Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-30
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Ashland, Wisconsin,.
Miss Berenice Webb returned to her
school In Johnson Monday.
The Baptist society held a succotash
supper Friday evening, April q.
The Blake market has been moved into
the Silhouette market on Coventry Street
Miss Rosa bel Human has returned to
Johnson where she will teach school this
spring.
Eber Humphrey has moved from the
Smith house on West Main Street into the
Pratt block.
Master Bernard Wheeler had the misfor-
tune to fall from his bicycle and break his
arm recently.
o. r. Moulton & Son are having bay
window built at their store. IL viii DC
fitted with plate glass.
The Missionary Society was en;e tanned
this week at the home OF Mrs. Z. f. nan
ney. The gentlemen were invited to tea.
Fred Green and family have taken pos
session of the tenement In True q Blanch-
ards block, recently vacated by Ralph
Cameron.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF John c. Cattauach to Miss Julia Perrin
OF PIainfieid, April 25. They will reside IN
Montpelier
There was social hop at the Memphre-
magog House parlors Friday evening. The
high school pupils also had dance there
Tuesday night.
~ NJ koo cd feh ia mt
tage at the Bluffs. Rev. -. Christie of
Craftsbury Is Mr.. Newel's successor In
the Newpott pastorate.
An alarm Of fire was rung in Tuesday
afternoon for slight blaze in the rear OF
the Memphremagog House, but 1t was pu !;
out with Ire .extinguisher.
Rev. Or. r. G. Flagg and Deacon d. M.
Camp we're In Berlin, N. H., the first of
last week to attend the installation of Mr..
Flagg's successor at that place.
Upon installing the boiler at the new
creamery, the brick boiler room was found
to be too short. One end was torn out and
the room made about three feet longer.
III. Lawrence, whose recent accident
has rendered him unfit for main line work,
haa taken the position as switchman at
the lower yard of the B. g. M. railroad.
IA. G. Goodwin has moved his stock OF
millinery into the store in the Memphre.
Smagog house and is fitting up his other
store for his clothing and furnishing bust
ness.
The water tank OF the Boston & Maine
and repair shops of the G. p. Railroad have
been painted. This, with general clean
ing up, improves the appearance Of the
yards immensely.
w. w. True and family have moved t.
their cottage at the Bluffs. COL Elmer!
takes possession OF the True house the frs
of May, but will repair the property ex
tensively before moving in.
During the storm of Tuesday the whar
near Bigelow's cottage was loosened ant
hoated down to the railroad bridge at the
depot. AS 1t is practically uninjured il
may be towed back to its original position
At the adjourned school meeting Tues
day evening it was voted tosgepair and re-
model the old schoolhouse to be used fol
school purposes, the expenses not to exeesc
$500. The resolutions in regard to sthiet-
les passed at the previous meeting were re-.
scinded.
The concert by the Turner Weaver Blair
Concert Trio, given at the Cong. church
Tuesday evening under auspices of the
Ladies' Social Union, was one of the finest
entertainments of its kind ever given here
each of the members of the trio being an
fof If at
large.
The most serious storm OF the seas On
was experienced here Tuesday. Muci
damage was done along the lake front IL
shape of washouts, several tracks in tn,
railroad yard being rendered useless. For
tunately the ice did not break up, excep
far down the lake. This damaged the nrs
lighthouse to quite an extent.
After the meeting of the Sunday Gu
on Sunday evening, April %, action we
taken regarding the raising of fund 10
San Francisco's relief. Mr.. g. II. Prout
was appointed a committee to look ate
the matter. Several hundred dollars hay
already been raised. 1t is impossible {
report the exact amount as the subscriI
lions are still coming in.
The barn in the rear of the Sherms
building occupied by f. II. Wheeler as
storage room for his livery sleighs an
wagons was found to be on fire abor
one o'clock Thursday morning. The FL
company responded very promptly an
practically confined the flames to tn
building, which was destroyed. NJ
Wheeler lost a couple Of good buggie'
The origin OF the fire is unknown. A bar
on this site was burned about six years agt