Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-10-04

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L. P. Magoon of Newport is visiting
his cousin, Mr.. Demick, and building
a camp near Big Fish pond.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Akin and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hatch of Laconia.
n. H.. were recent guests at H. B.
Crcutt's.
Mrs. z. P. Blake. with Opal and
Carroll have returned to Boston after
spending long summer vacation with
her parents here.
We are pleased to learn that our school
Will have, singing lessons each week
this term, also that Miss Ruegl of
Barton is the teacher.
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Hector Lapierre is painting his barn.
Mrs. Samuel Robb of Orleans visited
her parents last week.
Dennis Fox and family visited his
mother in Coventry Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Gray and children
spent Sunday in Charleston.
Mahlon Seymour's little son has been
quite i'll with bronchitis the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Dana Clark OF Barton
spent part of last week with their SOD,
Ellie.
Mrs. D. w Allan and dauaater, Lula
| Heath, Of Orleans visite: ~ phjIc
! Powers's Sunday.
Mrs. Lydia Peavey. who is working
at Horace Whitehil's. recently visited
her son and other friends in Morgan.
Mrs. Luther ARMSTRONG 8n5 grand
daughter, Myrtle WhitehiII, haze been
under the doctors care the past week.
Luther Armstrong had fresh straw
! berries for his hreaEfas Sunday ron,r-
ing. Pretty good for Northern Ver-
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Mclean, Miss
Hilda Mclean and Gordon Holland
who have been visiting at John Low.
er's, returned to their home in Boston
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joserh Young and Mr..
and Mrs. George Young visited at
Archie Young's at the Darling farm at
East Burke, Philo Powers taking them
in his auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Powers and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs UIa Gray of East
bloomington visited their father and
friends in Barnet and Passumpsic re-
Gently. going there in Mr.. Powers's
auto. Mrs. j. L. Brooks ACCOMPANIED
them as far as st. Johnsbury where she
visited her niece and other friends.
Thomas Smith went Ito BURLINGTON
Thursday, Sept. % to represent the
town of Bloomington in the first Re.
publican state convention held under
the primary law, and reports an agree.
able and harmonious gathering of some
OF the great men of our common.
wealth, with few of US who are not
so great.
.Qntended for last week)
Enos Lapierre of st. Johnsbury is
visiting his father, Hector Lapierre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Allen of Island
Pond visited at Stewart Lafoe's Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dewing of Glover
were guests of Mrs. Vietta Wells last
week.
) Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Page of St.
III. n,
Gallup's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Brooks recently
visited at Perley Russell's in St.
Johnsbury.
Mrs. Jennie Robinson is staying with
Miss Lizzie Bryant at Bloomington
for the present.
School began in the Powers district,
Charleston, teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. Gray and Mr..
and Mrs. Philo Powers spent the week
end with relatives in Barnet.
J Mrs. Mcguire of Montreal, who has
been visiting al E. A. Gallup's, was
called suddenly home Oh account OF
| business.
Gordon Holland of Revere. Mass.
is visiting at John Lowers Mr..
and at present is superintendent of
Samson and Aliens Electrical Con-
structio.l company.
BROWNINGTON
Burlington, VT. Sept. 27, 1916.
Mr.. Editor:
In view of the rumor that H. A..
Bashaw, manager of my farm in
Bloomington, has been discharged on
account of incompetency, I wish to
state that this is not the fact Mr..
Bashaw has left my employ purely on
account of his health, which has made
it impossible for him to continue the
farm work. In justice to Mr.. Bashaw,
who has been faithful and conscien-
tious employee, would like very much
to have this rumor corrected and if it
is not inconsistent with your policy.
7 would appreciate it if such part of