Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-08-14

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North Craftsbury.
The academy will open Tuesday,
Aug. %.
Owing to arrangements having been
made for town picnic on Thursday,
the Craftsbury Academy concert will
be given Wednesday evening, Aug 16.
East Charleston.
Clark Royce, one of the selectmen, is do
ing a good piece of work in putting up a
railing along the highway in the danger
GUS places.
A large number of people from this
place have visited the blackberry fields
in Brighton the past week and returned
with well filled pals.
L. c. Dunton recently received a severe
kick from a horse hitting him below the
knee breaking one Done and niuring the
cords and muscles, which will keep him
quiet several weeks.
The Epworth League gave an entertain
ment at the chapel on the evening Of Aug.
18th which was enjoyed by a large COM
pany. The Junior League held a flower
festival and ice-cream social last Thursday
evening, which was much enjoyed by the
young people.
f. b. Lang has been i'm Maine for several
weeks attending the races with some of
his fast horses.-Mrs. Julia Hall and child
are visiting Mrs. Hall's relatives in Clifton,
p. Q.-Miss Iva Cushman is spending a few
weeks with relatives in Lyndon. G..
II. Chase has gone to Ashuelot, y. H., TO
remain several weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Nettie Hicks.
West Charleston.
Will Leavens and w. w. BlodgetC have
been on a fishing trip to Skinner, Maine.
They brought back about fifty pounds of
trout.
Leon Bennett and Burnie Bracket start
for Forest City, Iowa next Thursday. They
are to work for Geo. Lyon, former resi-
dent of this town.
VIII Hildreth is having his house paint
ed.-A. w. Cutting has finished painting
the Congo. church. The church was open
ed Sunday, Aug. 9th. The new steel
ceiling and other embellishments have been
a great improvement.
Rev. Mr.. Scott, whose home is i'm the
south, preached at the Cong. church one
week ago Sunday. He lectured Monday
evening on "The Negro Problem in the
South" and Tuesday evening gave per-
sonal account of his life, being slave I'M
til nineteen years of age. His lectures
were interesting and were well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Gardiner of Little
ton, y. H., have been visiting friends i'm
town.-NIrs. VIM. Sawyer of Milford, n.
H., has been visiting relatives here Curtis
Allbee from n. Y. city is in town. Alice
Allbee, Grace Knights and Bernice Wheel
er are to attend school at Derby Academy.
The promenade at the G. A. II. hall was
well attended.
Derby.
Mr.. Emery Kingsbury, one of our
Oldest townsmen, is very feeble from
the effects of a shock.
Mr.. Delos Marvin went to East
Swanton on Monday to attend the
funeral of his little niece.
The Ladies' Aid Society held a very
pleasant gathering with Mrs. Stephen
Davis last Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Holt and wife of Boston were
in town last week, the guests of
Fred Holt and Mrs. Joseph Bates.
The prospects are good for a large
attendance at the fall term of the
academy, opening tomorrow Tues
day.
ME- NTo1l;o I7,na,. hoe a,ssho1 ,yo~Ir
at H. H. Wilder's and goes to New
port this week to work at Lawyer
Dickerman's.
Mrs. Mary Goslant, an aged lady
living in Salem Derby, died Tuesday
after a long illness. Burial was at
Newport the 10th.
Mrs. A. T. Daley returned Friday
from East Swanton, where she has
been stopping a few days with her
niece, Mrs. Frank Marvin.
George Burton and wife, Charles
Carpenter andIwife, and Henry Car
penter took in the excursion to West
port, n. Y. last Thursday, reporting n
pleasant trip.
Master Read Merriel of Smiths
Mills, P. O., has been visiting his
aunt at the Rickard.-Gen. Grout
visited his brothers, Josiah and Geo.
Grout recently.-The Misses Lamb of
Boston are in town spending their
vacation with their sister, Mrs. Paul
Normandin.-Mr. Oren Newcomb,
formerly of this town, now residing in
Denver, Colorado, spent Sunday, the
9Th, in this place. He was on bust