Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-02

them surprise by their Ipresence at their
home on Thursday evening. The time was
pleasantly spent with games and dancing.
Refreshments of coffee and cake were served
and the company departed leaving them
besides many good wishes token OF re-
| membrance. MIR. and Mrs. Batchelder
have intended moving to Lyndon soon but
| have now decided to remain among us for
the present.
WEST CHARLESTON.
There will be teachers meeting at the
Center school house Saturday, at O'Clock.
Mr.. James Crawford has bought the
Dudley farm. Mr.. Dudley has bought J..
Parker's house in the village and will
move there soon.
DEFERRED LOCALS,
Harlan Nye is the new stage driver.
critical condition.
Herbert Driver from Fredericksburg, Va.
visited his parents recently.
E. w. Barron of Barton was in town re-
Gently to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. D. Barron.
Dr.. GatchelI went to Coaticook, P. @.
hospital with Mr.. James Moody of East
Charleston, who had his leg smashed while
at work in the woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Montgomery have
been spending few days in Groveton, N. H.
Their granddaughter returned with them
to spend the summer.
Some sneak thieves broke into VIM
Nelson's sugar house recently, and stole
seventeen gallons of maple honey and
about sixty pounds of sugar.
This issue of the MONITOR contains the
opening chapters of that most popular
story, ''The Gentleman From Indiana" Ii
you have never read it do so now.
COVENTRY.
Mrs l. True is quite sick.
George Corrow has engaged to work for
Fl. c. Cleveland.
Charlie Laid of Cabot has been visiting
at L. r. Guilds the past week.
Warner Guild Is home from Cabot and
will work for A. D. Thurber for the
present.
George Treaudo is at work for Blair &
DeLarm at Newport. He goes back and
forth on his wheel.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. s. Hitchcock celebrated
their fortieth marriage anniversary by at
tending the sugaring-off party at A. A.
Patterns, last Tuesday.
Mr.. Hollis Thrasher died early this
morning OF heart failure, aged about SO
years. The funeral will be Wednesday af-
ternoon at o'clock at the house.
The sugar house on the Kendall farm
was discovered to be on fire about 10
O'Clock Saturday night. By prompt effort
the flames were soon extinguished.
On account of the death of Hollis
Thrasher, the May breakfast, which was
to be held at the church on Wednesday
morning, is indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Turn bull, E. Skinner, Harry Man
ley, and Mr.. Hicks have been invoicing
the goods in the Scott store the past week.
Mr.. Metcalf takes possession to-day.
Every reader OF the MONITOR should be-
gin the story, 1.-The Gentleman From Indi-
ana" the first chapters of which are given
in this issue. A bright entertaining story.
1t holds the attention of the reader from
first to last.
large number attended the Epworth
League social last Friday evening. The
program consisted of prayer by the pastor.
recitation by Marcia Hopkins, three selec-
tions by the orchestra, recitations bv little
Lucy Hancock, Elsie Herman, and Lou
Hancock, song by Emma Herman and
Helen Stevens, reading by Mrs. Bertha
Hancock.
CRAFTSBURY.
James Libby is i'll with the grip.
Fred Scott was in town last week.
Z. &. Stratton is sick with quinsv sore.
]. NJ. Patterson is out again. after his
long illness.
Will KirA patrick has moved into Henry
Kings tenement.
Philea Coburn, who has been ill at John
Harvey's, is better.
Mrs. John Martin and her sister. Mrs.
Wells, are i'll with grip.
Blanche Cole finished her work at Elmer
STATIONS last Saturday.
Lyman Kingdom and Carrie Crowley
were married, April BIRD.
Miss May Warren of Hard wick is stop
ping with Mrs. Fred Warren.
1t is reported that Charles Hubbard has
sold his farm to John Babcock for 1920.
Charles Merrill of Waltham, Mass. and
daughter Bessie, visited in town last week.
Bernard Keller went to WoIcott last
Friday-to visit his brother for few DAYS.