Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-08-07

Silver, and William Barclay are some of
| the families of the past ana present. Let
each one bring for refres hments whatever
they may desire, with dishes for their own
accommodation. If any wish for coffee
bring the ground coffee and it will be
made Tables will be in readiness. Come
prepared to stay all day and have a good
time.
Holland.
Gregory.
Miss Lila Davis has gone to Massachu
sets for a visit among friends and rela
tives.-E. L. Crossman of Sugar Hill, n.
| H., spent part of last waek in town.-Mrs.
Anna Lewis was the guest of Mrs. j. A.
Bradford over Sunday.
IraSburgh.
| Miss Gertrude Skinner of Barton spent a
few days with Miss Matte Holdridge last
week.-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grant are visit
| ing friends in Observation-Disclosures Miles
and wife visited friends in Burke last week.
Frank Lee was here from Hardwick for
a short stop last Week.-Frank Thompson
is at home from ST. Johnsbury for the
l.
is visiting at Clark Bailey's-Mrs. Wright
Sherman of Richford is visiting Mrs.
Templeton.-The Misses Eldred of Sheldon
made short stop in town last week.-Mrs..
| Goldsmith is entertaining friends from
| Boston.
Lowell.
Fire destroyed the barns on the old
Harding farm, owned by Joseph Labounty,
last Tuesday. This is hard blow for Joe
as his haying was nearly done and there
are doubts about the insurance.
A party of 20 made trip to Jay Noun
tain House Thursday and II assembled the
peak. The view from the summit was
fine notwithstanding the hazy atmosphere
of August. Some of the party got very
tired if you doubt it ask DIR. Hill.
An ice-cream supper and promenade was
held at the town hall Thursday evening
under the auspices of the Catholic Ladies'
Aid society. Judging from the attend
ance, which was very large, the affair must
have been a success both socially and finan-
cially.
Mrs. Henry Newton, who has been ill
for long time, died Saturday evening. |
Her funeral was held from her late home |
Tuesday at 2 p. m., Rev. P. N, Granger Of |
floating. The large gathering of relatives
and friends at the funeral gave evidence
of the esteem in which she was held in
the community.
Geo. III. Newton of Cambridge and
Frank S. Newton of Lowell Mass, were in
town Tuesday to attend the funeral of
their mother.-Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Car
ter of Springfield, Mass, are visiting at
Irwin Stephenson's.-Mrs. V. M. Parker
and daughter are visiting fir lends in Bar
ton and vicinity for a few weeks.-J ames
Murphy of Somerville, Mass, is visiting
his parents.-D. Eugene Curtis returned
to Boston Saturday. Mrs. Curtis aud
Harold will visit friends in Johnson and
vicinity before returning home.-Clarence
has returned to his work in Han
over, n. H.-Mrs. A. II. Parker and
daughter returned to their home in Bur-
lington Tuesday.-F. FL. Skinner of Bar
ton Landing was in town last week.-Geo.
Phipps has returned.
Newport.
Rev. A. L. Wadsworth has received a call
to a church in Monrovia, Los Angeles Co.,
California.
A large company of excursionists from
Magog came here last Tuesday on the Lady
of the Lake.
Rev. J. NJ. Dutton gave a very interest
ing address before the Memphremagog
Grange last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. <. Richmond and two daughters,
Grace and Helen, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl French and family are at Peaks
Island, for few weeks.
Miss Mabel Cattanach gave a very in
teresting report of the Nat. Y. P. G. E.,
Sunday evening in the Cong. church. Miss
Cattanach attended the meeting as dele
gate from this society.
F. A. Blanchard, a former clerk for E.
Lane & Son, who went to Denver, Col, for
his health, reports he is gaining and his
wife will go there in the fall with the ex-
pectation of making that their future home.
Company F Vermont Volunteers, will
hold their sixth annual reunion at the
Barracks Crystal Brook Land !
ing, Newport, Thursday, Aug. 10th. It is
hoped that all the old soldiers will be pres :
ent. {
The Mem hremagog Custom distric
made a very good showing in business the
past year. Total number Of entries, 16, 921;
total value of merchandise entered, 81, 49,
SOC, 300. Total duties collected and assessed,
1866, Al, 1872.
Mrs. Ed. Hope and Mrs Peter Green
wood have returned from a two weeks
visit with relatives in Canada.-Mr. and
Mrs. n L. Foster and family have returned
from a two weeks trip through Lamoille