Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-13

I. g.; B. S. Curtis, w. o. g.; ]. r. Huse
p. y. c.; Trustees for the year, DR.. c. F
Branch, DIR. E. E. Whitaker and Henry
Piquin.
The Seth annual festival of the Orleans
County Musical Association will be held
at Newport Feb. 81 inclusive. Great pains
has been taken to make this convention
the best ever held Mrs. Martha Dana
Shepard will preside at the piano; Prof.
Blaisdell will be the leader; the soprano
soloist, Mrs. Louise Lame Blackman of
Boston; basso, DIR. Carl E. Duff, of New
York; boy soprano, Rob't NJ. Looney, La
coma, n. H.; with Mrs. Lucia Mead Priest,
reciter, and the home talent, it would seem
as though all lovers of music could have a
treat.
Rev. z. A. George goes to Providence
this week, and from there to New York
and Brookline to take his annual vacation.
Mrs. HIS. Root has gone to Lowell, Mass.
to care for Mrs. Geo. Root, who is very sick
j. r. Huse has gone to ST. Adams to
work for DIR. Sproule. He expects to be
gone three months-Susie White has gone
to Hatley, P. O., on a visit.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Hope have gone to Magog and Mon
ElSins and son Clayton have gone to Low
ell, Mass, on a visit to a sister, and will
spend the winter.
Newport Center.
Mabel Rogers and Nettie Smith returned
TO Johnson Monday, Jan. 9Th.
w. II. Wiley is doing quite business
this winter in logs and hemIock bark.
At the regular meeting of Alexander
Post the officers were installed by n. S.
Rogers.
There will be donation held at the G..
A. r. hall for the benefit of Rev. McNiel
on Wednesday evening, the 18th.
Village schools resumed work again
Monday, Jan. 6, after vacation of two
weeks, with the same teachers as the pre-
vious term.
Cyrus Drown, an aged gentleman and
highly respected townsman, died Dec. %.
He leaves three sons and several daughters
to mourn his loss.
WestfieId.
The telephone is now in working order.
The Week of Prayer was observed here
last week.
Rev. Gregory's donation is postponed
until the evening of the 18th inst.
There is talk of starting a singing school
here this season, under the direction of DR..
Gross.
Mrs. Albert Stewart of Lowell is staying
here with her sister, Mrs. Crawford and is
under the treatment of DR.. Young.
Mrs. Sarah Hitchcock of Albany, who
has been staying with Mrs. Betsey Steb-
bins during the past two months, returns
to Albany this week.
States Attorney-Annis came to town
on the 3rd. inst. Ernest Sheltra was ar
raigned before Justice E. II. Hitchcock on
the charge of giving away liquor and was |
fined. The fine and costs amounted to
S2541.
At the annual business meeting of the
Cong. society held Jan. 6, the following |
officers were chosen for the ensuing year:
Moderator, D. E. Wright; clerk, M. c. |
Hitchcock: treasurer, w. B. Gilpin: pru-
Dental committee, A. G. Hitchcock, M. c.
Hitchcock, NJ. w. Farman.
At the annual election of officers of the
Cong. Sunday School, the following were
chosen to serve the ensuing year: Supt.,
Thomas r. Hoult; assistant supt., Walter
d. Bell, Sec. and Treas, Miss Lena Gilpin;
librarian, Miss Maud Miller; executive
committee, w. B. Gilpin, Mrs. E. S. Mil
Ter, NJ. c. Hitchcock: organist, Miss Min
ME Gilpin. The election was held on Sun
day, Jan. 5.
WestmOre.
Mrs. Alfred Brown of Richmond is stop
ping at the Willoughby house.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the church
vestry, Wed. evening, Jan. Is. Invitation
to all.
Mrs R. Elliott who has been quite sick
is better-Mr. AiSley's children have been
quite sick with whooping cough and