Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-10
IRASBURC.

In this town on account OF the illness OF
his children.
R-ASBURC.
sidney Thompson Of St. Johnsbury is
visiting friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Carpenter have been
entertaining friends from Johnson.
The box social In charge OF the /. o. @.
T. was largely attended and much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley OF North Troy, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Ksnnison last
week.
Miss Mary Knapp and sister, Mrs. Min
ME Gates, visited friends in Sheffield last
week.
Our blacksmith, Mr.. VIM. winget, has
recently purchased q new Schau cold tire
setter.
Mrs. l.. V. Mari and Mrs. Ida Hunt and
little daughter Of Fairfax are visiting at
r. w. Keuh's.
Mr.. s. w. Beauclerk is spending q few
days with his son, DIR. w. p. Beauclerk,
IN Contoocook, n. II.
Mr.. f. b. Webster, who has been spend
ing month with friends in town, re-
turned TO Boston last Tuesday.
A union service will be held In the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
IN charge Of Rev. NJ. v. b. Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Leach OF South
Dakota made a short stop in town on
their way to Albany last Wednesday.
Ralph Hooker ofS st. Johnsbury has been
engaged to teach the higher department OF
school In this village during the fall term.
Mr. f. A. Wheeler OF New York came
last Friday to visit his brothers, Z. w. and
n. {. Wheeler, and sister, Miss Eunice.
Charles Locke and family OF st. Johns
bury have been spending three weeks with
Mr.. Locke's parents, Mr., and Mrs. w. l..
Locke.
Rev. Mr.. Farman of westfeld preached
an excellent sermon in the Cong1 church
yesterday and conducted the evening
service.
The Ladies' Aid society social at the
court house hall last Friday evening was
well attended and a pleasing program
was carried out.
Among those who attended the summer
school at Barton from this town were Leo
Cook, Blanche Keith, Belle Somers, Nellie
McGoff and Ethel Slack.
The many friends of Rev. j. E. Knapp
will be pleased to know that he continues
70 gain in health and strength and sits up
quite portion of the day.
Mr.. N. p. Sawyer has a fine photograph
with which he very kindly helped to fur
nish entertainment for the two socisls at
the court house hall last week.
Rev. E. p. Treat started last Wednesday
Cor Ohio to visit his parents and to take a
much needed rest. His many friends are
hoping he will return much benefited in
health.
Mrs. Gertrude Ross, who has been
spending a few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. w. Parker, starts today
for her home in Boston. She will stop
for a short time with her sister, Mrs. Alma
Wheeler, in Barton.
Mrs. Charles Fisher went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital for treatment July 80.
she has been in very poor health for a
long time and her many friends are sorry
to learn that the physicians there give her
very little encouragement.
Mrs. J. c. Cook entertained the w. Z.
T. U. most royalty last Wednesday after
noon. There were p guests present, in
GLIDING Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs.
Barrows, and Mrs. Ware from the Coven-
try union. After an interesting program,
including parliamentary drill, bounti-
full supper was served, and notwithstand-
ing the temperance element OF the occa-
sion five kinds OF cake and ice-cream con-
stituted the last course.
The fourth annual reunion OF r. w.
Cowles' family was held Aug. 2. There
were present Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. CowIes,
their six children and FIVE grandchildren,
M and Mrs II. II. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
II. Cowles, Of 81. Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs r.
X. Ware and daughters Rachel and Mildred
OF Coventry, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Carpenter
and son and daughter Grin and Vera Of
Irasburg, at whose home the gathering
was held, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. 5hedd and
daughter Hala Of West Glover, and c. l..
Cowles OF Coventry. There were also
present Mr.. Cowles' two sisters, Mrs. ID.
N q. Holmes and Miss s. Cowles OF John
SOD, who with Mr.. Cowles are the only
members OF their family now living, also
Mrs. Holmes son, K. f. Holmes, wife and
ION Earle Of johnson, making twenty
cree in all. Russell whitney Cowles and
Amanda Moulton Kinney were married
Nov. 8, 1857, and until March 1900 resided
q Craftsbury. Since that time they have
made their home with their daug liter,
Mrs. J. c. Carpenter. Three sons and
hree daughters were born to them,
pr whom the oldest is thirty four,
nd the youngest nineteen years. As
Jet at the family gathering there is no
scant chair. That the circle may remain
nbroken for many years is the wish OF
n their friends.