Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-28
the funeral was held Saturday. /


All MONITOR subscribers who wish to
renew their subscription or get club pap
ers can do SO by seeing Henry Webster. as
he is an authorized agent for this paper.
Almost Immediately upon his arrival Ed.
Collins was informed that he had the ap-
| pointment as teacher of an evening school
in New Haven, which he at once accepted.
Albany.
Willard Hyde is suffering from a lame
shoulder, and Bert Goss from a quinsy
| sore.
| Mrs. Miles, mention of whose illness has
been made, died Friday last Further no.
tice will appear later.
Musicians in this valley who know the
Fosters will attend the musical conven-
| tion to be held at Craftsbury this week.
| Bert Martin is somewhat improving
His neighbors turned out recently and
drew him up good wood pile. They all
have his thanks.
| The Ladies' Aid of the Cong. church
met Dec. %, with Mrs. Geo. Tenney. A
large party, about Is, gathered, and
pleasant evening enjoyed. It being the
were elected for the ensuing year: Pres,
Mrs. Thomas Mcclellan; Vice Pres, Mrs.
Wallace Eldridge; Treas, Mrs. Willard
Hyde; Sec., Mrs. Della Hovey; Assistant
Sec., Miss Flora Boswell. The report of
work for the year of 1896, shows that
through the efforts of the ladies $77.75
have been paid, and that evening paid up
all debt of the church, leaving few dol
lars in the treasury of the Ladies' Aid.
The next socia bic will be held with Mrs.
Willard Hyde, Jan. 9TH, 1897.
East Albany.
If anyone wonders what causes. that
smile on the face of A. M. Annis, just ask
him about the new boy.
The community will be sorry to lose
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Sanborn from among
US. Mrs. Sanborn has been a life long
resident of this place, and Mr.. Sanborn
for over 20 years. 1t is feared the removal
to Barton Landing will prove too hard for
Mrs. Sanborn in her feeble health. Their
son Ernest will not go at present but is to
work for Ell. A. Mcclure.
Bloomington.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
office here Tuesday from p. m. till A p.
m. Be sure to see him.
The Cleaners met at H. M. Nichols on
Wednesday last and recognized the So
ciety, Mrs. o. E. Newton, president.
We think this a pretty good record for
pigs, about eight months old: John
Humphreys dressed $50, Austin Lund's
400 and John Putney's 1872 lbs.
Center.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
Office here Tuesday from a. m. till Il M.
See him and arrange for club papers. 49,
Evansville.
r. King has returned to Pike Station.
E. Black has gone to N. H. to spend
Christmas. ar
g. Alexander cut his foot quite severely
while chopping in the woods. - 81
Christmas exercises, best ever held here,
the smaller children taking part. The
tree was well filled. All happy.
East Charleston.
j. H. Wolcott is building barn. II
Mrs Bayley ofoP. Q. is stopping with
her daughter, Mrs. Austin Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stumpf have gone
to housekeeping in Lang's mill house.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the vestry,
Wednesday, Dec. 80; dinner at II. All in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shedwick of |
Sherbrooke, P. O., spent Christmas with |
relatives in town.
The Epworth League will have a social |
and quilting Thursday afternoon, and |
donkey" party in the evening, at the |
chapel. Bake bean supper served from
till T. Everybody invited.
Frank Rollins of New York has been
visiting at Wilson Buck's.-Rev. Mr..
Stiles son made him a short visit recent
ly.-Mrs. Erastus Buck and sister, Miss
Marvin of Coventry, visited in town re-
centIy.-Chet Eastman of Springfield,
Mass, has been in town several days.
West Charleston.
Mr. Twombly's children with their fam
lilies were home to spend Christmas.
Rev. j. p. Marvin received nice sleigh
robe from his Pensioners at Morgan for
Christmas present.
There is some consolation during this
long cold spell in the fact that green slab
wood can be bought for 80 cents cord
and dry block wood at $3.
Derby.
w. r. Daley was home from St. Johns
bury for Christmas.
Logs are coming in fast at Richie's mill,
which makes George smile.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
our popular druggist, III. III. Wilder, to
Miss Grace T. Robbins, Jan. 6.
Delmer Steven sEface is all aglow; his
cup o'erHows With joys, for with the
Christmas season., came pair of baby