Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-26

and Martha Lang attended commence
ment exercises at johnson Normal School
last week.
Rev. P. B. Fisk is entertaining his sister
from Montpelier.-Mrs. Maggie (McFar-
lane) Knowles visited friends in town
Thursday and Friday.-Several from here
are planning to attend the G. E. conven-
ton at Albany next week.
Greensboro Bend.
The Taggart entertainment last Thurs
day evening was quite well attended.
Herbert Pope and family of Hatley, P.
O., visited his brother. E. Pope, last week.
John Watchie of West Burke was in
| town on business last Week.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Wyatt of Sutton, P. O., visited at
Laban Patch's last week.
The following is record of the school
here for the term just ended: Total num-
Der of pupils enrolled %; average daily at
tendance, 274 Pupils Having no marks
during the term were Duffy Bison, Alfred
Cushman, Bernard Daniels, Leslie Daniels,
Albert Duby, Rosa Duval, Agnes Duval,
Walter King, Ona Orcutt, Fred Pope, Err
vim Goozey, Howard Ross.
Holland.
Mrs. Marsh, mother of Harry Marsh of
this town, was found dead in her bed
June 18th. Deceased was in her goth year.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Tabor celebrated
their golden wedding June IA, at the home
of their son-in-law, M. L. Ames. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kimball, DIR. and Mrs. Bugbee, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Ames, and Jennie Boynton and
her mother, all Of Derby, were among the
visitors.
Wesley Mosher of Dixville, Que, has
rented the II. w. Bryant place for one
year, and will go to housekeeping SOON
Mr.. VIM. Swartz of Derby Line intends to
build nice camp at Holland pond this
week on the site of the one he lost by fire
last fall.-E. A. Boothman has not sold
his farm as was reported.-M. L. Ames
has a new telephones ESQ we can 'Hello
Marshall'.-H. A. Bryant has sold his
kaleidoscope to Geo. Ames, and Chas. Ames
and E. A. Boothman will soon start out
with it.-Mrs. Celia Paradise of Coaticook,
Que, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex. Carter.-John Curran sent the cream
from two COWS to the Holland creamery
for fourteen days in May, and received pay
for 67S lbs. of butter. Don't send your
cream out of town, thinking to do better.
Irasburgh.
Mr. Tetrault has had his creamery
painted.
All the schools in town will close this
week Friday.
T. e. Fisher and little son were in Mont
gomery few days last week.
1t is generally remarked that the roads
have been well worked and are in fine con-
dition.
At the union temperance meeting last
evening an interesting address was given
by Rev. P. N. Granger.
The Cong. church, and vestry, including
the ladies' parlor and dining room, was
well cleaned last Friday.
There was very pleasant reunion of the
Buchanan family at the home of F. A.
Buchanan Saturday, twenty four members
of the family being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carpenter wish to
express their sincere thanks to all who so
kindly assisted in removing and caring for
their household goods during the fire last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Julia Leach Phelps and son Ken
meth have come on from Fargo, n. D., and
will visit her mother in Morrisville. Mr..
Phelps comes in about two weeks. Mrs.
Alice Stevens Clapp came at the same time
to her old home in Crafts bury.
Frank Thompson went to St. Johnsbury
last week to assist Lawyer Stafford in his
office.-Lillian and Bonnie Hill have been
visiting in South Barton the past week.
S. w. Beauclerk and F. III. Holdridge went |
to May Pond for a few days fishing last |
Thursday.-Dr. III. A. Bogue and family of
Richford are visiting friends in town.
Helen Somers and Percy Templeton at |
tended commencement exercises in ST. |
Johnsbury last week.-Dr. and Mrs. Blu
chanan Of Cam bridge are visiting at F. A. |
Buchanan's.-Mrs Geo. Phelps and son of i
Fargo, Dakota, are visiting friends in |
town.-Mary Corley is spending her vaca
ton with her mother, Mrs. Somers.
About three hundred of the cavalrymen
from Fort Ethan Allen, under the COM
mand of Lieut.-Col. Vessels, camped in
the field back of Mr.. Tetrault's factory
last Thursday night. They reached here
about noon, having made the trip from
Burlington by way of Underhill, Bakers
field, Montgomery, Newport, Derby and
Barton Landing. They left here early FRI
day morning on the return trip, going by
way of Albany, Craftsbury, North Wolcott
and MorrisvilIe, reaching home today. I'M +
after the close of the Spanish
American war many of the men were dis
charged and new ones enlisted and this
trip was to give them some much needed
experience in making and breaking camp,