Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-25

t. G. Fisher had the misfortune to cut two
of his fingers off at the first joint
Grant Skinner of Lynn, N. H., spent a
few days in town last week. His wife and
daughter, Theda, returned home with
him. ...
. Mrs. Jennie Phillips has returned home
from Hopkinton, N. ", where she, has
been spending few weeks with her sister,
Mrs, Brush.
Mrs. Charles Fisher has been visiting
friends in Canada the past week.-mrs.
Minerva Keith IS spending few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Hall, i'm South
Troy. Mrs Keith is SO years old and is
nearly blind.
very pleasant reception was given Rev.
and Mrs. Leonard Dodd i'm the vestrv Of
the Cong. church last Friday evening. Re-
freshments were served and a large COM
pany were present to wish them prosner-
ity in their new field OF labor. Good music
was furnished by the band.
Mrs. o. w. Locke and son of Rartor
Landing made two days VISIT at q. w.
Wheeler's last week.-Mrs.. Nettie scho-
field of Lyndonville, has been sppndinp,
the past week with her parents. Mr., and
Mrs. w. l.. Locke.-Mrs. Julia Jordan of
Boston, has come to spend the summer
Win her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Col
ton.-Mrs. Mary Hutchins from Pasadena,
Cal, is visiting her brothers, T. G., Charles
and William Fisher.-Mrs. N. l.. Foster
and children of Newport, spent last week
at w. +. Brewster's.-Mrs Scott OF Ram
dolph, is visiting at f. II. Holdridge's.
Jay.
Ed Ariel is rejoicing over the arrival of a
son to help do his haying. -,
Several fields of corn and potatoes were
injured by the frost recently. .t
Haying is nearly done; fine crop but
not quite as large as last year.
This town has put up what appears TO be-
substantial bridge across the Porter
Branch. I
Mrs. III. Farrell is home from Nashua. N.
H., visiting old friends and relatives. She
is in poor health.-Mrs. Fox OF Idaho, IL
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ross.
Only one of our citizens appealed from
the decision of the listers i'm the appraisal
of the real estate, and the board OF civil
authority sustained the listers decision In
this case.
Lowell.
Miss Nellie Harding is i'll.
Arthur stannard has gone to Weeds
Mills TO work.
Miss Meta Paine of Newport Is visiting
at A. III. Gardyne's.
The Sawyer mill is shut for few days.
A broken planer being the cause.
The Ladies Aid society held a lawn par
ty at Albert Stebbins' last Friday.
L. b. wellman and family visited rela-
tives i'm Hydepark and johnson the last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Lapierre, who have
been spending the summer with Horace
Lapierre. have returned TO their home.
The drama that the young folks are re-
hearsing is not "The Flowing Bowp but
Nevada or The Lost Mine'.'
The selectmen are putting in new plank
ing on the iron bridge in the village. This
is the second time the bridge has been
replanked since it was built.
Harrie r.. Wellman seems TO be having
all he can attend to these days ina photo
graphic work. He is doing excellent
work and we prophesy that he will not be
an amateur long.
5. b. Cello wishes to express his thanks
to those who rendered assistance az the
time his buildings were burned. We
may not have regular fire cSm-
pany but we have the best bucket brigade
in the country and with fair chance TO
get water we can subdue a big fire.
Mark Bannister and family were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs A. IA. Gardyne last
Tuesday. Misses Kate and julia
Murphy arrived home Saturday to spend
the summer.-Miss Bertha Stiokney OF
Newport, is the guest of Mrs. w. r. Curtis
MIR. and Mrs. Orrin Hanford OF Hard
wick are stopping with relatives in town.
Mrs. A. w. O'BrIen and aughter spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A r. Sweet.
Morgan. 80
A party from HardwicK is in the Wilcox
Grove. rI
Ernest Wilcox was bitten on the face by
his dog last week.
Merrel Sykes has gone TO Derby TO work
for ChRs. Twombly. s..ttt
Eli Flanders OF Barton was in town on
fishing trip recently.
Miss Myrtle Gray is home from Derby
Line. She is in very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Taylor OF Derby
visited Mr.. Taylor's sister, Mrs. III. A.
Bartlett, recently.-Mrs. Ann Beebe of
Westmore is visiting her daughter, Mrs
0. p. Wilcox.-Mrs. Sarah Ferrin Of sutton
visited Mrs. A. NJ. Gray last week.
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Newport. ...