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


daughter.
Harry Black of Newport, who is study
| ing law with J. w. Redmond, was in town
! last week.
| Three deer walked into Willard Trips
door yard yesterday and Mr.. Trip shot
one, fine buck.
Walter McFarlane has sold his interest
to Mr.. Twombly.
Geo. w. Buzzell, who is now at St.
Johnsbury setting the poles for the Citi-
zens' Telephone line, was home over Sun
day.
Miss Currier, Miss Foss and Miss Cook
will entertain the Literary Club at the
home of Miss Currier on Wednesday eve
ming.
Mrs. Hiram Baxter had paralytic shock
while visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. c.
Grow, last Thursday. She is improving
slowly.
Homer E. Smith and wife from st.
Johnsbury spent Sunday in town. Mrs.
Smith will remain here some time visiting
relatives.
Rev. j. w. Harris of Greensboro spoke
the Cong. church last evening. His dis
course was on ssThe Hidden Life" and was
a very good one.
The harvest supper at the M. E. church
last Wednesday evening was well attend
ed. An excellent supper was provided.
Net proceeds, $500.
= At the town meeting held last Tuesday
afternoon it was voted to exempt the firm
of III. A. Harding, g. A. Hamblet & Co.
from taxation for period of ten years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Scott, of ambridge,
Mass, are here stopping with Mr.. SCOTS
father, NJ. ID. Scott Mr.. Scott is car
penter and will work at his trade with his
father and brother.
s. In letter received recently from Mrs.
Lucy o. Nutter, former resident of this
town, but now residing in Canyon City,
Colorado, Mrs. Nutter states that her
health is rather poor.
e o. Smith has purchased a farm of
Carl aHolten, of Sheffield, situated about
one and one-half miles from Sheffield
rHollow paying s4s7.5o. He expects to take
possession April first.
agent of the Continental Fire Insurance
Co., and F. III. Nourse of Lancaster, N. H.,
special agent for the Capital Fire Insur-
ance Co., were in town last Friday.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post Office Oct.29. Please say advertis
ed: Henry J.. Barton CO., John Collins,
Harmon Convey, Mrs. r. D. Dwinell, Miss
Rilla Hanson, Mrs. Arthur Worthen.
Ralph SHETLAND of Boston, special in
spector for the New England Fire Insur-
ance Exchange, was in town last Tuesday
to arrange for a re-rating of the insurance
of the ub-station and electric light plant.
A good attendance and pleasant gath
ering is reported to have been enjoyed at
the meeting of the Cong. Ladies' Society
with Mrs. s. E. Winslow and Mrs. F. K.
Powell at the church parlors last Tuesday.
A. w. Perkins, who sold his studio here
a. few.~weeks. ago intending to~locate in
Clafenont, NH, writes that he failed to
procure a suitable studio there, but has
purchased one at Springfield, VT, where he
is now situated.
The Valley Bros. have finished the bridge |
On the West Glover road and are now |
putting in stone bridge in the valley this |
side of Milton Heaths. The bridge which
they have just finished is good one and |
credit to the builders.
G. D. Stewart has moved his family from
9. j. Ufford's house to one of the tene-
nents in Mrs. Fosters new house. The
other tenement in the house is to be oc-
supied by Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Scott and
heir two sons, George and Guy.
1t is expected that large number of the
,eal miners who have been out on a strike
will resume work this week. A few of the
operators have refused to grant all of the
demands of the miners and their employees
will remain out until the matter is settled.
Geo. Dow of West Glover was in town
one evening lastEweek exhibiting one of
5he vapor gas lamps. The lamp gives
terY4 brigh light and if it can be used
without danger, as is claimed by Mr.. Dow,
should be desirable lamp in places where
here are no electric lights.
Plans are being made to get the election
'eturns here the night of Nov. 9Th. 1t is
Intended to place an instrument in Sewers
block and connect with the telegraph Of
ice at the station. This will require an
outlay of about forty dollars which it is
thought will be easily raised as all are in
erested in getting the returns as quickly
IS possible.
. Ora Hubbard's little SON, while playing
With other children last week, thrust,
lnife into one eye. DR.. Hastings was
allied to attend him, and it was found
hat he would lose the sight of the eye,
ind that an Operation would have to be
reformed to save the other. Accordingly
lie was taken to st. Johnsbury Thursday