Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-23


and these directors were chosen: Hon.
r. Fletcher, Holland, r. Il. Caswell Derb
Line, DIR. c. S.Hinman, and j. $. Sweeney
Charleston, G.. T.. Clarke, +. NJ. Bartlett
and +. +. Hobson, Island Pond. The FOL
lowing officers were elected: President q
+. Clarke; Superintendent and Treasurer
Hon. S. r.. Fletcher; Assistant superin
tendent and secretary J. S. Sweeney.
lrasburgh.
Mrs. Sweat of Lyndon is visiting at Rev
Leonard Dodd's.
Mrs. Frances Smith and Mrs Ann Elsie
have gone to Concord, n. H., 10 visit sicl
relatives.
Dennis Brahany goes 70 Toledo, O., d
work for the same telephone company
which employs the Sheperd boys.
Chas. Rash OF Barton has bought the
Lawrence house, and will move there soon
-Chas. McGon has rented his farm q
Dana Huntington.
The Epworth League meeting on Tues
day eve, "a. Question for debate, "Resolv
ed that the Rich as a class are happier than
the Poor" Cake and coffee will be served
j. f. Tetrault Of West Shenord, p. O..
was here Tuesday evening TO attend the
cheese meeting. Arrangements have been
practically completed for the seasons
make.
The lecture by Mr.. Tewksbury Friday
evening, proved both interesting and In
structive. The subject presented is a deep
problem on which our wisest statesmen
may well ponder.
Eugene Meron and family have returned
from Lebanon.-Win Barney has returned
from his winters work at WinooslSi and
ST. Adams, and will work for Fred Grant
the coming season.
The singing school taught by Mr.. q. w.
Foster of Woodbury. during the winter
will close with a concert next Friday even
ing. The following talents are expected
to assist Miss Florence Titus OF Hardwick /
soprano soloist; Mr.. NJ. T.. Foster of Wood
bury, basso; Miss Lura Bancroft Of Calais,
accompanist, and Mr.. l.. l.. Leonard OF
Calais, cornetist. ,All invited TO rehearsals
forenoon and afternoon. A good pro-
gramme viii be given, and good audience
merited. Admission, adults IS cents.
children 10 cents. Proceeds will be used
to defray the expenses OF the singing
school.
Lowell
Town meeting passed off very quietly.
A tax of 200 cents on a dollar was voted.
The creamery is 10 start up the first of
April. II is deserving of better patronage
than it received last season.
A party Of our young men attended the
"a
ing, and report pleasant time.
Dayton Harding, who is at home on
vacation from his school i'm Bakersfield,
has visited friends here the past week.
silsby & Co. are now hauling the last
5000 logs on their winters job, and hope
to finish all right with two weeks more of
shedding.
David Stewart is quite seriously ill, as ~
a little child Of James Labounty. They
are under the care Of DR.. Chevigney, and
are reported improving.
Another snow fall OF 10 inches. Quite
novel way Of introducing spring. With
five feet on the level, we haven't yet got
enough for good sleighing, as the roads
are terrible.
Mr.. Frank Sawyer was quite seriously
injured recently, by being run into by
team. The shaft struck him in the back,
knocking him down and bruisng him I'M
sevaral places. As Mr.. Sawyer Is quite an
old man il is wonderful that he was not
more seriously injured. Fast driving was
the cause. The highway Is poor place TO
race horses.
The following officers were elected at
the town meetings Moderator, Rufus
Kinsley; clerk, Don b. Curtis; selectmen,
Irwin Stephenson, {. c. Tnlotson, J. r.
Lawrence; treasurer, l.. r. wellman; list
constable, Osmer Farman; 2nd constable,
F. j. Smith; listers, w. l.. Kinsley, Il. $.
Coolidge, f. j. Smith; auditors, w. l..
Kinsley, A. p. Sweet, r. n. Patterson;
trustee public money, Don b. Curtis;
town grand juror, John Stephenson; road
commissioner, John +. Stephenson; town
agent, L. r.. Wellman; school directors,
Freeman Farman, +. b. Stannard, Milo
Hines.
Many people in Lowell and vicinity viii
be panied to hear OF the death Of Augusta
Dix, wife Of John ID. Woolley, which took
place at their home in Nashua, \. H.,
March 14th, after painful illness Of sew
eral weeks. IL was her wish 90 be carried
to Vermont for burial, but circumstances
made it seem advisable 20 find her resting
place nearer by, accordingly she was taken
to Greenville, y. H., where James =.
Woolley resides. Many years OF their
younger life were passed I'm Lowell, where
they were married forty-fve years ago, nc
the home OF his father, Thomas Woolley.
The bereaved husband will have the sym
pathy of all.
Morgan.
Frank Hill is to work for A. NJ. Gray for