Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-06-27

week as delegate. W GHc EpNOluh LSoS uS
convention.-S. r. Fletcher was in Mont
peIier last week to attend the Republican
convention. ~ 81. 9-'FH
The Ladies Aid of the Cong: church viii
give social and literary entertainment at
school house No. 1, West Holland, Thurs
day evening, June 80. Cake and ice cream
will be served. All cordially invited.
Irasburgh.
Robert Dodd is at home from college.
Mr.. Henry Conway is having his house
painted.
Fred Sears has been quite ill the past
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry House have returned
to Newport.
Rev. P. n. Granger made a business trip
to Saratoga last week.
Mrs E. P. Cotton is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jessie Brush, in Hopkington, n.
Y.
c. w. Wheeler, Geo. Brewster and Ed.
Cotton were the delegates to the state con-
vention.
In absence of the pastor Judge Thomp-
son read a sermon in the Cong church
yesterday.
The Ladies' Aid will furnish good din
ner in the Cong. vestry, July 4th at rea-
sonable price.
Ed. Cotton went to st. Johns Saturday
to play in match game of base ball with
a Montreal team.
Clarence Austin and Alice Parker have
finished their schools at Newport Center
and returned home.
The public will appreciate the new iron
tub in place of the old watering trough on
the Barton Landing road.
Miss Grace Bean, who graduated from
the st. Johnsbury Academy last week, is
very i'll and unable to return home.
Marie Beauclerk, with her sister, Mrs.
Stetson and son, of Newport, are visiting
Dr. Beauclerk in Contoocook, n. IL.
Harlow Foss and family have left Cali
fornia on their return trip to Vermont,
where they will make their future home.
Mrs Hale and daughter of Wells River,
visited at T. IL. Holdredge's last week.
Andrew Soners from Huntington, is visit
ing his brother, 81. 81. Somers.-Myron
Brewster of Huntington, is visiting at
George BreWster's.
II. II. Somers and wife and Mrs. Temple
ton attended the graduating exercises at
the ST. Johnsbury Academy last week.
Percy Tampleton gave the class grafton,
and Miss Somers an essay. Miss Grace Bean
also gave an essay.
The former reputation and patriotism is
to be excelled in the grand celebration to
be given July 4th. S. w. Beauclerk, 0. G.
Page and Fred Sears are the committee
and an interesting program has been pre-
pared from the grand procession of ''hor-
ribIes" at 900 O'Clock to the closing piece
of a brilliant display of fire works in the
evening. Rev. J. K. Fuller of Barton
Landing will give the Grafton at 200 p. n.
See posters.
The operetta ''Fairies, Birds and Bios
soms'' given by the village schools on Fri
day evening was great success and so
thoroughly enjoyed by the large audience
that after many urgent requests the teach
ers have decided to remain in town an
other week and repeat the entertainment
on Wednesdar evening. The proceeds Will
go toward the purchase of an organ for the
schools. The stage was handsomely deco
rated with ferns and flowers to represent
a woodland bower, and every part was
we'll rendered. The costumes were very
pretty. A nOtica bic feature was the friend
Iy mingling of teachers and pupils which
speaks we'll of their relation in the school
room. Flashlight pictures will be taken
of the sleeping scene," and of the chorus
in the finale on Wednesday evening.
Lowell.
S. B. Cello has exchanged his place in the
village for B. J. Austin's farm and each
has moved to his new possession.
A bear was seen near Chas. Kelle5t's on
Wednesday. They seem to be getting
tame since the bounty was taken off.
A H. Gardyne, w. E. Curtis and FL. d.
Stannard attended the convention at the
capitol last week as delegates from this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Greenwood of Enos-
burg Falls visited friends here last week
Mrs. E. B. Wellman returned home with
them for short visit.
Mr. and Mrs L. B. Wellman went to-
Hyde Park Tuesday to attend the funeral
of Miss Fannie Cheney, daughter OF Ny
ron Cheney of that place.
Geo. Curtis has returned from Montpe-
lier, having graduated from the Methodist
Seminary with honors. He will assist his
father in the store for the present.
w. T. Scott and wife of Barre are visit
ing friends here. Mr. Scott is a brother
in-laws of Geo. w. Hartwell of this place
and for Is years was editor of the Barre
Enterprise.
Mrs. E. D. Durivage died last Friday.
She had been sick since last fall but was not
confined to the bed until about three weeks