Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-03-28


Mrs Ellen Miller has gone to Lowell,
having closed her house for the summer
Miss Jessie Kirk returned last week from
West Derby.-Mrs. Will Shortsleeve and
children of Lowell have been visiting at
Joseph Goddard's.
CALEDONIA COUNTY,.
East Hardwick.
w. l.. Bailey of St. Johnsbury is in
town.
There is considerable snow on the hill
roads in this vicinity.
Mrs. Albert Currier is at the hospital at
Burlington for medical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Fl. Allbee of North
Underhin spent Sunday with her parents.
Sugar season is rushing, more sugar will
be made this year in March than for many
years before.
Miss Varnum of Peacham, who has been
visiting her friends, the Misses Bell, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Myrtle Lane of Barre is in town,
called here by the death of her aunt, Mrs.
N. KINGSTON of Greensboro.
A. w. Warner of Norwich, Conn, has
been spending a few days with his uncle,
Henry Warner, of this place.
Stewart Goodrich is assisting Mr.. Wat
kins in the creamery, and we understand
will continue his labors there through the
summer.
LyndOnVille.
The library received last week 257 new
books, among them 26 volumes of George
Ebers, which readers are waiting for. The
books were selected by Prof. Ranger, with
the advice and suggestion of parties here,
and includes many of the standard works.
Two or three dozen of the volumes will be
found of special value to teachers. A new
table, new chairs and shelves have been
put into the library to receive the new
books and for the convenience of visitors.
The Pettigrew house. being rebuilt by
Mrs. Julia Hutchins, will require two
months more before it is completed. Mr..
Foy, who has charge of the work, empl oys
four or five men steadily on the JOB, and
Bragg & Morris of St. Johnsbury have a
force of six men getting out the finish
which is sent here all completed, smoothed
down and polished. 1t is being furnished
almost r6garQIeSS Oh expense anu WHOH
completed it will be among the finest pri-
vate residences in Northern Vermont.
About half the voters attended the spec
ial village meeting last Wednesday even
ing, called to take action on abating the
railroad taxes for 1894 and 1895. Mr.Sterns
was the only speaker, and in making the
motion favored the granting of the abate-
ment. If any present disagreed with him
they did not vote, for the motion was car
ried unanimously. 1t was also voted to
rescind the former vote by which the knit
ting factory was to have lights and power
free for ten years. This action was taken
to notify outside corporations that they
could not have everything free here.
West Burke.
Mr.. Solomon has been in New York
purchasing his stock of spring and sum-
mer goods.
Mrs. E. Burns and Mrs. Hiram Cum
mings attended the meeting of the d. of r.
at Barnet last week.
Mrs. Stoddard, who has been boarding
with Mrs. AImira Davis through the win
ter, is now stopping at Sutton for a time.
Geo. Otis of st. Johnsbury was here a
short time last week.-Mrs.. Will Allard is
entertaining an uncle from Groveton, NH.
Mrs. Nellie Kennett from Madison, n. III
is visiting her father, sc. Otis.-Mrs. Sher-
man of Newport was here last week to at
tend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Orcutt.
Mrs. Samuel circuit, who has been con-
fined to the house for a long time, died at
her home Saturday, March 10, aged 70
years. She had been tenderly cared for
during her long illness by her son, Harri-
son Orcutt, and his wife, who did all that
could be done to make her comforta BILE dur
ing her long sickness. She leaves a husband,
one son and daughter. The funeral serv-
ices were held the following Monday, con-
Quoted by Rev. Hoyt of ST. Johnsbury.
Hardwick.
Albert Perley has gone to Arizona.
NJ NJ. Hatch is visiting his son, Charles,
in Boston.
Mrs w. III. Warren has been very ill but
is improving.
J. 7. Dutton is having extensive repairs
made on his buildings.
Mrs A. B. Harrington died at her home
on Wolcott street Monday morning, March
21st. The funeral was held Wednesday,
Rev. Mr.. Smithers officiating.
Miss Adeline Weston, teacher of the
primary department of the school, is i'll.
A student from one of the upper grades is
the school at present.
The friends of Miss Florence M. Titus
will be pleased to learn that she has passed
the examination to enter the Handel and
Hayden musical society in Boston.
Never in the history of the granite bust
ness in this place has there been so great
activity as at present. Men are employed