Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-25

pleasant meeting at Mrs. j. G. Young's on
Friday afternoon.
Dogs are making bad work among sheep
in town. So far 80 have been reported
killed with quite a number injured.
There was a cotillion party at Arthur
Guyette's Friday night which was we'll
attended. very good time is reported.
There will be an exhibition of the kineto-
| scope at the Congregational church next
Saturday evening. The Passion Play will
be the subject presented.
Schools in town, with the exception of
the Mitchell district and West Hill closed
Friday. AS many of the present teachers
| as can be will be retained for the fall term.
The Al Martz company drew crowded
house at the hall Thursday evening. The
entertainment abounded with the usual
fun and also the usual disappointments,
many being dissatisfied with it.
At the republican caucus III. HI. Newton,
George E. Curtis and Andrew Richardson
were elected delegates to the district con-
| vention at White River Junction and the
state convention at Montpelier and 81. Ell.
! Hill, Milo Hines, V. M. Parker and L. 3
Wellman to the caunty convention at
Barton.
Morgan Center
The Fourth of July will be observed at
Morgan Ctr. by a basket picnic in the
Grove. There will be races, speaking and
exercises by the children.
The near relatives of J. r. Burroughs,
numb ering twenty five and representing
four generations, held a reunion at his
home the 22nd inst, where a most enjoya-
BILE day was passed. Before the company
separated they were photographed.
Newport.
The Catholic school closed last Monday
with exercises at the Green Mountain hall.
Rev. w. t. Beeman, a missionary from
Western China, spoke at the Baptist
church last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Weeks has moved here from Brattle-
boro into L. E. Thayer's house. He has
charge of the brick work at the Frost We
neer mill.
Mrs. John Enos went to E. Barnet last
week to visit her parents, also to attend
the Commencement exercises at ST. Johns
bury where her son Charles graduated.
Mrs. Horace Lawrence died suddenly last
Saturday morning of heart failure. The
funeral was held yesterday, Rev. j. Hamil-
ton officiating. She leaves an aged husband
]. A. Lorimer and family are visiting in
DixvilIe, P. Q.-Claudia and Carl Spauld-
ing have gone to Massachusetts, to spend
their vacat1on.-Lee Tinkham has gone to
Randolph to visit his grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. David Massey of Richford
visited at Truman Hurlburt's the past
week.-Mrs.. Wilcox of New York visited |
at Mrs. Clara Hobson's recently.-L. w. !
Macarthur and daughter visited Mr. Near |
thurs son George, recently.-Mrs. Geo. /
Paul, former resident, but now of West |
Farm ham, was here last week.
The funeral of Rev. J. III. Dutton was |
held at the Cong'I church Tuesday at 2 |
p. M. Rev. Mr.. Chapman of ST. Johnsbury |
read the Scripture G. II. Merrill of St. |
Johnsbury made the remarks, taking for
his text the words found in Psalms 1873,
Rev. c. r. Flanders offered prayer. A male
quartette composed of Fl. S. Green, II. T.
Hamilton, G.H and w r. Prouty furnished |
music. The floral display was fine and was
contributed to by all societies Of the church
bearers were d. NJ. Camp, John Young, II. !
S. Root, HI. f. Hamilton, R.W. Spear, H.A.
Wright and j. r. Akin. The funeral party
went in a special Wednesday morning
TO Lebanon, n. H, at which place be !
preached for seven years, his first past crate.
The family and relatives We're accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Ranney, Mrs. s. l..
Tracy, III. S. Root, Ell. B. Cushman, ID. NJ.
Camp and r. w. Spear.
The G. A. r. Encampment, which was
held here the past week had fine weather
from start to finish, and everything was
done to make the occasion pleasing to all
Of the visiting guests. It was the S3rd
nual encampment. The officers arrived at
noon Tuesday, the council of administra
ton was held Tuesday afternoon at the
headquarters at the Memphremagog House.
The w. r. G. used the day in their inter
ests at the rooms in the Odd-Fellows Hall
and gave reception at the hotel parlors in
the evening. Wednesday, the encamp-
ment opened at 10 a. NJ. after the usual
business, Gen F. G. Butterfield delivered
his annual address; at p. m. came the
election of officers as follows for The ensu-
ing year: Department CON-, Urban A
Woodbury. of Burl1ngton; Sen. vice Com,
John w. Currier of Troy; Jun. vice Com,
George I'll. Bond of Brattleboro; dical
director, Q. L. Erwin of Newport Center;
Chaplain, F. A. Crane of Craftsbury. At
8 O'Clock in the evening they held
campfire, Commander Wood bury presid-
ing. Addresses were made by Hon. Kit
ridge Haskins of Brattleboro, Gen. W. w.
circuit, ex-Gov. Circuit, Gen. Butterfield and