Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-02-18

Locke were each home from St.Johns'
bury Academy, last week for a few
days.
The village schools and two or three
others closed last Friday, and the re-
mainder closed a week earlier. We
learn of no dissatisfaction and under
stand that the years schools have been
very successful.
The debating society last Tuesday
evening settled the much mooted suf-
frage question by deciding that the
ladies shall have the ballot Next
week the influence of wealth and tai
ent will be discussed.
Lowell
Albert Stebbins is about again.
Ed.Snyder has moved to the village.
M. L. Gilman was in town for a few
days last week.
DIR. Hill is home from Montreal and
reports Mrs. Hill as rapidly improv-
| ing.
| A few from here attended the E. l..
convention at Craftsbury, Thursday
and Friday last.
The remains of Florence Harding,
wife of DIR. Tittemore of n. Y, were
brought here for interment.
MONITOR readers in Lowell and in
advertisement of Durkee & Barrows
of No. Troy, who are selling out their
big stock of goods at very low prices.
They are going to Bellows Falls, where
they have bought large dry goods
business and take possession Feb. %.
They close business here as soon as
possible.
Morgan Center
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. G. w. Bryant, Wednesday after
noon the goth.
M. G.. Burbank has moved to the
corner to live with his father in law,
James Bullock.
A successful term Of school taught
by Mrs. Earnest Gray at the Center
closed the 8th. School in No taught
by Miss Gould closed the 10th.
Newport.
Al. Miller is in N. H. selling milk
separators.
The granite shop business is resum-
ed this week.
Flora Grandy of Burlington was in
town last week.
Alex Faulkner is porter at the Mem
phremagog house.
Rev. E. A. George preached at
Providence, Feb. 10.
Mrs. Silver has moved out Of Tuck's
block, back to her farm.
The fast horse men have scraped a
nice track in South bay.
Will Bean came home from his
school at Burlington on account of
sickness.
Mrs j. r. Huse, Mrs. M. Hunt, E.
A. Martin and Frank Davenport are
on the sick list.
Hard Times Social at the Cong.
church on Friday evening of this week.
A Rhode Island fish chowder will be
served.
Albert W .Estey and Lottie Flanders
of Coventry were married Feb. 13 at
the Arlington Hotel, Rev. E. "A George
officiating.
Horace Davenport has had stroke
of paralysis and is nearly helpless. His
son, Frank, is sick also. The Odd Eel
lows are helping them.
Orem Newcomb has sold his drug
business to P. J. Farrell, L. F. Kay
and Will Richards. Mr.. Newcomb
will go to Denver, Col, to make his
future home.
Mrs. G. III. Flint returned from Bos
ton, Friday, accompanied by her son,
Will Gilman, who went there to at
tend school, but was taken sick and
sent for his mother.
The lecture of Rev. Alex Mckenzie,
D. D., of Cambridge, Mass, on elm
at Lanes Opera Hall, last
eve, is pronounced one of |
the best in the course.
1t is currently reported at Barton
that parties here have bought
or hired the bobbin business in that |
place and that it will be moved here,
into the old veneer mill.
The seventh district meeting of the
Order of the Eastern Star will hold its
regular meeting with Lakeside Chap
ter, Tuesday, afternoon and evening,
Feb. 26. All members in good and
regular standing are invited to be