Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-23

Mr.. Whitney holds musical con-
vention at Lyndon, commencing Feb.
25th.
Joseph Stoddard of Charleston,
aged 85 years, has been visiting
friends in Lyndon and vicinity, hav
ing driven his own team. Pretty
well for a man of his age in a winter
like this.
A musical festival will be held in
the Congregational church at the Cor
ner, commencing Wednesday, Feb.
%, and continuing through Thursday
and Friday evening. The festival
will be under the direction of Prof.
Whitney, assisted by Miss Mabel
Bemis as pianist. Singers are cor
daily invited to attend, and will be
provided with entertainment; also
| return checks on the Passumpsic
railroad.
East Burke.
Miss Louisa Darling has gone to
New York to visit her brothers IN
| Fifth AvenIe hotel.
j. B. jenkins and wife were called
| to Charleston last week to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Lucinda (Spencer)
Melvin.
Charles Hunters people enjoyed
pleasant anniversary gathering on
Saturday evening. Some nice pres
ents were received.
Among those on the sick list are
Rev. Mr.. Kellogg, Eugene Jenkins,
c. w. Foster, VIM. Belden and Fred
Newell ; Mr.. Newell is dangerously
sick.
Burke Mountain Lodge [. 0. G..
t. have elected the following officers:
l.. G. Shurtleff, ". c. T.; Mrs.
Ellen Gage, w. V. T.; Mrs. Ella
Finney, w. S.; Mrs. Mary Stafford,
w. f. S.; Ell. A. StockwelI, w. t. !;
A. L Finney, w. c.; Bert Anger,
W. NJ; May Phippen, W. l. G. );
Johnnie STAFFORD, w. s.; A. w.
Wilson, l.. D.;
West Burke.
j. FL. Silsby was in town q day
or two since.
A. W. McSherry is about to open
BARRIERS shop in Porter's store.
The Toboggan fever has struck
this place. All the boys have it.
District union of Good Templars
meet with Riverside Lodge, Lyndon
vile Friday, Feb. %.
John Kibbey. q former resident
of this town, has returned to visit his
friends, after an absence of more
than 20 years,
The Good Templars present the
dramas ssOut in the Streets" and farce
"No cure No Pay" at town hal
Sutton, Tuesday evening "a inst
Good music in attendance, admission
20 cents children 10 cents.
AT Harmony Lodge No. SO, /. o
G.. T. the following officers were in
) stalled Feb. Z: Mrs. M. A. Varney
W. C. T. Mrs. c. Gilfllan, w. V
T.; Martha Carpenter, w. S.; j
! P. Otis, w. A. S.. A. I. Aldrich
D w. F. S.. Mrs. Nj. N. Barney, w
5 T.; j. j. sulloway, w. c.; Geo
e w. Crofts, w. M. +; Jennie johnson
w. D. M. C. Gilfllan, w. Seminal
:, Mrs. O. Johnson, w. Guard; Mrs
1 j. P. Otis, P. w. c. T.;
j. Sutton.
S pr. Ruggles visited his father il
4 this village last Monday and wa
e blocked in by the storm until Tues
4 day night.
!. The change in the delivery of tn
: mail, spoken of last week, has bee
t effected and Sutton receives her maj
!, twice day now, delivered at Clark
/ station.
Will. P. Wakefield closed yer
! successful term OF school In this vii
It lage last Wednesday. He goes t
: West Charleston to take charge of
Y spring term of school.
+ Sociables closed last Friday even
{. ing. These entertainments were civ
o en- by the ladies and consisted of lite
g rary exercises, music, promenadine
d etc. They have brought nearly Sd
/ into the treasury.
t The prayer meetings connected wit
{ the Baptist church have been unusu
ally we'll attended of late; nearly a
many attending them as the preach
- ing service. Quite revival interes
is manifested.
Stephen Switser's oldest son
sick with diphtheria. He was ava
y from home when the other member
of the family had the disease, an
did not come home until it wa
I, thought that there was no danger G
p contracting it. This makes min
l. cases of diphtheria in that family thi
winter, three having died.
y Five couples from West Burke, be
3 longing to the G. A. R., paid w. r
q Roundy visit last Monday, it bein
his fifty-frst birthday. 1t proved t
be one of the stormiest and wors
J drifting days of the season. Whe
: the party started for home MI
!, Roundy and A. r. Stone aecompanie
:. them with shovels down to the 'sval
ley road. On returning they saw tn
freight train going north and thought