Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-06-09

sleeves took a fishing trip to Coventry
last Saturday.
James Murphy has sold his livery bust
ness to Q. w. Green wood, who took pos
session Saturday.
Warren Rouse has gone to Trash urg,
where he is at work for the Chandler Co..
at its mills there.
Scott Stannard has gone to Peterboro,
N. H., where he has work. His family
will remain here for time.
The strawberry and ice-cream social at
the hall Friday evening was an enjoya BILE
event and quite well patronized.
A locomobile which passed through town
attracted considerable attention one day
last week, many of our people having
never seen one before.
Eddie Worthen was quite badly hurt in
a runaway accident recently. He was
dragged by horse and received severe
scratches about the face and hands.
j. IL. Silsby returned Wednesday, ac-
companied by two friends from Bosto n,
who have been making an investigation of
the several asbestos properties in and
about town.
DIR. and Mrs. FL. III. Hill and Mrs. E. B i.
Wellman went to Eden Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Sabin Scott. Mr.. Scott was
former resident of this town. He vas
nearly IS years old.
Quite delegation from the church
society here attended the convention at
Barton Landing last week. They report
very interesting time, and the lecture by
| Miss Stone inof
Charles WEIGH and family were the VIC
Tins of poison obtained through eating
canned peas recently. They were all very
i'll but are recovering. The peas were
either spoiled when purchased Or allo wed
to stand too long in the can after opening.
Chas. Sawyer, an old resident of this
town, died Friday night, of typhoid pneu-
monia. He was about seventy-three years
of age. Mr.. Sawyer was quiet Christian
citizen, respected by all who knew him.
He was mem Der of the Cong. hurch, and
sang in the choir for twenty years. He is
survived by wife and three children !:
Charles, who is in California; Henry, in
Colorado; and Mrs. w. j. Martin, of
Maiden, Mass. The funeral was held Sun
day, at tne Congregational church.
Morgan.
Cottages are being made in readiness for
campers.
F. d. Taylor of Newport Center has been
in town visiting his mother.
A large number in this part of the town
are joining the Woodmen at the Center.
Farmers who have wet land to seed are
getting disappointed over the rainy
weather.
Frank LeClair is again pressing hay. He
is hustler, and makes things 60 wheneve,
he takes hold.
Abram Gray has good team on the road
machine, and is rushing the work. He
will put in several stone culverts, W hich il
good idea.
Newport.
Mrs. Frank Flint of Richford is visitin g
friends in town.
Mrs. Lindsay has moved to her farm a,
Lindsay's beach.
The lower schools closed Friday for the
summer vacation.
Company L. held their annual June
drill last Tuesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. P, j
Farr ell Friday morning.
Prof. A. H. Adams was in Lyndonvills
on business last Tuesday.
Fred Hall, who has been in Boston dur
ing the winter, is home on visit.
Rev. G. H. Brown visited at his former
home in Wilmington, Conn.,, last week.
Mrs Gardner Pratt of Boston is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. D. Montague
Miss Lucy R. Bean went to st. Johns
bury last Friday to attend reception
there.
| Mrs. Chas. Drown has returned from
Boston, where she has been for medical
treatment.
Mrs. John Smith has returned from New
York where she has been spending sew
} eral weeks.
Miss Pearl B. Rollins has resumed heI
former position in Gilman's store, after 6
few weeks vacation.
, A strawberry festival will be held in the
Baptist vestry next Wednesday,; proceeds
for the benefit of the church choir.
About twenty five from this place went
) to Barton Landing last Tuesday night, tc
attend the lecture given by Miss Ellen M
Stone.
The teachers of the high sch DOL and
lower grades enjoyed delightful trip
down the lake Friday afternoon, in DR.
Whitaker's yacht, the Clara d.
A piano recital was given by Miss Mar
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