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

August IL at the Congregational church.
The concert promises to be an unusually
fine one owing to the presence i'm town OF
a large number of prominent musicians.
Among the number may be mentioned
Mrs. Clara Whitney-Tenney, Mr.. l. A.
Whitney and Miss Barker OF Boston, the
well known singers, Miss Emma Babbitt,
hutist of Nashua, n. H., Mrs. Alice Clamp
of Fargo, North Dakota, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Cowles of Morrisville. Mrs. Carolyn
Pratt of New York, who has frequently
delighted Craftsbury audiences with her
readings, will give two selections.
Ernest Cowles and wife and a lady
friend from st. Johnsbury are visiting at
r. w. Cowle's.-Joseph Scott former res
ident of this town, now of Concord, n. H.,
and Will Paddock from the west were
guests of A. Paddock and Mrs. l.. w. AL
len last week.-Hiram and Clement Pike
of Stowe visited their cousins, Adna and
Allen Pike, last Week.-Mrs. Bessie Lyons
has returned home from her visit at Lyn-
donville.-George A. Gage and wife OF
Lyndonville visited at A. b. Pixies last
week and fare now spending few days at
Hosmer Pond.-Mrs. A. NJ. Hartman spent
part of last week i'm Hardwick. Mrs. Clara
(Whitney) Tenney is at T.. T. Wheeler's
for her vacation.-Mrs. A. M. Berry and
son of Lowell, Mass, are visiting at p. b.
RandalPs.-Rev. n. NJ. Scott of New York
is it Mr.. Paddock's camp at Greensboro
A son of IL. Denio's is spending his vaca-
tion with hlm.-Mrs. Clapp and children
have returned from Montgomery.-Mi
Marie Barber is at Mrs. A. NJ. Harriman's
for few weeks.
Coventry.
Rev. o. e. Aiken preached at Newport
Sunday, in the absence of the pastor, Rev.
j. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Nichols have gone to
Belvidere to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Frank Ainsworth. .. .......
Mrs. Israel Treaudo was taken seriously
i'll last Saturday. Healey's baby has
been quite sick.-Mrs. s. G. Percival is on
the sick list.
G. F. Percival aud son of Barton visited
at S. c. Percival's last Week.-Mrs. Daniels
has been in town tuning pianos.-Frank
Niles and daughter and two grandchildren
of Boston have been visiting at William
Niles the past week.
Mr.. Edward Cosgrove of Massachusetts
will deliver a lecture i'm the Methodist
church next Wednesday evening, subject,
''The Slums of the Great Cities" Mr..
Cosgrove has lectured i'm the past upon
temperance with Miss Frances Willard
and comes highly recommended.
The w. c. T. U. lawn party at William
Barrows was well attended, about forty
being present. Those from away were
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Cowles and daughter
from Jersey City, Mrs. Cora Kimball
Smallie and daughter Margaret from Am
sterdam, y. Y, Miss Loveland from SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, and Mrs. Hyde from Troy, VT
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyde entertained in their
usual hospitable manner. The tables were
set upon the lawn under the shade of the
"twin pines," and all seemed to have
pleasant time. The union wishes to thank
the friends present for helping to make so
enjoyable an occasion.
Derby.
AIessrs. Frank Harvey and Jasper Rick
ard are camping at Lake Seymour, Morgan.
Harold johnson, who was quite badly
cut on the face by being thrown from his
wheel, is recovering.
Miss Helen Comings, while staying at
Lake Park, had the misfortune to sprain
her knee, obliging her to move about on
crutches.
Rev. Alonzo Scott, a colored gentleman
from Tennessee, has been stopping at the
Richard for a few days. lie delivered
some interesting lectures Wednesday and
Friday evenings in the Congregational
church.
Mr. and Mrs. w. 5. Robbins received the
sad news Friday night OF the death of
their little granddaughter, Laura Pearl
Marvin, living in Swanton. Mrs. Robbins
went there Saturday morning. Mr.. Rob-
bins and Carl attended the funeral this
afternoon.
Mrs. John Morse of Burlington visited
her brother, Nixon Morse, last week.
Miss Laura Holbrook was the guest OF
Miss Lua Richard last Week.-Mrs. Alice
Clark and Miss Lottie Perkins went 10
smiths Mills last Wednesday to spend
few days with Misses Bernice and Beatrice
Merrill George Wilder spent Saturday
and Sunday at Lake Seymour Mrs. A. A.
Newcomb from Boston, Mass, Is i'm town
spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
w. 5. Robbins.
This community was greatly saddened
Wednesday morning by the death of Mary
Nourse NicSerson. She had fingered
llong and endured a great deal and hopes
we're entertained of her recovery. She
caves a husband and infant son and
mother, brother and sister, besides a large
circle of friends to mourn her loss Fun
eral services were conducted at the house
Thursday afternoon by Rev. Kilbourn,
assisted bv Rev. Mr. Small. At the house