Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-05-28


| ent. Three persons were received
into full connection with the church.
The same day the pastor baptized by
immersion an old gentleman; the GER
emony was witnessed by large mum
Der of people.
South Albany.
Presiding Elder Donaldson was here
Thursday evening.
Elmer Douglass and wife went to
Newport last week to the funeral of
his brothers. wife.
E. E. Rowell is seriously sick with a
bilious trouble. His mother, Mrs. j.
@. Page, is here helping care for him.
Lyman Ellis is home on a visit from
Essex Junction.-Mi II. M. Rowell
and Harvey Rowell visited at st.
Johnsbury last week.
East Albany.
Mrs. Eva Mcclure put 2,115 pieces
into bed quilt and has pretty quilt.
Somebody has got SO terribly de-
PRAYED that he is stealing bags of
phosphate.
Those young men who were "cut-
ting up" about the school house in
Dist. No. g. Sunday night, seems to be
taking lessons for the Reform School.
Rev. A. j. Dutton, wife and daugh-
ter have gone to Lowell, Boston, ETC.,
on an extended visit Geo. H. Annis
and his wife and daughter will go to
Boston to spend several weeks for the
benefit of the daughters health.
Bloomington.
Get your bounty papers made out
Thursday, May, 81.
Mrs. Everett Burrows lately spent a
few days in Charleston with her sis
ter, Mrs. VIII Locke.
Mrs. Mary Colley returned from
Newport, Pc, last Wednesday, where
she has been visiting her parents.
There is much sickness in town.
IL. M. Nichols i s more comfortable
than at times in the winter and goes
out of doors fine days.
Arthur Baker of Hanover, N. H.,
was in town last week, after an alb
sence of some sixteen years. His old
friends were glad to meet him again.
Charles Seavey's wife, who has
spent year in Paris studying music,
lately returned to her home in Wa
bash, Ind. Mrs. Seavey on her return
trip visited relatives in Boston and
Ware, Mass.
East Charleston. ...
Congratulations to Bert Lang and
new bride, Miss Amy Gardner.
Mrs. G. F. Barber of Brattleboro
has been visiting at R. p. Stevens
Adna Cobleigh of Thetford has been
spending few days at his home here.
Mrs. Adna Bemis of Maine has been
in town visiting relatives.
About forty friends and neighbors
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Trip a sur
prise party on Friday evening, May |
Is, and reminded them they had been |
married twelve years. S. O. Streeter,
in behalf of the friends, presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Trip set of dishes,
one hundred and twelve pieces. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Trip responded in feeling
manner, after which refreshments
were served. A very pleasant even
ing was spent by all present.
The reception rendered to the new
Methodist pastor, Rev. Mr.. Smelling,
at the Chapel last Thursday eve ming
was a very delightful occasion. The
evening was spent by singing, speak
ing and social visit. G.. b. Stoddard.
in well chosen words, greeted the
pastor and presented him with pack
ages, telling him it was re ally a
pound party, after which the pastor
thanked his many friends for the
kindness they had showed him. All
present felt it was a evening we'll
spent.
At the last meeting of the Ladies'
Aid the following officers were ch osen
for the coming year: Pres, Mrs. r..
P. Stevens; Vice. Pres, Mrs. Martha
Davis; Sec., Mrs. L. w. Stevens;
Treas, Mrs. j. s. Sweeney Last
evening the Reform Associ-
alton chose the following officers for
the next quarter: Pres, @. E. Blood;
Vice. Pres, Horace Kathan; Sec., Miss
Annie Cobleigh; Treas, Iva Sweeney.
The young people take much inter-
est in these meetings.
AS Iva Sweeney was driving home
from her school Wednesday night her
horse became frightened at bicycle
near Ward Chase's, throwing Miss
ont Ix tho Yy.iooa hoinar