Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-05-04
MORGAN CENTER.

Adolphus Pave is working for Grand
Trunk Railway Co., as section hand.
c. J. Msxfield goes to Barton Landing
this week to work for the Chandler Co.
J.F. Wheeler has sold the farm he re-
Gently bought OF Mr.. Fleury to viii Judd.
w. X. Elliott and A. o Elliott are oper-
ating the Sweeney mill, saving out the
stock OF logs.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Pinney OF Newport
are visiting Mrs. Pinney's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. g. w. Bryant.
Lewis s. Barney and Miss Annette Max
field were united in marriage tho 9th ult.
They will reside here, Mr.. Barney having
hired Mr.. {. J. Msxfield's farm.
NEWPORT.
Bert Wheeler is sick with heart trouble.
DIR. Bogue is making extensive changes
about his residence.
The offices in Roots block are being
painted and papered by John Smith.
f. w. Parker, OF LennoxviIle, P. O.,
spent Sunday with his uncle, Samuel W.
Parker.
g. ID. Pratt has returned from Southern
Pines, South Carolina, where he spent the
winter.
Chas Davis is renovating his house on
Central street, where his partner, Roland
Lewis, viii reside.
The extension of the village water sys-
tenn to Balls Bluff for use of the campers
is now being considered.
DIR. N. Dwight Hills of New York was
here last week and bought Mrs. H. E.
Lanes saddle horse, paying 800 therefor.
Ben Mosher, harness maker for True &
Blanchard Co., was of duty several days
last week, because of an injury to his hand
Chss. Williams has moved his laundry
to the lot he bought of Halsey Flower, in
the rear Of one of the Raymond tenement
houses.
Alfred Hunter has been sick during the
week, and the youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Spear is very sick with the
| measles.
Mrs. NJ. P. Barnard, who has been stop
ping at j. P. Cobb's in Burlington the past
! I wo months, goes to Barre this week for a
few days.
| George Sherburne has fully recovered
from his long and serious illness and is at
present assisting H. G. Humphrey with
his bookkeeping.
DIR. Newland accompanies E. r. Spauld-
| ing to Plattsburg this week, to make a
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| to use on the lake.
The boy choir OF st. Marks church,
Harry Burgess leader, were present at the
| Episcopal service in st. Augustines church
at North Troy yesterday.
Otis Moulton has been testing his new
automobile about our streets during the
past week, and giving complimentary
rides. He purchased it in Boston.
Fred Hildreth was up from Barton Fri
day and accompanied Z. l.. NJ. Bugbee on
a fishing trip along the Langmaid brook.
Clarence re ports catch of thirty trout.
T. c. Camp has moved into the Tracy
house, and the latter has taken up resi-
dence at his farm. Rodney Coburn moved
into Chas. Moulton's house on Lake
street last week.
r. A Newell, of the firm of Newell &
Jennings, of Bristol, Conn, is coming here
soon, bringing friends with him to see the
natural beauties Of this region as a
summer resort. We warrant these people
Will want to spend their summers in
Newport hereafter.
Piles are being driven for extensive re-
pairs to the wharf. The approach to the
wharf has been filed in with gravel up
even with the b. q Nj. platform; these
changes with the raising of the Z. P. rail-
road tracks and the extension of the plat
form beyond the covered portion following
all trains to get beyond the crossings
before stopping) make improvements that
will be greatly appreciated.
Editor Hildreth has arranged in bis
Office an attractive assortment of Florida
curios, and has stuffed four large snakes
that he captured personally,-one being
over six feet long,-and has preserved
several other smaller varieties of reptiles,
besides one alligator. Mr.. Hildreth now
possesses a very interesting museum He
| sdNO dPou hio OOutuoEu at Inc
last meeting OF the Congregational
Brotherhood.
Mrs. Hattie Morgan died last Sunday at
the home of her cousin, Lemuel Wilson,
in Charleston, at the age of thirty nine
years. She had been great sufferer wit b
cancer of the stomach for a few years.
Previous to her sickness she had worked
about five years in the factory OF B. F
Moore & 20. The funeral was held Thurs
day at the home OF her uncle, George Kit
tredge, in West Derby, Rev. w. c. Newell
officiating, with burial in Pine Grove
cemetery.
Several promotions have been made
among the officials of the c. P. Railroad
which effect this section of the eastern
division to some extent. To begin with
Mr.. Thos. Tute, formerly general manager
of transportation, having resigned and