Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marcott are re-
joicing over the birth of a daughter
June 3. Congratulations.
Jason Niles is having veranda built
on his tenement house, Arthur Du
quette is doing the work.
Mrs. Annie Bowen and children have
gone to live for the present with
her parents in Bloomington.
Quite number from here attended
the Commencement exercises at Derby
Academy last Thursday, June 4.
The Memorial day exercises passed
off very pleasantly, the speech by ex-
Gov. Grout being enjoyed by all.
The sidewalks are nearly finished
and add much to the appearance OF the
village. Everyone should be very
grateful to the Mothers club, who have
made this improvement possible.
Mrs. Kate Cummings has gone to visit
her son Archie in Willimantic, Conn.
Later she expects to go to Davis,
West Virginia, to visit her daughter
Emily (Mrs. Robert McKelvey)
Word has been received here of the
birth of a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis Norton of West Stewartstown,
M Mr.. and Mrs. Norton are for
naer residents of this town, Mrs. Norton
being formerly Miss Mamie Bracket.
Nathaniel Dane, whose death has
been mentioned, passed peacefully
away after a short illness at the home
of his son George, where he has lived
for some time. Mr.. Dane was born in
West Derby September 7, 1880 and
was therefore over 70 years of age. He
married Martha Walker of Derby and
to them were born three sons, Herbert
of Hardwick. George of this place,
Will of BroWnington and one daughter,
Marcia, (Mrs. Ellie Lyon of Barton
Landing. Mrs Dane died several years
ago. Mr.. Dane has been in feeble
health for a long while. The funeral
was held at the home May "a, Rev. E.
T. Hurd officiating, and the inter-
rnent was at Barton Landing. Besides
the children. Mr. Dane leaves to
mourn his loss a sister, Mrs. Betsey
HAYES, number of other relatives and
a large circle of friends.
COVENTRY.
Mrs. Lee Porter is improving from
her illness.
Robert Tice is repairing his barn,
Myron Lewis doing the work.
Wayland Sinclair is disabled by hav-
ing cut a bad cash in his foot.
Mrs. C. J. Brooks has gone to Ban
gOr, Me-, to join her husband.
Mr.. Jewell, who recently purchased
the VIM. Martin farm, is very i'll.
B. S. Curtis and gang of men are
raising and repairing John Hancock's
house.
John and Asa Hancock have pur-
chased the farms of the Asa Hancock
estate.
Miss Mabel Ware has returned to her
work in the Mary Fletcher hospital at
Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Frost, former
residents, were in town calling on
friends recently.
There will be a rubber social at the
Methodist church Friday evening. A
good entertainment will be provided.
Twenty-seven ladies met in the
Methodist church Thursday and made
40 176 yards of carpeting for the
church. The gentlemen did their part
in taking up the pews and helping to
put down the carpet.
The Ladies' society of the Congrega-
tional church will hold lawn social
with Mrs. Simon Morrill, Friday even
ing, June IL. Cake and ice cream will
be served. Ladies please furnish cake.
Mrs. Morrill, will furnish the entertain
ment.
A monument has been placed on the
Sylvester Allen lot, Mr.. Barrett of ST.
Adams doing the work. A nice marker
has also been placed in the Loren
Soper lot for Mrs. Soper and very
pretty gravestone on the Bradley
Dewey lot. This work was done by Mr.
Buckram of Rutland.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY
w. L. Dustan was in Barton Friday
Lewis Douglas of Montpelier was E
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