Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-02

afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Ketchum and his troupe held
a tirst-class concert at Cong. church
last Friday evening. He has organ
lied class here.
Geo. Haslett has exchanged his
farm for a house and blacksmith shop
with Chas. Briggs of Newport Cen
ter, Mr.. B.iggs paying $4,000 boot.
B. F. Tower and his daughter,
Mrs. Stowell, start for California
this week Tuesday. We are very
sorry to have Mr.. Tower leave this
community.
About eighty-five of the friends
and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Chapman gave them genuine sur
prise last Thursday, it being their
23d marriage anniversary. Suitable
presents were made, and an oyster
supper provided by the guests. 1t
was very pleasant affair.
Craftsburv.
Frank Chase is clapboarding and
painting his house.
VIM. Switzer has moved into the
Skinner house, owned by A. Randall.
ID, Leavitt has car load of nice
hand picked, winter apples in barrels,
which he is selling low.
Mrs. Joseph Scott has returned
to the hospital at Burlington, where
she is engaged as nurse.
The G.. A. R. Post held sociable
at Ed. Simonds on Friday evening,
the band furnishing music.
Anna Bell Allen is in quite poor
health; Oliver Dutton and Collins
Magoon are suffering from lung
trouble.
Rev. John Chamberlin from New
York city is in town visiting rela-
tives; he preached at the Cong'l
church, Sunday Oct. 25.
John Greves and William Clark
have bought of Mrs. Joseph Scott,
80 acres of timbered land, near the
Collins mill, for which they pay
$500.
Remember the entertainment fol-
the band, to be held at town hall or
Wednesday evening, Nov. 4th. Oul
people ought to turn out and make il
a pleasant and complimentary affair
Oysters will be served.
The village band were invited te
Job Aliens some evenings since
where a good supper was provided
and pleasant evening passed. Mr.
Aliens people know just how tt
make such an interview enjoyable.
Rev. S. G. Vail, pastor of the M
E. church in Wolcott has held Sc
ries of meetings at the Branch schoo
house in No. -. The congregation
is part of the Wolcott church an(
part of Rev. A. B. Blake's at soutl
village; Mr.. Blake has not beer
present as it was expected; thu
meetings have been very interesting
Three were baptised, last Sunday a
North Wolcott, where Mr.. Val
breaches one half of the time.
The Orleans Co. Teachers asso
Citations will hold It's next meeting a
Craftsbury, Friday, Nov. IS, com
mencing at 10 O'Clock a. m. Th
following subjects have been assign
ed: Address of welcome; Instruc
ton in Composition; Physiology
School-room Methods, as pertaining
to Arrangements, Order, Discipline
Instruction The Peoples Reason
able Demands of the Teacher; Cues
tons and Answers will be made
a prominent part of the exercises
Hon. Justus Dart, State Supt. Wi
be present 10 present one of the pa
pers. The committee urgently re
quest a full attendance and sugges
that questions be prepared to be pre-
scented at the opening of the meet
ing. They also invite all to be pre-
pared to discuss their various topics
No pains will be spared to make thi
a successful meeting. There will b
a lecture in the evening. All citizen
are invited to be present at all tn
sessions. The people of Craftsbu
village will entertain those attendin
the meeting.
East CraftSbury.
/ Dea. William Wylie from Ohio,
} with his friends in this vicinity ft
] short visit.
Mrs. Fleming has gone to S
Johnsbury where she intends TO kee
boarding house on Pearl street.
Rev. John M Armour from Ka1
sas preached at the Presbyteria
: church Sunday, Oct. 25, to the lar
S est audience that ever assembled
s this place; he was formerly paste
J. of this church but left about TWEEN
> years ago having found larger ar
: more congenial fields of labor. I'll
e announcement that he was going
/. preach called out great congreg
ton, who were delighted to see an
IS hear him. His engagements forbat
e long stop among us. Mr.. Armo
: is ripe scholar, a fine speaker al
y genial friend.
Glover
The Earnest Workers meet at
~ N. Clark's on Friday afternoon al
evening next, and the class meetil
will be held there on Thursday ev
ming.