Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-13

method of testing cream at the Expert
mental Station.
Miss Lillian Keith, who has been Civ
ing excellent satisfaction as teacher i'm
Albany, has finished her school and return
ed home last Saturday.
Miss Daniels of st. Johnsbury was in
town last week putting pianos i'm tune
Thomas Fisher and Dennis Brahana are
putting up grocery and grain and feed
store.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Cotton and daughters at Mrs. Colton's ON
Wednesday. All are cordially invited
The ladies of the M. Il. church will furnish
dinner at the court house hall town meet
ing day.
Lillian and Blanche Keith are visiting
friends i'm West Burlxe.-Mrs. Beauclerk
and daughter, May Wheeler, and Percy
Templeton attended the musical conven-
ton at Newport last week.-Mr. ID III.
Webster has returned home from a four
weeks visit in Boston.
The lecture given by Rev. j. A. Dickson
of Barton Landing last Wednesday was
highly entertaining and very much enjoy
ed by a large audience. "The Ups and
Downs on the Briny Deep" given with the
jest and technique of experience, furnished
a most excellent preliminary for the do
nation and feast of good things I'm waiting.
The net proceeds were $42.
DR.. insolvency has recently received
his appointment as health officer for the
town of Irasburgh for another three years.
IL Hng IA
Chappell of Derby, and will move 20 st.
Johnsbury. The doctor will go to New
York this spring to take a,special course
of lectures upon the diseases Of children.
Mrs. Insolvency. and son will remain i'm
st. Johnsbury. Their many friends here
are sorry to have them leave town and
hope they will decide to return.
Elmer Slack has been home from Barton
for a week or more to give special attention
to felon on his hand.-Mrs. Chas. Miles,
who has been very i'll, has nearly recover
eds. e. Clough has been home from his
lumber job. He has been sick with the
grip for few days-Among more recent
cases of grip are Mrs. Collins and VIII
Grant.-Mrs. Nellie Bean and little son
from Coventry have been visiting In the
lately.
Mrs. Worthington, who has been resi-
dent of this town for sixty-fve years, died
last Friday afternoon aged SO years. Mrs.
Worthington was for years a member of
the Congregational church. A very plea
SAINT and interesting woman and highly
by all who knew her. For years
she has been very feeble, and confined 90
her bed the past eighteen months. Five
children survive her, Mrs. Smith of
Mass. Mrs. Scott OF Ram
dolph, Mrs. Clara Davis, Mrs. Holdrege and
John Worthington. Mr.. and Mrs. HoI-
dredge have tenderIy cared for her dur
ing her declining years.-The funeral was
held yesterday, at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. +. III. Holdrege. Rev. Mr. Dickey as
sisted by Rev. p. n. Granger, Off ciated.
Lowell.
Owing to the absence OF Rev. III. j. Mail
let last Sunday no services were held I'm
the II. G. church till evening.
A. II. Gardyneand II. ii. Newton attend
ed the district meeting of the Masonic
atlNewport on Tuesday last.
The r. c. Society met with Rev. II. j.
Maillet on Thursday afternoon and even
ng. Owing to the severe weather the at
endence was small.
George Revoir stopped two runaway
lorses near his place Thursday, by chas-
ng them on horse back. No damage was
lone in either case.
Quite a number from here attended the
musical convention at Newport, among the
lumber being Harrie Wellman, Mrs. l.. B.
Nellman and Mrs. Cello.
Albert Stebbins has, as yet, found no
race of his boys who went away week
go. He has conducted a vigorous search
'ut they cannot be found.
Ed Gonyaw, who had so far recovered
rom typhoid fever as TO be discharged
rom the doctors care, has suffered a re-
apse and is now i'm critical condition.
The meeting of the M. Il. l.. A. society,
which was to have been at fuckers Mill
N Wednesday last, was postponed on ac-
cunt of the weather.-The Cong. Aid
meet with Mrs. Kinney on Friday after
oon.
1t is the intention of the town officers 20
et out printed report OF town business.
his is a good idea il the report can be
often out early enough. When 1t does
ot arrive until town meeting day, the re-
ort does not amount TO much.
Rev. A. +. Eldridge and wife visited
riends in Johnson on Monday and Tues
ay of last Week.-Mrs. Sara Parker is Wis
ing friends n Barton sand vicinity
larence Parker and Scott Stannard went
D Richford Thursday on business.
George Curtis has been suffering with
rip the past week.-Mrs.. w. Il. Gusts is
IowIy improving. There are many new
asses of grip. none OF which have proved