Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-04

first ride on a railway tra1n.-MrS. A. NJ.
Tower of Barton visited her brother, N l.
Foster, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Story have gone to
Stanstead for few days visit.-Mr. and
Mrs. Ell. K. Fairbanks spent the past week
visiting in Westfeld.-M N L. Foster
and children have gone to Irasburgh- to
! spend few weeks with her parents, Mr..
| and Mrs. HI. Story.-Mrs. Geo Howe is
visiting in Barton Landing. bbie Davis
has been visiting in ST. Johnsbury the
past week.-Mrs.. p. Norton is in Canada
for few weeks with her husband who has
job there saving clapboards for Prouty
and Miller.
CLAYTON Elkins is home from Lowell,
Mass. for his summer vacation.-Joseph
Colby is home from college and will assist
in the post office during vacation
Sherman is home from Boston for his
summer vacation.-Ge Gertrude Lawrence is
home from Andover.-Fred Blount from
Yale college.-Ray Young is home from
Burlington where he has been for medical
treatment.-Hon. G. A. Prouty has re-
turned from Washington and will remain
here several weeks.-Miss Grace Richard
son has returned from Bradford and is
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Farrar.
Troy.
Harvey Sinclair was in Burlington last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs D. G. Albee have little
son, born June27.
Mrs. Charlie Huntley visited at East
Richford last week.
Geo. Brown, who has been at work in
Manchester, n. H., is at home.
Arthur Young has graduated from the
school at Meriden, n. H., and has arrived
home
A. L. Pettingill and family and I'll. E.
Mann and family attended the Veterans
reunion at Newport and enjoyed a pleas
ant time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sisco of Sheffield,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Drown Of johnson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Volna Sisco of Newport
spent Sunday at Guy Wakeman's.-F. o.
Kennedy of Bradford, was the guest of his
uncle, G. G. Kennedy recently.-Capt. and
Mrs. Moses Mcfarland of Waterville, are
the gueets of relatives here.-Maylan Carey
of Worcester, is here with friends.
Westfeld.
Walter D. Bell is building an addition to
his barn.
DIR. w. A. Young has returned from his
vacation.
Thomas Kirk of Providence, R. L., is visit
ing in town.
Herbert D. Miller and Dwight Harding
attended the Masonic meeting at Barton
last Thursday.
Quite delegation of citizens from here
accompanied the delegates to the County
convention last week.
Miss Sarah Dickson, who recently grad
uated from the Johnson Normal School,
has returned to her home here.
William Kelley stuck nail in his foot
while at work for Willard Far
man, so that he is off duty for a few days.
Joseph Goddard and wife, John Martin
and wife, and Francis Lapierre and wife
the county veterans reunion at
last Tuesday.
The school at Hoyt's mills, taught by
Miss Emma Wakefield, has closed.-The |
school in South Westfield taught by Miss
Blanche Morey of Troy closes this week.
Miss Ada Brown finished her school in
West Berkshire and returned home last |
week.
The school exhibition for the benefit of
the town library was held last Tuesday
evening. The hall was tastefully decorated
with bunting and evergreens. The pupils
performed their parts well, the flag drill
was very interesting, and the singing by
the Rustic Quartette was pleasing. The
receipts were over $13, which was very
good considering that the admission was
only ten cents. Much credit is due the
teachers, Miss Lena Gilpin and Miss Helen
Wakefield. These young ladies being ex-
cellent teachers have given good satisfac-
ion in their school work.
w eStnOre.
Steamer Eagle is being put into the water
md made ready for work.
Capt. Averill's farm dwelling is being
repaired for Rev. G. o. Gill.
Hon. Frank E. Skinner and family of
New York, have arrived at the Lake house
% spend the summer.
Miss Mamie Tite closed very success
III term of school in district No. 3. No
ardy marks and only two absent marks
n the register.
Lake View school, Amy E. Chappell
eacher, closed Friday with an entertain
nent in the evening which was well at
ended and much enjoyed.
LEDONIA COUNTY.
- est Burke
Fred Porter has been quite sick during
he past week.