Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-02-04

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T. b. Pratt recently spent a week
with his brother Tyler, who is in the
Odd Fellows Home at Concord, n. H.,
and is quite feeble.
School closes Friday with debate
by the pupils, followed by music, reci-
tations and a sociable; the public are
invited to attend.
Rev. Edwin B.Stiles, the young peo-
ple's missionary, will give an Illus
trated lecture on India, in the Baptist
church next Wednesday evening.
commencing a o'clock. A collection
will be taken for missions, at the close.
The spring term of school will be-
gin Feb. IS, and will be taught by
Harry B. Amey, A. b., a graduate of
Dartmouth College, who comes highly
recommended as a successful teacher.
Miss Grace Norton is the teacher of
music.
East Charleston.
r. P. Stevens attends county court
this week as petit juror.
Mrs. L. w. Stevens has been on the
sick list of late, but is better.
Alfred Pierce is getting out lumber
to build new barn to replace the one
burned last season.
L. w. Stevens and his son have bot
about 80 acres of pasture land near
their farm, of John Boyd.
DIR. Cushman reports considerable
sickness, including several cases of
typhoid fever, in Brighton.
Fifteen births and twenty five
deaths in town during the last year.
Same number as the year previous.
School in Echo Pond Dist. closed on
Friday, Jan. %. Nettie Stoddard,
teacher; in the Buck district, on Sat
urday, Feb. 2, Matte Clement, teach
er.
Coventry
Eliza Parker is home from Barnet.
Mrs. Lucy Hancock is just alive at
this writing.
VIM. Porter's brother Henry is Wis
iting him.
Ernest Batchelder has purchased
saw mill in Topsham, paying 5000 for
it.
The Dorcas society will meet at Nj.
E. Vestry next Friday afternoon and
evening.
Mr.. Phineas Woods who lived in the
west part of the town was buried last
Thursday. He died of pneumonia.
He was a son of the late Mrs. Lucy
Woods of Barre, who lived to be 1O7
years old.
Quite large stock of mill-logs at
o. E. Spalding's mill.
Amasa Scott is in better health and
able to be out of doors.
L. f. Smith and Edward Killgarlan
went to Newport last week on bust
ness.
Charlie Conant and wife have re-
turned home from visit to Cam
bridge.
d. M. Sprague of Thetford and John
Patterson of Barre were among recent
visitors in town.
j. Clark Allen has gone on TO the
road as a commercial traveller for
Rardwick parties.
The Patterson and Eastman law
suit, resulted in a disagreement of the
Jury. Second trial, March 9th.
Walter Noodle while sliding, slid
into a deep well, giving him quite a
scare but he received no injuries
Mrs. R. Uric is improving. A. r.
Larabee is on the sick list. 49, Mrs. A.
B. Pike has been quite sick the past
lew days.
The recent creamery meeting fell
On a bad night, bat more than
half of the money for the enterprise
vas pledged.
Rev. w. E. Allen and wife, who
attended the Sunday School Conven-
ion at Barton, report pleasant time
Ind good meetings.
The competitive system has been sue
tried by the 1. o. G.. T. Lodge |
If this place, with Charles Conant Jr.,
md @. H. Anderson for captains. The
inal decision of the Judge was in fav-
'r of Anderson and his helpers.
The village schools taught by Fred
Daniels and Viola Allen closed Jan. %.
The whole number of pupils were for
y-six. Those having no marks dur
ng the term were, Helen and Harvey
Allen, Maud Amsden, Clifford Bart
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