Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-29

nesday evening, given by the young men
Their ingenuity will be in evidence by way
of supernatural influences and the oracles
can be consulted. Don't miss this great
feast of your pagan ancestors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry House are visiting
Mrs. Thompson. They intend to go to
California for the winter.-Miss Nettie
Denning of Manchester, N. H., is spending
few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grant.
Mrs Lucy Curtis from Laconia, N. H.,
is in town.-Fred Sears and g. w. Russell
were in Burlington last Thursday.
AS Mr.. Shepard and his hired man were
taking care of their cattle one evening last
week, they saw large wild cat near the
barn. Not having any firearms at hand
they decided to tree the animal. But just
as they were about to complete the ar
rangement Mr.. Wild Cat decided to change
the situation, and with bound of about
so feet left his partners to consider the pos
sibiIities of that tree without him. His
majesty was last heard from screeching on
the Albany hills.
Lowell.
L. o. Cox is building an addition to his
hotel which will be used for an office.
Max Newton, son of Fred Newton, was
seriously injured by the explosion of
cartridge of some kind about noon Friday.
Full particulars of his injury could not be
had at the time of this writing, but he had
one hand badly injured and some other
wounds.
Mrs. Stewart, wife of the late Harley
Stewart, and mother of A. J. Stewart, died
at her home on the North road Thursday
morning. She had been in feeble health
for some time. The funeral was from the
Cong. church Saturday, Rev. F. P. Phelps
officiating.
The sudden death of our townsman, Geo.
Thornton, on Saturday, was shock to the
community. Mr.. Thornton had been sick
the day before but was not thought to be
in a dangerous condition as he got up Sat-
urday morning and did his milking and
other work abovt the barn as usual. About
ten O'Clock he came down stairs from the
chamber where he had been lying down
and falling on the floor expired instantly.
Mr.. Thornton was man of herculean
stature, being over six feet tall and weigh
ed at his death 235 pounds. He had been
in the best of health until just before his
death. He leaves wife and four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Rawson Durivage, Mrs. Samuel
Cello, Mrs. Horace Hall and Mrs. Leander
Sinclair, all of whom reside in town. He
was man of very quiet and unobtrusive
manner, but an honest, upright citizen
and had many friends. The funeral was
held from the Cong. church, of which he
was member, Monday at two o'clock,
Rev. Albert Gregory of East Burke assist
ed by Rev. F. P. Phelps officiating. The
funeral was largely attended, the en-
ployes of Silsby's mill, where the deceased
had worked for a long time, attending in
body. The community has lost a good
citizen and the family loving husband
and kind father.
Morgan Center.
J. III. Gilmore has finished saving for
Geo. Tice.
Harry Griffin is home from Waterbury.
Mrs. Stevens of Richford is visiting her
sister, Mrs. S. D. Elliott.
A company of fifty friends and neigh
bors met at A. s. Barney's home Tuesday
evening, the 23rd, to an apple pairing bee
and all report pleasant time.
j. A. Gray, who has been confined to the
house for week, by injuries received from
a fall, is now able to be out.-Miss Betsey
Heath is dangerously sick.-G. w. Bryant
is improving.-Mr Alonzo Scribner is
sick.
Wilmer Elliott has moved from Holland
into the Davenport house. Mr.. Elliott
will work at Island Pond painting Mr..
Beck has moved into J. III. Gilmore's farm
house.-C. M. Elliott has moved into VIM.
Barragon's tenement.-Mr. and Mrs.
have moved in with their
daughter, Mrs. Vornarx.- Francis Hill has
moved into the house vacated by Mr..
Newport. ~.
Mrs. F. A. Bilodeau is visiting her par
ents in Barton. ,4<
Malcolm Brunson of Coventry who skip
ped his bail recently was recommitted to
jail last week.
Charles E. Young has moved from the
Prouty farm into ]. e. Lambert's tenement
on Bayview street.
Mae M. Whitney has closed her labOrs
in the dressmaking department at the
Gilman store and returned to her home in
Sheffield.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. Newland have re-
turned from their cottage at Eagle Point,
Lake Memphremagog, where they have
spent several weeks.
2. G. Blake & Co. had seven hams taken
from their smoke house one night recently.
someone intends to have good
supply for the winter.
Mrs. Stanley of Boston and Mrs. G. White |
of ST. Johnsbury recently visited at j. r.