Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

Mrs. Homer Bartlett is hard sick
with pneumonia.-Fa Hatch and
Leon Amsden are also on the sick list.
There will be a Demorest Silver
Medal Contest by students of the
Academy Wednesday evening, May
2. Admission 10 cents.
Mrs. Jennie Simpson has gone to
East Hardwick to work for VIM. Bal
ley. Mrs. VIM. Heiser will care for
the little boy in her absence.
1t is reported that Corey Rawson has
sold his business in Caliope, Iowa, and
has returned to locate in the harness
business here.-Ernest Randall is ex-
pected to return from Washington in
the near future to settle in his native
town.
Derby.
James Kettell has rented and will
soon move into Moses Rogers tene-
ment house.
VIM. Kingsbury has gone to Ran
dolph, Mass, where he has rented a
house and will soon move his family
The schools in town, with few ex-
ceptions, began to-day. Minnie Rob-
bins, Kate Hopkinson and Effie Clark
teach the three schools in this village.
Rev. Mr.. Wilder's family moved to
Watertown last week. Mrs. Wilder
remains a short time on account of
the illness of Harry.
About forty of our townspeople at
tended the lecture at Newport last
Thursday evening. Mr.. Conwell spent
some time Friday in driving about
our town and making a short visit at
the Academy.
West Derby.
Miss Mertie Grey is at home i'll with
measles.
Advents baptized five at the river
yesterday.
The widow of John Cousens is visit
ing relatives here.-Win Cork spent
the past week in town.
Fred Harvey has moved his barber
shop into the Magoon block. Fine To-
cation and a nice room.
Rev. Mr.. Cook from N. III. preached
on trial in the F. b. church yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Ellington of Moose River
was also in town yesterday.
Village schools commence to-day
with the same teachers as last year.
Miss Gertie Fuller from East
Charleston is teaching on Pine Hill.
.Haller Walker in the Lindsey Dist.
Mrs. John Clark will be absent sew
eral weeks visiting relatives in Frank
lin, Vt.-John Nelson has gone to
Canada on his usual spring trip
Ernest Clark has gone to Westfield to
work on farm. l.
Glover.
j. Mcfarland is moving to Barton.
Aleck Smith goes to Ryegate for the
summer.
III. M. Salmon has sold his mill lot
to his brother, Arthur.
j. Dexter is having his residence
newly painted.
Miss Anna Blanchard of Concord,
N. H., is in town.
Geo. Drew is here for few weeks
among his relatives and old friends.
The Misses Prindle and Mamie Hall
are engaged to work at the Oak Hill
House this season.
Ghoyl;a Ka1fo,, LoI tl,o
Of losing his Bellows Falls evapo-
rator one day last week.
Israel Pelow surrenders his farm to
Y. M. Lewis and with his wife goes to |
Greensboro to work for III. Tolman.
Phillips Bros. recently took a fleece |
% pounds from their Cana
liam buck, and claim it to be the larg- |
sst fleece ever sheared i'm New Eng |
and from Cotswold.
Amos Cook, we'll known and re-
'pected citizen, who has been in i'll
health for some months, passed away |
asst week. Mr.. Cook has been a resi-
lent of this town for many years and |
las carried on extensive farming and |
other business. He leaves two sons,
3. A. Cook, Esq, of Newport and
Henry Cook of this town. The funer-
Il services were attended by Rev. Mr..
Pierce.
School directors meeting was allied
~ chairman S.N. Clark. J.E.Dwinell
vas chosen clerk; S. N. Clark, Supt.
The following teachers have been Sc
cured for the one Dist. GloUer, but for
sake will make use of the
Jo's. Dist. No. 1,Miss Ida Miles; No.
J, Miss Isabelle Lang; No. 3, Miss