Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-02

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the parsonage.
There are only seven candidates for the
Office OF road commissioner at Newport
Center. That is indicative OF shot time
n the old town" tomorrow.
K. J. Prouty has been to the Prouty &
Miller mill at Bigelow, Me. Pearl Miller
has been taking his place in the mill
Office here during his absence.
The roads have been very bad In the
Alder Brook district, so bad in fact that
the authorities were petitioned to i'm
prove the conditions, which was done.
DR.. Gaines recently bought fine lot OF
brood mares at the New York horse sale.
They are fine specimens, but the report is
that one Of them "don't look very we'll"
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church celebrated the If
tenth anniversary OF the founding of the
society In their church, on Wednesday
evening, by a social. Refreshments were
served.
Miss Moran of Stanstead has a class in
physical culture here Wednesday after
moons, and goodly number of our young
ladies are awaiting themselves of this OPP
portunity to develop good forms and
health.
Charlie A. Norris is very Ill with acute
peritonitis, the result Of an attack of
pluro- pneumonia. DR.. Gould, a relative,
came from New York the first of last week
and has given him continuous attention
ever since.
E. G. Blanchard and family returned
Wednesday night from Denver, COL, where
they have spent the winter. The famiIy's
health is much improved. d. NJ. Camp
met them at Richford and accompanied
them home.
Mrs. j. o. Thrasher entertained nearly
one hundred and fifty of her lady friends
on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. d. M.
Camp, Mrs. E. c. Blanchard, and Mrs.
Buchanan OF Barton Landing received
with Mrs. Thrasher.
A large piece of ice and snow fell from
the roof of True & Bianchard's building
Friday afternoon and dashed in the win
dows of the stenographer's room, the oc-
cupants narrowly escaping injuries. One
of the telephone instruments was put out
OF order.
VIM. q. Dow, an old resident of this
town, over 80 years of age, who has been
spending the winter with sister in Island
Pond, died there the Goth inst. During
his sick ness the sister he was staying with
sickened and died, some days previous to
| his demise.
Charlie A. Wheeler, of bonneville, Mass,
visited his niece, Mrs. j. F. Lambert, last
week. Capt. Jerre takes SO much pride in
| his summer resort retreat at the Bluffs that
he had to take him down there in the deep
snow and show him the dormant beauties
enshrouded in snow.
The contract for building the new
county Jail has been awarded to New York
Jail builders, and work will begin as soon
as the weather permits. The old Jail will
have to be torn down, as the proX unity OF
other buildings Will not permit its being
moved to give a chance OF bull ding the
new structure.
DR.. Mills, the veterinary, is diagnosing
the disease injecting the herd of cattle be-
longing to Mr.. Dow OF Coventry. He hal
not yet determined the exact nature of tn,
malady, but he expects soon to be able t.
do so and make his findings public tina
other farmers may be able to guart
against spread of the disease, which il
contagious.
The item In our last issue regarding tn
quantity of Coca Kola sold by Mr.. c.
Bigelow was incorrect. Through careless
ness on the part OF the compositor tn
year, which was in figures, was places
with the quantity, without any division
making an exceedingly large number. Tn
correct number OF gallons sold was tive
hundred and ten.
BY petition of the Boston & Maine Rail
road Company, the state railroad commits
sioners met at the court house Friday an
conducted hearing regarding the widen
ing and improving of the crossing in thi
village. The commission is composed @
Fuller c. Smith of st. Adams, who
chairman, and FL. s. Bingham of Benning
ton, ard Horace Bailey OF New bury.
The concert given by the Beethove
Club and st. Marks choir last Monda
evening was a pronounced success. Th
orchestra was composed of Frank Virgil
cello, Walter Relding and Henry Bogus
violins, and Miss Abbie Taylor, pianist
The affair was for the benefit of the DO
chior Of st. Marks, of which there are no,
nineteen members, and changes are i
contemplation about the church to max
more room for the enlarged choir.
The new Young Mems improvement
Club has been incorporated and receive
its charter, and committee reported at
meeting held at the library building Frida
evening that they were in favor @
leasing Elisha Lanes house for clu
quarters, which can be secured for abou
800 a year rental. When full arrange
ments are completed it will be leadin
organization of its kind in the state. TIL
old club has proved itself power for goo
in the community and our people hail tn
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