Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-02

news. Remember CnaG we IlSeO the larger
share of the items as early as Saturday
morning.
Thanksgiving services We're held at the
M. E. church, Rev. Mr.. Douglass, who was
assisted by Rev Mr.. Swain, officis -1ng. The
sermon was historical, practical, l4ucrest-
ing and useful.
Barron & Hamblet have got pretty much
moved into their new block and store and
will be fully in line for business there in
few days. Look out for their new adver-
tisement next week.
Meetings will be held at the M E. church
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week. The inter-
est in the meetings increaes and much
ought to be done.
1t is reported that SAM B. Nelson will
move into Mrs. Fosters house, near the
Owen store. We hear also that George
! Owen is to move in with his father to re-
main through the winter.
Lots of matrimony around last week.
! Several other cases are developing and will
| be reported soon. The beaux, a hundred
or more of them in theregions round about,
are much interested in the affairs of the
Peerless factory in this place.
Miss Julia johnson, her sisters and
mother arrived safely at their southern
home, in Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. john
son, the mother, stood the journey well
and is enjoying herself in the genial eli
mate of that far southern state
Never more agreeable day in Novem-
Der than last Thursday, Thanksgiving day.
Everybody was made happy on that day
in having friends to visit them, or places
to go where friendship and a well laden
ia BILE made their short stay enjoyable.
Hon. NJ. w Howard, congressman from
Alabama, will lecture in Sewers Opera
House on the evening of Dec. 18th. Mr..
Howard is a lecturer of high repute, and
the people in this vicinity will be
pleased to see and hear man from that
section.
NV Aver & Son, who publish newspa-
per annual and directory, state that the
subscription lists of the newspapers of Or
leans county are as follows: The Palladium
of No. Troy, 1924; the Express and Stand
ard of Newport, LIT; the MONITOR of
Barton, 2,175.
, Miss Florence Currier starts for Chicago
| to-day, where she expects to spend the
winter studying music. She will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Foster and her daugh
ter and son-in-law, who go to Colorado
to spend the winter, hoping the climate
m aybe beneficial to the daughters health.
/ J. Warren Howard has been having his
annual struggle with the grip, asthma, etc,
/ nd hoe hard sick HI IS SOmPWb hat
better-Dr. Ruggles has been confined to
his house with sickness. = Mrs. George
King is having severe sickness.-Dr. j.
A. Pearson is confined to his house with
rheumatism.
D. D. Bean is putting up large barn
and stable on the lot he purchased of Bar
ron & Hamblet, near the Aaron Drown
house. The vacant lot on the Whitcher
premises, which has been unoccupied so
long, is pretty well filled up now. Mr..
Bean Will put up good residence on the
front of the lot next season.
Geo. H. Burnham, proprietor of the
American House, has been absent some
days on marriage expedition and
soon returns with a new bride The air of
the town has been laden with the per-
fume(?) of the marriage cigars for some
days. Congratulations extended. Mr..
Burnham and wife will remain at the ho-
! tel for the present.
The G. A. R. boys hold their annual
meeting at Post hall on Wednesday next,
at 10 o'clock, when there will be an cleo
ton of officers, etc. There will be picnic
dinner at the hall at noon. In the after
noon the ladies of the w. r. G. hold their
meeting and election. In the evening
there will be campfire and oyster supper.
| Speakers from outside the Post have been
invited to be present at the campfire, and
there will be music, speaking and pleas
| ing entertainment. The public is cordial
| ly invited to be present at campfire and
| supper. A small admittance will be charg
ed. 1t is expected that Maj. CIRCUIT of Der
by will be present to address the meeting.
| Come out and hear him.
Carl A1drich, our popular and esteemed
! jeweler, was married to Miss Bessie ALL
church of this village on Thursday evening
last, Rev. W. E. Douglass performing the
ceremony. The wedding was very pref
ty affair, the parlor being tastefully and
uniquely decorated with flowers and ever
| green's George Barnes was Master of
| Ceremonies and Miss Lulu Allchurch and
Mr.. Dolloff of Newport attendants. The
wedding gifts were dainty and beautiful.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIdrich are young people
who are much esteemed in this commune
ty and they have the best wishes of many
friends in their matrimonial life. They
left for Boston Thursday, and will return
this week to occupy rooms in ]. E. Skin
ner's house on Church ST.
Since the conviction of Chase for the
murder of Holloway there has been be-
lief that there were causes for the setting
aside of the verdict. Lawyer Miles, who