Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-15
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carton.
Mrs. CordeIia Cutler, who has been quite
sick, is improving.
NJ. w. Kicker is building a blacksmith
shop just beyond the Crystal Lake house.
Maynard Carpenter of Nashua, n. Fl. has
been visiting at M. NJ. Whitney's and FL.
NJ. Gardeners.
The Lewis Brothers have dissolved part
nership and the milk route will now be
run by n. NJ. Lewis.
Miss Flora Whitney has returned from
Boltonville,, where she went to play at a
church entertainment.
Mrs. John Hopkins has sold her place in
this village and gone to New Hampshire
where her husband is working.
Miss Zoe Billiard, VINO has been stopping
at Geo. II. Davis during the past two
years, has gone to her home at Montpelier.
DR.. and Mrs. E. M. Nichols have re-
turned from Springfield, Mass, where
they have been stopping for several weeks.
E. H. Webster has been appointed post
master here for the coming four years and
will take charge of the Office in a few
weeks.
We, the undersigned, wish to extend
our thanks to all those who so kindly as
sisted in saving our goods and extinguish-
ing the fire at our place last Friday after
noon.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. F. MCDoUGALL
Mrs. n. Q. UFFORD.
The annual Thanksgiving sermon will
be preached at the Congregational church
by Rev. Mr.. Sheaff on Sunday evening
next, instead of on Thanksgiving Day as
has been the usual custom. Let a large
number attend this important service.
The Christian Endeavor society will hold
a sociable at the Cong. vestry tomorrow
TUESDAY, evening. The West Glover and
Barton Landing societies are invited to
attend. It is hoped that all of the mem
bers of the society in this village will be
present.
A two months'oId child of Joseph Barton
was buried yesterday All his children have
been sick with inflammation of the bowels
but are now considered out of danger
Yesterdays funeral was the seventh that
has taken place in his family, all being
children. Mr.. Barton has now only two
left.
The concert given by Reeves band at
Seaver's hall last Friday afternoon was
one of the best things of the kind ever
heard here. All of the programme was
rendered in most pleasing manner and
the audience would have. been. pleased. to
listen to them a much longer time. The
number in attendance was rather small
owing to the very bad weather.
Yesterday was ''Rally' Sunday at the
NJ. z. church, and the attendance was very
large, there being 131 Sunday school schoI-
ars present. Rev. Mr.. Stowell gave very
interesting talk to the young people. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer were
given and showed the school to be in a
hourishing condition. These rallys create
much interest in Sunday school work and
should be held in ali schools.
The people at the NJ. z. church last eve
ming were much pleased with the report,
given by Mrs. E. w. Barron, of the State
Sunday school convention held at Ben
nington recently. Mrs. Barron gave many
of the new met hods of conducting such
work and also gave other good points
which were brought up at the convention
The report was very interesting and it
would be well if it could be given before
other schools.
The November number of the Vernlonter
is out with its usual fine illustrations and
good articles. This number is devoted
largely to the town of Proctor. 1t gives
the history of the village; shows the Proc