Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-03
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neighbors.
Lowell.
Geo. Curtis went to Burlington on bust
ness Saturday, returning Monday night.
Thomas BrabsDa entertained relatives
from Waterbury and vicinity last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Crocker of
II yde Park visited friends here last week.
The auction at the c. II. Dodge place
Saturday did not take place, as the thaw
prevented the arrival of administrator and
auctioneer.
Daniel Kennedy is visiting his sons,
Thomas and John, in Waterbury. This
is the first vacation "Dan" has taken in
about fifteen years.
Merton Lockwood has been obliged to !
give up his school at Barton Landing, on |
account of i'll health. He will not return |
for the spring term
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Young visited at Ed
gar Cooledge's in Johnson recently. Mrs
Coolidge does not improve in health as
rapidly as her friends could wish.
Mrs. Osmer was very ill several days last
week, but is considered out of danger at
present.-Willman Souther is very i'll with
eumon1a-Merrinott Durivage is slowly
recovering.
Charles Greenwood has purchased the
hotel property of A. P. Sweet. James
Murphy has let his farm to Bradley Hoad-
ley and will run livery in connection
with the new hotel management.
Ellis Ward has been home on a short
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Ward. He has given up his work in Bos-
ton and will go on the railroad as fireman
between Providence and Worcester.
c. A. Barrie has purchased the Dodge
farm and will take possession soon. Re
ported consideration S11O0.-Frank Paron-
to has purchased the small farm belonging
to the estate of the late Ephriam Crafts,
and will take immediate possession.
Mr.. and Mrs II. H. Newton entertained
their friends with whist last Tuesday
evening. There were six tables and the
prize, bag of peanuts, was won by Miss
Lula O'Brien. There were so many of us
who played whole lot of poor whist that
it was impossible to decide to whom to
award the BOBBY.
Reports reach here of the death of James
Bedell, late of this town, at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital in Burlington. Mr..
Bedell was at one time possessed of quite a
sum of money, but bad taken it from the
bank and disposed of it in some manner
and died without revealing the hiding
place of his treasure.
Friday evening, Feb. q, was the occasion
of a pleasant gatherir G at F. II. Sanborn's,
when a party of their friends and neigh
bors, about SIS in number, made them
visit without waiting for an invitation.
They appeared to be none the less wet
come, however, and spent very pleasant
evening, the commodious mansion of Mr.
Sanborn affording ample room for the
accommodation of an almost unlimited
number of guests.
The yelling house owned and occupied
by Leon Durivage on the West Hill was
burned Saturday at 2 p. m. The fire was
discovered by Mrs. Durivage, who was
alone with her baby when it broke out.
The cause was probably defective stove
pipe as the fire caught where the pipe went
through the floor. About twO-thirds of
the household effects were saved. There
was small insurance with the Vermont
Mutual Ins. Co.
There was quite en- attendance at the
lawsuit last Thursday. This was a suit
in trover between William Kelley and
Scott Stannard and rad been ID progress
since some time in November being put
by several times to suit the convenience of
s,tc
was represented by F. w. Baldwin. while
j. w. Redmond undertook the defence
The case went to the jury about twelve
O'Clock at night and a verdict of not guilty
was rendered after a deliberltion of about
thirty minutes.
Morgan Center.
w. w. McDougall has gone to Newport
to work in the veneer mill.
F. E. Caswell of Derby Line was here
last Wednesday on business.
The special school at the Center closeC
the 2Sth, Miss Gadupee, teacher.
Bert Gilman and Burnie Cargin are a
home from Franconia, n. H., where the,
have been employed at numbering.
Mrs. M. L. Ames and Mrs. Judson Pag
OF Holland were at l.. r. Tabors last weel
on account Of the serious illness of Mrs
Tabor.
c. J. Thomas and Lewis Barney cam
home last Wednesday from Franconia. \
H, where they have worked through tn
winter.
There will be an oyster supper an
social at schoolhouse hall Wednesda
evening, March 9th, for the benefit of Re,
Geo. G. McDougall A cordial invitatio
is extended to ALL
Mr.. S. G. Hutchinson and Miss Nab
Elliott of Lynn, Mass, are stopping at
Gilman's. Mr.. Hutchinson intends builc
ing large Gotta &c in the spring and