Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-22
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Miss Harriet Walbridge of Bennington
is visiting Mrs. j. B. Lyman.
1. E. McGoff of;Berlin, n. H, visited his
brother Fred at this place last week.
Mrs. Clarence Wheeler, who has been
sick for some weeks, is much improved.
Miss Lucy Bean of Newport was here
during last week attending the singing
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. H. Cowles are rejoicing
over the birth of boy, which occurred
last Tuesday.
Noah Dean of Lyndonville spent several
days visiting his son, Bine Dean OF this
place, last week.
Howard Bartlett is still very sick, and
his mother, Mrs. John Bartlett, is quite
sick with tonsilitis.
MIA. T. Buswell Of Barton is canvasslrg
this village for the book, successful YER
monters," and is meeting with success.
Mrs. Stephen Crawford is at Newport
Center stoop,ng with her parents, and the
first OF the week a son came to gladden. the
family.
Mrs, Charles Norris of Lyndon Vile was
here Thursday evening and assisted In the
concert work by playing as one OF tne
accompanies.
Letters addressed to the following per
sons remain uncalled for at the postoffice
Feb. goth: Mrs. Mary Barnes, Mr.. Teadore
Gedroe, Jos. Gognon.
Rev. 8. Lewis was at Albany last Friday
mig ht, where he delivered his lecture on
| "The Lonesome Man and His Guardian
| Angels" to an appreciative audience.
G. FL. Jones, A. D. Mathews and E. c.
| Skinner, the building committee on the
| opera hall, are making preparations as
rapidly as possible to receive bids for the
| building.
B.J. Campbell of Barton spent several
| days here last week in the interest OF the
| METROPOLITAN Life Insurance Co. OF New
| York. Quite a number OF the people have
taken out policies.
Mabel Wiley, who has been in the
telephone exchange for some time, has
gope to Haverhill, Mass, for medical treat
ment, and word comes here that she is in
a very critical condition.
Mrs. G. B. Rowell's mother, Mrs. Hugh
Grant, Miss Catherine Grant, Mrs
Rowelps sister of Pembroke, p. O., an6
Miss May Shields, of Smith Falls, niece
of Mrs. Grant, are visiting at DR.. Rowell's
Hugh Buchanan will do extensive
| ;of
by the late Mrs. Daniel Buchanan. HI
will build piazzas on the front and on
side, put in a furnace and make othe
repairs, besides remodelling the barn thi
i. coming spring.
/ There is a very good prospect tina
several new dwelling houses will b
erected here during the next summer
, These wit b the opera hall and the installing
OF the new electric plant at the gristmil
3 will give the mechanics sufficient busines
[ for the season.
Fred E. Parker, who has been with th
Vermont Peoples Telephone Co. for til
past four years, has accepted a position q
foreman over the construction work fo
9 the Falls Church, Va, Telephone & Tele
n graph Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker expect
t leave about the middle of March.
y Robert McVicar, we'll known in tn
u community, paid a short visit to friend
here Thursday and Friday of last weel
: He is stopping a few weeks with h
u friends at Lyndonville, having recentl
o returned from London and Paris, whel
70 he has spent several months on bushes
There have been quite number
= changes of tenements during the pa
week. Mr.. Loukes has moved fro
John Bartlett's tenement into A.
Mathews tenement near the church. M
Neddo has moved into Bert Scott's ten
" ment, and Mr.. Story has moved into NJ
Benefits tenement.
The Valentine social at the NJ. E. churt
te last Monday evening was a real succes
4. IL was held under the auspices of t.
IN Epworth League. Refreshments we
~ served and the various methods of ente
n tainment were novel and unique, and he
st the interest of the young people peop
ed giving them most enjoyable evening.
er The Book and Thimble Club met wi
of Mrs. MarstoR on Thursday. Miss Gall
sy read a letter from Miss Eaton, who, wi
be Mrs. Chandler, is attending the convent
ial OF the National WomaA's Suffrage ASS
a ciation in Washington. She spoke of
by different receptions given in honor of
he delegates, especially OF the one held at
White House, and sf their delightful
ala spent with Miss Clara Barton at her hor
tar Mrs. Clement read The Impending Girls
ON from the history and Miss Gallup fnisi
II the lecture on China. The next meet
ira will be with Mrs. Lyman Feo. 25.
ally The district meeting of the &. OF P. '
ave be held at this place next Tuesday aft
wn neon and evening. Members are expec