Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-15


to survive and make business hum here.
Lightning struck so near Henry Phillips
house in one of the recent storms as to
shock Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips and lady
who was visiting them at the time of the
storm. 1t is reported to have struck stub
twice this season, thing which disparages
the old saying that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place."
John Forest Sr. had his fingers and
thumb quite severely cut on a single
jointer recently. John has run machinery
for forty years and seldom meets with an
accident, but his enterprising spirit will not
give him any rest, and though he is near
ing seventy years few of the young men do
the amount of work he does.
Albany.
Miles & Whittemore are repairing their
mill.
Mrs. Campbell and son visited in Morris
vile while DR.. Campbell was in Burling-
| ton.
Mrs. w. Flemming and daughter from
Somerville, Mass, are assisting in caring
for Mrs. Flemming's mother, Mrs. Place.
DR.. Campbell attended the meeting OF
the health officers of the state at Burling-
ton last week. There were about 100
| doctors present and many important sub
jects regarding the prevention of disease
were discussed. J.C.C.
Willie johnson has gone to New Haven,
Conn.,, where he has employment.
A company of invited guests spent very
pleasant afternoon Wednesday with Mrs.
T. Mcclellan.
Mrs. Watson and daughter from Wind
ham, n. H., are guests at Henry Hayden
Miss Mabel is a teacher in the high school
at Peabody, Mass.
Stewart Butler was thrown from a now
ing machine recently and severely injured,
necessitating his return to his home in
LyndonviIle. - Lawrence Bowen was
thrown from his wagon recently and sus-
tanned injuries about the face.
George Roweu had quite an experience
at the celebration at Barton. When ready
to return home his horse could not be
found having broken away as he supposed.
He was under the necessity of walking
home, distance of eight miles, for another
horse which he took back to Barton TO
bring his family home, where they arrived
at a rather late hour.
South Albany.
Gabriel Patterson is very sick at this
time.-N. S. Ames is in quite poor health.
j. Eldred of Lowell, who has been work.
ing for W. 0. Harvey, has been very sick
with appendicitis but is gaining now and
will be able to go home soon.
Mrs. Rood of West Albany has a class in
music here.-E. j. Douglass has gone to
work at Lyndon.-Mrs. Thomas Mccarthy
has returned to her home in Boston,
Clarence Williams and family OF Boston
are spending their vacation at {. w. Will
liams'.
East Albany.
In the school in No. 5 the scholars having
perfect attendance were: Mabel and
Minnie Longe, Ethel Hunter, Mona and
Louise LaFont, Harold Graham, Mildred .
Vance and Oscar Miles. This school was
taught by Miss Annie Graham.
The school in district No. 1 taught by
Miss Alice Graham closed uly Sd. During I.
this term the following fourteen pupils +
had perfect attendance: Agnes and Katie /.
Ansboro, Rose Clark, John Durkin, Alice, .
Maud, and Walter Grant, Anna and Ella +
Gallagher, Fred Hughes, Agnes and Frank .
Kilgallen, Jennie Norton and Lizzie Per- /
ham. The last day the scholars gave their .
teacher some very beautiful presents. /
They were silver berry spoon and napkin
ring and a hammock. The above schools
held an enjoyable picnic, July Sd at Hosmer
Pond. Over 100 were present.
Bloomington Center.
L. D. Stafford has sold his farm to Mr..
Fox of Westmore.
Mrs. Horace Moe of Lennoxville, p. O.,
who has been visiting her niece, Mrs. Dana
Smith, and other relatives, has returned
home.
A few days since, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Dwire saw deer in their oat piece. They
went down there and the deer did not
move until they were quite near, then
jumped over the fence. They searched
around and found young deer that Mr..
Dwire thought would weigh about fifty
pounds.
Miss Glenn Robinson OF st. Johnsbury
visited her grandfather, Judge Orne, re-
and Mrs. Albro Twombly of
Boston, Mass, Mrs. Mary A. Smith and
Henry Bassett of Barton Landing visited
at Bert Seavey's last Week.-Mrs. Elsie
Markham of Everett, Mass, is visiting at
E. D. Stafford's.
Mrs. Burbank from Canada is visiting
her sister, Mrs. James Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole from Island Pond Wis
ted at F. Lapierre's last week.-Clyde
Coles little daug liter from Springfield is
stopping with friends here.-Gertie Gallup
and Miss Cass visited at Woodsville and