Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-05-02

Steamer John A., brought In the first
boom of logs April 9th.
The band concert at Lanes opera house
was not very well attended.
Mrs. John Brigham has returned from
visit to her sister i'm Bradford.
j. e. Farrell has secured the position Of
stenographer in the Boston Navy Yard.
lo Henry Preulx has returned from Mont
real and is at work painting for the Scott
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Mr.. c. b. Guyer OF walcott, formerly OF
this place, died very suddenly OF heart
trouble last Friday.
w. III. Curtis is raising his houseand viii
do quite job of grading, which will be a
great Improvement.
Mrs. VIII Quackenbos has returned
from Cowensville. She intends TO make
her home here soon.
Willard Brown had his hand mangled
by close connection with saw i'm Prouty
q Miller's mill last Monday.
t. o. Sheldon has moved from the
Fleming tenement on Lake ST., to the
Kelley house i'm West Derby.
Capt. II. X Blair of Co. l.. has his
company full of as fine a lot of boys as
were ever brought together for hard
service.
A special town meeting was held satur-
day to elect constable to fiji the vacan cy
left by the resignation of w. c. Lindsay.
f. L. True was elected to the office.
A change has been made since the NJ. T..
conference and Rev. s. @. johnson IN TO
move to Mortified. Rev. Mr.. Hamilton,
former presiding elder, 10 come here.
Mrs. j. T. Shepley, formerly OF this
place, died at her home i'm Sheldon Falls
April %. She leaves a husband and son,
who have the sympathy OF their many
friends here.
Co. L received orders Saturday to for
ward their equipments to Burlington at
once. Sunday morning orders were re-
ceived for an examination OF all recruits
by theirlocal physicians, which will take
place Monday and Tuesday.
Claud Wright spent few days recently
with his parents in Dixville, p. Q.-Col. Il.
M. Mansur went to Montpelier last Tues
day on business.-Mr. and Mrs. G.. &. Cas-
well have gone to Canada on a visit TO her
parents.-Mrs. l.. ID. Miles has gone TO
visit her father i'm Colchester, and will
be absent about two weells.--Postal Cler X
c. G.. Farrar has gone to Keene, n. H., Co
visit his mother.-E. r. Miller went 10
Burlington last Thursday for a weeks
and Mrs. II. C.Wilson have gone
TO Montreal to visit their daughter.
The mass meeting at Lanes opera house
Thursday evening was well attended. Re-
marks were made by the following: Hon.
John Young, Gov. Josiah Grout, j. w.
Redmond, Hon. Il. c. Bates OF St. Johns
bury. Music by the band, Priscilla Quar-
tette, and a solo by DIR. Harry Hamilton.
Mrs. C.. +. Bigelow recited a poem en-.
tiled Scuba Libre," composed by Mrs
Helen Colby. But little time was spent
in preparation OF the program but every
thing was in order and il was a very en-
thusiastic meeting from commencement
to close.
Mr.. Goodell Of SaXton's River is visiting
at j.. II. Kirkpatrick s.-Mrs. Arthur Mar
tin of Farnham, p. O., is the guest OF Mrs.
A. +. Scott.-Mrs. c. ID. Wilkinson sister,
Myrtle Young, with Mrs. Martin Fisher OF
Lyndonville, is here ON a visit.-Miss
Nellie Burgess arrived from England last
Monday to visit her brother Harry, who
had not seen any member Of his family for
ten years.-Smith Davis and wife OF John
son have been i'm town the past week, the
guest of MIR. and Mrs. Frank Flint.-G. r.
Goode, former proprietor Of the Mem
phremagog House, is in town.
There was rally held Monday evening
when two flags were raised with the
notices, Scuba Must be Free, and "Re-
member the Maine" Remarks were made
by Col. y. M. Mansur, j. 9. Cattanach and
p. j. Farrell. The band was i'm attendance
md guns were fired. An accident occur
red during the evening by which Mrs. r.
J. Campbell and Mrs. +. A. Winslow came
near losing their eye sight while they
were watching the flag raising from the
windows at the Memphremagog House.
someone fired a loaded gun and the shot
hit the two ladies In their faces. Mrs.
was but slightly injured and is
doing well. Mrs. Campbell Is suffering
more as she received more OF the charge.
Il is hoped, however, that there will be no
injury.
Newport Center
G. G.. Estelle has cut his foot very badly.
Minta Tibbetts has gone TO Franklin, N.
L., for a visit.
We have a new barber Mr.. Blair, in
Phillips block.
Claud Estelle, Martin Page and ED Ames
nave joined the Newport Rifles.
t. j. Beedle has returned from the West,
where he has been visiting his brother.
Several of our citizens attended the ami
'ersary at Il. f.. Larrabee's last Tuesday
vening.