Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-05-04

very prettily decorated. The net proceeds
we're thirty dollars.
There will be a social at d. e. Stevens
May 9Th. A literary program has been
arranged. Ice cream and cake will be
served. All are cordially invited.
BRoWNINCTON CENTER.
Collins LaCourse was sick with the grip |
last week.
Mrs. George st. Peters has been confined
to her bed with grip.
Rev. Harlan Smith of Boston recently
visited his nephew, Charles Smith.
Mrs. Joseph Colt, who went to Chicago
in March, returned to this place few days
ago.
Edgar Sails has moved from Lowell to
the W. d. Fletcher farm which he has pur-
chased.
Henry Fletcher, who has a cancer on one
of his feet, had two of his toes amputated
recently.
Felix Pelow and family of Barton Land
ing visited Mrs. Pelow's father, Selien
Gray, recently.
Mrs. Lizzie Maxwell Robinson's many
friends in town wish her happy, pros
porous life. Gt
Miss Georgiana st. Peters, who has been
working at Barton, is home on account of
her mothers illness. r,e
Mrs. John Cheney has been quite ill since
her return from West Charleston where she
cared for Mrs. Morgan.
Mrs. Edith Berwick and little son Of
Coventry spent the past week with her
aunt, Mrs. Emma Bullard.
Mrs. Amanda Powers and daughter
Phebe visited Mrs. Powers daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Chapman of Glover lately.
The Ladies' Aid Society was pleasantly
entert aimed at Rev. g. j. Browns last
Thursday afternoon and evening. The
i lecture was much enjoyed. l.
| Mr.. Nelson Caron, seventy nine years
old, met with painful accident few days
| ago. A heavy lumber wagon ran over him
breaking his left arm and his right shout
der blade, beside inflicting other injuries
Mr.. Caron was as comforta BILE as could be
expected when last heard from.
EAST CHARLESTON.
j.. B. Rouse of Richford is here for hit
annual fishing trip.
Mrs. c. Fellows of Dixville, Que, visited
relatives here recently.
1t was reported that bear was seen il
this vicinity several times last week.
Irving Wolcott is at West Charleston
working for the Electric Power Co.
Mrs. George Morse has been sick the pas
week but is reported better at present.
j. D. Moody has commenced to work TO
the B. & M. Railroad with headquarters a
Lyndonville.
Mr.. Newb Cole of Springfield, Mass
called on his cousins, e. G. and N. e. Dun
ton Monday.
Mr.. Fred Moulton of Holland has take
possession of the farm which he rented 9
John McRae.
John Cloud, road commissioner, starte
the road mac zine to work on the stag
: road Apr. 80.
L Silas Bean and son Percy have leased til
Sturtevant place near West Charleston an
are moving on to it.
Mr.. G. o. Goodwin has taken possessio
of his hotel, the Union House, intending
manage it the coming year.
Mr.. G. s. Copp has stored his househol
furniture in tue parsonage hall, being I'll
decided where they will settle.
Geo. w. Lang has moved to his ne
home recently purchased near Echo Pom
Mrs. j. Labounty and son W Hills ha
moved to the place vacated by Mr.. Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Streeter who ha
spent the winter in Lowell, Mass, are e.
pected to arrive here May I'd. They a
now at st. Johnsbury, having come the
and stopped off for visit to relatives.
DR.. Rachel b. Allyn passed her ninet
third birthday April 18th, at the home
her niece, Mrs. G. H. Gray. She was t
recipient of letters of congratulatien fro
friends in Vermont, Massachusetts,, al
California, and letters, cake and fowt
from Montana. She is the Oldest pers
living, born in Charleston. Her fatt
made the first clearing in town in 1902 a
moved his family here into what was tn
for many miles around, an unbroken W
derness, in July 1903, making this year t
Tooth anniversary of the settlement OF t
town. DR.. Allyn returned here abe
three years ago. She has long been in fa
ing health and now lies in critical con,
ton.
q, ISLAND POND.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ladd of Lyndo
$50 vile visited in town last week.
ar Miss Beatrice Reeve returned last we
from an extended visit in Pennsylvania.
s. ID. Hobson, who has been seriously
with pneumonia at Lancaster, N. H.,
gaining rapidly.
A reception was rendered Mr.. E.
| Good hua and fp uaily of tho Conurooo 80