Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

The measles have had great run about
this village and several families have been
very badly off with the disease. The
| amount of sickness the past few months
| in this vicinity has been unusual.
! At a special convocation of Keystone
Chapter r. A. NJ, last Saturday evening
the mark master degree was worked. l..
| P Hartman, d. D. G. III. P, of ST. Johns
bury was present for his official visit.
| P. J. Plunkett has hired Clarence Hall
| of Newport to help him in his shop. Mr..
Hall has been blacksmithing for over
| twenty-five years and has had enough ex-
perience to make him a first-class hand. :.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid society will meet
at their church parlors next Wednesday
afternoon. 1t is important that all mem
bers,and others interested in the work of
the church be present. All invited to tea.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter No.
10, o. E. S., Friday evening at 7:3O. The
officers of the Chapter are earnestly re-
quested to meet at Masonic hall for re-
hearsal on Wednesday evening at 7:3O
sharp.
Herbert Gardner has purchased of o. D.
Owen the house and buildings on the east
side of Church street, which have been oc-
cupied of late by Mr.. Conner, and has
moved into it. Mr.. Conner moves into the
Aaron Skinner house.
o. H. Mossman and Will Wright took
trip to Hartwell's pond in Albany recent
ly, and returned with a good string OF
trout. Mr.. Mossaman had one which
weighed four and three fourths pounds
ten hours after being caught.
Quite number of people attended the
concert given at Sewers hall last Mon
day evening. Some of the people had ex-
pected the machine with the long name to
do more than it seemed capable of doing,
consequently they were disappointed.
Sunday Memorial services for the G. A.
r., Corps and Sons of, Veterans will be held
at the Cong. church next Sunday at !1O:45,
a. NJ, Rev. Mr.. Sheaff preaching the dis
course. The services will be union and it
is hoped all the mem bers of the patriotic
societies will be present.
The savings bank has been doing good
business during the two months it has
red depositors and have received be-
tween thirteen and fourteen thousand
dollars. This money has nearly all been
loaned to parties in this county.
The following officers were installed at
the Good Templars' Lodge, Saturday even
ing, May s: G. T., John Bryant; V. T.,
Mrs. r. j. Knowles; Sec, Sadie Flanders;
F. ,Sec., Lena MacFarJane; Treas, Eta
Smith; NJ, Fred Nelson; d. NJ, Miss
Newton; Guard, Ina Phillips; Sent, Scott
Matthews. The lodge IS in a f1ourishing
condition.
The Percival Mig. Co. has just conclud-S
ed arrangements with a large exporting
house with head Offices in New York City,
for the exporting of their lounges and
couches,to Central and South America,
and South Africa. Geo. c. Baldwin, the
treasurer of the company, left Saturday
for New York and Philadelphia to make
the final writings.
The Christian Endeavor Society held
Calendar Fair in the church parlors last
Friday afternoon and evening, which
well attended, and very pleasant time
enjoyed. Each day of the week was rep
resented by booth, with articles for sale
suita BILE to the day, andsin the evening a
short program of singing, ETC., was given.
A goodly sum was realized.
There is much fault finding with the
condition of the roads in many parts of
the county this spring. The mud has
dried up and the roads are very rough and
in some places almost impossible. There
&
roads are not being fixed when they ought
to be, and in some places this is undoubt-
eddy true They should be fixed up as
soon as possible SO as to have them in good
condition for the summer.
William AIdrich has moved to the tene-
ment in the G. J. Ufford house, his wife
vacating the rooms in the Nelson block,
where she has done dress making. Mr..
Aldrich gives up the book agency bust
ness and will hang out his shingle as a
lawyer. occupying the rooms vacated by
his wife. He commenced the study of law
in Waterville, Maine, in '79, later he con-
tinued his studies at Derby in this county,
and was admitted to the bar fourteen
years ago.
Boston's famous 'sThree Bostonians'
will give an entertainment at Seaver's hall
next Friday evening under the auspices of
the band boys. The boys need more money
and they are taking this way of raising it,
and it is to be hoped that the people will
turn out and attend the entertainment.
The company is spoken of in high terms
wherever they have been and those who
attend will get their moneys worth be-
sides helping to maintain band which is
sure to be credit to the village.
The first of May the executors of the B.
M. r. Nelson estate brought suit of
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