Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-02

returned home.
| Mrs. Charles Hatch is home from Cana
da, where she was called on account of the
| sickness of her mother.
There were about 40 who attended the
teachers examination here, on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week.
Among the pleasant events of the week
was the marriage of Clara Robbins and
Charles A. Bridges of Greensboro.
Daniel Hodgdon is sick with the sciatic
rheumatism.-Hele Allen is on the sick
list.-Dr. Dillingham; is so as to be out
again.
| The Good Templars are requested to be
present March 9th, 1896. The charter will
be given up unless ten members object, G.
F. Anderson, Sec.
Charles Ladd of Hardwick, laid up with
a wounded hand, has been in town of late
Josephine Patterson is home from Bar
ton, Amanda Robbins from Johnson.
Mrs. ]. o. Douglass is visiting in Coven-
| try.-Ed. BagIey of the Beedle orchestra
was in town, making few calls last week.
May Harlow was in Burlington last
week.
Leslie Hartman and Miss Trip were in
town on a short visit recentIy.-Martin
Sawyer, formerly of Craftsbury is in town
visiting friends.-Perlie Bruce and his
mother have returned home from Mont
pelier, where they have been visiting for
number of days.
East Craftsbury.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 25th, being the
tenth anniversary of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward A. Dutton, about seven
ty-five of their friends gave them a sur
prise. The evening was spent very pleas
antly. Rev. j. G. Taylor presented them a
beautiful chair from their friends at East
Craftsbury and Mrs. r. G. Noodle present.
en- them a fine painting from their friends
at North Craftsbury and also an individual
present from H. n. Stevens. Rev. r. G.
Noodle helped entertain the company by
reading ''The Hanging of the Crane" by
Longfellow. Mrs. Augustus Paddock read
the following original poem, which was
greatly appreciated:
How dear to hearts is the home of the
That stands on the brow of the verdant East
The orchard, the cornfeld, the spring in the
hollow
And every loved spot where he worked with
The wide spreading wood and the sugar
house in it,
The fields where the cows eat their sweet
The boy with the blue eyes who gets them at
Who's named for his grandsire and hopes to
| be good.
How dear to our hearts is the thought of the
loved
Who've lived in this home, and were faithful
and true,
They've gone from now into lifes busy
-.H battle, -t.T... ..#.-I..
The mother and daughter have gone from us,
too
But up in Gods garden, where sweet flowers
are blooming,
United they stand midst the radiant throng;
They're learning to speak the glad language
of heaven
They're learning to sing in the saviour's new
Their youngest son lives in this home so be-
loved,
And little ones romp through the echoing
hall,
And Edward and Kate bless the day in the
When love sent his rosy light shining DER all.
Ten years have rolled round them
In sterner cares binding them closer,
| Till now, they are lovingly one.
Till now, with dear children to light up their
With radiance of home love, three girls and
1aHH a son. Nsi1t. #itHl rt-e. .-.. -
oh, bring here the holly, and bring here the
And bring here the harplet and let us all sing!
Let's hail the glad decade of ten happy.years!
OF ten happy years! with young Time on the
wing
For dear to our hearts is the home of the dea-
And dear to our hearts are their dear sons
And dear to our hearts are our Edward and
Kath 'rine,
For Edward and Kath'rine will every one
pray.
For dear to our hearts is the good man, the
deacon!
And dear is his home the crown of the hill,
The orchard, the cornfield, the sugar place
it,
oh bless them dear Father with earth IS choic-
est treasures,
oh bless them with health and with generous
hands!
May harvest's o'erfowihg with natures hid
Burst forth with full blessings all over their
| Because they are loyal to Thee, heavenly
Because to do good they refrain not each day:
because on each morning with little ones
They ask Thee to lead them DER life's stormy
For dear to our hearts is that good man the
deacon!
And dear is his home on the brow OF the hill
me moving, the cornheld, the mill in the
valley,
And every Iov'd spot he worked with will.
East Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Plunkett of Barton
have been visiting in town.
The Mite Society will meet in the vestry
Thursday, March 5. Supper at five p. IN.
A very pleasant time was spent with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Trip last Wednesday at
the Ladies' Aid, about forty taking din
ner.
Mrs. Armstrong of Lyndonville visited
her mother, Mrs Horace Kathan, last week
and on her arrival at Barton, where she
| went to take the train for home, as she
stepped from the sleigh, she slipped and
broke limb.