Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-24

is dangerously sick and clears are enter
tanned of her recovery" This is in the lin
of doubtful compliments. Others are won
to say that Mr.. Blank is ''sick of the pneu
monia." The average person, after having
a severe run of the disease would naturally
be sick ssof'' it. Five persons out of sig
begin pneumonia with a capital Pneumo.
MIA small p will usually do it.
LELAND NEIGHBoRHooD.-G W. Clark
is getting out lumber to build an addition
25x4O to his barn in the spring .-Betsey
Pierce is going to Barton Landing to care
for Mrs. Lucius Spencer. Clarence Max
field is working for Ed. Grow, running
a saving machine.-AIilo Kent and Fred
Emery of HatIey, P. O., were in town a
few days last week.-Mrs.. Geo. w. Clark
has been sick nearly all winter, but is bet
ter now.-The cold wave of last week was
very hard, freezing up nearly every line of
water in this part of the town.
A large number of the friends of Geo.
Eamblet made himself and wife surprise
visit last Monday evening, it being the
10th anniversary of their marriage. The
visit was complete surprise, as was in
| tended. Ladies Of the Rebekah Lodge pre-
pared and served refreshments, after which
| Mr.. J. B. Freeman presented some gifts in
p few well chosen words, and was respond
| ed to by Mr.. and Mrs. Hamb let, who in
their usual courteous and genial manner
| helped 10 make the visit one long to be re-
membered by all present.
The following is clipped from the Man
n Do5I9I ITjrror. IA 7,Iooc
home wedding took place at the home of
Mrs. G. Bunker, II Mechanic St., Wednes-
day afternoon, when Miss Bessie l. Rowell,
a popular young lady of this city, was
united in marriage to Fred W. Comstock
OF arton, VT. The wedding was quiet
affair, only the immediate relatives being
present. The happy couple were the re-
recipients of number of useful and costly
gifts, including one from the Mirror office,
where Miss RoWell has been faithful en-
ploye. Mr.. and Mrs. ComstOck will make
their home in Barton, VT"
The lecture season has closed, but there
viii be an opportunity to hear man and
divine at the III Z. church on Thursday ev-
ening next, who has reputation as wide
as any one who has been here during the
lecture course. We refer to DR.. j. w. |
Hamilton of Cincinnati. DR.. Hamilton is
one of she best-knoWn divines IN the |
country, and was for many years the pas
tor of the celebrated Peoples church in |
Boston. He is at the present time one of |
the general secretaries of the denomina-
to which he belongs and travels through
out the whole extent of the country. Out
side Of the Bishops he is probably the best
known man in the denomination. He is
ali orator OF originality and power, and
never fails to please his audience. The
1ltane which he will treat on this occasion
I'll be 81 34riobic as well as religious sig
the Methodist church should
be packed to its utmost capacity by people
anxious to hear him. None will go away
There will be no admission
fee.
The last entertainment of the lecture
course was given Thursday evening by
the Beresford Concert Company. The COM
mittee could not have selected a more
pleasing entertainment with which to
nave closed most successful course. The
.+1Ging by the quartet was of the highest
quality. Mrs. FOllett, the soprano, has |
Fery clear, 114g11voice and displayed great
aste and ability in her selections. The
Ito singer, Miss Holt, had a very pleasing
zee and charmed the audience. Mr..
BeresfOrd in his selection, ''The Two {
was heartily cheered, and his ,
songs in Irish dialect, which he rendered
S encores, were highly appreciated. 1t is
lot often we listen to as fine tenor voice
s Mr.. Bartlett's. He was encored repeat
udience spellbound to the end. She exc
uted two difficult selections with much
kill and ability. This company would be
heartily welcomed here again. The house
vas Well filled, there being large number
present from surrounding towns.
Compliments toward the local paper are s
0 rare that when the publisher gets one he
eels as though he must tell somebody. The q
GLOWING, which was recently received by
ne MONITOR from one of the most distin-
uished clergymen in the State, is appre- :,
lated most highly, both on account of .
THAT may be colsidered personal, and for
he much better reason that it expresses a
ign compliment for the people of Orleans
ounty: II am amazed at the number of
ole and clean newspapers published in
yermOnt. Among them all / have not p
cen better than the ORLEANS COUNTY Fl
fONITOR. I have looked it all through S
nd even read it's advertisements. see r
hat the merchants of Orleans county know
he value of printers ink. This shows f,
Ugh degree OF enterprise and intelligence a
mong Jour people. This accords with my Y
IMPRESSIONS from other sources. I have a
pohen - the county three times, and I n
lusG S that for large, intelligent, respon =
I've aL44ences, Orleans County beats the
'roen Mountain State''