Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-04
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Ell. 3. Bates remains very low, but most
of the sufferers from grip are gaining.
Mrs Charles Clark and Miss Alice Clark
of Derby have been visiting at S. E.
| Fletcher's.
FIR. MouIton, E. G. Moulton and A. R.
! MouIton and wife were called to Rock
Island last week by the sickness and death
of Eugene Moulton's wife.
Holland creamery has just put in new
| churn with a capacity Of 600 lbs, also
new butter worker. Charles Rice will soon
begin his summers work gathering cream
for the Association.
Irasburgh.
Remember the warm dinner at the cong.
vestry town meeting day.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Wiley with their
granddaughter Myrl have gone to Holyoke,
Mass, for a few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wiley are keeping house for them.
G. E. Curtis, formerly of this town, has
accepted lucrative position as foreman of
the needle department of the Mayo Kitty
Machine & Needle Co., of Franklin Falls,
n. H.
the NJ. E. parsonage Friday evening, March
Sth. A good literary program will be pro-
vided. The gentlemen will furnish and
serve the refreshments. Everyone most
cordially invited.
Rev. and Mrs. Treat visited friends in
Barton last Friday.-Percy Templeton has
returned to Burlington Medical College
Miss Ethel Drew is home from Albany
Mary Bogue of Derby is spending the week
with her aunt, Mrs. Templeton.
An unusually pleasant wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
K. Hill last Tuesday evening, it being the
occasion of the marriage of their daughter,
Lillian, and Mr.. Herbert CowIes of the firm
of Beede & Cowles, Barton Landing. At
eight O'Clock the bridal couple took their
places in bay window trimmed with
flowers and ivy and were joined in mar
rage by an impressive ring ceremony,
Rev. E. P. Treat officiating. The bride
was becomingly attired in gown of blush
gray albatross with dainty trimmings.
The groom wore the conventional black.
Only the immediate families of the bride
and groom were present. The presents
were well selected and useful. The bounti-
full repast and social evening were enjoyed
by all. The bride will be greatly missed
in Irasburgh. Mr.. and Mrs. Cowles carry
with them the heartiest good wishes of
host of friends.
Lowell.
Hazen Stewart is reported to have bought
the Chaffee farm which joins his place on
the north.
Dennis Shortsleeves has moved on to
Milo Hines farm which place he has taken
for year.
Mrs. Rose Sawyer of Newport spent last
week in town stopping at DR.. III. II. HilPs.
Frank Barney and wife are visiting rel
atives in Canada.
Rev. Mr.. Goodheart from Oberlin, O.,
occupied the pulpit at the Cong. church
last Sabbath. He is to remain here two
weeks and the society is hoping to retain
him indefinitely.
It is reported that A. J. Stewart has let
his farm to W. w. Ward and will go to
New York to work in the ice business.
Fred Bridges also intends to go back to the
city in the spring.
Will ShortsIeeves has moved into the
house lately vacated by his father and Geo.
Brosseau has moved into WHY'S house.
Lester Hoadley has rented the tenement
over the brick store at the Corners.
The young friends of Miss Angie Kelley
to the number of twenty eight gave her
surprise party last Wednesday evening.
It was very enjoyable time as all gather
ings at the home of VIM. Kelley are apt to
be.
The auction at the residence of the late
Geo. Ramsdell on Tuesday last was well
attended. The personal property, con-
sisting of everything from steel trap to a
cider MILL was sold. The real estate was
not disposed of.
Word has been received from Miss Mae
Chamberlain, who is taking a course at the
Roosevelt hospital, New York, that she
has passed the final examinations with an
average of 9Sb per cent for the three years
course. She will graduate in June.
Our people were sorry to learn of the
death of Mrs. J. F. Wright OF Barton Land
ing, formerly Miss Helen Parker OF this
place, which occurred last Wednesday.
She was held in high esteem by Friends
here. Several attended the funeral which
was held from her late home on Friday.
Among the many annual "kicks" caused
by perusal of the printed town report
was one on the part of prominent towns
man who objected to the furnis hing OF
medicine to the schools. He said it GER
tainly had been furnished as there were
two items of ''Mdse'' charged in the school |
directors report.
There was an entertainment at the hall |
Friday evening, Feb. 22nd, called bonnet |
and flag drill. The flag drill was well ex- |