Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-10

Albany last week by the illness OF VIII
| Anderson.
West Glover.
I to his barn.
! Henry Gilbert and wife are at work for
Fred Knight through haying.
Miss Vera Webster closed her school in
Mud Island district last Friday.
Charles Ufford has the foundation for
his house done and will erect the house
after haying.
Henry Clark was thrown from the
cream wagon last Tuesday, breaking rib
and receiving other injuries.
Mrs c. A Clark has been at st. Johns
bury the past week with Mrs. E. O.. Ran
dali, who is having her eyes treated.
r.. Cook, G. n. Hjbbard, c. F. Cutler,
G. P. Fisher, David Calderwood and son,
and David Baker are among the number
who have bought the combination ma
chine of the American Harrow Co.
Chester King has been visiting his
father, c. c. King.-Mrs. A. F. Hinkley
and son are visiting relatives in Irasburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross from Waterford have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Wright.-Mr. and Mrs. F. Cutler and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Borland spent last Tuesday
at Rev. A. Blake's in Wheelock.-Dr.
Percy Templeton from Montpelier is in
camp at Stone Pond.-Mr. Wood and wife
are visiting at Eugene Bickford's.-R
Skinner from Newport was in town last
week.. A. Crane and family from
Greensboro spent Sunday in town.
Greensboro.
The patronage of the creamery has in
creased until it has now over $50 patrons.
John Holloway was in DanvilIe last
week looking after his interests there.
The farmers are reporting a light hay
crop; about three-fourths the usual crop.
A. c. Chase has his barn ready to put the
hay in. The addition of forty feet in
length makes the, barn 115 feet long and
one of the largest in town.
Augustus Paddock Of Craftsbury has
erected one of the best cottages on the lake
shore. It is situated on the east side of the
lake, near Mr.. Hunters.
Road commissioner Cook has expended
a portion of the State highway money
graveling the Chase Swamp stage road.
The people are well pleased with Nj. Cooks
management.
D. G. Melvin, who has served the town
as liquor agent for about eighteen years,
resigned July 1st, and there is no suitable
person whom the selectmen can recon-
mend who will accept the appointment as
agent. Therefore the agency is discontin-
ued for the present.
A very pleasant gathering of the people
of Greensboro took place at the home of
J. A. Crane on the evening of July 9th
The occasion of the party was a farewell
reception to Miss Jennie Crane, who starts
today for Idaho in company with her I'M
Gle, Rev. r. B. Wright, of Boise, Idaho.
Mr.. Wright. who has been visiting friends
in this county for a short time, was pres
ent at the reception and by his pleasant,
genial manner and kindly words for all,
added much to the occasion. Ice cream and
cake were served after which Rev. P. B.
Fisk, in behalf of the assembled company,
presented Miss Crane with a purse of mon
ey, in appreciation OF her services as or
ganist and member of the choir. There
were many expressions of regret at Miss
Cranes departure. At the close of the eve
ming all united in the singing of a hymn,
being led by the pastor, who ''lined' out
the hymn according to the custom of aye
olden time"
EraSburgh.
The Christian Endeavor society has pur
chased new singing books. BE |
Solomon CIough has gone to board with |
Mr.. and Mrs. David France.
Walter Harlow, who works in F. A. Blu !
store, is taking vacation.
Quite a company of the young people |
from town celebrated the 4th at WilIough- |
by.
The bells and anvil cannon announced |
the 4th at midnight in manner character
istic of the patriotic American.
Mrs. George Phelps and son return to
their home in Fargo, n. D., this week.
Mr.. Phelps will not come east at present.
Miss Helen Somers has closed another
term of school at Newport Cen
ter, and goes this week to the White
Mountains to do table work.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Granger at the NJ. E. parsonage, Thursday
afternoon. Supper will be served from
half past to 6. A cordial Invitation to
all.
John Carpenter will move into a ten
ement in Charles Fishers house next week.
Mrs. Cotton has rented the lower part of
her house to Mr.. Seavy.-Solomon .Clough
has purchased Mrs. Metcalf's house.
Fred Wheeler of South Barton and Err
nest Cove have been spending few days
at George HilI's.-George Lee is at home
from Burlington coIege.-John Stanford,