Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-01-21


and enter into medical practice. He
comes well recommended. He has
rooms with Mrs. Mason.
A party of young ladies at the
Common recently invited their beaux
to a leap year ride. They went to
Morrisville and SO handsomely enter
tanned their ssfellows" that leap year
rides will be very popular with the
young gents hereafter.
Mr.. Strong, the stage driver, has but
one cork leg and can shovel out his
roads as we'll as not, but he dislikes
to compel his passengers to shovel
roads to get through from Craftsbury
to Wolcott. Possibly those living
along the stage route will consent to
help little.
(That mistake in the marriage items
was most notifying to US. For some
weeks we have been exceedingly troub-
led, ON account Of sickness among our
compositors, to get the MONITOR up and
printed on regular publishing day. The
reading and correction of the marriages
was left in other hands, and hence this
apology. 1t was sent to us from two
sources all right and the fault is entirely
in the Office. EDIToR.)
Quite a large company were pres
ent at the sociable at Asa Hartman
last Wednesday evening. A part of
the time was occupied by business
meeting of the Aid Society, (under
whose auspices the Sociable was CIV
en) at which it was voted to use the
funds of the Society to pay the debt
incurred for repairs on the M. E
Parsonage.
The entertainment given by Flint
Post at the town hall last Friday eve
ming was an entire success. The
programme was made up of recita-
tons, songs and instrumental music,
which last, was furnished by the
Band. Among the Rotations,
"Sheridan's Ride" by Annie Pad
dock was very finely rendered, while
all were good.
Jesse Merrill, one of the oldest
members of the M. E. church, died
last Thursday, after an illness of
only few days. The funeral was
sttended at his late residence Satur-
day at II M. Rev. Worthen preach
ed the funeral sermon.
Derby.
The funeral seavices of Mr.. Toll
man Jenne were held at the Baptist
church yesterday.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. church will hold sociable at DR..
Clark's on Wednesday eve of this
week.
Rev. Chase and wife were really
surprised Saturday eve, when their
house was besieged by large num-
Der of friends and neighbors filling it
to overlooking, SO that the academy
hall had to be opened to convene the
people. They left fine Estey Or
gan worth S110. The students of
the academy presented Mr.. Chase
with chair costing s15. The occa-
sion was decidedly enjoyable one.
Capt. James Roberts and wife are
probably the oldest couple living in
town. Mr.. Roberts is in his eighty
sixth year and his wife is in her
eighty-ffth. They were married six
ty-fve years ago last Christmas.
The captain is hale and often walks
mile or more to visit friends, rather
than wait fol the boys to hitch up
the team. Some of the older people
of Wheelock and Sheffield will re-
member Mr.. Roberts as landlord in
those towns years ago. Although he
has experienced nearly century of
the severe climate of New England,
he says that his life has been so hap
Ply that he would like to repeat il
forty times over.
Glover.
The remains of Mrs. Rich were
carried to Calais for burial.
Mary Chellis former resident Of
this place is in town visiting.
Samuel Bean, one of the oldes
men in town, is dangerously sick will
pneumonia.
David Jones who suffered the loss
of sight in one eye recently, does no
recover from the ailment.
Remember the meetings to be helt
here during this week. They will b.
of interest and profit to all.
The Ladies' Aid will give an en-
tertainment in the vestry next Frida..
evening, when the popular dram;
"Using the Weed will be enacted
by some of the best local talent
Music, pantomimes, and a characte
song, by little Josie Prindle ar
among the attractions of the evening
Oysters will be served at close of tn
evenings entertainment. Price, 3
cents per couple. Admission to en-
tertainment, 10 cents.
Greensboro.
John A. Goss has rented his farr
to John Wilson for one year.
The friends of Rev. Knowlton re
Gently turned out and got him up a
years stock of wood.
Hiram Smalley has sold his farr
to O. W. Butter of Stowe, and he t
Samuel Hill. ssSam" is evidentl