Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-12-25

Leon Smlth has gone To St. JOnnsD bury TO
work in the Fairbanks shops.
Mr.. Rufus Barnard has gone to New York
to spend the winter with his daughter,
Eunice.
Rev. j. P. Marvin went to Lyndonville
to attend a Congregational society meeting
last week.
Mrs. Eta Moore and children who have
been stopping with her father, A. W.Lyon,
have returned to their home.
Ray Leonard and Will Reed went to
Stewartstown, N. H., recently to attend the
funeral of DIR. Leonard, Rays father.
East Charleston.
John Piper has exchanged his farm
with Ira Grey for his place in the village.
Coventry.
Levi Dean has purchased Harley
fuckers place, and Mr.. Tucker goes to
st Johnsbury to reside.
George Livingstone received word, week
before last that his Law in Andover,
Mass, was dead. He leaves a wife and
four children.
Mrs. Badger received a telegram last
Tuesday morning saying her father, Mr..
Harvey of Apple Grove, P. O., was dying.
She started at once but he died before she
reached home.
Mrs. George Herman went to Boston to
enter a hospital last Wednesday. Mrs.
Fred Herman accompanied her.-Mrs.
Willard Herman is quite sick. Mrs. A.
Bryant is caring for her.-Solon PercivaI
and wife are in very poor health.
Rev. o. E. Aiken is home from Drew
Theological school to spend Christmas
e. Bashaw and wife have gone to Canada
to spend Christmas.-Hebert Nichols Is
home from New York for a short visit
Lillian Hancock is home from Nashua, n.
H.-Mrs. E. Gardner was called to Canada
recently on account of the illness of her
mother.
CraftsburV.
Fl. o. Bartlett mas bought Fred ID. Leav-
tits job team and business.
Will Borland has moved his family from
the Charles Hoyt farm to the Charles Silver
tenement.
Ray Stiles is boarding with Mrs. U.G.
TolIman of East Craftsbury and attending
school there.
Mabel Kelley spent few days in town
last week.-C. Fl. Hanson has gone to Con-
necticut on a business trip.
Mrs. Levi Glidden an aged lady fell last
week and broke her shoulder. 1t is a very
serious case on account of her age.
Mrs. Washburn, widow of the late DR..
Washburn, died quite suddenly at her home
Dec. 18th, aged eighty-three. The funeral
was held Monday.
There will be promenade and cotillion
party at the town hall next Monday eve
ming. Music by Rice's band of three pieces.
A cordial invitation to all.
Marcellus Thompson of Brandon and
Genie Morse were married at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Morse last Wednes
day, and left Immediately for their home
in Brandon. Congratulations.
Derby.
The Burlington college students are
home for the holidays.
Mrs George Severens is still very sick.
She is unable to lie down at all and suffers
severe pain almost constantly.
Miss Bernice Wheeler, who is attending
school here, was called home Tuesday
night by the death of her grandfather,
Mr.. Colby, of Charleston.
The Methodist Sunday have
Christmas exercises and a tree at the
church tonight. The other two societies
have been invited to share in the pleasure,
and a good time is expected for little
folks especially.
We understand Mrs. A. j. Small has
been engaged to teach the higher grade in
the school this winter. The school will
commence the first of next month. Mrs.
Small has had experience and seems ad-
mira bly, fitted for the position.
West Derby.
Howard K. Blair has gone to Denver,
Col, hoping that his health may be inn
proved.
Episcopal services were held in Magoon's
hall yesterday. Sunday school at 3. p. M,
preaching service at 3:45. These services
will be held each Sabbath during the
winter.
Mrs. e. G. Grandy has sold the foundry
and machine shop to w. $. Comstock of
Smiths Mills, Que, who has taken pos
session. This business has been carried
on since Mr.. Grandy's death by IL. l..
BatcheIder.
Our Orleans County papers appear to be
all rights ide-up, but are not quite in
position to crow very loud over the poor
''bottom- side-up' Swanton, Burlington,
and Rutland papers, as their many ludi-
crously misspeIled proper names Indicate!
We plead guilty to the above accusation
but maintain that there are extenuating cir
cumstances. If the local correspondents
would take more care to write plainly and