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

high water and has had a gang of men on
the river running logs.
Ira WheeIoclx and wife and Miss Lillian
Hancock went to Sutton last Wednesday
to attend the wedding of their cousin,
Amy Stevens, to John Mclean. Mrs.
Mclean was formerly of this place.
Mrs. Boynton, widow of the late Ira
Boynton, passed away last Tuesday. Mrs
Boynton has been in very poor health since
the death of her husband. She has lived
with her son, where she has been tenderly
cared for. Mrs. Boynton was a sincere,
earnest Christian and a member of the
Cong. church. Her funeral was held in
the church on Thursday, Rev. A. Bole Of
floating.
The following item is copied from the
Fitchburg, Mass, Morning Sun: "Rev.
Charles w. Robinson, brother of ii. III.
Robinson of this city, who has been spend
ing vacation here, will leave early next
week for Chicago, where he has accepted
call to become pastor of a prominent
Congregational church. Rev. Mr.. Robin
son has been preaching in Vermont the
last few years.
CraftsburY.
Mrs. Ira Dutton is having her residence
painted.
The Ladies' Aid met last Saturday after
noon with Mrs. Geo. Howard.
Rev. Charles Morse preached in the M.
E. church last Sunday in exchange with
Rev. d. L. Evans.
Presiding Elder Sherburne held the first
quarterly conference last Friday evening in
the parIor of the M. e. church.
D. F. Hoyt has traded his farm for j. T.
Urie's village residence. Each family have
taken possession of their new home.
The Memorial sermon will be delivered
at North Craftsbury at the Congregational
church Sunday, May 9th, at 2: 80 p. m. by
Rev. Mr.. Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cass have returned to
their home in Lyndonville.-Frank o.
Pierce of st. JOhnsbury was in town last
week.-Wm. j. Shilletto of Westfield is
visiting friends here.
Mrs. c. H. Rawson and children spent
last week in town visiting friends.-Miss
Sadie Lyon is home and is sick with the
measles.-Mary Scott spent last week in
Barnet, with her aunt, Caroline Scott.
Memorial Day services will be held at
the cemetery at North Craftsbury at 80
a. m. sharp, and at the NJ. r. church at
Craftsbury at p. m. Address by Rev. j.
p. Marvin of East Hardwick. The ladies of
the W. r. g. will furnish dinner for the
singers and drum corps at the G.. A. r. hall
in Leavitt's block. Soldiers and their
families are expected to bring basket pic
mic dinner.
North Craftsbury.
HI. N. Stevens was In Burlington last
week.
Miss Susie Lyon is sick with the measles.
d. Jones is very low at this writing.
Charles Robbins of Boston is home on a |
visit.-Jerry Douglass and wife of Eden |
are visiting Mr.. Douglass parents.
Lewis Douglass, who has been spending |
few days in town, has returned to his |
home at Montpelier.-Mis King has re-
turned to her home in New Hampshire for |
her summer vacation. F
Robert Hoyt, former resident of this |
town, who is now in the Philippines in |
writing home says that Capt. Brownell's |
company have been very busy but that it |
He states that he and several others are
stopping at the hut of native and they
are supplied with eggs, chickens, rice,
bread-fruit, green's, bananas and fish, for
which they pay the magnificent sum of ten
cents per day, the natives making a good
thing at this price. The town they are in
is being cleaned up and the people seem
bright and quite intelligent.
Derby. 80 y. '...--
Mrs. Ed. Hastings is ill. Mrs.H. Harvey
is stopping with her.
The lightning on Thursday night came
in on the wires at Wilder Bros. burning
ten wires in the cable and four fuses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dustin Albee received word
a short time ago of the death of their
daughter, Mrs. Hiram Todd, at Colorado
Springs.
N. M. Colby and II. II. Wilder have re-
ceived their appointments as census emu
merators for this town and will commence
the work the first of June.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the M. e.
church will meet with Mrs. Chas. X. Car
penter next Wednesday afternoon. Let
here be full attendance.
Miss Diana Hischler, a young lawyer
Of Boston, gave an interesting lecture on
'sWoman's Relation to the State'' in the
Methodist church Friday evening.
Mr.. Sails has greatly improved the APP
pearance of his house recently purchased,
by adding wide veranda across the front.
"A. A. Silver is improving the appearance I
If his residence with fresh coat of paint. ,
Mr.. Webb and family have moved from
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