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

The second lecture of the course
will be given in the Cong. church on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, by Rev. F..
B. Phelps of Irasburgh; subject: GA
trip to California by the way of the
Isthmus in 1917
Miss Ada Brown is teaching school
in the Powers district in Troy. Emma
Wakefield has been obliged to give up
the school in Moodyville because of
sickness; Ethel Wright has been en-
gagged to complete the term.
Charles Chaffee soon closes his la
bors in Gardyne's store, and goes to
Enosburgh Falls into A. A. Aseltine's
store. Mr.. Chaffee is an energetic
fellow of excellent character, who will
be missed in the community.
An oyster supper was given in town
hall for the benefit of the M. E. socie-
ty, Wednesday evening, Dec. 10th;
owing to the weather the attendance
was not large, but the occasion was a
very pleasant one. Receipts over $50.
WeStmOre.
III. F. Pillsbury has bought of the
Stafford National Bank, two thousand
acres of land on the East side of Will
loughby lake, and will build a mill
near the outlet of the lake to saw out
this and other lumber.
West Burke.
Sadie Gaskill has gone to Worcester,
Mass, on a visit.
L. w. Green has gone to Lyndonville,
to work in the railroad shops.
Edward Roundy has moved from
the Worcester house into Harlan Cob
leigh's house.
The Vermont Lumber Co. have sold
their land near the depot, to Henry
Pillsbury of Barton.
WheelOck.
jeff Welch is home from Conn.
Hiram Thomas has bought Widow
Newell's place.
Milo Burbank has put new corn
cracker into his mill.
Geo. Paige from Pennington, N. H.,
is in town on visit.
Geo. Paige of Union, N. H., is visit
ing friends and relatives in this place.
Geo. Smelling is again on the war
GERS.
The auxillery will meet with Mrs. d.
B. Leslie next Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 26.
At the donation held last Thursday
eve, for the benefit of Rev. Fred M.
Buker, about $50 was realized.
Christmas tree at town hall next
Friday eve, with recitations by the
children. Come out and have a good
time.
Geo. Beams house escaped distruc-
ton by fire last Thursday evening. 1t
caught around the chimney, but for
the timely discovery it would have
burned, few pals of water soon put
out the fire. Mr.. Bean wishes to ex-
press his sincere thanks to his neigh
bors, for their assistance.
Sheffield.
The lyceum's have revived again.
A child of Jonas Folsom has the
canker. rash.
Mrs. Bullock has gone to N. P. Saw
yer's to board.
Town meeting is called for next
Saturday. Come out.
Mrs. Amasa Simpson has gone to
Inverness, P. O., to visit her relatives.
John Darling has purchased R.
Chrystie's place and Hiram Thomas
has bought Mrs. Mary NewelPs house.
The pastor, Rev. M. Atwood being
sick, Rev. Mr.. Buker preached Sun
day afternoon, Dec. Goth, at two
o'clock.
The regular meeting of Indepen-
dent Grange was held at b. Ingalls,
last Saturday, Dec. 10Th. The follow
ing officers were elected: Master, B.
Ingalls,; overseer, John Darling; sec
VIM. Smith.
Lyndon.
Dr. II. G.. Staples died of pneumonia
the 18th, after an illness ofabout two
weeks. DIR. Staples had been a resi-
dent of this village number of years.
He will be greatly missed, not only in
the home, but in the Methodist church,
of which he was member, and in the
different societies with which he was
prominently connected. He leaves
a wife and three children to mourn his
loss, who have the sympathy of the
in their bereavement.
Adams Philbrook has moved into
his new house.
There will be Christmas exercises at
the Methodist church.
1t is very sickly here with colds, and
grip, and the doctors are all busy.
H. D. Swerdfeger has sold his mill to
F. Angel at the reported price of from
Sc, 900 to 1000.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of Ellsworth Post at the hall
evening, the 18th inst.
East Hardwick.
Mr.. Gould has got settled in his pur-
chase on Pleasant ST.
Mrs. Capt. Davis has gone to New
York city with her son Sydney.
j. B. Livingstone is making an addi
ton to his paint shop to accommodate
his increasing business.
DIR. Newton and Alice Keith were
married last week, and went to house
keeping in one of HI. A. Babbitt's ten
ements.
Mr.. Stowe, who lives on the Good
rich farm, has bought barn of Mr..
Flanders, and will take it down and |
erect it on his farm with substantial
additions. He is getting out lumber
now.
We had one of the most uncom-
Portable snow storms Tuesday, with |
hail and sleet, land a heavy rain Tues
lay night, with the weather Wednes-
day and Thursday nearly Arctic. Ev-