Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-02
Evansville.
Emma Eddy is hard sick of fever.

professor (?) from New Hampshire
has been in this vicinity lecturing on
phrenology and examining heads.
Hector Lapeirre has been negotiating
for the Joseph Owen farm in Barton,
which was recently purchased by the
Haywood Chair Co. Price 1900.
Craftsbury.
Asa Hartman has a singiDg-school
at South Village.
Pliny Moody of Williams College is
home On visit.
William johnson is now proprietor of
the Orleans House.
One of Mrs. Isaac Whitney's children
is sick with canker-rash.
There was pleasant family gather
ing at Mrs. Lyons, Christmas eve.
Henry Hoyt has sold his tin-shop,
tools, stock, etc., to Charles Stevens.
Donation and oyster supper for Rev.
J. Wallace on Thursday evening last
The old Magazine Club" still -four
ishes, with prospects of another being
formed.
Several new and costly monuments
have been placed IN the cemetery the
past year.
The school at South village is pros
pering finely under the management Of
Myra Cowles of Albany.
I Asa Hartman has sold his Wolcott
farm to Mr. Gile, who is about to move
off the Boutwell, place and take pos
session.
Mrs. Asa White. an exemplary Chris
tian woman, and member of the M. f.
church died on the 26th inst. She and
her husband had lived together more
than so years.
Rev. Mr.. Parker of Enfield, N. H.,
has supplied the desk at the Cong.
church some weeks, and there is pros
pect that he will be invited by this
church and that of Albany as pastor.
The Methodist Sunday-school re-or-
ganized last Sunday, electing new
board of officers: superintendent, Asa
Hartman; assistant, Henry Stevens
president, Geo. Merrill librarian, Her
bert Allen.
Miss Selma Hovey of Albany will
shortly open dressmaking rooms at So
village. She is good dressmaker and ar
estimable young lady, and all who pat
ronize her will have their work thorough
ly and promptly done.
Ladies Missionary Society met a
Mrs. Hidden's on Wednesday, with {;
sociable in the evening. The society
is endeavoring to raise funds to repair
the Cong church. THE ..Band of Hope
meet at academy hall Sat. at 3 p. m.
The Christmas exercises at the tow
hall passed off quite pleasantly. Tn
literary part of the entertainment con
sisted mainly of recitations by tn
young people, interpersed with music
,, A duet by Misses Crane and Allen wa
very finely rendered. Two trees wer
loaded with presents; among which
muf1er for Rev. J. Wallace, and hand
some cloak for Mrs. Wallace, presente
by members of the Sunday-school.
Coventry.
The heirs of [. NJ. Hancock have sol
the Porter Hancock place to NJ. R. Til
bits of Newport. for $1,000.
The week of prayer will be observe
in the Cong church, both societies uni
9 ing. The next week the meetings WI
e be held in the Methodist church.
H. G. Cleveland has sold three of Il
st. Adams horse power and saw n
within ten days. 1t seems to be Il
best power in use. and Mr.. Cleveland
- sole agent for this part of the state.
We wish to say in all kindness
those who seem possessed with man
:. to pull up chairs and damage the chur,
of the Methodist society, that this CO
duct has been borne long time, al
that there is an end to patience and fo
;, bearance. We hope word to the wi
~ will be sufficient, especially as tho
~ wise ones are known E
The Christmas exercises at the Met
- odist church last Monday evening cal
40 off as advertised and fully "met t
az BILL" Much credit is due those W
. planned and worked. The church W
- filled to more than its seating capaci
~ despite the rain and wind. The spea
- ing and singing by the children q
~ them much credit. The recitations
- Florence Tower and Annie Dougl,
Vi merit special mention. The reading
sS- the Christmas Herald was listened
with attention and much appreciation
some. The Ladies Dorcas Societ
. provided supper that all who MISS
missed feast. After supper the pr
res ents were called off, and their name '
tie legion. Rev. Evans and wife were of
he remembered; among their presents v
OF a nice dressing-gown for him, and