Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-05-20

Miss Mabel E. Ware of Coventry was the
guest of Mrs. l.. E. Spaiford last Friday.
Alfred Hyland, who has been quite sick
with the mumps, is able to be about again.
Both the new boilers at the mills are be-
ing set, and new boiler house being built.
Doris Spafford and Miss Douglass were
in Coventry staying with friends over
Sunday.
Miss Sadie Lothrop was in st. Johnsbury
last Friday to attend the funeral of Gladys
Hooker.
Mrs. Emma Foley has moved onto the
farm in Bloomington which she recently
purchased.
Mrs. Emma KimbRll is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Max Porter, at Browning
ton Center.
g. E. Dean was in West Burke recently
where he purchased a fine Morgan mare
for carriage horse.
Regular meeting of Philemon Lodge, No.
6, Knights of Pythias, to morrow evening.
Work in Knights rank.
B. o. Smith and H. g. Tripp attended
the Holbrook Grocery company's banquet
at Woodsville, N. H., last Friday.
Mrs. F. c. Brown was at South Albany
last Thursday and Friday, the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Patterson.
w. B. Bowman is to build a barn 2Ox26
feet on the ground, will set out trees, and
build sidewalk the whole length of his
lot
i'm ClyIn
Pawtucket, X. l. selling their city lots at
auction on Friday and Saturday of last
week.
William Baird, who is in a hospital In
Montreal where he recently underwent a
serious surgical operation, is reported to be
improving.
w. Mitchell has had the Peoples tele-
phone installed in his house and z. d.
Goodenough has had one placed in his
farmhouse.
G. A. Mute and Ell. r. Rogers have hired
the Bailey cottage at Willoughby and will
put in good line of groceries, tonics, serve
Lunches and put up horses during the
se1son.
Rev. ". A. Warner of Barton will give
his lecture on 1.-THE Holy Land" at the
opera hall Thursday evening, May %.
| This'wili be given under the auspices of
the Village Improvement society. Plan to
| attend.
| The fishing season is on and quite num-
Der of nice trout have been caught in Viii
Ioug hby river. Thomas Buzzo caught q
| fve- pound trout there last Tuesday. The
boys say ''If fishing interferes with youc
business, give up your business"
! The drying kiln of the lower mill caught
fire, about eleven o'clock a. m. Tuesday
from a spark which fell from the smoE @.
| stack. The roof was discovered on fire and
promptly extinguished, though not until
there was quite hole in the roof.
Eight of the boys from the high school
who went on the recent Washington trip
with Professor Erwin and the Barton de-
legation will give q detailed account of the
| trip at the Opera house tomorrow even
ing. The account will be illustrated with
ninety stereopticon views. The proceeds
will go for the benefit OF the school library.
The condition of the sick people of the
place, as far as heard from, is as follows:
Mrs. Jerre Marston, who has been danger
ousIy sick with pneumonia, is improving
and hoped to be out of danger, George
Martin is more comforta BILE, Mrs. Horace
Story is quite sick, B. Buchanan is better.
Most of the remaining sick are convales-
cent.
Mrs G. NJ. Preston is sick and Mr.. Pres
ton also has boy in the hospital, and be-
ing himself disabled for the present, the
mill hands and friends have raised about
one hundred dollars and presented it to
him. This shows the kind hearts in the
community who are ready to respond when
help is needed to aid the suffering and
cheer the despondent.
Quite chapter of accidents occurred last
week. Harry Hill cut his finger quite
badly in the tub shop department of the
E. L. Chandler company's mills. Charles
Dorman had finger taken off by the buzz
pIaner, Charles Huzzy got his hand so bad
ly jammed as to lay him up for some days,
and George Norris cut his thumb nearly
off in the carriage shop.
The basement in WhippIe & French's
block, 40x65 feet, which has recently been
finished, Is line addition TO their store ca
pacity. The sides will be fitted with
shelves, and shelves will be built through
the center with aisles for passage. 1t is
lighted by windows in front and on the
back and south sides, making it a very
pleasant room, and gives much needed ad-
ditioDsI space.
Willard Tripp is digging a new cellar
28x32 feet. This will be stoned with split
granite and his house moved over it. The
cellar is forty feet farther from the street
and about forty feet south of his present
building. The house will be raised six
feet and the ell will nearly connect with
the barn. The interior of the house will
be remodelled. When the house is moved
over the cellar and in its position, it will
be a fine residence in one of the most de-
sirable locations in the village.