Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-02-25

! billions in front Of the drug store one day
last week. No great damage was done in
the tipover, but some handsprings that
would have done credit to professional
acrobats were INDUCED in to the satisfac-
tion of the onlookers.
Frank Hall had four COWS condemned
! after testing them for tuberculosis. Fri
day they killed one COW and found very
little of the disease. The others are to be
tested again. As Mark Twain says, ''this
is getting to be a little monotonous'' to
the farmers. They are ready to have
diseased cattle killed but object to having
| healthy cattle killed.
The Old Folks Concert was we'll attended
and a most enjoyable affair. It was held
in the Methodist church Thursday even
ing. Miss May Wiley wore silk dress
over one hundred years old. All the
ancient costumes were admired and the
Wearers Wers SO disguised in the quaint
garments as scarcely to be recognizable by
their most intimate acquaintance. The
parts were we'll sustained, the recitatiOns
finely rendered. Erwin A. Wiley did
himself great credit IN impersonating sew
eraI characters, initiating their voices and
facial expressions, in the discussion at the
cold schoolhouse.' In fact, all parts were
well rendered and the whole affair was a
success from beginning to end. Our
people like home entertainments and home
talent better than foreign or imported
talent.
Albany.
Fred Newton has gone to HardwicE to
work.
Elias SearIes has purchased Mr.. Chafey's
house on New street.
Miss Rose Campbell is home for few
days.-Bert Vance was in town over Sun
day. J.C.C.
E. c. Butler has hired James KigalIen
for the season.
Mr.. Bryant OF Morgan was in town for a
few days recently.
Mrs. E. Bashaw entertained her Sabbath
school class at her home last Wednesday
evening.
Those who attended the dinner at the
vestry on Tuesday report very pleasant
occasion.
Our item Of last week stating that a con-
sultation OF physicians was held in the case
of viii Johnson was an error.
There will be a donation at the M. E.
church in Craftsbnry Wednesday evening,
Feb. q, for the benefit of Rev. ID. L.
Evans.
The ladies viii furnish warm dinners on
March meeting day at ". II. Chaffee's. A
first class dinner viii be provided for the
small sum of fifteen CENTS
BrOWningCOn.
Mrs. Edith Comstoclz OF Barton visited
at DR.. Gilman's last week.
Clara Grow, who has been in Holland
for he past week has, returned home.
It Is reported that Il. Il. Day of Coven-
Try has purchased the Il. 3. Smith place.
MIS-. Jerard JOsiyn went to Last Burke |
recently TO help care for her daughter, /
Mrs. Carl Gear, who is very i'll.
Mrs. William Davis, who has been i'll |
Tor a long time, died Feb. %. Funeral |
services were held at her late home Thurs |
lay. She leaves a hus band and che child |
o mourn her loss.
Mrs. Z. Burrows and Minnie Virgins, /
Who have been on the sick list are able TO |
De out again.-Mrs. Wallace Kennison,
Who has been quite i'll for the past week,
emains about the same.
bloomington Center.
Miss Florence Powers is at home.
In the past year there has been in town
o marriages, 10 births, deaths.
The ladies will furnish dinner at the
inc
tn. Price, fifteen cents.
Homer Leland, who bought pair of
otis of OrsOn Grow and was leading them
home one day last week had one OF his fin
,er broken with the halter ropes.
Rev. R. S. Sidelinger will give his lee
ure "Reminiscences of the West" at the
yentre church on Tuesday evening, Feb.
9Th, at s O'Clock under the auspices of
}rownington Grange. Admission TWEEN
y cents; children undel twelve years of
ge, ten cents.
Willie Fuller carried his wife to Iras-
urg last week to stay few days 70 help
are for his mother, Mrs. Lora Fuller and
is little daughter, Glenn, who have been
lex with the grip at the home of his sis
or, Mrs. Homer Seavey, where they were {
pending a few weeks.
Evansville.
Miss Kate Marshall is at home.
Miss Sadie Smith is at st. Johnsbury for
vacation.
D. H. Randall will start Guild & Fosters
ill this week.
Drown g Marshall and George Bickford
nished lum bering last week.
Prosper Rheume has gone to Montreal to
,e his mother, who is very sick.
Miss KimbaII of Lyndon, who has been
sitting at J. G. Gray's, has returned to her