Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-29

The new conner is boy.
The heaviest snow fall of the season oc-
CURED the night of the 9th, and continu-
ed through the day of Thursday the 18th.
Ed. Spencer has moved upstairs in the
Lawrence house and Mr.. Frasier will
move into the rooms vacated by him.-E.
j. Jones has moved to Irasburgh to a
| farm.
Charles Bennett has returned from Chi
cagO.-Lill Bennett is home from Newport.
| Harold Robinson of Newport is here on
| visit.-Harry Amey from Lancaster N.
H., visiting at w. III. Norton's.-Ed Ham
ilton, who has been at work in Boston for
| the past two years, has just returned home
bringing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Hamilton a new daughter. His many
! friends here will be glad to meet him and
offer congratulations though little late.
Coventry.
| The grip is still among us.
| There will be sugar party at M. E.
church next Friday evening.
| DR.. H. E. Douglass of Morrisville has
moved here and has rooms in VIM. Bar
rows house. He is a graduate of McGill
commended.
| There was a good attendance at the
birthday reception given by the Ladies'
Social in the Cong. vestry. Supper was
served, followed by an entertainment. The
singing of ''Auld Lang Syne," by Kate
Williams and Alice Wright drew hearty
applause. About $25 was taken.
Freeman Metcalf, who has been confined
to the house with tumor on the brain for
the past five weeks, passed away last Fri
day morning. Mr.. Metcalf was born in
Piermont, N. H., in 1884; he resided in
Irasburgh previous to moving to this
town and was always ready to sacrifice his
own ease and pleasure that he might min
lister to others when sick, and trouble of
any kind always appealed to his sympathy.
He was a member of the M. E. church here,
uniting some two years ago. He loved the
church, and its interests was his interests.
Mr.. Metcalf leaves wife and four children
to mourn his loss. His funeral was held
in the Methodist church Sunday, a large
congregation being present, Rev. o.
Aiken officiated. Flowers were furnished
by the Epworth League, of which he was
member,
CraftSburY.
The college students are home for their
vacation.
Clarence Billion has gone to Springfield,
Mass, to work.
Coroline Scott has returned to her home
in Sherley, Mass.
Mrs. Harriet Elmore of Worthwhile is in
town for few days.
The school board have appointed ora |
B. Allen as superintendent of schools.
P. M. Lunt has hired to A. E. Spaulding |
for one year. He will move his family in /
to S. HI. Poor's tenement.
Charlie Garvin was brought from West I
more to his fathers last Wednesday, and
Immediately placed under the treatment |
OF DIR. Dustin.
The funeral of Mrs. Nelson Rand was
held at the home of her son Tuesday after
noon, Rev. o. n. Boutwell, officiating. She
was woman of unquestionable christian
character.
P. w. Dawson and Mrs. Daniel Hoyt are
on the sick list. Miss Lou Allen, who I
has been sick for some time, does not seem
TO improve. = Mrs. Allen Daniels and Mrs.
r. s. Tollman, who have been quite sick,
are better.
III. d. Cole who has been visiting his
brother, G. Cole, has returned to his home
in North Hampton, Mass. = Mrs. James
Rolleston, who has been caring for Mrs.
R. S. Tollman, has returned to her home
in Wolcott.
Nellie NJ, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
The funeral was held Wednesday at their
home, Rev. l. P. Booth of Morrisville offic-
iating. The afflicted family have the sym
pathy of the entire community.
A CARD-We the undersigned, wish to
express heartfelt thanks to our neigh
bors and friends for the many expressions
of sympathy and tokens of kindness re-
ceived from them, during the sickness,
death and burial of our beloved daughter,
Nellie Mae Smith. We desire to especially
remember the students of Craftsbury
Academy for the beautiful floral wreath
contributed by them to her memory, also
those who did SO much to rob the grave of
its hideOusness by making it SO much like
an evergreen bower as to suggest the beau
ty and peace of the immortal resting place,
where hope bids US look for the we so
passlonately loved.
MR.. AND MRS. L. f. SMITH
AND FAMILY.
No. CraftSbury.
A. B. Pike was in Montpelier and Barre
last week.
Miss BERTHE Bennett of Morrisville visit
ed friends in town last week.
Miss Mary Paddock is home from Bur-
lington college for short vacation.
L. A. Tillotson has moved from Wolcott
back on to his farm, which has been occu-
pied by G. I'll. Davidson. e
Mrs. E. T. Wheeler is sick with the grip.
Jim Ryan is having a siege with the