Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-18

at Mrs. COOK s. lie is TO WOrk IOr OnarIes
White on his barn.-H.H. Skinner is home
from Boston.-Reuben Stevens and wife
have returned from Norwich.-Rev. Albert
Gregory and Mrs. Gregory were in town
last week, visiting, at Mr.. Prescott's.
Greensboro.
A good number of boarders and campers
are settled in town for the season.
Mrs. James Wilson is caring for the in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hooker.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
Ingalls, on Wednesday. About thirty were
prestnt.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. @. Haney of st. Johns
bury are spending few days at the Lake
View House.
John OImstrad and Mrs. Olmstrad have
returned from their visit to LittIeton and
Lakeport, n. HI.
Twenty-Five students from Burlington
arrived in town last Friday for few weeks
work in surveying.
School in District number seven has
closed on account of the illness of the
teacher, Walter Simpson.
James Young is making quite extensive
putting in new furnace.
The remains of Robert ellis who died
in Bloomington were brought to this
place for interment last Thursday.
DR.. Kinney's horse caused some excite
ment in the village last Tuesday, after
being hitched to the buggy it got loose
and ran, kicking viciously, but was caught
before it had gone very far; but little dam
age was done.
Miss Lydia Bigelow from Lowell Mass,
is visiting at Rev. P. B. Fisk s.-Mr. and
Mrs. Edison of Brookfield are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Stone.-Mrs. M. j.
Dunn is in town making some improve
ments on her house.
DIR. Harriet B. Conant, former resident
of this town was recently married to ]. III.
McLoud of Hardwick, the ceremony being
performed at her brothers in Concord N. III.
Hearty congratulations extended.
Mrs. John Taylor, who resided in this
town seventeen years, and returned to
Scotland about two years ago, died May
18th. She was a woman of rare qualifica-
tions and respected by all who knew her.
IraSburgh.
Hon. L. HI. Thompson, who remains
critically ill, was reported more comfort
able yesterday.
Children's Day was pleasantly observed
at the Cong. church yesterday, both
churches uniting in the service.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Gong.
church Will give the second in their series
of fortnightly socials at the church parIors |
next Friday evening. Ice cream, cake and
a suitable entertainment will be provided.
John France has returned home from |
Boston.-Miss Jennie Mcneil and Myrtle
Slack attended the commencement ex- |
ercises at Johnson last Friday.-Rev. Mr. |
Treat, Mrs. G. w. Wheeler and sister, Mrs. |
Maynard, and Miss Eunice Wheeler at
tended the convention at Newport last |
weeks. B. Slack and Will Grant at |
tended the state convention of Knight |
Templars at Burlington last week, as dele |
gates. ]
Elijah Rawson died at the residence of |
his daughter, Mrs. Comelia Rawson Gram
dali, Milwaukee Wisconsin, May 9Th 1900, |
aged efghty-seven years. He was editor |
and publisher of the Yeon,ar's Record, a
paper printed in Irasburgh from 1S45 to
1850. The following clipping is from our
church paper: GA great loss has fallen
upon the parish. In the past five years
many persons, even families have removed,
but their places in measure, have been
taken by others, but upon Saturday, May
9Th, one was removed whose place cannot
be filed. In the death of Elijah Rawson
we have sustained a great loss. His de-
parture seems more like translation than
q DEATH Crowned with the fullness of !
years, and strong in faith, yet simple as a
little child, the soul of our dear brother
was called by God to be numbered with
the saints in glory everlasting. Such
man is worth more than all the money on
earth to parish. He is living sermon
read and known of all men.
Lowell.
Guy AIlbee was in Johnson Wednesday
on business.
Boynton Cheney of Hyde Park visited
relatives here last week.
The annual meeting of the L. A. Society
was held at James Collins last Friday.
w. II. Stearns of johnson was in town
Thursday. Sheriff Miles was here on
Ethel Lawrence has returned from Cow
entry where she has been at work at III. g.
Benjamin Woods has gone to Burlington
to spend few weeks with his sister, Mrs.
Geo. d. Wright.
Harvey Lapierre and wife and DR.. East
man spent a few days with Horace La
pierre last week.
Several from here attended the circus at