Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-09-26

vited.
Chandler Austin and family will move
to Barton this week. Their many friends
here regret to have them leave town. They
will be especially missed in the Cong.
church where they were constant attend
ants.
Jay,
VIII. Duffy of First Vermont Regiment
is sick at his fathers.
People who have harvested their pota-
toes report light crop.
Mrs. Edwin Chase has been selected as
superintendent of schools.
WV. Lucier has the foundation laid
for barn. 1t is 1OOx48 feet.
Isaiah Jewell has rented his place to F.
Sheltra and given possession.
Mrs Ross and her sister, Mrs. Fox, have
returned from their trip to Lamoille Co.
Mrs w. Joslyn of Barton Landing Wis
sd-heAsister, Mrs. j. Edgar Chase RECENTLY
Custom officer, H. F. Titus, who is sta
toned at Beecher Falls, has been at home
a few days.
Lowell.
]. H. SiIsby was in town last week.
Mrs Worthen is installed as cook in the
hotel.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
V. M. Parker on Friday.
Elbridge Sawyer has taken a job making
butter boxes in Craftsbury and has gone
there.
A large yield of potatoes is reported, but
they are rotting badly. In fact, many will
not save more than half the crop.
1t is reported that Fl. G. Brown is dan
gerously i'll in Wilmington, Del, and is
not expected to live. He has ccnsump-
ton.
Chauncey Croker and family were in
town Saturday making call on the new
hotel proprietor and also stopping at V.
NJ. Parker's.
Willard Hodgeman, long a resident of
this town, died at the home of his brother
William last Thursday night. He was so
years of age.
Abel Sawyer has been laid up for more
than six weeks with broken leg, and is
not yet able to get about. Fears are enter
tanned that he will lose the limb.
Hazen Post will meet at the town hall in
Lowell Saturday, Oct. 1, at p. m. Will
L. Kingsley, Com.-Relief Corps Will meet
at the same time with Mrs. Eugene Grant.
Fred Grant has been wearing a beauti-
full pair of black eyes lately. He was turn
ing a bat when the stick of timber flew
out of the lathe, striking him just be-
tween the eyes. Fred had narrow escape
from serious injury.
Morgan.
The Union church at Morgan Corner is
being repaired.
Miss Ina Rood is teaching school in
Charleston.
Miss Myrtle Gray is attending school at
Barton Landing.
Mr.. Fred Allen has moved into the house
that he bought of E. K. Lord.-NIr. Eben
Lord has moved into the tenement vacated
by Mr.. Allen.
Mrs. George from Manchester, n. H, is
visiting her brother, Mr.. Clarence Ewens
Mr.. Arthur Rood from Lowell, Mass, is
visiting his father, Henry Rood.
AIr. Horace Calkins has returned to his
home in Massachusetts.-Mrs. Alice Trip,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bart
lett, has returned to her home IN Connec-
ticut.
Morgan Center
A. A. Burroughs has moved on to his
farm.
Mrs. L. H. Burroughs was called to st
JOhnsbury last week on account Of the Sc
rious illness of her sister.
Alfred CaIkins and A. o. Elicit now C
cupy the store vacated by A.A. Eur Dug hs
and will keep groceries and feed.
Mrs. S. F. Stearns sold her household
goods at auction the 18th inst, and will
soon start for Kansas to visit her sister
Mrs. Sawyer.
Newport.
Charles T. Bean is clerking at the post
office.
Carl White of West Derby is at work for
True, Blanchard & Co.
w. w. circuit of Washington, D. c. has
been in town the past week.
John Smith and his brother of New York
city spent few days in town last week.
E. E. Miles has opened restaurant in
the basement of the Memphremagog House
Harvey House has gone back to his old
position in the Boston & Maine freight Of
flee.
Claud Wright has returned from Fort
Ethan Allen, where ne has been having
the typhoid fever. He looks a little thin
but is fast improving. After days rest
he went to his home in Canada.
Will Horton and family of Boston are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 5. B
HnrfOn-ATr and Mrs Holm
returned from Portland, Me-, where he, in