Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-23

The school in the Echo pond district
closed a few days last week on account of
the illness of the teacher.
The parties running the Island Pond
creamery have failed. The creamery had
several patrons here who will be sorry to
| learn this.
Fred Trip and Will Beck have been
cutting ice on Echo pond. They cut and
help load it for two cents a cake. A
large number are filling their ice houses
Mrs. z. Fellows of DixvilIe, P. O., visit
ed her brother, DIR. j. B. HI. Cushman re-
Gently. Miss Cunnington from the same
town has been visiting her brother, George
Cuninngton.
Albert Chase has sold the farm which he
bought of Will Finley to p. w. Clark; price
$500. The Chase brothers have sold their
interest in the home farm to their brother.
| Ward Chase.
The Reading Circle will give a dramatic
entertainment next Friday evening to
which all are invited. A small admittance
fee will be charged. The new books have
come and the library will be open for the
distribution of books.
Coventry.
Charles Smith is home from Boston,
M. w. Farman supplied the pulpit yes
| terday at the Cong. church.
A large number of our people are sick
with the grip. Among those very sick are
Mr.. and Mrs. Scion PercivaI and James
HeaIy.
Edward l.. Nye has nearly completed his
college course at Dartmouth, and is soon
to go to Washington as private secretary
to his uncle, Senator Ross.
We are sorry to learn of the recent death
of Mrs. White, widow of the late PIiny H.
White,a former pastor of,the Cong. church,
who was well known through the county
and state.
The @. e. society will give an oyster sup
per in the Congregational vestry Friday
evening, Jan. 9th, from $3.50 to O'Clock,
after which lecture on Gen. Phillip Sher-
idan will be delivered by M. w. Farman.
The people here were panied to learn of
the death of Florence, only daughter of
the Rev. o. d. Clapp, former pastor of
the M. e. church. Florence was gradu-
ate of Moody's School at Mortified, Mass,
Craftsburv.
Flossie Hatch is home from Johnson.
Harvey Libby took Mrs. Fisher to the |
asylum in Waterbury last week.
A. B. Pike and H. B. Williams are sick
with the grip.
Mrs. Nora Sheenan was called to Hard
wick IN care for MrS T. IIiIIiord
Dell Spaulding is putting machinery into
his mill for making butter boxes.
About thirty people from this place at
tended the oyster supper at the village
last week.
Ella Leavitt is quite ill.-Mrs. McErwin
seems to be improving Nettie Davi-
son is failing.
Ernest Labins gave the pupils of the
high school very pleasant sleigh ride last
Monday evening.
Vetta Cole is teaching in the Stratton
district on account of the sickness of the
teacher, Amanda Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Cowles visited Mrs.
CowIes' mother, Mrs Hartman, last week.
-Abbie and Mable Pike visited in Iras-
burg last week.
J. G. Dawson of Newport spent last Sun
day in town. Charles Merrill of Hyde
Park was in town last week. He formerly
resided in this town.
The entertainment and donation for the
benefit of the pastor of the M. +. church
held last Wednesday evening was a very
pleasant affair. Proceeds $158.57.
East Ora ftSbTgYV
G. w. Simpson is sick with the grip.
r. S. Mason is on the road canvassing
for a circulating library. 1t looks like a
good thing.
There will be an oyster supper and do
nation at S. E. Morse's house on Friday
evening, for the benefit of Rev. j. c. Tay-
Tor. All are invited.
Carey Uric has bought w. e. Hanson's
farm for $17OO cash. He takes possession
the first of March. Hanson is in the mar
ket for another farm.
AT the annual meeting of the Presby-
terrain Sundayschool the following officers
were elected: superintendent, John Ken ,
irick; secretary, Mary Taylor; treasurer,
Clark Taylor. Membership 115; average (,
attendance for the year, 80. {
Derby.
There are at present % persons stopping
1t the Richard aside from transients. s,
The special meetings closed Thursday ,
night with an interesting service in the i,
Baptist church.
Mr.. Buchanan was in town Wednesday
and put in larger and better instrument q
in the central office of the Peoples Tele- Z
phone Co. {
While on her way to church one evening '