Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-12-04

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they were transporting fell on Woodward s
leg, breaking it just above the ankle. This
is a hard blow for Fred but should be a
valuable lesson to them both.
Some of our people almost thought there
was not to be any Thanksgiving feast this
year, for if their MONITOR don't issue the
governors proclamation how are they to
find ont anything about it.
We gave the date of the time appointed
by the governor in two successive issues,
which we thought would be as well as
devoting half a column of our space to
the flowery part of the proclamation pre-
ceeding the announcement of the date. led
Irasburgh.
Mrs. Goldsmith is visiting in West
Derby.
Clyde Kidder from Newport was in town
last week.
James Harlow moved his goods to Bar
ton last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs c. w. Wheeler are visiting
in Boston and vicinity.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
chapman Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Bean and Miss Mcneil will board
with Mrs. Conway during the winter term.
Joseph Cook and family, with other
members of the Cook family, went to
Yarmouth, Maine, to spend Thanksgiving.
A pleasant surprise reception was given
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Macy recently at
their home on Kidder Hill. They were
remembered with gifts and good wishes.
Frank D. Thompson was home from ST.
Johnsbury to spend Thanksgiving
bert Webster was home from East Burke
to spend Thanksgiving with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Webster.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregational
society will meet in the church parlors
next Friday afternoon. Supper served at
$50 o'clock in charge of Mrs. Holdridge
and Miss Eunice Wheeler. A cordial in
v1tat1on to all.
The third lecture in the course will be
Saturday evening, Dec. 9, by Rev. J. Ed
ward Farrow. Subject, ''Beauty and De-
velopment in Nature and Art,'' illustrated
by 100 elegant dissolving views by the
most powerful stereopticon made. Sur
passed by no entertainment before the
public today.
4 The village schools commence today
with the same corps of teachers.-Helen
ESOmers teaches the school on Morrill, Hill
and Olin Webster in the Brighton district.
|+-Henry Somers commences his school
today in the Fisk district in Barton
Mrs. Ada E. TempIeton spent Thanks
giving with her brother, DR.. III. A. Bogue,
at Richford.
Jay.
w. Chamberlin is repairing his house.
George Lucier has rented his farm to
Moses Baraw for one year.
Mrs. A. A. Macomber and daughter are
Visiting her parents in Lamoille county.
George Sisco and Harvey Bolton have
rented house at North Troy and are soon
I to move there.
George Chamberlin of Bolton was mar
ried to Miss Ethel Robinson recently.
They are to reside here for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Ovitt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Ovitt spent Thanksgiving
with their relatives in Westmore.
E. M. Todd and wife are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. j. Edgar Chase. MIR.
&Chase is slowly recovering srom the inju-
2ries he received by falling some time ago.
Howell.
Wesley Lampher has taken Abel Sawyer's
EfRrm. Mr.. Sawyer has moved to the village.
Arthur Eldridge, who is attending Crafts
bury Academy is at home and is quite ill at
present. ~
M Lester HadIey and Miss Clara Martin
we're married here Monday, Nov. 9th, by
Rev. FIR. MailIett.
Peter Jordan of Ware, Mass. former
%t sident here, was killed by the trainson
trossing near his home recently.
EN- R. w. Hubbard and S. B. Waite of Hyde
Park were in town Monday, also H. B.
Parker and Mr.. Young of North Troy.
# Frank Jordan has sold his farm to Jerry
VI ross of SWanton who takes possession |
pom. Frank will return to New York.
The funeral of Peter Gardner of West |
eld was held at the r. G. church here on
Friday, Rev. ]. H. Maillett conducting the |
#ervices.
Mrs. Chas. Austin and infant child spent |
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. |
Austin. They are soon to leave for FIRE.
tonia, n. Y. to join Mr.. Austin.
Schools in general, so far as teachers have |
cen secured, begin to-day. The higher |
apartment of the village school begins to-
borrow. Teachers are yet to be found for |
he primary school in the village and for |
he Mitchell district on Irasburg Mountain. |
Morgan.
Geo. Wilder has moved on to w. H. Cal
ms farm.
Myrtle Grey has returned from Stewards