Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-26

making boxes now days, Mr.. Pillsbury
having received several orders for boxes.
He has large number of shingles to saw
yet.
Quite nice little tenement is being
finished off at the summit so the telegraph
operator can have place for his family.
This has been much needed, and the
B. & NJ. r. R. Co. will be able to keep a
first-class man here in the future.
Mrs. S. J. Drown from st. Johnsbury
has been at Mr.. Abbott's for few days.
Miss Beulah Stoddard from Lyndonville
has been visiting at F. F. Kimbals.-Mr.
Amos Drown and wife, Chauncey Drown
and lady from Littleton, N. H., and Mrs.
H. j. Brooks from Colebrook are at G. 1.
browns.
Albany.
Miss Laura Hovey's lecture, ''Why Peo-
pie Should Laugh" was highly enjoyed
and Norris Blake's solos were appreciated
by the audience.
An entertainment consisting of recita-
tions by Miss Ethel G. Austin and musical
selections will be given in the Methodist
church Tuesday evening, Sept. 3, at S
o'clock.
The prospect for the free library is very
good as the $500 to be raised by subscrip
ton has been donated. II now remains to
be seen what the town will do by vote. It
is proposed that bra inches be located at
East and South Albany.
Our summer visitors have done much to
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Albany with enthusiasm by way of music,
song, illustr atoms and lectures. We are
sorry the time is drawing near when they
must return to their homes.
Mrs. Jackson from Providence, R. l., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Darling from North
Troy are guests at Mrs. Honey's.-NIrs.
May from Boston and Mrs. Powers from
Norrisville have been visiting j. 3.
Darling.-NIrs. j. D. Kelley IS visiting at
HardWick.
Old Home Week was duly observed in
our village by a celebration on Friday. 4
large company OF our people and their
visiting friends dined together in the yes
Try of the Methodist church. After din
ner number Of tOasts were made and hen
the com oany went into the audience room
of the church for the further exercises Of
the day. Mr.. and Mrs. (. J. Darling rem
dering selections appropriate to the
occasion. Rev. j. a. Goodrich deliv-
cred an a Die address on The Home" We
highly appreciate the kindness Of Mr.
Goodrich il coming TO speak to Us. At
the close OF the address Mrs. Nettie Miller
led the audience in singing Home sweet
L,lt !
tory for the Farmers nine. The lecture
Brooklyn Bridge to the Golden Gate" in
the evening, netted thir5y-six dollars for
the Albany Free Public Library fund. The
celebration was pronounced by all to be
one OF the pleasantest occasions which our
people have ever enjoyed. The observance
Of Old Home Week viii not soon be neg
Iected by our village.
J.C.C.
Mrs. Nay Locke visited As- mother last
week.
Miss Ethel Austin goes to Barre to
teach this fall.
Mrs. Arson DAVIS ana Mrs. Lucy Davis
Evans have gone to Lyndonvins for few
days to visit friends.
Scaools in town nearly all commence
next week. Miss Grace Sheehan VIII
teach at the Center.
Mrs. T. j. Wallace IS reported 70 be get
ting along as We'll as can be expected. Her
case was more unfortunate from the
fact of her breaking her arm last spring.
She has the sympathy OF many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. \ Garland of Mansonville,
?. Q, We're guests at w. II. Chaffee's last
veek.-Iiss K. Forness, who has been
stopping at ". H. Chafee's, has returned
TO her school at Livermore, \. H.-Frank
Gates and family from Newport We're in
town over Sunday on the 18tA inst.
East Albany.
Roland Twombly is suffering with
quinsy sore throat.
Mr.. \. Eldridge is having a cancer re
moved from his forehead.
DR.. J. c. Campbell has returned from
Worcester, Mass, where ne went with
3Irs. Hamel, who was thrown from her
carriage ana severely injured.
Extensive repairs are being made on the
schoolhouse in Dist. No. 9. Il has been
raised several feet to admit OF putting in a
furnace, newly shingled, cIapboarded. and
thoroughly repaired inside the house and
a new shed built.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thornton Of Boston
are at w. w. Observation-Disclosures Longe
has returned to his home in Kennebunk,
1Ie.-Rey. Mr.. Pease is in New Hampshire
on business Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wells
are visiting in MorrisvilIe.
The barn on the place owned by Alfred
Mitchell of Barton Landing was burned on
the afternoon of Aug. 18th, together with
fifteen tons of nice hay, two sleds belong
ing to Henry Mcclure, and hog and sew
eraI articles belonging TO Percy Lone.