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


The firm OF j. B. Holton is soon to be
changed to j. B. HoIton g Son.
The many friends of DIR. Cdshman and
wife are glad to see them home again.
G. w. Lang who has been spending sew
eral weeks at Barton and Morrisville has
returned to his home.
@. I'll. Chase has sold his house in the
village and his land just out of the village
to I'll. A. Grey. Price, $4,000.
The Rev. Mr.. Bell, who has been engaged
by the Cong. society has moved into the
parsonage lately vacated by Rev. j. p.
Marvin.
II. A. Grey has sold his house at Island
Pond and we understand that he will soon
move into the house which he has bought
in the village here.
John Hall and son are moving on to
the w. Bruce farm which they traded
for last faII.-John Cloud has let his farm
to George Morse of Brighton who has
already taken possession.-Bernie Royce
has hired the Dan Kathleen place and will
move on to it soon.
West Charleston.
Geo. Cook is out again with his hull
corn team.
Ed. Dryers little child is very Sick
Mrs. e. Bruce is on the sick list.
Mr.. Geo. w. Morrow, State Superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League of Vermont,
was in town last week and gave a very in
teresting address in the interest of the
League.
David Cook has rented his farm and
moved into rooms with Colby George
Mr.. Pearson has moved on to the John
Longeway farm in Morgan.-Ora Piper
win work for Mr.. Kenney this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Twombly of Derby
spent Sunday at DIR. Gatchells.-Mrs. Lot
tie Badger is visiting friends and relatives
in town.-Lee Brown is home from New
port for sugaring.-E. Sawyer and Herbert
Kenney are home from Maine.-Myron
Waterman of Island Pond was in town
last week.
Coventry.
Arthur White has gone to West Charles
ton to work for G. w. Wheeler in the
creamery.
Mrs. II. G.. Cleveland attended the we'd
ding of Will White and Miss Ada Gorham
at Barton, Isst Wednesday.
Twenty-Five of the relatives of Mrs. AL
yah Smith made her surprise visit last
Wednesday. Mr.. Smith sugared off and
treated the guests to new sugar.
Mrs. Clarissa Metcalf received quite a
serious accident last Monday. She was
drawing water from well with a windlass
when her hand slipped and the windlass
struck her face, injuring her quite badly.
Rev. G. w. Robinson preached an excel
lent sermon at the M. L. church Yesterday.
He goes to Bellows Falls to conference on
Wednesday. Mr.. Robinson has many
friends here who wish him success wher-
ever he goes.
CraftsburY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Collins have moved
to their farm in Irasburg.
Marcia McClary from Greensboro is
working in Mrs. e. n. Nelson's store.
r. A. Patterson has finished saving his
wood pile of 100 cords for which he found
a ready market here.
Mrs. J. Kier received the sad news last
week of the death of her eldest sister, Mrs.
Milo Litch, in Gardner, Mass.
Geo. Wilkins had horse blanket stolen
last week. The thief had better go slow or
he will be in the tolls of the law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Leavitt have returned
from their visit to Massachusetts,
Allen is home from Barton for two weeks
vacation.
Command & Ford's Stock Co., have en-
gagged the town hall for one week COM
mencing Monday, April 9th. This is a
good company and deserving of liberal
patronage.
II. S. Bridges and wife of Albany visited
A. A. Bridges over Sunday.-Will Farr is
entertaining his uncle, Henry Kirby.
III. Smart, who is now settled in Lyndon
vile, was in town over Sunday.
North Craftsbury.
Mrs. Moses Root is gaining slowly.
Clyde CowIes has gone to Coventry where
he has hired out for the season.
Mrs. Morse and daughter Ruth have been
away on a visit for the past two weeks.
The young men at the academy furnish
ed an entertainment for the school last
Monday evening.
Will Marcy has finished clerking for A.
Paddock and young man from Brown
ington is taking his place.
Derby.
Mr.. Bert Rogers from Wakefield, Mass.
is visiting at the Richard.
M. A. Adams lost a valuable horse re-
Gently by spinal meningitis.
George Wilson has gone to New York to
work at the ice business again.
Mr.. Herbert Campbell, who has been
very ill, is reported little better.