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

VIM. Booth is quite sick, and his stor
is closed in consequence.
Florence Drown has returned home
from her visit to Boston.
Meetings were held every evening ex
cept Monday and Friday evenings.
Harvey Silsby, Ernest Warren and Har'
ris Colby are attending the business col
lege at st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Ellis Cole has moved into the ten
ement in Frank Trull's house, lately oc-
cupied by Mrs. Leonard.
A. l.. Aldrich went to Windsor last
Monday night, and organized a lodge OF
|. o. G. T., with twenty charter members
Mrs. j. E. Forrest has so far recovered
as to be able to be moved home. Hell
daughter, Mrs. Shorey, is at home caring
for her.
The singing school is to commence again
this (Monday) evening, under the in
struction of Mr.. Jenkins of Barton. Mr.
Jenkins comes well recommended as an
| instructor.
E. S. Page, who has been sick for sever
al weeks with heart disease, passed peace
fully ''over the river'' last Friday morning
at o'clock, aged II years. The deceased
was born in Woodbury., but came with his
parents when very young to Westmore.
When ten years of age his father died and
he went to live in the family of Edwin
Fisher (who now lives at Lyndon Centre)
in the east part of the town, where he liv-
ed until he was grown up. He married
Miss Mahala Clark, daughter of Capt.
Clark of Burke, who died several years
ago. He has lived in town since he was a
boy, with the exception of the years of the
late war, when he was in the Army of the
Potomac. He with his widowed daugh-
ter, Mrs. Adella Cole, came to this village
two years ago. He was member of d.
Ratteray Post and was very much attach
to his old comrades.
Sutton.
G. M. Campbell has sold his sugar place
to Will Campbell for 5000.
Several from this town attended the
Quarterly meeting held at ST. Johnsbury,
Jan. 1926.
Ladies' Aid at Mrs. III. A. Barker's on
Wednesday afternoon and evening. A
cordial invitation to all.
Bailey's ochestra was engaged at Burke
last Thursday Ievening at a promenade.
Good musicians always find employment.
Miss Amy Stevens has gone to Littleton,
n. H., where she has work at sewing, and
Miss Mamie Mutt to Lyndonville to do
homework.
L
drama, "Under the Laurels, y Friday night,
after which cake and coffee was served, and
this was followed by promenade. An
other club is rehearsing play, and will
soon present it to the public.
VIII o'clock
Too many mumps in town. kr
The light snow fall has done much good.
Fred Taylor has gone to Hardwick, to
clerk in his brothers store. -"
Harley Way remains about the same,
two doctors attending him.-Miss Abbie
Taylor is out again.
The Grange meeting Jan. 10, was well
attended and much interest was manifested.
The farmers are receiving much good from
these gatherings. -<7.A - ~
Island Pond.
Special religious services are being held
at the NJ E. church with good results. -
Judge Rosebrook had tandem one day
recently with his horse, which ran away
and made things pretty lively until it
brought up against the S. M. Harmon
house.
There was a family gathering of the
Clark Laid family in which himself and
wife and eleven children, and many others
met, the family never having been all to-
gether before.
Growing tired Of waiting for the Barton
people at Clyde Falls to start up the power
plant there for lighting this village, con-
nection has been made with dynamo in
this village, and considerable of the town
iS being Iip hted