Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-03-23
VICINITY ITEMS
Cleaned from Towns in Our Territory,
of Interest to All Readers.
County Missionary Rally.


The County Home Missionary socie-
ty rally will .besheld at Barton Landing
in the congregational church, Monday,
Mar 80, at 2 o'clock p. m. Miss Lii
liansBenker, a missionary working IN
the interests of the Sunday school pub
fishing society in Nebraska, will be
present and give an address. All
auxiliaries in the county and all others
are invited and urged to attend. Miss
Benker will also speak at Newport on
the evening of March 30.
County Court.
The jury in the Bradley Abbott
case returned a verdict for the plain
tiff in the sum of 1924 90, which was
practically the amount sued for. No
appeal was taken. There are no more
cases ready for trial by jury at this
term and, court..is adjourned to meet
again March 80, when the case Of F.
J. Hamblet VS.. Boston & Maine R. R.,
an action! !for. damages received through
the alleged negligence of the defen-
dants, will be tried before struck
jury, and some court cases will be dis
posed Of There is the usual number
of divorce cases, which will not feature
in this~~report, being unable to get them
correctly.at this writing. H. A. Gay
lor, who was brought before Judge
Cushman in the municipal court for
intoxication, was sentenced to the
House ofsCorrection, but on application
of counsel was placed on probation.
Largely Attended Road Meeting al
Newport.
The meetingTof..the road commission
ers and sselectmen of the county at
Newport Friday was largely attended.
All but tWo~of the road commissioners
were present and many selectmen and
village trustees who have charge OF
making roads were present. State Com
missioner Gates said the work through
out the state was very satisfactory anG
on the whole Vermont roads were
much better than they were a yeal
ago, and he hoped to do still better
this year. This county raised in ths
whole about the same amount of mo-
ney, above that required by law, as it
did last year. Stoddard Bates Of Der
by, county supervisor, was present anC
made some remarks in addition to those
by Mr. Gates. Many questions were
asked by those present and helpful
discussions resulted. The meeting
; was a marked success.
Bowman Golden Wedding at West Burke
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H. Bowman O.
West Burke celebrated their 50th wed
ding anniversary on Monday last b.
1 giving dinner to their relatives ant
: few friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman
, were married in Coventry by the Rev
, A. r. Gray, and were attended by Mrs
Smith, sister of the groom, and Viii
7 liam Kirby, brother of the bride. Mr.
and Mrs. Bowman began their marie
! life inI ICoventry, then went to New
e port, and finally came to Burke an
purchased the Dennison Fyler farm
Y which has been their home ever since
: Eight children were born to them, 81
h of whom are living, and wer
: present with their families 3
e the dinner Monday. The Dime
o was preceded by the reading {
e an original poem, written for the oc
d casion by Mrs. John Rosebrooks, ant
e read by Miss Tia Tenney. After dill
/ ner the happy couple were presente
n many pleasant reminders of the lov
It and friendship felt for them by the
it guests, the presentation speech bein
made by S. D. Bugbee of Burke
d Music, stories and general good tim
e followed, and the guests went ava!
e leaving behind them good wishes ar
e the memory of a happy day. Thos