Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-09
NEWPORT Center.


Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Wentworth are
here from Skinner, Maine, on visit.
Mrs. c. w. Bryant and her daughter
have returned from their trip in the west.
The first sugar party of the season was
held at John Salmon's last Friday evening
A very pleasant time was reported.
At the annual school meeting Of the
| Newport Center graded school held April 3,
the following officers were elected: Mod
orator, G. l.. Erwin; clerk and treasurer,
F. L. Hildreth; committee, John Kilby:
auditors, d. L. Hildeth, N. S. Rogers and
Hiram Drown collector of taxes, 0. j. Ad
ans; truant officer, S. Drown; voted to
sustain thirty-two weeks of school and
tax of sixty-fve cents on dollar.
Westfield.
| James Conant is very sick.
| Dayton Harding returned to Island ond
last week.
Amos Miller has commenced work for
Warren Farmer.
Oscar P. Wright has bargained his large
farm and stock to Orrin Bailey.
| Rev. J. Ell. Cone of Vasalboro, Maine,
preached in the Cong'l church two Sundays,
| April 1st and Sth.
| Napoleon Root and wife were called to
Newport last Thursday by the death of Mr..
| Prue, who was killed by the cars.
| Mrs. Trumpass, mother of Will Trum-
| pass is in a very low condition from heart
trouble. Her recovery is not expected.
| M. Winslow Farman has, been engaged
| to delivered the address beforethe G. A. r.
Post in Newport on Memorial Day.
Rufus Wiley and family have moved
into the house owned by DIR. Stebbins.
Mrs. VIM. Wiley has joined her husband
| here.
| Miss Ada Brown is to teach in Coventry
again this spring.-Miss Winnie Farman
returns to Ascutneyville to teach another
| term.
| The G. e. Society gave an oyster supper
at w. B. Gilpin's on Friday evening, Mar.
80, and the M. E. society gave one in the
hall on Wednesday evening.
Last Thursday, Moses Chase was ar
| raigned before Justice Eugene Miller for
passing illegal money. Fine and costs
amounted to thirty dollars. Albert w.
Farman Esq. appeared for the prosecution.
one thousand dollars to the Cong1 church
here as a fund, the income from which
only is to be used; in case the time should
come when the church organization ceases
to exist, the fund is to be added to the
museum fund.
Westmore.
Henry Hinton, I. A. Wilson and Fred
Campbell Rave returned from Island Pond !
They don't give pulp high recommend.
Clarence Comfy was home recently for
short time.
James Mckay has gone to Montreal to
have an operation performed. His sister,
Miss Katie Mckay, accompanied him.
Henry Hinton and Fred Campbell have
gone to work for L. w. Stevens during the |
sugar season.
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James Craig is assisting Silas Bectzwith |
in sugaring.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hart of Burke last Thursday.
Mrs. Geo. Gilman is getting out lumber |
for barn which is to be built in the early |
spring.
Rev. G. A. Emery goes TO conference |
this week. 1t is expected that he is to re- |
turn to this charge another year.
Nelson Burt was called to West Con-
cord, where Mrs. Burt has been for some
time caring for the family of DR.. johnson.
Mrs. o. G. Spencer, and daughter Celia
were in st. Johnsbury and Mrs. w. G.
Anger visited friends in Barton during
the past week.
Remember the Conweu lecture at Bar
ton Wednesday evening of this week.
There are few good tickets which have
not been taken yet.
Ell. Walter, who has been quite sick, is
improving.-F. T. Porter is still confined
to his roOm.-Bert and Carl Dean and
Emerson Way are struggling with the grip
Mrs. A. w. Brockway has gone to ST.
Johnsbury to learn the millinery trade of
Mrs. Emma Carpenter on Eastern Avenue.
Miss May Aldrich is keeping house for
her in her absence.
The funeral services of the late Frank o.
Spencer occurred at his late home, Mar. 81,
Rev. G. A. Emery officiating. Music was
furnished by male quartette from St.
Johnsbury. The floral offerings were many
and very beautiful. There were bouquets
of white roses from President Carnell, AL
bany Business College; mound from the
st. Johnsbury Academy with the words,
'Classmate, ST. j. Az; roses and pinks
from the Ladies' Aid of West Burke;
mound from West Burke young people
with the words, tour Frank; bouquet of
roses, Miss Florence Burns; Tyre with the
word ''Brother'', Miss Celia and Roy