Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-23
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Mrs. Florence Perkins, of Lebanon,
N. H., recently visited at II. T. Rob-
bins.
C. A. Prouty< went to Washington
Friday.
J. E. Foster is having his residence
painted.
Alfred S. Cover of Lowell is visit
ing friends in town.
Clare Powell of Barton was in town
the last of the week.
Mrs. DR. F. S. Gray of Troy was a
visitor in town Wednesday,.
Mrs. H. S. Root has been quite i'll
for several days but is now improving.
Mrs. l.. B. Wellman and children are
visiting Mrs. Wellman's parents at
Lowell.
Mrs. Vincent Jones recently visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pickei, at
West Charleston.
The annual reunion of Co. F. 18th
Vt. regiment, will be held today, Wed
nesday, at S. H. Holbrook's.
Mrs. F. J. Kelley and children re-
turned Saturday from an extended
visit to relatives in Richford.
! Miss Lettie Foster has returned
| from Johnson, where she has attended
the Normal school thd past year.
Miss Mildred Anderson, who has
been attending school at Boston Uni
versity, is at home for the summer.
There was a good concert by the
band on Thursday night but the at
tendance was small as the evening
was wet.
Mrs. A. A. Bishop is in New York
receiving treatment for her eyes,
which have been giving her much
trouble of late.
Members of the Boys choir of the
Congregational church, to the number
of 20 or more, were given an automo-
bile ride last Tuesday.
Harry Burgess is about to commence
the erection of 6 house to be con-
structed of cement blocks. 1t will be
the first building of this kind in this
vicinity.
The regular meetings of Lakeside
Chapter, No. 81, o. E. S. have been
discontinued for the summer season.
The society will resume active work
again in October.
Repairs on the steamer Lady of the
Lake are nearly completed and she
will be in good shape for business
when the summer schedule goes into
effect on the Boston & Maine, which
occurs on June %.
Friday, June Is. was probably the
coolest day in this section for many
years. The temperature at noon was
AZ degrees, and there were several
f1urries of snow during the day. Only
a cloudy sky saved US from a disas.
trous frost.
The Newport House sign, which has
always adorned the east end of the
building, has been hung in front ano
electrically illuminated. Electric
lights have also been placed along the
front of the veranda. The effect thus
produced adds greatly to the appear
ance of this popular hostelry.
The Boston & Maine railroad have
large steam shovel at work in the big
sandbank and will fill the trestle lead
J ing to the "shoot. Some work i.
, also to be done with the view of i'm
, proving the highway in the vicinity O.
the sandbank which is in very bad con
dition. ~
F. L. Patterson, H. B. Cushman, C
M. Bailey and others are spendin,
several days fishing at the Scott
Fish and Game club, near Trois
Pistole, P. @. Evidence of thei
skill or luck, were displayed in tn
: Bigelow Pharmacy on Saturday and
certainly would make any diciple o
Izaak Walton sit up and take notice.
The new steamer Anthems o
Magog, P. O., made trial trip t
:, this Port on June Z. The boat is 9
+ + #. in length, II feet beam and ca
II carry about $50 passengers. She vii
:. = make regular trips between Mage
. and Georgeville during the summe
= and may possibly carry OCCASIONAL
= excursion parties the whole length G
= the lake.
y Extensive repairs are being made 8
r Lanes opera house. The stage is t
9 be made about 14~feet wider and seve
IL feet deeper, thus rendering this the
alter available for all the large pre-
8. auctions that may desire to visit tn
town. An, expert artist has been en-
ployed for some time in painting ne
scenery and other improvements al
TO follow. There will now be no GOO
reason why we may not have chant
to see any of the best shows travelin