Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-04-11

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Mrs. Emma Perley and daughter are
visiting at HI. Howard's.-B. F. Virgins
was in town last Week.-Mrs. Bessie Pat
rick of Lowell, Mass, has been spending Ia
few days atO. Williams.- Percy Elkips of
North Troy is visiting at Willard Heeg-
MANS and Mrs, Bartlett, and little
son from Jay spent, the Sabbath at f, ID.
Badger's.-Mrs. Henry Aldrich of Barton
is visiting her grandfather, William Stew
ems.
Craftsburv.
Carrie Woodwork has gone to Barton
to work.
Rev. o. M. Boutwell, and wife have
moved to their home in Hyde Park.
The sugar season seems to be about over
here. 1t has been rather poor season.
| Homer Bartlett has moved into the
house lately purchased of Elmer Stratton.
Amanda Robbins is home from Johnson
for the Easter acation.-Josephine Cass
is home from Massachusetts,, where she
has been teaching. eWs
The friends and schoolmates of Miss
Lila Merrill gave her very pleasant
surprise last Friday evening at r. A. Pat
terson's, the occasion being her eighteenth
birthday.
North CraftSbury.
Geo. Gage of Lyndonville spent Sunday
in town.
III. N. Stevens and Ed. Wheeler were in
Burlington last week.
| Guy Goodrich of Morrisville is moving
back to his place on the Common.
| Miss Annie Sheehan is home from John
son Normal school on a short vacation.
Walter Noodle has gone to Northamp-
F! ton, Mass, where he has entered school.
Miss Susie Robbins is in Barre, where
she has a position as cashier in a dry
goods store.
East Craftsbury.
Mrs. H. A. Rice, who has been sick at
her daughters for about -four weeks, has
returned home and is some better at pres
emit.
Claud Brownlea, who has been troubled
with cancer on his face for some time,
intends to go to the hospital soon for
treatment.
Some weeks ago it occurred to various
friends and acquaintance of Mrs. Geo. II.
Anderson, formerly of this town but now
of Akron, Neb., that the anniversary of
her birthday was approaching and that
they wished to observe it in some way.
Mrs. Anderson, who, with her husband
and children went west some seven or
eight years ago, left behind her in both
Greensboro and Craftsbury many warm
friends, who have reminded her in various
ways since her departure that she is in no
way forgotten in the old neighborhood.
Not the least of these remembrances was
the one In connection with the anniversary
already alluded to. ''Surely," said the lady
in question, as with apprehension she scru-
tinized the wrapper of her somewhat bulky
package of mail, addressed in familiar
hand and bearing well known postmark,
''someone has died and they have sent me
paper containing an obituary notice." 1t
was with hurried and anxious fingers that
she tore off the envelope, when to her sur
prise out tumbled letters by the dozen.
She forgot her anxiety for the daily paper
that she might learn the latest news from
the seat of war; forgot entirely that her
tea was spelling on the stove; didn't hear
the hungry boys clamoring for their sup
per in order that they might finish their
chores at the barn before dark; didn't heed
them until at last they exclaimed, go,
Mamma has letter from Vermont. She'll
want to read it twice before she can do
anything else and we might as we'll eat
without her." She just read on and on,
visiting with one and another of the whole
twenty-five who had been concerned in
the ''letter plot" In speaking of the
event Mrs. Anderson said: ~ can't begin
to tell how much those letters were worth
to me. They told me things / was very
much interested in, all of which no one
person could remember to write. 1t seems
almost as if l had been to Vermont on a
visit. never had a birthday present l
enjoyed more. L have wanted to sing
'Auld Lang Syne ever SINCE"
Derby.
Charles Young is quite ill with conges-
ton of the lungs.
George Norris has just finished putting
in fine hard wood floor in Elisha Lanes
store.
The Baccalaureate sermon before the
class of '98, d. A, will be delivered in the
M. E. church next Sunday afternoon.
Chester Adams, who has worked for
Arthur Uttin in the grist- mill for the last
three years, has finished there and ex-
poets soon to go West.
The Fast Day services held Friday even
ing in the Baptist church were very in
teresting, one special feature being the
singing by male quartet.
The funeral of Antoine Lunderville,
father of Moses Lunderville, took place at
the Baptist church last Monday afternoon,
Rev. III. S. Kilburn officiating.
At the special meeting of the EpwOrth |