Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-25


olden time" costumes.
John Govro has gone on to the town
farm for the year. John has carried on
the town farm most OF the time for nearly
quarter of a century and ought 10 feel
quite at home there.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Darling were
| attending TO some matters about the barn
few evenings since a lighted lantern was
accidentally dropped near the top OF the
stairs whence it proceeded ON It's down
ward course TO the floor by a series of
jumps, bumps and thumps, the globe and
| burner IN the meantime parting company,
| thus setting fire TO the hay, straw etc.
scattered on the stairs and projecting from
the NOV. BY almost a miracle, Mrs. Oar
ling descended over the flames without
catching fire to her clothing, followed by
Mr.. Darling, who by great effort succeeded
in smothering the flames with a gunny-
sack which happened to be at hand. IL
was one of those cases In which the delay
of a moment would have meant the loss OF
a home. They are quite an aged couple
and Mr.. Darling has been lame for years
and their emotions during and after the
event are perhaps better imagined than
expressed. J.C.C.
Union Easter exercises at NJ. r.. church
April 9TH.
The social at the vestry on the 18th inst.
was a success in every way,
A. r. Miles was injured last week by
being kicked in the stomach by a COW.
Mrs. e. Cutler is on the sick list.-O. M.
Delano, who has had a hard time with
grip is recovering.
Mrs. f.. Lawrence is stopping with her
son George at the Center Willie Burt Is
at work for James Cameron for the season.
The Duckless Bros. and their families
visited at West Newport last week-H. Il.
Carter and w. NJ. Johnson attended
court at Newport on Wednesday OF last
week.-T. j. Wallace and son Earl have
returned home from their trip and report
delightful time.
East Albany.
Fred Foss has purchased a pair OF gray
horses of Jim Simon.
Alfred Daniels has purchased a dinner
bell to be placed on his house, which will
give a pleasant sound at noon each day.
James Cameron has bargained with
Bailey Miles for a new tedder and moving
machine. Mr.. Cameron believes in up-to-
date machinery.
Mrs. VIM. Riley who is having consider
able trouble with her eyes, total blindness
being feared, has the sympathy OF the en-
tire community.
William Wilson has helped Fred Foss
sugar for several years and will again this
year. His many friends are glad to see
him back again.
Mr.. Glodgett has engaged TO work this
season for the Misses NARROW. Oney
Crowley who has been there a long time IL
going to st. Johnsbury.
Bloomington.
Arthur Dority and wife are happy over
the arrival of boy baby.
Eugene Burrows has rented b. Colby's
farm for a year and will take possession
soon.
b. L. scofeld is home from Virginia.
Alvin Berry, who has been in for long
time, is improving.
Captain Tucker, who has been quite
feeble for long time, does not seem TO
amend to any degree, and Mrs. Tucker, his
wife, has just had hard time with grip.
A party here losing his temper recently
abused his horses TO that degree that some
who were knowing TO the affair visited him
and informed him that he must desist that
kind of treatment or he would be COM
planned OF for cruelty 10 animals. The
man promised to comply with the request.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Joslyn, who have
been at East Burke to help care for their
daughter, Mrs. Florence Geer, who died
recently have returned home. Mrs. Gear
was born and always lived i'm this place
until she married Calvin Geer, several
years ago, when they went to East Burke
to live. Mr.. Joslyn and family have the
sympathy of the entire community. Mrs.
Geer leaves husband and two small chill
dren and a large circle OF friends to mourn
her loss.
Bloomington Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Dennison visited in
st. Johnsbury recently.
George Howe drew load Of goods to
Newport Center for Sydney Davis last
week.
A. III. Gardyne received a visit from his
father, Robert Gardyne Of Troy, and Mrs.
Gardyne a visit from a niece last week.
The school board met recently and or.
gained, appointing +. A. Robinson chair
man, A. f.. Denison clerk and Mrs. b. A.
Seavey superintendent.
Two of Charles Ellis children are sick
with chicken pox.-There have been six
cases of measles in Alfred Alexander fam
lily Mrs. Jerome Houston, who has been
sick with pneumonia, Is i'm
proving. Mr.. Houston il recovering from