Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-21

Mill Village, consideration between four
and five hun dred dollars
There was a good attendance at the
grange Friday evening. The gentlemen
furnished bountiful repast, the exercises
were good and all seemed to have a fine
time.
North Craftsbury.
q. j. Cass has engaged to work for Mrs.
Emma Allen this summer.
A. B. Pike has engaged Guy Camp and
wife as help for the summer.
Mabel Mossman is spending a few
days at o. FL. Mossman's in Barton.
Mrs. A. W. Nelson of Albany has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. HI. Morse,
for week.
D. s. Andrews of MorrisviIle was guest
at the hotel several days last week and
visited friends in town.
G. FL. Root is putting broad piazza on
the front Of his residence. The work is
being done by Messrs. Newton & Uric.
Edgar Hoyt has returned to the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Charles w. Wheeler,
where he is quite ill. Edwin Lyon is as
sisting in caring for him.
George Chase has taken the lob of put
ting a bathroom into the residence of
George T. Howard and of erecting the
wind for the water supply.
Darius Coburn has rented his farm to
Homer Morey, who has taken possession
Mrs. Olive Coburn is at John Harvey's and
Miss Phila Coburn is staying for a few
days at James Anderson's.
There will be an entertainment given at
the Congregational church here Friday
students for the benefit of Craftsbury
Academy. The exercises will consist of
Rotations, declarations and music.
The first ball game of the season occur
red Friday afternoon and was played be-
tween the Academy and South Craftsbury
mines. The game was sharply contested,
as the score of to indicates. The lau-
rels of victory went to the Academy team.
Will Marcy has purchased the saw-mill
at Mill Village and has begun work and
Mrs. Marcy expects to teach this summer
at the Common. The people of Crafts
bury are always glad when any of their
young people choose employment and make
their home in town.
East Craftsbury.
Mrs. Mcguire is seriously Ill.
Mrs. George Wylie has returned from her
trip to Boston and New York.
Miss Mary Taylor visited her friend, Miss
Annie Shields of Glover, last week.
Misses Mary and Mildred Dutton visited
their grandmother, Mrs. John Anderson
recently.
Miss Mary Simpson spent a few days
with her aunt, Mrs. J. I'll. McLoud, of
Hardwick recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Lang of South Barton
and Miss Maude Macomber of Barton
visited at Mr.. Amos Macomber's last week.
Mr.. Andrus and son of Enosburg Falls
accompanied by Mr.. Bixby from Burling-
ton are at work painting on the Simpson
residence
Mr.. Alex Shields made 5000 lbs. of sugar
from 1850 trees this season, and Mr.. James
Paterson made no lbs. from 40 trees.
Who can beat these farmers?
The sad news has been received of the
death by shock of Miss Laura Calder
wood, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Calderwood. Miss Calderwood was with
her sister at Nashua, NH.
We are very sorry to hear of the insanity
of Fred Sharp, who few years ago was a
resident of this town. On the 18th of this
month he was taken to the state asylum
for the insane at Waterbury, his case being
considered a very serious one.
Derby.
Clarence Badger is again able to be out.
Aaron circuit was in Burlington last
week.
The academy students enjoyed a prom
enade Friday evening.
A new chimney has been built at the
Congregational parsonage.
B. Frank Hunt has purchased the Childs
place of Mrs. Orrin Kelley.
Miss Nellie Fuller is home from the
Peerless ill with typhoid fever.
Capt. and Mrs. Holbrook and Miss Me-
linda Colby have returned home.
HALEY 7. Waller, former student at
| the academy, was in town last week.
Henry Bashaw and family have returned
| from Massachusetts where they spent the
winter.
Fred Cushing works for the Railroad Co.
instead of for Lane & Davis, as reported
| last week.
| Several from here attended the funeral
of Mrs. Persis Patch at West Derby last
Thursday.
Mrs. Raymond Davis and children from
Portland, Oregon, have come to visit here
and at Holland.
Charles Young, driver at the Bates farm,
was quite severely injured one day recently
by being kicked in the mouth by horse.
William Spear, who has been much inn
proved in health, had an attack of illness
recently from which he has not fully re-
| covered.
Mrs. Harry Sawyer and little son and
Miss Blanche Daley have arrived from