Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-09-08

Mrs. S. F. Cowles is quite hard sick.
Mrs Jennie Herbert is confined to the
house with lung trouble.
We Learn of the death of Arthur DALEY,
son of Charles Daley of California, for
merly of this place.
We had quite an exciting election.
After balloting seven times Isaac Parker
was elected representative.
Clarence Perry teaches school at West
Newport village schools commence
to-day, E. w Merrill and Katie Pierce,
teachers.
Graf It's ID ury.
C. L. Orion is in town on a visit.
Pardon Allen is spending a few days in
town buying cattle.
Mrs. Charles HoYt and family moved
to Burlington last week
The Academy school opens with a good
number of scholars.
j. w. Norris is at work for H. S. And
rus, repairing his buildings.
Mrs Elisha Knowles died very sudden
ly Aug. 30th, of heart disease.
Mrs Prescott Scott received severe
injury to her hip last week by fall.
Ed Wheeler and wife have rented rooms
in the house of Mrs. Ward Norris and
moved in.
The Hodgden boys caught a white pout
in Hosmer Pond recently II inches in
length 1t is curiosity and can be seen
at P. G. Hodgden's.
Miss Bell Hartman will have charge of
the higher department of the village
school this fall and Maud Cass of the pri-
mary.-Viola Allen will teach the fall
term Of school in the Branch district and
Orrin Hartman at Mill Village.
East C1-aftsDury.
Fred Sharp has gone to Glover to teach
| in the Institute.
John w. Simpson and wife from New
York City are in town visiting friends.
Dr. Jay Seaver is spending his vacation
at his fathers. He will be here about
three weeks.
Derby.
Rev. Lorrimer who has been preaching
| for the Baptist people, has returned to
his school and there were no services at
that church yesterday.
Nixon Morse won first prize on sucking
colt at the Stanstead fair, there being
| "a competitors. The colt is from one of
Nicks' best mares and from the John
| Bean horse of Barton.
The marriage bells were ringing at A.
J. Albee's last Wednesday evening when
his daughter, Bessie, was married to John
Aiken. Quite large number Of friends
were present.
Academy school opens with fair pros
poets. The village schools are taught,
the north district by Mabel Shedd; the
central district by Kate Hopkinson; the
south district by Myrtle Kelley.
Freemans meeting was a rather lively
affair and the attendance was more than
average. The contest on the republican
side lay between John Foster of the Line
and w. S. Robbins of this village. Mr.
Robbins was successful. Quite a large
number failed to get their name on the
check list.
Glover.
New fall millinery at Mrs. Young's.
Preaching at Cong. church next Sab
bath.
Phillips Bros. have taken their Cots
wolds to the state fair.
John Mathie and A. c. Phillips have
shingled their buildings.
j. P. Ellis has placed his daughter in a
convent school in Canada.
Mrs. Holmes has opened a millinery
store at her residence.
Mrs. Sarah M. Cheney and daughter
were here on a visit last week.
Mrs. Hannah Philips goes to Laconia,
N. H., to reside with her son Heman.
The late heavy rains have seriously
damaged much grain in this town.
Remember that the tax bills go out of
the treasurer's hands the goth of Septem-
Der.
DR.. Arthur Mcdowell has gone to Bar
net to practice his profession. Success
attend him.
Martin Abbott has sold his shop to Wal
ter Gray.-Geo. Wilson has moved his
blacksmith tools to his new shop.
School in the Parish district begins
Sept. 1, Fl. n. Davis, teacher.-Miss Mat
tie Cook teaches at Slab City.
The play, Joshua Whitcomb," per-
formed by the Kendalls, assisted by 9TH
ers, was we'll attended and greatly enjoy
ed. They go to Barton tonight
At the annual meeting of the brass
band, r. E. French was chosen leader;
C. S. Parker I'd; Bert Hinckley, Sec. O.
A. Dodge, Treas; Norris Smith, 1st di-
rector.
II. Whitney and Ned Young are home
from the Mountains. = Dell Bawows
leaves his brothers store and Fred Bar
rows takes his place. Jesse Norton is
home from Locona.
The members of the Treasure Seekers
local circle of C. L. 6. C. are invited to
meet with Mrs. Helen Percival on We'd
nesday evening, Sept. 10. Lesson, Selec
tions from Woman's Council Table.
At the Universalist Society meeting
DIR. Templeton, Mrs. Mathie, Miss Jennie
French, Mrs. Alice Cutler and Mrs. Sal
mon were appointed committee to make
arrangements for meetings the coming
year, and it is hoped services will be held
each Sabbath. Rev. Millar will be retained.
West Glover.
Mrs. e. Cook was thrown from a car
rage recently and had wrist broken.
Eliza Standish has returned to Spring
field, Mass, where she has employment
| in printing office.
John Wylie has gone to Norwich, Conn.,,
to work in store.-Annie Bodwell is at
tending school in Lyndon.
Amy Partridge is teaching in the Beach
district, Aggie Buchanan in No. l and
Annie Stone at the village.