Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-20
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Charles Townsend is back fromlWest
Burke where he has been spending a
part of the winter working in the mills.
w. c.. Twombly and Rev. W. R.
Davenport were at.Barre to attend the
Vermont Methodist conference last
week.
Lewis St. Peters and family have
moved to Lawrence, Mass, where Mr..
St. Peters has employment in the ice
business.
Have you. noticed A o. Austin's
living Easter sign in his show window?
1t attracts an unusual amount of at
tention.
Mrs. V. r. Hardy returned Tuesday
from Montreal where she has been for
a surgical operation, and seems to be
gaining.
Harry Dickens has sold to the school
trustees three fire extinguishers as
protection at the schoolhouse in case
of fire.
Philander Guild, whose sickness has
been mentioned in the Monitor. went
to Montreal for surgical operation
Thursday.
Charles Clark was recently called
here on account of the death of his
brother, Henry Clark, who died from
tuberculosis.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rogers -, came from Deroit, Mich,
Friday on account of the sickness of
her mother.
o. w. Locke, who has been in Bos-
ton buying goods, and B. o. Smith,
who has been in Washington on pleas
ure trip, are. home.
! Mrs. John Heath Of Rock Island,
Que, has been here caring for Miss
Fanny Dean, who mas been having
bronchial pneumonia.
A number Of. the citizens are attend
J ing the sugar parties these days. Sat-
urday w. B.IGuild entertained COM
pany at his sugar orchard.
Clarence Glib. who has been out of
health for several Years. was able to
come from his home last week and
, visit his brother, c. S. Glib.
) E. W.fMerrill and family have re-
, turned from Southern Pines, N. c..
: where they spent the winter Mrs E.
: E. Mathews and son have also returned.
, Charles'Nute will move into the bank
! block tenement recently vacated by
Mrs. Charles Bellway, who has gone to
Morrisville to live with her parents, Mr..
, and Mrs o. H. Hawkins.
e Mrs. Hugh Grant, Mrs. Rowell's
mother, has gone to Potsdam, n. Y.
: Mrs. Rowell and son Hugh accom-
S panied her to Montreal, where they
+ will remain few days s,visiting
Irlenos. -
The Thespians will play the drama.
Hickory Farm" on the evening of
{ May l, at the opera hall. This play
s drew the biggest crowd ever seen in
the hall, and all will want to come
Y again, as this is to help the ball team.
q Francis King of Stannard and James
T Lockwood of ST. Johnsbury are work
e ing for Moses Burbank Mr. Burbank
: has two meat carts on wheels and will
run them during the summer. He
will spend most of his time in the mar
ket.
l.: The officers elected at the Masonic
# meeting Thursday evening were as
follows: G. P Adams, w. NJ. A. w.
Fletcher, S. w.; o. w. Locke, J. w. ::
:, A. o. Austin. secretary F. c. Brown,
; treasurer. The appointive officers
Il will be given later
: Mrs. Whipple has moved from the
Carl Skinner tenement into the Kim
ball block. L. j. Bickford and family
have moved to St. Johnsbury. Henry
n Trescott will go back to his farm the
e first Of May. John Wellman has moved
d into the Kimball block
The committee of the Athletic
club are looking for few first-clas
ball players, which with the local
e candidates, may constitute good
id team for the summer sports. It now
> looks like a fast team for Barton
ID Landing this summer.
:. G. P. Adams and Fred Scott were on
= the sick list last week. Mrs. Henry
e Rogers suffered surgical operation
J. Sunday. Apr. 12. Wilbur Tripp is
). about the same and Thomas Lowerv.
$ who has been i'll Is days with grip, is
q out again.
/. F. E. Wheeler. who has been Master
d Of Valley lodge, A. F. & A. M. on
y retiring gave the officers of the lodge
lie banquet at his residence Wednesday
e evening. 1t was very enjoyable
le affair and much appreciated by Mr..
n Wheeler'S guests.
Y A large number OF ladies' met at j.
=. H. Browns Saturday to witness the
% demonstration of the vacuum carpet
- ;, cleaner by Fred j. Percival of Barton.
III and all expressed themselves as much
pleased with the thorough manner in
which it did the work. He took large
number of orders for carpet cleaning
II to be done in the near future
Superintendent Doe informed your
reporter that he should fire up the en-
J. CINE and kilns of the piano board mill
J. to-day and get his lumber dry ready
to start the factory Monday, May a.
The veneer mill will start as soon as
le the man comes from New York to run
81 the lathe He has been engaged and
may be here any day.
y Mrs. w. II. Doncaster got her team
'r into the mud on the Bloomington road
Wednesday, and the mire was so deep
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