Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-01

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western home in Sioux City, Dakota.
Mr.. Lewis is in the insurance.
Miss Aida Bergoine was presented
on Christmas day with an elegant
muff, by friends of the Congregation
al society, who wished to express to
her their appreciation of her services
as organist.
Burbank & Williams are doing a
large business with their new saw
mill. They have over forty men in
their employ and twenty-three teams,
and a good market for their lumber.
mill at the upper falls,
furnishes work for several men.
There being no Christmas festivals
at the churches, several families had
a reunion of relatives, with Christ
mas dinner, while at each gathering
Santa Claus made his appearance.
The family of M. G.. Dow met at
Ozias Boynton's, his son-ih-law, and
the father, mother, children and
grandchildren were all present, twen-
ty-six in lumber. Another family
gathering at F. G. Williams, and
still another at Edison Barnes.
Craftsbury.
DR.. Bemis and wife are making a
visit among their friends.
By an accident William Marsh fill
ed his eyes with lime recently, which
threatened for time to destroy his
sight.
The lecture by Mr.. Worthen on
Thursday last, called out very large
audience. On Thursday evening of
this week he will speak on the sub
ject: "Animal and vegetable re-
mains in the Earth's strata"
The Christmas trees in the village
were beautiful and contained a large
number of presents. The pastor
and his wife were generously remem-
bered. The band is to be thanked
for attendance and fine music.
Derby.
E. E. Silver has been home on
visit.
A Happy New Year to the MoN1-
TOR and all it's readers.
Temperance meeting at the M. E.
church last evening under the direc-
ton of W. G. I. .. We hope for
much good to result from these meet
ings.
Ned Murphy has bought the old
Papinau place-price about 5000
Thomas E. Nutting has sold his place
known as the Isaac Senter place to
A. A. Silver. Mr.. Nutting goes to
New Hampshire.
Rev. Geo. S. Chase was called
suddenly to New Hampshire to attend
the funeral of his sister.-Mr. Whit
tier, principal, attended the Teachers
meeting at Montpelier last week, and
reports large attendance and prof
liable meeting.
Beside the death of the three chill
dren of Mr.. Freeman, mentioned in
Barton items, which occurred at Mr..
| Marston's in the west part of the
town, Mr.. Marston loses his only
child of that fatal disease, diphtheria.
DR.. Clark's little daughter is danger
.ously sick of congestion of the lungs
West Derby.
Yes, Santa Claus was here also.
Diphtheria is raging in some fam
lilies.
Old Mrs. Fields recently broke her
wrist.
Glover.
Mrs. Sias King has not been as
well for a few days past.
Fred Cheney of Barton and Miss
Lula Davis of this village, were mar
ried last week. We congratulate ou1
friend Fred and hope long life of
happiness and prosperity is in store
for them.
The friends of Mazzina Severance
formerly of this village, will be pleas,
ed to learn that the Boston Journal.
report concerning attempted suicide
was mistake. We learn from re-
liable source that the over dose OF
choral taken, was purely accidental
and the medicine was prescribed by
physician.
The North and South church Sab
bath-schools united in celebrating
: Christmas; the exercises were of I'M
usual interest. Santa Claus pu
in an appearance, and his quain
expressions and comical looks excit
t ed much merriment among the littl
folks. Appropriate remarks wer
made by the clergymen present, at
ter which, the Christmas tree, loade,
to its utmost capacity, was diveste
of its fruit, and distributed to tn
many interested ones.
The many friends of DR.. and Mrs
> Templeton met at their residence 70
2 a second visit, Saturday evening
5 Dec. Is. E. H. Nye, in behalf O
the donors, presented them valna
:, BILE present, consisting of a cost
! silver teaset, double pickle-jars, but
ter knife and valuable teapot hold
o er. The DR.. accepted the gift, rt
: spending in his usual humorous style
At this. second visit, the host an
hostess were not caught mapping an
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