Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-29


cents per pound for the first lot of butter
sold and it was pronounced fine butter.
The Reading Circle met last Friday night
for the election of officers, but on account
of the small number present adjourned for
two weeks.
| G. j. Stoddard, who has been at the Bos-
| ton University the past year, came home
last week. He was accompanied by Curtis
| Stoddard of Maiden, Mass, and Myron
Brainard of Lowell, Mass.
G. w. Lang is visiting at Morrisville.-
| Mrs. Nettie Wilson has gone TO Berry, p.
| O., to visit her sister, Mrs Eva Bennett
Lewis Titus, former resident here, and
Mr.. Baldwin of No. Stratford, were in
town last week.-Mrs.. V. N. Davis has
been visiting several days with friends in
New Hampshire.
West Charleston.
Will Parsons has started his cedar oil
distillery.
Quite a number from here attended the
concert at Newport last week.
VIM. Nelson is building an addition to
his barn. Geo Driver is doing the work.
E. o. Bennett and w. G. Hildreth are to
have their houses painted.
Union services were held at the F. w.
Baptist church yesterday. A Memorial
sermon was delivered by NJ w. Farman
of Westfield. The church was lastly and
appropriately decorated.
Last Wednesday, George Lyon started
for his home at Forest City, Iowa. He is
member of a firm owning sixteen large
lumber yards and doing a large business.
His brother is Supt. of one of the yards.
Rev. j. p. Marvin while attending a
meeting of the Cong. Clubat Barton Land
ing was taken suddenly ill, but after
prompt treatment received help. At pres
ent writing he is much better though not
able to be out.
Miss Ida Holton is visiting friends at
Sweetsburg, P. Q.-Mrs. Emily McKelvey
is visiting her mother, Mrs. j. Cummings.
Mrs. Nellie Allen and daughter Cecil are
visiting Mrs. Aliens parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. w. Brackett.-Miss Sarah Cobb was at
DIR. c. S. Humans a few days last week.
Maud Smith of st. Johnsbury and Kit
Smith of West Derby visited their brother
Leon at VIM. Nelson's last week.-N. III.
Piper and daughter Nellie are visiting a t
Barre.-Ada Niles was called home from
Island Pond on account of the illness of
her mother.-Genevieve Bennett returned
to West Concord with her uncle, James
Bennett.
Coventry.
VIM. Tibbetts is shingling and repairing
his store.
DIR. F. G. Badgers father and mother
from the West are visiting him.
Mr.. Joseph Kidder and daughter Ann,
Rev. o. E. Aiken and wife went to South
Barton last Saturday to attend the funeral
of Hiram Drown.
Miss Ann Shepard received news last
week that her sister, Mrs. Lucy Roberts of
Pomfret was very sick. Miss Shepard, ac-
companied by her niece, Mrs. Ida Niles,
started for Pomfret Thursday.
News was received last Friday of the
death of Mr.. Hiram Drown at South Bar
ton. Mr.. Drown came to this town about
fifty-four years ago. He never married
and for the past thirty years had boarded
in the home of George s. Livingstone
until few weeks ago, he went to South |
Barton to stop for a time with his nephew
Melvin Drown. Mr.. Drown was eighty |
two years old, an honored citizen, and his |
genial countenance will be missed on our
streets. He leaves a sister and two broth
ers to mourn his loss.
CraftsburY.
Children's day will be observed at the
NJ. e. church.
MaLu and Leon Amsden went to North |
Greensboro last Tuesday to work for Mr..
Rutledge.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Fisher were called to
Albany last Thursday to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Paddock, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Cole, Mrs. George Wheeler and Mrs. N. III.
Kinney attended the w. G. t. U. conven-
ton in Newport last week.
The B. r. @. & b. Co. are having a cold
storage made for keeping butter during
the heated seasonal. e. Spaulding finish
ed saving his stock of logs last week.
The Changers have bought the Will Farr
blacksmith shop and will convert it into J
hall for their use.-Wesley Spencer has
bought place in Hardwick and moved
his family there.
Mr.. and Mrs Grant have finished work
for Alex Calderwood and moved into
rooms in the Kent tenement.-John Miles
has finished work for II. +. Graham and
moved to his farm in Glover.
Messrs. Uric and Sawyer have started
their grocery cart in charge of Guy Rog-
ers.-Our road commissioner has started
out with the road machine and plenty of
help to make the necessary repairs on the
roads.
The ice cream social given by the Junior
/ eapne last Wednesday evening was a very