Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-07-24


been appointed and the new pews will soon
pected in the future.
East Oh arIestOn.
The Clyde River creamery Co. paid 154
cents per pound for butter for June.
The item last week should have read
Altha Hudson, instead of Arthur Hudson,
who was visiting in Lancaster, n. III.
Agnes Stone of st. Johnsbury, Ethel
Rickaby Iof Danville and Miss Cole of
Craftsbury spent last week in town, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Stevens.
States Attorney Graham and Mr.. Tit
comb of st. Johnsbury wereTin town last
week looking after parties who have been
fishing contrary Ito law. We understand
the Iproof against them was insufficient
and they were discharged.
Mrs. Nellie Chaffee and daughter Olive
have returned from a several weeks visit
to Canada.-Mrs. Alice Van Dyke and son
of Atlanta, Ga, are visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Myra Trip, and other friends here.
This is her first visit to Vermont.-E
Miles of Sutton, former resident here.
spent few days last week at r. p. Stew
ems.
Frank Trip, who several years ago
bought the old home farm that his grand
father started to clear up and on which his
father lived until he sold out to his son,
thinks he knows how to appreciate run
ming water at the buildings as the water
has always had to be pumped. He has sue
ceeded in getting a good stream of run
niDO water al 10 bnnGa and Tho
spring is about 80 rods from the buildings.
They dug down to the depth of eight feet
before they found water and then
went about four feet lower and found it in
abundance. The ditch for several rods
is-nine feet deep and not less than three
feet anywhere; inch galvonived iron was
used. Frank thinks it an expensive job
but expects it will be paying investment.
West Charleston.
The Peoples telephone has reached here.
The central office is at the post-office.
Henry Rich has been to Groveton, n. H.
on business'-Ray Leonard has gone to
Skinner, Maine to work.
The weather has been wet and the farm
ers are very backward in their haying.
There is more hay standing at this time
than there has been before for years.
The entertainment given last Saturday
evening by Frank R. Conklin was well
attended and much enjoyed by all. We
hope to hear him again in the near future.
Mrs. E. A. Wiley and children are Wis
iting at a. w. WilIey's at Barton Land
ing this Week.-Mrs. Mae Collins is home
from Manchester, n. H., for short va
cation.-Morrls Burbank has a brother
visiting him.-Wil Picord is housekeep-
ing in Z. w. Parlin's tenement.-John
Dudley has been entertaining relatives
from Orange, Mass.
Coventry.
The Salvation Army will holda meeting
in town next Friday evening.
Salmon Nye is very sick at his brot hers,
Lucius Nye's.-Mrs. Hattie Thurber has
been very sick the past week at her
father's.-Wm. Elliott is sick and unable
to drive the creamery wagon.
a letter was received from John Enos
last Tuesday. He is in the Philippines,
and writes that many of the soldiers are
sick there, and not half fed. His letter
was so days reaching here.
Henry GIizener of Bolton, p. O., was in
town last Thursday.-Mrs. Barlow's
daughter from Boston is spending the
summer with her.-Lora Wheelock has
gone to the White Mountains to do table
work.-Rev. o. E. Aiken has been to Boil
ton, 2. O., the past week.-Hattie and
Marion Nichols and Rachel Moore of Bos-
ton are spending the summer at VIM.
Niles'.-Rev. j. o. Sherbune, presiding
elder, was in town last Monday.
Craftsbury.
Several farmers have finished haying and |
report the crop lighter than last year.
Miss Harvey, missionary from India, is /
to speak in the NJ. E. church next Sunday. I
Day, son of Martin Sawyer, who has been |
seriously i'll for some time, does not seem
to improve.
Mrs. Jennie Randall has taken p. w. |
Davison's children to St. Johnsbury for |
medical treatment.
Mrs. L. a. Whitney of Boston is in town .
for the summer.-Mrs. Maria Bumps from
West Burke, former resident, is in town
for few weebs.-D. II. Hovey of Hard
wick was in town last week.
During the electrical shower last Friday
morning a tree standing in the door yard
of F. j. Glidden's was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged Lig htning
struck pump last Friday morning near
Fred Templeton's buildings on town hill
completely demolishing it.
North CraftSbury.
S. j. Marckres has moved the barn, pur-
chased of p. w. Dawson, to his place.
The teachers examination was held here
but not a great number of teachers were
present.