Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-10

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about $50 were present. The speech de-
liverd by Rev. NJ. Dutton of Newport was
worthy of much praise.
III. y. Stevens was in St. Johnsbury last
week on business.-Miss Nettie Cowles
has finished her school in Irasburgh and
returned home.-Mrs. John Carpenter and
son of Irasburgh are visiting at r. W.
CowIe's.- Felix is spending few days
with his family on account of poor health
Mr.. Graves, an old resident of this town,
is stopping at the Orleans House for few
days.-Charles Bumps has gone to Al
bany to work month in haying Mr..
Clapp and family have gone to Montgom-
erv to visit reIatives-NIiss Winlfred Will
Iiams is home from her work in Massa-
chusetts.
Derby.
Only few from here attended the tenn
perance picnic at Newport the 4th.
Quite a number of horses from the High
land Stock farm go to Readville, Mass,
next week
Miss Florence Bates started Thursday to
visit schooImates. She will be away about
five weeks.
Mrs. Davis, who is stopping with her
daughter, Mrs. H. F. Harvey, is quite low
at this writing.
Several of the telephone instruments
in town were burned out by lightning,
closing the lines for time.
The work on Chas. TwombIy's new
house is progressing rapidly, the frame
work being nearly completed.
The Ladies' Aid of the Nj. E. church will
meet with Mrs. Charles Carpenter on
Wednesday afternoon. Everyone cordially
invited.
The display of fireworks, consisting of
the usual small pieces besides batteries
and two balloons, given on tn Academy
grounds, the night of the 4th, was fine and
enjoyed by quite a crowd of our citizens.
Miss Betty Cole of South Craftsbury is
in town, the guest of Miss Nellie Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Wilder and little
daughter have gone to Connecticut and
Boston for three weeks outing Melvin
Freeman of Boston was the guest Of Mr..
George Wilder part of last Week.-Mrs.
Hattie Bisbee of Chicago arrived Tuesday
morning to spend some time with her
aunt, Mrs. Chas. K. Bates.-AmOs Parlin,
who has been with DR.. Rabbit of Man
chester, n. H., is spending his vacation in
northern Vermont and has made US sew
eraI calIs.-Miss Lottie Perkins of Wool
wich, Maine is the guest Of Miss Alice
Clark.-Messrs. Woodbury., Rogers and
Crosley from True & Blanchard's store,
Newport, are working at z. o. Silver's-
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor spent the 18th
with relatives in town.-Misses Alice Glib
son and Annie Wilson have returned from
their visit to st. Johnsbury.'
West Derby.
A big crowd here the 4th.
A little son was welcomed by Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Stevens July 9Th.
UniversaIist SociabIe Society will meet
with Mrs. L. Bisbee Thursday afternoon.
n. T. Sleeper, salesman fol Appleton
& Co. of New York, has rented the Huse
house on School st.
The families of Geo. Mclean of Hard
wick and Rev. J. H. Wilkins, camped last
week at Salem pond.
c. o. Grimes and wife have returned
from a long carriage trip through Orleans
and Caledonia counties.
The body of an unknown man was
found floating in the lake July 18th, and |
was buried by order of the Derby select
men.
A large crowd enjoyed some fine fire.
works the evening of the 18th, in front of |
Geo. SIeeper's on School St., given by the |
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Sleeper.
Mrs. Leslie Magoon and two children of |
Boston, Mass, are at Geo. Magoon's for
the summer.-Alice Cousins of Barton |
spent last week with relatives here.-Mrs. |
Julia Stone is stopping at ]. F. Gray's.-
Mrs. Chas. Folsom is keeping house for a
brother in Sheffield, his wife being in
hospital for treatment.
Glover.
VIM. Clark raised another big barn last
Wednesday.
The sidewalks should be marked ''dan-
gerous' to pedestrians as we'll as to cy-
clists.
George WaIcott found his colt dead in
the pasture last week, evidently struck by
lightning.
Roy Davis finished a very successful
term of school last Friday, with picnic at
Dry pond.
F. H. Percival has sold his house at
Glover village to Job Drown of Sheffield,
who VIII take possession August 1.
The 18th passed very quietly here. About
thirty young people met at G. S. Phillips
camp at Stone pond and report a pleasant
time.
James Crow continues in very critical
condition, being deIirious much of the
time. Much sympathy is felt for his