Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-12

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two weeks.
George Katen is making extensive re-
pairs on the Hunt house which he bought
last spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cobb and child of
Morrisville visited at Hotel Spaulding
last Sabbath.
Rev. r. L. Sheaff will attend the State
conference of Cong. churches to be held at
Barre this week.
The Boston and Maine Railroad are do
ing some extensive grading between here
and the Landing.
Prof. Andrews and Miss Enos of Derby
were in attendance at the graduating ex-
ercises here last week.
Miss Alice Walter of Lyn donville and
Mrs. Carl Gray of st. Johnsbury, visited
friends in town last week.
A young son of Mr.. Fred Smith, who is
now in charge of the poor farm, has been
quite ill, but is improving.
H. r. Cutler has been spending the past
two weeks at home. He is enjoying his
annual vacation with his mother.
Miss Alice Jenkins, who has been in Bos-
ton under treatment is improving very
rapidly and will soon return home.
Mrs. Bickford, mother of Schuyler
Bickford, fell last week severely injuring
her knee. She is confined to the bed.
The members and friends of the w. G.
T. u are invited to meet with Mrs. T. w.
Drew, Tuesday, June 18th, at 2:3O p. m.
Meeting of Quimby Post No. 49, on We'd
nesday evening Of this week at Z o'clock.
All members are requested to be present.
Mrs. S. B. Needham arrived from Boston
on Saturday afternoon, and will spend the
summer with her daughter, Mrs. DIR. Bus
well.
Rain is needed very badly in this section.
Reports from the southern part of the
State say that the crops are suffering Sc
verely.
Mock measles ar e still prevailing in this
village. Quite number of the Peerless
Co.'S employees are out on account of the
disease.
Landlord Spaulding of the Crystal Lake
House is enjoying increased business and
several of our townspeople are taking
their meals there.
Mrs. F. A. Blake's condition has been
extremely critical during the past week,
bnt this mornings report says that she is
slightly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Stedman, parents of
DIR. Stedman, have moved into the John
Skinner house and will remain here the
greater part of the summer.
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eral repairs. New floors have been laid, a
new skylight will be put in and the rooms
newly papered throughout.
Mrs. o. D. Owen is visiting her daughter
Julia at Mt.Holyoke college. She will re-
main until after commencement; June 81.
Mr.. o. D. Owen will also attend the ex-
ercises.
Miss Nellie Whitney, accompanied by
lady friend, arrived from Minneapolis yes
terday morning. They intend to remain
in Vermont during the greater part of the
summer.
Little Birdena Gardiner has come to
stay with her brother, H. M. Gardiner.
Clyde Nutting, who has been boarding
with him and attending school, has gone
to his home in Westmore.
The annual convocation of the o. E. S.
of the State was held at Barre last week
and a very fine time was reported by those
who attended. Mr.. F. w. Baldwin, Mr..
Arthur Drew and Miss Ida Ruggles went
from this village.
Rev. w. E. Douglass has received thirty
copies of the Vermont Conference Minutes
which are of great interest to all Methodist
people. Engage your copy early. Rev. F.
w. Lewis, former pastor here, is the eff
fcient secretary.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Roman Catholic church held a sociable
and entertainment last week for the pur-
pose of raising money to repair the church.
Cake and ice cream were served and quite
a sum added to their treasury.
Mrs. p. L. Webster is in receipt of
letter from Jacksonville, Fla, stating that
Miss julia Johnson is in a very poor state
of health and no encouragement is given
for her recovery. Her failing health is due
to sciatic rheumatism with other troubles.
Warren Hartwen rode over to Willough-
by Lake Friday night on his wheel for a
fishing trip and inside of two hours had
landed two three-pound longe by means
of the troll. Fishing is good at the lake
just at present, some good strings having
been caught.
Among others who attended the gradu-
ating exercises at the close of the academy
last week were Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Wright
of Newport, Mr.. and Mrs. @. f. Webster of
Iras burgh, Dick Kendall and Miss Nellie
Wright of Newport, and Carl Grimes and
family OF West Derby.
Work has begun on w. B. Bowman's
new house, the foundation having al
ready been laid. It will be built on Mr..