Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

Mrs. Chas. Oben entertained a party
OF lady friends with cards at her home
on Eastern Avenue last Friday evening
Captain A w. Davis has purchased
house in Glover and expects to move to
that village about the 10th Of this
month.
S. w. Keith is repairing the build
ings on West Main street recently dam
aged by fire. E. D. Percy has charge
OF the carpenter work.
Samuel Hamilton, who has been Wis
iting his parents here for fortnight,
returned Sunday to Boston to resume
his work in Tufts Dental college.
Miss Vera Hilton entertained small
party of young friends Friday evening
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Hilton, on Third street.
The Avery Strong company present.
ed plays at Lanes on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings of this week
with a matinee on Tuesday afternoon.
Will Richmond, who has spent the
winter in Kansas, has returned home.
He reports the weather there as being
quite as severe as the past season in
Vermont.
A bad leak in the water mains near
the fountain in front of the True and
Blanchard store made bad mud hole
there all the spring. 1t was repaired
Saturday.
Homer Thrasher returned the first of
last week from Detroit Mich, where
he has spent several weeks with his son
Edward Mr.. Thasher's health is
much improved.
Mrs. Garvin Shanks will 'vacate the
tenement in E. ]. Hills house about
May l, and will move to West Derby
where she has purchased home. Mr..
Hill will not rent the tenement thus
vacated.
The funeral of the infant SIM of Mr..
and Mrs. Patsey Daley was held on
Wednesday morning. The child was
caused by pneumonia.
The Newport Concert band is holding
rehearsals at their band room and will
be in shape to dispense their product
when the season opens. The amount
voted for the use of the band will be
used judiciously and we may expect
good returns for the money. Donald
Emery spent Sunday and Monday with
his parents, Col. and Mrs. C.S. Emery.
Mrs. Eliza Babcock, who has been
very i'll for some time at the home of
her brother, H. F. Black, died Saturday
April e. The funeral was held Tuesday
and the burial was in the cemetery at
West Derby. Mrs. Babcock was ma
tive of Coventry but lived here many
years, beginning in 1868, when her
husband was in business in the block
now occupied by McDiarmid & Co. She
made her home here with H. F. Black
for about four years.
Ice in the lake practically disap-
peared on Wednesday, April 6. This is
probably the earliest disappearance on
record. One who has observed the
lake in this particular for over twenty
years, says average date has been
around the tenth of May Navigation
opened on Arpil 8, the steamer Oscar
c., Captain Thomas Norton making her
initial trip on that date, just one
month earlier than last year. Water
in the lake, while rising, is still much
lower than usual at this time of year,
though the present bank of snow, when
melted will no doubt bring the level of
the lake much higher.
DERBY.
Albert Silver Jr. is visiting his pa
rents.
Master Erastus Kidder has been
quite i'll for few days.
Mrs. Nelson Stevens is visiting
friends in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Alice CLARK Burke of West
! Burr was WISH Or in town last week.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson will not be able
to attend conference at Island Pond.
Mr.. Burt Fellows of East Charlesto Il
has bought tire Derby House of Mrs
Smith.
Mrs. Edgar .. Silver of East Orange
has been in town on business, for sew
eral days.
Fl. 81. Wilder has been spending &
few days with his parents in Water
town, Conn.
There will be no service the M. E
church next Sunday, conference be.
ing in session.
Several young people from here at
tended the play at Charleston Frida,
evening and report it very good.
Miss Annie Griggs of North Tro,
, was a visitor in town over Sunday
going to Newport Monday to visi
schools.
Mrs. Colby, who has been stopping
with her daughter, Mrs. F.W. Aldrich
for some time, has gone to Lebanon
N. H., for time.
DIR, Aldrich appears to be very wei
Satisfied with the young assistant VIII
arrived Wednesday night at thei
home. Congratulations.
: Mrs. Clough, an aged lady visitin,
|. with her son near Beebe Plain, dice
after brief illness last week. TIL
| burial took place Sunday.
Miss Colby, a former teacher a
Derby Academy now of Springfield
Mass, and Miss Num- a friend, spen
= | 10 or ~ toup otonnino off Mrs