Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-09-09

Dixon officiating. The deceased was a
corporal in Co. G, Sd Inf, and was pleas
ant young man who had many friends, who
regret his early death.
The Labor Day celebration last Monday
was success in every particular in spite
of the threatening weather. The attend
ance was fair and all enjoyed the games,
band music, etc. The parade was excellent
and everything went off we'll Rev. J. A.
Dixon gave an address which was listened
to by large audience.
Sheffield.
George Kendall has purchased an ensiI-
age cutter
Miss Flora Hall is at work in Sutton for
Robert Craig.
Will Smith has returned to West Rurke
to teach school this fall.
Sheldon & Bruce have been repairing the
mill by putting in a new bulk head.
Melvin Drown jammed his hand very
badly while working on the road one day
last week.
Miss Catherine Kendall entertained the
Methodist Ladies' Aid Society at her home
last Friday afternoon and evening.
Aaron Hanscom is at home for few days.
His family soon leave for Lowell, Mass,
where they will make their home. We
are sorry to have them leave town.
George Giffin has sold his place to AImon
Gray.-Aaron Hanscom has sold his place
to Eliza O'Hara and Eliza O'Hara has sold
her place to Mrs. John Miles of Glover
o. W. Chesley has sold his farm to Fred
Craig
Mrs. Melissa Garfield of Boston is visit
ing her father, Jack Drown.-GIadys Har
vey Of Montpelier is visiting at Mrs Ellen
Prescott's.-Miss Carrie Skinner, who has
been stopping at Amasa Chase's is with
her sister Mrs. Wilkinson in LYNDON
Mary Flanders was home from st. Johns
bury over Sunday.
Sutton.
John Buzzell had quite a sum of money
taken from his house a few days ago.
VIM. BuzzelI of Bath, n. H, came to Wis
it his brother, John Buzzen and nephew,
Ernest McShane, recently.
The Library League Circle met with Mrs.
G. w. Green last week. There were thirty |
seven present and very pleasant time was
enjoyed.
Dana LacIair who has been very i'll with |
rheumatism is a little better. He is with |
his father, D. F. Laclair, and has been near
ly helpless from the effects of the disease
and is great sufferer.
Your correspondent had a pleasant call |
recently with his old friend, o. t. Curtis, |
g,
represented Sutton in the legislature at |
Montpelier where he last saw him. Mr. |
Curtis is one of the prosperous farmers of |
Sutton.
AS your correspondent was driving along |
the Willoughby lake road recently he |
called on w. A. Hart, an old acquaintance,
and found him very pleasantly situated.
Mr.. Hart was in STANDARDS brigade during
the Rebellion and took an active part in
the conflict at Gettysburg.
Charles F. Varney has a fine farm on
which he can look upon the beautiful
scenery of Willoughby Lake and surround
ings. Charles is rearing soma excellent
fruit trees, and has learned the secret of
making apple trees thrive. He intends to
move on to his farm next spring.
AS Royal Virgins was going home from
Frank Curtis Friday night while going
down the hill the harness broke and let the
thills fall to the ground, this frightened
the horse and it ran and tipped the wagon
over and damaged it considerably, the har-
ness was nearly destroyed. AS the wagon
was going over, Mr.. Virgins jumped out
and was not seriously hurt. 1t was mar
row escape.
People in this vicinity have been annoy
ed for some time by a series of petty thiev-
ing and housebreaking. A piece of paper
dropped, that had writing on it,
gave clue to the thieves, two boys about
Is and 10 years of age, who finally owned /
their guilt and settled damagein that case,
but Chas. Varney of ST. Johnsbury, whose
farm house in this town was broken into
and contents injured, gave his case to the
States attorney, who proceeded to take
legal measures but the boys got word in
some way and skipped. 1t is TO be hoped
that they may be found and sent where !!
they will learn habits of industry and have !,
no opportunity to steal.
c. A. Spencer is building over his house.
He has built new piazza, shingled the ell
and is changing the interior. It viii be
like new house when the repairs are COM
H. Rice is repairing his house
and making some needed Improvements
B. FL. Moore has built a nice large hen
house. He is also putting in new pump
logs to carry water to the house.-E. E.
Curtis is finishing off kitchen in the ell
Of his house, and doing some general re-
H. Fogg is Singing his
houses. c. Cady is putting addition
On to his house.-W. M. Marshall is doing
much to improve his buildings. Since
moving to the place he has greatly i'm