Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-18

Work has been commenced on the
school property on School street and it
will be graded. cleaned up and put IN
fine shape. The skating rink will then
be maintained on this plot and will
make good playground and improve
the looks of that section of the village
to great extent.
If you want swarm of bees speak
to N. M. Scott about it. Friday he
noticed a swarm of bees lighting on
tree near his sugar house. Mr.. Scott
l did not wait for ceremonies but got
/ hive and ''hived'' them then and
there. He had not the slightest idea
where they came from.
F. H. Foster has sold the buildings
on the Willoughby lake road, which
Valley, to Oliver Stone. Mr.. Stone
has sold his place to Chas. Nault,
and Mr.. Valley has moved to the
Ernest Devereaux farm in Westmore.
which he purchased last fall.
On June IL about thirty of the
friends of Miss Mary Hanson were
invited to her home to help celebrate
her eighteenth birthday. Games were
played on the lawn. refreshments
served and most ENJOYABLE evening
spent. Among the gifts presented to
Miss Hanson were a chafing dish,
camera and handpainted china.
AS an item of interest to friends of
the Drant family, who moved from
this village to Newbury, we mention
the fire which destroyed in that
village the hotel. store, schoolhouse,
Advent church and twelve dwelling
/ houses. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Drant
of Newbury were building a camp at
Memphremagog and on their way
home stopped off to call on F. D.
Pierce, where they learned of the fire
and its contents.
Local Masons were honored at
I Grand Lodge at Burlington last week
as follows: H. J. Stannard was elected
grand senior warden of the grand lodge
. of Vermont and grand king Of the
r grand Royal Arch chapter. F. D.
the 10th Masonic district and H. T.
Seaver was elected to office in the
grand council of royal and select mas
ters. C. L. Erwin was elected district
deputy of the Sd Royal Arch district.
Mrs. w. A. Royston was elected dis
v. trict deputy grand matron and Malcolm
v Sadier of Island Pond district deputy
r grand patron of the order of Eastern
D Star.
While P. r. Heating was cutting
y brush beside the road near his place
4 recently he discovered very ancient
e coin. He pulled up the roots of some
+ brush and with it came this coin, which
: was heavily encrusted with dirt and
cCrrOde, but when removed the coin
f is quite we'll preserved. The lettering
6 on one side is defaced but otherwise
i the coin is perfect. 1t is apparently
an English coin as the crown is promi-
nent on both sides. The date is plain
n "1812" and above the date are the
y letters "H. M" and the double eagle.
e The ''Duck Pond" road where the coin
H. was found is the old stage route
through this section and it is probable
g some traveller lost this coin long years
!. ago and 1T has been preserved all these
ID years. No local coin collectors know
Y what it is.
WlLLOUCHBY
" 7. Leclair has finished work with
f. his team on the state road.
~ W. T. Brooks and family spent Sun
day at Sam Nelson in Barton.
t. C. Mills of Portland, Me-, was
le recent guest at F. P. Thrasher's
~, Mrs. Jane Duke has gone to Lyndon
vile to spend some time with her son.
1e Maryethel and Virginia Brooks, VIII,
IN have been having the measles, ar
ne better.
A. D. Fogg and Fred French of Wes
10 Burke were guests at F. P. Thrasher'
I'd Sunday.
ne Mr.. Plant spent Sunday with Mr.
Sheldon's people in their cottage OF
q Crystal Lake.
c. Mr.. and Mrs. 1. H. and Mr. ant
IN Mrs. L. H. Gordon recently spent tn,
h day at P. H. Dukes.
10 Mrs. Orrin Gray furnished the
Monitor the item regarding the deatl
le of Mrs. Sarah Simpson printed las
e, week.
"a "a Paul and Philip Brooks spent Satur
~ day and Sunday in camp at Willoughby
% Lake at Westmore with their uncle,
D Carl Wheeler.
= Wilbur Gray, who was i'll only five
,r ,1 days, died Monday. The funeral was
- - he'd today, Wednesday,. Particulars
20 will appear next week.
s. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Reirden of
Barton and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cook
of Lyndonville were recently enter
= tanned by Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Thrasher.
+ NEWPORT
# Rev. ]. C. McCullough-s children
I are having the measles.
"a C. v. Slater and Henry Burgess left
k today for Burlington to attend the
+. Episcopal Diocesan convention as
). delegates from St. Marks parish
n The note case of Fred Lamere VS. Ed.
e Dagnois was begun in municipal court
. Monday morning H f BLACK annear.