Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09
one of c. E. Gays tenements this week

A. Dodge and several others attended the
fair at Sherbrook last week. Seventy five
tickets were sold at this station for the
SherbroOk fair.
The honey supper given by the Ladies'
Aid of the Congregational Society last
Thursday evening at the Congregational
church was a pleasant affair and Melted 81.
Frank Churchill contributed to the society
thirty pounds of very nice honey.
Thieves broke into both the passenger
station and freight station, Saturday mig ut,
Aug. 31st. This was done by prying up
the front windows with some kind OF iron
rods or a bar. The burglars did not find
much of value as the valuabIes had been
removed.
The Barton Landing high school boys
would like to arrange a ball game with
team from the Barton high school, the
game to be played on the Playground next
Thursday morning at 9:3). Perhaps
could arrange for other athletic sports.
BARTON LANDING ACADEMY.
Skinner & French employ about one
hundred men in their woods at Skinner,
Maine, to do chopping and skidding logs.
stopped off here one day last week from
the noon train until later train, who were
going to work for this company, and they
are hiring all the good choppers they can
get. This year they have sawed about four
and one-haIf million feet, and they hope
to put in as large a stock the coming win
ter.
w. w. Foster and his wife have gone to
California to visit Mr.. Fosters brother. 1t
is expected they will stay until next spring
if not longer. Previous to their going Mr.
and Mrs. Foster were given a reception by
the mem bers of the Methodist congre-
cation at their church. Mr.. Foster has
been superintendent of the Sunday
school for many years and to show the
gratitude of those interested the reception
was given. It was very pleasant affair
and a goodIy mum Der attended.
Albany.
Hanson Chaffee Of Berkshire is visiting
his friends here.
Henry Hill has moved from Duron Mel
sons to A. Frasier's place.
Miss Olive Dutton has gone to Morgan
to teach the fall term of school.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Jenne from Troy
recently visited Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Cowles.
F.W. Tenny and A. R. Miles are at New
port as jurors.-C. E. Rogers is serving as
grand juror.
Mrs. Ambrose Brown who has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Saunders, has returned
to her home in Aver, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Clifford have been
visiting friends in town preparatory to
leaving for their new home in Lisbon, n
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Rev. e. S. Butter from Union, N. H, is
visiting at E. c. Buffers. He will spend
the winter in Georgia as pastor of church
there.
Mrs. Frasier has gone to Johnson and
will remain until the fall term Of school
closes, as companion for her daug liter,
Miss Lucy Martin.
Rev. \. G. Austin has returned home
from a visit to Boston and Ames bury
where his son George is engaged as a civil
engineer on an electric railway.
A town meeting is warned for Saturday,
Sept. IA to see if the town will vote to ac-
cept the McClary Bros offer of 100000, by
making the required appro 2riation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clark OF Cambridge,
Mass, were guests at w. H. Chaffee's over
Sunday.-Mrs. II. Mansfield and daughter
Bessie from Salem, Mass, are stopping at
e. G. Carter's.
Mrs. Nettie Miller from Troy is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Honey and other friends
in town.-AIlen Darling from SomervilIe,
Mass, who has been visiting friends in
town, has gone to den.-Miss Clara New
ton has gone to LynGonville to attend the
Lyndon Institute John Rowell and Miss
Eta LOOMS are attending the academy at
No. Craftsbury.- Ethel Austin has
gone to teach school at South Barre.
East Albany.
Quite a number of our people were in
Sherbrooke last week attending the fair.
The pupils of Dist. No. are glad to
welcome back Miss Annie Graham as their
teacher.
The ice-cream party at Edwin Bick-
ford's Tuesday evening was well attended
and enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. Ezra Buffers new barn is nearly
completed. 1t is a modern structure in
every respect and second to none in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vance, who have
resided the past year with their daughter,
Mrs. Harry Gray of Boston, have returned
to their home in this place.
Mrs. Florinda Heath, one of our most
highly esteemed residents, who had been
in poor health for several years and a
great sufferer for the past few months,
died Saturday morning, Aug. 81. She will
be greatly missed as she was loved by all
who knew her. Mrs. Heath was an ear
nest Christian woman. The funeral was
held at her late no ne Sunday, Rev. Mr..