Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-10


putting it through the different machines
until it is finished into nice chair bottoms
car ceilings, or the finest piece of veneer
ing. During the past year the company
have built two additions to the mill, one
11x4O feet, and one 28x4O feet. They have
also put in new watts for steaming logs and
a new dryer, etc., making expense OF
about s., 600 on repairs the past year, and
Mr. Tracy informed us that they are going
to make other improvements this year.
Newport Center.
Fred Estelle has commenced his work in
the creamery.
Easter exercises were held at the M. E..
church April End.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes of Holderness, N. H.,
held meetings at the Advent church last
| week.
Rev. J. A. Dixon of Barton Landing
gave his lecture on 1.-THE Ups and Downs
of the Briny Deep" last Wednesday even
| ing at the M. E. church. The lecture was
very interesting.
Albert Tracy has moved in with his
mother, Mrs. Clarissa Tracy.-W. Ell. Rood
! of Morgan has taken possession of the
farm which he recently purchased of AL
bert ElTracy.-Bert Hager has moved in
over Fred Taylor's store.-John Wiley
has moved from L. F. Flanders residence
to Martha Percy's residence in the village.
The annual village school meeting the
was held last Tuesday evening at the
school-house, and the following officers
were elected: Moderator, r. H. Rice;
clerk and treasurer, F. L. Hildreth; COM
mittee, U. A. Harris, Alvin Lara bee, r. FL.
Rice; auditors, D, L. Hildreth, N. S. Rog-
ers, Hiram Drown; truant officer, Sylves-
ter Drown; collector, o. ]. Adams. The
district voted rs cents on the dollar for
current expenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Wentworth of
Lowelltown, Maine, are stopping with
relatives here.-Misses Hattie Green and
Nora Magoon of Newport visited at Ell. M.
Doane's recently.-Laura and Lizzie Stick
ney, who have been home on short va
cation, have returned to their school at
Newport.-Mrs. Lorenzo Manuel of New
port visited at Mrs. A. L. Hammond's re-
cently.-Mr. and Mrs. George Brewer and
son, who have been visiting at 0. M. Grit
fins, have returned to their home in Hook
sett, n. H.-Court Sherman has returned
from Waverley, Mass.-Mr. Wright of
Chateaugay Basin, Canada, visited his son,
David Wright, recently. Nettie
Smith of Lunenb urgh is visiting at Ell. M.
Doanes.-Bert Rogers and son Ray, of
Derby Centre visited relatives here recent
ly.-Rosette Jenkins has returned to her
home in Beecher Falls.-Miss Laura Bead die
has returned from her business trip to
Boston.
Troy. 1gsS
Peter Martin has sold his fast horse to
Fred Sisco of Newport.
G. w. Aiken is improving slowIy.-Wos-
ter Flint is improving. Ida Higgins,
who has been sick, is better.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Wake
man gave them surprise party at their
new home on the river road Tuesday eve
ming.
Frank Morey has been in town visiting
his father, Walter Morey.-Mrs. George
Martin has gone to BostCn.-Geo. Young
and Elisha Lane of Newport were in town
last week on business.-Mr. and MRS. Ell
mer Rockwell of Hardwick visited in town
last week Thomas Doyle and family in
tend moving soon to Williamant1c, Conn,
where Mr.. Doyle has work in the ice bust
ness.
The young people of Troy will give a
calico carnival in the Masonic dining
rooms next Wednesday evening. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the M. E. church. |
Fl les will be imposed upon any lady who
foils to wear a calico gown and to bring /
half pound of carpet rags carefully cut.
Any gentleman who fails to wear a calico |
tie and to bring thimbIe will be fined. A |
cordial invitation is extended to all.
~ e-stfieid.
The Cong. song service was held at Wal
ter Bells last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Betsey Stebbins has been under the
doctors care with bad coId.-Fred Du-
chame was out last Thursday after three
weeks confinement to the house.
Mrs. Lawrence, aged eighty-five, is get
ting better not understanding heart trou-
BILE, pneumonia, and prophesies to the
the contrary. Mr.. James Lawrence and
wife came from Connecticut to see his
mother.
Wallace Wakefield intends to make re-
pairs on the house he recently purchased
in the village, and then to occupy the same.
Mr.. Fuller of Franklin 20. has moved
into Zachi Wright's house.-Mr. Percy of
West Derby expects to purchase Mark
Hitchcock's place on the North Hill.
Alfred Atwood has returned to Burling-
ton-Rev. J. Fl. Wallace of Richford was
in town recently-Mrs. Ed. Boynton has
gone to Massachusetts to make an extended
visit.-Miss Mae Kelley and sister of Jay
visited in town recently.-John Martin