Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16
Barton Landing.

Mr.. Arkley has moved TO 81. JohnSbury.
Geo. Martin is at home from Canada for
| a few days.
Mrs. e. L. Chandler, who has been very
sick, is gaining.
/ j. G. Turnbull will build a new wagon
housenear the creamery 2 e s 81.
i Mr.. Martin, who lives in T. H. hurchill's
| house, is moving to Newport.
! DIR. Stevens and family have returned
from Willoughby Lake where they have
been camping for two weeks.
F. H. Conner, who died at Bloomington
/ last week, was well known in this place,
having lived here for several years. He
was an excellent neighbor and citizen. The
! family have the sympathy of the commu
nifty in their bereavement.
/ Mr. A. D. Thurber vii move into E. E.
Stafford's tenement this week and com
mence work for Mr.. Stafford. Mr.. Thur
| Der has had several years. experience in
! the mercantile business and is well known
in this county. Anna Bassett, with an as
| sistant, will superintend the millinery de-
partment in Mr.. Stafford's store.
Last winter the lecture association tried
| to secure W. III. FL. Murray, better known
as Adirondack Murray" but as he was
then otherwise engaged they failed. They
have finally been able to secure him for
lecture on Friday evening, May 20. Every
body will be anxious to hear Mr.. Murray
as he ranks high as lecturer. Usual prices.
Memorial Day exercises will be held at
the Cong. church Sunday, May 20. On
Decoration Day procession will be formed
to march to the cemetery in which all
school children and civic societies are in
vited to join. Dinner will be served to all
school children marching in the process
sion. In the afternoon Hon. B. F. d. Car
penter will deliver the address of the day.
All are invited to attend.
South Barton.
Ursula Willard Thompson from Massa-
chusetts is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G.. Willard.
Mrs. G. L. Drown is in New Hampshire
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry Howe,
who has been quite i'll.
The schoolmates of Miss Laura Forrest
gave her a surprise visit last Wednesday
evening, it being her fifteenth birthday.
Mrs j. L. Downing is no better.-Emma
KimbaIl is quite ill.-Chas. Duke remains
about the same.-Little Ralph Berry is
better but was seriously ill for time; he
was treated by Dr. Nichols of Barton.-Mrs.
Thompson, who is an aged lady, has been
i'll.
Albany.
Miss Vina Mcclellan is home from
Woodsville, Mass.
D. B. Nelson is fixing his house over and
preparing it for two tenements.
A. Mills and Will Beede have enlisted
and both have passed the examination
Ben. Chatburn has bought the Strickland
place and is putting in his crops. Ben,
will soon have the place in excellent con-
dition.
Dennis Mcclure is confined to the bed
with heart trouble.-A. P. Dow of Lowell,
Mass, who is visiting at Thomas McLel-
lan's, is ill.
G. H. Dawson has moved into the tene-
ment finished off over his wheewright shop.
B. o. Aiken has moved from Westfield
into the house vacated by Mr.. Dawson.
Charles Shepard and sons, while fishing
just above the old mill dam recently, saw
large deer swimming up and down the
river. Upon seeing the fishermen he swan
to the shore and ran across the fields back
Of the village to the mountain.
South Albany.
There is quite lot of sickness in this
vincinity.
Mrs. Trowbridge is visiting friends in
New York.
Agnes Anderson has been quite sick with
heart trouble.
Mrs. w L. Dow of East Hardwick has
been visiting here the past week.
c.. w. Williams stuck splinter into his |
hand and he has been troubled with it;
it had to be lanced, and now there seems |
to be a sore coming near his elbow.
Bloomington.
Warren Bailey is quite sick.
Mrs. Persis Spencer is quite sick at Hor-
ace Smiths
Mrs. Lizzie Buck visited her mother, Mrs
Sarah Campbell, last week.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Mary Dudley next Wednesday after
noon and evening.
Rev. o. E. Newton has been appointed
superintendent Of schools for the ensuing /
year, by the school board.
The Cleaners met with Miss Myrtle and |
Mrs. Cora Campbell last Wednesday after
noon and evening. Although rainy. |
goodly number assembled to enjoy the |
good cheer indoors.
VIM Searle from T,ennOxviIIe was i'm town |
last week.-Charley Murray of Littleton, !
N. H., is visiting his father, Andrew Muir
ray.-Mrs. Thomas Maxwell has gone to |