Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-06-26

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Henry Pickle and family returned re-
Gently from Canada, where they had been
for short visit.
On ChiIdrens' Day the Centre church
was beautifully decorated, filled with peo-
pie, and the exercises by the children were
fine.
During the heavy shower last Tuesday
the lightning struck tree in Ellis Rob-
inson's pasture and killed a COW which
was near by.
Mrs. Jane Brooks is canvassing for a
very interesting book entitled, 1.-THE
United States in the War with Spain.'
Mrs. Brooks has the agency for Orleans
county.
Nathan Barrie, who has been having a
serious time with felon on his finger, had
to have his finger amputated recently. DIR.
Longe from Newport performed the
operation.
Mrs. Homer Seavey of Irasburgh spent
the past week with her mother, Mrs. Lora
Fuller. The house they rented in Iras-
burgh was burned in the shower of Tues
day. Their friends are sorry for their loss.
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Bowman of st.
Johnsbury visited at Avery Denison's last
Week.-Mrs. Mary Bishop of Aver, Mass,
and Mrs. Charlotte (Bishop) Caruth and
daughter of Everett, Mass, will spend a
few weeks in the Centre and vicinity,
stopping at E. A. Denison's. They spent
a part of the past week at Austin Lund's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buhrman, who have been
visiting at E. w. Dudley's, have gone to
their cottage at Bath Beach.-Ed. Aldrich's
father and brother are visiting him.-Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Wells have returned from
their trip to Fra nklin county.
East Bloomington.
J. B. Skinner raised his new barn re-
Gently.
Samuel Drown, who has been seriously
ill, is improving.
Garfield MacKay has gone to Barton
Landing to work on the railroad.
Rev. Charles Clark was in town recently
visiting friends Mrs. and Miss Wright of
Newport are visiting at Herbert Gray's.
Evansville.
Henry Prescott has been in Morrisvllle
to see his mother, who is very sick.
James Randall has been to Hardwick to
visit her brother.-Miss Lulu Smith is
home from Barton.-B. J. Carter, L. r..
Woodland and L. Emerson went to Echo
Pond fishing recently.
The Childrens' Day exercises at the Nj.
E. church were of great interest The
children carried out their parts in a man
ner most pleasing and acceptable to the
large congregation. The program this
year consisted of recitations and singing
by the primary scholars, followed by an
exercise for the young people entitled,
"Peace or War" Altogether it was one of
the best entertainments ever given in the
church; much credit is due to the CO.
operating committees in planning and
carrying out such an excellent program.
The church was beautifully decorated.
The collection was large.
East Charleston.
Irving Walcott has gone to Berlin to
work at his trade.
Mrs. Chester Lord OF Ipswich, Mass, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Carrie Cob
leigh.
A strawberry festival was held at the
chapel last Thursday evening for the bene-
fit of Rev. Mr.. Thurston.
B. F. Davis has improved the looks of
his tenement house in the village by coat
of paint. He has also put large windows
in the store occupied by L. w. Stevens.
Mrs. Emma Cushing, who has been Wis
iting here, returned to her home last week.
Mr.. Curtis Stoddard returned to his
home in Maiden, Mass, last Saturday.
c. o. Goodwin met with quite an acct
dent last Friday; as he was driving down
the hill near L. w. Stevens his horse
stepped into hole and fell, breaking the
harness and the thills TO the carriage.
Mr. and Mrs. r. P. Stevens were called
to Sutton last week to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Stevens sister, Mrs. Charlotte
Miles. Mrs. Miles was a resident of this
place for many years and will be kindly
remembered by many here.
Quite a number from here are planning
to attend the reunion of Co. K. at Will
loughby this week. A great many of this
company are residents of this town, and
others formerly lived here, so that much
interest is felt in these gatherings.
Mr.. j. G. Stevens and wife of St. Johns
bury are visiting Mr.. Stevens parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. P. Stevens.-Mrs. Matte
Eastman snd her sister, Mrs. May Ohm
sted, of Springfield, Mass, are visiting
relatives in town.-Mrs. F. A. Balch of st.
Johnsbury recently made her aged grand
mother a short visit.
West Charleston.
The dance at the S. of V. hall was we'll
attended.
sit is a girl and weighs ten pounds" so
Rob. Parker says and smiles.
Laid Bowen is still very sick and but
little hope is entertained of his recovery.