Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-02-03

About dozen transfers with their two
horse teams were here from Albany last
Friday to draw home a carload of phos-
plate for G. A. Davis, but the car had not |
arrived, and while some of them drew home |
feed and merchandise, several returned |
without load. 1t was quite disappoint-
ment.
There has been considerable changing
tenements during the last week. William
Hutchins moved out of the A. A. Bennett
tenement into the G. B. Gay house which
has been occupied by Mary Fletcher; Geo.
House has moved out of Mrs. Harriman's
tenement into the Bennett house and FL.
Dubois has moved out of the Lucy Wilson
house into the Hartman house.
G. G. McGoff and Miss Florence Nc
Daniels were married at G. F. McGoff's last
Thursday evening. It was private we'd
ding, only few friends and relatives be-
ing present. Rev. j. E. Knapp of Irasburg
performed the ceremony. The happy
ouple will spend a few days in Canada,
and then make their home in Lyndon
vile where Mr.. McGoff has work. Con-
gratulations.
The prospect at the present is that
we shall have new opera house built here
during the coming summer. It has been
proposed to do this by a stock company.
| Already stock to the amount of between
| two and three thousand dollars has been
taken. This building is very much needed
| here and many are enthusiastic over the
promising outlook of seeing it completed
| another summer.
Albany.
| Mrs. Honey is on the sick list.
| M. j. Corley is in Boston on business.
Mrs. Hodge has moved on to the Wilcox
place.
Ethel Austin is home from her school in
Barre on account Of smallpox case.
Messrs Miles and Whittemore are doing
large numbering business at their mill.
George Tenney is reported as being very
much better. He coughs very little and is
gaining in flesh.
A surprise party was held at George
RowelPs one evening last week aud one at
the home of FL. Rood on Saturday evening.
The high wind on the evening of Jan.
9th gave people great scare but little dam
age was done. A large load of straw ready
for shipment was blown over breaking the
sleds etc.
VIM. Chamberlin, one of our old resi-
dents, was taken ill last week and is very
feeble at this time. All hope for his
speedy recovery.-Mrs. Alden Darling is
very feeble.-Gerry Mills is quite ILL
Wallace Eldridge is still confined to the
house, and can only step with the aid OF
crutches.-O. M. George continues to i'm
prove.
W. ]. Campbell who is in Jacksonville
Fla, writes that he was not seasick on his
journey, that the weather is fine and he is
enjoying himself. He seems TO be improv
ing in health.
Dr. Campbell writes from Chicago that
the weather is very cold there-ten degrees
below zero seeming colder than thirty be-
low in Vermont. He mentions the recent
visit of Admiral Schley to that city and
states he was everywhere received with
great enthusiasm.
South Albany.
j. M. Patterson has sold his stock anC
will move to Craftsbury where he has en-
gagged to work for Nelson Stevens who ha
recently purchased the creamery at tina
place.
The photograph social at G. H. Porter
. on Friday evening was we'll attended
q tyuo W h1r
Cake and coffee were served and a yer,
, pleasant time was enjoyed by all. Tota
receipts $500 for the benefit of the Epwortl
League.
Quite number from this place attende,
the play by the Thespians at Barton las
Tuesday evening, among them were tw
elderly couples who must have had GOO
4 grit to ride that distance such cold mig ht
but they seemed to enjoy it as we'll as tn
g younger ones. would not say for sure the
= staid to the dance which was given after
ward, but do know they did not reac
, home until the middle of next day.
= Bloomington Center
d. I. Grapes has had a telephone put il
K his new residence.
:. Mrs. Mary Murray of st. Johnsbury
visiting relatives in town.
t Owen Robinson visited his daughter
n Mrs. H. P. Leland, last week.
IS Mrs. F. B. Wells remains very ilI.-B. J
Humphrey is sick with tonsilitis.
u John Young has sold a quantity {
10 standing timber to Taplin & Rowell.
Ethel Bates is at Barton working TO
Mrs. F. B. Hall.-Bernice Wells is workin
e for her uncle, F. B. Wells.
= E. S. Wells has sold five acres of land {
e D. I. Grapes.-Dr. j. F. Wright has sol
his farm to Joseph Young.
IT The Cleaners will hold box picnic wit
y Mrs. E. W. Dudley Thursday, Feb.
1t afternoon and evening. ALI are requisite
to bring boxes with lunch.