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

! IA. Rider had a paralyt4c shock few
days ago and is in critical condition.
Dea. G. NJ Bailey and his daughter, Mrs.
! Charles harrington, called on friends at
| ca bot recently.
Sydney Nelson is painting his house
George and Elmer Goodrich are making
some repairs on their house.
Charles Willis and wife went to Bur-
Iington the 18th and brought home a
little boy from the home for destitute
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rich have moved their
household goods from Winchester, n. H,
to their new house recently built on the
John Cobb place.
Sheffield.
| Mr. Frank Gray has been visiting in
| town the past week.
Eugene Bickford of Glover has sold his
hay to parties in st. Johnsbury, and the
Gilman Bros are pressing it.
Loren Randall and wife visited in town
Friday.-Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Griffin have
been visiting in Springfield.
4
erts was sold at public auction last Thurs
day. A bid was made for the farm but it
was not accepted.
Mr.. Byron Kendall entertained a mum Der
of his young friends very agreeably last
Monday evening, the occasion being his
| twenty-first birthday.
The trawberry festival held in the M.
e. church Saturday was we'll attended.
The literary part of the program was
especially interesting. Supper was served
from five to eight.
Herman Sheldon has moved into Mr..
Hanscom's house, and Charles Sheldon
into Mrs. A. L. Barber's house.-Perry
Barber is keeping house in w. A. LaWsOn's
tenement.-David B. Wood has moved into
his house, recently purchased of III. A.
Chesley.
Sutton.
F. A. Holmes recently sold his bay
horse for $500.
D. E. Ruggles is making extensive re-
pairs on his house.
Mrs. Reece is moving into the house re-
Gently vacated by Henry Mitchell.
Rev. and Mrs. E. c. Clarke have return
ed from weeks visit in Hardwick.
Rev. Mr.. Clark exchanged desks with
Rev. Mr.. Downey of Lyndon Centre last
Sa bbath.
Mr.. Morse and family are moving into
Mrs. Miranda MeKown's house, recently
vacated by Fred Parker.
Adna iStoddard is rapidly getting his
new barn under way.-AIvin Clark has his
horse barn nearly completed.
Creola, little daughter of Ed. Sanborn,
while holding a pet horse by the halter,
was badly kicked in the head, It is hoped
no serious results will follow.
Some work in cleaning and grading is be-
ing done at the North Ridge school yard.
1t is understood that services are to be
held at that schoolhousc every third Sun
day at p. m. through the summer.
Several from here attended the gradual
ing exercises at Lyndon Institute last
week. The graduates from this town were
Ethel Chapman and Ira Willard.-Prof.
Harley r. Willard attended the gradual
ing exercises at Johnson.
The Pomona Grange met with Sutton
Grange Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming at which the fifth degree was worked
and good entertainment provided, in
Guiding a fine literary program. Cake
and ice-cream were served in the evening.
Mrs. Mary Morgan of Massachusetts, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. M. A. Taft.-Mr.
and Mrs. Riley Butterfield of! New Hamp- |
shire are visiting relatives in town.-Mrs. |
G.. A. Houston of Barre, and Mr.. Chas. |
Stone of Barton spent the Sa bbath with |
their uncle, Alfred Burnham.
While o. w. Ingalls, and wife were |
driving toward West Burke last Thursday |
the horse stumbled and fell, throwing Mr..
ingalls, out and injuring his shoulder
quite badly, and breaking the harness and
shaft. Mr.. Ingalls, thinks he will not
complain at a broken wagon as long as
there were no broken bones.