Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-05
HARDWICK


The town treasurer's Office was a
busy place Friday and Saturday when
over $4,000 rolled into the treasury.
Labor day was club house opening
for the Wapanaclxi Trout club, and
members and invited guests were
present.
Mrs. Lucia Ferris has returned
from Manchester, n. H, where she
has been spending the summer with
her daughters.
Harry Thomas has returned home
from Hartford, Conn.,, where his son,
Franklin, has been seriously i'll with
malarial fever.
Tuesday evening the Boy Scouts
hiked to East Hardwick, via main
highway and railroad track, to attend
the Scout meeting there, and returned
home over the hill road.
Leland Dimond returned to his
home in Bakersfield Saturday, after
spending the summer visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. R. B. Pauquette, and also
working in Pauquette's drug store.
A series of pictures from the war
front in France have been loaned to
the collection at the Memorial build
ing and give a good idea of what the
trenches are like. The pictures were
secured by Walter London and given
to Eugene White, who loans them to
the collection. Another ancient relic
was also added to the collection last
week. It is one of the old-fashioned
lances and is certainly a curio if there
ever was one, and makes a valuable
addition to the collection.
At session of the municipal court
held at the Memorial building, Judge
Frye of st. Johnsbury presiding,
Wednesday afternoon and evening of
last week, the pig case of Leonard
Dean VS.. j. d. Hutchins came up for
trial A jury composed of all Hard
wick men, mostly farmers, was called
to hear the case. The plaintiff and
defendant were both from Stannard.
The case attracted a good deal of at
| tention and brought forth many mirth
provoking points. Dutton & Mulcahy
! of this place appeared for Hutchins,
and w. w Reirden of Barton appear
ed for the plaintiff. The case went to
the jury at about 10 o'clock and re-
turned a verdict about an hour later
in favor of the plaintiff and awarded
him $15.12 and costs of $19.73.
SHEFFIELD
VIII Horner has returned from
Newport.
John Fountain and Mrs King were
married last week.
David Roberts has commenced his
lumber job in Kirby.
Silas Gray has sold his house to
Mrs. Samantha Bickford.
Roy Watkins has gone to Kirby to
work for David Roberts.
! Fred Day has purchased the Alan
son Fletcher place in Lyndon.
Clarence Barry spent the past week
with his friend, Charles Dwyer.
Mrs David Dopp is still in critical
condition at Brightlook hospital.
Ruby Brooks of Lyndon has been
visiting friends here the past week.
Alice Davis is enjoying a visit
from two nieces from Lancaster, n.
| H.
John HoIthome has moved his fam
/ lily back to his village home for the
winter.
George Hanscom of Boston is visit
| ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Hanscom.
Doris Jones and friend return to
Boston this week to take up their
work again.
Miss Duncan, a former school
teacher, now of Monroe, N. H., has
been visiting old friends here.
Roy circuit and family recently
took an automobile trip through the
White Mountains to Brownfeld, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Green and
! daughter, Lillian, of Newport, visited
at A. o. Gray's the last of the week.
A slight operation was performed
on Roger Barber at Brightlook hospi-
tai, st. Johnsbury the first of the
week.
Fred Broadbent has returned to
Lawrence, Mass, after spending a
month with his sister, Mrs. Oliver o.
Dwyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Bailey have
sachusetts, going in their new auto
mobile.
Harley Hutchinson and son, and
George Hutchinson Of Boston visited
at Paul Wizards and Alex brakes
last week.
Mrs. J. B. Walden, former pas
tors wife of this place, who has been
living in California for a year or
two, is visiting friends IN town.
SUTTON
Mrs. C. E. Coburn has been in
Brightlook hospital the past week for
treatment.
David Gallup, who has been visit
inc aft g. T. Coh11rn's has returned