Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-17


Katie Hancock who has charge Of the
Band of Mercy gave them picnic meeting
last week where 40 of the little folks were
present.
Mrs. Geo. Goodnough is home from
Hanover, N. H., where she has been to
bury her sister.-Nelson Shepard is home
from Milford, Mass.
Rev. j. Hamilton preached at the NJ. E.
church and conducted sacramental services
yesterday. There win be no preaching at
that church next Sunday.
Our people went to Newport last We'd
nesday evening to witness an exhibition of
fire works, but the stuff didn't go off as
expected. 1t was probably widowed.
AS Arthur White was returning home
Thursday evening on his wheel he ran into
team driven by Fred Hall of Newport,
frightened and injured the horse and caus-
ed the wreck of the carriage.
Derby.
The fall term of Derby Academy opens
Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Mrs. Poore and two daughters are visit
ing at DIR. Blanchard's.
Mrs. A. A. Newcomb of Boston is stop
ping in town for few weeks.
HH Wilder and w. r. Daley report
very pleasant trip to Willoughby last
Monday
A. HI. Grout, B. H. Bisbee and w. r.
Daley are spending the week at Burling
ton at the muster of the V. N. G..
Mrs. w. S. Robbins and son took a car
riage drive to Swanton last week, TO visit
her daughter, Mrs F. /. Marvin.
A. j. Allbee's dry house burned last Fri
day. 1t had just been filled and everything
was burned, only by hard work was the
shop and store saved.
West Derby.
Geo. Adams has moved from Lake st. to
Indian Point.
E. HI. Wood and family have returned
from their trip to Franklin county.
A fine portrait of Noel Cobb has been
placed in the C.E. room in the F. B. church.
The F. B. Sunday School take their an
nual excursion on the "Lady of the Lake"
on Wednesday the 18th.
Amos Miller of the ssNewport Rifles"
has taken his wife and sister, Mrs. G. j.
Tucker, to Burlington flor the Muster.
c. o. Grimes returned Saturday from
Hardwick, where he had taken the body
of his wife's mother, Mrs .Hoyt, for burial.
DR.. S. Locke, formerly of Newport Cen
ter is building near the foot of Lane hill;
othe needed improvements are being made
in that vicinity.
The youngest child of Mr.and Mrs. Hugh
Clark, School St., was buried last Monday
at Pine Grove cemetery, Rev. Geo. Howe
of Newport, officiating. Oe5 e
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Kelsey of Boston,
Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Darling Iast'weelI. II Will Rylander of Bos-
ton is spending his vacation in town.
Mrs. Mark Glover is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jed. Heath.
Glover.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the vestry,
Thursday, Aug. 25th. Ice cream and cake
will be served. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. NJ. c. Clark is in town for few
weeks.-Mrs. F. A. Cheney and daughter
Ruth here from Manchester, also b.
French and family from Boston.
West Glover.
j. E. Cook has gone to Yarmouth, Me-,
for a short visit.
Fred Bean has moved into Mrs. ID. T.
Cameron's house.
Mrs. Aggie Wright has friend from
Haverhill, Mass, visiting her.
Mrs. Cummings has gone to Richford to
live. Her daughter Ethel will enter the
graded school there.
Mrs. Albert Gregory of Westheld, and
Mrs. Fannie Giffin of st. Johnsbury have
been here to aid in caring for their
mother.
The reunion of Co. I, 18th VT Regt., is
Sept. 2, at Glover village. The Relief
Corps will furnish dinner. Let all the
comrades turn out.
Mrs. Luther Colburn, an aged lady, fell
and broke her limb last week. The frac-
ture is of that nature the surgeon thinks
it no use to set it, and she is great suf-
ferer at present writing.
DIR. Caleb CIarl's children are stopping
with their grandfather, VIM. Wylie.-
Mary and Maude Lane, who have been
visiting at H. Prescott's, returned to their
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Cameron and family are visiting in Rut-
land county.
Greensboro.
The United Presbytery of Vermont met
here last Wed, II, for the purpose of in
Sailing the Rev. J. w. Harris as pastor Of
the church in this place. A business SEES
sion was held in the forenoon in the par
sonage and in the afternoon the members
of the congregation and friends gathered
in the church, where after listening to a
sermon by the moderator of Presbytery,
the Rev. F. A. Collins of Ryegate a charge