Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-08-24
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Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
L. B. WELLMAN Local Editor ~ta~-

week was well patronized and proved
an enjoyable event. The party taxed
the carrying capacity of this staunch
vessel even though threatening wealth
er kept many from taking the trip.
F. E. Hapgood of the Newport
House has recently installed electric
apparatus for cooking. all utensils not
electric being done away with except
the range, which may be used in an
emergency such as would result should
the flow of ''iuice" be for any reason
interrupted.
Louis Choquette. while engaged in
Smuggling the barn of Charles Drown
last week Wednesday. fell with a
staging which was insecurity fastened
and received injuries which caused his
death later in the day. He leaves a
son, three years of age. his wife hav-
ing died about year and one half ago.
Warren A. Hines. who has been in
poor health for several months, died
at his cottage on the Lake Road Tues
day, August 16. He had been a resi-
dent of this town for nearly fifty
years. Funeral services were held at
the home of Dwight Hammond on the
Lake Road Thursday and burial was
made in the Lake Road Cemetery.
Company L. VT. National Guard in
charge of Capt. c. A Davis and Lieut..
R. T. Carey started Sunday morning
for Pine Camp, Jefferson county,
New York to participate in the ma
! neuvers of the regular army held there
the last ten days in August. Stephen
S. Cushing, 1st Lieut.. and Adjutant
Of the First Battalion went with the
company.
H. X. Wellman of Boston is enter
tanning party of friends and rela-
tives at the Miles Camp this week,
among whom are the following: Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Smith, Miss Theda
Wellman, Preston Skinner, Mrs. Lau-
ra Skinner and Earl Twombly of Or
leans. Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Knox and
daughter Catherine of Epping, N H.,
Mrs. Hattie Wetherby and daughter
Esther of Burlington, Mrs. HIT. Miss
Irene Hit and their chauffeur Adolph
Dreyfus of Delhi, N. Y.
The beauty sleep of many of our resi-
dents was sadly disturbed early Sun
day morning by the incessant whist
ling of locomotive, which from some
arrangement of it's mechanism refused
to be silent and whistled from Coven.
try to Newport and back to the round
house, where it continued to exercise
its powers as slumber breaker fol
another half hour. until forced by
sheer lack of breath to be silent
Most of US were so incensed that we
forgot to pity the engineer, who haC
to stand the racket at close quarters
Owing to other attractions and the
fact that so many music loving people
are out of town for the summer the
organ recital by DR.. Minor C. Bald
win at the Methodist church Frida!
evening of last week was poorly pat
, ronized only about Is people being
present. The program presented wa
one of the finest ever heard here. DR.
Baldwin was assisted by H. R. Dane
barytone, who sang two selections il
his usual acceptable manner. On Sun
day evening, DR.. Baldwin again pre-
sided at the organ and it was eviden
from the audience present that hi
: fame had gone abroad as the churc
/ was literally packed, many extra seat
having to be provided. Miss Almer
t eta Griffin sang with Miss Estell
Bosworth as accompanist. The attend
ance was about four hundred. Thi
sacred concert was much appreciate
by all who attended.