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

# 'Ihe trlendS OF MIS-. hartman nave Deeu
ad to see her among them on the COM
on for a few days.
Mrs. Victor Gilbert and two youngest
hildren visited her sister, Mrs. r. j. Mar
pail, in Hardwick last week.
Mrs. Thomas Gallagher, Mrs. Riley Sill
pr, Mrs. Agnes Witt and Mrs. G.. II. Morse
ere on the sick list last week.
Walter Anderson, who was so ill a week
go, is now convalescent; but it will be
me time before he will be able to be out.
A large number of logs have been drawn
y. p. Gilbert's mill this winter. lie
hs had a telephone put in his house re-
ntly, aud evidently expects to do a rush
( business.
A good many people from this vicinity
tended the several social gatherings
hich were held on consecutive evenings
st week Monday a surprise for Mr.. and
RS. Edward Dutton; Tuesday house
arming at the new residence of Mr..
lex. Shields, Wednesday the donation at
e NJ. T.. church. Z. Ii. NJ.
branch.
Graham 81 Skinner have their very large
ock of logs nearly in.
Mrs. Frank Hatch does not gain as fast
her many friends could wish.
The new pews of the NJ. T.. church are
in. They are beauties. No more com
aints of back ache and rheumatism, but
means harder work for the minister.
The Grange is prospecting finely of late.
J. hey have taken in some prominent men,
sides some very pretty and smart young
dies. This class are nearly all in now,
ere may be a very few more in town.
Geo. Merrill is out of a housekeeper and
Us he does not know what to do. If he
IS young girls the young men begin to
pck around them and they soon have to
Rve to get ready to be married, and if he
is old ones they become sick and have to
ave. When he gets another girl he is
ling to keep his shotgun loaded.
|erby.
Henry Adams of Hill, n. H., is visiting
d friends in town.
Miss May Grout is home from Barton for
wo weeks vacation.
William Ritchie's funeral was held Tues
Y instead of Monday, as stated last week.
Mrs. Heman Clark has rented her farm
ID moved into Fred Hamblet's tenement.
Frank Rich has exchanged with Charles
vombly his house at Beebe Plain for Mr..
vomblys new one here.
The ladies Of the Methodist church will
rnish their customary dinner at the
stry on town meeting day.
MIR. Prior from Jericho has come to work
Edgar Silver and will occupy one Of
new Derby Academy tenements.-Rob-
Buchanan has moved into the Ernest
bee house and will work for Mr.. Silver
The recent thaw has caused the forma-
Pn of a large pond which crosses the road
tween Curtis Willey's and Darius
dger's and we understand that on Sat
day two ladies in turning out for a team
ere overturned where the water was over
rec feet deep.
Henry NeWcomb, who spent a day in
wn recently, was in the big Park Avenue
Dtel fire in New York, but escaped unin-
red. Two other young men who came
from Denver with him were burned t.
Path and he has gone to Northern Wis
nsin with one of the bodies.
Vest Derby.
pr. ID. Prue has opened a lunch room OF
useway st.
Elmer Ware and wife have broken VI
usekeeping for the present.
{. II. Chappell has sold his Morgan mar
d her colt to Roy E. Cheney.
Mrs. w. Lovelace and Mrs. II. Hancocl
now gaining though very slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Coplan welcomed
other daughter into their circle las
nday.
/. p. Brooks is visiting in st Johnsbury
d Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson in Barton
q Burke.
Mrs. Bert Ball will entertain the Univer
st Social at her nome Friday evening
arch eth.
l. L. DdllSJ ID oNOpplhS ~ w OOOuNlu
work instead of visiting as was given il
last issue.
The house occupied by John Cross on tn
Ike road was totally consumed by fir
out p m. Saturday.
Mrs. Booth of Bolton, Que, is visiting a
A. Richardson's Kidder has re
rned from Littleton, n. H., and is work
for Il. e. Blake.
Miss Ethel Robinson gave a select whis
rty at her home last Friday evening.
rs. Addie Bradley gives a whist part
is Monday evening.
Miss Hattie Kilby, who has been a lon
ne i'll at her boarding place in New
TT, was moved on a couch to her HON
Railroad avenue, West Derby, last week
:. II. Chappell, who has been Singe
wing machine agent for many years, ha
ered his connection with that compan
HI goes on the road for A. h. Cowles.