Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-03


the evening. = Benjamin Thrasher has
been in town the past week, calling
on old friends. He works in Spring
field, VT.
Miss Laura Hancock died last Fri
day of pneumonia. She was a daugh-
ter of Asa and Fannie Hancock and
was born in Lunenburg in 1906. When
only seven years of age she gave her
heart to the Saviour, and has been an
earnest, faithful christian eighty one
years. She has lived in town about
seventy two years. She first united
with the Methodist church at Barton,
and Miss Hancock and another young
lady used to GO horse back (boJh on
the same horse), to Barton to quar-
terly meetings. When the Methodist
church was organized here, she unit
ed. Miss Hancock was the last of a
family of eight children; and was Oft
en- heard to remark, 81 am all ready
and just waiting''. The funeral was
held in the Methodist church, Rev.
j. z. Stevens speaking from the
words ''To live is Christ, to die is gain :"
CraftsburY.
A. B. Pike has been in Greensboro
the past week.
The merchants have put in a fine
lot of Christmas goods, especially E.
Stratton.
Sedgwick Randshas moved into his
new house. 1t is quite lastly finished
off.
Eddie Dutton has bought the L. b.
Robbins farm and taken possession.
The price is unknown.
The Dramatic play, given by the
Good Templars last Monday evening,
was a fine exhibition of home talent.
1t is reported that Harvey Libbey
has been appointed deputy sheriff.
Hartman intends to go into the life
insurance business.
L. F. Smith & Co intend to sotck up
their board mill this winter. They
are building large double tenement
on Water St., and another at the saw
mill.
We are glad to see our merchant
back again, after a stay of two months
in Montpelier. : Dea. Dutton has just
returned from a four weeks visit in
Mass. and N. H.
Ralph Hyde, workman of l.. T..
Smiths, cut his knee so that there
had to be several stitches taken. He
was able to be taken TO his home in
Albany the next day. .@''''''
@. Rawson and wife from Derby
Line and Will Cass from Lyndonville
spent Thanksgiving in town. - r. A.
Patterson and family, and Merrill
Williams and family spent Thanks
giving with their mother at Newbury,
VT.
The pupils of the Academy nave
been enjoying a short recess, the
school closing for Thanksgiving and
not opening until today. During the
time, repairs have been made i'm the
building that viii secure better venti-
lation.
West Derby.
The village schools commence to-
day.
Mr.. John Bailey, John Clark, and I.
Mooney are on the sick list.
Mr.. j. Trombly, Mr.. w. G.. Pierce's
business agent, has returned to, Bos-
ton.
Rev. J. McLucas has been secured
as pastor of the Advent church for
the coming year.
Arrangements are under way for
the usual Christmas exercises and
tree at the T. B. church.
Levi Gotta and his men are hoping to
start for the woods tomorrow. Many
will be glad to see settled shedding.
Josephine Vanies on Maple St., is
critically ill.-Charles Boynton no bet
ter.-Mrs. f. Johnson worse last week
now better.
Mrs Goodrich and her daughter
Nettie, have moved to Westfeld.-D.
Farrer has moved from A. l. Whites
tenement in with his father law,
John Magoon.
w. Darling has returned from New
Britain, Conn. Cheney Copp from
Nashua, N. III. Mrs. Doane has also
returned from her visit to her sons,
Chas. Gilbert.
Rinaldo Harvey of Burke visited
friends in town last week.-Mrs.. Geo.
B. Hopkins and children have gone to
her parents home in Mass. to be
gone few weeks. Mr.. HOPKINS will