Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-10

The w. f. Brewster calendar for 1898 is
still in the front rank, and appears in
new and attractive outfit. 1t is not only
ornamental but useful and reminds you of
his well equipped and up-to-date grain
and feed store.
Morgan.
Mrs Mary Moore is home from Attic
boro, Mass.
Frank LaClair is on the sick Iist.-Mr.
Peavey, father of E. Peavy, is sick with
no prospect of recovery.
VIM Cobb of Barton has been here rec
emily looking after his farming interests
Eli Flanders of Baton has been in town.
Newport.
Mr.. Bertrand and family are visiting his
parents in Montreal.
F.P. Davis and Will Laha send two
in the lumber woods.
W. E.. Kipp has leased of j. E. Lambert
two rooms in the Arlington block where
he will carry on the tailor business.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Parker celebrated
their golden wedding at their residence
Jan. LIST. There were over 100 relatives,
friends and neighbors present.
Hon. Elisha Lane has been confined to
the house the past week with an in1amed
sore throat. He says it is the first time he
has been sick in bed for twenty years.
Russell H Conwen lectures at Lane OPP
era House Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th, on
"Cuba's appeal to the United States" No
one can afford to miss the chance to hear
this lecture.
Capt. j. e. Lambert, Lieuts. D. M.
Shepley and H. K. Blair go today (Mon-
day. to attend the annual officers school
of the Vermont National Guards held at
st. Johnsbury.
James Martin has moved into one of Ar
thur Scott's tenements.-Wm. Hight has
moved his stock of jewelry and watches
from True and Blanchard's block into the
store of A. R. Cowles.
There will be union revival services held
by the Cong. and M. E. churches COM
mencing Jan 18th. The meetings will be
held in the Cong. church until further no
tice. The Quaker evangelist, John w.
Drew, will have charge of the sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ranney are visiting
her parents in Webster, N. Hired Hal,
has gone to Boston for visit, Felix Tay-
Ior has gone to Megantic, Canada, to Wis
it his father.-Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Silverl
Jr., of Boston are visiting his sister, Mrs.
VIII. Parker.
Troy.
Homer Greggs of Westfield has moved
into DIR. Gray's tenement house.
Mrs, Henry Partlow, who has been in
Montreal for several months, has come
home not improved in health.
Gardner Buzzell, Rev. J. Buzzell, Her.
man Buck and other Masons went to Low
ell to attend the funeral of Mr.. Wellman,
which took place Jan. 7th.
westfield.
There was sing held at Mrs. Betsey G.
Stebbins last Monday evening.
The Cong1 people have decided to hold
the Thursday night prayer meetings at
private houses for time.
On Christmas eve, the Cong'l people pre-
sented Rev. and Mrs. L. P. Atwood with
rattan rocking chair and tai BILE spread.
Alfred Atwood returned to the U. V. M.
last Tuesday.-Adelbert Austin and wife
have been to Farnam, P. O., to visit Henry
Curtis and family.
While returning from the New Years
Eve social, Miss Lillian Miller lost her gold
watch. The fast falling snow and the
blow made the finding of it an impossible
ity.
Ed. King and wife of Barton visited rel
atives in town last Week.-Mrs. Emma
ord NH rofr Tn
to Newport on Saturday to remain for
time,
A. l.. Brown goes to johnson this week
haul his logs, 5OO, 900 feet.-Byron Gill
man goes to Woodbury. this week to meas
ure logs.-M. w. Farman is lecturing in
Craftsbury this week.
The meeting of the Cong'l Society which
was warned to be held Monday afternoon,
Jan. Sd, elected D. E. Wright as modera-
tor, and then adjourned to Saturday even
ing JAM 8, to meet at the house of Ashley
Farman.
On New Years eve, the c. E.. society
held social at Mrs. Hiram Miller's and
watched in the year 98. The hostess serv-
ed beautiful doughnuts and maple sugar,
the young people played games and sang
songs, and Rev. L. P. Atwood gave an in
teresting talk upon whaling. When boy
Mr. Atwood went on a voyage on whal-
er. SO that he has a definite knowledge of
whaling.
On Sunday, Jan. End, the Cong'l Sunday
School organized choosing the following
officers: Supt., T.R. Hoult was elected for
the fourth time; Asst, Homer B. Hitch
cock; Sec. and Treas, Harold Farman;
librarian, Leslie Woodwork; Conn.,, S. L.
Hendrix, Mrs. E. S. Miller, Walter ID. Bell;
Oroauist Miss Minnie F. GiIDin The at