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

daug Eter, Ina Grace, was married to Dr..
A. III. Goddard of this place. They have
the best wishes OF many friends.
The town Sabbath school convention
was quite a success, good number being
4 present despite the stormy afternoon. Sew
eral questions were ably discussed and
some very fine papers read, which, COM
bined with excellent music, made an en-
joyable occasion. A new organization was
effected, Rev. Mr.. Hildreth, president;
Rev. Mr.. Strowbridge, vice president; Rev.
Mr.. Donaldson, secretary, and F. Rey nolds,
treasurer.
DR.. Campbell recently introduced a bill
! to Iegalize the grand list of Albany for
1895, '96 and '97 The only fault with the
list is that the listers swore to their lists
before notary instead of a justice. The
doctor also introduced a bill to enable
towns to close their town liquor agencies
| by vote Of the town at the March meet
| ing or at legally warned town meeting
/ called for that purpose. Nearly all of the
| Orleans county representatives and their
wives and friends went on a special excur-
sion last Thursday to the Barre granite
quarries, as the legislature had adjourned
Hon. NJ Hall of Stamford.
East Albany.
John and Nellie Rou1n are visiting in
Massachusetts,.
The Catholic society here has improved
both the exterior and interior Of their
church during the past year.
John Mcclure, who has lived in this
c IL
recently, aged 25 years, He had been in
his usual health and took ether to have
some teeth extracted and expired while
under the influence of the ether. The re-
mains We're brought to his mothers place.
Mrs. E. Lingman, where a service was
held, Rev. r. w. Collins officiating. The
family were very grateful for the beautiful
flowers presented. chIsympathy is felt
for the bereaved ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Gould who arrived
home from their trip in the west recently,
report pleasant time. They first visited
Mr.. Gould's sister and her family in Iowa
whom they had not seen before for thirty
years and the meeting was most pleasant
one. They next visited a brother in Min
nesota whom they had not seen for over
fifty years. Mr.. Gould thinks iowa is the
finest farming country in that region, and
the people while lacking some of the thrift
of their eastern brothers are we'll to do
and pleasant to meet. The whole of this
territory comprised a beautiful farming
country where the crops could be seen in
abundance; the great cOrnfields were es-
pecially interesting. They saw many places
while away where it seemed that man
with capital could make good thing by
investing some OF it, but nowhere did they
find place where the poor man could be
better off than in Vermont.
bloomington.
Homer Seavey has made quite extensive
repairs on his barn.
The Willing Workers will hold har-
vest supper at the church at the Centre
next Friday evening. a cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Mrs. Harry Heath, Mrs. Lucius Lund,
Mrs. y. P. Alexander and son, Miss Flor
ence Powers, L. a. Lund and e. w. Dudley
went to Boston on the excursion.
Evansville.
Frank Megoon and wife have both been
quite sick.
Fl. Perkins has been entertaining an un-
Gle from Canada.
Myron Alexander and Ernest Cross were {
in Island Pond recently.
Mr.. Dennison has clapboarded his barn
and shed, improving them very much.
Nellie Marshall is home from Glover,
where she has been working for Mr..
French.
Alvah Perkins has finished work for
Henry Dudley and has gone to work for
lobe Drown.
Mrs. Ingalls, from Coventry has moved |
into the rooms over Z. Il. AlIard's store
Mr.. Boothman from Derby has hired Frank /
Lapierres place and viii take possession /
soon.
East Charleston.
Rev. Mr.. Dixon Of carton Landing gave |
a very interesting lecture here last We'd !
nesday evening.
c. o. Goodwin, proprietor, of the Union
House, has been making quite extensive !
repairs his barns.
The Reading Circle viii meet in the YES
try Nov 2 All interested in new books |
are invited TO be present.
John Wilson Of Lowell, Mass, arrived I
home last Friday to care for his father, R.
L. Wilson, who is in very poor health.
G. e. Coruth is selling lot OF feed to
farmers in this vicinity, having sold 2,100 |
bushels of corn in 48 days beside quanti-
ty of other feed.
The Ladies' Aid will give box social at
the vestry next Saturday evening. A cor
dial invitation is extended to ALL Games
and races after supper.