Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-09

young man from Columb ia, N. H., ar
rived IN town recently looking for work
He was taken i'll with pneumonia and has
been seriously sick for several days at the
Newport House.
Town meeting passed off very quietly no
particular interest being manifested.
There was a lighter vote than common.
A tax OF % cents was raised and the town
went no license by large aiority.
&c. [. Vt. Natl. Guard, has recently
bsen equipped with the new Springfield
rifle such is used by the regular army.
Tnese guns will kill at distance OF three
miles and are very accurate at ordinary
| range distance.
During the recent repairs at the New
port House secret cupboard containing
large Jug In which was about quart of
old rum was found. The recess had been
closed for many years. There was greet
ex 1teme for time as the iug,y hi b d
Ieh gallons, was at first reported TO be full
The Canadian Jubilee Singers appeared
at the M. e. church Saturday evenin q.
Iney gave fine concert but the attendance
was small. They appeared at the meeting
OF the Mems Sunday club, Cong'I church
| Sunday evening. There was a large at
tendance and silver collection was taken.
The recent horrible disaster In the school
building in Collinwood, O., has drawn the
attention of our trustees to our own school
here and steps are berg taken to have it
in as good shape as possible for any emer-
geDcy. There are several other pu blicly
used buildings here that are more or less
firetraps and they should also be looked
after.
/ What might have been a serions accident
occurred here Tuesday when the mail train
known as No9, ran into the rear end of 9
freight x-ra which was standing on the
main line ready to depart for Sher brooke
lac Wrock occurred on the long bridge be-
tween the upper and lower yards. The var
ana one Car on the freight were badly
| smashed and the engine on the mail wa
badly damaged. No one was Injured.
TROY.
Miss Glenna Bean is visiting relatives il
Barton.
Miss Gladys Brock is spending SON,
time il North Troy.
Mrs. LutherR Batchelder of Manchester
n. Il. is visiting in town.
Mrs. Rose Cole Ram OF West Derby ha
Deen calling on friends here.
Tna ladies served over seventy dinners q
. their veatry town meeting day.
the NJ. E. sugar social was success.
large number attending from here ant
Westfeld.
! Horace Abel was here from the Whit
: Mountain House, Fabyan, N. H., one da
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. g. Stickney of Newpol
Center have been visiting their daug htel
Mrs. Floyd Miller,
Mrs. Mildred Beck of st. Johnsbury WE
called here March 4, by the serious illne!
of her aunt, Mrs. Amanda Mitchell.
, M. and Mrs. Frank Button have move
to Albany where Mr.. Button is to gath.
o cream tor The j. 4. Turnbuli company.
Llcian JENNIE and daughter were
town recently, Miss Ruth remaining for
visit with her cousin, Mrs. Arnold E,
Is munds.
There will be social at the vestry t.
:, morrow, Tuesday. evening. Supper fro
st six o'clock until all are served. The youi
l,aies have prepared fine literary ente
n tainment. Every one is invited.
e MRS. Alonzo Wood died Ma ch at IL
home O Mr.. ana Mrs. George Day, whe
re she had made her home for several yeaI
q she IS survived by one daughter. Mrs. LA
tie Hinksoa o. Waterbury,and two gran
children. Mrs. Wood came here ma
- years ago with her husband and two daug
= ters from Montgomery. she was q gre
homebody ana, With her cheerful dlspo
ton, ua7 . nome maker in every sense
- the word.
%FA3LF{GLD.
WiuIlrzd II 9odriz has been sick.
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