Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-24
IraSburgh.


In the ball game last Tuesday the Barton
Landing boys were beaten.
Haley Templeton Waller graduated from
Brown University last Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Winget and little daughter
/ of Hardwick are visiting friends in town.
! About thirty people attended the. Ladies'
! Aid meeting at D. II. Webster's last Thurs
! day.
| Rev. Leonard Dodd, who is still in the
hospital at Jamaica Plain is said to be
failing.
Rev. and Mrs. Knapp went to Greenwich
Conn, last week to visit Mr.. Knapp's
father and their daughter Mary.
Charles Sylvester recently saw three deer
in the road near the Labounty place also
one near Melvin Ordway's.
John Carpenter has bought the VIM.
TapIin farm on the Morrill, hill road, of
the Jefferson CoWles estate.
Miss Helen Somers returned home from
Burlington college last Saturday. Her
brother Henry is expected this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buhrmen of Texecana, Ar
kansas, with friends from Bloomington
and Irasburgh had a reunion at the home
of Mrs. Eliza Chapman recently.
There was very pleasant gathering of
the children and grandchildren at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Story last
Wednesday, in honor of Mr.. Story's 10th
birthday.
The Children's Day service at the CongI
church yesterday was we'll ATTENDED con-
Il E,a T-oiY0 hn liz
and singing by the children was especially
good, commencing with the professional,
''March to Victory" Thechurch Wasvery
prettily trimmed with ferns, green foliage
and white flowers.
Mrs. Helen Thompson and two sons,
Philip and Sidney, went last Friday TO
Nashua to visit Mrs. Margaret Sylvester.
They will also visit friends in Lowell, Mass,
and in Norwich, COnn.-Dr. BOgue and
family. OF RichfOrd visited friends in town
last week.-OIin Webster returned home
from the U. V. NJ. last Friday.-Percy
Templeton returns tomorrow from the
Burlington Medical college.
Jay.
Geo. Martin is building barn.
Geo. Bannister has purchased the T. A.
Chase store building and is finishing it
into dwelling house.
E. Bickford had an epileptic fit one day
last week and after having partially re-
covered had another attack. He was taken
to North Troy in helpless condition.
Later reports state that he is gaining
slowly.
Lowell.
DR.. H. II. Hill has purchased new rub
Der tired wagon. 1t is the only vehicle of
its kind in town.
viii Collins has been repairing his farm
buildings and is now further improving
their appearance by the application of a
coat of paint.
Parties have been here recently with the
view of buying Milo Hines shop and
and dwelling house, but negotiations are
not closed as yet.
George Bruso, who conld not pay for
property upon which he had given lien
note, is sojourning for a time with Sheriff
Miles at Newport.
Clarence Parker cleaned out his mill
pond and made necessary repairs on the
dam last week. He is doing quite bust
ness in butter boxes and general gristmill
work.
Rev. WilImond Warner of Bethel visited
friends here lrst week. Mr.. Warner was
formerly a Lowell boy and has many
friends here. He was chaplain of the sem
ate during the last session of the legis-
Iature.
Road Commissioner Patterson with men
and team is putting a coat of river gravel
on the stage road near the WestfieId line.
This yearly addition to our permanent
roadway is a move in the right direction
both as to permanent benefit and to the
carrying out of the letter of the law regard
in the expenditure of public money.
Despite the very rainy evening there was
an attendance of twenty-five or more at
the reception given Rev. and Mrs. S. Good
heart at Dea. n. F. Hutchinsor's last
Thursday evening. Refres hments con-
sisting of cake and lemonade were served
and all had pleasant time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodheart will be at home to their friends
as soon as they get settled at the parsonage
which has been renovated and is fast being
put in shape for their occupancy.
Our students at Bakersfield have finished
their labOrs there for the school year and
are at home-Miss Lillian Wetherby of
Burlington is visiting her relatives here
Jackson Chaffee of Stowe visited his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Chaffee, last
week.-Mrs.. S. 3. Cello and Mrs. l.. B.
Wellman attended the graduation exercises
at Johnson Thursday Lucy Church,
who has been in school at Johnson, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. F. A. Bellows.-Mrs.
G. L. Rutchins of North Troy was in town
Thursday.-Arthur Parker went to Iras-
burg Tuesday and pitched game of ball