Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-06-01

are building a large barn for Will ST
non. Fife Russell is teaching her
/ fourth term of school in Dist. No. 9.
! Mrs. Jennie (Miles) Whitman, who
was born and reared in this town died
in Jay recently at the age of fifty
years. She was a lady highly respec-
! ted wherever she was known. She
leaves a husband and daughter and
many relatives to mourn her loss.
Bloomington.
Mrs. Peacock is living with her son,
| Willie Fletcher
The "Hoehandles" have commenced
work on the road.
Alfred Litchfield is repairing his
house.
Mr.. Gates of Newport set a nice
granite monument in the Center GEM
etery last Thursday for the late James
Wilson and family.
Mr.. Solomon Berry is dangerously
i'll. DR.. r. B. Skinner of Barton was
called last week to counsel with DR..
w. F. Gilman, his attending physician.
@. II. Jones. executor, announces
that highway surveyors can have the
highway taxes on Hubbard Joslyn's
estate, in money, under the new law,
by calling on town clerk Buchanan.
Mrs. Lydia (Priest) Allen has been
in town visiting. Mrs. Sarah Flanders
has lately spent a few days with her
friends in tOwn.-Mr Daniel Streeter
of St. Johnsbury came here last week
to visit his sister-i in law, Mrs. Elisha
Griswold, who continues seriously i'll
Evansville.
White Mountains for the summer, as
usual.
George Bickford has bought Lucius
browns land on the Willoughby road
for 5000.
This village was well represented at
the Decoration Day services at Brown
ington Center.
Harvey Foster is turning out bob
bins at his mill at the rate of more
than 1900 day.
Lucius Drown has bought six acres
of land adjoining his place here of Eli
sha Foster, paying 800.
East Charleston.
The vestry walls have been improv-
ed by new paper, and with the paint
and trimmings is now an attractive
room.
Rev. Mr.. Crane preached at Morgan
Sunday, May "a. We understand that
he is to go there once in two weeks
for the present.
Mrs. D. L. Morse is quite sick.-Mrs.
Clark Royce has been under the doe
tors care for a week or more with a
sore in her throat.
B. n. Stevens has moved into the
hotel, lately vacated by Lester Blake
We hear that VIII Chappen and wife
are to move into the house vacated by
Streeter.
S. G. Streeter has been taking down
two of his barns, preparatory to build
ing a new one. Clark Royce is also
doing the same. When done, both
places will be greatly improved.-G
B. Stoddard has been improving his
house.
Mrs. Mary A. Cate and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James Hamilton of St.Johns-
bury, who have been visiting here,
have returned to their home-Dan
Streeter Of St.Johnsbury made a short
visit here to his brother, S. S. Street
er, last week.
The Wheelock Quarterly Meeting
Minister'S Conference will be held in
the church at East Charleston, COM
mencing Thursday, June 18th, at p.
M, and continuing in session until
Friday noon. The following is the
program: Thursday p. M, devotional
service, led by Rev. S. w. Cowen, New
port Center; Sketch of Sermon, Rev.
A. Villas, Newport Center; essay, "The
Inspiration of the Scripture" Rev. F.
A. Palmer, North Danville; paper,
CHOW to Study the Bible to the Best
Advantage" Rev. M. Atwood, St.
Johnsbury. Evening, conference SER
mon, Rev. S. d. Church, Sutton. Fri
day a. M, devotional service, Rev. A
J. Dutton, East Albany; Sketch of
Sermon, Rev. John Vance, P. O.; re-
marks, HThe Influence of Prayerful
Bible Study upon the intellectual Pow
ers of Man," by the ministers present;
essay, "The Weakness and Need of
the Modern Christian Church." Rev.
A. [. Davis, St. Johnsbury. At p. M,
Immediately following the close of the
Min. Conference, the Wheelock Quar-
terly Meeting of Free Baptist Church
es will convene and hold services I'M
til the close of the following Sabbath.
West Charleston.
Irwin Lackey is confined to the
house with sciatic rheumatism.
L. r. Allbee has a brother and his
family visiting him.-Deputy Sheriff
Hamilton was in town few days ago
looking after the law breakers.
E. o. Bennett and wife have gone to
Hardwick to visit their children.-F.
b. Pratt and his daughter, Mrs. John
Cook, have gone to Lowell, Mass, on
visit.
The friends of Rev. and Mrs. 4. j.
Wheeler will meet at the Baptist par
sonage Tuesday eve June.2 at 7 o'clock
to spend a social hour with them be-
fore they leave the place to bid them
farewell. They go to Ocean Park a
few weeks.
Coventry.
Mrs. Fanny Allen has been quite
sick for the past few days.
Jennie Locke of Barton Landing is
finishing out the school in the higher
department.
Myron Lewis has taken possession
of the Mrs. Allen house he recently
purchased.
Quarterly meeting next Sabbath at
M E. church next Sabbath Rev. A.
L. Cooper, D. D., will conduct the SER