Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-01


the G.. A. r. Post on Wednesday ev-
ening next, at Z O'Clock. Very i'm
portant business demands full at
tendance.
Nora B. Emerson, formerly Of this
place but of late of Boston, was re-
Gently married in that city to VIM. L.
Balch, one of the news editors of the
Boston Herald.
All those interested in the work of
the Village Improvement Society are
invited to meet at the MONITOR ONCE
on Friday evening of this week. Do
not forget the meeting.
Miss Elizabeth McVety, who has
been working at Geo. H. Blake's the
past winter, was married last week
and will return with her husband,
James Lowry, to Leeds, Canada, her
former home.
Frank Taylor has bought out the
Glover mail and stage route and COM
menced running it last week. He will
make a good man for the place. Him
self and mother recently moved from
Hardwick to their place in Glover.
1t is expected that Rev. S. G. Lewis
of Newport Center, son OF the late
Rev. Daniel Lewis, who was so we'll
and favorably known in all this re-
gion, may speak at the Methodlst
church Tuesday evening.
Harry Gordon has left the Ameri-
can House, as clerk, and gone to Lyn-
donville, where he gets a position in
| a drug store. He has had several
years. experience as a druggists
clerk, and ought to prove very eff
ficent man in the place.
Cd. Owen has sold the old brick
yard lot to M. J. Smith, who will move
his granite works to that place. This
will be good location and very handy
to Mr.. Smiths residence. Mr.. Owen
has also sold a piece of land to W. W.
Pearson on which to build barn.
Regular meeting Of Orient Chapter
No. 10 o. Els Friday, May 5, at which
time the Order will be conferred and
a banquet will be served at $50. 1t
is earnestly desired and expected that
every member will make special ef-
| fort to be present.
Charles Hamblet is building a new
barn, and will, it is said, convert his
present barn into tenements.-
Graves is remodeling his house on
Main street J.W. Murkland has COM
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building.-E. w. Barron is improving
his barn.
Some time since Mrs. Melissa Stew
ems of E. Charleston canvassed this
place for book of Photographic IL
lustrations of the world. The work
has been delivered and those receiv-
inc it are more than pleased. 1t is a
beautiful, interesting and useful vol
ume. and those who did not, get it on
Mrs. Stevens visit, would like to see
her again.
At the annual election of officers of
Orleans Lodge No. 55 Of F. & A. M. :,
Apr. %, 1898, the following officers
were elected: G. P. Jenness, w. M;
II. G. Pierce, S. w; G. H. Wiley, j..
W.; E. F. Dutton, Treas; o. V. JOS
Iyn, Sec.; G. F. Percival, S. D.; E. f..
Liddeu, J. D.; J. P. Baldwin, Chap;
A. S. Drew, S. S.; E. H. Glazier, J. S.;
J. w. Murkland, Marshall; H. G. Gay,
Tyler.
Revival services were held at the
Methodist church five evenings last
week with good success. Many OF
those who made start in the way on
Sunday evening took active part IN
the work of the week. 1t is expected
that the meetings will be held during
the most of this week. There ought
to be a general attendance, and an eff
fort on the part of Christian people to
carry forward the work until greater
results follow.
Amos M. Tower, who has beer
spending the winter in California
writes the MONITOR that Rev. @. w
Stowell, brother in-law and former
ly of this county, is in such condi-
ton Of health that he is obliged tC
give up his pastoral labors, ana move
to the 'sfoot hills" where he believes
the climate will be better for his
health. Mr. Tower writes that the
winter has been most agreeable one
to him, and that the promise for the
fruit crop of the season is excellent.
We are asked to state, on account
of the general desire on the part O
the people to learn in regard to the
condition of Judge Austin of Barton
Landing, that it is believed by him