Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-18

J. @. Oliver was called to Franklin
Co. last week to attend the funeral of
his only brother.
Olin Clarke, one of our Charleston
boys who has spent the summer in
Chicago, was in town recently with
his brother-in-law, G. S. Robinson of
Island Pond.
Eighteen persons took dinner with
Judge Oliver Thanksgiving day, some
of them from the West and one from
New York. 1t was a happy reunion
of old friends and relatives.
Irving and Arthur Lackey, w. w.
Blodgett, Miss Varney, Miss Emma
Parlin, and Miss Mabel Newton at
tended the annual convention of the
Y. P. S. G. E. at Newport Center.
East Charleston.
The Sunday school has a new libra
ry.
Annie Cobleigh has gone to North
Thetford to spend the winter with her
uncle, E. G. Cobleigh.
Henri Allbee has moved to Bright
on, on to the Geo. Rosebrooks farm,
with the intention of buying it.
J. S. Sweeney has bought of Mrs. F.
S. Cobleigh three hundred acres of
wild land, and is going to logging this
winter.
The Sabbath school of this place
has voted to have a Christmas tree
and concert on Saturday eve before
Christmas, and everybody is invited
to come and have a part in the exer-
cises.
Coventry
A. Ell. Hancock is sick with erysipe-
las.
See MONITOR agent at post Office
this, Monday evening. Ia
A Christian Endeavor society is
formed in the Cong. church.
Rev. [. P. Chase will address the
young people of the M. E. church on
Tuesday evening.
Rev. Geo. j. Newton of Boston Uni
versity was mere to attend the funeral
of his uncle, Samuel Newton, last
week.
Coventry w. @. T. U. will observe
Crusade Day, Dec. %, by a meeting
afternoon and evening, at Mrs. Isaac
Keys. All the Union and their friends
are invited.
Samuel Newton, whose sickness has
been mentioned in this paper, passed
away on Monday evening, Dec. 18th.
He came to this town from England
several years ago. For the last ten
he has been in failing health. He was
an Industrious, n~eighborly, Christian
man, and a faithful worker and sup
porter of the church. His funeral was
held on Thursday at the M. E. church,
Rev. M. s.. Eddy officiating. He leaves
a wife and three children.
Our community was panied to learn
by telegram on Friday last of the
death of Mrs. Fanny Allen, which
occurred in Nashua, N. H., from the
effects of a~poplexy. Mrs. Allen NOV
ed from here recently to board her
children, who were working in that
city. She was much esteemed here,
a faithful member of the church and
an excellent woman in every respect.
Her remains were brought here for
burial and her funeral took place on
Saturday, Rev. M. S. Eddy conducting
the services. Six children, six grand
children and her father, A. H. Han
cock, mourn her loss.
Craftsbury.
Harry Libbey has bought the Scott
lot, known as the Wheeler lot.
Mr.. Slycer has finished work here
n returned to his home in Morris
vile.
The Worlds Fair Panorama, exhibit
ed here Thursday eve, was pronounc-
ed good and was well attended.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church will hold their Christmas
sale on Wednesday eve, Dec. 20.
Mrs. Teachout is improving slowly.
Eva Webb, who has been hard sick,
has recovered sufficiently to attend
school.
Jerry Douglass, who has been at
Barre the past year, has returned
home.-James Gallagher, who went to
Kentucky to live, has returned home.
He appears well satisfied with Yer
mont, after all.-Annie Sheehan, who
has beer in Holyoke, Mass, for some
time, is expected home to spend the
holidays.
There has been quite an excitement
here about a bear. One was started