Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-21

years ago.
Hon. L. H. Thompson delivers a lee
ture before the Reform Club next Friday
evening. It will be worth hearing.
P. B. Hancock has sold his residence
ard six acres of land to his brother,
Isaac, and is going to Brockton, Mass.
May health and prosperity attend him.
1t is being demonstrated, six days in
the week, that the very best flour from
native or Western wheat can be got at
the grist mill in this place. The -four
from the white wheat of the West is as
good as was ever sold in this town-so
say large number of those who have
used it.
The Reform Club elected the follow
ing board of officers on the evening of
Jan. 18th: President, G. F. Herbert /;
Secretary, Chas. Walworth; Vice presi-
dents, H. G. Cleveland. /. Kimball and
Mrs. B. F. Tower; Chaplain, Samuel
Pearson. Mrs. Doutney delivered her
stirring temperance lecture on the same
evening.
At the donation visit for Mr.. Clapp
on Wednesday evening, a very agreeable
entertainment was prepared by the
friends, in which tableaux, charades,
music and a good supper were used to
assist in relaxing the purse strings.
Over 500 were raised. The thanks Of
the community are due to landlord Cole,
for generously throwing open his house
for the meeting. l.. NJ Shedd Esq. in
few appropriate remarks presented
Mr.. Clapp with the contributions of the
evening. Mr.. Clapp's ministry has been
attended with much good.
ORAFTSBURY.
A magazine club has been formed at
the South village, consisting Of II men,
bers. The club at the North village
has been in prosperous condition for
some time, and it is hoped the same
good feeling and happy results may ac-
company the workings of the new club.
The magazines and the new S. S. libra
ry of 1873 volumes will furnish a good
amount of reading.
Quite an excitement was occasioned at
South Village, on recent evening, by
the report that Mrs. T. J. Patterson
had left her home in state of illness
and partial arrangement and could not
be found. After considerable search,
she was found at the house of Wyram
Wylie. 1t is supposed her insansty is
caused by fever and earnestly hoped
she may soon recover her reason and
her health.
DERBY.
Mr.. Bonett has finished his carriage
shop.
, The students at the academy number
: so, pretty good for winter term.
Willie Robbins met with an accident
on Saturday, by which his shoulder was
dislocated.
A good sermon was preached at the
M. E. church on Sunday by Rev. D. 1
Quint Of Charleston.
A series of religious meetings will
commence at the M. E. church, this
Monday evening, and continue over Sun
: day. Rev. Messrs. Locke, Clapp, Webb
y Wallace, and several Gospel Workers ar
expected to be present.
There were two very very entertaining
I. musical concerts in this village las
week. The first by the noted Barke
family, who always manage to pleas
their audience and the second by Miss
Hattie Burdick, music teacher, assistet
by her music scholars Miss Burdick'
pupils played some very difficult musi
: with much skill. Prof. Allen intimate
i that other entertainments of like char
IL acter might be anticipated. Mr.. J. FL
IL der, on behalf of the audience, thanke
> the teacher and scholars for the pleasin
8 entertainment.
i EAST CHARLESTON.
IL There is to be donation visit for tn
&c Rev. R. Pritty, at the vestry of tn
u church, on Friday evening. Jan. 25.
r Charles Chase has moved from h
farm on the hill, to the house in til
:, village he has lately bought of Mr.
Clement.
p The intereat in the reform club
Ie good. Interesting meetings are bel
as every Tuesday evening. At the La
n. meeting, Leroy Branard was electe
President of the club for the ensuin
quarter.
EVANSVILLE.
- Harvey Foster is running the Evan
shingle mill.
E. Foster will run his mill this winte
4 and is now ready to saw.
Miss Cutler was sick last week ar
~ school was suspended.
is John Marshall. who was so bad
ed hurt at the quarry last summer, has
v. far recovered as to be able to sit up ar
RI walk on crutches.
ra GLOVER.