Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.
CoNTTNUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

tonight for Chicago to work for the Arm
our Packing Company.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Church visited
,heir daughter in Barton last week.
Mrs. George Hamilton has been in Derby
caring for her sister the past week.
MFR and Mrs. Ed. Hamilton attended the |
funeral OF Mr. s. Green in Derby yesterday. |
Rev. w. J. Burgin is giving some very
interesting sermons on the ten command
ments.
Mrs. Lila Hall of Hyde Park, Mass, is
Visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Spencer and children
| If Ivndonville have been visiting at G. w,
! D. Reeds.
Blair & DeLarm have had large spark
orrester placed on the smoke stack at their
veneer mill.
Miss Hattie Cushman is home from Lud-
low where she has been attending school
the past year.
The creamery building has had a new
coat of paint which greatly improves the
general appearance.
Elmer Allen has bought the meat market
and will move his family here as soon as he
can secure tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Dryer were called
| TO Manchester n. H., last week by the
death of their son Daniel.
Cards are out announcing the wedding
of Miss Carrie Bennett and Mr.. Counter.
our popular buttermaker.
Montreal are visiting Mrs. Moffatt's
grandmother, Mrs. James Dudley.
Mrs. Webster has gone to West Towns
bend to visit Miss Jones, an evangelist
who spent last summer In this town.
Margaret Kidder entertained her friends
one day last week, it being her eleventh
birthday. TIE occasion was much enjoyed
by all.
DIR. Gatchell and Norman Eastman have
their houses wired for electric lights
Now let your light shine that others may
see and be led to do likewise.
Harry Croft recently fell from the high
beams in the barn and sprained both wrists
severely. Afterward, in lighting his pipe
the bandages ignited and his wrists and
arms were badly burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah L. HambIet celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniversary last
Tuesday. A 'surprise" was arranged for
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamblet by their children
and it proved complete surprise. At
about 10 a. M, while Mr.. Hamblet was in
the bayfield, a long distance from the
house and Mrs. Ham blet had commenced
to prepare for dinner the party commenced
to arrive and they continued to come until
about 5 p m, when over sixty relatives
and friends were present. Every member
of the family was present, and it is a fact
worthy of mention that the family circle
| is unbroken. The three children, Fred J
Hamblet of Derby, Charles E. HambIet OF
Barton and George A. Hamblet of st.
! i Johnsbury, with their families among
] them being six children were
| the first to arrive. Among the
| visitors present from distance we would
| mention Mrs. 81. A. Clark of Sharon
] Springs, Kansas, Mrs. Charles Dole OF
! Danville and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest DeLarn
| of Newport. Refreshments were served
/ the entire company and the day was made
| a very pleasant one and will be long re-
| membered by every one present. Mr.. anC
| Mrs. Hamblet received a beautiful side
board from their children and some lovely
silverWare and china pieces from Other
visitors. They were presented by Rev
Mr.. Burg1n who made few appropriate
remarks. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hamblet re-
sponded thanking the people for the pres
ents and for so kindly embering then
at that time. The visitors returned t.
their homes in the early evening express
ing many kind wishes for Mr.. and Mrs
Hamblet and hoping to meet with then
on their celebration twenty-five year
hence. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamblet were mar
ried on the place now owned by Mr.. Ere,
Hamblet and have always resided in thi
vicinity. They were both born near here
| During the ''gold fever" Mr. Handle
| went to California, going around the cape
but returned with his gold later and ha
\ since remained here. They have bee
, thrifty, industrious people. Mr.. Handle
represented the town of Morgan for tw
terms in the legislature and has bee
given many town offices. Mrs. Hamblet
woman of beautiful character and
loved by her neighbors and friends. MI
and Mrs. Hamblet have the respect an
esteem of the entire community and a
who know them wish them continue
happiness and success along the journe
OF life.
COVENTRY.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Niles went to Barto
last Thursday.
The dogs have recently killed three shee
for Jonas Kidder.
A little son was born to MIR. and Mr.
Edward Niles, Tuesday, July 10.
Mrs. Esther Livingstone is having b.
house painted, E. Gorham doing the wor
Marion Gray of Worcester, Mass,
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. Emn