Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-08-29


The selectmen have laid an open road
| from the river road to George Woods,
but have destroyed the petition for new
road from the stage road to the Spler g
neighborhood. rg ,Foe,.9gz 400 sscrI
By mutual consent the firm of Randall
& Crane will be dissolved Sept. 1st, and as
soon as possible close up the business of
| the firm. All having unsettled accounts
should call and adjust them.
Holland.
Mrs. H. T. Bryant, who has been quite
sick, is convalescent.
Chas HartwelI has returned from Stew
artstown, where he has been working this
summer.
At the republican caucus j. M. Page was
nominated for Representative without an
opposing vote.
Several from this place took advantage
of the cheap rates to visit the soldiers at
Fort Ethan Allen on Sunday.
Miss Edith Hartwell is visiting friends
in Compton, Que.-Wm. Rice and wife
spent part of last week with friends at
Coaticook.
A. G. Smith and A. L. Davis start their
threshing machine to-day, and our read
ers will be likely to hear of some big days
work soon.
Irasburgh.
Fred Sears has been nominated for town
representative.
Rev. Mr.. Lawrence preached in the Cong
church yesterday.
Howard and E1wood Bailey have been
visiting Burnie Hill.
The schools in town are to commence
next Monday, Sept. 9TH.
Mrs. Laura Metcalf has been visiting in
Randolph the past few weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. Carr returned to their
home in Norwich, Conn.,, last week.
Miss Gertrude Parker goes today to Port
land where she is engaged as teacher.
Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence and son of
Mrs. Lawrence arrived in town Friday.
Frank Lemos has been on the sick list
the past week.-Mrs.. r. S. Howard has
also been quite ill.
After digging and blasting to the depth
of about Is feet, w. F. Brewster has Sc
cured good we'll water.
Rev. P. N. Granger and family also Mrs.
Chapman and Mrs. Grant attended, the
camp meeting at Lyndonville last week.
Miss May Wheeler returned home last
Friday from Johnson where she has been
visiting friends.-Mr. and Mrs. Moses
White have returned home.
Mr.. Jordan of Boston is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. John Colton.-Edwin Rice and
family of Johnson have been visiting at
E. w. Holbrook's the past week.
Mrs Stafford died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Leonard, last Tuesday night
aged "a years. She had made the trip
from Boston just week. before her
death.
Jay. s-s
Nelson Deblois has moved into the AL
lard house.
J.E. Chase and son threshed 1876 bushels
of oats from three acres.
I. M. Coburn lost fine cow some time
ago. He thinks she must have been in
ured by lightning.
Crops in general are harvesting finely,
with the exception of potatoes which are
not half crop on account of the contin
ued dry weather. Springs and brooks are
dried up, which did not even in 1854. x
Lowell. m
William Shortsleeves is out again after
an illness of three weeks. .-str1
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Stewart are rejoicing
over the advent of son, born Aug. 20.
The ladies of the NJ E. church will serve
meals TUESDAY, Sept. 6, at or near the
town hall. Don't go away hungry when a
warm meal can be had for Is cents. ~
Quite number of our people attended
the funeral of E. M. Sanborn at Eden on
Thursday. Mr.. Sanborn was well known
in town and had many friends here.
Horace Chamberlain and wife of McIn-
does Falls were in town the last of the
week.-Charles Convey and Mr.. Cook of
Cambridge, are visiting at B. r. Covey's.
The new boat on the gristmiu pond be-
longing to Clarence Parker and Leigh
Wellman, went over the dam during the
heavy rain of Wednesday night and was
badly demolished.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Stannard attended
the funeral of Mrs. Stebbins at Westfield /
on Thursday. Mrs. Stebbins was Mrs. |
STANDARDS aunt, sister of the tlate David
Farman of this town.
The ladies of the Baptist Society will
hold box party and literary entertain
ment at the town hall Friday evening next
for the benefit of Rev. Albert Lorimer. All
are invited to come and enjoy social
time.
Morgan.
Mrs. Ray Heath, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Daggett, has returned to