Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-16


in town last week. Mr.. Robinson Is now
preaching in Coventry and we may expect
that he and his estimable wife will be fire.
quent visitors here the coming summer.
Isaac Lafrenniere of this town, who is 81
years old, has split 115 cords of block wood
and sawed 10 cords of four foot wood this
spring, besides doing other odd jobs as oc-
casion demanded. Pretty good record for
an old man, is it not?
Clarence Stannard has captured the prize
trout of the season SO far II weighed a
pound and three quarters and measured
49, inches in length. Probably this is the
first trout caught this year where the fish
erman did not try to dodge the fish war
den.
Morgan.
Miss Ada Niles of Charleston is teaching
school in the South district.
Mr.. and Mrs. HendriclS Twombly OF
Barton Landing visited Mr.. Twombly's
sister, Mrs. Geo. Bartlett, last week
The Isaac Blake Post, No. 1Ol, G.A.R.of
West Charleston, viii hold Memorial SER
vices at the Holland cemetery on May 18th
at 10 a. m. sharp, if pleasant, If not, then
on the first fair day after All Comrades,
Son OF Veterans, citizens and school chill.
dren are cordially invited to join with the
post on the occasion, and will all please
bring some floral emblem.
Morgan Center
Henry Elliott is slowly recovering from
his siclkness.-Mrs. J. A. Gray remains
about the same.
John Cargill has moved to the corner on
to the Waterman farm and has rented his
place here to II. A. Melcher, who has TAX
en- possession.
1t is reported that the Glen Manufactur-
ing Co. have bought the J. NJ. Cargin farm
of the Kingsbury estate, and will cut the
lumber off this summer for pulp.
The fishermen are meeting withEsuccess;
some good sized fish are being taken from
the lake. A. o. Elliott caught one last
Thursday that weighed 10 lbs. Mr.. Elliott
has tank arranged to keep his fish In
so he can supply his customers with fresh
fish.
Newport.
Mrs. G. l.. Macdiarmid and Mrs. Bald
win go to Montreal this week on a visit.
Harry Cowles of Morrisville was i'm town
last week to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Cowles.
Floyd Martin has purchased OF o. p.
Wright his express and stage business from
Westfeld to this place.
The Odd Fellows have purchased a lot
on Central st. of Newland and Bean on
which they intend to build.
Fred Wheeler is running the bakery
team for j. h. Lambert in the place OF
Eber Gilbert, who enlisted in the army.
Andrew Robatille is to work for drug
gist l.. A. Wadleigh, and G. w. Raymo of
West Derby for c. f. Ranncy in the Job
printing department.
Mrs. w. o. Stetson has returned from a
wesk's visit 80 her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Beauclerk, in Irasburgh. = Mrs. Helen
Colby has returned from Manchester, Nh.
Mrs. j. c. Daverson received a dispatch
stating that her father, j. w. Allen OF
Craftsbury, suffered a severe shock last
Friday. He is quite an aged man and IL IL
doubtful If he RECEIVERS.
Prof. b. II. Hill closes his labors as prin-
cipal of the Newport High school with
this present year. He has secured a Greek
scholarship at Columbia University, and
will tutor and take post graduate course
in Greek next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. ID. Rogue have moved
to their former home i'm Magog, p. O.
Fred Niles has moved into ID. M. Camps
block on 2nd St.-Rodney Coburn has
moved into Mrs. S. s. Gilbert's house on
Prospect St.-Mrs. Ell. Sanford has moved
into John Gales house on Maine St.-Mr.
and Mrs. John Elder move TO Beebe Plain
this week into the hotel-Mrs. III. A. Lou
gee moves this week TO St. Johnsbury,
where she will live with Mr.. Lougee's
mother.
Newport Center
Mrs. Christina Niles is visiting her
daughter at Derby.
Frank Gelos and his mother have moved
into Foster Crandall's house.
M. +. Phillips has moved from the Jen-
kins house to the one recently purchased
of q. l.. Sleeper.
The youngest child OF Amos Lawson
died of pneumonia May 10th. The funeral
xvoc held Mt "a = churah