Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-09

Dennis Shortsleeves.
Arthur Stannard has been engaged te
work in the creamery since the increase il
patrons there.
Homer Farman has finished his labors as
census enumerator and returned to his
work in Lyme, N. H.
Mrs. Seth B. Perkins is very ill and grave
fears are felt for her recovery. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. III. A. Davis, is caring for her.
Several parties from here attended the
picnic and country celebration at Eden
Pond the 4th and report a very pleasant
time.
w. e. Patterson is building an addition
putting up an addition to his hotel build
ings in shape of carriage house and horse
barn.
Aaron Tillotson took flying trip down
Irasburg mountain with load of lumber
the other day but escaped injury to himself
or team. He does not care to repeat the
experiment however.
Fourth of July passed off very quietly
here owing to nearby celebrations which
attracted many. Those who attended the
exercises at Troy report very fine time.
The usual noisy demonstrations took place
the evening before the Fourth. Some acts
of hoodIumism took place which are de-
plored by all law-abiding citizens and may
yet be regretted by the perpetrators when
the law has taken it's course.
Mrs. Nicholson and daughter of Hard
ioly vic fod OF IT fyr0 dove Ioc CT
week.-Mrs.. r. F. Winchester is visiting
in Lyndon and vicinity.-Mrs. Rufus Kins
ley and Benton are in Boston, called there
by the serious illness of Clayton Kinsley
who is suffering with appendicitis
Harding of Montgomery is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harding
States Atty Graham of Craftsbury was in
town Thursday and Friday on business
Leonard Sylvester is visiting friends and
relatives here. He is at work on the tele-
phone lines in Connecticut.
Mrs. James Moore has arrived home
from Attleboro, Mass.
Mrs. Ira Taylor is stopping with her
daughter, Mrs. FL. A. Bartlett.
Parties from Barton Landing have been
camping at G. I. Moore's cottage the past
week.
Miss Mertie Gray and Miss Eva Basset of
Barton Landing have gone to the White
to work.
Newport.
G. A. Brown has moved into w. E.
Tuck's residence on Main Street.
A good number from here attended the
republican convention at Barton last
Tuesday.
j. NJ. Hazel is in Kansas City, Mo-, at
tending the democratic national con-
Vention.
Joseph Colby is reading law with J w.
Redmond and assisting in the office of
Cook & Williams.
Mr.. John Smith has returned to New
York. Mrs. Smith will remain with her
mother, Mrs. Welcome, for few weeks.
Miss Angie Wood, former teacher here
s in town. She goes in the fall to Pitts
ield, ILL.,, where she has a fine position in |
/ high school.
Clayton Elkins has returned from Lowell. |
Mass, where he has been attending school. |
Fred A. Blount is home from Yale where
he graduated in June.
Henry Wilson has purchased the stock
# goods formerly owned by Waller &
Barr and has reopened the store. Charles
iambIet of Barton has charge assisted by
Henry Waller.
The ''Society Minstels' under the
Erection of Mr.. and Mrs. Roden baugh of
Boston drew large crowd at Lanes Opera
House last Wednesday evening. The en-
ertainment was highly appreciated by all
Who attended. The receipts were 1920.
Early Wednesday morning, July 4th.,
Pat Daley, Charles Cheney, Joe Gokey and
1ewis Buskey were celebrating the4th, and
7hiIe Daley was holding pail of powder
nd smoking at the same time, spark
rom his cigarette dropped into the pail
ausing an explosion which badly burned
en- men.
The Fourth was celebrated in very quiet
ay and was enjoyed by those who loved
horse trot or baseball. There were some
100 in attendance at the races which were
cry good. The ball game between the
est Farnham team and Montreal team
ssulted in victory for the Farnham team
18th a score of Is to 9.
Mrs. @. G. Farrar and children have
one to spend several weeks in Grafton
t., and Keene, n. H.-Mrs. L. J. Phelps
I'D daughter have gone to WatervilIe to
isit her parents, Mir. and Mrs. G. B. Keller.
MISS Ellen Flannery has gone to Rich
lond for a visit.-Rev. J. Hamilton and
ife have gone to Johnville and Sawyers-
lie, Canada, for two weeks visit.-Mrs.
[. j. Blair has gone to Enosburg Falls to
sit her mother Mrs. Chaffee.-Mrs. Tru-
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