Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-16

Oysters and other good things were
served in abundance. Some silver
knives and forks were left as tokens
of friendship and esteem.
{ Coventry.
The Templars' lodge is fourishing
and now has fifty members.
Mrs. Ella Chambsrlin is here on
account of the severe illness of her
mother, Mrs. Holland Thrasher.
A series of meetings will be held
at the Methodist church, commencing
on Tuesday evening, Revs. Smith
and Clapp both attending. Let the
people come out.
Geo. Livingstone's seventy-frst
birthday was celebrated on Thurs
day evening by a very large number
of friends, who brought their own re-
freshments and made the occasion
enjoyable all round.
East Craftsbu1.y.
Much sickness in this locality of a
diphtheritic nature.
The young man who wrote obscene
language on the blackboard, no doubt.
has made up his mind that it is a
fearful thing to fall into the hands of
an angry school ma am.
Derby.
Edwin Richardson is in Boston on
visit.
Arthur Uttin has hired the grist-
mill for year.
Mr.. Farman has just closed a sue
cessful term of school in the Croft
district.
The lecture of Gen Grout last
Thursday evening was much enjoyed
by all who heard it..
The masquerade party for the ben
eft of the Good Templars of this
place netted about S25.
The Cong'l people are to have a
"Candy sociable" at Mr.. Ami Bates
next Tuesday evening.
Daniel Kilburn has had another
attack of hemorrhage of the lungs. He
is feeble, but little better and about
the house.
Mr.. A. W. Todd, whose condition
was mentioned in last weeks issue.
died on Tuesday. not regaining his
consciousness he leaves a wife and
four children.
Mr.. Hugh Elder is in very feeble
health this winter, so also is Mrs
Emera Stewart; Mr.. Stewart, we un-
derstand is very much better, being
able to ride out occasionally.
Erastus Waterman and wife were
reminded, of their tenth marriage
anniversary on Monday evening last
by the calling of large number OF
friends. Congratulations and pres
ents, with very pleasant interview
A recent evening was made agreea
BILE to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Young
by the dropping in of large num-
Der of friends who made them 6
present of fine chair, for which
their thanks are due.
Glover.
There were 10 marriages, Is birth.
and p deaths in Glover the pas
year.
Miss Gertie Grow has finished ;
successful term of school at Derb,
and has returned home.
The next sociable of the Mite So
ciety will be at Institute hall Frida,
afternoon and evening, Feb. goth
All are cordially invited.
There will be an old folks spelling
school at the town hall on Thursda,
evening next, at which all are cor
daily invited. The old Webster
and the Town spoilers will be used
Come out and see if the old folk
can spell.
There will be sugar party Thurs
day evening under the direction o
the Ladies' Aid Society songs b,
Miss Carrie Prindle, Mae Phillips AM
others will serve to make the evenin.
pleasant one admission as usual
and young and old invited.
There will be lecture at the M
E. church next Wednesday evening
Feb. 18th, by Rev. Austin Scribne
of Burke. Subject, "What shall W
do with our Boys?'' The Ladie
will furnish cake and coffee after tn
lecture for five cents admission te
cents.
Rev j. N. Wallace will preach q
the M. E. church next Sabbath morn
ing. One week from Saturday an
Sunday quarterly meeting service
: will be held, the presiding elder bein
present. Preaching services Satul
day afternoon and evening and Sur
: day morning.
Greensboro.
Francis Leslie, blacksmith, ha
moved to Montpelier.
Mrs. III. S. Tolman has returne
from the West in good condition fe
perfect recovery from the effects {
2 her broken wrist.
A conference of the e. P. churc
was held last week Tuesday. On al
count of the storm, no meeting wa
held IN the evening as intended. S
the topics to be discussed were a
taken up in the day session, the tim
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