Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-02-08

WestmOre.
Be ready for ice-cutters Feb. 9.
Mrs. r. ellis does not improve in health
other sick ones are gaining.
Leon Lyon has gone to Albany to work.
Wilmer Lyon is home from Lyndon.
Chas Atkins is at Newport as juryman.
Mrs. and Mrs. H. H. Gilman are home
from Lowell and Franklin where they
have been visiting.
Little Alice, daughter of VIII King,
passed away Friday morning, after long
and painful illness. Although only five
months old she has been great sufferer.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
East Hardwick.
Whooping cough and measles prevail
about town.
Mrs. Frank Wells and Mrs. Henry 81
bridge are on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt of Lyndon visited
Mrs G. A. Cobb last week.
Mr. O'Brien has taken possession OF the
place he purchased of G. G. Clifford.
The people here are getting their supply
of ice, which is thick and OF fine quailty.
Mrs. J. H. George will spend the remain
of the winter with her daughter at Plain
field, N. J.
Wheelock.
Bert Bean has gone to Lyndonvlile TO
work in the Union House.
Mrs. L. n. Cree and Mrs. s. G. Cree are
on the gain.-Mrs. George Barber is no
better.
Remember that the auditors and select
men meet at the town hall on the II and
Is of Feb. to settle town accounts.
Several from this place went to Lyndon
Ctr, Wednesday, to hear Rev. d. +. Loud,
the evangelist, who is holding revival
meeting there. About forty ment from
here and Sheffield.
ST. JOhnsbury.
Several parties have discarded the river
water and are using the Waterford water
aon account of the unfavorable reports lin
regard to the first named. The number
of fever cases seem to be decreasing.
Eastern Avenue in this village is probab-
ly the best travelled thoroughfare in this
part of the state. Someone who kept
record last Wednesday between the hours
of and O'Clock p. M. states that 31S
men, 26O women, 175 single and 81 double
teams passed the point of observation.
Lyndonville.
81 CARD.-The undersigned wish to express
their most sincere thanks to their
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness. synnpat nv and help during the great
sorrow through which they are passing
They would thank the minister for his
kind words, the choir for the line music,
and the pail bearers, also for the generous
floral tribute, which tokens of esteem have
have helped them very much.
CLAYTON BUTLER,
E. HITCHCOCK AND FAMILY.
Mrs. Clayton 3. Butler died very sud-
denly Sunday, Jan. 81, from the effect of a
paralytic shock. Mr.. Butler was away at
the time of her death and could not reach
home till Sunday evening. When he left
home she was apparently as well as ever.
She leaves two children, Lottie aged four
teen years, and Hazel aged three. The
funeral was held at the house Wednesday
afternoon. The family have the sympathy
of the entire community in their great
sorrow.
East Burke.
Miss Eta Godding is quite sick and
threatened with typhoid fever.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. organized here in
November with % members has increased
to 40.
II. D. Webster is collecting the lumber
for his new house to be erected on the
Newell lot in the spring.
A. c. Farmer went to ST. Johnsbury last
week to attend the meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the Agricultural Socie-
ty.
Frank Palmer has gone to Burlington
TO attend the medical college intending to
take the three years course there. Frank
graduated at the Lyndon Institute, after
wards put in year at Yarmouth Me-,
teaching mathematics at the same time.
Ida, his sister returned last Monday to the
Normal school in Johnson.
Sheffield.
Melissa Drown has returned to Johnson.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Frank
Barber last Friday.
Rev. NJ. Atwood of St. Johnsbury called
en- friends here last week.
The village school taught by Mrs.
Switzer closes a successful term Thursday.
The ladies of the M. E. church will hold
a sale of useful and fancy articles, Feb. II.
A number went to Lyndon Center We'd
nesday evening to hear the Rev. d. Land.
Mr.. Woodman is better.-A. A. Cnurch's
young SON is on the sick list.-Isaac Pearl
Is also sick.
+. Rev. d. G. Harmon of Maine preached
very acceptably in the F. B. church Sun
day Jan. 81.
Jacob Day, Alcon Day and wife are quite