Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-02-01
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

CALEDONIA COUNTY.
East Hardwick.
NJ. E. Foster is having singing school
here.
An infant child of Dr. s. S. Martin died
last week.
The funeral of Mrs DR.. Hubbard, the
grandmother of DIR. Weeks, was held at
Glover, Jan. 2.
Harvey Bailey was severely injured by
being thrown from a sleigh while return
ing from church, Jan. "a
Hardwick.
Town clerk Shattuck issued 26 marriage
licenses in 1896.
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. McKinstry have COM
menced series of lectures at the Advent
church.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, the Apollo
uuartette with Miss Temple as reader, will
give the last concert of the lecture course.
The annual meeting of the Hardwick
Savings Bank and Trust Company was
held last week. The old board of direc-
tors and officers were reelected.
G. Houston has returned to town and
will look in on Masonic and Eastern Star
installations, and will be in the drama
soon to be put before the public.
The school trustees have about decided
to put in another furnace in the school
building, as it was 25 to 80 degrees below
zero Monday morning, it is inn
present arrangement.
There seems to be quite a controversy
over the electric lights, and it seems that
the trustees and committee do not think
that the company have fulfilled their con-
tract If they have not, it seems as If
some agreement might be made so we
could have them by paying a proportion
ate price and not bind the village to ac-
cept what was not up to contract, for the
streets are much better lighted than ever
before.
LyndOnville.
Mrs. H. E. Folsom was in Boston few
days last week.
The date for the railroad ball has been
fixed for February %.
The Junior G. E. society had supper in
the Cong. vestry last Friday evening.
Mrs Harry Gordon of McIndoe has
been taking care of her mother, Mrs. o.
NJ. Badger.
James Weber has entered the employ
of s. S. Sleeper & Co. of Boston, travel
ing salesman.
Work on E. Bigelow's new house has
stopped for the present, as it is well up
and boarded.
Mrs. G. B. Dodge and Miss Annie
Houghton have gone to Bangor, Me-, to
visit Mrs. Dodge's sister, Mrs. Walton.
Mrs. E. w. Hutchins has bought the
Pettigrew home place together with the
tenement house on Main street for $4,000.
At the adjourned village meeting last
Wednesday evening a resolution was
adopted issuing $4,000 in electric light
bonds payable in 1913 and 1927. As the
bonds sold at so, this left deficit of about
5000, and as this money is needed at once
the trustees were authorized to borrow
this amount and give note for the same.
This seems to be the last act in the electric
light drama, and we hope peace and pros
perlty will reign from now on.
West Burke.
The schools in town will close next Fri
day.
Harley Ryther has sold his place to JEFF
ferson Cowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Fogg have return
ed from their visit in Bradford.
Almond Stoddard died at his home in
Newark Jan. 18th, aged about so years.
Warner Drown, while packing ice, had
the misfortune to get his hand caught and
badly hurt.
Some weeks ago Mrs. John Tyler went
to Newport to visit sister and was taken
sick there She gradually grew worse and
passed away last Wednesday.
Mrs. Phoebe Farr, who resided in this
village for some time died last Tuesday, at
her home at the Hollow, aged about SO
years The remains were taken to Newark
for burial.
Sutton.
Mrs. Geo. Eastman is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Mianda Taft is home from Victory,
where she has been spending the winter
with her daughter.
The new cushions for the church seats
have come and will be comfort to the sit
tiers in church. They cost $500.
Madge Burnham has finished her fourth
term of school in the Bundy district, there
having been an increase in the number of
scholars each term. The teacher was pre-
scented with a nice photo album from her
pupils.
Thaddeus F. Curtis, only son of Orrin
Curtis, who died in Nashua, n. H., JAM
20, was born and raised in this town. He
left here when 20 years of age to better his
opportunities in the city. He leaves a