Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-24

the past week.
The L. A. society met with Mrs. Leon
Durivage on Friday afternoon of last week
Mrs. w. E. Curtis and Mrs. Cyrus Duri-
| wage visited friends in MorrisviIle two days
last week.
Thomas Kennedy, who has been in Bos-
ton the last year, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Kennedy.
DR.. Bugbee, the dentist, is at Sweets
Hotel. He has had a good deal of work so
far and gives general satisfaction.
Several gentlemen from town attended
the regular convocation of Masonic Union
Lodge, No. 16, and banquet at Troy last
Thursday night.'fsV
| r. l.. ingalls, of Enosburg was in town
last week.-Harry Wellman has returned
from Burlington.-Carl Winchester visit
ed friends in Barton and Lyndon last
week.
Lowell again suffered defeat at base ball
last Wednesday, this time at the hands of
the Barton boys. The game was close
and exciting contest up to the seventh in
ming when the score was tied, but at that
stage of the game our boys went to pieces
and lost the game.
Newport.
J. A. Lorimer is painting his house.
Ed. Scott is building new paint shop.
Main street is being very much improv-
ed.
Ned Thrasher is at home for short
time.
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nesday.
S. G. Scott has just put an asbestos roof
on his barn.
Lawyer Young is having electric lights
put into his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hinman are at
Old Orchard beach.
w. w. Hutchins' house in West Derby
was burned last week.
Lawton Manuel of North Troy is work
ing for Blair & DcLarm.
DR.. ]. H. Gaines is building double
tenement house adjoining his residence.
Tennis has taken a new start this year,
the different courts being filled much of
the time.
Some of our young people went to South
Troy Tuesday night to promenade. They
report fine time.
G. A. Prouty and wife go to South
Pennington next week to attend the
Chautauqua assembly.
Mr.. E. G. Thrasher was given a reception
Friday night at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Thrasher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins of Barton Landing
and Edgar Collins of Yale college were
guests of DIR. Gaines recently.
Mr.. Louis Toilet is gaining rapidly
Oscar Donnie is gaining very slowly.-Mrs.
F. E. Alfred is quite sick at the Bluffs.
The west end band gave an ice cream
social on Leavett's lawn last week. Quite
a number were present and the boys clear
ed $500.
Rev. A. L. Wadsworth has returned
from his long stay in California;
Mabel Cattanach returned from the G. E.
convention at Detroit last week.
Mr. J. M. Buckeyes barns were struck
by lightning last week and the fire which
followed totally destroyed them.-Frank
Mitchell's house in West Derby was
struck by lightning and slightly damaged
last week.
Frank Bemis has gone to Connecticut
lake for two weeks fishing trip.-Mrs.
w. ]. Avery is in West Burke visiting at
her former home.-Mrs. Whittemore is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Felix Taylor
Miss Blanche RaWson is in Burlington for
a months visit.-Fred Cattanach has gone
to Cornwall, Ontario, where he Will spend
the rest of the SUMMERTIME families of
G. Obin and L. j. Phelps spent Sunday at
Willoughby lake.-Mrs. W. w. Blodgett
has returned from a two weeks visit at
West Charleston.--Mrs Richard Hurst
and daughter were at Knowlton's Bluffs
last week visiting Mrs. B. F. Moore and
Mrs. w. B. Bullock.-N. L. Foster and
wife are taking a two weeks carriage
drive through LamoilIe county. They are
accompanied by Mr.. Fosters cousin, Mrs.
G. I. Vail, of Blairstown, Ia.-Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. BatcheIder and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. True are spending vacation of
some weeks at WilloughDy 1ake.-Messrs.
Theophilus Grout and James Mason have
left for the mining fields. They go via
Boston to Nova Scotia.
Newport Center.
The dam was cemented last week.
The lightning burned out the telephone
instrument in T. D. TayIor's store Friday
morning.
DIR. Bogue, our new physician, has ar
rived in town. His office is to be over
Fred Taylor's store.
Lewis Crawford has moved from North
Troy to his residence near this village
Mr.. Leach has moved from Lewis Craw
fords house to rooms over F. D. Taylor's
store.