Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-17

invitation to his neat ard commodious sug-
ar camp last Tuesday, and at the appointed
hour 70 or more responded to the call.
The sugar was fine, the day perfect, and
the occasion thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Several snap shot pictures were taken OF
the goodnatured crowd and OF some OF the
teams, including Q. w. Wheeler's span OF
grays, with their load OF %. All left with
many thanks and good wishes for Mr.. and
Mrs. Burbank.
Rev. p. n. Granger was i'm st. Johns
bury and Barre last week.-Rev. and Mrs.
Granger will attend the M. r. conference
at Newport this week.-Elmer Berry is at
home.-Miss Carrie Miller OF Westfeld
visited at Rev. p. N. Granger's last week.
Isaac McGoff is at home from Lancaster,
N. H.-Mrs. l.. III. Thompson went with
her husband to Montpelier last Monday
for a short trip.-Mary Corley spent her
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Skinner, I'm
Lyme, N. H., and has returned 90 her
school in Newport.-Mrs. Dic<ey, mother
of q. f. Dickey, has returned to her home
in Bangor, Maine.
While Vermont is knee deep in slush
and mud, DIR. Q. V. Bogue reports I'm a let
WI VI ASSNhb hdl1 rum AAAtnAhANs lNhI AsDh
Angeles, that "California is as dry as an
old Vermont garnet" and adds that that
section, with no rain of any amount for
three years, is "practically desert except
for irrigation" There is great distress I'm
the ranch settlements and the cattle are
dying of starvation. The small pox epi-
demic in Los Angeles has caused serious
depression there. With all the good things
to be said of California, who can say that
they would not be willing TO swap their
earthquakes and drouth for New England
blizzard and good run OF sap.
Jay.
Alison Place has rented the Banister
blaoksmith-shop and takes possession
next week.
A delegation from this place was called
to Newport as witnesses I'm the Boutwell,
divorce suit, where a bill was granted TO
Mrs. Boutwell, now Miss Lucier.
Mrs. Austin Case has returned 60 her
home in Boston.-Mrs. l.. A. Crandall was
i'm town Tuesday to attend the burial OF
her mother, Mrs. Rowland, who died
at her home in Worcester, Mass, last
week.-A baby girl at Leslie Banister's.
Lowell.
Clarence Stannard returned TO his work
in Hanover, N. ii. Wednesday.
The Young Mems Literary Club gave
sugar social at the town hall on Friday
evening last.
Sugaring is in full force and standing i'm
vitations TO the various groves are being
generally accepted.
Mrs. Henrietta Davis has moved into the
Reynolds tenement, and w. III. Pope will
occupy the house vacated by Mrs. Davis.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
e. b. Wellman recently About 90 were
present and very pleasant time was the
result.
Nathan Green, who has been seriously
i'll the past week is improving Mr.. Potter
is on the GAIN A. Il. Powers does not
seem to gain much.
Clarence Parker has returned from Gov
entry where has been at work for his un-
Gle, and has hired to work for his father i'm
the mill and butter box shop.
Rev. II. J. Maillet has returned from
Burlington.-Abram Revoir has moved
into the Coolidge house at the corners
with Joseph Labounty's people.
Charles Austin has secured employment
in Fredonia, n. ", and will remain there.
His wife will join him as soon as her
health, which at present is very poor, will
permit.
A. II. Gardyne is located at Leominster,
Mass, instead of Clinton, as reported last
week. We are very sorry 10 lose Mr.. Gar
dyne and his family but wish them success
i'm their new home.
A surprise party was given Miss Dora
Pudvah last Tuesday evening, il being her
Quite merry party gathered
at her home and INDUCED i'm games, dane
ing and refreshment until a late hour.
Louis Touchette's house in the village
was slightly damaged by fire Wednesday
last. 1t caught around the stove pipe
where it passed thrrugh a partition, and
but for prompt action on the part OF the
neighbors, would have burned 60 the
ground. 1t was insured in the Vermont
Mutual.
The series of meetings recently held by
Rev. i. Il. Johnson resulted I'm much good.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson has rare evangeiistic
talent and his services were both enter
aiming and instructive. April 9th fifteen
persons were received into membership i'm
,he M. f. church. Thirty new members
have been added during the year.
James Lawrence and wife visited friends
here last week. They were called TO West
field by the serious illness OF their mother
who lives with her da ughter, Mrs. Emery
Miller. James is at work for the Southern
n. T.. Telephone Co, in Connecticut, and
as soon as he secures a station viii take
his children, Ethel and Maurice, there.
The list of teachers for the schools I'm