Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-10

talent brought to the front at the concerts,
as IL gives encouragement to support. The
Priscilla quartette, which Newport is
proud OF, took quite part. Helen Brown,
lst soprano, Adelaide Lindsay I'd soprano,
Emma Barnes, 1st alto, Mabel Black, I'd
alto, Annie Green, pianist. The solo sing
ers that appeared were Mrs. Silsby of Lit
Teton, n. H., Miss Brown and Harry May
OF ST. Johnsbury, and Mrs. Graham of
Cra1tsbury, all of whom were heartily
greeted. The grand promenade at Fields
Opera Hall, Wednesday evening, was at
tended by about 400 persons. 1t can be
said that the convention was grand sue
cess in every sense. Officers were elected
as follows: w. w. True, Newport, Presi-
dent; M. M. Taplin, Barton Landing, vice
president; F. w. Baldwin, Barton, Sec;
Inez E. Miller, Newport, Cor. Sec; G. F..
Root, E. j. Prouty, Newport, F. w. Cut
ting, Barton, executive Conn.,; G. F. Ran
ney, Mrs. G. FL. Prouty, F. M. Dawson,
Newport advertising Conn.,; Homer Thrash
er, Newport, Treasurer.
Newport Center.
Nettie Smith has returned home from
Johnson.
Frank Jenkins and Abram Hager are
very sick with pneumonia.
Alden Wing has moved from Dist. No.
II to Dist. No. IL, into the tenement be-
longing to Sidney Perkins,
The friends of Rev. Mr.. Vance left for
his benefit on the 31st inst, as donation,
the sum of $47, free from expenses.
South Troy.
DIR. H. d. Martin, the oculist, can be
consulted at the hotel in this place, Feb.
13 and IA, and at North Troy hotel, Feb. Is,
Is and II.
Westfield.
Oscar Fowler spelled down the village
school on Jan. 81.
The school on the n. Hill taught by
Mrs. Petite of Canada closed last week.
Miss Emma Wakefield graduated re-
Gently from the Johnson Normal school,
Mrs. Betsey Stebbins has sold her old
china tea-set to State Supt. Mason S.Stone.
Rev. L. P. Atwood not being present on
Sunday, Feb. 2, Prof. o. j. Gross conduct
ed services in the Cong. Church.
Mrs Betsey Stebbins, T. HouIt's baby,
and Ethel Hoyt have been on the sick
list, under the care of DIR. w. A. Young.
The collection taken on G. E. Day was
for the benefit of the suffering Armenians.
The Lowell G. E. was not present as we
stated last week.
VIM. Edmunds and wife, and Erwin
Clark and wife were in Morrisville recent
ly, on account of the serious illness of
Mrs. Homer Edmunds.
Rev. A. Gregory and wife visited in Bar
ton last Week.-Mrs. Sarah Dickson has
returned to the johnson Normal school
Mrs. Wilcox and her SON, Fred, have re-
turned to Canada.
Miss Alice M. Gilbert, aged sixteen, had
a birthday party on the evening of Feb. 1.
More than sixty relatives and friends.
were present. She was presented with an
album and other gifts.
On the evening of the 31st uIt., the G. E.
society held a nut social at Miss Lillian
Wrights; the attendance was large, and
the occasion enjoyable; Prof Gross and
Albert Farman gave readings and there
were other exercises. ~
VIM. B Gilpin has sold piece of land
adjoining the M. E. church to John Mar
tin, consideration, $35O-W. FL. Richard
son of Chicopee, Mass, has sold his farm
near No. Troy, with stock and tools, to
Mr.. Lunna, for $1,000. Hiram Miller of
this village, who is Mr.. Richardson's
agent, effected the sale.
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