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

Wells.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. True entertained
/ their friends with an Eat home'' last Friday
evening".
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Blanchard attended
| Wednesday.
Carr & Spsuldipg are to put steam
heating apparatus in the Stsnstead col
lege buildings.
g. II. Prouty now has his new naphtha
launch in running order. 1t is beauty IS
well as fast one.
z. p. Gates was in Boston last week and
closed a trade for fine monument for the
Bates lot in West Derby.
Mabel Frickett of Boston takes John
Cattansch's place as stenographer in
Young & Young's Office.
The lower grades of the school closed for
the summer Friday. The higher grades
have still two weeks to finish.
Work on the government building was
del aged a week on account of the window
| castings going astray in transportation.
F. w. c. Cattanach, formerly second
assistant postmaster of this place, sailed
from Montreal May 18th for England and
Scotland.
Mrs. &. A. Wood and daughter Dorothy
of Springfield, Mass, are spending few
weeks with Mrs. Woods parants, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Dow.
| E. A. Cook has purchased a 16-foot
launch at st. Johnsbury that was made in
| Michigan and will add it to the already
large feet on our lake.
| Invitations are out for the wedding of
Miss Anna Belle Green of this place to Mr..
Harry Her bert Clark of Boston on Wednes-
day evening, June 18th.
R. j. Wright, A. L. Root, B. E. True,
F. E. Miles, f. d. Flint and g. F. Root 60
to Burlington Tuesday to attend the State
Grand Lodge Of Masons.
F. w. Carr is breaking up housekeeping
and storing his goods. They will board
after Mrs. Carr and family return from a
visit In southern New England.
Mrs. Z. L. NJ. Bugbee and Miss Ruth NJ.
Colby gave an sAu revoir' breakfast to the
teachers and few friends Saturday morn
ing. A sumptuous repast was served and
a most enjoyable time spent.
The fire fiend is being fought about this
section also, Owls Head and ELEPHANTS
Mountain bordering the west shore of the
lake are attire as veil as several sections of
Woodland in the vicinity of Troy.
The village water Is being extended to
Balls Bluff for the use of occupants of the
summer cottages. the work Is being done
by Carr & Spaulding and will be COM
pieted this Week at cost of S725.
F. NJ. sherman went to Canaoa last week
to see about a tire which was raging on
some of his own woodland along the
Maine Central railroad. Prouty & Miller's
woodland at Oxford Mt, is afire also.
The Scotch Pipers band of Fifth Royal
SCOTS of Canada have been engaged by
Malta Commandery, &. T., to give a con-
cert at Stanstead June 4th. as an event in
the centep NAL celebration Of Golden Rule
Lodge, F. & A. 81.
Judge F. E. Alfred went to Muscalonge
county Canada, Friday, to be guest OF
the st. Bernard Club for a few days fish
ing expedition. Many members of this
club are Vermonters, Gen. ButterfieId of
Derby Line being its president.
Capt. Lambert has his plans drawn for
new tenement house on Bsyview street.
1t will be modern three fiat house. first
class in every respect with six rooms and
bath for each tenement. He intends
to put it up this season.
While some freight cars were being
shunted in the G.. P. yard one day last
week, a platform car was derailed and
dumped an immense turning lathe into
the lake at one end of the bridge, break ip q
the machine badly.
The annual June drill and inspection OF
Co. L, V. N. g., was held Wednesday. The
inspecting officers were Capts. Hoag of the
Oath q. 5. regulars and Burnham of Bur-
lington. Target practice was the program
for the afternoon. Forty members of the
company were present.
The annual reunion of the Orleans Coun-
ty Veterans Association will be held at
Newport, Wednesday, June II. Every old
soldier, no matter what war or which side
he fought on, is cordially invited to be
present and help make the occasion what
it has always been, pleasant and profit
able one.
The auditor of the Boston & Maine rail-
road was here Friday to see about matur-
ing certain changes in the office at this
place. John Cunningham, who has been
chief clerk, has been advanced to the posi-
tion OF agent in place of Olin s. Dime,
resigned. Other changes will be made
public later.
The state convention of the Catholic
Order of Foresters will be held here this
week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
There will be so delegates who will be en-
tertained at the Memphremagog House.
The local court will give banquet in their
honor on Wednesday, evening at Green
Mountain hall. Bishop Michaud of Bur-
lington and FIR. O'Sullivan of Montpelier
will be present.
The yachtsmen about town are very en-.
thusiastic over the promising outlook OF
the season on Lake Memphremagog. Capt.