Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-01

for two weeks vacation.-Ralph Hamil-
| ton, Edith Hackett and Iva Colo are home
from Burlington for the Easter vacation.
At the annual school meeting last Tues
day, the business was despatched in short
| order and the committee which had been
! serving the district in looking after the
| interest of new school building are still
j to have the matter in charge. A special
| tax was voted for the new schOolhouse
site and school building. The meeting
was adjourned to the 4th Monday in June,
when the committee are to report.
| II. S. Root has gone to Windsor.-Mr.
and Mrs. Fl. E. Lane are in New York buy
ing goods.-Homer E. Farrar clerk at
Lane & Davis is visiting friends in
Franklin County.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Grow recently visited in Sherbrook, p. @.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Hutchins have re
turned from New York.-W. n. Kline
has returned from Boston.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Miller are in Enosburg caring for
Mr.. Miller's father, who is sick.-Evelyn
Billings has gone to Boston.-W. w.
Worth has gone to Springfield, Mass,
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Hurlb burt have NOV
ed to Springfield where he has position
with a Mr.. Ball Who deals in groceries and
meat.-Mrs. J. r. Akin and son have re-
turned from Springfield, Mass, where
they went on a visit to Mr.. Atkins brother,
Ernest AlIbee.
Newport Center.
One of the families who lived in NJ. F.
Phillips block, has moved into Lewis
Crawford's residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Estell have gone to
South Troy. Mr.. Estell has been employ
ed to take charge of the creamery there.
Dana Farrar and family have moved to
Mrs. w. o. Litchfeld's farm and Mrs.
LitchfieId has moved to Newport village.
Herman Smith has traded his village
residence for the farm owned by Charles
Erwin, known as the Geo. Grigware farm,
in the south part of the town.
George J. Rogers, who has been having
the charge of the G. P. railroad section at
Newport for some time past has finished
work there and has returned home.
This community was saddend by the
death of Mrs. Albert Jones which occurred
Wednesday evening, resulting from the
grip which she had been suffering from for
a few weeks. Mrs. Jones was a Christian
lady and highly spoken of by all. She
leaves husband, two sons, and several
grandchildren to mourn her loss. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones spent So years together in
married life. Much sympathy is felt for
the bereaved husband. Funeral services
were held at the house Friday. The re-
mains were taken to Glen Sutton, Canada
for burial.
Troy.
Hemon Buck has returned to the hospital
in Montreal for treatment.
Ike Bean has purchased the John Martin
house on Mill street and taken possession.
Mr.. Larrabee from Newport Center, who
will gather cream for j. G. Turnbull, is
moving into the George Martin house.
Miss Mildred Houston of Richford is
visiting at F. B. Hammord's.- Earnest
Stebbins has returned to his home in
Cooksville, Wis.-Mrs. Geo. Smith visited
her parents in Beebe Plain last week.
~ estii&,ld.
Mrs. E. S. Miller has been engaged to |
teach the primary school in the village.
The trustees of the town library have
appointed Miss Ada G. Brown librarian
for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Mcbride of Canada has moved into |
the tenement in Roots shop. He works |
for the Woodworths.
Miss Maud Wakefield and Miss Della |
Benware have been engaged to teach school
in Lowell this spring.
Charles Gilbert has rented his farm to
Mr.. Wilcox of n. Hill. Mr.. Gilbert has
moved into the Gilbert house in the village.
The gold watch which Miss Gilbert lost
a few weeks ago was found in the road, by
Herbert Percy, during the recent thaw, in
good condition.
Bernie Gilbert of this town and Miss
Louise Goad of Montgomery were married
by Rev. J. Fl. Wallace last Monday. They
will reside here for the present.
The G. E. Society held an ice cream social
at Willard Farman's on Thursday. 1t was
a jolly company that gathered there. Peo-
pie always have an enjoyable time when
they go to Mr.. Farman's.
Mrs. I. D. Johnson and her daughter,
Miss Iva visited in Barton recently Miss
May Wallace of Boston is here for a few
days visiting her parents.-Mrs. Graham
with her sister, Mrs J. FL. Wallace, started
for the Province of Ontario last week. She
will stop in Montreal for several days
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