Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-20

Among those who took in the excursion
to Boston last Thursday were Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Webster, Mrs. David Webster, MI
and Mrs. F. j. Grant, Myrtle Slack, ALDER
Post and Bert Chamberlin. Rev. E. 2
} Treat went to Boston last Tuesday to at
tend the Christian Endeavor convention
held there last week.
The Improvement of the buildings Oh
the West Albany road would indicate
thrift and prosperity. The Shepard an6
Lanou barns are said to be among the bes
In the county. The Potter home is mate
rally improved also the Arthur Gilmore
place and others. For situation and pleas
ant farm homes the Black river valley on
the West Albany route is hardly to be ex-
celled.
meeting of the VIC. T..U. and O'Clock
tea at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Gilmore last Wednesday was a very pleas
ant event. Miss Avery and Miss Bryant
contributed to the interest of the occasion
with appropriate selections of music and
short sketches of personal mission work
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson of Coventry were
present and Mrs. Pearson gave an interest
ing account of the state w. c. T. U. con-
vention held at Rutland
The community were shocked to hear of
the death last Thursday afternoon of Mr..
L. B. Caples, proprietor of the Irasburg
House. He was born in Irasburg about 80
years ago. For several years he had been
suffering with lung trouble, and the imme-
date cause Of his death was severe hem
orrhage from the lungs. He lea YES q wife
but no children. The funeral was held at
the house Saturday afternoon, Rev. j. E..
Knapp officiating. The Modern Woodmen.
of which order he was m ember. attended
in body.
Lowell.
Arthur Parker is absent on bicycle trip
to Lyman, N. H., to visit his sister, Mrs.
Hartman Convey.
Clarence Parker has been overhauling
his grist-mill and putting it in shape for
the fall grinding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sawyer are working
at w. E. Patterson's during Williams abb
sence in Montpelier.
Rev. and Mrs. s. F. Goodheart have re-
turned from two weeks trip to New York
City and other points.
Miss Pauline Warren, who has been visit
ing her brother, G. Fl. Mix, has returned to
her home in Hinesburg.
| Mrs. F. T. Murphy, Miss Julia Murphy
and Mrs. G. w. Greenwood have gone to
Boston on the excursion.
James Murphy has bought back the
Austin span Of black horses and will run
small livery at his home.
Irwin Stephenson is giving his buildings
printing coat of paint, preparatory to
more thorough job in the spring.
We are to be favored (?) with free show
this week at the hall, given in the interests
of some patent medicine concern.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stinehour have in-
vited the Cong'l L. A. Society to have din
ner with them on Friday, Oct. oath.
Walter Pope has hired Reggy Colby to
| drive his express team for while and has
| gone to threshing with Leander Pudvah.
Fred Generess, W no has been at work the
past season for parties in Bradford, has re-
turned and will remain during the winter.
Fred Messer has sold his farm to Mr..
Temple. We understand the price paid to
be $1,000 Fred has leased the farm for one
year.
Louis Touchette is very ill with pneumo-
MIA, but at present writing is better with a
fair prospect of recovery. DR.. Hill is at
tending him.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Kim ball, both of
whom are invalids, are improving. Mr.
Kim ball has suffered with sciatic rheu ma
tism all the fall.
| Quite good number of people attended
the harvest dinner given at Cyrus Duri-
wages last Wednesday for the Methodist
Ladies' Aid Society.
Scott Stannard and wife of Peterboro, N.
H., are visiting at Abel Sawyer's. Mrs.
Robert Niblock, who resides in the same
place, is visiting friends here.
| M. l.. rillotson has gang of choppers at
work on his lots purchased of the John
Sawyer estate. He will put up about E, 900
logs this season if help can be engaged to
| do the work.
Friends of Miss SybiI Warren to the
number of "a gave her surprise party Fri
day evening, Oct 10. They presented her
a fine ring, and spent pleasant evening
with games and refreshment.
The ladies of the Copg'l church have in
consideration their annual church fair. to
be held at an early date. concert is also
in preparation to be held one evening of
the fair. Further particulars will be given
later.
Mrs. B. j. Austin recently visited her
relatives in Wolcott and johnson, being
absent about two weeks. Owing to ill
health it is very seldom that she is able to
get SO far from home and she enjoyed the
visit very much.
Horace Hall took short involuntary
| flying trip behind DIR. Hills colt one day
recently. The position which Horace
assumed was not very dignified as he was
dragged on his stomach about ten rods.
Fori unately he was not injured.
The remains of Mrs. Hannah x. Well
man were hrOupht boro from,