Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-05-05

| Mrs. B. Ell. Ainswotth is having her
house newly plastered.
IN. Stevens has been building row boats
to be used on the lake.
School commenced at the Center April
%, Miss Carrie Gadupee teacher.
At the last Woodmen meeting there were
six applications for membership.
j. f. Wheeler will move into the build
ing now occupied by M. q. Burbank.
L. R. Tabor is having his buildings
painted. w. r. Elliott is doing the work.
A. Pave Jr. has bought ]. F. Wheeler's
farm in Holland and is moving his goods
| there.
M. G. Burbank is making repairs on the
buildings lately purchased of }. A. Gray
and will soon occupy them.
The Woodmen will hold public meet
ing at the church Tuesday evening, May
18th, when the National lecturer, Hon. G.
J E. Whelan of Madison, Wis, will deliver
an address. Mr.. Whelan is an able speak
er and all should avail themselves of this
opportunity to hear him and to learn more
of woodcraft. The ladies are especially in
vited.
AS G. L. Burroughs was driving home
from Island Pond recently the bolt hold
ing the whiffietree broke, causing the horse
to run away. The shafts caught in
sluiceway overturning the wagon and
throwing Mr.. Burroughs to the ground
with the wagon on top of him. Mr.. Bur-
roughs' left shoulder bone was fractured,
which will disable him for about two
weeks.
Newport Center.
Ephraim Adams is working in Enosbu
Rev.I. p. Chase was in St. Johnsbury
last week.
Edgar Callahan of Coventry spent Sun
day in town.
Mr.. r. S. Sidelinger of st. Johnsbury
was in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vail of Cowansville, P. O.,
are stopping at Mr.. Selby's.
Mrs. Henry Squires has gone to Magog
to care for her mother, who is ill.
Mrs. Musa (Blake) Kelley of Attleboro,
Mass, is in town visiting her mother.
Frank Miller had his hand severely
jammed recently, and is unable to use it.
Mrs. Ernest Rogers went to Derby last
Thursday to visit her husband who is
working there.
Three of the tonsilitis patients, D. l..
Hildreth, Charlie Smith and Mrs. U. A.
Harris, are better.
The children of this village reminded
the people last Thursday evening that it
was the first day of May by going from
house to house hanging May baskets.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Merrill and children
have returned from California, where they
have been during the winter and are now
stopping with Mrs. Merrills parents, Rev.
and Mrs. l. p. Chase.
Mrs. Baxter Bowman, whose illness has
been mentioned in this paper, is still
in critical condition. Her sister, Mrs
Walter Bowman of West Burke, and her
daughter and son-i law, Mr.. and Mrs
Herbert Basford, of Barton, are here.
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Human are visiting
in Boston, Mass.
Mrs. John Smith has gone to New York
for short time.
Mrs. Chas. Drown went to Boston last
!, Thursday, for medical treatment.
Harry Nutting of Barton Landing has
entered the employ of G. F. Bigelow.
DR.. G. HI. Newland has returned from
Boston where he has been attending den.
ia i school.
Harry JENNIE, little son of E. E. JENNIE
has been seriously ill the past week, bu
, is now improving.
! Mr.. G. N. Brady has sold the Grou
bo, he LIT
street to DR.. j. A. M. Ellie.
Mrs. Warren Fuller has sold her resi-
dence to DIR. G. V. Bogue and is boarding
, at Chas. Moulton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cunningham, who
have been at Sherman, Texas during tn.
winter, have returned home.
The Kay tenement recently occupied b,
! Mr.. Woodbury. will be occupied for the
present by Mrs. p. j. Farrell and family.
Y Inasmuch as Friday was Arbor Day
q solid session was held in the schools, thus
giving the pupils half holiday.
Mr.. Chas. Williams of West Derby ha
bought and taken possession of the lau
! dry belonging to the Will Richards estate
t While Mrs. George Smith and Mis-
t Jennie Corliss were attempting to eros
= the railroad track the horse becam
o frightened at train and turning sud
g denly threw them both out, and ran u
Main street. Mrs. Smith was severely in
jured and although Miss Corliss was badl,
frightened, she received no serious injuries
Troy.
" Mrs. F. s. Gray was in Newport FRIDAY
F. j. Shaw has moved to Newport Cente
o Nina King is working at w. s. Jenne'
Rev. W. s. JENNIE was in Barton Frida,
10 John Young is visiting relatives in New
port.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Young are home frol
Southern Pines, N. G..
ia Charlie Stevens spent Sunday at til
home of 9. G. Kennedy.