Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-06

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Blood are spending
several days at Barton including July 4th.
A social dance at the Union House Fri
day evening was enjoyed by large com
pany.
Mrs. Laura Marshall of st. Johnsbury is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fuller.
Mrs. Eva Piper of the Peerless at Barton
is spending part of the vacation with her
parents.
Mr.. c. FL. Chase has gone to LyndonviIle,
where he has large amount of mason
work to do.
Several of our citizens with their families
went to help their neighbors over the line
celebrate Dominion Day.
The school at Echo Pond has been closed
this week on account If the teacher, Miss
Grace Willard, being sick with measles.
States Atty. Farman conducted State
case here on Thursday while Lawyer Blake
OF Island Pond appeared for the defense.
c. E. Coruth, Wilson Buck and A. c.
Fellows went to st. Johnsb bury on Tuesday
to attend meeting of the Mystic Shrine.
Those who attended the reunion of Co.
d, Sd Reg't and Co. K, 10th, at Willoughby
Lake July 1st report a very pleasant time.
Mrs. Mary Fellows of DixviIle, Que.
called on her son and brother here last
week on her way to spend the summer at
the White Mountains.
During the severe electrical storm about
1 O'Clock a. m. July 2, lightning struck the
Davis block destroying a chimney and
tearing hole in the roof, then following
and damaging the jet and finally leaving
the building by the telephone wires, burn
ing out every instrument in the village,
but fortunately nothing was set on fire.
WEST CHARLESTON.
Mr.. Ed Hamilton has shiDgled his barn.
Mr.. Andrew Bean has shingled his house.
good delegation from this town spent
the Fourth at Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pickle are entertaining
relatives from out of town.
Miss Zaida Wiley of Barton Landing is
stopping at Charles Hildreth's.
DR.. and Mrs Kendrick are spending a
few days with friends In Glover.
The picnic at Clark's grove was quite
well attended and much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Croft visited at
Barton July 4th and over Sunday.
by are visiting at g. w. Hamilton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown are enter
tanning friends from Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Hamilton visited their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Holton in Newbury
recently.
Henry Parker of Holland spent the
Fourth with his grandmother, Mrs. VIM.
Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bruce of Burke has
been visiting Mr.. Bruce's brothers, Eben
and VIM. Bruce. % -
Mrs. Mary (Warren) Bates of Ridge
farm, ILL.,, visited in town last week. She
left town some thirty years ago.
The F. B. Society are repairing their
churcn. They hold their services for the
present in the school-house hall.
The Island Pond Electric Light company
are repairing the Pierson house for the
electricians family who will move here
soon.
Mr.. Norman Eastman and son Ed at
tended Dominion Day taking their horses
Wi
the running races.
There was quiet wedding at Mr.. Grit
fms last Thursday evening when j. d.
Griffin was married to Miss Ina Persons,
J. D. Waldron officiating. Congratula-
tions.
Rev. E. M. Fuller, field worker for the
State Sunday school Association of Ver-
mont will speak at the CoDg'I church Fri
day evening July 10th. A cordial invita-
tion Is extended to all to attend. special
invitation is extended to East Charleston
| and Morgan people to be present.
Several from this place attended the re-
union of Co. z and d at Lyons grove,
Willoughby Lake last week. The camp
| fire was one of the best ever held in the
| grove. Rev. Mr.. Shaw of Island Pond
gave the address which was well received.
He was followed by j. D. Waldron, A. w.
Lyon and z. NJ. Mansur.
COVENTRY.
Flossie Douglass is visiting her father.
Rush Patrick has moved in to Mrs. Cor
| rows house.
/
Effie and Eola Smith are home from
North Woodstock, N. H.