Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-21

MISS Lou Hercy OF newport, is NlSlG-
friends here.
Mabel Wing of Newport, is attend
ing school here.
Christmas trees at both churches,
Christmas eve.
Calvin Price has moved on to the G.
R. Bartlett farm.
Snow fell on the mountain, and log
ging has begun at G. P. Stevens mill
so that saving has begun.
Fl. G. Bannister has bought the up
per portion Of the Hunt farm, and is
moving the sugar house to the mill for
barn.
Morgan.
The MONITOR agent visits the Center
Thursday forenoon next, and the Cor
ner Friday forenoon. See him.
Burney Gray has returned home
from his term of school at Shaw's
Business College, at Portland, Me.
There will be Christmas exercises
here at the church on Friday evening,
and at the Corner, Thursday evening,
and a Christmas tree at both places.
The next regular meeting of Isaac
Blake Post, G.. A. r. is Wednesday.
Dec. 23rd, at ten O'Clock a. m. we hope
all comrades will be on hand as it is
election of officers for the ensuing
year.
Newport.
DR.. Whitaker was married last week.
Victoria circuit is at Theo. CIRCUITS
on visit.
Mrs. Mary Glib on Bay View St.,
died last night.
j. E. Foster was in Boston last week
selling his furs.
Mr.. Heath, the evangelist is holding
meetings in Batesville.
Newport boys are home on a vaca-
ton from ST. Johnsbury school.
Jennie Kimball is home from Island
Pond on account of the sickness of her
mother.
Nearly all the boys who have been
away at school are at home for the
holidays.
The reception at the new parsonage
last Tuesday evening was very pleas
ant affair.
R. Coburn and Orrin Green have
rented the new house of True and
Blanchard on Eastern Avenue
A Building and Loan Association has
been formed here, but it is question
as to it's being all they claim for it.
Frank Bemis' team ran away Satur-
day, tipping him out and running about
three miles, but did no damage.
| G.. H. Green, our undertaken, has
returned from the Club" with new
hearse and fixtures. 1t is the latest
style and the best one in this part of
| the state.
| Mrs. E. Stewart has sold her house
at Derby and will make her home at
| her daughters, Mrs. Branch of this
place and Mrs. E. @. Robinson of
Island Pond.
John A. Prouty is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia.-Mrs B. E.
Mosher still lies in a critical condition.
"A. A. Earle is very feeble and con-
| fined to his house.
L. F. Kay has rented the store he is
now in to the Orleans Trust Co., and
he will move into the Exchange block
now occupied by Avery & jerks. Ru-
NOR says there will be new store put
in the Magog house.
Mrs. Lee is quite sick, also Mrs. T.
circuit and Mrs. Newcomb.-Charle
Flint has been very sick but seems
little better.-Will Cox is also better.
John Prouty is quite sick with ty-
phOid pneumonia.
Ralph Sisco, the oldest son of the
proprietor of the Lake House, was
shot in the face Thursday by the acct
dental discharge of his gun. The ball
entered his mouth and came out
through the bridge of his nose. DR..
Gaines dressed the wound, and he is
doing as we'll as could be expected.
The thirty second annual county
musical festival will be held here Jan.
II, Is, IA, 10, under the direction of
Mr.. Blaisdell. Mrs. Shepherd will, of
course be in attendance, and she sends
word to all her friends in Orleans
county that she is just as ready as ever
to come and have a good time. The
orchestra will be in attendance this
year. The soloists will be j. @. Bartlett
of Boston, one of the very best tenors
in New England, and Miss Lee, for
merly of New York, but now of Chi
cago. The reader is to be Miss Julia
King of Boston, one of the most prom
ising of the new readers in that city.
She has been engaged on the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Southwick, who has
more admirers in this place than any
other reader who has ever been here
Mr.. Blaisdell has made an effort in
selecting to secure music of the mod
ern school, not too difficult for our
musicians to sing, and still of a high
grade of merit.
Newport Center.
Giles Wilcox has bought back from
his son Amy Wilcox, the farm he for
merly owned.
Alfred Matters, (not Albert Martini
has received an increase to his pension
of $4 per month.
Henry Squires has moved from his
farm at West Newport into the @.
Spaulding house now owned by A. w.
Palmer.
The donation of Rev. A. Gregory
was we'll attended considering the
stormy weather; amount received
above expenses was nearly $50.
Mrs. Geo. Sleeper fell recently on
the steps at the door of her residence
and was injured badly. DR.. Erwin
was called and under his skilful treat
ment she has SO far recovered thatshe
is able to be about the house at this
writing.
Mr.. Crandall of Canada has moved |
here, into the house that he bought |
last fall of his sister, Mrs. Henry Fox. |