Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-04-04

very rich with gold. He sold the find for
s. and a 2-3 interest i'm his claim for go,
and mining has been commenced with fair
prospect of success. 1t is the gold we are
after and not to boom Holland.
Benz. Jerome, who passed his s0th birth
day March 20, is as hale and hearty as
many young man, and has done pretty
good winters work. He has taken care OF
his stock consisting of or 8 head OF cat
tie and two horses, besides splitting his
wood, tending his hens, etc. II any OF the
neighbors have extra days work for
anyone they can't do better than give it to
"Uncle Benz
Irasburgh.
Mrs. May Stetson and son visited Mr..
and Mrs. BeauclerclI recently.
Miss Gertrude Parker returns to her
school in Newport, N. III. today.
Miss Myra Douglass OF Coventry spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. Winget.
Fast day services will be held at the
Congl vestry Friday evening of this week.
Mark Drew has gone TO Lowell, Mass,
to work on the large stock farm of G. ].
Hood.
The w. q. t. u. will meet with Mrs.
Moses Burbank, Wednesday afternoon OF
this week.
Mrs. l.. III. Thompson left for Burling-
ton last Saturday to spend few days with
her husband.
Miss Mabel Granger has been spending
the past week with Mr.. and Mrs Gilmore
on Chamberlain hill.
There will be Easter music at the Cong.
church next Sunday, and an Easter SER
vice by the children at the M. T.. church.
Master Sidney Thompson was surprised
last Tuesday eve ling by quite a company
of his young friends who reminded him
that it was his 18th birthday The little
folks were sweetened with nice home
made candies, and spent a very happy eve
ming.
Forty-seven of the friends of Miss Lii
ian Keith gave her a birthday visit last
Monday evening, March %, and reminded
her that she had passed her 18th birthday.
Cake and coffee was served also plenty OF
new sugar, and the evening made very
enjoyable one. Among the many gifts
were nice gold ring, atomizer, lamp,
birthday book and celluloid handkerchief
case.
Jay.
Charles Lancier has gone to Yonkers, N.
Y.
Ladies' Aid meeting at NJ. e. vestry,
April 8.
Miss Mertie Whitman 10 at home fro m
Walden, Mass.
III. c. West has rented the tillage land
on the town farm.
Rolla Titus is at home from Barton
Landing for a few days.
The Blue Jay party was great Success,
nearly go taking supper.
The remains of Frank Shurtlef were
brought here from Newport for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joslyn of Barton Landing,
Mrs. Fred Sisco and daughter visited Mrs.
Ina Chase last week.
Lowell.
town Wednesday.
Harmon Convey visited i'm Cambridge a
ew days recently.
w. E. Curtis took charge OF the post-of-
flee Thursday afternoon.
DIR. Hill is out again.-Mrs. II. ID. Stan
nard has been ill the past few days.
Mrs. w. f. Curtis and Miss Mabel Gil
man are visiting relatives i'm New Haven,
Conn.
V. NJ. Parker and Mrs. Il. b. Wellman
took business trip to Newport the la st of
the week.
Dana Martin has gone to Knowlton, p.
O., where he will run a stationary engine
for Hosea Woods.
John Rounsaville will move his family
from the parsonage to the wellman tene-
ment on the Eden road.
Quite party of our young people were
furnished with new sugar at Jessie La
frennieres on Friday evening.
Mrs. Joseph LaBounty went to Albany
last week to attend the funeral OF her
cousin, Mrs. William McCaffery.
John Stephenson's sugar house, together
with pans, sap holders and about zoo lbs.
of sugar was burned last Monday evening
Loss 500.
The Rainbow social on Tuesday evening
was decided success. The entertainment
was fine. Ice cream and cake were served
from seven tables presided over by seven
ladies dressed in colors of the rainbow
The entertainment Melted the G. r.. society
about so.
Morgan.
Fred Cox is at work for Isaac Marsh.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry Rye are stopping a
James Cox's.
Ray Cheney has gone to Charleston ID
work in A. j. Lang's mill.
Jennie Heath, of Berlin, N. H., is visit