Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-16

| merchant and manufacturer, except
some of the above named, have also
passed away. When one comes tc
count the years backward, it is al
most startling to see how quick a gen
Grafton of active and influential men
passes away.
The academy and village schools
close on Friday of this week with lit
| erary exercises, music, etc., in the OPP
era Hall in the evening. The exercis-
es will consist in part of discussion
of an important question, lyceum
paper by academy students, recita-
| tions and singing by the scholars OF
the lower departments. The lyceum
held some evenings since is said to
have been very interesting, and the
discussion will be given again on
Friday evening. 1t is hoped that the
people will visit the schools during the
early part of the week and be present
on Friday evening. Very efficient
work has been done in each depart
ment during the past term.
Barton Landing.
Ira Sturtevant has let ibis hill farm
to Geo. Berry.
G. S. Skinner will erect new barn
near his residence.
Albert Hollis family have gone to
New York to reside.
The w. @. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Johnson Friday afternoon, Nov. 20.
The new block of E. E. Stafford
promises to be the best in the village.
The Bobbin Factory Co. have already
sold three building lots from their D.
Stafford lot.
William Croft returned home from
New York, and his daughter, Mrs.
Badger, from Boston, last week.
Mr.. Lothrop has taken possession
of the Valley House and Mr.. Brown
has moved to a tenement in the Aus
tin block.
Judge Austin goes to Woodstock
this week on account of a hearing in an
estate of which he is administrator
and is liable to be gone all the week.
During the past year the following
are among the worthy and influential
men who have moved into this vii
Iage: John E. Chamberlin, M. M. Tap
lin, DIR. G. B. Rowen, John Winslow
and his son, Harvey Foster and j. B.
Flint. 1t is now reported that John
Cotton will put up house here in the
spring.
There will be a meeting of the Y. P.
church on Friday the 20 inst. The pro-
gram of the sessions is as follows:
Forenoon-1O m, Praise and Prayer
Service, led by Rev. w. B. T. Smith;
1920, Memorizing Scripture, by Mrs.
G. H. Dunlap; II, The Purpose of the
Pledge in Christian Endeavor work by
Miss May Chamberlin; 11:30; Christian
Endeavor outside of the Prayer meet
ing, by Miss Mae Cook. Afternoon
1 p m, Praise and Prayer Service, led
by Mr.. E. D. Collins; 1:30, Reports
from the Societies Organization; 2,
Report of the State Convention, by
Miss Matte Clement; 2:3O, How to
Help the Church, by Miss Emma
Church; SPIN, Winter Amusements, by
Ernest Albee; $3.50, The Importance
of Committee Work, by Mrs. John All
ken; 4, Question Box, conducted by
Rev. E. A. George. Evening; Z p m,
1oI INx-N
John Chamberlin; 7:3O, Address on
''The Fundamental Principles of the
Y. P. S. @. E." by Rev. q. Marten of
Bennington, Pres. of the Y. P. S. G. E.
Convention; $50, Conservation Ser
vice conducted by Miss Lillian Wright.
South Barton.
Business is booming in our groceries.
G. 1. Drown goes to Victory to do a
lumber job.
Why is the school-house left in such
an uncomfortable, and to the district,
discreditable condition?
Lottie Folsom, granddaughter of
Nathaniel Folsom, and who has lived
in his family since the death of her
mother, is going to Michigan to reside.
Albany.
John Donahue and Joel Tatro have
gone to Kansas, Donahue leaving
some mourning creditors.
Geo. Foss has moved from the Paine
place to the Waterhouse farm near the
Collins mill.
Guy Shepherd has purchased the
store building of G. A. Bill, and is fin
ishing the upper part of it into tene
ments.
South Albany.
Elmer Douglass, who has been hard
sick of late, is better.
School closed at So. Albany Oct. 80.
Total number of scholars during the
term, twenty. Those having no
marks are Annie, Clara and Walter
Anderson, Lima and Florisse Williams,
Della Bliss, Ella Lewis and Alice Ora
ham. Those having no misspelled
words during the term are Della Bliss,
Lima Williams and Alice Graham
Those marking the highest in their
studies are Walter Scott, Walter And
erson, Minnie Palmer and Annie And
erson; next are Annie Graham, Geo.
Anderson, Inez Patterson, Lima Will
iams, Alice Graham, Ella Lewis and
Della Bliss.
East Albany.
James Simon has bought the Guy
Anderson farm.
Eva Brown is home from Massachu-
setts to spend the winter.
Mrs. Edwin Keith has had a hard
attack of rheumatiim, but is better.
Henry Mcclure and wife work this
winter for Mr.. Gallagher of Craftsbury.
School in Dist. No. 9, taught by Effie
Russell, closed Nov. 9. Aggie Blu
chanan is engaged to teach the winter
term.
Horace Smalley was home from New
York recently and took his children,
who have been here of late, home