Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-09-02


place.
f. g. Gsslz6ll and his sister, Miss Ella
Gaskell, and Clarence Densmore of West
Burke were the guests Of E. L. Gsskell
over Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Jarvis of Springfield, Mass,
returned to her home last Saturday, after
three weeks visit with her mother and
other friends
Franz A. Hunt enters Eastman business
college at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, this week
where he will take commercial course of
several months.
1t is reported that H V. Drown has
leased D. 1. Grapes blacksmith shop
has bought his stock and viii run the
business for five years.
Mrs. 7. c. Kimbail and daughter of New
York city, who have been visiting friends
here recently, are spending a few days
with friends in Woodstock.
Geneva and Pearl WiImot of Lyndon
vile, who have spent the summer with
their grandfather, w. q. Brown, have re-
turned home to attend school.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the post-office Sept. 2. Please say
advertised when calling for these letters:
Miss Mary w. Yale, Mrs. Hiram w. Yale.
The Subordinate Lodge, No. Al, 1. o. o. F.,
meets next Tuesday evening, September g.
Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge, No. II, 1. 90. F.
meets next Wednesday evening, September
q.
b. G. Clark, electrician, and a Boston
expert are testing electric meters in town.
As whole we understand they are nearly
right, some being slow and some slightly
fast.
Percy Nye shot large crane on the
pond near Roaring Brook Farm Friday.
It's length was four feet. three inches, and
width across the wings five feet, four
inches.
c. g. AIdrich of Boston came here
Friday night and spent few days with
relatives, his family having been here two
weeks previous. All will return to Boston
to- morrow.
Henry HRrding's horse, Elizabeth g.,
won first money in the free for all race at
Middiebury last week and Baby Girl and
Baby Ruth each won race at Thetford
Mines Saturday.
DR.. c. Fl. Hight and Miss Hagan OF
Milan, n H., Miss Bessie Hight OF Mont
pelier and James Hight OF Jefferson, N r.,
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Emerson recently.
Mrs. T. Barber of Duluth, Minn., and
Mrs. Douglass Hastings and Mrs. e. Hast
ing5 of Syracuse, n. Y, who have been
staying a couple of months with DR.. F. r.
Hastings, returned to their homes Friday
Pupils of the town school district OF
: Barton who are applicants for town pay
ment of tuition in high schools will be
examined at the High school building
> Tuesday and Wednesday, September anc
r 4.
News was received Thursday by telegram
: that Benjamin Kinsley OF China hae
: died suddenly in that country with small
pox. Mr.. and Mrs L. NJ Kinsley wen
| to LowelT Thursday to be with Mr.. Kins
d ley's parents.
at a recent meeting of the directors o
the Barton National Bank, j. E. Dw1nel
of Glover was elected president to fill th
vacancy made by the death OF Amor,
Dawson, ]. L. Lewis of North Troy wa
elected director.
= w. L. Jacobs of Los Angeles, Cal, is il
town for few days visit. Mr.. Jacobs wa
formerly publisher of the MONITOR aud
i' now in the real estate business in Lo
Angeles. He expects to go to Montpelie
xTszs <riVN hofn
returning.
g We desire through the MONITOR to &C
6. knowledge our gratitude and extend ou
=, thanks to all our neighbors and friend
N who so kindly assisted us and manifesto
r. Their sympathy for Us during the stcknes
ne death and burial of onr beloved wife an
- mother.
d. e. r. Cook.
~ Mr.. AND MRS. Roy SKINNER.
D. Mrs. Clark of Purley, Suffolk count,
England. who has been visiting her son
,st Montreal, spent day here last week wit
e. her cousins, Mrs. T. C. Kimball and Mi
Clara Barnard. Her mother, Mrs. Lucret
an Kendall, will return with her and sper
,v the winter at her home.
A. r. Wakeman. the market gard enc
-os left at the MONITOR last week one ste
raj of five ripe tomatoes weighing four poun
and two ounces. This is the large
- weight of tomatoes growing on one ste
- the wiier has ever witnessed. Tn
are OF the Pondessa variety.
B. s. Curtis of Newport ard his workm
- have moved F. s. Whitcher's storehou
and barn about 100 feet north from th'
former site. This is the third job
ly- moving buildings in this village by N
eW Curtis, the others being. the Seaver ter
ment house and barn and the Catho
3D. school baildings.
Mrs 81. ]. Stannard, Mrs. j. F. Batch
der, Mrs. j. NJ. Blake, Mrs. w. NJ. Wrigl
asst Mrs. F. Il. Piilsbury, A. R. Cowles a
ge- some others Of the place attended t
singing convention at Greensboro
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