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

Mrs. Walter McFarlane and son, Erwin,
have been in Waterbury the past week VS.
iting Mrs. Robert Knowles.
The subject of the sermon at the Congre-
gationaI church next Sunday morning will
be ssThe Grace of Unselfshness."
George Scott went to Old Orchard Beach,
Me-, Saturday to visit his wife who has
been there for the past few weeks.
Mrs. Alonzo Clark of Kennebunk, Me-,
is visiting at E. n. RandalFs. Mr.. Clark
is expected Tuesday for short stay.
Geo. Fl. Davis and little daughter, Amy,
are at Caledonia Springs for two weeks
stay. Mr.. Davis is taking a much needed
rest.
Donald Smith and sisters returned from
Canada last Friday. He starts for Barre
to- day; Miss Smith will remain here for
a time.
All members of the Cong1 choir are re-
quested to be present at the church next
Friday evening as there is to be special
music for Sunday.
Mrs. Fanny Jones of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who came here with Miss Nellie Whitney
for a vacation, is spending a couple OF
weeks in Concord, n. II.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the parlors
of the M. e. church on Wednesday after
noon of this week. Important business.
Gentlemen invited to tea.
Robert G. lngersoll, the agnostic, writer,
lecturer and soldier, died at his home last
Friday afternoon. He was sick but short
time and died from apople1y.
The Odd Girls will have their annual
picnic at Willoughby Lake tomorrow.
They will meet at Mrs. Freeman's shop
at $50. Teams will be provided.
Mrs. G. w. Monkey and son and Master
Andrew Morrisy of Boston, Mass, who is
visiting them, with Miss Nellie Ryan are
stopping at WiIloughby Lake for a few
days.
Frank Hicks of Ashuelot, n. H., visited
friends in town Saturday. Mr.. Hicks has
been enjoying a two weeks vacation in
this vicinity and his old friends were glad
to see him.
Two of Hiram Phillips COWS in West
Glover were killed last week. During the
hard showers of the week cons 'derable
damage was done by lightning striking
in different places.
Mrs. Carrie Bunker of Manchester, n.
H., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Fred Comstock, has been confined to the
house the past two weeks by severe at
tack of rheumatism.
Mr.. H. d. Phillips of Manchester, N. H.,
is in town for few days. Mr.. Phillips
his relatives in Albany. Mrs. Phillips and
children will remainIhereiso longer.
Letters addressed to the following par
ties remain uncalled for at this post-office:
Mrs. Frank Belknap, r. G. Card Jacob L.
Downing, Fred Duval, w. A.Jerome, Miss
L. e. Morse, Miss Alice Simpson, Mrs.
Albertine Smith.
The L. q. B. A. social at the NJ. E. church
last Wednesday evening was very we'll at
tended. THE object of the meeting was
for the young people to get better
quainted. Cake and ice cream were served
and a good time was reported.
c. B. Harding & Son are preparing to
manufacture 5-pound round and square
butter boxes in connection with their tub
business. The machinery will be in soon
and this new department will give employ
ment to at least eight additional men.
The British were victorious in the ath-
Ietic meet in England last Saturday, the
Oxford Cam bridge combination being too
strong for Harvard and Yale. The final
score was five to four. The Americans I'M
expectedly lost in the long distance runs.
Mrs. Collins, who with Mrs. Dow re-
turned from Chicago recently and are now
stopping with Mrs. Martha Nelson, is
much improved in health. While in Chi
cago Mrs. Collins was in very poor health
but the climate here seems to agree with
her.
Miss Clara Colburne arrived from Utah
Friday, and is visiting her sister, Miss L.
G. CoIburne of this village. Miss Colburne
has charge of school for young ladies in
Salt Lake City; she is here to spend her
summer vacation and will return to her
home in the West in September.
e. c. Elliott and family, NJ. II. Lewis
and family, w. w. Norris and family, and
Geo. Goad and family with Mrs. Avery
and daughter, Mrs. Colby of Concord, \.
H., held picnic last Thursday at Mr.. FL
liott's camp at Parker Pond in West GLOW
er. They had very enjoyable time.
There is to be a meeting of Orleans
Lodge, No. 90, F. and A. M, next We'd
nesday evening. Work in the second de-
gree. There will also be a meeting on
Friday evening, when the third degree will
be conferred. It is expected that the
chairs Will be filed by past masters. A
banquet will be given at the close.
One of the new steamers added to the
feet on Crystal Lake this summer is Geo.
BarstoM's HMountain Maid.n She is an