Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-17
lently down and striking his back
upon log of wood.

The school on Cole hill closed Feb.
18th, Miss Abbie E. Cowles Teacher.
The scholars having no absent OF tar
dy marks are Katie Bruce, All Bean,
Willie and Harry Kathan. Those
having no tardy marks are Elmer Will
Der, Wallace Allen, David Bean,
Matte LaPlant, Permelia and Wes-
ley Skinner, and Ida Sanderson.
Tuesday evening March 4th nearly
100 of the relatives and friends of L..
r. Allbee and wife, met at their
home to give them bit of a surprise
and remind them that it was the 10th
anniversary of their marriage. Mr..
and Mrs. A. were remembered by va
rious gifts, among which was silver
butter dish, pickle-stand and hanging
lamp, which were presented by Rev.
Z. J. Wheeler, followed by prayer
and some good music; after which
cake and coffee were served in abun-
dance. Altogether it was one of the
most enjoyable affairs of the season.
East Charleston.
M. r. Davis has bought fast
horse of |. d. Stevens.
A. d. Piper has bought the Glenn
ent place, paying $1,000.
Mute Goodwin cut his foot quite
badly recently, while at work for Ed.
Bly,, and on the first day after he
went back cut the other still worse.
DR.. Cushman arrived here last
Friday from Lowell, Mass.
M. G. Davis talks of putting in a
drug store.
Fred Brainard talks of going to
Lowell, Mass.
Coventry.
The Dorcas society meets with
Mrs. A. Hanford, Tuesday afternoon
and evening.
Andew Carrow lost a horse last
week, and Mr.. Lewis lost one also.
The Advents are holding series OF
meetings at the hall.
Mrs. DR.. Gould accidentally
knocked down her hanging lamp one
evening recently and saturated hel
hall carpet with oil the light went
out in the fall and the oil did not
ignite.
Graf tSbuE.v.
John Carr is home from st. Johns.
bury on account of an accident to his
shoulder.
Amasa Randall and Nathaniel Saw
yer have both been very sick with
pneumonia, but at this writing are
SON ewhat better.
Charles Howard and Jute Dawson
started west Tuesday March 4th
Howard goes to Evart, Mich, into
dry goods store. Alvin and Ernes
Randall, who intended to start 70
Washington Territory Monday, tn
10th, were detained by the sever
illness of their father.
When Amos Hilyard moved t
Stowe he took along a cat tied up i
a bag; not long afterwards the sci
same cat returned, and not fndin
her folks at home, begged admittanc
at the home of neighbor, where sh
is now conteLted and happy. TIL
mystery is how she found her wa
back from Stowe.
On Wednesday morning William
Rogers sent his boy to build fire ]
his blacksmith and tool shop an
soon discovered that the lad had owe
done the job, as the shop was on fiji
and past saving. There were Il
of tools, fifty butter tubs, and 9th,
property in the building making Il
loss considerable.
We have this week to record th
death of Mrs. William Titus, who's
sickness was mentioned last week i
connection with the death of her hu;
band. They both were taken sic
and died within two weeks after the
return from Barton Landing, whe
they had been on q visit to the
daughter, Mrs. A. r. Cowle
They were very worthy people al
their end was peaceful.
Considering the bad state of Il
roads the concert at Town Hall la
Thursday evening for the benefit
the M. E. Aid Society, was very we
attended. Vocal solos by Miss
7 Crane and Hartman, Mrs. Anderson
J Mr.. and Mrs. Rawson, were we'll I
ceived, and a humorous recitation |
3 Master Ed. Worthen was so we'll rel
a dered as to deserve special mention
Thanks are due Messrs. Templeto
Calderwood, Story, Marckres al
e Patterson and Miss Kate Randall f
their kind assistance in carrying O
= both the vocal and instrumental par
It of the programme.
e West Derby.
Mrs. Frank Gardner has return
from Lowell, Mass.
e Eddie Milliken is attending scht
/ at Lyndon Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bryant ha
1t been at Albany of late taking care
lie her father who is dangerously sic
ie Ephraim Nollette, who had his
! fractured at Newport, was brous
> to James Hitchcock to be taken c;
u of.