Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-26

a"oha, Nai., 70 epeno the Wlnter.-C. ii.
kimhsll has caught fourteen hawks and
two owls on one stub in his pasture during
the past three weeks.-One OF the first deer
killed this season in this vicinity was
brought in Saturday by Will Mason and
Joel Chrystie. 1t was shot near Robert
Gray's place in She field The bows are
after big game and Will thinks they may
succeed in shooting bear before the sea-
son is over.-The MONITOR correspondent
hereby extends thanks for a liberal slice of
venison which was received from Zen
Phillips.
WEST CLIO YER.
Mrs. Charles Hiboard was IN town over
Sunday.
Clyde Nutting from Westmore is work.
ing for n. c. Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. T. Bassett of Barton
Landing were in town Tuesday.
Mrs. E. w. Barry has gone to Natick,
Mass, to reside with her son this winter.
Mrs. VIM. Cameron and Gladys returned
Wednesday from their strip to Lowell and
Boston.
MIR. and Mrs. PhiIbrooks of Greensboro
and a sister and cousin have been visiting
Carl Philbrooks.
Bert Day and wife of Coventry were here
to attend the anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
s. T. Vance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hawkins were sum-
moned TO Sheffield last week to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Hawkins sister, Mrs.
Frank Barry.
Mrs. Theodore Wright of Barton is at
the home of her brother, Elias Miles,
helping to care for his wife, who is i'm
proving slowly.
The drought still continues. Parker
pond was never so small as now; streamsl
springs, and wells are falling. Herman
PRESCOTT has to draw water for mis- stock as
well as for family use.
Hunting is the past1me now. Merton
Lewis, l.. Turcotte, and Phillips brothers
are off TO Black Hill, G. P. Fisher to VOL
colt, Rev. Geo. Mcdonald and John Z.
Borland to Jay. Oliver and Henry Barber
will join the party at Black Hill.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott gave a very
interesting accounG of the work
done through the Bible agency and
possibly surprised his hearers by the
number of citizens who did not attend
church and families who had no copy of
the Bible.
Lyman Barber is at e. Z. Baker g finish
ing off his horse barn.-Mr. and Mrs.
Will Morey of Bloomington visited Mr..
Morey's mother last week.-Clark Borland
spent a couple OF days at Stanstead
recently.-Earle Barber has gone to Port
land, Me, with the intention of spending
| the winter there.-Mrs. Abbie Whipple of
| West Burke is here at the home of her
son, 8. T. VaDce.-Luman Turcotte made
lucky shot and dropped nice buck
| deer on Thursday AIdrich finishes
his work at Agnes Cooks this week and
has hiredto T. IL. Bean.-Rev. 8. l.. Vincent
has been to Westmore to preach the past
two Sundays.-A goodly number from South
| Albany and this vicinity Assem- bled at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. 8. T. Vance Friday
evening, to congratulate them and spend
the evening OF their twenty-ti fifth wedding
| anniversary. A pleasant evening was
| spent, and after refreshments of cake and
coffee were served Rev. 8. L. Vincent In
behalf of the company presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Vance some silver money and silver
pie knife. Mr.. Vance expressed the
pleasure the presence of his friends had
given him, as we'll as their token, In a
very appropriate manner.
GREENSBORO.
Michael McCue was at A. c. Chase's
| Thursday.
Caspian Lake Creamery paid the patrons
20 cents per pound for September butter.
Only S2s1.20 of unsettled taxes on the
collectors books when the discount ex-
pired Oct. Is.
Frank Burnham has moved his family
to Boston.--Geo. Y. Spiers is having a
Peoples telephone placed in his house.
The selectmen are building new stone
dam at the outlet of the lake in place of the
old one, which has been considered unsafe
for some time.
GREENSBORO BEND.
| MIS- I1dIlOW DHll6y Is SICK.
VERNE Pope is again at home.
Mrs. E. G. Judd has returned.
Mrs. Nathaniel Bate helder lis sick,
Frank Bocash was In Swanton Wednes-
day.
Aggie King is helping Mrs. Frank Sher-
burne.
Robert Harper has returned from Cali
fornia.
g. r. Davis returned from Boston We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Edna Brown visited at Morrisville.
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd are boarding at N. II.
Billiards..
Harry Clark was home from Lyndonville