Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-27

ing will commence at two o'clock. Exam
nation of candidate to be ordained and
other matters of interest will be held before
the morning session.
Lowell.
Rev. A. F. Eldridge disposed of one of
his horses recently to parties from Boston.
Raymond Powers has purchased the SO.
Flemming farm. Reported considerable
$500.
DIR. Charles Scott and wife Of Kansas
city are stopping for few weeks at the
hotel.
The Epworth League social will be held
at Cyrus Durivages Thursday afternoon.
All cordially invited.
DR.. Hill is building large addition to
his barn and woodshed. Len. ShufeIt and
John Truland are doing the work.
Clayton Kinsley and wife are visiting at
Rufus Kinsley's. Clayton is fast recover
ing from the operation for appendicitis,
and hopes soon to be able to return to
business.
Harrie Wellman and Carl Winchester
took a bicycle trip to Bakersfield Wednes-
day, returning Thursday night. They
were looking up boarding place for the
fall term of school at the academy there.
LIB. WeIlman and family spent a few
days with relatives in Hyde Park last
week.-G. e. ChamberIin and wife were in
Eden on visit recently.-N1rs. II. II. Hill
is spending few days in Burlinton.-Nrs.
A. j. Stewart and daughter have been on
visit to friends in Island Pond.
The NJ. E. and Cong. Sab bath schools
united in a picnic at Eden Pond, Thurs
day. The day was fine and royal good
time was had by evey one. The at
tendance was increased by the presence of
a large number of townspeople. It is es-
timated that about 25O attended.
The new switch has been put in at the
telephone central and four new phones
put in about the village, making sys TEN
of six phones and a central. Those who
are subscribers at pr esent are: Wellman
central, r. F. Winchester, Curtis st ore, |.
Stephenson, DR.. Hill, A. P. Sweet and
Rev. Fir. Pecotte.
At the repn blican caucus Saturday eve
ming, Milo Hines was nominated for town
representative. AS the nomination was
n OF made unanimous, there is liza bic to be
some fun at election. The democrats have
selected John Stephenson as their candi-
date and are anx1Ously awaiting the chance
of republican bolt to elect him.
Morgan Center.
School in Dist. No. commenced the 9th
with Miss Olive P. Dutton teacher.
Mr. Blanding continues to fail. His son
Edgar of Boston is stopping with him.
Mrs. j. II. Gilmore and son and daugh-
ter will visit relatives in Auburn, Me-, this
week.
Dennie Elliott and family of Pike Sta
ton, n. H., are visiting at S. d. Elliott's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fowler and daugh-
ter of Brockton, Mass, are visiting at A. j.
Calkins.
A large black bear with two cubs was
seen in E.C.Burrough's dooryard by mem
bers of his family last Thursday night, but
before they could get out with their fire
arms Mrs Bruin and family had departed.
John Hazel of Newport has leased the
granite quarries on E. G. Burroughs farm,
and is setting up large derrick and will
employ several hands n getting out the
granite to be drawn TO his sheds at New
port. He win commence work about Sept.
LIST.
Newport.
M. Cattanach is at work in the store of
True & Blanchard.
Mr. and Mrs f H SiscO have gone to
Boston, where she goes into hospital for
treatment.
L. J. Phelps has gone to Waterville,
where his wife and daughters have been
visiting several weeks.
Mrs. M. G. Grandy and children have re-
turned to their home in Burlington, hav
ing spent some time at o. G. Miller's.
Mrs. Wood is assisting at the Central
Office of the New England Telephone Co.
while Mabel Cattanach has vacation.
PJ. Farrell, j. M. Hazel, democrats, and
S. Lane, J. w. Redmap, republicans, have
filed nomination certificates for town rep
resentatiVes.
Mrs. G. A. Prouty and Mrs. G. J. Hib-
bard have gone to Fall River, Mass, on
visit.-Guy and Wilma Sheldon have gone
to Lowell, Mass, on visiting tri p
Mrs. F. N. Bilodeau enterteined her two
sisters, Mrs. Gideon Blair and Mrs. James
Rivard of Barton the past week.
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