Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-24

The Rebek ah sociable was held with Mrs
Will Holtham last Tuesday. A pleasan
time was enjoyed by ALL
Alice Townsend returned to her school
| in New York last week.-Mrs.. Julia
| Wyzanski and children have returned tt
| their home in Boston.
Miss Alice Walter of Lyndonville has
class of four music scholars here and ex
poets more soon. Miss Walter is must.
clan of fine ability, and we are glad she j.
coming among us as a teacher.
D. 1. Woodruff and wife of st. Johnsbury
and Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan of Chicago were
in town during the past week.-Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Beaton of Bellows Falls, Mr.
and Mrs. Tarkingon of Las Vegas, N. M.
and Raymond Cole of Lyndon Corner spent
last Sunday at E. E. Dickerman's.-O. G.
Woodruff has taken possession of his resi-
dence on River Street.-Miss Sadie Merrill
of Post Mills, has been visiting her
cousin, Mrs. w. G. Ainger.-Mrs. r. G..
Bradley has been visiting her brother, Fred,
at Woodsville, N. H.-Miss Florence Gillis
of Barton Landing was in town last week.
Mrs VIM. Silsby of Newbury has been
visiting relatives in town.-Mr. Richard
son and family of Wolcott have been visit
ing at the parsonage this week.-Mrs.. J.F.
Ruggles was in st. Johnsbury last week.
AL. Aldrich and wife are visiting relatives
in Suncook, NH.
Hardwick.
Fred Newton of Boston is visiting here
Miss Carrie Tuttle of New York is visit
ing Mrs.M. NJ. Judevine.
L. FL. Warren, Geo. Kim ball and wife
and Mr.. and MRS. c.. P. Sawyer went to
Sheldon Thursday to attend the fair.
The river is low and does not supply suf-
fcient power for the electric plant, conse-
quently only inside lights are run. Our
streets are not lighted much to the incon-
venience of pedestrians.
East Hardwick.
Grange Fair Saturday, Sept.29th.
The hotel has been sold to party from
Island Pond.
Mrs. Edna Parmenter has returned to
her home in Orange, Mass.
Clarke Harvey and wife and cousins from
Chicago are spending few days at Nathan
Fields.
Amelia Kidder has returned to her
school in Massachusetts and Mabel to her
school in Rutland.
Henry Currier and wife were called to
New Hampshire to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Curriers' brotherin-Iaw.
Sutton.
A large number from here attended the
Lyndonville fair.
Alvah, son of Lucius Tilton, has gone
10 Lancaster. N. H., to attend school.
The infant. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Gray died last week Sunday of cholera in
antum.
The Ladies' Aid had a pleasant gather
ng at Geo. Wizards last Friday afternoon |
md evening.
The selectmen appointed II. A. Blake as
own clerk to fill the vacancy made by j.
:. Wizards moving to Norwich.
The infant son of Geo. Masure is vely
IL. Lennie Masure and little Gladys have
;one to St. Johnsbury to board with Mrs.
herman Stearns.
cottage prayer-meeting will be held ct
80. A cordial invitation is extended
o all. The young people especially are
rged to be present.
Mrs. j. {. Gray and Mrs. Luther Brooks
f ST. Johnsbury visited in town last week.
Miss Alice Berry is home for a few
7eeks.-Miss Vira Ball is home from ST.
ohnsbury for months vacation.-Mrs.
has. Hastings has returned home from
-1bany, where she has been visiting her
Ada Fellows and three
hildren are visiting at Hubbard Forbes.
Thomas True is visiting in town.
The dwelling house and adjoining sheds
f Richard Williams burned to the ground
lst Tuesday evening. About s O'Clock
re was discovered around the chimney by
lrs. Williams, who quickly summoned
er husband from the barn. AS little
-ater and no help was near MIR. Williams
BON saw there was no way of saving the
uildings and devoted his energies to saw
lg the contents. The fire was seen for a
ing distance and the citizens fastened to
lie place as quickly as possible, but with
lie exception of the people from the near
It house were too late to render any as
stance. Only small part of the furni-
ire in the lower part of the house was
we'd. There was a small amount of in
france. The house was the Oldest framed
ouse in town, being over one hundred I
ears old, and was built by one of the
WINS first settlers, Enoch Blake. 1t was
good repair and one of the best furnish
houses in town. Mr.. Williams and wife
e hard working people and they have
lie sympathy of the town in the loss of
eir home.
The wife of a clever detective is