Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-22
daughter.-Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Gray visit


the school in Dist. No. 6, which COM
mences Apr. 18th. Miss o. P. Dutton will
teach the Center school to begin the 18th
The Kings Daughters have engaged
Rev. r. s. Sidelinger to deliver his
popular lecture, "Reminiscences of the
West" at the church Wednesday, May
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Newport.
II. w. Brainard is moving to West Derby.
Hon c. A. Prouty was in town last week.
The ssJohn A." Thomas Norton, captain,
made her first trip, partly through the
! lake Saturday.
| The Electric Light Co. are placing new
poles in the village and otherwise improv-
| ing the system.
G. NJ. Bailey was called to North Troy
Saturday, owing to the death of his uncle,
Chandler Bailey.
S. w. Parker is adding much to the looks
of his buildings by the addition of an up
per story to the ell part.
Henry Chase, immigrant inspector, with
headquarters at this place, has been trans
ferred to Portland, Me-, leaving last We'd
nesday-
A. G. Sault of st. Johnsbury is in town
experimenting the changing of the New
England Telephone system from ground
ed to a metallic circuit.
Ralph Cameron, who has kept a restau-
rant on Coventry St., has moved into the
tenement lately occupied by DR.. Blanchard
over True & Blanchard's store.
News has been received of the death
of Capt. J. d. Sheridan of Beecher
Falls, last Friday. Mr.. Sheridan was
well known here having spent few years
here being employed in the Custom House.
Hon. J. o. Sanford of Stamford, highway
commissioner, was in town Thursday,
meeting road commissioners of Orleans
County, discussing the best ways to con-
struct roads and giving advice in the
maintaining the same.
Col. z. M. Mansur and Mrs. G. r Storrs
are spending few days in Boston.-Don
A. Stone, special agent of the Treasury
department, was in town last week.-Hon.
j. H. Johnson, U. S. consul at Coaticook,
P. O., was visitor in town last Monday
j. G. Hubbard has gone to Manchester,
Conn.,, where he has employment for the
summer.-Thomas Averill spent few days
of last week at Westmore.-Miss Kate
Drew has returned from her visit to Boston.
It P. Shorey was in Boston last week.
J. D. Bates of Island Pond called on friends
in town one day last Week.-Mrs. Cora
Belle Wilson, who has been visiting friends
in town, returned to her home in Burling-
ton last Tuesday.
Newport Center
Jasper Phillips has purchased Albert
Jones village residence paying $500.
Wendell Morse recently had his face
badly burned by playing with powder.
One of the Peoples telephone in struments
Albert Jones sold his household furni-
ture at auction last Thursday. Mr.. Jones
goes to Boston, Mass, soon to make his
home with his son, Erwin Jones.I
The creamery is being extensively repair
ed.-Davidson Jenkins has taken down his
old dance hall and intends to build barn
in it's place.-CIark Rogers is taking down
the ell to his house and also his barn and
is to build new.
The village schools are to commence the
spring term April 10Th. Miss Bertha Stick
ney will have charge of the primary
department, Mrs. Sprague Jenkins, the in
termediate, and E. S. Abbott of Barton is
expected to act as principal.
Mrs. S. G. Lewis and her five children
from Danville are visiting Mrs. Lewis
mother, Mrs. Charles Estell.-Mrs. Fronia
Blake is at Ayers Flat visiting her sister,
Mrs. Clough- Will Griffin is here from
Derby visiting his brother, o. M. Griffin.
Henry Luxford died last Thursday
morning after a long illness. Funeral SER
vices were held at the house Thursday fore
noon. The remains were taken to West
Derby for interment. Mr.. Luxford was an
old soldier having served in the war of the
rebellion.
Earl Adams has engaged to work for I'll.
L. Smith for six months.-Guy Estell was
in Lyndonville part of last week.-W. A.
Tracy has been engaged as one of the cream
gatherers for this summer.-E. S. Rogers
has secured employment at the electric
light station ct West Derby.
Troy.
Peter Martin is shingling his house.
M. ]. Higgins is having the pneumonia.
Mr.. John Aiken is quite sick.
P. T. Baraw cut one of his fingers quite
badly while at work in the butter box
shop last Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Buck has returned to her home
in Newport.-Mrs. Fred Estell of Newport
Center is stopping in town with her hus
band.-Mrs. Lucy Jones has returned home.
Mrs. Maria Leach has returned home
from Burlington.-Mrs. Roy Martin has
gone to Holyoke Mass.-P. t. Baraw was
in Barton Landing on business last week.
Mrs. F. B. Hammond visited friends in
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