Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-27

for the Christmas exercises. 1t was quite
noticeable that the poor of the community
were very well remembered.
very pretty home wedding was that
on Wednesday afternoon of Miss Mary
Nourse to Mr.. Ernest Nickerson. Imme.
diately after the ceremony they started
for the home of Mr.. Nickersons parents
where they will spend the holidays.
West Derby.
David Kelley is building a house near
Moody KimbalPs.
A. J. White has sold building lot on
Pleasant Avenue to Otis Moulton.
Rev. j. H. Wilkins being ill, his pulpit
was supplied last Sabbath by Bailey Hol-
ton of West Charleston.
Cd. Parker has moved on to the Mooney
farm; S. G. Shasteney, the former tenant.
having moved to St. Johnsbury Center.
Despite the severity of the weather, the
F. B. church was well filled on Christmas
eve; the exercises by the children were
excellent.
Rev. w. E. Dow preached at the Advent
church two evenings of last week and also
ence meets with the church here the first
week in January, and a good attendance
is expected.
Glover
Mrs. COomer is better.
Mrs. Sarah Fayer is away visiting rela-
tives.
REGeo. Bickford has sold his farm to Her
bert Bashford.
The Mite Society will hold social next
Friday afternoon.
Ed. and Irwin Walker are to cut the
timber on the Darling wood lot.
Carroll Bickford will move into the
Prindle house to live with his father.
Frank Walcott and A. D. Abbott's peo-
pie have both taken a gentleman boarder.
Will Berwick was in town last week in
the interests Of the Express and Standard.
Mrs. Lila (McGaffey) Hall died at Leb-
anon, n. H., Dec. 25th. The remains will
be drought here for burial
DIR. w. F. TempIeton was here for a
short visit recently. We are always pleas
ed to see his genial countenance.
A chicken pie dinner will be served at
the M. E. vestry New Years day from -
to o'clock p. M. Dinner 10 cts. All are
invited.
c. A. Kelton has ordered an ice pillow
from New York and will be ready to sup
ply all who want cake ice on Stone and
Daniels ponds.
There was family Christmas tree at L.
P. Drew's for the little children and
grandchildren of the family, which was
pleasant affair.
The fourth quarterly conference of the
NJ. E. society. will be held at their church
next Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Quarterly meeting services will be held on
the following Sabbath in the afternoon.
Christmas exercises at the NJ. E. church
on Friday evening were very enjoyable.
The committee in charge had only two
weeks for their work, but the recitations
and music were very good. The church
was well filled and nicely decorated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin Leonard gave a
Christmas party last Saturday evening in
honor of their little granddaughter Hat
tie, at which the relatives and neighbors
invited had a most enjoya BILE time. The
parlor looked very handsome with its
Christmas tree and it's pretty decorations
and presents. Delicious refreshments
were served.
West Glover.
Sorry to note that NIyra Baker is failing.
Mrs. Lizzie Cameron is teaching at AL
oang CenteE.g
Harry BauYe- cut his foot, while chop
ping for James Teller recently.
A. r. Cowles was in town last week and
set up piano for Nelson Stevens.
G. A. Cook and wife and Miss Ruby Bar
Der went to YarmouthvilIe, Maine, last
Friday to attend the wedding of Lyman p. |
Cook and Miss Elsie M. Russell, which |
occurred Saturday
Efforts are being made to get additional |
ervices to the mail delivery here, by hav- |
ng the stage start from West Glover in |
ime to reach Barton in season to connect |
he stage return at night after the mail |
.oes north. This will be a great accom-
to the business men of the place. |
)ur energetic postmaster here has Sc
cured the establishment of a post-office
money order department to this office
Green sbOrO.
The Dow brothers have sold their shin
lie machine and it is to be taken away.
Mrs. Anna Miller is slowly improving in
ealth. She has nurse from Boston car
ng for her.
At the meeting of the Cong'l Society
!. E. Perrin was chosen clerk; Geo. Y.
impson, A. G. Chase, c. B. Cook, pruden-
ial Com, j. A. Crane, Treas.
[raSburgh.
Christmas excarciSeS nassed off verv