Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-06-13


severe attack of pneumonia.
The following letters remain uncalltd
for at this office: j. c. Beck, Mr.. Chas.
II. Combie, Mrs. Alice T. CCsmer, Mrs.
Eva Piper, Mr.. E. H. Sears.
Tue Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. John Brennan
next Thursday afternoon, and the young
people are invited in the evening.
J. G.. Turnbun, Albert Beede, a. H.
Gardyne and some others are intending to
attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge Of
Masons at Burlington this week.
Lettie and Verne Marshall spent several
days last week visiting friends in Wolcott
Their aunt, Mrs. Charles Abbott of Barton,
accompanied them on their trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos Skinner of Sher-
brooke visited at ID. Skinner's several days
recently. Mr.. Skinner is manager of the
Peoples Telephone at Sherbrooke.
David Gillis has put in good granite
wall in front of his tenement house. He
will do some repairing and painting and
give the building brighter look.
G. w. Philbrook who has sawed about
500, 900 feet of lumber for the E L. Chandler
Co., has taken down the portabl saW-mil
and will move it to Long Pond in West
more.
Henry Dudley has been losing sheep for
some time, and recently found that dogs
were making it pRstime to kill them; but
there are few less dogs than formerly and
the sheep are safer.
Miss Jennie Pattee of Boston is visiting
her uncle, DR.. Rowell, and family at their
cottage at Willoughby. Miss Pattee is a
skillful nurse and has charge of ward in
the city hospital at Boston.
The game of base ball played by the first
team here against the Lowell team at Low
ell on the 4th resulted in a score of 10 to z
in favor of the village team here. The
game played the same day by the mill boys
against the Albanys here resulted in a
score OF Is to in favor of the AIbanys.
The annual memorial service of the
Knights OF Pythias was held In the M. E.
church last evening, Rev. S. G. Lewis
preaching the sermon, Rev. Mr.. Lyman
also taking part in the exercises. The
Knights chorus furnished the music for
the occasion. During the year two mem
bers of the order have died, namely, L. w.
Hildreth and Andrew Wiley. The graves
OF the deceased Knights had previously
been decorated with flowers.
Quite number of men were hurt, some
seriously, but none fatally in and about
the mills heEe last week. On Monday
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the slab saw at the portable saw mill; and
on Tuesday G. w. Philbrook lost one fin
ger and cut several 9th ers at the same mill.
On Saturday Oliver Minor while working
in the mill was struck by timber falling
on his foot, severing one toe and breaking
bone and otherwise injuring his foot.
Elmer Allard and Frank Twombly and one
or two others were sligh hty hurt
Tuesday evening, June Ia, will be the
real opening of the seasons concerts to be
given by the band, although the band has
several times given selections on the streets
before. The program for the evening is as
follows:
Opening March, WaterVjlIe
Medley Overture, Jouifcation, w q. .Mackie
Polly Prime, March and Two-step,
.-.-. ST Henry
Selection from FaFraviata, Verde
Dancing with Ma Baby, Schottische,
serenade, Stars Are Twinkling, Ripley
Kentucky Jubilee, r. W. Hall
March, Separation, Carl Carlton
ALBANY.
| D. L. MCGUIRE who has been very sick is
little better.
Chester Dezotelle has bis large barn
raised and will have it ready for the new
hay crop.
The M. e. ladies will hold a social in the
vestry OF their church on Tuesday after
noon, June 18th, to which all are most
heartily invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Annis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Almond Norris went to Rutland to
help celebrate Col. Proctor's birthday.
They report very enjoyable trip and fine
entertainment.
EAST ALBANY.
Mrs. Olin Aiken has been quite sick.
The Henry Family gave their show here
every evening last week.
Miss Mary Mills of White River Junct-
ioniis stopping at Henry Mills.
DR.. E. 81. Mills and wife of Newport
+. have been visiting friends here, during the
! week.
Mrs. Fred Virgins and little child, from
\ Barton Landing, visited at StiIman Searls'
q recently.
Will Sinon's tenement was burned to
the ground last Tuesday while the family
? were absent. The contents were lost leav-
ing Mr.. Thayer's people, who occupied the
= house, homeless and destitute. The people
: in the vicinity are very generously con-
, tributing to their needs.
The Decoration Day services passed of
. with more than ordinary success. The
}. young people were on deck with theil
usual kindness and ability, and all die
= themselves credit. The selections by thu
is choir were fine and well rendered. Tn
out door music by the Valley band wa