Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-08-19
NEWPORT.

D. M. Camp spent the first of the
week in Boston.
L. Wellman spent Sunday with his
family in Lowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ara Miller visited rela-
tives in Lowell recently.
Hon. Charles H. Darling of Burling-
ton was visitor in town Thursday.
O. V. Joslyn of Barton was bust
ness visitor in town Friday.
A. L. Weeks sof Richfo1d was in
town the last of the week.
Mrs. F. M. Sherman has returned
home much improved in health.
C. M. Bailey spent a few days in
Berkeley, Mass, the past week.
Mrs. H. Matte had the misfortune
to lose her watch while at the circus
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Tinkham have
returned from a few days visit in
Burlington.
The building occupied by the Canadian
Pacific Railway Co. as an office is be-
ing repaired.
Chas. H. Darling, collector Of Gus
toms for the District of Vermont, was
in town Friday.
F. ]. Holloway, a former resident,
now of Dorchester, Mass, is visiting
friends in town.
Frank R. Wright has purchased
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Star Shoe Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Avery have re-
turned from a few days spent at Boil
ton Springs, P. ..
Arson Clark has suffered consider
ably Of late from felon in his hand,
but is now much better.
Volney Young has returned from a
two weeks vacation and is at his usual
place at the Bigelow pharmacy.
Chas. Forsythe of Washington,
D. c., is spending his vacation
as the guest Of Hon. c. A. Prouty.
Morris Kendall has gone to Orono,
Me-, where he has accepted position
with the Maine Central Railroad Co.
D, C. Ward is soon to move from the
Moore tenement on Eastern avenue to
tenement in DR.. Gaines house on
Main street.
Mr.. Williamson has moved from the
C. NJ. Flint house on Main street into
a house on Third street, and Mr.. Reid
has moved into the tenement vacated
by Mr.. Williamson.
The merry-go-round left us Thurs
day, much to the satisfaction of the
residents of Bay View street, who
have not particularly enjoyed the
music attached thereto.
Quite a number Of the local sports
were in attendance at the ball game
Barton VS.. the Frontiers, at Derby
Line, Saturday. Barton won in IL in
nings by score of to 5.
Miss Miriam Babbitt of Berkeley
Mass, and Mrs. Renches of New
York, who have been visiting at C. M
Bailey's the past fortnight, have re
turned to their homes.
Charles Hayes has moved to Yves
Derby, where he has purchased ;
house. William Neal has moved int
the tenement vacated by Mr.. Haye
and C. A. Wood has rented the hous
vacated by Mr.. Neal.
During the heavy thunder shower o
Friday lightning struck the tower O
the Congregational church, tearing of
shingles, breaking some glass an
splintering the timbers inside tn
tower. No fire resulted, however. an
, the damage was really insignificant
The sidewalk up the hill on Yves
7 Main street has been curbed and tn
! gravel put on. The concrete is yet
l come. This walk causes some of tn
t front yards in that locality to appea
: abbreviated, but the new walk is
: doubt much appreciated as 1T was
z real necessity.
q The Cole Bros. circus has come an
/ gone, and we still live, though som
v who thought to beat the gang at the ne
v own game are poorer-but wiser. In
r show itself was considered very GOO
> "a fair parade with a good menat
n erie. The horses and animals were
y good condition. The attendance W;
!, in the vicinity Of 1000 people.
Golden Rule lodge, F. & A. M,
ID Stanstead, P. O., together with mer
Z bers from other lodges in this vlcinlt
made their annual trip down the lal
to Owls Head Friday, Aug. IA. 4
has been the custom in former year
the party assembled the mountain al