Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-09

brother and sister with their families from
Whitman, Mass. They spent the Fourth
at their island cottage.
Mrs. Chapman from Athens, Tenn, spoke
in the NJ. f. church last Sunday In the in
terests of the Home Missionary Work
among the poor Whites OF the south
There will be an examination OF scholars
desiring to enter the academy this year, at
the schoolhouse in the south village on
Friday the 18th inst. at o'clock a. m.
George e. Poor, who recently finished
course of instruction at the Albany BUSH
ness College, has through the recommend
alton of that institution secured position
with the General Electric Co., Schenectady,
NY.
Lottie Calderwood left here last Thursday
for New York, where she will stay a num-
Der of weeks among friends. Alex Dawson
left Friday for his home In Lawrence.
Mass. His sister, Mrs. Il. {. Stratton, ac-
companies him. Mrs. Stratton will be
absent two weeks.
North Craftsbury.
Rev. Mr.. Morse and family camped at the
lake in Greensboro last week.
Miss Ruth Colby, who has been camping
with Prof. Colburn's people, has returned
to her home at Newport.
Mrs. Bert Woodbury. and Helen Gilbert
visited in Newport last week.-A. b. Pike
was at North Troy last week
Mr.. Upper, who has been visiting
friends here the past week, has started for
his home i'm Nebraska. Miss Nellie
Sheehsn is home from johnson where she
recently graduatedtrom the normal school.
Rev. Mr.. Topper delivered very inter
esting lecture at the church last wednes-
day evening on Christian citizenship.
After the lecture the ladies OF the w. G.
t. u. furnished refreshments OF strawber-
ries and cake.
Derby.
Miss Mary Beaudette is working in the
dressmaking establishment OF Miss Pickel
at Newport.
Misses Mary and Inez Grout and Aaron
Grout are home from Burlington for the
summer vacation.
The display of fireworks on the campus
at the academy the Fourth was very good.
Besides the usual pieces four fire balloons
were sent up.
Mrs. w. S. Robbins and Carl have re-
turned from their trip TO Franklin county
Quite a number OF our fishermen en-
joyed n trip to Norton last week.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. L. church will
hold a social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Clark Wednesday afternoon. A
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News reached here Saturday night OF the
death i'm Glendale, California, OF John
Holbrook, who went there for his health
about three years ago. In the short time
that he resided here he made many friends
who extend sympathy TO the bereaved wife
and other relatives.
Miss Grace Wilson, a nurse in the st.
Johnsbury hospital is visiting her parents.
Mrs. Harry Sawyer and little son and
Miss Blanche Daley with the little boy
she cares for, have returned to Greonville
Maine, after spending a few weeks with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Daley.
Mrs. Lewis Bisbee and son Ben from
Chicago, H., have arrived I'm town 90
spend the summer. They will keep the
residence of Mrs. {. r.. Bates ep.-Elmer
Albee and family from New Jersey are vis-
iting relatives in town.-Winn Brown and
wife of Boston are spending few weeks
with Mrs. Elmer Silver.-Mrs. W. r. Daley
visited her parents in Coventry last week.
Wesi Derby.
Mrs. Noyes and Mrs. Ellen Fairchild are
still very i'll.
Rev. Il. f. Phillips did not go TO Lewis
ton, Maine, as stated last week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sleeper OF Boston
are visiting relatives In town.-Ernest y.
Sawyer of Lowell, Mass, spent Sunday
with his father.-Mrs. Chester Brown re-
turned to her home in Montreal Saturday
accompanied by Mrs. Henry Prue.
The HRmm buildings owned by Mrs
Alfred Taylor were burned about midnight
Friday. The house had been occupied for
several years by Henry Story and family
The last OF their goods were moved out
week before he fire. The cause OF the fire
S unknown. Insured for s4OO.
Derby Line.
Mrs. A. b. Nelson's friends will be glad
o know she has fully recovered from her
recent illness.
Clarence owen OF Stanstead Township
died in South Africa recently. He was
member of the Strathcoue Horse IL Ia re-
ported TO be a case of accidental shooting.
Egerton II. Hart, NJ. d., of China, ID
listing MS brother at Stanstead college,
Miss Lily +. Blanchard, Miss Alice M
Robinson and Miss Katherine Robinson,
teachers in North Adams and Andoyer,
Mass, are home for the summer.
3eebe Plain.