Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-05-19

mains to be done about the village and
painters and paper hangers are work.
ing overtime.
At the U. S. customs examination
held at the schoolhouse on Saturday.
Is applicants presented themselves.
The examination was in charge of G.
F. Ranney, assisted by Porter H. Dale
of Island Pond.
Various disciples of Isaac Walton
brought in fine strings of trout during
the day of Saturday, May Is. There
is one morning in the year when the
piscatorially inclined will get right up
before breakfast.
The infant child of Nelson Lacourse
of the West End died Saturday night
of pneumonia following an attack Of
measles. Three other children have
also had the measles but are making a
good recovery ~therefrom.
Endeavors are being made to raise
money for the purchase of an organ
for the Baptist church. A meeting of
A. Browns on Tuesday evening to con-
SlIeI ways anu Hlcano W CoAIy Ooe 1Ho
project.
Chas. Crawford has graded the lawns
about the residence of w. r. Prouty.
Nearly all the turf was removed and
then relaid. Grass has started and one
would never mistrust that the surface
had recently been disturbed. Mr..
Crawford is master hand at his pro-
fession.
Chas. Niles, while driving his spir-
tied pair of colts up Main street Thurs
day, collided with the fountain in front
of True and Blanchard's. The neck
yoke was broken and but for prompt
action on the part of Mr.. Niles and by
ISLANDERS, more serious damage would
have resulted.
The annual repairs on the steamer
Lady of the Lake will soon be COM
menced. in order to have the boat in
shape by the time of change of time
on the railroad. Capt. c.. C. Bullock,
of CRANKY, P. O.. was in town recently
on business relative to the running of
the steamer the coming season
=. G. H. Flint is making extensive re-
pairs on his cottage at the Bluff, in
Guiding the installation of a new bath
room. Other cottage owners here are
getting in shape for the summer.
Some, who went into camp early, ex-
perienced much discomfort from the
freezing of water pipes and other cold
weather ills.
The wooden canopy over the Sec ond
street entrance to the Federal build
ing has been removed. It was sold to
E. w. Langmaid. who has converted it
into garage for his automobile. The
covering over the Main street entrance
will soon be removed and new struc-
lures, more in harmony with the rest
of the building, will be put up.
Large numbers of perch are being
caught near the mouth of Clyde river
and from the long bridge. This fish,
though much despised by anglers later
in the season, is at this time of year
very good eating, and while the catch
ing of them affords much sport for all,
there are many who appreciate this
source of good food from a financial
standpoint.
COVENTRY.
VIII. OtCVCuS las U00u quite Ill the
past week.
Fifteen persons have been buried in
the village cemetery since November
II.
| Quite a number are sick with hard
colds. Hardy Frasier is ill with bad
cold.
Quite large company went to New
port Centre Friday evening to the box
social.
Nelson Shepard has gone to Pepper
i'll, Mass, TO spend some time with his
stepson, Hollis Jordan.
There will be union Memorial SER
vices in the Congregational church
Sunday. Rev. E. E. Wells of Irasburg
will preach the sermon.
Friends here will be interested to
learn that Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Turner
are the parents of baby daughter,
born at their home in West Burke.
Monuments have been set the past
week on George Livingston's and j.
G. Gorham's lots in the cemetery. Mr..
Barrett Of st. Adams did the work.