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

Cora Cook came home from DR.. Primes
last week sick with the measles and is
now suffering with rheumatic fever
The school difficulty in the Slab City
district has been so far adjusted that the
teacher has returned to her school.
A specia! concert service will be held
at the M. e. church next Sabbath eve.
The exercises Will be interesting: let ev-
cry one come.
There Will be a topic party" at the
M. E. church Wednesday evening, Feb.
II. Refreshments served in the vestry;
come and bring your lead pencils adj
mission 10 cents.
The St. Johnsbury District Ministerial
Association holds it's next session at the
M. E. church in this place Feb. 9th and
10th inst. The services open Monday
evening with platform temperance meet
| ing. The literary program for Tuesday
is very able, embracing various ques-
tions pertaining to doctrine and church
work; Rev. L. Dodd of Lyndon will
preach Tuesday eve; all the services are
| ed.
West Glover.
Willie Hubbard has been teaching in
| Albany. He teaches the extra eight
weeks, making a long term.
Ernest Baker is home from Plainfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis have returned to
their home in Fargo.
The scholars in Dist. No. and 7, will
give an exhibition at Anderson school
house in district 7, Friday evening Feb.
6 all invited.
Robert Young is confined to the house
with bad foot, caused by rolling logs
Almon Gray who has been quite sick is
some better now. Mrs. Gray was called
to ST. Johnsbury on account of the sick
ness and death Of her son, Frank Berry,
Mrs. Luther C0burn is sick.-Sid. Spot
ford has mastered the measles and re-
turned to his work in Woodsville.
Greensboro
Albert Chesley is suffering from bad
sore on his wrist.
Isabel Lang goes back to Johnson to
attend the spring term of school Feb. 8.
Several sheds at the Cong. church were
broken down by the snow and rain the %.
Felix & Son are furnishing large
amount of ice for the people of this town
and Hardwick.
In the family of w. H. Allen six of the
children have canker rash, but are getting
on nicely at this writing.
The party at Orange Kings on the eve
of Jan. Goth was a success, there being
thirty present to partake of the sugar.
The sugar makers are gloomy. Some
think it best to keep their syrup until
July before sugaring it off.
Some half dozen married couples call
ed on Geo. Woods, Wednesday eve to
find oat how he enjoyed keeping bachet-
or's hall.
Greensboro bend.
Wesley Cole is sick with the measles.
Mrs. A. p. Folsom, who has been here
on a visit, started for her home in North
Dakota last Monday.
Lulu, only daughter OF Il. ). and Ella
Collins, whose sickness was mentioned
last week, died Sunday morning, Jan. %.
The funeral services were held at their
residence Wednesday forenoon, Rev. G.
L. Wells conducting the service.
Holland.
Henry Tfce has finished numbering.
James Smith has sold his place to Jo-
seph Jacobs for $500.
Mrs. Elsie Hall is seriously sick.-Geo.
Burnham, who has been ill, is better and
returns to Stanstead college.
Irasbur&h.
Mrs. Stanford has had an attack of par
alysis
Charles Butler has taken the farm va
Gated by Henry Harlow, of w. G. Taplin.
The young folks gave Mr.. and Mrs.
George Phillips pleasant surprise visit
Friday night.
Donation visit for Rev. w. C. johnson
was very great success. The proceeds
were about SAB besides expenses.
Samuel Wells has moved on to the
farm with his brother, Irving Wells, who
goes to New York.-Mr. lite moves to
the Sam Wells place.
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors for
their kindness and wonderful care in
helping to save our goods and produce
in our sad misfortune by fire.
MR. & Mrs Z. B. HILL
The dwelling house of L. B. Hill caught
fire in the chamber on the Esd ult.
and was consumed with some of the con-
tents. The neighbors rallied and saved a
large portion of the goods, produce etc.
Loss estimated at $1,000 with a smaller
insurance.
Jay.
Donation at the vestry the M. E. church
was fairly attended The receipts were
$26.
E. x. Hunt, one of our respected and
long time residents, was buried last
Sabbath.
S. S. Huntley and family were called to
Cambridge, VT, to attend the funeral of
grand son.
Frank Faufaw of Richford has been
spending a few days with his old friends
and relatives.
Mrs. w. Huntley has gone to Cam
bridge to meet her husband, who went
there for work some time ago.
Newport.
Frank Scott goes to Montreal for few
days visit, then returns to Nashua.
B. F. Moore is to commence the manu-
facture of overalls and frocks in his store
at Morgan.
Minnie House goes to Boston, Nashua.
Manchester and other places on an extern
| ded vacation.
Miss Carrie Fuller, who will be remem-
bered as a clerk in Gilman's store, was
| buried last Thursday.
Mr.. Sawyer, who has been employed in
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