Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-30

Christmas eve, was well attended, not
outstanding the very cold weather.
The gross proceeds of the oyster supper
amounted to over $50. The Christmas
trees were handsomely loaded with
Christmas fruit. Valuable presents were
made Rev. A. A. Smith and wife. Ev-
cry boy and girl connected with the Sab
bath School, as well as others, in and
out of the school was remembered The
general verdict is that the whole affair
was pleasant and complete success.
DERBY.
James Morrill,, who is partially blind,
while attempting to cross the room, fell
over his grandchild and dislocated his
shoulder :.
The Christmas gathering at West Der
by on the evening of the oath, was
success. The exercises by the Sabbath
School were good, and the tree bore
much fruit.
few of the Good Tenplars assisted
by the Newport Cornet Band, gave a
public entertainment at the old hotel
hall, on Friday evening. The exercises
consisted of Dialogues, Tableaux, &C.,
interpreted with music by the band,
and was Pronounced a good ent ertain-
ment.
LOWELL.
There was a pleasant gathering to
which all were invited, at the Congrega-
tional church in this place OH Christmas
Eve. Notwithstanding the thermome-
ter was about twenty degrees below zero,
and many of the roads badly drifted,
the house was we'll filled and the Christ
mas Tree looked really beautiful, being
we'll loaded with presents for old and
young, and ornamented with large red
apples, strings of popcorn and candy
bags. The exercises consisted Of prayer
by Rev. F. B. Phelps; address by R. D.
Medcalf select reading, recitations and
singing by the large and little folks
Then came the distribution of the pres
ents from the tree. Aiming tie ntitrier-
Gus presents, was one to Rev. f. b
Phelps, Of money for the purchase of q
buffalo robe. All taking part in the
exercises acquitted themselves credita
bly, and all present seemed thoroughly
to enjoy the occasion.
NEWPORT.
Quite serious accident occurred al
! the Memphremagog House on Sunda,
evening, Dec. %. On attempting t
light the gas, there was found to b,
some difficulty, and accordingly, Mr.
Bowman and his hired man went out t,
the park where the gas was kept Afte
descending into the hole Mr.. Bowman
{ struck match, and some of the ga
! having escaped, it Immediately ignited
. severely burning both of them.
SHEFFIELD.
The lecture delivered last week by tn
Rev. j. Thurston, was well received
Hiram A. Cutting, A. NJ, is to lectur
, on the 18th of January.
e Freeman Degreney was wrestling tn
. other day with one Laclair and brok
: his leg.
: The Christmas Festival was success
S The two trees contained upwards of 800
It presents. The Pastors of both churche
/. were literally remembered.
|, WESTMORE.
;, Lake Willoughby is frozen over, an
r skating is the order of the day anon
e the boys while out of school,
u Our community has been thrown int
u quite state of excitement for the pas
Y few days, from the fact that Chester A
IS drich, one of our most reliable bushes
g men, as was supposed, has left the coul
e. try recently and his affairs in very Ill
settled condition and it was suppose
at first that he intended to lurch h
10 creditors, as he was owing larg
amount, but it is ascertained by invest
eating the matter that he has left suf
: cient funds to square his accounts, an
has written to friend, saying that he
- in the Western country and intends sta,
ing there for all coming to Vernon
- again, but he calculates to have his deb
all paid. No one knows the cause of h
y going away in the manner he has. L
i has been in poor health for some tin
and some think his mind was not exac
l. ly right. Mr.. Aldrich has been in IL
lumber business for some-years past al
. appeared to be doing well. He leaves
family here in town.
A. We had a social gathering at NJ
le Cheney's hall on Christmas eve. A tr
ty well loaded with fruit for so cold Sc
son, was set in our midst. while we we
] entertained very pleasantly with voc
and instrumental music, recitations, ia
! leaux, &C., from our excellent villa,
school teacher Miss Nettie Cutler, al
IN her pupils. The best thing in our OPT
W ion was the singing of asduett by tv
e. children aged 5 and 7 years, daughte
v of J. G. Orne and A. A. Brown. v
ne think they cannot be equaled in the
H. parts. Miss Cora Orne, one of the chi