Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-09

He is somewhat improved.-Mrs. John
Blair has returned from Boston, where she
has been with her son for some weeks.
w. w. Hutchins has sold his watch and
| jeweIry business to @. L. M. Bugbee who
has been in his employ for about three
years. Mr.. Hutchins keeps his optical bus
mess and will remain in the same store.
Mr.. and Mrs G. L. McDiarmid spent
New Years day visiting in MontreaI.-Z.
M. Mansur, Hon. John Young and T.
! Grout attended the funeral of the late SEN
ator Morrill, at Montpelier last Monday
P. J. Farrell is in Holyoke, Mass, on bus
iness.-Dr. SprOule has finished his labors
| here and gone to Boston.-Judge f. E. Al
! fred and wife are in Boston.
F. c. Williams has moved into the E. A.
| Cook house. Mr.. Cook moved to the Ell.
II. CasweI tenement vacated by Mr.. Will
Iiams.-C. J. Wiley has moved from S.
Lanes house on Central street to one of
Lorimer & MacDiarmid's tenements on
Coventry street.-Ed Kenerson has moved
into part of II. o. Smiths new house.
julius Richards has sold his farm to his
nephew, Manual Richards, who took pos
ession Jan. 1st.
Newport Center.
Mrs. F. L. HiIdreth is visiting in Ply
mouth, n. H..
School in district No. 3, taught by Net
tie Smith, closed last Friday.
Mrs. Eliza Willis of Westfeld is stop
ping with her son, Alden Willis.
G. E. Campbell attended the dairymen's
al ST John hurry last week
Rev. c. w. Dockham, former pastor
here, preached at the Advent church Jan.
1st.
F. L. Hildreth has purchased the build
ing used as a mill Office and will use it for
the post-office.
The ladies of the M. E. church gave a
New Years dinner and supper at the G. A.
r. hall Dec. 31st.
Miss Hattie Perkins has. returned to
Groton. Mass.-Miss Flora Kilby has re-
turned to Barre where she has a position
as teacher.
At a recent meeting of the Newport Cen
ter Cleaners society, the following officers
were elected: Pres, Mrs. D. L. Hildreth;
Vice-Pres., Mrs. H. L. Smith; Sec. Mrs. A.
L. Hammond; Treas, Mrs. U. A. Harris.
The f. B. Sunday school elected the fol-
lowing officers Jan. 1st.: Supt., D. L. Hill |
dreth; Asst. Supt., J. J. Kilby; Treas, FL. |
l.. Smith; Sec., Nettie Smith; Lib, w. w. |
Rogers; organist, Lula Rice; Supt. home |
department, G. w. Rogers. The school /
has added $50 volumes to their library dur-
ing the past year. Reports show a good |
average attendance and the school in a |
prosperous condition.
The Newport Centre Grange, No. 246,
elected the following officers for 1893: |
Master, w. r. Connal; overseer, G. G. |
Humphrey; lecturer, Mrs. w. r. ConnaI; |
steward, Floyd Miller; assistant steward,
Vim Larabee;t chaplain. George Lara bee;
treasurer, H.. q. Niles; secretary, F. P.
Miller; gate, keeper, Orrin Niles; Ceres,
Mrs. Eliza Buck; Pomona, Mrs. Charles
Bartlett; Flora, Mrs. F. P. Miller, L. A.
Stenard, Mrs. II. G. Niles.
Troy. -
There will be a donation at the Masonic
hall for the benefit of the Rev. Mr.. Barnes
next Friday.
Miss Eta Rowland very pleasantly en-
tertained her friends last Friday. Dough-
AoOo oAio wal LII SuSd1 WCIC SCINOu DIS IT.
freshments.
Frank Wells of Bakersfield is the guest
of Marguerite Merritt.-Pearl Edmunds
of Westfeld is boarding at Mrs. A. Baraw's
and going to the village school.
WestfieId.
The Crusaders commenced a series of
meetings in the M. E. church last Friday
evening.
Clarence Hitchcock is sick.-Albert w.
Farman has so far recovered from his ILL
ness as to attend a lawsuit in Lowell.
EIbridge Hitchcock was in Albany re-
and Archie Wakefield
have gone to Montgomery.-Dr w. A.
Young visited in Hyde ParksrecentIy.
The Cong'l S. S. recognized Jan. LIST,
1 electing Homer B. Hitchcock, Supt. w.
B. Gilpin, assistant; Wallace Gilpin, Sec.
and Treas; Harry Hitchcock, librarian.
There was Christmas tree at the M. E.
parsonage on Saturday afternoon of Dec.
"a, for the S. S. children. Much credit is
due Rev. and Mrs. Barnes for their labors
in this matter. Troy people presented
them with an easy chair recently.
The annual meeting of the ConglSo. was
held last Monday afternoon. The follow
ing officers were chosen: moderator, A. G.
Pru. Com.,D. e. Wright, w.
D. Bell, w. B. GiIpin; Col. and Treas, w {
B. Gilpin. The society is free from debt. I
;
The bobbin mill has been rented to a
party from Newport, who intend to start {
It soon. sA 8
party of about fifty gathered at the