Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-02-06
town on business recently.

"A Benj. Hall, who has been very sick with
the grip.-Clarence Smith is home from
# Fitchburg, Mass, for few days.
I ID. w. Clark has finished work at Cas-
# welPs and has gone to Island Pond to
@* Work.-Henry, Keller has finished work
I'VE Ibr G. r. Caswell and moved home.
# One of Steve Tureotte's girls, while slid
@1 ing on the Tice- hill recently, injured her
# leg in such manner that it was necessary
Nj 10 take eleven stitches to closeIth wound.
NJ Arasburgh.
MI Miss Myra Taplin has a class in china
III and oil painting.
Henry Somers was at home from st.
Johnsbury over Sunday.
= The Epworth League met with Mrs.
Nj chapman last Tuesday evening.
Quite number from town intend to
We AXE in the musical convention at Newport
M mis- week.
In absence of the pastor sermon was
read bye. w. Wheeler in the Cong'l church
Sunday morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Reynolds have moved on
to their fine farm recently purchased few
lilies out of Dorchester, Mass.
The address given by Hon. Mason Stone
NJ last Friday evening was an excellent one,
Icing helpful and encouraging.
Rev. Mr.. Dickey preached in Greensboro
Yesterday, to supply the pulpit made va
n amt by the death of Rev. @. L. Guild.
The patrons of the creamery received 10
cents per pound for their January butter
nd % cents per pound for the butter fat.
" Fred Wheeler, teacher of the higher de-
ii partment of the, village school, returned to
his home in South Barton Saturday. Miss
" Mcneil will return to Colchester this
n week.
Al There will be a donation visit for the
benefit of Rev. P. n. Granger at the court
house hall Wednesday evening, Feb. s.
Lecture by Rev. ]. A Dixon. This lecture
.of Mr.. Dixon's is spoken of by those who
have heard it as first-class. Oysters will
be served, etc.
The friends of Mrs. F. B. FulIington of
Clay City, Kansas, formerly resident OF
This village, will regret to learn that she is
Buffering with broken leg. While in her
husbands store, not noticing that the ell
evator was up, she stepped off and in the
tall broke her leg in two places.
Mrs. w. L. Locke is visiting her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Schofeld, in Lyndonville, and will
also visit her son in st. Johnsbury. Mrs.
goldsmith and son are staying at Mrs.
Locks during her absence.-Grace Philips
Is visiting friends in Boston.-Mrs. Willie
Grant has been visiting at Fred Grants.
School in the Brighton district, taught
nj by Kate E. Bean, closed Feb. 3. Pupils
E having no absent marks during the term
Ire Elbridge Miles, Noel Collins and Ralph
Miles; Vernal Miles was absent one day
&on account of sickness; Ellen Collins and
#Carrie Temple missed no words in spelling
Mduring the term; Elbridge and Ralph
Miles had no absent marks during the
.year.I -
School closed last Friday. The pupils in
1.-The primary room without an absent mark
n curing the past year are Clayton Slmlno,
y Charles and Truman Messier; Edward Lee
N missed only one day during the year. Dur
A. Ing the winter term Ransom Shepard, Ed
n ward Lee and Fred Goldsmith have not
n missed a word in spelling. Excellent work
Mhas been done in all departments of the
School During the year the school has
purchased an organ and library books.
N Very satisfactory reports are also heard
" from all of the schools in town.
The event of the week and an occasion
Nhnuch enjoyed by all present, was the
@banuuet served to the Masons by the
Ladies' Aid in the Cong. church parlors
Mast Tuesday evening. A large delegation
from Newport with good representation
Of bor TOWNS made a COM
pany of 90 who were members of the Or
Mder. Although the ladies were not ex-
meeting to see so many, the cookery craft
were equal to the emergency, and the
READY supplies continued to meet the de-
mand. After supper, most pleasing and
complimentary remarks were made by H.
s. Root, d. W.. Hildreth of the Express
and Standard, w. l.. Barrows and others,
showing their full appreciation and enjoy
ment of the hour. H. III. Somers was the
POSTMASTER. A vote of thanks was
extended to the ladies for so carefully an
ticipating and providing for the wants of
their guests and serving banquet which
was generously remarked to be L''second to
none" A snug little sum was added to
y the treasury of the Ladies' Aid.
Lowell. Gi ..s-s.
George Gay has gone to Westerly, R. l.,
where he expects to work with his father,
"A taking care of horses.
Miss Alice Parker of Irasburg and Fred
Pierce of Albany, were in town recently on
a brief visit among friends.
o. P.gDunham. and daughters, Bertha
and Flora, were in town last Sunday. Miss
Bertha will remain here for visit among
friends and relatives. ...e.;s