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

and horse rake which were burned. A:
the wind was blowing in the opposite di-
rection, Mrs. Powells house was easily
saved, but it was only by the greatest ex-
ertions that Mr.. Winget's shop was kept
from the flames. The TapIin buildings
and goods were insured for $1,000 and the
Stanford place for $500. Mr.. Stanford and
| Mr. Chapel will move into a house own
| ed by Mr.. Stanford on the Glover road one
mile from the village; Miss Taplin's goods
have been moved into one of her farm
buildings in Albany, while Mrs. Carpenter
| and son will go to Craftsbury and stop
with her son there for time. Mrs. Seavy
was visiting friends in Charleston and has
not returned yet. The lightning also
struck the wires running into the cheese
factory and knocked down two men who
were working there, damaging the build
ing slightly. 1t then perambulated about
the town performing different freaks, and
incidentally injuring several telephones.
jay.
Gilbert Baraw lost fine horse while
running the road machine.-H. E. West
lost colt which he priced highly.
J. Edgar Chase and family have been
visiting Mrs. Chase's parents at Barton
Landing.-Mrs. Joseph Martin and two of
their children have been visiting in Frank
lin Co.
David Beard has moved into the B. F.
Paine tenement house near the bridge
Mr.. Rabiteau has moved into the Ban
mister house near Leslie Bannister's.-Mrs.
E. Lucier has bought Walter Lucier's farm
and COWS for $4,000. Possession given the
18th of this month.
Lowell.
The play ssSaint Cecilia, will be pre-
sented at Troy this evening.
The friends of Mrs. A. E. Powers gave
her very pleasant surprise party recently.
Strawberries are getting ripe fast, Mrs.
Alfred Cover leads the village people by
having a field strawberry short cake
June 18th.
The lightning during the thunder storm
of last week set fire 10 and destroyed Ga
Ion SINNERS farm barn also much farm
machinery which was stored there.
Miss Rachael Finnegan has returned
from the Fanny Allen hospital Burling-
ton much improved in health.-Mrs. A. F.
Eldridge, who has been suffering with
felon for the past few weeks, is little
more comforta bIe.-Mr. Abel Sawyer is
better and able to be at the village.-John
Rounsaville's boy who has been sick for
a long time is improving Abel Saw
yer is suffering from a very bad felon.-
Mrs. Frank Richards does not seem to be
improving.
The annual meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society was held with Mrs. Edison Kin
ney last week Friday afternoon. A large
company attended, among the number
was Mrs. Ira Parker of Newport, former
member of the Ladies Aid. The officers
elected We're Mrs. Charles Sawyer Pres,
Mrs. John Young vice Pres, Mrs. E. B.
Wellman Sec. and Treas.-The Epworth
League held an ice-cream and straw berry
festival at the town hall June 10. Pro-
ceeds 800.
Bert Corey of Bloomington and Charley
Corey of Cambridge were in town We'd
H. Farman and Austin 1.
Blake spent Sunday at Beebe Plain
Rev. Fl. J. Maillet spent the week in Bur-
lington in attendance at the Forester's
the conference at Barre recently. |
Isaac LaFrennie and wife are in Salem,
Mass, v1siting.-Miss Wilma Durivage
is home from Sheldon for a vacation
Miss Belle Stannard left here for Aurora,
ILL.,, June 14th. She is to be away most of |
the summer visiting her aunt, Mrs Hawley. |
Harold J. Gates of Burlington who has |
been visiting Harry R. Wellman returned |
home recently.-Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Well |
man took bicycle ride last week Monday |
to Jacksonville. Tuesday morning they |
went to Jericho where Leigh had the mis-
fortune to break his wheel and they were |
obliged to take the train arriving at Bur-
Iington Tuesday night.
NJ organ.
Several from this place attended the Odd |
meeting atiIsland Pond June IS.
VIM. Cobb of Barton has been in town
looking after his farm.-Wilbur Wilcox
from New York city is visiting his brother.
Alvin Bartlett and wife and E1vin Bart
lett and wife, also Mr.. and Mrs. Dale of
Island Pond, attended Mr.. Bartlett's
funeral.
Byrum Bartlett died last Wednesday at
;he residence of Mrs. George Bartlett,
where he had been tenderly cared for. He
vas born in Morgan Sept. %, 1908, and
married Miss Clarissa Bryant of Merideth,
Y. FL. From this union three children
we're born, only one, VIM. P. Bartlett, sur
yves. He held the office of town clerk
or many years. Mr.. Bartlett was the last
If family of nine children, who have all
lied in the order of their birth, and all
ived to be over 81 years old. He was
bright light in the church, having joined
,ver 65 wears ago and his voice was ALWAYS