Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-23

public in about three weeks.
Patrick Regain suffered shock Sunday
morning and fell down the chamber stairs
at his home in Batesville. He lived about
five hours. He had worked at Prouty &
Miller's mill for the past 81 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o, Blunt were in Cam
bridge, Mass recently. While they were
there their son Fred, student at Yale
college, participated in some athletic
events held there and won second place in
the 100 yard dash.
j. S. Bertrand was at home from Mont
real the past week visiting his family
Mrs. Baker has returned from WoIcott,
where she has been with her daughter
Mrs. C. B. sGuyer, who is very sick.-Mrs.
D. W. Blanchard has returned from Cam
bridge, Mass.
Thursday evening about O'Clock, fire
was discovered in the basement of the Gil
man store. It was quickly extinguished
by the use of a patent fire extinguisher,
not been discovered as it was it probably
would have been a serious fire.
Newport Center.
F. FL. Bartlett is painting his buildings.
Mrs. Musa Kelley has finished clerking
for Mr.. Taylor.
Will Percy has gone to touchdown, Me
to work in mill.
Miss Martha Stickney of Canada visited
at J. G. Stickney's recently.
Sprague Jenkins has moved into his
fathers house in the village.
Etienne Reed has engaged to work for
Jerre Hodgkins for the season.
u A. Harris has returned from Montpe-
lier where he has been on business.
Rev. L. P. Atwood attended the pastors
meeting at Charleston last Tuesday.
Leon Peabody is building new barn to
replace the ones which burned last win
ter.
Mrs. g. L. Sleeper and Mrs. D. w. Rog-
ers of West Derby were in town recently
on business.
DR.. G. L. Erwin has moved his horse
barns and is preparing to put up large
addition to his other barn.
Mrs. Esther Rice, who has been sick for
some time with pneumonia, died at her
home in this village Thursday, May u,
aged 81 years. She leaves an aged husband
and one son to mourn her loss.
Troy.
Will Percy has moved into j. S. Young's
farm house.
The dwelling house with good part of
the furniture of C. R. Laid were destroyed
by fire last Thursday.
Mrs. Evelyn Stafford, who has been with
her sister, Mrs. d. Ell. Buck, through the
winter, has gone to Richford.
Josie Sisco of Derby is here visiting rel
atives and friends.-Fred Tracy. of Belvi-
dere was the guest of relatives here recently.
Mrs. F. D. Burbank and boy of Toronto,
Canada, are here with her brother, Hira m
Peck.-Mrs. G. w. Aiken is with her
daughter at Newport Guy Wake
man is spending few days with her sister
in Johnson.
xVestficId
The lawsuit between Amos Cross and
Mr.. Newell has been settled.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watkins were called
to Massawippi recently to attend the flu
neral of Mrs. Watkins father.
A. G. Hitchcock and wife visited in Bar
ton and Westmore last week. Mrs. Will
COX and Fred are staying at David Hitch
cocks.
Dan Miller, who enlisted in Company L,
was rejected on the final examination
Ernest Bean mot Dana Miller) seems to
have been accepted.
DR.. w. A. Young's brother, who has just
graduated from medical college, is here.
He will remain here and take charge of
he Doctors practice while he goes home
or visit.
Charles Ladd's house on the North Hill
vas consumed by fire last Thursday fore
loon. The household effects in the second
tore were lost. The property was in
ured.
Rev. F. M. Barnes and wife are located
n the Methodist parsonage. They are
rom Swanton. Mr.. Barnes graduated |
rom the Montpelier academy in 1895. He |
hen passed two years in Wesleyan Univer-
ity At the beginning of the third year
lis course was interrupted by severe ILL |
less. He hopes to complete his course
alter. His present charge is his first field. |
w StmOre.
Glenn Devereaux and Leal Clapper are
IN the sick list.
Ell. B. Willard has been moved from w.
]. McFarlaue's to G. III. Atkins
Rev. j. K. Fuller and family arestopping
t Echo Bank cottage this week.
Mr.. Quint, the photographer, has re-
urned from Manchester, n. HI.
Chas. Conley has rented the G. H. Ben
lett place and taken possession.