Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-22
LOCAL NEWS.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

struggle with the measles.
Mrs Flora West of White River Junction
Is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. ]. ID. WAL
dron.
Ora Piper arrived home from Barre last |
Friday. He is suffering with very bad |
hand.
Miss Hazel Hardy from Canada is stop
ping few weeks with her uncle, n. s.
Hardy
Mr.. ]. c. Allen of Craftsbury, agent for
the Phoenix Life Insurance Co., spent sew
eral days in town last week.
Co. K 10th Vermont will hold a visit in
their cottage at the Lyon grove, Will
loughby, Lake July 1-2. Co. D Sd Vermont
will hold their annual reunion at the same
time and place.
Mrs. George Montgomery of Groveton,
/ n. H., is visiting her husband who is the
electrician for the Island Pond Electric Co.
| Miss Jennie Terrell, their granddaughter,
| accompa MES her.
| Eben Bruce has a cow that has given
! $500 lbs. of milk the past year which he
has converted into butter, making 474 lbs,
also selling IS worth of milk and supplying
his own family with milk and cream.
COVENTRY.
Marion Guild is home from Orange.
j. g. Gorham is erecting a new barn.
The village schools close next Friday.
Alvah Smith has his horse barn up and
boarded.
S. G. Scott of Newport was in town
Thursday buying potatoes.
G. j. Brooks is having his store painted.
E. Gorham is doing the work.
Mrs. L. R. Guild is quite ill. DR.. Bogue
of Newport was called Monday.
Asa Hancock and c. o. Wright raised
the frames for their new barns last Thurs
day.
A surprise party was held at the home of
Chesney Brooks last Wednesday evening.
pleasant time was enjoyed.
=. Mr.. Cook has thoroughly repaired his
house, putting in new windows, painting,
etc. He now has very pretty home.
Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Bryant, county
president and secretary of the W. z. T. u,
and Mrs. Ware visited Newport Center
Union, Tuesday, ] une 18th. The meeting
was held with Mrs. U. A. Harris, twenty
resident ladies being present. After the
opening exercises Mrs. Pearson gave q
brief report of the county meeting held al
Barton. Her remarks were supplemented
by extracts from Mrs. Richards address
by Mrs. Bryant, which was followed by g
discussion on department work. A song
was sung by Miss Parker entitled 'Saved
by Mothers Prayers" One new member
, was added to the union. Dainty refresh
, ments were served at the close of the meet
ing. This union holds its meetings. once
in two weeks, and the county officers are
pleased to note its prosperous condition.
VIM. Tibbetts is in town.-Kate Stevens
has gone to Woodsville, N. H., to work.
Bert Johnson visited at Asa Hancock's the
past week.-Mr. P. S. Hitchcock has gone
to Springfield, Mass, to attend the funera
of relative Children's Day was observed
at both churches last Sunday. This
churches were decorated with pottee
plants, flowers, and ferns. The exercises
were very good and consisted of songs
speaking, dialogues, etc. The differen
parts were all we'll executed.-Last Frida,
evening the friends and neighbors of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Perry dropped in upo1
them to remind them of their 8th weddin.
anniversary. Mr.. James Chapman wa
i, present with his phonograph and rendered
several fine selections which added mucl
1 to the pleasure of the evening. Ice cream
and cake were served. The guests left
set of silver knives and forks to show tn
high esteem in which the young coupl
are held,
CRAFTSBURY.
Richard Cate is clerking for Elme
Stratton.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Conant are visitin
in Cabot.
Clyde Thompson is clerking in L.
? Smiths grocery store.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give straw
berry and ice-cr social at the home
Charles Hoyt Friday evening, June 26tl
All are cordially invited.
Next Sunday being the 20Oth anniversal
r of the birth of John Wesley Rev. R.
l. Christie will give lecture on "John We
= ley and his Work, 4" at the Methodist churc
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Farman from Yves
field visited in town last Wednesday.
h, George q. Howard is home from Excite
r.. N. H., for his summer vacation, havir
m graduated from the Exeter school wit
or honor.
. EAST CRAFTSBURY.
The barn of Mr.. Horace McLaren has r
Gently received a fresh coat of paint.
cr Mr.. Richard Morse is charging his bar
W. Mrs. Minnie Hasseltine visited friends
"S town last week.-Mr. Alex Calderwo,
of fell last Monday and fractured his shouldt
rs. NORTH CRAFTSBURY.
nd wish to thank the friends in Craftsbu
~ for their kindness in making up the su
id scription for getting me an artificial hal
on and hook. The same has come and q
at | learning to use it. / think it will be
he great help to me ia the future. appret
he ate very much the kindness of the poop
,n CLYDE THOMPSON