Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-11-04

Rev. aud Mrs. j. (. Knapp.-Miss Maud
Stewart of Montreal has been spending the
week with Miss Matte Holdridge.
The Ladies Aid Society viii meet in the
CongI church parlors Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Holdridge and Mrs. Parker viii serve
supper at six O'Clock. All are cordially
invited.
Mrs. Goldsmith and son Fred are staying
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Locke.-Mrs.
Kate Barry is visiting friends in own
Mr.. Beatty of Enosburgh Falls recently
visited at Mr.. Luke Loverin's.
Rev. E.. P. Treat gave a very interesting
sermon on "Prison Reform yesterday.
Lessons from the Life OF Joseph" will be
the subject of the sermon next Sunday,
Nov. 10Th and viii be more especially for
the young people.
Tne witch craft of Halloween was some
what in evidence last Friday morning.
And the towns people were surprised to
find Fort Ethen Allen" on the common,
also Joe Tetrault's wheelbarrow on
the flag rope, some of the seats in the
trees, with ONE other slight diversions
from the general position of things.
F. A. Buchanan's buildings which
occupy the grounds formerly occupied by
the Stanford buildings are an addition to
the town of no small importance. The
store with tenement above, out buildings
and barn were all designed by the owner
and are models of convenience. A dis
cription of the buildings will be given
next week.
South Barton.
Michael Dacre shot a fine buck Oct. Goth
on the west side of WilIoughby Lake
Others have sighted them but Michael was
the first to bring one down.. 1t was a very
large one and estimated by good judges to
weigh 400 lbs.
Albany.
The chicken pie supper netted about S25.
Saunders house vacated by the Rev. r. c..
Lansing.
Mrs. Frank Drew of Sutton, has been
visiting her brother, Charles Drew and
friends in Albany the past week.
Mr.. Shante has moved into the T. j.
Newton tenement and Mr.. Stuart has
moved into the house vacated by Shante.
o. c. Whitcher recently cut a cash three
inches long in his left knee. Mr.. Shatney,
while hunting a deer in Sutton last week
put a bullet through his left great toe.
w. A. Sargent, proprietor of Maplemont
stock farm, recently sent a bull calf and
two blooded lambs to Hazel Hurst, Missis-
sippi. Price S125 for the bull and S25 for
the two lambs.
Grace Hyde has gone to work in the
Peerless factory at Barton.
The school at the Center, taught by Miss
Grace Sheehan, closes this week.
Geo. L~awrence's people went to Barton
to attend the funeral of Dyer Skinner last
week.
Mrs. E. G.. Carter has this season sold
forty-ffv dollars worth Of eggs from TWEEN
ty-eight hens, besides raising a large flock
of over sixty chickens for market.
Beautiful weather contributed to the
success of the FesJivalat the NJ. E. church,
which passed off very pleasantly. Re-
| ceipts for the evening were more than
twenty dollars.
The Geo. H. Phelps Post, G.. A. R. and
w. r. c., assisted by home talent will give
a campfire at Relief Corps headquarters in
the church vestry, Albany Tuesday eve
ming, Nov. 18th. The campfire will be fol-
lowed by a box supper. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all to be present and
enjoy The entertainment.
East Albany.
Eugene Willis has been suffering from
an abscess on his hand caused from taking
cold in a slight bruise.
J.. E. Tinker of DanviIle visited his
father, G.. A. Tinker, a few days recently
and enjoyed the fine partridge hunting to
be found in the woods about here.
Guy Shepard has rented his farm for one
year to Clarence Temple.-Fred Twombly
has rented his tenement house to Mr..
Woodbury. who has lived in the west part
of the town.
South Albany.
w. F. Ames is building an addition to
his barn.
Mr.. Andrus' people are moving on to a
farm in Irasburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Farr are rejoicing
over the birth of a son..
1t is reported that John Miles has bought
the Joseph Holmes place.
Alex. Buchanan and family visited his
brother in Cambridge last week.
BrOWningtOn.
Mrs. Nichols is home from Canada where
she has been visiting.
Maud Putney has finished work for Mrs.
TwombIy and returned home.
Andrew Wiley from Barton Landing
visited at o. A. Crows last week.
Eugene Burrows, who has been carrying
on Mr.. Colby's farm, has moved back to
his place.