Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-11

make total of eleven instruments in the |
court house. Practically all offices In the |
building are now supplied with phones;
both the Peoples and New England COM |
panies being represented.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Avery start this |
week for a pleasure trip to Springfield, |
| New York and Washington, to be bsent |
several weeks. W. j. Avery has two of |
the finest show cases made in his new |
clothing store; with the exc option of the |
! frames and bottoms the entire cases are of |
plate glass, with two plate glass shelves in
each.
The Y. M. /. G. held their annual meet
ing last Tuesday evening, when the follow
ing officers were elected for the year
ensuing: President, G.. II. Prouty; vice.
president, III. B. Cushmau; secretary
treasurer, 81. T. Robbins. z. M. Mansur
was chosen trustee for three years. This
organization is doing good work in town
in raising the standard OF our young
manhood.
Walter Dane, teacher in the Burton
Academy at Manchester, VT. is no ne on a
vacation. Mr.. Dane is honored with re-
ceiving the frstI appointment from YER
mont to q Rhodes scholarship in the
University of Oxford. This appointment
is made through the University of YER
mont, of which Mr.. Dane is graduate.
He takes written examination this week,
papers the to be forwarded to the Oxford
examiners.
The much talk of Federal building is
finished at lest and last week the keys
were surrendered to the custodian,
Collector z NJ. NJ tnsur. 1t is the finest
building in this section OF the state; and
the hual report of the government
inspector was chat 1t was the best building
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d. Flint was awarded the contract for
furnishing and putting down the carpets
and moving the furniture for the customs
depart ment. Most of this furniture is
customs department will be occupied this
week. Postmaster II. G. Blanchard will
commence moving his Office effects to the
new quarters this week.
, NEWPORT CENTER.
Miss Acelia Bowman is In poor health.
3 A. G. Lamphier of North Troy recently
2 visited friends here.
Charles Drown of Newport was in town
q on business last week.
: George Sleeper of Newport visited rela-
tives here last Friday.
Chauncey Armstrong has bought the
Seymour Trow bridge farm.
Q Horace Selby of Waverly, Mass, was in
b town the first of last week.
Mrs. Samuel Cook went boBoston, Mass.
:. last Thursday to visit her son.
8 Rev. M. H. Ryan, the new pastor
preached in the M. E. church yesterday.
n Mrs. Erastus Buck and daughter have
gone to Franklin county to visit friends.
" Mrs. Ella Lawson went to North Troy
. recently to aid in caring for niece, who is
very sick.
s. William selby OF Bolton, P. O., was here
last week to attend the funeral of hiI
f. nephew, Frank Selby.
The Cleaners will meet with Mrs. U. A
IN Harris Wednesday afternoon, April Is.
- cordial invitation to all.
DIR. and Mrs. g. L. Erwin went to Frank
1g liza last Wednesday to attend the funeral o
Henry Dunton, his brother-in-law.
k. Samuel Sweet, Mrs. o. T. Kilby and Mrs
II Ed. Larabee went to Sheldon last Tuesda,
w. to attend the funeral of Mrs. Curtis Sweet
About so attended sugar party givel
~ last Wednesday by Alex Estelle. The suga
lis was nice, the party in fine spirits, and al
had good time.
,st Fred Day of Wheelock was here las
- week in the interests of the Junior. Order Q
os United American Mechanics. The numbe
necessary to get charter was obtained
lie and it is expected that lodge Will
~ organized this week.
At the annual meeting of the Cente
graded school held last Tuesday evenip
lex the following officers were elected: Z.
ne. Erwin, chairman; q. A. Harris, Sec. an
Treas; Erastus Buck, director for thre
years; Frank Miller, collector of delinquer
lay taxes; H. V. Drown, truant officer.
his tax OF go cents was voted. 0. e. William
o. T. Kilby and j. A. Squ1res were chose
5+ committee to investigate and report Q
Wv alterations and repairs on the school builC
1th ing.
nd. TROY.
his Anna Goodwin is ill.
for Mrs. G. 9. Smith has been sick.
cry D. a. Buck is suffering from influenza.
Mrs. Lucy Jones is at Rev. w. s. JENNIE
ork for time.
lair Roy Martin has taken possession of b
to- new home.
-Ds Harold Peck has been quite i'll, but
improving.
1elr Easter was appropriately observed at Il
dge Congregational church.
to Carl Wiley has moved from the Pu
ION. rington place to his fathers.
yere A. S. Larabee has moved from the villai
n to the farm bought of J. S. Young.
~ w. II. HRdlock, who has been serious
on ill with heart trouble, is able to be out.
hui Mrs. George Smith has returned from
visit to her brother in Portsmouth, n.
: to Miss Brown of Westfeld has been spen
nth ing few days with her sister, Mrs. FIR
the AlDee.
hon Mr. and Mrs. Geo. D. Blair have brok'
up houseke eping and are boarding at A
bert HartwelI's.
slVe Miss Nettie Kennedy is home from
DR.. extended visit in Barre, Bradford, al
ard Woodsville, N. FL.
,uth
The village school begins April Is.
GEO. The Rev. A. B. PEBBLES, who was abse
''" from town yesterday, expects to be abse
TURN next Sunday also.
she Sv,vester Morey Is sick with consum