Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-02-10

Kate Walker is visiting her rela-
tves at Beecher Falls, N H.
H. w. WinsIow has returned to his
school duties at Lawrence, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Coe spent
Sunday at E. McGinnis at Lyndon.
Archie Whitcomb of st. Johnsbury |
was recent guest at F. II. Frasier's
Mrs. Susan Walter is i'll with grip
at the home of her brother. Alza Hall.
Mrs. Frank Ward has been spending
few days with relatives In Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Anger and
Mrs. S. E. Leach were in Barton Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Marshall of Hard
wick spent Sunday with Mrs. Lorlnda
M arshall.
Miss Jessie Dearborn was called to
Newport last Thursday by the illness
of her mother.
Mr.. Cobb of Danville visited his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Ward, part of
last week.
Rev. G. H. Wright attended the
preachers meeting held in st. Johns
Dury thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Buzzell has been at East
ST. Johnsbury caring for her sister,
who was quite i'll.
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Hartwell of
Barton visited his mother, Mrs. Lucy
Hartwell. Wednesday.
Mrs. Nettie Mccoy of Newark was
the guest of Miss Myrtle Aldrich a
part Of last week.
E. E. Grant has finished work for
E. l.. Lamphere and Frank Goss of
Wheelock is taking his place.
Mrs. F. Fl. Frasier is really improv.
ing now. and was able to be about the
house quite little last week.
Josephine Walter has gone to East
Burke where she has charge of the
Citizens telephone central.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Aldrich attended
the anniversary reception of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Dodge at Lyndonyille
last Friday evening.
. Mrs w. O. Bishop from Barton
, was home Saturday for the day. She
, is gaining under her treatment SO she
can walk quite little.
II. W. Cobleigh went Monday to
Boston. Stephen Otis left Saturday
for visit to his son, Joseph Otis,
+ and will go to Boston before returning
S Caledonia lodge, F. and A. NJ, en-.
4 tertained quite number of guests
: from St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville
n at their regular meeting Wednesday
y evening.
g Mrs. Kate Peters of Gilboa, N. Y,
5 Miss A!is Townsend of New York
e city and Charles Townsend OF Orleans
T. were called here last week, by the
death Of their mother, Mrs. Marth;
Townsend.
Those who attended the educationa
meeting at the G. A. r. hall Tuesda!
afternoon We're we'll repaid for thei
estin9 and left many helpful sugges
tions with their hearers.
Y About 80 of the friends and neigh
IF bors of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bugbe
=, met at their home unexpected
y Thursday evening to remind them tina
lie they had been married seven years
to Games were played, refreshments Q
20 cake and coffee were served and
&c Mr.. and Mrs. Bugbee were presente
lg purse of money by their guests.
re At the adjourned literary meetin
as which was held last week Monda
m evening the following officers WEI
~ elected. President, Mrs. Carrie Colby
IA vice president, Mrs. Viola Sleeper
a secretary. Ida Powers, treasurer, Mr.
IN May NJ, Coe; librarian, Mrs. Hele
~
~ Sleeper, Mrs. Abbie Woodruff, Mrs.
Mrs. Fife Solomon.
III Mrs. Martha A. Townsend.
On Martha Alona Stanford was DO:
rs February p. 1884. Twenty-one yea
u later she became the wife of Danl
Sc S. Townsend of East Burke and Il
II first 20 years Of their married life Wei
ne spent in that village, where NJ
Townsend was engaged in the grocer
:. and dry goods business. Four childrt
he were born to them, Mrs. Kate Peter
IT, Of Giboa, n. Y, Charles E. Tow
on send of Orleans, Ida Maud. who dix
&C. at the early age of two years, al
of Miss Allis Townsend, now success
he ful teacher of the deaf in New Yol
; city. Mrs. Townsend was one of tt
o. best school teachers Of this vicinity
n. her day and a writer of considerab
,e- local fame, no anniversary gatheril
e: or reception being considered qui
of complete without one of her poems
ice bits of witty prose. She was a fat
mt full worker in the M. E. church,
1e. which she had been a member f
IN. many years, and was always interest
IN and active in all that tended iowa
IN +: the betterment of her town, state
w. country. She was for some time
ev popular agent for the Vermont Bill
the society and made many frier
nm throughout the length and breadth
wv the Green Mountain state, while Sc