Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-09

III Ira Emery was here calling on friend S
last week.
Sheffield.
Melvin Drown is working on the high
way in Greensboro.
Mrs. ]. Phillips has returned from Wis
it to her children in Lyndon. se:'a'.as"1
Mrs. Chase viii leave soon to visit rela-
tives in Springfield, Mass, and New York.
Walter Chase is soon to erect fine resi-
dence in the village, near the NJ. E.parson-
age.
MahaIa Simpson has finished work at III.
p. Simpsons and Hattie Dwyer takes her
place.
The Ladies Aid society met last Saturday
afternoon and evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Amasa Gray.
John Dwyer teaches the spring term of
school in the Berry district; Miss Sisco in
the Hall district.
Frank George of this town and Miss
Pope of Canada were married recently.
Congratulations.
The house on the town farm will be
closed for the present and Mr.. Eastman,
who has had charge of it for the past year,
will move to his farm. Miss Olive Smell
ling, town charge, will board with Mr..
and Mrs. James Salmon.
Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark have been visiting at
f. A. Holmes.
The 'sHit or Mss club are preparing an
entertainment for Memorial eve,
Mrs. Burgin has again been called to La
coma, by the serious illness of her sister.
The Library Trustees have just added
fifty-five new books to the Free Library.
Gov. Hartman has been appointed road
Commissioner by the selectmen in place of
D. E. Ruggles, resigned.
Mrs. Charles Switser is home from Ply
mouth, n. H., where she spent two or three
weeks with her son, Charles.
Nathan Way and wife have returned to
their home on the North Ridge, after
spending the winter in Portland.
Wheelock.
H. P. King is painting his house; Geo.
Wiley of Lyndon Center is doing the
work.
Geo. Jenkins has traded farms with III.
S. Smith. This will make it more conven-
lent for Mr.. Jenkins as he will be nearer
his mill.
The remains of VIM. Prescott, who was
killed in Stannard last winter, were brought
from ST. Johnsbury last week for burial in
the cemetery here.
Mrs. Austin Miles is on the sick list.
Horace Bradley has the grip.
Lewis Clinton, an African, lectured at
the town hall Saturday evening on ''The
peculiarities of heather life"
Mrs. Coffin, who has been visiting her
daughter Mrs. G. J. Hatch, has returned
home.
The infant daughter of Henry Lapoint
died last Tuesday. Funeral services were
held at the house Friday, Rev. E. J. Hatch
officiating.
Fred Hoffman has been here from Hard
wick the past few days doing his spring
work.
Mrs. Miller, who has been at Melrose,
Mass. the past winter, is at home.
East Hardwick.
Joseph Richards is putting in the crops
Mrs. Jane Bailey's farm.
Nj. Allen, whose buildings were burn
ed few weeks ago, has sold his farm to
syndicate composed of the adjoining land
owners and has bought d. E. Goodrich's
farm.
HardWick.
Mrs. F. F. Lewis has returned from her
trip west.
HO. Stone has moved in with Edgar
Perkins.
Harry brennan of Plattsburg, n. Y, has
been visiting here.
Elaborate plans have been made for the
observance of Decoration day.
Mrs. Abbie Fisher died at her home on
Spring street May End after short illness.
The funeral was held Wednesday, Rev. F.
T. Devils officiating. Mrs. Fisher was
very fine woman and had many friends
here.
The village meeting last Tuesday evening
was well attended. Nearly all the old
board of officers We're e-elected. It was
voted to give the band 500 and raise $500
to be expended in repairs on the town hall.
Herbert Powers was elected street COM
missioner in place of a. Teachout.
PROBATE COURT.