Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-04-21

Asa Sleeper. is improving rapidly.
Her many friends will be pleased to
learn of returning health.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Bailey, Jas.
Mason, Frank Flint and A. E. True
attended the funeral of Byron Park
hurst at North Troy Monday after
noon ~,-s ,.-s .-4 81 .-:eza ..e1r9 10y ~
At the l. o. o. F., meeting Tuesday
c. J. Williamson. F. N. Niles and B.
C. Pou,eroy, received the initiatory
degree.
Mrs. R. A. Hines died Monday at
her home on Main street at an ad-
vanced age with lung trouble. A
more extended account will appear
next week.
w. L. and F. H. Coburn have pur-
chased of S. E. Keith his house and lot
on the west end of Main street. now
occupied by Chauncey Chamberlin.
Price reported, $500.
Julian Goodrich of Barre has been
engaged by the village trustees for
the position of superintendent of
streets and water Mr.. Goodrich ar
rived last week and has assumed his
duties
Walter A. Scott has purchased
bakery in Barton. We are sorry to
have Mr.. and Mrs. Scott move out of
our community as they are enterpris-
ing young people. But our loss is
Barton's gain and we wish them sue
cess in the enterprise.
Miss Ferol Wellman celebrated her
eighteenth birthday Monday evening
| at her home with twenty seven invited
friends. The evening was spent play
ing progressive dominoes. after which
dainty refreshments were served Miss
| Wellman received several beautiful
| presents as tokens of friendship and
| esteem.
The Boston e Maine Railroad Safety
First organization is bringing to the
attention of the people of Newport
and West Derby that walking on the
railroad tracks as short cut or to
avoid muddy roads is trespassing
where loss of life may result Tres
| built and repaired and instruction
they ask the people to cooperate in the
effort to prevent this waste of human
life, and to cease to walk on the rail-
road tracks or in the yards.
At the annual meeting of the Mem
phregmagog Lodge Moss, F. & A M,
held the evening of April IS, the
reports indicated that the lodge was
in fourishing condition and had just
officers for the ensuing year are w.
M. Leigh B. Wellman; S. W., Geo. P.
Wilder J. W., Harry A. Black; S. D.,
A. j. Beebe J. D., Roy P. Skinner !;
S. S., Geo. H. Morse; J. S., Geo. j.
Eaton; treasurer. w. w. Blodgett !;
secretary, T. S. Wilcox; tyler, F..
Doolin; marshall, N V. Jones; chap
lain, R. w. Spear Past Master. Geo.
L. Macdiarmid, presided over the
elections and installed the officers.
NEWPORT CENTER
R. C. Vail has moved to Fletcher.
Miss Glenn Morse is at home for a
! few weeks.
J A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Floyd Bailey on Friday.
Little Elizabeth Adams has been
quite i'll during the past week.
Mrs. M. C. Arel was the guest of
Mrs. ]. w. Wheeler on Friday.
B. J. Wheeler and Fred Briggs are
making repairs on their residences.
! Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Labounty from
| Lyndonville visited at Ed. Tute's last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Morse are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c..
w. Morse.
Asa Hancock cut his right hand very
severely while working at the clipper
in the mill.
Geo. Searles had the misfortune to
lose his sugar house by fire on Thurs.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sheldon of
Sheffield are visiting relatives and
friends in this town.
| Mrs. Taylor from Bradford was
called here to attended the funeral OF
her sister, Mrs. Allen.
Kilby's mill is shut down for the
present. The lath mill will open VI
soon to saw out the stock which is or
the market.
G.. w. Morse has traded his sho1
property with land for Chas Goddard!
farm. Consideration between the
parties was $500.
Mrs. Addie Hyland of this place AM
VIM. Place of Jay were married at thu
M. E. parsonage on Thursday morning
by Rev. &. w. Kelly. They are spend
ing a short time at St. Jollnsbury.
Mrs. Inez Allen died at her home OF
Wednesday morning of consumption
The funeral was held at the home OF
| Friday Rev KeIlav officiatinU TIL
interment took place in the village
cemetery.
Editor Assaulted for his Opposition to Run
The Burlington Free Press says
John Calvin Holland. editor of tn
Stanstead Journal, published at Roc