Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-19

Miss Smith, teacher in Bethany college,
is visiting at Mrs. Chandler's.
The E. L. Chandler company is placing
another boiler in the lower MILL
Bert Locke has been engaged to clerk in
Taylor's store at Newport Center.
Mr.. Phillips has gone to Troy with the
intention OF purchasing a farm in that
place.
Rev. j. B. Lyman went to Iras burg yes
terday to preach in exchange with Rev. E.
P. Treat.
MIR. Root and Mr.. Cole from Craftsbury
visited the Willoughby Grange Thursday
evening.
Mr. Todd had cancer removed last
Thursday. DR.. Wright performed the
operation.
Collins French has purchased the DR..
Colby place in Sutton and will move
there soon.
Miss Juna Fuller has finished work at
the restaurant and returned to her home
in Coventry
The Good Templars will give their play,
1.-The Last Loaf" Tuesday evening, Oct.
n, at Lothrop's hall.
Rev. and Mrs. Dodd. who have been
stopping at David Willey's, went to
Nashua, N. H, Friday.
Mrs. Lila Hall Goodenough from East
Sudbury, Mass, has been visiting at s.
Halls and Ashbel Crows.
Mrs. Chandler and Miss Eaton have re-
turned from Willoughby where they have
spent most OF the summer.
Leland Herman has finished work for
the e. l.. Chandler Co. He has been en-
gagged to work on the railroad.
Everett Wiley has finished work for
beede q Cowles. He has been engaged to
work in the Smith meat market.
Miss Hutchinson from Lyndonville is
teaching vocal culture in this place. She
will be here Saturdays each week.
Among the excursionists to Boston were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dean and son Robert.
Mrs. Orlando Page, Everett and Lena Will
ley.
]. g. Turn bull and M M. Taplin have
been summoned to appear as jurors at the
mock court trial at Newport Tuesday
evening.
The Good Templars of this place will
hold a public entertainment at Valley
House hall on Tuesday night, Oct 9th.
More particulars next week.
The scholars of the second primary
school gave very fine "Eugene Field'
exercise Friday afternoon. Much credit is
due their teacher, Miss Douglass.
The Grange had very pleasant time at
the meeting Thursday evening. Visitors
were entertained from Craftsbury, Gov
entry, Irasburg and Btownington Oranges.
Hendrick Twombly has sold his place to
Mr.. Stoddard of Barton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Twom bly, started Thursday afternoon for
Topeka, Kansas, where they will visit a
short time before going to San Jose, Cali
fornia.
David Gillis came near having serious
! accident last Thursday. A paper blew in
front of his horse, frightening 1T SO that
the carriage was overturned and badly
smas he'd. Fortunately the occupants
were uninjured.
| Miss Knapp, the deaconess, has returned
to Boston. She has worked in the meet
ings held at the M. E. church the past two
weeks, with good results, several conver-
s1ons being made. She is a sweet singer
and an earnest speaker and won the hearts
4, of all who heard her.
! Mr.. James Bell has been here during the
past week, assisted two days by his sister
Jennie and one day by William, in divid-
ing the effects of their mother among her
children and shipping them to their
homes. The Oldest daughter, Mrs. Paul OF
Lancaster, n H, was able to attend the
funeral service at Passumpsic but could
not come here.
E. Fl. Perley recently dug two hills of
potatoes which furnished a remarka ole
yield. The first hill contained fifty three
potatoes. Thirty five of these were mar
ketable, eighteen small. The second hill
contained fourteen large ones, fourteen Of
medium size, and eight small ones. The
weight of the product of the two hills was
twenty-six pounds.
We wish to express our sincere thanks
to neighbors and friends who s. kindly
assisted US through sickness and death of
our dear mother. A so for the beautlf full
floral tributes. And may the loving
Father who watches over all graciously
reward you.
| SARAH PAUL.
JAMES E. BELL.
WILL Fl. FELL
| JENNIE NJ. BURNS.
Mrs. Mary Bell, whose death occurred
Sunday night, Oct. 4, after sickness of
! several weeks with tn NOR in the stom &C b
complicated with other troubles, was one
| of the few left of the older residents OF
| this village, having resided here more than
thirty years. Funeral services conducted
| by her pastor, Rev. ). G. Lewis, assisted
by Rev. J. 3. Lyman, were held at her late
! residence Tuesday afternoon. Her two