Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-11

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are improving at present.
Miss Carrie Iceland of North Thetford,
who has been spending few days with
friends here, returned to her home Tues
day. et
S. G. -Streeter remains about the same:
he does not seem to suffer very much but
lies in stupor or unconscious state most
of the time. His daughter, Mrs. L. G..
Brainard of Lowell, Mass, is here with him
Another runaway occurred here last
Thursday. Charlie Grey and wife called
on Mrs. Martha Davis and while there
their horse broke away and ran to the vii
lage where 1t was caught. On the road it
met several teams but no one seemed to
dispute its right of way and luckily no
damage was done.
Last Monday morning the friends and
neighbors of Miss Mary Ann Piper were
greatly surprised to learn of her serious
illness. She had been at work for Mr.
Streeter but finished July End. When she
went to her home, only a few rods from
Mr.. Streeter's, she said she was not feeling
very well and was very tired. Sunday she
seemed worse and her sister, Mrs. Doloff,
wished her to have physician, but she
refused, thinking she would be all right
in the morning, but being no better Mon
day morning DIR. Human was called and
found her suffering from a heart trouble,
with but little hope of her recovery; she
continued to fail rapidly, becoming I'M
conscious about noon Monday and re-
naming SO until her death Tuesday even
ing. Miss Piper was about fifty years old !;
she had been worthy member of the f.
B. church for several years; was a kind and
obliging neighbor, always ready to help in
time of need. She leaves one brother, A.
d. Piper, and an only sister, Mrs. Rachel
Doloff, with whom she mad always lived,
and many friends to mourn her loss. Ser
vices were held at the house Thursday
Rev. Mr.. Marvin of West
Charleston officiating,
West Charleston.
Ada Niles closed her school in Morgan
last Friday.
Miss Clara McFarlane of Barton is visit
ing Miss Kate Bruce.
Several of our young people attended the
time.
Mrs. Clara Stearns, who has been very i'll
with pneumonia, is slowly recovering
Adams Bowker is again able to be out.
w. d. Reed is making extensive repairs
on his barn.-Henry Rich, Mrs. r. III. Bar
nard and George Daggett are improving
their houses by new coat of paint.
News from Lost Cabin, Wyoming, states
that Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Moore are the
parents of a little daughter. Mrs. Moore
is the daughter of j. S. Cook of this place.
Denison Hildreth, brother of G. B. Hill
dreth, dropped dead while at work in the
hay field Friday afternoon.-James Allen,
an old war veteran, died very suddenly
June Goth with heart failure.
The school in the village, taught by Ina
E. Campbell closed July LIST, with picnic
in the J. G. Parlin grove. Ice cream and
lemonade were served and the picnic closed
with ride home around the pond.
The school in district No. 5, taught by
Jennie M.Campbell, has closed. The pupils
having no absent marks were Bertha
Sadie Broadway, Carroll Green
and Ernest Green; Charlie Skinner had no
absent or tardy marks and Blanche Broad
way was absent one day only.
The 4th of July picnic in Preston
CIark's grove was very enjoyable affair,
six towns and villages being represented
On that occasion. There was a grand
street parade at 1880 a. M, with the horri-
bles; the Is original states were represent
I'd by 13 young ladies dressed in white
with old glory crowns and sashes, while
;he drum corps led by the drummer of the
Did 3rd Reg, Ed Grow of Barton, fur
nished patriotic music. At the entrance
20 the grove a large new flag, made by
Mrs. Blake for the girls, had been flung to
,he breeze. In the grove were seats and
TWO long tables for the convenience of the
people. After dinner there was singing
Ind recitations by the children and music
BY the drum corps, followed by brief but
spicy address by Rev. M. Ba bcock, pastor
If the Baptist church. The picnic closed
With a sack re, which was won by Elvin
Bowen. Many thanks are due Geo. San
lerson, who managed the affair, and also
20 Mr.. Clarke for his endeavors to make
he day one of pleasure to all.
Coventry.
Mrs. G. Tower is visiting in Barton.
Mrs. Branch has returned to her home
it Amherst, Mass.
Mrs. Will Winget and daught ers have
oeen visiting friends in town.
Mrs. J. G. Langford and her daughter,
are visiting in Franklin.
John Brooks, who is in camp with Co. l.
1t Chickamauga, has been very ill but is
better.
The new creamery is making between
light and nine hundred pounds of butter
,er day.