Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-12


services for the first time. The work
promises still greater success.
Barton I -antiine.-
Ed. L. MoGaffey started for New
Mexico last Thursday.
The closing lecture of the course
is postponed till Vennor and Wig
gins subside little.
Heber Parker has just received
pension check of s1057, and gets four
dollars month hereafter.
Rev. w. C. Somerville supplied
the pulpit at the Cong. church yes
terday. He starts with his wife this
morning for Florida.
Bloomington.
Hector Lapeirre has taken the job
to haul and car j. C. Bartlett's
lumber.
Wallace Hanson, who has been on
the Sam Blake place, moves on to
the Bassett place which Albert Wells
recently purchased. Mr.. Bassett is
looking for another farm.
AT the town meeting nearly all of
the old board of officers was re-chosen.
The town voted to raise 65 cents on
a dollar for town taxes and 10 cents
on a dollar for roads, to be worked
out under the surveyors.
Evansville.
There will be a donation visit at
the residence of j. III. Evans for
Rev. G.. Fl. Sweat on Friday eve
ming, March 16, at which time Mr..
Sweat will give his popular lecture
on America and her Perils,' and an
oyster supyer will be provided. All
| friends interested are invited to be
present and to assist in making the
meeting a success. Mr.. Sweat de-
serves a generous donation and a
large ''house.' Con-.
w est Charleston.
Mr.. Shannon has moved on to the
Peckham place.
Judge Thompson gave us very
able and interesting lecture, Friday
eve., Feb. I'd.
Ora Ferrin has gone to Derby
Center to work for Andrew Albee in
his furniture shop.
The family of A. F. Cole have
moved to Holyoke Mass, where Mr..
Cole has been for some months past.
That coolest inhabitant'' rises up
and says he never knew such blow
and such a snow blockade as that of
last week.
1t is Charles Davis, instead of
Charles Bowls, that went to Califor-
MIA last fall, and is now in the oil
business in Chicago.
Our winter schools closed Feb. LIST
with an exhibition in the school house
hall. Miss Hattie Bennett will teach
a spring term Of school, commencing
to-day.
At our recent March meeting, the
town voted to adopt the town system
for schools and roads, raising 40 pei
cent. for the support of schools
throughout the town. DR.. G. S. Hin
man was chosen chairman of school
commissioners.
The school in district No. /. closed
March 1. The names of scholars in
the lower department who had nc
tardy or absent marks are: Rytie
Goodwin, Sadie Eley, Carrie Bennett,
Lillian Bennett, Minnie Wheeler, Ella
Page, Rush and Ora Patrick, John
and Forest Barnard, Mike Quint
Those having tardy but no absent
marks are: Kate Niles, George Da-
Wis. Those having absent but nc
tardy marks are: Maggie Eley, Lii
liam Alton, Una Hildreth, Eddie All.
bee, George Parker, John Eley
Frank Parlin, Charlie Niles, Eddie
Magoon, Ray Young.
Coventry.
Ladies' Social will meet Wednes
day evening.
The school in this village opened
last Wednesday with twenty-sever
scholars and more are coming.
The death of Miss Luella j. Berr,
occurred at her fathers residence
after severe illness of only on,
week. She was a native of thi
town beloved by her friends ant
thoroughly esteemed by all who kneH
her. She was also a member of tn
, Congregational church, having be
come Christian in her youth, an
death to her is only change O
homes. SIN my Fathers house al
,, many mansions. ;" To the parent
: bereft of their only remaining child
their once happy home is now indee
desolate. A few years ago they los
their only son by death, a youn
man of much promise, and all heart
are filled with sympathy for the sol
row they cannot assuage. for tn
wounded hearts God only can heal.
West Derby.
A. c. Sleeper will move his famil
to Newport this week.
George Hutchins has sold his far
near Newport Center to Merrill Gun
mings.
Glover.
d Rev. George Severance will speg
s forenoon and afternoon at the soul
J, | church Sunday March 1S and w