Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-15

capable young laOy. we WISH tnem every
success In life.
B. II. Lewis, who has been in poor health
for long time, failed rapidly at last and
passed away little past noon on Tuesday
last. Everything possible to stay the dis
ease and prolong life was done. He leaves
a wife and two small children, an aged
mother and three brothers to mourn his
loss; they have the sympathy of their many
friends. His funeral was on Thursday at
his late home, Rev. Mr.. Vincent officiat-
ing, burial at the village cemetery. The
profusion of flowers bespoke the sympa-
thy of their friends.
Greensboro.
Maud Paddleford works at Sumner HIPS
this season.
No school at No. this spring and no
way provided yet to carry pupils
Mr.. Rutledge's brother, who has been
sick for some time, died at his home last
week. The remains were taken to Nova
Scotia.
Isabelle Lang, who is teaching at Barton,
spent Saturday and Sunday at her fathers.
Walter McFarIane and son James visited
Mrs. Willie Ingalls, spent last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. b. Payne
Martha Lang visited at Derby Centre last
week.-Byron Austin was in town recent
" calling on friends and neighbors.
Holland.
Mrs Will Turcotte is very sick with
small chance of recovery.-Miss Alice
= izit frio n
f. R. Moulton started the road machine
the 10th with the same help as last year.
Rev. Mr.. McDougali, our new minister,
preached his first sermon in town Sunday
TO quite large congregation. He comes
well recommended and it is to be hoped
that our people will make an extra effort
to get out and hear him as often as pos
sible.
Irasburgh.
The Cong. S. s. are preparing exercises
for Children's Day.
Mrs. Harry House of Newport spent
Sunday with her parents, Judge and Mrs
Thompson.
Nelson Crawford and Florence Wood of
West Derby were married at the home OF
MIR. Crawford by Rev. p. n. Granger last
Wednesday.
The delegates chosen to attend the W. G.
T. U. convention at Newport next week
are Mrs. Slack, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. Brews-
ter, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Templeton.
Mrs. S. w. Beauclerk has been spending |
a few days in Newport.-Miss Nora
Shepard went last week to New Bedford,
N Y, to work in a telephone office.
The w. c. T. U. will give a cake and ice |
cream social i'll the Cong. vestry next We'd |
nesday evening. A short musical and |
literary entertainment has been prepared. |
All are invited.
The tenth anniversary of - Epworth
League organization was observed with
appropriate exercises last evening. The
c. E. society by special invitation united
with them in the service.
James Leonard from Barre, Canada, and
Mr.. Sullivan Clough have recently been
employed by parties from Lisbon, N. H.,
to inspect and determine the value of the
timber land of the late e. l.. Chandler,
with a view of purchasing the same.
Fishing has been the order of the day
since May 1st. Young and old seem to de-
light in the pastime, the more so, as it has
been prohibited pleasure for the last
three years. Now We realize how almost
impossible it is to tell the exact truth in
relating s'fish stories," but the danger in
this instance is that we shall not tell it big
enough. Mr.. John Cotton showed your
correspondent three-pound trout which
he had taken from the public waters in
Irasburgh. Just where he finds them,
where they grow, is what all of his neigh
bors don't know.
Lowell.
Miss Sara Parker now makes her daily
trips to her school on a new bicycle.
George Hartwen cut his hand quite Sc
verely in the Curtis tub shop last week.
Mrs. John Rudisian is going to Laconia,
N. II. to join her husband who has work
there.
Mr.. Chas. Temple has been very i'll with
nervous complaint, but is some better at
present.
Rev. A. T. Eldridge viii exchange desks
with Rev. Mr.. Dickey of Irasburgh on Sum
day, May q.
Everett Clifford of Lowell, Mass, visited
his sister, Mrs. John Rounsaville, a few
days last week. !
Dr. Geo. Newton of Cambridge visited at {
his parents here Sunday. He returned s
Monday accompanied by Mr.. Cleveland s
who has been visiting at Nlr. Newton's {
The Goth annual meeting of the Orleans
County Conference of Congregational
churches with be held with the church
Tuesday and Wednesday June 6 and Z.
For particulars see program which will APP