Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08

ton, d. c., and will remain during the
summer.-Mrs. John Blair has returned
from Jay where she has been to visit her
son.-Mrs. May Boynton has returned
from Boston where she has been looking
after styles in dressmaking Leon Syl-
yester of Barton Landing is visiting his
cousin, Dana Hitchcock, at N. l.. Fosters
DIR. II. G. Tinkham of Burlington was
in town the past week.
Newport Center.
Erastus Buck has moved from Mrs. Bry-
ants house to NM. Phillips house recent
ly vacated by Henry Squires.
Rev. Geo. A. Smith of Effingham Falls,
n. III. occupied the desk in the F. B. church
of this place Sunday, April, 30th.
Rev. John Vance and wife of Wheelock
visited friends here last week.-Warren
Tracy has finished work in Albany and
mas returned home.
The post office block has been renewed
by fresh coat of paint, also Lester Percy,
U. A. Harris and FL. L. Smith have newly
painted their residences.
There will be promenade at the GA. R.
hall, Friday evening, May 18th, for the ben
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Ladies free. All are cordially invited to at
| tend.
H.F. Bartlett has newly shingled his resi-
| dence.-Sylvester Drown has shingled his
village residence.-Alvin L1rrab-e and Syl-
vester Drown have newly sh1ngled their
village residences.-Dr. G. L. Erwin has
purchased Mrs. w. III. Willey's residence.
| Troy.
Mrs. Weltha Smith, who has been quite
sick is better.-Mrs. Nettie Phillips, who
has been sick, is improving.
The body of Ed. Decker was brought
here last Tuesday from North Troy for in
terment in the village cemetery.
P. F. Baraw has returned home from
Nashua, n. H.-Mrs. r. S. Jones has re-
| turned to her home in Glover.-Mrs. Frank
| Shurweu has returned to her home in
Wells River-Frank Wells is in town this
| week from Bakersfield.-Mr J. e. Rich
ardson of West Derby is in town visiting
relatives.
WeStfieId,
Miss Lillian Newell was in town recent
1y.
Arad L. Brown has shingled his house,
using brown ash shingles.
The receipts at the sugar social held at
Walter Bells were five dollars.
Hub Reed has moved onto the West Hill
to run the boarding house at Wakefield's
mill. 3.
Deacon G1lpin and several of his family
attended the graduating exercises at Derby
Academy last week.
Lena Gilpin, who graduated from Derby
Academy last week, has returned to town.
The other Derby students are at home.
Mrs. Henry Ostroudt has purchased of
the Felix Martin estate, the Hoyt farm on
the West Hill, consideration $500. She has
taken possession.
Mrs. Miller was seventy seven instead o
eighty-seven years old, as the type made
us say last week. Also Ola johnson changed
her mind in regard to going to Brandon;
she is now teaching school on the East
Hill.
Mrs. Arad Brown has an oleander which
she had for sixteen years. Since last Nov
ember it has been in blossom continually,
and now has thirty blossoms upon it, be-
sides buds giving promise of more bios
SONS.
Mrs. Laplant, an aged women, living at
Joe Ducharms died on Sunday April, 80,
and was buried in the Catholic church in
Lowell the following Tuesday. She had
resided in town for years, and bore her lot
without complaint.
On Sat. Apr. 20, Aaron G. Hitchcock
gave to the town a deed of one half acre of
land just south of the Reed place in this
village. On the same day he turned over
to the town treasurer about $4,000 chiefly
in mortgage notes, for the purpose of
erecting building to be used as a public
library and museum, and for furnishing
and endowing the museum. A commence
ment has already been made on the ground
Jack Gibson of Troy has taken the job
to do the stone work.
WestmOre.
A cordial invitation is extended to the
Fellowship meeting at the Cong. church
here commencing Tuesday eve, May Is |
and holding ednesday.-Fishing season
opened with fine weather. Most of the vet
eran fishermen and some raw recruits are
in attendance. A few fish have been caught
"A. w. Lyon and son George have been
here week fshing.-Lce broke up in Will |
Ioughby May 1st.-Mrs. Frank Garfield is |
visiting her brother at Newport G.
o. Gill and wife are away for few days
T he law suit ssNelson Est. VS.. School Dist. /
No. ~ has been decided against the Dis
trict and goes to the supreme court.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.
The Ladies' Aid will meet next Wednes-
daV afternoon with Mrs 6 A RneI A