Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-18

March 25th with Miss Kate Ferrin teacher.
The many friends OF Rev. and Mrs.
Marvin will be pleased TO learn that Mrs.
Marvin has had a very successful operation
performed at st. Marks hospital In New
York and is now assured OF complete
recovery.
There will be a bundle social at the acad-
envy hall Friday evening. The exercises
will consist ola short literary and musical
program followed by the bundle social.
Everyone is to have a bundle which shall
contain some article to be worn during
the evening by the one holding the COR
responding number. Good music viii be
furnished
Island Pond.
The social given by the ladies of the O..
A. r. last week was very pleasant event.
There was a large attendance.
A fire was started at the Stewart House
last Monday by a lighted cigar being
thrown into a waste paper basket. For
tunately it was discovered before II had
caused much damage and was quickly
eXtinguished.
A shocking accident occurred al Gorham
last Monday evening about g O'Clock when
through a misplaced switch a double
headed freight train crashed into the
engine house, colliding with an engine
that was on the turn table. The switch
bad been turned to let this engine out.
f. Il. Robertson, the engineer, was oiling
his machine when the crash came, and was
pinned down face downwards by the hand
rail across the small of his back, the lower
part of his body and legs beneath the boil
er, i'm which position he remained an hour
and a half ere the engine could be raised
to release him. He was taken 90 his home
and thence TO the Maine General Hospital,
bat he survived his injuries only short
time, death occurring about 80 Tuesday
evening. Edward Blaisdel OF Portland,
the brakeman, who boarded with Mrs.
Wallace, was also killed, being pinned
down under the coal and tender and not
rescued for several hours. lie must have
been instantly killed when the crash came.
The damage to the rolling stock is quite
heavy, the three engines being demolished
also several freight cars.-Heraid.
Coventry.
Emma Bean spent the Sabbath at home.
Singing school next Wednesday evening.
Charles Williams has gone TO Lyndon 10
work.
The "sweet sixteen" social was well at
tended and was a success.
Rev. }. Hamilton OF Newport preached
in exchange with Rev. A. T.. Bole last
Sabbath.
Aunt Mary Ware is failing. Lewis
Hitchcock is quite sick.-Mrs. Asa Han
cock is very sick.
The Newport Epworth League and the
Irasburgh League met with the League
here last Friday evening az the Methodist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Niles went 60 Bur
lington last Friday. Mr.. Niles will enter
a hospital in that city to be treated for
nervous disease.
Frank Stevens and his son Walter OF
Canaan have been visiting at william
tevens'.-N.PS Sawyer has gone 10 Nashua,
n. H., to be absent several weeks.
Horace Morrill,, who has been staying
with his daughters at Barton for several
weeks, was brought home last Saturday.
He is suffering from an attack OF the grip.
Mrs. Clara Abbott Of Boston, DIR. Fred
Gray and wife of Westfeld, Daniel Gray
of Cambridge and A. r.. Cowles OF Barton
were in town last Tuesday TO attend the
funeral of Hubbard Gray.
James Chapman has hired Charles Rog-
ers TO work for the season.-Artbur White
works for VIM. Niles i'm sugaring -Pliny
Metcalf goes to Irasburgh 90 work for Ira
Wheelock. George Corrow works for J.p.
Wheelock.
The Ladies' Society will give clothes
pin social in the vestry OF the Cong1
church Friday evening, March 22nd.
come and bring one half dozen
clothes pins. After pleasant and profit
able time with these useful articles you
will be served with warm sugar by the
ladies.
Burt Robbins from Hubbardton, Mass,
Is i'm town.
Frank Kidder OF Burlington is visiting
friends i'm town.
Mn. Kier from New Hampshire IL at
work in John Kier's shop in this place
II. A. Scott has a new barber chair and
will do barber work In connection with his
other business.
Craftsbury grange met last Friday. The
attendance was fair and a good time was
enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Alex Dawson returned 10 Lawrence.
Mass, last week, after several weeks visit
N this town.
j. A. Gallagher and several Others were
,alled to Newport last week on the case OF
vs.. Clark.
Herbert Hines, who has been stopping
With his uncle, j. II. Poor, has returned 10
lis home in Wolcott.