Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-09

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+! church, Wednesday evening. March II. at
7:3O, under the auspices of the w. G.. u.
| Lecture free, but collection will be talk
en- to defray expenses. 1t is hoped there
will be good attendance.
| The concert Friday evening, by the I'm
| perial quartet of st. Johnsbury. drew
| full house and was pronounced very fine
| by all. Two cornet solos by Mr. Winslow
| of Newport and three fine Rotations by
Miss Ranney added very much to the en-
| tertainment.
The ladies of this place will meet at the
G. A. r. hall in VIM. Nelson's building.
| Friday evening, March 18th, and with the
assistance of some of the ladies from Is
land Pond will organize Ladies' Circle
| All mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
of veterans are cordially invited to be
present.
very pleasant affair surprise par
| ty at the home of MI. land Mrs. Warboy on
a recent evening, when about 80 of their
friends and neighbors took possession of
their premises for a time, taking with them
refreshments and a nice wheel chair as
present to their son Arthur, who has been
y
old soldier whom many were glad to hon
or in this way.
Coventry.
Frank Parlin of St. Johnsbury is in
town.
Frank True is moving to the Warren
Mitchell house.
Luther Guild has gone to Mortified to
sell the property of his fathers estate.
A very quiet town meeting, a small
number of voters being present. The in
debtedness of the town is about g, 900.
Mrs. Geo. Goodenough and Scion Perci-
val are sick with grip.-Carrie Black re-
mains very low, and her death has been
expected for several days.
Craftsbury.
P. II. Bruce goes on to the road peddling.
Miss Frida Larrabee is clerking for J.
Kier.
George Vance of Albany is painting at j.
Smiths.
A. FL. Leach has purchased farm in
Albany.
I. t. Patterson has charge Of the town
Emery & Clark have moved and taken
possession of the j. w. Allen farm.
Town meeting passed off quietly and
was satisfactory to the majority of the
town.
snow slide did damage to the house of
A. E. Spaulding, breaking out windows
and moving the stove.
James Anderson has his timber nearly
all on the ground for his large barn, which
he will build this SEASON.
The L. F. Smith buildings on the river
were in much danger during the ice and
water freshet of last week.
The mother of Mrs. Hiram Bruce is here
from Mass. to spend the remainder of the
winter and spring with her.
Will Marcy is at home from Newport,
quite sick.-Tom Ryan is in town.-Mrs.
Badger has returned from her visit to
Mass.
Charles Bridges has returned from his
among friends before setting up in house
keeping.
Geo. T. Howard has sold his third pair
of good matched horses this winter. He
has reputation for this sort of business,
which the buyers down country under
stand.
Mr.. Joseph Scott, Supt. of the Massa-
chusetts State Reformatory will lecture at
the Cong. church, n. Craftsbury, Wednes-
day evening, March 18th. Mr.. Scott
comes from Mass. purposely to lecture for
the students at the academy, and all will
do well to avail themselves of this rare
opportunity.
This town used to be noted for the
number of good singers it sent out to at
tend a good musical convention. We hope
we shall keep up our record by sending a
large number to Barton Landing this !
week. They are to give an oId-fashioned
convention under the direction of Martha
Dana Shepard
East Craftsbury.
James Carr from N III. made flying
visit here last week.
David S. Uric is on the sick list and his /
mind seems to be somewhat clouded.-H. /
T. Harriman's little girl is very sick.
Derby.
Mr.. Gibson has brother visiting him.
c. K. Bates and wife have returned to |
n. Y.
Capt. Foster has bought the John KEEL
ley house.
The spring term of the academy opened
last Wednesday with good attendance.
The ladies of the M. E. church received
over $12 from the town meeting dinner.
A Ell. Grout, who has been sick with the
humps, is out again and attending school.
Harry Wilder, John Sivright, and L.
L. WILEY were summoned to Burlington