Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-08-27
EVANSVILLE.

Mrs. William Flanders and daughter of
Boston are visiting friends here.
The last pay day of the Evansville cream
cry brought 81 cents pound for butter
| fat TO its patrons.
Mrs. Mary Ssnborn of Maiden, Mass. Is
visiting Mrs.J W. Brown at her summer
| home at Westmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Gallup of DanvilIe.
P. O., is visiting his brother, Albert Gal
lup, and other friends.
WEST CHARLESTON.
Mrs. Colby George Is on the sick list.
Charles Church is home from Boston,.
Mrs. Alma Sawyer is visiting friends in
Island Pond.
Rev. j. B. Waldron win spend his vaca-
tion in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hiland arethe happy
parents of girl baby.
John Fosters child, who has been very
| sick. is now convalescent.
Eben Bruce was called to Lyndon last
| week by the death of sister.
Work is progressing on the dam of the
Island Pond Electric Light Company plant
Kimball Clifford is having his. house
painted and Maurice Pickle is doing the
| work.
| MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Twombly OF Derby
| spent part of last week with their daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Gatcheu.
| MIR. Copeland of West Derby has bought
the goods in the store recently owned by
Trip & Fellows.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting are entertainings
Mr.. Cuttings mother and a lady friend
from Amesbury, Mass.
The Sunday School Convention was well
attended and very pleasant and profitable
day spent by both old and young.
Mrs. Hiram Todd has been stopping
with her brother, Mr.. Griggs, for several
weeks, where sne could be near her doctor,
as she is in very poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Badger from Nor
ton spent some time recently with friends
in town. They moved their household
goods to Norton where they will make
their future home.
COVENTRY.
| A. b. Hancock is attending camp meeting
at Lyndonville.
Edward Bryant has been on the sick list
for the past few days.
Miss Flossie Douglass OF Tilton, N. H., is
visiting friends in town.
: Mrs. VIM. Stevens is quite sick and Miss
Eliza Parker is caring for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Cole of Hardwicks
are guests at William Brooks'
Arthur r. Webster and son of MedfordS
8 Massachusetts,, are guests at Albert Web
. ster's.
Mrs. George Bean and daughter Emma
| visited Mrs. Herbert Smith in North Hat
ley, P. g., recently.
Among those who have been Ill the past
week we would mention Guy Thurber,
Roy Shippee, Miss Ella Nichols and little.
Florence Aiken.
DR.. Erwin of Newport Center was called
in council with DR.. r. F. Willard in Mrs.
Eva Priests case last Monday. Mrs. Priest,
!, remains very ill.
The Christian Endeavor Society viii
3 hold lawn party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Porter, Friday evening, Aug. 31ss.
9 After literary program CAKE and ice
cream will be served. All are cordially
invited.
< Mrs. Gertie Matthews of Morrison, ILL.,.
who has been spending the past two
: months visiting friends in town, started
q upon her return home Saturday, Aug. 25.
She will visit friends in Rutland and in
q New York.
" The ladies OF the Mission Circle were in
i vited to meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Black of Newport, last Wednesday.
{ There were about thirty present, who were
/ most Hospitality entertained by Mr.. and
le Mrs. Black.
y A surprise party was given Willie Boyn-
ID ton at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Ware, Aug. II, by members of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society. Mr.. Boynton ex-
:, poets to go to st. Johnsbury this fall to
> attend the business college Eere.
Something like cloudburst occurred
:. here last Monday. The rain came in tor
rents. Three large pine trees back of Mrs.
>, NeWton's house and two shade trees in
-, George Heerman's yard were blown down.
There was also big washout near VIM.
Stevens.
20 Mrs. Martha Jane Gorham, widow of the
ne late Thomas Wells, died at her home last
Tuesday evening at the advanced age q,
% so years, month and Is days. Mrs, Wells
has been life resident OF this town. Tbe
funeral was held at iher late home Fridov
We afternoon. She leaves seven children -
lis mourn her loss.
Under the present system Coventry re-.
We ceived from the state in 1905 s254. 81 n,
n highways, and S199.2O for schools. NOR,
than it paid to the state, and the stat
Ter paid $4,000 to care for the towns insan
w. patients. Clement would abolish IN;
IDS system. This town now sends -epresen
tative to Montpelier. Clemsnt cs Is this
ler s'rotten borough system, and would hav
eel Coventry lose Its identity In the .IegisIa
A. ture and become part of a Legislative dis
trict." In 1900 Senator Clementprevente
Ter, an increased tax on corporations. an
ere fathered the last state tax ever levied
his Vermont This saved Mr.. Clements raj
in road S2s,199.34 in 1901. 1t cost Coventr
1853 6s. Vote for your town interest Ser