Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-19

her varied gifts, combining these with a
correspondingly elevated personal char
acter. regret the first attempt to injure
| the influence of this noble woman should
be made in Vermont. This correction
| should be made in justice to her, and to
| your misinformed correspondent. Yours
| for the right,-C.
/ Lowell.
Miss Berta Davis of Johnson visited
friends in town last week.
The Cong. L. A. society met with Mrs.
Charles Sawyer on Friday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church met with Mrs. Cyrus Durivage last
Wednesday afternoon.
j. H. Silsby & Co. have fitted up their
mill to run by water for the present and
are dressing some lumber.
G. H. Mix. who has been on a short vaca-
ton from his duties at the creamery, re-
turned from Richmond Wednesday.
Mrs. H. D. Stannard of Barton Landing
is visiting relatives here after an absence
of more than year. All are surprised and
gratitied to see her so much improved in
health.
Report reaches US of the birth of a daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy AIlbee of East
Hardwick. Mr.. and Mrs. AlIhee resided
here two years previous to last December
and have many friends here.
A party of our townspeople went on a
picnic to Eden Pond Thursday. A very
pleasant day was spent, alt though it was a
trif1e wet coming hume. One always lin
gers little too long when on a picnic.
c. F. Eddy is making extensive repairs
on the ice house at his creamery, aus en-
larging his storage capacity. 1t has been
found necessary to store more ice i'll the
future as the supply stored this year has
proved inadequate to the demand.
A large black bear was shot on the West
mountain last Monday night by Frank
Paronto Jr. 1t is proba bly, the largest bear
shot in town for some time and was esti-
mated to weigh $50 pounds. The hide was
purchased by DR.. Hill who will convert it
into a rug.
Frank Bellows, butter maker in the
creamery here, leaves soon for Wolcott,
where he is to have charge of another
creamery for c. F. Eddy. The many friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bellows regret their de-
parture, but all wish them success in their
new home.
H. B. Parker OF North Troy was in town
Tuesday on business.-Herbert Eldridge
arrived from Pawlet Tuesday night and is
stopping with {. F. Hodgeman.-Iis
Whttemore of Eden spent last week with
Miss Sybil Warren.-EIlis Ward of Newton,
Mass, visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Ward, last Week.-Hon. II. w. Lyford,
special examiner for the Union Mutua
Fire Insurance Co. of Montpelier, was in
town last week inspecting he several risks
of the company in this town.-Irvin Rob
inson and family OF Westmofe, Mrs. Ernest
Force and children of St. Louis, Mo-, and
Mrs. Grace McQuin of Champlain visited
Mrs. Geo. Thornton and daughters last
week Mrs. Smith, who has been visiting
her daug hter, Mrs. Irwin Stephenson, has
returned to her home in Chatham, y. Y.
The town meeting Aug. u brought cut
a large number of voters to deliberate on
the railroad question. Notwithstanding
the previous opposition 10 the bond, res
OlutiOn 10 aid the proposed railroad was
a tOpted and II. H. Hill, E. 3. Stannard |
and Charles Pudvah were elected commits |
sioners to receive subscriptions to the bond |
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