Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-17

L. w. Lawrence has closed his Iabors
here and gone to New York.
The measles have been very accommoda-
ting here this spring not breaking up the
schools, as the adult population have been
having them, but now school has closed,
three of Morris Johnsons children are
down with the disease, one of j. E. Lyons,
Clyde Locke, two sons of Alfred Wilkey,
Maynard and Roy, and two or three more
or less of Rufus Tripp's children.
The NJ. E. quarterly conference was held
at the church parlors last Monday. The
reports showed that 1878 had been pledged
| for preaching, this with other sources of
income practically insures the finances of
| the year. The average morning attendance
was III persons and the average evening
| attendance was al persons. Rev. j. o.
Sherburne of st. Johnsbury was present.
H. B. Moulton of Lisbon n. H., H. e
Parker of Bradford, and w. f. Allen of
Stewartstown n. Ii. were in the place look
ing over the water power here with refer
ence to locating plant to light this village
with electric lights and furnishing more
power for the E. l.. Chandler Co. for their
piano works. Mr.. Allen owns the Brad
ford electric plant and several plants at
other places and is practical electrician.
What the result of the investigation was is
not known, but it is hoped plant may be
established and the village lighted with
electric lights.
There is a good deal of fascination if not
! inspiration about baseball playing, so much
SO that young America starts for the
ground as soon as he gets off his swaddling
clothes. Last week Tuesday when there
was game at Barton, three boys, Clarence
Cole, aged five years, Harry CIough and
Preston Connor each aged eight years
started to walk to Barton to see the game.
When quite a distance on their way the
younger boy became weary. Just about
that time party came along in a team and
carried the boys up to see the playing.
They telephoned to Mr.. Cole that the boys
were safe and later brought them back
home.
South Barton.
Henry Ross has moved into Mr.. Forests
house.
A number from here attended the grad
uating exercises at Barton.
John Forrest is shingling Frank Kim
balls big barn.-B. Z. Berry and Mrs. \. b.
circuit are painting and papering their
houses.
Mrs. r. 3. Lang is very sick and under
the treatment of DR.. Hastings.-G. w.
Abbott who has been sick for several days
is better.
Albany.
E. {. Butler has his barn upand boarded.
II. E. Carter is building an addition to
his barn.
Mrs. Della Honey is visiting friends in
Lowell, Mass.
Henry Crawl has moved into one of Mr..
kelley's houses.
Clayton George has moved into P.
Bashaw's tenement.
Burt Shedd ATTENDED meeting of the
Grand Lodge +. x \. NJ. at Burlington
last week.
Mrs. ). Shute is in Worcester caring for
her mother, who is very i'll with no hope
of recovery.
About thousand logs have been fioated
down the river from Craftsbury to the mill
here, which is being repaired and will soon
start.
Geo. Austin has gone to Amesbury,
Mass, where he has position as civil engi-
neer on an electric railroad.-Henry Davis
has gone to Ashland, n. H., for the sum
mer, where he has employment.
Three sisters OF A. +. Norris are visit
ing him.-James Martin from Boston is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Not }, TloIy
is visiting his brother, Stephen Vance
Mrs. Carroll Whitcher, who has been visit
ing her sister in Springfield, Mass, has
returned home.
A. Guyette, a resident of Lowell but
whose children attend school in Albany,
was brought before Justice Whitcher re-
Gently on complaint of States Attorney
Graham, for not sending his children to |
school. Mr.. Guyette plead poverty. The |
court was adjourned and Overseer Farman |
was summoned and the matter adjusted in |
a satisfactory manner. j. c. c.
Albany Center.
A social dance will be held at Waters |
hall next Friday evening. Music by Paul's |
orchestra, Supper will be served. Whole |
bill S1.0O. All come.
South Albany.
L. G. Ellis is repairing his house.
E. j. Douglass is grading in front of his
house.
Chldren's Day was observed at the NJ. E.
church June 8.
Miss Florence Judkins of Passumpsic is
at work at A. ID. Patterson's.
We are soon to have a bell for the new
TO take the place of the one
that was injured by the fire.
Miss Jessie Brock of Boston is visiting at
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