Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-08

Rev. and Mrs. NJ. V. B. Knox are having
an outing at Caspian Lake, Greensboro.
leak was discovered in the main water
pipes on Main street and repaired last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Green of Newport at
tended the funeral of Ellis Stafford Friday.
The corporation is laying stretches OF
concrete sidewalks on q few of the streets.
The stores were closed Friday afternoon
during the progress of Ellis Stafford's
funeral.
The Rath5 bone sisters give a reception
Tuesday evening, and the Knights Pythias
are invited.
Bert Locke has finished his engagement
In Watches store at Lyndonville and re-
turned home.
The corporation are arranging to have a
night watchman to look out for night fires
about the village.
Henry Dubois has recovered sufficiently
to commence work in the livery stables
OF TaplIn & Rowell.
Henry W. Smith is moving into the ten
ement in the Stafford block vacated by Joe
Rivard, who has gone to Newport.
Co. /, 18th VT. Vols, will hold a reunion
at this place Wednesday, June 10th. All
old soldiers are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Higgins and daughter of Troy and
Mrs. James Richardson of Newport were
guests OF Mrs. Emmett Baraw last Satur-
day.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Smith
was held Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
Rev. s. G.. Lewis officiating, with burial in
the local cemetery.
Messrs. James Turnbull and Albert
Beede go to Burlington Tuesday to attend
the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of Vermont.
Smith Gallup has closed his engagement
with the Chandler Mill company, and is
now at BondviIle, to devote his undivided
attention to his new business.
Mrs. Will Lothrop and daughter have
gone to Lyndonville. From there they
will go to Salem and Lowell, Mass. to visit,
being absent large share of the summer.
Will Hildreth, and Cora, daughter of
John Lower, were married at the M. E.
parsonage Tuesday evening bv Rev. s. G.
Lewis. and are to board with Mr.. House on
Maple street.
Miss Linnie Curtis of Jericho was
present at the prize speaking of Tuesday
evening and interspersed the program with
singing. She has rare soprano voice of
much volume.
Aruhur Austin, the skiIIful and obliging
drug clerk for Henry Webster has gone to
East Bridgewater, Mass, for a two weeks
vacation. This obliges Henry to put in
little extra hustling.
j. c. Stafford of Walden, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Stafford of East Leominster, Mass.
and Miss Martha Stafford of South Franz
ingham, Mass, were here Friday to attend
their brothers. funeral.
The Chandler Mill Company are among
the sufferers from the great forest fires.
Their timber lands in Lowell and West
more are burning some. They are keeping
large forces of men at these places to fight
the destroying fend.
Several of our people and many mill
bands responded to call Thursday to go
to South Barton and fight forest fires The
corporations hand fire engine was also
taken down on fiat car, also lot of hose.
which was returned Friday.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church
have secured J. s. Foss & Son to give their
entertainment of moving pictures and
phonograph. Adults 25 cents, children Is
cents. Come and enjoy good entertain
ment and help the Ladies' Aid at the same
time.
Fire caught in lumb pile back of the
south mill of the Chandler Co., Thursday,
but was discovered before it had reached
any buildings and soon extinguished. A
strict watch is kept about the mill night
and day to avoid fire, three watchmen
being appointed for this duty.
The new fire brigade had active service
and test of their valor the very evening of
their organizing, by running out to the
Bartlett bridge and putting out fire which
was threatening the safety of the village.
A line was formed to the river and pals
passed to the fire. The firemen's zeal is
good to start with.
The Masons have held the last meeting
under the dispensation that was granted
them by the Grand Master when they
started Valley Lodge. No other meeting
will be held until after the session of Grand
Lodge, which is held at Burlington this
week, when the lodge will receive its
charter.
Ned &. Hunt, who has been SO sick since
last March of stomach trouble passed to
his eternal rest Thursday evening. He
would have been II years old the 22d of
July; was the son of Frank G. Hunt and
Mary Evans. He was q very prom ising
youth and much sympathy is expressed for
the bereaved parents. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon at one O'Clock at
Evansville, with burial at Westmore.
c. 81. Jones was in Sherbrooke last week
to attend the meeting of the Eastern Town
ships Bank, In which he has been stock
holder for nearly thirty years. This is a
strong, successful institution. 1t has "a