Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-04-20

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NJ. E. church officiating. Mrs. Nelson
leaves a husband, a son of ten and daugh-
ter of two years, who have the sympathy
OF the oomnu unity in this affiiction. Her
immediate family residing in the far west,
could not be present at the funeral and
the floral tributes which they ordered were
not received in time.
CONTRIBUTED.
BARTON LANDING.
Henry Dudley is recovering from the
grip.
Mrs. c. E. Gay visited in Montpelier last
week.
Chandler & Co. have shut down their
sawmill for the present.
Bert Leland has returned to his employ
ment at the Chandler mill.
Bartlett Goodenough returns to his
school in Danville this spring.
The next regular meeting of the Wood
men occurs Wednesday evening.
Chandler & Co.'s new freight depot is
nearly complete, its size being 12x75 feet.
George BULLDOG is repairing bicycles in
connection with his shoe repairing trade
Fred Blake is moving from the Gillis
place to the Buckley farm in Salem Derby.
Rev. w. c. johnson of Barton has been
engaged to deliver the Memorial Day ad
dress here.
Mrs. L. s. Alden was called to Fitch
Bay, P. @, last week by the death of her
mother, Mrs. Foss.
VIM. Wilson has arriv ed from Derby to
work in the Chandler mill. He worked
for c. E. Gay last summer.
Ed. Hunt, clerk for w. M. Little, is seri-
ously i'll with in Inflammation of the bowels
Miss May Parlin has not been as we'll of
late.
Mrs. Gray, who has been sick at Stephen
Willey's, has recovered sufficiently to go to
Mr.. Clark's in Glover where her daughter
is staying.
w. S. Lothrop of Lyndonvi lie is stop
ping at the Valley House with his brother,
E. H. Lot hrop. We understand he is to
locate here.
Mrs W. L. Cove has been visiting at her
home in Bradford for week. Mr.. Cove
went down Saturday and accompanied her
home to-day.
The Village Improvement Society held a
meeting at the Met hodist parlor, Saturday
evening, where they are to hold their meet
ings regularly.
Ellis Stafford not seeming to gain in
health as fast as was thought he ought, DIR.
Parlin, his physician, called DR.. Young in
consultation last week.
Valley Lodge worked the third degree
for the first time Thursday evening. Prof.
H. j. Stannard of Barton visited Valley
Lodge Thursday evening.
Mrs. J. II. Brown, who is leader of the
local improvement society, was at Lyndon
vile last week comforting with the society
OF that place regarding the seasons work.
D. w. Hildreth, editor of the Express
and Standard, has arrived from his So
journ in the South. Mr.. Buchanan re-
mains in Georgia visiting relatives until
May.
The frame for Fred Porter's new b ,use
is up and enclosed. Mr.. Gay is commenc-
ing on the woodwork of the Skinner house
on Maple street.-Smith Gallup is in Bond
vile this week.
The Whipple block is being wired
throughout for electric lights. Whipple,
French & Co. have sold their 2OO-light
acetylene gas lighting plant to Mr.. Green
wood of Low Ill.
w. l.. Joslyn, who is mail agent on the
run between Newport and Richford, was
home for few days last week; Guy Batch
elder OF st. Johnsbury, new sub, taking
his run in his absence.
The Rathbone Sisters celebrated the
third anniversary of their local organiz-
alton last Tuesday evening, when over
forty were present and enjoyed fine pro-
gram of music, readings, etc.
Mrs. Geo. w nitcher of Whi5efield, N. H.,
was here few days last week with her
husband who Is local manager of the
Chandler Co. They were entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Fletcher.
Herm Wells and sons have caught in
their traps set about the inlet of Lake e
Memphremagog, S75 muskrats during the
spring. At 80 cents per head that figures
up pretty profitable season.
Stephen Crawford of Stratham, N. H., is
the new clerk at Hoyt & Harris store. He
was formerly employed at Newport. His
household goods are being stored in the
basement of the store until tenement can
be found.
Henry Dubois was accompanied to the
Sherbrooke Protestant hospital last week
by DR.. Parlin and had an operation per-
formed for appendicitis, which was sue
cessful. This makes the third time Mr..
Dubois has been to the hospital.
The Rev. c. H. Merrill, secretary of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary Society,
will speak at the Congregational church
Sunday morning. The subject of the eve-
ming address is 'The Influence of Woman
in the Foundation of Character"
II. B. Moulton, manager of the Chandler
company, bought two fine carriage horses
in Troy while there last week, and Arthur
Folsom rode one and led the other tn