Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-16
A reception is to be rendered Rev. Mr..
Austin tomorrow, Tuesday, evening.

The G.. A. r. Post has secured Hon. L.
FL. Thompson as the speaker on decoration
day.
Ellen Chaffee had an operation per-
formed on her throat recently. She has
had much trouble from it of late and the
operation has relieved her.
A CARD. We wish to thank the friends
and choir and especially the members OF
Geo. II. Phelps Post No. ia G. A. K. and
THEW. K. &. for the many acts of kindness
during the death and burial of our beloved
husband and father.
MRS. M. A. SHEDD.
B. l.. SHEDD.
Mrs. Ambrose Brown is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Amanda Saunders, from
Lowell, Mass.-Mrs. John G. Darling from
Lowell, Mass, is visiting at ]. B. Darling's.
Oliver Shepard is visiting friends in
Richmond.
Chas. Hood died last Thursday from the
effects of a cancer in the mouth. Mr.. Hood
had suffered greatly during the past ten
years with this terrible disease and well
coined death as an end to his misery. He
had been resident of this town for many
years and was respected citizen. He leaves
two daughters and one son to mourn his
death.
Abel Shedd passed away last week aged
50 years. He was a veteran of the Civil
war and his health had been poor for some
years owing to the hardships experienced
in the army. He had lived in this town
and Lowell for long term of years, and
will be remembered as a kind husband and
father and good neighbor. He leaves a
wife, two daughters and two sons to mourn
his loss.
Bloomington.
Alexander.
Sam. Maxwell has taken George Bick-
ford's sugar place.
J. w. Moore has returned home.-Enos
Lapierre is at home, being ill.
Leslie Newton visited in town last week.
Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Bean of Charleston
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. 1. Bean.
E. S. Woodland, who has been stopping
with Mrs. Moses Foss this winter, is going
to live with his daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Pierce.
Mrs. E. A. Grow is very sick with pneu-
monia. = Mrs. Moses Foss is stopping
with her son, M. A. Foss, and is sick with
pneumonia.
East Bloomington.
Florence Powers is quite ill.
Listen for the wedding bells.
Garfield Mckay has gone to Boston.
George White, who lives with his son
Elmer, has been quite sick the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Campbell from Bar
ton visited their mother, Mrs. Sarah
Campbell, last week.
Thomas and William Lowery received
news recently of the death of their broth
er's wife, leaving four children.
Center.
Frank Wells has sold his farm to David
Grapes. Price $4,000.
Albert Wells friends are glad to learn
that he is improving.
d. I. Grapes has bought pair of heavy
horses to use on his farm. Mr.. Grapes has
been popular merchant and we wish him
success on his farm.
The schools in town will commence
Monday, Apr. 80. Miss May Marsh will
teach at the village, Miss Nora Warner at
the Centre, Miss Elsie Skinner in Dist. No.
5.
East Charleston.
Fred Shonyo has returned home.
Chas. Shedrick of Sherbrooke, P. O., has
been visiting his father.
G. H. Chase has gone to A. ]. Lang's
mill, to work as cook in the boarding
house.
Joe Moody, Ernest Stevens and Will
Hinton started Friday for New York,
where they expect to work in the ice bust
ness.~
Norris Crow has sold his farm to Mr..
Baird from Canada and has bought Fred
Cushman's farm and will take possession
West Charleston. - -.-':
Herbert Kline has gone to Berlin, Mass.
Mr.. G. w. Wheeler has engaged Arthur
White to work in his creamery. -
VIM. Griffin had the misfortune to fall
md break one of his limbs recently.
Mamie Bracket has returned from a visit
20 Bradford, VT, and Littleton, N. I'll.
8 John Laftame has sold his matched pair
If horses to Taplin & RowelI. Price $175.
Charles CrandalT has gone to East Charles
,on to live with his daughter, Mrs. John
Buck.
John Griffin has received an increase in
mis- pension and is now getting $17 per
-. $50. .. -,.
D., Poh orty ic tn' n
Mary Human. house where he will run
house. -.-s. .-..-~-s,
Lem Allbee was called to Barton last
week to take the place of an operator who
vas absent for few days.