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

E. Humphrey is home from Lowell.
Frank Marshall has gone to work in tn.
stone shop. 500
M. Ell. Drown and wife have been visit
ing friends in Burke this last week.
Quite mum Der went from this place
to the Epworth convention at Eas1
Charleston.
West Charleston.
Hollis Cole from Northampton, Mass, il
visiting his son, George.
Will Holton has moved into the tene-
ment vacated by Geo. Twombly.
George Twombly has moved on to the
place which he bought of Bert Hutchins
Jonas Flint, Geo. Robinson and g. E
Clark of Island Pond were in town last
week.
]. L. Cobb of Island Pond was in town
last week on business.-M May Griffin has
returned home.
Erwin Wiley ana wife are, visiting rela-
tives at Barton Landing.-Gertrude Hill
dreth) Fuller is visiting in town.
East Charleston.
G. n. Moulton has moved into the house
which he bought of the Chappell estate.
Charles Wolcott of Lowell, Mass, who
has been stopping here the past year with
his parents has gone back to Mass.
At the last meeting of the Reading Circle
the topic was Washington. Several short
sketches and anecdotes of his life and his
tory were read, and points of history dis
cussed. At the next meeting, which will
be Wednesday evening Feb. 18th, the life
and history of Abra ham Lincoln will be
the topic. All are invited.
The Epworth League convention held
here last Wednesday was well attended.
The league at Evansville was well repre-
scented, also the one at Island Pond. Sew
eral topics were discussed among them be-
ing the work of the literary department,
on which paper was read by Mrs. o. S.
Eaton, followed by remarks by Mrs. New
ton of Evansville. A paper was read on
the relation of the pastor to the Epworth
League, and several other subjects were
taken up. 1t was very good and we trust
profitable meeting.
Coventry.
Clara Barrows is visiting friends in w
Burke.
Village schools close this week. They
have been very success full. ---1s
Mabel Edmunds is at Barton Landing
to assist Mrs. Miller in the store.
The Cong'l society has lately purchased
a new cook-stove for their kitchen and a
Round Oak for the vestry.
Hannah Mattoon SIS spending few
wseks with her mot her, Mrs. Abbie Ken
dali, at Coventry Centre. aisss7 81
Garce Williams 1 came home from ST.
Johnsbury to attend the concert at New
port Friday evening and will spend a few
days in town.
James Chapman recently killed an 81
months old calf which dressed 332 pounds.
Miss Leach of Albany, who has been at
work here for several weeks, has returned
to her home.
Cottage prayermeeting at Mrs. Eugene
Gray's next Wednesday evening. Several
lunfbernen gre home fromsJay.
MRS. Eliza Spaalding. who broke her hip
two years ago fell and broke her wrist
last Monday. Sympathy extended.
Rev. Joseph Hamilton preached at the
M. E. chnrch and conducted quarterly
meeting last Sunday. Seventeen people
were baptised and two united with the
church.
We learn of the death, recently, of Rus
sci Farnsworth of Topeka, Kansas, former
I,
of our former PASTORS wife, Mrs. o. D.
Clapp. western paper spoke very high
ly of him.
CraftsDurv.
The village school closed Friday.
E. S. Stratton's son is quite sick
Ida Allen is working at Mr.. Shannon's.
Jefferson Spaulding has returned home.
James Anderson has the wooden factory
shut down.
Classy SpauIding has returned to her
home in Morrisville.
The donation Thursday evening was
quite a success, $47 being raised.
Amanda Robbins has gone to Johnson
to attend the spring term of school.
Fifty-five loads of logs were unloaded at
r. A. Pattereon's mill last Thursday.
Quite number from here attended the
dance at Greensboro Thursday evening.
Jack Williams recently received the sad
news of the death of his brother in Austria
liza.
Merle Howard, who has been quite sick,
is better.-Mrs. A. Morse remains about
the same.
J. Smith is putting in a stock of cedar
timber to be cut into single at the sash
and blind factory. - <ats.s
Several went from here last Thursday to
witness the slaughtering of the,condemn-
ed cows in Hayden's herd.