Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-12

l. NJ. Conner ana family, A. II. Bennett
and family, Susie and Adella Ford and Ina
Sessions.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Adams are visiting
| in Cabot for few days.-Chauncey Skin
ner is at Caledonia Springs, staying Tor
rest and recuperation, and F. c. Bro IN has
returned from the springs.-Mr. and Mrs.
! W. L. Cove visiting in Bradford where
| they will take in the exercises of Old Home
| Week.-Rev. Samuel Lewis and family
! spent a day at Westmore recently. -NIrs.
Albert Beede and her daug hter Helen are
making weeks visit with friends at Bur-
! lington.
A Frenchman who was evidently
strapped" came here and hired to the
E. L. Chandler Co. for few days recently.
He engaged board at a certain place and
lodged away, but he soon tired of work
and thought he could get a living by his
wits. So he went to w. G. Twombly's and
bought a quantity Of Lenox soap. This he
cut into SMALL cakes and covered them
with perfumery. He then did them up in
colored paper and canvassed the town sell
ing the little cakes for five cents apiece.
He recommended this soap as very nice for
washing babies and for use on the NOUS
| tache. After doing a thriving business
here he canvassed Barton and Irasburgh
where he made ready sales. Having be-
| come a capitalist he retired to other parts
| South Barton.
| Geo. Bickford was quite severely hurt by
being thrown from moving machine re-
Gently.
Q. B. Willard, who broke his leg some
| time ago, is getting along Well.-NIrs. r.
3. Lang is slowly improving.
The base ball team went to Lyndonville
last Saturday and played the team there,
winning the game by a score of 1912.
Window and Susie Lang are expected
home this week from Craftsbury, where
they have been spending some weeks with
their grandparents.
Mrs Albert Duke is visiting at F. j.
Dukes. Mrs viii Brooks and two child
rem from Westmore are also visiting at
Mr.. Dukes.-ElIsworth Holtham and
family and Mrs. James Holtham have been
visiting Mrs. A. B. Orcutt.-Mrs. Chas.
Wood bridge from Massachusetts, is visit
ing at o. T. Willard's.-Gib Folsom from
Charlestown, Mass, has been stopping
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Folsom.
Albany.
Flora Wallace is home from Worcester,
Mass, caring for her mother.
The Ladies' Aid will serve honey sup
per in the vestry, Tuesday, August Goth,
from until O'Clock p. m.
Hon. Horace P. McClary and his brothers
have made an offer to the town of one
thousand dollars for the purchase Of books,
upon condition that the citizens and town
erect suitable library building.
Rev. j. A. Goodrich and wife are visiting
at j. B. Darling 's.-Rev. Mr.. Smith is visit
ing Rev. Mr.. Austin.-Benjamin McClary
of Chicago is visiting Mrs. Jennie Bill
Oscar Johnson and wife from Hardwick
visited friends in town the past week. s
All our townspeople, visitors and friends
are invited to unite in celebrating Old
Home Week on Friday, August 10th at
West Albany village. There will be pic
mic dinner. Rev. J. H. Goodrich will de-
liver an address, after which there will be
a ball game between the Albany first nine
and the farmers nine. In the evening
Clarence P. Cowles will give an illustrate
lecture, "From Brooklyn Bridge to the
Golden Gate" the proceeds to go toward a
free public library. j. 9.
The question of free library is being
discussed here. r
Mrs. Taylor who has been stopping with |
her friends here has gone to Richford |
where she will visit for short time before
her return to her home in Minneapolis |
Mimi.
South Albany.
There will be an entertainment at the |
Methodist church Thursday evening under
the auspices of the Ladies' Circle. There |
will be music, gramophone selections, and |
reading by Miss Austin. Ice cream and |
cake will deserved and a pleasant time is
anticipated.
Bloomington.
Miss Maud Currier from Island Pond |
visited relatives in town last week.-Em-
ma Pierce goes to Barre this week to visit |
her sister Kate.-Quite a number from
this place attended the picnic in Stanley
Marsh's cedar grove last Wednesdays. L.
Tinkham from Burlington was in town
last week.-Mrs.. Norman Carron who has
been quite i'll is improving.
Bloomington Center
E. W. Dudley is home from his trip to
Lowell and Boston.
Miss Phebe Powers is visiting her sister
Mrs Thomas Chapman, of Glover.
Mrs. Horace Smith fell down the cellar
stairs recently and was badly injured.
Those who attended the entertainment
given by Mr.. Reynolds were greatly
pleased.
The meetings which begun in Loren