Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-29
spending a few weeks with her pa


rents.
W. j. Forte of Barre was in town
last week, his wife and daughter hav-
ing been here for some time, caring
for Mrs. Forte's mother, Mrs. l.. d.
Barron.
A lady states that she recently paid
the stage driver, (Herron) 30 cents
for a ride from East Charleston to
this place. This is only ten cents a
mile with the smell of herring (Her-
ROM thrown in.
A. w. Lyon has moved from his Sa-
lem Derby farm to Westmore. Oscar
recently vacated by Mrs.H. W.Beech-
er,who has gone to Newport to reside.
j. G. Parlin has moved into the
house he recently bought in this vii
lage.-Bert Armstrong and wife have
moved to Morgan, on to the old Arm
strong farm, and will take care of his
aged grandfather.
The winter term of the village school
closed Feb. 10. The teachers gave a
pleasant reception on Thursday even
ing. Mr.. Hadley, principal, returns
to Hanover to resume his college
studies. The spring term will begin
Feb. 20. Bertram Smalley, also of
Dartmouth college, will have charge
of the school. He comes well recon-
mended. A low tuition and good
board of teachers ought to make the
attendance large.
Bert Parlin and Eugene Royce are
home from Boston on visit.-H. @.
Bruce and wife from Newark visited
at E. J. Bruce's last week.-Mrs.. Chas.
Holton from Canaan, n. H., visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ham
ilton and other friends.-Geo. Cheney
and wife visit in Barton and vicinity
Mrs. A. J. Courtney is visiting rela-
tives in N. HI. Fromsthence she goes
to Tennessee to make a new home for
herself and children. She has taken
school there for one year.
East Charles ton.
A boy baby at Mr.. and Mrs. E. @.
Streeter's. Congratulations.
Miss Matte Stevens has gone to ST.
Johnsbury to spend few weeks.
P.J. Plunkett has bought of j. S.
Sweeney the Melvin place, which has
been repaired inside and out.
There will be snip party in the
vestry Saturday evening, March 5, un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid.
Flora and Nettie Stoddard and Lau
ia Fuller are attending school at Der
by; Ira Sweeney at West Charleston.
Myron Buck has been in Sheffield,
being called there by the sickness and
death of his brother-i in law, Mr.. Fol-
som.
John Wilson, who was called here
by the serious illness of his mother,
has returned to Lowell, Mrs. Wilson
being better.
c. E. Blood and wife have moved to
Echo Pond, to John Knowlton's stock
farm, where they are to work the
coming year.-A. @. and F. B. Lang
have moved to Newport. Lang and
Pratt have control of two livery stables
there.-B. n. Stevens has moved to
F. B. Lang's farm, which he has hired
for one year.
Coventry.
Hosea Putney has moved on to the
Ira Boynton farm.
Florence and Ada Tower from Bar
ton are visiting their grandparents
here.
Mrs. Laura Rowen went to Troy the
p inst. to attend the funeral of her
only grandchild.
Richard F. Parker is very sick with
pneumonia Mrs. Ruby Bradley of
Lyndon is in town on visit to her
mother, Mrs. Kinney, who is very ill.
CraftsDury.
The academy school has opened with
nearly fifty students.
d. F. Andrus and wife are taking
their vacation at home.
Three thousand dollars worth of
horses have been taken out of town
recently.
The Y. w. @. T. U. will give an Or
ange Tea in the Vestry of the M. E.
Church Wednesday evening, March 8.
Rev. w. E. Allen will have a dona-
ton and oyster supper on Wednesday
evening of this week. All cordially
invited.
Special communication of Meridian
Sun Lodge, No. 20, March 9Th, in the