Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-24

to come up higher.
Mrs. Anna Buck, one of the oldest
residents of this place, died Saturday
evening, Dec. 10, after three weeks
illness. Mrs. Buck had been a mem
Der of the Baptist church many years
and was a consistent follower of her
Saviour. She will be much missed in
pecially by her own family. She leaves
seven children, six of whom were
present at her funeral, which was held
Tuesday at her late residence. Mrs.
B. was 81 yrs. III mos. and Is days old.
Coventry
Miss Elvina Daggett has gone to
Mr.. Scion Percival's to board.
Alonzo Priest had a tree fall upon
him recently, while chopping aud was
hurt quite seriously.
Mrs. George Lathe is very Sick
Miss Lucy Hancock is still confined to
the bed with sickness.
DR.. George Newland of Newport has
erected nice monument on the S. S.
Bean lot in the village cemetery.
Simon D. Morrill, is just completing
a good house on the Morrill, farm, the
work being done by Mr.. Cotton of
Irasburgh.
May Virgins is home from Lyndon
Institute to spend Christmas. - DIR.
0. E. Hannaford and wife from st.
Johnsbury, are home to spend Christ
mas.
Miss Emeline Mitchell has gone to
Boston and on her way will stop at
Rev. L. Harlow's for a few days. A
reception was held at Salmon Nye's
last Thursday evening, to say good
bye and offer good wishes to her. She
has been a competent dress maker
here for years, and has great many
friends who regret her departure.
CraftsburY.
Louis Douglas is home from Mont
pelier.
Miss May Harlow has returned to
her home.
Miss Winnie Williams is home on a
vacation from Mt. Holyoke college.
H. F. Graham has been in StJohDs-
bury on business, the past few days.
A donation for Mrs. Celia Hatch is
favorably talked of, to be given in the
near future.
Archie Udall, while working in Stew
ems & Graham's mill, had three of his
fingers sawed off.
The pleasant event of the week was
the marriage of Charlie Robbins and
Miss Inez Martin, both of this town.
Mrs. A. Paddock and daughter, Ma
ME, are visiting in New York. - Miss
Ella Harrington has gone TO Boston
during vacation. = Mrs. Marion Gage
is visiting friends in Burlington.
Some one who has to,do with official
business suggests that those who are
blessed with new babies give them
name at once and report it, so it can
go on to the records as name, and
not simply as "a baby" or a child.
A very successful term of the Acad-
envy closed last Friday eve with a
pleasant entertainment at the Cong.
church. 1t consisted of singing, speak
ing, essays and an Indian club drill
which showed good deal of practice
and skill.
See the MONITOR agent at the post
offices in this town this week, at the
time mentioned below: East Crafts
bury, Thursday afternoon; So.Crafts-
bury, Thursday evening and Friday
forenoon. Branch, Thursday after
noon, N. Craftsbury, Thursday after
noon and evening.
Derby.
A baby boy at Arthur Sanger's.
Frank Wilson recently dislocated
his shoulder.
Emma Daley goes to Greenville,
Me-, to spend the winter.
Frank Rich and Rufus Kelley have
opened a blacksmith shop at Beebe
Plain.
Chester Adams has returned from
Richford and is working in the grist-
mill.
Mrs. Betsey Martin, aged SO years,
died on the goth inst. at the home of |
her daughter, Mrs. Ira Taylor.
The Agricultural meetings, held here
last week, were pretty well attended,
and were interesting and useful. The
'Board" people were able to see about
this village and town some pretty
good samples of progressive farming.
Ono ,1iObt rooaut1v aG Charles Will