Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-05-22


by train on Saturday and returning home
ON Monday morning. Mrs. Smith is about
the same as she has been during the past
three years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY,.
West Burke.
new bicycle.
III. I'll. Moulton's buildings look very fine
with new coat of paint.
Rev. Maynard Beckwith occupied the
M. E. pulpit last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Gilman has secured the services of
Mr. Royce of Charleston, for four months.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the M. E..
vestry Wednesday afternoon. Everybody
invited and large attendance is desired.
The teachers of Burke, Sutton and New
ark met one evening last week in the up
per room of the village school and listened
to an interesting talk by M. S. Stone, State
superintendent of education. Mr.. Stone
lectured in the M E. church to an appre-
ciative audience Wednesday evening.
A. L..Aldrich and wife spent Sunday at
MIR. AIdrich's old home, Barnston, P. O.
r. c. Bradley and w. L. Gilman went to
BrattIeboro last week to attend the grand
lodge of l. o. o. IF. Mrs. Burns, Mrs.
Powers and Mrs. Way were delegates to
the d. of R.-Mrs. G. A. Emery, who has
been visiting her daughter in Wolcott, has
returned home.-E. E. Parker and wife
were called to Island Pond last week to at
tend the funeral of!Mrs. Parker's cousin
W. E. Chase and. Ewife go to their new
hest w
of their friends here go with them.-Wal-
den Ryther and Miss Kate, of Newport,
visited their sister, Mrs. Irwin Orcutt, last
Week.-Mrs. Dearborn was called to New
port last week by the serious illness of her
mother. -
East HardWick.
III. George:is in his store now.
Charles Kellogg is ION the road selling
stationery.
Mrs. G. P. Byington has gone to New
Jersey to visit her brother.
Rev. Carlton Hazen Of Rochester preach
ed here as a candidate May 18th.
Mrs Martha Lovejoy Haskell has bought
a part of the Cobb place where the build
ings burned a year ago, and is to rebuild.
The indications are that she will not oc-
cupy it alone.
Sheffield.
George Gray, son of Almond Gray, is
quite sick.,Mrs. Gray is in very poor health.
Dr. Drakeof White River Junction has
been spen ding a few days with his broth
er.
The Ladies' Aid society met ct the vestry
of the NJ E. church Friday afternoon.
A good attendance and q social time was
enjoyed by all.
James Salmon!fell from staging while
at work on Harry Chesley's new house re-
Gently. No bones were broken, but Mr..
Salmon was badly bruised and will doubt
less be laid up for some time from his in
juries.
A very quiet wedding occurred at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Almond Gray last
Wednesday evening when their daughter,
Carrie NJ. was married to Will Peck of this
place. On account of sickness in the fam
lily only few friends were present at the
wedding. The happy couple have the best
wishes of many friends.
A reception was given by the Methodist
people and others to Rev. and Mrs. A. B.
Blake on Friday evening at the church
parlors. Rev. Mr.. Parker of this place and
Rev. Mr.. Vance of Wheelock were present
and participated in the exercises. Mr.. Par
ker, in behalf of the Baptist Society, well
coined the new pastor and his wife with
some very pleasant remarks to which the
Methodist pastor responded. After music
and refreshments the people returned to
their homes, all having enjoyed the occa-
sion very much.
WheeIOck.
Mrs. Fred Hoffman is on the sick list.
Fred Taylor went to Hardwick Friday.
Some of the farmers are selling their
sugar for 10c pound.
Willard Berry from Irasburg was in town
last week looking after real estate.
John Sherburn has hired the SpauIding
farm and moved on TO it-James Miles has
moved on to the Winslow farm.
Henry Brown and wife sold their per-
sonal property at auction last Tuesday and
are going to Somerville, Mass. The farm
was not sold.
Road Commissioner Eastman commenc-
ed work with the road machine last We'd
nesday. Chas. McGoven handles the team
and Melvin Drown the machine The
roads are not bad this year.