Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-26

ton day, where she will visit for a time
before returning to Brooklyn.
D. D. Bean, Fred Rand, c. c. Grow, f.
B. Robinson and Harry Graves attended
| the fair at Stanstead last week.
Mrs NJ f. Prime and daughter Hazel,
who recently took a carriage drive to
/ Knowlton, p. O., have returned.
Mrs. q. ). Joslyn, who has been spend
ing several weeks in town, returned to her
home in Lebanon, N. H., last Friday.
The vestry of the Congregational church
| is being remodelled. A parlor will be
| added and other improvements made.
Louis Phillips of Manchester. n. H.,
who has been visiting friends here for
several weeks, returned home last Friday.
DR.. d. C. Wooding was one of the judges
at the Newport races. The doctor also at
tended the races at Littleton, n. H., last
week.
D. D. Beau served as judge at Newport
and Stanstead fairs and will attend the
Bradford and Sherbrool1e fairs in the same
capacity.
F. H. Larrabee, a theological student of
Madison, N. j., is visiting his brother, A.
A.
at Craftsbury.
MIS-. Sarah Jane Drown from st. Johns
bury and Mrs. NJ. Drown, Aaron browns
mother, of Montpelier, are visiting at
Aaron Browns.
Mrs. w. H. Ford and son of Lyndonville,
who have spent several weeks on the Maine
coast this summer, visited Mrs. Ford's
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. John Bean, recently.
Mrs. Cross aud daughter, Mrs. Atkins
and her niece, and Mr.. Dodge, who have
been visiting at DIR. c. ID. Weddings, have
returned to their home in Connecticut.
e. r. Jeuness won the championship in
the White Mountain Tournament which
was held last week. Earl's "Nine" has
lost only three games during the season
thus far.
E. G. Baldwin, county examiner goes 10
Bradford this week preparatory to begin
ming his work as principal OF the high
school at that place The school begins
next Monday.
&. Fl. Blood and his wife and Bertha
Spaulding have gone to Canada for three
weeks camping expedition. Mr.. Blood
will handle the gun and rod while the
women cook the game and fish.
The following letters remain uncalled for
at the post office August 26. Please say ad-
vertised. f. w. Blair, Miss Barnadette
Brooks, Clement Dusharm, w. f. Robin
son, Mrs. B. A. Smith, Mrs. Betsey Pierce.
c. b. Harding's horse, Almesd, won first
money in the 2:25 class at Ltttleton, n. H.,
last week in 2:23t. James Mcfarland was
-. ~
CowIes and o. E. Roundy was there with
Yankee Girl, winning third money.
There was fair sized audience present
at Sewers hall Wednesday evening to
witness the comedy "SideTracked" and
those who attended appeared to enjoy the
entertain ment very well. This company
has been here several times and has always
given a good entertainment.
HIP. Baldwin has sold his milk bust
ness to N. L. Foster of Newport, who has
already taken possession. Mr.. Foster Is
quite well known in this village and the
patrons Of the route have every assurance
that the good service given them in the
past will be maintained under the new
administration.
Over sixty from this vicinity took in the
Rebekah excursion last Ihursday, 10 Ma
cog and return. 1t was a very enjoyable
time. Your correspondent noticed that
there was a good deal of eating on the
boat, and iuquiring OF some of the initiated
learned that 1t was custo ii 1.-THE "order"
to eat once in two hours, but on festive occa-
sions they INDUCED more frequently. 1t was
told by some who have q reputation
for veracity that some partook of refresh
ments eig hteen times during the six hours
on the boat, and those who witnessed the
scenes would not venture to deny the
statement. 1t will be observed that pic
mic given by the Rebekahs means some
thing. and is no small affair. 1t was
ticed that another custom prevails with
the order, namely, they take along
doctor always on such occasions, and DR..
Dow of Glover was the officiating physi-
clan during this trip This was to pro-
vide for any contingency which might
occur, and the precaution was very timely.
Some of the Glover friends counselled that
nm emDtv freioh t car be chartered for