Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-05
.ents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. n. Hib-


when it gets into the twenties?
Mr.. David Baker who, with his wife,
went to Washington, d. c., the first of the
winter, has had a shock, but has so far re-
covered as to go to Florida for short visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Newton Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Niles are visiting in
Craftsbury.-M Miss Myra King of Barton, is
visiting at her brothers, Charles King
Miss Annie Anderson, who works in the
Peerless, spent the Sabbath here with her
cousin, Mrs. Q. F. Cutler.
Greensboro.
Geo. Cuthbertson was in New Hampshire
on business last week.
Miss Florence Peel is in charge of the
post-office while Miss Emma Lindsay takes
a short vacation.
E. A. Baker has sent box of fine cigars
from Boston for the boys to smoke; this
means congratulations to ed"
Remember the auction sale at the Alex.
McLaren farm Wednesday of this week.
The farm, stock and all personal property
will be sold.
Owing to the heavy storm the first of last
week there was no mail through from
Craftsbury on Feb. Goth The storm of last
week interrupted the mails so there was no
communication, except over the wires on
Friday. Two trains stalled between Green's
boro Bend and st. Johnsbury, and one at
the Bend.
Tx. Hooker of Hardwick, is hauling the
feed for the Griswold & McKinnon Co.,
and also helps A. G. Hooker in the MILL
Norwood Drown has hired Reuben Chaffey
for year commencing March 1st.-David
Wiley has hired Reuben Curtis for seven
months.-D. G. Melvin has engaged Joe
DeBrune to work for him a year.
Irasburgh.
Mrs. Lanou is recovering from an attack
of pneumonia.
w. F. Morey and family move to Brown
ington this week.
Friends from Canada have been visiting
Mrs Charles Fisher the past week.
Mrs. Ida Goldsmith and son go to their
home in Boston this week to remain a few
months.
The w. c. I. u. will meet with Mrs. w.
F. Brewster Wednesday afternoon at
the usual hour.
Miss Jennie Morehouse works for Mrs.
w. ID. Tyler and they take their meals at
home on account of Mrs. Tyler's poor
health.
Newport.
Mrs. NJ. J. Blair has gone to Enosburgh
Falls to visit her mother, Mrs. Chaffee.
Maynard Skinner and wife visited her
cic Mrc CorI
ing last week
n. l.. Foster and family are stopping at
Horace Story's in Irasburgh, while Mr..
Story makes a visit to a sister in Williston.
During the cold weather the steam pipes
at Fairbrother & Gales blacksmith shop
froze, and while thawing them the shop
was set on fire but the blaze was easily ex-
.tinguished.
Newport Center.
The creamery here paid "a cents for
January butter.
The literary club met with Mrs. Nettie
Perkins recently.
Fred Esten has commenced work in the
creamery again, it being his third summer
there.
1t is reported that Frank Rollins has
purchased the Thad. Powers farm in dis
trict No. II.
Henry Squires has been assisting Rev.
Mr.. HadIy of Beebe Plain, in holding
meetings in Canada.
Miss Nettie Smith is to finish the term
of school here at the village in the place
of Mrs. Frank Sisco.
Dana Hackett and Bert Scott of Barton
Landing have been here doing some re-
pairing and making some changes inside
the creamery.
U. A. Harris, Erastus Buck and FL.
HiIdreth attended the Masonic meeting at
Newport Monday evening. Mr.. Harris
and Mr.. Buck were taken in as new mem
bers.
o. T. KiIby has the job of moving the
machinery from the Skinner mill to the
r. r. station, where it will be shipped to
New Hampshire, instead of his mill, as
stated last week.
The many friends of Miss Retta Miller,
who is home on visit, gave her surprise
party last Thursday evening. A good
number were present and pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
John Hadlock of Jay has moved into S.
o. Whipple's residence in district No. II.
j. w. Merritt has purchased the Frank
Rollins residence.-E. Buck has let his
farm in Coventry to Frank Sisco, who
took possession March 1st.
Miss Blanche Marvin, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. E. Buck, has returned
to her home at Green's Corner.-Miss Ber-
tina Stickney visited friends in Lowell re-
centIy.-Mr. Going of Boston is visiting at
n p Williams and Mrs F. Buck