Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-05

| returned TO Town AFTER being absent TWO
! years.-Rev. NJ. 5. Eddyland wife of Norris
vile are visiting Mrs. Eddy's father, j. H.
! WoIcott.-Ed. Streeter and family from
! Lowell, Mass, have been spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Streeter.-Loren
Brainard joins his family here this week
| for two weeks vacation.
West Charleston.
Mr.. Leon Saucier of Norton Mills visited
friends in town recently.
Irving Whitehead and Herman Rich of
Barre are spending their vacation at w. J.
Forts.
E. w. Barron and family of Barton visited
Mr.. Barron's father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. d. Barron, July 25th, it being the
S4th birthday of Mr.. Barron.
Coventry.
Mrs. Scion Percival is in very poor
health.
Arthur Dudley of Nashua, N. H., is visit
ing his uncle, A. B. Hancock.
The Dorcas society will meet with Mrs.
Jonas Kidder next Friday afternoon and
evening. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Addie Emerson of Rochester is
visiting friends here.-Mrs. Betsey Smith
of Boston and Mrs. Lucy Reed of Barton
are visiting at w. E. Niles.
Myra Lewis has gone to Fitchburg, Mass,
to visit her mother. Emma Pearson has
returned to her school. She accompanied
Miss Lewis as far as Keene.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Niles who have been
/ in Burlington for several weeks at the
sanitarium, have gone to Massena, New
| York to remain awhile. Mr.. Niles does
not improve as fast as was hoped he might.
Last Friday lawsuit was held bet tween
Herbert Dane ana Erastus Buck. The
suit brought against Mr.. Buck was the
abuse of horse he hired of Mr.. Dane. MIR.
Dane is to recover $500 and costs. F. c.
Williams for Dane and j. w. Redmond for
Buck.
Several weeks ago while Clara Hancock
was coming from Irasburgh with her sister,
the horse took fright at some crushed stone
that had been carelessly dumped beside ne
road and Miss Hancock was thrown out.
Since that time she has kept growing worse
and is now confined to the bed and the
physicians say that her spine is injured
East Coventry.
Mr.. Ira Sessions is on the sick list
Charlie Tucker OF St. Johnsbury is at
work for j. T. Wells.
John Boden fell % feet from a barn
where he was at work, striking on his right
shoulder, injuring it quite seriously.
Craftsburv.
j. H. Poor was called to Berlin last Sun
day to attend the funeral of his niece.
Elmer Stratton was thrown from his
carriage and sustained fracture OF one leg
last week.
Among the pleasant events of the week
was the marriage of Mr.. Oscar Slayton of
WoIcott to Miss Elsie Cowles. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cowles have the best wishes of host
of friends.
Miss Clara Collier, who went from this
vicinity to China several years ago, has
returned to that country after an absence
of several months in Japan, whore she was
obliged to go at the time of tne Boxer
uprising.
Five boys from this town spoke in a
medal contest in Greens boro last Tuesday
evening. The first prize was awarded Mas
ter Ray Allen, second to Hirold Kinney.
Much credit is due Mrs. Anna Cole for the
very creditable work of the boys.
There will be concert at the NJ. r.
church Thursday evening, August sth,
under the leadership of l.. A. Whitney of
Boston. The concert promises to be better
than last year. The pianist and reader are
from Boston, and all the artists are profess
SIGNALS. Admission 25c.
East Craftsbury.
Mr.. Thomas Calderwood's house was
destroyed by fire Sunday evening.
The Christian Endeavor society of this |
place will give an ice crea N social Tuesday |
evening, August 18th.
Miss Alice Seaver, who has been in New /
Haven, Conn, since last Novem Der, re-
turned home Thursday.-M Gertrude /
West, of Princeton, Mass, is visiting Miss
Agnes WyIie.-Ulysses ToIIman and fami-
Iy have moved to Iras burg Lawrence
Uric slipped and fell last Tuesday, getting
badly hurt.
North CraftSbury.
The Albany and Craftsbury baseball |
clubs played here Saturday. The game was |
closely contested, and the final score stood |
20 to IS in favor of Craftsbury.-Joe Null |
Ianey, former student at the academy is |
visiting in town. Mr. Mullaney has just |
returned from England where he has been /
stopping for two months.
Fred Richardson, who has been in COM
pany with Fred Chandler for the past six |
months, has obtained a position as engi- /
neer of a stationary engine in a town in
Canada, and goes to his new work this |
week.-Mrs.. A. B. Pike, of the hotel, has |
gone camping for few days with friends /
at WillOughby Lake.-The many friends |
of Miss Mabel Guild, former teacher in |
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