Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-08-24

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larger organ in many churches and is
especially adapted to the large coun-
try churches, which cannot afford to
purchase or keep in repair the pipe
organ. We understand the cost of the
new instrument to have been $500.
The society and all who have heard
the organ are much pleased with it.
The money has been raised chiefly by
the ladies and the young people,
and they may be well pleased with
what they have accomplished.
Barton Landing.
w. G. Twombly has engaged Fred
Lothrop as clerk the coming year.
Mr.. Tower, an employe in Foster,
Joslyn & Co.'s mill, had his heel badly
cut on a slab saw recently.
Capt. G. E. Joslyn and daughter Ma
bel and Judge Austin and daughter
went to Bennington last week.
Evelyn Winslow has returned to
Bates college, accompanied by his
brother Guy, who will enter the fresh
man class.
Grace Hastings, who has been very
sick at j. H. Browns, is gaining
Guild, who has had run of typhoid
! fever, is out again.
! Mrs. Barker of Brooklyn, n. Y, the
/ kindergarten teacher at the summer
school, remains in town a few days, at
Mrs. Daniel SINNERS.
E. w. Merrill is putting the finishing
! touches on one of the latest styled
! and most convenient barns of it's size
/ in this section. 1t stands on the site
of the one burned two years ago.
The new chandelier for the church
has come and will be an ornament as
well as dispenser of light. We hope
soon to complete our repairs, making
our house of worship comfortable and
pleasant.
Monday evening, Aug. II, was the
! occasion of a very pleasant gathering
at the home of Mrs. Oren Merrill of
this town, whose daughter, Miss Cert
rude Merrill, is expected soon to leave
! Vermont for the far West. Her many
friends, desiring to give her another
token of their friendship and esteem
before her departure, called upon her
rather unceremoniously, much to her
surprise and their qualification, until
the house was filed with nearly hun
dred guests. We were all cordially
welcomed and pleasantly entertained
for the evening. After the social hour,
| Rev. Mr.. Hubert in a few brief words
| in behalf of the company, presented
| Miss Gertie some mementOs of their
friendship which were both useful and
beautiful. Miss Merrill responded
with appropriate words. F'Praise God
From whom All Blessings Flow'' was
sung and the company was invited to
partake of a bOuntiful repast, after
which the gathering dispersed, leaving
kind words and best wishes.
South Barton.
F. G. Wheeler has gone to Boston
to attend school.
Mrs. Thomas Crowley, who has been
alarmingly i'll, is a little better.
Several from here have been spend
ing several days at Willoughby, camp
ing.
About thirty went from here to
campmeeting last Thursday. We
think we must be improving.
Geo. Wheeler has very hard luck in
horses; he has lost seven within four
years and the eighth one is no better
than dead, having been struck by
lightning.
Miss Lula Folsom has just returned
from visit to her sister Carrie, who
was recently married and moved to
Washington, VT. She reports her i'm
proving in health and very pleasantly
situated.
Albany.
The tub factory is doing a lively
business.
Miss Lila Wallace is sick with ty
phoid fever.-W. K. Annis, Jr. is i'll
with bronchitis.
Our city friends, and visitors have
left us and we have come down to
mush and milk again.
! Edward Watson and family desire
to publicly thank friends and neigh
bors for assistance and kindness dur
ing the sickness and death of Mrs.
Watson, mention of whose death was
made last week.
Evansville.
Mrs. Emma Prescott will entertain
the Ladies' Aid next Thur, Aug. 27.
Tables spread in the grove. Exercis-
es consisting of reading, recitations,
music and singing. All are invited.
East Charleston.
Fred Trip and family go to Frank
lin county on visit.
The village schools commence Aug.
31st. instead of Sept. 9TH. as reported.
L. G. Brainard and wife from Lo-
well, Mass. visit at S. G. Streeter's.
Myron Buck attended the Benning
ton celebration and went thence to N.
Y. to visit his children.
Joseph Kelboin of Mass. is visiting
Mrs. Kelboin's uncle, Clark Royce.
Mrs. Kathern from Boston, also is
here on visit.
Much sickness prevails. Among
those now i'll are E. G.. Dunton, w. E.
Stoddard, Mrs. John Bly, and Mrs. D.
L. Morse Mrs. Morse seems to be
gaining.
There will be festival etc. at yes
hall on Tuesday evening, by the Lad
ies' Aid society, with literary and 9th
er exercises. Proceeds to pay church
incidental expenses.
Aug 18th. large number of friends
gathered at F. B. Stoddard's to spend
the day. The hours passed very pleas
entity in visiting, games etc. A boun-
tiful dinner was enjoyed.
There was a very pleasant gather
ing at S. G. Streeter's on Tuesday,
Aug. 18th, the occasion being visit
and reception to A III. Stoddard and
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