Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-07

roads the first of last week. They will
gravel the main road through the village
first.
Arbor day came III with a gust of snow;
not a very favorable time to plant young
trees for future generations to enjoy. 1t
was observed at the village school by
cleaning up and identifying the school
house and grounds.
About twenty of the young friends of
Miss Minnie Stannard gave her surprise
party last Thursday evening. Music and
games made up the program of the eve
ming, and refreshments were served. When
Miss Minnie leaves for Barton Landing,
her future home, she will take with her a
beautiful gold watch chain which was
presented to her on this occasion, together
with the best wishes of many friends.
Morgan Center
The ice went out of the lake the Sd.
Miss Clara McFarlane of Barton is visit
ing at Mrs. J. II. GiImore's.
G. NJ. Elliott has moved from the A.
Ewens tenement on to S. D. Elliott's
| farm.
The school in No. 6, taught by Miss
| Currier. and the one at the Center taught
| by Miss Olive Dutton, commenced April
80.
Henry Bean hes moved back on to his
place. His wife is very low from the
effects of an operation recently performed
while in a hospital at Montreal Car
| gill is slowly recovering from injuries
received while attempting to stop a run
away team.-Glenn Barney is sick with
the grip; his wife is better.
Newport.
BIair's orchestra goes to Island Pond to
play OF ball Tuesday, May s.
Mrs. Joseph Strong has opened a m1lli-
merry store at her house on Lake st.
Ed. Hope has closed his labors at the B.
& M. freight shed and is running his ice
cart.
Mr.. G. n. Brady is repairing the part of
his residence which has been occupied as
post-office.
j. S. Barr went to st. Johnsbury We'd
nesday on business.-Mrs. NJ. E. EIkins
visited at So. Troy last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dickens go to
Montreal this week and will sail from
there next Saturday for England. They
expect to be away three months.
Homer Wheelock, who is interested with
True & Blanchard Co. in their branch
store at Stanstcad, is devoting pat of his
time assisting on the books at their store
here.
Messers. Ganhargh and Gareige, who
have been selling clothing and other goods
at auction in one of Lorimer & Mcdiar-
mid's stores on Coventry street, were ar
rested last Thursday, having failed to pro-
cure license.
0. E. Green, former resident and mer- |
chant here, but late of Boston, died at his |
home April 20. His wife was here at the |
time and was called home but did not |
reach there until after his death. The re-
mains were brought here, where the flu
neral was held Saturday.
j. E. Lambert is placing electric fans in
his bakery and ice-cream parlor, also in
the dining-room of the Arlington, which
is run by Mrs. Emma Young. Mr.. Lam bert
is also making arrangements for power ap-
paratus for making lce-cream, which |
power will run all of the machinery.
This has been the week for moving:
L
Porter's house on Third St. to S. G. Scott's
on Bay St.-Mrs. J. c. Cattanach from L.
E. Thayer's to F. a. Winslow's on Cot
tage St.-Wm. Mayo from L. E. Thayer's
to w. E. Tuck's on Main St.-Chas. Young
into Seymour Lanes house on Central St.
@. d. Wilkinson into K. Richmond's house
on Central St.-Buzzell Taylor into the
mill house near Prouty & MilIer's mill,
which Joseph Strong vacated when he
moved to Mrs. j. r. Hall's.-James Has
lett of Montreal has moved into one of
Arthur Scott's tenements.
Newport Center
The Cleaners met with Mrs. Ed. Tute
for their social, last Friday afternoon.
Our people were sorry to hear of the
death of Mrs. Fred Dark at her home in
Lynn, Mass.
Erastus Buck has bought the residence
M. F. Phillips recently purchased. Mr..
Phillips has moved to his village residence.
Fred Lawson and Claude Estelle are
working in New York.-Elmer Rogers is
working in the creamery for the summer.
Ben Horn of North Troy has been en-
gagged to work on the c. P. r. section here.
Mrs. o. M. Griffin is visiting a cousin in
st. A1bans.-F. L. HiIdreth, U. A. Harris
and George Glines went to Sugar Loaf
pond, Canada, last week. They report
rather poor success.-R. HI. Rice was in
Lyndon on business few days, recently
Miss Batchelder of Boston, who has been
stopping with Mrs. o. E. Williams, has
to her home.-O. J. Adams ac-
Mrs. A. Benoit to the insane ;
asylum at Waterbury, last week Tuesday.