Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-23

A meeting was called by the president at
the Cong church, Jan. LIST, to arrange for
thorough canvass of the town by visitors
appointed by the different Sunday schools.
And now we would say to all the other
towns in the county, "Go thou. and do
likewise" If they would, we think our
county would soon make better showing
that it does at present, with only % per
cent of it's population in the Sunday
school.
Greensboro Bend.
The usual display of Christmas goods i'm
all our stores.
Allen Caldwell will sell his herd of cows
at auction soon.
Ivers Rollins is going to Wolcott to
measure lumber this winter.
Rev. Mr.. Harris assisted in the revival
service Sunday evening at NJ. f.. church.
Perley Pope has gone to st. Johnsbury to
work as clerk. He has engaged for year.
He is worthy young man and we wish
! him success.
The new proprietor of the Greensboro
Bend hotel arrived with his family last
Wednesday, the 18th inst. We hope he
/ Will give us a clean mousse.
The Monitor agent will be in this viii
lage Saturday, Jan. A, at the post-office,
| from to 3 p. m. See him and fix up the
matter of papers for the year.
Irasburgh:
W.T.. Morey is rehearsing with the
Thespians in ID. W. Hildreths new play
The annual meeting of the Cong. society
will be held Thursday evening, Dec. 10Th,
at eight O'Clock.
Prof. w. e. Ranger and wife of Lyndon
Institute, spent Sunday at CIV. Wheeler's.
The former supplied the Cong. pulpit.
Rev. Leonard Dodd preached at the
Cong. church in Newport yesterday, as
supply during the absence of Rev. +. A.
George.
The Methodist Sunday school observes
Christmas by appropriate exercises Tues
day evening, and the Cong. school We'd
nesday evening.
A singing school has been organized
under the tuition of Mr.. Geo. w. Foster of
Woodbury.. No school this week, owing
to everybody being busy with Christmas.
Next session Monday evening, Dec. 30.
Jay.
B. F. Paine's whistle is welcome sound
in this vicinity.
Sidney Hines is laid up with a severe
cash in his foot.
Lester Recor has an outfit and will can
vass for trees, shrubs, etc.
Alvah Chase is in town visiting his
mother and other relatives,
1t was the arrival of daughter that put
the smile on Charles Chamberlin's face.
j. E. Chase is arranging to fit up his
large sugar lot, containing from 1000 to
1880 trees, and, has rented it for five years
to S. l.. Day and Isaiah Jewell.
Henry Chamberlin OF p. @. is moving to
the Banister mill, where he has a job for
the winter.-Harry Kimball has rented the
Robert Magoon house and intends to move
at once.-Geo. Blair intends to move on to
his farm Dec 81. n Wayland Fisher has
rented A. Honsinger's house and moved in.
Lowell
Al Dana has commenced work for c. b.
Harding at Barton.
A lyceum was organized at the village
school house last Friday evening. W. l..
Kinsley was elected president. There will
be debate, paper, recitations, etc, next
Friday evening.
John Sawyer's house situated about four
miles from the village, was consumed by |
fire last Saturday afternoon. The origin |
of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Sawyer had /
about one hundred dollars in money in the
house which was burned.
Mrs. Eliza Stephenson, aged 81 years,
widow of Irwin Stephenson, Sr, died of
heart trouble at the home of her son Sun
day morning, Dec. is. Funeral services
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. l.. p. Atwood
the services. Mrs. Stephenson
was helpful, useful member of the Cong.
church
Morgan.
Chas. Comings is soon to move to Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Allen have been to
Canada on a visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Elliott were i'm
town recently to attend the funeral of Mr..
Elliott's brother.
E. K. Lord has caught eleven foxes and
twenty-six skunks, and Alvin Bailey IA
minks this fall.
Mrs. VIM. Armstrong is hard Sick
Mrs. l. c. Cargill is very low.-Mr. Barn
ey's family are all on the gain.
Fred Cargill is attending school at West
Charleston.-SchooI in Dist. No. l COM
nenced Dec. 8, with II. A. Bartlett, teach
sr.-Mrs. E. K. Lord is teaching school in
Charleston.
Gertie Farr is home from Holland.-Mr.
}. l.. Farr and wife are home from New I
York, their son Bert coming with them
Mrs. Ellen JENNIE of Derby has been visit '
ng in town. +