Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-05-21

day evening.
Mrs. Clarissa Cotton, we'll known to
the older members of this village and
vicinity as Mrs. Horace Sturtevant,
died in Lyndon, April 80, aged IS yrs.
Mrs. Lucius Spencer, whose broth
er, Orange Randall, Jr., of Maine, has
been very ill of late, hears that he is
much better and his recovery is look
ed for.
Henry Dryer is moving from the
Fairbrother house to Mrs. r. Q.
Smiths tenement. Mrs. Mary Fair
brother moves into the tenement va
Gated by him.
George Bush has taken the agency
of Orleans county for the sale Of the
"Standard" dictionary, published by
Funk & Wagnalls, which will be ready
in few weeks.
Geo. G. Meade W. r. @. will furnish
dinner on Decoration Day for all the
members Of the G. A. r. Post and
their families, the teachers, scholars
and all invited guests.
Mead Post will hold Memorial SER
vices as follows: Sunday service at
NJ. E. church, May 81, Rev. Geo. H.
Wright officiating. Decoration Day
services will be about as usual, a pro-
cession will be formed in front of Aus
tins block at $3.50 a. m. to march to
the cemetery, where the usual decor
alton services will be held, the pro-
cession to return to the village bury
ing ground to decorate the graves.
The procession will re form at 10
O'Clock to proceed to M. E. church,
where the address will be given by
Rev. J. K. Fuller. All citizens cor
daily invited.
The loan exhibition by the Ep-
WOrths was a success.
The Parker Collins house and barn
with most of the contents were re-
Gently destroyed by fire. Partially
insured.
Mrs. T. o. Andrus is laid up from
the effects of fall. Mr.. Andrus re-
ports an excellent business in his re-
pair shop. -ea.
Mrs. Headd of Chicago has hired
the Fred Tenney house for the sum-
mer, which will be occupied by her
self and her two daughters during the
summer months! n 81 IS Th
: On Memorial day procession will
be- foVmedfat s9:3Oba. M, in the school
yard, consisting of the Sunday and
public schools, the citizens, the Post,
etc., under the direction of Comrade
Andrus. At II O'Clock, dinner, will be
provided by the ladies in the G. A. r.
hall, the address following.
East Bloomington. ..
Cyrus Skinner shines his house up
with coat of paint.
Flora Warner of Sheffield teaches
'choQQ Lip Dist No, Liza yan .ry1os ~
M. Clark was recently badly hurt
by the kick of a colt.
At a recent Ladies' Aid meeting,
among those present were eleven
bright and interesting babies. The
church and Sunday school of the flu
ure has bright and rising prospect.
East Charleston.
The school commissioners have de-
,ided to have a school in the Chas.
tray district, Mrs. Gene Gray, teach
n.
The Ladies' Aid meets at vestry
Nay %. A full attendance desired for
election of officers. Gentlemen in
y1ted to tea.
Rev. I. P. Chase of ST. Johnsbury
poke in the chapel Monday evening,
Lfter which an Epworth League
Chapter was organized.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dawes of Chica
70 are visiting at @. 0. Goodwin's.-
Chester Eastman Of Springfield, Mass,
las been in town buying horses. -Mrs.
:. B. Lang of Barton has been spend
ng several days here with relatives.
Coventry
Sarah Ware is in very low condi-
ion of health.
Samuel Pearson is erecting Scotch
granite monument on his lot in the
cemetery.
Lucy Hancock has broken up house
Keeping and gone to reside with her
Chester Persons and his daughter,
Idnah, of Albany, N. Y, were here to
,ttend the funeral Of Will Persons.