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

The Newport papers speak in very high
terms of the sermon Rev. Mr.. Sheaff deliX-
cred there on Sunday evening, July 31st, -
Mrs. Charles Preston expects to leave
for trip 10 Boston and other places in
Massachusetts, during the present week.
Laila Owen of Westhampton, Mass, and
cousin Elmer Owen of Barre, VT, are at
Herbert Gardeners. They came on wheels.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Simpson with
party of friends from Greensboro, have
been camping at Willoughby for few
days.
Earle Jenness, Van and Homer Hitch
cock went to Derby Line Saturday to play
with the team there against the Sherhrooke
nine.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Powers of Hard
wick. and Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Bates of
West Glover, visited at W. w. Norris last
week.
Elmer Woodwork and sister of Berk
shire visited Mrs. B. F. Peterson, aud their
sister at Mrs. III. F. Pillsbuay's, the past
week.
Charlie BowIey is working for y. M.
Lewis. Frank Whipple of Newport Center
takes Mr.. Bowley's place at o. Fl. Moss
mans mill.
Charles Currier Will take in the sights of
Boston the latter part of this week. He
expects to be away for week or so during
his vacation.
J. B. Freeman is confined to his house
on account of severe cold. He was quite
ill last week but seems improved at the
present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waite of Iowa, who are Wis
iting at Geo. Kings, took trip to Frank
lin county the past week to call on friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George King have been
visiting in West Glover, the past week.
George has had his vacation and returns
to his work today.
Mrs. J. B. Freeman, Mrs. Fl. T. Seaver
and Mrs. Albert Twombly expect to occu-
Ply the Graves cottage at Willoughby for
few days this week.
w. Fl. Ford of Lyndonville, formerly of
this place, has just moved into his new
house in that village, it having been COM
pleted few weeks ago.
Miss Esther Douglass has been unable to
attend to her duties as book-keeper at
J. w. MurkIands during the past week,
on account of sickness.
Mrs. Ballard and son of Providence, RI,
are stopping at Ezra Martins. Mrs. Bal
lard is here to escape hay fever which af-
hicts her in Providence.
Mrs. M. V. B. Knox, sister of Mrs. Fred
Rand of this village returned to her home
in North Dakota last Wednesday. Nettie
Rand expects to return in few weeks.
Mrs. Daniel Dudley and daughter of
Newport, N. H., are stopping at Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Tenny's. Mrs. Dudley is here
for the benefit of her daughters health.
Eber Humphreys residence is being put
together rapidly. Most of the outside
work has been done and from appearances,
shows that it is to be a very nice building.
Miss Nellie Ryan, who has been work
ing for o. II. Mossman, has been Obliged
to give up work on account of the illness
of her sister, Miss Mary Ryan, and is nurs-
ing her.
Clarence Austin, Amos Tichurst, Will
Holmes, and Misses Flora Whitney, Maud
Mossman and Grace Elliott, were a party
who drove over to Willoughby for the day
Wednesday.
Indications seem to point to light crop
of potatoes in this section this year. The"
long drought set them back a good deal.
Corn and other crops have been benefited
by the late rains.
Daniel r. Hunt and G. c. w. Heath at
tended the West Burke lodge of Odd Fell
lows last Tuesday evening, and saw the
Island Pond lodge work the first and Sec
ond degrees. They report nice time.
The s'second nine'' of this village, COM
posed of boys of about Is years old, played
a game of ball with the Lyndonville b oys
of the same ages Saturday. The Lyndon
vile club won the game by the score of II
to IS.
Mrs. Charles Baldwin and George Bald
win left here Friday for drive to. North
field, Mrs. Baldwin's home, to visit rela-
tives for short time. Mrs. Baldwin's sis
ter from Washington is at home now on
her vacation.
The water commissioners are intending
to shut tn e water off and repair the reser-
voir tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. Re
member that the water will stop early in
the morning and will be off all day. Let
all prepare for it.
Mr.. and M1s.Cobb drove to Wflloughby,
Morgan and Island Pond last week, visit
ing relatives and friends on the way. They
are entertaining their daughter, Annie and
child from Manchester, n. H., who arrived
Friday to spend few weeks with them.
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Ioughby lake last week quite sick, but is
now improving. She was camping there
with her daughter, Miss Alice, and Mrs.
L.. d.. - IL.