Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-02

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A. usual on HALO ve'eu the spirit OF
witcbcrait was resurrected aud bent on
mischief
:. r. Slack has been COD fined to the house
Tor some time with a severe attack Of
ssthma.
Mrs. Curtis Collins returned home from
q visit In Franklin, her former home, last
Thursday.
p. L. Brewster and family have moved
into the house with Adna Shepard on the
Stetson farm.
The individual communion cups were
used for the first time yesterday at the
Cong'l church.
Mr. and Mrs. j. &. Shepard have been
ticking carriage drive to Water bury and
Worcester.
Mrs. r. j. Grant returned from two
weeks stay with her mother in bakersfield
last Saturday.
Mr.. Flanders OF Nashua, n. H., is visit
ing at Charles Sylvester's and taking in
the hunting season.
As Mrs. p. l.. Brewster is going away,
the circulating library has been moved to
Mrs. John willey's.
Mrs. Dudley of Nashua, n. II who is in
very poor health, is staying with her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Fisher.
Mrs. Allen OF Chelsea returned home
with her niece, Mrs. Knapp, and will re-
main part OF the winter.
Mrs. Lydia Denning OF Manchester, n.
H., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Alkaline
Grant, and brother, F. J. Grant.
Mrs. Brown has sold her farm on Burton
hill 70 Leon Wilson and intends to make
her home with her son Leslie in Barton.
George Metcali has bired out to Ralph
Ware for the winter and will not move on
TO his tarm purchased of f. J. Grant until
spring.
Mr.. Hooker OF the high school went to
st. Johnsbury last Wednesday night to
tend the meeting of the State Teachers
A ISOLATION.
The potato crop is large this season.
Several hundred bushels are not yet hsr-
vested and received the full benefit OF the
late snowstorm.
Miss Mary Knapp and Miss Elsie Skin
ner wentto st. Johnsbury last Thursday
morning to attend the State Teachers
Association meeting.
Mr.. ). ID. Holman returned home last
week after a two months visit with his
children in Brockton and Lowell, Massa-
chusetts, and Farmers Station, ". Y.
Among the fortunate sportsmen who
secured deer in this section were Perey
Brewster, Charles McGoff, Douglass Lester,
Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Allen OF Barton Land
ing.
Mr. and Mrs f. II. Holdridge returned
last Thursday from their carriage drive to
Addison county. Their longest stay was
made in Bridport with Mr.. Holdridge's
brother.
TIE lumber business in this section
'eems 10 be increasing and the mill COM
pany are arranging to put In a stea
power on the opposite bank of the river
from the saw mill.
Or. Preston Besuclerk and family are
pleasantly located in their new home in
Concord, n. n. The doctor sold his bust
aess in Contoocook, thinking he would
Vreier city practice.
Mrs. j. &. Hutchins has been spending a
few days with her brothers, VIM T. c.,
and Charles Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutchins spend their summers at their
home ia Montgomery Centre and the
winters at their pleasant residence In
Pasadena, Cal.
The many friends OF Rev. J. Z. Knapp
will be pleased to know that he has
steadily improved during his stay in south
Royaltou with his father and sister. Last
week he was in New York to have an
artificial leg fitted and hopes to return in
few weeks to resume active work as pas
tor Of the NJ. + church.
While Mr.. Holman was in Massachu-
sets he called upon Rev. and Mrs. A. A.
Smith, who have a pleasant home with
Mrs. Smiths sister about seventeen miles
out Of Boston. Their many friends will be
pleased to know that they are enjoying
excellent health and spending their de-
Ginning years in ease and comfort.
The Halloween party at court house hall
wss a very pleasant occasion notwithstand-
ing the chilly hand shake of the four
ghosts at the door. Fortunes were told
with expert accuracy and coming events
c)nhdentislly revealed by Miss Ida Han
nant, the soothsayer, from her gruesome
tent. Home. made candies, popcorn and
apples were served. The wall OF the ghost
that could not rest was effectively given by
Mrs Carrie Fisher as an introduction.
JAY.
, Charles Chsmberlin is threatened with
rheumatic fever.
There will be a chi ken pie dinner at A.
Ariel's Wednesday, Nov. 4.
:. L Day and A. A. Mscomber are put
ting up additions to their buildings.
Mark Banister from Troy hes moved into
the house owned by the Bsnister Co.
Edcsr Chase and wife from Barton were
10 town to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Giles
Reynolds.
Mrs. T.. Chamberlin has bought the
Cassvsnt house in North Troy. Her son
Henry occupies il.