Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-26

Indian Summer day on Saturday.
Benjamin Mossman has been re
painting his buildings, the Gilmans
doing the job.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held at the Cong. church on Thurs
day, at 10:45 a. m.
The auction sale of seats for the lee
ture course will be held on Friday ev-
ening at Opera House, at 7:3O o'clock
Miss Gertrude Mossman is home
from the Bryant & Stratton Business
College, Boston, to spend Thanks
giving vacation. Ayoung lady friend
is with her.
Do not forget that the great lectur-
er and well-known political speaker,
r. G. Horn of Michigan, opens the
lecture course in this place on Friday
evening, Dec. Z.
Mrs. A. M. Foster and her daughter
Ethel, who have been keeping board
ers of late at ST. Johnsbury, have re-
turned here and moved into their
house near the Owen block.
Winter eased up last week just long
enough to let the belated fix up things
for colder weather. Fix up the barn
and the house warm; it will save
wood and hay and increase comfort.
The Thanksgiving Missionary con-
cert at the M. E. church last evening
was we'll attended and of much inter
est The contributions from the
League and the congregation amount
ed to over $50.
The address of F. E. Healey was
postponed on account of the bad
weather and meagre attendance. He
will give the lecture on Wednesday
evening, Dec. 9TH, and will discuss the
matter of the A. P. A. Society. 4
The front yard fence about the M.
Fs parsonage Been removed, The
ground F gradedsup9 and the sidewalk
from the corner to the Jenness bridge
moved and Strengthened, much to the
Improvement Of the corner and the
walk.
Weicomplete to- day, s'David Hill's''
account of his trip West, etc. Mr..
Hildreth is very pleasant writer and
his letters show that he must have
been a very active and careful observ-
er of things which came in his range
to haySf seen and observed SO much
while on his trip.
s~B1ly Berwick and CIV. TenQey Wis
itedAhe wild s. Of Maine in the Vicinity
of Lowelltown, recently, and spent
few days in hunting. Mr.. Berwick,
who is expert with his gun, stuck to
the chase until he killed fine doe.
Deer meat has been plenty among his
neighbors since his return.
Chas. T. Hastings of st. Johnsbury,
Genl Agt. of the State Mutual Life
Assurance Co. of Worcester, Mass,
paid to Patrick w. Kilgallin of East
Albany, Administrator of Patrick A.
Ryan's estate, Monday, Nov. 10, 81, oil
for Life Insurance Policy taken out
in 1898, and one years addition to
same. This Company have many
policy holders in Barton and vicinity.
Julia Smith, daughter of Fred Smith
of Westmore, died of consumption on
Friday last and the funeral was held
yesterday, Rev. F. w. Lewis oficiat-
ing. Mr.. Smiths people resided here
for some months and Miss Smith work
ed in the Peerless factory. She made
many friends while here, who contrib
uted beautiful floral wreath, etc.,
which were used to adorn the casket.
She was young lady who made many
friends and the attendance at the fun
eral was large.
A newspaper man is blamed about a
of things which he can't help,
such as partially in mentioning visit
ors, giving the news aboIat some. folks
and leaving others out, etc. He sim
ply prints the news he finds. Some
people tell him about such things, 9th
ers do not. A reporter can not be ex-
pected to know all the names and res
licences of your aunts, uncles and |
cousins, even if he sees them get off
the train. It's news that makes the
and each man, woman and
child can be an associate editor if he
only will Fry it.-Neaos and Citizen.
Some thirty or forty friends Of Aaron
Drown apd family dropped in upon
them on Saturday EVENING" in honor of
the event or the completion of their
new house, and spent the evening very
AS a future reminder of
he gathering, a nice tea set, cham
Der set and lamp for Frsd Drown,