Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-22


house known as the Burton. house.
West Charleston.
The band boys concert netted about
500.
j. D. Griffin has recently drawn ar
rears of pension to the amount of $500.
Auguste Sthol and Curtis Norton
have gone to Washington, VT, to de-
liver fruit trees.
w. III. Norton measured the roads
in town last week, and found there
were IS miles of open highway.
E. E. Goodwin has thoroughly re-
paired the Leavens store, finished
it for tenement and moved into it.
Ed. Hutchinson is here from New
port assisting his father in law, P. M.
Seavey, for few days about his spring
work.
James Crawford has rented Mrs.
Marion Halls house and a garden. =
A Widow Bowen from Derby has NOV
ed into the Gilbert house.
Mrs. @. S. Human has been spend
ing a few days with friends in Barton
the past week.-Carrie Bennett is go
ing to Newport to work in the Airing
ton House.
The Reading Circle, which met ev-
cry week during the winter, adjourn
ed for the summer the last of April
and organized an Observation Club to
hold meetings semi monthly.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Orleans County, will
hold an Annual Convention and School
of Methods at Cong. church, West
Charleston, Thursday and Friday, May
25 and 26. The following is the pro-
gram: Thursday morning, May %,
10 o'clock, devotional meeting, Mrs.
o. G. Baker, Charleston; 1O:3O, open
ing of Convention, reading of minutes.
Address of welcome, Mrs. A. HI. Kid
der; address in behalf of the @. E.,
Miss Kate Bennett; For the churches,
Rev. o. G. Baker; response, Mrs. A.
B. Owen, Barton; Singing, eve Be-
long," Convention; appointment of
committees; presidents message;
Charleston Union; prayer and adj
journment. Afternoon-1:3O prayer
service, Mrs. M. I'll. Cummings, New
port; 200, Albany Union; Evang'l
and S. S. Dept, Mrs. Carrie Noodle,
Craftsbury; juvenile, Mrs. Ida Niles,
Coventry; Barton Union; Health and
Mrs. V. 7. Human, Charles
ton; legislative, Mrs. E. M. Dwinell,
Glover; Barton Landing Union; Gov
entry Union; Social Purity, Mrs. Mel
lie Cass, Craftsbury; adjournment.
Evening = 700 O'Clock, social hour;
500, music, Scripture reading and
prayer, letter from Mrs. l.. E. Alfred
on Y Dept; S. T. l., Mrs. M. HI. Cum
mings, Mrs. Ida III. Read, State Pres;
talk on physical culture, Miss Mary E.
Scott, State Supt.; Derby Line Union;
Friday Morning-8:30 O'Clock, meet
ing of Elk. committees and county SUI
perintendents; 900, praise service,
Mrs. L. Harlow, Coventry; franchise
Mrs. A. B. Shaw, Mrs. A.
D. Chandler; discussion on fair work;
the new department taken up by the
state, Mrs. Ida I'll. Read; treasurer's
report; report of Com. on credentials;
Union; press Dept; Mrs.
A. B. Owen, Mrs. E. M. Cummings;
prayer and adjournment. Afternoon,
1 80 O'Clock, devotional hour, Mrs. N.
L. Skinner, Barton Landing; 300,
Derby Union; w. Derby Union; re-
port of the temple fund, Mrs. Alfred;
flower mission Dept, Miss Kate
Spear, Derby; social work, Mrs. E. T.
Spaulding, Derby Line; Glover Union;
question box, conducted by Mrs. Read;
Irasburgh Union; Newport Union;
report of Com. on resolutions; ad-
ournment. Evening, 1880 O'Clock,
music, Scripture reading and prayer;
500, address, Mrs. Ida HI. Read; col
lection; singing closing hymn; ben
ediction. Each society is entitled to
five delegates. All interested in the
cause of temperance are cordially in
vited. Delegates and visitors will be
heartily welcomed and entertained.
East Charleston.
J. S. Sweeney started up his steam
mill May II.
Mrs. Albert Lawrence having spent
,he winter in Boston has returned to
her home here.
Mrs Abbie Hardy of Boston is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. G. o. Goodwin.
Mrs. Milo Eddy of Coventry has
oeen visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Wolcott.
Us. Underhill, the sugar weigher has