Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20


versary. They were caught square
in the kitchen, but other rooms were
thrown open and table with gener-
Gus presents appeared. Mr.. E. S.
Woodward made the gift speech and
Mrs. Woodward and Mrs. Humphrey
brought to light sufficient refresh
ments to supply the party. This was
one of those neighborly visits that
brings pleasure to all concerned.
Evansville.
Wallace Hanson who has rented
the Sam Blake place will soon take
possession.
They have a good blacksmith at
the shop lately purchased by Mr..
Trip, and Rufus Trip proposes to
learn that trade.
East Charleston.
Isaac Chambeau of whom mention
was made last week is slowly recov-
ering .-Luther Melvin is in a critical
condition, there being no hopes of his
recovery.-Curtis Barney who is con-
fined with broken leg is very low.
Pleurisy has set in and it is thought
he may not recover.
On the 18th, three young ladies,
who were riding near Francis Davis,
met a team in which were two young
men, and through some mishap or
carelessness, they (the girls) were
tipped over. Their horse got away
and ran to the village, where it was
stopped, and afterwards sent back
after the missing parties. The girls
took passage for home on a passing
team, but, on meeting their own horse,
again undertook to "navigate, % when
they tipped over second time, their
horse getting so tangled up that he
could not run. Getting righted up
again, the feminine horsemen (O
drove into the village as majestically
as though nothing had happened.
West Charleston.
j. S. Cook has sold his matched
pair of bays, for $3.50.
VIM. Nelson has moved on to the
Austin Hall farm in Brighton.
Frank Marvin has gone to Frank
lin county to work.-Mrs. r. Ma
plesden has gone to Meredith, n. H.,
on a visit and to recuperate he1
health.-Geo. III. Mason has gone to
New Haven, Conn.
Our neighbor correspondent of the
east village will please get on his
specs and examine his Latin lexicon
again, and ascertain what the Latin
word UdTicelld means. Somehow we
haven't heard much about the small
pox- at the east village since town
meeting.
Mrs. Polly Chaplin died quite sud-
denly Sunday last at the residence
of her step-son, Daniel Chaplin.
Mrs. G. was sc years old last Deem
Der, and until within the last few
months, has been very smart for g
lady of her years, going out to meet
ing in pleasant weather. During the
past winter, she has been confined tC
the house most of the time. Funera
services were held here on Tuesday
| the 18th. She was an exemplary
| Christian woman.
Our community were shocked ant
saddened, on Saturday the 18th, by
the news of the sudden death of Mrs
Lizzie Leonard in Canaan, Vt. The
diseased was wife of DIR. Frank Leon
ard, and daughter of Mrs. 0. G
Reade of this place. Her funera
services were held here on Monday
the 18th, Rev. d. |. Quint officiating
Mrs. Reade was in very feeble healtl
when the news of her daughters dealt
reached her, and is now unable to 81
up at all. The afflicted family hav
the sympathy of many friends.
Coventry.
Fred Hitchcock has moved in owe
the paint shop.
The sugar festival mentioned las
week is postponed indefinitely.
Mr.. Ripley of Colorado Spring
was visiting friends in this place an
vicinity last week.
J. n. Daggett, having received a
advantageous offer of business i
New York, started for that city las
week.
Miss j. E. Walworth and her nepl
ew, George Walworth, are passin
the winter pleasantly in Los Angeles
Cal. The health of the latter is niue
improved.
Charles Chamberlin has leased th
hotel, and Mr.. Cogswen has rente
tenement which Mr.. Chamberlin vs.
, Gates. Mrs. Riley. the milliner, he
taken rooms at the hotel.
! The w. G. T. Z. will hold the
next entertainment at the M. T
church the first Tuesday in Apri
These meetings are becoming vel
: popular, and at the last one, held
the Congregational vestry, the roo
was crowded and the exercises vel
enjoyable.
Hollis Jordan, the evangelist WI
has labored so successfully at Derb.
! has been holding series of meeting
| in this place during the past tv
5 weeks. There was good attendant
and steadily increasing interest
S the close, and while there were Sc