Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Perrin and daughter,
Miss Kate Ferrin, of Holland have
been visiting at A. Fl. Kidder's the
past week.
The Ladies' Aid cleaned the Baptist
church last week and Will Reed and
Harley Swaziland are painting and
papering it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Carpenter of Der
by Line visited friends here Sunday
and attended morning service at the
Baptist church.
Mrs. Amy Crawford, Mrs. Ina
Griffin, Mrs. Verna St. Peter and AL
phonso Griffin were in Newport Mon.
day on business.
Ed. Royce, who recently moved
from Bloomington to Newport Center,
called on his mother, Mrs. Josie Royce,
one day last week.
Prof. McNair is having a garage
built near his cottage. Alden Mudgett
is the ''boss," however, he is not able
to do the actual work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Clarke and daugh.
ter of Manchester. N. H., were
guests at the home of his cousin, Luke
Faufaw, last week.
Mrs. Mabel Rose and two children,
who nave been visiting her sister, Mrs.
G. w. Horn and family, returned to
their home in Boston Saturday.
The friends here of Mrs. Will Odell
OF Coventry will be sorry to learn that
she is in the Royal Victoria hospital at
Montreal, afflicted with a nervous
trouble.
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Burgin's house
hold goods have arrived. Mr.. Burgin
occupied the Baptist pulpit Sunday,
as Rev. Mitchell was too i'll to take his
place there.
In the Brown obituary last week,
the portion reading that for two
months Mr.. Brown had required the
care of an infant, should have read
two years, two months.
DR.. Gatchell of Beebe was in town
last week with his new Ford automo-
bile to take Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gatchell back to Beebe from which
! place they returned to their home in
Bennington.
Harold Ruiter, Mrs. Glen Ruiter and
little daughter Laura, Mrs. E. p.
Armstrong and daughters, Myrtle and
Ferne, all of Montreal are here visit
ing at H. G. Ruiter's, C. P. CHURCH s
and with other relatives and friends.
Word was received by Mrs. Lemuel
Wilson, ST.. Sunday that her mother,
Mrs. James Gray, living at West Der
by, had broken hip. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Gray had a partial shock few months
ago.
A. w. Lyon of Westmore, Mrs
Homer Hildreth and uncle, Luther
Williams Of West Derby, were in towr
! to attend the funeral of J. D. Griffin
Mrs. Hildreth was at the Griffin home
as nurse when Mrs. Griffin and the
two sons. George and Ora, died.
! Last Monday afternoon when Mr..
Nelson's team had returned from Or.
leans and was unloading feed at the
creamery, the spring seat fell onto the
horses, soaring them badly. They raj
for their barn and stopped only wher
the load was so wedged in the door
that it was impossible for them to gt
farther. Fortunately no one was hurt
This town has been several time
lately visited by those most despicabl'
of persons-chicken thieves They
even poisoned Mrs. Mary Fosters pei
dog, who performed his duty by trying
to arouse the family. Besides Mrs
Wilbur Foster losing her best chickens
Miss Ella Alton, a partial invalid
and at present i'll in bed, has lost
several and Mrs. Nancy Allen, al
aged and Woodworking lady has been
heavy loser by these sneak thieves
Everyone sincerely hopes the guilty
persons will soon be found and suita
bly, punished.~