Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-23

M. M. Taplin is having lumber drawn
on to his building lot where he proposes to
build fine residence later in the season.
One of the railroad boys from Newport
presented Harley johnson with a turtle
which weighed fourteen pounds last Fri
day.
VIM. Mcnamara has secured a job in
| Caswell's sawmill in Holland. Mrs. Nc
Namara and her daughter Rosie are visiting
| friends in Morgan.
M. P. Day and his daughter Anna from
New York have arrived for the summer.
At present they are spending few days at
their cottage at Willoughby Lake.
J. g. Turnbull has just placed fine boat
on Willoughby Lake. The boat is twenty
two feet long, is run bya gasoline engine
and is about as fine pleasure boat as can
be found on any lake in this vicinity.
The Good Templars will please take no.
tice that the evening for holding their
meetings will be changed from Thursday
to Wednesday. The new order will begin
with July and will continue for the present.
DR.. RowelI is to sail for Germany on the
first of July. He will also visit Scotland,
where he expects to pass considerable time
hoping to be benefited by the change of
climate. He has not recovered his health,
though he is somewhat improved.
At the band concerts which are to be
held here during the summer, the ladies of
the Village Improvement Society will fur
nish ice cream and cake, the profits from
which will be shared by the society
and the band jointly. A very large crowd
assem- led to hear the band concert last
Thursday evening.
Frank G. Reynolds is to give one of his
interesting entertainments at the M. E.
church next Tuesday evening. This is to
be under the auspices OF the Epworth
League. Mr.. Reynolds readings will be
from Eben Holden and other selections.
Those who heard him last year will be
anxious to be present and listen to his new
program.
Philemon Lodge, by invitation, as an
nonnced previously, worked the third rank
at the Caledonia district meeting of K. Prs
at Lyndonville last Tuesday evening.
They did some excellent work and received
much praise for it from members who
were present. The Rev. S. G. Lewis deliv-
cred an address before some four hundred
people on the subject of Pythianism which
was we'll received by his audience. @
There came near being a serious accident
here last Thursday at the railroad crossing
near the sawmiIl. AS the 1:09 p. m. ex-
press came through, Benjamin Page was
lust across the track with a load of maple
logs drawn by two horses. One of the logs
!. was within the reach of the pilot on the
: engine, and it was struck with such force
as to throw it into the river. Mr.. Page,
: seeing the danger, jumped into the river
, and was followed by the heavy maple log,
but by his agility he just got out of the
: way of the log and escaped harm. Heiwas
none the worse for his sudden bath but
, doesn't propose to repeat the experiment
again.
Albany.
John Simon raised his large barn last
y Thursday. Bg
Don Mcclellan was home from Hardwick
i for few days recently.
o Miss Alice Tenney of Barton visited
o friends in town last week.
James Bullock's people from Morgan
G visited at Charles Duckless' last week. +
= Ethan Cutler and E. Dingman are shin
" CLING and repairing their buildings.
y The school at the Center, taught by Miss
. Grace Sheehan. closed last Friday.
Charles Willis of Hardwick, formerly o.
+ this place, is at Burlington hospital fol
medical treatment. s-i.r.
= Willie Riley, who has been i'll in st
! Johnsbury, is expected home soon. He
b. still in feeble condition.
II The sympathy of neighbors and friend
J. is extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
20 Stewart, in the loss of their little daughter
who died June 18th.
70 Childrens Day exercises at the M. Z
~ church were successfully carried out
&C Many beautiful plants served to decorate
i A very appropriate address was given b
60 the pastor on the subject, "The Conquer
no ing Christ" using as an illustration tn
m young slave girl, who, on being given he
re- freedom by gentleman who purchase
tv her from pity, implored him to allow he
ss to become his servant. So as the Maste
rk has purchased us, paid the price and give
r. us freedom, ought we not to be His sci
as wants? Surely we should be as grateful {
ue the poor slave was.
,al The following item relative to the deaf
vn of DIR. VIM. Buchanan appeared in a RI
,rt cent issue of the Cambridge Transcript:
zone of the saddest events of the pal
week was the death of DIR. Buchanan, VIII
died Sunday night after long and paint
D., illness. He began practicing medicine
this place nearly twenty years ago. Aft
ew remaining here about eight years, he we1
west, thinking change of climate wou
be beneficial to himself and wife. In 18
ere he returned to this place, his many frient
greeting him joyfully and he did not ha'
NO to build up a practice but commence
ns where he left off. His health was pc
when he returned and he has gradual
ri failed but until the past few months b
done a large amount of work. d
:. Buchanan was a manly man in every sen
III of the word, great reader and thinker.