Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-01-17


until the very last. Tuesday a gentleman
from Greensboro was with him and they
talked over some business matters for sew
eral minutes. Wednesday morning his
son, Col. 7. c. Fletcher, spent some time
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WheeIock.
G. Drown has gone to Lyndon to work
drawing teams.
Rev. E. j. Hatch returned from New
Hampshire last Wednesday.
At the donation for the benefit Of Rev.
Mr.. Gorse about 6 8 were taken.
w. G. Buell. hurt one OF his fingers few
days ago and is laid up for repairs.
A. G. Drown has traded his place in this
village with Joseph Bachelor of Lyndon
vile.
West Burke.
Ezra Chappell has gone to Stowe to
work.
The sick are all better except Nathan
Hoffman and Mrs. Uri Burt, who are da n
gerously sick with pneumonis
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ing at Mr. Townsends, died there last Fri
day. His age was about so years.
| Mrs. Warner Hartwell has returned to
| her home in Plymouth, n. H.-Mrs. War
rem Hartweu spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends in Barton.
| Last Friday was the 18th anniversary of
the marriage of S. d. Bugbee and wife and
| their children, neighbors and friends gave
| them surprise visit. They were the re-
| cipients of some useful and Ornamental
presents and a fine time was enjoyed by
all present.
East Hardwick.
Henry Currier has bought the G.. L.
Johnson farm.
Eugene Ransom is at work with Clinton
Keith in his sons mill.
Leslie johnson has position in a grain
and feed store in Swanton.
Martha Byington is going to Massachu-
sets to attend a training school.
Clinton is to stock his saw mill largely
this winter and the logs are coming briskly.
The tuberculosis experts are at work up
on the dairy herds; they find only an oc-
casional diseased animal.
Cottage prayer meetings are being held
| weekly meetings. The churches are unit
ing their weekday evening meetings. now
| and the attendance is very large.
| H. III. Chase was stricken with b cart
| failure at the Sunday school at the Bah
| fist church last Sunday, and had it not
been for the timely arrival of DR.. Weeks he
| must have died. He was carried to the
parsonage, where he remained several
hours, when he was carried home. He is
| improving now.
Spelling matches between the Centre
and East Hardwick schools have created
some little interest of late. In the COM
test at the Centre school, Miss Abbie Elan
ders was the winner, and the later match
at the village was won by Miss Gertrude
SWEET. The teacher, Mr.. Kendrick, has
left the school to attend the medical col
lege at Burlington, and Mr.. Young of U.
V. M. has taken his place.
Sutton.
School in district No 9, taught by Ma
bel Fogg, closed on Friday, Jan. Z. Those
having neither absent or tardy marks dur
ing the term were Mabel Blake, Evalyn
Blake, Guy Clark, Nina Clark, Vera Che
ney, Burnham Gordon and Nathan Good
win. John Hyde and Ercill Hodge were
absent two days. Guy Clark had neither
absent or tardy marks in tive years.
Out of resident membership of some
thing more than 100 in the Free Babtist
church, thirty two or three were present
of no a -
last week Thursday to answer to their
names. About 20 letters were read from
nonresident mem bers.
Rev. J. w. Burgin and wife, II. A.
Blake and wife,L. w. Watson and George
N. Hartman were chosen as the delegates
to sit with the Quartely meeting confer
ence here the last of the present month.
Jesse Anger passed away Sunday after
noon. The funeral was at the church on
Wednesday afternoon, the services being
conducted by Rev. w. eBurgin. He has
been great sufferer for weeks past from
dropsy and heart trouble.
Mrs. Jane Abbie, who has been in a hos
pital near Boston for the past two years
learning the work as trained nurse is at
home for the winter with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ezekiel Miles.
Mrs. Hannah Parker has closed her house
at the village and has gone to Corydon
Parker's to board through the winter. She
is very lame with the rheu matism.
There is to be donation visit at Rev J.
w. Burgin's on Friday afternoon and even
ing Jan. 81. ALI are invited to be present
and to bring their sscash'' or it's equivalent.