Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-23

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cottage at Willoughby is somewhat better
although he gains slowly.
Mrs Melvin Drowa and her mother,
Mrs. Burgin, went TO Washington, Mrs.
Burgin's home, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Pawney have pur-
chased the Traverse residence, corner of
High st. and Lincoln Ave.
The village trustees have built side
walk at the upper end Of High Street and
along down Lincoln Avenue.
Misses Carrie Cahill, Emma Rice, Emma
Harvey. and Alice Cousins have been
attending the Buffalo exposition.
There will be meeting of the Geo. W.
Ouimby Post, G. A. R., at their hall next
Wednesday evening. All come.
Mr. Bulls has obtained employment IN
the Fairbanks scale mandatory and has
moved his family to st. Johnsbury.
Harry Grow, who has been at work for
II. T. Seaver has finished his labors there
and is working for the Peerless Co.
Miss Eva Fuller, who has been spending
several weeks at F. w. Baldwin's, returned
to her home in Montpelier last week.
Mrs. R. L. Sheaff and son Harold have
returned from Maine. Mrs. SheaH's
mother and nephew accompanied them.
Geo .ge Davis has had a bank wall and
curling built about his house and mas
been doing some other repairing recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Drew, Mrs. W. J..
Whitcher and Mrs. Mary Humphrey start
no. SY-
position.
Mrs. Martha Nelson and Mrs. S. c. Cur
rier left last Thursday for Chicago, ILL.,,
where they will spend some time visiting
relatives.
There were union services at the Meth
odist church yester day, Rev X L. Sheaff
being absent. A very large congregation
attended.
The streets at the upper end of the vii
Iage are being much improved by the
large amount of gravel which is being
carted on.
Adam DummetJ, who has been at work
in bakery at Bradford during the sum-
mer, has returned here and is at~work for
the Peerless Co.
Mr.. E. S. Welch and his force of help
are to thoroughly repair the buildings on
the farm which Mrs. Peene purchased
some months ago.
Mrs. James BOWS father, who has been
in poor health for some time, died recently
at his home in Canada. Mrs. Dow at
tended the funeral.
Mrs. Betsey Wright of Newport, moth
er of Mrs. E. Fl. Webster: died last Friday
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl. Webster attended
the funeral Sunday.
Mr.. Benjamin Mossman is on the street
again after his long illness. Mr.. Mossman
is gradually improving but has not fully
regained his strength.
Mrs. Helen Bickford leaves today for
New York where she will get the latest
styles in her work. Miss Pickle of New
port accompanies her.
Ira Cham bers, Martin Drumming, Fred
Collision, George Dilley and Lewis Gron-
din were t1Plunkett last week at work
repairing the electric light plant.
n. NJ. Scott. is getting the stone on to
the ground on his lot just above Charles
Stones residence for foundation for
storehouse which he is to build.
There will be reception at the Metho-
dist parsonage in honor of Mrs. A. B.
Owen next Wednesday evening. All her
many friends are requested to be present.
Cresceus defeated The Abbott in the
races at Readville, Mass, last Saturday.
Four heats were trotted, The Abbott win
ming only one. The fastest time made was
2-74.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gilman recently
spent a month in New York state visiting
friends. Alice Lapier, their daug liter, re-
turned home with them to stay few
weeks.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office Sept. 23d. Please say
advertised. David Corray, Frances Jou-
bert, Jerome E. JENNIE, G. B. Keller and
Mrs. Emily Uric.
The New England Telephone Co. have
been at work on their line in this village
for some time, transferring wires, and
making repairs. They will install num-
Der of instruments on trial.
Mrs. l.. M. Hubbard received word last
Thursday that her sister-in-law, Mrs. j..
B. Weed of Melburn, Canada, was dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hub bard attended the fune-
raj, which was held Saturday.
A large amount of feed is being drawn
from this depot every week at the present
time, fifteen carloads of grain and feed
having arrived last week, which is some
what above the average amount per week.
A large amount of live stock is being
shipped to market from this station at this
time. Sheep and swine purchased by
Daniel Blanchard were weighed at the
Parker & Humphrey mill last Saturday
and the farmers received fourteen hundred
dollars in exchange for the same.