Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-08

| May /, kew. y. II. Newton officiating,
| burial in the Centre cemetery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robinson extend many thanks to
those who so kindly assisted at the death
and burial of their mother, and for the
beautiful flowers.
East Bloomington.
Mrs. Charles Clark who has been very
sick is improving .-Almon Allen is very
sick with typhoid pneumonia.
| Mr.. c. g. Clark has sold his mail route to
Frank Magoon.- George Sheldon has gone
to Fitchburg, P. Q. to visit his father.
Job Brown has bought the Ames place
near Mr.. Spencer's and moved there
Elmer Drown from Evansville has moved
to the farm he purchased of Frank Hunt
Frank Hunt has moved into Tom Low
RVS house.
Some sneak thief entered the sugar
house of j. B. Skinner on the night of
April 18th and stole large tub of sugar.
Mr.. Skinner would De greatly obliged if
they would return the tub and two others
taken on similar occasions.
East Charleston.
Rev. j. Thurston is expected to move
here this week. He will preach next Sun
day at IL o'clock.
jerome Hudson has bought part of the
Gallup farm adjoining his which will make
fine addition to his own place.
S. @. Streeter and wife, who have been
spending the winter with their children
in Lowell, Mass, have returned to their
home here.
Mr.. Cham berlain, who has run a cream
cry at Wells River for the past four years,
has been engaged TO make the butter here.
He has been here several days and mis-
family will come later.
The schools in this part of the town COM
menced today with the following teachers:
Rose Sherburne in No. 5, Lillian Ames in
No. 2, Gertie Aldrich No. 6, Laura Hol-
brook, No. 8, Mary Thayer No. 1O.-Miss
Brackets school commenced last week.
John Cloud is making quite extensive
repairs on his barns, finishing off a good
horse stable Harry Taylor has been shin
Cling his house.-A. G. Gallup has been
putting new stills under his house and
laying hardwood floors, ETC.. 0. Good
win has been making some repairs on the
hotel, laying hard wood floor in the of
flee, papering, painting, etc.
West Charleston.
Ask Nat Piper to tell that ''sucl<er''
story.-W. w. Nelson is giving his house
a new coat of paint A. w. Cutting is
doing the job.-Ernest Burbeciz has been
laid up with rheumatism.-John Hildreth
has been suffering with bad felon.-Fitz
Peavey, who has been very sick, died FRI
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the house.-Norman Eastman has gone to
Springfield, Mass, with string of fancy
drivers for saIe-Rev. w. L. WadswOrth
of Newport, gave a very able lecture here
Tuesday evening on the subject, Modern
Methods in Temperance Reform" 1t was
given under the auspices of the anti-saloon
league.-The young friends of Alice Allbee
gave her a surprise on the event of her 10th
birthday, April 60. Games and refresh
rnents made the evening a very enjoyable
Once. A. Abbott has been running the
sawmill night and day in order to get his
stock out as soon as posslble.-At the spe-
cial town meeting Tuesday, it was voted
not TO build a new schoolhouse in district
No. l, but TO repair the old one. We are
sorry this was done as we feel that this IS
retrograde movement. The article to re-
esta blish a liquor agency was killed
Raymond Leonard, who has been visiting
his father at Groveton, N. H., has returned
home.
Coventry.
Mr.. Knapp has purchased Mrs. Jane
Keyes' place near the Center.
Mrs. Betsey Niles has returned to her
home in Boston.-Rev 0. D. Clapp preach
ed most excellent sermon last Sunday at
the M. e. church.-Rey. G, w. Robinson
preached at Newport Center last Sabbath
on trial.-Severai Of or. citizens went to
Derby last Friday evening to the exhibit
ton at the close of the Academy.
Ora ftSnHTN.
School at the Mills commenced Monday,
Annie Macomber teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. James Robbins from Mass
acnusetts are visiting in town.
DR.. Brown from Montpelier was here
last week to see if advisable to locate here.
The village school commenced today with
Miss McCue in the higher department and
Miss Shean in the primary. There areabout
40 scholars.
Moses Clark and family and Charles
Clark and wife from Wolcott attended
Mrs. Woodbury's funeral, also Clarence
" oodbury from Greensboro, grandson of
the deceased.
Harvey Libbey and wife have moved into
their home, lately purchased of DR.. Dill
Iingham.-J D. Clark and family are NOV
ing to the Thomas Cochran farm.-Thomas
Cochran and family have moved to East
Albany.
The w. @. T. u. ladies have selected the