Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-19
LOCAL NEWS.
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Ransom Hall of West Charleston, an aged
veteran, is making his annual visit here
among relatives and friends.
Norman Cloud, who has spent the sum-
mer at the White Mountains employed at
a large hotel, has returned here.
II. Eugene Royce of Boston, Mass, is
spending his vacation with his parents in
town, and visited relatives here the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bushaw of Der by are
passing few days with their son and
daughter here, enroute for Leominster
Mass, to spend the winter.
Our baseball team went to West Charles
ton to play with West Derby nine on
Wednesday. Their opponents failed to
meet them there and the boys returned
home disappointed at not having the
chance to conquer again.
Roswell P. Stevens, an old and respected
citizen of this place, who has been very
feeble for several months, passed away at
his home Thursday, Oct. 18th. The fune-
raj was held at the church on Friday, Rev.
Thos. Hall conducting the services.
WEST CHARLESTON.
Miss Helen Jones goes to Burlington
this week.
Rev. ]. D. Waldron and wife are ex-
pected home this week.
The ninth grade pupils are planning an
entertainment to be given at the close of
the fall term of school.
The school social given by Miss Cleve-
/ Knin
| joyed by all present. The proceeds are to
pay for new song books for the school.
Remember the masquerade promenade
Friday evening, Oct. 20 Prizes Will be
awarded lady and gentleman wearing
prettiest costumes. Judges, Mrs. Nm.
Nelson, Mrs. A. w. Cutting, and J.
Holton.
DEFERRED LOCALS.
Samuel Winsiow and wife are in Boston,
Eugene Clark is conyalescent after quite
a severe illness.
Mrs. Chas. Warboys is quite sick with
congestion of the lungs.
The trolley car, new hotel, and a fire
company are the latest echoes in town.
The ninth grade students remember the
class meeting at East Charleston Oct. IT,
M. E. Wilson has carpenters at work or
his grist mill repairing the damage don,
by the fire.
E. E. Goodwin will finish a tenement
over his new store into which he viii
move his family.
L. ). Hayes of Bellows Falls, genera
agent for the New York Life INSURANCE
Co., was in town last week.
The Island Pond Electric Light ant
Power Co. have fixed the road over tn
penstock, making a great Improvement
COVENTRY.
Luke Eaton has been erecting a larg
round silo.
Myron Lewis has gone to Waterford t.
see his family.
Mrs. George Goodnough is home from
North Haverhill, N. FL.
The ladies Of the M. E. church cleane
their church last Friday.
Mrs. Eben Stevens went to South Barton
Thursday to visit her son.
A son and daughter were born to MI
and Mrs. VIM. Priest Oct. II.
Mrs. VIM. Porter is visiting her niece
Sarah Porter, of st. Johnsbury
George Bean went to Lowell last wee
to attend the funeral of his brother
Charles Bean.
VIM. Rollins has finished work at Nj
G. Kendall's and gone to his home
Newport Center.
George Metcalf has hired out to Ralp
Ware until March, and has moved int
Mr.. Wares house.
Mr.. Farr, agent for the Burlington Ere
Press, was in town last Saturday in tt
interests of that paper.
Damon Ware, A. D. Thurber, Chesne
and Clarence Brooks took in the excursio
to Boston last Thursday.
Mrs. Hollis Thrasher and Mrs. VIZ
Brooks went last Tuesday to Woodstoc
as delegates to the state w. G. T. q. col
> vention.
The entertainment at the town hall la
Wednesday evening under the auspices
the /. o. q. T. opened with an organ 80
by Miss Mary Wheelock, a SOLO by Mi
Lila Hermon, and duet by Mr.. and MI
A. D. Thurber. 26 children then pr
= sented three-part cantata, "Dream
the Flowers" The children did gre
credit to their teacher, Miss Lilli'
Lothrop. Between the parts a duet W
finely rendered by Miss Lillian Lothr
and Mrs. 81. G. Cleveland, and a song
= Miss Mabel Ware. After a fine recitati
by Miss Edna Lothrop of Barton Landi
III the entertainment was closec by bea
tiful quartette, "Pretty Primrose" Civ
by Mrs. H. Q. Cleveland, Misses Lilll
Lothrop, Mabel Ware and Efie Smith.
The shooting affair on West Hill prov
to be little diversion from the usual "
of settling difficulties between neigh DO
The quarrel was between George Ray
and Malcolm Bronson, the latter beg
ming the quarrel, so it is said. 1t see
Mrs. Raymo, wife of one Of the acto
had been away to care for a sick neighb
On her return Mr.. Raymo discover
Rronson coming and IN arrel ensued