UdalI was seriously injured last
Tuesday by being caught in the gear of
hay tedder. The horse ran to the house
| dragging him some distance.
DIR. Roberts and wife of Springfield,
Mass, visited at JamesLibbey's last week.
Ella Hartman, who went to Burlington
few weeks since to have her eyes treated,
has returned greatly improved.
The lawn party given by the Epworth
League last Wednesday evening at the
home of Miss Mary Scott was very pleas
ant affair. The grounds were beautifully
lighted with Chinese lanterns. Proceeds,
| $500.
Mrs. James Libby has gone to Enosburgh
Falls for several weeks stop with her
daug liter, Mrs, Wright.-Miss Alice Kaiser
has gone to Stowe for few weeks visit
Rosa Smith is visiting in Stowe and Nor
risville.
Matte Smith, whose sickness has been
mentioned, died Monday, June q. The
funeral was held Wednesday from the NJ.
E. church, Rev. ID. l.. Evans officiating.
She was the only daughter of Stephen and
Laura Smith, and young lady of excellent
Christian character. Much sympathy is
felt for the parents in their great affiiction.
North Craftsbury.
Miss Ella Hartman has returned home
from the Burlington hospital.
Joe Mullaney went to Lyndonville the
Fourth and played in the band
Miss Sadie Lyon has gone to Michigan
to spend the summer with relatives.
Mrs. f. p. Kenerson and daughter from
Barre are visiting at A. B. Pixies. r. V.
Burke was in town last week.-Mr. Geo.
Wilson from Concord visited at Z. Il
Wheeler's last week.-Mr. and Mrs. Dut-
ton and children from Portsmouth, n. H.,
are visiting friends in town.
Derby.
c. L. Erwin went to New Hampshire
Thursday on business trip.
George Parker, our popular barber, has
bought the barber shop at West Derby and
is moving there.
The Fourth was very quiet here after
daybreak. On Tuesday evening quite a
good display of fireworks was given on the
Academy grounds.
Over seventy, old and young, attended
the Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Charles Clark's on
Wednesday afternoon, and all report a
very enjoyable time.
DIR. Lothrop has returned from his bust
ness trip to Massachusetts, Ella
Taylor, who has been teaching in New
Hampshire, is at home for the summer.
Miss Lua Richard closed her school in
the Uttin district last Friday. In the af-
ternoon a large double team from the |
Richard went after the pupils bringing |
them to the hotel where they had a very |
pleasant time.
George Wilder, who has been here for /
the past two years completing his course |
at the Academy and working in the drug |
store vacations, has returned to his home
in Watertown, Conn, for a vacation before
entering college.
Mrs. John Thompson and little daug liter,
Pauline, of Cambridge, Mass, are visiting
Mrs. Nathaniel Kelsey.-Mr. Fred ID, Tay-
lor and wife of Newport Center were in
town last week visiting Mr.. Taylor's broth
er, w. NJ. Taylor.
Those who have noticed the account of
the terrible cyclone at Hampton Beach, n.
H., July 4th, may be interested to learn
that Miss Hattie Flanders, who is we'll
known here, her brother and sister and
two cousins were there at the time and had
a very narrow escape. as she writes. Her
uncle having a cottage there the young
people decided to spend the Fourth at the
beach. About p. M they started to take
car ride the length of the beach, the cars
running near the water, and had barely
secured seats in a closed car, the open ones
being fnll, when the rain, wind and hail
burst upon them with such fury that not
withstanding the fact that all the occu-
pants, by order of the motorman, stood on
one side of the car to keep it from being
blown into the ocean, it rose from the
track twice and the windows We're so
broken by the hail that they were thor
oughly drenched, and also cut by the