Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-08

"a SOI04dA W all
The D. A. students are making prepare
tions for the customary fall term exhibit
ton, which takes place in two weeks.
Mrs. Chauncey Wilson and da lighter
entertained the Congl Ladies' Circle Fri
day afternoon and evening, very pleasant
time was reported.
The Star Dramatic Club gave the play,
''Tony the Convict" before a most appre-
ciative audience in West Derby, Friday
night. They will play next Friday night
at Island Pond.
Prof. Ii. 2. Van LEV viii give his illus
trated lecture, ''The Slums of New York, !"
at Academy hall Friday evening, Nov. II,
The lecture is most highly recommended
and will be unique and interesting.
Miss Rowe, who has been stopping at
Edgar Silver's, for some time past, has re-
/ turned TO her home in Boston.-About
forty people attended the Ladies' Aid meet
ing at Mrs. A. T. Daileys last Wednesday
afternoon and evening.
Last Thursday, two men who passed
through this place aroused suspicion by
their actions and appearances that they
were the men who recently escaped from
the Massachusetts, Reformatory. Sheriff
Twombly and w. d. Barnard pursued
them to Island Pond, only to find them
selves mistaken.
West Derby.
! L. r. Stevens and family have gone to
Canada for the winter.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Bowker, recently.
A. NJ. Azeltine and Mrs. r. Upstone have
returned to their home here.
Mrs. E. e. Sawyer has just returned
from four weeks visit among friends.
Mrs. Gertrude Dupont has returned from
Claremont, N. H., and &. j.. Tucker from
Berlin Falls, n. II.
Mrs. MarcelIus Hunt has been very il
the past week, but is now more comfort
able.-C. W. Cade is again very sick.
Mrs Rachel Tucker, who is 50 years old,
had large cancer removed from her face
Nov. 1st, by Drs. Rutherford and Adams.
Richard Watson has closed his house
here and gone back 10 the home farm be-
yond Derby Center, where his son, Charles
lives.
LOOMS Miller has sold his stock of goods
to Fairbrother & Gale, who closed the shop
here, and hired him to work in their shop
at Newport.
B. F. Hunt has sold his residence on
School St. to f. w. Brown of Newport,
and moved TO Derby Center.-E. w. Rob-
inson has purchased house of B. F. Hunt
on School ST. and taken possession.
Beebe Plain.
Will Haselton has moved from Granite
vile into the tenement vacated by Mr.,
Girard at Stanstead Junction.
Mrs. Annie Wilder and children are Wis
iting in Waitsfeld and vicinity.-Miss
Dickerson is with Mrs. Colby at Stanstead
Plain.
Glover
The Ladies' Aid will hold their social
next Thursday at their vestry.
The w. r. c. will give farmers din
ner'' at their rooms Wednesday, Nov. 10th.
The first surprise party of the season oc-
Cured last Wednesday evening, when the
friends of Mrs. Emma Walker called to
remind her it was her birthday A very
pleasant time was reported.
West Glover.
Arthur DEMO is home from Passumpsic.
F. F. Bean has been quite sick for a few
days.
S. N Clark and wife have returned from
Brockton, Mass.
Miss Winnie Woodland is in Wolcot visit
ing her sister.
The Randall tenement house is being re-
paired and Judson Stevens will move into
it soon.
Arson Clark finished his second term of |
school last Friday. The school has been
smaller than usual this term on account of
the number of students attending the
school at Barton; but marked improve /
ment in the examination papers show that |
the interest has been kept up. Six of the
scholars have had no marks during the
term.
Holland.
Gilmore Smith is under DR.. Humans
care.
J.. A. Bradford has a gang of men at |
work building barn.
Miss Lizzie Elliott's father from Maine
maue nSr suOrI Nis4I IaSI 1hursudy'
E. A. Boothman intends to return to I
West Derby in a few days to resume the
mercantile business.
George Washington Brown of Charles
ton has singing class at the mill with
nearly forty scholars.
E: A. Boothman caught his clothes on
shaft in Caswell's mill last Wednesday,
but luckily escaped uninjured.
Thomas Goddard has given up his job
as engineer in Caswell's mill to Winfield