Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-27

feeble health for number of wears. died
Jan. 18th.
George Sheldon from Fitch Bay. P. O..
has been visiting at l.. G. Drown,s-Burt
Hilliard and wife have gone to Canaan to
visit friends.-Fred Foss from Albany has
been visiting at M. A. Foss'.
West Charleston.
Mrs. William Parker is quite sick.
Kate Bruce has returned to Barton.
Sadie Eley has closed her school in Hol-
land.
Lewis Shedd will remove to Hollis. N.
H, very soon.
Nettie Joslyn of Bloomington has been
visiting friends in town.
J.B. Holton has just added a nice line of
groceries to his other business.
Amos ParIin has been at home from
school at Derby, on the sick list the past
week.
The w. G. T. U. gave very interesting
program in the Baptist church, Sunday
evening, the 10Th.
Rev. M. Holman attended the quarterly
meeting of Baptist churches at st. Johns
bury the Ath-29th of January.
A young gentleman by the name of
Smith from ST. Adams is stopping with
DIR. c. S. Human for medical treatment.
Coventry.
The Methodist society has been pres
ented with a silver communion service set.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. landlord were here
last week, to attend the wedding of Mrs.
landlords sister.
The religious meetings held at the M. E.
church the past week were well attended,
and resulted in much interest. Rev. Ham
ilton preached an excellent sermon on Sun
day and baptized twelve persons.
The parishioners of Rev. j. G. Langford
dropped in on him last Wednesday even
ing to remind him of his birthday ami
versary and presented him with a fine
eight-day clock. A very pleasant evening
was enjoyed.
Coventry ought to be turning out some
celebrated singers, as we are having two
good singing schools; one under the old
singing master, A. R. Cowles, the other by
by Rev. Aiken. The latter is a free school
and held Monday evenings.
There was a quiet wedding here at the
residence of I'll. G. Cleveland on Wednesday
evening last, when DR.. G. F. Branch and
Miss Clara Bell Greenwood, sister of Mrs.
Cleveland, were united in marriage, Rev.
]. Z. Fuller performing the ceremony. DIR.
Branch and wife left for Amherst, Mass,
on the night train, where they will make
their future home.
CraftSbury.
is Dannie Dustan has been quite sick.
d See what Mr.. Uric has to say in his new
advertisement.
T. M. Gallagher was in Boston on bust
ness last week.
Mrs. S. A. Badger is visiting friends and
relatives in Lowell, Mass
Will Farr is finishing off hall for the
Masons over his blacksmith shop.
Dr. HI. ID. Martin, the skillful oculist,
can be consulted at Libbey's hotel, Feb. A,
5 and g.
Mr.. Lunt, who is working for Robert
Patterson, has rented rooms in the Smith
tenement. .-ai-t
E. e. Ormsbee is in the village visiting.
james Anderson has gone to Portland
on business.
Miss Lottie Cowles has gone back to
Irasburgh, and is at work at Judge
Thompson's.
The roast pig supper which was held at
the Academy hall, Jan. 22, was well at
tended. Proceeds about $2S.
S. P. Pinney has been engaged to teach
a singing school here. The next school
will be Friday evening, Jan. 31st, at
o'clock. sharp. All that wish books
should be present.
Hardwick and Craftsbury fast horsemen
met at Eligo pond recently to test the
speed of their horses. The horse owned
by Thomas Cochran of this town is said to
have been the best stopper.
A pleasant gathering was lately held at
the home of Mrs. Matilda Leitch at Mill
village, in honor of her eightieth birth
day. The members of the w. G. t. u.
and other friends, about twenty in num-
Der, 'ssurprised'' Mrs. Leitch by coming
early in the afternoon to offer their con-
gratulations. They brought with them
good things for bountiful supper, which
was served about five o'clock. A beauti-
full photograph album was given her as
token of the love and esteem of her friends.
Derby.
Hattie Morse, who has been quite sick,
is out again.
A hockey team has been organized, with
l.. d. Ripley as captain.
Rev. j. K. Fuller of Barton Landing ex-
changed with Rev. Perkins, Jan. 10.
Fred Reynolds has recovered sufficiently
ing again.