Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-08

Robert Wells of the medical department
of U. V. NJ. has been home for a short va
cation, but eturned today.
Joseph Ready has moved from the tene-
ment in Augustus French's house to Mr..
Nye's tenement on Water street.
Holy Week was observed by the Catholic
society last week with services daily, and
communion was held yesterday.
Arthur Knight and wife of Lancaster,
n. H., are visiting Mr.. Knights aunts,
Mrs. Smead and Mrs. N. D. Martin.
The w. c.. T. U. will meet with Mrs. G.
c.. Lang on Tuesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
Subject, sour Standard Bearers"
Scion Jackson and wife of Derby are
visiting Mr.. Jackson's sisters, Mrs. n. D.
Martin and Mrs. Smead, this week.
There is to be a dance at Sewers hall
next Friday evening. Music by Barton
orchestra. A general invitation extended.
Mrs. Ernest Sabin and her daughter of
LittIeton, n. H., have been visiting at
Fred Whitcher's and at David Collisions.
Bert Cannon left this morning for Rum
ney, n. H., where he will assist his brother
on some work there for the next two
weeks.
Special meeting of Orleans Lodge, No.
55, F. &. A. NJ. next Friday evening at
1880 sharp. Installation and work in E.
A. degree.
Henry Harding has moved out of the
Bean block into the tenement vacated by
DR.. Wooding in the John Heating tene-
ment house.
Correction.-Mrs. NJ. NJ. Berry of Tun-
bridge, D. II. Smith OF Albany and Her
bert Green of Danbury recently visited at
B. R. Dement'S.
w. NJ. Wright improves very slowly.
Mrs. Wright is much better; her father,
Mr.. Fl. F. Black, who has been assisting
them is TO- sick.
Mrs. s. D. Stone and Mrs. J. B. Freeman
have returned from market having pur-
chased a large amount of millinery goods
for the spring trade.
The baseball meeting mentioned last
week was postponed until tomorrow eve
ming at Z o'clock. All come who are in
terested in the game.
E. H. Webster, who is seldom absent
from his duties at the ~post-ofhce, found it
convenient to stay at home several days
last week attending to the grip.
Fred Rand was taken severely sick yes
terday morning but is somewhat better at
present writing. He is nue. overworked
and should take a short vacation.
With the rain and south wind the snow
went off very rapidly last week and wagons
are used almost exclusively between this
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The last issue of the Messenger, pub
lished by the Boston & Maine railroad,
contains a1inicelview fS1Wineughby,1a lake,
with a short description of the same.
Chas. Gilman and son have been paint
ing G. Graves new house. They nave
nearly completed their work and the ten
ement will O be ready for occupancy.
The rains of last Wednesday raised the
water to that degree that there was a
large washout on the B. & M. R.. R.. at
Fairlee which delayed the trains six honrs.F
The annual sugar party and social will be
held at the Congregational vestay We'd
nesday evening. Sugar will be served
from 6 to s O'Clock. Price Is cts; children,
10 cts.
j. n. Webster, who is one OF the direc-
tors of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Co., was in Montpelier last week to
attend a monthly meeting of that COM
pany.
Moses Valley, one of our Oldest residents,
was stricken with paralysis last Saturday
and it was thought he could not survive
the night; but he is alive this morning but
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Mrs. Davi Collision reports that from
May 1, 1900 to Feb, 16, 1901, she has made
and sold 1874 lbs. of butter from one COW,
beside what butter and cream required for
use in the family. |
The sugar party at the G. A. R. hall
was a pleasant affair, the sugar frst-class.
The attendance was not as large as desira-
BILE on account of so many other enter
tainments the same evening.
Miss Nellie L. Wright wishes to &C
knowledge receipt of the beautiful flowers
sent her by the Eastern Star, and to thank
the members of that society for their kind
remembrance.
Chas. Currier visited his parents over
Sunday. Mr.. Currier was in Rutland last
week and took the examinations before
the state board of pharmacy. He passed
easily and will now be able to take up the
work in this state at any time.
The banquet given by the Eastern Star
lodge Friday evening proved to be a sue
cess in every way. Miss Nettie Rand was
initiated a member of the order, which is
i'll a fiourishing condition. The attend
ance was large and everything passed off
satisfactorily.
The Guy Brothers minstrel show ex-
hibited at Sewers hall last Friday and