Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-11
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.

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CALEDONIA COUNTY,.
West Burke.
Mrs. Nellie Ruggles has returned from
her visit to Delaware.
Joseph Otis has gone to Danville to teach
in the higher department of the academy.
One day last week Frank Smith, a section
hand, was thrown from a hand car, the
wheels running over him breaking several
ribs and badly iniuring his spine.
Hardwick.
Edwin Reed is attending the G. A. R.
encampment at Philadelphia.
Village schools opened Monday morning,
Sept. with an attendance of eighty-three
in the academic department.
"Pinafore' was presented at fhe opera
house Thursday evening by local talent.
The receipts were $50, which sum goes for
the town library.
Our esteemed postmaster, Frank Taylor,
at Groton Wednesday. They will spend
two weeks in New York city and then go
to housekeeping here. Congratulations.
Labor day was celebrated here by all;
the granite unions taking the lead. A
grand street parade in the forenoon and
sports, races and ball game in the after
noon, with a promenade concert in the
evening.
East Hardwick.
Rev. S. L. Bates supplied the Congl pull
pit last Sa bbath.
Lulu Eldridge is teaching in Wolcott;
Hattie Marshall teaches at North Green's
boro.
Nathan Field visited his daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Lane, of Barre recently.-Mrs. w.
L. Pearl of st. Johnsbury visited friends
in town recently. o. Brine's brother
from Canada made him visit recently.
Sheffield.
Andrew Lang who has been quite sick
with quincy is about again.
The lawsuit of Warner Gray VS.. Charles
Blake was postponed till the 18th.
Miss Emily Harvey of St. Johnsbury
spoke at the M. E. church last Sunday.
Bell Sisco is attending school at the vii
lage, and boards with Mrs. Lucy Drown.
Abraham Thomas met with an accident
by tipping over his hay-rack resulting in
a broken leg.
The schoolhonse in district No. Z, near
Duck Pond has been improved by rece1v-
ing several coats of paint.
Lillian Chamberlain has come from Mas
sachusetts to keep house for her brothers
who are carrying on Riley c. Halls farm.
Rev. Mr.. Parker was away to the Bap-
fist Yearly Meeting, Sunday and Rev. Mr..
Vance of Wheelock preached for him at
the Baptist church in the afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid of the F. B. society will
meet with Mrs. Charles Frisseu Friday
afternoon and evening, Sept 10. We
hope everyone interested i'll the work will
be present.
The Ladies' Aid met at their vestry in
the M. E. church Friday, and provided
dinner for the men who sawed and put
into the shed a supply of wood for the
coming winter.
David Webster and his wife of Irasburgh
visited friends here Friday.-Hattie Ben
ham of Boston, Mass, is visiting at Mrs.
AIbertus Halls. She is the daughter of
the late A. E. Benham whose monument |
was set in the new cemetery last Friday
Mrs. Orlan (Elkins) Root and Mrs. Mary
ingalls, are the guests of Mrs. Charles In
galls.-Benjanin Winthrop Lee of Mas
sachusetts is stopping with Edward <. Hill !
for the present.-Joshua Gray of Provi-
dence, r. l., has been visiting at Albert |
Gilffin's of late.-Frank George and family |
Hardy and his wife are visiting |
friends in Canada.-Mrs. Harry Chase of |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, has been visiting at
Walter Chase's and at Winslow Browns. |
Sutton.
F. Hyde represents this town in the !
G. A. R. gathering at Philadelphia, Penn. /
Several from this place attended the fair
at LyndonviIIe last week.
The remains of Mrs. David Chapman of
West Wrentham, Mass, were brought here !
for burial last Thursday. Mrs. Chapman
was formerly a resident of this town.
Mrs. E. w. Holthan and twin boys of
Plymouth. \. H., are visiting friends in |
Hannux and family Of East
er. \. H.. are visiting at Charles Clark's. /
III. r. Willard went to Barton Landing
last week to teach as principal in the graded |
school. After engaging at that place he
received an appointm ent from Pres. Tucker !
IF Dartmouth College to teach higher |
there.