Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-16
EAST CHARLESTON.

EAST CHARLESTON.
Bert Lang has recovered so that he is able /
to be out.
Oh. Chase was in West Concord for T
few days recently.
There was social dance at the Union |
house Friday evening.
Joseph Moody returned home from
Mar. 10th.
Mr.. B. F. Trip has spent the past week
IN Barton and vicinity visiting relatives.
Kit Hudson and son Luke have finished
work at East Haven and returned home.
Mrs. Henry Richardson and daughter,
Mildred of West Derby are here for visit
to Mrs. Richardson's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wolcott are here
from Lowell, Mass, called here by the
serious illness of Mr.. Wolcott's father.
Mrs. 3. F. Davis and Mrs. Leon Buck,
who have been siok for some time are both
improving though still confined to the
house.
N. Wilder gave an entertainment with
his phonograph at vestry hall Wednesday
evening which was enjoyed by a large
audience.
Miss Hattie Goodwin was detained at
her home here by illness last week but
leaves soon for Barre and Montpelier to
resume her work.
Clark Royce went to Newport on Thurs
day, the date Of the trial Of which he was
drawn as struck juror being changed from
Mar. 81 to Mar. II, and remained, having
been drawn on the jury.
The selectmen have received a petition
calling for special town meeting to see if
the town will vote to sell its poor farm
and they have warned the voters to meet
for that purpose Mar. oath.
B. G. Royce has sold his grocery business,
stock, and fixtures, to Mr.. W. E. anborn,
formerly of St. Johnsbury, who has rented
the store in the Davis block, where he will
continue the business after March %.
News has been received by the relatives
of Mrs. M. r. Davis, former resident,
now of Revere, Mass, that she has been
seriously injured by falling down a long
flight of stairs, and is now in very criti-
cal condition.
ISLAND POND.
The first arrests for furnishing, in
violation of the new liquor law, were made
and W. L. Currier, were held in $500 bonds
for trial Saturday. At the hearing that
day both demanded jury trial. King
was declared guilty and fined $500 and
costs, which he paid. This is the lowest
penalty the justice can ipfict. In the
Currier trial the jury could not agree and
the case was continued until next Satur-
day. A third arrest on a similar charge
| was made Saturday and more are likely to
follow.-Herald.
COVENTRY.
| Cora Bean and Lillian Lothrop teach the
| village schools.
Mrs. Hannah Gray is stopping with Mrs.
Helen Barrows.
Mary Dolber has gone to Barton to work
| for Mrs. Bailey.
| Win Drake has traded his span of hor
to Joseph Watson.
Emma Bean has gone to Burlington to
work in the Orphans Home.
Mrs. G. Metcalf and Miss Eliza Parker
are visiting at Barton Landing.
Myron Lewis of Waterford is Visiting
his sister, Mrs. Hollis Thrasher. -sref a.
| Miss Ethel Rogers teaches on West Hill
and Raymond Wright at the Center.
Eugene Greenwood and wife, of Enos-
burgh Falls are visiting at FL. G. Cleve-
lands.
Joseph Kidder has sold his place to Geo
Ware. Mr.. Ware has sold his farm to his
son Ralph.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will hold social in the vestry on Tuesday
evening. Sugar will be served.
The creamery has commenced making
butter again. Lee Porter has it in charge
and Edward Carter gathers the cream
Most of the farmers have tapped thei
sugar orchards. The weather has been 81
warm that very little sugar has been made
Albert Beede of Barton Landing, Mr.
Hamblet of Barton, A. D. Thurber ane
Harry Black have been invoicing VIM
Tibbetts' goods.
little son of Myron Allen OF Bartol
Landing was inferred in the village GENE
terry on Saturday. He died at the home o
his grandfather, Carl Cole. The cause O
his death was appendicitis.
Levi Dean is working for Alvah Smith
Walter Stevens for Orville Hancock
George Stevens for Hollis Thrasher, Wn
Priest for Charles Putney, George Corroy
and Ernest Batchelder for John f
Wheelock.
In the item last week in regard to the
o. G. T. banquet, when mentioning thos
who took part, one name was omitted, tia
of DR.. F. D. Badger, who filled the posi-
tion of toast master in a very acceptabl
manner.
EAST COVENTRY.
Harry Wright is failing.
Percy Wells has engaged to work TO