Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-17


Mrs. Ora Cole is suffering from the eff
cts of having teeth extracted.
Allan Caldwell of E. Greensboro had an
We badly injured while working in the
woods last week.
Tuesday, February 18th, witnessed the
most severe storm of the winter so far. The
now circulated in all directions, and
Wednesday found the snow rollers busy
bearly all day.
Miss Isabelle Lang closed her fifth sue
essful term of school at the Bend FEB.
4th. Forty-five pupils have been enrolled
uring the year. At the close the pupils
presented her with a handsome bible as a
oxen of their esteem.
The Sabbath school class of A. Perrin
with some other friends completely sur
brised him on the evening of Feb. 18th
bv taking possession of his house while he
vas busy at the barn, and reminded him
hat another milestone had been added to
his life. making sixty-three. A very pleas
Init evening was spent socially and in sing
ing. when. Just before supper was to be
Berved. the Rev. M. B. Parounagian in a
lew well chosen words, presented Mr.. Per-
in with nice bible from the class as a
oxen of the appreciation of his efforts as
5. s. teacher. All departed with mutual
good feelings and wishes for many re-
urns of the day-but not quite as stormy
Holland.
c. o. Goddard was quite badly hurt last
"Wednesday, while hauling logs for Au-
gustus Lowell.
George Burroughs and wife of Morgan
|yvere the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Goddard last week.
HI. A. Bryant has taken the job of saw
ing G. R. Caswell's clapboards, and has
Engaged w. A. Goddard to help him.
Grace Cotton is now gaining slowly.
E. B. Webster is travelling in N. H., sell
ling the Dayton computing scale.
The postponed roll-can at the Cong.
church will be held next Thursday.
The Thespians will repeat their play at
Barton Landing next Thursday night.
Scion Jackson's people of Beebe Plain
recently visited in this town and Barton.
Miss Helen Thompson has gone to
Nashua, n. H., for few weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Geo. A. Sylvester.
John Carpenter has finished his school
in Craftsbury and returned home.-The
high school students held a sociable and
sugar party at their school-room Thursday
evening.
1t is not every week that two sisters liv-
ing in the same house give birth to two
sons with an interval of but two days.
Such, however, was the case with Mrs.
Edith (Stiles) Clark land Mrs. Cora (Stiles)
Thompson.
The spring examinations for teachers in
Orleans County Will occur on the follow
ing dates: Feb. "a and %, Barton Landing;
Feb. 26 and 81, Crafts bury; Feb, % and 20,
So. Troy; March 2 and 8, Derby Center.
to be held in the principal
of the above villages.
G. A. ANDREWS, Co. EXAMINER.
Lowell
Irwin Stephenson of this town has been
drawn on the jury of the Chase murder
case at Newport.
D. F. Lathrop has returned from Mill
burg, Mass, where he has carried on
business the past year.
We understand that our young people
are about to present play which has been
in preparation for some time. We be-
speak full house and satisfaction to the
public at its presentation.
The new cutting-up rig recently placed
in the Curtis & Cello shop is a great I'M
provement over the band-saw, and they
have commenced to cut stock, quite
quantity of logs having been drawn not
the unfavorable season.
AS result of the recent snow storm,
Lowell received no mail from the north
from Tuesday noon till Thursday at 3:15
d. m. It seems that Westfield was a trif1e
negligent about opening roads as the
block on the stage route was between the
village of Westfield and Lowell line.
G. D. Wilcourt of Lyndon, somewhat of
a cripple, attempted to cross Albany
last Friday in the storm, got his
team in the snow, and no doubt would
have persisted, had it not been for Michael
Dyer, Jr., who shoveled him out and es-
corted him over 1.-The top of the mountain
ont of danger.
About forty persons attended the re-
ception of the G. E. Society at G. G. Chat
fees, Westfeld, Friday, Feb. 18th. Con-
sidering the storm it was phenomenal
turnout. In fact, more from Lowell than
Westfield were present. Lowell knows
good thing when it sees it, and generally
gets there, Notwithstanding the weather.
Morgan.
Fred Allen and wife have been to Can
ada ON a visit.
George Bullock had his hand badly bit
ten by dog recently.
Homer Burroughs is at work for Her
nan Johnson Jennie Heath has gone to