Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-07

Gray will teach the winter term o.
school here, commencing the 18th
inst.
Newport.
Roy Bean has gone home to Glover
owing to sickness. -5
Harley H. Prouty has gone to Ore
gon and Washington. Gun
Burt Chamberlin has gone to Low
ell, Mass, to do electric work in that
city.
Robert J. Wright has been sick, and
unable to be at the Bank all of the
past week.
Our merchants are making their
lowest bows and inviting the public
to inspect their large stock of Christ
mas goods.
Rev. A. L. Wadsworth has accepted
call to the Baptist church, and has
moved here and will preach his in
augural sermon Dec. 6.
The MONITOR agent will be at the
post office here, Wednesday, Dec 16,
p. m. to p. m. See him and ar
range for club papers.
Be sure to attend the meeting of
the Y. P. S. @. E., in the Cong
church, Tuesday evening. A fine pro-
gram has been prepared, which should
be interesting to everyone.
Next Tuesday the banjo and man
dolin club of the University of Yer
mont will give concert at Lanes
opera house, We notice one of our
Newport boys, w. S. Bean, is direc-
tor of the banjo club.
Newport Center.
George Sleeper is home visiting his
father, G. L. Sleeper.
Report says that Hazen Meacham
has come back here to live.
Nelson Horn has moved into the
upper rooms of d. L. Hildreth's build
ings.
Mabel Rogers has returned to her
school in Johnson.-Will Sleeper and
family have returned to their home
in Boston.
Westfield.
E. II. Hitchcock is very sick.-Etie-
ne Reed cut his foot Friday.
The G. E. Society will give in the
town hall next Friday evening.
Pliny Wright is teaching in the ST.
mon Hitchcock district.-Theo Hen
dirk is teaching in Jay
Communion was observed in the
Cong'l church, yesterday. The pre-
paratory services were held the
preceding Saturday afternoon. III
Will Ward of Newton, Mass, has
been in town.-Stella Gilman has
gone to visit an uncle.-Dr. Young
was in Hydepark, recently.-Mr A.
Rider expects to go to Springfield, |
Mass, to visit relatives.
The @. E. society re- organized Sun
day evening Nov. %, electing the
following officers to serve six months:
president, O.. P. Wright; vice -presi-
dent, T. r. Hoult; secretary, G. @.
Chaffee; reporter, Mrs. @. G. Chaffee;
treasurer, Mrs. H. o. Miller. The at
tendance at the meetings during the
six months averaged 81 and fraction.
There is about $13 in the treasury.
Troy.
Henry Bolton is on the sick list.
Bert Phillips was at home a few
days this week.
Charlie Barrow fell last week !
breaking two ribs.
Geo. Lamphere has closed his labors
for j. S. Young and gone home.
Henry Fuller of Johnson is in town
visiting friends.-Miss Weed of Lo-
well is with her aunt, Mrs. J. w. Buzz
zell, for few weeks.-Mr and Mrs.
Giles Reynolds of Hardwick spent |
Sunday in town.
The 1. o. G. T. installed the follow
ing officers Nov. %: G: T., A. Almon
Cross; P. G. T., Milo Porter; V. T.,
Dora Kennison; Sec, Grace Albee;
Assist. Sec.. Smith Sisco; F. S., Alice
Gray; Treas, P. Porter; c., Miss Har-
tig; NJ, Harley Cole; d. NJ, Mar
guerite Merrill; G., Carrie Button;
Sem, Frank Button; S. J. T., Bessie
Kendall; Lodge deputy. Mrs. F. S.
Gray.
WeStmOre.
1t is reported that Mr.. Voris has
sold Arcadian Retreat.
G. A. Skinner is saving the logs he
got of Cole & Foster into stove wood.
Ordway, Twombly and Smith are at
work on their cottage in Atkins Park.