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

MRS. II. Is. Bracket and daughter, |
Miss Josie, of Concord, N. H., are the /
guests of friends here this week.
Jesse and Susan Barrows will go |
next week to South Lancaster, N. H.,
to attend the fall term of school.
G. E. Deans family and F. M.
Sunday with relatives at West Burke.
Ed. Skinner has been making quite
extensive repairs on his house, putting
IN a bathroom. changing partitions
etc.
Miss E. L. Palmer, who has been
having several weeks vacation, has
returned to the E. L. Chandler Co.. s
Office.
A large number of people attended
the Ladies' Aid society social at John
Brennan's Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. L. E. Spafford, who has been
spending her vacation in Woodsville, N.
turned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hall of New
York, who have been visiting their
brother, Samuel Hall, have gone to
visit friends in Holland.
Misses Bassett and Pudvah will go
next week to market, looking up MILL
merry fashions and purchasing new
goods for their millinery store.
Mrs. ]. w. Wescott and daughter
| Molly, who have been visiting friends
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their home in West Newton, Mass.
The Boston & Maine Railroad COM
| pany have recently settled with A. C.
Harris for five cows killed by an en-
CINE near Newport Centre in the early
summer.
E. r. Baraw will take a vacation
next week, going away Monday and
| returning Friday night. He will
| spend most OF his time in Chelsea with
his brothers people.
Have you noticed that field of corn
on J. H. Bartlett's meadow? If not it
will pay you to go and look at it.
| When corn will grow IL feet high in
| Vermont one need not go West to raise
it.
Whipple, French & Co. have coal
pocket south of the freight station
which holds 500 tons of coal. They
propose to put in stock so large that
there will be no shortage of coal dur
| ing the coming winter.
Philemon lodge. No. 6, Knights of
Pythias, will hold their regular meet
! ing Tuesday evening. At the last
meeting, which was held September /,
they worked the first and second ranks.
At the meeting Tuesday evening ban
quet will be given.
Taplin & Rowell have been selling
quite an amount of real estate at Lyn-
donville recently. The two last con-
i secutive Saturdays Mr.. Taplin has sold
LOG building lots. The first Saturday
he sold as lots, and last Saturday so
lots. This week Mr.. Taplin has six
sales, one of them being the sale of a
large farm at Woodsville, N. H., and
50 cows.
The names of those persons who
have been taking flowers from certain
lots in Pleasant View cemetery are
known. They may not be aware that
such action is not only contrary to the
rules of the association but that Yer
mont law provides a penalty of from
$40 to 5000 fine and possible imprison-
ment. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Cemetery Trustees.
C. A. Mute is putting in grout wall
the whole distance of his land that
borders on the river bank from the
stone abutment at the bridge. And it
is reported that d. Buchanan will also
build wall from the abutment across
the bridge along the river bank to
the Peoples central telephone house.
The wall on the opposite side of the
river near the Congregational church,
which is made of the same material,
has stood the test of the water and last
winter finely
The Book and Thimble club held its
first meeting of the year with the
president, Mrs. Fletcher, Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 2. Twenty-Five men,
bers and four visitors were present.
After the business part of the meeting
Mrs. Wells read 1.-The Perfect Trib-
ute," and Miss Fiske recited, in the
negro dialect, poem giving the dark
ey's idea of the fall of man. A con-
test was then introduced, which proved
amusing and instructive. the pro-
gram was prepared by the hostess and
Mrs. Locke, who during the social
hour served refreshments which were
both delicious and abundant. Club ad-
journed to meet with Mrs. Austin
September 16.
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