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

singing convention at Newport last week.
Mrs. j. G. Allen and son Ray, spent last
week in Barton Landing.
Uric & Sawyer are to have grand clear
ance sale commencing Wednesday of this
week. Their ed. will be found in this
paper and should be read carefully as
many remarkable offers will be found in it.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Mason last Tuesday evening was
largely attended. Games and dancing were
the amusements of the occasion. Rice
Palmer and Mr.. Calderwood furnished
music. All present report an enjoyable
evening.
DIR. RubIee of Morrisville was called re-
Gently in council with DR.. Bailey of this
town. in the case of Ella Leavitt, who is
in very poor health.-Mr. VIM. Basset and
wife, Mr.. F. J. Lilly and wife from Hyde
Park were in town to attend Mrs. Davi-
sons funeral.
Amory Dawson is quite sick with the
grip.-Mrs. Charles Hatch, who has been
sick with pneumonia, is better.-Mrs.
James Melvin and Mr.. Albert Cass re-
main about the same.-Mrs. Laura E..
Bridges has received the sad news of the
death of Mrs. Warren Weeden, of Mayfield,
Ill.
Mrs. P. W. Dawson died at her home
last Tuesday morning, aged ~ years. The
funeral was held Thursday afternoon, Rev.
o. M. Boutwell, officiating. Mrs. Davi-
son was a member of the M. E. church
and most estimable lady. Much sympa-
thy is felt for the family and especially for
Mr.. Dawson and the two motherless lit
tie girls.
S. B. Whittier has finished work at John
Kier's.-C. A. Bridges has rented farm in
Wolcott and taken possession.-Walter
Aston has gone to Burlington to the dairy
school for instruction in milk testing
E. c. Stratton was in Hardwick last week
on business.-Mrs. r. S. Tallman is visit
ing in Caledonia County-Fred Chandler
is visiting in town.. o. Pierce of st.
Johnsbury was in town on business last
week.-Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Conant Jr.
have returned from their visiting trip to
Mass.-Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Keiser have re-
turned from Stowe, where they were called
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Keiser's
father, Mr.. Chapman.-Corey Uric has
bought the Will Hanson farm in Green's
boro.-The extra term of school commenc-
ed last Monday with thirty-one scholars.
Miss Tressa McCue of Greensboro is teach
er.
n Orth CraftSbury.
Rev. Mr.. Morse has accepted the call to
fill the Cong. pulpit and has moved here
with his family.
William Knox, who has been at work
for I'll. f. Graham the past two years, has
finished work and gone to Lyndonville.
Mrs. Anna Cole attended the convention
at Newport last week.-Mrs.. B. G.. Pike
from Irasburg visited at A. B. Pixies last
week.
Last week as Robert Anderson and wife
were away from home, their youngest son
ate some camphor gum from the effects of
which he was very sick for time.-Frank
Cass is on the sick list.
Derby.
Nearly every scholar in the academy is
having the mock-measles; if any escape it
will not be because they have not been ex-
posed.
The sugar party, given by the G. z. soci-
ETY. at Rev. Mr.. Small's Wednesday even
ng, was not well attended on account of
sickness among the scholars.
Quite number of young people attend |
ID the musical convention at Newport, |
Thursday afternoon and evening. Those |
who had planned to go Friday were disap |
pointed by tho severe weather.
The closing exercises at the academy |
occur next Friday night. The program
consists of destinations and recitations
~ good speakers, and music. A prone
lade and social after the entertainment. i
What might have proven a disasterous
ire was fortunately prevented Friday
light. When feeding his stock, Will |
Daley accidently overturned the lighted /
antern, splitting the oil, losing off the !
Kinney and setting fire to the hay. In
ONE way he succeeded in putting it out
'efore damage was done.
Mr.. Arthur Baxter of Greenville, Maine,
of this place and well known
ere, was seriously burned recently by
team escaping from a large boiler. He
BILE to get out until his limbs We're "
urned. His many friends wish him a
peedy recovery from the injuries received.
Mr.. Austin Blake, d. A. '99 is at his
ONE i'll with measles and Whooping- cough.
Mrs. Harry Richard is stopping at
mith's Mill, p. @. helping to care for the
lex ones in her sisters family. Miss
lice Clark is visiting her grand parents
4 HolIand.-The school taught by Miss
-nnie Wilson was examined Thursday
nd closed Friday.
Vest DERBY.
w. M. Magoon, who claims electro mag