Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-21

made some other improvements on his
house and is grading his grounds.-Her-
bert Webster is building a barn.
Our sewing machine agents, o. II. Moul-
ton and g. Chappell, are hustlers i'm their
line, selling many machines. 1t Is a mys-
terry where they find SO many new custom
ers when seemingly almost everv house is
already supplied.
Alton Tower OF North Troy with a
friend spent a portion OF last week with
his father here. Mrs. p. c. Tarbox of
Maiden, Mass, is visiting at n. M. Colby's
as is also Miss Marcia Ward, sister of Mrs.
Colby, who spent the winter In San Diego,
California.
Derby Line.
II. Stewart Haskell is home from Boston
Homo. G. Colby and family go 10 Europe
soon.
Henry ID. Pike has succeeded Fred
Cowens as clerk in Pike Bros. store.
A single days shipment from the Lay
Whip Co. recently was five tons OF freight
at cost of $4,000 for transportation.
Amount of invoices for the days shipment
$1,000
Beebe Plain.
III. b. Stewart, q. A. McShane and John
Blair took i'm the horse show at Montreal.
Austin Beaumont and Latte Rin were
married at the home of the brides sister In
Manchester, n. H., recently.
Mrs. Lewis o. Blake is I'm poor health.
Her daughter, Mrs. Martin, from New
York city visited her recently.
The new granite shops are non-union
shops. They hope consequently TO be able
to secure plenty of good help, as they have
large contracts to fill.
Mrs. Mary Peck has moved from Chas.
Gordon's into a tenement OF the Shaw
house on Main street.-B. Allbee, who has
lived in this place for several years, has
moved to Derby into Fred Hamblot's
house.
Glover.
Miss Sarah Mcclellan is in town this
week.
Mrs. Sarah stebbins is visiting in Bakers
field.
Schuyler Bickford of Barton is boarding
at n. A. Smiths.
Glover Grange No. 272 will meet next
Saturday at p. m.
Mr.. c. IL. Dwinell OF Maiden, Mass, vis-
tied friends in town last week.
Seventy-five thousand lake trout have
been put into Stone pond this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Darling have gone
to housekeeping in Sumner scott's house.
Frank and Jennie Drew came home from
Portsmouth, N. H., 70 spend Sunday with
their parents.
Mr.. VIM. Cheney has snapped places
with Mr.. Chapman.-Mr. Silas Gray of
Sheffield has purchased the Drown place
here In the village.
N. M. Lewis has sold all the machinery
out OF the saw-mill to party i'm Groton,
and we hear he has planned TO take the
building down and move the lumber 20
Barton. ........
Fred Cheney of Manchester, n. H, is Wis
ting in town.-Mrs. Eliza Hancock OF
Lowell, Mass, has come here as usual 20
spend the summer, very glad to have her
with us again.
A number OF the friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
N. III. Drew spent pleasant evening with
them at their home last Tuesday evening.
Owing to the rain of the afternoon and
evening several were prevented from being
present.
The Decoration Day program will be as
follows: The services at the cemetery will
be at 10 a. M, and the children are invited
to bring flowers for the soldiers graves.
The address will be given at the Cong.
church at p. m, by Rev. Mr.. Shean OF
Barton. Dinner will be served in the
w r. G. rooms as usual
Last Wednesday evening nearly two hun
dred of the friends OF DIR, and Mrs. Tenn
pIeton assembled at Institute hall 10 well
come them back to town, after an absence
of about fourteen years. The gathering
was a complete surprise TO the doctor and
his wife. The band was In attendance and
rendered several selections in the open air,
there was also an orchestra of three pieces.
The hall was Hastily decorated with pic
lures and flowers. An opening march was
led by the doctor and his wife, followed by
another led by DIR. Dow and wife. Songs
were sung by 9. s. Parker and wife and
Miss Lila Marsh. A. p. Bean, i'm behalf OF
the people assembled, welcomed the doc
tor and Mrs. Templeton to their old home,
TO which the doctor responded in a few
well chosen words. Refreshments consist
ing of candy, nuts and fruit were served.
West Glover.
Mrs. Lillian Mcqueen visited In Newport
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Will Holmes has the appointment OF
census enumerator for this town.
Archie McDougall and wife have been
pending few days at II. j. Phillips.