Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-04-08

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Palm Sunday was duly observed at
the Catholic church yesterday with
interesting exercises and fine dis
play of f1owers.-There was concert
at Cong. church last evening.
A sprightly boy put in his appear
ance early Sunday morning at F. c.
Burdick's. The Express, which adver-
tised girl there some time previous
ly, will please revise. "Herbo is not
well posted in some lines.
The Century Magazine, always inter-
esting and useful, has combined in
the April number more than usual
that will please the American reader.
Something has been prepared Of spec
ial interest for every class of readers.
The Congregations Ladies' Society
will give their annual sugar party at
the vestry, Wednesday evening, April
10th. New sugar and accompani-
ments will be served from 6 to s
O'Clock Everybody invited. Whole
bill, Is cents.
Rev. F. w. Lewis leaves for confer
ence to-day. The regular business
session commences on Wednesday,
lasting, probably, to Monday morning.
The denomination has not the slight
est knowledge who will come to take
the place of Mr.. Lewis.
At a recent meeting of the trustees
of the two incorporated school dis
tricts and the school directors Of the
town district, Rev. J. K. Fuller was
chosen president and F. w. Baldwin
secretary. J. Fl. Bartlett was elected
Supt. There will be united eff
fort to make an improvement in all
the schools.
The rum fiend is getting in his work
in this village of late. It is always
the case that as soon as the officers of
the law slack up little Or refuse to
do their duty, the miserable creatures
who sell rum will flood the locality
with it. 1t is about time the temper
ance element aroused itself.
Oscar Cook, who has been employed
at I'll. @. Pierce's store as clerk for the
past four years, will close his labors
here and go to work for Farrell &
Richard, Newport. He has been very
popular and efficient clerk in the store
and is young man of excellent hab-
it's and character. We are sorry to
lose him from this society.
At the annual election Of officers of
Orleans Lodge, No. 80, of L. and A. m.
the following officers were elected:
w. M, Horace @. Pierce; S. W., Clar
ence H. Wiley; j. W., Charles F.Per-
cival; Treas, Edward F .Dutton; Sec.,
Orlando V. Joslyn; S. D., Donald w.
Smith; J. d. Edgar E. Lidde1; Chap,
Frederick w. Baldwin; marshall, H.
T. Seaver; stewards, Eugene FL. Gla-
zier, Josiah A. Pearson; Tyler, Henry
@. Gay.
In the north part of the town: Will
Patterson of Bloomington has moved
into the T. B. Piper house. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Leland are talking of go
ing to Middletown, n. Y, where Mr..
Leland will carry on large farm
Elmer Leonard had COW fall into an
abandoned we'll which had been par
TALLY filed up. Six men worked some
time to get her out again.-Walter
Buck is laid up with erysipelas, the
third time he has been confined to the
house this winter'-Dean Clark cut a
long cash in his foot while splitting
wood.
We learn with sadness of the death
of Royal Cummings, which occurred
in a hospital at Hanover, April Sd.
Mr.. Cummings, we believe, was a
native Of Newport. He was some
years student at the Institute in
Glover. He was connected with sew
eral newspapers in this part of the
State and was job printer for many
years at White River Junction. He
married Augusta Sanborn of Glover
and man of no small ability in GER
tain lines. His health had been poor
for several years.
We learn with regret of the death of
Mrs. Nellie (Mathewson) Waite of St.
Johnsbury, which occurred in New
York on Saturday. She is well re-
membered here as the bright and am
liable daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Mathewson, who resided here several
years. Mrs. Waite has suffered with
last winter and the present winter in
Florida. She was on her return, hop
ing to reach home, but the journey
was too great a task and she died in
New York. The funeral is being held |