Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-31

churches at st. Johnsbury.
Clarence Bowen, ore of our soldier boys,
is sick with typhoid fever.-Henry Camp
bell, who has been sick fer the last two
weeks, is slowly recovering.
J. F. Thurston will give lecture on
1.-THE Ups and Downs of Life" at the Bap-
fist church next Wednesday evening at
1880 o'clock. Free admission. a collec-
ton will be taken.
We learn Of the recent death of Mrs.
Celestia (Ketchum) Human of Grass Val
ley, Oregon, aged 60 years months and 6
days. She was daughter of the late
Chauncey Ketchum of Craftsbury.
Mrs. L. R. Fosters mother from Malone,
n. Y, has come to spend the winter with
her.-John Swasey, a resident of this vii
lage 40 years ago, was in town recently
Charles Wheeler was in town recently. He
is talking of going into business again in
West Charleston.
Coventry.
E. Kingsley is on the sick list.
Herbert Dane has sold his farm to Ed
ward Niles.
ing his buildings.
Rev. G. w. Robinson has moved into
VIM. Barrows' house.
Mrs. Hollis Thrasher spent the past week
with her husband at Montpelier.
Mrs. Harriet Gould died at the home Of
her nephew, Edwin Bryant, from the eff
fects of cancer, last Thursday. Her re-
mains were taken to Derby for interment..
Last Saturday evening, a goodly COM
pany of relatives and friends met at the
home of Mr.. Asa Hancock TO witness the
marriage of their daughter Laura, to Ira A.
Wheelock. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. j. Hamilton assisted by Rev. CIV.
Robinson. A large number of nice pres
ents were left. The guests, after partaking
of bountiful repast, returned TO their
homes wishing the couple long and hap
Ply life. On Monday evening, nearly one
hundred people gathered there to celebrate
the wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
An oyster supper was served,
after which Rev. c. w. Robinson, in be-
half of the company, presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Hancock with some beautiful pres
ents; Mr.. Hancock replied, thanking the
in an appropriate manner. Mrs.
Katie Hancock read an interesting poem.
Miss Daisy Martin is attending school at
Albany.
Willard Allen from st. Adams was in
town last week.
WE. Farr is building bl acEsmith shop
near his farm house.
Cora B. Allen has returned from a trip to
Boston and New York.
Charles Robbins is improving his barn
by putting up an addition.
Uric & Sawyer have been putting in
very large line OF ladies' and children's
Martin Johnson, who has been suffering
from q shock, was taken to Burlington
hospital last week
Geo. Chase has bought the Amasa Scott
store, paying two hundred and fifty dol
lars. He will remodel it into a dwelling
house.
Maud Amsden has gone to Boston and
vicinity to be absent five weeks.-I.T. Pat
Ierson was called TO Pittsburgh, y. Y.
last week on account. OF the serious illness
of his grandson, Geo. Rand.
North Craftsbury.
Prof. ColbUrn from Newport spent sun
day in town.
Frank Cass and Mrs. Z. L. Hastings have
from Boston.
Mrs. r. w. Cowles and son, Clyde, visit
I'd IN Irasburgh last week.
j. o. Douglass has improved the appear
'nce OF his house by adding a coat of paint.
Victor Martin has finished work for \.
Paddock, and Roscoe NIcClarey has taken
MS place.
The singing school, conducted by Miss
Ella Hartman, has opened with a large
attendance.
East CraftsDury.
Ora Aston and Venus Brell We're mar
led last week. Congratulations.
The KeIon family have gone to Irasburg /
IN to a farm which they have rented.
Ulysses Tolman is repairing the build
ngs which he recently bought, and he in
ends to occupy them about Nov. list.
Derby.
j. w. Erwin was on the sick list part of |
asst week.
Ex-Gov. Grout and wife were in Mont
)elier last week.
Mr.. Frank Harvey IS fitting up a studio /
n Doody's block.
The d. A. boys have organized two foot
)all teams with Blake and Black as cap
aims.
Mrs. Alanson Adams and her mother,
tIrs. Fuller, have returned from their trip
o Boston.
Mrs. A. T. Daley, Miss Lizzie Drew, Bert