Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-05

ished by guests. The evening pass
ed pleasantly with conversation, mu-
sic, etc. Before the company de-
parted Mr. and Mrs. Williams were
presented with fine lounge and 9TH
er gifts. Valuable as were these
tokens, the warm expressions of friend
ship from the large company pres
ent was still dearer to Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams. The occasion will long be
an oasis in their memories.
CraftSbury.
Silas Coburn is preparing to build
an extensive addition to his barn this
season.
The parsonage is undergoing much
needed repairs and new fence has
been built between the parsonage
and J. Hidden's.
Dexter Sprague has had a very
severe attack of rheumatism of the
| heart, but is now better and 1T is
hoped will soon be about again.
DIR. @. A. Bemis has sold out his
| interest in the firm of Bemis & Whit
tlesey in Randolph and rumor says
is thinking strongly of coming back
to this town.
Two brothers named Ladow have
bought and taken possession of Am
asa Randall's farm in the west part
of the town.-Will Leonard Gnstead
of Guar as the MONITOR gave it few
weeks since) has rented the Philbrook
house and moves into it soon.
The Ladies Aid Society met at N.
Ell. Kinney's last Wednesday and
elected a new board of officers for
the ensuing year. Mrs. Frank Gid
den was elected president, Mrs. Kin
ney secretary, and Miss Lucinda AL
| len treasurer. It was voted to use
the money now in treasury of the So
ciety for carpeting the church.
Miss Olive Kinney while going on
horseback from her school in district
No. 2, to her house in the village,
Monday the 29th, met a team loaded
with boards which so frightened her
horse that it kicked, throwing her off
and breaking her ankle. She was
taken at once to her home where Dr..
O. A. Bemis was summoned and set
the broken bone which is now doing
as well as could be expected.
A hearing of the case in which
| Mrs. Olive Remission sued Mrs. Mary
Wylie and George Remission for con-
tempt of court, was held at Hyde
Park, Wednesday the 31st. The
Judges verdict gave Mrs. Remission
admittance to the house, the posses
sion of which was disputed, whenev-
er she pleased, and Mrs. Wylie was
released and given the privilege of
remaining in the Remission house if
she chose.
Derby.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed at recent meeting of the board of
trustees of Derby academy:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased God in his prov
idence to remove by death three members
of this board. viz: Timothy Holt, Rev.
Austin Norcross, and Job c. Jenne,
therefore:
Resolred, That we place on record our
| high estimation of their characters as
citizens in their public and private capa-
cities; our remembrance of the pleasant
relations existing between them and the
other members of the board, and our rec
| IGNITION of the service rendered by them
in the deliberations of this body, and the
| generally efficient performance of the du-
ties assigned them in the various bosi-
lions they held.
RESOLVED, That we make special men,
ton of Rev. Austin NorcroSS in view of
the relations he sustained to the institu-
ton as principal from 1S43 to 1852 and
from 1874 to 1876, and as president of the
board of trustees from 1872 to the time of
his death. As principal he proved him
self correct and careful instructor, a
wise disciplinarian, a kind, judicious, de-
voted friend of the students as president
of the board he devoted his time, his
wisdom, his labor to promote the welfare
of the school. During all the years,
from his coming to the town in 1913 to
the time of his death, his interest was
un1agging, his zeal undated and his &C
tive effort prompted by both was the
measure of his ability to render aid to
the institution.
Res0lUed, That we tender to the families
of the above named deceased members of
the board our sincere sympathy in the
bereavement to which God has called
them. Commencing them to His grace
for consolation in their sorrow and to
His wise care and bountiful beneficence
for their keeping in all the years of life.
Glover.
Mr.. Norris A. Smith is pretty hard
sick with the lung fever.
Mrs. N. A. Blanchard, yet in fee
BILE health, has seemed better for a
few days.
Rev. B. NJ. Tillotson will preach al
the South church next Sunday, morn
ing and afternoon.
Gregory, the painter, has had al
unusual run of business this spring
his shop is full of work.
Mrs. Sabra Phillips has gone t.
Littleton, n. H., to join her husband
who is employed trimming carriages
: n. B. Davis is at White Rive,
e Junction spending few weeks will
his brother, Capt. A. w. Davis
= We hope the visit will improve his
9 health.
J. The marriage of A. E. Rich t.
: Miss Villa Gray took place the 25tl
/. of May, at the residence of the bride
8 father. Mr.. Rich is to locate a
Clinton, Mass.
n West Glover.
4 George Clark is quite sick with
disease contracted in the army.
4 r q Randall merchant is Inv