Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-09

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Related? Willie Shattuck; Music in tn
League, May Wilder; The Why of tn
Epworth League, Hattie Burroughs
Question Drawer, in charge of the presi
dent, Rev. G. M. Curl. Evening, lecture
by Rev. w. S. Smithers of Barre, at
O'Clock. 1t is expected that the meeting
will be of much interest. Rev. Mr.
Smithers, who delivers the address in tn,
evening, is a popular preacher and hi
address will be good Cordial invitation
extended to all.
Barton Landing.
L. d. Bartlett starts next Monday for
California.
Visiting West Burke seems to be 6
dangerous pastime.
Ed McGaffey starts for Denver. Col,
this week.
| Mr.. Smalley is very low and it is not
thought he will recover.
| Mrs. VIM. Brennan is gaining strength
slowly, but her mind remains about the
same.
HAL, oldest son of Bradford Flanders
of E. Coventry, is very sick with pneu-
monia.
A new bell for the Cong. church will
be purchased, the money being nearly
raised by subscription.
Frank Gates, who is in the grave stone
business at Newport, will move his family
there in the spring.
E. L. Chambers people were heard
from last week. They were then in New
| Orleans.
w. G. Leland has sold the U. S. Mail
route from Evansville to Barton Landing
to Rufus Trip.
The Thespians play at Lyndonville on
the eve of Feb. Is. They use one of Mr.
Hildreth's popular plays.
The Creamery trade with Aldrich &
Lackey slumped through, and u Mr..
Turnbull of Glover purchased it.
Considerable sickness prevails and
what may be called county court" sick
ness is very severe just at this time.
Inez ]. Winslow is teacaing in the Pri-
mary department of the school, taking
Miss Robinson's place, who was compel
led to give it up on account of sickness.
Rev. J. X. Fuller's lecture promised
last Wednesday evening, was deferred
on account Of weather. We hope to hear
it before long.
John H. Winslow Of Charleston has
purchased the Blake place of Austin and
Wright for about $17OO. He gets good
house and we expect to get a good Citi-
zen.
The Thespians play FEPlacer Gold" at
Valley House Hall on Friday evening.
They have good drama and will play it
well. Their entertainments always draw
large house.
The masquerade last Thurs. night was
poorly attended on account of bad wea-
Their. The Newport band, which furnished
the music, played finely and rendered some
tirst-class selections.
Mrs. S. Parker of Coventry, who has
been spending a few weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. DR.. Wright, went to
Burlington last Monday to join her hus
band and sons in their new home there.
Skinner & Brown are going to build a
large cupOla to their grisJ mill. into which
they will put a set Of Fairbanks scales
The grain will be carried to the scales on
an elevator and from the scales will run
in spouts to the different bins in the MILL
The singing convesClqn under the lead
ership of Harry May is set for Fab 95-
26. 1t will be an old-fashioned .conven-
good drill and an enjoyable gathering.
Those who play instruments are invited
to come and help make up an orchestra.
Some one writes an interesting letter
from Michigan in which mention is made
of pleasant gathering recently held in
Delhi in that state, at the residence of o.
B. Abbott a prominent farmer, and hus-
band of Maria (Skinner) Abbott, sister
of Daniel and c. S. Skinner of this village.
The gathering was in honor of their chill
dren, Prof. A. A. Abbott, Inez and leila
Abbott, the first two of whom are promi-
nent teachers, and the last an organist in
the church and a smart school girl of
thirteen years. Among other things of
interest at the gathering was the reading
of an essay written by Mrs. Carpenter of
Nebraska, another sister of Messrs. Skin
ner, which showed what the earnest
and Christian temperance women Of the
West are doing in their efforts to stem
the tide of intemperance. The occasion
was one Of much pleasure to all present
Mr. Abbott owns farm of seven hun
dred acres and it is not necessary to say
that all Jared sumptuously at his home.
Mrs. Abbott spent some weeks in Yer
mont last summer to recuperate her
health, which was much improved, and
she is pleasantly remembered here.
ALBANY.
Mrs. Mary Hoods remains were carried
to Chelsea for burial.
Mrs. Abigail Lawrence is slowly recov-
ering from a severe bilious attack.
Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. B. O.
Aiken, Tuesday afternoon and evening.
All invited.
It is easier to Stake the thirst Of a bot
tomless barrel than to get along without
Brussels soap.
There was pleasant gathering at c.
E. Rogers Sat. evening in honor of his
50th birthday.
Clarence Cowles, who has been attend
ing school at Craftsbury, is at home, sick
with typhoid fever.
W. X. Annis and wife and John Nc
Lellan are home from Mass, where they
have been at work for several months.
Mrs. Josiah Doyne recently fell and
broke both bones of the left fore arm.
DIR. Campbell was called and set the arm.
Baxter Collins is again sick with pneu-
monia. He had so far recovered from
his first attack as to be out, and caught
more cold.
James Simon recently drew with II. S.
Eldridge's team, 1900 scaled feet of logs
from the A. F. NorcrOSs place to the