Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-14

there.
Miss Elvina Daggett is in poor health
Mrs. Calhoun, mother of Curtis Calhoun,
is quite low at his home.
The measles are raging to quite an ex-
tent. Four of VIM. Roots family and
seven of Silas Rogers family are sick with
them.
Mr.. Nelson Shepard's nephew and
nieces gave him a surprise visit last Thurs
day, it being the occasion of his 74th
birthday.
The revival meetings at M. e. church
the past week have been well attended un-
der Evangelist Smith and pastor. Several
conversions, and quite number of seek
ers.
Craftsbury.
Winnie Patterson is in town for few
days.
The party given at Geo. Reeds was en-
joyed by all.
Lewis LaClair has hired to work for
Clarence Hanson.
/ The merchants have received a large
| quantity of Christmas goods.
Mary Cochran is very sick at this writing.
j. T. Uric is on the sick list.
Sprague Gage, and Mrs. A. Morse, who
| have been reported hard sick are improv-
ing.
MONITOR agent will be at Branch post
office from 10 a. m. till II m, on Wednes-
| day, Dec. %. See him at that time.
| James Withers, while loading his re-
| voIvor xvos wounded in the hand w an
| unexpected discharge of the thing.
| Henry Benjamin has moved into S. L.
| Leavitt's house on the valley road to
| Hardwick.-S. l.. Leavitt and bride will
occupy his house vacated by Mr.. Benja-
min.
The musical convention which is to take
place here during the holiday week prom
ises to be a success in every way. The
committee have secured the best of talent,
and those who fail to attend will miss a
grand musical treat as well as good time.
No. Craftsbury.
MONITOR agent visits this post-office,
Wednesday afternoon and evening, Dec.
3d.
Derby.
The measles have commenced a cam
paign here with a prospect of a good
ssrun."
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
office here next Friday from p. m. to
p. m. See him and arrange for club papers.
The supper furnished at ''the Richards
last Thursday evening for the schools and
faculty was very pleasant gathering
/ The preachers meeting of the NJ. E. con-
ference was held here last Tuesday and !
Wednesday, with both profit and pleasure
to all who attended.
West Derby.
Fred Dwire and bride are visiting at |
Chas. Folsom's.
j. S. Stiles took John Boyle, Jr., to the
Insane Asylum, Tuesday.
A. c. Sawyer has just closed five years of /
work for John Nelson, and is now at |
home.
Be sure to see the MONITOR agent at the |
post office Wednesday forenoon and ar
range for club papers.
Our graded school commences today |
with Mrs. Emma Ball acting as principal !,
until the recovery of Prof. Ryder, who is
so ill with the measles.
Rev. Royal of Sutton has preached at the
F. B. house three Sabbaths, Rev. j. l..
Smith unable to preach. Yesterday, Rev.
Mr.. Atwood of st. Johnsbury preached.
Alfred Taylor has moved into his newly
completed house on Main St.-Amos Colby
from Sutton has moved into the Burt
house just out of the village.-W. Fuller
has moved into the Stewart house, Fred
Akin into the Allen house.
Glover. Fs
Mrs. LOOMS Stanton is very seriously
ill.
Ed Walker is hard sick with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Hattie Hopkins is visiting relatives
in town.
The Mite Society will hold their next So
ciable Friday, Dec. IS.
Reuben Cheney is in town. He is ex-
tolling the virtues of life insurance to our
people.
Marshall Vance has sold his famous
horse, 'sBillie Simonds," to John Jerome
for $50 cents.
There will be donation visit for Rev. j.
Mcdonald at the M. E. church next We'd
nesday afternoon and evening. Oysters
will be served. Everybody is invited.
No trace has been discovered of the per-
son or persons who tried to burn the Cros-
by house. Any person who to revenge
himself upon one person will endanger
the property and lives of whole village.
is, to say the least, not safe person to be
at large.
The farmers Institute meeting under
the direction of the State Board of Agricul-