Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-07-14

Misses Media and Amy Blouin of Woods
Vile, N. H., visited their aunt, Mrs. Col
Inns LaCourse, recently.
Mrs. G. j. Brown and little son Earle
passed July 4th with relatives in Westfeld.
They returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Lila Fletcher saw a moose near
their buildings few days ago. 1t moved
SO leisurely that she had time to call her
family, so they had an opportunity to see
the animal.
Until further notice the preaching SER
vice will be at 1:3O o'clock p. M, and the
Sunday-school will Immediately follow.
All are most cordially invited to attend
both the preaching service and the school.
Evansville.
Mrs. Alfred Trip is quite sick.
Chas. Foster has felon on his hand.
T. A. Randall of Sheffield was in town
this week.
Mrs. E. S. Woodland is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. M. HI. Drown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb, from Lebanon, N.
H., are visiting at I'll. Parker's.
Mrs. William Alger. from Ayers Flat,
visited at H. Lapierre's last week.
The Farmers Mutual Creamery Co. of St.
Johnsbury, operators of the Evansville
creamery, one day recently made 1866 lbs.
of butter, one third of it being made into
prints and the balance put in! small pack
ages. Enough cream was taken in the
same day for over half a ton of butter.
The work in the creamey that day was
done by one man. They have at present
over ninety patrons on their list and the
butter made during the past week approx
ter.
Coventry.
Nelson Shepard has been ill for a few
days.
Mrs. Dora Wheelock is improving in
health.
Friday.
E. s. Cowles and family are in town for
the summer.
Mr.. Charles Putney has not been quite
well of late
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. I'll. W.
Dane yesterday.
Clara Hancock has been suffering from
an attack of grip.
e. A. Barrows is moving his mercantile
goods to North Troy.
Clarence Brooks has opened his store
and is ready for trade.
Myra and Flossie Douglas are spending
their vacation in town.
to live with his son Leslie.
Mrs. Gaines Ainsworth of Belvidere has
been visiting her parents here.
Mrs. True, who works in the Peerless
factory, is i'll with lung trouble.
Mrs. Benz. Thrasher of Saxton's River
has been in town the past week.
DR.. F. d. Badger has been passing few
days in Burlington the past week.
John and NJ. B. Thrasher have gone to
Caledonia Springs to pass few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. c. Nichols have gone to
Relvidere, to be absent several weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Herbert and daughter
Charlena have returned from St. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Massey of Spring
field, Mass, have been visiting at Damon
Wares.
Alice Allen of Nashua, N. H., is passin G
a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Willard
Herman.
Mrs. Clara Branch and son of Amherst
Mass, are visiting Mrs. Branch's sister,
Mrs. H. c. Cleveland.
Mrs. Ella Bashaw of Province Hill is Wis
iting in town, and was present at the
sociable at A. B. Hancock's.
If any one wishes to purchase canary
seed, please call on Lewis Douglass. He
thinks it more profitable to raise than
Hungarian.
Mrs. Fayette Barlow is home from Man
chester, N. III. The family will go back tc
Manchester to live if they can dispose OF
their property.
At the meeting of Eureka Grange Satur-
day evening, July 10Th, the Sd and 4th de-
grees will be conferred. Refreshments oil
cake, coffee and ice-cr will be served
Ladies please furnish cake.
A large audience greeted Max Bennett
Tnrasher at the social Tuesday evening
and the enthusiasm with which he was
received gave proof that the proverb ga
prophet is not without honor save in hi:
own country and among his own kim
would not apply to Mr.. Thrasher. HI
holds the closest attention of his audience
from the beginning to the close of hi!
remarks, and leaves them with desire fol
more. The humorous poem he reaG
showing the negro at his best as a con
vivial gentleman brought the house
| down. 1t is pleasure to meet Mr.
! Thrasher as well as to hear him speak
because of his genial personality. Hi
experiences in the south and his relations
with Booker Washington give him many
pleasing incidents to relate. The othe
features Of the program were very inter
esting. At Mr.. Thrasher's request negro
melodies were sung; "Swanee River" by
Mabel Ware, "The Old Kentucky Home
by Wallace Shippee, and "Massa's in d,
Cold, Cold Ground" by Miss Lothrop O.
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