Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-10-19
Proceeds to go towards

evening, Oct. q. Proceeds to go towards
the organ for the hail.
IS. L. r. Foster has sold his personal prop
erty at auction and will move at once into
the rooms over the G. A. r. hail..
At Fosters auction, COWS sold for from
$14 to $3.50; oats, 25 cts, per bushel; bar
ley, 80 cts. per bushel. No hay was sold.
Mrs. Charles Warboy, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, is slowly recovering.
Henry Campbell, who has been on the
sick list for several days, is again out of
doors.
The friends of Webster Bowker and wife
are very sorry to learn that Mrs. Bowker,
who has been in New Mexico nearly year
for her health, and was thought to be i'm
proving, is much worse, and her physi-
clans give no hope of recovery.
Coventry.
Rev. o. E. Aiken is better and able to
occupy his pulpit
New boy babies at E. Carrow's and
Charles Coles and girl at Leslie Collins.
Mrs. Israel Treaudo is still confined to
the bed on account of injuries received
from fall.
Mrs. Charles Putney is home from New
Haven.--Mrs. Aiken, mother of Rev. Mr..
Aiken, has gone to EnOsburgh Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Blu rbank have gone
to New Hamshire on a visit.-Clarence
Perry is home on a furIough, having served
three years in the regular army.-Rertha
Goodenow has gone to Haverhill, N. H., to
visit her cousin, Eva Bartlett.
While Cornelius Kendall's team was
crossing the bridge above Kendall's with
a load of hay, the bridge broke down, just
as the horses crossed over, the wagon fall
ing with such force as to break it, throw
ing the hired men, Charles St.Peter and Mr..
Miner off the load, injuring them quite
seriously. 1t is supposed that the town is
in for the damages.
The people of this town are much panied
to hear of the death of Rev. L. Harlow,
which occurred at his home in Post Mills
recently of apoplexy. Mr.. Harlow was the
pastor of the Cong. church here three
years and had many friends in the church
and vicinity. We remember with much
pleasure the work he did here. The fam
lily have the sympathy of the whole COM
munity.
Craftsbury.
Walter Scott has finished work in GLOW
er and is home.
Eliza Root, who has been sick so long, is
gaining slowly.
Mr.. G. G. Williams from Mass, is visit
ing his son III. B. Williams.
Bert Goodwin has closed his labor at
Newport and is now in town.
Louis Gilbert of Albany is working for
III. A. Scott in his harness shops 9dduCeH
Geo. A. Gage passed the examination at
Montpelier with high honor, and was adj
mitted to the bar.
Robert Young is now finishing AL
bert Smiths barn.-H. F. Graham has his
house nearly completed.
Mrs. E. S. Nelson is in Boston.-Among
recent visitors in town were d. Hovey, P.
H. Bruce and Mrs. Ed Wakefield of Hard
wick.
Florence Greaves and Emma Nelson
have returned from their visit to Walden,
where they went to see Mrs. Jessie Stevens.
Josephine Patterson is at home for the
present. 77r
There will be a social at the Cong. vestry
for the L. T. LIS, Saturday afternoon. All
in temperance work are invited
to come and bring the children. Refresh
ments served
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Allen were in New
port last week to attend the wedding of
Fred Davison.-A. B. Pike and daughter
visited in Barre last week.-Deacon Moses
Root is making short visit in Mass.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles C. Conant was held in Craftsbury,
Oct 10, a very pleasant time being enjoy
ed. Mr.. Conant was the son of Ebenezer
Conant of Plainfield, and was born in 1926.
He married Miss Jane Sherburn of Man
chester, N. H., Oct. 10, 1916. They have
resided in this town most of the time since
their marriage. Their family circle has
not been broken by death. There were
present, including friends and relatives
153 persons, among whom were all their
except Mrs. Hawthorne of Mass,
a brother of Mr.. Conant from Chicago,
friends from Boston, Mass, Cabot and
elsewhere. They received many letters of
Revs. Boutwell, and Tay-
Tor of this town were present and made
very appropriate remarks Several friends |
and read pieces of poetry ap
propriate to the occasion. When the hon. |
ored couple had been seated in the parlor
% small children presented them with |
bouquets Of flowers; fine repast was
served, which was supplied by the chill
dren. Mr.sand Mrs. Conant wish to ex-
press their gratitude to all the friends who
visited them, to those who contributed
5he generous sum of $50 in gold, and to
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Conant of Chicago for
special favors. The pleasant poem of Jes-
sic Goodwin and Nellie Friggs would have