Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15

j Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Rhode Island have
been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Coburn.
The chicken pie supper given by the
ladies of the Cong. church netted about
| $1S.
Mrs. Jones, widow of the late Horace
Jones, is very low and not expected to re-
cover.
! John Corley, who was recently burned
out, has bought the Story farm in Iras-
burgh.
Mrs. Martin has hired rooms in the
Austin block, where she will do dress
making.
The three lower grades Of the schools
| closed last Friday. The upper grades will
! close this week.
! L. w. Hildreth preached acceptably at
the NJ. E. chnrch yesterday morning in
the absence of Mr.. Rowland.
The postoffice question has finally been
settled by H. S. Webster being appointed
postmaster for the coming four years.
The reopening exercises of the M. E.
church were well attended considering the
very stormy day. Quite large number of
clergymen from the neighboring towns
were in attendance and spoke in a very in
teresting manner at the afternoon meet
ing. The reopening sermon was given in
the evening, by Rev. Thomas TYRE of ST.
Johnsbury, who delivered very appropri
ate and eloquent discourse.
Albany.
Orrin Delano is on the sick list.
Mrs. Saunders has returned from Lowell,
Mass.
Horace Fowler and Fred Pettingill from
Short Falls, N. H., visited at VIM. Shep-
herds recently.
Miss Rosa M. Campbell has gone to visit
friends in Springfield, Mass, and will go
from there to Albany, n. Y.
South Albany.
There will be an oyster supper at o. M.
Rowell's Friday evening, Nov. 10. Pro-
ceeds for the M E. church. All cordially
invited.
BrOWningt
Mrs. Archer from New York is visiting
at H. II. Days.
William Smith has sold his farm to Mr..
Wells of Bloomington Center.
There was large crowd at the prone
made last Thursday evening. Quite a
number from out of town attended.
Fred Waterman, who was thrown from
his horse and quite badly hurt some time
ago, is improving.
Owing to the illness of your correspond
ent at the time proper mention was not
made of the death of Amherst Seavey. The
Morning Star in a suita Die obituary notice
speaks of him as having been man of ex-
cellent Christian character, good neigh
Dor, and his home 'shaven of rest for Gods
weary workers. He was man ,9who
spent all his life in his native town, and
was one of it's most respected citizens. He
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. M. Holman of Charleston.
East Bloomington.
Blanche Bickford has been visiting in
Derby.
Wallace Spencer has been repairing his
house, adding new windows, shingling etc.
Edgar Drown has returned from ST.
Johnsbury and moved into the Marshall
house which has been occupied by Walter
Buck. Mr.. Buck moves into the Jasper
Brooks house.
Center.
Oren ingalls, and daughter returned |
Thursday from Lancaster, N. H., accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Gray,
who will visit friends in Caledonia county.
There was pleasant gathering of TWEEN
ty invited guests at Jonas Flint's on
Thursday evening, Nov. 4th, to witness
the marriage of Mrs. Flint's sister, Miss
Eva Dodge, to Harvey Hall of Lyndon. |
The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. |
F. Rowland. The happy couple left the
same evening for Barton Landing, and |
they took the train for Lyndon, where |
they will make their home. It is but a |
few months since Miss Dodge came to live
in our village, but in that short time she
has won many friends who wish her hap
piness in her new home.
The M. E. Society, in addition to paint
ing the church on the outside and repair
ing the audience room, have enlarged the
sheds, making twice the number, and en-
closing all in the form of barn.
Ira Sessions is sick with the measles
Salmon Nye is entertaining a cousin.
Bertha Goodnough is at work at New
port.
Mrs. c. Tower is spending a week at
Barton.
Sylvester Allen of Charleston has moved
on to his farm here.
Maurice Phelps and wife are home, hav-
ing been absent several weeks.
Miss ElYina Daggett is home from Little