Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-28
South Barton.

MIS-. OOIln NOIJOh nave S1ODOo.
Albany.
w. A. Sargent spends the holidays
at home.
VIM. Whitcomb has been confined
to the house for the past week on ac-
count of trouble with his head.
Charles Cushman, who resided with
pneumonia about week ago, and
died on Thursday. On Tuesday Mrs.
Kidder, and on Thursday Mr.. Kidder,
were each attacked with the same
disease, and both at this writing are
in very critical condition.
South Albany.
Rev. Geo. w. Ellis has gone to New
York state to spend the winter. 1t is
understood that he is preaching there.
Bloomington.
Geo. Litchfeld has taken the Gilman
Bryant place.
Henry Smith has bought the meat
market at Barton Landing.
Mrs. Alger and son Ernest, who have
been sick in Conn.,, have returned
home.
Albert J. Day died on Thursday last
after long illness. Mr.. Day has been
prominent in business affairs for many
years.
Miss Rose B. Cummings closed her
fourteen weeks term of school in Dist.
No. 4, Friday Dec. Is with appropriate
exercises. Miss Cummings is an ex-
cellent teacher and the term has been
a very successful one. Those having
neither absent or tardy marks are as
follows: Blanche Bickford, Mamie J.
lite, George H. Hunt, Eben &. Spen-
Ger and Ralph A. Skinner. Those hav-
ing no absent marks are Effie Gilfillan,
Annie E. Grey and Elsie NJ. Skinner.
West Charleston.
A baby daughter at Rev. .. G.
Bakers.
Joseph Bullett has recently drawn
pension of So per month.
D. G. Sanderson was at work break
ing up green sward, Dec. 26.
There was family reunion at Widow
| Parker's on Christmas day.
Rev. o. G. Baker was called away
last week to attend the funeral of his
father, in Mass.
Mrs. Emily Daggett is still on the
sick Hst.-Mr Beecher is very low and
gradually failing.
Ed. Goodwin's mother from Leba-
non, N H, has come to make her
home with him for the present.
Mrs. E. H. Robinson has gone to
| spend Christmas with her son and his
family.-Joel A. Harley from Dart
mouth spends his college vacation with
his brother at Henry Campbell's.
Coventry.
Clarence Perry was home to spend
Christmas.
Grandma Ranger was 81 years ole
Christmas day.
Christmas was observed at M. Il
church with appropriate exercises anC
a tree Among the presents the pas
tor, Rev. NJ S. Eddy, received Web
ster's Unabridged dictionary, and ;
nice rack. The poor were all remem
bered One merchant gave severa
dress patterns.
East Coventry.
Luke T. Day and his daughter Cor'
have gone to Boston for the holidays
Van L. Day has returned to Derb.
Center for the remainder of the white
and spring terms of school.
Miss Ethel GLADDEN., young lady o
eight years, took the first prize in tn
spelling match at East Coventry.
Craftsbury.
, Clayton Brooks is sick with typhoi
fever.
Mrs. Hoyt Hill is in town visitin
= her parents.
Jas. Gallagher is numbering on hi
AIligo lot.
Oyster supper at Eagle hotel Thurs
day evening, Dec. 81.
: VIM. Tallman from n. H., is spend
- ing Christmas at home.
2 The Presbyterian church have me-
5 selection of church music.
Edwin Lyon goes to Milton, Mass
a to work for G. T. Wheeler.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Rollston have move
c to Wolcott, to go back on to the
farm.
VIM. P. Kaiser and Miss Fann1
Stratton are sick with lagrippe.
! Miss Emma Knox, who has been Wis
. iting friends the past week, has return
p ed to Lowell, Mass.
: w. F. Andrus, who has been stoI
O ping with his father the past thre
n weeks. returned to Littleton, n. II
! Thursday.
! The Masonic Lodge passed resol'
n lions commendatory to the life al
?, character of the late Nelson Ran
d and of sympathy to his wife and son
IS The following officers of Meridif
): Sun Lodge No. 20, F. and A. M, we
3, elected and installed on the 10th ms
<, Fl. q. Hartman, w. NJ; J. @. ALE
e, S. W.; HI. F. Graham, j. W.; Jas. Ct
y more, Treas; w. w. Rowell, Sec
re J.J. Lindsey, S. D.; E. d. Wheele
4 J.D.; II. S. Andrus, Chaplain; VIZ
or lace Simpson, S. S.; F. S. Cass, j.
~ J. B. Rogers, Marshal; W. D. Sabi
J, Tyler.
is
- Derby.
- Henry Crandall was blowing on t
26th, inst.
80 Mrs. Henry Chaffee is stopping
al Ernest Albee's.
a. The union Christmas services we
& very enjoyable.
I'd Pliny and Madge Wright and Bes
eir Kendall spent Christmas at home.
n Mrs. Andrus has not been in sem
re for few days on account of illness
- Singing School every Wedneso
g eve.-Writing school, Monday a
% Thursday evenings.
" n Rlolyo bOuOht five fat hogs