Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-30


Geo. Simpson, Jr. from Hazardville,
Conn.,, was in town last week.-Alexander
Esdon, a former resident of this town, and
his daughter from the west are visiting
friends here.-Geo. and S. A. PhiIbrook
are entertaining their sister, Mrs. Clara
Ainsworth, from Lyndonv lie.
Greensboro Berd.
Rev. n. a. Ross has bought the E. w.
Clark farm.
Mrs. F. c. BatcheIder is keeping house
for William Blair.
B. o. Davis has so far recovered from his
recent illness as to be in his store again
Mrs. Agnes King is on the sick Iist.-Mr.
Downer of North Walden is very sick.
News has been received here that Mrs.
Mabel Blair, wife of Bert Burbank, former
ly of this place but now of Amsbury, Mass,
is very sick and not expected to recover.
About fifty attended the G. A. R. and
w. R. G. social held at Comrade HI. C.
Parker last week. The next one will be at
Comrade B. b. Anderson Saturday August
18th; let all be present. Two new members
joined the w. r. G. at their last meeting.
Miss Mary Patch of Walden is stopping for
a few days with Mrs. o. II. Bailey.-Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Flanders are visiting at
West Derby.-C. Pope of Rhode Island is
visiting his parents.-Mrs. J. o. Griffin of
Greenfield, Mass. is visiting friends here
and in Stannard.
A very sad, and what proved to be
fatal accident occurred in North Walden
last Wednesday, when l.. Bea-s, aged thir-
teen years old, went out after supper to
rake up some hay with horse rake. While
going down hill the horse stumbled and
fell, the boy jumped off behind the rake
and struck on his stomach receiving serious
injuries which caused his death Tuesday
morning. The funeral services were held
Thursday.
Holland. :.
William Swartz is in his camp at Hol-
land Pond for two weeks stay.
S. Cole has sold his house to Frances !
Smith.-Frank Wheeler has bought the
house occupied by Thomas Goddard and
will move in to it the first of August.
Will Kelley has returned from a pleasure
trip to Newark.-Charles L. Smith has
returned from Island Pond, where he has
Mrs Maude McRae and her mother, |
Mrs. Green, who have been visiting at |
Charles Benefits, have returned to their
home in Berlin, n. H.
Irasburgh.
Mrs. F. A. Buchanan remains quite i'll.
Mrs Templeton and niece, Alice Down !
ing, have Comet to Bolton Springs for week
or two.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Cong.
church will give a lawn party at Mrs.
Goldsmith's next Friday evening.
Hon. w. w. Miles of Barton was in town
last Monday and Tuesday looking after !
the interests of the Judge Thompson estate.
DIR. Charles V. Bogue who underwent
serious operation in hospital in San Fran
cisco last May, is still very ill at Park San
itarium La Crescenta, California.
Miss Anna Knapp is entertaining friends
from West Concord.-Dr. l.. E. Brewster
and daughter Avis of Boston are visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Brewster.
George Lee is at home from Burlington
College for a short stop.-Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Skinner of Lyme, n. H., are visiting
friends in town.
Lowell.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. V. NJ.
Parker Friday.
James Long, son of Thomas Long, had
finger crushed while picking stone recent
ly.
Miss Hartig gave a highly interesting
lecture at the Cong. church Monday after
noon to a fair audience.
Mrs. Ella Dyke has finished work for
Mrs. Hill and gone to Barton where she
will work in the Peerless.
One of our young men was arrested again
last week on matters pertaining to the
Fourth and fined $500 and costs.
Some miscreant removed the dogs from
the carriage at SiIsby's sawmill last Mon
day night causing a delay of half day
Tuesday for repairs. A poor way to show
spite, whoever it may have been intended
Tor.
Harrie Sargent, aged years, son of Frank
Sargent, started out for walk last Sunday,
and as he did not return when expected
search was made and he was traced to
Johnson, a distance of IS miles from his
home. He had walked there to make a
Sunday call on his sister.
Tuesday while Fred Cross was coming
down the mountain road with the milk,
mis- horse became unmanageable and run
ming down the mountain threw the milk
ans out, and smashing into Thomas Bra
lana's team demolished both wagons.
no one was injured.
Will Finnigan and wife and infant son
If Brooklyn, n. Y. are at John Finnigan's
or the summer.-Mrs. Williamson of |
Brooklyn, n. Y, is visiting at Don. B. !